1RomanceEB Chapter 88 awaits a box office miracle.
Chapter 88 awaits a box office miracle.
Chapter 88 Waiting for a Box Office Miracle (Seeking monthly tickets! Seeking subscriptions!)
Tuesday, November 8th, was the opening day of the film "Love is Not Blind".
Although the promotion and premiere had been carried out, Lin Feng suddenly became a little nervous. After all, he had invested all his savings in this movie and borrowed so much money. He couldn't afford to fail!
Moreover, the box office performance of the movie "Love is Not Blind" will affect many of his future opportunities; he still has so many ideas that he hasn't realized yet!
Even Deng Shuang had never seen the usually mature and composed Lin Feng so nervous before. Seeing him pacing back and forth in the room so anxiously, she suggested directly, "Lin Feng, why don't we go to the movie theater? We don't think we've ever watched a movie in a theater before! And you won't have to wander around aimlessly like this, and you can see the audience's reaction for the first time."
"Okay! Let's go take a look."
Soon, Lin Feng and Deng Shuang disguised themselves and arrived at a very ordinary movie theater next door. Since Lin Feng and Deng Shuang were watching a midnight screening on a Tuesday, there weren't many moviegoers and the attendance rate wasn't very high, which was normal.
Lin Feng also noticed that this movie theater wasn't very important to "Love is Not Blind," as it only displayed a promotional poster and the slogan "Love, be crazy; don't love, be strong," and nothing else.
Lin Feng can't change these promotional materials; it all depends on the box office performance of "Love is Not Blind." He's more concerned with audience feedback, whether it's good or bad. In reality, he can't change anything; he just wants to know as soon as possible.
Deng Shuang, on the other hand, treated this as a date. She brought a lot of things, including popcorn and cola. Although she had seen the movie before, watching it again with Lin Feng in the cinema this time felt different. It was a private world just for her and Lin Feng.
Although Lin Feng still focused more on the movie, Deng Shuang was still very happy. This was their second date alone since their last trip to the amusement park.
"Didn't you see it before? Why are you still laughing one minute and crying the next?"
"Because I like it, and besides, it's your movie, so it's quite interesting to watch it again."
After the movie ended, Lin Feng followed the audience to listen to their feedback, which helped him get a general understanding of the situation.
"Love is Not Blind was pretty good. The movie ticket was worth it. Let's go see it again sometime!"
"Yeah, it's even better than I expected. I saw really high reviews online, and I thought they were fake, but I didn't expect the movie to be this good!"
"I think the story and the actors' performances are all fine; it's a movie worth watching."
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Lin Feng and his team went around again, and the audience feedback was overwhelmingly positive, which made him feel much more relaxed.
"Now you can rest assured!" Deng Shuang asked with a smile.
"I'm relieved!"
Lin Feng is finally relieved. He can finally have a good night's sleep with Deng Shuang in his arms. He has a promotional roadshow tomorrow!
This is Lin Feng's second film, and also the one he invested the most in and put the most effort into. He will definitely promote it with all his might. Moreover, the female lead this time is Bai Baihe, someone else's wife, unlike Fan Binbin in "Buddha Mountain," who is his woman. He has to work hard day and night. Therefore, Lin Feng has put all his energy into promoting the film. He has gone all out during the roadshow. After all, he is making money for himself, so how could he not care!
At this moment, Lin Feng suddenly realized that it wasn't impossible for someone like Yang Mi to fly to three cities a day and attend six events in each city.
It's fair to say that Raymond Lam really gave it his all for "Love is Not Blind"!
With the prior promotion by Enlight Media, including the "Story of Heartbreak" short film, the collection of tokens of heartbreak, the creation of a museum of heartbreak, and related online hype, as well as reports on the premiere, the popularity of "Love is Not Blind" had already begun to rise.
On November 8th, the opening day of "Love is Not Blind," the film accounted for 30.8% of screenings and grossed 18.8 million yuan, achieving a box office share of 60.1% and a screening efficiency of 1.95, nearly 2! It was undoubtedly the box office champion of the day.
On the same day as "Love is Not Blind," "Real Steel," a Hollywood blockbuster starring Hugh Jackman ("Wolverine"), had a similar number of screenings, but its box office was only 655 million, less than half of "Love is Not Blind"!
The box office performance of "Love is Not Blind" is good, but why does this box office figure of 18.8 million look so familiar?
Lin Feng suddenly realized that this was exactly the same as the opening day box office results of "Buddha Mountain". It was quite interesting!
Although "Love is Not Blind" and "Buddha Mountain" had the same opening day box office, these are definitely two different things. You have to know that "Buddha Mountain" was released on Friday, which is the prime time for the weekend!
"Love is Not Blind" is released on a Tuesday, a typical weekday!
The fact that "Love is Not Blind" achieved this result on a Tuesday is definitely a very good box office performance!
Director Xue Xiaolu called directly, extremely excited, "Lin Feng, 1880 million! 1880 million! You succeeded!"
"No! We succeeded!" Lin Feng corrected.
"Yes, we succeeded! But everyone can see your hard work. You handled the copyright and investment, and you provided a lot of advice on the screenplay, acting, filming, and production. And most importantly, you handled the film distribution. To be honest, I almost gave up when it came to distribution. It was your persistence that led to the success of 'Love is Not Blind'!"
As the call ended, Xue Xiaolu sincerely thanked Lin Feng again, saying, "Lin Feng, thank you for inviting me to direct 'Love is Not Blind'."
"I'm so honored!"
Needless to say, the female lead, Bai Baihe, was so moved that she couldn't stop crying, and kept expressing her gratitude over the phone!
"Lin Feng! Thank you! Thank you so much! Thank you for agreeing to let me star in 'Love is Not Blind.' I'm honored to be your leading lady! Thank you so much!"
Bai Baihe had previously failed to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry and had to get married, have children, and return to family life. Unexpectedly, "Love is Not Blind" gave her such a big surprise. Bai Baihe knew that the success of the movie "Love is Not Blind" would bring a turning point to her acting career and give her a "second spring".
The film *Love is Not Blind* was directed by Xue Xiaolu, and the most outstanding role was played by the female lead, Bai Baihe. However, no one can deny that this is a film belonging to Lin Feng, or even a "Lin Feng film," just like the films starring Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow. Many of them were not directed, but no one can deny that they are their films, hence the terms "Jackie Chan film" and "Stephen Chow film." And then there's mainland producer Zhang Jizhong, whose films like *Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils*, *The Return of the Condor Heroes*, and *Swordsman* are all made without a trace of directorial talent!
Lin Feng's phone kept ringing, and Fan Binbin called immediately, saying, "My man is really amazing! It seems your film 'Love is Not Blind' will really surpass 'Buddha Mountain' at the box office!"
"Thank you! But surpassing 'Buddha Mountain' is just a small goal; maybe it will give you an even bigger surprise in the end!"
Lin Feng dared to speak with such confidence because "Love is Not Blind" had already gained popularity, and its current performance was 428 million more than in its previous life!
Liu Yifei also sent a congratulatory message: "Lin Feng, congratulations on the box office success of 'Love is Not Blind'! I hope our 'The Legend of the Banquet at Hongmen' can achieve the same great results!"
Yang Mi, who is usually very thorough and prefers to congratulate people in person rather than by phone, and by phone rather than by text message, for some reason only sent a text message this time: "Congratulations on the box office success of 'Love is Not Blind'!"
As for Deng Shuang, she doesn't have a complete understanding of movie box office figures and isn't sure if the results are good or bad. She mainly feels that "Painted Skin" earned nearly 2000 million yuan on its opening night, but the final box office was only 1.4 million yuan, which was far from meeting expectations.
"Lin Feng, isn't it amazing that 'Love is Not Blind' grossed 18.8 million yuan on its opening day?"
"Of course! That's amazing! You're going to be a little rich girl!"
"Love is Not Blind" is truly phenomenal. Even Wang Changtian from Enlight Media called Lin Feng excitedly, saying, "18.8 million on Tuesday alone! Lin Feng, you're amazing! Could 'Love is Not Blind' really be going to be a box office smash?"
At this point, Lin Feng became somewhat calm. "President Wang, the situation is excellent right now; we need to continue with the follow-up publicity!"
"Lin Feng, don't worry, I've arranged everything. I'll add another round of advertising expenses! No, I'll personally oversee it. If anything happens, we can contact each other by phone," Wang Changtian assured him.
In this era where "even the best wine needs a good location," sometimes a film's promotion is even more important than the film's quality itself. Moreover, "Love is Not Blind" has already had such a bright start; if it doesn't get promoted well, it would truly be a laughing stock!
On the morning of the premiere, both offline and online, numerous entertainment media outlets reported on the film, and many film and television content even featured headlines about "Love is Not Blind," with headlines such as "Domestic film 'Love is Not Blind' crushes Hollywood blockbuster 'Real Steel'."
"Love is Not Blind is a very refreshing and healing movie!"
"Let's watch 'Love is Not Blind' together on Singles' Day, November 11th!"
Such a large number of related reports must be inseparable from the public relations efforts of Enlight Media. At this time, the amount of online discussion and related searches about "Love is Not Blind" is increasing, and related keywords are also ranking at the top.
Even social networking sites and forums such as Sina Weibo, Renren, Douban, and Tianya suddenly saw a surge in discussions about "Love is Not Blind".
Posts and comments, along with the continued release of "Love is Not Blind," positive word-of-mouth from audiences and fans, and related media reports, have made "Love is Not Blind" a hit, with both screening rates and attendance rates reaching new highs!
This directly translated into solid box office results, with "Love is Not Blind" seeing its box office performance climb steadily! It's already showing signs of becoming unstoppable.
On Wednesday, November 9th, it accounted for 35.7% of screenings and grossed 19.2 million yuan, accounting for a whopping 61.2% of the total box office. Its screening efficiency was close to 2, making it the box office champion of the day once again.
On Thursday, November 10th, the film accounted for 38.1% of the screenings and 20.8 million yuan in box office revenue, accounting for a staggering 63.4% of the total box office revenue. The screening efficiency was close to 2, making it the top-grossing film of the day for the second consecutive day.
The first three days after its release were all weekdays. At this time, the total box office of "Love is Not Blind" had reached 58.8 million yuan, while the Hollywood blockbuster "Real Steel", which was released on the same day, had just over 15 million yuan in box office revenue in the first three days, which was only a quarter of that of "Love is Not Blind".
"Love is Not Blind" grossed 58.8 million yuan in three days!
Such a brilliant achievement!
At this point, the publicity and reporting on "Love is Not Blind" no longer needs Enlight Media's behind-the-scenes manipulation. All relevant entertainment media websites have taken the initiative to report on it. This includes newspapers and magazines such as "China Youth Daily," "Yanjing Morning Post," "Entertainment Weekly," and "Qilu Evening News," as well as TV programs such as "China Movie Report," "Entertainment Fun," "Best Scene," and "Entertainment Continuous Watch." Even portal websites such as Sina, NetEase, and Tencent, and social networking sites and forums such as Renren, Weibo, Douban, Tianya, and Mtime—all the media outlets are vying to report on the phenomenal success of "Love is Not Blind," afraid of being late to the party.
"The must-see romance film for Singles' Day: 'Love is Not Blind'!"
"Love is Not Blind is actually a healing movie!"
"A box office miracle belonging to 'Love is Not Blind'!"
The media buzz surrounding "Love is Not Blind" has already generated buzz, attracting more viewers to the cinemas. At this time, a survey report from a relevant organization shows that "Love is Not Blind" has a ticket purchase index of 8.5 out of 10. [The text then abruptly shifts to a seemingly unrelated topic: "Real Steel."]
It scored 6.2 points, while "Immortals" only scored 4.3 points.
Furthermore, as the promotional efforts for "Love is Not Blind" intensified, its high reputation began to spread, becoming known to more and more people. The number of viewers further increased, and a group of enthusiastic "organic promoters" even emerged, actively promoting the film on major social media platforms such as Weibo, Renren, Douban, and Tieba. Viewing enthusiasm soared, leading to a surge in repeated viewings. Subsequently, many viewers joined the ranks of these organic promoters, and this group grew exponentially, becoming the main force in film promotion. Even on weekdays, long queues formed outside many cinemas. Cinema owners are well aware of this scene; look at these surging crowds! This is likely a repeat of the scene after "Transformers 3" set a box office record of 10.7 billion yuan in July. This is all flowing cash flow—it's truly amazing!
"Honey, I heard that the movie 'Love is Not Blind' is really popular lately. Let's go see it together tomorrow, Friday."
"Great! It's perfect timing since we don't have to work overtime this weekend. We haven't been to the movies in ages, so let's spend more time with my wife."
At this time, more and more news about "Love is Not Blind" emerged, and even Long Danni, the general manager of Tianyu Media, couldn't sit still. Previously, she had invested in "Love is Not Blind" more as an investment in Lin Feng himself, "just consider it a lesson learned." She never expected that the movie would be such a hit!
"Lin Feng, will 'Love is Not Blind' gross over 100 million yuan? Some people are even predicting it will gross over 200 million yuan. Is that true?"
"Mr. Long, perhaps we'll know the answer to your question tomorrow, November 11th!"
Just as Lin Feng hung up the phone, Wang Changtian called again, "Lin Feng, Alibaba has agreed to let us join their Double 11 shopping festival," offering at least 500 million yuan in movie ticket subsidies!
"Great! Mr. Wang, this is absolutely wonderful news! 'Love is Not Blind' is generating a lot of buzz and discussion right now, and tomorrow is November 11th..."
This day is the most crucial day for movie box office!
Will "Love is Not Blind" be a minor hit or a major hit? It all depends on tomorrow! We absolutely have to increase the number of screenings! At least 40%!
"Don't worry! There won't be any problems!"
Wang Changtian couldn't sit still any longer. He directly called the general managers of major cinema chains and personally intervened to fight for screen time for "Love is Not Blind".
"Mr. Li, you've seen the success of 'Love is Not Blind,' I need your support!"
"Mr. Wang, you're a true friend, I owe you a favor!"
"Mr. Zhang, thank you so much!"
At this moment, the entire film market has begun to feel the box office appeal of "Love is Not Blind", and cinemas have once again increased the number of screenings of "Love is Not Blind"!
"Hollywood blockbusters? I think it's Bollywood! This 'Unknown Identity' has been taken down immediately! And why are there still Japanese movies at this time? 'Detective Conan: The Silent 15 Minutes' has also been taken down!"
"Hollywood superstars? I think they're San Fernando Valley superstars (Hollywood of the porn industry)! Take 'Real Steel' and 'Immortals' off the air immediately. What? There's a contract protecting them? Then reschedule them. I think 10 PM, 9 AM, and 12 PM would be good slots."
"Except for 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes,' all the movies that can be taken down should be taken down directly. If they can't be taken down, their release dates should be rescheduled to give all the prime time slots to 'Love is Not Blind'!"
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All signs indicate that "Love is Not Blind" has the potential to become a phenomenon. It only needs a tipping point to ignite all the passion!
Everyone is waiting for Friday, November 11th, for the first weekend of prime time for "Love is Not Blind" to arrive and see how big a box office miracle it can create!