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Rubbing his hands together, Tom looked at the long queue in front of him.Feeling a little speechless, I couldn't help complaining to the person in front of me.

"Why do you all choose to watch a Chinese film? There are so many good movies now, why don't you watch "Happy Feet", "007: Casino Royale", or "Clues of Time and Space", Hmm, "The Birth of Jesus" is also good, you can go and see it too!"

"Brother, it's easy to say, why don't you go to see other movies?" The person in front turned around, contemptuously.

"Because I don't like watching movies following the mainstream, I like watching science fiction movies, watching cul movies, I like watching Wan Xiaohu's movies, I am his fan."

"Do you think that when we came here to line up, we don't like sci-fi movies, cul movies, or Wan Xiaohu? Come on buddy, bear with it, who told us that there are only three theaters here to show "Never Ending"?"

"You also like Wan Xiaohu's movies?"

"Nonsense, why wait in line if you don't like it."

"That's right, uh, do you know why out of five movie theaters here, only three movie theaters show "Never Ending"? It made me walk two streets to line up here."

"I don't know the reason. Anyway, "Never Ending" has only 2540 movie theaters, which is not very large."

"I know." A boy wearing glasses interjected, "Because "Never Ending" is distributed by Sasha Entertainment itself, without the channel of a major studio, it is difficult to win too many theaters, and many distribution agreements have to be negotiated not come down."

The fact is that, as Sasha Entertainment's first self-published film, without the contacts of major studios, it is difficult to gain any advantage in the film's box office share.Sasha Entertainment didn't want to pay too much for theaters, and Sasha Entertainment asked for too high a share, and theaters weren't willing either, which resulted in not being able to negotiate too many theaters.

We have to wait for the opening of the box office to continue negotiations and expand the scale.

"This is really unfortunate news. ** Film companies can't compete with big studios." Tom said regretfully, "How much box office do you think "Never Ending" can get? I think it's good after watching the trailer. The quality of Wan Xiaohu's movies has always been guaranteed. And many in the media said that the movie is very cool and beautiful, and it will definitely be a big hit."

"That's not necessarily the case. There are many movies that are popular or not. I have read the original novel and feel that there are not many selling points. Therefore, I support the opinions of experts."

"What do the experts say?"

"The opening score was about 1500 million US dollars, and the final global figure was about 1.4 million US dollars, which should be lower than the score of "Source Code". After all, "Source Code" and Chen Kun, I have never heard of the actors in "Never Ending" heard about it."

"Come-on, a little bit of confidence, okay? I think the movie can get 2 million US dollars!" Tom, as a fan of Wan Xiaohu, is full of confidence.

0290【zoom-in is coming】

"Hello, viewers and friends in front of the TV, you are still watching the film and television channel, "I want to watch a movie" hosted by my little ant. This year's Lunar New Year file is already filled with gunpowder. The co-produced blockbuster "Ink Attack" starring , Wu Qilong and Wang Zhi, and "Yun Shui Ballad" starring Lu Yi, Hsu Ruoxuan and Li Bingbing have already started to be released hotly."

On the Jiangdong TV Channel, the host, Little Ant, showed a pair of big white legs, with a very sexy look, and introduced many movies with great effort.

"And this Lunar New Year file, we are destined to have no shortage of good movies to watch. In addition to "Mo Gong" and "Yun Shui Ballad", which will be released on December 12st, it will be our Jiangdong international director Wan Xiaohu. "Endless", this film has held many premieres, and the response is very good. After "Endless", on December 1th, Zhang Yimou's blockbuster "The Golden Armor in the City" will also be released. We Let’s take a look at the details…”

As Wan Xiaohu's home stadium, the promotion of "Never Ending" in mainland China can be described as overwhelming.

Newspapers, websites, TV, theater posters, and street billboards are all kinds of soft and hard advertisements.

The big screens in the squares of big cities are also occupied by promotional videos.

"When filming "Never Ending", the director will strictly require the actors to be in the best condition to play the characters in the movie. You must meet his requirements, otherwise the consequences will be terrible." Zhang Yi said holding the microphone .

This is street propaganda in a certain city in China.

"What are the dire consequences?" Live host.

"I'm a girl, and the director can still take care of me. What Hua Tsai said will be more truthful."

The screen was given to Liu Dehua, and I only heard him say: "When I was making this movie, it was like a world of ice and fire. The atmosphere in private was very good. Xiaohu and I often ate supper and drank beer together, but when we were working, It's like going to hell. To put it bluntly, I have never made a movie as difficult as this movie in the past few years, and being scolded is commonplace. I often work overtime, and then I won’t be paid if I can’t make a good film.”

"Is it really that scary? Dao Wan is so strict?"

"I think this is the reason why Xiaohu can become a world-class director. He is meticulous when making movies. You must do well according to his requirements. If there is no existence, it's okay. You can pass this standard if you are so-so."

"Then when he scolds you, will you be unhappy, or will you be afraid?"

Liu Dehua said: "That's not true. We are good friends in private. If you get in touch with him a lot, you'll know that he's swearing at others to vent his work pressure. You just need to keep silent at this time, and everything will calm down in a few minutes." .”

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "When Director Wan scolds people, he always sits on a chair. Pointing at you and scolding, there is a distance away. Like Andy said, there is nothing to do after scolding. So I am not afraid at all. It's just a little bit unhappy. Because the director will only scold you, never praise you. He won't say, oh, you did a good job or something."

Liu Dehua and Zhang Yi kept revealing Wan Xiaohu's background on the big screen.Of course, it is all within a safe range to reveal the old truth, which is the need for propaganda.

Provide some ambiguous content.

The media can then hype it up and make up an outrageous headline.

"Zhang Yi was dissatisfied with Wan Xiaohu, calling him a studio tyrant."

"Liu Dehua said frankly that he was scolded by Wan Xiaohu, and the friendship may end because of "Never Ending"."

When audiences who don't know the truth watch it, they will find that some clips have been intercepted in the title, but the real content is still a very united crew.While despising the invincibility of the media, it also left an impression of the movie, achieving the purpose of publicity, not seeking to attract more people, but only leaving an impression.

It’s all right not to go to the movies. When these audiences enter the movie theater, they will be driven by instinct, and they will most likely choose movies with impressions.

In short, movie fans in China have already sharpened their swords and are ready to rush into the movie theater.

Because of the time zone, North America is half a day earlier than China. On December 12, "Never Ending" will be released in 1 theaters in North America.The expectation given by the box office experts is that the opening result of the first weekend is 2540 million US dollars in three days. In recent years, low-budget sci-fi movies have not performed too well, so naturally, people do not have much expectation.

After queuing for a whole morning, Tom finally got his wish and bought a movie ticket.

After buying popcorn excitedly, he rushed into the movie theater and grabbed a good seat. Movie theaters in North America do not sell tickets by seat, and good seats are first come first served.

As the first audience, they are basically fans of the number one Wan Xiaohu. In the past few years, Wan Xiaohu has made it to the top. He is not a small name. He has a group of cul movie fans, some of whom like it because of "Chain Saw". Some like it because of "Wanted Warrant", and some like it because of "Source Code" and "Butterfly Effect".

This kind of cul movie fans may be only a small number of mainstream audiences, but their explosive power is amazing. They can always go crazy for a movie. It is every director's hope to have a group of cul movie fans, because this is the box office and peripherals. Warranty of goods.

As a lonely man without friends, Tom silently ate popcorn while listening to the conversations of those around him.

"Oh, John sent a message on Twer."

"what did you say?"

"This bitch, he went to see the premiere midnight show last night! Fuck him!" "Never Ending" is so good, fortunately I decided to go to the midnight show, otherwise such a good movie, there is no first time It's a disgrace to watch it!' This guy is trying to scold us in a different way!"

"I'll wipe it off. I'm going to be despised to death by this little guy when I go back. I wanted to sleep last night, so I didn't agree to go to the movies with him. No, I have to watch the movie later. If it's not so good, we'll go back and see the movie." Can get back to the spot."

"I'm afraid it's really good to watch. More than one person has posted a message about "Never Ending" on Twer, and they are all praising it. On FceBook, there are also many people posting, recommending this movie. We really missed it. Most Good time, oh my god, I'm competing with John for the secretary general of the 'cul fraternity', now there is no advantage, John the bitch, start recommending to members, he got a lot of impression points! "

"Don't be discouraged. Let's watch the movie carefully and go back and write a better movie review. Members will appreciate the appreciative secretary-general even more."

"I hope! Oh shit, in the future, Wan Xiaohu's movie will definitely be the first time I go to the cinema!"

Listening to other people's conversations, Tom's eyes lit up.

The movie is good.It's not in vain to spend a day's meal money sitting here.

The advertisement was still showing on the big screen, and Tom, who was bored, took out his mobile phone and started to browse Twer online. scarf.Once launched.It quickly became popular among young people.

Open the software, the number one hot topic on Twer is "Never Ending".