The group was kicked out, and low presence means they are bad?

"Okay, okay, that's great. Does Bai Xingjian treat us as Japanese?"

"I've finished watching 'Dying to Survive', and he's about to start his roadshow."

"Are you asking us to spend money again to watch this movie?"

"Bai Xingjian, you really deserve to be killed!"

In a girls’ dormitory at Linjiang Normal University, Wang Pei Ni looked at the official Weibo post of “Dying to Survive” and said indignantly.

Hearing what she said, Liu Yue couldn't help laughing. "Penny, isn't it just a roadshow? Why do you sound like you've turned from love to hate? It's a bit sour."

"Hahaha, don't be angry, don't be angry. Even if Bai Xingjian and the others had held a roadshow yesterday, it wouldn't have been our turn."

Lai Jie raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "After all, our Linjiang City is vast and sparsely populated. It can't be compared with Beijing and Shanghai at all."

Lai Jie didn't really care about it, although she felt a little envious when she saw the photos and autographed photos of herself with Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi posted by netizens on Weibo, but overall it was okay.

"Yes, yes. Moreover, Bai Xingjian also placed Linjiang City as the third stop of the roadshow for "Dying to Survive". It can be said that he was very thoughtful in doing so."

Rossi also echoed, "And even if the roadshow was held yesterday in Linjiang City, it wouldn't necessarily be our turn to buy tickets. I don't even need to tell you, the probability is definitely very low."

"Oh, why are all the words you say so hurtful?" Wang Peini pursed her lips.

She just wanted to vent her depressed emotions, but all three roommates jumped out to refute her.

For a moment, this made Wang Peini feel even more depressed.

……

Magic City.

Aoki Entertainment.

"Dying to Survive grossed 7.35 million yuan on its first day. How much do you think this movie will gross today?"

In the chairman's office, Shen Bowen, wearing a custom-made dark blue suit, leaned on the leather sofa in the office lounge area, chatting and joking with Xu Changhong, the director of "Maze of Desire", Zhang Hongtao, the director of the film and television department of Qingmu Entertainment, Wang Yan, the director of the film and television department, and Li Ruoxi, the leader of the publicity and promotion team.

Although it was the May Day holiday, Shen Bowen and others had no intention of taking a vacation and traveling.

After all, "Labyrinth of Desire" has only been released for less than two days today, and it was released at the same time as "Dying to Survive", and its achievements are much better than they imagined.

Although compared with "Dying to Survive", the achievements of "Labyrinth of Desire" seem insignificant.

But even so, Shen Bowen and others were already very satisfied, and they even had some expectations for it in their hearts.

Shen Bowen and others now have a feeling that the screening of "Maze of Desire" is like their own children taking the college entrance examination.

On the first day of the college entrance examination, your child comes home and tells you that he or she feels very good about the Chinese and mathematics exams.

As for the comprehensive science and English exams on the second day, parents will naturally expect whether their children will have the same feeling as on the first day.

It is worth mentioning that the previous leader of Qingmu Entertainment’s publicity and promotion team was Mi Lin.

It's just that when this woman was thinking about the promotion and marketing plan for "Labyrinth of Desire", she kept openly and covertly proposing plans to discredit "Dying to Survive".

This immediately touched Shen Bowen's red line.

"Dying to Survive" is gaining so much momentum right now, and yet you, a woman, are still trying to drag this movie down?
Have you forgotten the tragedy of "Survivor" produced by Baina Films?

Are you, a woman, a spy secretly sent by Phoenix Pictures?

Although Shen Bowen knew that the possibility of this was very small, after all, when Mi Lin joined Qingmu Entertainment, Bai Xingjian probably didn't know where to eat.

However, in order to completely erase the idea of ​​"dragging down "Dying to Survive"" from the minds of the relevant members of the publicity and promotion team, Shen Bowen simply asked Mi Lin to temporarily withdraw and replaced him with another person to act as the leader of the publicity and promotion team, and that person was Li Ruoxi.

Li Ruoxi is not yet thirty years old. She is wearing a smart white suit, with long hair draped over her shoulders and bright eyes.

After hearing what Shen Bowen said, she tapped the tablet in her hand and muttered:
"Yesterday was the Labor Day holiday, which was the time when the enthusiasm of moviegoers nationwide was the highest. The fact that Dying to Survive earned a historic opening-day box office of 7.35 million yuan was unexpected, but also reasonable.

Judging from the discussions of many netizens on major social platforms, the reputation of the movie "Dying to Survive" is surprisingly good, just like several previous film and television works produced by Phoenix Pictures. By the second day, that is, today, the popularity may have dropped slightly.

But Bai Xingjian did have an idea. He actually organized a roadshow today, and it was a nationwide roadshow.

From this perspective, the popularity of "Dying to Survive" today is very likely to be maintained by Bai Xingjian."

At this point, Li Ruoxi paused, her tone a little uncertain: "It's not easy to replicate a historic performance like 7.35 million, but it shouldn't be a problem for "Dying to Survive" to take 6 million today.

After all, the subject matter of the movie "Dying to Survive" is quite harsh, with medical issues and generic drugs hitting people's hearts at every turn."

Everyone present agreed with what Li Ruoxi said.

Shen Bowen, Xu Changhong, Zhang Hongtao and others couldn't help but nodded, and their eyes were filled with approval when they looked at Li Ruoxi.

This girl must have some ability to be able to replace Mi Lin.

But at this moment, Li Ruoxi suddenly changed the subject and said, "But there is another possibility..."

Under the inquiring gazes of Shen Bowen and others, Li Ruoxi continued, "The box office of 'Dying to Survive' today may even exceed yesterday's 7.35 million. The reason is nothing more than the extremely high popularity of the movie 'Dying to Survive', the trend-following nature of domestic audiences, and the recovery of the domestic film market."

Xu Changhong, the director of Labyrinth of Desire, nodded again, his eyes revealing a bit of admiration, and said:
"The movie 'Dying to Survive' is really powerful. It captures social hot spots. The characterizations of Cheng Yong, Lv Shouyi, the old lady and other characters are also very touching. The pole dancing scene of the bar manager played by Bai Xingjian is even more eye-catching."

It has only been less than two days since the release of "Dying to Survive", and related memes have already appeared on Weibo.

[We can’t afford the genuine version that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars]

[My parents’ retirement savings have been drained out, and my bank account has maxed out]

[Now we finally have 998] [You insist that it is fake]

【Don’t we know whether it’s true or not? 】

【IP address: Dongguan】

Although it is indeed inappropriate to use some famous scenes from the movie "Dying to Survive" to play such vulgar jokes.

But this is the Internet, everyone's ideas are wild.

Many netizens who saw this meme laughed out loud in front of the screen.

But they started crying while laughing.

As for those who didn’t understand the joke, some netizens said: “Those who didn’t understand the joke are happy.”

"Can the box office of 'Dying to Survive' still exceed 7.35 million today?"

Shen Bowen couldn't help but gasp, but on his face, he could see some expressions of joy and excitement gradually emerging:
"If the box office of 'Dying to Survive' is still so strong today, then I feel that our 'Labyrinth of Desire' may also be able to continue to enjoy a wave of dividends created by 'Dying to Survive'."

Zhang Hongtao agreed with a smile: "Although the reputation of our movie is not very good, there are still many people coming to the cinema to watch movies. Besides, the quality of our "Labyrinth of Desire" is not bad. With Xu Lan's signature, maybe today's box office will be higher than yesterday."

Wang Yan pushed up his frameless glasses, not as excited as Zhang Hongtao: "More than 2.1 million? I can only say that the possibility is very small. After all, the influence of the movie "Dying to Survive" during the May Day holiday is probably increasing exponentially with the screening of the movie every day, right? The siphon effect created by this may attract more than 90% of the audience in the movie market to watch the movie "Dying to Survive."

“Will more than 90% of viewers go to see Dying to Survive?”

Zhang Hongtao raised his eyebrows and continued with a smile, "Currently, the screening rate of the movie "Dying to Survive" in major theaters is around 52%. 90% of the audience go to see 52% of "Dying to Survive". Then, isn't the remaining 38% equivalent to the movie "Dying to Survive" diverting traffic to other movies in the theater? So, our "Labyrinth of Desire" still has a great advantage."

After hearing what Zhang Hongtao said, Shen Bowen couldn't help but cover his forehead.

How can you calculate it this way?
However, Shen Bowen also knew that the reason Zhang Hongtao said this was actually because he didn't want to break everyone's expectations for the box office of "Labyrinth of Desire", so he just smiled and didn't refute anything.

The magical city under the same sky.

The weather today is a bit gloomy, with dark clouds, giving people a feeling that a storm is coming.

Although the sky was dim, in this extravagant city of Magic, many places were brightly lit.

Inside a retro-style single-family house, there are several old locust trees planted in the yard. The path paved with bluestone slabs has a somewhat deserted feeling under the dim sky.

But once you get indoors, it's a completely different scene.

In the huge room, the mahogany bookshelves are filled with movie trophies and various group photos.

If someone in the industry saw these photos, they would definitely exclaim in disbelief.

The reason is simple. The people in these group photos are either well-known domestic film directors or well-known foreign directors.

There are so many group photos that they seem to be more than enough to be exhibited in an art gallery.

In a corner of the room, a retro-style vinyl record player was placed on a mahogany stand, playing jazz music that sounded a bit low.

Next to the record player, there is a huge movie poster hanging on the wall.

It is an art film "The End of Vanity" shot by the well-known domestic director Zhao Tianze.

On the poster, the three big words "The End of Vanity" shine brightly in gold, as if telling everyone that the film is of extraordinary value.

As the owner of this detached building, Zhao Tianze was leaning on the black leather sofa in the room, holding a half-full glass of whiskey in his hand. As his arm shook, the ice cubes in the glass collided gently.

Zhao Tianze is fifty-three years old. At this moment, he is wearing a dark purple velvet suit with no inner wear. His collar is open, revealing his skin that is very close to bronze.

He has taken very good care of himself. He looks like he is in his forties even though he is in his fifties. His eyes are very sharp and he does not look like a middle-aged man at all.

As for Zhao Tianze's status, he can be said to be a well-known director in China, and his main focus is on art films and historical films.

He had previously won the Best Director Award at an international film festival for the film "Vanityville," and was once called "the soul of Chinese cinema" by foreign media and people in the film industry.

It’s just that domestic audiences and media don’t buy it.

The reason is very simple. Many domestic audiences and related media believe that the content of the movie "Vanityville" has the tendency to discredit China.

But foreign media prefer this kind of thing.

But there are also some domestic audiences who think that "Vanity Is Gone" shot by Zhao Tianze is particularly realistic.

Therefore, in terms of personal reputation, Zhao Tianze has a rather polarized feeling.

At this moment, Zhao Tianze was holding the latest model of mobile phone from an American brand, and the content on the phone screen was the Weibo hot search list.

“Have you seen the Weibo trending search list? Almost all of the top ten trending searches are related to “Dying to Survive”.”

A male voice came from Zhao Tianze's phone: "7.35 million yuan in box office on the first day of release, a movie made by a -year-old boy, how is it? Do you feel like you've been beaten to death on the beach by the next wave?"

Obviously, Zhao Tianze was having a voice call with someone.

Hearing this, Zhao Tianze raised the whiskey in his hand and took a sip, sneered, and said with disdain:
"It's only 7.35 million at the box office. Bai Xingjian is just lucky and benefited from the times. If my movie Vanity Fair had been released a few years later, I'm afraid the results would not be worse than his movie."

After these words were spoken, the man on the other end of the phone fell silent.

In the huge room, the only sound was the jazz music humming slowly from the vinyl record player.

It wasn't until a moment later that the man's voice on the other end of the phone rang out: "7.35 million yuan in box office on the first day of release, this should be beyond the scope of luck, right? And I also watched this movie, the content is really heartbreaking. More than half of the audience who watched this movie with me were moved to tears by this movie."

Zhao Tianze laughed again: "So many people cried because people nowadays are different from before. They are easily fooled by sensationalism. Besides, medical issues and generic drugs are social hot spots. Bai Xingjian knows that these pain points can resonate with the audience more. So he took advantage of this shortcut. If I were to make this type of movie, the box office would probably double." (End of this chapter)