CHAPTER 1836: CHAPTER 961: LEAGUE OF LEGENDS MOVIE PREVIEW SCREENING (PART 2)

So, Ding Yue could predict that many of the students from Mist City Arts and Science University would definitely provide some box office support for "League of Legends: The First War."

But Ding Yue didn’t mind these things; if the students liked it, they should go watch it. It’s a normal thing, and since the Penguin Group chose to release a spin-off animated movie of "League of Legends," it naturally has its advantages.

Of course, when the animated movie "NeZha the Devil Child" from our Feiyue Animation Studio is released, the students from Mist City Arts and Science University will definitely strongly support it as well.

"Yue, do you think ’League of Legends: The First War’ will be good? Judging from the plot, it should be about the battle between Noxus and Demacia."

Huang Youjie asked with great interest.

Speaking of which, both Huang Youjie and Xu Bin were quite looking forward to the animated movie "League of Legends: The First War." After all, like Ding Yue, they were long-time players of League of Legends.

"The battle between Noxus and Demacia should be decent, assuming the production is not bad," Ding Yue analyzed.

"I think it should be quite interesting; finally, we can see Garen and Sir Xin on the big screen."

Xu Bin nodded and said.

"And my wife Lux."

Huang Youjie immediately added.

Goodness!

Is Lux already Huang Youjie’s wife?

Ding Yue expressed that you’re shameless; clearly, she’s my wife, alright?

For any player of League of Legends, who doesn’t like the Lady of Luminosity, Lux?

"I estimate that the global box office of ’League of Legends: The First War’ should be very high," Xu Bin suddenly said.

"Yes, indeed, it truly has a strong appeal. Now, this year’s summer vacation has given our ’NeZha the Devil Child’ some competition," Ding Yue couldn’t help but say emotionally.

The people nearby agreed with what Ding Yue said.

With "League of Legends: The First War" releasing during the summer vacation, it indeed formed strong competition with Feiyue Animation Studio’s "NeZha the Devil Child."

If the summer vacation market was only that big, and without the appearance of "League of Legends: The First War," "NeZha the Devil Child" might have claimed a large share of the box office.

But with the appearance of "League of Legends: The First War," it naturally seized a significant share of "NeZha the Devil Child’s" box office with strong momentum.

The crucial thing is that, in reality, everyone knows very well that "NeZha the Devil Child" might not be that popular in overseas markets; earning several millions or tens of millions overseas would already be very good.

But that’s not the case with "League of Legends: The First War." This animated movie has a vast player base globally, so its box office is global, not just limited to a domestic market.

Perhaps in Europe, North America, even Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia, it can sweep up hundreds of millions in box office, which is not something just any movie can achieve.

"Well, let’s wait and see, what if the Penguin Group messes up the League of Legends IP? If it’s poorly done, today’s audiences won’t buy it."

Xu Bin seemed to realize something and immediately said to Ding Yue with a smile.

"Yes, let’s just wait and see."

Ding Yue nodded calmly, neither hyping "League of Legends: The First War" nor diminishing Feiyue Animation Studio’s "NeZha the Devil Child." He remained neutral.

"Exactly, with our viewing standards, after seeing ’League of Legends: The First War,’ we’ll know at a glance if it’s good or not," Huang Youjie added on the side.

Indeed, Ding Yue, Huang Youjie, and Xu Bin are quite discerning in terms of movie watching. After watching a film once, they can usually make accurate judgments and evaluations.

The five of them quickly arrived at the campus mall, and upon reaching the cinema, they did what any regular audience member would do: collect their tickets, then each of the five bought popcorn and soda.

Goodness, the cinema staff saw that it was Principal Ding and didn’t even intend to charge them.

But, fair is fair. Today, they came to watch a movie as regular audience members, so the money should be paid. Otherwise, it would be chaos, wouldn’t it?

After buying soda and popcorn, the five of them walked into the theater.

Before this, Ding Yue had learned that "League of Legends: The First War" is a popcorn-type animated movie, meaning it wouldn’t be too sentimental. It’s basically just action-packed all the way through.

In fact, the animated movie "NeZha the Devil Child" produced by Feiyue Animation Studio is the same. The pacing of "NeZha the Devil Child" is tight throughout, which Ding Yue can confirm.

Because whether it’s Feiyue Animation Studio or other TV shows and movies produced by Feiyue Media, they would all be "previewed" by Ding Yue. Ding Yue has almost become a film reviewer himself.

Ding Yue previews these works not to get an early peek but to see if these productions meet his standards.

After all, these films are based on excellent works from Ding Yue’s past life on Earth. If they are produced in this Parallel World and turn out to be mediocre, wouldn’t that be a slap in Ding Yue’s face?

So Ding Yue can guarantee that the quality of "NeZha the Devil Child" is definitely very good; with tight pacing, the emotional expression is also very on point. The familial bonds, master-student relationships, and friendships don’t need much ink to focus on; they can be shown through the compact plot, which is quite a strong suit.

As for whether "League of Legends: The First War" can showcase such prowess, it depends on the production capability of the Penguin Animation Studio over there.

When Ding Yue and the others entered the theater, there were already quite a few audience members there, and more came in one after another. All of these audience members were students from Mist City Arts and Science University, including some couples.

In no time, the entire theater was almost filled up.

The fact that the sneak preview could draw so many viewers with such attendance shows that the marketing of "League of Legends: The First War" has indeed been very successful. These past two days, many young people’s Twitter feeds probably contained seven or eight out of ten posts related to the animated film "League of Legends: The First War."

For many long-time League of Legends players, the release of "League of Legends: The First War" could be seen as fulfilling their beautiful fantasy of a League of Legends movie.

Coupled with the strong marketing push by Penguin Group, having this level of buzz is quite normal.

However.

Ding Yue wasn’t envious of the current marketing buzz for "League of Legends: The First War." After all, such a buzz must have cost a lot of money to create. Ding Yue believes that in filmmaking, instead of spending money on marketing, it’s better to invest in production, to genuinely improve the production level and quality.

Besides, both Feiyue Animation Studio and Feiyue Media’s film productions generally don’t focus heavily on marketing. There might be some promotional activities before the release, but absolutely nothing like the crazy marketing by Penguin Group, where ads for "League of Legends: The First War" appear across all kinds of apps, whether they’re Penguin series apps or not.

Even in the League of Legends game client, the entire interface has been promoting "League of Legends: The First War" for two months in advance. The extent of this marketing is quite evident.

With such marketing intensity, Ding Yue wouldn’t be surprised even if the sneak preview had a 100% attendance rate.

The animated film "League of Legends: The First War" is about to start, and before the screening, Ding Yue roughly scanned the theater; almost all the seats were filled, except for a few at the front corner. It’s unclear whether those seats weren’t sold or the ticket-holding audience hasn’t arrived yet.

Bam!

The theater lights dimmed.

The 6:30 PM screening of "League of Legends: The First War" officially began to preview...