"Hey, why did Teng Huatao smash "Waiting for the Wind"!"

In the office of the general manager of Future Pictures, Xu Zheng was chatting with Du Yang helplessly.

There are only three films in the Future Pictures for the Chinese New Year, in addition to the co-produced "Police Story 2013", there are only "Waiting for the Wind" and "Thai Embarrassment".

Originally, Xu Zheng was very confident in his second self-directed and self-starred movie, after all, the previous work sold 200 million, or at that time in 10 years, 200 million was already a big hit.

In addition, "I Am Not the God of Medicine" swept all major awards in the mainland, and Xu Zheng achieved the grand slam of the three awards of Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers, and Huabiao, and ranked among the top actors of the Mesozoic generation in one fell swoop.

Needless to say, his own fame and reputation, as well as the foundation of "People in Embarrassment", this "Thai Embarrassment" is not only him and Wang Baoqiang, Huang Bo also joined in, Xu Zheng had absolute confidence before filming started, a big hit is inevitable, and even a billion box office occasionally thinks about it.

Moreover, there will be no failures in the movies of the future film industry, and there will be the blessing of this undefeated golden body.

However, just a month before the release, Teng Huatao's "Waiting for the Wind" hit the streets, and it couldn't get a box office of 100 million.

The year before last, "Thirty-three Days of Broken Love" sold more than 600 million, and it was only two years later, and Teng Huatao's new film couldn't even break 100 million.

The industry is laughing at it, the undefeated golden body of the future film industry is broken, and Li Qian also has a time to lose his eyes.

Xu Zheng, who was originally full of confidence, couldn't help but beat the drum in his heart at this time.

"Thirty-three Days of Broken Love" is 600 million, and "People in Embarrassment" is 200 million, both of which have similar audience reputations, Teng Huatao can fail, so he doesn't seem to be so stable.

At first, I was just a little worried, but the more I thought about it, the more wrong it became, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt less stable.

Today, I came to Future Pictures and chatted with Du Yang about the promotion of the movie.

"Thai Embarrassment" is the only film in the future film industry, of course, he has done his best in terms of publicity and distribution, and when he heard Du Yang talk about the completed publicity and marketing plan, as well as the film schedule obtained by the theater chain, Xu Zheng felt a lot more relieved.

However, he still couldn't help but want to complain about Teng Huatao, if he hadn't hit the street, Xu Zheng would not have had this kind of thought at all.

"Director Xu, don't worry, Director Li attached great importance to your project at the beginning, and you still don't believe his vision. Du Yang said helplessly, "Don't worry about publicity and distribution, it will be released on the 5th, 60% of the film schedule can be guaranteed, and there will be no other movies released at the beginning of the month except for "The Four Famous Catches". ”

"By the way, I have to discuss with Director Xu, "Thai Embarrassment" may start large-scale pre-sale a week in advance, and it will be exclusively pre-sold on the company's future movie ticketing APP, and Director Xu may need to help promote it at that time. ”

"What?"

Xu Zheng was stunned, although he had also used the APP to buy tickets, but he didn't react for a while.

After a moment of froze, he realized what this meant, and suddenly his voice rose a pitch.

"Mr. Du wants to use the ticketing monopoly of "Thai Embarrassment" to seize online ticket users?"

There was some dissatisfaction in his tone, Du Yang also heard it, and he could understand it, and said with a smile, "Director Xu, don't be angry, this is precisely because we have absolute confidence in "Thai Embarrassment", even if users of other ticket-buying apps can't buy tickets, it won't affect the box office, they will eventually come to download future movies and buy tickets on it." ”

has absolute confidence in his own movies, having said that, Xu Zheng still feels that something is wrong in his heart.

However, he didn't continue to pursue with Du Yang, and he also knew that Du Yang said that it didn't matter.

The only one who can call the shots is Li Qian.

After leaving Future Pictures, Xu Zheng flew to the magic capital and found Li Qian by the sea.

Li Qian was filming, and Xu Zheng didn't make a sound, just stood behind Li Qian and looked at the monitor in front of him.

Xu Zheng has read the script of "Rejuvenation", and he was shocked when he first saw it, even more shocking than reading the script of "Truman's World".

A person who grows in reverse, a fantasy journey, a love that spans decades, and a history of the republic standing on top of the world, including life, love, family, country, family, friendship, philosophy, religion and many other aspects.

Moreover, the script is so interesting!

The perfect combination of art and commerce, even in terms of artistry, is much stronger than many literary films.

After reading the script, Xu Zheng naturally knew that this was the scene that was filmed, that is, the actor sent his dying father to the sea, just watching the sunset, one after the other, sitting quietly.

Xu Zheng still remembers that there is a narration of the male protagonist in this scene: When things don't go well, you can go crazy like a mad dog, you can scold and curse fate, but in the end, you still have to let go.

There are too many such classic lines in the script, and Xu Zheng remembers them clearly.

"Okay, pass!"

In front of the monitor, Li Qian held the intercom scene to announce that the scene was completed.

In fact, it is a scene of two people sitting, and then one person close-up.

Chen Kun's father found Liu Yunlong to make a cameo, this is a person from 1945, that is, a native of the Republic of China, and some domestic actors have a typical Republic of China style.

For example, Zhao Wenxuan, such as Liu Yunlong.

This characteristic also implies a change of times, the people of the previous era have left, and a new era has arrived.

Of course, the father is also a very important role, and the role that affects the actor's life still has to find an old drama bone.

At first, Li Qian was a little difficult to understand, why the actor left his lover and daughter so early, even if he wanted to give his daughter a normal life, he could wait for her to grow up a little.

Later, when he wrote the script, he realized that his father saw him as a monster and felt that he would be a burden to himself, so he also had this concept when facing his loved ones, even after his lover had expressed his willingness to share the consequences with him, he still chose to ride a motorcycle and leave in the early hours of the morning.

If his father hadn't treated him like this, maybe he would have a completely different interpretation of love, but life is a river that will never turn back, and what happens happens happens happens.

Of course, this is also based on the premise that the actor is relieved of his father, as for why he is relieved, that is the foreshadowing of the previous plot.

Every supporting role and every plot complement each other, so the supporting characters are particularly important.

After the scene was finished, Li Qian went to express his gratitude to Mr. Liu Yunlong, and then instructed the crew to clean up, and he returned to the business car.

"Brother Zheng, why did you suddenly come to me, did something happen?" Li Qian looked at Xu Zheng and asked with a smile, took a bottle of water from the refrigerator and handed it over.

Xu Zheng took a sip of water and said with a smile, "It's not a big deal, the promotion of the movie hasn't started yet, so I'll go back to the magic capital to accompany my family and take a look." ”

"It's true that I won't be able to go home for more than a month. Li Qian nodded.

"'Rejuvenation' should be released next year, I can't wait to see this movie, just reading the script already fascinates me. Xu Zheng asked again.

"It's hard to say, but if it goes well, I should be able to catch up next year, and I still have time to watch it, and there will be a lot of films next year. Li Qian said.

"To be honest, when I read the script at that time, there were so many classic lines, such as the narration of the scene just now, I felt that you were more like a writer than the director. Xu Zheng said with emotion.

Li Qian smiled, "After becoming a writer, do you want to return to the director's profession in the end?"

"Ahh

Xu Zheng couldn't help laughing, the writer came back to be a director, he thought he was satirizing who it was.

Li Qian shook his head, "Actually, these lines are all to promote the plot, like the monologue of the scene just now, it was said by the rude captain who had an artistic dream at sea before, the storm came, the ship capsized, the captain was seriously injured and dying, comforting the protagonist and saying that no matter what happens, in the end, you have to let go and choose to accept it."

There was also an old man who died in the nursing home before, and the protagonist was very sad, and the old man who taught the protagonist the piano comforted him and said that we are destined to lose our loved ones, otherwise how can we know how important he is in our lives.

These lines affected the protagonist, so he chose to accept what had happened and looked forward, accepted his father, and after accepting it, he was also influenced by his father, whose father abandoned him as a weirdo, and he, a weirdo, chose to leave in order for his daughter to grow up normally. ”

"I didn't even notice it when I read the script. Xu Zheng was a little surprised, and then sighed, "I said that before I thought the movie span was too long, the plot was a bit fragmented, it turned out that everything was connected, and it was connected through the lines, which did not take up space, this design was too exquisite." ”

chatting and chatting, I feel more and more that Li Qian is powerful, this movie is much more exciting than I thought before.

After greeting for a while, Xu Zheng also got down to business.

"Director Li, the future movie APP will be the exclusive agent of the online ticketing of "Thai Embarrassment", do you want to think about it again?"

Li Qian also knew what Xu Zhenglai was trying to say, and he had received a call from Du Yang before, and he smiled, "Brother Zhenglai thinks that he will lose the box office of Meituan and other users of Grava?"

Xu Zheng also said directly, ""Thai Embarrassment" is not irreplaceable, nor is it indispensable, "Private Custom" is also a comedy, and online ticket purchase is not the only ticket purchase channel, I am a little worried, not only will it fail to attract users of other software, but it will force users who buy tickets online back to the cinema." ”

"Brother Zheng, this is wrong. ”

Li Qian smiled and shook his head, "In my opinion, audiences who are accustomed to buying tickets online will no longer go offline to buy tickets, and for this part of the people, online ticket purchase is the only one."

And, for the Chinese New Year, "Thai Embarrassment" is also irreplaceable, the audience can not watch "Private Custom", can not watch "Police Story 2013", but will definitely watch "Thai Embarrassment", I have this confidence. ”

“...”

What else can Xu Zheng say, can he say that he has no confidence and admits cowardice?

"There is nothing to worry about in the film "Private Custom", Ma's comedy can no longer keep up with the times, and it is destined to be eliminated by the times. Li Qian said again.

"What do you say?" Xu Zheng's focus was suddenly diverted, for a comedian and director, Ma's comedy is unavoidable, and it is the benchmark of domestic comedy in the past ten years.

Li Qian spread his hands, "Obviously, although this film satirizes the official who is as black as a crow in the world, Fan Weiyi's commanding appearance makes people see the arrogance of a villain."

In this play, Ma Xiaogang does not sympathize with anyone, in his eyes, the upper and lower classes of society, except for the difference in rank that leads to different positions, the essence is that they are completely dirty in collusion, which leads to the fact that no one will be comforted by this Chinese New Year comedy.

is different from "Party A and Party B", it has a satire on the society, and there is no lack of sarcasm, but on the whole it still maintains a cunning and kind citizen mentality, and it is more warm, "Private Order" did not do this, it is estimated that the failure of "1942" made him resentful.

Comedy, it's not funny and it's over, it's the lowest level of comedy, it can't even be called a comedy, it can only be said to be a comedy.

"Thai Embarrassment" is different, it is emotional and funny, husband and wife, father and daughter, friends, business opponents, with emotional lines, giving the movie a more warm side, funny, more touching, this kind of movie is a big killer, at least one billion box office base. ”

A billion base?

Xu Zheng is still thinking about the difference between "Private Custom" and "Party A and Party B", Huayang has already done a small-scale screening, and the general content of the movie is known, and he has long known that the movie is to help others realize their dreams.

However, in the end, all my thoughts were held by Li Qian's sentence of a billion box office.

Looking at Li Qian, there was even more excitement and uncertainty in his eyes, "Can "Thai Embarrassment" really reach one billion?"

If it were someone else, then Xu Zheng would have said good things, but what Li Qian said, Xu Zheng believed it.

"Of course, "Thai Embarrassment" will not have a rival at the box office at all. Li Qian said very surely.

The three best Mesozoic comedians in the mainland are funny enough, warm enough, and not outdated, in this Internet era, there is simply no one who can fight.

Xu Zheng is preparing "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", which is not expected to be enough for "Thai Embarrassment", and the advantage of comedy is too great.

With a sentence of one billion yuan, Xu Zheng left a little flutteringly, and he no longer worries about whether the monopoly of online ticketing will have an impact on the box office if the film monopolizes the future movie.

After Xu Zheng left, Li Qian called Du Yang and planned to go as usual.

With the development of mobile Internet in front of us, people will become more and more dependent on mobile phones, and in the future, everything may be done through mobile phones.

Including shopping, grocery shopping, going to restaurants, going to work, studying, traveling, traveling, and so on.

It's so convenient to buy tickets online, and even if you don't want to book in advance, you have to do it.

Everyone else has given a good position, and if you are late, you can only sit in the corner.

This is the same as QQ, and it must not be abandoned, to use QQ and WeChat, because everyone is using it, you have to communicate and contact them, you can only do this.

Online ticket purchase will inevitably become the mainstream, and it has little to do with whether people want to use it or not, and they have to use it if they don't want to use it.

If more than 80% of movie tickets are purchased through mobile phone software, the platform may be able to counteract the cinema, and this possible impact is undoubtedly very important for film practitioners.

Therefore, Li Qian is still very concerned about this, and once he found that Grava pursues experience and does not pay attention to market share, he immediately abandoned it and made an APP by himself.

And to compete with Grava, Meituan, Dibao Movie, and QQ Movie, you must take a trick, after all, it is late, and there is no fixed user.

Therefore, it is still necessary to take advantage of the core competitiveness of the film itself.

Ticket-buying apps are the same for the audience, so it will not have a negative impact on the monopoly of movie tickets.

Of course, more importantly, "Thai Embarrassment" itself is excellent, and there are not enough opponents for the Chinese New Year.

......

The Chinese New Year file is approaching, and as the first to appear in "Thai Embarrassment", publicity has begun.

Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, and Wang Baoqiang, the three major comedians, the fame of the previous work of "People in Embarrassment", and Xu Zheng's "I Am Not the God of Medicine" swiped a wave of goodwill, and immediately became the hottest movie at the moment.

November also passed quickly, and Li Qian's filming was still in the magic capital, and he had been filming the plot in the nursing home.

The movie itself is a bit of a running account, which is very boring, and the requirements for quality are higher, so Li Qian shoots very slowly, even if the old people in the nursing home are all old actors from the Modu Drama Theater to make cameos.

On Sunday, November 24, ten days before the release of the movie, the official Weibo of "Thai Embarrassment" announced that it would open a large-scale pre-sale nationwide in advance on December 29.

The future movie Weibo also announced, and in the past seven days, book the movie tickets for "Thai Embarrassment" and enjoy certain discounts, on a first-come, first-served basis, and the number is limited.

Pre-sale in advance, but also discounts, which can't help but make the industry think.

"Could it be that the quality of "Thai Embarrassment" is not good?"

When I think of this, the major companies can't help but be a little excited.

Otherwise, it would be too late for the price increase of the popular movie, and the price would be raised at every turn before watching Zhang Weiping.

Only things of bad quality will be reduced, which is a consensus in any industry, and good things will always increase in price.

The move of "Thai Embarrassment" is undoubtedly of poor quality, and Li Qian is worried that the box office will repeat the mistake of "Waiting for the Wind", so he decided to reduce the price to attract people to buy tickets.

After some analysis, the industry is more determined about this idea, and it is time to urgently want to see the movie released, and then the word of mouth is sparse and the box office hits the streets.

Just when the industry was anxiously waiting inside and outside, the 29th arrived as scheduled, and the future movie APP started pre-sale on time, and the ticket price was indeed 10 yuan lower than normal.

However, when people open other software such as Grava, Meituan, and QQ Movies, they find that these platforms do not sell tickets for "Thai Embarrassment" at all.

"What's the situation?"

Everyone was dumbfounded again.