In fact, my bestie herself couldn’t tell whether she watched the movie again to find faults, or because she didn’t take it seriously at the beginning because her intention was not pure. Now that she thought about it, she felt a little regretful:
"Now that I think about it, I feel like I wasn't paying enough attention when Zhou Wei said 'break up' in the first part of the movie."
He Cong was somewhat moved by her bestie's words. They had the same goal at the beginning. She didn't take it seriously at the beginning of the movie, but after watching the whole movie, she felt that her frivolous attitude at the beginning was a bit disrespectful to the movie.
"OK!"
When the two took out their cell phones and prepared to buy movie tickets, the tickets were no longer available online.
The best friend was a little depressed. The two of them kept shaking their hands and were reluctant to go out. The popcorn had already gone cold and was too sweet to eat.
I drank too much coffee before the movie, so I couldn't sleep at all. After the movie, I realized that those two cups of coffee were wasted.
"It's the middle of the night, it's already past two o'clock, why are these people still not asleep?"
He Cong also felt a little disappointed, but she was still okay. She took her coat and put it on:
"Just book the tickets tomorrow. The pre-sale box office for Love was very good before it was released, so I went back."
My bestie nodded, hesitated for a moment, and asked:
“Do you want to write a movie review?”
"Yes!" He Cong nodded without hesitation.
Before watching the movie, she had a prejudice against Jiang Se, but after watching the movie, the slight grudge she had against Jiang Se because of Cui Xing did not affect her good impression of the movie.
After He Cong finished speaking, he became a little worried about his best friend and asked her:
"And you?"
Before watching the movie, she had already shown an attitude of finding fault because of her preconceived notions.
The movie "Caring" is really good, but He Cong understands his best friend's character. She acted too impulsively and was too proud before. Now in this situation, she is likely to lose face.
After He Cong asked, her best friend didn't say anything.
The two of them separated. After returning home, when He Cong finished washing up and was about to open her computer to write a film review, she remembered to check her bestie's social account. She found that her account was indeed full of a large number of netizens who were not optimistic about Jiang Se's new movie, and they were all leaving messages waiting for her bestie to "slap her in the face".
With the release of "Caring", the number of moviegoers gradually increased. In the end, the best friend failed to successfully "disappoint her". On the contrary, after the movie's reputation came up, many fans of the movie found out about the best friend's message and rushed to leave messages on her social account.
Rabbit who cares about the earth and peace: Jiang Se's fans are here, and they have already watched "About I Love You". Now they are waiting for the poster to have a reasonable and well-founded slap in the face after watching the premiere.
The netizen who said this even followed her best friend's example and posted a photo of a movie ticket.
Zombies vs. Plants: People who have watched "Caring" are also waiting to be "slapped in the face", but they are not waiting for the poster to slap others in the face, but waiting for others to slap the poster in the face.
Frog in the Pocket: The poster had too many preconceived notions and spoke too confidently. Now that I have finished watching the movie, I find it very good.
Aliens Love Earth: This is a 140-plus minute film, but I still feel unsatisfied after watching it. If the poster is not a mindless critic, I can't understand what's so good about this movie that's worth criticizing. I can easily find a lot of points to praise it.
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As more and more people blame her best friend on social networking sites, He Cong is a little worried that her best friend, who is very concerned about her reputation, will be depressed. She is just about to call her to ask her out for dinner after work. However, before calling, when she checked her best friend's status, she found that her message had been updated.
"Since the premiere of About Loving You last night, I took a day off from work and watched it three times in the cinema! Every time I went there, I was looking for flaws, but every time I watched it, that thought faded.
I want to apologize for my previous narrow-minded thinking and hasty conclusions. Now, I have to admit that the movie is very good and it would be a pity not to watch it! Fortunately, I did not miss it because of my prejudice, otherwise I would feel very sorry! "
She did not dodge the issue or avoid talking about her previous remarks, but generously admitted her mistakes and even agreed with the view that "the movie is very good."
When He Cong saw this message, he couldn't help but laugh out loud while holding his phone.
At this time, on the official website of Time Review, many people were wondering why Shu Peien, who mentioned Jiang Se twice and had a good impression of Jiang Se, did not write a film review for Jiang Se this time. Some people even mentioned that Shu Peien accepted the invitation to the premiere of "Caring" last night, but did not show up in the end.
Some people speculated whether this indicated that Shu Peien did not like the film "Caring" that much, while others believed that Shu Peien's attitude showed that the recently famous "Caring" might not be as good as imagined.
But no matter how these people argue, it has no impact on the box office.
After the movie was released in late September, the box office has been rising steadily, and in just one week, it exceeded the 500 million mark.
This number is already a remarkable achievement for a romantic art film, and is not much different from the box office of Zhao Rang's previous movie.
Major film critics and media are quite optimistic about this film. Compared with "The 99th Love Letter", which had a rapid start but lacked follow-up, "Caring" has continued to increase its box office so far and has great potential.
Some people have already estimated that with the good word-of-mouth and generally positive audience response of this movie, it should not be a problem for the subsequent box office to reach 1.5 billion.
If the film wasn't too long at over 140 minutes, affecting the daily screening schedule, the box office estimates for this film would probably be even higher.
Zhao Rang successfully washed away the negative impact brought about by the failure of "The Ninety-Nine Love Letter". For several days in a row, news about "Care" continued to appear in major media and received constant exposure.
At this moment, Jiang Se also received a call from Luo Ao, a senior executive of Century Galaxy.
On the phone, Luo Ao asked Jiang Se whether she had gotten used to working in the company for nearly three years. He also affirmed her recent efforts and mentioned that Chairman Luo Yin also thought highly of her, implying that Jiang Se's company still had resources to consider her in the future.
It was not accidental that Jiang Se received the call from Luo Ao. In fact, after she mentioned to Qiu Ji some time ago that Zhou Chengwu, the boss behind Jufeng Entertainment, was interested in poaching her, she had already guessed that this day would come.
She had only signed a three-year contract with Century Galaxy, and now, calculating the time, the three-year contract is about to expire.
During these three years, Century Galaxy was in a wait-and-see period towards her and did not provide Jiang Se with many resources. She only had two endorsements and her film output was pitifully low.
This is inconsistent with Xia Chaoqun's reputation as a super gold medal agent. When Xia Chaoqun first managed Tao Cen, Tao Cen's exposure rate was very high in the early days. At least three movies were released a year, and he had constant endorsements and activities, which led to Tao Cen's rapid popularity.
In comparison, although they are both agents, Jiang Se and Tao Cen have much less resources.
This was certainly due to Jiang Se's insistence on taking on two films at different times and her unfinished studies, but it was also largely due to the fact that the agency only signed a three-year contract when Jiang Se signed it.
Century Galaxy’s minimum contract term for celebrities is five years, and in terms of resource allocation, it will also try to consider artists with great fame and long contracts.
Although Jiang Se and Luo Ao had agreed that the contract would be for three years and that Century Galaxy would be given priority after the contract expired, the future was unpredictable. Luo Yin had seen many cases of people crossing a river and then destroying their bridges. (To be continued)