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Chapter 609 Winning the Championship in the First Week
Of course, there are some media who have tried to praise "A Chinese Ghost Story". It has long been a tacit practice in the industry that film distribution companies collude with professional media for film promotion. No matter how bad the film is, it will be rated on Douban Movies with a score of less than three are also praised by the media in every possible way. This is just a well-known publicity method!

In addition to media reports, Ning Sheng also received a satisfaction survey report on the night of the premiere: "90.00% A+!"

This is real data.

Only a small number of viewers gave low marks, and it was basically because of their dissatisfaction with the ending of the movie!
In fact, he had already anticipated such a situation in advance, because he liked Nie Xiaoqian so much, so there must be some viewers who were dissatisfied with the ending of the movie. Although Nie Xiaoqian did not disappear in the ending, she was reincarnated to the point of not knowing which family !

Very helpless, but this ending is the most natural for the movie, and it also conforms to the inherent concept value of people such as ghosts and ghosts. It is impossible for Ning Sheng to deliberately change this ending to please some audiences, and he does not want to change this classic. The end of the movie!

As for some comments on the Internet, he has also seen them, including those netizens who threatened to send him blades. Seriously!

"That's right." Ning Sheng suddenly said to Sister Lin next to him, "Hollywood's "Van Helsing" premiered on the same day as us. How was the response?"

“It can be said that it is very good!”

Sister Lin's expression became serious: "Some film critics in the circle spoke highly of this movie, judging from the public opinion on the Internet, the audience is quite convinced."

"I see." Ning Sheng didn't intend to underestimate the enemy at first. After Sister Lin left, he searched for news about "Van Helsing" on the Internet, and many links popped up.

"Hollywood Thriller Horror Blockbuster!"

"The vampire-themed horror film "Van Helsing" not only has the wonderful special effects of Hollywood horror films and handsome vampires, but also has wonderful stories and performances!"

"Blockbuster hits "Van Helsing"!"

"Frankenstein, a handsome and beautiful vampire, an ugly and disgusting vampire, a noble and beautiful heroine, a wild and unruly hero, all brand-new vampire horror elements, all in Hollywood "Van Helsing"!"

""Van Helsing" is a "hybrid horror film variety" that integrates vampires, werewolves, and Frankenstein. The monster hunter "Van Helsing" is jokingly called "becoming a civil servant of the Holy See, belonging to the Surreal Research Department of the Vatican Intelligence Six." , code-named "Zero Zero Nine", and then use the image of a hero to fight against demons and monsters. This film is a horror film invested by Hollywood, with a huge set, smooth motion editing, and endless monster transformation shots. Continuously intensive audio-visual bombardment."

""Van Helsing" is a good-looking movie about fighting and killing. The monsters in it are also the biggest attraction. The monsters in the film are carefully designed. When a werewolf transforms, it will tear its own human skin with its claws. The cape can turn into bat wings, and the design is completely different from other works."

Judging from the scale of China's media announcements, the investment in "Van Helsing" is no less than that of "A Chinese Ghost Story", but the news on the Internet alone can't tell what's going on. Ning Sheng simply bought an evening copy of "Van Helsing" movie ticket.

While Ning Sheng was watching the movie, some professionals in the film industry were also discussing the film market for the summer vacation. Among the movies released today, the focus of discussion was naturally Ning Sheng's "A Chinese Ghost Story" and Hollywood's "Van Helsing". .

"Who do you think will have a stronger box office?"

"It's not easy to say on the first day. After all, the popularity of the two films before the release is about equal, unless there is a quality gap between the two!"

"Is this a head-to-head confrontation?"

"That's right, this is another head-on collision between a Chinese director and an American director!"

"Has anyone seen both movies?"

"I watched "A Chinese Ghost Story", a romance movie under the banner of a ghost movie. I personally feel very good. Has anyone watched this movie like me?"

"I watched it too, and I like it! It's completely different from the bad movies predicted by the media and everyone before. Ning Cheng is Ning Sheng. We mere mortals really don't understand the thoughts of those geniuses!"

"I still think 'Van Helsing' is my taste."

"That's right, the image of vampires and various Western monsters in "Van Helsing" is really exciting. When I watched the second half of the movie, I felt an indescribable sense of tension!"

Ning Sheng finished watching "Van Helsing" and drove home directly.

He probably knew it in his mind, no wonder the critics gave a good evaluation of this movie in Hollywood, maybe it is a collection of various western monsters, maybe the acting skills of the two protagonists are very good!
However, it is a pity that despite the depth in the front and enough characters and monsters, the rhythm is too lengthy and the director is too ambitious, but he is not able to sort out these stories reasonably and effectively in the time of one movie. sequence!
This kind of confusion and too long foreshadowing will make many viewers lose patience in advance, even if they try their best to remedy it later, some established impressions will definitely not be changed, and for Ning Sheng, "Van Helsing" is like a movie that combines several movies. The story of the novel had to be spliced ​​together in one episode, and eventually it became a work that was not bad at first, but after watching another episode, you will feel dizzy, confused, and find the setting annoying.

So this round, Ning Chengjue, "A Chinese Ghost Story" is even better!
On the second day when Ning Sheng had a conclusion in his mind, the box office of the movie on the first day had been counted, and there was no deviation from what he had expected——

China's single-day box office champion on July 26 undoubtedly belonged to "A Chinese Ghost Story", and the 3.7 million on the day of the premiere was the best among all Ning Sheng's films, and it could be regarded as a record for his film's first-day results. set a new record!
As for "Van Helsing", which ranked second, it broke the box office record of Universal Pictures in China with a single-day score of 1.6 million!

However, comparing the two films, there was a difference of 2.1 million in the box office on the first day of premiere, which really surprised many people!
What is rhythm?
According to everyone's initial analysis, given that the two films have the same schedule, Ning Sheng's "A Chinese Ghost Story" should be on par with Hollywood's "Van Helsing" at the box office on the first day. Why did Ning Sheng lead so much?

"Maybe it's related to the propaganda?"

"Although the promotion of "Van Helsing" has done a lot, Ning Sheng's influence in China is not comparable to that of a Hollywood movie after all, and Emma Watson and Johnny Depp did not come to promote it, so the effect of the promotion "A Chinese Ghost Story" would be better!"

"It should be so."

"Then the box office will be normal in a few days. Movie promotion can only determine the box office in the early stage. The film release period of about two months still needs to compete with word of mouth and quality to go longer."

People in the circle thought of a reason that could barely explain the big gap between Ning Sheng's new product and the Hollywood blockbuster's box office on the first day, but they soon discovered that things were not as simple as they thought!
On the second day, under the condition that the film schedule remained the same, the box office of "A Chinese Ghost Story" did not drop at all, but increased a little bit, reaching 3.89 million. On the other hand, the box office of "Van Helsing" also rose slightly A little bit, reaching 1.7 million, but the gap between the two is even bigger!Almost reaching 2.2 million!That is to say, after a day, "A Chinese Ghost Story" sold nearly 1000 million more at the box office than "Van Helsing"!
"Should it be that the promotional momentum hasn't passed yet?"

"It must be so. I also went to watch "Van Helsing" specially. I feel that the quality is very good. It is a little boring in the early stage, but the amazingness in the later stage can completely make up for it."

"That's right. After all, "A Chinese Ghost Story" is starring two super popular idols. Their fans will definitely support their idols in the early stages!"

"The investment of Ning Sheng's film seems to be [-] million, which is far worse than the [-] million US dollars of Hollywood's production cost. If the publicity is similar, the box office will definitely not have much difference. After all, this film The overseas box office results are still very good!"

Time entered the third day.

On this day, the box office of "A Chinese Ghost Story" has reached 4.1 million. There is a feeling of squeezing the potential of every show on the basis of the original film schedule, while "Van Helsing" vividly demonstrates what it means to move forward steadily step by step, and the box office The results rose again by 1000 million to 1.8 million.

All the people in the industry are speechless. Looking at the embarrassing box office results, they are a little confused!Perhaps the only consolation for them is that, looking at the box office trend of "Van Helsing", it seems that they don't have to worry about being overtaken by "Bomb Disposal Expert" behind them with a single day of 6875 million!
In the current situation, this is not just a matter of publicity. Although the two leading actors of "Van Helsing" did not come, the director can come in person, and the two leading actors have also recorded VCRs. Quite a lot, how could it be worse than Ning Sheng's "A Chinese Ghost Story"?Moreover, at the end of the movie, what you watch is the quality of the movie!

So obviously!The problem is with the movie!
When the first week ended and "A Chinese Ghost Story" won a full 21.6 billion, the industry finally fully recognized this fact. At this time, the popularity of "A Chinese Ghost Story" has completely fermented on the Internet——

"I love "A Chinese Ghost Story" so much!"

"The music is classic, the plot is classic, and the styling is classic. It's just that the sticky and long tongue of the dryad's grandma is disgusting. The overall special effects are well received, and the performances of the actors are absolutely classic!"

"Nie Xiaoqian changed my impression of female ghosts."

"Ning Caichen, played by Lu Han, and Nie Xiaoqian, played by Liu Shishi, will be symbols of love between humans and ghosts from now on. The two super popular idols finally have a wonderful performance on the big screen that makes people speechless!"

"Ning Cheng is the best genius!"

"This is why I like Ning Sheng. He can always bring us enough surprises. In fact, ancient costumes plus ghost movies should be a very unpopular subject, and Chinese ghost movies have almost died. However, Ning Sheng personally Save it!"

In addition to numerous short reviews, there are also more and more long reviews!
A netizen named Chiye Qingfeng posted a very long and professional comment.And under this long comment, countless netizens responded and liked it. It can be seen that this long comment really touched the hearts of many people!
"--The film's excellent preparation and production of the main plot, characters and places, as well as martial arts action scenes, make it easier for the audience to get involved! And with these elaborate and beautiful hardware facilities, the director can use A seemingly ordinary love story has moved batch after batch of idiots and resentful girls. The reason for this is that apart from Ning Sheng's uniqueness in creating the atmosphere of the film, the most attractive thing is still the poignant romance and soul-stirring love between man and ghost."

"Ning Caichen and Xiaoqian, one is a down-and-out scholar who collects bills for a living, and the other is a beautiful female ghost who specializes in bewitching strong men so that the tree demon grandmother can absorb yang energy. There is a conflict between the two. It's less than one piece, but just because the former accidentally entered the sphere of influence of grandma--Lanruo Temple one day, and became the target of the latter's prey, so the fate of the two began to become entangled unconsciously. Together. After a few encounters, the two sides actually fell in love with each other, and finally they had a bad relationship."

"The love between humans and ghosts has never been tolerated by the world, and Yan Chixia, who takes it as her duty to eliminate demons and protect the way, believes that demons and ghosts are all bad things that harm people's lives. Before she was moved by the sincere love between Ning and Qian , he repeatedly killed Xiaoqian, wanting to get rid of her and hurry up!"

"But Ning Caichen is not. Although he is timid, cowardly, and even a little stupid and useless, he is sincere and sincere. When he first met Xiaoqian, although he was also fascinated by her peerless beauty, no matter how the beautiful woman casts her In his arms and hugs, he was only in love and only in courtesy, and then in order to save the Iraqis, this impoverished and poor scholar resolutely overcame his fear, fought with snakes, Yan Chixia, and finally with the tree demon Grandma, Montenegro old demon and other powerful monsters fight! And after learning the truth, they will never leave! As the saying goes, "It is easy to find a priceless treasure, but it is rare to have a lover." Even though he is useless, he is so affectionate and How can Xiaoqian not be moved by it?"

"Ten miles of Pinghu is full of frost, and every inch of blue silk is worried about the new year. Looking at the moon and protecting each other, I only envy mandarin ducks but not immortals. This is the later love poem of Ning and Qian, but it is also the truth of Xiaoqian's inner emotional world. A portrayal. Thinking of her slender and weak nature, "thousands of miles of soft soul, fluffy and helpless", it is not her wish to help the tyrant and abuse her, but her bones are controlled by her grandma, so she has to do something against her will and conscience. Although I have read countless people, but most of them are fascinated by her beauty and only want to be happy, but Ning Caichen has always treated her honestly with a pure heart, and this sincerity and love from the heart is exactly her lonely The dream of a ghost without a partner! Therefore, she sacrificed her life many times to protect her lover, regardless of her own safety!"

"Ask the world, what is love? Just teach life and death.! Later, with the help of Yan Chixia, the two finally wiped out the tree demon grandmother, the old black mountain demon and other demons, and escaped from birth. When two people leave the sea of ​​suffering, it is also the time when lovers part and die! Don't allow the red sun to teach people to separate, and don't change the long and good night! Hold you in the dark, and don't let the morning glow leak in.

But the dawn will come after all, so when the sun rises, Xiaoqian, who is a ghost, can only hide in the golden pagoda. "Unexpectedly—I can't see you for the last time, you have to take care!" Lovers meet but can't see each other. How can this situation be so embarrassing? "

"At the end of the film, Xiaoqian was reincarnated as a human being, and Ning Caichen was on the road again. This kind of ending can't be said to be bad, but lovers can't get married in the end. I believe many people will feel somewhat regretful after watching it. However, it is precisely because This incomplete perfection makes the ethereal image of Xiaoqian's flying white clothes and black hair brushing her face forever frozen in the depths of our memory, and finally condenses into the lingering cinnabar mole on my heart. , always aching."

"This movie, this story, is like our life. We are obsessed with dreams and aspirations; but there are always faint tears in the dreams——"

(End of this chapter)