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In the distant future, the network has become an indispensable part of people's lives, and the mutual influence of virtual networks and real life has gradually merged into one.

Especially with the emergence of various social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, the influence of the online world of independent individuals on reality is constantly increasing.

***Hechuan Jianguo has also become two presidents in the history of the American Republic who like to use social networks flexibly to express political opinions.

And the latter is far more excessive than the former.

"Twitter governs the country" has become synonymous with the latter.

But at the moment of 2002, the rise of the Internet is still in the early stage of development and is far from mature. Even the base of North American families with computers is not too large, but it is also very impressive on the Internet related to movies. .

IMDB is such an Internet film and television database related to the film and television industry.

Founded in 1990, it has been acquired by Amazon since 1998 and became its subsidiary.

Although the built-in message board is also a popular website feature, it is convenient for registered users to share and discuss news about actors, movies, and directors on their corresponding message boards. However, IMDB is now the most well-known movie website on the Internet in the United States. For one, the foundation of life lies in its scoring service for films.

Regarding the score of the film, it will be finally obtained based on a set of extremely complicated system mechanisms.

Among them, not only are professional staff to rate the film, but ordinary fans are also allowed to rate the film. When the number of voters is large, it can be considered that the score of the film can objectively reflect the quality of the film.

However, this website is not for the future generations. Today's scoring threshold is particularly low. Basically all registered users can score the intended movie.

This is the case for Bella. She just registered an IMDB account and opened this webpage to give a score to "Three Fools in Bollywood".

It has to be said that, backed by a powerful large company and large platform, IMDB's immediacy has been improved by leaps and bounds.Amazon is really rich.

"Three Fools in Bollywood" has just started a small-scale screening, also has a special scoring section.

After opening the webpage, Bella did not rate immediately, but first took a look at the number of ratings available next to the movie poster.

There are currently 53 user ratings with a score of 9.6!

Needless to think about it, these 53 users are definitely movie lovers who like literary genres.

Frankly speaking, Bella thinks this score is a bit high. "Three Fools Raise Bollywood" is indeed a good shot, but it does not mean that it has no flaws. Moreover, a score of 9.6 is too exaggerated. real.

"It's too high, everyone!"

Bella scored 9.3 points, and then knocked out this sentence quite jokingly.

Turning off the webpage and leaning on the back of the chair, an inexplicable sense of emptiness began to sweep through the body.

When will there be such a masterpiece again?

.......

The night breeze blew across the streets of Los Angeles, bringing a coolness. On the sidewalk of a street, several young people, men and women, chatted and walked towards the front of the theater.

"Is it as good-looking as you said?" The question was a blonde girl.

"Really, I can swear!" a blond young man said swearingly: "You will definitely be satisfied after watching "Three Fools Haunted Bollywood".

The young man just saw it in the morning and was as eager to share with others as if he had discovered the door to a new world. These few friends who had a better relationship with him at the same university also pulled over.

"If it doesn't look good," he said again, "if you find it very boring, I will screw my head off and put it in the toilet."

Several other people laughed, "Ha, say so big." "Are you really willing to put your head in the toilet?"

Finally, the group of them walked to the front of the theater. It was probably after the end of the show that many people walked out in front of them.

These people are just like most of the audience who watched the film, discussing the plot while walking.

"really not bad."

"Raja is so pathetic."

"Fart, the most unlucky is the senior, the people are gone."

"..."

All these words reached the ears of the Goldilocks group.

The blond young man couldn't help saying: "Look, I'm not wrong, so many people think it's good."

This phenomenon inevitably makes people have higher expectations for the film.

In the absence of sufficient publicity and marketing, small-scale films like "Three Fools in Bollywood" have been passed on by word of mouth. Although they are not as well-known as mainstream commercials, they are not as well known as mainstream commercials. The movie-watching groups of the People's Republic of China, that is, the film lovers who prefer the art type, can also achieve this kind of large-scale publicity effect.

Many people know the information of this film from friends, colleagues, or relatives, and then walk into the theater, most of them will feel good, and then spread to their surroundings again... .

This kind of word-of-mouth news is indeed not circulating fast enough, but it stimulates people's actual ticket purchase, but it is far from the hype in the media and newspapers of the supermarket. It can be considered pros and cons.

......

Chris Lander is a freelancer who discusses life around the film industry, and there are many people like them.

The usual work is also very complicated. For example, when a star comes to Los Angeles to hold an event, they can accept employment as the most enthusiastic fan. Wherever the premiere of the movie is held, they can also go to the scene to maintain the atmosphere, and now, he Helping as an investigator, go to the theater to collect comments from the audience.

According to the employment content, during the three days of the weekend, he will record the data of a movie in a nearby theater.

For this daily salary of 200 US dollars, he did not absent from morning till night, still very dedicated.

The location of the theater is near the downtown area of ​​Los Angeles. Chris Rand often engages in similar jobs. He has long been familiar with the theater people, otherwise he would not be able to receive the temporary job.

It was a little late at night, and the cinema gradually became deserted.

Chris lit a cigarette to the person opposite, and said, "What happened to the movie I investigated?"

This person is the director of the operation department of the theater. He took a deep breath and said without hesitation: "Similar to what you see, the number of viewers of "Three Fools in Bollywood" has always been on the rise. There were 73 people in the game that I just entered."

"It seems that the potential of this film is pretty good." Chris Land said with a smile: "This is the last screening of today, right? Have your box office statistics come out?"

"I know you kid will inquire about this." The head of the operations department flicked the soot, and said in a bad mood: "There were two screenings in the morning, and it should be about US$760. The situation was better in the afternoon, and the total of the four games was about US$1700. Tonight, you also saw that the attendance rate of the 200-person hall has exceeded 50%. After three screenings, at least US$1,800 was credited to the account. Then the total box office for this day should be around US$4,260."

Chris Land struck while the iron was hot, and asked: "What about the result? What do you think?"

The head of the operation department shrugged, "Surely the market potential of "Three Fools in Bollywood" hasn't been released yet. Don't think about it. Our cinema only has one theater for screenings. In terms of single-hall performance, it is better than the new line release. "I'm Coming" is even higher, second only to "We Were Warriors", which is also released under Paramount, and ranks second in theaters."

Yes, that’s right, Paramount Pictures’ publicity focus in March has always been on their big production "We were Warriors". As for their requirements for "Three Stupid" is very simple, it can be profitable and cost back. And to see if we can reap the rewards in the awards so as to make Paramount Pictures famous.

Comparing the box office results between literary and commercial films, don’t lose too much, and it’s normal to be in the back. Chris Rand ended the conversation with the director of theater operations with this thought.

Back in the hall, I found a lounge chair to sit down and sorted out the first-hand video materials I got today.

At the end of the day, he consulted a total of 123 moviegoers for their opinions and comments.

Probably, those who can go to see this kind of film are often due to film lovers in the same field. These people are very positive about the film, and the praise rate has reached an astonishing 95%, especially for the director’s structure. The plot itself is very good.

The name Lyman Last has been heard from many audiences.

Unfortunately, this director should be an unknown newcomer, otherwise films of this level should be screened in more theaters.

Chris Land shook his head, stuffed the sorted data into a briefcase, and went to the front desk of the theater to get a processed box office data report for the final check.

The audience survey of "Three Fools in Bollywood" is full of praise, and such films often get good box office results.

Judging from what Chris Land knows about the theater, it can be roughly guessed that the movie's click-through data and average attendance will certainly not be low.

And after one day of interviews and investigations, he had subconsciously attributed the movie "Three Fools to Bollywood" into the ranks of expansion, otherwise he would not feel sorry for it.

Turning his head, Chris Rand glanced at the movie poster posted in the theater again. The name of Lyman Last written in the director's position on it was still unfamiliar as before.

He patted his briefcase and checked the time on his watch. He planned to go back for business.

The last screening of today has not ended, but he doesn't want to wait any longer. This time, he has done enough work, and there is nothing left to stay.