Section 177: Counterattack
"Casting hasn't started yet...... Okay, I'll let you know if there's any news...... No, don't come, I've had a lot of things going on lately, and I can't spare time...... Well, that's it. ”
Duane hung up the phone, leaned back in his chair and let out a sigh, holding the phone in front of his eyes and looking at it for a long time, wondering if he was going to change the number.
Just now it was a call from an actress, and Du An didn't know the actor named Jiang Yi at all, and he didn't know how she got her call.
Since the news of the "Liberation Day" project spread, the hottest topic in the media has been this topic recently, all newspapers and magazines have reported from various angles, even with Duane's side, there are always calls from various unknown people in a few days, basically the actors recommend themselves, or implicitly, or directly, and invite him to dinner to "talk in detail", all of them are rushing to this project, and these people are not unknown, many of them are second-tier stars.
It's no wonder that these stars are so catch-up, after all, this is a big project of 400 million, the highest investment movie in history, not to mention anything else, just the title of "the highest investment in history" is destined that this movie will not be normal. Even if you are unlucky and not very successful, it will definitely attract a lot of eyeballs, if you can star in this movie, it will really become an overnight success, and those who are originally a little famous will be even more famous, and it is a sure thing that their status and value will rise in the circle.
Some of the actresses' phone calls are very shy, they all want to meet and "talk in detail", it seems that there is something inconvenient to say on the phone, and what else is inconvenient to say on the phone that they want to meet and talk in detail?
To be honest, he is not a sage, the first time he received such a call, and when he heard the actor on the other end of the phone say this, Du An's heart was still quite moved, after all, he had also seen the female star he told him so at that time, she was beautiful and in good shape, for a man with normal physiological functions and was in the prime of energy, this temptation is really not small. But as soon as he thought that he was a person with a girlfriend, his commotion of caution was immediately extinguished.
And this movie is not his own decision, the three companies invest, even if Shu Yu is basically the only one, but Han Sanping is not a vegetarian. In the end, Duane didn't want to mess up the project because of his own personal **, after all, it was a 300 million project, and once it was lost, it would be very painful for the three parties.
"No wonder there are so many rights and wrongs in the entertainment industry......"
Duane held his phone and muttered to himself.
In the face of such a naked temptation, which man can not be tempted? There are many factors to consider thanks to him, otherwise, it is really possible to fall.
He looked at it for a long time, and finally put it down and picked up the text on the table to look at it.
This was faxed by Lu Fanghe for him to read, and it was about the box office situation of "The Terminator".
In the follow-up release of the second week, "Myth", like the previous two days, still pressed "The Terminator", and the box office gap was still not obvious, basically a state of going hand in hand, but "Myth" was always in a higher position.
Duane had to wonder if his method didn't work.
However, the box office figures on Friday, that is, yesterday, showed that his method finally worked.
64.5 million, which is the single-day box office result of "Terminator" on Friday, while the single-day box office of "Myth" on Friday is 61 million.
After being pressed by "Myth" for 8 days, "Terminator" finally sat on the throne of the champion Of course, it was only a single day, and if you talk about the total box office since its release, "Myth" is still the champion.
"Myth" and "The Terminator" both chose to open at night instead of in the early morning, so the box office on last Friday's premiere day did not count the daytime box office, but even so, the all-day box office on Friday still can't be compared with the premiere day. This is also a normal situation, generally speaking, the box office on the first Wednesday is the highest, and it will get lower and lower in the future, "Myth" and "Terminator" can still have such results in the second week, which is already considered to be excellent quality and stamina, and "Myth" was overtaken at the box office in a single day, indicating that Duane's method has worked.
Originally, the gap between the two movies was not big, it was basically equal, and the method thrown by Duane was a big straw.
Under the overwhelming coverage of the media, many people know that there is a film with the highest investment in history that is about to be put into production, and the director of this film has been decided, it is Duane, yes, it is the famous young director, the one who killed Xu Ke in May. And he just had a movie released in May, and now he has brought a new movie, which is being screened in theaters.
The movie with the highest investment in history, just this gimmick, makes the audience look forward to it, but this movie has not been made yet, no matter how fast it is, it will have to wait until next year, but they can watch "The Terminator" first.
The director of the highest-investment film in history is the director of "The Terminator", and some audiences who can't wait and don't know "The Terminator" enter the theater to see what kind of director is the director who is about to direct the highest-investment film in history, and whether that movie is worth looking forward to; and some are those who have heard of "The Terminator" but haven't watched it, and finally can't sit still when they open the newspaper every day is Duane, which is "The Terminator", and they finally can't sit still and have the mentality of going to see it; others, they have watched "The Terminator" , knowing that Duane is about to direct a movie with the highest investment in history, they already like "The Terminator" are even more excited, and they can't help but go to the cinema to watch it again.
What will it be tomorrow? Will it continue to overtake?
This is the question in Duane's mind now.
And this was verified the next day.
89.7 million vs. 75 million, "Terminator" continues to surpass and further widen the gap.
Since it was Saturday, the box office of all the films in theaters had rebounded compared to yesterday, but it was the only one with such a big rebound as "The Terminator".
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“…… Yesterday, the single-day box office of "Terminator" reported 94.3 million, ranking first in the single-day box office, and the second place was "Myth", with a single-day box office of 67.3 million. ”
Lu Fanghe was reading out the information.
This is the meeting room of DreamWorks, and it is Monday, and Duane has also come to attend the regular meeting.
"Compared with the single-day box office on Saturday, it is normal for the Sunday box office of "Myth" to decline, after all, it has been released for the second week, and the night box office on Sunday has always been incomparable to Saturday, while the box office trend of "Terminator" is abnormal, and it is still rising in reverse compared to Saturday, which is extremely unreasonable. ”
Lu Fanghe reported solemnly, and a light laugh sounded in the conference room.
Lu Fanghe himself laughed, "But we are happy to see such unreasonableness." If you analyze the reason, it is related to the news of Director Duane's new film project last week, and the social communication effect caused by this news has tapped out all the potential of "The Terminator", which is why it has created such an unreasonable situation. ”
At this point, he put down the information and took the lead in applauding, and everyone in the conference room immediately followed suit.
Du Anxin sighed secretly: No wonder he can be a manager, every time he slaps his sycophants on the idea. The ability to work is important, and the ability to pat on the back is also very important.
After the box office came down on Sunday, last week's weekly box office also came out, and "Terminator" took the three-day weekend overtake as the fulcrum, with a total weekly box office of 571.4 million, surpassing the 545.4 million weekly box office of "Myth" and winning the throne of the weekly box office champion. ”
"Finally, as of yesterday, "Terminator" was released for 11 days, with a total box office of 880.4 million,"
After a fart, Lu Fanghe continued to report, but paused when he reported here.
Although it is not the first time to read this report, he is still in a trance when he looks at it now.
According to this momentum, it is already a sure thing that the global box office of "The Terminator" will break 2 billion, and their dream factory will finally release a movie with a single box office of more than 2 billion?
"Go on. Du An reminded Lu Fanghe.
Lu Fanghe came back to his senses and continued to report, ""Myth" was released for 11 days, with a total box office of 878.4 million. In terms of the total box office since its release, "Terminator" has achieved a leading position with a box office advantage of 2 million, and according to analyst estimates, such an advantage is likely to be maintained and continue to expand. ”
Although "Terminator" can let go of "Myth", and all kinds of measures in it can be seen by everyone, Lu Fanghe still involuntarily had a strange thought in his mind: Could it be that being handsome really has a bonus effect on the box office of the movie?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Duane, and found that Duane was looking at him with a smile, and his eyes seemed to be meaningful, as if to say: Give up resistance, this is a world where faces are seen. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please visit wènhttp://mnet
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