Chapter 897: Determine the schedule and encounter a big name
"On New Year's Day, two co-production films will be released, namely Yu Wenle and Guo Xiaodong's "The Driver" and Guo Tianwang and Zha Zhahui's "The Conspirator." On January 6, two Wanwan films and one batch film will be released.
, among which "The Girls We Chased Together in Those Years" has set a box office record for domestic films on the island. Currently, domestic audiences have high expectations for this film..."
At this time, Zhong Lifang, who was attending the meeting, suddenly raised her hand and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Hu, I would like to add that those so-called fresh romance films from Wanwan actually have a pretty average box office in the mainland."
Although today is a regular meeting within the company, since the topic is mainly to implement the release schedule of "The Crowd", Zhong Lifang, as the person in charge of the film's publicity work and a representative of Galloping Pony, was also invited to attend.
Xiaodou Ding glanced at her and said unconvinced: "This film has a very good box office and response in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia."
Zhong Lifang smiled. Although her smile was quite gentle, she retorted in a very sharp tone: "Wanwan, Hong Kong, including the Chinese circles in Southeast Asia have long been very similar in social system and cultural atmosphere. Their movies
There has always been mutual exchange. For example, in the era when Hong Kong films were prosperous, they relied heavily on the markets of Bay Area and Southeast Asia. Similarly, Bay Area movies were also popular in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia in the 1970s and 1980s. Therefore, movies sold in Bay Area
It's good, and it naturally sells well in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. This is normal, but it doesn't mean that domestic audiences will buy it. Don't look at the excitement on the Internet. On the one hand, this is the publisher's hype, and on the other hand, it is
A small group of fans are waving the flag and shouting. There are two points that I ask everyone to pay special attention to..."
She paused for a moment when she said this. When everyone's eyes were focused on her, she smiled slightly and said: "The first point is that the film "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" was released in August.
It was released in Wanwan on the 19th, and it was released in Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia early last month. I don’t know if you have noticed, but there are already high-definition pirated copies on the Internet..."
Having said this, everyone suddenly realized. I have to say that piracy has a huge impact on the movie box office. Why has the domestic box office grown so fast in the past two years? In addition to the increase in the number of theaters and screens, one of the most important factors is the increase in the number of movie theaters and screens.
In order to crack down on piracy, at least those video websites will no longer dare to blatantly piracy. However, there are still many pheasant websites or forums that still have many pirated resources. This is almost the same way that everyone usually enjoys small movies.
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Chung Lifang continued: "Another point is that in Bay Area and Hong Kong, you can only watch this movie if you are over 12 years old. In Singapore, the threshold is raised to 16 years old. In Malaysia, it is even classified as restricted, and only those over 18 years old can watch it."
Only if you have to watch it. In our mainland, there are only two categories: watchable and not watchable. Since this film has passed the censorship, it must have been technically processed. If I were a viewer, I might choose to watch it online.
The unabridged version instead of buying a ticket to see the castrated version in the cinema.”
After hearing what she said, many people present nodded secretly, but because of Xiao Douding's face, they did not agree. He Xin looked at Xiao Douding sitting next to him, and saw her pursed lips and saying nothing.
Fa, probably because I was unconvinced but had no way to refute.
Xinhao Media can develop to the scale it is today. To be honest, it is inseparable from Xiaodouding’s full-time investment in the past few years. But as the company develops, He Xin also sees that in terms of management and marketing, Xiaodouding does have some skills.
Her strengths, but in terms of business, she relies more on him to be at the helm. This is also Xiao Douding's shortcoming.
During this time, during the cooperation with Zhong Lifeng, He Xin fully realized that this woman was not only very good at publicity, but also had a very deep understanding of movies. It is no wonder that she became Big Dog Brother's right-hand man.
However, the only shortcoming of this woman, or one of her shining points, is that she is outspoken and can say whatever she wants without any scruples and not too tactful. She has a typical foreigner style, which is probably why she grew up in childhood.
Ma Galloping is probably an important factor in bad interpersonal relationships.
But her personality is exactly what the boss likes the most. No wonder Big Dog thinks so highly of her. He Xin tried it several times but failed.
In the end, he came out to smooth things over and said, "Well, I think what Sister Lifang just said makes sense. We don't need to take this film too seriously. Well, Mr. Hu, please continue."
He has never seen the movie "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" in his previous life. In fact, he doesn't like to watch today's Wanwan movies. When it comes to comparing today's Wanwan movies with early movies or Qiong Yao's TV series,
The biggest difference is that it is full of Wanwan accent.
For this kind of Wanwan accent, perhaps because later generations have watched too many Wanwan political commentary programs, they instinctively feel disgusted. Even now, the Wanwan accent is used more for ridicule, such as in "Broken Love".
There is such a character.
He had seen the trailer online, and at that time he felt like he wanted to come to the mainland to make money, so he had to straighten his tongue first.
In addition, one of the starring actors in this film is Ke Zhendong, a young Taiwanese actor who was banned in later generations.
He has no feelings for Xiao Xianrou Ke Zhendong, but he quite admires the female lead in Xiao Long Bao Cheng Yanxi.
On the one hand, the appearance of Xiaolongbao is more in line with his aesthetics. It has a small round face and two pear dimples when smiling. It looks very cute. But more importantly, in his previous life, he had watched Lou Ye's "Wind and Rain", and it was so cute.
I was very impressed by the very charming bay song girl Lian Ayun played by Xiao Long Bao.
In fact, his aesthetics have basically remained unchanged in his two lifetimes. He just likes a slightly plump style, rather than the kind of snake-like internet celebrity that has flooded the Internet in later generations.
Just like in later generations, Ah Jiao came back after divorce, and everyone on the screen was screaming: "Ah Jiao has gained weight!"
"I'm so fat!"
"Ajiao has become a fat woman..."
However, he felt that Ah Jiao looked very good like this. He also thought of a close-up shot in Mr. Chen's photography exhibition. At this time, Ah Jiao gave people a sense of fatness from the inside out.
Oh, I've gone a bit far, back to the meeting.
Xiao Douding couldn't help curling her lips when she heard that her boss was clearly on Zhong Lifang's side. She knew that her boss had always wanted to poach this woman, and she didn't mean to object. After all, she was also one of the shareholders of the company. Of course she hoped that the company would become more and more prosperous.
Good, she could go on the market as soon as possible. At the same time, she also knew where her weaknesses were, so it would be great to have someone to share them with. But that person spoke too hastily, which made her a little unbearable.
But what they said did make sense, and she could only continue to read: "On January 12th, in addition to Bona, the key project "The Magician" jointly created by Yinghuang, there will also be "Joyful" and 3D
There are two cartoons called "Havoc in Heaven"; on the 15th there is Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes 2"; on the 18th there are two comedies "New Year's Eve" and "Eight Star Announcement"; mainly on the 19th
On the same day, "Reverse War" directed by Lin Chaoyang and starring Jay Shuang and Xie Biwang was released..."
"What battle?" He Xin didn't hear clearly.
""Reverse War"! The trailer has been released. It is said to be the most heavily invested Hong Kong film in history. The war scenes are very grand." Xiao Douding said.
This time she didn't talk too much.
Lin Chaoli, whose name He Xin knew, was a disciple of the Chen family, and later had a particularly popular "Operation Red Sea". But he had no impression of "Counter War", and he almost heard it as "Chilling War" just now. Then
This movie is quite good, starring Tony Leung, Xiao Kou Ka Fai and Guo Tianwang.
"Oh." He Xin responded and made a gesture to indicate to Little Douding to continue.
Since he had no memory of his previous life, he basically didn't pay attention to it. The Hong Kong film with the highest investment in history, the Double Jay Chou, the Xie Pai King, etc. To be honest, the Double Jay Chou or Jay Chou are the kings in the field of singing.
, but there is no introduction to acting at all; as for King Xie Bi, he is a cook at heart.
What threat does a movie made by a singer and a cook pose?
"The other thing is that the film "The Dark Legend 4" will be released on the 20th; new films will be released every day during the Spring Festival, basically all comedies; and finally, "Mission: Impossible 4" will be released on the 28th."
After saying that, Xiao Douding added: "Oh, by the way, there is basically nothing to do in February. In addition to "Mission: Impossible 4" at the end of January, there are also "Journey to the Center of the Earth 2" and "Iron Elite".
All major accounts are scheduled for February."
"What's your opinion?" He Xin turned around and asked.
"What's my opinion..."
Xiao Douding deliberately glanced at Zhong Lifang, who was sitting opposite, and said: "It would be best to release it at the end of this month, so that we can avoid the competition of blockbusters to the greatest extent. But since Director Ning has time difficulties, the only thing left is
It’s the time period of mid-to-early January.”
"Sister Lifang, what do you think?" He Xin asked Zhong Lifang for advice again.
"I agree with Mr. Hu's proposal. Although there are many blockbusters in the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival movies this time, the strongest competitors are the three films "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", "Jinling Thirteen Panties" and "Mission: Impossible 4"."
At this time, Zhong Lifang fully demonstrated her work attitude of not caring about people. Xiao Douding's face also looked a little better.
He Xin asked Ning Hao again: "Director Ning, what do you think?"
Faced with so many blockbuster competitions, Ning Hao, who is rough on the surface but cautious on the inside, is unsure. However, if he does not choose to release it at this time, he will not be able to show his talent as a talented director and a candidate for a great director. Think about it, Guoshi
, the films of Director Chen and Pants are usually released during this period, and they are full of domineering style.
He could only bite the bullet and said: "Just make up your mind, I don't have any objections anyway."
After working together for so many years, He Xin couldn't understand his thoughts. Whenever this guy felt guilty, his eyes would always be wandering when he spoke, and he wouldn't dare to look at anyone at all.
He smiled and said decisively: "I think we should arrange it on January 6th, that day happens to be the weekend."
"Those Years", "The Great Magician", "Counter War" and the like, as long as he has no impression of his previous life, they are probably not very good, let alone such bad movies as "The Good News". From then on
In a sense, the reputation of Hong Kong films has been destroyed to a large extent by people like Wong Pak Ming who are just bad at making money.
January 6th happens to be 22 days apart from "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" and "The Thirteen Girls" released on December 16th, and "Mission: Impossible 4" released on December 28th.
If "The Crowd" is lucky enough, it will have enough room to perform.
In fact, He Xin was not sure, after all, there was no such adapted film in his memory in his previous life.
For a long time, the company has always had He Xin make the final decision whether it is establishing a project or deciding on a release date. Everyone is used to this model. Since He Xin has decided, everyone just follows it.
Zhong Lifang looked at everyone's accustomed expressions and opened her mouth to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything.
He Xin noticed her behavior and asked, "Sister Lifang, is there any problem?"
"Well, I just have a few publicity plans that I want to report to you." Zhong Lifeng said.
"Okay, let's talk in the office after the meeting."
Once the release date is determined, the next step is publicity. Nowadays, as competition becomes more and more fierce, the role of film promotion becomes more and more prominent. Sometimes it is not just posters everywhere, but also advertising on TV.
.More often, actors participate in variety shows or interviews, online promotions, trolls, soft articles, creating various topics, etc.
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On November 5th, the day after the company held its regular meeting, three videos suddenly appeared on the Internet, with particularly eye-catching titles - He Xin encountered a big star on the set of the filming: I advise young actors not to die!
In the first video, He Xin first walked to the camera to observe the discussion, and then walked back. Opposite him were two unknown young actors, a man and a woman. Behind these two actors were several staff members.
He Xin must have been a little impatient with the wait, so he came over to negotiate with the two actors. However, the actress sitting on the stool ignored He Xinru and ignored He Xin's words. Instead, she waved to direct her assistant.
, then stood up and tidied his clothes. He Xin stood by and waited.
The second video shows He Xin personally jogging to pick up the umbrella next to the car and put it away. The director said, "You guys hurry up and get back to your places." However, the two actors and staff did not listen to the director's arrangement;
He stood on the scene and continued to touch up the makeup of the two actors.
As can be seen in the third video, after the previous preparations, filming can finally begin. In this scene, He Xin is holding an old-fashioned suitcase and standing next to the car, next to the umbrella he placed on the ground. Just now
At first, He Xin and the actor seemed to have a dispute. At this time, the executive director on the scene ran over to explain the scene to the unknown actor. But before he could finish speaking, several assistants ran over and two people moved
Stools were brought for the two useless actors to sit and rest, and then the actress's assistant immediately gave the actress a windbreaker to put on. However, no one from He Xin's side gave stools, and no staff came forward to help.
Below the video is the indignant voice of the poster: This was the filming scene of the new film "The Crowd" directed by Ning Hao at Shanghai Chedun Cinema in May this year. From the three videos above, it can be clearly felt that these two people are playing a big role.
How shameless you act, you are not professional and out of shape when filming, you just concentrate on acting like a big name!
The eldest brother, Cheng, once said that in the 1990s, there was an actress who acted like a big name, and he stopped working with her. A few years ago, a young actor acted like a big name in front of him. The eldest brother wanted to slap her twice, but he still held back.
As the leading male lead, He Xin often retouches his makeup during filming, but he does it during breaks during filming so as not to affect the filming progress or affect others. But he will never be like these two idiots.
During the filming, drama telling, in front of the senior superstars, I put on my makeup, sit on the chair and act like a celebrity!
He Xin is the Berlin Best Actor, and he also combines the three great Chinese Best Actors: Golden Rooster, Golden Horse, and Huabiao. The opportunity to film opposite He Xin is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! I would like to advise these two unknown actors: Why seek death?