Chapter 495 495, Heaven Shocked

Beijing, Xingye Cinema

Standing in the lobby of the cinema, Yu Dong raised his hand to look at his watch, looking quite anxious.

It is now 4:50 p.m. Beijing time. Together with Qing Long, he drove to seven cinemas in a row. Except for a cinema under the New Film Association, which had a handwritten good news posted at the door [The latest movie "The Martian" directed by the famous director Sun Hao and international kung fu superstar Qing Long will be officially released at 7 pm today! ], the other cinemas did not have any extra "expressions"!

Movie posters, no!

TV commercials, no!

Hiring a few young guys to play cartoon characters and promote along the street at the entrance of the cinema, haha, you think too much!

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Taking out his mobile phone, Yu Dong made eight calls in a row, but the other parties showed that the phone was turned off.

This made him even more angry.

What on earth did Sun Hao do?

Didn't he know that "The Martian" would be released today?

On the first day of the Chinese New Year, all Chinese people were on holiday, and families gathered together to have a meal and watch a movie... What a good opportunity! !

As a result, Sun Hao, who led the film's promotion, didn't even post the movie poster. Did this grandson embezzle all the 20 million US dollars of promotion fees? !

However, compared with the blue veins popping out, fists clenched, and teeth gnashing, Yu Dong's face was still good.

Damn it, I didn't get a penny for filming "The Martian". I relied on the box office share. If the box office is not good, then I can only go to the northwest wind.

"Brother, brother, calm down first."

Yu Dong, who wanted to jump up and scold Sun Hao, turned around and saw that Qin Long was in this state. He instantly forgot that he had invested 8 million US dollars in "The Martian" and turned to patiently persuade him.

"Brother, think about it, has Sun Hao ever let us down before? For example, for the movie "Gonjiam", many international media were promoting it for free."

"The promotion of "Gonjiam" was 15 days in advance."

"Then..., and when "Train to Busan" was released, 200,000 young people in Seoul took to the streets to protest, which directly alarmed the governments of many countries!"

"The promotion of "Train to Busan" was 7 days in advance!"

"Then..., and, for "Moon" which was released some time ago, Sun Hao unexpectedly made a Singles' Day promotion, this low-budget movie that was not favored by the outside world, directly swept the global box office of 200 million US dollars. "

"The promotion of "Moon" was three days ahead of schedule."

Speaking of this, trying to calm down, Qin Long sighed and said: "Mr. Yu, "The Martian" is different from those movies. It is only two hours away from the official screening.

According to my experience in the film and television industry for so many years, at this time, no matter what kind of movie promotion we do, I am afraid it will be powerless!"

Powerless..., maybe!

Otherwise, Sun Hao would not turn off his mobile phone for no reason.

Thinking of this, Yu Dong shook his head.

Let's lose some money. After all, I have made a lot of money with Sun Hao before.

To comfort myself, I was about to ask Qin Long, who was also in a state of despair, to go out for a drink together.

Today is the first day of the new year. Even if I lose money, I have to have a little New Year atmosphere, right?!

But just as the two walked out, a Beijing aunt in simple clothes ran into the cinema from outside in a hurry.

"Hey, hey, hey..., girl, can we sell tickets for the movie "The Martian" that will be shown at 7 o'clock in the evening?"

"Of course we can!"

The ticket lady stood up lazily from the counter. Today is the Spring Festival, and she should have been resting at home, but the boss said that Sun Hao's latest science fiction blockbuster "The Martian" is about to be released, and all the employees of the theater must work overtime.

Overtime..., overtime is bullshit!

There are still two hours before the show starts, but there is not even a ghost in the theater asking about "The Martian", um..., except for that Mr. Yu and that kung fu star, Long.

But, what about the service staff?

The expression on her face and her psychological activities are always so inconsistent. Seeing the agile Beijing aunt running over, even if she was complaining in her heart, the ticket lady smiled sweetly on her face:

"How many people are you going to watch the movie?

What seats do you plan to choose?"

However, facing the enthusiasm of the ticket lady, the breathless Beijing aunt answered the question irrelevantly: "Girl, how much is a ticket?"

"25 yuan!"

"25 yuan?" The Beijing aunt looked a little tangled.

"Hello, this is a movie directed by Sun Hao. 25 yuan is really not much. What's more, this time, our mainland will be released simultaneously with North America, Japan and South Korea." The ticket lady observed the expression of the woman and explained immediately when she saw the hesitation of the Beijing aunt.

"No, girl, you misunderstood. I mean can your movie ticket price be increased... For example, increase it to 100 yuan per ticket."

"Uh..."

Hearing this strange request, not to mention the ticket lady was confused, even Yu Dong and Qin Long who wanted to leave were surprised and speechless.

Are there so many local tyrants in China now?

Feel embarrassed to watch a movie with a 25 yuan ticket? !

But just when the three were confused, a scattered sound of footsteps came from outside the cinema. The one running in the front was an old man who was not only agile but also had a loud voice.

"Girl, please wait a moment. Today, your cinema is showing "The Martian". No matter how many screening halls, how many seats, or how many screenings are shown in each screening hall, I have booked all of them!"

"Lao Liu, you are bullshitting. I was here first, okay? I was the first to book a theater."

"Go away, what theater are you booking?

We all have a share. Since I'm here, then, girl, the largest screening hall must be reserved for me."

"Li Cuifen, why should I leave it to you?

Are you bullying me because I have no money?

Come on, girl, here is 20,000 yuan in cash. Buy me a movie ticket for this amount."

………

From the first Beijing aunt who bought a ticket to the long queue in the lobby of the cinema, it only took five minutes.

And these angry moviegoers have one thing in common: they waved banknotes in their hands and kept asking for a theater.

Looking at this weird scene, Qin Long and Yu Dong looked at each other and wondered at the same time, what the hell happened? !

At this time, Han Shanye's phone call also reached Yu Dong's mobile phone.

"Haha... Dongzi, where are you?"

"I'm at Xingye Cinema with my brother!"

"Oh..., Qinglong is here too, that's perfect, let's meet at Lijiacai in half an hour to talk about the follow-up of "The Martian"."

"Oh..., no, Mr. Han, what happened?

15 minutes ago, Xingye Cinema was still very deserted, with basically no one, but now, the people in the cinema are almost queuing on the street, and everyone is carrying a large amount of cash and saying they want to book the whole theater?"

"Book the whole theater..., hehe, of course they want to book the whole theater." Han Shanye smiled mysteriously on the phone.

"Dongzi, brother, if nothing unexpected happens, the final global box office of "The Martian" should exceed 1 billion, um..., I mean US dollars."

"Oh..., ah!"