Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 61 Reviews and Total Box Office

three days later.

Zhou Mo received the news while he was still having breakfast.

"The single-day box office was 50 million, and the total box office reached 140 million, which is great, very good.

Tell all employees to give bonuses in return.”

hang up the phone.

Zhou Mo looked through netizens' comments on the movie on his computer and felt somewhat relieved.

Since the company started promoting it two days ago, it is gradually blossoming.

"'New World' is so great. I feel like I haven't felt this peak Hong Kong cinema era in years."

"No wonder Director Zhou dared to make such a bold statement. It turns out he really wasn't bragging."

"It's a rubbish movie. It also includes the shooting of a cadre from Ikata. It's bullshit."

"The guy above knows nothing. Do you know that even the president can be shot in that place? What does a small section chief mean? On the contrary, it is precisely because Section Chief Jiang was killed that the film seems real. I now really believe that the screenwriter has seriously studied the history of that place."

"That's right. If you don't believe it, Old Pu should check it out. This has happened in the past few decades."

"That being said, Sakura is still the best. There have been no shooting incidents since the new era."

"Don't set a flag so early, what if Sakura boss also encounters a thief in a few years?"

When Zhou Mo saw the latest piece of news, he burst out laughing on the spot.

There really are prophets.

He logged into his secondary account and liked the comment.

After finishing breakfast, I received several phone calls.

Most of them came to congratulate, celebrating that "New World" had achieved a box office revenue of 150 million in just three days.

I said a few words to them casually and then hung up the phone.

The roadshow for "New World" has begun.

Go back to the house and change clothes.

When I came out again, the main actors of the crew were already in the restaurant.

Along the way, many people congratulated Zhou Mo.

Liu Shishi was chosen by everyone to ask for a red envelope: "Director Zhou, such a good result, shouldn't you show some appreciation?"

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "As usual, wait until the total box office comes out, and then we'll have everything we need."

Amid the cheers of the crowd, Sun Honglei came over.

"Director Zhou, I heard from Director Zhuang that our film is planning to win the Golden Image Award this time?"

Zhou Mo glanced at him.

"Why, Brother Honglei has any ideas?"

Sun Honglei nodded: "Of course, after all, it is one of the highest honors for an actor. Anyone working in this industry would definitely want to strive for it."

He has been in the film industry for many years.

But it never caused any big waves.

Male actors of similar age, such as Shao Bing, won the Best Actor award more than ten years ago.

And up to now, he has not even a hair left.

He is in a hurry!

Zhou Mo thought for a while and said, "It's okay to give it a try. If there are no accidents with our drama, we will definitely be nominated. This is what the two bosses promised me. However, it may be difficult to win awards such as Best Picture and Best Director. You know why. But we can try for the Screenplay Award and Best Supporting Actor."

The smile on Sun Honglei's face became even more full.

Seeing this, Zhou Mo reminded him, "But Brother Honglei, let me make it clear first. The crew can support you in participating in the election, but the prerequisite is that the box office can reach 600 million. After all, it takes a lot of resources to compete for the award."

Sun Honglei's face turned grim when he heard this.

"Don't worry, Director Zhou. I haven't thought about doing anything else during this period. I will definitely devote all my energy to promoting the crew!"

Sun Honglei left with a smile.

Moments later, word spread that New World would be an awards contender.

Zhou Mo clearly felt that the spirit and energy of the entire crew had clearly risen to a higher level. During the question-and-answer session of the roadshow, the group of people became much more lively.

After the daytime roadshow was over, Zhou Mo pulled Liu Shishi over.

"Isn't it just news about winning an award? Why are you so excited?"

Liu Shishi was still a little excited: "Of course not, that's the Academy Awards, an honor I may never get in my lifetime."

I have to say that this girl has a very accurate understanding of her own positioning.

I know my talents and strengths, so I never thought about it that way.

"That's not necessarily true." Zhou Mo shook his head.

He thought of a certain Buddhist monk named Baihua.

That's called confidence.

When this person won the Best Supporting Actress award in her previous life, the entire circle was shocked.

Liu Shishi was stunned for a moment, then said, "Zhou Mo, stop joking. I have some idea of whether I can win the Academy Awards."

“I didn’t say it was the Academy Awards.”

"Ah? If it's not the golden statue, then which one is it?"

"Baihuabei places more emphasis on popularity."

Liu Shishi smiled: "Zhou Mo, I know you are comforting me, but it is impossible for me to win the Hundred Flowers Awards. Last year, all the actresses nominated for the Hundred Flowers Awards were Miss Zhou. Even the supporting actress was Xu Qing. How can I be compared with these people?" Liu Shishi made it clear that she did not believe it.

Zhou Mo thought to himself, if I hadn’t seen Ms. Yang’s speech, I wouldn’t have believed that she could win the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Hundred Flowers Awards.

All I can say is that this guy is really good at talking, as he can make Huang Xiaoming spend countless energy just to praise a glaring monster.

But this language cannot be spoken.

Who could have imagined that the entertainment industry of the future would be so magical?

So Zhou Mo just smiled and said nothing more.

Liu Shishi changed the subject.

"By the way, the rating of our movie is out."

"How many?"

"9.3."

"Normal." Zhou Mo was very calm.

"Normal? This is not normal at all, Zhou Mo. I have never acted in a drama with such a high rating."

"It's only been three days. Those who are willing to watch it are all true fans. After a few days, the score will naturally go down. By then, maybe we will have to find a way to remedy it." Zhou Mo paused and added: "Besides, Shishi, it's not like you haven't acted in a drama with a score of 9 before."

Liu Shishi was stunned: "Why don't I know?"

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy III."

Liu Shishi searched for the rating of The Legend of Sword and Fairy III on her phone and said, "It's a lie, only 8.0. I was so happy for nothing."

"That's now. Wait a few years and see."

"That's unlikely. I've never heard of a TV show or film rating rising so much in a few years."

"I'm really ignorant, don't you remember what the reviews were like when The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1 was first released? What are the reviews like now? Has it improved a lot?"

Liu Shishi thought about it.

“Yeah, it’s true.”

She looked at Zhou Mo, waiting for his explanation.

"Times are changing, and the audience groups in the market are also constantly changing. When The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1 was first broadcast, many fans of the game thought it was fabricated and shot randomly. But in fact, these people are not the target customers of the TV series. So the moment the TV series was broadcast, the reviews were particularly bad.

The people who actually watched it were too young to comment on it at the time, but now that they are older, they naturally begin to speak out for the works they like.”

Zhou Mo is well aware of the power of time.

Any work has its own target customers, and the size of the target customers' voices also determines the final evaluation of the work.

Many works that were badly criticized when they were broadcast may be crowned as classics many years later.

It’s not that the level of these works has improved.

Rather, the audience for these works has grown up.

"You mean, the ratings of many works that are currently considered garbage will gradually increase in the future?" Liu Shishi asked.

Zhou Mo nodded and added.

"But that's not necessarily the case. After all, some works are really bad, so bad that time can't make up for it."

For example, "Pure Mind: Chasing Dreams in the Entertainment Industry".

Sure enough, as time goes by.

The rating of "New World" is indeed declining at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In less than a month, the rating dropped from 9.3 to 8.5.

Zhou Mo remembered that the rating of this movie in his previous life should be 8.9, but considering that 0.5 points are automatically deducted for domestic films, the rating of 8.5 has already surpassed the original.

"Having said that, some of the comments are really irritating," Liu Shishi complained angrily.

She was referring to some of the reviews on the website that gave "New World" low scores.

Most of the content is "all garbage, fabricated, untrue, and smearing others."

Most of these comments come from some of Hanliu's fanatical fans, as well as some spiritual Koreans.

It was these people's negative reviews that led to a significant drop in the film's rating.

Zhou Mo didn't care about it: "After all, I've vilified someone's second hometown and earned their movie ticket money, so can't I just let them say a few words of criticism?
Besides, our ratings went down, but our box office didn’t go down at all.”

"That's true." Liu Shishi nodded, and then said with some emotion: "Now, you really have become a fortune teller."

Zhou Mo waved his hand.

"Low-key."

Corresponding to the movie rating is the movie box office.

Just yesterday, the box office of "New World" officially exceeded 600 million.

As soon as the data comes out.

The Chinese film industry was shocked once again.

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