"Counter drop? Are you kidding me?" Hong Tianyi held his wine glass, glanced at the staff member, and said disdainfully, "Do you even know what a counter drop is, and you’re here making a fuss? The first day sales of War Wolf were pulled by us by 1.5 billion, a counter drop my ass? Get lost! Scram! Coming here to spoil the mood at this time, what a killjoy!"
The staff member was scolded by Hong Tianyi and couldn’t even raise his head, standing there stammering, not daring to speak.
Actually, it’s not surprising that Hong Tianyi was so sure.
A counter drop is much more difficult than just a simple rise.
For example, let’s say the total box office on the first day is 200 million, and Movie A’s box office is 100 million. The next day, the total box office is 250 million, and Movie A’s box office becomes 120 million; this is called an increase.
But a counter drop is different.
On the first day, if the total box office is 500 million, and Movie A’s box office alone is 300 million. The next day, if the total box office drops to 450 million, but Movie A’s box office alone increases to 350 million, then Movie A’s box office has counter dropped.
Here, the drop refers to the total box office dropping, and a counter drop means one movie’s box office increases despite the overall drop in the market; this is what they call a counter drop in the box office.
As you can see, wanting to rise is easy, but wanting to counter drop? How difficult would that be?
Their commotion had already attracted a lot of attention at the venue. Yang Haiyang held his glass of wine, took a sip gently, and said disdainfully, "What a joke, War Wolf counter dropping? Are you still asleep or what?"
Liu Feifei also nodded, "Exactly, do you know how much our first day sales were? Three billion! Typically, tomorrow’s market will definitely be lower than today, and you’re saying War Wolf counter dropped? Means while all our sales are sliding down, only theirs is rising? Do you think that’s possible?"
"That’s why I say inexperienced people just don’t cut it," Yu Zhinan also nodded his head, "Look at them, listless all day, pressed down by us, what more can they achieve?"
Everyone burst into laughter, others also shook their heads—
"Hahaha, small fries, making a fuss over small things, it’s normal."
"That’s right, after all, the stakes this time are big, he’s scared, which is a normal response."
"Oh my, War Wolf is counter dropping? I’m so scared! Hahahaha!"
Everyone in the room burst into laughter.
No wonder, for them, a counter drop was almost mythical in the box office lore, no need to even consider such a thing.
Even Hong Tianjun, who always claimed to be infallible, smiled and shook his head, "Alright, no need to resign, after all, not being experienced and making a big fuss over small things is normal; go take a rest."
"But... but..." Perhaps encouraged by Hong Tianjun’s approach, the staff member spoke out loudly, "But big young master! War Wolf really did counter drop! It really counter dropped! Our presales at this time yesterday were about 5 million, War Wolf 2 million. Today so far we only have 1.5 million, but War Wolf, War Wolf..."
"Hm? What happened with War Wolf?" Hong Tianjun frowned, "Since it’s been brought up, then tell us, what happened with War Wolf?"
"The presales for War Wolf," the staff member gulped hard, "today have already reached over 6 million! And it’s still skyrocketing!"
Silence! The entire celebration hall instantly fell dead silent!
On the first day, Three Lives of Love’s presales in the first hour were 5 million, War Wolf 2 million.
And now someone was telling everyone that on the second day, Three Lives of Love’s presales in an hour were 1.5 million, while War Wolf’s had sky-rocketed to 6 million!
How the hell is that possible?!
"Are you joking?!" At that moment, Yang Haiyang snapped, "We’re celebrating here and you’re spoiling the mood?! War Wolf went from 2 million in one hour on the first day to 6 million on the second? Did you take the wrong medication?!"
Everyone around chimed in, "Exactly, lad, are you seeing things wrong? How could that be, if you said they reached 2.5 million today at this time, that would be more believable."
"Hahaha, right, right, 2.5 is more like it!"
"Is this happening? Is the world about to explode?!" Hong Tianyi immediately pulled out his phone, browsing as he spoke, "You say they gained a bit, possibly, but this big? What on... holy shit! Holy shit!"
His shouts of "holy shit" shocked at least half the people’s glasses off, filling the whole hall with a clattering noise!
What’s going on here? Why the excitement?!
While everyone was still puzzled, they then heard Hong Tianyi shout, "It must be a problem with the website! War Wolf II’s presales are already approaching 7 million?! And still rising fast?!"
Presales of 7 million?! How could this be?!
Are you kidding? That much increase in just a short time?!
"Maybe there’s a problem with the website?" Even Hong Tianjun, who normally wouldn’t bat an eyelid if Mount Tai were collapsing before his eyes, frowned, "Let me check."
He directly accessed another box office tracking website on his phone, and even he was taken aback by the numbers, "It’s true! The presales are now 720 thousand?"
All the people present took out their phones and started looking.
At this sight, there was a collective gasp heard throughout the venue!
"Shh—! It really is!" Everyone’s faces turned pale!
A reversal drop! This time it truly was a reversal drop!
Normally, if the total box office on the first day was close to five hundred million, it wouldn’t be possible for the total box office on the premiere day to exceed that of the first day.
However, clearly, the War Wolf on the second day, just based on the presale box office alone, had definitely surged dramatically!
"It’s fake! This must be fake!" Hong Tianyi kicked over a table and roared, "How is this possible?! How can this be possible?! Their presale box office on the second day is higher than our first-day box office?! What kind of joke is this?! How can this be possible?!"
The entire venue went silent, no one dared to speak.
After all, during such a time, who would want to bother Hong Tianyi, the Young Master, and invite trouble?!
"It’s fake! It has to be fake!" Yang Haiyang was frantic too, he had put in his best effort this time; after all, it hadn’t been easy to build a relationship with Hong Tianyi, and if they lost...
"They must have cheated, they definitely inflated the numbers!" Yang Haiyang picked up his phone and shouted, "It will show if we check the online reviews! With Wang Hao’s skills, it’s impossible for him to have ever shot a movie before, how could it be so exaggerated?! They definitely cheated! They inflated the numbers! They boosted the box office!"
"Yes, yes, they must have inflated the box office!"
"Exactly, how could it be so exaggerated, they definitely inflated it!"
"Let’s check the online reviews!"
People then took out their phones, and after this check, not only did they fall silent, but their expressions changed completely!
Three Lives of Love, Douban score: 5.9.
And its competitor, War Wolf, had a terrifying Douban score of 9.5!
5.9 versus 9.5! This dramatic scene was vividly unfolded before everyone present!
Pain! The face hurts! It burns painfully!
This slap stung too harshly!
Although the first-day box office for Three Lives of Love was indeed very good, amounting to over three hundred million, this reputation was the most ruthless mockery of them! Over three hundred million on the first day, but what about the score? Only 5.9!
So, what does that tell us? It could only mean that this fan movie was a piece of high popularity but low-quality trash! The kind of trash that, after watching it once, you wouldn’t even want to mention it a second time!
And as for War Wolf?! A high score of nine point five! Such a rating hadn’t even appeared in the entire history of Douban before!
Reviews for War Wolf—
Luo Ruisheng: Boys watching this movie would love it because it’s really adrenaline-pumping. If you are a girl, Leng Feng’s feelings for Long Xiaoyun will deeply move you, for real! So, I give it five stars! Exciting, ready for a second watch!
Slap: Thrilling! The big scenes truly rival international blockbusters! Not awkward at all, Wang Hao’s fight scenes are super exciting, and the underwater battles look forceful too, must shout out about Yang Yunfei, his character is like an Easter egg, carrying all the comedic elements, tailored for him haha! It’s truly good, highly recommended! Full marks from me!
Mole’s Potato: War Wolf essentially used battleships and tanks to barge open the door to heavy industry in national cinema. It lets the audience understand that national films can have their own superheroes just like Hollywood blockbusters. Explosively exciting, awesome is all I’ll say!
Liang Mucheng: Four stars for a military-themed movie feel appropriate, its quality is explosively exciting, overall four and a half stars!
Fang Ting’s Ranch: Didn’t have high expectations at first, after all, Brother Hao was said to be filming for the first time. But the result was unexpectedly good, truly thrilling! Planning to go for a second watch tomorrow, bringing my whole family along! I do feel a bit of pain for my money ≥﹏≤. But I think it’s worth it, Zhang Muqing looks so pretty, bright and beautiful. Brother Hao, keep filming, definitely count me in if there’s a sequel! Five stars!
Baby Gege: Rejecting double standards—Americans treat cars like planes, why can’t we in the Heavenly People’s Republic drift tanks? Did it roll over your mortgaged house or crash your outdoor toilet?
Magic Cloud Beast: Nice! After a tiring day, watching this exciting movie made me feel great. Raid battles, tank battles, the chase scenes were filmed very well, the fighting was solid. The comedic and tear-jerking moments involving the black mother and son were also inserted naturally. I think[:dedent:] it’s a very good hero movie, strongly recommend, I give it five stars!
With such reviews filling up the entire screen, when they looked back at Three ...