On the 16th of December, "Tang Bo Hu Diao Qiu Xiang" was screened ten times in total. The box office reached 278 million, and the attendance rate reached a terrifying 97%. Its reputation was even better. The audience rating on the website was 9.11, which was increasing instead of decreasing.
On the 17th of December, Jiao Fangtao's "Sword God" and the two Hollywood films premiered at the same time, but it still couldn't stop Xiao Yunhai's footsteps. Ten thousand screens, 345 million, ranked first on the box office list that day.
Generally speaking, the film that ranked first on the box office list in Hua Xia should be at least 500 million, sometimes even more than 1 billion. However, the ticket price of Xiao Yunhai's "Tang Bo Hu Diao Qiu Xiang" was too low, so the box office couldn't go up at all, but at the same time, it attracted most of the fans to its cinema, so it became the champion with only 345 million.
Jiao Fangtao's "Sword God" had a good result. It was screened three times and got 79.52 million, which was just enough to enter the top ten.
On the 18th of December, "Tang Bo Hu Diao Qiu Xiang" continued to work hard. The box office was 327 million yuan, and the attendance rate was still above 90%. Although the score dropped to 8.87, it was still ranked first. The second animation "Kung Fu Panda 2" only had 8.12 points. Coincidentally, this film was also from Xiao Yunhai's Marvel Comics.
Jiao Fangtao's Xianxia blockbuster "Sword God" got 304 million and ranked second, just behind Xiao Yunhai's "Tang Bo Hu Diao Qiu Xiang". However, what made people speechless was that the investment of his film was more than ten times that of Xiao Yunhai's.
For three consecutive days, "Tang Bo Hu Diao Qiu Xiang" had more than 1 billion at the box office, which was more than ten times the investment. It also suppressed more than ten domestic and foreign blockbusters. It could be said that it was in the limelight.
When the director of "Jedi Cop", Frank Gay, was asked about this matter by the reporters during the promotion, he said with an embarrassed expression, "I admit that what I said at that time was wrong. I went to watch 'Tang Bo Hu Diao Qiu Xiang' when it premiered. To be honest, I really didn't understand. There were many points in it that could make the fans laugh, but I was very confused. I didn't understand what was funny. Maybe this is the cultural difference. I now sincerely apologize to Mr. Xiao. I shouldn't have used his movie as a foil for my movie. "
On the 21st of December, Jedi Cop would officially premiere. However, due to the huge success of Tang Bo Hu's Autumn Fragrance, Jedi Cop was suddenly put in an awkward position.
Its rivals all hired some gunmen to bring up Frank Gay's words on the forum from time to time, as if to remind fans not to forget to boycott the movie.
In fact, the screening of Jedi Cop in Europe and the United States was almost over. The box office had reached a whopping 6.158 billion USD. It was screened in IMAX 3D cinemas and was claimed to be the best action movie of the year.
As long as it can be successful in Asia, the box office of this film is likely to exceed 10 billion USD. Frank Gay can successfully squeeze into the 10 billion USD club and become a real international director, gaining both fame and fortune.
Because of this, the movie was feared by other film and television companies. They took advantage of his mistake and attacked him together.
Frank Gay's intestines almost turned green with regret. He publicly apologized to Xiao Yunhai in the hope that Xiao Yunhai's fans would forgive him.
But obviously, his efforts were in vain. Once again, he was sabotaged by other film companies. They said that he didn't apologize sincerely at all. He only reluctantly said those words because he saw everyone's strength. They called on everyone not to let him go and to teach him a lesson.
In a five-star hotel in Shanghai, Frank Gay's face was full of worry. He didn't know what to do.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. Frank Gay quickly opened the door and said, "Liang, please come in."
Liang Hui was invited by Frank Gay. Frank Gay was really desperate, so he had to call Liang Hui, the movie king of Hua Xia, to discuss countermeasures together.
Liang Hui obviously knew Frank Gay's purpose. After sitting down, he said directly, "Director, did you call me over because of the fans boycotting our movie?"
Frank Gay nodded and said, "That's right. Liang, we are now in a situation of death. Those companies are too hateful. In order to defeat us, they used all kinds of methods to stir up trouble. Liang, you know Hua Xia's situation the best. Is there any way to solve this problem? "
Liang Hui said, "Director Gay, I've been thinking about it these few days. The one who tied the bell should untie it. If we want to eliminate the impact, the only way is to ask Xiao Yunhai to come forward and put in a good word for us. Otherwise, only death is waiting for us. Because in this schedule, there are countless movies released, and the fans have too many choices. Once they are prejudiced against us, subconsciously, the first thing they will do will be to exclude us. "
Frank Gay said, "Liang, you should have a good relationship with Mr. Xiao. Back then, he chose you as the lead in '2012'. "
Liang Hui smiled bitterly and said, "We do have a good relationship. However, he made it clear to me last time that he won't go against us or help us. What he said in the interview was already very good. It won't be easy to get him to stand out and support us. At the very least, the two of us won't be able to persuade him. "
"Then what should we do?" Gay asked.
Liang Hui smiled and said, "Ask Yanhuang Cinemas for help. Our movie brought in more than two billion US dollars for Yanhuang Cinemas in Europe and America. Most of the other countries in Asia and Hua Xia are also screening in their cinemas. If the results aren't good, everyone will be affected. The biggest shareholder of Yanhuang Cinemas is Wu Yifa. He and Xiao Yunhai have set up Yun Yi Shopping Network together. If he can help us talk to Xiao Yunhai, I believe it'll be twice the result with half the effort. "
Gay said, "I've met Mr. Wu once. However, it's more appropriate for Disney's CEO, Kestel, to discuss this with him. "
Liang Hui nodded.
Gay picked up his phone and dialed Kestel's number, telling him about the problem Final Cop was facing.
Fifteen minutes later, Gay's phone rang. It was an unknown number.
When he pressed the answer button, an elegant and mature voice came through.
"Is this Director Gay? I'm Wu Yifa. "
Gay said happily, "Mr. Wu, it's great to be able to receive your call. A few days ago, I made a serious mistake in an interview in Beijing. Now, my movie, Final Cop, is facing a huge problem. Please help us no matter what, Mr. Wu. "
Wu Yifa had been busy with the merger of Yun Yi Shopping Network and Steyr Networks for the past few days. He was so exhausted that he did not even know about Gay and Xiao Yunhai's problem.
He had just received a call from Disney's CEO, Kestel, so he went online to check. When he learned about the situation, Wu Yifa scolded him for being stupid.
In Huaxia, you can hate Xiao Yunhai, and you can curse him in private, but you can't say bad things about him in public.
There were too many people who worshipped him in Hua Xia. In terms of prestige, he was even more prestigious than the country's chief. His words were like gold. If he wanted a movie to be popular, even if it was a lousy one, it would definitely be popular. If one wanted a movie to be ruined, no matter how good the movie was, it would still be ruined.
This was also why Xiao Yunhai was so careful with his words and actions.
Gay had commented on Xiao Yunhai's movie in public and even compared it with his own movie, which could be considered as directly offending his hundreds of millions of fans.
If he wanted to get the forgiveness of those fans, Xiao Yunhai would have to stand up for himself. Otherwise, it would be impossible.
Wu Yifa said, "Director Gay, I've heard about the movie. How about this, when are you returning to Beijing? I'll invite Old Xiao out for a meal. Apologize to him. With his magnanimity, he won't take it to heart. "
Gay quickly replied, "The movie will premiere the day after tomorrow, so we'll be returning to Beijing at noon tomorrow."
Wu Yifa smiled. "That's great. I'll give him a call now and invite him out for dinner tomorrow night. "
Gay thanked him profusely when he heard that.
After Xiao Yunhai received Wu Yifa's call, he agreed without a second thought.
He was still very concerned about the merger of Yun Yi Shopping Network and Steyr Networks because he owned the most shares because he had paid for Steyr Networks. If he messed it up, he would be the one who suffered the most.
At that time, if this kid patted his butt and didn't buy back the shares, then Xiao Yunhai would cry himself to death.
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