Chapter 380. 【Sweep】
The next day, for a whole day, the words "I Am Legend" spread in the mouths of men, women and children all over the United States.
"I Am Legend" is too terrifying, so popular that it is difficult to find a ticket, and it is fried for hundreds of dollars a ticket, and how many people get up in the middle of the night and wait at the door of the movie theater.
Some people even made a fortune by reselling movie tickets, and in response to this situation, on the afternoon of July 16, all regular theaters in the United States took measures to buy only one movie ticket per day per show per ID card.
In fact, "Terminator 3" is also very exciting, and everyone who has watched it has given it a very high evaluation, however, "I Am Legend" is too exaggerated, and the boredom at the beginning of the front supports the wonderful flattery in the back, so that many, many people directly ignore "Terminator 3"
On the morning of the 16th, the box office performance of "I Am Legend" was better than that of "Terminator 3", but it was not much better, but after three shows in the morning, the excited publicity of those fans who had watched "I Am Legend" made the reputation of "I Am Legend" very good, so on the afternoon of the 16th, the number of viewers of "I Am Legend" was far greater than that of "Terminator 3".
At eleven o'clock in the evening of the 16th, the box office statistics for the entire premiere day came out!
The box office of "Terminator 3" on the premiere day was more than 28 million! It's a good result, but when I saw the box office results on the first day of "I Am Legend", everyone was silent! Million! With a box office of 50 million, doesn't it indicate that it will break 100 million in two days? !
"Jack, that's an exaggeration!"
"Boss, it's not that I'm exaggerating. Really, really excited, fifty million! The premiere was a box office of 50 million. It was so unexpected! I know that the movies you make will definitely be a big hit, boss. But at first I thought. No matter how exaggerated it is, it can get a box office of 30 million and keep pace with Warner's "Terminator 3", after all, the drama is a sequel, and the audience base is very high! Who knows...... Fifty million, oh my! How many people have watched "I Am Legend", and now the evaluation of this movie is very high. When I ate dinner at the restaurant across the street, the people around me were all talking about "I Am Legend". Even the news on TV is broadcasting the popularity of movie theaters today. This kind of atmosphere of "Legend" for all is too exciting. Fat Jack couldn't control his emotions a little anymore and said quickly.
"People are curious creatures, and the more strange the movie, the more curious it is." Yi Feiyang said lightly. The tone is flat, and he doesn't seem to care much about such success, "That sentence is good, curiosity kills cats, not to mention box office ......"
In fact, deep down, Yi Feiyang was also dumbfounded by such results, although the box office results of this drama in his previous life were also very good, but he was not so exaggerated. Could it be that he is really blessed by God? Thinking of this, even Yi Feiyang himself couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
In fact, Yi Feiyang didn't know what to do, if it weren't for the fact that there were too many blockbusters this summer. The number of films scheduled is somewhat scattered, and this "I Am a Legend" can further obtain a good box office.
That's when it happened. Yi Feiyang's phone rang, it was Spielberg's.
"My dear old friend, haven't you slept yet?" Yi Feiyang said with a smile.
"I watched your new movie last night and I couldn't sleep...... Yi, it's safe to say that I Am Legend is a good movie. In addition to the good plot, many things are even worth thinking about, especially your setting of the zombies in it with human nature, which can be said to be of epoch-making significance. Therefore, your play made me think about it so much that I didn't fall asleep until the early hours of the morning, and this morning I rarely slept and went to work in the afternoon. ”
"Now it's evening in the blink of an eye, I've been paying attention to the latest news of your play, and I heard that the box office of your play broke 50 million on the premiere day, and even I'm a little jealous! God, you're really a gold god, it looks like you didn't give your best last time you played against me, right? Spielberg's tone was exaggerated. However, it can be seen that he is really happy that Yi Feiyang has such an achievement.
What is a friend? It is to be moved for you in times of joy, to be happy for you, and to be able to share your joy!
"Who said that, hehe! I did my best last time, but the key is that your strength is too strong! Yi Feiyang smiled, "As for this time, it can be said that it is purely taking up a lot of convenience, for example, my "The Walking Dead" is being released on TV stations, plus there are too many sequels this summer, and there are few novelties, so my drama will really become a 'legend'!" ”
Yi Feiyang is right, his own "The Walking Dead" designed a new zombie genre, so that the audience began to slowly accept the "evolution" of zombies, abandon the inherent thinking mode, and then lay the foundation for the setting of the night demon in "I Am Legend", making it not too abrupt; Secondly, the whole summer vacation file is basically the world of blockbuster sequels, to put it mildly, these films have a wide audience base, but the weakness is the lack of novelty, the audience will know the general content of the road as soon as they see the trailer, and they can guess from the beginning to the end. In contrast, "I Am Legend" seems much fresher.
Hearing Yi Feiyang say this, Spielberg couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, dear Yi, don't play modesty with me!" I won't say anything else, congratulations first, there's one thing I want to tell you, but ...... Looks like it's not a good time......" Spielberg's tone was odd, "but I hope you don't forget me when you throw a big celebration, well, yes, I'll be sure to congratulate you on the spot, and bring you the news!" ”
"What the hell is it, it's so mysterious. But don't worry, you will have a share of the celebration banquet, and you must come when the time comes! ”
In Yi Feiyang's opinion, "I Am Legend" is still very good from the results of the first day, and even unexpectedly, the results in the future should not be bad, and when it is released for a month, a celebration party may be held in Los Angeles.
"Don't worry, I will definitely go! Okay, let's not talk about it, go to sleep, I need to find inspiration now, now go and look for it in my dreams! ”
"......" Yi Feiyang couldn't help but be stunned, could it be that this guy is preparing a new film?!
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"Boss, you said that the box office on the first day was 50 million, can there be more than 1 billion in the world?" Fat Jack couldn't help but ask with some expectation.
Yi Feiyang said with a deep groan. "The summer vacation was supposed to be two months. Our drama will be released for a month and a half at most. According to the current box office results, it can roughly break 500 million in half a month, and the box office will decline in the future, with an average daily income of about 10 million, which is 300 million a month, so the global box office is roughly around 800 million. ”
Yi Feiyang has been very cautious and conservative in his analysis, but in Fat Jack's opinion, such data is too weak. After all, the global market is so big, and now Yi Feiyang's popularity is so strong, coupled with the word-of-mouth effect of "I Am a Legend", it will definitely reach more than 800 million in the future.
At this moment, Yi Feiyang's mobile phone rang again.
At first glance, it was Will Smith's, Yi Feiyang smiled and took it.
"Dear Yi, you hurt me so much!" As soon as he spoke, Will Smith complained. "Originally, I could have starred in this play, but you gave Angelina Jolie. You feminine guy! But I still want to congratulate you, you succeeded, Yi, I watched this play, I was so moved, Zhu Li acted very well, and I don't even dare to imagine if I could surpass her if I starred in it! ”
"Don't be too modest, Will, your acting skills are so good, if you come to the starring role, you will definitely be very successful!" Yi Feiyang said with a smile.
"Are you comforting me? God, come out, I'll invite you to drink, and then get in touch with your big boss, lest the next time you have a good role, you will fly away again! ”
"Hehe, you guy, let's shoot "I Am a Robot" starring you first! Trust me, this drama will be a big hit too! ”
"Really? Are you sure? Didn't fool me? ”
"Of course, can't you trust my vision? To be honest, if your drama is released now, it will also cause a box office sensation, do you know why? ”
"What is the reason?" Will wondered.
"Because I'm the producer of this play!"
"......" Will Smith was stunned, "Ha, people still say that you are modest, so you are so arrogant!" ”
"Correction, not arrogance, self-confidence!"
"Okay, you megalomaniac, I've made an appointment with Robert Jr. and Cage, and I'm going to go to your house and drink!"
"Come to me? Damn, you better not come! I know that I come to eat for nothing! Before leaving, I like to steal my treasured red wine! ”
"Don't be so stingy, we'll be very well-behaved, at most we won't steal red wine this time...... Drink up your treasures! ”
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After a while, hang up the phone.
"Boss, you'd better turn off the phone! If you don't turn it off. I don't have to sleep tonight, I guess I'll call! Jack, the fat man standing aside, said speechlessly.
"If you don't turn off the phone, you don't have to sleep tonight, get ready to prepare, we'll have a carnival tonight!" Yi Feiyang said with a smile,
"Ah, carnival?"
"Yes, if you don't get drunk, if you don't get drunk, if you don't get those thieves drunk, I won't be surnamed Yi!"
That night, Yi Feiyang and his party drank, sang, and celebrated until 3 o'clock in the morning.
Yi Feiyang dragged his drunken body to sleep directly on the bed with the support of Hathaway and Jessica, as for his "bold words" to "get drunk" with the thieves, it was completely shattered, because he was the first to be poured down.
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And the outside world about "I Am Legend" has already become crazy, and all major media are reporting on the increasingly popular box office results of "I Am Legend".
In just two days, the box office has exceeded 100 million, and judging from the number of moviegoers, it seems that it will become more and more popular.
""I Am a Legend" is once again unexpected, the results are so good that they are exaggerated, where is the end of China Yi? Could it be that decades later, the top 10 movies in the history of European and American films with box office results are all made by China? That's terrifying! —Los Angeles Daily News
"I thought it was Mars hitting the Earth, but it was a comet hitting the Earth before I got there, and "Terminator 3" seemed to have completely fallen behind on the first day. It's not that "Terminator 3" isn't exciting enough, or that Jonathan isn't strong enough, but that China is too amazing. —Atlanta Daily News
"Looking forward to James Cameron's move, otherwise, who else in the United States can compete with China!" —Washington Daily News
""Terminator 3" is magnificent, both the plot and the scenes are very exciting, but "I Am Legend" is even better, the scenes, plot, ideas, etc. are all super-first-class level, and what is even more commendable is that this movie can make people have an endless aftertaste after watching it, "I Am Legend" is a great movie, there is no doubt about it. China Yi has succeeded again! ”
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No doubt. Many people are full of amazement at the success of Yi Feiyang's "I Am Legend". Admiration, but also confusion.
Marvel at Yi Feiyang constantly creating miracles!
Praise the word-of-mouth and box office popularity of this drama!
Confused about what he is doing every time, he is the one who succeeds!
Yes, this is Hollywood, which was supposed to be an American-led film world, but now it has been set off by a Chinese director, and the waves are wave after wave, seemingly endless.
"Slumdog Millionaire" before, "The Walking Dead" before. There is also the previous "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", the previous "Chainsaw", and the previous ...... In short, this guy, known as the "Son of God" and "God of Miracles", completely swept away white American directors. Yes, looking at Hollywood as a whole, it seems that no one is his opponent anymore.
This made the American director industry sad, they did not understand whether the enemy was too strong, or they were too incompetent!
As the direct and easy to fly the PK of the American director Jonathan. I have to admit that this China is very scary. "Like a castle, it's not something that can be easily destroyed!"
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Slightly frustrated, Jonathan plans to go to his "spiritual godfather" James Cameron. The "Terminator" series itself was created by Cameron, and the first and second parts became Hollywood classics, but the third part fell into his own hands. Jonathan felt the need to explain to Cameron that he had been so much recommended that he had been promised by patting his chest, but now, look, man, it's too bad!
It was a somewhat gloomy morning, and the sky was covered with dark clouds. Jonathan drove to Cameron's residence.
This is a very luxurious and huge villa, which looks like a huge castle at a glance.
That's right, this is the home of the great director Cameron, and in his opinion, this is his film world.
Walking into this "castle", the view is basically related to the movie, a huge model of the Titanic giant ship stands in the large courtyard, and then several models of robots in the Terminator, in addition to the model of the alien in the movie "Alien...... It can be said that here you will feel that you have entered a magical world of movies, and many movie characters and movie elements will appear in front of you very abruptly, which will surprise you inexplicably.
Jonathan has been here more than once, but each time there is an indescribable touch.
This is a filmmaker, this is a real director, and the movies are almost integrated!
The studio room, which can be called a "factory", has a steel frame structure and is extremely spacious. Suddenly come in, and you will feel like you are on the wrong track, entering an abandoned steel mill, or an auto repair shop. That's right, it's full of all sorts of car parts, airplane parts, and even spaceship parts...... At this moment, Cameron is arranging a blue object that is almost two meters long, to be precise, it looks like a "human" with a long tail, all blue, pointed ears, a long face, and an elf-like appearance.
"You're here, man!" Seeing Jonathan walk in, Cameron only glanced at him slightly, and then began to dress up the "weirdo" in front of him again.
"Hello, dear Cameron." Jonathan was very respectful, and he was full of great reverence for his spiritual godfather.
"It doesn't seem like you're in a good mood!" Cameron asked, moving his hand.
"Yes, it's not good!" Jonathan took off his hat and found a place to sit, "I basically haven't slept well these days, damn the movie, I'm losing face with my "Terminator 3"!" ”
"Shame? Oh no, no, no. You did a great job! Cameron said with a smile.
"What, you said I did a great job, didn't you?" Jonathan was incredulous.
"That's right, old man." Cameron finally put down the work in his hand, "I've seen your play, how to put it, basically inherited the style of my last two films, and there are breakthroughs." ”
"But why can't you fight China?" Jonathan wondered.
"China easy? He's a cunning fox! Cameron sneered, "Didn't you notice that this time he treated everyone like a monkey!" "I Am Legend" is a trap from the beginning, a trap that makes people feel boring and dull, but as the story unfolds, it is reversed, making the eyes suddenly bright! Do you know what that feels like? A blind man walks very boredly in the dark night, and suddenly his eyes see a piece of light, this kind of inexplicable surprise will make people make very irrational decisions, and China Yi took advantage of this, yes, he is a director who is very good at understanding people's hearts...... Remember, Jonathan, making a movie is a mental game with the audience, they are looking for that sense of substitution, and what we have to do is make that feeling even stronger! ”
Jonathan couldn't help but nodded, "You're right, dear Cameron, that China Yi is indeed very good at figuring out people's hearts!" But what am I going to do now...... Is it just watching his movies crush me to the bottom? ”
"Of course not, don't forget, this is Hollywood, no matter how arrogant that China Yi is, he has his own bottom line, and his drama is more than 800 million at most, so hello I have to wait for the opportunity, wait for an opportunity to defeat him in one fell swoop!"
"When, God, I can't stand that guy's face!" Jonathan said distressedly.
Cameron smiled, then pointed to the blue giant model in front of him and said, "Look at it, Jonathan, when it is put on the big screen, China Yi's magic tricks will be gone!" ”
Jonathan looked at the blue giant with a tail in front of him, and he wondered, could he really defeat China Yi with such a monster?! (To be continued......)