stjorthotic Chapter 747: Release Date Advance
Chapter 747: Release Date Advance
Chapter 747: Release Date Advance
An ordinary weekend, just as the summer vacation began.
The first batch of summer movies have begun to sound the clarion call, marking the golden period of the year.
Many films have targeted this moment and come prepared.
In the week when "The Return of the Great Sage" was released, there were three competitive movies released in the same period.
Among them are a youth romance movie shot during the graduation season, a passionate sports-themed movie, and another one is a main-theme blockbuster.
Coupled with the suspense film with good reputation that was released the week before, the competitive pressure at the box office is not small.
Fortunately, "The Return of the Great Sage" started the preview mode in advance. With relatively high reputation and attendance, it successfully obtained a screening rate of nearly 20%, ranking second in the day's screenings.
On the day when the movie was officially released, Jiang Yuan also reposted and promoted the movie on his own Yuan Universe and accounts on a number of social media platforms.
By the way, the release time of the soundtrack of "The Return of the Great Sage" was also officially announced.
However, before the original soundtrack was officially launched, the official version of the audio source of "Yuanyouhui" was officially launched one step ahead.
In fact, except for "Kepler", which was recorded last, the audio sources of the other songs have been released in advance.
When "Yuanyouhui" was officially released, the cover was simply changed.
Because the design of the entire physical album, including the recording of the songs, is deeply connected to the concert.
Therefore, the cover of the electronic version of the album finally chose a photo of Jiang Yuan standing on the concert stage and looking up at the top of the stage.
The cube above the head is divided into many small screens, showing famous scenic photos of different stops on this tour.
The release of the audio source coincides with the release time of the latest episode of "Yuanyouhui".
Apart from the special, this is already the last episode of the show, and many fans expressed their reluctance to see the show end.
In addition to the album unboxing that was announced in advance, the last segment also included some clips of Jiang Yuanding's physical album and confirming the final version with the program team.
Such clips were released, and the full version of the audio was also released.
It also rekindled fans' enthusiasm for purchasing physical albums.
Ultimately, total sales exceeded two million copies before the album's pre-order period ended.
What is more surprising is that nearly one-third of the sales were purchased by overseas fans.
This is already an astonishing sales figure for a mini album sung entirely in Chinese.
Those who are willing to buy are basically pure fans who placed orders just for Jiang Yuancai.
It can be seen that the activities in the past year or so have been very effective.
In addition to the roadshow, a number of activities have also been prepared to promote the release of "The Monkey King: Hero is Back".
Based on the elements of the anime, limited setting manuals, commemorative ticket stubs, craft posters and other peripherals were prepared for the audience who purchased tickets to promote the box office on the first day of release.
This type of limited edition material has become a competitive element among movies nowadays.
Thanks to the exquisite style of the animation, it also has a unique advantage in the surrounding area.
Basically, just taking a few frames from the movie can create a beautiful design.
Therefore, in the peripheral sector, it has successfully achieved a far-leading suppression effect over several movies in the same period, and has also become popular on social platforms.
On the day when the movie was released, the road show was also held in Shanghai.
Jiang Yuan happened to be in Shanghai that day, so he also made preparations to temporarily attend a few roadshows.
Although the online promotional activities are very hot, but in the film roadshow, because there is no bonus of star actors, its popularity is obviously not as good as other movies.
During the roadshows that Jiang Caihua and others have been running for so many days, the venues are rarely full with audiences.
However, the only advantage of this is that the ticket prices for the roadshow will not be driven up to scalper prices.
Basically, it is only a few or ten yuan more expensive than ordinary shows.
In addition to the peripheral gifts, most of the seats for the weekend shows have been sold out.
Although the situation was much better than usual roadshows, Jiang Caihua and others were still in a good mood when they heard that Jiang Yuan would join the roadshow lineup that day.
Suddenly, I felt more confident.
Because it was a temporary trip, Jiang Yuan did not pack too much. She asked the makeup artist to do a simple job, and then Jiang Yuan went to the first cinema where the roadshow would be held that day.
He changed into the same movie T-shirts as Jiang Caihua and others, and asked about the on-site conditions of the previous roadshows.
On the day of the release, screenings only started after 12 noon.
As an animation graduate who had been looking forward to this movie for a long time, Zhong Jiajia noticed that "The Return of the Great Sage" had a roadshow and tickets were easy to buy.
I bought tickets for the roadshow without hesitation and came to watch the movie.
Before the movie started, Zhong Jiajia also received the peripheral gift package prepared by the film company for the first wave of moviegoers.
The richness of the content and materials surprised Zhong Jiajia.
But when I think about the deep connection between this movie and Jiang Yuan, it is understandable that he is so generous.
During the waiting period before the movie started, the animation's art poster was displayed on the big screen.
The gold and red color combination looks amazing.
The audience who had already taken their seats were looking at the big screen waiting for the show to start, and could also hear some of the other audience members chatting with each other.
"The poster is indeed very nice, but I wonder if the film is as exaggerated as those critics say."
"It should be pretty good. If the quality is not good, I probably wouldn't dare to promote it."
"That's true!"
The advance release date of "The Return of the Great Sage" also caused quite a stir on the day of its release.
It is generally believed that a film that dares to advance its release date should be very confident in its own film.
This is especially true when compared to the frequent withdrawal of films by some of its peers.
"It's a pity that Jiang Yuan didn't participate in the film's roadshow this time."
"You're so busy that you definitely can't come. The last time I participated in a movie, I was there because I had to dub it."
"Yes, after the movie is over, I should be able to ask some questions about the soundtrack. I wonder if I can ask for Jiang Yuan's autograph."
"Meeting the director and the main creator, rounding it off can also be considered meeting Jiang Yuan."
"If Jiang Yuan really is in this roadshow, it will probably be hard to get tickets."
At the roadshow, in addition to some passers-by, there were also many fans of Jiang Yuan who came to the scene to support him.
But after all, everyone knew in advance that Jiang Yuan would not participate in the roadshow, so everyone was more or less casual and indifferent, and no one cared too much.
"Hey, why do I see from the ticket office that Jiang Yuan will be joining today's roadshow?" A fan suddenly exclaimed in a low voice while scrolling through his phone.
"It's unlikely. I guess the theater is trying to sell tickets. I heard that there was such a rumor in the previous shows." Another fan retorted soberly. Zhong Jiajia listened to the conversation and agreed with the latter's opinion.
I feel that if Jiang Yuan really wanted to participate, the news would have spread long ago.
Fortunately, Zhong Jiajia came here this time to see the main creators of the painting studio and wanted to ask some professional questions.
As I thought about this, the lights in the theater dimmed, and it was time for the movie to officially begin.
After calming herself down, Zhong Jiajia focused her attention on the big screen and began to watch the movie attentively.
The opening scenes of the movie flashed by one by one.
After the classic dragon logo, there are the logos of various producers, and finally the words "Omega Works" flash by.
After Jiang Yuan Studio began to get involved in the film industry, starting from the last film "The Invisible Guest", each work was prepared to be labeled as an Omega work.
We are also planning to make this a brand watermark.
It leaves the audience with the impression that any work with the Omega watermark is a good work.
As the last logo that flashed, it successfully left a deep impression on the audience.
Of course, a big part of the reason is that the Omega alias itself is very popular.
After the opening credits flashed, the first picture of the movie began to appear on the big screen.
"It is said that a long time ago, there was a monkey king named Sun Wukong."
The scene starts directly from the part where the Monkey King makes trouble in Heaven. Above the blue sky, the Monkey King's red cloak flutters in the wind, and he confronts and fights with the heavenly soldiers and kings in an unruly manner.
The excitement is immediately peaked at the very beginning of the movie.
The audience was not given any time to react and was immediately attracted by the oncoming fighting scene.
Although everyone is more or less familiar with the story of the Monkey King, it is still shocking to see the concrete images on the big screen in the cinema.
Just based on this part, many viewers nodded in admiration, saying that it was indeed a big production.
The story of Havoc in Heaven is told from the storyteller's perspective, and quickly transitions to the timeline five hundred years later when the Monkey King is sealed under the Five Elements Mountain.
The story of the Monkey King became a legend, but everyone believed that he was not dead.
The scene switches to the mountains, where a woman holding a child is surrounded by mountain monsters. Seeing there is no hope of escape, she jumps off a cliff.
The child was picked up by an old monk, adopted, and named Jiang Liuer, who is the image of Monk Tang that caused controversy before the official announcement of the film.
Jiang Liuer has been dependent on the old monk since he was a child. He has been growing up listening to the stories about the Monkey King and has great admiration for him.
One day, the small town where they lived was invaded by mountain monsters, and the monsters took away a bunch of children.
But Jiang Liuer secretly rescued one of the little girls, but unfortunately the monsters found something wrong when they counted them, so he was chased and killed.
While escaping, Jiang Liuer fell off the mountain monster together with the mountain monster.
Jiang Liuer survived another disaster, but after falling off a cliff, he was still chased by the monster.
In the moment of danger, he ran into a mysterious cave in panic.
Inside the cave, I accidentally touched an ice-blue icicle.
In fact, it is the seal of the Great Sage.
At the critical moment, the seal of the Great Sage was released, and he repelled the bandits and saw the light of day again. The story officially begins from here.
The length of this movie is much shorter than the regular two-hour movie.
After the Great Sage came out of the cave, his magical powers were still sealed.
Jiang Liuer finally met the Monkey King, so he naturally followed him all the way. At the same time, he wanted to rescue the little girl and send her back to the town.
On the way, in addition to the Monkey King, he also met Zhu Bajie and the White Dragon.
When Bailong appeared, many viewers once again marveled at the coolness of the special effects.
At the same time, the forces of darkness are also surging, and the mountain monsters are capturing young boys and girls to sacrifice to the monster Chaos.
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Hun Dun also prepared to take action himself.
He disguised himself as an ordinary shopkeeper and kidnapped the little girl that Jiang Liuer was about to send home.
After the accident, Jiang Liuer asked the Monkey King for help in saving the little girl, but the Monkey King had lost all his magical powers and was no match for the little girl, so he did not agree decisively.
Finally, Jiang Liuer decided to go alone to rescue the little girl.
However, with Bajie's consolation, the Monkey King soon figured it out.
He decided to go to where Chaos was and duel even if he had lost all his magic power.
When Jiang Liuer was in a critical moment, the Monkey King showed up with Bailong and others and started fighting with the monster.
This part also made the audience watch attentively.
Earlier, when Jiang Liuer interacted with the Monkey King and others, some life philosophies were interspersed from time to time. Such plot foreshadowing was interesting and easy to understand without being too boring.
Now coming to the fighting part, the excitement level rises again.
Even though he had lost all his magical powers, the Monkey King was still the Monkey King, and he could still fight the monsters with his physical strength.
Seeing that he was no match for his opponent, Chaos decisively revealed his insect form.
The fighting part was so overwhelming that everyone on the scene was dazzled, and they didn't even notice that Jiang Yuan had quietly entered the theater and sat down in the first row to watch with them.
After Chaos revealed his giant insect form, the fight quickly entered difficult mode.
The Monkey King, who had lost his magical powers, was hard to defeat. In order to help the Monkey King, Jiang Liuer took the initiative to join the battle and attracted the monster's attention.
The scene looked very thrilling, and it made many viewers feel nervous.
The fighting scene changed very quickly, and by accident, Jiang Liuer was buried by a landslide.
At that moment, the emotions of the audience also stagnated for a moment.
The Great Sage quickly came to the pile of stones and began to dig, but in the end he only dug out Jiang Liuer's little hand, which had lost its strength.
There is also a Monkey King doll belonging to Jiang Liuer, which is already covered with some dust.
Seeing this scene, the Great Sage was overwhelmed with grief and burst into tears.
In the cinema, many audiences were infected by this emotion and couldn't help but shed tears.
After all, it’s hard not to put your own emotions into the movie when it’s completely immersive.
And after this tragedy, the Monkey King’s explosion began.
The extreme grief turned into strength, allowing the Great Sage to remove the seal on his magic power.
Melt stone into armor and wave flames into robes!
The moment Gao Shuai transformed, Jiang Yuan vaguely heard a few suppressed exclamations from inside the theater.