Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 399 "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" - The real opponent is "The Matrix Revolutions"!
"The Promise truly deserves to be called a blockbuster!"

"Chen Kaige's long-awaited blockbuster 'The Promise' is about to be released!"

"The Promise interprets blockbusters in a way never seen before!"

Regardless of the actual situation at the premiere, the script has already been prepared.

What you can understand and what you can't understand.

You can send anything you've written before.

As for those who say they don't understand it, what does that matter?
As long as it's not published in the media or appears online, it's not a big deal.

Moreover, at the premiere, most people were quite respectful.

Media people are so clever; if they spend money, they can turn black into white.

In fact, it has been like this for many years.

Public opinion is controlled by a minority; whoever they say is good is good, and whoever they say is bad is bad.

There are countless masters, but they've all been hyped up.

Moreover, someone like Chen Kaige already has a number of classic works.

There's nothing wrong with praising someone.

Of course, this was also the original plan of the Wang brothers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached a whole new level in terms of publicity!"

"It's almost every aspect, and we've also focused on promoting it online. We've already posted over a thousand tweets, and the number of replies and feedback are excellent."

The two Wang brothers showcased their work to the investors.

In essence, the promotion and distribution of this film was just what they did.

It's essentially advertising, and the key to effective advertising is choosing the right media to place the ad. The ad is essentially a movie trailer.

As for making a publicity campaign stand out, sometimes you need some "hot spots" that can go viral.

The problem is that, from the boss's perspective, it's really hard to know which 'point' will become popular.

This so-called 'point' could be a film review article, someone's analysis, a scene from the movie, or even just a single shot.

To put it bluntly, investors in film and television productions can only focus on those with successful track records, or to put it more bluntly, those with famous directors or actors.

Because of their fame, the success rate of their new films is higher.

Let's get back to the movie "The Promise".

What the Wang brothers did was simply copy and paste the old routines, but they could do much more.

Increase the dosage!

That's right, it seems simple and crude, but from the perspective of investors or bosses, this is all they can do.

Moreover, if enough is done, other investors will feel at ease.

Like the promotional work for "The Promise" this time...

"I am very satisfied!"

Zhang Xinming felt that was about it.

As for the previous failure at the Tokyo International Film Festival, with its poor reputation, let's not dwell on it.

In his view, there was no point in caring, since the movie had already reached this point.

Most other investors share this mindset.

However, Thirteen Shao frowned slightly. "Everyone, do you have any news about Ma Xun?"

Should he bring up this question at this time?
The others seemed unsure how to respond.

Zhang Xinming is much more amiable now, and it seems that the movie he invested in, "2046," is about to be released.

So he simply told the truth.

"It seems that 'Warriors of Heaven and Earth' has a very good reputation."

These words sparked a flurry of discussion among investors.

The two Wang brothers were momentarily embarrassed.

"Everyone! No matter what, we must now fully support 'The Promise'!"

That makes a lot of sense, but the current situation is rather awkward.

These investors had also heard about it.

After the premiere of "Warriors of Heaven and Earth", many media professionals, film critics, and big names in the industry all said it was good.

Our film, *The Promise*... sigh.

The purpose of a premiere, besides publicity and attracting attention, is ultimately to build a good reputation.

It seems like we've already lost the first wave.

What should we do next?
Fortunately, someone offered a new perspective.

"There's nothing to worry about excessively! This Lunar New Year film season is actually a battle of three blockbusters, and I don't believe it can beat 'The Matrix'!"

The speaker was Qin Hong.

His point of view does have some merit.

This is the third and final installment of The Matrix.

Although this movie was released earlier, it was also released during the Lunar New Year holiday season.

Even our two domestic blockbusters, no matter how powerful they are, seem to fall short when compared to this film.

After all, this is the third installment, and this movie is a phenomenal success.

Thirteen Young Master suddenly had an idea.

"How about this, let's just adopt a posture of jointly resisting foreign enemies."

All the bosses here are smart people; they understood immediately.

"Good! That's how it should be!"

"That's right, we shouldn't fight amongst ourselves!"

"It's good to fight against foreign enemies together. Anyway, we're both domestic films, so it's really not good for you to criticize me and I to criticize you, right? Haha..."

Why are you laughing now?
Because these people all know what to do.

Judging from our film "The Promise," its reputation isn't very good, while "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" has a very good reputation.

So what if the other side uses this point to attack us?
From the boss's perspective, it's indeed uncertain what 'point' will become popular.

However, this 'point' is too obvious.

Can we really not use Ma Xun?

A ruthless guy like him would definitely do that.

But now, let's take the initiative to 'seize the moral high ground'!
There's a great Hollywood blockbuster right now.

Isn't your "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" amazing?

Okay, go ahead and compete with these Hollywood blockbusters!
What kind of skill is it to fight us?
That's right, that's the idea these bosses had.

In reality, they are all feeling very guilty right now.

After all, to determine whether a movie is good or not, at the very least, it should be understandable.

They also went to see the premiere.

To put it bluntly, none of them understood what "The Promise" was actually about.

The things the Wang brothers did were all routine, things they were supposed to do.

In reality, this entire operation feels like self-deception.

The bosses knew this very well.

Despite the terrible reviews for "The Promise", we still have to grit our teeth and push it.

There's nothing we can do about it; it's already happened.

What else could be done?

Now, there's a completely new way.

"Okay! We understand! We'll start posting more articles like this from now on!"

The Wang brothers also smiled, after all, this was a 'point' that could be used to their advantage.

The bosses were all very happy.

But in reality, they have no idea what 'point' will emerge in the near future.

……

Sanya.

"My God, I, I~..."

Jingwen trembled uncontrollably, and the words she uttered seemed like delirium.

Ma Xun actually toned it down quite a bit.

But he truly adored this petite and exquisite Taiwanese beauty.

A large hand is pinching... cough cough.

After all, they've been together for three days now, starting from the day of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.

The release schedule for "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" is a little different this time.

The Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival's opening ceremony was held on Sunday. Therefore, the official screening of "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" was scheduled for this Friday.

Eat your way through the entire weekend.

Ma Xun made this arrangement intentionally.

Because this is a blockbuster, he needs to let the word-of-mouth for "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" spread.

Allow some time for word-of-mouth to spread better.

During this time, the creative team can also visit cinemas more often and meet with movie fans.

It's like a preview screening, but in reality, we will definitely release it as planned.

However, Ma Xun wasn't just focused on Gan Jingwen.

He was also constantly paying attention to changes in public opinion.

The point is to spread the word.

Moreover, he knew the problems with the film "The Promise"... the more word-of-mouth spread, the more the film would be ruined!
So, after Jingwen trembled and collapsed onto the bed...

Ma Xun simply went to his desk and turned on his computer.

In Jingwen's eyes, such actions were actually a plus.

She's still so focused on her career.

She was powerless to do anything at the moment, so she could only watch from the sidelines.

Sure enough, new changes occurred.

"Our two domestic blockbusters should compete with The Matrix Revolutions!"

"The Matrix Revolutions is absolutely amazing!"

"Don't be a bully at home!"

These articles and posts... Soon, news also came from Wang Changtian's side.

"Boss, the latest development seems to be that they want to unite with us?"

Upon seeing this, Ma Xun couldn't help but laugh and replied, "Impossible!"

Concise and concise.

Wang Changtian immediately responded with an emoji and nodded in agreement.

Ahem, that's right, they also chat on QQ.

After all, this thing is very convenient.

There were rumors that this QQ account was being sold for 50 yuan, but those rumors were later debunked.

Impossible, absolutely impossible. Pengcheng Xiaoma is no ordinary family. Moreover, this software, even though it hasn't been out for very long, has consistently held the top spot in terms of software downloads in China.

Although there are no official statistics at present, magazines such as Popular Software do conduct rough statistics in this regard.

In addition, Pengcheng Xiaoma had already joined forces with the Li family in Hong Kong.

Therefore, the idea that you can buy this software for 50 is pure nonsense.

It is said that the lowest point is 5000 million.

Ma Xun naturally intended to get his hands on Tencent, but there was no opportunity at the moment. However, he did know of one opportunity: the Li family in Hong Kong would eventually withdraw.

That's right, this is actually the best opportunity.

But I'll stop thinking about these things for now.

In fact, Ma Xun was just thinking, although he replied with 'impossible'.

But what should be the next course of action?

"Boss, how about we..."

Wang Changtian thought it best to expose the other party's trick.

But Ma Xun typed away rapidly, and then the following line appeared on the computer screen:

Let's make The Matrix 3!
This? ? ?
Wang Changtian didn't reply for quite a while, and even Jingwen was quite surprised when she saw it.

"Brother Ma, this, this is really..."

Yes, that's The Matrix Reloaded.

Even if we're a blockbuster, can we really compare?
At this moment, Jingwen had already arrived behind Ma Xun.

Ma Xun simply pulled her into his arms again.

"Are you afraid?"

"They're just worried about you."

Can talk.

Ma Xun laughed and said, "We are not without a chance of winning. The Matrix 3 was released worldwide last month."

That's right, November 3rd!
Although we don't know why this movie was chosen at this time, now is definitely our opportunity!

In other words, this movie has actually been out for more than a month, so pirated versions are probably already everywhere!
This is a blockbuster movie; it was stolen a long time ago.

So……

"We're going to be arrogant! You can tell everyone that our opponent isn't 'The Promise'!"

"Boss, this..."

"Don't you understand? We are actually in a position of power now!"

"Yes! Yes! That's it! Great! I understand!"

Wang Changtian sent several happy emojis in the software.

Clearly, Ma Xun's imposing aura made him feel it.

Of course, Jingwen felt it too.

Delicate little hands.

"But that's The Matrix 3 after all."

"Don't worry."

"Brother Ma, I just love your confidence."

"Ha ha……"

Taiwanese girls really know how to talk!

Ever since.

The official large-scale release of the two films has finally arrived.

"The Promise" beat them to the punch, releasing its film a day earlier.

It looks like they're trying to get the first move.

Although "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" is a day later, it doesn't matter; we mainly watch it on the weekend.

The early release of "The Promise" was actually a last resort.

Because at this point, many voices had already emerged online.

"Who understood Chen Kaige's 'The Promise'?"

"I attended the premiere, and it was absolutely speechless..."

"I saw the preview screening, but I really didn't understand it."

"This movie is really weird!"

"Bingbing is still beautiful."

Goodness, this is already getting a lot of negative reviews!
But the key is...

There was a man named Hugo who, having nothing better to do, bought a ticket for this movie.

Actually, he studied electrical engineering, but he really does like movies.

He's even a fan of Chen Kaige.

But upon closer inspection...

This adds another interesting "hot topic" to the world!
……

"Warriors of Heaven and Earth" was much more straightforward.

"Not afraid of The Matrix Revolutions!"

"No, who gave them the courage?"

"Even if it's a blockbuster, can it really compare to 'The Matrix Revolutions'?"

"Honestly, doesn't the fighting in The Matrix 3 look a bit like Dragon Ball?"

Our "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" is really going up against "The Matrix Revolutions".

This is already a slogan that has been shouted out.

Opinions among netizens are naturally varied, with many feeling that this is overestimating one's abilities.

However, this has indeed attracted quite a few people to come and see.

Because the previous reviews were mostly positive.

Thus, the competition between the two films officially began.

Who will dominate the box office in the first weekend?
(End of this chapter)