During the premiere of "Assembly", it happened to be the heaviest rain in Kyoto in ten years.
The rain put a lot of pressure on the organizing committee. After all, one of the seven screening rooms reported by this cinema at the same time was almost entirely occupied by senior moviegoers.
Outside the theater, there were countless ordinary audiences waiting for the next screening. Although it was predicted that there would be rain that day, and many audiences brought their own rain gear, there were still some local audiences who were injured by this film due to negligence. The sudden pouring poured down my heart.
So the organizing committee quickly launched a temporary rescue operation and mobilized staff to collect a large number of raincoats and umbrellas in the shortest time and gave them to the audience outside the venue for free.
Fortunately, the heavy rain miraculously stopped during the two-hour premiere time.
Not only that, the audience who had not waited for the previous show walked out of the theater to see the bright sunshine ushering in the gloomy and overcast weather for the past few days.
Many viewers didn't even have time to take off their raincoats, but were still seriously looking forward to the second show, which made Liu Qingshan breath a huge sigh of relief.
He was originally worried that the audience would leave the venue due to the heavy rain. Unexpectedly, not only did they not leave, but they stayed at the venue for two hours until the end of the film.
Many spectators who had not bought tickets had taken shelter in nearby shopping malls during the rain. Now as soon as the rain stopped, they immediately emerged from their hiding places and quickly joined the long queue to buy tickets. .
Before this morning's screening, some reporters from various media who attended today's premiere had already watched the media preview the night before, and many viewers came here after seeing the film reviews in today's newspapers.
The reporters who were lucky enough to have a sneak peek last night, like the audience who watched the first movie today, were moved by the producer's sincere shooting standards and insistence on historical and cultural authenticity.
In addition, the sincere feelings between soldiers were fully expressed in the film, so those waiting outside the venue could see that almost every audience member who came out had red eyes.
Although it is a war film, it has a touching story as its core, coupled with the actor's moving performance, which left a very deep impression on them.
Especially when the elderly moviegoers who were the last to appear at the scene had their eyes reddened by staying up late and had nothing to hide in front of the public, it once again aroused tears in the eyes of the audience. .
After silently watching the old people leave, Liu Qingshan, who had been escorting him all the way back, was greeted by not many people who cheered warmly as before, but only the nearest people who raised their hands and wanted to follow. He high-fived.
Liu Qingshan lived up to the expectations of these people. Along the way he asked, "Do you have any friends who have watched the movie? Tell me your feelings!"
This caused a lot of shouts from the crowd.
"This is the most realistic war movie I have ever seen!"
"Your movie allowed me to see the dawn of Chinese cinema."
"The audience around me was moved to tears, and there were sniffles all around."
"The opening scene is fierce, the second part is perfect, the language is simple and interesting, the characters are humane, and the cruel and bloody scenes are so real that I felt numb from head to toe!"
This statement was obviously made in the tone of a reporter, and Liu Qingshan couldn't help but stop in front of her: "You are a girl. You didn't really like war movies before, right?"
"Women hate the bloody atmosphere in war movies, but this movie is different. First of all, we Chinese have produced the quality of Hollywood movies, and secondly, the humanity shown in the movie transcends national boundaries, which impressed female audiences all over the world. Important reasons, and the in-depth portrayal of the protagonist Gu Zi De makes his flesh-and-blood image strongly recognized by me and my female colleagues."
Liu Qingshan smiled and gestured to Liao Xin next to him: "Remember this young lady. From now on, every time we have a premiere media screening, we must leave a ticket for her in advance!"
Liao Xin had to carry it out conscientiously, and immediately handed her business card to the female reporter, and raised her hand to make a phone call gesture in her ear, eliciting sighs of envy from the people around her.
Liu Qingshan then walked away quickly, because he had to be interviewed by on-site reporters for a short period of time in the main screening room. He had to escort the elderly people away, and he needed to rush back as soon as possible.
Although "Assembly" is a movie with a strong Chinese flavor, it will not make people feel bored, and the war scenes are also extremely exciting.
Coupled with the unique opening style before the premiere, before noon, there were waves of enthusiastic and positive responses across the entire network.
At this time, Liu Qingshan and the crew were sitting at a dinner table in a hotel. Although today was a special day, the lunch standard was very simple, and there was no wine on the table.
This is because they have to take a flight to Shencheng in the afternoon, and then rush to Pengcheng overnight.
The next morning, they would show up at a cinema in Pengcheng, then take the ferry across the sea to Xiangjiang, where they would stay all day.
The next day, we will fly directly to Hanguo, then turn to the small island country, and then turn back to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Jin Xishan, as a member of the producer, will accompany him throughout the whole process, as well as Grace, one of the main sponsors, plus half of the crew and the necessary escorts, making the group of fifty to sixty people. .
Anyway, someone has to bear all the expenses of the trip. This contractor, who is not exactly taken advantage of, is a major alliance of film dealers from several Southeast Asian countries, with some sporadic record dealers also mixed in among them.
Because the public voice in this area has always been very high, the target is naturally Liu Qingshan himself. There are also many people who are running towards Jinxi Shan, but the gap between the two is still quite huge.
Considering that he had never set foot in any place here, Liu Qingshan decided that it was necessary to make this trip after careful consideration. After all, his fans had no nationality in his heart.
And there are no fewer people supporting him here than in East Asia. Even his first two albums were sold out.
On the plane to Kuala Lumpur on July 3, the box office results for five consecutive days were placed in front of him.
The mainland box office played a key role and was the most direct reason why the total box office in these five days reached 350 million Chinese dollars.
But this result already made him smile from ear to ear, because he knew that the current official booking of theaters was still in the trial stage. After all, the theater chain was limited, and meeting market demand first was the first choice.
Therefore, the method of booking the venue is still the first and last show of each day, and only these two time periods can affect the fewest people.
However, some movie theaters or clubs within the military have already applied for simultaneous screenings, but it is not easy. The first thing to pass is the market theater level.
After all, normal business behavior is protected by the state. No matter how big the background of the person making the invitation, this business red line must not be touched.
And once these departments with screening conditions obtain the first-round screening rights, other theaters will have to pay huge profit losses.
Fortunately, this incident alarmed Liu Qingshan. He was in the small island country at the time, and he quickly called Mr. Fu overnight because he suspected that someone was using this incident to deliberately undermine his good cooperative relationship with the theater chain. .
Sure enough, Fu Laowen understood immediately after hearing this, and he didn't know how he took action. Anyway, when Liu Qingshan got on the flight, the feedback he received was the good news that the matter had been resolved.
He didn't have time to understand the real situation inside, but it was inevitable that he felt a little depressed.
Fortunately, the subsequent box office report made him smile instantly. The total global box office of 350 million Chinese dollars in five days, although there is still a big gap between "Let the Bullets Fly", but it has far exceeded the historical period of "The Big Event".
After all, the subject matter of this movie is very limited. First of all, there is no strong desire to watch it among female audiences.
Coupled with the historical background that is more or less mixed in, a commercial film that is far less purely entertaining than "Let the Bullets Fly" is also expected.
Kuala Lumpur, the capital and largest city of Malaysia.
It was already midnight when Liu Qingshan and his party set foot on this land.
Despite this, the only international airport here is already packed with people. It is said that many fans from neighboring countries arrived in large numbers overnight.
The local Chinese population is already huge, accounting for more than 40% of the total population in the area, and is one of the main ethnic groups in the area.
Moreover, they, the ethnic Chinese, mostly spoke in Chinese and Cantonese, which led to them hearing their hometown language almost everywhere. For a moment, Liu Qingshan felt as if he was in China.
The enthusiasm of the fans here is no less than anywhere else, and some people are even more hysterical.
This also caused the entire airport terminal to lose control of order due to overcrowding.
Fortunately, there were very few flights at this time, and Liu Qingshan, who was holding a loudspeaker, even climbed up to warn people, so luckily no crowding accident occurred at the scene.
But this also reminded him that although he had chosen to arrive on the late shift just because he had expected such a scene, the reality still exceeded his previous estimates.
And he paid the price of a song to completely silence these special groups, who are generally younger and mostly female.
Judging from the results of the on-site cooperation, Liu Qingshan's records should be quite popular here, and he knew it.
The people responsible for the reception are mainly Chinese or of Chinese descent. Since I have accepted sponsorship from others, I have to be less independent in the specific itinerary. This is a matter of courtesy.
There is no Hotel A in Kuala Lumpur, but there is a Ritz-Carlton. Apparently the other party knew about his check-in habits. Before Park Hye-jin could bring it up, she was told that she had already contacted them.
This made Liu Qingshan satisfied, and he had more expectations for the next trip.
He knows that he is not an ordinary artist. As long as there is nothing wrong with his head, he will not be careful about this.
Besides, the market for Liu Qingshan's products is very hot right now. If you don't make good money, you have to have a low IQ to think of using him as a lamb to be slaughtered.
