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Chapter 619 Sentenced to death! (The first update asks for a subscription!)
3000 million. In the second week and fifth day of its release, "Tomb Raiders Notes" only got a box office of 3000 million, a drop of up to 61%!

This number, it can be said that except for Tang An, not many people can think of it.

Several major platforms added up to nearly 8000 million votes, and the three major issuers invested nearly [-] million yuan in publicity and distribution costs, and they actually walked out of a near-cliff-like decline, which is beyond everyone's imagination.

After a weekend and four days of word-of-mouth fermentation, public opinion has been completely overwhelmed, and 40% of the news and comments are negative comments.

"It's crazy. The first two days were full of positive reviews, and the box office was soaring all the way. I thought it was a good movie like "Looking for the Dragon", but after watching it, I only had one impression: a super bad movie."

"To be honest, I have read countless movies and I am not afraid of any bad movies at all. I thought I was invulnerable. I would dare to go to the scene of a movie like "Xiyouji" and "Little Times" that can be called a large-scale disaster scene I watched it, and the audience enjoyed it. Of course, I really just want to see how bad it can be. "Tomb Raiders Notes" or something, it's just a trivial matter. I just went home and watched "Looking for the Dragon", "Longling Miku" ", just watched two more "Raiders of the Lost Ark" to detoxify!"

"Okay, I want to say something. Actually, I wanted to say something a long time ago, but before there were good reviews everywhere on the Internet, I thought there was something wrong with my aesthetics, so I didn't say it because I was afraid of being sprayed."

"Upstairs you said, what the hell, I posted a post about Jing Boran's bad acting skills, and within half an hour, nearly 100 replies came out to criticize me, saying that Jing Boran played Wu Xie's Innocence, even if it is not as good as Huang Bo, Liu Ye, and Chen Kun, it is still top-notch in the new generation.

I almost thought that I wasn't serious when I watched the movie, but when I saw it, all these people were all accounts registered last month! "

"Shui Jun is too scary. If you post a negative comment on Douban, there will be [-] to [-] replies within an hour, which is more lively than "Interstellar"."

"Fortunately, I didn't go to see it. Lu Chuan had scared me before. I was thinking about whether to see it after seeing the good reputation, but I was going to buy a ticket to watch it at night, but I saw so many bad reviews. It's okay. I didn’t buy a ticket, and I saved a few days of food money.”

"I'll go, you guys are talking about how bad the movie is, I still want to see it."

"Let me tell you upstairs, apart from the four characters of the title, there is nothing not bad."

"It's so rotten! It's so terrifying!"

"The four words of the film title can also be ignored, except for the same character name, it is another story entirely.".
Lu Chuan stared blankly at the negative comments all over the computer screen, his face getting more and more ugly.

He was full of aggrieved and unwillingness, and the super-big production he carefully crafted turned out to be useless in the eyes of the audience.

Not only the word of mouth of the audience, but also the comments of professionals.

Originally, the large-scale praise a few days ago made him breathe a sigh of relief. Although he knew that there was a public relations effect, he never thought that this was the real situation hidden under the effective public relations.

After being silent for a few years, he made [-] million big productions as soon as he came back. If it succeeds, it's okay, then he can return to the top.

Once it fails, it may be difficult to touch a big production of this level.

But Lu Chuan was really not reconciled. For the sake of hype, he pulled his face down and started a fight with Wu Jing, a director who became a monk halfway through.

Lu Chuan took a chance and hoped that the box office would improve in the future. No matter how hard it was to maintain the current box office, the decline in the next week would be better, and there was still hope for 8 million.

With a cost of [-] million yuan and a box office of [-] million yuan, after the nearly [-] million yuan in publicity and distribution costs are removed, the box office alone is enough to pay back.

Lu Chuan clenched his fists, cheered himself up, and braced himself for the next propaganda.

However, everything didn't go as planned.

On Tuesday 29th, "Interstellar" won another sun crown with 2800 million, with a total box office of 16.51 billion.

"Vegetarian Chicken 6" earned 1800 million that day, and the total box office broke through the 2.04 million mark, winning [-] million.

"Tomb Raider Notes" only had 2600 million in a single day, and was affected by negative reviews, with the largest drop, with a total box office of 3.83 million.

Not to mention, the unexpected explosion of "Pacific Rim" on Wednesday the 30th directly made Lu Chuan despair.

A movie that has no big director, no big stars, and is not a sequel to a big-selling movie, and it hits the streets in North America, has won a super high box office of 5100 million in the mainland, and it has airborne the box office champion!
All three blockbuster films were greatly affected on this day.

The lineup of "Interstellar" fell to 15%, and it only got 2400 million in a single day, with a total box office of 16.75 billion.
"Vegetarian Chicken 6" has just been released, and the film schedule is quite strong. It earned 1500 million in a single day, with a total box office of 2.19 million.

Although "Tomb Raider Notes" has the support of the theaters, in view of the high share, there are still 32% of the film schedule, but the single-day box office dropped by 35%, only 1700 million, and the total box office is just 4 million.

From more than 8000 million to 1700 million in a single day, it only took a few days to perfectly explain what it means to go from heaven to hell, which is faster than a rocket.

Now the word despair was clearly written on Lu Chuan's face.

Lu Chuan leaned weakly on the chair. He knew that he had completely failed this time. The big production with a total investment of [-] million failed, and it was almost impossible to touch this level of movies in the future.

Qin Lan still appeared by his side at the right time and comforted him, "Don't worry too much, there are still overseas markets. It is said that the overseas revenue of "Longling Jue" and "Longling Miku" has exceeded [-] million."

"right"

Lu Chuan suddenly remembered, like a drowning person grabbing a life-saving straw, holding Qin Lan's hand tightly.

"There are also overseas markets. Wanda bought the AMC cinema chain. As long as it can sell well in North America, I still have a chance."

Lu Chuan lost his mind after being hit by the failure of the domestic box office, and didn't think about whether there was any chance of a big hit overseas.

The only chance to stand up is the possibility of automatic filtering failure.

Qin Lan comforted her boyfriend and sighed secretly.

Lu Chuan has not made a film in the past two years. He made a film for the main exhibition of the National Pavilion at the Expo. He was invited by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission to direct a live-action musical. Some time ago, the Xinjiang government also invited him to be the chief director of the stage play "Silk Road Myth". .

Although I left the big screen, I also lost a lot of disputes, which is not as troublesome as it is now.

Lu Chuan calmed down a little, and said suddenly, "When the overseas release is successful, let's get married."

"."

Qin Lan was stunned for a moment.

Lu Chuan thought she didn't hear clearly, so he held her hand tightly and repeated it again.

"When the overseas box office succeeds next month, we get married, and I will hold a beautiful wedding for you!"

However, there was no trace of joy in Qin Lan's eyes.

Lu Chuan didn't pay attention, and said to himself, "Where do you want to hold the wedding?"

"Rome, Paris, and Bali can also be done domestically, or go back to Xinjiang"

Listening to him rambling here, Qin Lan smiled bitterly.

Before the release of "The King's Feast" a few years ago, Lu Chuan said that he would get married if the movie was successful.

It failed.

He also said before the filming of "Tomb Raiders Notes", and the result seems to be the same.

Now it is said that if the overseas box office is successful, they will get married.

Qin Lan no longer knew whether Lu Chuan really wanted to get married, or if he was just looking for comfort in his heart, to find some comfort in the process of waiting for the result.

Or is getting married not just for the sake of getting married, but just to add a little more luster to the success of the film and prove that Lu Chuan has a good harvest in both career and love?

"let's break up."

"What's the matter?" Lu Chuan didn't react immediately.

"Let's break up." A trace of sadness flashed in Qin Lan's eyes.

"why?"

Lu Chuan was puzzled, "You want to get married first? That's fine, you pick a place, and I'll let someone prepare it."

It is not impossible to get married first, just to release the news, make the battle bigger, and expand the reputation and stimulate the movie box office.

At this moment, Lu Chuan had already thought up several steps of marketing in his mind.

Seeing him like this, Qin Lan's last hope was shattered, and she completely gave up.

She freed her hand and repeated it lightly.

"let's break up."

Turn around and go back to the room, drag out a suitcase, and pack the clothes.

Lu Chuan froze for a moment, ran in and asked loudly, "What are you doing?"

"No one is making trouble with you. I wish your dreams come true and overseas box office success."

Without nostalgia, he dragged his suitcase and left without pausing.

The keys are on the coffee table.

"boom."

Gently close the door.

Lu Chuan, who was left in a daze, didn't know why, and stood there straight, not knowing what he was thinking.

The movie hit the street, and the girlfriend left.

Total loser.

There is more than one loser, Huayi Brothers Group, in the chairman's office.

Documents were scattered all over the floor, two phones were smashed to pieces, and the entire evaluation team stood with their heads bowed across the desk, not daring to make a sound.

"5100! 5100!"

"Look at your estimates, take a look! This is the data you calculated for me over half a month, 1100-1500 million, which is nearly four times lower than the actual value!"

"Snapped!"

Wang Zhongjun held the detailed data file given by the evaluation team in his hand, and threw it heavily on the actuary in front.

Wang Zhongjun is now on the verge of fury. "Pacific Rim" sold 5100 million on the first day, and the second day of today's pre-sale alone has 1200 million. Moreover, without a large number of troopers, word-of-mouth is surprisingly good. The cold reception is the exact opposite.

Big hits are inevitable, and now there will be three blockbuster movies released almost simultaneously in the summer season, plus "Interstellar" which is still in Yu Wei, unless there is a miracle, "Tomb Raider Notes" may not be able to turn around at all.

What's more, "Wolf Warrior" will be released tomorrow. No matter what, this is a 8000D blockbuster with an investment of 3 million.

Now the single-day box office of "Tomb Raiders Notes" has dropped to 1700 million, and its reputation is the worst among several blockbuster films in the same period.

Originally, it is not unacceptable to have a poor reputation. The public relations capabilities of the three major companies are there.

The word-of-mouth of "The Breakup Master" is also not good, because the word-of-mouth of "Superman" in the same period is even worse, and "Superman: Man of Steel" is not appetizing to domestic audiences, and it still took more than 7 million box office.

If the word-of-mouth and box office of "Vegetarian Chicken 6" and "Pacific Rim" are average, then the audience will have no other better choice but to watch "Tomb Raider Notes".

But now that the box office of the two films has exploded, and the reputation is better, it is already possible to sentence "Tomb Raiders Notes" to death, the difference is that the death is not miserable.

Including the publicity fee, the cost of [-] million, even though it is shared by the three parties, is still a large sum.

Even if the loss is not much, but in the cycle of more than one year, if you don't make money, you are already at a loss, and buying a house will appreciate in value.

What's more, the loss of such a big IP + big investment film is not small.

Wang Zhongjun pointed at their noses and scolded them for more than half an hour before blasting them all out.

His chest was heaving violently, and Wang Zhongjun hadn't calmed down yet.

Before the water glass was dropped, Wang Zhongjun picked it up and drank it down in one gulp.

"Zhong Lei, go to the premiere of "Wolf Warrior" tonight for me."

Wang Zhonglei shook his head secretly, come on, when embarrassment occurs, he should go by himself.

(End of this chapter)