Thursday, April 12th

The female employees in the comic section of Qingyun Book City put this issue of "Weekly Shonen" on the shelf, and they had to complete the job before opening the store, "Weekly Shonen" is a very popular comic, in addition to the normal bookshelf, they also need to prepare an additional booksstand for readers to buy every week.

The task was completed by four female clerks, who, after putting the magazine in place, chatted casually over the cover of Weekly Boys.

"Today's cover is "Five Centimeters per Second" again, and its publicity is really big, it seems that it has been a long time since I have seen "Weekly Boy" preview Mr. He Xi's work!"

"Indeed,There are more and more new cartoonists,Phoenix company's magazine has become much more formal than before,Usually give a preview of new serial comics,It's a pity that the teacher's comics are still in the first few places,But the home page color picture is becoming more and more rare,Generally will not grab a position。

"However, the covers of several consecutive magazines this week are the movie news of "Five Centimeters per Second", and it seems that this movie is very important!"

"Of course, this is Phoenix's first animated film!"

"Five Centimeters per Second" is Phoenix's first animated film, and although it has an animated prefix, it is a real movie. Movies are not ordinary, they have always been tall things in the eyes of others, and when it comes to entertainment in Huaxia, the first thing that comes to people's minds is movies in addition to stars.

Of course, the economic benefits of the film are also very large, which is the core reason why Phoenix vigorously promotes it.

"How much do you guess the box office of "Five Centimeters per Second" can reach?"

A female clerk suddenly asked, and the rest of the clerks looked at each other.

"I don't know much about the box office of the movie, but I guess it will be more than 100 million Chinese coins!" "100 million Chinese coins is too little." The fan base of "Five Centimeters per Second" is here. It's a pity that how many fans of the teacher haven't read this comic? I guess it's 300 million Chinese coins! ”

"Three hundred million. That's too much! A young clerk exclaimed: "No wonder Phoenix wants to advertise it so vigorously, it turns out that movies are so profitable!" ”

She got the idea that the box office was not equal to Phoenix's revenue, but no one explained it to her at this time, because they saw the old store manager walk in.

"Store manager, let's work right away!" Except for the young clerk, the rest of the women immediately dispersed, and the young clerk blinked and was stunned when he first arrived. Her reaction was not as quick as the others, and when she wanted to apologize and leave, the old store manager stopped her.

"Don't worry, talk to me." The old store manager said with a smile: "Since Jose's girl left, there is no one in the store who can talk to me." ”

"Jose?" The female clerk was stunned for a moment, and then quickly remembered: "Is the store manager talking about Miss Jose from Phoenix Company?" ”

"Yes, that's the girl, what, you know?" The old store manager stroked his beard and smiled: "She used to be a clerk in our store!" ”

The female clerk complained in her heart, how could she not know Jose. After coming here to work, that person is the one who is most often talked about. But she was a stranger to Jose. It wasn't until an interview with Phoenix was aired on TV a few days ago that the female clerk knew for the first time what Jose looked like.

After that interview, some of the seniors in the store were even more enthusiastic, and they talked about their previous relationship with Jose. It's fine to hear about this kind of thing once or twice, and I think it's very new, but after hearing about it a lot, the female clerk gradually understands that those colleagues are purely using the things they work with Jose as a tool to show off.

The old store manager said that no one chatted with him, but in fact, he just wanted to talk about Jose in front of her. However, the female clerk was more interested in He Xi than Jose.

"Store manager, I've heard about Jose dozens of times, can you tell me about the teacher today." The female clerk said with a bitter face.

The old store manager was a little embarrassed: "What a pity teacher, en...... I know him well, you know? When he debuted for the first time three years ago, Jose and I were talking about how he was going to be popular......"

“…… Manager...... It's been four years since the teacher's debut......"

"Four, four years?" The old store manager coughed twice: "Time flies so fast, people are old, and their memory is a little bad...... Anyway, I'm very familiar with He Xi, the cover of this "Weekly Boy" is "Five Centimeters per Second"! I just heard you talking about the box office, let me tell you...... the box office of "Five Centimeters per Second" will exceed 100 million on the first day, and the total box office will be at least 600 million Chinese dollars! ”

"Six hundred million!?" The female clerk exclaimed, and even attracted the attention of a clerk behind the bookshelf, who smiled and said, "I said the store manager, are you talking nonsense?" The total box office of the movie directed by Mr. Aomatsu last year was only more than 500 million, so why can't the teacher's popularity compare to him? ”

The green pine in her mouth is a first-class novelist in China and has been famous for ten years. Last year, he switched to directing and producing zuò films, and the total box office of his first film exceeded 500 million, and he won the reputation of the first new director of the year, which amazed many people at that time!

The sales of top comics are not as good as novels, and it stands to reason that the popularity of He Song is not as big as that of Aomatsu, how can a movie exceed 600 million at the box office?

"Hmph...... What a young man you are...... More stubborn than an old man like me, and can't understand current affairs. The old store manager glared: "What's a pity, is the movie comparable to Qingsong?" Why do you still hold the idea that he is not as good as a novelist, let me tell you, it's a pity that that kid's strength has long surpassed those novelists! ”

The clerk laughed: "Store manager, what the newspaper and TV say is different from you?" "So far, no one in the Chinese newspapers and television media has dared to say that he is more powerful than the first-class novelists. As a matter of fact, although his comics sell well, they are always close to the popular novels.

And this is precisely the most dissatisfied place of the old store manager,

"What do you know, those media are talking nonsense!" He said unhappily: "Comparing cartoonists and novelists, of course they can't compare to novelists, but why are they simple cartoonists?" I dare ask anyone with a bit of brains, he wouldn't dare say that! ”

It's true that comics can't compare to novels now, but why can't they compare to novelists, that's a big mistake! He is the highest symbol of a cartoonist, but he is not only a cartoonist, he is also an entrepreneur and a pianist...... It can be said that He Xi's idol halo exceeds that of his cartoonist, and his influence definitely exceeds that of a first-class novelist.

Of course, no one wants to admit this, most people in China will associate He Xi with comics, if He Xi surpasses first-class novelists, then many people will understand that "comic sales" and "comic market" have surpassed the novel industry, and that the shock will be great.

Coupled with the low-key nature of Phoenix Company, it is a pity that it is even more low-key, and no media will have anything to do to tell the truth, which is something that has to attract group spray. If a newspaper dares to say that it is a pity to surpass first-class novelists, then there is no need to think that the next day someone will slap the face with the sales of novels. Even if you say that it is a pity that it is a multi-faceted development, it will attract some people to scold him for being a 'cartoonist'.

It's not a person inside or outside, so naturally no one says it.

"And why is it a pity that he has already been a director......" The old store manager snorted and laughed: "You let Qingsong, a person who has never been a director, compare with him, isn't that looking for abuse?" ”

The two clerks were stunned for a moment, and then quickly reacted - that's right, why don't you already be an animation director. The quality of the animation is obvious to all, and because of this, no one has been worried about the quality of the "Five Centimeters per Second" movie since the news came out, and fans will wait for it to be released with peace of mind.

And this is something that novelist Qing Song can't surpass, his first zuò movie, when fans still don't trust, he can still get a total box office of 500 million, in addition to the impact of popularity, the bigger factor is because the film market in China is very broad, and this box office income can only cause a sensation under the rookie director.

"If you say that......" The young female clerk frowned: "Then why don't you regret that the teacher's total box office is still 600 million, right?" ”

She did the math, "Five Centimeters per Second" was originally a popular comic work, and then what a pity, the director's strength won the trust of fans, plus the national release...... It's a pity that the comics are also very popular in the Far East and Far East, and the final box office revenue should not be 100 million higher than that of Qingsong.

"That's because there were other popular movies that were released at the same time." The old store manager nodded and said: "There will be two popular movies released this month, and there will be one at the beginning of next month, these three movies will affect the box office of "Five Centimeters per Second", and its release timing is not good...... If there are no competitors, the total box office should exceed 800 million Huaxia coins. ”

The production of Chinese films is very high, but popular movies are generally broadcast in separate periods, and it is relatively rare for three popular movies to be released in a month, plus the quasi-hit of "Five Centimeters per Second", there are a total of four popular movies. This is good for the audience, but it is bad for every movie, and the cinema has different time schedules, and the four films have to compete with each other, and the result is that the total box office goes up and the individual box office decreases.

According to the old store manager's calculation of the box office of past movies, he thinks that it should not be difficult for "Five Centimeters per Second" to exceed 800 million box office under normal circumstances - "It's a pity." ”

Although he felt that it was a pity to lose 200 million, the figure of 600 million still shocked the clerks, and the young clerk was even more staggered: "A movie can make so much money, why doesn't Phoenix spend more money on publicity, and its market value will skyrocket because of this incident, right?" ”

"Of course."

The old store manager nodded, "Five Centimeters per Second" is the pioneer of Phoenix Company's entry into the film industry, and its significance to Phoenix Company is no less than that of entering the animation business back then. (To be continued......)