Chapter 577: Impressions of the First Day (Part II)
The viewing environment in the theater on the first day of the Lunar New Year is worse than usual, because many people bring their children to watch it together, which will be a little noisy.
However, Liu Peichuan thinks it's okay, he watches the movie with some freshness, and the schedule is usually too tight, so it is rare to eat popcorn comfortably without baggage.
"Gan Jing didn't say that you can't take your children to watch this film, and the content is definitely fine. ”
"Well, let my parents take Xiaoru to see tomorrow. ”
Liu Peichuan heard the conversation between a man and a woman in the front row and whispered to his uncle Liu Hui: "I still trust Gan Jing, he is going to artificially grade the movie." ”
Liu Hui nodded slightly: "I heard that Gan Jing went to the United States to make a restricted-level movie. ”
"Yes, yesterday I heard that Li Lang on Blu-ray in the capital said that it was an R-rated film, and there was no plan to release it in China. Liu Peichuan said with some sorrow, "So, the first play I was a director in my life may be an R-rated film?"
Liu Hui reminded his nephew who had obviously accepted his fate: "It's an assistant director, not a director, the things here are completely different, and besides, I went to the United States to film, and the environment over there must be very different from ours, so you can say less and do more, and listen to everything." ”
Liu Peichuan said with a smile: "Of course listen to him, he is the boss and the director, what else can I do if I don't listen to him? However, Gan Jing has never been there before, and he is not familiar with the environment, no matter how I think about it, I think this trip will be worse." ”
The movie title on the big screen has begun to show slowly, and the two figures of the iconic blue light in Beijing, one large and one small, leap onto it.
Liu Hui looked at the participating companies of "The Martian" that were constantly listed at the beginning of the film, and said noncommittally: "Gan Jing's basic plate is in China, even if it is bad over there, it is fine." Also, there is one thing you should pay attention to when you go to the United States this time. ”
Liu Peichuan turned his head to look at the uncle.
"Remember to buy his daughter some gifts. Liu Hui raised his hand and pointed to the big screen, the small figure in the opening film has long been circulated in the industry, it is Gan Jing's daughter Gan Xuesi.
"People are sophisticated, I understand, don't worry, uncle. Liu Peichuan replied with a smile.
In the past, the movie officially began, and the first work of the "Five-Year Science Fiction Plan" "The Martian", jointly created by Beijing Blu-ray, Huiwan Film and Television, Brilliant Special Effects and other companies, broke into the audience's sight through a dim world scene.
Liu Peichuan and Liu Hui's uncle and nephew have become serious and serious, no matter what angle they are, Gan Jing and Beijing Blu-ray are worthy of attention by industry insiders, not to mention, this is the Spring Festival file they are used to producing results.
The dim world flashed over, and with the sound in the communicator, the aircraft and the protagonist simply appeared on the big screen.
"I heard that many of the instruments in this play are award-winning designs from students. Liu Peichuan wanted to share his feelings about watching the movie, and started with a little detail outside the play.
"Don't talk, watch well, study hard. Liu Hui didn't mean to chat at all.
Liu Peichuan refocused his attention on the big screen with some amusement, thinking that his uncle really didn't look like an ordinary movie audience.
The plot of "The Martian" is not complicated, simply put, the story of an astronaut who is stranded on Mars alone due to a sandstorm and tries to return to Earth.
However, it took two and a half hours for such a story to be presented on the big screen, which is not quite commercial, which is a bit risky.
According to the preferences of theaters, 90-120 minutes of work is the more acceptable film duration, which means more scheduling and revenue, and can often be taken into account as an important factor.
It's just that Liu Peichuan, who was sitting in the back row, didn't pay much attention to the length of the movie today, and when the lights in the screening room came on, he glanced at his mobile phone and realized that this work was two and a half hours long.
One hundred and fifty minutes, the first work of the five-year science fiction project, "The Martian".
After watching the movie, the uncle and nephew walked out quietly and quietly, each thinking about the feeling of watching this movie.
When you leave the cinema, the cold air touching your skin makes you feel refreshed.
"Uncle, how is it? How do you feel about this one? Shall we watch "Fire Ants" again and compare the two of them?" Liu Peichuan suddenly felt a little unsatisfied after taking two steps on the sidewalk.
"No, no, I don't contribute to the box office of "Fire Ants" anymore. Liu Hui shook his head very realistically, and then said with some amazement, "I now know that our domestic special effects can also sit at such a level." ”
"It's pretty good, the story, it's neat. Liu Peichuan's attention is on the content of the film.
"I can do one paragraph, I can do two paragraphs, but a two-and-a-half-hour movie can be done like this......" Liu Hui took a breath of air and stopped talking, as if he was savoring the taste of the air.
He continued to sigh: "It's not easy, it's really not easy, how did this come about?"
"You don't know about one of your vice presidents of film and television companies, and I don't know even more, I just watched Mr. Zhang's performance very good, well, I didn't think too much about it when I watched it, and I was brought in by him, it's really a drama. Now that I think about it, this film is not as heavy as I imagined, and I thought it was a very serious and grand movie. Liu Peichuan said as he walked, "There are a lot of easter eggs in it, and the music that Mr. Zhang listened to when he was relieving his mood was Xie Xin, Xu Wen and Gan Jing." ”
"Hey, Gan Jing really wants to bring all the fans to the theater, but he did a good job. ”
"But, can this film explode? It seems to be good, the special effects are good, the soundtrack is good, the performance is good, and the plot is not procrastinating, but I don't think it's in line with the explosions of the Beijing Blu-ray before. ”
Liu Peichuan talked eloquently.
"The special effects, soundtrack, acting, and plot, these are all good, do you know how difficult it is?" Liu Hui frowned, "Originally, Beijing Blu-ray was not sure that it would definitely be on the Spring Festival, but now the effect is quite unexpected." ”
Liu Peichuan thought about it, it seems that this is the case, it is already good to be able to do a good job in the few aspects he has raised, maybe, this is the reputation of the Beijing Blu-ray and Gan Jing that make people want better.
He repeated the question he asked at the beginning: "Uncle, what do you think they can do on the first day?"
"I don't know. Liu Hui shook his head, "I just know that I want The Martian to win." ”
"Me too, I hope to go abroad with a good mood Gan Jing...... Liu Peichuan smiled, "Oh yes, I have to send him a text message to congratulate, well, it's still good-looking." ”
Liu Hui nodded casually and didn't speak, he was still thinking about the unexpected level of special effects in this play.
This is a movie special effect created with brilliant special effects as the core, and it must not be easy in the middle, but it can be completed in the end, which undoubtedly shows that the domestic processing level is really good.
But why didn't Xinyu make such a film when it used brilliant special effects before?
Liu Hui thought about announcing that he would also shoot sci-fi new entertainment after the "Five-Year Science Fiction Plan", thinking about its avoidance of "Fire Ants" and choosing to invest in comedy, and suddenly had a very heartfelt wish that the best new entertainment results are behind the Beijing Blu-ray.
"It's done, he didn't reply, I guess today's mobile phone can't stop. Liu Peichuan guessed easily.
"Wait and see, although today is the first day, it is actually only one day to decide the life and death of "Fire Ants". Liu Hui exhaled a long hot breath and quickened his pace home, he wanted to take a good look at other people's evaluations.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, after watching the movie, the spontaneous word-of-mouth of ordinary audiences has come out.
"It's okay, I didn't fall asleep, although "The Martian" is produced by Beijing Blu-ray, but only the screenwriter column in the main creator is signed by Gan Jing, which is still co-signed with screenwriter Lin, so, I actually didn't have much expectations, oh yes, I forgot that there is Zhang Zhonghui, emmm, I watched it with five points of expectation, just ...... It's not bad, you can watch. ”
"Five-star praise, I didn't expect domestic science fiction films to do this, this alone is worth the ticket price. ”
"From the afternoon to the evening, I watched both science fiction movies, let's talk about the story first, "Fire Ants" is obviously much more intense, more exciting, "The Martian" is much more bland than others, in terms of performance, I still watch my family more comfortable, Zhang Zhonghui's sword is not old, and finally the special effects, the latter has a special effects level that is not inferior to the former, which can be described as a meticulous work. ”
"The narrative is a little too bland, give a good review to Gan Jing, another sci-fi won't be watched again, and I may watch another comedy this year. ”
"There's a revolutionary optimism in the style of the film, which I thought was going to be sensational, but it didn't, which is good. As for the special effects, surprises beyond expectations, I would like to remind everyone that this is the first work of the 'Five-Year Science Fiction Project', and I believe that it will get better and better in the future. ”
"I used to watch soap operas with my mother after work, and I liked to complain that people on TV were forcibly sensational, but after watching "The Martian" today, I also have to complain, and I can't force it not to be sensational, some places should be sensational, so that it can look better. ”
Scattered audience evaluations, after ushering in the peak of movie-watching on the night of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the score of "The Martian" was fixed at 8.2 points, which was behind the "Million Baby" released on New Year's Day from the beginning, however, the number of ratings on the first day of the former was 2.4W, and the total number of ratings of "Million Baby" was 9.7W.
According to this trend, it will only take about a week for the total number of ratings of "The Martian" to exceed the number of ratings for "Million Dollar Baby", which is very good - of course, this also has a lot to do with the overdraft of the Spring Festival file.
As the vice president of the film and television company, Liu Hui noticed such details, and at the same time, he went to scan the evaluation of "Fire Ants" after roughly reading the long and short film reviews of "The Martian".
The score of this first batch of sci-fi blockbusters imported to China is 7.5 points, which is not as good as its competitors, but many people score it not because of the content of the movie, but because of the public opinion waves it set off before and the subsequent media ridicule in the United States.
Liu Hui did not wait for the official box office results to be updated, he habitually asked his peers to understand the situation after completing his personal evaluation, and easily knew everyone's general opinion.
On the first day, "Fire Ants" was not as good as "The Martian".
When everything was over, the time was half past ten in the evening, and Liu Hui sent a congratulatory text message to Gan Jing in his heart, but this text message, like his nephew's text message, also did not get a response.
At such a time, Liu Hui can't wait for his own Baishi Film and Television to have the scale of Xinyu, or he can't wait to turn his nephew into a niece, so that he may be able to get a faster reply.
That night, Liu Hui, like many industry insiders, stayed up until the early hours of the morning, although it was not his own movie, but there was still an inexplicable sense of participation when he looked at the relevant feedback.
Early the next morning, Liu Hui woke up his nephew Liu Peichuan and asked him a question.
"Did Gan Jing reply to your message?"
"No, uncle, did you send it to him?"
"I sent it, but I didn't reply. ”
The uncle and nephew stared at each other, both feeling that the other party's coffee table was not enough.
After a simple breakfast, there was nothing else to do, and the two industry insiders stayed in front of the computer together and waited for the data update of the official Huaxia Film Online, which was a kind of excitement about preparing to scratch the prize.
At 7:59, Liu Hui and Liu Peichuan, who were paying attention to the website, felt the vibration of their mobile phones at the same time, and the two took it out to see that it was Gan Jing's reply.
The two replies in the two phones are exactly the same, with only two words:
"Thank you. ”
The two didn't care about complaining about the actor's lagging reply, nor did they care about complaining about his coldness, and the next moment, when the time reached eight o'clock, the page of the official website was refreshed, and the box office data on the first day of the Spring Festival stalls was freshly released.
"The Martian", with a film scheduling rate of 32% and a box office of 215 million.
"Fire Ants", with a film scheduling rate of 25% and a box office of 156 million.
"Thirteen Days Promise", with a film scheduling rate of 16% and a box office of 140 million.
"Love Raiders", with a film scheduling rate of 20% and a box office of 130 million.
"Uncle, "The Martian" won, the only one that broke 200 million, although the Spring Festival file is short, but this first-day result is really enjoyable!" Liu Peichuan sighed.
"The schedule of "Fire Ants" will definitely drop, "The Martian" is encroached on by the same theme, and "Thirteen Days of Promise" counterattack is suitable for the schedule, and it will definitely take away its schedule. Liu Hui made a judgment.
Liu Peichuan nodded, this is what Uncle said yesterday.
"No, I have to send another congratulatory message to the boss, has this Spring Festival stall become a medal of the blue light in the capital again?" Liu Peichuan suddenly felt a sense of honor, and even changed his title.
Liu Hui stared at the film on the page: "I'm afraid the film "Love Raiders" will have to go up, it will take 140 million with such a small number of films, and the score of "Love Raiders" with the same theme will not like "Fire Ants", it may be the biggest winner of this Spring Festival file. ”
"Really, then I'll have to change the word, as if the word 'throne' is a bit too flattering and not in line with my temperament. ”
Liu Peichuan muttered to himself: "Then I wish the boss another victory." ”