This top guy is crazy!

Chapter 335 Global Release
"'Chinese Pictures' is a state-supported project, with a foreign production team and screenwriter, directed by Lv Zhuofeng, starring Blanche Riou and Yang Jia, and a number of popular actors including Huo Yongyin, Xue Xianghai, Mai Qingfu, Guan Sen, Miao Ling, etc. The total investment is 10 billion RMB, with no shortage of capital or talented creative talents. It may not be worse than Brother Frog's 'Resident Evil'."

"Reverse Tian Gang!"

"I am dying of laughter! Lu Zhuofeng: Are you polite?"

"It's open, it's open! If you think Cheng Cheng has a high box office, deduct 1, and if you think Lu Zhuofeng has a high box office, deduct 2."

"Bet on Brother Frog. With Brother Frog's appeal, even if the Serbian market is weak, the domestic market, Peninsula, Japan, and Catalonia can conservatively make 2 billion at the box office."

"I thought you were joking, but no, do you really think that the box office of "Resident Evil" can be higher than that of "Chinese Pictures"? This is the first Sino-Serbian co-production! Do you understand what I mean? According to the style of Hollywood A-level blockbusters, "Resident Evil" will be released in at least 50 countries and regions around the world! And "Resident Evil" can only be considered a B-level movie! 30+ is good. /Cover face"

"I see the stupidity of the person above is acting up. Frog's "Resident Evil" is also considered a B-grade movie? Have you ever seen a B-grade movie with an investment of hundreds of millions?!"

"Even if it's a B-movie, it's still a B-movie made by Frog."

"The pessimistic crowd can just wait and see. It won't be difficult for Chinese to gross 4.3 million US dollars worldwide."

"I hope that the global box office of "Chinese Figures" can be better. This will have a huge impact on the Tianxia film landscape. It is just around the corner for Tianxia films to go global and cultural exports are just around the corner."

"I'm sorry, Brother Frog has made it possible for Tianxia Films to go global, and Brother Frog has also made it possible for cultural exports."

A blogger in the film and television area with millions of followers launched a vote:
Option 1: "Chinese Pictures" is a Sino-Serbian co-production and has a higher box office

Option 2: Cheng Cheng's golden signboard, higher box office

Option 3: Obtuse Angle
1.2 people participated in the vote, and the voting results showed:

43% of people chose option one, believing that "Chinese Pictures" had a higher box office; 40% of people chose option two, believing that "Resident Evil" had a higher box office; and 17% of people chose Obtuse Angle. These people are here to cause trouble.

Judging from the voting results, most people still believe in Hollywood.

Because "Chinese With Love" has the participation of a major Hollywood film and television company, they know the preferences of Hollywood audiences better. Coupled with director Lu Zhuofeng, it stands to reason that "Chinese With Love" will appeal to audiences all over the world.

"Resident Evil" was produced by Cheng Cheng alone. It is like a test product. Whether it can meet the audience's preferences is still unknown.

"I don't care! The theme song of Resident Evil is better than the theme song of Chinese Pictures, and Resident Evil has a higher box office!"

"Jiang Nan is better looking than Yang Jia! Resident Evil is a big hit at the box office!"

There are also bloggers posting predictions;
"Lü Zhuofeng's "Chinese" is coming with great momentum, and is trying its best to make a big profit at the box office. From the 2-minute trailer a few months ago to the 8-minute trailer now, the full picture of the monsters in the movie is gradually exposed, and the publicity is also full of commercial film routines.

Now I will analyze the movie based on the leaked trailer and surrounding stills, and predict its rating and box office.

First, here is the official plot synopsis:
Those who like to watch blockbuster movies know that these are typical Hollywood plots, which are nothing more than small people being involved in big events, from witnessing to participating, and becoming heroes who turn the crisis around.
This film uses historical sites as the starting point, and the entire story is completely fictional. I think this is dangerous. Although the story is set in Tianxia, ​​except for the people and the location we provided, the entire story is completely divorced from the historical background. For us Tianxia audiences, this kind of magical blockbuster does not have a good sense of substitution, and it is inevitable that it is neither fish nor fowl.

Moreover, all the screenwriters of "Chinese Pictures" are foreigners. Just looking at the color tone and style in the stills, I think it would be appropriate if the story background was moved to Northern Europe.

So, don't be fooled by the movie trailer of "Chinese Attack". It's so fancy. I guess it's just empty talk. It's nothing more than finding a large group of people to march in formation. The war details are glossed over. The main focus is on describing the protagonists running, shouting, chopping a monster to death with one knife, and then parachuting and shooting two monsters to death in mid-air.
Well, after all this rambling, I predict that this movie will get a 7 out of at most. It is a movie that is watchable, but will not become a blockbuster classic. Because judging from the trailer, it is just a noisy popcorn blockbuster, but the story and monsters are still routine, formalistic, and lack novelty.

The box office is estimated to be 15 billion, and it won't be more, because Cheng Cheng's "Resident Evil" and other popular films will be released at the same time. In the early stage, this film will use various methods to increase the box office to 10 billion, but once the real word of mouth spreads, the popularity will definitely drop, and then all kinds of negative articles will appear. I don't consider this a negative article, I'm just afraid that this film will disappoint me, so I'm making a prediction first, just in case it's as I said, I can have a bottom line in my heart, and give myself a shot of prevention.

The final prediction results of "Chinese Map" are as follows:
Douban score: 6.8
Domestic box office: 15 billion

Global box office: 25 billion.

It probably can’t compare to Cheng Cheng’s “Resident Evil.”

As soon as this Weibo post came out, the blogger was criticized to death.

"If the prediction fails, are you going to eat the keyboard with hot shit?"

"Joker, you are actually using the Tianxia people's inertial thinking about movies to understand this movie! As far as "Chinese Pictures" is concerned, this is a new opportunity that Hollywood has found for itself because of the crisis of materials and demand. In other words, it should be viewed by the standards of the international film industry. This requires a lot of comprehensive evaluations and in-depth understanding. If you don't understand, don't say it and just make a few random guesses here."

"Let's wait until the show is released to see whether it is a mule or a horse, we will know tomorrow!"

The next day.

August 12, morning.

Year-end holiday season.

The box office battle has officially begun!
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Dijing.

This is the "Chinese Picture".

Lu Zhuofeng didn't sleep all night.

His palms were sweaty and he was fidgeting.

He has been in the film industry for decades, but now he is as nervous as when he first entered the industry.

Just as he was lost in thought, a knock on the door interrupted his thoughts. The assistant's voice came through the crack in the door, saying, "Director Lu, the premiere is about to begin. President Zhao asked me to invite you over."

"Okay, I'll be there right away." Lu Zhuofeng stood up, straightened his clothes, and then followed his assistant to the backstage.

Backstage, he saw the actors of "Chinese Pictures", including Blanche Riou, Yang Jia, Huo Yongyin, Xue Xianghai, etc. He also saw the expectation, anxiety, restlessness and tension in their eyes.

Lu Zhuofeng took a deep breath of the slightly turbid air backstage, then he straightened his back. In an instant, the confidence of one of the top three domestic directors returned to him.

He walked out and said:
"Let's go, let's go meet the audience."

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at the same time.

Sai State, Xinxiang.

AMC Empire 25 cinema.

Cheng Cheng said to Beret, Jiang Nan, Samuel, Evelyn, Nelson and others:
“We also go to meet the audience.”

Jiang Nan quickly followed.

Beret was a little confused: Why did Director Cheng say "also"?
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This time, the premiere of "Chinese Journey" was held in China, and the premiere of "Resident Evil" was held in Serbia. This is related to the different promotional strategies of the two films. "Chinese Journey" wants to stabilize its box office and arouse resonance and identification among local audiences.

Cheng Cheng's plan is bigger. He wants to expand into the international market, establish an image on the international stage, and expand his global influence.

It will be easier to promote it when the time comes.

After the film is over, interview a few foreigners who enjoyed the movie and ask them to talk about their viewing experience. Then send the interviews back to China, which can be exported and sold domestically, and trick more people into going to the cinema.

You see, foreigners like to watch "Resident Evil", why don't you support it?
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At the same time, in the office, Meng Hai from Tianying Group picked up the red date, wolfberry and chrysanthemum tea and took a sip.

Then he took out an exquisite photo frame from the bottom of the drawer, which contained a monkey stamp.

He first blew gently on the transparent glass of the photo frame, and then carefully wiped every inch of the frame with a soft cloth.

Every time he took out the monkey stamps, he felt extremely uneasy.

"Chinese Pictures", which took a year to make, is finally going to be released.

He has personally reviewed this film many times, and each time he was deeply satisfied. The group also shared his view, and gave rave reviews and praise to "Chinese Pictures".

Combining his own evaluation with the voices within the group, Meng Hai is full of confidence in "Chinese Pictures".

In his opinion, once "Chinese Portraits" is released, it will not only break the record in film history, but will at least receive rave reviews.

As the leader of the "Chinese Map" project, he naturally made an indelible contribution.

Thinking of his pride, he couldn't help but take a sip of the red date, wolfberry and chrysanthemum tea.

Thinking of how Cheng Cheng had not been optimistic about this project and had advised him not to do it, Meng Hai shook his head leisurely, thinking that although Cheng Cheng was talented, he had a very high opinion of himself.

Meng Hai hopes that the success of "Chinese Pictures" can teach Cheng Cheng a profound lesson and make him understand that some things are not impossible just because he thinks they are impossible. Don't Lu Zhuofeng and Hollywood screenwriters understand it as well as he does?

Remember, there are always people better than you!
Finally, at 8: am Tianxia time, "Resident Evil" and "Chinese" were released simultaneously around the world (some countries and regions were delayed by one day due to time differences)
domestic.

The screening rate of "Chinese Pictures" is 47.8%
"Resident Evil" has a screening rate of 45.1%
The movies released at the same time as "Chinese Men" and "Resident Evil" or within the previous week were the worst off. When the gods fight, the mortals suffer. As soon as Cheng Cheng and Lu Zhuofeng's movies were released, they were left with only 7.1% of the screening rate.

Serbia.

The screening rate of "Electric Man 3: Jedi Counterattack" is 23.6%
The screening rate of "Jacqueline the Hunter" is 20.1%
The screening rate of "The New World" is 18.5%
The screening rate of "Chinese Pictures" is 17%
"Resident Evil" has a screening rate of 16%
The screening rates of the three movies "Electric Man 3: Counterattack", "Hunter Jacqueline" and "Dream Gate" are all higher than "Chinese Journey" and "Resident Evil". "Chinese Journey" and "Resident Evil" are not only each other's rivals, but also have these three Hollywood blockbusters as strong enemies.

peninsula.

"Resident Evil" has a screening rate of 27.1%
The screening rate of "Chinese Pictures" is 19.4%
Neon.

"Resident Evil" has a screening rate of 30%
The screening rate of "Chinese Pictures" is 15%.

As Cheng Cheng's big box office, the screening rate of "Resident Evil" in East Asian countries is simply overwhelming compared to "The Chinese", but in Europe, Latin America, Australia and other places, "Resident Evil" is slightly inferior to "The Chinese".

Judging from the screening rate, the number of cinemas and the number of screens alone, it is still unknown who will win.

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At this time, countless audiences around the world flocked to cinemas.

Summer.

"Let's go watch Resident Evil first, and then watch Chinese Pictures?"

"Sure, both should be a no-brainer anyway, they're both standard Hollywood movies, it just depends on which one has a smoother plot, better special effects, and a more enjoyable pace."

Neon.

"Ayano-chan, why did you bring me to the cinema?"

"Hey, stop talking nonsense, Cheng Chengjun's movie is released, and as a fan, of course I will support it as soon as possible!"

“But I don’t have any money.”

"(patting his chest) I'll lend it to you first!"

"Hey, shouldn't you ask me to come?"

“My money is useful!”

peninsula.

"Sung Cheng finally has a new movie! That's awesome!"

"And Yuzuha is the main character, ahhhh, I was so overwhelmed by her beauty when I saw the poster! Woohoo, she finally broke into the European and American circles!"

"Support Yuye, support Chengcheng! We must let those arrogant white people see the strength of our East Asian directors!"

Serbia, a certain redneck state.

The two teenagers stood in the cinema lobby, hesitating.

Hei said, "What are we going to watch? How about we go watch "Electric Man 3: Jedi Strikes Back"? "

Bai shook his head: "The second part of "Electric Man" was so bad that I swore at that time that I would never touch the "Electric Man" series again! It's just a piece of shit!"

Hei's suggestion: "What about 'Jacqueline the Hunter'?"

White: "I hate it so much. Hunter Jacqueline was originally a good movie, but the second male lead inexplicably became a homosexual, and a black protagonist was added. Oh, sorry, bro, that's not what I meant."

The black guy waved his hand and said with a disappointed look:
"It's okay, you can keep complaining. I can't stand the forced insertion of black characters into movies. I feel like this is just another form of discrimination. So what do you want to see?"

Brother Bai saw a poster displayed in the cinema.

There are two women on the poster.

He knew the woman behind him, it was Evelyn.

He didn't know the Tianxia woman in front of him, but she was wearing a red dress, had a curvy figure, and her skin looked whiter than that of white women, which made him feel aroused. In addition, the zombie theme really appealed to him.

He then said:
"How about we go watch this movie called Resident Evil? How about it?"

The black guy looked at Jiang Nan on the poster, touched his thick lips up and down, and said:
"I hope this movie directed by a Chinese director is worth the price of the ticket I paid for it."

At this moment, in Serbia, many audiences saw the posters of "The Chinese" and "Resident Evil" in the cinema. Some showed a little interest, but still chose safer movies. Some were completely dismissive and sneered at the movies made by the Tianxia people. Some even rushed to the front desk and snatched the machine selling grilled sausages.

Ticket seller: No, why are you still buying tickets for free at the cinema?! Did I go to the wrong place? The Apple store is on the first floor!

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AMC Empire 25 cinema.

The media interview session has ended.

Cheng Cheng and Jiang Nan sat below and watched it with the media and the audience.

(End of this chapter)