Chapter 874 974. Slap in the face

Chapter 874 974. Slap in the face

Time difference is a magical thing. When you fly from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere, you will find that you are still on the same day, even if more than twelve hours have passed.

Just when "The Martian" has been showing in China for most of the day, the movie has just been released in the United States.

In the United States, this movie is ranked second in the audience's expectations. For science fiction themes, American audiences will probably give a certain degree of enthusiasm.

However, this enthusiasm is accompanied by huge controversy.

Because Nie Wei himself is a super rich man at a young age, he is very well-known all over the world.

Coupled with the previous hot box office of "Assassin's League", Nie Wei has a large fan base in the United States, especially among young people. Many young Americans have already regarded Nie Wei as their idol.

This group of fans even started to create a fan club for Nie Wei on social networking sites in the United States. At first, they would discuss Nie Wei's movies together, and then music. There were even managers who went to Chinese websites to move many of Nie Wei's works to the fan club, and then shared them with people who like Nie Wei.

They admire Nie Wei's business acumen, the talent he has shown, and of course, many girls admire Nie Wei's appearance and figure.

Wherever there is love, there must be hate.

Especially since Nie Wei is a yellow man, so when he gradually became popular in the United States, there are also a group of people who particularly hate Nie Wei.

And what they love to do most is naturally to sing against Nie Wei's fans.

When Nie Wei's fans spontaneously promoted "The Martian" on the Internet, these guys danced happily.

"If a Chinese person wants to make a science fiction movie, I suggest that he should invest the money. Only Americans can make real science fiction movies."

"I totally agree. Some people even said that the previous "Assassin's League" can also be considered a science fiction movie. It really made me laugh. In my opinion, it is just an action movie. This time, I heard that Nie Wei's new movie no longer has those fighting scenes, so people who go to the cinema may have to sleep for two hours."

"From the trailer, this movie is terrible. I actually sat in the cinema for more than two hours just to see how a Chinese person survives on Mars. Is there anything more ridiculous than this? In short, I will not spend the money on this movie ticket, definitely not!"

As soon as the fans finished the promotion, this group of people would follow and leave sarcastic comments. Occasionally, passers-by who expressed some objective and neutral opinions would be ridiculed by them.

Nie Wei's fans are naturally not to be outdone, and they are also constantly fighting back.

"If you haven't seen the movie yet, please shut up. Does the quality of a movie need to be judged by skin color?"

"Put away your mocking faces, put on your myopic glasses, and wait until the movie is released. Anyway, Nie Wei has never let me down!"

"After watching the trailer, this movie is worth looking forward to, and I am also curious about what role the United States plays in this movie. In short, this should be the most worthwhile movie to buy tickets to watch in the summer."

The struggle between the two sides attracted countless passers-by and netizens, and also made the popularity of this movie gradually increase. Coupled with Paramount's promotion, "The Martian", which was originally ranked sixth in the summer movie expectation list, rose to second place in just one month.

This rising process also made it surpass a number of well-known movies, such as "Alice in Wonderland", "Iron Man 2", and "Twilight 3".

The only one that can suppress "The Martian" is "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" released at the end of the year.

This is incredible for both Nie Wei and Paramount.

After all, in terms of popularity, movies like Alice in Wonderland and Iron Man 2 are definitely much higher.

For example, Alice in Wonderland is a movie adapted from a well-known fairy tale, and the protagonist is Anne Hathaway, a hot actress in Hollywood. It should be more anticipated, right?

Not to mention Iron Man 2, one of Marvel's leading heroes. The first movie was a huge success in both word of mouth and box office, but it was defeated by The Martian.

With these two movies as the foundation, the rest, such as Twilight 3, etc., are not worth mentioning.

In short, The Martian will appear in the second place on the annual movie expectation list, which is a pleasant surprise for everyone.

And this pleasant surprise also made American theater chains adjust the screening rate of The Martian again. Although it was only slightly increased, it was nearly 100 more screens than the original release.

It may not seem like a lot compared to the original 4,000 screens, but for "The Martian" which is determined to win the first-day box office championship, even one more screen means a better chance of winning.

June 1st in the United States is half a day later than in China, but it did not delay the expectations of American audiences. When the theater opened its doors, many audiences were already queuing outside.

"The Martian", a movie that has emerged on the annual movie expectation list, has obviously aroused the curiosity of many people.

In addition to the audience, many reporters gathered at the entrance of many cinemas. The controversy caused by "The Martian" on the Internet was obviously of concern to the media. They liked these controversial topics the most, especially since the director of this movie was a Chinese and a super-rich man. In the eyes of these reporters, Nie Wei was simply a glittering treasure, and there were too many things worth digging and reporting.

Two and a half hours later, the first group of audiences walked out of the screening room. At this time, the reporters who had been waiting outside for a long time also seized the opportunity to interview these audiences who had watched the movie.

"Have you watched "The Martian"? What do you think of this movie? Does it meet your expectations?"

"NO!" The first NO from the audience almost made the interviewing reporters climax instantly. What they expected most was naturally a conflict, and the occurrence of a conflict naturally requires the audience to stand up and sing against the movie.

The reporter who was interviewing obviously didn't expect that he was so "lucky". The first audience he interviewed was actually dissatisfied with the movie. He even began to think that Nie Wei's directing level had dropped sharply this time and the movie was too bad. Thinking of this, the reporter couldn't help but laugh secretly. That would be great.

But the next second, the smile on his face turned into astonishment.

"This movie far exceeded my expectations. It is the best space-themed movie I have seen in recent years. It even changed my impression of those astronauts. They are great!"

After the audience finished speaking excitedly, he left the stunned reporter in a cool manner.

"Hey, brother, this is not the time to be in a daze. Continue your work." The reporter carrying a camera on the side saw his colleague still in a daze and reminded him with some dissatisfaction.

"Sorry, sorry." The reporter who came back to his senses apologized quickly, and then continued the interview with a hint of surprise.

More than ten minutes later, after completing a brief interview with nearly ten passers-by, the reporter finally realized a fact. Nie Wei's movie was obviously not as bad as he imagined, but seemed to have improved.

Although last year's "Assassin's League" had a good reputation, some women and some older men were not interested in this movie. It just attracted some young people who were looking for excitement.

But this "The Martian" was different. The dozen or so viewers interviewed by the reporter covered almost all age groups, and genders were also distinguished. The reporter even deliberately selected some people who seemed to have different identities to interview.

Whether they represented the middle class, ordinary people, or even some people who didn't look very rich, they all liked this movie.

From sixteen-year-old teenagers to forty-five-year-old uncles and aunts, they all thought this movie was very interesting.

Although their favorite points were different, it is undeniable that they all gave the movie a good score, at least an excellent one, which would be an A in terms of grades.

In fact, the reporter's interview seemed redundant. In just half a day, nearly ten thousand viewers who had watched the movie voted and commented on the film review website.

Its initial score was as high as 9.6. Although it dropped to 9.4 after one day, this score is still the best-received movie among all the movies released this year.

"This movie brings me more spiritual inspiration, just like what Mark said at the end, when you solve one problem after another, as long as you solve enough problems, success will appear. In order to succeed, I decided to cheer up."

"This movie has no conspiracy or tricks from beginning to end, and there is no petty tricks. It just uses such a story to tell us a lot of truths."

"The protagonist Mark is optimistic, brave and confident. Although he is a Chinese, I see the noble qualities of us Americans in him, just like our space center in the movie originally intended to provide free funding to China's space center to assist Mark. This is the greatness of our America!"

"What else can I say? I thought Mark would be in pain on Mars after watching the trailer, but the director actually made the whole story very easy. When Mark appeared in the camera with smoke, I couldn't help but spray out the Coke I was about to swallow. Finally, thank you for that segment. A blessing in disguise, I seem to have a girlfriend now. "

"This movie makes us realize how small human beings are in the face of nature, and at the same time tells us how much energy humans can burst out when they face difficulties and move forward bravely. Our ancestors have such a spirit, which is why human civilization has progressed to this point today! "

"It makes people not only feel a lot of emotions after watching it, but I like it very much, from the bottom of my heart. "

"I never imagined that one day I would cheer and shout in the cinema for a potato sprouting. I was almost asked to leave the cinema by the security guard because of this. "

"After watching this movie, I found that I fell in love with those Chinese music. Who said that the captain's music taste is bad? At least it suits my appetite. "

"The easter egg at the end of the film is touching. When the photo of our country's aviation hero Armstrong appeared, I even shed tears. "

The box office performance was hot, and more people went to the cinema with curiosity or nitpicking, contributing their own box office power to this movie.

One day passed, and the single-day box office results of "The Martian" were soon released.

The first-day box office figure of 33 million US dollars left countless people speechless. This result was even greater than the combined single-day box office of the following 2, 3, 4, and 5 films.

Paramount is already in a state of jubilation. The box office on the first day was 33 million. So if this movie goes well, it may only take three to four days to break 100 million. The weekly box office champion is already a sure thing. The box office champion is also out of the question.

The higher the box office of "The Martian" will also mean the higher the income for Paramount. It was originally just a cooperation with Nie Wei to repair the relationship, but unexpectedly there were good profits.

Compared with Paramount's joy, the atmosphere on Disney's side seems much more awkward.

Although the revenue from the release of "The Martian" is nothing in Disney's eyes, the better the performance of "The Martian", the more it will attract those who were not optimistic about the movie at the meeting and raised their hands to vote against it. It feels like being slapped in the face.

The beating really hurt.

The key is that someone actually jumped out at this time and ruthlessly ridiculed the group of people who were slapped in the face, and this person was naturally Thomas who was no longer planning to work at Disney.

It can be said that the good results of "The Martian" really made Thomas feel proud.

"Jace, was this your wise decision at the time, and this is the movie you are talking about? Do you know its current rating on IMDB? Listen, 86,000 people have rated it. Its current rating is The score is 8.9, ranking among the top 500 outstanding Hollywood movies!”

"Don't you have anything to express about this result?" Thomas mocked mercilessly as he looked at Jace sitting across from him with a cold sweat on his forehead.

"Hmph!" Jace snorted coldly, pretending to disdain the argument, but everyone present could hear how unconfident he was.

"Thomas!" Mr. Egg frowned and stopped Thomas from continuing.

"Can't you stand this? Mr. Iger, your original decision caused us to lose a very important partner. Maybe Disney doesn't like the tens of millions of profits, but this is not a one-time deal, but a long-term one." Interests, as long as Nie Wei continues to maintain such creative and directing abilities, he will even become a super director like Spielberg in the future. And you, reject such a director because of your so-called big company "

When Thomas said this, he pulled up the corners of his mouth, revealed a completely sarcastic smile, and shouted loudly: "A bunch of idiots!"

"That's enough!!!" Iger slammed the table, rarely getting really angry.

"Thomas, remember, you are from Disney, please understand your position." Iger looked at Thomas coldly. People who were stared at by him in the past would have long averted their eyes out of guilt or fear.

But to Iger's surprise, Thomas did not avoid Iger's gaze this time. Instead, he met Iger's gaze, and his eyes were even full of provocation.

"I feel like I won't be anymore soon." Thomas stared at Iger, took out the resignation letter he had prepared long ago from the inner pocket of his suit, and handed it to Iger.

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