Chapter 261 There are fishes in the North Ming Dynasty
"Crazy Aikun, Lost on Journey is sold out on Friday!"
"Aikun continues to soar, Valentine's Day turns from one day to two days!"
"Kun virus is rampant, Valentine's Day has become a lovers' weekend!"
"The magic of Aikun, Valentine's Day consumption data skyrocketed!"
《Roses + movie tickets, a must for couples!》
"Good news, Lost on Journey's box office broke 20 million in its first week!"
"Shocking! Lost on Journey grossed 2370 million in its first two and a half days!"
By Monday, Lost on Journey had completely dominated the entertainment pages, with countless media outlets publishing reviews on their front pages.
Some discussed the plot, some discussed the filming techniques, some discussed where to save costs, and some discussed how crazy Aikun was...
Of course, the hottest discussion is about the box office.
2370 million seems to be much inferior to the 3000 million box office of "A World Without Thieves" in its first week, and is far less than the 7450 million box office of "The Promise" in its first week last year.
But the average ticket price of the former is half that of "Lost on Journey", while the latter is two and a half times that of "Lost on Journey".
If calculated based on the average ticket price of "The Promise", the box office of "Lost on Journey" would be close to 6000 million, which is second only to "Kung Fu" at 6400 million and "Hero" at 6200 million.
Although this conversion has no practical significance, it is enough to prove the popularity of "Lost on Journey". After all, including "A World Without Thieves", these movies are all combinations of top directors and superstars.
The fact that Xu Kun's debut work, which came out of nowhere, was compared with this work by the media is a huge victory in itself.
Based on the box office performance of "A World Without Thieves", some media optimistically predicted that the final box office of "Lost on Journey" may exceed 8000 million.
However, some media are not optimistic about "Lost on Journey", because most of the Aikuns have already contributed to the box office in the first place, and there is a high possibility that there will be a big dive in the future like "The Promise". By then, let alone 8000 million, it would be good if it can break 5000 million.
Although this is a pessimistic view, it is much higher than the initial judgment that "it is difficult to make a profit".
And while these media outlets are predicting the bad news, most of them also believe that no matter what, this film will definitely go down in film history as a low-budget classic that rose against the trend - it's just that the 'low-budget' is a bit of a misnomer.
Huayi obviously has the same view.
That afternoon, Wang Zhonglei flew to Shanghai specially to find Xu Kun who was on a roadshow. He first congratulated "Lost on Journey" on its huge success, and then said that Huayi would do everything possible to make the box office eventually exceed 5000 million.
By then, he will be able to be dubbed as "sprinting towards the billion-yuan club", and Xu Kun's future prospects will be limitless!
"5000?"
After hearing this number, Xu Kun couldn't help but laugh: "Second brother, have you read the comments online today?"
"Online reviews? Of course I read them. Our Lost on Journey has a pretty good reputation! But the claim of breaking 8000 million is still a bit..."
"I'm not talking about media comments, but ordinary netizens' comments." Xu Kun interrupted Wang Zhonglei and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Forums, Tieba, movie groups, you might as well take a look at them all."
After saying that, he left on the pretext that he had to rush to attend the "road show".
Seeing Xu Kun acting so mysterious, Wang Zhonglei couldn't help but become curious, so he found a notebook and asked the staff to open the most popular Tianya Forum.
As soon as I entered the miscellaneous section, I saw several hot posts related to "Lost on Journey".
The one with an earlier date and the most upvotes was posted yesterday, which was Sunday afternoon. The title is: "A tearful accusation: Never take your girlfriend to watch Lost on Journey!"
Wang Zhonglei thought it was negative news, but he clicked on it out of curiosity and found the following content:
[My girlfriend and I have known each other for half a year, and yesterday I wanted to take the opportunity to take the next step.
Who knew this movie was so damn funny, I was so focused on watching the movie in the theatre that I didn't even hold hands or kiss. After we left the theatre, I couldn't help discussing the plot with my girlfriend, and I ended up sending my girlfriend home in a daze!
Now that I think about it, it was a huge loss!
This movie is really harmful to people. Everyone must remember my lesson and choose a boring and rubbish movie with your girlfriend - don't choose "Lost on Journey", don't choose "Lost on Journey", don't choose "Lost on Journey"! 】
Many people are following the thread below, and the more popular replies are:
[Holding hands? Kissing? What kind of virgin action is this? Isn't the real scene usually at night? I tell you, the hotel was very noisy that night, but fortunately my girlfriend and I were the loudest and longest-lasting group.]
And on this floor, dozens of people replied:
[Yes, this is what happens when you can't get an erection and use a machine. It makes a loud noise and takes a long time.]
[I am an old man who is full of youthful enthusiasm. It can cure kidney deficiency and does not contain sugar. ]
There are many people making jokes like this, but there are also many people who reply and say that they will take time to watch this movie to see how funny it is, which can make men put aside their lust.
If this hot post is a propaganda that goes against the grain, then the other hot post published this morning is a completely different approach.
"Aikun girls are the best gift God has given to singles!"
Wang Zhonglei originally thought that this was a fake post, but after clicking on it, he found that the content was actually telling single men why Aikun girls are the best gifts for single men and how single men can get close to Aikun girls.
The content of the post is roughly as follows: [If you want to pursue Liu Dehua's fans, you need to memorize the works that Liu Dehua has accumulated over the past 20 years, including but not limited to TV series, movies, songs, and famous quotes...
In short, if you want to pretend to know everything in front of Huazai’s fans, you must put in an effort that is no less than the effort you put in during the final sprint of your senior year of high school!
But if you are a fan of Xu Kun, you only need to watch 25 episodes of "The Overlord" and at most review "Zhu Yuanzhang" and "The Heaven Sword and the Heroes", and you will be able to have an in-depth communication with Ai Kun.
And because most of the fans have already watched "Lost on Journey", if you go there now, you will most likely run into die-hard fans who have watched it twice or even three times. These girls are usually more "innocent" and a high proportion of them come from wealthy families.
Brothers, this price-performance ratio is simply off the charts! 】
The author even thoughtfully gives successful cases and points out the common strike zones and taboos of Aikun fans, basically teaching you how to fall in love step by step.
No wonder even though this post was only published in the morning, the number of replies is almost catching up with last night’s hot post.
[Godfather, I will follow you from now on, and will go through fire and water to help you achieve your great cause! ]
[Master, I understand, I understand! ]
[Let me be frank. I have been a fan of Brother Kun for 20 years! ]
[I only have one question, how can I pursue Liu Shishi?
Reply: Draw your sword, Shi Shi is mine!
Reply to the previous post: Your sword is sharp, but my sword is not bad. 】
[Brother Kun is the role model of our generation. Shuang Feiyan, Liu Shishi, Shu Chang, Ning Jing, Yang Mi... when there are women, he is really good at it!
Reply: Bullshit, that's just a rumor!
Reply: Bullshit, that Liu Shishi thing is just a rumor!
Reply: Bullshit, the Shuang Fei Yan one is real! 】
[Trust Brother Kun, you can find your way out of being single! Brother Kun is a real man, a tough, pure man! ]
Wang Zhonglei flipped through a few more posts and gradually discovered the commonality of these posts, that is, these hot posts that were posted one after another since last night were all targeting male audiences without exception - of course, the promotion to females did not stop either.
It is obvious that Xu Kun has enjoyed the benefits of Aikun Girls and wants to enjoy the benefits of Aikun B0Y!
In particular, the saying "Trust Brother Kun and you will find success in being single" spreads no slower than last year's Super Girl Li Yuchun's "Trust Brother Chun and you will have eternal life."
It can work, this method should work!
Wang Zhonglei was so excited that he couldn't help but find Xu Kun and ask, "Kun'er, why are you hiding this great idea? Why don't you publish it right away?"
"Second brother, are you so happy that you are confused?"
Xu Kun was speechless and said, "If these male audiences run into the peak viewing period of Aikun, do you think they can buy tickets? What if they can't buy tickets for two or three days and just give up?"
Wang Zhonglei slapped his forehead and said with shame: "Yes, yes, yes, it is true that I was too happy and confused, but you are so careful that you even considered these details - hahaha, it seems that a box office of 8000 million is really not a dream!"
(End of this chapter)
