Chapter 405
On January 3, the box office was released in one week. "Kung Fu" continued to be popular, achieving a box office of 51 million, with a total of 114 million; "The Aviator" ranked second with 18 million, with a total of 97 million; "The World Without Thieves" ranked third with 11 million, with a total of 133 million.
The strength of "Kung Fu" is expected. "The Aviator" performed steadily, with a 100 million yuan just around the corner. The most surprising thing is the performance of "The World Without Thieves". The filming ratio is not high, but it achieved a box office of 11 million, which is surprising.
On January 10, another week of box office was released. This week, "Kung Fu" won three consecutive championships with 33 million, with a cumulative box office of 147 million; "The Aviator" was very stable, with a box office of 12 million, with a cumulative box office of 109 million; and "The World Without Thieves" achieved a box office of 10 million, with a cumulative box office of 143 million, with a cumulative box office of 10 million, with a cumulative box office of 143 million, and its stamina can be described as horror.
In the office of Century Peak, Zhang Ran looked at the data in his hand and smiled satisfied: "The decline of "The Aviator" is well controlled, and you can look forward to the long term!"
Wu Ruide said: "The Aviator performed very well in second- and third-tier cities. If we hadn't grasped this, we would have definitely lost this time!"
Zhang Ran smiled and said, "We are still in danger now. The gap between us and Kung Fu this week is probably 50 million. It is almost impossible to reverse it. Even if our bombs can explode, there is only a little more possibility. Not to mention this, how are the matter about stealing the box office?"
"The arrangement is done!" Wu Ruide looked at Zhang Ran and asked solemnly, "Are you sure you want to break this? This will not benefit us, it will only be harmful!"
Zhang Ran nodded firmly: "But it is good for Chinese movies, we will do this!"
On January 7, someone circulated a video to LeTV, and then it was posted on the website of the Century Peak. The title of the video was "The World Without Thieves" stole the box office of "Kung Fu". The shooting date was on the afternoon of January 4, and it was located in a movie theater at the Pacific Cinema in Shijiazhuang.
In the video, a boy wearing glasses handed the money to the ticket seller: "I want a ticket to the movie "Kung Fu".
The ticket seller quickly handed out the movie ticket: "This is your ticket!"
The boy took the ticket, took a look, and pointed the ticket in his hand to the ticket seller: "I want to watch "Kung Fu", how did I give me the ticket "The World No Thieves"? Did you make a mistake?"
The box office replied: "Although the ticket is written on "The World No Thieves", you can watch "Kung Fu", it is the same!"
The boy said: "I bought tickets for "Kung Fu", and you gave me tickets for "The World Without Thieves". Does the box office count as "The World Without Thieves"?"
The ticket seller said: "You are watching movies, just watch them. What does the box office have to do with you?"
The boy was very serious: "I am a fan of Stephen Chow. I can earn my money for Stephen Chow, but I don't want Feng Xiaogang to make it!"
With the boy's insistence, the ticket seller reluctantly exchanged him for the ticket for "Kung Fu".
After the video was posted, it did not attract much attention, and the click rate was pitifully low. But on the 10th, the long-awaited navy began to take action and forwarded the video to Stephen Chow's post bar and various movie forums. Then, they began to forward popular science articles, what is box office stealing, how to operate it specifically, etc.
The video, coupled with popular science and the promotion of the navy, immediately sparked heated discussions on the Internet. Many netizens were surprised that the box office could be stolen? Stephen Chow's fans were even furious.
"I'll go, your uncle, trash Huayi, trash Feng Xiaogang! Even Stephen Chow's box office is stealing. I will never watch your movies again. Go to death!"
"So that's it. I said that "Kung Fu" is obviously much more popular than "The World Without Thieves", but the total box office is not much higher. It turns out that it was stolen by "The World Without Thieves"!"
"This is true. When I went to watch the movie yesterday, this was also the case. I felt strange at first. After a long time, it turned out that this was the case. It was too shameless!"
Of course, Feng Xiaogang's New Year's King of the Year for a few years was not in vain. There are many fans, including the movie's starring Andy Lau, Ge You and Rene Liu, who have a lot of fans. They said that "The World Without Thieves" steals the box office, but they quit and refute it.
"Feng Xiaogang, Andy Lau, and Ge You are all box office superstars, so they need to steal the box office? It's ridiculous! I think it's Kung Fu that wants to hype with "The World Without Thieves"!"
"When buying movie tickets, do people who buy tickets do not register the time of the show and choose seats? This video is fake at first glance!"
"Kung Fu" has been released for three weeks, and the popularity has passed. There is no strong new film recently. There is nothing good for the media to report, and the reporters are worried about what to write. Suddenly, when they heard the news that "The World No Thieves" steals the box office of "Kung Fu", the reporters suddenly became excited as if they were injected with blood.
"The World Without Thieves" steals the box office of "Kung Fu", which is the rhythm of the headlines!
The next day, the front page headlines of major websites were all about reports of "The World Without Thieves" stealing the box office of "Kung Fu".
The entire film industry was shocked by this media report, and everyone was paying attention to the movement of this incident.
As long as the movies that have been released, who has not been stolen from the box office? The cancer of stealing the box office is extremely hated by the film companies, directors and producers, but no one dares to reveal this. Because there are still movies to be released in the future. If the theaters are offended, what should I do if the movies are not scheduled when they are released? So many people choose to endure it!
Now this matter has finally been exposed, and countless filmmakers are secretly applauding, so some people are not afraid of death. At the same time, they also observe silently for this hero. Once this matter is revealed, it is equivalent to cutting off an important income from the theater chain, and the theater chain will not let him go!
In Huayi's conference room, senior executives of the company gathered together and watched the video of "stealing box office" with a serious expression.
"This is taken by a professional." Feng Xiaogangdao, "Although it is a handheld camera, the lens is very stable, and amateurs cannot do this. This is aimed at us, and the conspiracy against "The World Without Thieves" is to make us bad!"
"Who do you think it was done?" Wang Zhonglei was as gloomy as water.
"I don't know, it may be Colombia. We cheated them over 10 million in "Heroes of Heaven and Earth", and now we are in the box office again. They have reason to do this." Feng Xiaogang frowned, "It is possible for "The Aviator". In addition, Bona, the new picture, and other film companies are possible."
"In recent years, Hua Yi has offended many people, and anyone can take action. I will definitely not forgive him if I dare to attack us Hua Yi!" Wang Zhonglei said coldly.
"What should we do now?"
"I will issue a statement to clarify this matter. I'll find out who did it!"
In the evening, the Xinjing Daily published an interview with Wang Zhonglei. During the interview, Wang Zhonglei clarified the box office stealing: "The World Without Thieves" and "Kung Fu" are both Huayi's own films. We are the only investment company in the mainland. There are other investors in "The World Without Thieves" instead. How can we steal your own? Another thing is, how to solve the technology of stealing box office? No one can control more than 30 theaters across the country, and there is no technical feasibility. This remark not only has no fairness to theaters, but also has great harm to the film crew and directors. This statement is very misleading to others' views on this industry, and we will reserve the right to pursue legal responsibility."
Feng Xiaogang also clarified through the media: "It is said that "The World No Thieves" stole the box office of "Kung Fu", and the dirty water is really splashed without technical content. First, these two films are films released by Huayi. Why do you steal it yourself? Second, only the cinema has the ability to steal the box office. The director and producer have no place to do it even if they want to steal it. The dirty water is too insincere, so change it to another pot and splash it! "
The words of Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang sound very reasonable. In fact, anyone who has a little knowledge of the release of the movie knows that it is a complete fallacy and is not worth refuting.
Soon someone stood up, the well-known film critic Song Zhiwen, who participated in the release of "Kung Fu". He refuted the words of Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang in his blog: "I have gone to many theaters these days and found that "Kung Fu" was stolen very miserably by "The World No Thieves". I wanted to investigate this matter, but someone threatened me to shut up and said that this matter is not something you should care about, and you can't!
Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhonglei said that "The World Without Thieves" and "Kung Fu" are both films of Huayi, and it is impossible to steal themselves by themselves. This is to deceive laymen. Although "Kung Fu" and "The World Without Thieves" were both released by Huayi, "Kung Fu" is a film mainly invested by Colombia. Huayi has few shares and can only take a small head; while "The World Without Thieves" is mainly invested by Huayi. For example, if the profits of both films are 100, "Kung Fu" can only be divided into 10, while "The World Without Thieves" Huayi can be divided into 90. Transfer the box office of "Kung Fu" to "The World Without Thieves", Huayi can be divided into 80 more! We have reported this matter to the Film Bureau, hoping that the incident will be thoroughly investigated."
Song Zhiwen is a person from "Kung Fu". In many people's eyes, his words represent Colombian attitude.
It seems that Colombia should have exposed the box office stealing!
It is worthy of being an American company, it is just awesome!
In the office of the Century Peak, Wu Ruid laughed and said, "I didn't expect that the people in Colombia would jump out. They are the victims. Once they come out, we can get out safely!"
Zhang Ran smiled and said nothing. If he hadn't sent a message to Song Zhiwen, Song Zhiwen would probably not have come out. He remembered that Feng Xiaogang and Song Zhiwen had a fight over the box office stealing of "Kung Fu" in "The World Without Thieves", but that was six years later, when Zhao Gu's box office stealing incident. With a try-and-see attitude, Zhang Ran sent an email to Song Zhiwen, but he didn't expect that he really stood up!
As soon as Song Zhiwen came out, the public opinion situation took a sharp turn and became very unfavorable to Huayi. Movie distribution is an important part of Huayi's revenue. Now there is a scandal of stealing box offices. Who dares to hand over the movie to Huayi in the future?
Huayi was a little anxious. On the one hand, he sent a water army to cleanse the Internet and pushed the responsibility of stealing the box office to the cinema. "Huayi is not the father of the cinema. Is it necessary for the cinema to help Huayi steal the box office?", "It's the cinema that steals the box office, and Huayi is also a victim!" All kinds of remarks were all in one go; on the other hand, the media bought by Huayi were publishing various gunman articles to cleanse Huayi.
"Xinjing Daily" called the manager of the Pacific Cinema in Shijiazhuang where the video occurred. On the phone, Manager Zuo of the cinema said: "There are two new cinemas being renovated in the theater. There are not enough ticket sellers, and the new ticket sellers on duty are not familiar with the entire process, so they did not call out the ticket for "Kung Fu" twice, and finally had to let the audience enter the venue with the ticket for "The World Without Thieves". I also received a notice from the theater in the morning to learn about this. Our cinema has handled it in time. The new ticket seller has been transferred from his post and has changed to a ticket seller with a relatively familiar business." At the end of the interview, Manager Zuo said that similar situations will not happen again in the future.
After this report was released, Huayi's navy reposted it crazily on the Internet, hoping to prove Huayi's innocence. But netizens didn't buy it at all. Temporary worker? You are cheating! If you want to make a good reason, do you think you are an idiot? (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!