Although the award ceremony is over, the benefits for all award-winning works have just begun. Through reports from various media, many people who have never watched the movie before have gone to various video websites to look for film sources. Video websites have experienced a surge in clicks. At the same time, we also gained a large number of members.
Of course, there are exceptions. For a work that won two awards for Best Documentary and Best Director, no matter how many times netizens searched, they could not find the source of the film. The operating departments of various video websites were not just doing it for a living, and they quickly reported the situation. Reported to superiors.
So Jia Youqian's cell phone kept ringing before dawn, but he drank too much at night and didn't wake up until noon.
The topic at the Screenwriters Society plenary meeting was that mainstream video platforms such as Penguin Video and Kiwi Video were vying for Jia Youqian’s copyright, and the price offered had exceeded three million. For a low-cost documentary, this was simply Sky-high price.
Jiang Qinghou cursed sourly: "So you called us here just to show off, right?"
"Nonsense, am I that kind of person?" Jia Youqian said angrily.
"Yes!" Everyone was determined.
"Get out!" Jia Youqian was furious.
"No, I'm not kidding you." After the laughter, Jia Youqian said seriously: "After taking the money, the film source can only be broadcast exclusively on one platform. We made this film together, so I want to hear from everyone. According to my opinion, if everyone decides to sell the copyright, then we will share the rest equally after excluding the cost of the three million!"
Everyone was silent for a while. It would be best to have money. After all, we are all students, and no one has too much money in their pockets. However, everyone still felt uncomfortable in their hearts.
"Forget it, you can't make a fortune with this little money, and you still have uneasy conscience after taking it. Why bother? Lao Jia should license it to those platforms for free. Don't forget how you promised Yan'er." Jiang Qinghou said disdainfully.
"Fuck, why did you kid steal my line? What else can I say?" Yang Kai scolded with a smile.
Everyone looked at each other and smiled, Han Fei also smiled, a very sincere smile. It is considered a blessing to have three or two close friends in one's life. It is rare to meet a group of friends with the same views, and one's life is considered to be worthwhile. .
"Hey, if I had known you all had this attitude, I would have been so worried. I would have called them right now." Jia Yougan smiled like a fat man weighing more than 200 pounds.
When I received the call from Jia Youqian, all platforms were dumbfounded. Is there anyone who hates money these days? They even thought this was Jia Youqian's negotiation method of retreating in order to advance, until the two parties signed an agreement.
The next day, major platforms also started to build momentum. Penguin Video and Kiwi Video even gave free homepage recommendations, so many viewers who did not know about the documentary clicked on it out of curiosity.
On just the first day of its launch, it contributed 3 million on-demand views to Penguin Video. Although this amount of on-demand views is basically considered a hit when compared to ordinary TV dramas, in terms of documentaries, such views are already among the best. .
What’s more interesting about this film is that it is highly polarizing. Many viewers quit the documentary after less than one minute due to its poor quality, while those who could watch it for ten minutes basically watched the whole thing to the end.
"What kind of rubbish movie? It's already 2020, and the picture quality is still the same as it was twenty years ago. Isn't it too shabby?"
"What else do you want from a low-budget documentary? The documentary is all about realism. I bet you didn't watch it for more than five minutes. The next time you troll someone, please do it after watching it."
"Yes, it's a very good film. Although the picture quality is a bit shabby, it was shot very carefully and I was very moved. No wonder it was able to outperform so many commercial films and win the Best Director and Best Documentary Awards at the University Student Film Festival."
"To be honest, the film is very good. Yangcheng Railway Station made me see myself ten years ago. The most rare thing is that the characters recorded in it are not deliberately sensational at all. They are very real. I haven't seen such a good film in a long time.
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The good reviews gradually outweighed the negative reviews, and some viewers who originally thought the picture quality was poor couldn't help but wonder if they had missed a good movie because of the picture quality. After watching it again, they found new gains.
Gradually, the reputation of the film began to ferment. Human beings themselves are creatures with weak will. When everyone says that a movie is bad, even if many people have not seen it, they will gnash their teeth and curse: Bah, it’s a bad movie.
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And once everyone praises a film, most ordinary people will deliberately pay attention to the good parts of the film. So after the good reviews prevail, gradually, few people will complain about the scum of this documentary.
The picture quality is up.
Of course, it became popular along with the documentary. No, it should be said that the song "I Am a Little Bird" is even more popular than the documentary.
After all, the popularity of music is more intuitive than documentaries. With the popularity of "I Am a Little Bird", Huayan Music has also non-stop released another version of this song, a live performance by the first-line rock band "Faith"
Performance version.
With the previous explosion, the version of [Faith Band] also quickly became popular. Under the operation of Huayan Music, [I Am a Little Bird] also quickly broke into Penguin Music, Coldplay Music, Cloud Layer
Music and other mainstream music app charts are growing at a jaw-dropping pace.
Many fans who love rock music have chanted the slogan "Rock 'n' Roll Will Die" and become "tap water".
For a time, the music market in May was basically occupied by this song. In fact, it is no wonder that this song is so popular. First of all, it is due to the popularity of the documentary, and secondly, Huayan Music is behind the operation, but it is really
The reason is that the music industry has not released such a heartfelt golden song for a long time, which has to be said to be a kind of sadness.
Of course, although the version of [Faith Band] is more sophisticated, Han Fei is the original after all, and naturally has received a lot of exposure. His Weibo fans increased to 1.8 million within a month, including one
Most of them are fans who like rock music, and a small number of them are fans who came after watching the documentary, which can be regarded as a small hit.
However, what makes Han Fei most happy about these intangible assets is that Huayan Music paid him last month's accounts in June, which was a sign of goodwill.
The money is not much, only 270,000, but it is a steady flow of income. The most important thing is that Han Fei will turn eighteen during the Chinese New Year, and he finally does not need to hand over this money.
This made Han Fei, who had been poor for almost a year, almost burst into tears. He was finally rich!
In June, the students of Beijing Film Academy also ushered in the most important day of the year - the drama performance. This performance is not organized by the drama club, but is the tradition of Beijing Film Academy. Some are held once a year, and some are held half a year.
once.
It is regarded as the school's assessment of students' learning status, and participation is compulsory.
In the dormitory, the four Han Fei brothers are all confused.