The hype surrounding "The Witch" is indeed quite large, with advance screenings in both China and the United States.

In the past, when a movie was released, Yang Hao usually did not participate in the roadshow, but this time, starting from the preview, Yang Hao started the roadshow with a group of people including Meng Ziyi, Li Xian, Chen Xiao, etc.

After a busy day and visiting four cinemas, I finally dragged my tired body back to the booked hotel.

After taking a shower and venting his emotions on Meng Ziyi, Yang Hao felt a little more relaxed.

Yang Hao held Meng Ziyi's smooth and tender body with one hand, and took out his cell phone with the other hand, glancing at it from time to time.

These abnormal actions were all seen by Meng Ziyi.

"Honey, are you worried about the box office of "The Witch" in the United States?" Meng Ziyi is also a smart person. From Yang Hao's little movements, he has guessed the specific situation.

Yang Hao didn't reply, but nodded, which was considered as his agreement.

In the past, there was a system to back it up, so Yang Hao didn't worry about the movie box office at all. But now he can't control how the cashback box office is accurately distributed in the United States. Without the large-scale diversion of cashback box office, it's really hard to say whether "The Witch" can be successful in the United States.

"Boss, don't worry. I believe that with your talent, you will be successful in the United States." Meng Ziyi comforted him.

As she spoke, Meng Ziyi deliberately leaned towards Yang Hao's arms, pressed her soft breasts against Yang Hao's chest, and then slowly slid down.

"Hiss~hiss!" Meng Ziyi is really good at playing. In order to help Yang Hao get rid of his troubles, she actually used the chilling trick.

To be honest, this trick is indeed effective. The extreme joy made Yang Hao's worries disappear without a trace in an instant.

Following Meng Ziyi's movements, Yang Hao took a breath of comfort from time to time.

Sometimes men do use their small heads to dominate their big heads and do things that are kidnapped by their DNA.

But every advantage has its disadvantages, and Xiaotou does have a unique advantage in eliminating worries.
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December 12th was the day when "The Witch" was screened on a small scale in the United States.

Miramax does have high expectations for this film. Although it is a small-scale preview, it has arranged for more than a dozen theaters to screen it. This scale is much larger than the number of screenings of many Chinese-language films officially released in the United States.

In order to obtain first-hand word-of-mouth, Cynthia arranged some staff to wait at the entrance of the cinema until the screening of "The Witch" was over and distribute questionnaires to the moviegoers.

Yang Hao was waiting for feedback from the United States, and Cynthia was also waiting for feedback from her subordinates' investigation.

Sun Yanan is a Chinese who came to the United States to study. Today she received a part-time job, which is to distribute questionnaires for the movie "The Witch".

Starting from "Charlotte's Troubles" three years ago, Sun Yanan has liked movies produced by Yang Hao. Later, she watched "The Sword of the Assassin", "The Richest Tomato", "Detective Chinatown 3" and so on without missing a single one. These movies did not disappoint Sun Yanan and they are all very classic.

Sun Yanan can be said to be a genuine fan of Yang Hao.

The only thing that bothers Sun Yanan is that since she came to the United States to study a year ago, it has become a luxury to go to the cinema to watch Yang Hao's movies. Every time she can only wait until the movie is finished and then look for resources to watch it online.

And today, her idol Yang Hao’s movie will be released in the United States, which surprised her very much.

She distributed questionnaires happily, planning to go see the movie in person once this part-time job was over to see if "The Witch" still maintained its previous standards.

She has done this part-time job of distributing questionnaires for movies many times and has quite some experience in it.

You can tell whether a movie is good or not by looking at the facial expressions of the moviegoers when they leave the theater.

"So cool, I can't believe this was filmed by Huaxia."

"Jack, did you see the heroine flying with the sword just now? She was so cool."

"China is so mysterious. In addition to Chinese Kung Fu, is there also a Chinese flying sword?"

"This director has such a rich imagination. How did he come up with such a cool way of fighting?"

"I heard that there is an ancient way of practicing in China. I wonder if it is true?"

……

After hearing the first wave of moviegoers discussing "The Witch" and seeing the excitement on their faces, Sun Yanan knew that her idol's new movie should be of good quality.

"Sir, Madam, excuse me for taking up a moment of your time. Could you please help me fill out this questionnaire?" Sun Yanan seized the opportunity, walked up to the group of people and handed them out the questionnaire.

When the group of fans saw Sun Yanan approaching, they were stunned for a moment, then they reacted.

"Ok! I'm willing to help. This movie is so wonderful. I hope my help can help more people know about it."

In this way, Sun Yanan quickly sent out more than 40 questionnaires and received more than 30 back.
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"Knock, knock, knock..." There was a knock on the door. After getting Cynthia's permission, the assistant pushed the door open and walked in.

"President, this is the statistical questionnaire survey summary report." As he spoke, the assistant handed a report to Cynthia.

Taking the report, Cynthia opened it with a serious expression.

A total of 487 questionnaires were sent out to more than a dozen cinemas, and 351 were collected, with a recovery rate of 72 percent, which is a fairly high number.

Generally speaking, audiences will only cooperate with the questionnaire survey if a movie is very good and they like it very much.

Of course, it is also possible that a movie is very bad and the audience has a strong desire to complain, so they will also cooperate with the questionnaire survey.

Cynthia continued to scroll down, and when she saw that the rating given by movie fans was as high as 92, Cynthia was extremely excited.

She is a veteran in the film industry and knows deeply what this score means to a commercial film.

This movie could be a real hit.

"President, do you want to start making arrangements now to increase the number of theaters open after the film is released?" Cynthia's assistant was also a shrewd person and asked at the right time.

"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer. Yang Hao still has some influence in the Chinese community. This is only the first preview, and a large portion of the audience may be Chinese. The ratings at this time may not be very accurate."

Time passed by minute by minute, and with the end of the second wave of previews, new questionnaire scores were released.

The score did drop a bit this time, but it is still 88 points, which is a pretty good score.

With the preview of "The Witch" in the United States, word of mouth is gradually spreading, and at this time the power of the system is also quietly launched.

Under the intervention of the system, many Americans inadvertently learned from some channels that there is a Chinese movie "The Witch" which is very exciting and very good to watch.

In this way, the attendance rate of the preview of "The Witch" became higher and higher, and finally every show was sold out.

Many people who wanted to watch this movie excitedly went to the cinema with their friends, but found that there were no tickets available.

"Oh, shit, why is there only so few screenings for such a good movie?" "Theater manager, are you stupid? Don't you know how to make money?"

……

Some hot-tempered fans who couldn't buy tickets started cursing loudly at the entrance of the cinema.
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“It’s so hot, so hot!”

“According to the theater manager’s feedback, the preview of ‘The Witch’ was so popular that the theater was sold out at one point, and many fans couldn’t even buy tickets.” The assistant hurriedly came to Cynthia’s office again and said excitedly.

"Do you want to expand the scale of the preview?" the assistant asked again.

As more and more people watched the movie, the Rotten Tomatoes freshness of "The Witch" was quickly released on the American Rotten Tomatoes movie review website.

91% freshness.

This level of freshness is basically the same as the previous questionnaire survey, which gave Cynthia peace of mind.

Seeing the high freshness of Rotten Tomatoes and hearing what her assistant said, Cynthia finally made a decision to expand the scale of the preview and increase the number of theaters opening the movie on the 21st.
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Just when Yang Hao was working at his desk with Meng Ziyi, his phone rang and he received a new message from Cynthia.

"Yang, congratulations. The preview of 'Witch' has received very good reviews. We are already planning to expand the preview. The number of theaters that will open on the 21st will definitely be more than ."

After seeing this news, Yang Hao finally felt relieved. As long as the word of mouth about this movie in the United States is good, with the efforts of the system, it is a foregone conclusion that it will be a box office hit.

"Honey, is there any good news from the United States?" The smile on Yang Hao's face couldn't be erased. Meng Ziyi knew at a glance that there was good news.

"Look for yourself!" Yang Hao casually handed the phone to Meng Ziyi. After the other party took the phone, Yang Hao took the opportunity to hug the other party's delicate body.

Yang Hao was playing with Meng Ziyi, and Meng Ziyi was playing with her cell phone.

"Honey, is this true?" After reading the content of the message, Meng Ziyi still couldn't believe it.

"Of course it's true. Get ready. If nothing goes wrong, once the movie becomes more popular abroad, we should go to the United States to promote the movie." Yang Hao leaned close to Meng Ziyi's ear and said while breathing hot air.

"Then will I become famous abroad and become an international superstar?" Meng Ziyi's body trembled a little because of Yang Hao's ambiguous behavior, but even so, it was difficult to hide the excitement in her heart.

"Yes!" At this time, Yang Hao would definitely not say something to pour cold water on him, but would directly give affirmation.

"Honey, I love you so much." Hearing Yang Hao's reply, Meng Ziyi could no longer hold back the impulse in her heart. She turned over, threw Yang Hao to the ground, and rode on him.

"Boss, I will repay you well." Meng Ziyi said ambiguous words, and his actions became more and more wild.

At this moment, Meng Ziyi really thought that Yang Hao was too handsome, the most handsome he had ever been.

This is an international superstar! It is a lifelong dream of many actors, but it is impossible to achieve it. However, the movie "The Witch" actually gave her the opportunity to realize it.

For women, especially female artists, prime time is limited, so it is crucial to find the right sponsor.

Meng Ziyi was extremely grateful that she made that decision that night a year ago, which allowed her to be with the right person at the right time, leading to where she is today.
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The movie "The Witch" was already very popular, and many media reporters were keeping an eye on it.

Not long after Yang Hao received the news, many media reporters also received feedback about the popularity of "The Witch" in overseas previews.

All of a sudden, this group of media reporters became excited, knowing that this was a huge topic, and they all picked up their pens and started writing.

Soon, reports about "The Witch" came out one after another.

"The Witch" is showing in overseas theaters, and the theaters are packed with people, and tickets are hard to come by."

"The Rotten Tomatoes rating of "The Witch" is as high as 91%, the highest in the history of Chinese-language films in recent years"

……

Each report about "The Witch" was accompanied by screenshots of crowded theaters, making these articles seem very credible.

For a time, news about "The Witch" was everywhere on Weibo and Tieba forums, and the popularity of "The Witch" became even higher.
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Miramax also saw the potential of "The Witch" and after consulting with Yang Hao, China Film Group and Wanda, it stepped up its publicity efforts for the film in an effort to achieve higher box office revenue.

As time passed, December 12st finally arrived, which was the day when "The Witch" was officially released.

The number of theaters where "The Witch" has been opened in the United States is as high as 1029.

The screening rate in China is 48.8 percent.

Because of Yang Hao's undefeated record, few people in China dared to compete head-on, and most of the films released at the same time as "The Witch" were low-budget films.

But in the United States, the pressure is huge.

同档期的电影有12月18号上映的《星球大战7》，12月23号上映的《功夫熊猫3》，12月25号上映的《碟中谍5》。

These are all sequels to big IP movies. Yang Hao's "The Witch" is just squeezed in the middle at number 21 by these blockbusters. It is definitely a difficult situation with wolves in front and tigers behind.

You should know that "Star Wars 12", which was released on December 18, earned 7 million US dollars on the first day of its release, and 9100 million US dollars in 3 days, breaking the first-week North American box office record held by "Jurassic Park".

Only Yang Hao has a systematic drainage system, otherwise, in this death period, it would basically be a sure failure.

It was the 21st, just after midnight, and Yang Hao was not sleepy at all. He stared at his phone patiently, waiting for the box office data to be conveyed.

At this time, Meng Ziyi was also quietly nestling in Yang Hao's arms, waiting quietly.

If we talk about the biggest beneficiary of this movie, apart from Yang Hao, it must be Meng Ziyi.

Previously, thanks to "Running Man", Meng Ziyi only had popularity but no works.

Once the movie "The Witch" becomes a success, her status as the heroine will skyrocket in the entertainment industry.

She certainly can't be compared with senior veterans like Brother Long, Jet Li, and Zhang Ziyi who have struggled in the entertainment industry for most of their lives, but if she is compared with 85 flowers like Da Mimi, Liu Shishi, and Liu Yifei, she is definitely not inferior.

The first-day box office of "The Witch" in China was released first, and it was only 2.87 million yuan, which is much lower than the first-day box office of "Detective Chinatown" of 3.24 million yuan.

"Oh! The release date has a huge impact on the box office." Yang Hao sighed secretly.

Although December 12st is close to Christmas, it is not a good time in China.

Especially since this day was a weekday, it was understandable that the box office was a little lower. Yang Hao's main focus was on the box office in the United States.

This is my first movie to go abroad, so the overseas box office is the top priority. (End of this chapter)