Chapter 195 Movie Premiere!
He fished out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, opened it, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth.
Seeing this, Xu Zhaoqing quickly took out his lighter and lit it for him.
Taking a puff of his cigarette, Xu Zhaorong said, "When I first decided on the plan to promote the film to the extreme, I thought their box office would definitely not reach 300 million."
"If we give them a compliment, we can then turn the passive situation into the active one."
"But in the past half month, I have carefully studied their original works, production staff, as well as the trailers and materials they released. The more I watch, the more frightened I am."
"This movie may really become a classic..."
“If it’s a classic, then there’s no limit to how big it can be at the box office.”
Xu Zhaorong squinted his eyes and took a puff of cigarette, then slowly exhaled and said, "In this case, our plan of praising and killing the film may very well be a wedding dress for them and increase their box office."
"Even if their final box office doesn't reach 600 million, if it's around 500 million, then our flattery will become a laughing stock."
Xu Zhaoqing was a little surprised and said, "Is it so scary?"
Xu Zhaorong shook his head, "Not only that." "In fact, I have used other plans in the past half month."
"In order to suppress their momentum, I increased the publicity expenses for Overheard 3 and hired a lot of Internet trolls, so that the reputation of the two films formed a sharp contrast."
"Actually, I did this because I wanted to take a gamble. I wanted them to see this situation and lose their composure. I would then reveal my flaws."
"For example, hold a preview, or increase publicity. For example, smear us."
"No matter which path they take, I have many ways to deal with it, which can directly affect the reputation of their films and then affect their box office."
"As a result... they actually managed to keep their composure."
"It seems that Song Chuang, Yang Rou, and Chen Yan are not simple characters."
Xu Zhaorong was holding a cigarette in his hand, looking out the window. In the smoke, he said slowly, "From now on, Chenlu Pictures is really going to become our biggest enemy."
Hearing his brother say this, Xu Zhaoqing still looked confused.
Maybe in his heart, he could not connect Lu Man, Chenlu Pictures and a classic movie together.
From his point of view, he felt that there was nothing wrong with what his brother did.
Even now, these plans are proceeding normally.
For things like the series of tricks his brother came up with, which didn't work, he felt... it was just that the enemy was too stupid and didn't react.
To use a popular saying on the Internet, it means...my brother is obviously very strong, but he is overly cautious.
He felt that with his brother's trump cards of "a series of movies with a box office of more than 300 million yuan", "overly flattering" and "water army", how could Chenlu Pictures make a comeback!
Perhaps seeing that his brother didn't listen, Xu Zhaorong couldn't help but smile.
He patted his brother on the shoulder and said, "I hope I am just imagining this."
Xu Zhaoqing comforted his brother , "Yes, I think you are overthinking it. Don't worry. They are just grasshoppers in autumn. They won't be able to jump for two days!"
…
November 11th.
Singles Day, Friday.
On the day the movie was released, at 9 o'clock in the morning, Lu Man came to the company happily, and for the first time ever, she went to Chenyu Game Company and stayed by Chen Yan's side.
You know, ever since the embarrassing scene between the three of them that day, Lu Man has never come to the game company.
She seemed to have a tacit understanding with Yu Qiaoqiao.
One of them works in a film and television company, and the other works in a game company, and they do not interfere with each other.
Therefore, this was the first time Chen Yan had seen Lu Man come to the game company in a few months.
The first thing Lu Man said when he arrived at the game company was, "Chen Yan, do you think the movie... can work?"
Chen Yan was still reviewing the plan.
Hearing what Lu Man said, he raised his head and asked back, "If the box office really breaks 500 million, I'll give you that apartment. Do you really want it?"
Lu Man nodded vigorously, "Yes!"
Chen Yan said, "Oh," and said, "That's no problem. Just prepare your ID card."
After saying that, Chen Yan lowered his head again and looked at the information.
Chen Yan was relieved, but Lu Man was not so relieved. She started to wander around the general manager's office.
He walked for a while, sat for a while, and then came to Chen Yan to look at him.
Chen Yan was a little annoyed by her, so he raised his head and said, "What on earth are you doing?"
Lu Man showed a pitiful expression and said aggrievedly, "I feel uneasy. I'm worried that the box office will not be good."
Chen Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Don't worry, it's just a movie. Why do you care so much about it?"
Lu Man said, "Of course! You know, this is my first movie! And... there are so many people online who don't think highly of me."
After hearing what Lu Man said, Chen Yan looked at Lu Man seriously again.
This little fairy doesn't seem to be so carefree. She will also worry about the audience's disapproval and doubt herself because of the fans' doubts.
Chen Yan thought she would just say "It's all because of these fans and audiences!"
Thinking of this, Chen Yan looked at the document in his hand, closed it, and decided not to work today and stay with the restless Lu Man.
After opening the real-time movie box office rankings, Chen Yan and Lu Man curled up on the sofa and started looking at the box office.
There are three films released today, including "Love Is Not Blind" and "Overheard 3", as well as a niche film.
In just one morning, this niche film was left far behind by the top two.
As of 12:00 noon, the box office of "Overheard 3" was 8 million, and the box office of "Love Is Not Blind" was 5 million.
Lu Man's expression was a little gloomy.
At noon, the two had a meal and continued to watch the box office.
"Overheard 3" still maintains its leading position.
10 million, 6.5 million...
12 million, 8.9 million...
15 million, 12.6 million...
It seems that "Love Lost" can never catch up with it...
After watching it for a day, Lu Man felt a little desperate.
Chen Yan didn't know how to comfort her.
After all, although he knew the total box office, he didn't know the first-day box office, so he could only comfort Lu Man and tell her not to lose confidence and to believe that the movie would definitely become a hit.
…
On Singles’ Day, 5pm.
Shanghai, an online education company.
After working hard for a day on accounts, Duoduo stretched and found that she had received a lot of WeChat messages without knowing when.
When she clicked on it, she found that there was a huge quarrel among her girlfriends.
[Today is Singles' Day, so boring. How about we go to the movies together?
What movie?
[23 Days of Broken Love! Watching a movie about broken love on Singles' Day is so appropriate. Anyway, Duoduo is the only one in our group who has a partner. ]
[Sure, sure! I have nothing to do tonight. I've already grabbed all the stuff.]
【I'll go too.】
【+1. Who hasn’t been heartbroken? 】
Seeing her girlfriends chatting, Duoduo hesitated for a moment, "Love Is Not Blind? I seem to have seen a lot of its ads recently."
Besides...all her girlfriends were going, and she wasn't going, so it would seem like she was out of place.
So she thought about it and replied, "I'll go too. Add me in."
As soon as she spoke, several of her girlfriends in the group joked, "You have a partner, why are you still watching a movie about broken hearts?"
Duoduo smiled and replied, "Just because I have a boyfriend doesn't mean I've never been heartbroken. I also want to go watch this appropriate movie."
[Okay! Let’s go together! ]
【Let’s go together! Girlfriends’ activities! 】
…
At the same time, Tiandu.
"Have you seen the trailer for Love Is Not Blind?"
“Yes.”
"Let's go and see it together."
"Why are we, the grown men, looking at this?"
"Well, it's the weekend, so find something to do. It's Singles' Day anyway, so maybe we can go watch a movie called 'Singles'."
"Okay..."
…
Spring City.
"Are there any movies today, hubby?"
"One is "Overheard 3" and the other is "Love Is Not Blind."
"Why don't we go watch Love Is Not Blind?"
"Why are you looking at this? We're not heartbroken."
"I saw in the trailer that after watching Love Is Not Blind, you will cherish the person in front of you more."
"Uh... okay."
…
Dali.
"Wow, wow. Son, I'm heartbroken. I want to go to the movies."
"Don't cry, don't cry. All those scumbags should go to hell. I'll go watch Love Is Not Blind with you."
…
It has to be said that the tens of millions of dollars spent on publicity by Chen Yan were effective, and the release date of the movie chosen by Song Chuang was also very appropriate.
Even with Lu Man's debuff, due to the good publicity and release date, many viewers still came to watch the movie "Lost in Love" on Singles' Day.
The only problem is that compared to "Overheard 3" which was watched by individuals or couples, most of the people who watched "Love Is Not Blind" were friends.
At times like this, the daytime box office will inevitably be much lower.
So, at night.
Although the attendance rate of the movie "Love Is Not Blind" was not high during the day, the box office saw explosive growth.
Many people who were influenced by the promotional videos, trailers, friends around them, and various forums and websites came in groups to watch "Love Is Not Blind".
13 million, 15 million, 18 million...
The box office of "Love Is Not Blind" soared like a rocket.
And at 8 o'clock in the evening, it successfully surpassed "Overheard 3".
At that moment, both movies had grossed 24 million...
