Chapter 314 The Limit of Box Office
In the final ending, Luo Lei and Danny found their boss with a bomb and asked to press the password in front of him.
The boss panicked; "Are you crazy? Are you going to detonate a bomb in the city center?"
"I thought the password was to defuse the bomb, do you mean to detonate the bomb?"< br>
“Stop kidding, you know it!”
"I don't know, please explain!"
"The Kowloon Walled City is out of control, and taxpayers are complaining, so clean it all!"
"Use this bomb to clean it?"
“Yes, it’s not fair, but it’s very effective.”
“Then clean it!”
Danny pressed the code!
The boss was so frightened that he hid under the table.
Luo Lei said with a smile: "This bomb is so powerful, what's the use of hiding it?"
Of course the bomb did not explode, it had been dismantled long ago.
The boss stood up and Danny said: "Smile at the audience for the last time!"
He turned on the TV, which was showing their conversation live.
It turned out that Laura was upstairs opposite and recorded this scene with a camera.
The lives of tens of thousands of people were saved, and the villains who conspired were punished. The government ordered the walls to be demolished and the people in the walled city to be moved out so that they could live a normal life.
Perfect ending!
Amid warm applause, Yang Ye returned to the stage with all the creators.
Deborah patted her chest and said, "It's so wonderful. I almost had a heart attack when I saw it."
Zhou Xingchi said, "That's right! Especially the light skills shown in the movie are really impressive. It’s fascinating!”
Yang Ye smiled and said, “If you want to learn, I’ll teach you!”
Zhou Xingchi immediately clasped his hands and said loudly: “Master, please accept me. Thank you!”
Donnie Yen immediately stepped forward to stop him: “If you want to become a disciple, you must pass my test first”
"Hahahaha!" The two sang and made jokes, causing the audience to burst into laughter.
Deborah watched them play tricks for a while before asking: "You must be curious to know how these shots were shot, right? Can Young Master Yang answer the question?"
Yang Ye He said calmly: "Just shoot."
"Those who jump off buildings or something, do they jump directly?"
Yang Ye nodded: "Jump directly without any protective measures."
Deborah took the lead in applauding: "This is filming with life, and this spirit deserves recognition from all of us!"
Amid a burst of warm applause, Yang Ye said: "I want to emphasize here that some audience friends watch After watching the movie, you may think that the scenes in it are very cool and want to imitate it. This is very dangerous. If you are not a professional, please don’t try it easily. Remember!”
Deborah said: “Yes, this is right. We must emphasize, please pay attention to safety, cherish life, and do not imitate the scenes in the movie easily.”
As usual, the creators answered some questions from the audience, and the premiere ended. It's over.
The next day, the news of the premiere of "Kowloon Walled City" immediately made the entertainment headlines of major newspapers.
During prime time on ATV, clips of parkour performances by Yang Ye, Donnie Yen and others began to be shown.
Although these clips are only a few tens of seconds long, they are extremely exciting. The audience felt scratchy in their hearts after watching them, and they wanted to rush into the cinema to watch the movie right away.
Suddenly, Baiyang Cinema’s ticket booking phone numbers were filled with calls, and there was a long queue at the on-site ticket window.
Faced with such popularity, theaters have of course scheduled a large number of films, and "I Love Tuberose", which is scheduled to be bumped into the new art city, is unlucky.
The film schedule of "Kowloon Walled City" exceeded 60%, which squeezed the film schedule of "I Love Tuberose" to only 30%.
The main creators of New Art City couldn't help but sigh, especially Teddy Robin, who was a director for the first time, and cried out that he was unlucky.
To make matters worse, "I Love Tuberose" actually conflicts with the plot of "Kowloon Walled City".
"I Love Tuberose" tells the story of scientists who have developed a super weapon that splits uranium. This weapon can lead to the destruction of mankind, which triggers various parties to compete for this weapon.
A gag comedy meets a thrilling action film, coupled with the amazing urban parkour, it is really a kick to the iron.
On Easter, there was a long queue outside Baiyang Cinema. Two new movies were released and it was a holiday. Everyone came to support them.
While people were queuing up, audiences kept coming out of the theater, most of them looking excited and talking about the plot.
“Damn, that action of drilling through the window is really sharp.”
“I think the action of hiding from the car is the most exciting, the two of them flew up directly!”
"Brother, which one do you want to watch?" A man who was waiting in line couldn't help but asked when he saw that they were chatting happily.
“Of course it’s "Kowloon Walled City"!"
"Does it look good?"
"Absolutely wonderful. It makes me want to raise a Li Saifeng."
"What does it mean to want to raise a Li Saifeng?"
" Hahaha, you'll know when you go in." The guy walked away with a lewd smile.
The man was so itchy that he finally got to the ticket window and said immediately: "Bring me a copy of "Kowloon Walled City"!" "It's sold out today, only "I Love Tuberose", Do you want it?”
“Damn!”
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Xinyi City, struggling room.
Huang Baiming said: "Jiang Zhiqiang just called and said that "I Love Tuberose" will be scheduled at five o'clock tomorrow."
"Damn, isn't this bullying?" Shi Tian said. "
Teddy Robin said: "Cinema theaters have to make money. Jiang Zhiqiang has given us a lot of face by keeping the film schedule for Easter three days. "
Huang Baiming is a person who has suffered a lot. He said: "Our film schedule is half of others, and the box office is only 20% of others. If your skills are not as good as others, there is nothing you can do about downgrading your films. "
Shi Tian said: "That's not what you calculated. "Kowloon Walled City" occupies the prime time period and gives us all the entertainment time. How can it beat others? ”
"I Love Tuberose" had high hopes, but it turned out that it was on such a good Easter schedule and only had a box office of more than 2 million in three days of release. The creators of New Art City really broke through.
And this is not a problem with the movie. People who watched the movie thought it was very funny and gave it good reviews.
A group of people made some remarks and looked at Mai Jia, who had the most shares.
Mai Jia thought for a while and said: "Yang Ji's film scheduling rules are relatively fair. Whoever's film is a hit will be scheduled more films to occupy a good time slot.
Our films were released before At that time, because of this rule, we took advantage of it.
This time it was an accident. We all thought that Yang Ye’s movie would be on the summer schedule, but who knew that he would suddenly be on the resurrection schedule?
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In Hong Kong, the person who can defeat Yang Ye in a head-to-head confrontation has not yet been born, and it is not okay to refuse to accept it. This time we are committing a crime other than war.
Fortunately, Yang Ye only shoots one movie a year, so let’s stay hidden and ask first when scheduling the movie in the future. "
Teddy Robin sighed, he thought he was unlucky anyway.
Shi Tian couldn't help but asked: "Have you discussed with Boss Lei about building our own theater? ? "
Mai Jiadao: "How chaotic is Hong Kong's market now? Boss Lei's place is also full of chicken feathers. How can he be in the mood to build a theater? ”
The most valuable property in Lei Juekun's hands is the shares of Kowloon Construction. As the stock price plummeted, his current net worth has shrunk by more than half.
Now the people at New Art City want him to quit Baiyang Cinemas, which has a stable output, and form his own cinema?
How is that possible? He's not crazy!
Even if he is crazy, he has no money!
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There is a term in the United States called the "lipstick effect"!
In the 1930s, the United States fell into the "Great Depression". Stock prices plummeted and people wailed. Many people lost their jobs and lived on the streets, homeless.
But what is very strange is that the lipstick sold very well at that time!
It turns out that when the economy was in recession, people's consumer psychology and consumption concepts changed greatly, causing cheap products such as lipstick and culture to sell like hotcakes.
Later, Estee Lauder analyzed the market demand and further verified the "lipstick effect".
When the economy is in recession, people need more psychological comfort and happiness. Lipstick represents confidence and beauty. It represents a kind of vitality, it is not expensive, but it can cheer people up.
At the same time, people also need an outlet to vent, which also explains the enthusiasm when "King Kong" was released in 1933. King Kong stepped on the Empire State Building, and when he beat his chest, he seemed to be roaring: I have done enough cooking leeks. , I want to stand up.
During the financial crisis in the 1930s, all industries in the United States were in silence, with only one industry being an exception, and that was Hollywood movies.
Through the lipstick effect and the psychological analysis behind it, it is not difficult for people to come to the conclusion that people who are too depressed need entertainment and vent.
This is the situation in Hong Kong now!
The future is uncertain and the currency is depreciating wildly. People want to spend their money quickly.
Otherwise, who knows what day it will become paper.
As a result, people began to eat, drink and have fun, making the business of Donglai Plaza reach its peak period since its establishment.
The box office of the movie "Kowloon Walled City" has also been soaring. It only took half a month to break the 20 million mark.
This movie not only has good-looking action and popular parkour, but also scratches the itch of Hong Kong citizens with its plot about the crazy government.
One month after its release, the box office of "Kowloon Walled City" exceeded HK$28 million, allowing Yang Ye to regain the title of Hong Kong box office record holder.
Of course, there is a price increase factor in this. The average ticket price in Hong Kong has increased to ten yuan this year, which is one yuan higher than last year.
This box office is already at its limit. If we want to exceed 30 million, we have to wait until next year to increase ticket prices again.
On the other hand, the final box office of New Art City's "I Love Tuberose" was only over 6 million, which was half the amount compared to the original time and space.
Actually, this is normal. On the one hand, he bumped into Yang Ye and kicked the iron plate.
On the other hand, the protagonist of the movie "The Original Time and Space" is Lin Qingxia, but the protagonist of "The Original Time and Space" is Sylvia Chang, whose appeal is much worse.
Of course Lin Qingxia and the others cannot invite her, nor will they.
Lin Qingxia went to the mainland without authorization. Although she was not named by Taiwan, she was soft-blocked.
Not to mention her baby, she has no time to film.
"New Shushan Swordsman" was made by Yang Ye after persuading Lin Qingxia to take it on. After all, it was a piece of film history.
With the box office of "Kowloon Walled City" soaring, the sport of "Qing Kung" has once again been pushed to the forefront.
Many young people watch the movie over and over again, pondering the parkour moves in it, and try to imitate them. Many young people have even been injured as a result.
Regarding this incident, Yang Ye had to go on TV to appeal to everyone not to imitate it randomly.
He also stated that a documentary will be released to elaborate on this movement.
Will there be a documentary for a while? Yang Ye is preparing for another thing.
After ten years, the Hung Hom Stadium, the palace of Hong Kong musicians, was finally completed and officially opened.
The first concert at the Coliseum is Yang Ye’s “Ten Years” concert!
(End of this chapter)