In just a few days, the American film fans knew that Chen Zhen from "Valiant Heroes" had filmed the pinnacle of the battle of wits, "Infernal Affairs."
When they saw the trailer of Infernal Affairs, they were very impressed and left comments on the forum.
"I didn't expect Kungfu Xiao to be so good at acting. Look at his eyes. Sadness, despair, disbelief … Damn, it's amazing."
"After watching the trailer, I think Infernal Affairs will be a hit. Did you notice that the actors in it are very good? They are very explosive. They are not worse than the big stars in Hollywood. "
"Guys, I have a hunch that Infernal Affairs will be as popular as Valiant Heroes in Europe and the United States."
"Kungfu Xiao is my idol. No matter what, I must go and watch it."
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In order to promote Infernal Affairs, Xiao Yunhai participated in an interview program with the help of Kree and introduced the shooting process of the movie to everyone.
When people learned that Infernal Affairs had been completed in only six days, the whole scene was in an uproar. The audience in front of the TV was also surprised.
What kind of movie could be made in six days? This was what everyone wanted to know.
An officer of the American Film Review Association, Loftus, said in an interview with the media, "When we learned that Kungfu Xiao's Infernal Affairs had been completed in only six days, everyone felt a little unbelievable. It's incredible. "I can guarantee with my integrity that 'Infernal Affairs' is one of the best movies I've ever reviewed. Its plot and story direction are unexpected, and it's very exciting from beginning to end. The ending is even better. If Infernal Affairs applies to participate in next year's Oscars, it will be nominated for at least four awards. "
Even Loftus himself didn't know what kind of uproar his words had caused in the United States. Those fans who were still hesitating expressed on the forum that they would go to the cinema to watch Infernal Affairs.
However, the opponents of Infernal Affairs were also very strong.
A total of twelve movies were released at the same time as Infernal Affairs. The most influential ones were Warner Brothers' historical film Julius Caesar, United Artists' action film Deadly Hunter, Universal Studios' Magic City blockbuster Elf, and Disney Studios' animated film Jungle Adventures.
Although they relied on their home court advantage and were several levels stronger than "Infernal Affairs" in terms of publicity, "Infernal Affairs" was no worse than the other four movies in the United States.
If they wanted to determine the winner, they could only rely on the quality of the film.
Xiao Yunhai was very confident about this.
While the promotion of "Infernal Affairs" was in full swing in the United States, Liang Hui, Huang Qiusheng, and Ye Yongren were working tirelessly in China to hype it up to the point that even women and children knew about it.
The three of them rarely went on variety shows, but this time, for the sake of "Infernal Affairs", they went on "Life Literature and Art" and "Jiang Qin's Reception Room" together, achieving 12% and 11% ratings respectively.
Huang Bo, Lin Hui, and the other young people went to Mango TV's "Happy Sunday." In a short episode, Huang Bo turned it into a promotional event for "Infernal Affairs."
No matter what you said, he could always change the topic to the movie.
Some people counted and found that the name "Infernal Affairs" was mentioned by Huang Bo thirty-six times during the show.
No wonder He Feng said on his homepage, "Neck is indeed Yun Huang's brother. He has mastered the art of comedy to the point of perfection. It looks like the student is better than the master. I just want to ask, Neck, did you make a mistake? Did you mistake 'Happy Sunday' for the release of 'Infernal Affairs?' "
After everyone's hard work, "Infernal Affairs" became the most anticipated movie during the Hua Xia Spring Festival. Countless fans were waiting for it to be released.
At one o 'clock in the morning on February 14th, a major announcement was made on the homepage of all the main cast of "Infernal Affairs." Once again, it set off a wave of publicity for "Infernal Affairs."
According to the agreement between Xiao Yunhai and the Southeast Asian cinemas, "Infernal Affairs" premiered on February 12th at eight o 'clock in the evening.
With the influence of Xiao Yunhai, Ye Yongren, Liang Hui, and other stars in Asia, the theater's average occupancy rate reached fifty-five percent that night. Three consecutive showings, converted into Hua Xia dollars, earned fifty-six million at the box office. The results were not bad and the movie's reputation was through the roof.
All the fans who watched "Infernal Affairs" went home and posted comments online. More than ninety-five percent of them gave good reviews.
On the film review websites of Korea, Japan, Thailand, and other countries, "Infernal Affairs" did not score less than nine points.
Korea's 320,000 fans gave it a score of 9.42 points, followed by Japan's 450,000 fans who gave it a score of 9.38 points.
On all the major forums, there were posts from fans who had finished watching the movie. Without exception, almost all of them recommended people to watch "Infernal Affairs" in the cinema.
With such a high reputation, the box office of "Infernal Affairs" exploded on February 13th.
From morning to midnight, "Infernal Affairs" was screened twelve times in a row. Almost all the theaters were full, and the applause was endless.
When the Southeast Asian cinemas saw this, they urgently adjusted the number of showings that afternoon. They added five hundred screens to "Infernal Affairs," but the demand still could not meet the demand.
"Infernal Affairs" became popular in Asia, and it was extremely popular.
For the whole day, the occupancy rate of "Infernal Affairs" was above ninety-five percent, and the box office exceeded 420 million Hua Xia yuan, causing a huge sensation in Asia.
After Xiao Yunhai learned about the situation of "Infernal Affairs" from Ren Qiaoqiao, he did not care whether it was early in the morning in Hua Xia or not. He directly called Zhao Wanqing and asked her to tell every member of the cast and crew to post the news of "Infernal Affairs"'s popularity in Asia on their homepage for publicity purposes.
At this time, Zhao Wanqing had already finished her album. During the day, she ran to three cities and participated in three promotional conferences for "Infernal Affairs". She was originally exhausted, but after hearing the news, she immediately became a hundred times more energetic.
"Hubby, you're not joking with me, right? 'Infernal Affairs' achieved 420 million yuan in Asia in one day. This is unbelievable. "
Xiao Yunhai laughed and said, "I just got the news from Ren Qiaoqiao. How can it be fake? If you don't believe me, you can go to the homepage of the Southeast Asian cinemas now. I guess they should have already posted the relevant news. "
Zhao Wanqing said happily, "That's great. I'll go online to confirm it again, and then call everyone. With this good news, I don't think I can sleep tonight. "
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