Chapter 91: Watts: I regret it! (7th Update)

"Director Lu, I hope Guorong can stay with us for a few more days."

After Boss Cui and Lu Ping'an chatted for a while about the release, they made such a request.

Lu Ping'an knew that this was this Boss Cui who wanted to hold Wang Fang in his hands, and with Guorong's announcement resources in his hands, he would be able to talk to more publishers and theaters.

Lu Ping'an did not agree directly, but asked Guorong's opinion.

Guorong directly agreed.

Guorong now knows that Lu Ping'an's public opinion situation in the mainland at this time is actually not very good.

"Hero" will premiere tomorrow, and it is certain that the box office will surpass "Source Code", unless "Hero" is crotched.

And Lu Ping'an is very likely to become the runner-up because of the copyright sharing and the box office, and is regarded as the "biggest loser".

So now the situation in South Korea looks very good, and it is the time for Lu Ping'an to fight a "turnaround battle".

As a friend, Lu Ping'an helped him fight a "turnaround battle" again, so now, it's time to help him in turn!

"Peace, don't worry, I can stay here for at least two weeks."

"Brother...

Guorong smiled casually: "Needless to say, I can just talk to the fans, I haven't been here for many years." ”

Lu Ping'an looked at him, then smiled and nodded.

So everyone was happy.

That night, Boss Choi got three distributors, and the number of big screens in "Source Code" will increase from 50 to 230 from the day after tomorrow, accounting for 20% of the number of big screens in South Korea.

Starting the next day, Guorong and Lu Ping'an continued to run roadshows, and at the same time, digital copy disks were also stepping up production.

This is also due to the fact that it was digital film when it was filmed at that time, and South Korea is also more advanced than China, and this year the digital screening theater has been basically fully covered, otherwise it would not have been done so quickly.

So from the next day, the original 50 screens welcomed moviegoers.

Subsequently, everyone unanimously went through the process from curiosity to shock to tap water.

Some fans wrote directly on the adjustment table: "I came with my girlfriend, I don't usually watch Chinese films, and I'm not interested in Guorong, but "Source Code" is really good-looking, Guorong is also super handsome, I started to like a male star for the first time, and I want to buy "The True Story of A Fei" and watch it again when I go home... ”

The market response was strong.

Boss Cui once again spent money on public relations media.

Plus the media would have reported on it.

So with the release of "Source Code" on 230 big screens on the third day, "Source Code" also officially blew a "national glory + Chinese science fiction wind" in South Korea.

"Guorong's new work, the word-of-mouth of "Source Code" exploded."

"A different Chinese masterpiece!"

"Chinese sci-fi that won the box office record of China + Xiangjiang + Wanwan!"

"Guorong surpasses the new work of "The True Story of A Fei"!"

“。。。”

All kinds of publicity began, plus there are not many strong competitors in the current schedule.

The most visible rival, "Hero," will not be released in South Korea until two weeks later.

So the results of "Source Code" were directly reported as successes.

At the end of the third day, Boss Cui said to Lu Ping'an excitedly: "100,000 people!" ”

100,000 people, converted into a box office in South Korea, is about 3 million yuan, and "Different Space" is this achievement.

Because it was a temporary screen, the results were good, but not enough.

This is a split account, and nearly $800,000 has been spent on the announcement.

The number of moviegoers must be more than 500,000 to pay off.

Fortunately, Boss Cui said: "The next three days are very critical, if the box office and word-of-mouth are still good, I can increase the big screen to 500, and even cover the whole of Korea!" ”

Lu Ping'an nodded, and was just about to encourage, when the phone rang, it was Watzberg.

After connecting, Watzberg said: "Lu, I regret it!" ”

North America at this time.

Watzberg looked at the movie investigation report in his hand, and his face was constipated.

How can Chinese science fiction like "Source Code" be so liked by North American audiences?

Yesterday, Source Code was released on 100 big screens in North America.

The $1.5 million publicity can actually do more than that.

But Watzberg was more conservative.

After all, this is Chinese science fiction.

The market potential is unknown.

In addition, in the VAM agreement, the publicity and distribution costs have to be paid by themselves, and if they lose, they will not have an impact on Lu Ping'an, so they can only admit their losses, so they are just trying their skills.

In fact, this is also the reason for spending money to buy out the right to issue, spending money, and making profits and losses at your own risk.

But now it seems that 100 screens were dropped, and after a day of playing, the audience comments were excellent!

Among them, the Rotten Tomatoes website, which has just emerged but has not much influence at the time when Watzberg spent a low price and invited, actually gave the third highest score for science fiction films since the establishment of Rotten Tomatoes.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness Index 95%!

Watzberg was very puzzled and asked: "This is a Chinese film, don't you think it's awkward?" ”

"Of course there are awkwardness, Chinese faces will indeed make people play, but the movie has no cultural tendencies, science fiction ideas are universal, terrorists are a hot topic in the world at the moment, the editing and storyline of the movie are very exciting, I think this film will have good results."

So says the rapporteur for the Rotten Tomatoes website.

"So, I think I'm a little blindsided?"

After hearing this, Watts looked at the pile of questionnaires in his hand, and felt that he was a little confused about the preferences of current American movie fans.

He had thought that Source Code would do well.

The $5 million box office is expected.

This is also a relatively high box office for Chinese films and even foreign films in North America.

But he really didn't expect that the popularity of this film in North America would exceed his expectations so much!

"Watts, you didn't lose your eyes, and being able to bring this movie to Amélica proves that you have a good eye."

"Thank you."

Watts says goodbye to the people on Rotten Tomatoes.

Decided to take a look at it next.

The next day, a media outlet suddenly released a report on the Los Angeles Post.

"Today's movie recommendation, the film history box office documentary film "Source Code" from the mysterious country of the East, this is a fast-paced, very ingenious sci-fi thriller, a fascinating sci-fi thriller, quite a "groundhog Phil" predicting spring, currently released on a small scale in Los Angeles and other places, with a freshness index of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, you can go and see it if you are close, I can guarantee that it is absolutely worthy of the audience. ”

At the same time, the effect of Rotten Tomatoes, which is still a small website, is also beginning to appear.

So on this day, the theaters in Los Angeles welcomed more audiences.

When they left the theater and continued to be surveyed, the evaluation was basically the same as what the previous audience and the reporter on Rotten Tomatoes said:

The Chinese face is a little dramatic, but under the plot of the movie, it doesn't matter anymore, this is a very standard Hollywood action movie, good-looking, exciting, and well-received!

What surprised Watts even more was the three-day box office report.

Three days, $820,000!

This was far more than he expected.

According to this trend, it is possible to spend as much as $5 million a month, or 10 million or 20 million.

This is to make the number of big screens more than 1,000, and then arrange the film to go up again

Watts gritted his teeth, his face full of regret, he tried to press the careful thought in his heart, and hesitated for a long time before he called Lu Ping'an: "Lu, I regret it!" ”

"Watts, you haven't told me about the situation yet."

"Huh~lu, you're such a genius! I should have paid a premium for your adaptation rights! ”

"Watts, buy and leave."

"I know, but I'm still going to say, lu, you're so good at surprising me, I haven't met anyone like you in all these years...

"Watts, it's important to make money!"

"You're right, damn, it's only 25% of the issuance fee, I won't make this mistake next time"

An hour later, Watts hung up and decided to do the big deal!

This time, go straight to 1,000 screens!

At this time in South Korea, Lu Ping'an also received box office reports from various distribution regions one after another.

These calls are either from the studios or directly from third-party watchdogs.

At present, it seems that the overseas distribution of "Source Code" is promising.

Plans for expansion have begun.

In fact, Lu Ping'an was quite helpless about this.

These filmmakers are not big power filmmakers in the first place.

Just like this Boss Choi in South Korea.

The overall strength is not strong, analogous to China, their strength is at most to be able to achieve film distribution in a region such as the Yangtze River Delta or the Pearl River Delta.

But there is no way, "Hero" poached all the big dealers.

In addition, Chinese science fiction is not optimistic.

That's why I can only do that.

Now it seems that the film effect is good, and if it really does good in the future, it may be able to cultivate its own group of account-sharing film companies.

After all, I met at the end of the day.

Of course, the prospect is good, and we should pay attention to what should be noted.

Among them, Lu Ping'an cares most about North America.

The urine sex here in North America has been said before, and it has been known for a long time.

"Harry Potter" can make you a loss, Wall Street's past has to leave a waist, and there is nothing to imagine.

So for Watzberg, Lu Ping'an is several times more worried.

The rest of the distribution is less than Hollywood, but it's just as important.

Splitting accounts is a complicated job.

At the same time, I also encountered the first exploration of Chinese science fiction going to sea.

While being extremely careful, it is necessary to learn more and watch more.

。。。。。。。

It's December 4th.

In South Korea, the number of big screens has officially expanded to 500 within five days of its release, and the number of moviegoers has exceeded 300,000.

At the same time, neon, Germany, Spain and other places also reported good news, the box office was red, and the number of screens continued to expand.

And there is also good news here in North America, "Source Code" has officially been released on a thousand big screens!

After answering a bunch of phone calls, news also came from the domestic side.

"Hero" was released for three days, setting a shocking result of 8 million box office in Beijing in three days and 60 million in the national box office!

The media soon reported:

"60 million in three days, "Hero" makes a strong debut!"

"The box office record set by Source Code may be broken in 10 days!"

"Hero" is looking forward to a box office of 300 million!"

“。。。”

"Hero" was released and was a big hit.

The media is rushing to chase after it, and the value of "Hero" is naturally very high.

The enthusiasm of movie fans is rising again.

As for the viewing reviews after the premiere?

Yan Danchen, who is in China, commented: "The picture is very beautiful, very atmospheric, and very good-looking, but in terms of the plot, how to say it, everyone thinks it's not good, and if you talk about the plot alone, everyone thinks it's not as good as "Source Code". ”

waited until the next day, Yan Danchen called again: "Peace, domestic netizens are scolding "Hero" to death!" Hahaha... ”

What should have happened happened happened.

It seems that this version of "Heroes" is still the same as the original time and space.

How can word of mouth be stopped?

"Hero" will also start a scolding marathon that has lasted for more than ten years.

Putting down the phone, Lu Ping'an was at the road show again at the road show under the signal of Guorong.

"Ah, brother!!"

"Guorong!!"

"Director Ping'an."

I've been in South Korea for a week.

Lu Ping'an also began to have his own face powder... No, it's a talent fan!

Lu Ping'an firmly believes so!

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(End of chapter)