Perfect Life

Vol 5 Chapter 175: Damn Nima!

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On March 14th, Wednesday, "Red Sorghum" had a total of 6,892 screenings across the country with 1,402 canvases and a film placement ratio of 20.2%.

National box office that day, 12.17 million! It accounted for 62.2% of the total number of box office statistics in the country that day!

On the second day of the release, the film lineup increased by 1.2%, but the number of moviegoers dropped, and the attendance rate also dropped. The box office also dropped slightly by 780,000 from yesterday's 12.95 million.

Of course, because of the off-season of the movie box office market, the proportion of the single movie "Red Sorghum" in the country's total box office has actually increased!

According to the statistics, the major theaters are all solid.

Facts have proved that their adjustment direction is completely correct!

Then, on Thursday, March 15th, the schedule of "Red Sorghum" was slightly reduced to 19.7% in major theaters across the country. Then, the film was screened 6,784 times, and finally received a total of 538,436 moviegoers, a total of 538,436 people. The box office revenue was 11.39 million!

The box office trend of this movie is extremely stable, and even the daily box office drop is very similar-basically, it loses 35,000-40,000 moviegoers every day, and it loses about 800,000 box office every day!

In the first three days, more than 1.72 million moviegoers and 36.51 million box office were accumulated!

For a literary film with an investment of 12 million and a low publicity cost, this is already a very high box office. Even in the long run, if the box office of this movie is doubled on the current basis, there is no problem at all, and breaking 100 million is reasonable. The movie's box office estimates, but...

His first weekend has yet to come!

Even the major theater chains have given a very high evaluation of the film's long-term performance after reducing the number of screenings, and its internal evaluation is still high among literary films, but at least in the first place. Before the arrival of the weekend schedule, basically no theater chain will take the initiative to significantly reduce the film arrangement for it.

Friday afternoon, evening, and Saturday and Sunday all day, the box office of these two and a half days often accounts for 60%-70% of the total box office of the whole week, or even more!

Therefore, the industry practice is that unless a film is so bad that no one sees it at all, since the theater chain has chosen to show it, it will at least be given a weekend to try it out.

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On Friday, March 16th, early in the morning, Lu Ping, who had just led the team back to Shuntianfu after recording the show yesterday, got yesterday's box office data of "Red Sorghum", which he cared about most.

Then, after reading the data, he laughed.

In front of his agent Gao Lanlan, the general manager of Tianyi Film and Television Zhou Zhengyang, and his concubine Xia Xiaoyue, he couldn't help but excitedly said: "The first three days must be the most popular three days for this movie, and it is also the box office. The highest three days! The first three days together have not exceeded 40 million, even if you add today, and then on Saturday and weekend, add together and give it a box office of 30 to 40 million, and it will be sky-high!"

Having said that, he held up the data in his hand and said proudly: "Next week, it's up to us!"

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After everyone went out, even Xia Xiaoyue went out to chat with Gao Lanlan about going shopping together after the movie was released. Lu Ping took a few minutes to calm down and then called Qin Jingjing— Coincidentally, Qin Jingjing was also in Shuntian Mansion.

After hesitating for a while, Qin Jingjing agreed to find a place to watch a movie together in the afternoon.

Well, Lu Ping specifically pointed it out, saying that he wanted to see Qin Jingjing's "Red Sorghum".

Everyone's appointment is to meet at the cinema at 3:30 in the afternoon. After buying the tickets, you can just have a cup of coffee and watch the show after 4:00 in the afternoon. Then... Lu Ping calculated that after watching the movie, you can have dinner together.

So, he even tidied himself up briefly with interest.

In fact... After that enthusiasm, I think about it carefully. Although Qin Jingjing's girl is not at the level of her dream lover, she is not as good as her favorite Lu Lingxi. Speaking of beauty, she and Lu Lingxi are at best good at winning each game!

And the good thing is that she is a bit silly, short-sighted, and she does things seriously. In other words, once this kind of woman likes someone or goes with someone, even if she complains later, she basically competes with herself, and she doesn't even think about leaving on her own initiative - as long as she gets in, she pulls in the door. , she can't run away in this life!

I used to be purely stupid, and my eyes only knew that I was staring at Lu Lingxi! Up to now, hehe, Senior Sister Lu has already climbed the high branch, and I don't know if there is any hope in my life, so, it is better not to miss and let go of such a beautiful woman right in front of her!

Especially... now is a good time!

"Red Sorghum" is in theaters!

Oh, but, it is estimated that today is its final glory!

The anti-sky box office of the first three working days has basically consumed the popularity of the film itself, the popularity brought to it by Li Qian, and the popularity brought by the Berlin Film Festival award.

In fact, Lu Ping thought to himself: maybe even today, its attendance rate should be rather ugly!

Perhaps for other films currently in theaters, its attendance rate is still relatively high, but for Li Qian, for a "phenomenal" film that has won four trophies at the Berlin Film Festival, the attendance rate is estimated to be It will be more ugly!

Haha... Phenomenal!

snort!

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After lunch, Lu Pingtui said that he had something to do in the afternoon, and he was going to retreat for a while, and sent Xia Xiaoyue not to bother him. Xia Xiaoyue, who was in a happy mood, carefully left, and then happily dragged Gao Lanlan to go shopping together.

As soon as they left on the front foot, Lu Ping got up and went downstairs on the back foot.

First, I found a flower shop, bought a big bunch of flowers, and asked them to put a big heart in the trunk, and then I drove into the car and went straight to the movie studio.

When we got there, it was only 3:20.

A few minutes later, Qin Jingjing also arrived early.

Her recent appearances at home and abroad have been a bit high, and since "Red Sorghum" is currently in theaters, there are posters all over the place, so she specially wears sunglasses - but, the movie city is obviously a bit deserted. , As soon as she appeared, Lu Ping saw her at first sight.

Seeing the deserted appearance in the cinema in front of her, Qin Jingjing was obviously a little surprised.

She just went out to record a show yesterday and came back. After listening to Liao Min reporting the box office for herself, she felt pretty good. After all, with less than 20% of the film placement ratio, she could easily get 60% of the total national box office that day. About %, and in the first three days, it was still a working day, and it won a box office of more than 36 million!

This data is really awesome!

But when she came to the cinema, she found that the reality seemed to be a little different from what she thought.

Up to now, she still clearly remembers the lively scene that she could see no matter which movie theater she went to when "My Sassy Girl" and "Once Upon a Time" were released.

And now... not at all.

After seeing her come in, Lu Ping had already got up and walked over. Seeing her look of surprise, Lu Ping helplessly accompany her to look around the entire cinema, sighed, and said, "It's off-season now, and that's what the cinema is like. When I first came, I'm also a little surprised. I thought "Red Sorghum" was so hot recently, and it has been able to bring the popularity of the cinema! Now it seems..."

Qin Jingjing turned her head to look at him, and suddenly took off her sunglasses, "Are you satirizing 'Red Sorghum'?"

Lu Ping was a little surprised.

This doesn't seem to be Qin Jingjing's speaking style?

But... two years have passed, maybe she is now the actress, so... um! Understandable!

He spread his hands and looked innocent, "Absolutely no meaning! I mean, I originally hoped that "Red Sorghum" would bring the atmosphere, because my film will be released next week, so I can follow Get some heat or something, but now it looks like I'm afraid I won't be able to get this heat!"

Qin Jingjing gave him a serious look, but said nothing.

But just this sight, suddenly made Lu Ping a little flustered!

No...it feels so wrong!

Although we haven't seen each other for two years, he still knows Qin Jingjing very well!

She is beautiful, but she is very naive and naive. To put it bluntly, in Lu Ping's opinion, she is a bit silly! But now, she feels like... it's different anyway!

Could it be said that the influence of a film actress at the Berlin Film Festival is so great?

How can a person's spirit, temperament, and even IQ be changed in such a short period of time?

Without waiting for him to think deeply, Qin Jingjing took two steps forward. Seeing that he was not following, she had stopped and looked back. There was no infatuation or joy in her eyes. The feeling of getting together with friends - seeing Lu Ping in a daze, she asked, "Aren't you going to invite me to a movie? Have you bought the ticket?"

"Oh...not yet! I'll buy it right away!"

Lu Ping agreed, took out his wallet, and walked quickly to the ticket office.

At the same time, I felt a little weird in my heart - really weird!

Now, if I recall, I can still clearly recall some details of the two people's exchanges two years ago. At that time, Qin Jingjing was a bit clingy, and it was obvious that he was deliberately trying to please herself! So, if it was two years ago, then I asked her to watch a movie, and if we met at this time, she would probably look very happy, and then... take the initiative to run over to buy a ticket?

Well, I remember that I had eaten and drank coffee with her a few times in the past few years, and it seemed that I had never paid for it myself. Every time she took the initiative and quietly settled the money!

But... well, credit for the actress?

But I have to say that now, when she stops there, her temperament, that aura, she suddenly has some charming feeling!

Not pretty, not prettier, but just more charming!

it's wired!

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Lu Ping asked a question when the conductor was playing the ticket, and the conductor answered a number casually. He couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard it.

He came back with the ticket, and invited Qin Jingjing to the coffee shop next to him to sit for a while, drink a cup of coffee and wait for some time, then wait for the two of them to enter the shop and sit down and order coffee, he shook the movie ticket in his hand and put it on the table Up, frowned, and said, "I asked along the way just now, and the ticket sales are really not very good."

Qin Jingjing was looking down at the message, and she didn't know who sent it to her. It seemed that she wanted to reply, but when she heard the words, she immediately raised her head and asked, "Red sorghum?"

Lu Ping nodded, "Red sorghum!"

Qin Jingjing nodded and asked again, "The attendance rate is very low?"

Lu Pingdao: "I didn't ask about the previous show, I just asked how many tickets we have. The conductor told me that these are the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth. Now... there are still twenty to the opening. Come a minute, I don't know if there will be another twenty or thirty people?"

After a pause, he spread his hands, looked around through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows inside the building, and said, "This is already a relatively prosperous shopping mall in Shuntian Prefecture. As far as I know, the cinema here should have a relatively high attendance rate. Guaranteed, but now it seems..."

"Maybe because of working hours?"

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Jingjing suddenly interrupted him.

Lu Ping was a little surprised again - in the past, Qin Jingjing was really infatuated with him, and it was almost unimaginable that she suddenly interrupted when she was talking like this.

Seeing that Lu Ping was a little surprised, Qin Jingjing added, "After all... I don't see many people shopping in the mall!" After speaking, she smiled and lowered her hair to text.

Lu Ping was in a trance for a moment, then came back to his senses and thought: Well, it seems that the two years she went to Minghu Culture has had a great impact on her, and it is said that her manager is Liao Liao's sister, a particularly powerful woman. The child seems to have a lot of influence on her too!

But that's okay!

He thought to himself: "Then I will influence it again!"

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After drinking a cup of coffee for about 20 minutes, Lu Ping saw about 30 or 40 people go to the movie theater box office that could be clearly seen through the glass not far away to buy tickets.

As for whether he bought "Red Sorghum" or other shows, it is unknown.

However, Lu Ping felt that it could not be all from "Red Sorghum"! It is said that the film released yesterday is not bad, and the release of the new film can always attract a lot of audiences!

There were two groups of viewers who came out after watching the movie. There were not many people. There were more than a dozen people, and there were only six or seven people who came out. Moreover, judging from their expressions, they were not very excited. movies - many of them bought tickets on the spot after they came out!

Lu Ping prayed in his heart, don't buy "Red Sorghum"!

Occasionally withdrawing his attention and turning his head to look at Qin Jingjing, he was always a little surprised and a little excited - she was really different from the past!

In the past, when she had such a chance to be alone with herself, she would definitely chat non-stop, trying to arouse her attention and affection for her, but at that time, apart from occasionally thinking that she was really beautiful Besides, the other thing is... I really don't have any feelings for her.

But now, she just sits there simply, and has nothing to say. Occasionally, when she reads text messages and returns text messages, she will suddenly smile, but she looks so charming and charming!

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When the time was up, Lu Ping reminded that Qin Jingjing finally ended the thumb chat, put on sunglasses, and after Lu Ping paid the bill, the two got up and walked to the cinema.

When the ticket was checked and entered, Lu Ping was surprised to find that there were actually quite a few people!

When I entered the screening hall and sat down, I was about to start the broadcast, I glanced back and saw that I was sitting seven, seven, eight, eight!

It's not easy!

You must know that it is less than 4 o'clock in the afternoon on Friday. It is absolutely impossible for ordinary office workers to come here to buy tickets before that time, and then watch the show at 4 o'clock!

So, under such circumstances, how could the attendance rate of "Red Sorghum" reach at least 60% as it is now, and if you count it carefully, it may even have reached 70%?

I feel a little strange in my heart, and I feel inexplicable!

But think about it again... After all, it's only the fourth day, and it's also starring Li Qian, and it's the winner of the Berlin Film Festival. Well, it's a movie city located in the most prosperous shopping mall in Shuntianfu. With this attendance rate, It is also normal!

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The movie starts quickly.

To tell the truth, putting everything aside, Lu Ping came from the film academy after all, and he is a movie genius who can count the years ahead and the next!

Therefore, even if I finally sat in the screening room with various complicated feelings, I even sincerely hope that this movie will be more artistic and deeper-pushing the ordinary audience as far as possible!

However, when the movie started, he straightened his back for the first time!

Whether it is from the most professional point of view of film art and criticism, or from the first demand of an ordinary audience to pursue the stimulation of sound and light and to watch a story, there is no doubt that this is a good film!

At this time, recalling the touts in the newspapers that "Red Sorghum" won the award in Berlin, Lu Ping had to admit for the first time: Perhaps, that was not a tout!

Especially the camera control of this movie, and the ink-splashing color scheduling and rendering, I can see that Lu Ping, a talent in the movie, is directly climaxing.

For a few moments, the first thought in his mind was: I'm going to pull this photographer over and let him give me the next movie!

Of course, in less than half a second, he came back to his senses - Fu Xuelong, the Silver Bear Award for Best Cinematography at China's first Berlin Film Festival, Li Qian's classmate, best friend, and hardcore!

Dig him, how is it possible!

So, when more than an hour passed, Li Qian's rough voice still seemed to be echoing in my mind, and the song "Sister, go ahead boldly", which has become a mess in the country in recent days, is still echoing. In the childish voice of "Mother, mother, go to the southwest", I was so excited by the blood-red and blood-red scene that I could not help but shudder... The movie is over.

Lu Ping sat in the seat, a little dazed.

When Qin Jingjing took the initiative to call him, he gradually regained his senses. He got up and walked out along the flow of people. He was about to walk out of the auditorium. He finally recovered from the shock brought by this movie. At the same time, he remembered your purpose today.

However, at this time, my ears were full of discussions——

"...Yeah, what the fuck, what the film review said is absolutely correct, there are so many shots in the middle, it's all too DIAO! This is the first time I've watched this kind of literary film, and I found it really good!"

"Yeah! There's no drastic action, but I think it's more enjoyable than his, mother, blockbuster movies! Especially, do you remember? When the Japanese in the middle asked to flay, the guy shouted, 'Dog! Dog! Dog!' , shouted several times in a row, let me tell you, I got goosebumps at that moment, and I felt like tears were coming down!"

"Hey! Hey! That's right! We're almost the same! When I saw that piece, so did I. I felt hot all over! Damn it, I decided to come and watch literary movies often in the future, I feel super DIAO!"

While listening to the conversation of the two men behind Lu Ping, he was thinking about something in a mess, but a middle-aged man in front of him suddenly turned his head and said with a smile: "I think too much brother! I prefer to watch literary films, but I can Let me tell you, there is not necessarily one literary film a year that can be of the same level as this one! From time to time there is a good one abroad, but we don’t introduce it in China, and we can’t watch it in the cinema. We can only climb the wall on the Internet and go abroad. Look, as for those in the country... it's not far away!"

Lu Ping frowned when he heard this!

You know, he is a director of literary films!

Although after watching it, he has to admit that the level of Li Qian's "Red Sorghum" is indeed beyond his imagination. It must also be admitted that this film has definitely reached the peak of all domestic literary and artistic films from the past to the present in the past few decades, but he does not feel that his film is any worse!

However, at this time, a person behind him who was discussing with enthusiasm just now replied with a smile: "Of course! This is the work of our teacher! There are four trophies at the Berlin Film Festival!"

This is... so depressing!

Lu Ping lowered his head, frowned, and tried to walk out quickly. He really didn't want to hear these harsh comments.

However, when he didn't even care about Qin Jingjing beside him, he subconsciously accelerated his pace, trying to quickly leave the audience who were eager to flatter Li Qian. He just walked out of the theater not too far, turned a corner, and saw at a glance When we arrived at the waiting area and ticketing area, the crowd of Wuyang Wuyang!

The first reaction, he was stunned there.

After this pause, the two loudest buddies behind him had already caught up, and Qin Jingjing had also caught up—

"Fuck, why are there so many people all of a sudden! Don't they all watch "Red Sorghum"? I was thinking about watching it again just now!"

"Should... not? Maybe it's from watching another movie?"

"Go, go and ask!"

Lu Ping took a deep breath, and when he turned his head, Qin Jingjing was standing beside him.

Looking at himself coldly.

Lu Ping subconsciously forced a smile on his face, but his throat was a little tight, "The movie... it's really good!"

As soon as I said a word, my chest became more stuffy, but my voice finally became smooth.

He took advantage of the situation and said again: "You act very well!"

"thanks!"

Qin Jingjing finally showed a rare smile on her face, and it was obvious that she was very happy.

But Lu Ping's heart was already more and more uneasy.

When the two of them followed the flow of people and stood at the ticket office for less than a minute, Lu Ping's heart sank to the bottom all of a sudden - when he bought the tickets just now, there was only one ticket salesperson, but now there are three people selling tickets at the same time. , but the dialogue from there is basically the same!

"I'm sorry, the 6:00 and 7:50 shows of "Red Sorghum" have been sold out, and now there are more than a dozen tickets left for the 9:40 show, do you want it?"

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Lu Ping was stunned there, and instantly felt his hands and feet were cold.

Qin Jingjing listened to the conversation at the ticket office over there, and the smile on her face was indescribably bright.

After a while, she seemed to suddenly remember something, and hurriedly picked up her sunglasses and put them on - looking around, fortunately, everyone was concerned about whether they could buy tickets, and no one noticed herself.

Turning his head to look again, Lu Ping's face was ashen.

Her smile slowly faded away.

Someone over there asked loudly: "Do you only have one hall? Why don't you open more halls! No one has watched other movies! We want to see "Red Sorghum" but can't buy tickets! If we watch 9.4 Ten times, when did you finish watching it!"

"Yes, yes! Tell your manager, open another hall to show "Red Sorghum", so many of us lined up to watch "Red Sorghum", right?"

"right!"

"Look... you definitely can't sell tickets for other movies! You open another hall to show "Red Sorghum", just the people like us now are enough for you!"

Lu Ping's face became more and more ugly.

But at this time, a smile appeared on Qin Jingjing's face.

Turning her head to look at Lu Ping, she said, "Then... I'll go first?"

"Huh? Uh... uh..."

After hesitating for a moment, he still nodded and said with difficulty: "Okay!"

Qin Jingjing looked at him, smiled, turned around and left.

After a pause, Lu Ping came back to his senses and stretched out his hand, "How about I deliver..."

As soon as he looked up, he was already far away, five or six steps away.

And she seemed to have heard it, turned her back to this side, raised her hand, and waved it slyly, "No need!"

Lu Ping raised half of his arm and lowered it slowly.

Suddenly I remembered the dinner planned in my heart, the plan to pick up girls, and the full roses in the trunk - together with the comforting and comforting words I had prepared in my heart, all voided?

Turning his head to look over there, the conductor was on the phone and seemed to be urgently asking for something.

Lu Ping suddenly sneered and thought to himself, "I have a fart to ask for instructions. I want to put an extra hall. Do you have enough copies?"

But soon he sighed.

Because as long as the theaters want to arrange more films, and as long as the distribution company still has extra copies in an emergency, they will definitely give it - making money, who cares too much?

What's more, this is Shuntianfu, and Minghu Culture is here!

Maybe if you contact me here to get a copy, it will be delivered in 30 minutes!

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All kinds of thoughts came and went in my mind.

After an unknown amount of time, when Lu Ping suddenly woke up, he realized that he had reached the underground parking lot, and his car was not far ahead.

Press the car key, unlock it, pull the door open, and get in.

How to do?

Is it a sudden release of the desire to buy tickets because of Friday afternoon, or will this enthusiasm for buying tickets and watching movies continue?

Then, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, three days, can it be released almost impossible?

Judging from the reaction from the ticket office just now, it is estimated that its box office will explode this weekend. Although I don’t know how much it will explode, I don’t know if the adjustment of major theater chains can keep up with the sudden outbreak of this market. This affects the scale of the entire outbreak, but... Judging from the opponents that "Red Sorghum" is currently facing in the box office market, as long as it explodes a little, it is enough to trample everyone to death!

What is disturbing at the moment is that, in one weekend, can the box office spending power of this movie almost explode?

If not...

Bang!

Lu Ping desperately punched the steering wheel.

Fortunately, no power, no horn sound.

Suddenly, I remembered Qin Jingjing's smile just now——

Huh? Yes! her smile...

Yes, she is very happy, that's for sure, after all, it's the movie she starred in as the heroine, and she also helped her get the movie of the Berlin Film Festival. Of course, she hopes that the more box office the film, the better!

However, when I came back to my senses at this time, I remembered in a trance that when I saw the ticket sales at the ticket office, my face should not be very good. The eyes seem to be... a little cold?

Well, yes, it's a little cold.

To be exact, it was icy cold.

Yes, she is really different now compared to two years ago!

An indescribable difference.

Looking back now, it seems that from the first sight of today's meeting, she has been a little cold to herself?

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Sitting in the car, just thinking, thinking, thinking.

Suddenly Lu Ping seemed to have figured out something at once, and hatred suddenly appeared in his eyes.

"This watch~www.wuxiaspot.com~ She is..."

"That's not right! How could she expect the box office to explode today? So she deliberately agreed to watch the movie together, to see how ugly my face is? I'm afraid even Li Qian himself is not so confident, right?"

"But no matter what, I must be embarrassed today! She has seen it all!"

Bang!

Couldn't help but slammed another punch on the steering wheel!

Thinking of those flowers in the trunk at this moment, he suddenly became violently angry again.

Get out of the car, open the trunk, and pull out desperately, completely ignoring the tingling feeling in your hand!

"Fuck!"

"Fuck!"

"Fuck Nima!"

"Hey, what are you doing!"

A middle-aged man in a red and yellow sanitation suit ran over quickly.

Lu Ping turned his head and shouted, "My own flowers, I want to throw them away, do you want to take care of them?"

The man was obviously stunned for a moment, then smiled disdainfully, and said, "Love breakup, right? Your girlfriend ran away with someone? Or did you just cuckold you?"

Hearing this, Lu Ping couldn't help but froze there.

At this time, the sanitation worker glanced at Lu Ping again, and the disdain in his eyes became more and more intense, with a frivolous and mocking tone, "...You want to throw it away, you can!"

As he said that, he took out a stack of documents and a pen from his pocket, and said directly, "Fine!"

***

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