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Chapter 424 How did Lin Xing do it?
On April 4, the data network updated the box office.

The box office of "Coco" on the first day reached 5000 million, which is not low.

This box office is not bad, but the first-day box office of "Going to Heaven" reached 6000 million.

Originally, the first-day box office of "Going to Heaven" was unlikely to be higher than that of "Coco", but it was really thanks to the unprecedented collapse of word-of-mouth of "The Hunt". As a result, the number of prime time screenings of "Going to Heaven" in the evening actually increased significantly.

You should know that in the past the day’s screening schedule would not be changed, but this time the cinema really had no choice.

The overall market is quite quiet, and cinemas are really thinking about taking advantage of this Qingming Festival period to see if they can save the situation.

You have to know that the three movies "Coco", "Up to Heaven" and "The Hunt" are all of high quality, especially "The Hunt" which is almost half a mission. So it is reasonable for the movie with the theme of telecommunications fraud to be booked for viewing.

So even though the overall screening schedule of "The Hunt" is not as good as "Going to Heaven", its screening schedule in prime time is higher than "Going to Heaven".

This is naturally due to the promotion of Bohai Film and Television. They have the successful experience of the previous movie "Sunspots", and this time they let their theaters give all the good showtimes to "The Hunt".

According to Bohai Film and Television’s current evaluation, “The Hunt” has a great chance of winning.

It’s a short schedule, and there aren’t any big movies. What else is there to worry about at this time???

As a result, Bohai Films really did not consider that "The Hunt" would collapse so badly, and they did not expect that the current film market is no longer a market where one can make hundreds of millions by cheating with their mouth shut.

Well, after yesterday's complete farce, the reputation of "Hunting" has basically collapsed completely.

On the one hand, this collapse is due to the film scheduling, and on the other hand, it seems that many viewers actually want to see how bad the film is.

This is the case with many bad movies.

But that was before. Some bad movies could make hundreds of millions at the box office as long as there were many stars.

But not anymore.

No matter how many stars you use, it’s useless because the audience won’t buy it.

Because of this, the cast of "The Hunt" was not very good to begin with, the director Wang Feng was a newcomer, the script he wrote himself was not very good, and he did not hire a reliable producer.

Some people in the industry even think that Wang Feng must have been fooled.

You have to know that Wang Feng is obviously a Roman. Such people have a smooth life, and even their family has a lot of resources. So I'm afraid he is just picking up good things to say in the crew.

Not only that, if this newbie does not have a good supervisor or even a good producer, there will be too many pitfalls to fall into.

In short, "The Hunt" seems like a scam film from beginning to end, a pig-killing film about a pig-killing scam, and the audience is the one being killed.

Anyone watching becomes a pig and is killed.

Think about it, who the hell wants to watch a movie and end up being made fun of? ?

Or it can be said to be a chain of contempt.

Because of this, the reputation of "Hunting" collapsed almost on the first day, or after three games during the day, as if it was diarrhea and it was completely unstoppable.

Therefore, "Going to Heaven" really has to thank "The Hunt", because "The Hunt" gave all its spared screenings to "Going to Heaven".

And "The Hunt" can be said to have helped "Going to Heaven" with its first-day box office, otherwise "Going to Heaven" would never have won the first-day box office championship.

After the first day's box office results on April 4 came out, everyone was shocked that "Going to Heaven" had achieved this result again, but on the other hand, no one expected "The Hunt" to be so bad.

Generally speaking, a drama like "The Hunt" is considered a big-budget drama, and with such high publicity and promotion, even if its reputation collapses, the first-day screening schedule is still quite high, and the first-day box office must be at least 30 to 40 million.

But it’s only 2000 million.

This box office performance is not just a flop, it simply set a new record.

"The Hunt" is bound to leave a deep mark in film history in the future.

When people invest in movies in the future, they will definitely use "The Hunt" as an example.

That is, if you don't work on the script of a movie, no matter how many celebrities you invite or how much marketing promotion you do, it will be useless.

As soon as the first day box office figures came out, "The Hunt" was already a success.

"It really makes me laugh to death. Lin Xing's value is still increasing."

"Who said it wasn't true? Think about it, many people said this and that about Lin Xing back then."

"That's right. Many people say that Lin Xing doesn't have enough emotional intelligence, but I think Lin Xing is being responsible to the audience."

"Yeah, what I hate the most right now is people always saying they are capable of dealing with things. This usually represents hypocrisy."

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"I think you are all wrong. The main reason is that 'The Hunt' failed. If 'The Hunt' had been successful, then Lin Xing's reputation would have been reversed immediately."

"Don't worry, there is no way to reverse it. Lin Xing's works have always been above the standard, so there is no way his reputation will be affected."

"That's right. Who would have thought that Lin Xing could star in three art films in one go? And all of these art films were fucking hits at the box office."

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"It's amazing that a movie about the niche funeral industry can achieve this result. I now think it might really make 30 billion."

"It's hard to say. You have to know that the Qingming Festival is only three days long."

"What nonsense is this? 30 billion? If this "Going to Heaven" can break 20 billion next time, I think it will be quite strong."

"That's right, but it's possible that Coco and Going to Heaven will both break 20 billion next time."

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When it comes to movie box office, it’s often a matter of metaphysics. You may think the box office will be a huge hit, but it may also be a flop.

But when you think a movie is going to flop at the box office, it might actually explode.

And the same is true this time.

For many people, "The Hunt" was expected to have a small box office hit, but no one expected it to be such a huge flop.

In comparison, everyone thinks that "Going to Heaven" is a niche movie. Not only is it a niche subject, but many people also think it is an art film. How can the box office be so high? ?
As a result, there is really nothing to say now.

The box office on the first day has already reached 6000 million, and it is currently predicted that the box office of "Going to Heaven" will be 15 billion.

Nima.

Previously, many people thought that it would be difficult for "Going to Heaven" to make over 15 million yuan at the box office, but now the box office forecast has directly exceeded billion yuan. It is really a huge gap.

For all the actors of "Going to Heaven", they were naturally very happy at this time.

Today is the first day of the official roadshow. The premiere will start in Jiangcheng, and the official roadshow will also start from Jiangcheng.

After the roadshow ended in the morning, Lin Xing took Zhang Xiaomai to be interviewed by the movie channel again.

"Lin Xing, did you expect the box office performance of "Going to Heaven"?"

Facing the host's question, Lin Xing shook his head slightly: "I really didn't expect it. I didn't expect the audience to like this movie so much. This makes me believe more in working hard to create works with content."

"Yesterday at the premiere, you said that you actually became a body reconstructor to experience life, and you even passed the exam to get a certificate?"

The host then asked: "Is this true?"

"It's true. I just wanted to experience the profession of a body surgeon more realistically, and I really overestimated my psychological endurance..."

Lin Xing said with a bitter smile: "I refuted the rumor at the premiere yesterday. I'm really not that strong that I can do it just by saying it. I remember it very clearly when I went to the funeral home with Feng Yun for the first time. I was just helping out, but I vomited everything I ate..."

Many of the bodies were the result of unnatural deaths, and many were in pieces, so people with weak psychological endurance really cannot bear to see it.

Lin Xing did not shy away from these things, and he also said that he was actually a little scared.

"I've seen many people think that Lin Xing is too pretentious. Why does he have to work so hard just to make a movie? That's not what I really mean. I'm an experiential person. Since I'm going to play such a role, I just want to understand everything about this industry..."

Lin Xing said with some emotion: "I hope my character is full of vitality, and I hope the audience can remember my character rather than myself."

This interview was broadcast on the movie channel in the afternoon.

Moreover, the movie channel did not just interview Lin Xing, they also went to the funeral home where Lin Xing experienced life, met Feng Yun, Lao Wang, Wang Jing and others, and also found some videos of Lin Xing at work.

In short, this time regarding the roadshow of "Going to Heaven", the movie channel will broadcast it live 24 hours a day, and they want to follow Lin Xing throughout the whole process.

Think about it, Lin Xing has created many miracles in a row, so everyone wants to know what kind of miracle the movie "Going to Heaven" can create this time.

As for the movie channel, they followed the entire process. Not only that, they simply posted today's interview without any filters.

Lin Xing also agreed with this point.

He felt that since it was an interview, he should just talk about what was said and there was no need to come up with an interview script.

no need.

Many times, the more authentic the interview is, the more likely it is to be liked or recognized by everyone.

After all, interviews have to be very regimented, and if that's the case, you'll really just be a tool.

This is indeed the case.

"Oh my god, Lin Xing is really sincere. Not only is he sincere, he is telling the whole story."

"The Sixth Princess' interview was of high quality, and it was not formulaic at all. She asked more direct questions, and Lin Xing's answers were also direct enough."

"Yes, I hate those artists who clearly want to be famous but say they don't want to be famous. I hate even more those actors who clearly care about the box office but say they don't care. They are so hypocritical."

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I have to say, this time the film channel’s interview with Lin Xing was really something out of the ordinary.

Today is Saturday, the first day of the Qingming Festival holiday, so many people flocked to the cinema.

Some people want to watch "Going to Heaven". This is a typical word-of-mouth effect. Because more and more people have given good reviews to this movie, many people want to go to the cinema to find out.

What’s more important is that there are only a few movies in theaters during the Qingming Festival. Many people want to take their children to see "Coco", many couples choose to watch "Today" and "If You Want to Be a Superstar", and even more people are watching "Going to Heaven".

Apart from anything else, every roadshow is actually a test for the crew.

Because many actors are not good at road shows, they often only repeat the same things when being interviewed, which may make them appear illiterate or arrogant.

As for Lin Xing, it is different.

From "Killing Ading" to "Sunspots" and now to "Going to Heaven", Lin Xing's roadshows have always been extremely popular. You can feel his love for movies, his understanding of the characters, and his recognition of the audience.

Just like some viewers said that they did not like the movie "Going to Heaven", and even felt that the movie was too depressing and did not provide any healing effect, Lin Xing also expressed his understanding of this.

Because he thinks that movies are not about educating people. Imagine if watching a movie can change you in various ways? Even make you a better person?
That's bullshit.

Lin Xing also said that after a movie is finished, the various interpretations are left to the audience. It doesn’t matter if you don’t like this one. I will try my best to make you like the next one.

Lin Xing is not like some directors who would say that if you don’t like a movie it means you don’t have a good appreciation level.

In short, Lin Xing looks at the audience at eye level. He neither tries to please the audience like some people, nor looks down on the audience like some people.

At the roadshow, Lin Xing also had a very pleasant conversation when talking about "Going to Heaven".

On the second day, the box office of "Going to Heaven" was released, and as expected, it exceeded 100 million yuan.

And it is firmly ahead of "Coco".

Some people previously thought that as soon as the Qingming Festival came, "Coco" would definitely surpass "Going to Heaven" in box office.

The reason is simple, that is, parents will take their children to the movies during the holidays.

In this case, "Coco" will definitely be a box office hit.

As a result, although the box office of "Coco" exceeded 100 million on the second day, it was still some distance away from "Going to Heaven".

As for "Going to Heaven", the box office forecast has increased from 15 billion to 20 billion.

It's really ridiculously powerful.

Many people want to ask how did Lin Xing do it?
These three art films currently seem to be better than the previous ones.

The most important thing is that the cast of "Going to Heaven" is not strong at all.

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(End of this chapter)