Chapter 55: Song of Transcendence 4/5
PS: There's one more chapter, let's update it tomorrow, I've written 13,000 words, and I feel too tired......
"In the 7th week of the release of "The King's Man", the box office myth was once again continued, and the total number of moviegoers exceeded the 10 million mark without suspense, officially announcing that it had entered the 10 million club!"
"The number of viewers of "The King's Man" has made a breakthrough again, and the 10 million club has entered a newcomer after 2 years!"
The editor-in-chief of the entertainment section of Chosun Ilbo described it in a very excited tone: "...... This is one of the few exciting events since the reform of the film industry in 1999! Just like "Life and Death", it broke the history of Hollywood's domination of the Korean film industry, and told us with a box office of 6.2 million people that the highest record of Korean films is no longer "Titanic", and it is no longer Hollywood. The second time is "The Lord of the Rings", when "The Lord of the Rings" swept the world, on the charts of various countries, "The Lord of the Rings" has an absolute advantage to kill the country's films to the blood, only us, only our "Shibi Island", on this peninsula to stop it from dominating the world! The third is "Tai Chi Flag Flying", which has set a series of records, it tells us what Hollywood's successful model is, and it points out the way for the healthy development of Korean film business. And now, we have a new ruler!"
“…… It was born today when filmmakers have lost their glory, it was born in people's field of vision bathed in fire, it has been despised and forgotten...... But no matter what the difficulties have been, it is still coming to us in an unparalleled form. It washes away the stigma that certain filmmakers have brought to Korean cinema, it tells us. Our film history is not yet aging, it is still young, and it still has the passion to continue to set new records...... Praise you, "The King's Man"! Praise you, J.H. and Lee Jun-ik, directors who did not hesitate to invest huge sums of money and take huge risks to bring it to the market! Praise you, praise Ahn Jun-hyuk for giving Kong Ji his soul and giving him a soul!"
The sensational articles published by the Chosun Ilbo were frantically reprinted by various newspapers and web portals, and the number of people exceeded 10 million. The name "The King's Man". It was given a new meaning.
As an investor, a participant, and the biggest contributor to the public in "The King's Man", Ahn Junhyuk's popularity has almost climbed to the apex of what he can accommodate for a while.
"Miracle Hand!"
This is Yahoo Korea, which has won a new title for him and is getting closer and closer to Ahn Joon-hyuk's loyal fans. The writer is not disguised at all. Maybe it may be the good opinion of the entire editorial board about him: "...... We've been following the young actor for a long time. From his first appearance, from him slowly from an unknown newcomer to a popular newcomer. Walking on the ...... of today"
"We also remember his real-life performance in 'Right,' and he brought Cha Moo-hyuk to life, so much so that his fans still call him 'Uncle'! We also remember that under the statement that many people can't understand, he resolutely changed his style, starred in "Kim Sam Soon", and even used a song of his lyrical talent that was covered up by HIPHOP to win the red and white Ji-young...... My friends, he never stops in one place, he never stops, he always works, so he brings us a lot of classics, and today he brings us a "The King's Man" recorded in film history, and brings us a Kong Ji that no one can surpass...... We have to remember that he's 20 years old, he's very, very young, and in the future, where is his apex?"
After this review was published, Yahoo Korea's editor, who wrote the article signed by Cha Won-gil, was unanimously loved by Ahn Junhyuk's fans, and fans even found his CY nest, and in just a few days, he slammed his followers from 211 to more than 30,000 people, and successfully entered the VIP ranks of CY nest.
The news that "The King's Man" exceeded 10 million viewers made the whole of South Korea crazy, and the media were scrambling to report it, using various beautiful words to describe this great event. People are also discussing it online, especially after the latest news released by the Statistics Office.
On March 24, the Statistics Office released the results of a new population survey, which showed that by the end of December 2005, there were 43 million teenagers and adults over the age of 12 in the country.
Although it is only a metaphor, it still excites the supporters of "Wang Nan".
And in the continuous madness, "Wang Nan" is still going further and further on the road of "Record Terminator", and after breaking through 10 million people, it once again refreshed the two records created by "Tai Chi Flag Flying", which are: the fastest breakthrough of 9 million to 10 million! The fastest breakthrough to 10 million!
The record set by the former's "Tai Chi Flag Flying" was 8 days, and "Wang Nan" took only 6 days. The record set by the latter's "Tai Chi Flag Flying" is 45 days, and "Wang Nan" is 40 days.
Soon, it advanced to a new record, this time, its sword pointed at the two predecessors in front of it in film history, and the first to suffer was "Shiwei Island", which was once pulled down from the altar by "Tai Chi Flag Flying"!
This time, no one dares to predict the lack of box office potential of "Wang Nan", which has been ranked first in the pre-sale list for 7 consecutive weeks, and has occupied the first place in the box office list for 7 consecutive weeks, and in the 8th week, there is still no film that can threaten its position.
Jun Ji-hyun starred in "Daisy" became the fourth victim in the 8th week, although Jun Ji-hyun, the Asian goddess with beautiful legs, summoned the box office, but unfortunately "The King's Man" continued to be popular, which has overdrawn the enthusiasm of the people, and the hungriest man can't keep his eyes on the goddess's legs for the time being, but is nervously watching, when will "The King Man" be surpassed?
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"Wang Nan" lived up to people's expectations and exceeded 10 million viewers. With the scale of 54 theaters in Seoul and 320 theaters nationwide, in the 8th week after the release, that is, the total number of days is 52 days, the total box office will push the total number of moviegoers to 11.34 million, surpassing "Sebi Island" and ranking second in film history!
is still 400,000 from the record of 11.74 million in "Tai Chi Flag Flying"!
"The King's Man" ranks second in film history, and analysts say it has the potential to continue. If there are no accidents. It is possible to break the first record in film history set by "Tai Chi Flag Flying" in the next week and completely rewrite the ranking of the film industry!"
"The King's Man will be the king of movies!"
"The King's Man, the first in history is just around the corner!"
"It's moving toward that throne. It will take that laurel crown. It will also usher in a new era of Korean cinema!"
"The King's Man has led to the recovery of the service industry. According to a recent sample survey of Mega.Box in Seoul, Lotte Cinema's theaters, and the service industry near the theater, "The King's Man" continues to be popular. The service industry swept away last year's downturn and once again entered a booming economic sequence, and according to the assessment of relevant experts, the consumption of services provided by the popularity ripple effect of "Wang Nan" is at least hundreds of billions of won......"
Every newspaper, the homepage of every portal, and even the daily news beyond "Silo Island" are full of the name "The King's Man".
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Seoul, Samseong-dong's Mega.Box.COEX Theater, countless black heads crowded in front of the country's largest theater, a gaudy red carpet stretched from the entrance hall to the outside, fences around the red carpet, hundreds of security personnel blocked the front of the crowd, sweating profusely to resist the crowd.
A huge team of at least 300 reporters in total mingled around the periphery of the security personnel, holding cameras, video cameras, and microphones in their hands, mixed with the continuous screams of the crowd, flashing lights, shutters, and reports, forming a terrifying sound that hit the warm and cold air of March spring.
Ahn Jun-hyuk got down from the special car sent by the theater and stepped on the red carpet, the excitement of the crowd suddenly set off a terrible climax, and the surging figures were like black tides, which almost broke up the security team one after another.
The staff in charge of reception did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly escorted Ahn Junhyuk into the theater, and the excited crowd outside quieted down.
"Ha Lu Ha, BOSS, the popularity really can't be compared! When I first came in, those fans outside were not so excited!"
As soon as he entered the theater, Li Junyi, who arrived in advance, greeted him with a smile.
Smiling and shaking hands with him, Ahn Jun-hyuk quipped: "I'd rather switch roles with you, being interviewed by Newsweek and The New York Times, it's not everyone's treatment, and only three or four directors in the whole of Korea have such honors, right?"
"Three to be exact, I'm the fourth!" Li Junyi stretched out his hand to compare the numbers, his smile was full of pride, when "Wang Nan" exceeded 10 million people, Li Junyi received interviews with several newspapers and magazines with the largest circulation in the United States, which will probably become his proudest thing for a long time.
After a few jokes, the two walked to the screening hall, and in the screening hall, Gan Yucheng, Zheng Zhenrong, Jiang Chengyan and other main creators were already waiting.
A few people appeared here today to hold a fan meeting to thank all fans for their unsparing support over the past 9 weeks, because just yesterday, the total box office of "Wang Nan" has reached 11.71 million people, surpassing the first "Tai Chi Flag Flying" in film history, only today's last step!
This meeting is also equivalent to a celebration party.
In light of the pleasant cooperation over the past nine weeks, Mega.Box has been able to set up the meet-and-greet venue, not only by promoting it several days in advance, but also by freeing up the largest 300-seat screening room in COEX.
The COEX theater is entirely constructed as a sports arena, so the interior space looks very large, and even as the invited fans, fans, and critics gradually fill up, and even reporters come in and stand in the space between the seats, the space does not seem cramped.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the meeting officially began, and "The King's Man" and never-before-revealed tidbits began to be screened on the screen, and at the same time, as a representative of the producer and distributor of "The King's Man", Ahn Jun-hyuk took the stage to deliver a speech!
The space is empty!
Walking on the stage built in front of the screen, looking at the audience sitting densely under the dim light in front of him, "The King's Man" was playing silently behind him, and in the bright light, Ahn Junhyuk looked at the calm and silent people.
There's something swelling in my heart!
He smiled, suppressed the strangeness in his heart, and said: "Guests, friends, thank you for your continued attention and support! I believe everyone knows the significance of today's meeting, just today, "The King's Man" will surpass "Taiji Flag Flying" and become the new king in the history of Korean films!!"
Boom –
The violent applause was deafening, the air was shaking, and the ears were filled with the roar of the crowd clapping their palms frantically, and there was an illusion that the whole space was trembling. He smiled and didn't stop it, this joy is worth venting once!
But it's not just applause!
When the people were tired of filming, the applause gradually faded and finally disappeared, and Ahn Joon-hyuk was about to start his speech again, in the back of the theater, a wisp of singing sounded......
Again, I drowned in applause
You are so excited in front of you
In the darkness, it was as if the world had stopped turning
You and I can hug each other without having our hands
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He looked up in amazement and looked at the corner where the song came from, where a vague shadow stood up, it was a girl, she sang hard, loudly, her Chinese was not good, and the words were not clear, but she sang loudly.
In the theater, people were quiet at this moment, and countless eyes looked behind and then forward.
Gradually, more people stood up, looking at their age and dress, most of them were fans or fans, some people didn't know how to sing at all, just hummed the melody, and some people were out of tune, and the chorus seemed noisy and chaotic.
But they sang very hard, many people almost screamed, their singing roared, and the gradually brightening lights in the theater could be seen, and the figures who stood up one by one, shaking their hands with a smile on their lips.
"To all who know my name......
The stunned look in Ahn Jun-hyuk's eyes gradually receded, and the light resurfaced again, full of soft colors.
“……”
He looked at them, then lowered his head slightly, put one hand on his forehead, and the corners of his mouth were softly hooked-
Scold...... (To be continued......)