Chapter 305

He appeared on several interview shows.

He even took part in two Douyin livestreams and the like.

He used every possible method to promote it.

And this was only the early promotion.

Once the film officially hit theaters,

an even fiercer promotional blitz would begin.

He needed to do frequent roadshows in person all across the country.

He needed to visit the livestream rooms of top-tier influencers to sell tickets.

Even open his own livestream to sell tickets?

At the same time, every kind of interview, variety show, and any other promotional method could not be neglected.

This was his own film.

Su Chen naturally spared no effort.

Every extra ticket sold,

meant a little more money for him.

How could he not go all out?

Because in this world, entertainment was scarce and there weren't many works.

Good works were even fewer.

Therefore, in this year's National Day slot,

the competitors of "Detective Chinatown" were terribly weak.

The relatively strong opponents—

one was the pure main-melody film "Founding of a Great Nation."

one was "Jade Dynasty," starring top-tier fresh idol Xiao Zhan.

and another was "A Little Red Flower," also starring top-tier fresh idol and top-tier fresh actress—Yi Yang Qianxi and Liu Haochun.

Su Chen activated his Heavenly Eye.

He knew the box-office results of these works like the back of his hand.

A main-melody film like "Founding of a Great Nation" that sang praises had nothing worth watching.

Even though it had rounded up a huge pile of stars from the entertainment circle,

its box-office ceiling was plainly visible.

At most two or three hundred million.

"Jade Dynasty" was even more explosively terrible, its box office an utter flop.

Probably also around two or three hundred million.

As for "A Little Red Flower," both its box office and reputation were quite decent.

Because this film had quite a few members of the Yanji Sect.

The male and female leads were both super resource-backed.

One was the entertainment circle's Crown Prince, the other the entertainment circle's Princess.

Their looks were average, and their acting was weak.

But veteran actors helped carry them.

This film's box office would be at least six or seven hundred million.

In recent years,

the combo of fresh idols plus veteran actors had already become a trend.

A big-budget film would invite a bunch of veteran actors to anchor it,

then bring in one or two traffic stars to play the male or female lead.

No matter how bad their acting was,

with the support of those god-tier veteran actors,

the work could still pull in a decent box-office result.

And even sweep up a pile of awards.

Crown Prince Yi Yang Qianxi had followed Wu Jing to shoot "The Battle at Lake Changjin" series, and followed Shen Teng to shoot "Full River Red"—films with explosive box offices.

Wang Yabo had followed Liang Chaowei to shoot "Hidden Blade."

Liu Haochun, right from the start, had shot a film by Lao Mouzi.

All were good examples.

These three films

could not pose much of a threat to the box office of "Detective Chinatown."

At this moment, countless netizens across the country

were all watching the box office of "Detective Chinatown."

Naturally, this included big shots like Han Sanye, Yu Dadong, and the Wang brothers.

As well as other moneybags and investors in the circle.

Film was the highest battlefield of the entertainment circle.

If Su Chen could dominate the box office and prove his Dao to godhood,

only then would he truly become the darling of the capital circle.

Only then could he hold extremely strong voice in the entertainment and investment circles, with everyone answering his every call!

GLOSSARY:

【Su Chen, Tang Renjie, Shen Teng, Wu Jing, Wang Ou, Liang Chao, Liu Haochun, Han Sanye, Tang Ren, Yu Dadong, Wang Yabo, Lao Mouzi, Yi Yang Qianxi, Liang Chaowei, Crown Prince, Princess, Zhangjinhu, Yanji Sect, Shaoyanji Sect】

Countless big shots and countless capital forces would revolve around him.

On the first day of release.

"Tang Renjie" secured a box office of 110 million.

The second-ranked "Sending You a Little Red Flower" made 90 million.

"Zhu Xian" made 40 million.

"The Founding of a Republic" made 30 million.

In fact, the box office on the first day of a film's release holds little reference value.

Because people come to watch movies on the first day.

Mostly drawn by the film's subject matter.

Or by the director and cast lineup.

Works with massive lineups or attractive subjects.

Will have high box office on the first day.

Conversely, the first-day box office will be quite ordinary.

However, once the second and third days arrive.

The film's reputation spreads across the entire internet.

Netizens across the country will, overnight.

Know the quality and reputation of all films.

At this point, they will choose which films to watch.

Films with high quality and good reputations will see countless audiences frantically buying tickets and fighting for them.

While films with low quality, terrible reputations, or those purely made to fleece money.

Will be rejected by the entire internet, with dismal box office.

Or even directly pulled from major cinema chains.

"Magic City Fortress" is a classic negative example.

The ceiling of bad films and money-losers, a textbook case!

Even people washing rice wouldn't shoot such terrible films.

Main melody films like "The Founding of a Republic" have little reputation to speak of.

Their box office remains relatively stable.

The reputation of "Zhu Xian" was extremely poor.

So starting from the second day, the box office stopped rising.

Even showing a downward trend.