Chapter 320 'Infernal Affairs' is scheduled to be released
"Mr. Xu, the popularity of our ancient puppet show this time and the new playback volume yesterday have dropped to the lowest level since its launch!" Penguin Video, in the CEO's office, Bi Feihong, who looked surprised, asked
Xu Sheng couldn't help but feel a little headache.
Should he be used to report this situation? Wouldn’t he know? This Bi Feihong is really of no use at all.
He was asked to keep an eye on the situation in "Parental Love", but it turned out that he wasn't well informed. Even if he looked at Weite a little more, it wouldn't be the case.
"I already know." After hearing Xu Sheng's words, Bi Feihong subconsciously asked: "Mr. Xu, what should we do now?" Xu Sheng finally couldn't help but burst out, and shouted at Bi Feihong loudly: "
What should I do?”
"What can we do?" Bi Feihong was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that Xu Sheng would suddenly become angry.
"Then Mr. Xu, should we use some means..." Although Bi Feihong's words were not stated clearly, the meaning was obvious.
He deliberately created scandalous material about the show "Parental Love" to discredit the show. This trick is his most commonly used method, and it can be considered very handy when used.
He had dealt with hit dramas on other platforms in this way many times before. When Xu Sheng heard Bi Feihong's words, he couldn't help but cover his face.
"You idiot!"
"Don't you know where the drama "Parents' Love" is broadcast?! Bi Feihong was stunned for a moment. He didn't react for a while.
"Isn't it Station G?" Xu Sheng's face turned completely dark. I don't know why, since Bi Feihong stepped down from the position of vice president.
Xu Sheng often felt that the other person's IQ seemed to have suddenly dropped by an unknown amount.
"Official channel!!"
"This is a drama broadcast on the official channel!"
"You don't want to do it anymore, but I still want to do it!" There is a reason why Xu Sheng is so angry. If Bi Feihong really did those little tricks before, let's not talk about the effect.
The officials are not fools, and the fact that Xu Ji has a good relationship with the officials is no longer a secret.
They can make enemies with any company, and given the size of Penguin, they won't be afraid at all. But if it's an official company, what does it matter no matter how powerful Penguin is?
There are ways to get back at you. This is what makes Xu Sheng feel uncomfortable the most. Although he knows that the drama "Parents' Love" will have a great impact on their main ancient puppet show in December.
But there is no way to target it. This guy Xu Ji is really smart, and he decided to broadcast it on the official channel from the beginning.
Otherwise, with the sensitivity of the background of the drama "Parental Love", a little rhythm would be enough for the other party to drink.
"Alas..."
"Forget it, that's it."
"Let's mention the scale of publicity and distribution here, and we don't need to worry about the rest." In the end, Xu Sheng could only sigh helplessly, and then said.
He felt a little regretful at this time. At that time, he felt that Tongji Entertainment's "Parents' Love" would have little impact on them.
It turned out to be a miscalculation. Otherwise, Penguin Video’s ancient puppet show would definitely become a phenomenal hit.
In comparison, Kiwi and Potato Videos look much smarter. There are no decent plans to launch new dramas throughout December.
Obviously, he deliberately avoided "Parental Love" in the same period... For Xu Ji, the good news recently is that "Infernal Affairs" has passed the review.
In fact, there is only less than half a month left before New Year's Day, so it is indeed a bit rushed to release it on New Year's Day.
But if it is not released on New Year's Day, the only better schedule left is the Spring Festival schedule.
The theme of the movie "Infernal Affairs" is indeed not particularly suitable when it is released during the Spring Festival.
Although the current Spring Festival period is different from the past, there is a market for movies of all kinds. But in those days, slightly lighter comedies and other themes are still more popular.
However, since it is scheduled to be released on New Year's Day, it means that the promotion of "Infernal Affairs" must start as soon as possible.
After all, even on a schedule like New Year's Day, competition is still very fierce. As far as Xu Ji knows now, at least two foreign blockbusters will be released on New Year's Day.
At the same time, Tianwu and Tianhua, among the three major movies, will also be released on New Year's Day with investment. Although the investment is not very high, it is at a similar level to "Infernal Affairs".
Therefore, before the release, there is no word-of-mouth as a reference for audience selection. The key is how well each company does its promotion.
...Soon, under Youman's control, news about director Xu Ji's new movie "Infernal Affairs" that will be released on New Year's Day appeared on Weibo's hot search.
Whether it's Xu Ji's own popularity or the cast of "Infernal Affairs", they attracted a lot of attention when the news came out.
Xu Ji's debut film "Wu Shuang" has the actor Wei Yifa joining the cast, and this time, the lineup is even stronger.
There are two international movie stars, Long Zewei and Wu Zihao, as the male leads, as well as various familiar faces from Hong Kong. The movie king Wei Yifa also has a cameo role in it.
Such a lineup basically brings together actors from the once glorious Hong Kong films. Although the influence of Hong Kong films has dropped a lot now, it is difficult to see any particularly outstanding new films.
But the actors in these old Hong Kong movies are all old acquaintances to netizens, and they can be said to be full of affection.
This kind of lineup is definitely the most luxurious compared to other movies released on New Year's Day.
Netizens who saw this news were naturally looking forward to it.
"Xu Ji's movie is finally here! There has been no news before, but I didn't expect it to be suddenly announced to be released on New Year's Day."
"Damn it, Xu Ji's card. Last time it was Wei Yifa, but this time he directly invited the two best actors, Long Zewei and Wu Zihao, to be the male leads."
"The last "Wushuang" had the style of old Hong Kong films. This time we invited so many actors from Hong Kong. I feel like Xu Ji is planning to bring Hong Kong films back to their peak?"
"Xu Ji is indeed very productive. I didn't expect that the new work would be released on New Year's Day."
"Xu Ji doesn't plan to make a drama now? However, the quality of the previous "Wushuang" was quite high, and the lineup of new movies this time is not weak, which is worth looking forward to."... and Xu Ji before.
The situation before the release of his film debut "Wu Shuang" was different.
After the box office and word-of-mouth success of "Wu Shuang" last time, Xu Ji's second movie has not seen many negative voices this time.
After all, in addition to being a director and screenwriter, Xu Ji also invited two international movie stars to the lineup. Combined with many factors, the box office appeal is still very strong.
Even the media have begun to predict the possibility of Xu Jixin's film winning the New Year's Day championship.
"Xu Ji announced that he will join this fiercely competitive New Year's Day show"
"The identity of the New Year's Day box office champion is a mystery, and Xu Ji also announced that he will join"
"With the two major movie stars joining, will Xu Ji be able to reproduce the glory of the original "Wushuang" this time?" Naturally, most of the media did not consider the matter too big a deal.
How do relevant news headlines attract attention? It has to be said that among the movies released on New Year's Day this time, there is only one director, Xu Ji, who is the current traffic password.
For some other movies, the focus of netizens is on the actors. Of course, collective praise from the media is definitely not a good thing.
In the entertainment industry, it is very common to use flattery to attack opponents. In this report, except for some media who deliberately used hot topics for the sake of popularity.
Others are obviously instructed by someone. However, netizens are not fools. Now the media on the Internet are boasting that Xu Ji's new movie is almost confirmed to be the box office champion on New Year's Day.
It's obviously exaggerated.
"Xu Ji's "Infernal Affairs" hasn't released a trailer yet. It's hard to say what type it is, but it's probably not that easy to win the box office title on New Year's Day, right?"
"There is no guarantee that the box office champion will be this time. Just the two imported foreign blockbusters are obviously very powerful."
"Tianwu and Tianhua are both films directed by first-line directors, and there are also movie stars and queens in the lineup. The investment may be higher than Xu Ji's movie, and they may become the biggest winner this time.
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"Currently, I feel that the media are praising them, just take a look and don't be fooled."... There are still many sober netizens, and of course, a large part of them have been led away.
However, at this time, Xu Ji was not only very calm about this, he even felt a little happy. The promotional time left for "Infernal Affairs" was not very long. No matter who made this show, the popularity was rising anyway.
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Xu Ji still has great confidence in the quality of his movie. Originally, there might have been a shortcoming in publicity, but now it has been perfectly solved with the help of the other party's rhythm.
It's a pity that Xu Ji is not sure who is behind it and has found so many media to help set the pace. Otherwise, he would really have to thank the other party properly.
You Man is not as ambitious as Xu Ji. Because she is pressed for time, she has not seen how the film of "Infernal Affairs" will look like this time.
Regardless of the quality and box office performance of the movie, the current situation is not favorable. Therefore, we have also found some media to help balance these flattering remarks.
But no matter what, although "Infernal Affairs" has only just confirmed its release date, it is already not lacking in popularity and attention.
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"Tianwu is so stupid."
"I thought it was to praise Xu Ji, but in fact I was spending money to promote it." Phoenix Entertainment, this New Year's Day movie that their company has not invested in is released, so at this time, you can watch it leisurely.
When Li Borui heard his eldest brother's comment, he asked with some confusion: "Why?" Li Bokai didn't mind explaining his younger brother's doubts.
"According to Xu Ji's level, no matter what the final box office of the movie is, the reputation will definitely not be low."
"In this case, it is obviously too risky to use methods like flattery and killing."
"And now there is less than half a month left before the New Year's Day. Xu Ji's new movie has just started promoting it. It has obviously just passed the review and has been hastily finalized."
"At this time, Xu Ji is worried that the publicity is not enough."
"Tianwu has helped Xu Ji a lot!"... After hearing Li Bokai's analysis, Li Borui nodded in understanding.
But in fact, he didn't care about this at all. Instead, all he thought about was where to go with his friends after get off work.
The reason why Phoenix Entertainment did not participate in this New Year's Day box office competition is actually because it placed a major major investment film in the Spring Festival period.
After all, on this New Year's Day, the competition in the film market is obviously too fierce. Rather than joining the follow-up film, it is better to put it on the Spring Festival schedule.
Although the Spring Festival period is also fiercely competitive, there are many film productions during the same period.
"Brother, the company left four more first-line artists yesterday."
"Do we really not care at all?" Li Borui hesitated for a while and then asked. Although Li Bokai had already told him that this was a normal phenomenon.
But seeing so many first- and second-tier artists under the company leaving, I still feel very worried.
As he expected, Li Bokai's expression did not change much. In fact, he had predicted the current situation since Yu Feifei and Zheng Yuzhen started talking.
This is actually Li Bokai's deliberate move to reduce the resources of older artists in these companies, and then force them to break the contract and leave.
Then put all the company's resources on new artists to re-cultivate Phoenix Entertainment's own fresh blood.
As long as there are no problems with the studios of the top-tier actors contracted by Phoenix Entertainment, their foundation will still be there.
As for the current pain, it is actually unavoidable. As for these first- and second-tier artists, as long as the resources of Phoenix Entertainment are still there, it is not particularly difficult to win over a group of them again.
The only thing that makes Li Bokai feel a little regretful is that he still can't incorporate Xu Ji and Sha Yetong into his company.
Especially for Xu Ji, if Tongji Entertainment fails, Li Bokai thinks it is acceptable to sign Xu Ji, even if he pays the price of company shares.
...At this time, at G station, Chi Jiang was still immersed in the skyrocketing data of "Parents' Love" the day before.
As a result, today I found out that Tongji Entertainment has made another big move. There has been no news about Xu Ji's new movie before. Chi Jiang's impression of it was still that the filming was completed and Xu Ji returned to Rongcheng from the crew.
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Unexpectedly, it was suddenly announced that the schedule would be finalized. Logically speaking, this matter would have a great impact on g station and Chi Jiang. The contract between g station and Tongji Entertainment was for the cooperation of TV series.
However, after Xu Ji's debut film "Wu Shuang" was released, the copyright was sold to G station, and the revenue was still very high.
This aspect is purely based on the previous cooperation foundation. As for "Infernal Affairs" this time, if other online platforms take action, then they will be passive.
So even though the movie hasn't been released yet, Chi Jiang is already preparing to negotiate with Tongji Entertainment for the online copyright of "Infernal Affairs".