Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 568: Liu Tianxian is needed for the Spring Festival
It's normal for a movie to receive both praise and criticism, but that doesn't prevent "Gravity" from being a landmark domestic special effects movie.

On the second day, which was the second day of the Chinese New Year, the box office of "Gravity" dropped to 3.6 million yuan.

It's a drop of about 20 million.

This is normal. Before, there was pre-sale and patriotic gimmicks, so it became a hit. There was no marketing in the beginning.

After some of the pre-sale box office revenue has been consumed, we can only rely on the quality of the film itself. Fortunately, the quality is high and there are not many ticket refunds.

If there is a large-scale ticket refund, there will be negative box office revenue in the next few days.

Because the new increases cannot cover the pre-sale ticket refunds, it results in negative box office growth.

There is no such phenomenon at present, but it will happen in ten years. If fans make reservations now, they will really go to see it, and if they don’t watch it, they will really pay for it. At least this is the case for Liu Tianxian’s fans.

The screening share of "Gravity" is not high, about 25%, which is supported by the previous pre-sales.

Now that big data is becoming more popular, theaters also have to schedule films based on pre-sales, because pre-sales can lock in screenings in advance.

Pre-sale seat selection has this advantage. You can know in advance whether there will be many people watching a movie, so you can arrange more seats if there are many people, and fewer seats if there are few people.

The current scale of domestic cinemas is able to support such box office data. According to published data, there are now 5730 cinemas in the country with a total of more than 2.8 screens. This scale is comparable to that of the United States.

There are currently more than 5700 cinemas in the United States.

The ticket price is low now. It is not as exaggerated as fifty or sixty later. The average ticket price is now around thirty or forty. In addition, there is competition in the ticketing market, so discounts are common.

Later, the box office exploded, partly because of the convenience of buying tickets and partly because ticket prices kept rising.

This gave the capital market an opportunity, and it conspired with theaters to distort the audience's aesthetic taste, using young and handsome actors as big directors and gimmicky marketing to force-feed history to the audience. However, it has not yet taken shape, and is actually money laundering.

If it had taken shape, there wouldn't be so many emerging filmmakers emerging in the current film market. The initial influx of capital would have been chaotic in itself.

At present, the domestic film market is still in the extensive development stage.

"Gravity" grossed over 7 million yuan in two days, overwhelming other films. It received a 7.8-point rating on Douban, and both its box office and reputation were off the charts.

Since the day of its release, Tu Piaopiao has begun to promote the film vigorously.

“The movie Gravity: immersive interstellar exploration, unparalleled sensory experience!”

“Gravity is a visual feast!”

“The first choice for the Spring Festival, five stars are not enough! Gravity brings Chinese science fiction to the world level!”

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Such titles are everywhere on social portals such as Tencent, Sina, Weibo, Tieba, Toutiao, and Bilibili.

In a short time, word-of-mouth publicity was widespread and rumors were no longer used to create hype.

Gimmicks are a bit detrimental to one's character, because your marketing strategy has nothing to do with the work itself. After attracting the audience's attention, you must quickly shift your focus to the quality of the film itself.

You can’t learn from losing weight, that is a failure. Although you make money, you will ruin your character, which is equivalent to a one-time deal.

Right now, the popularity of "Gravity" has overshadowed the publicity of other movies.

In fact, it had been suppressed before!

Fang Hong couldn't guarantee that this movie would make money, because the domestic box office was not ideal in the past, but the overseas box office exploded, so Fang Hong adopted the approach of playing the "patriotism card".

The first domestically produced science fiction movie cannot fail. If it fails, it will be a blow to the entire industry. Even though no one said anything, Zhang Hongsen was really watching it.

People gave you so many benefits and conveniences in the early stages just so that you could lead the science fiction trend, develop the film industry, and get closer to Hollywood.

If we fail, it will be a heavy blow to the confidence of the industry!
After "Gravity" became a domestic film, its overseas box office performance was not very good and the box office was greatly reduced.

According to data sent back by Universal, the film only grossed $1200 million in 602 theaters in North America on the first day, equivalent to more than million in box office revenue, a decrease of to percent compared to the previous life.

It’s a good result for Universal, after all, it’s a Chinese-language film, but it’s not ideal for Fang Hong.

Therefore, once the nature of this movie changes, the box office cannot be guaranteed. Fang Hong can only ensure that the local market does not lose money and that the local market can afford a big movie. Whether the overseas market can make money depends on fate.

As people who have watched the movie "Gravity" spread the word that "Gravity is awesome", they also began to disparage other movies.

It is said that "Dragon Blade" is a bad movie full of historical confusions.

"Zhong Kui Conquers the Demons" was criticized by the audience for its crude special effects, shocking story, and slow pace. It was even worse than "Dragon Blade", and its score was as low as 4.2 points.

One-star and two-star ratings account for more than 67%, and more than half of the audience complained about the movie.

Similarly, "The Man from Macau 2" is also a bad movie with many superstars. It is said that this movie has a cliché plot, confusing logic, and no sincerity, and is just a money-making work.

Other movies are also bad in various ways. Except for "Gravity", there is not a single good movie during this Spring Festival.

As word of mouth continued to spread, long winding queues formed in front of major cinemas on the third day.

The box office of "Gravity" rose against the trend on the third day of the Chinese New Year, reaching 3.9 million!
It is still far ahead, suppressing other movies of the same period that cannot break 100 million, and even find it difficult to break 50 million.

The most eye-catching "Dragon Blade" only had 2 to million, and the same result was also achieved by "The Man from Macau ".

In the past, audiences had no choice, and all they chose were bad movies. Now, audiences have choices, and they can watch a movie that meets the visual, plot, and sensory stimulation standards. Who would still want to watch a bad movie?

"Gravity" grossed over 1 billion in three days, and Liu Tianxian surpassed a number of movie big names, including Chow Yun-fat, Fang Long, and Li Bailian.

The media also spread the news.

"Gravity broke 1 billion in three days! Why is Liu Tianxian becoming more and more popular at the box office?"

"Gravity" made a 10 billion RMB hit! Liu Tianxian once again became the No. box office queen in China!"

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Such exaggerated headlines are everywhere, and one of the headlines is particularly arrogant: "Breaking 3 billion in 10 days, topping the box office for two consecutive years. The facts prove that it is not Liu Tianxian who needs the Spring Festival, but the Spring Festival that needs Liu Tianxian!"

The film that topped the charts during the last Spring Festival was "Bouquet"!
"Breaking 3 billion in 10 days proves that the Spring Festival is not what Liu Tianxian needs, but Liu Tianxian makes the Spring Festival more exciting!"

This title was reprinted by many media outlets and became a new round of hot news. It was nothing else, just because it was domineering and had a gimmick. Other titles such as "Box Office Queen" were too ordinary. The Spring Festival needed Liu Tianxian to be topical enough.

This is enough to distance this famous actress from other actresses of the same level.

"Gravity" was also reported on satellite TV news. The reporter saw that a cinema in Hangzhou was crowded with people and very lively. Many citizens chose to watch the movie with their family and friends.

According to the cinema manager, the number of moviegoers this year has increased by about 30% compared with the same period last year.

The much-anticipated prime-time screenings of “Gravity” were almost all sold out, with many netizens saying that “tickets are hard to come by”!
The reporter learned from the interview that most viewers chose Gravity as their first choice for watching movies. One viewer said: "It's amazing! The pictures and special effects are great."

“Beyond my expectation! Better than other movies.”

"Liu Tianxian's acting was so good, I'm planning to watch it again."

"I now kind of believe why this movie was banned in the United States. The special effects are so realistic, it feels like you're really in space."

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Seeing that Gravity had such a strong box office, the film producers including Fatty Yu, Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang were powerless to do anything.

It's their turn to make money. Not only are they good at marketing, they also make good movies. What can you say?

If you choose this time slot, you have to accept the loss if you gamble!
Just as Gravity was making the Spring Festival box office in China, Fang Hong, Liu Tianxian and Shi Zhimao had already boarded a plane to Los Angeles at nine o'clock in the evening on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

Before leaving, Liu Xiaoli and Xu Liyun repeatedly reminded them to be careful and pay attention to safety when they were outside.

"I always went out alone before, but now I have someone to send me off and my family to take care of me. It feels really good." Fang Hong lay in the soft and comfortable seat in the first-class cabin.

When this seat is folded down, it is like a bed.

"Now you have someone to accompany you, aren't you happy?" Liu Tianxian held his hand and placed the board in the middle.

"Yes!" Fang Hong said with a smile.

"Go to sleep quickly, we'll arrive early tomorrow morning." Liu Tianxian pulled the blanket over him and then lay down.

After lying down, she did not close her eyes, her mind was immersed in memories. She remembered that five years ago, just after the Spring Festival, the two of them embarked on their journey to the United States.

At that time, neither of them knew that the other was going to the United States, but they met on the cruise ship. Maybe this is fate, which is wonderful.

She still clearly remembered every moment they had on the cruise ship. She was lost and confused, but this man was constantly guiding her and comforting her.

"Be grateful, life is beautiful, accept the good side of you and also accept the bad side of you." This is what the man said to her at that time.

She remembered this sentence clearly, and she could still draw strength from it, allowing herself to face all the gossip and right and wrong in the world calmly.

"What are you thinking about?" Fang Hong appeared in front of her without warning.

This frightened Liu Tianxian, whose mind was already in a mess, and he hit him: "You want to die!"

"Your eyes look dull, so you must be thinking about something. What are you thinking about? Share it with me," Fang Hong said.

"I'm thinking, you better be careful." Liu Tianxian patted his face arrogantly.

Fang Hong looked at her suspiciously: "Do you still remember?"

"If you can remember it, why can't I?" Liu Tianxian raised her little face with a proud look.

This is what Liu Tianxian said to him when they separated from the cruise ship five years ago: "Be careful."

Both of them remembered and neither of them forgot.

"Come on, let's do it again." Fang Hong moved from his seat to Liu Tianxian's side and squeezed together with her.

"What's coming?" Liu Tianxian moved to the side to give him more space.

Since the seats are designed for single persons, it would be very crowded to accommodate two people, and they can only sit close together.

The first-class cabins on international flights are very private, with some cabins housing two people per compartment and others housing one person per compartment.

They are all rich people, and what they care about is privacy.

"Come on, kiss. We kissed on the cruise ship, so we must kiss on the plane to leave a beautiful memory." Fang Hong put his arm around her waist and adjusted her body so that they were facing each other.

"What if someone sees us?" Liu Tianxian looked around. There was no one there and it was very quiet.

Even so, she still felt like she was having an affair and didn't feel as comfortable as she did at home. After all, this was a semi-public place.

"Whatever you see, it's not illegal for me to kiss my wife. Don't they kiss?" Fang Hong said as a matter of course.

"You speak so vulgarly." Liu Tianxian said.

"This is how my life is. I can't change it even if I want to." Fang Hong said.

"No need to change it, it's good enough." Liu Tianxian said softly. She felt it was good enough anyway. If it was changed, it would lose its personality.

A man who makes people feel bored is also boring.

The two of them pursed their lips and kissed each other deeply, their lips blending together for an unknown amount of time before they separated.

Fang Hong placed his hand on her pretty face and rubbed it. He looked at the person so close and asked, "Is it sweet?"

"Sweet! Sweeter than five years ago!" Liu Tianxian's eyes were filled with tenderness.

"Why is it sweeter than five years ago? Aren't they all the same?" Fang Hong was puzzled.

"Because you are my husband now!"

Five years ago, they were not even lovers, but now they are husband and wife, and there is the factor of "love" in their hearts.

So now the kiss, now the saliva is sweeter.

(End of this chapter)