Chapter 303 French Influence

This spring seems to be colder than usual.

The box office of the premiere of "Future Police" is quite good.

Under the influence of such an epic science fiction film as "Avatar", it can still get an amazing box office of 25 million.

This box office was put a year ago, or even a few months ago, Ke Zhanchi would not even dare to dream.

But...

Even with such an excellent premiere box office, the entire "Future Police" crew did not have any celebration party.

Not only that, but it exudes a musty smell and a feeling of "end of the road".

"Director Ke, I think you should either make your youth movies well or learn how foreigners make science fiction movies!"

"I used to be your supporter. Your "Youth in the Prime of Life" and "That Summer" were so well made! I swear, when I walked into the screening room, I was full of expectations to see how much surprise you could bring us. Even before the movie started, when many viewers said it was a bad movie, I still didn't believe it and was still waiting for the end of "Future Special Police"!"

"Then, I finished watching it, and I couldn't see any improvement from you. Not only could I not see your improvement, I couldn't even see your sincerity!"

"This is a big bad movie!"

"..."

"Future Special Police" road show.

The whole venue was filled with the joy of the high box office of the premiere, and the media was vying to praise it.

He suddenly heard an extremely abrupt voice.

The voice was so harsh that it made the smiles on the faces of the members at the entire road show freeze.

It was a pretty girl, holding a microphone, who suddenly appeared when everyone was praising "Future Special Police" as a milestone work for Chinese clients!

Later...

The pretty girl was pulled away.

The stage was temporarily out of control, but the host of "Starlight Future" suppressed this loss of control very well, and the whole audience continued to be filled with joy and surprise.

After all, it was 25 million box office on the premiere day!

Ke Zhanchi held on until the end of the roadshow and returned to the hotel.

He just felt confused.

All day long, he was like a puppet, staring blankly at the glass outside the window.

He didn't read the reviews on the Internet, he knew that there should be more and more negative reviews on the Internet.

He knew why "Future Special Police" failed...

Everyone promoted that movie as a real science fiction film in China, but the core of the entire "Future Special Police" was nothing more than the interaction between the male and female protagonists, and then the simple special effects splicing.

Playing with the concept of timeline, there is not even a little bit of it. Customers are watching from the perspective of watching a science fiction film, but the movie they see is...

He stayed in the hotel until two in the morning.

After two in the morning, he received a call from the box office.

The box office on the second day was almost cut in half compared to the premiere day!

The premiere was 25 million, and the box office on the second day was 13 million...

The box office can't lie!

After receiving the box office call, he instantly felt a strong sense of gap in his heart, lingering in his heart, his face was pale and bloodless, and his mind was full of all kinds of chaotic thoughts.

The phone rang again.

"Director Ke, are you still awake?"

"Not yet..."

"Okay, I have good news for you. Our company's new movie plan has been finalized. We are going to cooperate with Hong Kong Island to shoot a comedy "All's Well, Ends Well 2010". I recommended you to be the director, which should be a sure thing. This is a blockbuster with an investment of nearly 70 million, and it is full of superstars..."

"Ah!" Ke Zhanchi was stunned when he heard this.

He never dreamed that his company would prepare a new movie for him when his movie "Future Special Police" had such a bad reputation.

"But there are also requirements!"

"What requirements?"

"Finish the movie in half a month!"

"What?"

"Finish the movie in half a month, and the movie will be released at the end of May..."

"???"

More than ten minutes after hanging up the phone, Ke Zhanchi received the script of "All's Well, Ends Well 2010" in his mailbox.

In the 1990s, "All's Well, Ends Well" was a comedy movie with a good box office in Hong Kong Island, which saved director Huang Zixiang, who had just switched to a production company at the time.

Later, this IP was filmed almost every once in a while. Although the reputation was getting worse and worse, the box office seemed to be good.

After reading the script of "All's Well, Ends Well 2010", Ke Zhanchi's expression of disbelief suddenly became stunned.

This is a fucking bad movie!

Ke Zhanchi was embarrassed by the funny scenes in it. How many years ago was this old stuff?

Just when Ke Zhanchi was silent, his phone rang again.

This time, it was Xu Shengnan who called.

"Hello? Sister Shengnan?"

After the call was connected, there was no response from the other end of the line.

After a while, Ke Zhanchi heard Xu Shengnan sigh faintly: "Director Ke..."

"Sister Shengnan, what's wrong?" Ke Zhanchi heard a hint of apology in Xu Shengnan's faint voice.

"'7 Days to Die' seems to be shortlisted for Cannes!"

"Ah!"

"I heard the news from France that the premiere of '7 Days to Die' almost caused a sensation in France..."

"???"

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[Oh! God, I have watched nearly a hundred horror movies, from all over the world, but I have never watched "7 Days to Die" like I did. I didn't even dare to watch the ending before I left! ]

[I dare say that this is a movie that makes people crazy after watching it. I saw many people covering their eyes and listening to the sound effects. However, this movie is not only scary in terms of the picture, but also in terms of the sound effects. You can't imagine the feeling of that inexplicable voice whispering in your ear over and over again! ]

[I was scared by "7 Days to Die". I didn't even dare to use my mobile phone. It was too scary! ]

[There were actually three or four people who fainted in that movie. I can guarantee that no one dared to finish watching this movie! ]

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France.

AlloCiné is a film review website that specializes in providing movie information.

It is also the largest film review website in France.

Since "7 Days to Die" was confirmed to premiere in France, Elaine has transmitted the film's profile information and sample footage to the website for review.

The review results came out soon.

In order to increase the popularity of "7 Days to Die", Elaine changed her username every day to write various comments and reviews for "7 Days to Die".

She was eager to let more fans watch the movie "7 Days to Die" through this website and her reviews. She would be very happy even if it was just one.

How long does it take for a movie to go from obscurity to popularity?

Elaine once thought it would take more than an hour, or maybe a month...

But "7 Days to Die" told Elaine!

It doesn't take a week, let alone a month!

It only takes one day!

Yes!

It took only one day for this movie to go from most of the scattered reviews and high scores written by Elaine herself to hundreds of good reviews suddenly appearing!

The first premiere was almost all tourists from China who came here to see if the "scary" movie was as crazy as the legend said after hearing some news!

The day after the first premiere, people around the cinema began to come one after another.

Last night, the entrance of the [Seroo] Cinema was surrounded by reporters, and ambulances were also seen. People around naturally came to see what happened...

The first screening on the second day had more people than yesterday, but the screening room of "7 Days to Die" was not full, and there were still empty seats!

After the second screening, AlloCiné began to have more comments like "7 Days to Die" was scary to death", "Heart attack died on the spot", and "No one could watch it from beginning to end".

Then...

From the third screening, more and more fans came to watch "7 Days to Die"!

Most of them were young men and women, and the screening room was full for the first time.

When it was the afternoon screening, Elaine saw that more and more fans were gathered at the door, and gradually opened the second screening room...

But!

When something starts to explode, the influx of traffic far exceeds the prepared traffic!

Midnight screening!

The time period with the least number of people on weekdays.

The Seroo Cinema was packed!

Even after Elaine opened up all the Cerulean Cinemas, she still couldn't resist the increasing number of people who came after hearing the news...

After all!

This is just a cinema!

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The city of romance.

The once dilapidated [Cerulean Cinema] has now been completely renovated.

Those who come to watch movies are no longer all Chinese who come to travel and are attracted by Zhang Sheng's hype.

"7 Days to Die" proves that as long as the quality of a movie is so strong that it can cause a heart attack, more and more "challenging French gentlemen" will come.

On the Internet, AlloCiné's film reviews have exceeded 1,000, and the positive reviews have reached an astonishing 4 out of 5 stars)...

The amazing positive reviews and incredible viewing experience naturally attracted many French audiences to come and watch the excitement.

So, starting from the morning, the line of people coming to watch "7 Days to Die" was very long, and it was almost impossible to see the end at a glance.

"What? There are no tickets for this morning? What about tomorrow? There are no tickets for tomorrow? The day after tomorrow?"

"All are sold out. To watch a movie, you have to book it four days in advance?"

"This... is crazy!"

"Oh my God, can't you authorize the movie to other cinemas? In the whole of France, only Cannes can show it, and you can only show it here. I rushed here from Paris, and in the end, you made me wait for three or four days!"

"..."

In the queue, boys of various skin colors brought girls, and the chattering sounded constantly...

There was a faint anger from a few young people from afar!

They showed their tickets to the staff, and their voices were very sharp.

The staff could only smile and point to the long queues, and their voices were quite helpless.

"Seven Days to Die" can only be watched in Cerulean Cinema in France!

Other cinemas don't have any copyright at all...

After listening to the explanation, the anger of these young people from afar was much less, and then they began to stare at the exit of Cerulean Cinema.

At the door, every once in a while, a few fans came out one after another, but not all of them walked out...

Some people stumbled and were supported by the staff, some were in a trance, staggering under the sun and breathing greedily, as if they had been suffocating for a long time, and some came out sweating profusely, their faces were frighteningly pale, but they smiled and forced themselves to say "The movie is not scary at all, I just had something urgent to do..."

The audiences who came out early undoubtedly made many people in the queue more curious about the movie "7 Days to Die"!

How scary is a movie that makes the audience come out before the end?