There were no longer a few big directors and big stars who came to attend the premiere of "Detective". Many people put down their usual airs and came to stand next to Chen Minhao and shake hands with him:
"Well done."
"We hope to have the opportunity to cooperate."
"The future is promising, add WeChat."
Fifty minutes into the film, the film's premiere was well and truly over. Chen Minhao did not attend the celebration banquet in the evening. He took the 11 o'clock flight to catch up with Kyoto. There is only one week left for the final exam, and Chen Minhao has to go back to "review" his homework quickly.
When Chen Minhao arrived in Kyoto at one o'clock in the morning, Kang Hui called specifically: "After the movie premiere, at least five directors and assistant directors came to inquire about your upcoming schedule."
After the movie premiere, the well-informed theaters were very concerned about the critics’ evaluation of the movie:
"This is the best Chinese-language movie this summer. I'm already looking forward to its box office numbers. Hu Defa tells a story that keeps reversing in 2 hours. Wang Ruozhou's acting skills have improved. In addition, I noticed that Chen Minhao Newcomers have extremely high plasticity..."
"The plot is very interesting, and the ending is a bit unexpected. The combination of comedy and suspense detective is not abrupt, but feels like they complement each other."
"The plot rhythm of the movie is well controlled, and while it is funny, it also explores human nature and religion. Moreover, the soundtrack of the movie is well chosen, which adds a lot to the entire movie."
The theater chain, which adheres to the principle of "Looking for money, looking for big profits", saw that the movie's reviews far exceeded expectations, and they immediately increased the number of films scheduled for "Detective" on the first day.
July 1, Friday, a commercial complex in Shanghai.
After a couple finished eating beef hotpot on the fourth floor, they went to the cinema on the fifth floor.
"Baby, "Captain America" is released today. How about we watch "Captain America" today?"
Just when the girl was about to nod, she saw the huge poster of Chen Minhao posted in the cinema: "No, my sister gave me Chen Minhao several times. I promised her that I would watch Chen Minhao's movie "Detective"."
"Baby, you know I'm a die-hard Marvel fan, and if I don't watch "Captain America" today, I won't be able to get a word in when our colleagues discuss it tomorrow. Can we watch "Detective" another day?"
The girl leaned close to the boy's ear, lowered her voice and said, "If you watch "Detective" today, I will listen to you tonight."
"You all listen to me? Okay, okay, baby, I'm going to buy tickets now." The boy happily went to buy tickets for "Detective" and also bought two buckets of popcorn.
The two walked into Hall No. 2. The girl found that it was almost full. The girl complained: "It's all your fault. My bestie said to book tickets online in advance, but you said that not many people would watch this movie. Now we I could only watch it from the corner."
"I didn't know this movie was so popular." The boy touched the back of his head, handed the popcorn to his girlfriend, and said, "Don't be angry, just eat the popcorn."
However, what boys really think is: Only in the corner? Wonderful!
The lights in the theater were not turned off, and fire safety advertisements were still playing on the screen. The voices of a couple sitting in the back row watching the movie reached the boy's ears.
The husband in the back row said emphatically: "Let me tell you, watching this kind of movie is a waste of time. This kind of movie starring a young star will definitely not be good to watch. If you have time, you might as well play two black games in an Internet cafe."
When the boy heard the man's voice in the back row, he sneered inwardly and thought: This brother is really a bit naive. Can he really only watch movies when he comes to the cinema
The lights in the cinema were turned off, and the boy hugged his girlfriend's waist. The girl opened her eyes for a moment, but didn't break free, so she let him go.
When boys first start, boys move here and touch there. But as the plot progressed, the boy looked in. He still held the girl in his arms, but his hands stopped moving and his eyes looked straight at the screen.
The boy lowered his voice and said, "Let me tell you, the murderer must be this adoptive father."
However, when the camera arrived, when Siyuan smiled strangely, the girl suddenly threw herself into the boy's arms: "I'm scared."
The boy quickly hugged the girl tightly with his right hand and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, there is nothing to be afraid of." Then he wiped the cold sweat from the fright with the back of his left hand.
After the movie ended, the girl raised her head and said proudly: "The movie I chose was not bad."
The boy nodded, and the girl suddenly seemed to have thought of something. With a shy look on her face, she lightly punched her boyfriend with her fist: "Chen Minhao is so handsome!"
The boy was a little jealous. He put his arm around his girlfriend's waist and said, "Is he handsome?"
The boy noticed the girl's gaze and said with a strong desire for survival: "Chen Minhao is indeed a little more handsome than me!"
The girl broke away from the boy's arms and said, "I tell you, from today on, Chen Minhao is my new idol. You can't slander him!"
The boy looked confused and thought to himself: "I said he was handsomer than me, how could I just slander him???"
The boy tactfully skipped the topic, lowered his voice and said, "Let's take a taxi quickly. Can we sleep at my house today? I can't wait."
The girl said righteously: "No, I don't have time to accompany you tonight. I'm very busy. My little sister and I took care of Chen Minhao."
The boy wanted to cry but had no tears. From then on, Chen Minhao gained a male fan.
Film production companies will have dedicated employees to count the movie's box office, number of moviegoers, and audience satisfaction.
Producers Tian Lin and Hu Defa, two people closely related to the movie's box office, stayed up all night, smoking cigarettes one after another.
After Tian Lin answered the call to tally the box office results, his hands were shaking and he ignored the burning of a small hole in the carpet at home.
With trembling hands, he took another cigarette and stuffed it into his mouth. He tried using the lighter twice but it didn't light up.
"Old Tian, Old Tian, what's wrong with you?" Hu Defa looked anxiously and pushed Tian Lin: "Old Tian, are you scared of me? Old Tian, calm down! What's going on at the box office?"
"My dear mother," Tian Lin finally lit the fire, blew out a smoke ring and said, "210 million, Lao Hu, our movie's box office on the first day was 210 million."
"I, Tian Lin, never dreamed that our box office would exceed 200 million on the first day."
"How many?"
"210 million"
"Hahahaha, Lao Lin, how many times can you say it again?"
"210 million."
"real?"
"real!"
Both of their eyes narrowed with laughter, like two two-hundred-pound children. You push me, I push you, you hit me, I hit you.
The box office on the first day exceeded 200 million. What level is it? There are at least five new movies released every week in China, but only a handful of movies have a box office of over 200 million on the first day each year. Moreover, the investment in the movie "Detective" has just exceeded 100 million, and the cost of publicity is about 150 million.
What makes the two of them even more happy is that "Detective" has good word-of-mouth ratings and good response on Weibo and other online channels.
A box office of over 100 million on the first day is a dream figure. Unexpectedly, the box office on the first day exceeded 200 million. Then hey hey.
The obscene laughter of two old men came from the room.
(End of chapter)