China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 217 Pre-sale box office record, 1.4 billion

"Taken 3" is about to be released. As one of the heroines, Liu Yifei naturally participated in many promotional activities and also accepted interviews from many reporters. When faced with reporters, Liu Yifei said:

"First of all, of course I am very reluctant. This series is the first film I shot, and it is also the first screenplay written by Li Mu. It is the first time for him to be an assistant director, action director, and the first time to work with Uncle Long. It was the first time that the story in my mind was successfully brought to the big screen, and it was the opportunity for the two of us to meet for the first time. This series of films is very important to both of us. Now this series is coming to an end. Of course, he and I would be very sad.”

"At the same time, I also feel a little relaxed. Li Mu once told me that he was the most passionate and emotional when he wrote "Taken 1". What he felt more when he conceived "Taken 2" was already Pressure, because the character, family, and experience of the protagonist have already been determined, and the difficulty of writing will increase exponentially if the limitations are dead."

"Taken 3 was the most difficult concept. He wanted to give this series a perfect ending, but it was actually very difficult. The finale may be the most mediocre part of the trilogy, but he has tried his best. When the film is officially released, a stone in his heart will fall to the ground, and his mood should be much easier than before."

Now the reporters are all screwed up, how could the lead actor talk like that in an interview?Is this because I am afraid that my own movie box office will be high?

"But it's not true, aren't you afraid of affecting the film's box office by saying this?"

Liu Yifei: "The box office may not be as good as the previous one. He and I are both mentally prepared for this, but please believe me, the box office is never the most important thing in his mind. Yes, the box office is very important, but it is still not the most important. .”

"Okay, thank you neither."

……

Normally, these words should not be said during the movie promotion, let alone the leading actor of the movie, because this is almost equivalent to the leading actor publicly declaring that this series of films is worse than one during the film promotion period.

Even if the quality of the film is really not good, but as the leading actor of the film, the film producer paid a lot of money to invite you here. You said that the quality of the film is not as good as the previous ones during the promotion period of the film. This is very unprofessional behavior. .

But Liu Yifei is different, because people all over the country know that she is Li Mu's girlfriend, and Li Mu is the producer of the film, so many people will instinctively think that these words are actually what Li Mu wants to say to audiences across the country.

that's the truth.

In fact, "Taken 2" is not as good as "Taken 1", which is almost the consensus of the entire network, and viewers who have watched it naturally have their own judgments.

And "Taken 3" is not as good as "Taken 2", which has been proved in previous lives. Although Li Mu's version has improved in specific details, as long as the overall structure of the film remains unchanged, even if it is changed again, the final improvement will be limited.

既然明知道《飓风营救3》不如《飓风营救2》，那又何必在影片宣传的时候硬要说3比2甚至1强呢？

Li Mu thought it was quite boring, but fortunately, to be honest, if you lose some box office, you will lose some. He has a lot of movies that are world-famous, so what if the box office is not ideal once in a while? !

Fortunately, he himself is the investor of the film, and it is not a taboo or bad rule for him and Liu Yifei to say this.

Liu Yifei’s interview with this video actually spread very widely, because it involved Liu Yifei’s first film, and also involved the first film of Li Mu, who has grown into an international director, and Li Mu’s first debut. The end of the series of movies also involved Li Mu and Liu Yifei's first acquaintance, and in the end, it was beyond everyone's expectations to admit that the quality of "Taken 3" has declined.

A conversation involved so many hot spots, and Liu Yifei's pink halterneck dress is so beautiful, so the interview naturally exploded.

On post bars, forums, and Weibo, there are discussions related to it everywhere.

"Is the "Taken" series coming to an end? You must watch it! Not for anything else, but because this is the starting point for director Li Mu's rise!"

"Aren't these two too straightforward? How can you say that your movie may not be good before the movie is released? Isn't this driving the audience out? "Taken 2" is indeed not as good as "Taken 1", but it is also It’s definitely above the standard, right? Li Mu decided on the big frame of the story, but how could it be worse? Friends, you must watch it!”

"What do you mean? Is Maoyan's 9.9 movie tickets a compensation for the lack of amazing quality of the film? I say that Li Mu deserves to be the third-largest director in the world!"

"My God, isn't it too down-to-earth? So cute!"

"Sincerity is always a nirvana. Honesty is a hundred times better than a dead duck's mouth. That's right. I didn't map any director surnamed Chen."

"Wow, hahaha, I just grabbed a 9.9 movie ticket."

……

"Taken 3" started to sell tickets in advance on July 7st. In the past, tickets were sold one week in advance. Since movie theaters usually schedule according to the release time disclosed by the movie, it takes a lot of manpower for the film studio to be scheduled in advance.

The 15-day pre-sale period of Pintuan and Maoyan set a record for the longest pre-sale in advance, setting a precedent for theaters to schedule films in advance.

Then, Pintuan and Maoyan creatively provided large-scale subsidies for movie ticket prices. The original plan was to invest 3000 million yuan in publicity and distribution costs for large-scale ticket subsidies, and then increased it to 4000 million yuan. At one time, 9.9 yuan movie tickets and 19.9 yuan movie tickets Instantly detonated the entire Huaxia Internet.

In addition, the interview with Liu Yifei not only did not dissuade the audience, but won the favor of a large number of netizens.

Everyone knows that "Taken 3" is probably not as good as "Taken 1", but so what?Even if Liu Yifei doesn't say it himself, everyone knows that there is a high probability that this will be the result. Now that Liu Yifei said it himself, the audience thinks that they really should go to the theater to watch it.

Because what Liu Yifei said is right, this movie is very interesting.

International director Li Mu's first film, Liu Yifei's first film, Li Mu and Liu Yifei's acquaintance film, the finale of a series of films!

Based on these, you should enter the theater, not to mention that this movie has a lot of 9.9 and 19.9 movie tickets?

In the end, the film achieved an unprecedented pre-sale box office of 1.4 million yuan in just two weeks, setting a record for the highest box office of an unreleased but profitable film.

As soon as the press release came out, the entire Huaxia entertainment circle was almost dumbfounded.

"What do you mean? What's the situation?! Is this Maoyan's real-time box office accurate?"

"The film has not been officially released, and the pre-sale box office has already reached 1.4 million? Nonsense?!"

"I remember when Liu Yifei was interviewed before, she seemed to say that "Taken 3" may be a mediocre film in the series, right? It seems that Liu Yifei also said that the box office of this movie may not be as good as the previous one? This is what she said. The box office may not be as good as Prequel?"

"Unprecedented! The pre-sale box office exceeded [-] million!"

In the past two days, President Wang Zhonglei of Huayi and others have also been discussing this movie. In the end, everyone came to a consensus, that is, whether Liu Yifei’s interview is her own or Li Mu’s, it will definitely affect the film. box office.

Because about one-third of the audience watched movies blindly, many audiences couldn't stand the flicker and hype.

The quality of the film is obviously not good, but as long as the Internet or people around him say it is good, then he or she may enter the theater because of it. How to maintain confidence in you and your videos?
At that time, Wang Zhonglei and others also commented that although Li Mu was powerful, he was still too young after all.

But who would have thought?

Good guy, the pre-sale box office is 1.4 million?break the record?

This is what the two of you said that the box office may not be as good as the previous ones?

Is this what the two of you said that you are already mentally prepared for the unsatisfactory performance of the film?
Is this how the two of you mentally prepared?
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(End of this chapter)