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Chapter 226 [First Day Box Office]

"What a strong demonic power."

Ikebukuro,

When night falls,

The people who were disturbed arrived in a hurry, or in other words, they did not dare to step into this area where strong demonic power came from until the people gathered.

On a high-rise building near the shopping mall, a middle-aged samurai holding a sword and a scar on his face said in a deep voice, "Although it lasted for more than an hour, the owner of this demonic power seemed to be extremely precise in controlling the power. .”

"The speed of releasing and condensing the breath is very fast, almost in an instant!"

"This is something only those long-rumored big monsters can do!"

Next to him, a young woman wearing a witch costume and holding a fan had doubts on her face, "But it's strange, with such a powerful demon power and haunting this prosperous place, why is there no movement at all? It is a well-known fact that the more powerful a monster is, the more cruel it will be."

"There is only one answer."

A hoarse, high-pitched voice sounded, "This big monster has a master. It has become the shikigami of a certain Onmyoji. Only in this way can it remain calm under the control of the Onmyoji."

"Otherwise, it wouldn't be able to endure seeing so much blood food."

"It's strange that there is a person in Onmyoji who can subdue big monsters, but no news has been spread at all."

Next to the young miko, there was an old man also wearing a miko uniform.

The old miko's face was full of wrinkles, and even her body began to shrink due to age, becoming dwarfed.

"Anyway, the crisis is over."

Another thankful voice sounded. The man in a suit and glasses picked up his phone and dialed the number while saying, "Onmyoji, I will go and confirm the situation."

"But this is good news. After Master Muto suddenly died suddenly, it will be helpful for Onmyoji to have someone to replace him, which will help stabilize the situation in the country."

"In recent times, the areas that should be guarded by Lord Muto have become increasingly unstable."

With the emergence of the surname 'Muto'.

The faces of the few people who were originally calm turned a little gloomy.

Muto Ejiro, who is gifted in Onmyoji and has studied for decades, has the power to control ghosts and gods. It can be said that he is much more powerful than them.

There were even rumors that he kept a shikigami that could rival the ghosts and gods of ancient times.

But such a person died suddenly and inexplicably at home.

Although there was no trace of the murderer in the surveillance or in the remaining spiritual energy at the scene, they all knew that the murderer was most likely from Tang.

And it may be someone hired by Chen Junsheng.

The temptation of Tang Kingdom set up by Muto Ejiro decades ago is not a secret in the supernatural circle.

"Speaking of which, The Grudge starring Chen Junsheng seems to be released today."

Suddenly, the young miko spoke, "And near that shopping mall, there is the largest cinema in the country."

Her arms were raised and her fingers pointed forward. During the day, the shopping mall with demonic power poured out in all directions.

……

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“: For those who haven’t watched it, it’s better not to watch it, it’s not good for your health!”

": I have a hunch that a new urban legend is about to appear!"

": Why are Chinese horror films more scary than Western horror films? Western horror films mainly focus on bloody violence, such as killer bees, giant crocodiles, giant sharks, zombie viruses or serial murderers, and have relatively strong Materialistic. The advantage of Chinese horror films is that we have a relatively long history, which can even be traced back to the witchcraft culture on the Eastern continent. Those revered ghosts and gods are the cornerstone of our horror films becoming the best in the world! "

": But this was taken by people from the Tang Dynasty."

": I used to have to wake up once every night as I got older, but I didn't expect that I would be cured after watching this movie!"

": I can't understand why a horror movie can cause such strong physical discomfort in people. I dare say that the audience watching the movie in the same hall as me could feel the chill coming from the screen! It’s as cold as winter, but the theater doesn’t have air conditioning, which is incomprehensible!”

": Because of Teacher Chen, I went to the theater last night to support the premiere. It's now four o'clock in the morning, but I turned on the light in the room and didn't even dare to turn over and close my eyes. I would probably be squinting and insomnia. Let’s get up!”

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hotel,

When the early morning sunlight shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows and into the house through the curtains, Lu Zhengyi's biological clock reminds him on time to wake up from sleep.

But the next moment, he felt pressure.

Cat owners may have this experience occasionally.

In the middle of the night, a little kitten sneaked into the room, first shrunk into the bed, and then moved little by little like a cat bug, until it finally shrank into a soft, warm little one. Tuo, just pressed on the chest.

If you are a person with a relatively fragile body, there is a high probability that you will start to have nightmares and things like ghosts pressing on the bed.

Even if the cat curled up directly on its face, it might feel suffocated and dream of falling into the sea.

However, because the cats at home are quite special, Lu Zhengyi has always regretted not having such an experience.

But now it's made up for.

He lay on his back, lowered his head, and lifted the quilt.

What caught his eye was a messy black hair.

This scene reminded Lu Zhengyi of a scene from The Grudge 2 that he had conceived.

However, compared to the one constructed by Wang Xiaoxu, Kayako's distorted, sunken, and unremarkable face.

At this moment, under the messy black hair, the little face is bare-faced, but both the skin condition and the facial features make people think that if she is such a female ghost, it is actually acceptable.

Probably because of the emotions of other viewers in the theater yesterday, Zhang Xueming was lying on top of him, tying him up with his hands and feet together like a rope.

It seemed that his movement when lifting the quilt had disturbed her.

Zhang Xueming opened her eyes and met Lu Zhengyi's confused eyes.

Under his field of vision, those big, dazed eyes slowly focused, and their dull expression gradually regained its vitality.

"morning."

Zhang Xueming sat up, stretched, and said hello naturally.

But suddenly, she seemed to remember something, and quickly reached out to grab the mobile phone beside the bedside table.

"how is the situation?"

Zhang Xueming asked while searching on the Internet.

"I haven't looked at my phone yet."

Lu Zhengyi didn't even take his cell phone, so he leaned over and looked at it in her hand.

"You should have woken up earlier than me."

Zhang Xueming turned her head and looked at him strangely, "Aren't you anxious?"

"Although the atmosphere at the venue yesterday was pretty good, that's just the data from one theater."

"Ikebukuro is a commercial district with a relatively large flow of people in Japan, and its traffic has also brought a popularity bonus to this theater. However, the data in relatively remote places is still unknown."

As an investor and wife, she followed Lu Zhengyi to Heguo this time to confirm with her own eyes the status of movie releases here.

This overseas plan is enough for her to take it seriously.

Lu Zhengyi thought for a moment, "This is the director's judgment."

"very good."

Zhang Xueming looked back at the phone.

This is to use what she said at the meeting to block her.

"Let's take a look at how much we gained yesterday. Well, it doesn't look like much. Seventy-nine million Japanese dollars, which is equivalent to more than 900 million Tang Yuan at the current exchange rate... almost 300 million."

She prioritized confirming the premiere statistics passed through the company, "Here in Heguo, the ticket price for each ticket is 1300 Japanese dollars, which means that about 3000 people chose to enter the theater to watch our film. Movie." "The total population of China is about [-] million. According to estimates, our mobilization rate is not high."

"If this figure is maintained every day, it will be counted as one month of release, that is, 30 days. The final box office will be 21 billion yuan, which is equivalent to 1000 million yuan."

At this point, she paused, "And our first-day box office figure for The Grudge is 9000 million."

"The data for a full month of screenings here in the Republic of China is probably equivalent to the one-day box office data in our country. This situation is not good."

Although this is a premiere, in terms of revenue alone, it is not good.

Whether the box office of a movie in China is qualified or not, in addition to the movie's revenue, there is also an additional calculation criterion for mobilization rate.

Judging from the current situation, the film "The Grudge" has only attracted a small number of audiences in China.

But when it comes to this, Zhang Xueming's face is not heavy at all, but very plain.

The same goes for the tone.

"The data is calculated very quickly."

Lu Zhengyi smiled and replied, "It looks like it's going to fail."

"You don't look like a failure." Zhang Xueming glanced at him and shook his head regretfully, "I thought I could lie to you."

"The tone is wrong, the tone."

Lu Zhengyi spread his hands, "And as I said, I have been studying Chinese movies for a long time."

"The research here does not just refer to the technique of photographing the forehead."

"I have also learned about some of the box office data for horror movies here. As for our first-day data, it's pretty good."

Different countries have different types of movies that people in different countries like.

For example, science fiction films from the Stars and Stripes Kingdom, drama films from the Tang Kingdom, crime films from the Southern Dynasties Kingdom...

As for Japan, the genre that can easily get high box office is animation.

In the box office rankings of Korean movies, nearly half of the top ten are animated movies.

And horror movies are considered a niche no matter which country they are in.

In the Tang Dynasty, the box office figure of 9000 million on the first day was only because horror films had been suppressed in the country for too long and spring was finally ushering in.

You must know that before Lu Zhengyi became famous, the box office of Tang Guo's horror films may not even reach 1000 million.

As of now, none of the horror films in China have made more than [-] million in box office on the first day.

By comparison, 'The Grudge''s first-day box office figure of 900 million yuan is actually pretty good.

It should even be said, very good.

If Zhang Xueming's calculations are followed and the daily box office data is maintained until the box office reaches 20 billion yuan, then "The Grudge" can directly top the list of horror movies in the Republic of China!
"But with this mobilization rate, we will definitely lose money."

Then, Lu Zhengyi said softly, "Although from the situation, our loss is very reasonable."

It is definitely not a good choice to give up a market as big as Tang State and come to Heguo, a small market, to earn a mere 900 million Heyuan, which is only 400 million in Tang Yuan.

Not to mention, the depreciation of the yuan continues.

When it comes to payment currencies for foreign trade, the status of the Heyuan has fallen again and again.

From the perspective of existing income alone, this business is definitely a loss.

In response to Lu Zhengyi's words, Zhang Xueming silently closed the chat box in the company group chat, opened some social networking sites in Heguo, and murmured, "Let's see, see what this fire can do." The fever is strong."

But as a qualified businessman, this business is not calculated that way.

Rather than earning money, conquering overseas markets is more important than reputation, that is, influence, or even traffic.

Overseas projects are inherently high-risk long-term investments.

Although there are cultural differences, stereotypes, political and economic... many problems.

But these problems can all be solved. The most important thing is the problem of one's own mentality.

The risk of this investment is so high that most people subconsciously avoid the idea of ​​going out. In addition, the domestic basic market is not small, and people can't help but think that there is no need to go out and make money with others.

And this is why, when actors and stars from other countries achieve a certain level of fame in their own country, they will naturally have considerable influence internationally.

But here in the Tang Dynasty, many celebrities and actors who are called "top-class" and "old drama stars" in the local area are actually famous only in China, and at most they only go to Dongzhou. They have a sense of déjà vu. .

Zhang Xueming stared at her phone, reading the comments from people from the Republic of China and even from other countries.

She wanted to find out the key points of this investment from the comments.

But as soon as she opened the web page, before she could scroll down, a big hand suddenly appeared in her field of vision, then gently squeezed the phone and took it away from her hand!
"Ehhh!"

Zhang Xueming stretched out his arms, trying to snatch it back.

But even if she stretched out her hand, she couldn't reach it, so she could only watch the phone getting further and further away.

"Anyway, let's eat first."

Lu Zhengyi stood beside the bed, holding the phone screen with his big hand like a playing card. "Rather than reading comments on the Internet and using words to feel the love of these Chinese audiences, I want to You have to go see it with your own eyes.”

As he spoke, he took care of himself and sat on the edge of the bed with the white socks, pulled his legs over with his big hands, and began to put them on her.

"Ok?"

Zhang Xueming was pulled to the bed and looked at him blankly.

"There was a teacher in the theater yesterday." Lu Zhengyi explained, "When we left the theater, we saw the black audience member who was arguing with the supervisor. To be honest, as far as I know, the Republic of China is very repulsive to black people. It can be said that it is not at all Undisguised discrimination.”

"But I was a little surprised that this guy could be a foreign teacher here, so I paid a little attention."

"After all, he was allowed to watch a 5D movie for free without any extra charge, so today I plan to go to his school to see what he thinks after watching it."

By the way, let’s find out what high school students here in Japan think about curses.

After all, from the beginning, their audience has been defined among young people.

Zhang Xueming slapped away Lu Zhengyi's hand that was still trying to help her get dressed, thinking about yesterday's situation.

"It seems... there is a black man."

While she was getting dressed, she said, "I remembered that the idioms he used during the quarrel seemed to be harmonious, and he was quite proficient in them."

It's just that she was looking down at the online comments on her phone at the time, so she wasn't very impressed.

But thinking of this, Zhang Xueming's face looked a little strange, "I have watched a very classic criminal investigation film before. There is a phenomenon that often appears in it. After committing a crime, the murderer likes to return to the place where the incident occurred to pay attention to the victim's condition and enjoy The thrill of crime.”

"I've probably seen the criminal investigation film you mentioned."

Lu Zhengyi also put on his clothes and stood in front of the mirror to adjust, "Detective Conan, right?"

As he spoke, he touched his chin, "It does look like it has the potential to commit a crime."

"If you are not famous and don't use your ability."

"If I pass by some crime scene, I will probably be arrested as a suspect immediately, right?"

When he was still not famous in the Tang Dynasty, he would enter the smoking area in a public place. No matter how many people were squatting there, there would definitely be a seat for him as soon as he walked over.

Because as soon as he walked over, other people stamped out their cigarettes and dispersed.

"fine."

Zhang Xueming came over dressed neatly, propped her feet, and patted his shoulder with great force, "When the time comes, I will hire the best lawyer for you."

"Don't rush to the stage of hiring a lawyer casually!"

Lu Zhengyi said helplessly, opened the door first and walked out.

But the moment he walked out of the house, his expression paused, and he turned his head strangely and looked at the end of the corridor.

"Oh haha, have you been discovered?"

(End of this chapter)