Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Lobbyist

Ning Hao also called.

"You're here to persuade me too?" Du Jiayi asked.

There was silence on the other end of the line for a moment.

"I don't advise you, I'm just introducing the background of "Bamboo Sea Wasteland". In addition to the famous director, the producer is Huayu Group, the largest entertainment company in China, and the distributor is Jinghai Company, which is also one of the top two distribution companies in China. ”

"Jinghai Company signed a contract with Huayu, and the guaranteed box office is 200 million. If it can't reach this box office, then Jinghai will have to pay for it himself to make up for this shortfall. If this box office is reached, the excess will be redistributed to Jinghai Distribution. ”

Ning Hao persuaded on the phone: "Cutting off people's financial routes is like killing parents, and Jinghai Company's background is too deep." Du Shao is not a person in this circle, and he doesn't know how much energy they have. ”

Ning Hao stated at the beginning that he would not persuade Du Jiayi, but between his words, he persuaded Du Jiayi not to offend these people too deeply.

The film industry, if there is no money-making ability like Cameron to get a perverted box office, it is much worse than a big financier like the Internet. But film is culture and soft power, which is very important for a media and Internet group.

The most important thing is that when this broken distribution company says something, Du Jiayi has to be obedient, what is this Nima!

"Okay, I'll think about it!" Du Jiayi is not easy to refuse Ning Hao in person.

Ning Hao hung up the phone and looked at Liang Tong sitting opposite.

"What do you say on the phone?"

"Du Shao said to think about it."

Liang Tong was born in the Photography Department of Beijing Film Academy and studied in the directing department of graduate school, which is very similar to Ning Hao's experience, and it is another school, which is somewhat related.

"Think about it?" Liang Tong pondered for a moment, "That means you won't delete those comments?" ”

"Old senior, the Weibo platform needs to ensure the free speech of users, as long as it is not illegal, the platform cannot be deleted." After Ning Hao persuaded Du Jiayi, he began to persuade Liang Tong again.

It's a pity that Du Jiayi is an ego person, and Liang Tong is even more arrogant.

Liang Tong has been a director for more than ten years, and he has won several box office champions. These accolades gave him both achievements and shackles, so that he no longer paid attention to other people's ideas. He feels that "Bamboo Sea Wasteland" has been filmed as he wants, which is extremely artistic, and it is a breakthrough in his artistic career for more than ten years.

If it weren't for the publisher's request, Liang Tong wouldn't even be here for Ning Hao. A hairy boy who has just come into contact with movies, even if the box office exceeds 100 million, what can he do? Comedy, in the final analysis, is it still to entertain the people at the bottom, is this art?

Du Jiayi's refusal and Ning Hao's persuasion made Liang Tong's face tense suddenly.

"Then let's stop here!" Liang Tong got up and said.

Walking out two steps, Liang Tong suddenly turned around and said:

"I think this movie is the pinnacle of mine!"

"You! It's never possible to make a movie with this depth! ”

Looking at the departing background, Ning Hao had a lot of thoughts in his heart.

Ning Hao watched "Bamboo Sea Wasteland", and it can be said that both the narrative technique and the shooting technique are the top in China. But this movie, whether it is popular or not, for many audiences, is boring and procrastinating.

Anyway, Liang Tong was able to get 100 million to make this movie, which is the first person among domestic directors! Ning Hao was also thinking about when he would be able to reach this level.

Perhaps, as Liang Tong said, he may never reach this level.

Ning Hao couldn't help but feel melancholy.

……

In addition to Ning Hao's call, Du Jiayi also received two phone calls.

One of them was called by the editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar whom he had met. Compared with Ning Hao, who is familiar with each other, the editor-in-chief is much more polite, and talks a lot about Du Jiayi's mother Yang Guangya, and talks about the recent fashion circle for a while. It wasn't until the end that the editor-in-chief raised the issue of Weibo.

The second call was much more direct. Liu Wenqi had to make a phone call at the urging of her mother, but she obviously didn't care about Weibo, and talked more about what she saw and laughed about when she was filming.

Liu Wenqi has many movies that are invested by Huayu Company, and it is natural that she should be hired as a lobbyist.

A few phone calls in a row have changed Du Jiayi's mentality a lot. After all, people are social products, and interpersonal relationships are intertwined with the people around them, and it is impossible for Du Jiayi to exist outside the interpersonal circle. What's more, Du Jiayi is a person who eats soft and not hard, and these phone calls also made Du Jiayi consider whether to ease up.

After all, Huayu Company is a big man in the domestic film industry, and Liang Tong is also a leading director, so it seems unnecessary to offend these people to death.

……

As the producer of the film, Huayu Company's strategy of relying on relationships to find people is very appropriate. Weibo is an emerging social platform, and building advertising is a good place to place movie trailers, which are the capital of Yijia Group. Huayu Company feels that there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future, and there is no need to stiffen the relationship.

Jinghai Company is not so calm. At the beginning, it was for an investment of 100 million yuan, and Liang Tong's name signed a box office guarantee contract. If the box office does not reach 200 million, Jinghai Company will have to pay real money to make up for it. In the past few days, the total box office of Zhuhai Wasteland has not exceeded 50 million, and there is a downward trend, even if Jinghai Company is sold, this difference can't make up the difference!

People who really want to pay money are naturally impossible to be as calm as Huayu Company, and their eyes are red, okay!!

Under the circumstance of coercion and temptation, many online communities have deleted and banned many posts, and the praise posts brushed out by the water army have been refined and put to the top.

The audience who watched the movie a few days ago was really blind! Just now, it was a theme post that was full of complaints, and it instantly became a peerless film praised by everyone, and it seems that it is about to participate in the Oscars! What kind of rhythm is this Nima!

Many netizens found that as long as they posted about the Zhuhai Wasteland in the online community, they would be locked immediately, and it was very difficult to express their feelings after watching it. If it's a bad review, it's quickly deleted.

Weibo has become the only website on the entire network that does not prohibit complaining, and many users have turned to Weibo, pushing the atmosphere of complaining on Weibo to a very high level. Many of these users have feelings for the Cape community, but the community's silence makes them feel unjust. This time, you can ban and delete posts for a movie, and tomorrow you can promote it for another thing.

This cyber incident has caused many online communities to lose their usefulness. The transfer of these users to Weibo has inadvertently boosted the user activity of Weibo, driving the number of registered users of Weibo to exceed 50 million in a short period of time!

……

"As a unique genre of Chinese-language films, martial arts films have a unique status among fans. From Hu Quan's poetry, to Jiang Yingda's blood, to Meng Qiong's romance, martial arts films have still become one of the most attractive genres in Chinese films. Liang Tong reshaped martial arts films, injected art into them, and pushed martial arts films to a new height! ”

"Simply using the word "martial arts" to become the title of the movie feels very meaningful. The movie "Bamboo Sea Wasteland" can only be regarded as a semi-finished martial arts film in essence, and of course it is a complete commercial film in its own right. The length of the nearly two-hour film, divided into two parts, the first half of the signature so-called microscopic martial arts is refreshing. ”

"Whether it is actor Zhou Bangfa, actress Zhang Yanying, or newcomer Xie Feng, there are great breakthroughs in acting skills in the movie. The acting skills of the actors have made this movie a lot of things! ”

A large number of trolls began to promote on Weibo, and soon the popular comments became a five-to-five situation. In addition to the first place of complaining and holding the position, there are many praises on Weibo in the back!

These trolls are not like zombie fans, they are all normal accounts registered according to the process, and the Weibo platform does not have the right to ban these accounts.

The charm of Weibo lies in the freedom of social interaction and speech, as long as it does not violate legal ethics and does not appear in prohibited words, the platform has no right to delete it. Jinghai Publishing Company seized the rule that the platform is not deleted, and found a lot of water armies to speak on Weibo.

Don't you delete it! I'm here to promote it too, see if you delete it!

Jinghai is one of the top two distribution companies in China, and many film releases need to be handled by it. Jinghai Company has a lot of contacts in the entertainment industry, and these connections come in handy.

Many celebrities began to forward praise Weibo, especially the Weibo of actor Zhou Bangfa and actress Zhang Yanying, which were welcomed and sought after by many fans.

"I'll go! These people are blind! I'm a fan of theirs, what kind of bullshit movie is this, okay? ”

"Zhou Bangfa's actor career is estimated to be in this movie!"

"I think this movie is very good, you must have found American treasures! You guys who eat inside and out! ”

"That's it! It's definitely a good shot of the red eye! If you have the ability, you can also make such a movie! Did you get the shot? ”

"Do I have to learn how to refrigerate a refrigerator? This movie just isn't good, Chad! ”

“……”

Weibo will not delete other people's Weibo casually, but users have the right to delete comments under Weibo. Anything bad in the comment will be deleted immediately.

"I'll plug in! I actually deleted it! I'm a grumpy! ”

"Delete again! I'll send it again! ”

"You delete it again!"

"You! Again! Delete! ”

"You ......"

"You won't delete it!"

Click, refresh and gone!

These trolls and celebrities do not close comments on Weibo, but only delete one word for bad comments. The comments left in favor create a peaceful atmosphere.

But no matter how ******** you are, you can't destroy a large number of users who complain on Weibo!

The grievances of these users are constantly accumulating, and a public opinion war is about to break out!