Chapter 486 Journalism's Magic Moment
【6100 words】
"Venice Film Award winner Xu Kun lost his composure in public and even linked the film award winner with a traitor"
"Is it a masterpiece or a waste? On the similarities and differences between Operation Kunpeng and the anti-Japanese drama"
"The great director Xu Kun always mentions Hollywood and regards vulgar and bloody B-level films as his best example"
"Objectifying women, discriminating against women, corrupting women: revealing the chaotic and depraved private life of actor Xu Kun"
Tsk~
Have I stirred up a hornet's nest?
On the morning of September 9, some newspapers that Xu Kun bought on the streets of Hangzhou almost made him feel that he had committed an unforgivable crime.
Fortunately, positive reviews are still the mainstream.
Praise for the plot, praise for the acting, praise for the unyielding spirit in the play, praise for the scenes...
There are so many of them, which is more than ten times the former.
Of course, many media have also focused their main attention on the box office achievements of "Operation Kunpeng".
"Operation Kunpeng" has grossed over 6 million yuan in just one and a half days since its release, and is targeting 1 million yuan in the first weekend!"
These are also the focus of most attention in the circle.
After closing at 2850 million on Friday, the box office showed a gratifying growth on Saturday, reaching 3740 million, with a total of 6590 million, breaking the daily box office record for two consecutive days, which has completely left "Red Cliff" behind.
According to statistics, this number is close to the current upper limit of the daily box office in the mainland, and tickets are hard to come by in many places.
Fundamentally, the Thai Prime Minister's lines were the biggest reason. Many people who were not interested in the movie, or even those who had never watched a movie, went to the cinema because of this gimmick.
This is also what netizens talk about the most.
The most common comment from netizens on the movie is "uplifting". Although the scene in which Xu Kun shoots Sun Honglei to death is quite satisfying, what netizens talk about most is the part in the movie where the current Prime Minister of Thailand says that he needs the University of Tokyo.
Many netizens commented that when they heard this conversation in the cinema, they felt their blood boiling, which was more exciting than seeing the protagonist killing everyone.
Later, when I found out that the person who said this was actually the current Prime Minister of Thailand, I felt as if I had secretly eaten a ginseng fruit, and I was high from head to toe.
As for slogans like 'Director Xu is awesome' and 'Brother Kun is awesome', they can be seen everywhere on the Internet.
After reading the praise for himself and the movie, Xu Kun couldn't help but take out those sarcastic reports and asked Ge You beside him in confusion: "Isn't the headquarters of the Southern Clique in the Pearl River Delta? How come..."
"That's the old almanac."
Wang Zhonglei explained without surprise: "In recent years, the Yangtze River Delta has been their biggest base - let me give you an example so you can understand. The guy who said 'divine punishment' at the beginning of the year was the professor of Fudan University."
"Sigh~"
Xu Kun took a deep breath and said, "It really is a place full of talented people."
He took out the newspaper that mocked him for always mentioning "Hollywood" and said speechlessly, "I remember this newspaper has always been praising the West. How come it can't even mention it when it comes to me? It seems that only they have the right to worship the West, but not me?"
“Maybe your posture is wrong.”
Wang Zhonglei made a joke and reminded, "Maybe there will be something even more ruthless today, you should prepare your speech in advance - the words of that traitor yesterday were a bit unreliable, and it's easy for people to find fault with them."
"Just catch it."
Xu Kun picked up another newspaper reporting on the box office: "As long as the audience buys it, the rest is just nonsense."
"Brother Kun~"
At this time, Baoqiang rushed in with a red face holding the same newspaper and asked excitedly: "Are you sure you can break 100 million in three days?!"
"What do you say?"
Xu Kun smiled and said, "Today's reports are more than yesterday's, and the Internet is also promoting our movie spontaneously."
“This, this is true!”
Bao Qiang was so excited that he almost couldn't breathe. Although he had guessed that the box office of this movie would not be low, but breaking 100 million in three days...
This is something that many big domestic directors dare not even dream of!
Moreover, the 100 million box office of Lost on Journey had already established Kun Ge as a golden figure. Now that it has exceeded 100 million in three days, won’t he be able to rise to fame right away? !
"Calm down."
Xu Kun pulled Baoqiang to sit down and shook his head, saying, "This is a miracle right now, but it may not be the case in two or three years."
"how come?!"
Bao Qiang said anxiously: "Didn't the record of "Titanic" last for ten years?"
"But recently, all places are planning to build cinemas."
Xu Kun explained: "In three or four years, the number of cinemas will probably double, and in seven or eight years, it may double or triple. In addition, the country is introducing more ticket subsidy policies. By then, breaking the 100 million mark in three days may just be the threshold for a movie to be a big hit."
"This, this..." Baoqiang didn't know what to say. Logically speaking, this was a good thing for the film and television industry, but when he thought about the record set by Brother Kun being broken again and again in a few years, he found it a little hard to accept.
Xu Kun patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, instead of worrying about this, you might as well ask Hu Die if he knows any classmates in Suzhou and Hangzhou. The host's butt was crooked yesterday, otherwise I wouldn't be besieged by so many southern reporters."
"I'll call her and ask!"
Baoqiang immediately perked up and went to contact his girlfriend as ordered.
Not to mention, Hu Die actually found a familiar host, which made the two roadshows in Suzhou and Hangzhou that day much smoother.
The crew immediately moved to Jinling.
That night, everyone dragged their tired bodies and gathered in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel, waiting for the box office statistics.
Although the box office on the second day is also important, today's box office is related not only to the first week's performance, but also to whether the movie can achieve the achievement of over 100 million in three days.
So no one could sleep well, and everyone gathered together without any prior arrangement.
At about one o'clock, Xu Kun finally received a call from Wang Zhongjun:
“It’s broken, it’s broken!”
Wang Zhongjun's voice was hoarse: "The box office has exceeded 100 million! It will exceed 100 million in three days, and it will exceed 100 million in three days!"
The people who gathered around to listen to the call suddenly cheered. The loud shouting in the middle of the night immediately attracted the intervention of the hotel front desk.
As a result, Zhang Jin was so happy that he picked up the person at the front desk and spun him around several times.
If Wang Zhonglei hadn't rushed over to apologize and offer compensation, people would have been so scared that they would have called the police.
Xu Kun glanced at the few people in the corner who looked like reporters, and thought that with just this incident, he didn't know how the Southern newspapers would report this incident tomorrow.
But he didn't have time to care about this for the time being. After everyone on and off the phone calmed down a little, he asked, "How much is it exactly?"
"4130 million! The total box office is 1 million!"
After Wang Zhongjun reported the figures, he could not help but lament, "It's a pity that the new cinemas in various places are still on the drawing board, otherwise the box office would definitely be much higher than this. I heard that many places only schedule our movie all day, and it's still hard to get a ticket!"
This is actually an exaggeration.
Saturday's result of 3740 million was already a single-day box office record, and now it has increased by another 400 million. It is estimated that most cinemas are packed.
But the next Monday is the key. If the momentum can be maintained and not drop too much, it means that the movie is a complete success.
Shortly after Wang Zhongjun hung up the phone, Xu Kun received another call from Han Sanping.
Han Sanping was also very excited on the phone and praised Xu Kun highly.
He originally had some affection for Hong Kong and Taiwan, so he supported "Red Cliff" with all his might. However, apart from the box office, everything else about "Red Cliff" was a mess. Not only did the audience and the industry not buy into it, but even the Film Bureau had complaints.
He had just taken over as the chairman of China Film Group last year. The fact that he had made such a mess of things upon taking office really made Han Sanye feel ashamed and he began to doubt his investment vision.
Fortunately, Xu Kun stepped up at this time, and the films he shot were of good quality.
While Han Sanping secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he also became determined to bring Xu Kun into China Film Group. Even if he couldn't directly enter the system, giving him a title like consultant would be fine, right?
I can use this kid's vision and publicity skills to help me pass the review.
After Han Sanping hung up the phone, several more people called to congratulate Xu Kun. It was not until after three o'clock that the whole place finally calmed down.
Xu Kun was not used to sleeping alone, and he tossed and turned until five o'clock before he fell asleep.
He had slept for less than three hours when he was woken up by Huang Bin. After a quick wash, he came out of the bathroom and found food and newspapers on the table.
Xu Kun picked up a soup dumpling and put it into his mouth while pulling out a newspaper from the bottom to read it - based on his understanding of Huang Bin, the first part must be full of praise and compliments.
As a result, Xu Kun was first scalded in the mouth by the soup dumpling, and then confused by the headline in the newspaper.
"The ambitious Operation Kunpeng suffered a setback and failed to break the first weekend box office record set by Red Cliff"
What the hell? !
Xu Kun dropped the bun and took a sip of mineral water, then looked at Huang Bin in confusion.
"Uh~"
Huang Bin said somewhat awkwardly: "From a literal point of view, this report is not a lie."
"how is this possible?"
Xu Kun retorted speechlessly: "On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, we broke three records in a row, and you say we are not as good as Red Cliff? Is this reasonable?"
"Red Cliff was released on Thursday. They made over million in four days, 70 million, more than us..."
Xu Kun: “…”
(End of this chapter)
