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Chapter 273 Shocking First Day Box Office

In fact, according to Xu Kong’s previous habits, including the previous dramas, even if they were broadcast later, he would not respond too much specifically about the plot and characters.

After all, the drama has been aired, and sometimes the audience will naturally have their own opinions and attitudes, and there is no need for any so-called official explanation.

But this time's "Sweet Honey" is indeed a little different.

First of all, there is the question-and-answer session of the premiere. No matter who the other party is, they are now audience members present at the scene. Since they have raised these questions, they should answer them.

And these aspects do not involve anything else. At most, I just talk about my ideas as a director and screenwriter.

Secondly, after the troublemaking by the internet celebrity self-media who deliberately made trouble, the problem that Xu Kong had been worried about before still exists.

That is, the male and female protagonists in the movie "Sweet Honey" are indeed different from the protagonists in most current film and television works, and are not so flawless.

If we don't explain it briefly and allow the relevant public opinion to ferment, it is very likely that the follow-up will not be so easy to deal with.

Instead of doing this, it is better to explain it in advance to avoid appearing passive when someone brings it up again later.

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Of course, in addition to the majority of questions directed to Xu Kong, there were also many questions directed to Shang Yuxin.

In this regard, it is indeed because Shang Yuxin's performance in the film this time completely exceeded many people's expectations.

Originally, in the eyes of most people, compared with Xu Kong, Shang Yuxin is also considered a first-line actress who has won the Golden Eagle Goddess.

But in fact, her popularity has been going downhill in recent years. It was only with the role of Lin Yueru in last year's "Legend of Sword and Fairy" that her popularity started to rise again.

He just went on to make a terrible movie called "Feng Hua" which flopped both in terms of reputation and box office, and his reputation dropped again.

The acting skills he displayed in "Sweet Honey" this time are beyond eye-catching.

It even gives people the feeling that the character of Li Qiao, the character's charm and Shang Yuxin's own presentation are far more eye-catching than the male lead Li Xiaojun played by Xu Kong.

"For me, it is because of Director Xu that I have this opportunity to prove myself..."

Shang Yuxin is quite good at handling such public occasions.

Anyone who paid a little attention would find that the person Shang Yuxin mentioned the most in her words was Xu Kong.

Although it is normal for actors to thank directors.

But because of the movie just now, the two people had a relationship that lasted for half their lives, and there were several passionate scenes.

It is indeed difficult for people not to think too much.

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In the past, Shang Yuxin might have paid considerable attention to this issue.

That is, I will never allow myself to have too much contact with other male actors or colleagues.

This is to avoid getting involved in similar scandals.

But now that Xu Kong took over, Shang Yuxin subconsciously forgot all these.

Although in her opinion, there was nothing wrong with what she said.

But even she herself did not realize that Xu Kong's appearance frequency was indeed too high in the short few minutes of speech just now.

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Besides her, even Xu Kong discovered it.

Although he himself felt that it was no big deal.

But it is foreseeable that once some rumors or the video of Shang Yuxin’s remarks spread.

I guess the rumors about the two of them are going to start appearing again.

Especially for many viewers, the relationship between Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru in "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was already a bit difficult to let go.

This time, due to various factors, the relationship between the two people was indeed a little too close.

At this moment, Su Zhi in the audience also keenly noticed this.

But she was not too surprised, or rather, she had actually discovered before that Xu Kong and Shang Yuxin had an unusual relationship.

Although she has never verified it and there is no need to do so, Su Zhi has always been the type of person who trusts her own judgment.

Then she subconsciously glanced at Song Youyou beside her.

However, the other party looked innocent at this time, and was still listening carefully to the speech of Sister Yuxin, whom she regarded as her "good girlfriend".

Su Zhi couldn't help but sigh that Xu Kong really had found a treasure.

Even if it was someone else, given Xu Kong's status as the daughter of Feng Ge, he would probably not be able to escape the fate of being judged.

But Youyou's reaction is so slow that she's always a beat behind, and most of the time she's in a completely single-threaded thinking mode.

In other words, she got a little angry when she saw the kissing scene between Xu Kong and Shang Yuxin, but she didn't think too much about it.

Of course, from this perspective, it is a good thing.

At least this matter was much simpler than she had expected.

I also have a lot less trouble.

……

The premiere of "Sweet Honey" ended perfectly.

For most film critics or film and television self-media like Yiguo, it is indeed worth the trip.

Although I didn't receive any compensation, I was able to attend the premiere and be one of the first viewers to see the full version of the movie "Sweet Honey".

By that time, the relevant materials will make people feel that it is not a loss.

Before "Sweet Honey" is officially released on a large scale, you can still take advantage of the popularity.

In comparison, although many of the attendees are self-media influencers or well-known film critics, they can often come into contact with celebrities or people from the entertainment industry.

But we are all ordinary people in our daily lives and have our own preferences.

So later on, there were actually quite a lot of people who came to ask Xu Kong for his autograph.

Although Yiguo has always been particular about objectivity and fairness.

Normally, she doesn’t have any favorite actors or directors, but when it comes to Xu Kong, she still takes the initiative to ask for his autograph and take photos with him.

What she didn't expect was that Xu Kong actually knew her.

And said that he had watched her videos and shows.

Although this is normal considering the size and influence of Yiguo’s account.

But these words still made Yiguo very happy.

And seeing it up close and personal offline, I have to say that Xu Kong is even more handsome than he is on the screen.

Everyone likes handsome guys. Such capable and talented handsome guys are indeed as attractive as supermodels.

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In addition to the premiere attended by Xu Kong and the main creators of "Sweet Honey", although the number of preview screenings was not large, the first batch of movie tickets had an attendance rate of over 80%.

If you count them, it is estimated that at least tens of thousands of viewers watched Xu Kong's "Sweet Honey" as soon as possible.

Although these tens of thousands of viewers are indeed a very small proportion compared to the hundreds of millions of netizens in the country.

But apart from self-media like Yiguo, which already has a terrifying number of fans, those who are willing to spend money to grab advance screening tickets are almost all veteran movie fans or enthusiasts.

It can be said that most of these people like to express their opinions and views online.

So not long after the premiere of "Sweet Honey" ended, it dominated the hot searches on Weibo.

#Preview of "Sweet Honey"#
#Xu Kong premiere scene#
#Shang Yuxin's acting skills#
#The best romance film of the year! #
...To Xu Kong's great surprise, the preview seemed to have a pretty good reputation.

It can be said that almost all the reviews visible to the naked eye are positive.

The public opinion storms that he had imagined might occur were not so obvious.

"Xu Kong is indeed talented. If I hadn't known in advance, I really wouldn't have believed that "Sweet Honey" was actually the debut film of a young director in his early twenties."

"Shang Yuxin, Xu Kong, and Guan Hua all gave perfect acting performances. Shang Yuxin's performances in several scenes were truly amazing. It was truly a pleasant surprise."

"Everyone has praised it in various aspects, but I think the most important thing is that from this movie, we can see Xu Kong's ability to tell stories. This is the most critical skill, and it is even a rare skill among many domestic directors. It may be because Xu Kong himself is also a screenwriter. Anyway, I am really looking forward to Xu Kong's other works in the future."

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In addition to ordinary audiences, the main reason why the preview of "Sweet Honey" was so successful and so popular was actually because of the evaluations from influential self-media or film critics such as Yiguo.

For this premiere, Xu Kong invited almost all the film and television self-media with more than one million fans who could attend.

The main reason is that he actually guessed that the plot of this film would definitely cause a lot of controversy long before the filming of the movie.

On the contrary, I don’t care much about these things anymore.

After all, sometimes, as long as it is not an undisputed bad movie, like Chang Dachun's "Feng Hua".

The corresponding arguments and topics actually helped the film’s commercial performance at the box office.

So this time, all the people who could be invited were invited, and Xu Kong did not think about controlling these people's final evaluation or thoughts.

It would be best if everyone who watched the premiere could express their own reviews or thoughts as soon as possible.

This is the effect that previews should have.

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The result did not disappoint Xu Kong.

What he didn't expect was that, except for a few people, almost all the self-media influencers, film critics, etc. who came to the scene gave very high praise.

This is indeed a rare thing.

Although Xu Kong is confident in the quality of the film itself.

But when "Comrades: Almost a Love Story" was released in the previous life, it still encountered a lot of doubts because of its unsatisfactory performance at the domestic box office.

That is to say, he swept a lot of awards later.

As time went by, it gradually became what many people consider to be the best domestic romance film.

As expected, due to changes in time, background, and even various aspects.

Although there is almost no big difference in the plot, even many storyboards and shooting techniques are the same.

But in this life, I was treated completely differently.

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"Sweet Honey" can be said to have done quite well in terms of early promotion and popularity.

Not to mention that it is the off-season for movies now, even if it is released in some popular time slots, the effect of publicity and promotion would probably be among the best.

At this time, with the end of the preview, the film's reputation has also improved quite a lot.

It can be said that in the eyes of many people, the box office of this movie is almost certain to be a success.

"No wonder Director Xu said the conservative estimate was only 2 billion..."

At this time, Feng Ge, as the manager of the film and television department, Yan Rui couldn't help but speak with a complicated expression.

At that time, Xu Kong said that the final box office performance of "Sweet Honey" might not be very ideal.

Then a figure of two billion was given.

It really made Yan Rui a little at a loss for words.

You have to know that a box office of 2 billion is definitely not low.

For the current domestic films, most of them, even more than 99 percent, can have a box office of 2 billion, which would be a great success.

But when it came to Xu Kong's mouth, it was still not ideal...

But now it seems that Xu Kong's words were not arrogant at all.

After all, considering the current popularity of the movie and its reputation from preview screenings, 2 billion is indeed a conservative estimate.

Speaking of which, Xu Kong is considered a rather special director even in Fengge.

Yan Rui was not referring to the fact that Xu Kong himself had always insisted on not taking any film remuneration, but that as a producer, he received the same share of the profits as Feng Ge.

He was referring to Xu Kong's previous two dramas, plus this time's "Sweet Honey" movie, and Feng Ge did not provide much substantial help.

It can be said that as long as the investment is in place, any experienced domestic film and television company will get the same result.

This is the most terrible.

Most directors cannot completely break away from the help of capital.

This is even more true for artists.

According to Xu Kong, as long as the other party is willing, it seems that they can set up their own business at any time.

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With the anticipation of Yan Rui and many others, "Sweet Honey" finally had its large-scale release.

The official release time was naturally chosen on the weekend.

This was decided before.

Mainly because April is such an awkward time.

It’s not as popular as the summer season.

The number of people visiting theaters on weekends and the number of viewers who have time to go to the cinema are indeed much greater than that of working people.

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Also released on the same day as "Sweet Honey" was Peng Yu's low-budget movie "Running Alpaca".

Peng Yu has indeed been quite speechless recently.

Originally, because of Chang Dachun's incident, his movie also gained a lot of popularity.

But because the premiere of "Comrades: Almost a Love Story" caused so much discussion, his movie once again returned to its original state of being ignored.

The main reason is that the budget for publicity and promotion was not high, or even non-existent.

In addition, Peng Yu was not confident enough to choose the preview model.

So at this point we can only leave it to fate.

Of course, he wasn't that worried.

The investment in "Sweet Honey" and the subsequent publicity and promotion are estimated to cost at least more than 200 million yuan.

In other words, the box office must reach at least 400 million to recover the cost.

His investment in this movie was only tens of millions. As long as the box office exceeds 100 million, the rest will be profit.

Both films seem to be released on the same day, but the pressure on the box office is completely different.

What he didn't expect was that when the box office data on the premiere day came out, he was completely dumbfounded.

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(End of this chapter)