Sakura Country.
The company responsible for promoting "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" has already advertised in many places.
But the audience in Sakura Country was not very interested.
They all said that China’s animation is not good-looking at all.
It’s not as exciting as the animation in my own country.
Therefore, when promoting "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" in the early stages, we also encountered some obstacles.
Even Sato, the boss of Sakura Country Animation Company, posted directly on social media his comments about the release of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" in Sakura Country.
"I think that China's "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" can be released in any country, but it cannot be released in our country. Our country is called the country of animation by audiences around the world. I really can't understand it. , why would Chinese director Song Hao release his film here?"
"Does he really think that he can achieve so much box office in China and want to do the same here?"
"Then I think he really thinks too much. Our country has produced so many excellent animations, and the aesthetic sense of the audience here has already been raised to a higher level. How can they like Chinese animated movies?"
Under this comment, many netizens from Sakura Country also responded.
"I also feel that his first overseas version was released here, and he simply doesn't want the box office."
"I don't know how to watch it anyway. I think our country's animation is the best."
"What's so good about Chinese animation? If you ask me, only Disney's animation stories are more attractive."
"Hahahaha, let's wait together for this Chinese movie to completely hit the streets."
It seems that everyone is not very optimistic about this movie "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World".
Sure enough, the day "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" was released in Sakura Country.
Theater chains only have 7% of the film schedule.
And the occupancy rate is not high.
Most of them are supported by Chinese people.
Basically, there aren’t many viewers from Sakura Country.
After all, they always felt that this movie did not suit their aesthetics.
Taichi Matsumoto doesn’t think so.
As a citizen of Sakura Country, he had previously gone to China to study.
In China, the land of China is full of goodwill.
After returning to Sakura Country, he continued to accept Chinese culture.
I also gave it to other students.
Just a few days ago, he noticed that Song Hao's "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" was about to be released in Sakura Country.
He was also very happy.
When he was studying abroad in China, he watched the movie "All or Nothing".
Very exciting.
Unfortunately, after returning to China, the movies Song Hao sometimes made were not released in his country, so Taichi Matsumoto often searched for his latest movies on the Internet.
Until a few days ago, Taichi Matsumoto knew that "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" filmed by Song Hao was about to be released.
He was looking forward to it.
On the day of the release, he came to the cinema.
"Hello, I want a movie ticket for "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World"."
The cinema staff were surprised when they heard Taichi Matsumoto speak.
It seems that in his understanding, most of the people watching this movie today are Chinese.
This was the first time that he saw people from his own country watching this movie.
But he didn't say anything, just explained: "The next show of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" will be in two and a half hours. How about you watch other movies?"
"So long?" Taichi Matsumoto was helpless.
The staff member replied: "There are not too many screenings scheduled, because the movie will probably not be good to watch, so the cinema does not have too many screenings."
Originally Matsumoto Taichi wanted to refute something.
But when the words came to his lips, he still held back.
Because he knows that only when he has seen the movie with his own eyes can he know the quality of the movie?
Soon, two and a half hours were up.
Taichi Matsumoto walked into the theater with the movie ticket.
There were not many people in the theater.
Most people are speaking Chinese.
It can be seen that they are all Chinese and come to the cinema specifically to support Chinese movies.
Matsumoto Taichi looked at the screen with great anticipation.
The lights in the theater suddenly went out.
The story officially begins.
Matsumoto Taichi looked at the subtitles and understood the background described in the story.
Just after 10 minutes of watching, he sighed: "Oh my God, Director Song is really amazing. He was able to come up with such a character setting. It's really great."
However, before he could finish his emotion, he suddenly saw the map of mountains and rivers and the country full of special effects.
Seeing the exaggerated special effects that filled the screen, Taichi Matsumoto was so surprised that he was speechless.
The audience present also exclaimed.
In particular, some Chinese audiences said with pride: "When did our animated movies become so great?"
"The special effects are really great, even better than the animated movies I made in my childhood."
"Hahahaha, I didn't expect that our country's animated movies could surpass Little Days."
"Anyway, the Japanese movies I watched this year were not very good."
"The special effects are simply top-notch. Who is this director?"
"This director seems to be named Song Hao."
"Is this the director who made the movie "2012"?"
Matsumoto Taichi listened to the exchanges between the Chinese audiences around him and was full of admiration for Song Hao as a director.
soon.
The more than two-hour "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" is over.
Matsumoto Taichi walked out of the cinema, and he didn't even recover for a while.
He repeatedly expressed shocking emotions: "It's so beautiful, it's so beautiful, it's really so beautiful!!!"
He passed by the front desk and looked at the staff on the side.
Taichi Matsumoto thought for a moment, then walked over. He looked at the staff member and said, "If you have time, you really should watch the movie "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World". It's very interesting."
The staff also frowned when they heard him say such compliments.
He even wondered to himself, was the person in front of him from the same country as himself?
Can an ordinary Chinese animated movie make you express such appreciation?
But Matsumoto Taichi did not explain too much. He knew that these people would not change their minds unless they went to see it in person.
Just like what they say in the movie.
"The prejudice in people's hearts is like a big mountain. No matter how hard you try, you can't move it."
But Taichi Matsumoto decided to do something for this movie.
After returning home, he quickly made videos and posts and posted them on major animation forums.
["Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" is the best animated film in China, even as good as some well-known animations in our country. I think everyone can go and watch it. 】
At first, after this post was posted.
It has been criticized and ridiculed by many netizens.
“Is advertising so blatant now?”
"Hahahaha, China's advertisements are here."
"You're a lackey."
"You're really going to make me laugh to death. We are the country of animation. Why should we watch other people's animated movies? It's a waste of time."
For a while, this post also became the top topic among forum moderators.
It seems like I want to censor this post.
More and more netizens are joining in and making complaints.
No matter how hard Taichi Matsumoto tried to explain, these netizens didn't believe it.
They will never think that China’s animated films can compare with their country’s.
But as time went on, some curious anime fans actually went to watch the movie.
When they saw the wonderful plot and outstanding special effects of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World", they were all stunned.
When will they see such a scene in their own country’s animated film?
For a while, everyone took out their mobile phones and took photos of those wonderful clips.
These netizens, anime fans, came to the forum to apologize to Matsumoto Taichi.
"Sorry, I went to see the movie. It was really good."
"I watched it too. It's really good. Everyone should really go and see it."
"I have been an anime fan for 10 years, and I can guarantee that this animated movie is really good."
But most netizens still remain skeptical, thinking that these are trolls.
And asked the moderators to ban them.
Takagi is the moderator of this anime forum, and he was the one who pinned Taichi Matsumoto’s post to the top, allowing netizens to criticize him.
Because in his impression.
There isn’t much that’s outstanding about Chinese animated films.
Over the years, I have always been suppressed by their animation.
Looking at the entire world, only a few Disney fairy tale characters can be compared.
Netizens don’t pay attention to the rest of the countries at all.
Moreover, on the first day of its release in Sakura Country, the box office of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" was only 1 million yen.
This is equivalent to RMB, only 100,000.
It was so heavily promoted in the early stage, but now it only has a box office result of 1 million yen.
How can it be a good movie?
Without even thinking about it, Takagi immediately pronounced the death penalty on this film "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World".
At the beginning, there were a few trolls on the post who wanted to whitewash "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World".
Takagi even blocked several accounts angrily.
But as more and more anime fans join in, Takagi begins to doubt himself.
So he spent an afternoon and went to watch a movie.
When he saw Ao Bing turning into a dragon, stepping hard on the iceberg at his feet, trying to bury the entire town alive, Takagi was dumbfounded.
The special effects and content are simply shocking.
Especially when Nezha grew six arms and melted the iceberg.
Takagi couldn't sit still at all.
"My destiny is not up to me, whether it is a devil or a fairy, it is up to me."
Such lines were suitable for his middle-school age, and tears filled his eyes for a while.
As soon as he got home, he immediately posted a clarifying post as a moderator.
In the post, he first apologized to Matsumoto Taichi.
Later, he explained to the members of the animation forum that Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World is a very exciting and shocking movie.
At first, everyone thought Takagi had been bribed.
But as some netizens proved themselves, everyone began to believe it more and more.
After the sluggish box office in the first five days, Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World quickly rose to prominence on the sixth day.
On that day, "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" reached 181 million yen!
The leaders of major theater chains were very surprised by this.
They never expected that an animated movie from China, which did not even have 10 million yen in the first five days, would suddenly increase hundreds of times today!
For a time, major movie theaters urgently increased their film schedules for "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World".
Previously, there were originally one show in the morning, one in the afternoon, and three shows in the evening.
Now it has become five games in the morning, seven games in the afternoon and five games in the evening.
The number of films scheduled has also increased significantly.
"Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" has gradually formed a wave in major animation forums in Sakura Country.
"When I was watching the movie, I was very excited and had tears in my eyes."
"It's a very mature and beautiful work. I like the art, production, and character creation."
"Ao Bing is so handsome and suave... I simply can't resist this type of male lead..."
"Can you all go and see it!!!!!! (Shout till you break your voice!!!)"
"Once again, we are warning our country's filmmakers that next time I will see an animated film like this, otherwise Chinese films will really surpass us!"
"I cried a few times. In fact, I was the kind of audience who watched it with prejudice, because I thought that Chinese movies could not compare to ours. But in fact, I was wrong. This movie is really good."
Thanks to the recommendation of a large number of anime netizens, many viewers from Sakura Country also went to the cinema.
They never expected that China Animation, which has always been criticized, can now do such wonderful things.
On the contrary, animation in our country has been stagnant in recent years.
Therefore, many netizens were angry and took their anger out on their own country's animation.
Some anime fans even came to the comment section where Sato had made comments before and cursed fiercely.
"It's your company that I'm criticizing. Every time, there are plots like this to make money."
"Before, you said that Chinese movies were not as good as ours. I went to see them and you were slapped in the face. This time, Chinese movies are very good."
"I don't know where you got the face to say that Chinese movies are not good to watch. Go watch that one "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World". It is better than the few animations you have recently produced. too much."
"Joker! I will never watch animations produced by your company again."
After several days of fermentation, "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" finally ushered in a box office surge.
On the sixth day, it was 181 million yen, and on the seventh day, it was 412 million yen!
What horrific data this is! !
It has doubled more than six times.
If it continues like this, it might be able to make billions at the box office.
If netizens hadn't been too biased before, and the movie theaters had too few films scheduled, it would probably have reached a box office of tens of billions of yen.
But these anime fans seem to like this feeling of counterattack.
For several days in a row, they provided comfort to those around them.
Take them to the cinema to see the movie.
On its tenth day, "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" actually took in a box office of 610 million yen in a single day!
Netizens in Sakura Country are also completely crazy.
They want to see where the upper limit of this animated movie is.
On the other hand, "The Wandering Earth" was released in major theaters in North America.
With the foreshadowing of "2012", many netizens have long been looking forward to Song Hao's second science fiction masterpiece.
When they learned on the Internet that Song Hao's second science fiction film was called "The Wandering Earth", they all actively discussed it.
At first, they thought that the box office of this movie would be similar to that of "2012".
But what they didn't expect was that the Chinese audience was so awesome.
It suddenly surpassed the box office of "2012".
This also makes foreign audiences look forward to it more and more.
Now it's finally coming out.
They all went to the cinema one after another, planning to watch this visual feast.
Right now in a movie theater in North America.
Many people are asking anxiously.
"Hey, I want to buy a movie ticket for "The Wandering Earth"."
"Sorry sir, the tickets for this movie "The Wandering Earth" have been sold out, you need to wait for the next one."
"What?! Sold out so quickly?"
"Yes, sir."
"When is the next show?"
"The next one is in half an hour."
"Half an hour is too long. Why don't your cinemas arrange more shows?"
"Sir, I want to tell you something."
"what's up?"
"The next show of "The Wandering Earth" is also sold out."
“F**k, buy me the next one right now!!”
"The next one is in an hour."
"Stop talking nonsense and buy one now."
Many spectators held movie tickets and waited for the time.
There were ten minutes left before "The Wandering Earth" was released, and many people entered the theater.
They all wanted to take a look at this science fiction masterpiece shot by Song Hao.
And the audience at the end of the first game.
Already communicating outside the cinema.
"Oh my God, it's so shocking."
"Yeah, I've never seen such a good science fiction movie."
"It brought tears to my eyes."
"I remember our country's science fiction movies. Every time they encountered such a problem, they would always choose to abandon the earth and implement the so-called Tinder Plan."
"I can't imagine why people in China would want to wander around with the earth. Maybe they think the earth is their home."
While they were discussing, the audience who planned to watch other movies also became curious.
Then they asked the conductor one after another.
"Do you still have movie tickets for "The Wandering Earth"?"
"I want to book two movie tickets for "The Wandering Earth" now."
"I want to order two, too."
"I'm sorry, gentlemen and ladies, there are no tickets for this afternoon's performance of "The Wandering Earth"."
"Hurry up and contact the leaders and ask them to add movies!!"
Seeing that everyone's opinions were getting louder, the conductor was frightened and quickly dialed the manager's phone number.
Soon, the manager also adjusted the number of film schedules for the day in a timely manner based on everyone's needs.
Many viewers also immediately chose to buy movie tickets for "The Wandering Earth".
The first day "The Wandering Earth" was released in North America.
The box office data is also out.
Currently, "The Wandering Earth" only ranks at the middle level among the movies of the day with a screening volume of 15.1%.
Although everyone thinks that the box office performance of this movie should be very good.
But they didn't speculate on too high a figure.
Until the summary list of North American box office appeared online.
The whole audience was dumbfounded.
The North American box office of "The Wandering Earth" reached US$6.9 million on its first day! !
It set a record as the highest-grossing domestic film in the history of the North American market! !
As soon as this news came out, the entertainment industry in North America was shocked!
They all focused their attention on the director of "The Wandering Earth".
How many myths does director Song Hao want to create? !
Asking for a monthly ticket!
Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)
