Chen Yuan stood up and walked straight to the windowsill. His gaze looked through the glass, far, far away. Just when Ye Yun was almost out of breath, Chen Yuan finally spoke: "This power comes from Li Yisheng and Mu Yu, and it can also be said to come from private theaters. ”

"Private cinemas?" Ye Yunxiu's eyebrows frowned slightly, she quickly understood Chen Yuan's worries.

From shooting to release, a movie needs to go through a complex and long process. In this process, the release of the movie is undoubtedly the top priority. It is the only criterion by which a film is tested. And this inspection standard is in the hands of major theaters. The state-run cinema chain has its own set of procedures and rules, which are relatively open, fair and just. Private cinemas are different, they have too much arbitrariness and operability.

This force can bring a movie back to life, such as Feng Xiaogang's "A Sigh"; can also make the attendance rate of popular movies plummet, such as "Crazy Stone" produced by Qingyun Entertainment; It can also make movies that are excellent at the box office perform even better, such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and "Tokyo Raiders".

At present, the box office battle that is being staged in the domestic film market has perfectly interpreted this problem.

Chen Yuan said: "The half-discount ticket prices and packages launched by China Shipping Lianhe, Wanda and other cinema chains have snatched a large number of audiences from us. Due to the introduction of preferential ticket prices, the attendance rate of the corresponding movies under these private cinema chains has continued to rise. However, the attendance rate of our "Crazy Stone" has dropped rapidly, and some theaters have even dropped to less than 6 percent! ”

"It's their plot against us." A trace of evil flashed in Ye Yun's eyes.

"Not only that," Chen Yuan shook his head, and said, "They are not only targeting us, but also state-run cinemas. They used low ticket prices to attract traffic, and the audience in the state-run theater began to become scarce. And their movie theaters are full. The state-run cinema chain adheres to the policy of unchanged ticket prices, and the movies it releases such as "A Sigh" have a pitiful low attendance. We can only tilt the schedule towards us. Our movie schedule has come up, but the attendance has gone down. The state-run cinemas are deserted, but those private cinemas are very lively. What a move they made! ”

Ye Yun thought about it carefully and said, "This also has something to do with the quality of the movie, right?" The movie was badly made. No matter how low the ticket price is, how many are there to see? The movie is well made, and no matter how expensive the ticket price is, some people will watch it. ”

"You're right, but I have to admit that ticket prices are one of the important factors that affect whether audiences go to the cinema." Chen Yuan said, "The domestic film market will soon enter a period of vigorous development, and the cinema chain is in the hands of others, and our production companies are like being pinched seven inches." You could be strangled to death by them at any time! ”

"What does Mr. Chen mean?" Ye Yun vaguely guessed Chen Yuan's thoughts.

"We have to form our own theater!" Chen Yuan turned around and said categorically, "Only by mastering the power of the theater chain." Our development will not be restricted! Take this "Crazy Stone" as an example. If Wanda and China Shipping did not engage in this kind of small action, the box office of "Crazy Stone" would not have dropped so much, and its release date would have been longer. ”

Ye Yun also had the idea of forming a cinema chain, but now is not the time. She said: "Mr. Chen, there are too many things in the company at present. In terms of movies, Ning Hao, Zheng Baorui, and Wu Ershan are all preparing new films. In terms of novels, Chen Wantong's original website has not yet been developed, and our plan to rent a bookstore is stalling. Musically. Next summer's Super Girl Draft is a top priority......"

Chen Yuan also understands the company's current predicament. He was in too much of a hurry. The development of the company should be taken step by step. Although there is a huge amount of money now, it is not something that can be done as much as you want. Everything has to have a charter.

Chen Yuan sighed. After changing the topic, he asked, "How is the land in the east of the city?" ”

"It's still talking, it's mainly about the price." Ye Yun replied, "Both the county and the city support the development of the company, and the price they give is very good. But the issue of demolition is a big problem. We will compensate the price and increase it again and again. But there are still some villagers who are unwilling to accept it. ”

"Prices can't go up any more. It's hard to leave your homeland. The villagers all have such complexes. Why don't we do it, let's exchange a house for a house. Build a family building on the land in the east of the city, and replace it with a flat one, and those cultivated land will directly subsidize them. Then let the government do more work. Things should be easy to solve. Chen Yuan had this idea a long time ago, but the funds were not in place. Plans are difficult to implement. Now with this nearly 1 billion box office account, everything is easy to solve.

Ye Yun smiled slightly after hearing this, she pulled the hair around her ears, and said: "Mr. Chen's measures to benefit Sangzi will definitely win the support and praise of the government......

Ye Yun's words made Chen Yuan stunned. He was about to say a few words of modesty, when the phone on his desk rang. Chen Yuan came to the desk, picked up the phone, and said, "Say." ”

The phone came from the front desk, and it was Xie Na's voice coming from inside. Xie Na said: "Mr. Chen, there is a foreigner who claims to be from Time Magazine and wants to see you!" ”

Foreigners from Time magazine? Chen Yuan was slightly stunned after hearing this.

Founded in 1923, Time is one of the three major current affairs magazines in the United States. It has a wide range of contents, including opinions on international issues and follow-up reports on major international events. Time is also a world-renowned brand, with a wide readership around the world, with a main U.S. edition, an international edition, and European, Asian, and Latin American editions.

Simon is a special correspondent for Time magazine, and he came here for the simple purpose of taking a picture of Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan met with the American reporter in the conference room. After meeting, Simon was amazed by Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan's English level is not high, and Simon's speed of speech is too fast, and he can't keep up with the rhythm at all. At this time, Sun Li next to her played a role. She acted as a translator, translating Simon's words to Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan understood the intention of this American reporter, and he was a little puzzled. The other party is really weird, he doesn't even do interviews, just photos? He couldn't help but look at Sun Li next to him.

Sun Li smiled mischievously and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Chen, congratulations to Mr. Chen, you are about to become the cover character of Time Magazine!" ”

Time Magazine cover character?

Chen Yuan smiled faintly and asked, "Is this a little too high-profile?" ”

Simon looked at Sun Li suspiciously, and asked, "What did he say?" ”

Sun Li hurriedly translated Chen Yuan's words for Simon. Simon shook his head. said: "You Chinese just like to be low-key, so you will be underestimated." In the United States, beggars are very high-profile. They usually hold signs that say, 'I need beer,' 'You can scold me for a dollar,' 'I need a dollar to change my image for the presidency,' and so on. No one is going to investigate whether it's true or not, as long as it can get attention. They'll get dollars and food. ”

After Sun Li translated these words, Chen Yuan immediately frowned. He said: "You compare us Chinese with beggars? ”

Seeing that Chen Yuan's face was wrong, Simon hurriedly explained: "You misunderstood, this is just an example I gave at random!" ”

Chen Yuan waved his hand and said, "Don't say it again, Sun Li, send him out for me." ”

Sun Li opened her mouth in surprise, she couldn't believe it: "Are you going to refuse the opportunity to be on the cover of Time Magazine?" ”

Simon was eventually asked out by Sun Li.

Standing at the door of the company, Simon was completely overwhelmed. It's all fine, how could the other party suddenly turn his face? Simon thought about it for a long time, but he didn't figure it out. Alas, the thinking of the Orientals! He could only sigh like this.

As soon as Chen Yuan returned to the office, Li Bing walked in with a stack of newspapers. She carefully observed Chen Yuan's face and found that there was not the slightest abnormality. This made Li Bing very puzzled. She said: "The opportunity is rare, and you just gave up? I just heard what Sun Li said, but they just said something that didn't like it. You're just going to turn your face with a little reporter......"

Chen Yuan smiled faintly and said, "What's worth rare?" Someday. I'm going to create a more authoritative media agency. Compare that Time magazine! ”

To Li Bing's ears, these words were more like Chen Yuan's angry words. She blinked, her eyes full of smiles. After all, he's still an immature little boy.

"By the way, what's the matter with you?" Chen Yuan raised his head and asked.

Li Bing put the newspaper in his hand in front of Chen Yuan and said: "The deeds of the overseas box office of "Nightclub" have been poked out. Yangcheng Evening News, Entertainment Weekly, Kyoto Morning News, Mediacorp, Guangming Daily and other major newspapers and media have carried out relevant reports. $350 million at the overseas box office. I guess those people outside are going crazy! ”

So fast? Chen Yuan was stunned, he was still talking to Ye Yun about this just now, but he didn't expect it to become a reality in a blink of an eye.

Sichuan Chengdu Girls' Vocational High School.

Zhang Liangying, who returned to school, was still thinking about the incident at noon. This is the closest she got to her dream, but she didn't expect the other party to be a liar. She was not happy. Even the mood in class is not high, and I often wander.

The substitute teacher reported the incident to the class teacher. During recess, Zhang Liangying was called to the office.

"Is it because of the morning?" The head teacher is very kind, and she likes the girl in front of her very much. Zhang Liangying has a strong ability to be independent, which other girls do not have.

Zhang Liangying nodded and shook her head again. She said, "It's nothing, it's my own overthinking." That person was a liar, she wanted to sign me as a singer, but what she said was too fake. She said that her company made a movie and made 1 billion yuan. If you don't have such a level, I'm afraid even a child won't believe it. ”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Liangying sighed, she really hoped that this thing was true. But the reality is always so cruel......

"Is this the company she is talking about?" The head teacher rummaged around for a long time and finally found a newspaper. This newspaper is the latest issue of the Chengdu Evening News. After she read it, she pressed it under the textbook. If it weren't for Zhang Liangying saying the words "movie" and "1 billion", she wouldn't have remembered.

Zhang Liangying took the newspaper and took a closer look, only to see that there was a very eye-catching title on the front line of the newspaper: "Nightclub" overseas box office summary, Qingyun Entertainment made 1 billion yuan!

Zhang Liangying held back the surprise in her heart and read it carefully.

The newspaper statement is almost exactly the same as the woman's statement! "Nightclub" has an investment of only 1.6 million yuan, and the shooting period does not exceed 8 days, which has set a new record at the box office of domestic films in China, and is the first film work in China to break the box office mark of 100 million yuan. Its performance overseas is even more exaggerated, nearly 40 countries and regions, actually swept 350 million US dollars, converted into RMB, that is 29 billion. "Nightclub", which invested only 1.6 million, has a global box office of an astonishing 3 billion!

It's a miracle!

As the producer, Qingyun Entertainment won a 600-fold return with an investment of 1.6 million!

The newspaper lamented regretfully that if it had not been for the release of a movie called "The Blair Witch" last year, the impact of this "Nightclub" would have been even more far-reaching.

"The Blair Witch" is a low-budget student film with an investment of only 30,000 euros, which is about 220,000 yuan. However, it has received a global box office of 248 million US dollars (2.05 billion yuan), and the return rate has reached an astonishing 3,546 times!

The reason why this movie was able to do such a miracle was mainly because of the hype of the distribution company. The secret weapon is to promote the fictional plot into a documentary, so that the unknown young people discuss the history of the Bligh Witches and care about the safety of the three college students.

"Blair the Witch" was the runner-up at the box office for two consecutive weeks after its release, which can be said to be a rare miracle for the American film industry with a high rate of film elimination. This low-budget horror film was originally only screened in 27 theaters in the first week, but unexpectedly, the response after its release was enthusiastic, and the number of theaters suddenly expanded from 31 in the second week to 1,110, and then to 2,142 in the third week. The cinema copy kept the film company and the copy printing company busy with it.

"Blair the Witch", as a low-budget thriller, doesn't have much of a highlight in itself. The only thing that can be done is that the whole film is shot with amateur shots, which is used in a simulated documentary format, which adds to the authenticity. It was able to trigger a box office miracle because of the hype! In this respect, it is similar to "Nightclub".

After reading the report, Zhang Liangying suddenly set off a monstrous wave in her heart.

It turns out that what the woman said is true!

Zhang Liangying couldn't keep calm anymore, she immediately asked the head teacher for a leave, and then left the school in a hurry and returned home. She didn't enter the house, and directly turned up the trash can downstairs of her family. She prayed constantly, praying that the garbage was not taken out. But she searched for a long time, but she didn't find the business card.

Zhang Liangying is anxious and depressed, this is really the closest she has come to her dream. Is it because of her suspicions and suspicions that she is going to miss out? Zhang Liangying was unwilling. She emptied all the garbage out of the trash can, squatted on the ground, and rummaged through it. Even if you dirty your school uniform, you can't care about it.

The surrounding neighbors saw it and came forward to ask. Zhang Liangying was so anxious that she was about to cry, where did she have the heart to answer them? She lowered her head and searched again and again, looking for it ten times, but she couldn't find the business card that she casually discarded.

Zhang Liangying finally stopped rummaging through the garbage, she raised her head and looked at the sunset, her spirit was in a trance.

She ignored the surrounding neighborhood and walked into the corridor in despair.

Behind the scenes, those neighbors are discussing:

"Liangying, what's wrong? He doesn't tell us either. She's not usually like that. ”

"Well, maybe it was a blow, right? This girl is also pitiful, young ......"

"Sister-in-law Zhang, let's go and deliver a letter to her mother, shall we?"

"She must have lost something important, or she wouldn't have gotten into the garbage!"

……

Zhang Liangying has indeed lost something important, that thing is called a dream, and it is also called hope.

PS: I'm sorry, I fell asleep on my stomach on the keyboard in the middle of writing last night. Looks like I really can't stay up late. I broke my promise, and I feel so ashamed. I'm sorry, guys. (To be continued.) )