Chapter 197 A Terrible Movie
The premiere is over. At this stage, there is nothing they can do except publicity and marketing and waiting for the final feedback from the market.
The 8% filming schedule was annoying, but it didn't make them sleepless. Xu Rui slept well after going back, but he couldn't accompany Yan Ran the next day. He had a party to attend, and the nanny car came early in the morning. He took it.
Sitting in the car, Xu Rui opened the ticket booking app and checked the showings of "On the Road" in several theaters and found that the occupancy rate was less than 50%.
He looked at the ticket sales of other movies, and they were all about the same. Then he remembered that today is the morning of the first day of the holiday. Most people may be sleeping in, but not everyone is like him, like a hard-working dog. Little bee.
Lu Ziliang was looking through the memo to avoid missing anything. If he knew what Xu Rui was thinking, he would definitely throw his phone in this guy's face.
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Wang Jingzhong and Zhang Shuqin are a college couple, living in the same city but not at the same school, which is only slightly better than a long-distance relationship.
As soon as the National Day arrived, the two couldn't wait to get together and prepare to stick together for a few days. Unexpectedly, they had disagreements on the first activity they met.
Before they even arrived at the cinema, the two men, who were checking their ticket booking information on their mobile phones, started arguing.
"Watch "Goodbye Roommate", it will definitely be good." Zhang Shuqin was the first to suggest.
Wang Jingzhong disagreed: "Watch "Rise of War". It's a tribute film, it's full of stars, and it's directed by Kuang Dafei. Ninety-nine percent of it is a bad movie."
Zhang Shuqin was dissatisfied: "What's wrong?"
Wang Jingzhong said: "No movie directed by him has a score of more than 6 on Douya.com. It is bloody and vulgar. If you don't like watching anti-war movies, let's watch "People on the Road", which is a comedy."
Zhang Shuqin snorted coldly: "The ratings on Douya.com are not accurate. Why does this bloody and vulgar movie still have box office? Someone is looking for him to be a director. Tell me."
"It's not because a girl like you, who likes vulgarity, pays for him!" Wang Jingzhong complained in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud, otherwise there would be a murder on the street.
After thinking about it, he suggested: "Why don't you watch two movies? I'll have nothing to do today anyway. Whoever chooses a bad movie will have to agree to a condition of the other person. How about that?"
Zhang Shuqin is not stupid. The quality of gift films is generally guaranteed, and she doesn't like to watch anti-war films. She immediately said: "That's okay, let's watch "Goodbye Roommate" and "On the Road".
"OK."
After agreeing, the two of them bought the tickets and rushed into the theater.
When they arrived, a theater showing "Goodbye Roommate" had just finished screening. People were walking out in twos and threes, and from time to time they could hear voices discussing the movie.
"Wow, a big bad movie, the ultimate in bloodshed!"
"How can this commemorate youth? One-night stands and abortions are also called commemorating youth? How did this movie pass the censorship? There must be someone on top!"
"It feels quite realistic."
"If there is a prize for destroying the Three Views, Kuang Dafei is definitely the best candidate."
Wang Jingzhong said proudly: "Do you regret it?"
Zhang Shuqin was still dissatisfied: "Didn't some people say it's quite realistic?"
"..." Wang Jingzhong wanted to ask if your ears had filters, and that's what he heard.
The tickets were all bought, and the refund time had passed, so he didn't intend to struggle and followed his fate into the cinema.
The next two hours were an eye-opener for Wang Jingzhong. He only had one emotion in his heart, that is, how could people do this?
A has a boyfriend who insists on going to a bar to test his charm. After trying, he gets pregnant. A's boyfriend finds out about it, and B goes to comfort her and they even sleep together. In order to graduate, C hires someone to ghostwrite his graduation thesis, and the ghostwriter The relationship was getting better, so in order not to leave any regrets, D mustered up the courage to confess to the married mentor he had liked for four years.
"This is definitely Kuang Dafei's work that interprets gory and vulgarity into Mahayana." Wang Jingzhong turned to his girlfriend and asked, "Why is this movie called "Goodbye Roommate" and also labeled as youth inspiration? Are you crazy?"
Zhang Shuqin also couldn't accept this movie, and said awkwardly: "Maybe there will be a twist later."
The two of them were patient, and by the end, there was no major twist in the story. It was just that the four girls learned lessons from their actions, recognized themselves, and finally absorbed these experiences as nutrients, carrying this absurd youth with them. Memories set foot on society.
The moment the theater lights came on, Wang Jingzhong complained without hesitation: "Wow, the theme was forcibly sublimated in the end just to pass the review. This movie should not be called "Goodbye Roommate", it should be called "College Negative Textbook".
Do you admit that this is a bad movie? This movie, Bean Sprout, can pass 5 points, and I can do whatever you want! "
Zhang Shuqin snorted coldly: "What you want to see may not be good, it might be worse."
Wang Jingzhong said happily: "Oh, by saying this, you have already admitted that this is a bad movie. Don't worry, no matter how bad I choose, it will never be this bad."
As he said that, he took out his mobile phone to book tickets. When he looked for them, he realized that there were so few shows: "Why are there so few movies scheduled?"
"It's not good to watch." Zhang Shuqin was not interested in the two leading actors in "The Lost Road", "Why don't you watch "Deep Insidious"?"
"If you don't want to watch, that's it. Book the tickets." Wang Jingzhong booked the tickets for the next show without saying anything. "Let's go out and buy some water and use the toilet. We still have more than an hour, and we can still go shopping and eat." A lunch.”
"Let's go." Zhang Shuqin reluctantly agreed.
After walking around the mall for an hour, both of them were a little tired. They went back to the cinema and sat down, without the energy they had in the morning.
Zhang Shuqin held the drink and bit the straw: "If it's still a bad movie, today will be a failure. What are you doing?"
Wang Jingzhong held the phone: "I'm giving a bad review to "Goodbye Roommate"."
After a while, the lights went out and the movie started playing.
There were a lot more people in the afternoon. The theater they were in was not full, but the attendance rate was over 70%, and the atmosphere was not deserted.
As the movie played, bursts of laughter rang out. Wang Jingzhong and Zhang Shuqin, who were a little tired, also recovered their spirits and laughed very happily.
"I can't do it anymore. I laughed to tears. It's too funny." Zhang Shuqin reached out and wiped the corners of his eyes.
Wang Jingzhong was very proud: "How about it, the movie I picked won, right?"
"Tsk." Zhang Shuqin said stubbornly, "It's just a little bit better."
"No matter how much better, I won." Wang Jingzhong laughed, "I can see that you are not a fan of 'At First Sight CP'. This movie was shot by Yan Ran, and the screenwriters are her and Xu Rui."
Zhang Shuqin is indeed not a fan of "At First Sight CP", but she knows Xu Rui: "Isn't Xu Rui a singer? Can he also write a screenwriter?"
"He has talent. The movie he wrote, "The Night the Comet Came", won the Best Screenwriter Award at the Film Festival, so how could this movie be bad."
When Zhang Shuqin heard it, she immediately said: "So you tricked me, the bet is invalid."
Wang Jingzhong argued: "Oh, how can this be, no, absolutely not!"