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"Why does it feel not that funny?" The man turned and looked at his girlfriend.

"It's still funny." The woman smiled, "But when I watched it, I saw a deep sadness."

"It's more like a tragedy disguised as a comedy."

“It’s a bit unpleasant to watch!”

"Is Stephen Chow trying to find depth?" The man pinched his chin. "Then why don't you make an art film? What depth can a nonsensical comedy seek?"

"It can be pursued, but it makes people feel sad, that's the problem." The woman shook her head, "It pursues depth too much, and it's not funny enough. Also, I think there are some points in this film that make people wonder why it is done this way."

"It may be a good movie, but the New Year is coming soon and I just want to have fun. I feel a little disappointed when I see a movie like this."

"Well, let's go watch the movie 'The King of Variety' tomorrow."

As soon as they said they would go to see it, the next day, the couple came to the cinema of Xinghai Cinema Line, bought tickets, and walked into the theater.

After finding a seat and looking around, the man said, "It feels like it's not as popular as 'Ji Gong'! The number of audience members is obviously not as large as 'Ji Gong', probably only about 70%."

"Stephen Chow was so popular last year. Journey to the West: Conqueror is the first film from his own film company, so everyone is looking forward to it." The woman smacked her lips, "It's just that my expectations were wasted. I wonder how this movie 'The King of Comedy' is going to turn out, and whether it's funny enough."

The movie began to play amid the audience's anticipation.

"Giving birth to me is a side effect. Don't you enjoy the manufacturing process?"

"I don't have 60 million, but I can still scrape together 6,000."

The hilarious scenes make everyone feel like they are watching a normal comedy.

When the protagonist was transformed into various daily necessities, such as toothpaste, the audience's eyes lit up.

"Oh! This is a great idea!"

"That's awesome! I wish I had this ability."

“Pretty good.”

Until the very end, when the seemingly invincible villain is defeated, the protagonist actually turns into an oversized microwave oven and uses microwaves to melt the opponent.

Unexpected, yet reasonable.

As the lights came on and the audience began to review the film, the couple discovered that many of them had similar opinions to themselves.

"This movie is quite good, very entertaining!"

"It's not like Stephen Chow's movie. It's not as profound as an art film. It's not completely funny. It's stuck in the middle. It's almost Chinese New Year, so we should watch this kind of movie to have fun."

"The idea of ​​transformation is amazing! I haven't seen this idea in previous movies."

"Liu Dehua's acting is OK, but I always feel that he is not as good as Stephen Chow. If it was Stephen Chow, the film would at least be of a higher level. Unfortunately, Stephen Chow and Huang Ze have parted ways."

"Who do you think will win the box office battle between the two films mentioned in the newspaper?"

"If I had to choose, I would prefer "The King of Variety."

……

"Boss Huang, in the first three days of the weekend, the box office of our movie 'The King of Comedy' was 6.2 million, and the box office of Stephen Chow's 'Journey to the West' was, uh..."

"How much is it?" Huang Ze asked in a deep voice, "It is what it is, don't fool me, are you afraid that I can't accept it?"

"Seven million." Liu Zhen on the opposite side hesitated, and finally chose to tell the truth, "One million higher than ours. Judging from previous Lunar New Year films, there will be no problem for his film to break 30 million at the box office." "Is that so..." Huang Ze knew that the first week box office of Stephen Chow's film would definitely not be bad, but it reached one-third of the box office he predicted in just three days, which really caught Huang Ze off guard.

Could it really be more than 30 million?

Could it be that my butterfly wings have made the movie "Jigong" even more popular?
Shouldn't it?

Shouldn't the box office be lower if a movie like this is released during the Lunar New Year holiday?
After thinking about it, Huang Ze decided to wait and see what happens, and said into the microphone, "No rush, just play with him."

"Let's let the bullet continue to fly for a while, then we'll know whether it hits or not."

Huang Ze’s guess was correct.

It takes time for word of mouth to develop.

After the novelty of the first three days wore off, "Journey to the West" was not so promising. Some confusing news had spread among the audience, and reporters began to add insult to injury. On the fourth day, the box office of "Journey to the West" fell precipitously.

The attendance rate still did not improve the next day.

This is the Lunar New Year holiday, which can be said to be the most profitable time period for theaters. As the attendance rate has declined, theaters have unceremoniously reduced the screening schedule of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2".

On the 20th, the release of the family comedy "All's Well, Ends Well" was a sudden and attracted a wave of comedy fans.

So, when the full box office for the week came out, "The King's Woman" and "Journey to the West" were switched.

"The King of Comedy" grossed 12.5 million.

"Jigong" box office 10.8 million.

"The King of Comedy" gained more than 2 million viewers in four days.

This is not the most critical.

The key point is that the average box office of "Jigong" in four days did not even exceed one million.

If this trend continues, it is really questionable whether it can break 20 million.

At this time, the reporters suddenly remembered Huang Ze's answer when he was interviewed by reporters. His words clearly meant that Stephen Chow's "Journey to the West" could not break 30 million, and should wait until it could break 20 million.

At that time, everyone just thought that this was Huang Ze's curse on the stars who set up their own studios, and it was just something he said in anger.

But today, we can no longer think like that.

This is not just an angry remark!
It's clearly a prophecy.

Even though the final box office figures have not yet come out, this prediction can be said to be quite accurate.

After all, no matter how you look at it, the box office of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" will not exceed 30 million.

All of a sudden, reporters who realized they had discovered some material put the incident on the front page of entertainment newspapers, praising the great prophet Huang Ze.

At the same time, they began to write various reports to add insult to injury to Stephen Chow.

【Zhou Lang’s talent is exhausted, “Master Xing” is no longer there, and he returns to “Ah Xing” overnight. 】

["The King of Comedy" proves all the previous rumors. Stephen Chow's box office hits are indeed inseparable from Huang Ze's shadow. Once he leaves, his true colors are revealed.]

[Without Stephen Chow, the nonsensical comedy "Star Ocean" is still a box office hit. Without "Star Ocean", the box office panacea turns into box office poison in seconds. Who is more important? ]

【Zhou Lang's clever plan brought peace to the world, but he lost his wife and his army.】

(End of this chapter)