The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1346 Another Hot Item
Curiosity kills the cat, and the same goes for people.

After all, humans are curious animals. They often cannot control their curiosity, nor can they control their excitement to join in the fun.

Such scenes can often be seen in daily life.

There was a long queue in front of an ordinary and even shabby shop. Curiosity was aroused, and then the queue became longer and longer.

Angelica Film Center, that's what.

The huge team continued to form, catching the attention of people coming and going.

Then, someone finally couldn't help but come forward and ask, "What's going on?"

Blair said as a matter of course, "'Warmth within the heart contains light'."

A passerby choked up, "Of course I know it's 'The Sunshine Inside', what I want to ask is, why? Is this movie really so good that it's worth waiting in line?"

Blair shrugged slightly, "I don't know what you like, so I can't say for sure; but for me, I personally think it's the best since the millennium."

"We discussed this here all night long last night and still couldn't get over it. So we queued up here as soon as possible today, just to watch it again."

Before the passerby could speak, Karen interrupted, "I don't think everyone will like it, because the movie is very brain-burning and not everyone can understand it. If you go to the cinema expecting to watch a romantic comedy, but you can't understand it at all, it will ruin the reputation."

"This movie has a certain threshold for viewing."

After hearing these words, the passerby straightened his back immediately, "It's actually a brain-burning movie. I like it. I like brain-burning movies the most. I have to watch it."

Blair and Karen exchanged glances in tacit understanding, full of excitement.

When the next passerby came to ask, Blair changed his story.

"I cried. I never thought I could see my story on the big screen. I could relate to it so much."

"Actually, I didn't fully understand it. The story was a little hard to understand, but the emotional power of the movie was so strong that I was completely moved."

On the side, Karen was in charge of being obsessed with him. "Anson is so, so, so good-looking. How can there be such a good-looking person? Ah, Anson should really make more romantic movies to satisfy the fantasies of people like us."

Passersby, "Wow, really? So handsome?"

Blair, "I don't know about you, but the mature charm Anson showed this time was really charming. We spent the whole night here infatuated with him."

After passers-by screamed and ran towards the end of the long queue, Blair and Karen high-fived to celebrate, and things went particularly smoothly.

And, that's still not all.

"I don't think the general public will like it. This is the taste of a niche literary youth. It's private, niche and literary enough. You'd better not watch it."

"No, it's not romantic at all. I'm just heartbroken."

"It's very surprising that Anson is very suitable for the image of an artistic male god. He has a kind of elegant temperament, which is very good this time."

"Well, I think the box office will be a flop. The movie is too brain-burning and literary, so I specially brought my friends to come and contribute to the box office. After all, we watched it for free yesterday. No matter what, we still need to buy a movie ticket."

"I don't know. I just came here to join in the fun. My friend said this is her favorite movie in the past ten years, so I came here early in the morning."

"Ahhh, ahhhh, it looks good, really good-looking. I don't have much education, so I don't know how to describe it other than it looks good."

Variety Girl——

Every time someone came to ask, Blair and Karen responded in a different way.

Karen knows nothing. Blair said that because people have different expectations, it may affect the viewing experience and then the reputation of the movie. They need to create expectations but disrupt them, arouse the curiosity of passers-by without adding burden to the movie, and maintain the expectation value. Otherwise, they will tell everyone that it is "must see", "classic", "not to be missed", "not a human being if you don't watch it", not to mention that passers-by may have unnecessary expectations, and their responses are as emotionless as artificial intelligence.

Karen knew nothing about this. She was just cooperating with Blair's performance. Blair gave her signals and she just went with the flow.

Then, a strange scene appeared -

The queue at the entrance of Angelica Film Center was huge and densely packed. It was getting longer and longer, and began to fold in twists and turns, occupying the stairs and the square with a huge crowd of people.

The occasion was unprecedented.

The scene before my eyes could not help but evoke memories. Following "The Butterfly Effect" and "Elephant", Anson Wood's work has ushered in a craze for the third time in a row.

Everything seems familiar, the same story and the same template are being played out.

However, if you think about it carefully, you will find the difference.

"The Butterfly Effect" was released nationwide, relying on the brain-burning sci-fi gimmick of multiple versions of the ending to trigger a follow-up craze.

"The Elephant" was screened in limited screenings, and with the blessing of the Palme d'Or title, the hunger marketing effect was maximized.

"The Light of Love" was released in a small range, relying on topics to attract attention, and thousands of possibilities all revolve around the movie itself.

Among them, there is one common point: Anson.

It turns out that Anson is building his influence and appeal step by step through movies, not only breaking the vase label, but also showing different possibilities of himself as an actor——

Moreover, the formula of “Anson-Wood = quality assurance” is gaining popularity.

Amidst the storm of controversy and doubt, Anson completed a triple hit with three consecutive works. On the one hand, he proved his ability and taste as an actor; on the other hand, he proved his market appeal and continued to shine in addition to "The Princess Diaries", "Spider-Man" and "Catch Me If You Can".

These three works coincidentally witness Anson's shining moments as an actor.

However, none of this matters. The only thing that matters is:

The crowds were huge.

Time and again, hits are born.

With the combined effect of various factors, the wave rose again, all eyes were focused on "The Light Inside", and a huge crowd surged into the cinema.

Three months ago, "Elephant" was screened in advance and tickets were hard to come by. Every show was sold out, and the film finally made its debut by setting a record for single-theater box office.

Now, this scene appears again and again!
But soon, the audience realized that there was no need to fight for a spot for "The Light Inside".

Although the film is released on a small scale, there are many screening venues in big cities like Los Angeles and New York, so there is no need to worry about not having seats.

Moreover, Focus Features is experienced. They did not choose venues in remote areas or large cinema chains with busy city centers. Instead, they targeted small cinemas and art cinemas where young artists mainly gather, ensuring that the target audience can easily find the venues.

As for the general public?

Focus Features didn't take it seriously at all.

Amid the rolling waves and surging traffic, Focus Features was not at all panicked or anxious, because they knew that although the traffic seemed noisy and boiling, it might not be a good thing for "The Light Inside". They still needed to target the target audience to lay the foundation for the reputation of the work.

Don't be greedy, don't take risks, and don't be impulsive.

Even if the preview of "Eternal Love of Dreams" would have an impact ten or a hundred times greater, Focus Features would still remain rational and not be overwhelmed by these waves.

(End of this chapter)