Not only they gave PAAA a tiny bit of screen times, they are shown at inconvenient times after midnight or early…
This is called "screen locking," and by scheduling showtimes poorly, they prevent people from buying tickets so the theater can close early and go home. They give you fake showtimes, so you can't say there are no screenings. They pretend to increase the screening rate for PAAA, which then leads to a lower occupancy rate. Some even lock up screenings in the morning.
A strategy to make your data poor, so that casual viewers see the low box office and think it's not good, so they won't buy tickets, making the box office even worse.
Not only they gave PAAA a tiny bit of screen times, they are shown at inconvenient times after midnight or early morning. They even cancelled some sessions which already have audiences bought the tickets. They claim technical problems and the audiences were given 2 options to refund or watch another movie. Capital has already banded together to monopolize the market. Wang Hedi is competing against top-tier figures like Shen Teng, Wu Jing, and Jia Ling in his very first film; but it's already amazing that he even got to participate.
So now that it looks like Wang Heidi will get first billing in this drama, will he be playing the Empress or will…
For your info, billing has nothing to do with the story. The reason is this project cannot be started if Wang Hedi didn't sign. The chairman of Yuewen personally begged him to take this role (he already rejected it in 2022). First of all, WHDβs popularity is higher than Meng Ziyi. Secondly, they used WHD to solicit investment and advertisement for this project. So, he deserved the first billing.
"When PAAA started pre-production, we couldn't find any actors (lead actors). Filming such a large-scale movie has a very long production cycle and a very complex process. Various scene simulations and some actions and expressions even had to be repeated hundreds of times.
So, I talked to Wang Hedi, and he quickly agreed to participate in the film, even offering all our money...
Pre-sales exceeded 37.8 million π Now everything depends on public opinion and buzz.
A lot of good reviews are coming in already saying it is the hottest movie this year! Sci-fi + plot twists, all set in a dream world with incredible scenes and visuals. The plot is fast-paced. ππΈ
Director Hanyan spend all his money on special effects. Make sure to catch it on the big screen in your country as the special effects are top notch. π The fact that Netflix watched the film before its release and immediately decided to buy it out indicates that PAAA is of extremely high quality.
they are not going to censor rebirth are they lmao
Rebirth, reincarnation, and time-travel plots in Chinese dramas were banned for over 10 years already. Some changes to the drama script is unavoidable.
Feb 15 - Total presale box office exceeds 30 million! πππ¨βππΈ
This is with very low number of screenings 7% & only primetime 3%. Itβs 13.0% occupancy rate is still the highest among all films in the Spring Festival season. Therefore, cinema managers should allocate more screenings to PAAA. π
Feb 12, Today, there were vehicles and sets for ε°ι¨ζ―ε in Hengdian! Rumor the set has been built, four studios, but it's being kept secret.
π**Rumor** lineup for ε°ι¨ζ―ε Wang Hedi-XieJingxing Meng Ziyi-Shen Miao Yang Shize-Fu Xiuyi Zheng Hehuizi or Zhang Yaqin-Shen Dongling Kong Xueer-Shen Yue Yao Chi-Pei Lang Qi Yuchen-Feng Anning Wen Zhengrong-Ren Wanyun Ren Youlun-Gao Yang Yu Yang-Emperor Wenhui
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A strategy to make your data poor, so that casual viewers see the low box office and think it's not good, so they won't buy tickets, making the box office even worse.
πFeb 26 Germany
πΈFeb 27 UK
π«Mar 5 Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand
πΊJune - Netflix
Australia: 5th March
Germany: 26 February
Malaysia: 5th March
UK: 27 February
Release dates so far:
Australia: 5th March
Germany: 26 February
Malaysia: 5th March
UK: 27 February
https://x.com/mcg_cg/status/2024717856106033496?s=20
https://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:5268360313896968
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https://x.com/allaboutwhd/status/2024678374170644953?s=20
Wang Hedi as Xie Jingxing
https://x.com/allaboutwhd/status/2024676532300775482?s=20
Meng Ziyi as Shen Miao
https://x.com/FKShi/status/2024672770840551868?s=20
Didi and Wang Duo arrival
https://x.com/WangHediFolder/status/2024375411782930921?s=20
https://x.com/WangDuoHearts/status/2024371663584760096?s=20
"When PAAA started pre-production, we couldn't find any actors (lead actors). Filming such a large-scale movie has a very long production cycle and a very complex process. Various scene simulations and some actions and expressions even had to be repeated hundreds of times.
So, I talked to Wang Hedi, and he quickly agreed to participate in the film, even offering all our money...
It's very painful. No actor would be willing to give you that much time. The money was basically spent on production and visual effects. The actors wouldn't be paid that much"
https://x.com/Adriana80791695/status/2023702643709800549?s=20
Now everything depends on public opinion and buzz.
A lot of good reviews are coming in already saying it is the hottest movie this year! Sci-fi + plot twists, all set in a dream world with incredible scenes and visuals. The plot is fast-paced. ππΈ
Director Hanyan spend all his money on special effects. Make sure to catch it on the big screen in your country as the special effects are top notch. π The fact that Netflix watched the film before its release and immediately decided to buy it out indicates that PAAA is of extremely high quality.
https://x.com/cortis_crave/status/2022942121569980530?s=20
This is with very low number of screenings 7% & only primetime 3%. Itβs 13.0% occupancy rate is still the highest among all films in the Spring Festival season. Therefore, cinema managers should allocate more screenings to PAAA. π
π March
United States
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
UK
Germany
Austria
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Malaysia
πApril
Singapore
*more countries and regions are waiting to be unlocked
summer 2026
πNetflix globally
π**Rumor** lineup for ε°ι¨ζ―ε
Wang Hedi-XieJingxing
Meng Ziyi-Shen Miao
Yang Shize-Fu Xiuyi
Zheng Hehuizi or Zhang Yaqin-Shen Dongling
Kong Xueer-Shen Yue
Yao Chi-Pei Lang
Qi Yuchen-Feng Anning
Wen Zhengrong-Ren Wanyun
Ren Youlun-Gao Yang
Yu Yang-Emperor Wenhui