Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 106 Reaction
"why?"

"Because 'New World' is a feature film after all, its structure and plot are worth watching twice or three times, while 'Fast and Furious' is more of a popcorn commercial film. Audiences enjoy watching it, but it is difficult for them to watch it again. Therefore, the subsequent performance of 'Fast and Furious' is unlikely to be as good as 'New World'."

Da Tiantian felt a little regretful.

But he soon returned to his happy state.

"But it doesn't matter. Anyway, we have completely defeated "The Deadly Gold"."

Zhou Mo nodded.

“The data can now be released to the public.”

"Does it need beautification?" asked Da Tiantian.

"No need, just tell the truth. Anyway, there are no domestic movies that can compare to ours during this period."

"That's right." Da Tiantian nodded. "The first-day box office of 'Overheard' was only over 4 million, which is one-tenth of ours. If we embellish it further, it would be pure bullying."

As expected, when the first day box office figures came out, the industry was shocked again.

Fragrant city.

Huanya.

When Lin Jianyue saw the data of 43 million, he stretched his body lazily.

"See, I knew Director Zhou would succeed. With over 40 million, it's probably going to be better than the performance of New World."

In fact, he was also a skeptic before, thinking that the performance of "John Wick" would most likely not be as good as Zhou Mo said.

But now the box office is there, Lin Jianyue turned around and threw away what he had said before.

Who said "John Wick" couldn't break 500 million at the box office?

Director Zhou is the eternal God!

From today on, Lin Jianyue is Director Zhou’s super fan.

"I've said it before, 'Overheard' can't compare to 'John Wick'. Du Qifeng, that idiot, wanted to stab me in the back. He deserves to be scolded to death."

The first day box office of "John Wick" was announced.

A wave of pursuit and interception of Du Qifeng was set off on the Internet.

Many people compiled some of Du Qifeng's previous remarks against Zhou Mo and posted them online.

For a time, Du Qifeng was once again ridiculed on the Internet.

The ones who cursed the most were not the fans of "John Wick", but the audience who had listened to Du Qifeng's propaganda and wanted to wait for exciting plots in "Overheard".

They thought they were deceived by Du Qifeng.

Therefore, they launched a high-intensity attack on Du Qifeng's online account.

Du Qifeng was so depressed that he became autistic.

When Zhuang Cheng heard Lin Jianyue's abuse, he did not speak up for Du Qifeng this time.

On the first day when "Overheard" was released, it was already known that Du Qifeng would lose in the PK between Zhou and Du, but one did not expect that Du Qifeng would lose so badly.

Ten times.

Such a big gap.

Use your head to fight others.

The current market is no longer the same as it was 10 or 20 years ago, when awards could make the most of one's time.

Box office is the core competitiveness of a movie.

"Overheard" may win many awards, but as a film distribution company, both Lin Jianyue and Zhuang Cheng care more about the box office.

Awards and the like do not bring as much direct revenue as box office revenue.

Zhuang Cheng estimated that the total box office of "Overheard" might not be able to surpass the first-day box office of "John Wick: Chapter 8".

Lin Jianyue cursed for a while, then asked, "Tell me, what new ideas does Du Qifeng have? Tell me."

Zhuang Cheng sighed.

"Du Qifeng wants to change his promotional ideas and promote "Overheard" to compete for the Venice Film Festival nomination. He also wants to promote some word-of-mouth. He wants to use this movie to impact the Golden Horse Awards."

Lin Jianyue snorted coldly.

"He knew to turn when the car hit the wall. What was he doing earlier?"

He was still angry.

But when I think about the fact that this movie was distributed by themselves after all, if the word of mouth really recovers, I can make a little more money.

"Well, let's do as you say."

Zhuang Cheng nodded.

“In addition, Du Qifeng said that although “Overheard” failed at the box office, he will definitely learn from this lesson and hopes that you can forgive his previous dementia.

In addition, he has an idea for a new movie and wants to discuss it with you to see if he can get some investment..."

Lin Jianyue sneered repeatedly.

"Now that he knows that he has dementia, why didn't he do anything earlier? He still wants to get investment from me and let me continue to make movies for him at a loss? That's a nice thought. Let him go."

"I've actually read Du Qifeng's script, and it's actually pretty good."

Zhuang Cheng wanted to fight for it again, but it wasn't because of his relationship with Du Qifeng.

It was because he had read the script of "Blind Detective" given by Du Qifeng and felt that it should be able to make money.

But Lin Jianyue had long lost his patience with Du Qifeng.

He shook his head and said, "I've noticed this for a while now. With Du Qifeng's mouth, there will be problems sooner or later. What's more, no matter how good the script is, can it surpass "John Wick" in terms of movies? Don't forget that Director Zhou has talked to us about the follow-up cooperation. If he is uncomfortable..."

"understood."

Zhuang Cheng no longer insisted.

He still knows the priorities of things.

in the afternoon.

Zhuang Cheng met with Du Qifeng again.

"Mr. Zhuang, how is it?"

Facing Du Qifeng who was eagerly waiting, Zhuang Cheng shook his head.

Du Qifeng's face instantly fell, as if he had eaten a dozen bitter melons in a row: "Boss Zhuang, why don't you persuade Boss Lin again? My latest movie will definitely be a success."

Zhuang Cheng sighed, "Old Du, I've already persuaded you, but the company's internal funds have been adjusted recently, and there is no time to allocate part of the film's funds for the time being."

Temporary adjustment of funds?

Nonsense.

It's obvious that he doesn't want to invest.

Du Qifeng really wanted to lose his temper, but after thinking it over, he found that there was no one to vent his anger on.

He can't afford to offend Zhuang Cheng.

Luo Yongchang is not here again.

You can't just slap yourself twice.

After finally adjusting his mentality, Du Qifeng asked tentatively, "Boss Zhuang, can you let me meet Boss Lin again?"

Zhuang Cheng refused, "Forget it, Lao Du. Mr. Lin is quite busy recently and probably won't be able to find time to see you."

Seeing that Zhuang Cheng repeatedly rejected his request.

Du Qifeng got angry again.

He was not convinced.

Just a movie.

It wasn't you who first asked me to make a movie.

He remembered the boss Bo Na who contacted him some time ago.

There is no place to stay here.

Du Qifeng made up his mind.

Of course, he didn't go crazy and attack Zhuang Cheng.

Just nodded.

Seeing his sudden cold expression, Zhuang Cheng swallowed back the words he was about to say to persuade him.

That's it.

Good words can't persuade a damn ghost.

Let Du Qifeng fend for himself.

At the same time, the subsequent box office of "John Wick" has not only not declined, but has continued to grow.

The reason is that the audience who watched the movie on the first day left their reviews on the film review website.

The content varies, but one thing is very similar.

This is a summary of the characteristics of the entire movie "John Wick".

One word.

Cool!
Two words.

Very cool!

Many of the comments made director Zhou Mo burst out laughing.

"I've seen three people kill a pig, but I've never seen three guns kill a person."

"You said you want to duel with me? No problem, you're unarmed and I'm armed with a gun."

"I got up, I shot him in one second, what else can I say~"

It is in this atmosphere.

The second day box office results for "John Wick" are out.

Fifty-two million.

For a moment, the entire Shanhe Company was in an uproar.

　Chapter 3. There will be another chapter in the evening. It will still reach 10,000 words today. Don't worry, everyone.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)