Chapter 874: Cautious Optimism
"The Character of an Actor" is the last arrangement before the release of the film in Xiao Yao's film promotion plan. After recording this show, Xiao Yao only waited for the movie premiere a few days later.
What he said in the show, Xiao Yao has always done what he said. On the third day after the recording of the stage play, Xiao Yao contacted the "Actor's Character" program team and asked about the list of new actors eliminated in the third stage, and helped the new actors in his group who were not eliminated to ask for leave.
According to the rules of the show, the number of rookie actors eliminated this time is half. Of the six rookie actors in Xiao Yao's group, three should be eliminated in proportion, but the actual result is that only two rookie actors in Xiao Yao's group are eliminated.
Because the performance won the first place in the audience vote, all six of them received extra points, plus the performance of each actor in the group during the performance was good, and everyone's score was not low when the professional teacher group gave individual ratings, so the rankings of the six new actors in Xiao Yao's group have all improved. The two rookie actors who were originally in Class D and ranked lower did not get rid of the fate of being eliminated, but the two rookie actors who were originally in Class C successfully squeezed into the top half of their personal performance rankings and avoided the fate of being eliminated.
The two newcomer actors who have just been eliminated have no work these days, and there is no problem attending the premiere. As for the four rookie actors who are still in the show, Xiao Yao will help them ask for leave from the program team.
In "Creation 101" the year before last, Xiao Yao invited the team members to attend the movie premiere because it was about the time of those trainees. If you can't participate, you owe it first, and make up for it with the movie premiere in the future. And this time Xiao Yao directly said that he would help them ask for leave, in addition to the difference in the recording stages of the two programs, but also because Xiao Yao put the premiere of this movie in Shencheng. The filming location of the movie premiere and the show is in the same city, which is naturally much more convenient.
When the animated film "Wall-E" premiered the year before last, "Creation 101" had already been recorded, and the girl group had a work schedule immediately after its establishment. And "The Character of an Actor" has not been recorded at this time, and the four rookie actors are still continuing to record the show in the filming base, and there is no other work arrangement.
The movie premiere was in the evening. The rookie actors generally have no classes at night, usually practicing by themselves or the program team arranges some independent tasks for them. It does not involve a group of professional teachers to give them lessons, and the impact on the program and them is naturally smaller. As long as you are not recording a large-scale event such as a performance, it is relatively easy to take time off. The recording of large-scale events is usually separated by one week, and Xiao Yao's film premiere is only three days away from the third stage of the performance, so there is naturally no problem with taking time off.
When Xiao Yao recorded the show, the program team once said that he was allowed to take the newcomer actors out of the filming base. If Xiao Yao really took people out at that time, the program team would definitely follow the filming. Although the six newcomer actors participated in Xiao Yao's movie premiere this time, it was a personal act, but after all, it was because Xiao Yao participated in their show that there was this thing, and the show was not over at this time, so when Xiao Yao helped the four of them ask for leave, the program team also put forward a request to send a film team to the premiere to follow the filming.
The show "The Character of an Actor" has been broadcast for several episodes, although it is not as popular as the talent shows of those idol groups, the popularity is still very good. Even if the program team puts the content of the six newcomer actors participating in the movie premiere in the later issue of the stage play, the movie is still in the stage of release, and it is still good for the promotion of the movie, so Xiao Yao did not refuse the request of the program team.
These six newcomer actors must have a certain topicality and star effect when they come to participate in the movie premiere, but compared with the entire premiere, the influence of these six plus the show on Qiqu.com is relatively limited. Although Xiao Yao agreed to the program team's request to follow the filming, he did not make any special arrangements for them, but only gave them the right to shoot and move freely within a certain range, and asked them not to interfere with the normal premiere activities and processes.
At the premiere of the movie, the protagonist is naturally the main creative team of the movie, followed by the stars who came to support and help the platform.
In terms of production cost, this movie can only be regarded as a small-budget movie, and among the actors, only Xiao Yao, He Ying and Sun Tingting are relatively well-known stars. Among them, Sun Tingting is also a rookie actor who has starred in film and television works for the first time, and most of her popularity comes from her relationship with Xiao Yao and her achievements in music. So really speaking, the only people in the main creative team who can afford to stand up to the field are Xiao Yao and He Ying. However, the number of big stars who came to cheer and help the platform is not weaker than the general luxury production team and star cast.
The movie premiere in which Xiao Yao is the master has always had no red carpet link, and this time is no exception. is such a low-cost movie, and there is no red carpet link, but it can still invite so many big stars to stand on the platform, and many media reporters who came to report and interview were a little surprised.
The reason why it was just a "little" surprise was, on the one hand, considering Xiao Yao's current popularity and popularity on the Internet, on the other hand, it was from the appearance of Zhao Rui, Lin Qisan and others that I thought of the identity and family background of their group of people, and further afield, I thought of the film and television company that their group of people co-founded.
After the release of the parkour movie during the Spring Festival last year, Xiao Yao, Zhao Rui, Lin Qisan and others did not have any film and television works, but the action was not small at all. First, several people co-founded a film and television company, and then announced two very topical projects.
At first glance, it seems that they are just two fun and gimmicks bigger than the actual projects, but the actual situation is that the ratings and topicality of the TV drama project are good, which is a small hit, and the response and box office of the movie released at the end of the year are also good. The evaluation of the industry is that after these two projects, their film and television company has basically gained a foothold in the industry.
In addition, the two projects also reveal a lot of information.
First, whether it is in front of the screen or behind the scenes, young film and television companies really dare to let newcomers who are not well-known take the lead in the project.
Second, except for a few bosses who are already star actors, this company has not signed artists.
When the TV series was broadcast and the movie was released, some media revealed that most of the new actors had not signed a contract with a brokerage company. After the TV series was broadcast and the movie was released, those rookie actors were also famous, and basically signed with a brokerage company, but none of them signed a contract with Xiao Yao's young film and television company.
These newcomers are popular with young film and television companies, and it makes no sense that this company can't compete with others in signing contracts, even if there are occasionally individual competitors who are not as high as the conditions offered by other companies, it is impossible not to sign any of them. So the only conclusion is that the company has no intention of signing artists.
Third, these two projects not only made a small profit financially, but also had a good reputation. For a new company, the first two projects are based on new people, not only can they make money, but also have a good reputation, which is very rare. It is not just a matter of having connections and resources that can be done, but also requires excellent business capabilities.
After the promotional campaign for "Donkey Gets Water" was launched, information about all aspects of the film was also reported by the media. From this movie, there are two more messages in the industry. First, all the actors in this movie have either signed with other agencies or have not signed with companies, and young companies do not sign artists. Second, the starring lineup of this movie is composed of three generations of actors, including first-line actors like He Ying. Young film and television companies are not only looking for new actors, but only new actors.
In this way, whether it is a rookie actor who wants to get ahead, or an old actor who values word-of-mouth or wants to transform and want to achieve a good reputation, he will undoubtedly be very willing to cooperate with this company. And the agency of those artists must be very willing to let their artists participate in the company's projects.
At the premieres of several movies that Xiao Yao and others participated in before, there were also a lot of big-name stars who came to help stand on the platform. However, in general, the outside world generally thinks that those big names are here for the face of Xiao Yao and other elders in the circle and the future potential of several of their young people. This time, many media reporters suddenly felt that the film and television company established by these young people seemed to have become a new force in the industry that should not be underestimated.
Since it has become a new force that should not be underestimated, whether it is the individual star or the company behind him, it is naturally not surprising that such a star will come to help the platform tonight.
However, in any industry, the rise of an emerging force will face various challenges, in addition to its own survival and development, it will usually be suppressed by the original inherent old forces. The same is true in the film and television industry. Even if Xiao Yao and the others are all second-generation stars, and they have a good family background and connections behind them, but you, a wolf cub, rushed in to grab the cake, presumably other old companies will not sit idly by. Will these young people be able to withstand it?
This question is something that Xiao Yao, as the biggest boss of the company, needs to consider. However, Xiao Yao's decision to open this film and television company was made on a whim. Although he had also heard Ye Jiaying and other elders vaguely hint at this kind of problem, Xiao Yao did not plan to take precautions before this kind of thing happened.
The so-called "soldiers will block, water will cover the earth", if you really encounter a problem, Xiao Yao believes that with his experience in two lives and the head of this life far beyond ordinary people, it will not really be impossible to solve it. Even if it can't be solved, the big deal is to admit defeat and close the company. Anyway, they have the ability to do it and the care of their families, even if they don't have a company, survival will never be a problem. Instead of worrying about what hasn't happened yet, focus on what's in front of you.
Now the thing in front of Xiao Yao is, of course, this premiere.
Xiao Yao has participated in a lot of premieres, and as the owner, he has participated in the design and arrangement of the premieres as the investor and producer several times. For the movie premiere, Xiao Yao doesn't have much novelty.
It's okay to go to someone else's movie premiere, it's nothing more than to make an appearance, watch a movie or add some performances, and at most simply praise a few words in an interview with a media reporter. can be one of the main creative team or the producer's movie premiere, you have to call other stars who come to help stand on the platform, you have to go on stage to communicate before and after the screening, and you may have to perform a show. Even after canceling the red carpet and roadshows, Xiao Yao felt a little annoyed.
When the animated film "Walli" premiered the year before last, Xiao Yao already had the idea of not holding the premiere or not participating in it at all. However, last year's parkour movie is of great significance to the parkour team, and this year's "Donkey Gets Water" is Sun Tingting's first time in a movie, and it is also his first cooperation with Sun Tingting in a movie, which is very important to him, so even if he is tired, he still has to do it.
The premiere is still the same process and routine. Pre-screening communication, the host introduced the main creative team, on-site interviews, let the main creative team talk about creative feelings and creation, as well as some interesting things during the filming, on-site media reporters and the audience asked questions, the main creative team answered, and then the movie was played, and then some post-screening exchanges were carried out after the movie was played, listen to the feelings of the audience, and then answer some questions, and finally the organizer came to send a commemorative gift and collectively wished the box office a big hit.
In addition, some premieres will also have performances.
Xiao Yao's previous premieres did not have a part of the show every time, but this time there is. The performance program arranged for this premiere was accompanied by Xiao Yao on the spot, and Sun Tingting sang the theme song of the movie "I Want You" on the spot.
The movie "Donkey Gets Water" has only one song, which is both the theme song and the ending song, the interlude and the promotional song, the songwriter is Xiao Yao, the singer is Sun Tingting, there is no copyright problem, and both of them are also sitting on the stage as members of the main creative team, so they naturally want to sing it live at the premiere.
It was also the only performance at this premiere.
When planning this premiere before, the distributor and the organizer also suggested that Xiao Yao sing the Mongolian song that the blacksmith he played in the movie sang at the premiere, or recite the Mongolian words that the blacksmith recited when he fooled the education commissioner in the movie, or speak those few words of bullshit English.
These three suggestions were all politely and firmly rejected by Xiao Yao. If you want Sun Tingting to perform something at the premiere, Xiao Yao is very much in favor of it. It's a pity that the song Sun Tingting sang in the movie is the theme song of the movie, which is a performance program, and as for the poem translated by the "blacksmith" in the movie, it really has no effect and has no meaning to perform.
Xiao Yao has never felt that there are very authoritative and professional film critics in Huaxia, so after a movie is released, Xiao Yao doesn't care much about the evaluation of the media and so-called film critics, only about the box office and the evaluation of ordinary audiences.
If you want to say what attracts Xiao Yao the most about the premiere, that is, you can see the audience's reaction when watching the movie, and in the communication link after the screening, you can hear the media and the audience face-to-face for the first time, especially the audience's evaluation of the movie, so that he can have a preliminary judgment on the future of the movie.
The pre-screening session of the premiere lasted more than half an hour in total, and the duration of the film was about an hour and a half. So half an hour after the premiere began, after entering the film screening, Xiao Yao could observe the audience's real reaction when watching the movie, and two hours later, Xiao Yao heard the audience's evaluation of the movie.
Judging from the audience's performance when watching the movie at the premiere and the audience's evaluation during the post-screening communication, this movie still feels very good to the audience.
However, the premiere is only one, even if the venue is not a theater screening hall, and it is changed to a theater with a larger capacity, the number of audiences is relatively limited, and the audience who will grab tickets for the premiere is more likely to be fans of a star in the main creative team. In other words, in general, the proportion of celebrity fans in these viewers is relatively high. Therefore, the feedback from these live audiences at the premiere not only represents a small part of the audience, but is likely to be biased.
What the vast majority of ordinary audiences think of this movie, and what the final box office and rating results of this movie are, we still have to wait until a few days after the official release of the movie on a large scale, or even after the movie is released.
Therefore, even if the feedback from the audience at the premiere was good, Xiao Yao was optimistic about the prospects of the film, and this optimism was also very cautiously optimistic.