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On July 7, the second summer blockbuster "Tomb Raider Notes" held a grand world premiere ceremony at the Capital Gymnasium.

Although "Interstellar" has been released for thirteen days, it is still the hottest topic in the entire summer, occupying most of the entertainment pages.

Nowadays, it is very important to build momentum before a movie is released, and publicity occupies a pivotal position in the operation of the entire movie.

With the popularity of "Interstellar" undiminished, the producers of "Tomb Notes" want the film to attract the attention of the audience, so they must expand their momentum and make it as big as they can.

All people related to the movie have participated in the promotion of the movie.

The dialogue between Lu Chuan and Wu Jing has been going on for more than half a month, and from time to time they have to come forward for a few words.

Wu Jing's temper also came up, and the sentence "no matter what monster you are, I will die with a few missiles" made people's blood boil.

Of course, the leading actors are also unavoidable, whether it is Feng Shaofeng, Jing Boran or Yao Chen, there are always some scandals spreading.

Even for hype, the media came out to expose the inside story of Yao Chen's divorce.

It's been more than two years, and the inside story of the divorce broke out just as the movie was released, what a coincidence.

Anyway, it is a miracle that can be used for everything, as long as it does not cause any negative effects, no matter what method is used, it is just for an extra year of attention.

Actors, directors, and the film itself received good attention. This premiere was also held by Hua Yi in the Capital Gymnasium, claiming to be a premiere for [-] people.

Inside the venue, Wang Zhongjun, Ye Shun, Zhang Qiang, and Zhang Wei arrived early.

"Other theaters have promised that even after "Fast and Furious" and "Pacific Rim" are released, nearly 40% of "Tomb Notes" will be scheduled."

The release is approaching, and the situation is not bad. The publicity, theaters, pre-sales, and ticketing platforms have received good responses, and Wang Zhongjun is also in a good mood.

Except for the two major alliances of Wuzhou and Sihai, in other theaters across the country, after giving up part of the profits, "Tomb Notes" got 40% of the screenings in the second week.

Among the four theaters released by Sihai, 50% of the "Tomb Raiders Notes" was given.

There are five blockbuster films in the same period, including "Wolf Warrior" on August 50st. [-]% of the films scheduled are already quite high.

And there are 3D screens.

The last [-]% of the film schedule is basically enough. If the follow-up attendance rate is too high and the number of shows is not enough, other movie theaters will definitely find ways to pick out some shows for profit.

A big production with an investment of [-] million yuan and an estimated box office of [-] billion yuan, even if the three major companies have such a large volume, they have to be cautious and happy.

Zhang Wei said with a smile, "According to Tao Piao Piao's estimate, the pre-sale box office before the release should be 1900 million."

The gentle Ye twisted his glasses and smiled, "We can look forward to exceeding [-] million on the first day."

"Haha, of course, it's entirely possible."

For the three major companies, this movie is very important. Wanda is investing in a blockbuster movie for the first time. Huayi needs performance, and Ah Lixin is also in urgent need of success.

The only exception is probably Zhang Qiang. This project is still led by Zhang Wei, and it would be good for him to fail.

Several bosses here imagined that the box office would explode, and the company's influence would rise to a higher level.

Time passed slowly, and people continued to enter the venue.

Tang An also made a trip tonight. He will stay in the capital for the past few days. The four major portals will conduct exclusive interviews one by one, and several major TV stations will also send people to interview.

After two days, it almost broke the record of "The Martian", so it must be a celebration, hold a press conference or something, and then continue south.

After dealing with the reporters in the interview area, Tang An strode towards the infield.

At a glance, there are three thousand seats in the sky, which is less than [-] people.I don't know what calculation method is used to calculate the ten thousand people.

However, the scene was carefully arranged, and the overall atmosphere was more in line with the style of the movie.

"Wang Dong, Mr. Ye, Mr. Zhang."

Tang An walked over and greeted each of them.

"Tang Dong is here, welcome."

Tang An said with a smile, "It's the premiere for [-] people, the crowd is big enough, and they even borrowed a set of digital IMAX projection equipment."

Wang Zhongjun said with a smile, "It's incomparable to Tang Dong's "Interstellar". It's still going strong now, and our movie doesn't get much attention."

Tang An waved his hands and said, "It's only been a few days, and the popularity will probably drop soon. There will be two Hollywood blockbusters coming out soon."

"Hehe, Director Tang is being modest, those two Hollywood blockbusters must not be taken seriously by Director Tang."

After chatting for a while, Tang An smirked at Ye again, "Boss Ye, the Universal Publishing you have launched is very aggressive. I don't know if you are interested in forming a joint company, five continents and four seas. How about calling it Kyushu Publishing?"

Wang Zhongjun's face darkened, and he came to his home court to discuss cooperation with his partner, and he was too underestimated.

If Sihai and Wuzhou really cooperate, they will account for nearly half of the country's market share, which is already considered a monopoly, and others are still playing chicken feathers.

But Wang Zhongjun thought about it again, this is impossible, the nine theaters will have internal problems sooner or later.

All the producers can't tolerate nearly half of the theater chains in the country united, and they won't be eaten to death.

Ye Tuan also knew that Tang An was joking, and said with a smile, "Director Tang is joking, but we can work together if we have a chance."

Next, Yu Dong, Wang Changtian, and Zhang Zhao all arrived and chatted for a while. They didn't talk about the movies and box office of the two parties. At most, they talked about overseas distribution and exchange.

Although the two sides are currently rivals, the atmosphere is still very friendly, chatting and laughing happily, and there is no sense of tension at all.

Even Zhang Wei, the president of Ah Li Pictures, didn't say anything. If Tang An was really pissed off in this situation, he would be the one who would be ashamed.

Soon, almost everyone arrived, and the premiere began.

Everyone took their seats one after another, and the three main creators Wang Zhongjun, Ye Shun, and Zhang Qiang came to the stage together.

The host introduced everyone, but it was the original author Sanshu who spoke first.

It's nothing surprising, half of the film's credit is due to the four words in the title, otherwise Wang Zhongjun and the others wouldn't dare to spend [-] million on the production cost alone.

There are no top stars, no top directors, and if there is no big IP, the investment cost of [-] million will only be lost if the brain is pumped.

There are still quite a few fans of the original book, and Uncle San's greetings to the fans at the scene also received cheers from the audience.

When the host asked what is the difference between "Tomb Raiders Notes" and previous versions, San Shu said that this "Tomb Raiders Notes" movie will bring the audience an immersive "Tomb Raiders" experience.

Lu Chuan said that in addition to monsters, the entire movie will have many props, mechanisms, and thrilling, suspenseful, and romantic settings, but what moves me most is the human feelings.

At the same time, he also said that the third uncle's book gave him a broad space to play, and all the staff of the crew worked hard for this work, so he expects this film adapted from the top domestic IP to be recognized by everyone.

There is a wide space for development, but I hope it will not be so wide that it will fly directly to outer space.

When Feng Shaofeng recalled the filming process, he said that this time he played the most difficult and special role, because this time he participated in a film adapted from a top best-selling novel, so he undertook a certain amount of pressure.

At the same time, he also said that there are a lot of fighting scenes in the movie, and he feels that he may need an extra label of fighting stars.

The three producers, Sanshu, and Lu Chuan all expressed their greatest expectations for the film. Faced with the host Guan Yu's box office expectations, they all expressed their goal of 15 billion.

The actual target is one billion. Of course, it should be increased a little bit appropriately in the face of the media and audience.

Then there are all kinds of gags and interruptions, playing some shooting highlights and so on.

Sitting in the front row under the stage, Tang An clearly felt that Uncle San was not in high spirits, especially when Lu Chuan talked about how he diverged his thinking and showed the audience what they hadn't seen in the original work.

Something the audience doesn't see.
Basically every bestseller has been thoroughly analyzed. After so many years, some diehard book fans probably know more about the original than the author.

The so-called things that the audience did not see are probably things that Lu Chuan himself made up based on the original work.

This is also normal, all adaptations are like this, it depends on how the changes are made.

But judging by Uncle San's expression, it probably won't be too good.

Next, the movie started to be screened, and Tang An could guess what Lu Chuan had changed in the first ten minutes or so.

The tomb robbery is gone, and it has been changed to a surviving adventure blockbuster.

However, it is better to explore underground, not like "Nine-story Demon Tower".

Of course there are no aliens, but the heroine turned out to be a descendant of the snake mother, and the big boss, the snake mother, directly controlled the heroine's body after she woke up.

The snake mother should be the Queen Mother of the West. According to Lu Chuan, the General Administration of Optoelectronics does not allow the demonization of ancient figures.

The real Queen Mother of the West has become an ancient figure.

Forget about Sun Wukong, he is at least one of the four great classics, TV dramas have influenced generations of people, and the characters are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so it is not easy to change them blindly.

But the Queen Mother of the West cannot be changed into a monster.
The protagonist and his party were beaten and retreated, and finally Wu Xie's small universe from the ancient mysterious family broke out, and the snake mother controlled the heroine's body, but Wu Xie couldn't do it.

The bloody scene appeared, the snake mother controlled the bodies of their companions, and Wu Xie couldn't bear to make a move.

In addition to Snake Mother, their team has to face various other monsters, including Snake Mother's old friend Gu Xiangwang.

After a fierce battle, the ancient elephant king was killed.

The old lover died, and the snake mother turned on the berserk mode!
But Wu Xie can't hurt the heroine, so he can only fight and retreat.

In the end, the heroine who kept awake suddenly regained control of her body for a moment during a fight, and took the initiative to let Wu Xie get hit.

Just hung up like this, and fell into Wu Xie's arms smiling.

Tang An couldn't even complain, this frankly has too many similarities with "Nine-story Demon Tower".

Should it be said that dogs cannot change their eating shit, or to put it in an elegant way, their nature cannot be changed.

After the movie was screened, the audience applauded fairly enthusiastically, but many viewers who had read the original book had already started to complain.

The gymnasium is so big, it is difficult to hear the voices of one or two people clearly, but the voices of dozens or hundreds of people are still a bit noisy.

Tang An turned his head and glanced at Third Uncle, his expression was not very good either.

Wang Zhongjun and the others smiled, as if they were not worried.

Tang An turned to Zhang Qiang and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, fans of the original book seem to be dissatisfied."

Although Zhang Qiang doesn't want the movie to be too successful, on the one hand, it will let Zhang Wei gain power. It is best to just save money, the company will not lose money, and it can suppress Zhang Wei.

But facing outsiders, surrounded by people, Zhang Qiang still had to make a gesture, he said indifferently.

"Isn't this the same for any novel adaptation? It is impossible to satisfy everyone, and it must be deleted. It is just right for some loyal book fans to be dissatisfied. Many Marvel movies also dissatisfied comic fans. When "Looking for the Dragon" was released There was quite a bit of controversy when it was released, Tang Dong, look at the applause from the audience, pay attention to explain that this is a successful adaptation!"

Tang An was speechless and thought that this was true. Any novel or comic adapted into a film and television drama would attract criticism from the original book party.

After all, movies and novels are not the same thing, and the same is true for Marvel's superhero movies, which are often scolded.

It's not that there are no adaptations that satisfy comic fans, but most of them don't do well at the box office.

"Ghost Blowing Out the Lantern" was also scolded at the beginning, but the special effects were done well, the plot logic made sense, and the actors' performances were also very good, in order to satisfy most of the audience and sell at the box office.

But this "Tomb Raider Notes" was filmed like this, the special effects are obviously much worse, and the actors are incomparable. The plot can barely make sense by relying on imagination and guesswork.

But in any case, it still depends on the box office, maybe the audience will buy it if the filming is bad.

(End of this chapter)