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Thursday, April 12

The female employees in the comic area of ​​Qingwan Book City put this issue of "Weekly Boys" on the bookshelves. They have to complete this work before opening the store. "Weekly Boys" is a very popular comic. Need to prepare an additional bookstall for readers to buy it.

The task was completed by four female shop assistants. After placing the magazines in time, they chatted while looking at the cover of "Weekly Shonen".

"Today's cover is "5 Centimeters Per Second" again, and its publicity is really big. It seems that it has been a long time since "Weekly Boys" made a preview of Mr. He Xi's work!"

"Indeed, there are more and more new cartoonists, and the magazines of Phoenix Company have become more formal than before. They usually give previews for new serial comics. Although Mr. He Xi's cartoons are still in the top few, the color pictures on the front page It’s getting rarer and rarer, and generally they don’t grab positions.”

"However, this week, the covers of several magazines in a row are all about the movie "5 Centimeters Per Second". It seems that this movie is getting a lot of attention!"

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

"Five Centimeters Per Second" is Phoenix's first animated film. Although it has an animation prefix, it is a real film. Movies are not ordinary. They have always been high-end things in the eyes of others. When talking about entertainment in China, the first thing people think of besides celebrities is movies. *long*wind*wen*study. cx.

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

"How much do you think the box office of "5 Centimeters Per Second" can reach?"

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

"I don't know much about the box office of movies, but I guess it will exceed 100 million Huaxia coins!", "100 million Huaxia coins is too little. The fan base of "5 Centimeters Per Second" is there. How many fans does Teacher He Xi have? Who hasn't read this comic? I guess it's 300 million Huaxia coins!"

"Three hundred million. That's too much!" A young clerk exclaimed, "No wonder the Phoenix Company advertises it so vigorously. It turns out that movies make so much money!"

She misunderstood a concept, the box office is not equal to the income of Phoenix Company, but no one explained it to her at this time, because they saw the old store manager walking in.

"Shop Manager, let's get to work right away!" Except for the young clerk, the rest of the women left immediately, and the young clerk just arrived, blinking his eyes. Her reflexes are not as fast as others,

When she wanted to apologize and leave, the old store manager stopped her.

"Don't worry, chat with me." The old store manager said with a smile, "Since that girl He Xi left, no one in the store can chat with me." "He Xi?" Quickly remembered: "Is the store manager talking about Miss Jose from Phoenix Company?"

"That's right, it's that girl. Why, do you know her?" The old store manager stroked his beard and laughed, "She used to be a clerk in our store!"

The female clerk complained in her heart, how could she not know He Xi. After coming here to work, that person is the most often mentioned by others. But she was very strange to He Xi. It wasn't until the Phoenix Company interview was broadcast on TV a few days ago that the female shop assistant knew what Jose looked like for the first time.

And after that interview, some seniors in the store became more enthusiastic, and talked about the things they used to get along with Jose. It's okay to hear this kind of thing once or twice, and it feels very fresh, but after hearing it too much, the female shop assistant gradually understands that those colleagues are purely using the work with José as a tool to show off.

The old store manager said it was a lie that no one was chatting with him, but in fact he just wanted to talk about Jose in front of her. But compared to Jose, the shop assistant is more interested in He Xi.

"Shop manager, I've heard about He Xi's story dozens of times, can you tell me about Teacher He Xi today." The female shop assistant said with a bitter face.

The old store manager was a little embarrassed: "Teacher He Xi, um... I know him very well, you know? When he debuted for the first time three years ago, Jose and I were talking about how he would definitely be popular... ..."

"...The store manager... Teacher He Xi has debuted for four years..."

"Four, four years?" The old store manager coughed twice: "Time flies, people are old, and their memory is a bit bad... Anyway, I know He Xi very well. The cover of this "Weekly Boys" is "Five Centimeters Per Second"! I seem to have heard you talking about the box office just now, 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 eyes of a clerk behind the bookshelf. The clerk smiled and said, "I said store manager, are you talking nonsense? The total box office of the movie directed by Mr. Qingsong last year was only More than 500 million, how can Teacher He Xi not be as popular as him?"

The green pine in her mouth is home, and she has been famous for ten years. Last year, he changed his job as a director to make a film. The total box office of his first film exceeded 500 million, and he won the reputation of being the first new director of the year. At that time, he surprised many people!

The sales volume of the top manga is still not as good as the novel, and it stands to reason that He Xi's popularity is not as big as that of Qingsong. How can it be possible that a movie has a box office of more than 600 million?

"Hmph...you are really young people...you are more stubborn than an old man like me, and you can't understand current affairs." The old store manager widened his eyes: "Is He Xi's movie comparable to Qingsong? Why are you still hugging him?" It's not as good as a novelist's concept, let me tell you, He Xi, that kid's strength has long surpassed those novelists!"

The clerk laughed: "Boss, what the newspapers and TV said is different from yours?" So far, no Chinese newspapers and TV media have dared to say that He Xi's strength surpasses that of a top-notch novelist. This is also the case. Although his comic sales are high, they are always short of popular novels.

But this is exactly what the old store manager was most dissatisfied with.

"What do you know, those media are talking nonsense!" He said displeased: "Comparing cartoonists and novelists, He Xi is certainly not as good as a novelist, but is He Xi a pure cartoonist? I dare If you ask anyone with a brain, he wouldn't dare to say that!"

It is true that comics are no match for novels now, but why are they no match for novelists? This is a big mistake! He Xi 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 surpasses his cartoonist halo, and his influence definitely exceeds that of first-class novels Family.

Of course, no one wants to admit this. Most people in Huaxia will associate He Xi with comics. If He Xi surpasses first-class novelists, many people will understand it as "comic sales" and "comic market". It has surpassed the novel industry, and that will cause a great shock.

Coupled with the low-key of Phoenix Company, He Xi is even more low-key. There is no media that will find something to tell the truth, and that will attract mass criticism. If a newspaper office dared to say that He Xi surpassed a top-notch novelist, then no need to think about it, someone would slap the face with the sales of the novel the next day. Even if you say that He Xi develops in multiple ways, some people will scold He Xi as "not a cartoonist".

There are no people inside and outside, so naturally no one will say anything.

"And He Xi has been a director for a long time..." The old store manager snorted and said with a smile: "If you ask Qingsong, who has never been a director, to compare with him, isn't that looking for abuse?"

The two clerks were taken aback for a moment, and then quickly realized that they were right, He Xi had long been an animation director. The quality of He Xi's animation is obvious to all. Because of this, after the news of the production of "5 Centimeters per Second" was released, no one has ever worried about its quality. Fans will wait for its release with peace of mind.

And this is something novelist Qingsong can't surpass. He made a movie for the first time, and even when fans didn't trust him, he could still get a total box office of 500 million. In addition to the influence of popularity, the bigger factor is because of China's popularity. The film market is very broad, and this box office revenue can only cause a sensation under a new director.

"If you say that..." The young female shop assistant frowned: "Then Mr. He Xi's total box office of 600 million is still less?"

She did the math, "5 Centimeters Per Second" was originally a highly popular comic work, and then He Xi's director ability has won the trust of fans, plus it was released nationwide... He Xi's comics are in the Far East and the Far East. It was also very popular, and the final box office revenue should not be only 100 million higher than that of Qingsong.

"This is because there are other popular movies released at the same time." The old store manager nodded and said, "There will be two popular movies released this month, and one at the beginning of next month. These three movies will affect the performance of "5 Centimeters Per Second". Box office, its release timing is not good... If there is no competitor, the total box office should exceed 800 million Huaxia dollars."

The production of Chinese movies is very high, but popular movies are usually broadcast in separate time slots. It is rare to have three popular movies released in one month. Including the quasi-hit "5 Centimeters Per Second", there are a total of four popular movies. This is a good thing for the audience, but it is a bad thing for each movie. Movie theaters have different time slots, and the four movies have to compete with each other. The result is that the total box office rises and the individual box office decreases.

According to the old store manager's calculations on the box office of past movies, he thinks that "5 Centimeters Per Second" normally exceeds 800 million at the box office. It should not be difficult. "It's a pity."

Although he felt that it was a pity to lose 200 million, the figure of 600 million still shocked the shop assistants, and the young shop assistant was even more speechless: "A movie can make so much money, why doesn't Phoenix Company spend more money on publicity? Will its market value skyrocket because of this?"

"Of course."

The old store manager nodded, "5 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 its entry into the animation business back then.