Chapter 432 The troublemaker of the summer season, the Chinese soul of the science fiction world!
In fact, a considerable portion of the audience in the cinema today are no strangers to the story of "The Wandering Earth". After all, this story is adapted from a short story in "The World of Brains".
However, the original work mainly focuses on the macroscopic view, while the movie focuses on the individuals in this catastrophe.
The story begins with a family - a family that is about to separate;
The starry sky is vast and the Milky Way is bright.
In front of a bonfire on the beach, a father and son were gazing at the stars above their heads.
"Dad, there's an eye on Jupiter!"
"That's not an eye, it's a big storm on the surface of Jupiter."
"Why……"
"Because Jupiter is just a big balloon, 90% of which is hydrogen. Do you know what hydrogen is? It is the fuel for the big rocket that Dad drives. When it burns, it will push Dad to fly out of the earth. When you look up at that time, you can see a very bright star, that’s where dad is.”
"Dad, when will you come back?"
"...When one day you can see Jupiter without a telescope, dad will come back."
On the other side of the bonfire, listening to the conversation between the father and son, an old man with gray hair took a puff of cigarette silently.
The bonfire swayed and the night flowed.
As the stars moved, the little child who liked to ask questions fell asleep, and the eyes of the two generations of fathers met across the bonfire.
"Dad, you will be Liu Qi's sole guardian after I leave. You will enjoy preferential treatment until he reaches adulthood. You do not need to draw lots, you can directly obtain the qualifications to enter the underground city..."
Faced with this request, the old man stared at the bonfire and nodded.
The sea breeze blew into his cigarette, making it tasteless, just like the silent tranquility before parting.
With the whine of the sea breeze, a burst of news broadcast gradually became clearer...hurried...chaotic;
...The sun is aging rapidly and will continue to expand...Three hundred years later, the sun will expand to engulf the entire earth...Public panic spreads, and riots continue in various places...The spaceship plan is aborted, and human civilization is in danger...The Wandering Earth Project is about to be launched. , countries and regions are fully committed to ensuring the construction of planetary engines...
In the next year, the surface temperature will drop to about minus 70 degrees Celsius, making the surface extremely unsuitable for human survival. At present, underground cities around the world have been put into use. Due to the impact of the Earth Stop Disaster and time constraints, surface residents will be relocated in batches...
With the chaotic news broadcasts one after another, the bonfire gradually dimmed.
When the screen came back on, there was a huge crowd under the violent storm and snow.
The electronic display board at the top of the road shows the positional relationship between the planetary engine and the underground city, as well as the precautions for migrating people entering the underground city.
In the turbulent and slowly moving crowd, the voice of a child sounded again;
"Grandpa, why do we live underground? I don't want to go into the belly of the earth, I want to find my father..."
Holding the child in his arms, the little old man with a layer of white frost on his beard raised his face and looked at the sky.
There, a tail flame of the spacecraft was slowly rising.
The blue fireworks cut through the haze of heavy snow, penetrated into the thick clouds, and broke away from the frozen surface.
As the lens continued to rise as the tail flame continued to rise, the gray clouds gradually faded away, and an arc slowly appeared - that was the silver edge outlined by the sun on the frozen earth.
As the silver edge slowly expanded, it revealed dense spots of light on the Eurasian and North American continents, which were the flames after the global planetary engine started.
Those long fireworks are like two wings, pushing the blue planet to move slowly. In the dark and deep universe, behind the blue planet are the exiled fragments of the moon...
In the screening room, as "The Wandering Earth" opened, watching the story slowly unfold with Liu Peiqiang's family, shaking off various settings in "The Wandering Earth"... Netizens who attended the premiere were stunned.
What is the current situation of the domestic film and television industry?
If there are only two sequences of good special effects in a movie, it is already the conscience of the industry.
Many people who walked into the cinema today were even mentally prepared for the few scenes in the promotional video to be all the high-energy scenes in the entire film.
But the fact... is so outrageous!
Other people's special effects are just a little bit of water, but this is just showing off from the neck to the mouth!
Looking at the lonely earth on the big screen, the underground city full of life details, and then seeing the completely frozen surface scene... In the last row of the screening room, a girl silently took out her mobile phone.
At this time, her phone was full of @and notifications.
"Are there any brothers at the premiere? Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people. Is the movie good or not? @Excuse me, brother, you are the one who grabs the spotlight the most, tell me!"
" @Excuse me, I saw the premiere ticket for your show this morning. Did you go there? How was the movie? If it's not good, I'll save the forty-five yuan and buy it for my girlfriend this afternoon. milk tea."
Looking at the group of @shits in the comment area, the girl took a deep breath and tapped out a string of characters on the screen with her green onion-like fingers;
"Brother, if you spend 45 yuan to buy milk tea for your partner, it will only make your partner gain half a pound of weight. But I can tell you responsibly that with the 45 yuan you spend on The Wandering Earth, you can witness a milestone in Chinese science fiction. !”
Let me declare in advance: If this film becomes popular, it will be entirely due to us Lezi people! "
Li Youzhi shook his hands, and when he saw the "Exemption Brother" who always had the quickest words to speak, the netizens who were holding coins to buy in the comment area... were boiling!
Beep!
Received amazing points, 3301129 points!
Backstage in the screening room.
Hearing a system beep next to his ear, Li Youzhi happily put down his phone.
On the sofa nearby, Zhao Yaru, who was holding a mobile phone, was already beaming with joy.
"Tomorrow's pre-sale tickets have been sold out, and 60% of the online pre-sales for tomorrow morning's two shows have been booked. If we continue with this trend, the schedule for the next level will be stable!"
"What's the box office? What's the real-time box office now? What's the attendance rate for the first show?"
Hearing Zhao Yaru's overjoyed voice, Liu Yun, who was smoking at the side, quickly put out his cigarette and started doing it three times.
Faced with Liu Yun's inquiry, Zhao Yaru directly raised her phone.
Liu Yun's eyes widened when she saw the bright red 37.02 million in real-time box office statistics of the theater alliance on the screen of her mobile phone, and a combined attendance of 26%.
"Good guy! Thirty-seven million. There are three screenings scheduled today. According to this trend, the box office on the first day is stable at seventy million. Good one, good..."
Halfway through his words, Liu Yun didn't dare to think about it anymore.
According to the film scheduling rules of the theater chain alliance, "The Wandering Earth" is currently scheduled as a first-class film. This film schedule is equivalent to testing the waters. It mainly depends on the movie's audience, spending power, and attendance.
The summer season is not like the Spring Festival season or the May 11th Golden Week. It is not a long holiday, and the overall theater attendance rate is relatively low.
Under this circumstance, "The Wandering Earth" was able to obtain 26% of the overall attendance and a box office of 37 million in the first show with a 10% schedule... What does it mean?
Following the observation window in the lounge, looking at the audience below who were completely attracted by the film and who were admiring and commenting on the plot of the story, Liu Yun turned around silently, opened the door and walked towards the theater. bathroom.
Ten seconds later.
A suppressed howl and a slap on the thigh suddenly exploded in the men's bathroom.
"Ah...fuck, f*ck!"
"Why did you only invest 17 million? Why did you only invest 17 million! Wuwuwu..."
The women's room next door.
In the movie sound effects coming from the screening room, I could hear the clanging, snapping and intermittent wails on the other side of the wall... On the toilet, Jiang Xiaoyun, who was in charge of hosting the premiere ceremony of "The Wandering Earth", was silent. The ground clamped my thighs and pinched my toes.
Are the men's restrooms so unrestrained now?
Hey...
Shivering hard, Jiang Xiaoyun quickly lifted up his pants, adjusted his dress, and ran towards the lounge with small steps.
at the same time.
Qingdao has been prosperous for centuries.
Looking at the real-time box office data updated by the theater alliance on the computer screen, Sun Boyang's small eyes were full of doubts.
As of now, the attendance rate of "Transformation 7" is 16%, and the real-time box office is more than 17 million.
According to this rhythm, the box office on the first day will almost exceed 60 million.
Compared with last year's summer release, this figure has reached or even exceeded the company's estimate for this film.
According to the normal rhythm, the next thing is for the project team to have a dinner together at noon and in the evening, and then spread out the subsequent 1.5 billion publicity funds according to the plan until the project is closed at the end of the summer vacation and everyone receives bonuses.
But now...seeing that the box office and attendance figures of "The Wandering Earth" have almost doubled, Sun Boyang feels bad.
What does this feel like?
He is almost like a newlywed husband. Every time he pays public wages to his wife, he can last for ten minutes. The relationship between the couple is very harmonious.
But fortunately, a neighbor moved next door. On the first day he moved in, the place was shaken and the female neighbor's throat was made hoarse!
"This data from the Theater Alliance...can't be wrong, right? Have you contacted that party?"
After staring blankly at the computer screen for a long time, Sun Boyang slowly raised his head and looked at several colleagues beside him.
"We have called to confirm...it is indeed...that's what it looks like. Vice Chairman Liu of the Theater Alliance said that the film schedule will be updated tomorrow, and the film schedule of "7" will be increased to 15%..."
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Sun Boyang blurted out almost without thinking;
"What about "The Wandering Earth"?"
"Ahem...twenty-two percent."
After hearing this data, Sun Boyang felt his scalp numb instantly.
On the surface, it seems that the film schedule of "Transformation 7" has been improved, but Sun Boyang understands very well... In addition to "The Wandering Earth" and "Transformation 7", there are no other films that can be released this summer!
The summer schedule is not like the Spring Festival schedule or the May Day and National Day schedules. In a short period of time, audiences come to the cinema in large numbers. If they cannot buy tickets for one movie, the box office will naturally be allocated to other movies.
Summer and winter holidays are snowballing now!
The box office and attendance of a movie are getting stronger and stronger. Once the snowball starts rolling... other movies will die!
Why does Sun Boyang know so much?
For a long time... Changsheng has been operating in this mode!
"Go! Send the gunmen to the cinema! Give me a good beating... Forget it, you just keep an eye on the data, I'll go there myself!"
In desperation, Sun Boyang directly picked up the car keys.
Half an hour later, the panting Sun Boyang strode into the largest Vientiane Cinema in the area. After saying hello to the manager on duty, he went straight to the screening room.
When he entered the screening room, it looked like the movie had already reached the end;
In the picture, countless convoys that received the saturation rescue order turned around and worked together to restore engine operation.
Countless tail flames of planetary engines sprayed towards Jupiter. In order to make up for the last detonation distance, Liu Peiqiang drove the space station towards the huge eye of the storm.
On the surface entangled with snow and fire, Liu Qi watched a bright star bloom on Jupiter...
Amidst the tears in the screening room, the movie gradually dimmed.
The names Liu Peiqiang, Han Ziang, and Wang Lei appeared on the memorial wall in the underground city... The camera slowly moved back and passed through the memorial wall without the first place, leading to the lively and peaceful scene of the underground city, the majestic and towering planetary engine... Finally, it was fixed on the blue planet that had lost its pilot space station.
Behind the Earth with its long tail flame, Jupiter has gone far away. At this time, the earth is like a wanderer who has left home, wandering alone in the vast space with nostalgia for the solar system...
"Human beings drove the earth to escape from the solar system and formulated an unprecedented grand plan to escape to a new home 4.2 light-years away. The plan is divided into five phases: Phase 1: Use all your resources to build 10,000 planetary engines to drive the earth forward. Ten thousand underground cities that protect human life, the second stage: the steering engines that circle the equator are started one after another, driving the earth to stop rotating..."
With the sound of off-screen announcements and the song "Farewell", the screen gradually darkened.
Wow!
Seeing the ending of [The Wandering Earth, End] on the big screen, the tears and applause from the audience, Sun Boyang silently left the passage.
Just when he returned to the main aisle, the screening of "Transformation 7" next door had just ended.
Seeing the completely different state of the audience, and thinking of the scene he had just witnessed, Sun Boyang silently took out a cigarette.
Standing in the aisle and being bumped into by the audience of "The Wandering Earth" who were still discussing the plot after leaving the screening room, Sun Boyang suddenly had a very clear premonition.
Hollywood science fiction blockbusters... may not be so effective in the future!
The other end.
Beep!
Received amazing points, 4100129 points!
Beep!
Received Liu Yun, Zhao Yaru, and Tu Lisong's extremely [Remorse] stunning value, 66 points!
Beep!
[Suggested task (publicity for science fiction-themed audiences), completed, obtained B-level reward treasure chest X1]
[Suggested mission (shooting a science fiction blockbuster), completed, received SS-level reward treasure chest X1! 】
Rongdian, Wanda Center Cinema.
Li Youzhi smiled faintly as he listened to the applause next door that seemed to overturn the ceiling and a series of system beeps ringing in his ears.
It’s no wonder that Brother Zhi has been working so hard during this period, this wave of... blood is so profitable!
but……
After looking at the surrounding environment, Li Youzhi smacked his lips.
The mission has been cleared...the amazing value has been obtained...it's just...tsk,
Do you feel like...there's something missing?
Ah...yes.
His eyes swept over Liu Yun and Zhao Yaru who were sitting on the sofa rubbing their thighs... Li Youzhi patted his forehead, silently took out his mobile phone, and took a group photo of the premiere outside his small window.
Then... it was sent to his shaking hands!
[The first screening of "The Wandering Earth" has ended. Are there any friends there? How did the film go? I sincerely ask for some suggestions and feedback! 】
call!
As soon as Li Youzhi posted this news, his hands, which were already boiling with excitement... exploded!