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Chapter 703: Go crazy first, the preview is a big hit
rule.

They are always made by those in power.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Governor Zhou postponed the release of the movie this time just because of Lu Chuan.

Many people were gloating over her misfortune. Who made Lu Chuan so jumpy recently?

Governor Zhou is the real number one cultural exporter. He was just featured in official media news and has the official endorsement.

It's fine if you, Lu Chuan, are just flattering yourself, but you also claim that you have made contributions to eliminating prejudices between the two countries.

How can this heinous blood feud be eliminated just like that?
I’m afraid that so many of our ancestors who died in Jinling would not agree.

It is exactly in line with Prime Minister Zhuge's classic line: I have never seen such a shameless person.

Soon, someone called to persuade Zhou Yutang.

If you take a step back, the world will be broader, and harmony will bring wealth and benefit to everyone.

From a rational analysis, at least in terms of the size of the film, "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", which is positioned as a counterpart to "Ghost Blows Out the Light: Mojin", is undoubtedly a large-scale commercial film.

It is definitely more qualified than "Bad Angels" to be a strong rival of "Detective Chinatown 3" during the Chinese New Year.

After all, it is a super popular IP, and it has the support of a popular young actor.

If two movies are of equal quality and are released on the same day, one of them will inevitably suffer a loss.

La Peikang explained the pros and cons.

But Zhou Yutang insisted on his own way.

He also has enough confidence to support such a heroic act.

He was unhappy with Lu Chuan and wanted to beat him up.

Not to mention La Peikang, even if Jesus came to persuade him it would be useless.

The postponement of the release date and the large-scale advance screenings were earth-shattering in the film and television industry.

The industry is paying attention to this matter.

This also includes Lu Chuan's father.

Lu Laodeng has some connections in the literary and art circles.

As his son wants to take the throne, of course he, as a father, has to mobilize all his resources to support him from behind.

La Peikang tried to persuade Governor Zhou to no avail, and the retired old man Han Sanye also called: "Those old guys have all come to me."

"That means you, Mr. Han, hold a high position in their hearts."

Zhou Yutang raised his hand, asking Ni Ni behind him to stop massaging, and frowned as he said, "Boss Han, you're here to be a lobbyist too?"

"I'm already retired, why am I joining in on this fun?"

Han Sanping smiled and said, "You young people should solve your own problems. I'll tell you when I call you. Can I have a drink at the premiere?"

"It is a great honor for Mr. Han to come to our humble home."

Zhou Yutang felt warm in his heart and smiled leisurely.

After so many years of dealing with each other, we have already reached a tacit understanding.

Zhou Yutang earned enough face for Han Sanye in the second half of his career, allowing him to be included in the Chinese film hall of fame with a halo of glory.

When people talk about the domestic entertainment leader, Governor Zhou, in the future, who won’t praise Mr. Han San for his keen eye for talent?

Now Han Sanping is undoubtedly on Zhou Yutang's side.

If Lu Chuan really had the ability, he would be able to rise to the top even under Zhou Yutang's sniping.

Because of this year's Lunar New Year holiday, the situation has gradually become clear.

In its second week of release, Xiao Gangpao’s "Old Cannon" has fully realized its box office potential.

There is only one movie, "Bad Angels", a collaboration between Guangguang and Deng Chao, which is not as popular as super IPs like "Grave Robbers", and may not create much waves during the Lunar New Year holiday.

The remaining one is a film written and directed by Zhang Cheng, "A Moment in Heaven", but it is just an attempt to steal the show.

Several film and television companies spent money to hire Shen Teng and Ma Li, who became famous because of the hit "Charlotte's Troubles", but the Happy Twist team did not participate in the film production.

In fact, it was just as Han Sanping expected.

When Xiao Gangpao took two top young actors to roadshows everywhere, the box office of "Old Cannon" continued to rise.

Deng Chao's "Bad Angels" finally hit the big screen and joined the Lunar New Year box office.

Knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to survive a hundred battles.

Zhou Yutang went to the cinema to watch several Lunar New Year movies.

"Old Cannon" went there with Liu Shishi.

As for this "Bad Angels", Deng Chao talked to him about it many times. Zhou Yutang knew the general situation and didn't want to watch it anymore.

But Reba is a member of the Running Man team, and Deng Chao takes good care of her in the show, so she will definitely show her support.

She had just finished her fashion trip and returned to Beijing for the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal. Her cute look with her pouting lips was really hard to resist.

Zhou Yutang simply managed his time and accompanied Reba to his own cinema to watch Stars.

Halfway through, Reba regretted it.

Even as a member of the Running Man team, it was difficult for her to say that the movie was good against her will.

When I was bored and wanted to talk to Zhou Yutang, I found him leaning on a comfortable and soft recliner.

His eyes were closed, his breathing was even, and he was sleeping peacefully.

Zhou Yutang’s exclusive Starry Sky Cinema has specially designed seats. When the middle armrest is lowered, it becomes a side-by-side sofa bed.

Reba leaned over, put her head on Zhou Yutang's shoulder, and fell into a sweet dream.

It wasn't until the ending song sounded that they woke up. Reba breathed a sigh of relief as if she had been pardoned: "It's finally over."

Zhou Yutang pulled her along, and Reba cooperated by lifting her hips and sitting directly on Zhou Yutang's thighs.

"How was the movie?"

"Honestly, it doesn't look good."

Reba moved her body, put her arms around Zhou Yutang's neck, and kissed him on the face.

Supporting Deng Chao outside was all about social etiquette, but what he said in front of Zhou Yutang now was the truth.

After some tenderness, they didn't go any further. Zhou Yutang held Reba's slender waist with one hand and gently stroked her delicate and tender thigh skin with the other hand.

He was not in a hurry to leave, and he hugged Reba and talked about the movie.

Act and direct well.

This is a very normal thing in the entertainment industry.

Putting aside the example of the evildoer Zhou Yutang, let’s take Xu Guangtou for example.

A series of embarrassing stories put him at the capital table.

Make money easily.

Deng Chao previously competed with Huang Xiaoming for the title of the top star of the Mesozoic era, and his status was much higher than Xu Guangtou's.

Seeing him ascend, Deng Chao also had some ideas.

However, Deng Chao is a good actor who can handle many types of roles, but it does not mean that he is a good director.

When he was combined with Yu Baimei, a toxic chemical reaction occurred.

Zhou Yutang also told Deng Chao about the problems with this script.

But he certainly didn't listen.

At that time, Guangguang had locked in the Lunar New Year period in advance. Due to the schedule, there was no time to fine-tune the script and filming had to start immediately.

He could only trust Yu Baimei and start the project directly. "The reputation will probably be very bad."

Patting his butt, Zhou Yutang stood up and prepared to take Reba to eat hot pot. He asked with rare concern: "How is the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal going?"

This year, Reba ushered in a rising period in her career, and "Pretty Li Huizhen" was a great help to her.

With the image of a lively and cheerful girl, and the advantage of having a hukou, Reba has always had an advantage in appearing on programs such as the Spring Festival Gala.

Her program this year is Northern Xinjiang folk dance.

"is acceptable."

Reba was fixing her hair and dress while gossiping, "But I heard that Li Jing and Xie Na's skits were both rejected, Guo Donglin was also taken down, and Teng Ge's show also failed."

Zhou Yutang shook his head and was not surprised.

Previous Spring Festival Gala programs were like "Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom", which were very exciting.

But in recent years it seems to be getting less and less interesting.

The director team does not seek to achieve anything great, but only to avoid making mistakes.

The programs on the Spring Festival Gala must not only be artistic and entertaining, but more importantly, they must also be ideological.

Being qualified for selection is one thing, and whether you can pass the review is another.
Although Deng Chao worked hard to promote his "Bad Angels", the market gave a very realistic answer.

The first day's box office closed at 1.52 million, which seems to be a very good number and is reasonable.

The word-of-mouth ratings have just been released, but they have already exploded through the center of the earth. The Douban rating is 3.8 and the Mtime rating is 4.5.

"Brother Tang, Brother Chao seems to be stimulated."

Zhang Ruojun had just finished complaining when Reba also sent a message.

"One went crazy first."

Zhou Yutang glanced at the Weibo, shook his head and laughed.

The failure to meet expectations probably dealt a heavy blow to the Deng Dynasty.

I'm surfing the Internet intensively and posting on Weibo like crazy right now.

According to statistics, within just one hour, Deng Chao forwarded 78 positive Weibo posts from netizens about the movie "Bad Angels", in which he directed and starred.

Moreover, each one is accompanied by the three words "Wan De Fu" and a doge emoticon.

"Has this brother's account been hacked?"

"Alright, alright, the villain angel is the most beautiful in the world, stop brushing."

"Are you ok with your brain?"

"I can't stand it. I'm going to unfollow them for a while because I still want to read other people's Weibo."

"I suddenly feel a little annoyed with Deng Chao. Since he is making a movie, he should be prepared to receive bad reviews. He is so hypocritical!"

"Since you're teaching a little deer to rip off name tags, I won't unfollow you."

Before the seizure, Deng Chao had about 4544 million followers on Weibo, which then dropped to 4528 million.

In just one hour, he lost nearly 160,000 followers!

This also created a record of not too small a scale.

Yu Baimei was still struggling in vain. "There are big problems with the rating mechanism of Mtime and Douban for movies. At 12 o'clock on the night of the movie's release, nearly 70% of the rating websites gave it one star. How could normal people collectively give bad reviews in the middle of the night?
Who are the marketing scoundrels doing these despicable things?
I suggest that you search for the topic of 'Bad Angels' on Weibo. We search once every ten minutes, and the feedback we get is that at least 80% to 90% of the audience have positive comments, and the reviews are very good. I believe these are the true feelings of the audience who bought tickets."

"You can fool your brothers, but don't fool yourself."

However, netizens do not accept this explanation. Whether a movie is good or not depends on the people's hearts.

“One less competitor.”

Seeing the battle situation online, Lu Chuan gloated and laughed secretly.

Just a few days ago, he was being besieged madly, but fortunately Deng Chao came out and saved his life.

Although "Bad Angels" grossed over 100 million yuan on the first day and the total box office looks very strong, it is just the realization of the previous publicity enthusiasm.

With such a reputation, it is basically impossible to make a comeback. Lu Chuan has no gratitude at all to Deng Chao, her savior. She even uses a secondary account to secretly lead the rhythm, wishing that he would die.

"As for Xiao Gangpao's "Old Cannon", its reputation has stood firm and its box office is still strong, but in its second week, its potential is basically just that, and it is difficult to break 1 billion."

"As long as Zhou Yutang is stopped, this year's Lunar New Year movie season will be a great success."

The producers got together to analyze and discuss the situation, and everyone was in high spirits as they thought about the bright prospects ahead.

The most excited person was Lu Chuan.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is right before your eyes.

Not to mention defeating Zhou Yutang head-on, as long as he could compete with him on equal terms, he would immediately become famous in one battle.

Not only can he wash away the shame of the past, but he can also become a top director in the circle.

At that time, glory, applause, and admiring eyes
Everything will be there!
Thinking of this, Lu Chuan's heart felt as hot as if a wildfire had ignited the wilderness.

But before the fire in his heart could start burning, the large-scale advance screenings of "Detective Chinatown 3" were like a bucket of cold water poured on Lu Chuan's head.

In the three rounds of previews, the screening rates of "Detective Chinatown" were 23.3%, 25.8%, and 26.3% respectively.
The box office for these three days of previews were 1.78 million, 1.95 million, and 2.23 million respectively.

Before the movie was released, the total advance screening box office revenue was nearly 600 million yuan, breaking the record for advance screening box office revenue in Chinese film history and surprising countless people.

The Lunar New Year box office has just begun, but with the release of "Detective Chinatown 3", it seems to have ended in advance.

At this time, after the box office of "Bad Angels" exceeded 500 million, due to its reputation, the screening schedule has been reduced, and it is obvious that it is unsustainable.

"Old Cannon", which was released to get ahead of the Chinese New Year, has grossed 10 million yuan in 5.55 days. Its reputation and box office have been rising all the way, but most of its box office potential has already been realized.

The remaining online movie "Never Expected" barely passed the 3 million yuan box office, and the number of screenings has dropped to single digits, and it will be taken off the screen soon.

"Zhou Yutang is a genius. He is always used to bringing surprises to the audience. After watching "The Devil Wears Prada 2" this year, I originally thought that this series may have been overdrawn too much and the audience would be aesthetically fatigued. What surprised me was that Zhou Yutang took a different approach and combined comedy and suspense themes very well."

“It contains Easter eggs from the Pirates of the Caribbean universe, telling a different story. When I was watching the movie, the laughter in the cinema never stopped. It was hilarious, but also terrifying when you think about it carefully.

The box office success of the preview of Detective Chinatown is absolutely well-deserved. In my opinion, this movie has undoubtedly secured the best box office for this year's Lunar New Year, and may even set a record for domestic films in China. Congratulations in advance to the governor. "

——Fang Liming, a famous film critic.

"The charm of performing arts lies in being able to transcend many conditions and show the essence of the character to the audience. Wang Baoqiang has undoubtedly done a good job in this regard. His acting is as wonderful as ever. It can be seen that Zhou Yutang is not only good at training actresses. Lu Han's fans should also be very happy. His acting skills have also given the audience a lot of surprises, including the selection of a number of supporting roles and the soundtrack of the film, which are all excellent."

——Film critic Wei Jun
Most of the film critics gave positive reviews, including the up-hosts on Bilibili, who promoted the film in a 360-degree spiral.

Celebrities spared no effort in forwarding the message on social media.

Prime time news on TV.

Although the movie has not been officially released yet, the promotion through all channels has already ignited everyone's passion for watching the movie.

A small number of viewers who have watched the movie also began to recommend it to their friends, and it gradually became the hottest social topic at the moment.
"You haven't seen Zhou Yutang's new film yet?"

"Look, I didn't get a ticket."

"Where's the ticket? Why is it gone?"

"The cinema is closed? Why is it showing tricycles?"

"This is an advance screening to let everyone enjoy it in advance. It will not be released until the 31st. You can pre-order it on Maoyan first."

"Aaaaah, there are still two days before we can watch it!"

The first wave of word-of-mouth from the audience was almost unanimously positive.

Zhou Yutang used his connections to secure a minimum of more than 20% of the screening schedule, and the result was that every show was sold out and tickets were hard to come by!
For theaters, this is something that has never happened before.

A movie that has not yet been officially released has grossed nearly 600 million in box office revenue from just three rounds of previews!
With the momentum of ruling the world.

It broke into the film market like a whirlwind.

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Ps: I got off work late, I will update more tomorrow because it is a holiday
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