Chapter 478: Come to celebrate the New Year! The three generals of Jiangdong!
This record.
This is just the beginning of glory.
Before its premiere, "Now You See Me" had overwhelming publicity and marketing.
Pre-screening and word-of-mouth preemption have already built up momentum.
This time.
Zhou Yutang also held a limited-time special offer of 19.9 yuan for movie tickets on the Maoyan app.
As long as you register as a Maoyan app user, you can enjoy special tickets that are much cheaper than usual.
This can attract a wave of new users to Maoyan, and it is also a great benefit for ordinary viewers. After all, the current price of 3D movie tickets in first-tier cities is about 50~60 yuan, which is not expensive. Small expenses.
The marketing planning department has even thought of the title of the plan.
Boss Zhou spends money to treat everyone to a movie.
This is really about paying for yourself, at least eight figures of real money, and what you want is to get the head start.
After the premiere of "Now You See Me", the media in the entire film and television industry went into a carnival. Film reviews from various film critics came out one after another.
Famous film and television actor Gongzi Hai: "Zhou Yutang's film uses fast editing techniques to make the transitions between scenes smooth and tight. This technique is very clever and adds more tension to the rhythm and tense atmosphere of the overall story. The whole movie is thrilling. , is the most amazing domestic special effects blockbuster I have ever seen."
Famous film critic Fang Liriyue: "I have to say that the hooks left by Zhou Yutang in "League of Thieves" are very good, and the hook of "The Four Knights" is very good. Several magic shows are amazing enough, and the overall plot structure is also meticulous and attentive. It is intricate and interlocking, and it is fascinating. I am thinking about the Q organization at the end. I hope Director Zhou can fill in the holes in the sequel. , overall, this is a highly completed movie that is worth watching.”
Well-known filmmaker Chen Xing LL: "All Zhou Yutang's cracks and guesses about magic in the movie are presented to the audience from the perspective of Mr. You Benchang. This Mr. You Benchang also feels quite extraordinary. He is in the movie Li's attitude towards Akai seems to have something to do with Akai's father. We thought we followed Mr. You to decipher the truth, but in fact, all the guesses are just guesses. Only Zhou Yutang knows the truth."
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Whether it is the plot of "Now You See Me", the color of the movie's pictures, or the shocking special effects, it is definitely considered to be the top level of domestic movies. In terms of media All gave it high marks.
Early reviews on the Internet have been rave, and Zhou Yutang is not impetuous.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
In the film industry in China, the most important thing is to be down-to-earth.
Those stories about the box office taking off while the main creator was lying at home are purely science fiction stories, but he still led the team to run publicity road shows in a down-to-earth manner.
Hu Ge and Deng Chao led one team, and he led Guli Naza, Zhang Yi and others on another team. The goal was to conquer all the first-tier ticket warehouse cities in the country.
The day "Now You See Me" is officially released.
As soon as Zhou Yutang finished his road show at UME International Cinema in Beijing, he received a call from Han Sanping: "Yu Tang, the attendance rate is at least 90%."
Han Sanping pays more attention to movie attendance than he does, as well as the first-day box office data updated in real time.
By the next day, Zhou Yutang had already arrived in Magic City. He had just come out of Wujiaochang Wanda Cinema in Magic City when he received another call from Han Sanping,
“The first day’s box office was 88.93 million. A new first-day box office record for a domestic film!”
The veteran Han Sanye’s voice was trembling.
He knew exactly what this meant.
During his tenure, another phenomenal movie is about to be born.
This is a purely commercial movie, and the upper limit is undoubtedly higher than that of "Love in a Bouquet".
Now it seems that it is very likely to surpass "Thieves", and even if it touches the big mountain that is blocking the head of Chinese movies, it may not be without hope.
Ren Zhonglun was also overjoyed: "Yu Tang, I have reserved a private room at the Peace Hotel for tonight, and Lao Wu is also there!"
It's hard to refuse such hospitality.
Not only was Ren Zhonglun happy, but the old man Wu Heru also smiled crookedly.
He likes the rising stars in the circle the most, especially young people like Zhou Yutang who are important enough to show their respect for him, in exchange for spiritual comfort and satisfaction.
Zhou Yutang is very cooperative every time. Anyway, if you coax the old man, he will take more care of the film arrangement, and this business will be done.
Wu Heru has been running New United Cinemas for decades and is also a big shot in the Shanghai film and television industry.
Zhou Yutang took Ni Ni and Gulinazha to the banquet. They did not open champagne that night, but opened several bottles of Maotai that Mr. Ren had privately collected for several years.
Tian Ming, the senior executives of Shanghai Film Group, the deputy director of Magic City Channel, and others, including several bosses from the Shanghai film and television industry, drank to their heart's content.
After the dinner party hosted by Ren Zhonglun’s group in Shanghai, Zhou Yutang immediately went straight to Hangzhou without stopping the next day.
Modu is not far from Hangzhou. Su and Shanghai are close relatives, and he is also very popular in Hangzhou.
On the second day of release, the box office revenue was 90.75 million.
Looking at the box office statistics sent by the relevant departments of the company, people from some film and television companies in the circle all opened their eyes in shock.
"Hiss! Is this box office crazy?"
I gasped. I first suspected that I had seen it wrong. After confirming it again, I accepted this astonishing fact.
This is so damn evil!
The industry once again felt the shock brought by the release of top domestic blockbusters. Just like after Lao Mouzi's "Hero" came out, it swept everything and was invincible. The current "Now Now" also has my domineering attitude of killing hundreds of flowers after they bloom.
At this time, "Pi" is halfway through its release period. Due to its excellent film quality and good reputation, it has maintained a box office growth rate of around 15 million. It has crossed the 500 million threshold with great composure and is heading towards 600 million. .
However, after the 12th, after "Now You See Me" was released, the box office of "Pi" suddenly dropped by tens of millions.
Lu Chuan's "The King's Feast" couldn't even survive. The daily box office dropped to 670,000, and was directly sent away by Zhou Yutang.
After Feng Xiaogang's "1942" took in 137 million in its first week, thanks to good word-of-mouth, the box office is also growing steadily.
But after the 12th, the daily box office growth was also cut in half, falling to just over 8 million in an instant, and the film schedule dropped by a full ten percentage points, all of which were invested in "Now You See Me".
Even the luxurious casts of the above-mentioned great directors can't stop it, such as the Hong Kong film "My Husband Is Unreliable", South Korea's annual hit "Ironworm", and even other smaller films released at the same time, it is even more Needless to say.
After "Now You See Me" was released, there was no way to survive, and there was no suspense about being crushed to death.
A hurricane is raging crazily across the entire Chinese film industry.
As a benchmark figure in the bulk province, Jinling can also be regarded as Zhou Yu’s home court. Zhou Yutang can be said to be in full swing here. He even returned to his parents’ home with his assistant Ni Ni and received a lot of applause. On the Internet There was even more heated discussion:
“At the scene yesterday, can I say that Zhou Yutang is so handsome?”
"He basically doesn't wear makeup and always appears without makeup, but he is getting more and more handsome and manly."
"It's really crazy. It's still a working day and we have to wait until the weekend to rest. Didn't the box office just take off?"
"The movie is great, and the movie tickets are not expensive. I'm going to take my boyfriend there again!"
"No wonder, Zhou Yutang! It's usually very stable, but this time it's rare to say something harsh, and it really didn't disappoint."
"I want to know what Organization Q is about, will there be a sequel in the future?"
"There is already an UP host at Station B who has analyzed the magic of Now You See Me and the plot clues of the sequel."
Zhou Yutang truly admires this audience.
The movie has just been released, and there are countless magic analysis, including the character relationship diagrams of "Thieves" and "Now Now".
There are many keyboard warriors in the audience, but there are also many reading comprehension kings. They dig out the hidden information throughout the movie, including the confrontation between K Organization and Q Organization, and the tarot cards corresponding to the protagonist group.
Even the detective rankings mentioned in it were caught by the big guns.
Zhou Yutang is also happy to see this. The more interpretations there are, the more heated the debate will be, and the popularity will continue to increase, which will be more beneficial to the subsequent box office trend.
As for the sequel, it is not just the audience who is interested, several producers are also paying attention to it.
Han Sanping had communicated with Zhou Yutang in advance, and he knew there would definitely be a place for China Film.
Ren Zhonglun’s collection of Maotai is not for nothing. He has been working hard to bring Zhou Yutang into the Suhu small circle.
On the other hand, Wang Changtian and Wanda’s Ye Ning are more anxious. After the pre-sales hit, "Now You See Me" hit again on the first day, breaking the first-day box office record held by "Bouquet" of 85.43 million.
After capital enters the market, a movie becomes more than just a movie.
At the capital level, it will also have a great impact on the stock price of the production company.
Huayi's stock price fell by more than ten points in a row because the box office of Xiaogangpao's "1942" failed to meet expectations, and "Now You See Me" moviegoers and others were released after the box office on the first day. As one of the main producers, Guangguang's stock price rose 8% that day. In the past two days, Wang Changtian called Zhou Yutang more than Liu Shishi.
"Mr. Wang, let's take a look at the weekend box office. If nothing unexpected happens, we can officially announce the sequel plan after the screening is over."
Zhou Yutang really couldn't stand the harassment from Mr. Guangguang Wang. Still relieved.
Guo Fan, who was accompanying him on the road show, also asked with great interest: "Mr. Zhou, when will the sequel be made?"
Being able to personally participate in such a project and receive the applause from the crowd, he felt indescribable. excited.
"Let's work on the script first. I have an important project to start next year. I may have less roles in the sequel."
Zhou Yutang chuckled softly: "When the time comes, I'll leave it to you. Do it.”
He had already thought out the plot of the sequel, and it exploded at the beginning, directly killing the hero, King Akai, to the sky.
It was the Q organization that took action. Of course, Akai was not so easy to die. He was just invisible, not really dead, which set off the mystery and power of the Q organization.
Then, the good brother Zhu Yilong is introduced to take over the vacant position of the Four Knights, and the main plot is established. Tooth for tooth, blood for blood, continue the thrilling and dazzling magic show, against the Q organization.
"Leave it to me?"
Guo Fan looked at it with dull eyes, moved his lips, swallowed, and said with difficulty: "Director Zhou, are you not afraid that I will smash your sign? ”
“Believe in yourself, there is nothing wrong with your abilities.”
Zhou Yutang patted Guo Fan on the shoulder and encouraged him.
As the assistant director of the first film of Now You See Me, Guo Fan participated in the entire film production process and also put forward many pertinent and useful opinions.
He has the ability and talent himself.
After joining Jiangdong Entertainment, I have been accumulating and settling.
Just waiting for an opportunity.
(End of this chapter)