Sun Peng still has a lot of things to do before setting off on March 10th.
For example, one last check on the finished "League of Assassins" and then sign on several trailers and posters; another example is inspecting DreamWorks' "Mulan" project and making some small comments; of course
Also attend the premiere of "Terminator" to support Takagi Pictures and Wei Xiaolin...
"Xiaopeng, are you here yet?"
On the way to Peking University Hospital, Sun Peng received a call from Wei Xiaolin, who asked urgently.
"Hmm...Is it soon?"
Taking a casual glance at the road outside, Sun Peng said with some uncertainty: "It should be soon! I think we should be there in ten minutes at most... Can't you greet the other stars attending the premiere first?"
"
"..."
The silence on the other side made Sun Peng's heart skip a beat.
"Ahem, you'd better come here quickly!"
"...No way?"
As if he remembered something, Sun Peng shouted in disbelief: "Brother, you don't even have a decent red carpet ceremony, right? Could it be that... you didn't invite any big names?"
Come over to support me?"
"Who do you think we can invite?"
"Pfft!"
After hearing Wei Xiaolin's helpless response, Sun Peng finally couldn't bear it anymore and burst out laughing.
But as soon as he laughed out loud, Sun Peng immediately said with a straight face: "Ah, I'm sorry, I definitely didn't mean to laugh at you, but... um, no, I am the biggest celebrity at today's premiere.
Are you a guest?"
Wei Xiaolin was obviously angry and retorted loudly: "Guest? What kind of guest are you? You are a screenwriter, okay... Okay, come here quickly!"
Although the tone seemed very angry, Sun Peng, who was familiar with Wei Xiaolin, still felt strange, because no matter how he listened, he had a vague feeling of strangeness. It seemed that Wei Xiaolin hung up not because he was angry, but because he was afraid that he would continue to ask questions.
As if he had picked up the phone - at this moment, he felt more and more that there was something weird about today's premiere...
Shabby!
After arriving at the premiere of "Terminator", if he had to use one word to describe everything he saw, Sun Peng was probably the only one he could think of.
There is no red carpet, no stars, just crew members and fans!
"Hoho, that's it!"
After seeing Wei Xiaolin approaching with a smile on his face, Sun Peng finally understood and couldn't help but curl his lips and said: "I said, this is not how we save money, right? It's a premiere after all, so you can't show it
A promotional fee?"
"Hey, money should be spent wisely!"
At this moment, Wei Xiaolin didn't care at all about Sun Peng's sarcasm, and was completely different from how he was on the phone just now.
Seeing Director Wei's careful smile, Sun Peng's heart moved, and his face suddenly darkened: "I said, Old Wei, you were not afraid that I would turn around and leave just now, so that's why..."
"Ahem! Ahem!"
Before Sun Peng could finish speaking, Wei Xiaolin put his arm around his shoulders and whispered: "Good brother, don't worry about it so much. Our promotional funds are limited, so we have spent them on the most important thing, this premiere."
I'm relying on you to hold up the scene! When the reporter interviews you later, please say something nice!"
"..."
Rolling his eyes, Sun Peng was speechless.
But after rolling his eyes, Sun Peng suddenly smiled again, and his smile seemed meaningful: "No problem! But Wei, I rarely give interviews to reporters, even at the premiere of my movie, then
He is also a man of few words, this time..."
"Uh, what do you want?"
His cheeks twitched, and Wei Xiaolin had a bad premonition.
"Tsk tsk, it's very simple!"
Snapping his fingers, Sun Peng raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Forget it this year, but if I make a new movie next year, you will be my assistant director again! And it can't just be the kind of assisting during filming, it must be
Help from the beginning!"
The more Sun Peng has devoted himself to studying recently, the more Sun Peng feels that he has many shortcomings.
Therefore, if a new movie is to be made, he feels that it is the best way to have a veteran to assist him, and Wei Xiaolin is undoubtedly the best choice. However, if "Terminator" does well at the box office, Wei Xiaolin's market will definitely be
It's bullish. It's hard to say whether he will be willing to be a deputy when the time comes.
However, what Sun Peng didn't expect was that Wei Xiaolin didn't care about being his deputy at all. Instead, his eyes lit up and he asked anxiously: "Oh, are you going to make a new movie next year? Have you written the script? Come on, give it to me first."
Let me take a look!"
"No! I don't even have an idea!"
"cut..."
Waving his hand, Wei Xiaolin curled his lips and said with a disappointed look on his face: "You don't even have an idea. What are you talking about? When you have an idea, please inform me six months in advance and I will save the schedule for you..."
...
Compared with Lao Bai's two action movies and an animation that were very popular last year, the release of "Terminator" seemed a bit quiet - of course, that's only relatively speaking.
After all, there are no big names in the director or actors, and the production company is still Takagi Pictures.
Anyway, for most movie viewers, and even some senior movie fans, the name Takagi Pictures is so unfamiliar that they subconsciously think it is some other unknown company, or a new company that has just been established.
Moreover, the promotion of the entire movie also seemed very "low-key".
It has to be said that Gao Runqing really valued this opportunity. After all, being able to get the script from Lao Bai seemed to him like a heaven-sent opportunity. Without Wei Xiaolin's relationship, he wouldn't have dared to even think about it.
Lao Bai, who had been rejected countless times by big companies, would actually hand over the script to Takagi Pictures for filming!
So during the filming process of Wei Xiaolin, Gao Runqing really responded to every request.
If you want people, give people, if you want money, give money!
Especially considering that "Terminator" is always a science fiction film, during the post-production process, Gao Runqing desperately wanted to make the few special effects shots in it better and more perfect...
Naturally, the production budget has been exceeded again and again!
So when Wei Xiaolin finished the post-production work with great enthusiasm, and after several revisions to make it more sophisticated, the hard-working Gao Runqing found that his company's money was not enough - at least not enough for publicity according to the original plan!
The consequences of exceeding the budget are immediately apparent.
Of course, for a film company boss, there are definitely many ways to find money. For example, he can take the completed film to a bank for a loan, or he can borrow a loan shark from his old friends, etc. Then when Gao Runqing is ready to grit his teeth,
When borrowing money, Wei Xiaolin stopped him and used all the limited funds on the most important places.
As for other things...
Anyway, just the word "Lao Bai" can attract the attention of countless fans, and it is enough to make a large number of them enter the cinema.
Wei Xiao** believes that even if the publicity funds are insufficient, "Terminator" will definitely win a lot of box office in China. As for overseas, it really depends on the reputation and box office performance of the movie...