Chapter 254

On Baidu Tieba, in the movie bar.

Netizens are currently discussing the two movies Transformers and House of Flying Daggers!

"Director Zhang Yimou's House of Flying Daggers is good! Especially Takeshi Kaneshiro and Andy Lau, they are simply too handsome!"

"Zhang Ziyi is so beautiful! Especially the snow, it's really big!"

"I blow up Transformers! What are women? Supercars and explosions are the goals of men!"

"The robot is so cool! I really want to own a Bumblebee too!"

"Holy crap! How exactly was the movie Transformers produced? It looks exactly like the real thing!"

The audience were all expressing their views on these two movies, and there wasn't much arguing.

Soon a day passed.

The real media newspapers also had film reviews and reports on Transformers and House of Flying Daggers from yesterday.

"Big Production! Big Scenes! A Visual Feast for the National Day Holiday!"

"House of Flying Daggers! Eastern Elements!"

Soon the first-day box office statistics came out.

The first-day box office of Transformers was 4.39 million RMB.

Converted to US dollars, it was only a few hundred thousand.

The first-day box office of House of Flying Daggers was slightly lower than Transformers, only 4 million RMB.

Seeing this data, Director Zhang Yimou, who was drinking tea at home, excitedly finished the green tea in his cup.

Although the first-day box office wasn't as much as the other party's, how much did his movie cost to invest, and how much did the other party invest?

I won on the first day!

Another day passed.

The second-day box office of Transformers reached 8.5 million RMB.

House of Flying Daggers was 5.3 million RMB.

Seeing the box office on the second day, Director Zhang Yimou, who was drinking tea at home, frowned.

The third day...

The box office of Transformers soared again, directly reaching a staggering 20 million!

On the contrary, the box office of House of Flying Daggers not only didn't rise, but fell by one million, only 4.3 million!

Director Zhang Yimou realized something was wrong!

He immediately put on a hat and mask and went out, then found a cinema nearby.

"Give me a ticket for Transformers."

"Sorry, the tickets are sold out. There is a show at 4 PM that isn't sold out. Do you want to buy it?"

Listening to the ticket seller's words, Director Zhang Yimou frowned. He pondered for a moment and then chose to buy it.

After paying and getting the ticket, Director Zhang Yimou prepared to leave.

At this time, the ticket seller said again: "Sir, there are still tickets for House of Flying Daggers. If you feel bored while waiting, you can buy a ticket for House of Flying Daggers."

Director Zhang Yimou: "..."

Soon time arrived at 4 PM, and Director Zhang Yimou entered the screening hall.

Two hours later, Director Zhang Yimou walked out of the screening hall with a blank expression, and then left the cinema without saying a word.

Days passed one by one.

The box office of Transformers continued to soar!

The box office had soared from the first-day box office of 4 million-plus to a daily box office of 31.2 million.

You have to know that in 2004, a movie's daily box office reaching 30 million-plus is something many people couldn't imagine!

But Transformers did it.

On the contrary, for House of Flying Daggers, the box office continued to fall.

In less than a week, the daily box office had fallen to 1 million!

For a movie with a production cost of tens of millions of RMB, a daily box office of 1 million can already be described as a flop!

Actually, logically speaking...

Is the quality of House of Flying Daggers poor?

Actually, the quality of House of Flying Daggers is really not bad, otherwise it wouldn't have been nominated for many awards in later generations and been a movie that swept more than 80 million US dollars at home and abroad!

But there's no way, House of Flying Daggers and Transformers collided!

Many audience members wouldn't watch both together. Most audience members who want to watch a movie only watch one.

So relatively speaking, the audience chose Transformers, which had a higher production cost and more explosive scenes.

If Director Zhang Yimou had set the release date for the Spring Festival slot, perhaps it would be a different scene!

But these are all things for later!

The popularity of Transformers made Chen Mo's fame explode again!

This time, he became famous not only as an actor but also as a director!

After all, an eighteen-year-old young director filmed a 200 million US dollar movie, and the most important thing is that the movie was filmed very well.

This makes people have to sigh!

Handsome!

Has money at home!

Musical talent is undeniable, and acting is not bad either!

The most critical thing is that his directing ability is also strong!

Ten thousand people, ten thousand moods.

Some sigh, some are jealous.

Regarding things outside, Chen Mo didn't care, or rather, caring wouldn't help.

At this moment, he was taking Anne Hathaway, Avril, Emma Watson, and Will to tour around Jingcheng.

These people came to China a few days ago to participate in the premiere of Transformers. As the host, he naturally had to treat them well.

"Master, what shall we eat later?"

Sitting in the business car, Will looked at Chen Mo and asked.

"How about hot pot?"

Chen Mo asked.

Hearing Chen Mo's words, Will's eyes lit up immediately.

When the two were neighbors a few years ago, Will fell in love with Chinese food when eating at Chen Mo's house, and his favorite was hot pot!

"Damn it, I think if I stay in China for a while longer, I will definitely become a fat person."

Avril said helplessly at this time.

Hearing Avril's words, Chen Mo looked at Avril. I don't know if it was an illusion, but Chen Mo felt that Avril seemed to have gained a bit of weight.

Especially the snow, it seemed to have grown a size larger.

"Today I'll take you to taste authentic old Jingcheng hot pot."

Chen Mo laughed.

Soon the car arrived at an authentic old Jingcheng hot pot restaurant.

Everyone did a good job of disguising themselves, then got out of the car and entered the store, and then under the guidance of the waiter, came to a private room, where everyone took off the disguises on their faces.

Not long after, a few copper pots were brought up, followed by a few plates of thinly sliced lamb.

Everyone lowered their heads and ate the shabu-shabu lamb in big mouthfuls.

To be honest...

It's 2004 now. In terms of ingredients, both taste and health are better than ten years ago!

The freshness of the lamb made everyone shout that it was satisfying.

Even Anne Hathaway, who had the most goddess-like style among them, had her mouth full of oil.

Half an hour later.

Everyone entered the break time, the speed of eating hot pot slowed down significantly, and at the same time, they started chatting.

"Master, that movie Transformers is really great. Will there be a second one?"

Will looked at Chen Mo and asked.

Hearing Will's inquiry, Chen Mo put down the chopsticks in his hand and said with a smile: "Of course, actually this movie was originally a series."