Chapter 414: Pulling up the market? Premiere begins
At this time, the marketing manager came up with an idea, "How about we make peace with the other party? There is no conflict in our themes, it's just that the schedules are relatively close.
Even though Director Chen's new movie has such a high schedule, maybe they are also worried about what will happen in the next two weeks. ”
"What's there to make peace with? We don't have anything to do with him. The most he can do is use force behind his back. No one has ever used this method before. It doesn't matter at all." Wang Zhonglei glared and said confidently.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Wang, you are right." The manager did not refute.
Wang Zhongjun thought of something and signaled to his subordinates, "Xiao Zhang, please continue talking, why is there no conflict?"
The manager explained his thinking, "One is an action movie and the other is a disaster movie. In essence, the audiences of these two types of movies do not overlap too much.
I have analyzed the Hollywood market, and they don’t say that if two popular movies collide, it will be impossible to play.
Sometimes, because the quality of the two movies is very good, it will make the audience feel that the current market conditions are good, and they will be interested in watching them, which will increase the overall market. ”
Feng Xiaogang's eyes lit up, "You mean to raise the market by creating an atmosphere?"
"Yes, Director Feng, the domestic market did not have enough capacity before, but the number of theaters has grown rapidly this year. In principle, it can accommodate two blockbusters, especially since our two movies are actually scheduled at different times."
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After Wang Zhongjun thought about it, he put the half-left cigarette in the ashtray and said, "This is a good idea. I'll call Han Shanping right now."
Qilin Film and Television Headquarters.
Chen Linfeng, Mei Jie, Zheng Zhihao and others are also discussing the scheduling of "Hurricane Rescue" and "Tangshan Earthquake".
At first, Chen Linfeng didn't think there would be any conflict between the two, but now that the schedule of "Hurricane Rescue" is so high, he naturally has higher expectations and doesn't want to be too affected in the next two weeks.
"If you ask me, it's useless for us to consider this. Time is fixed. When it comes to film scheduling, if you have more, I will have less. From the current point of view, we are already maximizing revenue."
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"Mr. Sun is right, the movie market is so big, it's a zero-sum game." Zheng Zhihao also had the same idea.
"That's not necessarily true. The film market will still fluctuate to some extent, and the subjective initiative of the audience cannot be underestimated."
But despite saying this, Chen Linfeng didn't think there was a better way.
"Taken" was released first and it already took advantage, so we can't ask for more.
When Chen Linfeng wanted to ask Zheng Zhihao about the situation at the cat's eye, the phone rang.
He picked it up and saw that it was Han Shanping, so he motioned to the other two to chat first and went out to answer the phone.
"Hello, Mr. Han."
"That's right, Wang Zhongjun called me just now." Han Shanping got straight to the point.
"He mentioned the problem that your two movies are scheduled too close together in the summer."
"Well, what exactly did he say?"
Han Shanping paused, "Of course I complained at first that you took too much, saying that this kind of behavior disrupts the market and should not be promoted."
Chen Linfeng just thought it was a fart and didn't care at all, "What happens next?"
"Then he mentioned an idea. It doesn't mean that the movie market will never change. Both movies are good movies. If they are promoted properly, they can bring some people who didn't originally plan to watch the movie to the cinema. Two movies. Everyone can benefit from this.”
There are capable people at Huayi.
This thought flashed through Chen Linfeng's mind. In fact, he had also thought of this method just now.
Many times, it's not that the movie market has insufficient capacity, but that audiences have lost confidence in the movies on the market and don't want to watch them.
This will basically be the case after the epidemic in later generations.
"Wolf Warrior 2" is an extreme example that breaks through the current normal market capacity, which is very rare.
Another example is "Avatar", which are phenomenal works that can draw people who have not watched movies for a long time into the cinema.
As for now, if we go by the data from previous lives, the single-film limit for domestic films this year should be over 600 million. If it is higher, it will be very difficult.
It is actually very difficult to raise the market.
Chen Linfeng asked Han Shanping in detail to understand Huayi's measures.
"Relying on publicity alone." He muttered in his mind, feeling that it wouldn't be very useful.
If publicity is useful, it is too simple. Which film and television company in the future will not use it.
Just considering that the current audience is still in the silly and sweet stage, maybe it is easier to be fooled?
"Okay, I agree to try cooperating with Huayi. No matter what, there is no harm in it."
Han Shanping was overjoyed, "That's it, I'll contact Huayi."
He still hopes that these domestic leaders can be more harmonious. Now that the trend of Hollywood movies impacting the domestic market has emerged, this is the time to unanimously report to the outside world.
After Chen Linfeng finished talking on the phone, he came back and told the story.
""Tangshan Earthquake" should also be a good film, and it is not the same subject as "Hurricane Rescue". From this point of view, the two parties do have a basis for cooperation."
The single-film limit of normal movies this year mentioned before includes "Tangshan Earthquake", which had a box office of 650 million in the previous life, which is still very high.
Neither Sister Mei nor Zheng Zhihao objected. There was no harm in doing this and it was worth trying.
In the next few days, both parties came up with their own people, discussed the publicity scope, and then set the time for a week after the release of "Taken".
At this time, "Hurricane Rescue" has been released, and "Tangshan Earthquake" will also have a screening.
Everyone can boast about it if they can see the actual film, otherwise it would be too vain to boast about it out of thin air.
In addition, the first month sales data of "Destiny 3", which has been released for one month, has also been released.
The sales volume of 2.3 million copies has far exceeded the previous work. Although it is not as amazing as "Infinite World", the two conditions are different, and they cannot be compared so simply.
For those who have been paying attention to Chen Linfeng's novels, this book is a breakthrough compared to his previous works.
The first is the writing style and the protagonist's character, which has changed from an orthodox warm-blooded and kind-hearted protagonist to a bit funny.
Although the core of the character remains the same, the change in writing style has caused a huge change in the senses.
Of course, this is a type of character design that has matured in later generations. Chen Linfeng has sewn the characters of famous protagonists such as Huai Shi and Lu Shu into it.
It does seem to be a bit more innovative.
Of course, some people in the online literature community are also beginning to study hard in this area.
In fact, at this time, it was the time when "Fights Break the Sphere" became a big hit, and everyone was originally learning the writing style of "Wai Chai Liu".
Chen Linfeng's new book can be regarded as showing a new direction to the author and readers. Almost every one of his novels has this effect.
Readers don't care about this. After reading Xiao Chen's novels, they always feel that they are not enough.
There are Internet writers who are learning to write, and for them, it is a little bit of relief.
For Internet article authors, it is an additional way to make money, and I don’t know how many people are secretly grateful.
This is also the fundamental reason why Chen Linfeng is so famous in the online literary world.
July 8, 5 p.m.
Yanjing Huaying International Cinemas, where the premiere ceremony of "Hurricane Rescue" was held.
Present were not only the main creators Chen Linfeng, Mark, Fang Long, and Liu Qianqian, but also several villains who played the role of the male protagonist's ex-wife, the kidnapping villain, and the final buyer.
Although they are foreigners, they still have to attend the premiere in China together.
Nowadays, Hollywood is paying more and more attention to the Chinese market. It was Mark's initiative to come to the premiere and promotional activities.
"Director Chen, I wish you a great box office success." Yang Shoucheng came with a group of brilliant artists to support him.
"Thank you, Mr. Yang, please come in."
Chen Linfeng looked into the crowd and saw that Huang Xiaoming was there, and beside him was a woman who looked very familiar.
Um, isn't this Yang Beibi who masters the art of cutting out pictures and changing heads?
Huang Xiaoming stepped forward and introduced, "This is my friend, her name is Yang Ying."
Yang Ying smiled sweetly and said, "Hello, Director Chen, I am Yang Ying, and my English name is Angela Baby. You can call me Baby."
Chen Linfeng pretended not to hear anything and just nodded calmly, "Hello, Miss Yang."
He turned to Huang Xiaoming and said, "I heard that you are currently filming a TV series?"
"You've heard it too," Huang Xiaoming said with a smile, "Just give it a try. After all, I'm going out on my own. I have to think about the future."
"It's okay, it's not too late to enter."
Huang Xiaoming looked happy, and Xiao Chen said the same thing, which really put his heart at ease.
Because it is not suitable for long conversations now, Huang Xiaoming said a few words of congratulations before entering the venue.
Yang Ying said with some dissatisfaction, "Director Chen looks so serious. Was he like this before?"
Huang Xiaoming was stunned, it seemed that this was indeed the case.
I have introduced my friends to my juniors before, and the only one who has similar treatment is Zhao Yanzi.
It seems that these two people have nothing in common.
He glanced at Yang Ying and didn't say anything more. He was going to ask back to see if she had anything to say.
Yang Ying only dared to make such a small complaint, joking, her boss had to be a nice talker, how could she find the courage to talk more.
What I just said was that my relationship with Huang Xiaoming has been developing well recently. Seeing that the other person treats me very well, I mentioned it in a coquettish way.
Chen Linfeng chatted with brothers Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu again.
Without saying anything else, Jiang Wen put his arms around his younger brother and younger brother and took a group photo together facing each other.
He has never concealed his close relationship with Xiao Chen.
It is not easy for someone in the entertainment industry to have a similar stance and views to him, and he is also a director with a background as an actor.
This made him feel like a different person.
Although Xiao Chen's appearance is much better, Jiang Wen has always been confident in his own appearance, so he doesn't realize how much difference there is.
After a few years, maybe the length will be similar.
Jiang Wu had another attitude towards Chen Linfeng.
Actors in the industry have a special term for the director who makes them popular, which is "mentor".
Although Chen Linfeng was much younger than him and could not be named his mentor, Jiang Wu also had a grateful attitude and always respected him.
Chen Linfeng mentioned it several times, but people just listened and refused to change it. As time went by, he stopped mentioning it.
Then when reporters occasionally asked questions, I praised him a few more times.
Since then, Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, You Benchang, Li Xuejian, Zhou Xun, Fan Binbin, etc., directors, actors and stars of various types have made their debut.
Almost every few minutes, it can cause a burst of cheers from the surrounding fans, and the flashing lights never stop from the beginning to the end.
Although there was no such big deal as hosting the premiere in the Great Hall, the guests present raised the weight a lot.
In the words of the on-site media reporters: half of the top entertainment circles are here.
It was approaching 7 o'clock, and the guests were almost arriving one after another.
Fang, Chen and others entered the theater.
In the theater, in order to prevent the audience from being bored, the organizers are playing some small activities.
After they entered the stage, the host from the Six Princesses came on stage.
The premiere ceremony has officially begun at this time.
The camera on the side was filming the whole process, and it was full in form.
But in fact, the process before the screening is not long.
Chen Linfeng held the premiere ceremony and never liked projects with too many performances.
Everyone came here to watch a movie, and the dancing or singing sessions were too boring and somewhat unnecessary.
Therefore, after the regular host interview and sharing of feelings on stage.
As the lights above the auditorium dimmed, the premiere of "Taken" began.
(End of chapter)