Chapter 667 First Day Box Office
After working on American publicity, Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu returned to their hometown in Jingyang, which was already the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Huang Ying and Zhang Zhimin were undoubtedly very happy to see Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu come back.
Huang Ying looked at her son carefully and seemed to have become thinner. Her son looked very energetic, but she always felt that this spirit was pretending, and there was a lot of fatigue hidden under this spirit.
At this moment, Huang Ying saw that Zhang Ran had a white hair on her head, and her eyes turned red: "Son, you all have white hair. You are already very rich and famous now, so don't work so hard!"
Zhang Jingchu sighed softly and saw it a few days ago that the Olympic director’s burden is too heavy and it is really not something that ordinary people can bear.
Zhang Ran quickly comforted his mother: "It's okay, mom! When the Olympics are over, I won't be busy! Then I'll be happy to make movies, and if I'm unhappy, I'll travel around and live a happy life!"
New Year's Eve may be the most important day of the year for Chinese people.
Zhang Ran’s family has been busy from morning to evening.
Originally, Zhang Ran wanted to order New Year’s Eve dinner in the hotel, which saved time and effort, but Huang Ying firmly disagreed. She believed that no matter how good the food in the hotel was, it would not taste like home. Only by making the New Year’s Eve dinner by yourself at home is the New Year!
So, Huang Ying was the chef, Zhang Zhimin and Zhang Jingchu got busy for a whole day; only Zhang Ran was considered a messenger and had a leisurely life.
The whole family sat together at night and had a New Year's Eve dinner, and it was really fun.
At this time, Zhang Ran began to talk about his arrangements: "Mom, after the New Year, Jingchu and I will go to her house in the third year of the Chinese New Year."
Huang Ying wanted her son to stay at home for a few more days, but she was a mother. Knowing that Zhang Jingchu's parents would definitely hope that their daughter would spend more time with her during the Chinese New Year, she said, "You should go back. Your dad and I bought some gifts for Jingchu's parents, and you will help us take them together when you go there."
"Okay!" Zhang Ran looked at Huang Ying and Zhang Zhimin and said, "Mom, Jingchu and I have discussed that the Olympics will be held in Peking this year, which will be very lively. After the New Year Jingchu meeting, we will come to pick you up. Then you will live in Peking for half a year to see the Olympics."
Two years ago, Huang Ying and Zhang Zhimin lived in Peking for a while, but after less than two months of living, they went home. Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu were both very busy and had no time to accompany them. They had no acquaintances and no friends in Peking. Apart from going to tourist attractions, they could only stay at home and watch TV. The old couple stayed bored and stayed for two months before returning home.
Zhang Ran knew that they would live more relaxed when he let his parents continue to live here, but this time he would have to let them live in Peking for half a year no matter what, because three months later, Jingyang was an earthquake zone.
Although Zhang Ran’s parents have moved to the new community now, the house has good seismic resistance and is a bit far from the epicenter of Wenshan. The problem is not big, but I am not afraid of 10,000, but I am afraid that if I want it. No matter what, Zhang Ran hopes that his parents will stay away from the earthquake zone.
Zhang Jingchu looked at Huang Ying and said, "Auntie, I will pick you and uncle up then!"
Huang Ying was very moved when she heard about going to Peking to watch the Olympics. After all, China has been waiting for so many years and it was easy to hold it once. Her son is the director of the opening ceremony. She really wants to see it. Moreover, her son is too hard now, and Zhang Jingchu is very busy again. If she goes to Peking with her husband, she can take care of her son's life. She looked at Zhang Zhimin and said, "Then let's stay in Peking for a while, right?"
Zhang Zhimin also felt that the opportunity was rare: "Then let's stay in Peking for a while!"
Zhang Ran thought the membership fee was quarrel, but he didn't expect it to be done so easily. It seems that the charm of the Olympics is really great.
On the afternoon of the first day of the first lunar month, Zhang Ran's family came to the cinema in the city center to watch "Tangshan Earthquake". As some viewers said, "Tangshan Earthquake" is a movie that can be watched twice, once by yourself and once with your family. Zhang Ran rarely goes home, and now his own movie is released, so he must take his parents with him.
When he entered the ticket hall, Zhang Ran asked Zhang Jingchu and her parents to sit in a seat and wait in a few times. He went to the ticket window to queue up to buy tickets. Because it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, there were not many people queuing in the cinema, so it was Zhang Ran's turn soon. Seeing that Zhang Ran was wearing sunglasses and wearing a mask, and dressed like a spy, the ticket seller couldn't help but look at him and handed the ticket to him.
Zhang Jingchu looked at the audience waiting for the opening of the movie and found that it was mainly middle-aged and elderly people. She was a little surprised: "Zhang Ran's fans in China are mainly young people. Why are the elderly people watching the movie today?"
Huang Ying smiled and said, "During the Tangshan Earthquake, we were also having an earthquake. At that time, we slept in the earthquake shed every day. As long as we were in our forties or fifties, we had memories of the Tangshan Earthquake. Many elderly people in our community have not entered the cinema for many years. When they heard that "Tangshan Earthquake" was made into a movie, they all said they must watch it!"
Zhang Jingchuqi said: "Tangshan is so far from Xichuan, why are you sleeping in the earthquake shed?"
Huang Ying explained: "It's not because of the Tangshan earthquake, it's like this. Starting from July 1976, there were earthquake forecasts in Rongcheng and our side. That is to say, there will be a major earthquake in Xichuan, and many units have begun to build earthquake sheds. Our school's family area has also set up a large earthquake shed. Each household has sent people home to prepare food and bring it to the earthquake shed for food. After the meal, they will take the dishes and chopsticks back to wash and clean it up. Everyone sleeps in the earthquake shed at night."
Zhang Jingchu didn't expect that there would be such a thing and said curiously: "Then was there an earthquake here in the end?"
Huang Ying said: "The earthquake was finally there, but it was not here. In August, the Songpan earthquake was 7.2 magnitude. The center of the earthquake was hundreds of miles away from us. It didn't feel too strong, but the ground was a little shaking. At that time, I had just gotten pregnant with Zhang Ran and lived in the earthquake shed for two or three months. I had a very deep memory."
Zhang Zhimin also remembered a lot of past events: "Once the treble speaker notified that the earthquake had occurred, everyone evacuated quickly. I hurriedly hugged Huang Ying and ran out. Everyone ran to the school court. After a long time, the earthquake did not come. After a while, the treble speaker notified again that the revolutionary masses, the earthquake had passed by us, and everyone could go home to sleep. Everyone was so angry that they cursed, could the earthquake get around?"
Zhang Jingchu giggled, the earthquake was passing by, it was too nonsense! She held Zhang Ran's arm and said, "Uncle is so nice to aunt!"
Zhang Ran smiled and said, "If there is an earthquake, I will definitely carry you out!"
Zhang Jingchu smiled softly and leaned her head on Zhang Ran's shoulder.
Hearing this, Huang Ying immediately asked, "Jingchu, do you have it?"
Zhang Jingchu waved his hand quickly: "No, not yet!"
After sitting for a while, Zhang Ran's family checked their tickets and entered the screening room. When the movie started, Zhang Ran glanced at the screening room and sat about half of it. The attendance rate was really average.
After more than ten minutes of the movie, Huang Ying was very happy to watch, but she couldn't do it at the beginning of the earthquake and cried wildly. Zhang Ran did nothing and kept handing Huang Ying tissues. This scene reminded Zhang Ran of Huang Ying when she was a child, Huang Ying took her to watch "Mom Love Me Again", and she was crying wildly at that time.
When the movie ended, Zhang Ran handed over all his bag of tissues to Huang Ying.
In the cinema, no matter young people or old people, their eyes were red, and sighs and discussions were heard one after another. The audience was talking quietly while walking out. This movie really aroused the responses of many people.
"This movie is so realistic. The earthquake is really scary! That year, there were earthquakes everywhere in Xichuan, and there were noses and eyes. Everyone relaxed until the Songpan earthquake. It has been more than 30 years since then!"
"Yes, there are many people standing upside down bottles in their rooms. Once they see the bottle fall down, they run out. Isn't Zhang Ran a person from us? It would be interesting if he could pat his experiences during that period."
"Zhang Ran is only in his thirties. He probably hadn't been born yet at that time. Maybe he didn't know that he had such an experience. But Zhang Ran is really amazing. This "Tangshan Earthquake" was really well filmed, much better than Zhang Yimou. The "Golden Armor" filmed by Zhang Yimou last year was simply messy and ugly!"
The Zhang Ran family did not rush to get up, sat in their seats, and listened to the words of the audience leaving the audience, and showed a satisfied smile. Huang Ying and Zhang Zhiming felt even more proud, for having such a son and being able to make such a movie for their son.
When the audience left, Zhang Ran and his family got up. When they walked out of the cinema, Huang Ying smiled and said to Zhang Ran: "Son, your movie is really good, it is better than before!"
Zhang Ran smiled and nodded. He was able to bring so many middle-aged and elderly viewers who usually don’t enter the cinema into the cinema, and the audience has expanded a lot. The box office of "Tangshan Earthquake" will definitely be a big hit!
On the morning of the second day of the lunar month, the box office data of the "Tangshan Earthquake" on the first day was released, with a box office of 19 million on the first day.
This data is not as good as "Assembly", while "Assembly" invested only 80 million yuan, while "Tangshan Earthquake" invested 300 million yuan. It was 19 million yuan on the first day, and this achievement can only be described as dismal!
The Spring Festival is a relatively cold schedule. Visiting relatives and friends is the inherent concept of the Spring Festival. Therefore, for a long time, movies are not the first choice for Spring Festival leisure activities. A few years ago, cinemas will close on the afternoon of New Year's Eve, and the first day of the Chinese New Year is a fixed day off. The situation has begun to improve in recent years, but it is still not a good schedule. No blockbuster will premiere during the Spring Festival. In addition, "Tangshan Earthquake" is a touching movie. The media and viewers who have watched it have repeatedly emphasized the word "cry", and the audience is very taboo to cry during the Chinese New Year, so it is not surprising that "Tangshan Earthquake" has a bad start.
In fact, many people suggested that "Tangshan Earthquake" was released during the New Year holiday, but Zhang Ran insisted on putting it during the Spring Festival. Movies like "Tangshan Earthquake" will definitely be screened for two months and can be screened from February to April. By May, the audience's tragic impression of the earthquake in the movie has not yet been eliminated, and they are still scared of the earthquake. At this time, the article of Gaveyor can be released so that the effect can be achieved.
After hearing the first day's box office, Zhang Jingchu was a little worried: "Since you became the chief director of the Olympics, many people have been dissatisfied with you, especially the Southern Department is always sarcastic. Now the first day's box office is not good, and those people will definitely swear badly!"
In fact, since Zhang Ran served as the chief director of the Olympic Games, some elites, especially the Southern Media, have had a lot of opinions about him. "The Great Tangshan Earthquake" itself has government investment and has a lot of positive descriptions of the People's Liberation Army. These people will definitely be even more unhappy. As long as there is a chance, they will definitely jump out and smear.
Now that the box office of "Tangshan Earthquake" is not good on the first day, these people will definitely come out to set the pace!
Zhang Ran had enough confidence in his movies and smiled faintly: "Don't worry, the box office of "Tangshan Earthquake" will not be bad, and the box office will soon get warmer!"
Just as everyone was expecting the box office of "Tangshan Earthquake" to recover, the next day's box office hit a heavy blow to all viewers who were looking forward to the movie.
The box office was only 15 million!
Chapter completed!