Chapter 704: Waterloo?
Translator: Lan_ Editor: Efydatia
When Qin Guan handed in his thesis to Professor Martin, he found out that "an Girls" had lagged behind other films that had premiered during the sa period. The distributor had scheduled the first screening during the first week of sumr vacation, when Qin Guan and Cong Nianwei would be getting their diplomas.
They just wanted to et the demands of their college and their parents. Qin Guan’s film seed pure and clean among all those violent Hollywood blockbusters.
The teen movie just focused on school love, which made it seem like a feeble flower amid the rustling autumn wind against the formidable crusade of the other blockbusters. Film critics began to badmouth it at first.
"This is Qin Guan’s first comrcial film. The award-winning actor’s script-selecting criteria may be inversely proportional to his acting skills."
"I wonder how long ’an Girls’ will hold out before it collapses. It has the weakest potential after all."
"Can indie films and comrcial films unite? Or could the actor be facing his own Waterloo?"
The audience was more or less influenced by the film experts. So older people expressed their unfavorable opinions about the film.
A part of Qin Guan’s fans was attracted by his acting skills, not his looks. Instead of fighting with the haters like his loyal fans, they remained calm and just replied to the posts peacefully.
"I’m a pure fan. I always focus on his performance, no matter the film genre."
"Yes. Every film must have so highlights, even if it’s bullsh*t. For an award-winning actor like him, a good interpretation of his role is a big enough success."
"Kudos!"
"Kudos!"
This set a good example for Qin Guan’s blind fans, who learned how to control their emotions and defend their idol in the right way.
They all united in harmony. The fans living in the sa city or nearby cities contributed to the box office. Arican schools closed in late June, so the film was in theaters during the beginning of the longest, happiest student vacation.
Students were tired of doing boring howork, and kids pestered their parents for so weekend activities. Their parents took them to the cinema, which they loved. Out of all the films in theaters, "an Girls" was the only one appropriate for family audiences.
Everyone bought several tickets at once. It only took a few families to fill a small theater, so most cinema owners experienced a happy surprise. Their smaller theaters were crowded, while the larger ones were nearly empty.
The audience in the small theaters was talking and laughing, while the so-called blockbusters made the audience sleepy. The cinema owners, who were acute businessn, used the audience’s feedback to adjust the titable the next day.
There were no complaints by the blockbuster distributors, as the latest box office and film reviews could be found in the newspapers.
The first week of the sumr season, the North Arican Box Office went as follows:
No. 1 an Girls, 4.3 million dollars
No. 2 Alien vs. Predator, 3.8 million dollars
No. 3 Kill Bill Vol. 2, 2.8 million dollars
No. 4 The Butterfly Effect, 2 million dollars
...
The statistics shocked all the film production companies in North Arica.
"Alien vs. Predator" had invested a lot in high-tech effects during post-production. The "Kill Bill" sequel had attracted millions of dollars, but most people had expected more from "The Butterfly Effect". Who could have predicted that a teen cody with a limited budget would top the list!
All experienced producers were stupefied. The confident critics had also zipped their mouths. They had originally planned on dissing the film after it lost the battle.
A strange silence prevailed in all film sections of the dia. No fights. No praises. Everyone just remained quiet.
Of course, the Chinese dia and Qin Guan’s official blog did not count. All entertainnt forums had fallen into the whirlwind of "an Girls" as young people gathered online to express their feelings.
"A good actor underestimated by Arican comrcial film producers."
"My mom felt young again by watching Qin Guan. We didn’t know that he was so young. We thought he was a middle-aged actor!"
"He is so handso in this film. Don’t you think so?"
"Of course! He looks amazing!"
"Yes!"
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