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Chapter 150 "The Silence of the Lambs" Released

This year's May [-]st is a veritable "devil's schedule".

Not only because of the gathering of blockbuster movies with strong ability to absorb money, but also because of a very magical point-almost all heavyweight players have the word "magic" in their names.

——On April 4, it was the animated film "Magic Oculus" by Lianya Entertainment.

Although it has the word "magic", it is still a family carnival routine commonly used by Lianya Entertainment. It is destined to harvest the box office of all age groups, and it is 100% not easy to mess with;

——April 4th is "The Silence of the Lambs" in Dunhuang.

Although there is no "devil" in the name, anyone who has seen its promotion knows that there are "unprecedented ogres" in this film and a brutal "skinning madman", which is really "devil";

——As soon as "The Silence of the Lambs" started, on the 30th, the well-known thriller director Xia Heng's "Dark Demon" came on the back foot.

Director Xia Heng's works may not be very conspicuous among audiences of all ages, but among thriller lovers, they have a strong box office harvesting ability.

Not to mention, as of May 5st, Tang Yu Media's martial arts blockbuster "Six Dao Qin Demon" and China Media's adventure action blockbuster "The Great Magician" will come together.

As films with a lot of investment and special effects, they are all great white sharks.

Because of this, after the May [-]st film list came out, some media joked that this year's May [-]st is really a "dance of demons".

Of course, it is accidental to have "magic" in the name, but it is inevitable to gather a large number of movies.

As the time approached May, the movie market began to flourish, and movie theaters everywhere began to welcome more and more moviegoers—in a broad sense, the summer vacation started in May.

On the other hand, "Charlotte" broke one billion box office, which not only stimulated the adrenaline of filmmakers, but also showed a point: after the ticket price increases, a popular schedule can carry more blockbuster films at the same time.

Originally, there was nothing wrong with a large number of movies. Everyone staggered themes, played differentiated cards, and grasped their respective market segments. "Dancing Demons" also has its own way out.

But the intervention of "Dark Demon" made the situation different—at least for Dunhuang.

Both are thrillers, basically the audiences of the two films overlap.

And between such two movies, you really can only fight against each other, and the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road.

"Pearl Pictures is aiming at this idea. "Dark Demon" is definitely the biggest rival of "Lamb"." Old Wang said rather depressed.

"I can't help it, they are here for us." Wang Wei spread his hands.

Not to mention his glamorous performance of "jumping in line" to fight in the ring, someone in Pearl Pictures also revealed that someone in the film company is going to specialize in sniping Dunhuang's films.

It's not hard to find the source, but it's because of Dunhuang's support for Director He Wenying?
That's not much to say.

——The other party was originally a competitor, so how could he give up a capable female director who could be used for at least several years because of his unhappiness?

As for "Lamb" adjusting its schedule and postponing its release?
Not to mention that this is a sign of weakness at all, and it is not easy to adjust the schedule. Just when to delay is a problem——

Don't forget, there will be more blockbuster summer holidays coming up, it can't be extended until September, right?

As a result, the waiting cost of the movie will rise sharply.

"It seems that we can only fight hand-to-hand with "Dark Demon"!"

"However, compared with the universal -18 rating of "Dark Demon", the restricted rating of "Lamb" is really a disadvantage." Old Wang couldn't help frowning.

Wang Wei still said the same sentence - "No way."

"Our release version is perfect!"

Although Wang Wei's words were somewhat boastful, Old Wang had to admit that he was right——

They didn't fight for the ratings of the public, not because they knew there was a conspiracy behind it, but because the final release version of "Lamb" was too complete!
There is nothing to say about the quality of "Lamb", which is the only thing to be thankful for.

No, there is one more thing to be thankful for——

"Fortunately, the pre-promotion effect was excellent. Not to mention other blockbusters, compared with "Dark Demon", it is at least evenly matched in terms of popularity." Lao Wang raised his eyebrows.

If you consider that this effect is largely borrowed from the promotional channels of Pearl Pictures, it is even more worth laughing at.

However, Lao Wang soon stopped laughing.

Because on the eve of the start of May [-]st, many media made forward predictions for this popular schedule. Unfortunately, "Lamb" ranked at the end of the heavyweight players in all predictions.

On the one hand, "The Lamb" can be called a schedule with a wolf in the front, a tiger in the back, and a poisonous snake around;

On the other hand, it is because they all regard "Lamb" as Wang Wei's transformational work.

For any director's transformational work, the risk is high.

Of course, no media would dare to say that Wang Wei's new film will definitely fail, but the probability of a box office hit like the previous film is so small that it can be ignored.

The filming of "Lamb" was also affected.

Most of the film reviewers of the theaters think this film is very good-looking, but they are not good at judging its market potential.

This also led to the overall filming rate of "Lamb", which is ranked behind competitors.

This is something that annoys the "Lamb" crew more than the media's disapproval.

After all, head-to-head can still be a gamble, and how can you touch it without arranging the film?
Only director Wang Wei is calm.

Facing the puzzlement of the rest of the crew, he comforted: "We did our best within the scope of our ability, and left the rest to fate. It's useless to think too much..."

No wonder!
It is true that the crew basically did the best within their capabilities——

In terms of performance, the two leading actors were almost "insane" when they entered the play. Ouyang Ke went to the countryside to farm, and Shen Zhenyi was also a producer, so he fully adjusted his mental state before the release;
In the post-production, Wang Wei had the original film as a reference, and the post-production team was squeezed by him to make rapid progress, and he did not hesitate to get the worst rating to keep the most perfect version;
In terms of publicity, joint hype, borrowing the east wind, and gaining popularity...

But there is one more thing Wang Wei didn't say, that is - if it can't be solved within the scope of ability, let the help beyond the scope of ability.

Certainly not fate!

The ghost knows whether the fate of impermanence will repay it with song or pain!

I don't know if the director's consolation is useful, at least on the bright side, everyone's anxiety is gone, and they are waiting step by step for the movie to accept the "fate" trial.

Time passed quickly, and April 4 came in a blink of an eye, and "The Silence of the Lambs" was officially released.

At the premiere ceremony, at the beginning of the movie, Wang Wei stared at the big screen, but silently issued instructions in his heart——

"Tongzi, use up the rest of my resonance aura!"

The familiar purple halo rose and dissipated into countless light spots.

[Resonance halo (one-time) - Wearing it can project the resonance point of the audience when a movie made by the host is released into reality. 】

——If, if it is really as he expected, "The Lamb" in this time and space may become a "magic movie"!
——There is no problem that a "magic movie" can't solve. If there is... Then Wang Wei is in the same place, let's just lie down and let him laugh!

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(End of this chapter)