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When Lehman and others started the road show publicity, apart from the joy of fans everywhere, the French media reporters were most pleased with this matter.

They were really happy. They wrote the "Furious" draft for two or three days in a row. Seeing that everything was written, what should be predicted and what should be blown was also blown. When there is almost no topic to talk about, hehe , Lehman returned home.

So, when a group of them started to promote in various cities in France, they could always see almost the same group of reporters on different occasions and in different places.

They also like to ask all kinds of weird questions. Some Lehman is willing to take care of it, some are not willing.

Another busy day passed, and only in the dead of night, Lehman could watch some of the audience's most true comments on the film.

Turn on the computer, click on the IMDB website, and slide the interface with the mouse.

At the same time that the movie box office was released, the online word-of-mouth ban was also lifted.

"It was shocking to see, thank you the director for bringing us a masterpiece of World War II theme."

"Several frontal shots of the battlefield were taken very real, and there is an immersive feeling, praise."

"From "Buried Alive" to "Three Fools Havoc in Bollywood" to this "Furious", Director Lyman can always bring me a different feeling..."

Of course, some people like it, and there are certainly others who don't.

Lyman is not Franklin, and everyone can't be satisfied with him. What's more, war movies are not the kind that female audiences like.

And some shots are too real, which will make some viewers visually disgusted.

"Some places are too bloody, and the director is too tactful. It's okay to use a virtual lens to describe it from the side. It's too naked, I can't stand it."

"It's not as good as what you said. I went to see it and it was noisy."

These comments are acceptable to Lehman. The carrots and vegetables, each has their own love, there is nothing to say...

At the headquarters of Paramount Pictures, Benjamin Casey Winter, chairman of the board of directors, sat in his office chair, with a little emotion, "The box office of the film reached 34.76 million US dollars in three days. Shirley, you are the founder of Europa Pictures. The decision to cooperate and invest resources to promote "Furious" is very correct."

Although there is only a smile on her face, anyone can tell that Shirley Lansing is in a good mood. Sunday's box office results came out, although she was listed in the North American weekly box office rankings this week by competitors "007: "Death Another Day" gave a slight pressure, but the topical gimmick brought by the hype of the "Bond" and "Bond Girl" romance cannot be ignored. I have to say that MGM is indeed a good move.

But as the enthusiasm of their respective hard-core supporters was consumed in the first week, the next thing to compete is definitely the reputation of the audience. As for publicity and lace news, the effect will only become smaller and smaller.

Compared with word-of-mouth, Shirley Lansing has reason to believe that the next week's "Furious" will overtake "007: Die Another Day".

After all, the gap between the two is really not that big. In North America alone, the difference is only 3.12 million US dollars, which means that the first week of "007: Die Another Day" box office was 37.88 million US dollars.

The most important thing is that although the word-of-mouth of the two films has declined with the time of the show, the magnitude of "Furious" is smaller.

"The next thing I want to talk about is the issue of theaters, Shirley, tell CAA to put pressure on the major theaters together and strive for the scale of the film.

Benjamin Casey Winter said with a smile.

"I will personally contact their executives to come out and meet."

With these words of Shirley Lansing, the chairman of the board of directors naturally no longer worried. The box office numbers of "Furious" are here. The theaters can't give up the profits, and he doesn't want to be crushed on the screen. Opponent "007: Die Another Day", as long as they can be consistent with the opponent next week...

Running propaganda was really tiring, the schedule was rushed, and even a big man like Lehman couldn't stand it, let alone a delicate woman like Eva Green.

So, after only one day, she was sent home by Lehman, and the rest continued to insist.

After all, tired is a little tired, but the results are also very good.

They know very well that their movie "Furious" is harvesting the box office of the film market every day. If they can increase a little bit of market share on the basis of the day before, then their action is worthwhile.

As a result, their propaganda proved useful.

There is nothing more direct than data feedback, and the market is responding to them.

Therefore, the group is painful and happy.

Sitting in the car, preparing to head to the next event location, Lehman suddenly felt that his previous worries were unnecessary. Once the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies was turned on, the box office was the same as a number, only seeing it increasing.

In France, the first week's box office champion's throne is naturally "Fury", which won the competition with 30.42 million US dollars to beat the 27.89 million US dollars in "007: Die Another Day".

What’s more frightening is that on the next day, the new week of movie screenings also began. "Fury" still received 13.24 million US dollars, while "007: Die Another Day" dropped to 10.32 million US dollars. The gap was further widened. .

Some gossip media will naturally not let this topic go. "Lyon Entertainment" made a big headline title: "French movies and Hollywood blockbusters directly collide. Lehmann defeated 007 and defended the glory of France."

With a sensational title, the content states the performance of the two parties in the box office market, which can easily attract the attention of the audience.

There are not a few such media, but more serious news magazines such as "The Parisian" and "Ta Kung Pao" appear to be relatively fair.

It is a more objective evaluation of the contest between the two sides. The performance of "Fury" in North America and the difference in performance in the French market also gave reasons. "We have reason to believe that the French people are more supportive of the works directed by their own directors."

Lehman can only get a general idea about all the noise and noise. He doesn't have the habit of paying attention to news magazines all the time. On this day, he woke up early in the morning as always, and was ready to set off for the next target city roadshow.

The name of the next city is Toulouse. It is a large city in southwestern France and is also known as the "City of Roses".

It has beautiful scenery and pleasant climate...

Forget it, let's not talk about it, Lehman and his party are not interested in urban humanities or anything at all.

Moreover, I'm exhausted, so what's the mood to visit the scenery?

As the car was driving on the road, Lehman forced himself to close his eyes, preparing to sleep for a while and recharge his energy.

Just about to fall asleep, the sound of the discussion between Ryan and Thomas reached his ears, "Would you like to wake up, isn't he most concerned about this?"

"Let's wait for him to wake up. The schedule has been so hurried recently and everyone hasn't slept well. If you can take a break, you can take a break."

"It's okay, it's good news anyway, there is nothing to rush."

"What good news?"

Lyman opened his eyes and looked back at Ryan.

"You woke up...actually nothing. George just sent a message saying that the box office score of "Furious" in North America in a single day is higher than that of "007: Die Another Day"."

"How much more than?"

"Not much, probably more than two million dollars."

Sure enough, the market's feedback was just as Shirley Lansing predicted. After the next Monday, after the core audience fans' enthusiasm was exhausted, the ones who really decided the market became passerby audiences.

And this group always pays attention to the reputation of movies. After only one day, the gap between the two parties was close to nothing. On the second day, that is, December 1, the box office, "Furious" was worth 11.46 million US dollars. Defeated the $9.13 million in "007: Die Another Day".

Lehman was also a little happy when he heard it.

It is obviously good news to be better than the competition, and it also makes him feel that the hard work these days has not been in vain.

Although their propaganda here has little impact on North America.

But who cares?It's over if you are in a good mood.

"Recently, the relationship between Halle Berry and Pierce Brosnan has been hyped. It seems that MGM is determined to take this side of the propaganda method." Everyone is in a good mood, and Nicholas Cage is also actively teasing It became the hottest news spot in North America.

"People in the circle know they are pretending, but fans from both sides and some viewers are immersed in it. I heard that there are still many die-hard Halle Berry fans threatening that Pierce Brosnan is not worthy. Haha." En also echoed.

Heath Ledger also laughed, but didn't say anything. He had never paid much attention to it. At this time, it seemed to him that he was listening to a story.

"It's a pity that we can't hype a scandal. I have to say that this trick works well." Ryan analyzed, "As long as we provoked a wave of attention, the news media will automatically follow it. It's an easy task, it's not like it. Our exhausted live running propaganda."

"I don't mind, but there is no decent female character in the movie, not to mention the heroine, there is not even a female partner. Alas." Nicholas Cage sighed pretendingly as he agreed.

After getting along with him for a long time, he feels more bored.

People who are unfamiliar with him seem to be very dull and don't like to talk about it, but once the relationship is familiar, he dare to try any kind of show operation.

"Come on, it's impossible to make a movie to make a pair of on-screen lovers. I don't have that skill. And, are they particularly useful? I don't think it is necessary. The eyeballs are enough, but how many people are there? Going to care about the movie? It's nothing more than watching the excitement, it doesn't help much in terms of direction." Lyman waved his hand, not at all feeling how clever MGM's propaganda methods are.

It only simply attracts the audience's attention, but the movie itself is not good, and it can't really make them willing to enter the cinema to support it.

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