On Monday, January 29, 2007, "This Man from Earth" was screened simultaneously in more than 600 theaters in North America for four full days.

Weekly meeting of White Springs Pictures.

Alex had a large pile of reports in front of him, and judging by the expression on his face, it was pleasant.

"Four days after its release, the total box office of "This Man is from Earth" was 8.7 million, and it ranked eleventh on the weekly box office list." Alex took a deep breath and said, "Actually, the most important point is that although the box office of this film is not very high, the box office is rising every day, and next week we will expand the theaters to 1,500." ”

This number is already very high, and the box office in four days can exceed eight million, which Huo Que never expected, after all, this movie is too unpopular, and mainstream young audiences will not like this film, although the praise continues, but the box office can never be proportional to the praise.

The ratings of major movie rating websites began to continue to increase, from 6.1 on the first day, and now it has risen to 6.9. The newspapers that had previously criticized the film never reported negatively about the film after being besieged by netizens.

"I believe that if the film continues to rise, there should be no big problem with the box office exceeding 50 million." Alex encouraged.

"Oh......"

"Oh my God......"

Alex's words came out, and the employees in the audience couldn't help but let out an exclamation, it is already very good that such a niche movie can achieve a box office of 50 million.

The film has an investment of 10,000 US dollars and an operating cost of less than 200,000 yuan, which is already a big profit at the current box office of 9 million.

"In addition, ......" Alex's eyes stayed on Huo Que's face, and said with a smile: "The results of this film at the Sundance Film Festival have come out, and it has won a total of three awards, the Best Screenplay Award, the American Feature Film Jury Award, and the Audience Award. ”

Hadi drew a cross on his chest: "Huo, you are such a genius." ”

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Sundance International Film Festival Awards Ceremony.

As the biggest winner of this film festival, Huo Que sat in the sixth row, and next to him sat the leading actor Brown, as well as his Bole Alex.

Although Sundance cannot be compared with the Oscars, it still enjoys a certain reputation internationally, especially in the United States, and is favored by many audiences. Today's award ceremony brought together more than 100 media, and there was even a live broadcast on TV.

Under the humorous and humorous hosting style of the black host, there were bursts of laughter at the awards ceremony.

Huo Que looked left and right, and there were some unfamiliar faces on the side, but there was no doubt that they were all people who had the same dream as his owner.

Looking at the stage illuminated by the searchlight, Huo Que couldn't help but feel a little in a trance, he would stand up three times today, and he would go to a bigger stage and more places in the future, so did he step into Vanity Fair? He knows that from the moment he stands on that stage, he will not be nibbling on steamed buns in the future, and he will not be worried about money, but only the pursuit of others, the affirmation of him, and the flattery of him.

"The films nominated for the Best Screenplay Award are...... "Birdman", "The Endless Wind", "The Betrayal of a Country", "Beauty", and "This Man is from Earth".

Although Huo Que knew that he had won the award, it was because of the small stove that Alex, one of the judges, gave him. However, the organizer did not leak the award-winning film in advance, so I was still a little nervous to hear that there were directors or leading actors of my nominated films, including Huo Que, who already knew the answer.

The award presenter is a man and a woman, two actors, who are still a little famous, and after the actor watched the big screen and recited the lines, a dull baritone sounded from the speaker again.

"The winner of the Best Screenplay Award is, "This Man Is from Earth."

Under the watchful eye of the public, he slowly walked onto the stage and took the heavy trophy awarded to him by the organizer...... This is the life I want.

"I've seen the movie, so I've always wanted to see what kind of head can come up with such a creative story, and I see it now, but I didn't pay attention to his head because I was attracted to his face, and he was handsome." The female award presenter enlivened up the atmosphere at the right time, and then asked Huo Que: "After winning such a big award, does Mr. Huo Que have anything special to say?" ”

This is a must-have part of the awards ceremony, and Sundance is no exception.

Huo Que walked to the microphone, took a deep breath, relieved his nervousness, raised the trophy and said: "This is my first story, please believe me have a second, third, and fourth stories, they are all equally interesting." ”

In the applause, Huo Que walked off the stage, and as soon as he sat down, Alex gave him a thumbs up and whispered: "Do you know what I thought when you came on stage?" I'm afraid you'll not be able to say anything when you go up and be nervous, but you're a genius, and you speak very well, and you seem to be born for this kind of high-profile occasion. ”

Huo Quewaner.

The awards continued, and one of them, "This Man is from Earth", was also nominated, but unfortunately it did not win.

Finally it was the turn of the audience award, and when the host loudly announced "This Man is from Earth", Huo Que walked on the stage again.

Holding the second trophy, he stood in front of the microphone and only said one sentence: "I made the movie, it was made for the audience, thank you!" ”

This sentence is very pertinent, blockbusters are to make money, literary films are to win awards or to fulfill a dream in their hearts, and Huo Que said that he makes movies for the audience, and this sentence will become the motto of many directors in the future.

After rounds of competition, it was finally Sundance's most important award, the Jury Prize for Feature Films.

This award is equivalent to the most popular singer award at the festival, so this is also the award that everyone cares about the most.

Huo Que sat on the chair peacefully, unlike those who were nervous and waiting for the result, he knew the answer, and he didn't deliberately care about the answer. After he came to this world, he has clearly paved a way for himself, "This Man is from Earth" is just a transitional work for him to step into the film industry, as long as it can be released, as long as it can be released, as long as it can achieve a good result, he doesn't ask too much, there are countless classics in his mind waiting for him to shoot, waiting for him to share with the people of this world, but it would be better to be able to add icing on the cake.

Looking at the several nominated works that appeared on the screen, the director of the work and the heart of the producer were all in their throats, once they can win this award, whether it is the value of this film or the director's fame, it will be a qualitative improvement, who will not be nervous.

"The winner of the Grand Jury Award for Feature Film is ......" The award presenter left half of his words in his words.

The quiet pin drop in the audience can be heard.

In a Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles' Chinatown, a middle-aged man in a chef's uniform stared at the TV hanging in the restaurant, which was playing the live broadcast of the Sundance Film Festival, and next to him sat a beautiful white girl, it was Josie, who also stared intently at the screen, for fear of missing a shot.

"This man is from Earth." The host shouted out the title of the film.

"Oh!"

Inside the TV, the audience let out a burst of cheers, but from the Chinese restaurant outside the TV, there was a girl's affectionate shout.

A Chinese young man in a black dress calmly walked to the stage, and after receiving the trophy from the award presenter, he walked directly to the microphone, looked at the camera facing him, and said solemnly: "Thank you for your obstacles and rejections, which has made me who I am today. ”

In the restaurant, the middle-aged man always maintained that faint smile, and after hearing Huo Que's words, he turned to all the diners in the restaurant and said, "Everyone is free today." ”