As time went by, the crowd became more and more, stretching from the entrance of the cinema all the way back, and people who didn't care about the film festival couldn't help but be curious when they passed by, and came over to ask which movie was being released today, which actually triggered such a movie-watching boom. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Even reporters from all sides rushed over after receiving the news, and at lunchtime, the peak queue had exceeded 800 people, and the last time such a grand occasion appeared was in 2008, when the "Slumdog Millionaire" triggered a movie-watching boom, and the number of people in line exceeded 1,500 people, and today's scene seems to be getting more and more crazy, so unexpected once again made the reporters a little unprepared.

For the Toronto Film Festival, the number of audiences is more than 350,000 every year, and this year there is even a chance to exceed 400,000, and the movie-going boom is surging year by year.

However, due to the fact that most of the movie tickets have been sold out in advance before the opening, the number of fans who arrive at the scene to join the peak queue is still limited after all, for a single movie, the queue can exceed 200 yards is already hot, often there will be a peak queue at the door of every movie theater, and the audience chooses their favorite works to watch.

Annual hits like "Slumdog Millionaire" do exist, but there are generally reasons, such as the work is particularly good and is sought after by film critics, for example, the director is particularly famous and has an incomparably strong appeal, and for example, the cast is extraordinary, just avid fans are enough to detonate the scene, and for example, "Slumdog Millionaire" has a special attraction for Indian immigrants, British audiences who were once colonial lords, and Canadian audiences who are now close to Britain and India......

However, "burying alive" does not have any of the above conditions. Media reviews: Six positive and three negative, which is really good, especially for thriller and suspense films, which have not completely detonated the market; directors and actors? a nobody, a pink newcomer, and a limited audience who has heard the name; public relations propaganda? This independent film has not even been found by a distribution company, let alone public relations publicity, and almost no one has heard of this film before its premiere the day before yesterday.

So, why?

After the premiere of "Buried Alive", the media was indeed lively, whether it was the surprise brought by the work itself, or the curiosity about the newcomer actor Lan Li, or the attention to the scandal between Natalie and Lan Li, which successfully made "Buried Alive" surpass "The City Thief" and become the biggest focus in the past 24 hours. However, this still can't explain the peak long line of eight hundred people, all this is too exaggerated!

At the moment in 2010, the influence of Facebook and YouTube has gradually become a new force in the media, and the impact of the Internet on social life can be glimpsed in all aspects, but the impact of online media on traditional industries is still not fully revealed, taking film promotion as an example, now the public relations team is aware of the need for online publicity, and they will also arrange relevant publicity content, but the degree of attention is very limited, and traditional TV, radio, on-site and other publicity methods still play a major role.

In other words, the "instant age" brought about by social networks is only in its infancy, and people's understanding of the power of the Internet is only the tip of the iceberg.

The Yahoo community has been in full swing in the past few months, and finally exploded with strong energy on the international stage of Toronto, and many netizens have rushed to Toronto, and the only reason is Lan Li! "Burying alive" has naturally become their inevitable choice.

It is true that "buried alive" cannot be regarded as top-notch in terms of media reputation and the work itself, but everyone ignores a core point: Lan Li. Even Andy Rogers ignored it.

When Chanel reacted, he noticed that he was surrounded by the team around him.

Because the queue is in an "S" shape, as the line continues to advance, there will always be a new batch of people around them, but no matter how they change, everyone always can't wait to talk to Chanel, some people also attended the premiere, excitedly sharing with her the experience of watching the movie that day, some people watched the only screening yesterday morning, eager to find someone to discuss the movie, of course, most of the people still haven't watched it, so some people discuss the "Pacific War" , some people discuss two singles, some people discuss Lan Li-Hall......

The team around Chanel has never decreased, the crowd has changed one stubble after another, and after turning a corner, the friends who had just said goodbye met again, and then picked up the topic that had been interrupted again, and continued to chat. In the back, even separated from "Buried Alive" and Lan Li, everyone exchanged their views on other movies, and the discussion was hot.

At this moment, Chanel really felt the enthusiasm of the Toronto Film Festival, and even some of the audience members have gray hair, they are Canadians, and they have participated in the Toronto Film Festival for as many as 15 years.

Before she knew it, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and Chanel didn't realize the passage of time at all, and even whether she ate lunch or not, her memory was a little blurry, and she vaguely remembered that everyone had taken out sandwiches, hamburgers, or soda crackers prepared in advance to satisfy her hunger, but she couldn't remember what she had eaten. If it weren't for the dry, smoky throat that reminded Chanel that she had been chatting tirelessly for hours, she had thought it had only been half an hour.

"Finally. Tyron's voice sounded again, and Chanel looked ahead, and sure enough, there were less than fifteen people left in front of them, and the long wait was finally coming to an end.

Following the line quickly, and when it was Taryn's turn, the conductor smiled apologetically, "Sorry, all the seats are sold out." ”

"No!" Tyron and Chanel didn't have time to speak, and the others behind them heard the reply, so they broke down and hugged their heads, crouched down and wailed, "How can this be!" They waited for six hours—no more, but in the end they still couldn't see it?

Taryn didn't react for a moment, he was stunned for a moment, and then he wailed after a half-beat slow reaction arc, "No!" Tyron's smiling face suddenly collapsed, like a melting candle, "Didn't you say that more than half of the tickets were left for this movie? Didn't you say that no one watched this movie at all? Didn't you say that today is a venue with 600 people? How could this be?"

The conductor seemed to be used to such a situation, shrugged helplessly, and said half-jokingly, "Just look at the line behind you." ”

Turning his head to look over, there were at least more than 400 people in the mighty team, and there were even people who had just arrived at the scene, and they were also confused when they saw such a team.

Chanel didn't hold back after all, walked directly to Tyron's side, and asked, "But I checked, after there are no tickets for today's game, there is only one more game left tomorrow at noon, right?" After getting a positive answer, Chanel's dissatisfaction broke out, "Then you also look at the team behind you, how many viewers still want to watch this movie, there is only the last one tomorrow, and there will be no after that." What does this mean? It means that most of the audience doesn't get a chance to see it. ”

The ticket seller opened his mouth to explain, but the angry Chanel didn't give him a chance at all, "Isn't it the norm of the film festival to let all audiences see high-quality movies and let everyone share the joy of watching movies together?" The queue for this film today is not even one-fifth of that of 'buried alive', but for the next six days, there will be one film every day, what does this mean? Could it be that the official organizing committee of the Toronto Film Festival is forcing all audiences to choose 'thieves in the city' instead of 'buried alive'?"

Chanel didn't mean to target the "thieves in the city", in fact, she hadn't seen the movie yet, so she had no intention of judging. It's just that the "thief in the city" just hit the muzzle of the gun.

"Miss. "The ticket clerk is also very skilled in handling such a situation, almost a few times a year, and most of the audience attending the festival are avid film lovers, so they are naturally more excited, "If you want to apply for an additional screening, you can communicate with the duty manager next to you, and then react to the official, then the additional screening can be realized." ”

Every year, there are additional films, which is one of the hallmarks of the festival's popularity. As a result, the Toronto Film Festival is completely open to additional screenings, with six films having additional screenings last year. Among them, "Cherish", which won the final People's Choice Award, has added 11 games.

Chanel didn't expect such a reply, and then Tyron, who was standing next to him, didn't leave any breathing space at all, and turned around and shouted to the team behind him, "More!

Today, the audience who is willing to come to line up early in the morning, they all know that there are only two "buried alive" today and tomorrow, and if they miss today, the hope of tomorrow will be even more slim. So, hearing Tyron's shout, everyone shouted along, "Come on!"

The uniform shouts echoed over the square, and every face was filled with a bright smile and a look of excitement, regardless of whether the film was "buried alive" or not worth watching, but they all believed in one thing, and they could only judge after watching it, for now, they desperately wanted to see this hot topic, but they couldn't see it, so does the meaning of the film festival still exist?

"Extra, extra, extra!"

The shouts were wave after wave, and Chanel couldn't help but stir his heart, raised his right hand high, clenched his fist, and waved it vigorously, joining everyone, "Come on!" At this moment, they are one.