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Chapter 894: The clown dances wildly, alarming the military

"Frank."

Zhou Yutang lazily leaned back on the sofa in the RV: "If you don't try it, how can you know the result?"

This time I’m fighting the elite!

Seeing the curly-haired baboon spread his hands, Zhou Yutang added: "Regarding the overseas publicity and promotion work, you and Director Zou will be responsible for it together."

He understands the minds of workers too well. They will slack off whenever they can, and the same goes for foreigners.

Hollywood's elite often outsource work to domestic teams.

Therefore, the overseas publicity and promotion work is still led by Zou Zhongyan, with Warner providing assistance and cooperation.

"Ok, I'll follow up, this is my job."

Although he was not optimistic, the person in charge said so, so Frank simply followed orders.

Anyway, Warner Bros. is doing a favor by accompanying the film, and the focus is on the upcoming "The Meg" and "Aquaman" which has entered the second stage of preparation.
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On the 16th, "Joker" was released in a low-key yet high-profile manner.

The reason why it is low-key is that there was not even a premiere in the country.

All of Zhou Yutang’s previous projects were fully supported by marketing.

Several classic operations are so amazing that they have even been included in university textbooks.

This is also Zhou Yutang's first film that did not hold a premiere.

As for overseas markets, there is no need to worry too much, just invest as much as possible in publicity and promotion, and go all out in multi-channel marketing.

During this period, every foreigner who opened his favorite TikTok would find that within the three short videos, there would be a quick edit of Arthur dancing crazily on the stairs.

This is the benefit of mastering the new era media channels.

Big data accurately compiles information and delivers it silently.

Hold down the foreigners’ heads and show them to me!

However, if we talk about being low-key in the country, it is indeed the case.

The Grand Commander also wanted to keep a low profile, but his strength did not allow it.

The project he personally managed just won the Golden Lion Award in Venice, and he didn't know how many eyes were watching him.

Even though there hasn't been much press release marketing, people inside and outside the industry have already started discussing it spontaneously.

"It's a pity that the Grand Commander and the Imperial Master are not here for this Directors Forum. Poet Chen is a bit overwhelmed."

"Someone on the Internet revealed that Nolan seemed to have gone to the cinema to watch the Grand Admiral's Joker."

"Really or falsely?"

"You search for the keyword Nolan UME International Cinema."

"The international blockbuster movie competition is open, buy it and leave it alone."

"I bet 100 on the Grand Commander to win!"

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It was extremely lively both inside and outside the circle.

In particular, there were news reports that Nolan watched the early morning showing of "Joker" in a Chinese cinema.

Curious netizens immediately compared the two again.

It is the peak battle of international directors.

Nolan's "Dunkirk" has received rave reviews and has begun to build momentum, aiming directly at the Oscars.

Zhou Yutang's "Joker" won the Venice Film Festival and the Golden Lion Award, and it is also unparalleled.

In terms of influence on the world film scene, Zhou Yutang may be inferior to Nolan.

After all, the latter has been famous for many years.

Whether it is the "Batman" series, or blockbusters such as "Inception" and "Interstellar".

All of them were global hits, helping him to become a star and gain a worldwide reputation.

But when it comes to box office appeal in China, no one can shake Zhou Yutang's base.

Even in Asia, Zhou Yutang also has imperial-level ruling power.

The clashing of the two men's film schedules was like Mars hitting the Earth, causing those who were just there for fun to celebrate the New Year in advance.

"Why does it feel like they are being forced to do something? This doesn't seem like the Grand Commander's style."

"No, there is no marketing. Did Jiang Dong's team take the wrong medicine?"

"A movie that won the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Award, with only three characters named Zhou Yutang, does it still need marketing?"

"The situation is quite tense recently. You see, Xiao Gangpao's "Youth" has been put on hold. It won't hurt to keep a low profile."

"Go into the village quietly, don't shoot, I've already booked movie tickets on Maoyan."

"Booking +1"

"+10086"

Public opinion outside was boiling as "Joker" quietly entered the scene with Zhou Yutang's halo.

Zou Zhongyan of Jiangdong International Films received a notice from Zhou Yutang, communicated with Warner, and did all the behind-the-scenes work for the global release of the Venice Golden Lion Award-winning film "Joker".

Zhou Yutang gave the crew a rare half-day off, and they booked a theater to watch a movie together.

"The Grand Commander is really kind-hearted. He knows that everyone has been working hard during this period, and he specially invited us to watch a movie."

"Boss Zhou is awesome!"

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The sudden holiday made everyone in the crew burst into tears.

It was like being in prison and sewing on a machine for a long time and finally getting a chance to get some fresh air.

As several vans of bread deliverymen were heading towards the movie studio, Chen Duling couldn't help but complain in her heart as she listened to the voices singing praises.

After all, you are still too young.

Is that compassion for the people?
That’s because Liu Tianxian wanted to watch a movie, and Quan didn’t even notice that he was accompanying Tianxian to watch a movie.

Zhou Yutang didn't care too much about film reviews and word of mouth.

Apart from a few controversies regarding the scale, everything I saw was almost unanimously positive.

Once you sit high enough.

That's it.

It is tightly covered by the information cocoon woven by the outside world.

Lu Chuan still believes that there is nothing wrong with his "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", it's just that this generation of audiences is not good enough.

This time Zhou Yutang didn't just want to take Liu Yifei to the movies.

You also need to go to the grassroots level to feel it firsthand and get sufficiently real feedback from the audience.

The overall tone is somewhat dark and depressing, describing how Arthur became the Joker.

Fenghuangzai sang a monologue for almost two hours.

Without heroes and hope, this is destined not to be a very satisfying movie.

But it is undoubtedly thought-provoking.

Two hours passed quickly.

Liu Yifei stared at the big screen, her back straight, as serious as a primary school student listening to a lecture, "Xiao Zhou, Joaquin Phoenix's acting is really excellent."

"Still call me Xiao Zhou?"

Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows.

"Mr. Zhou, Director Zhou."

Liu Yifei's eyes sparkled as she glanced at him: "Is this okay?"

"If you are disrespectful to the teacher, you will be punished by wearing a JK uniform at night."

"I'm going to kill you!"

Doing it is one thing, but talking about it is always a bit shameful. Liu Yifei raised her elbow and hit Zhou Yutang.

In fact, she had long wanted to go to Venice with Zhou Yutang, but she did not act on her own will.

The male lead of the drama asked for leave, and now the female lead is leaving, so I'm afraid the production will have to stop right away.

Like many viewers in the theater, she was looking forward to the movie, driven by curiosity and admiration.

Now, the trip is worthwhile.

"Fuck! I didn't expect to see a movie of this scale in a movie theater in our country. Great Governor!"

"Gotham City is indeed a city with simple folk customs. So, is the Joker Batman's brother?"

"That's right."

"Arthur: Tired, crazy, let's destroy together."

"I just felt that the scene was so beautiful, especially Arthur dancing wildly on the steps, which was very visually impactful."

"It's worthy of being a Golden Lion Award-winning movie. The Grand Commander is always a god."

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Hearing the excited buzz of discussions, Zhou Yutang knew that this was a sure thing.

This time the film will be released simultaneously around the world, with North America released ahead of schedule.

Including the advance box office of 1500 million US dollars, the cumulative box office in North America on the first day closed at 5280 million US dollars.

This is only two million more than the $5050 million earned by Spider-Man, which was released at the same time.

When I returned to the hotel to prepare supper, Bob Laoden called me.

His mouth chattered like a machine gun, excitedly yelling: "Zhou, we are definitely going to set a record this time! Looking at today's box office trend, it will definitely not be a problem for the box office to break 100 million in the first two days!
You are a genius, you are a one-of-a-kind genius, and now the whole Hollywood is crazy about you!

Those guys at Sony are going to be pissed! What’s Spider-Man? We are the real kings of Hollywood.”

"Did you knock?"

"Walter, I don't touch that stuff."

"How long have you been awake?"

"About 67 hours, no sleep, no sleep at all"

Bob's loud voice kept chattering, which made Zhou Yutang's head hurt, so he simply hung up the phone.

"Zhou, the signal is not very good, let's talk via video."

Lao Deng persevered and followed the video.

I have been up all day and all night without sleep. I am more restless than an eagle. My eye circles are like a panda's and my eyeballs are redder than a rabbit's.

Seeing Liu Yifei beside Zhou Yutang, she greeted him seriously, "Crystal, Nihao."

"Hello, Bob."

Miss Liu next to her smiled and said, "This is exciting news, but I think you should take a rest. Your health is the most important thing."

"Wow, Zhou is so lucky. I'm going to open a bottle of champagne before going to bed."

Before he could finish, Zhou Yutang was really stuck this time. He hung up the video call directly and started eating while listening to Li Ziqi's video.

Liu Yifei hit him lightly and said in a low voice, "What are you doing?"

"I opened champagne in the middle of the night because I was afraid he would die in my phone."

I tried today's garlic oysters, they tasted good, Zhou Yutang said slowly.

In fact, Old Bob had little confidence in the temporary advancement of the release date, as he had to face the pressure from Spider-Man: Homecoming and War for the Planet of the Apes.

This feeling of uneasiness disappeared instantly after the first day's box office came out, perfectly demonstrating the art of face-changing.

This midnight snack was not a peaceful one.

Just after seeing Bob off, I got an unexpected call from Zou Wenhuai.

"Mr. Zou?"

"Haha, it's me. The noise this time is a bit loud."

Zou Wenhuai smiled and said, "I heard that the old American military was alarmed the night before the movie was released?"

"Boss Zou, are you still following the news over there?"

"Just a quick look."

Zou Wenhuai was very pleased and said with a smile: "I have seen the world. I downloaded Tiktok, which is quite interesting."

Liu Yifei was dumbfounded.

Imagine a 90-year-old man watching Douyin, and you will be choked up.

There are good and bad people on Tiktok, and there are also a small number of active users who post short videos.

After all, secrets belong to the country, but fans belong to oneself.

The young man was very straightforward and directly exposed the order from his superiors.

It is said that they received news in advance that some extreme fans might be preparing to cause trouble on the night of the release of "Joker".

So special operations were deployed in advance in preparation for a heavy blow.

"It's all a joke, it's not true."

Zhou Yutang laughed: "The beacon of humanity, the air of freedom is fragrant and sweet, those are just pranks."

Zou Wenhuai smiled and said, "I have been in the film and television industry for so many years, but this is the first time I have seen such a movement."

In fact, America actually took countermeasures because of the enthusiastic response to the movie's pre-publicity.

Nolan's "Batman: The Dark Knight" five years ago is a lesson for us.

When "The Dark Knight" was showing in a theater in Colorado, a fully armed fan suddenly pulled out a gun and fired wildly at the audience, resulting in 12 deaths and 70 injuries.

Therefore, when "Joker" was screened across the United States, it also alarmed the Ugly Country's military, and the security level was raised across the board.

Audience members wearing masks or clown makeup are prohibited from entering the venue, and they are required to show their ID cards when purchasing tickets to avoid any loss.

I have to say, foreigners are still good at having fun.

Zhou Yutang climbed up a ladder and browsed Douyin, and saw dozens of videos with hundreds of thousands of likes.

In order to add to the fun, a fan in Florida dressed up as a clown and imitated Arthur dancing on the stairs.

As a result, he rolled down the stairs and broke his leg.
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Nolan VS Zhou Yutang, the battle between two top international directors at the Forbidden City is the hottest topic at the moment.

But this drama just began and it ended.

"Dunkirk" has just crossed the 300 million mark in China and has been sold out across the country.

It was released in North America in July and has grossed over 1.8 million dollars to date, with a global box office of over 5 million dollars.

The North American box office of "Joker" exceeded 2.09 million in two days, and the box office in China also raked in million on the first day.

This is box office potential that is obvious to the naked eye.

The battle of international directors ended as it opened, and it was far ahead of the 1.25 million yuan on the first day of "Spider-Man: Homecoming" and the 3 million yuan box office of "War for the Planet of the Apes" in the same period.

As for "The Invisible Guest", it was a bit of a critical success but not a commercial success. The box office in China was poor on the first day, grossing just over 10 million.

This was with almost no publicity, and it was all thanks to the three words "Zhou Yutang" that attracted countless audiences to the cinema.

"It's only 19 yuan, the price of a cup of milk tea. We must support the film of the Grand Commander."

"Jiangdong Navy, follow my command, charge!"

"A masterpiece, no explanation needed."

Social media is full of netizens showing off their movie ticket stubs.

In addition to Jiangdong Entertainment’s own stars, Huang Xiaoming and his wife, Deng Chao and his wife, Hu Ge and others also reposted their messages in support.

It is no exaggeration to say that almost half of the entertainment industry is expressing their support in various ways.

The funniest one was Deng Chao, who was as funny as ever. He even put on clown makeup and posted it on his Weibo.

The night is already deep.

The little gangbang was dressed in casual clothes, wearing a mask and a baseball cap, and appeared in a cinema in Beijing with Xu Fan.

He has a habit of not criticizing every movie that is released.

Instead, during the popular movie seasons, no matter how busy you are, you should take time out to go to the cinema.

By looking at the attendance rate and the emotional feedback from the audience, you can basically get an idea of ​​the market acceptance of this movie.

Some crappy movies can really make people fall asleep, and if you really can't stand it, you may just leave early.

Judging from the scene I saw today, the early morning show was also packed.

Ultimately, it is the name Zhou Yutang that has already possessed quite terrifying box office appeal.

After the movie, as the crowd came out, Xu Fan saw Feng Xiaogang, who usually talked a lot, hanging his head and saying nothing, so he touched his arm.

"Old Feng, what do you think?"

"If you change someone else, do you think you can get on?"

Little Steel Cannon glanced at the crowd of moviegoers and smacked his lips in envy: "Even if we can get into the movie, it's impossible to have such an attendance rate."

"Tomorrow's show is full again."

Xu Fan glanced at his phone and said, "At this rate, I don't know how far we can go."

"It's hard to say right now. If it breaks 20 million in the first weekend, the minimum guarantee is at least billion or more."

Feng Xiaogang wiped his face and almost drooled with envy.

Suddenly, two young men walked by holding mobile phones. One of them suddenly jumped up and laughed: "Haha, I won, I won!"

"Zhao, you can go buy a lottery ticket with your luck. This skin seems to be worth more than a hundred."

"Hello, classmate. Excuse me, what do you say is worth more than a hundred?"

Feng Xiaogang was quite curious, but also had a bit of an idol image in mind. He was worried that he would be recognized, so he hid aside and asked his wife to ask.

Xu Fan was also a popular female star back then. Now she is middle-aged and few young people can recognize her.

The two young men looked at the kind and friendly Xu Fan and replied with a smile: "Auntie, buy a ticket for the movie "Joker" and scan the QR code to have a chance to receive a game skin from the mobile game."

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How could the old lady understand what the young people are talking about?

Hmm and ah, I was confused. I turned to ask Feng Xiaogang, who was also confused.

I found out after calling my eldest daughter.

It turns out that this is the mobile game of the same name as the phenomenal game that Jiangdong Xingchen generated over 1 billion U.S. dollars in revenue last year. They struck while the iron was hot and launched the same game skin as the movie.

Once it was launched, it was snapped up like crazy.

Xu Fan and Feng Xiaogang looked at each other in amazement.

"Can you still play like this?"

(End of this chapter)