China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 219 First Week Box Office [[-]-in-[-]]

“‘The Unknown’ is the biggest surprise this summer!”

"A work full of sincerity, focusing on the people at the bottom of society, and depicting a story of laughter and tears of little people."

"The National Day season has opened with great success, and "The Unknown" leads the way to a good start."

As the premiere of "The Unknown" ended on September 9, the entertainment sections of major media began to report on it the next day.The vast majority gave the film great approval.

There are also some words of praise throughout the article, and of course, there are also those who want to attract people's attention through hype.

For example, Beijing Commercial Daily interviewed Sun Yi at the premiere.

This media kept silent about the plot and quality of the movie, and instead focused its attention on Sun Yi, a young and outrageous director.

"The young director's first film was released and he boasted a box office of [-] million yuan."

"Singer, actor, director? How can a 20-year-old do it?"

I originally thought of using Sun Yi's age as an excuse, but I didn't expect that it would arouse the interest of more viewers.

With the overwhelming media coverage, discussions about "The Unknown" also began to appear on the Internet.

The first wave of netizens who finished watching the movie expressed their opinions online.

"I watched the premiere yesterday, and I didn't say anything else. "The Unknown" is directly scheduled to be the best film this year!"

"We went to the premiere, the people upstairs are awesome!"

"I just watched it tonight. It's a comedy as I expected. After watching the whole movie, I was so happy. Everyone, hurry up and watch it. It's a very good comedy. I recommend it with five stars."

"Upstairs, really?"

"Believe me, hurry up and go see me. I won't tease you to find me."

"Hey, I am a pirate who recorded and watched it at the same time. I feel really sad after watching it. People like us at the bottom of society want to break the shackles of fate. It is really difficult to live a decent life. It is full of sweat and tears. , in order to show my personal support, I decided to launch the pirated version one day later. There is only so much I can do."

"It's great upstairs. Send me your address. When you get online, I'll buy ten tickets to support you."

"Aren't you talking about comedy? Why are you still crying?"

"Yes, yes, the poster was happy to cry. When I was watching it, many people around me were like this. They were so happy that they all cried in the end."

"Is this movie so good that it will make pirates aware of it?"

"It's really good. I just finished watching it. Let's go. By the way, poster, do you have the uncut version of Big Boat? I want to learn the art of film in detail."

"Yes, yes, my QQ number is xxxxxxx, please add me."

You have to be a netizen, you really know how to cause trouble.

At this time, Sun Yi was browsing various reviews of "The Unknown" online. Most of them were the first wave of netizens to watch it, and most of them highly recommended it.

"Brother Fan, how much promotional funds do we have left?"

"Well, about 100."

"I want to discuss it again with Director Han from China Film Group. Our two families can raise another 100 million together. After the release, we will divide the road show into two groups and double the city."

"The Unknown" is obviously on the way to becoming a hit, but he must hurry up, especially as the post on the Tieba forum just now reminded him.

These days, pirates are very capable, and the pre-release publicity not only attracts movie fans.Many pirates will surely follow suit like sharks smelling blood.

Now we need to seize the time, increase publicity, and compete with pirates for time.

"Okay, if we can raise 100 million, the studio can still hold on, but that's the best it can be."

"Okay, I'll contact Director Han right away."

Regarding Sun Yi's proposal, Han Sanping readily agreed. Although the specific first-day box office has not yet been calculated, in the theater system under the China Film Group alone, the first-day box office of "The Unknown" has already reached 530. Thousands.

You must know that the cost of this movie, even with the temporary increase of 100 million in publicity funds, is only over 1500 million. In other words, in terms of theater release alone, as long as it has a box office of 4500 million, the cost can be recovered.

In the first day, the box office revenue of Tianguang China Film's theaters reached one-ninth, and the reputation showed no tendency to collapse, but making money was a certainty.

Besides, if you count the first-day box office of theater chains alone, it ranks among the top three among the movies released this year, not to mention that there are other theater chains across the country that have not yet compiled data.

Therefore, when Han Sanping heard Sun Yi's suggestion, he waved his hand without any hesitation and let him do what he did.

The publicity plan has changed, and the number of road show cities has been temporarily doubled. Instead of complaining, everyone is gearing up to prepare for a big fight.No one is a fool and everyone can see that this movie is going to be a success.

Sun Yi divided all the actors into groups. He, Zhang Yi, and Zhou Xun were in a group of three.Uncle Zhang took Yang Mi, Wan Qian, and Wang Yanhui as a group.

Two groups of people set off at the same time, one group went south to attack the southern market, and the other group went north to attack the northern market, and finally returned to the capital.

Sun Yi plans to visit the entire first-tier cities.

That night the two groups of people set off one after another.

Monday afternoon, Yangcheng.

Sun Yi took Zhou Xun, and Zhang Yi had just finished a road show and were resting in the hotel. There was another one waiting for them in the evening.

At this time, they were all waiting for a phone call.

After returning to the hotel, Zhang Yi felt as if he had nails growing on his butt. He was restless. Later, he couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and walked around the living room.

"Zhang Yi, can you please stop wandering around? It makes my head hurt."

Zhou Xun was sitting on the sofa, holding a cigarette in one hand, and said to Zhang Yi with a headache.

"Oh, my sister, you are just a full man who doesn't know how hungry a man is. This is the first movie in my life. I have been waiting for so long, three years and three years, and three years after that. I am anxious. ."

Zhang Yi actually had the heart to tell wisecracks, which made Zhou Xun happy.

"Director, you don't care?"

Sun Yi was sitting aside looking at the computer, smiling and shaking his head.

"Brother Xun, please understand, his life is hopeless."

"Hey! Even if you are a director, you can't do this with my temper."

"Wait, stop making trouble, come out."

Zhang Yi's three steps turned into two, and he quickly came over.

"What's coming out, the box office?"

"No, Douban ratings and movie reviews."

"Let me see, let me see."

As the most professional movie rating website in China, the rating mechanism for a movie on Douban is very strict. It requires a certain number of real user reviews before it will be displayed. This is why the rating of the movie "The Unknown" is one day late. The reason for the appearance. "Hey, 8.5 points, isn't this considered high?"

Zhang Yi was already so excited that he was speechless.

"Well, forget it, it's a very high score."

Sun Yi was also very satisfied. The efforts of the past six months were finally in vain and he achieved a very good result.

"Come, come, let me see what the movie reviews say."

"Oh, I wipe."

The sofa was not big, so when Zhang Yi sat down on it, Sun Yi almost missed it.

"Show it, show it to you."

He had no choice but to give up his position.

"Does the one with the largest number mean the most people agree?"

Zhang Yi pointed to the three-digit number under the first movie review and asked Sun Yi.

"Correct."

"Oh, let's take a look. This is written by a film critic named Zhang Li of "China Film Report". It's me who gave it four stars. I'll read it to you."

"As a professional film critic, since the success of "Crazy Stone" directed by Ning Hao last year, I have an ominous premonition. As the initial stage of commercialization of Chinese films, a successful film will inevitably attract attention. Others are eager to imitate, especially newcomers.”

"I'm afraid that many novice directors will swarm into the shooting technique of multi-line narrative, and in the end they will imitate others and add another layer of poison to GF Films."

"Before the movie "The Unknown" was released, when I heard that it also had a multi-line narrative, my heart skipped a beat. I was really afraid of what would come of it. I didn't have any personal opinions about director Sun Yi. On the contrary, I had a deep appreciation for this director. Young directors are very optimistic about it.”

"The movie "Those Years" at the beginning of the year has already impressed me with its sincerity. Friends who are interested can check the cast and crew list of "Those Years" and look for the names of the screenwriter and executive director. I believe you will find something. Very interesting thing.”

"On the other hand, the multi-line narrative is not that easy to shoot. I was really worried that he could not master it well. But after watching the movie, I found that my worries were unnecessary. Director Sun Yi used the multi-line narrative very skillfully, which made me Can’t find a single fault.”

"To get back to the subject, I was lucky enough to attend the premiere of "The Unknown". I wanted to post this review that night, but when I started writing, I realized that I didn't understand the film deeply enough. Is the movie just about the struggles of a group of small people facing their fate? I don’t think Director Sun Yi would make it that simple.”

"I watched him win the Palme d'Or in Cannes for the best short film. The content was very rich, so I used Sunday to go to the theater and watch it three times before I finally had some basic understanding."

"First of all, this movie, in my mind, is not so much a story about finding dignity, but a story about letting go of dignity and compromising with oneself."

"Ma Xianyong, played by Zhang Guoli, compromised with his stupid self. He desperately wanted to prove that he had done nothing wrong, that he could take good care of his family, that he could make money, and that he was very capable of working. But he didn't expect that because of this Being stubborn, he brought more and more harm to his family, his mother-in-law died, his sister became paralyzed, and his daughter also lost her admiration for her father."

"He spent all his time and energy to prove the things he couldn't do. But at the end of the film, when he was shot, he finally realized his stupidity. He compromised and became a down-to-earth security guard. , using the time he really has in his hands to spend time with his family, he is finally relaxed."

"The glasses played by Sun Yi compromised with his timid self. When he dropped the gun and looked at the fireworks in the sky, his eyes changed from anger, to despair, to self-deprecation. When he finally admitted that he was not the big brother, he admitted that he was very Stupid, when he admitted that he couldn't live in a different way, he compromised and appointed."

"Ma Jiaqi, played by Zhou Xun, can be said to be the biggest highlight of the whole film. I really have nothing to say about Zhou Xun's acting skills. With very few scenes, he left the most profound impression on me."

"Ma Jiaqi compromised with her paralyzed self. The moment she was covered by the blanket, she thought she was going to die with her destroyed dignity. She really couldn't live anymore. But when she woke up from her dream , seeing the painting left on her by the glasses, she smiled, she compromised, she decided to live, and she finally didn’t want to run away.”

"As for Zhang Yi, who plays Big Tou, this new actor is also one who surprised me."

"Oh, you're talking about me, you're talking about me."

Zhang Yi held the computer and gestured excitedly towards Sun Yi and Zhou Xun.

"Oh, I got it, read it quickly."

"Cough, cough, as we all know, comedy is not that easy to perform."

"Change your broadcasting voice back to me."

Zhou Xun was so disgusted by Zhang Yi's sudden serious tone that he raised his hand as if to hit him.

"Hey, eh, I'm excited, I'm excited."

"Da Tou compromised with his humble self in love. He said, I never cared about what she did before, I only care about what she will do in the future. In the eyes of many people, this is humbleness and cowardice. This is simply... He's not a man, but he knows what's most important to him better than anyone else. He can even risk his life, let alone just compromise?"

"True love requires compromise. No one can live aloof in love."

"Finally, what I want to say is that what I like most about "The Unknown" is that although he put down his dignity, director Sun Yi left a little dignity in each character."

"He didn't take pictures of the paraplegic patients' filthiness, nor did he take pictures of the massage girls' messiness. He made them all look clean, decent and even humorous. He just refined each image and presented their inner feelings through events. The best thing is not to judge people by their appearance. Rare respect.”

"I gave this movie four stars. The one less was because I was afraid of the director's pride. It was also a spur to the young director. I look forward to his next work. In short, believe me, go see it. You will make your trip worthwhile.”

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's so well written."

After Zhang Yi finished reciting, he couldn't help but look pleased with himself. Sun Yi shook his head and laughed.

However, he also understood Zhang Yi's excitement. Although Zhang Yi was not a late bloomer, he definitely had a lot of experience. In the years when he did not come forward, who could know his ups and downs.

"Okay, okay, let's get back to our senses, it's almost done."

Zhou Xun reminded Zhang Yi with a smile.

"Oh, sister, why can't you make me beautiful for a while longer."

"No matter how beautiful you are, I'm afraid you can fly."

Suddenly, a rapid ringing of the mobile phone interrupted the direct conversation between the two. Zhang Yi and Zhou Xun looked at Sun Yi in unison.

After the road show ended, the three of them did not go back to their rooms to rest, they just waited for this call again.

Sun Yi took out his mobile phone under the expectant gazes of the two, opened it and saw that it was Wang Bo. He then nodded to the two of them and answered the phone.

"Hello, Brother Wang."

"Xiao Yi, how are you? Are you busy?"

"Hey, Brother Wang, please stop teasing me. Even if I am busy, I can't compare to the phone call you are making now."

"Haha, you are such a mature kid. It turns out that you sometimes get anxious. Okay, the first-day box office and the first week box office are both out. Which one do you want to hear first?"

"Tsk, Brother Wang, you are really..."

"Hahaha, I'm not kidding you anymore, let me tell you. The box office of "The Unknown" on the first day was 934 million, and the total box office in the two days of the first weekend was 2020 million."

"Fuck~"

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