RBCT Chapter 13: Midnight Screening Box Office
Chapter 13: Midnight Screening Box Office
Gu Qingshan slept soundly until he naturally woke up.
After washing up, Gu Qingshan picked up his laptop and started reading the news.
There are already some reviews of "Nightclub" on Douban.
The comments were generally fair and contained no malicious slander, and Gu Qingshan nodded slightly.
Then I checked the entertainment news, and the entire entertainment section was absolutely explosive.
It's all news about Apple and the call for a change of fate.
Both of these movies have star-studded casts and generate a lot of buzz.
For example, Apple is hyping up the rumors about Tong Dawei and Jin Suo, saying that they fell in love while filming a drama. These rumors have been going on for a while now.
Tong Dawei rose to fame after starring in "Struggle," and his popularity has soared ever since, making him a top-tier male star with immense popularity.
Jin Suo, needless to say, is a master of hype. She doesn't have many representative works, but she's always in the news for entertainment, from film festival red carpets to fashion shows, pioneering the Chinese "carpet star" track.
The rumors about the two naturally became a hot topic in entertainment gossip.
Another example is hyping up the difficulty of making apples, and then hyping up Jin Suo's dedication to art, comparing her to Tang Wei.
"Fate Calls for Transfer" is also generating considerable buzz, building on the popularity of its predecessor, "Love Calls for Transfer".
With Ge You, currently a leading figure in mainland Chinese comedy, a large number of movie fans will be attracted to the cinema.
Compared to these two films, the coverage of "Nightclub" is negligible.
After browsing the news, Gu Qingshan had a clear understanding of the situation.
Just then, his phone rang; it was Jing Tian calling him to have breakfast.
Gu Qingshan changed his clothes, opened the door, and saw Jing Tian waiting at the door.
Today, Jing Tian wore a wool sweater dress and light makeup, looking youthful and beautiful.
They plan to visit at least eight cinemas across the four major districts of the city over the first three days of the weekend, before heading to Shanghai.
We went to the breakfast restaurant for breakfast.
"How's it going? Have the box office figures come out yet?" Jing Tian asked anxiously while eating breakfast.
Xu Zheng and Zhu Yilong couldn't help but look at Gu Qingshan.
Gu Qingshan laughed and said, "It won't be that quick. There are so many places across the country to collect data, it all takes time."
Now, not later, everything is connected to the internet. A few minutes after midnight, the box office figures for the midnight screenings will be finalized.
Now we have to collect statistics from each cinema individually and then summarize them.
"And don't expect much from the midnight screenings either." Gu Qingshan had a good attitude.
There are currently 1427 cinemas and 3527 screens nationwide.
"Nightclub" had 20% of the screenings on its opening day, which is 705 screenings.
A typical movie theater has about 140 to 190 seats, which means there are a total of 98700 to 133950 seats.
Even if the theater is packed, the midnight screenings won't generate much revenue.
Gu Qingshan looked at Xu Zheng, "How's it going on your end? Can you manage to coordinate things?"
Besides the movie "Night Shop", Xu Zheng also starred in "Love Transfer", which has a strong cast.
"No problem, since the publicity campaigns basically overlap anyway, I'll just be busier," Xu Zheng said with a smile.
Gu Qingshan nodded slightly. "That's good!"
After finishing breakfast, Gu Qingshan received a call from Xu Jinglin.
"Director Gu, the midnight screening box office results are in. The nationwide midnight screening box office is 19." Xu Jinglin said with a look of surprise.
Gu Qingshan's face immediately lit up with a smile; this was rare good news!
After hanging up the phone, Gu Qingshan looked at everyone and said, "The midnight screening grossed 19 yuan, which is a pretty good result."
Upon hearing this good news, Jing Tian and the others all smiled happily.
After breakfast, everyone put on some makeup and then gave interviews to the media.
This round of media interviews was naturally arranged by China Film Group.
After giving an interview, Gu Qingshan browsed the news on his computer and saw the news about Jin Suo and others. Gu Qingshan sneered.
Did they really think they were guaranteed to win?
Gu Qingshan contacted an account and gave the other party an instruction.
A slight smile involuntarily appeared on his lips. After all, he was just bringing things forward.
If you dare to make this kind of film, you must know how big the risks are.
soon......
Around 1 p.m., a woman picked up the phone and dialed 110 to report the incident.
"Hello, is this 110? I want to report something."
At the Chaoyang Public Security Bureau, the police officer was taken aback after receiving the call: "Ma'am, what do you want to report?"
"I want to report this. The cinema is openly broadcasting pornography..." the woman said indignantly.
After receiving the report, the police responded quickly; this was no small matter.
Police stations in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen received the same report. The sheer volume of reports drew the attention of the police, who dispatched teams to inspect cinemas.
Cinemas across the country were bustling all afternoon.
The cinemas were furious and had to suspend screenings of Apple, reduce their screenings, and give all the screenings to "Night Shop".
After all, among the movies that have just been released, "Nightclub" is the only new film currently showing. If the freed-up screenings aren't given to "Nightclub," who else would they be given to?
Meanwhile, media reporters, like sharks smelling fish, began reporting on the story.
Some media outlets criticized the production company, saying that despite repeated reviews and numerous cuts, they still failed to rectify the issues properly, and deserved it.
If you do the math, Apple Movies has been revised five times already.
This is simply defying the wind and stirring up trouble.
And the film review section is filled with all sorts of explicit content!
The sudden and devastating blow completely stunned Apple.
No one expected that after many twists and turns, it was finally able to be released, but as soon as it was released, people all over the country reported it to the police, prompting the police to be dispatched.
The Apple creative team, who were promoting their products, were all taken to the police station to give statements.
Tong Dawei and Jin Suo both looked very unhappy. This time they had made a huge sacrifice, which can be said to be the first time they had taken their clothes off on the big screen. In the end, instead of various awards and rave reviews, they received all kinds of negative impacts.
The entire entertainment section was filled with reports about the film and the two actors, but these reports were not positive; they were negative.
They would rather not have these reports.
Jin Suo's face was extremely ugly. This was her first time making her debut on the big screen since she started acting. She had spent a lot of money on press releases, but now this was the result.
The film screenings were suspended, and they were temporarily confined to a designated location.
Even her other film, "Call for Love," was affected; she was notified to stop participating in the promotion of "Call for Love."
Jin Suo secretly regretted not taking the role in this movie; the price was far too high.
Before, she had been hoping that this movie would bring her great benefits, just like Tang Wei.
Now it seems that the director's skill level is far from adequate.
Tong Dawei's face was equally grim. He had intended to dedicate himself to art while filming this movie, and he enjoyed the process, but the negative impact it had brought was far too great.
Why does Tony Leung's performance receive rave reviews and win numerous awards? He did the same thing, yet he was met with harsh criticism.