Chapter 350: The Battle for the Box Office (2)

"Poplar Films is not afraid of foreign blockbusters released at the same time, and its movie "Get the Father-in-law" vows to compete with foreign blockbusters in the same schedule"!

The next day, the headlines of the major media were basically like this, although Luo Yang's words did not have such a meaning, but the media would "summarize", so Luo Yang's words were "summarized" by these media.

As soon as this news came out, the hot "box office battle" that was already hyped on the Internet went to a higher level, and there were many people who praised Luo Yang for a while, and there were many people who ridiculed Luo Yang, and those who praised Luo Yang thought that Luo Yang's attitude towards this "box office battle" should be the courage that a new generation of directors in China should have, that is, they should not be afraid of those blockbusters released abroad at the same time, no matter how they win or lose, it doesn't matter if Zuihou loses in this box office battle, at least not because they are afraid of foreign blockbusters released at the same time, and changed the schedule of the movie's release, losing the backbone and courage of the Chinese people.

Ironic people believe that Luo Yang is now carried away by the stimulation of previous successes, a small-budget urban light comedy actually dares to compete with several foreign blockbusters released at the same time, although we also appreciate Luo Yang's attitude of facing difficulties, but I have to say that Luo Yang's move does not represent the courage and backbone of Chinese films, but stupidity, originally the movie "Get the Father-in-law" is still very good, if it is released in other schedules, it will definitely achieve a good box office, but Luo Yang's move, will only bury this movie that should have been successful, and the Zuihou movie and Luo Yang's big words will become the laughing stock of foreign filmmakers. It's just a dizzy person who does this, even if Luo Yang wants to compete with foreign movies at the box office, at least you have to come up with a heavyweight blockbuster with the same investment to say such a big thing.

The two parties have their own opinions, arguing endlessly on the Internet, and eventually it will basically evolve into mutual abuse, coupled with those who pretend to be neutral, are clearly persuasive, and secretly sow discord, which is very lively for a while.

And at this time, the crew of the first foreign blockbuster "Deadly Escape 2" released at the same time came to China to start promoting their movies before the movie was released. Li and the leading actors of the crew were all present, and the media reporters who got the news for a while rushed to the movie promotion site, which was impossible to have this kind of treatment before the release of the foreign blockbuster, after all, it was not a Chinese movie, if the media seemed too enthusiastic, wouldn't it feel very embarrassing, but this time it was different, the main creators of the movie "Fatal Escape 2" enjoyed the treatment that those foreign directors did not enjoy before, because reporters wanted to hear "Fatal Escape 2" What do the main creators think about the hot box office battle in China in recent times?

"Spike. Mr. Lee, what do you think of the recent "box office battle" incidents"?

A reporter first stretched out his microphone and aimed it at Spike, the director of "Deadly Run 2", who was surrounded by many reporters. Lee's face raised his own question.

โ€œwhatโ€๏ผŸ Spike was a little puzzled, Spike was very happy to see so many Chinese reporters just now, and thought to himself, could it be that our movie was not broadcast in China first? Otherwise, how could so many reporters come to the movie promotion site, would the box office in China hit a new high this time?

was happy, but these reporters didn't ask about the movie "Deadly Escape 2" at all, and directly asked a question that made Spike a little puzzled, what is the "box office battle"? Spike simply did not understand what these journalists were talking about.

Seeing Spike's puzzled look, these reporters suddenly realized, Spike didn't know what they were asking, too, although the recent box office battle between the movie "Get Father-in-law" and foreign blockbusters has been hot on the Internet, but after all, it is an internal matter in China, how can Spike, a big foreign director, know these things.

The reporter who asked the question quickly explained what happened to Spike.

learned about the "box office battle", which made Spike a little depressed, "Get Father-in-law"? I have never heard of this movie at all, it is said that it is still a small cost Huaguo urban light comedy, how can it be compared with a blockbuster with an investment of hundreds of millions like "Deadly Escape 2", which small director must be grandstanding again, and wants to take this opportunity to hype up his own movie, right? Spike thought disdainfully in his heart, Spike has seen a lot of this kind of thing, and every year there are many people who want to become famous with a big director like himself, but most of the trash movies directed by such small directors end up being crushed by the movies he directed, and there is not even a scum left, and Zuihou disappears without a trace.

Spike himself doesn't want to make his own remarks on these things, first, there is no need to worry about this kind of little director who can only talk about it, and secondly, Spike doesn't care about it, which damages his demeanor, but Spike, who wanted to skip this topic, saw that the Chinese reporters in the audience were waiting for his answer with great interest, and suddenly realized that it turned out that so many Chinese reporters came today, not because his movie was not broadcast in China, but because of this incident.

In an instant, Spike, who found out about this, changed his original mind and decided to express his opinion on this matter, first, the purpose of these reporters' arrival was a little different from Spike's original idea, which made Spike, who was happy for a while, feel a little unhappy, and secondly, Spike also saw that if he didn't express his opinion, these reporters would probably come to a bullshit conclusion on their own, such as ""Deadly Run 2" director Spike didn't dare to express his opinion on the box office battle because of his weak heart, Don't overestimate the discipline of these reporters, these reporters can definitely write this kind of thing, because they have long since lost their discipline, although Spike believes that these statements have little impact on the box office after the release of the movie, but it is not the grievance that looks aggrieved.

Therefore, Spike decided to teach the little director who was ready to sensationalize a lesson through the media, so that he understood not to look for a random object of provocation, which would hurt him very much, thinking of this, Spike coughed, cleared his throat, and then said expressionlessly: "Get the father-in-law"? I've never heard of this movie, who is Luo Yang? I'm not interested in these inexplicable people, please don't bother me with the inexplicable things that these grandstanders have come up about".

What Spike means is, if you want to compare with me and compete for the box office, at least you reporters should also find a little heavy opponent, such as director Chen Yimou, who made "District 9" some time ago and won the three Academy Awards trophy in one fell swoop with this movie, I may also deal with it seriously, those nobodies, you said it was a waste of my time.

Spike's answer made these Chinese reporters a little unhappy, after all, people in their own country were despised by a foreigner, and everyone felt sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox, but after being unhappy, they became happy again, because this is exactly the answer that these reporters wanted to hear.

So when Spike replied to this sentence and was about to leave to show his dissatisfaction, another reporter immediately asked: "Director Spike, Luo Yang, the screenwriter of "Get My Father-in-law", just won the Best Original Screenplay Award at the past Academy Awards, and pushed the age of this award forward by ten years, creating a historical record. How old was Spike when you won the Academy Award for Best Director, Mr. Spike?

This reporter's question made Spike stunned for a moment, and when he reacted and understood the reporter's words, his face suddenly turned green, Luo Yang won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and became the youngest person in history to win this award, Spike, as a director, naturally knows this genius, but the name of the Chinese has always been very awkward, and Spike does not know what this award-winning young man is called.

Spike was tempted to yell at these reporters at this point, didn't you TMDweishenme say it earlier? If he had known that this Luo Yang was the genius who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the age of 22, Spike would not dare to say that the other party was a nobody, otherwise I don't know how many people would scold him for being arrogant.

And this reporter Zuihou's words made Spike very unhappy, how old did he get the best director? Spike, who had always dreamed of winning this award but couldn't get it, wanted to point at the reporter and scold, "TMD, don't you know that this is a pain in my heart?" Is there anyone like you who expose people's shortcomings"?

Spike, whose face was green for a long time, still didn't think of how he should answer, so he waved his hand angrily and refused to answer the reporter's question, and then walked away in a gloomy manner, continuing to be blocked by these bastard reporters, and it is estimated that his face was lost.

Seeing Spike go, these reporters suddenly felt refreshed, looked at each other, haha laughed a few times, and then scattered, although Spike did not specifically answer about the incident about the box office battle, but as senior reporters, there is no way to write the truth, and will not "summarize"?

Therefore, the next day, the headlines of various entertainment media in China published the "record" of the reporters' interview with Spike on the front page!

Spike calls Luo Yang a nobody, and he has never heard of the Chinese film "Get My Father-in-law", so he doesn't bother to discuss this "box office battle"!

"Please don't bother me with the inexplicable things that the sensationalists are making about," Spike says!!

"When Spike learns that Luo Yang is the youngest winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, he turns around and leaves with disdain"!

If Spike can understand Chinese and see these news, it is estimated that he will spray three liters of blood and fall to the ground, these reporters are too undisciplined, when did I say these things? Fortunately, Spike could not read Chinese and did not suffer this living crime.

"Spike is too much, doesn't he dare to disdain you, does he think he's so good?" In the office of Poplar Movie, Zhao Yang took a bunch of newspapers and threw them on Luo Yang's desk very unhappily, and then said to Luo Yang indignantly.

"Okay, okay, you haven't heard Spike say this in person, don't you believe what reporters and the media say, Brother Zhao, you haven't just entered the entertainment industry", Luo Yang on the side saw Zhao Yang's angry appearance, took the pile of newspapers a little funny, glanced at it roughly, and then put it aside, and persuaded Zhao Yang with a smile.

"What do you mean is that these words that Spike said are all made up by these reporters and media in Huaguo", hearing Luo Yang's words, Zhao Yang thought about the discipline of the reporters, and suddenly understood, and said to Luo Yang.

"Although I don't know the specific situation of the matter, but it should be eight or nine to ten, even if Spike said so, in fact, there is nothing wrong, originally our company's "Get the Father-in-law" and "Deadly Escape 2" The gap is very large, and it is normal for Spike to look down on it, and this time we are for publicity, the result is that Spike suffered inexplicably, speaking of which, we Poplar is sorry for Spike, and there is no need to worry about some small things", Luo Yang smiled and waved his hand to Zhao Yang.

"This is also true", hearing Luo Yang's words, Zhao Yang thought about it, and nodded, and felt a little sympathetic to Spike for a moment, this guy was hacked by the Chinese media, which was about to cause the public anger of the Chinese people, after all, Luo Yang only won the Best Original Screenplay Award at the Academy Awards some time ago, and created the youngest record in history, so that the Chinese people are proud and regard Luo Yang as proud, but Spike disdainfully said a nobody, think about it, you know how much hatred he has pulled in China this time.

"But this also just achieved our pre-jihua purpose, that is, to burden Spike, it really makes me a little uneasy, in the future, if there is a chance, I will find a way to repay this Spike for a favor", Luo Yang shook his head, this time for the smooth development of his jihua, Spike's "Deadly Escape 2" will definitely become the backing of "Get the Father-in-law", and if Jihua goes well, the box office of "Deadly Escape 2" in China will definitely plummet, presumably for Spike's directorial career, The impact is still very great, and Luo Yang, who is also a director, is also a little sympathetic to Spike's innocent experience, but for the development of Poplar's films, he has to die and not die, and there will be a chance to repay it in the future.

"Since we have achieved our original goal, and the current public opinion is just in our favor, then let's follow the original jihua", although Luo Yang sympathized with Spike for being shot in the knee for no reason, but still said firmly to Zhao Yang.

"Don't worry, I'll go and prepare right away", Zhao Yang nodded and left Luo Yang's office.

Watching Zhao Yang leave, Luo Yang shook his head, looked at his hands, and said to himself: "I'm also the mastermind behind the scenes, right?"

After Spike's remarks were rendered by the media, they quickly spread to the Internet, and under the distortion of people with intentions, Spike's remarks were changed to become Spike, foreign directors who look down on Chinese domestic films, otherwise how could they disdain our films?

Under the crazy spread of the water army and public knowledge, the news was hyped on the Internet, but not many people knew Spike's original words, and most of the main force of the summer box office were students and young people, all of whom were full of blood and blood, although they were all patriots, but after all, Chinese films also represent the country's cultural face, and because they have always been weak, it makes the public's nerves in this regard extraordinarily sensitive, otherwise "District 9" won three awards some time ago, which would make Chinese people so proud.

And Spike's distorted words made these young people extremely angry, TMD, you foreign directors, since you look down on our country, why do you come to China to screen your films? And the people who make our money and scold us, bully people, don't they?

Therefore, under the call of well-intentioned people, there was a sudden boycott of foreign blockbusters on the Internet, and a wave of support for domestic films, since Spike disdains this box office dispute, then let Spike look at our Chinese liliang, and this trend is becoming more and more fierce under the impetus of the water army and public knowledge, and for a while, the public opinion orientation has become as a Chinese person, and does not support Chinese movies, then you are not patriotic, you are scum, that is, in short, Jihua go to see foreign movies, good for it.

"This matter has succeeded", the chairman's office of Poplar Film Company, as the mastermind behind this "box office battle" incident, Luo Yang has been paying attention to the continuous progress of this matter, seeing the final public opinion results on the Internet, Luo Yang nodded with satisfaction, this is the result that Luo Yang wants, presumably in this public opinion environment, the box office of these foreign blockbusters in China will definitely be extremely bleak, although I dare not say that these foreign blockbusters will not be collected, but it will not be very good, As the opponent of these foreign blockbusters this time, the movie "Get My Father-in-law", I don't know what the final box office is, Luo Yang has reason to look forward to it.

Of course, there is a reason why this thing is so successful, the first is that Huaguo films are originally weak, so the Chinese people feel very unhappy and humiliated in this regard, and as soon as they are provoked, it is easy to spark, so they are so smoothly guided by Luo Yang, and the second is because Huaguo summer files are the world of students and young people, and adults are busy with work, and there are not many opportunities to sit in the cinema and watch movies, and these young people and students are not only enthusiastic, but also like to accept new things online. That's why it will be affected by public opinion, if you change the time and change it to the New Year's stalls, then the impact of this box office battle is estimated to be much smaller, first, adults are calmer and not easy to be incited emotionally, and secondly, adults don't like to surf the Internet, so it is possible that they don't know about it.

In short, this matter can be successful because the factors of time, place and people are all accounted for by Luo Yang, and next, it depends on how far the box office of the movie "Get My Father-in-law" will reach after so many calculations, Luo Yang pinched the pen and thought secretly.