"However, it is quite difficult to cross over from the TV industry to the film industry." Lu Fang said.
He has been an agent at Starway Entertainment for several years and has also managed celebrities before.
There is a semi-popular celebrity who has appeared in TV series. One of his characters was very popular and made him popular for a while.
Later, the company gave him a good resource to play a supporting role in a famous director's movie, so he went.
It was so miserable to be scolded on the set. Even though he was just a supporting actor who didn't have many roles, he was still scolded fiercely by the director during the performance because he always used TV standards to act in movies and couldn't pass the test at all.
Later, after filming for a long time, I managed to pass the test.
He has really seen with his own eyes the huge difference between television and movies, both for directors and actors!
"I believe him. When he said that when he was filming "Diaosi Men", everyone was worried, and it was the same when he was filming "Struggle"." Li Feng said: "Now I believe him, he will not do anything that he is not sure about.
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Li Feng raised his eyebrows at Chen Mubai, expressing his absolute trust in him: "You always bring us surprises!"
"It seems that there has never been a movie about such a person, and this gimmick works." Qian Duoduo said thoughtfully.
Documentaries are not considered movies. There is indeed no actor in the movie that is actually shown in theaters, so Chen Mubai can be regarded as setting a precedent.
I just don’t know how it turned out.
If you shoot alone, it's actually difficult to control the rhythm. You have to be relaxed and relaxed, and your acting skills must be good, because there is no other reference, there is only you, and everyone's focus is on you alone.
Every move is attracting attention, and a little bit of poor performance can easily cause drama.
Moreover, it is very difficult to act alone, and the requirements for actors are very high.
Everyone was aroused by Chen Mubai's words and started discussing the feasibility.
"Putting aside the issue of the film itself, will the cinema arrange the film?" Li Feng asked.
Regardless of whether this movie is good or bad, the investment is not big anyway. If it really fails, it won't be a waste of money, so you can give it a try.
Movies in theaters are generally arranged based on the production team and cast. If the actor is well-known and has a relatively large number of fans, the box office will be higher and the movie schedule will be higher.
The income of theaters is linked to the box office of movies, so they will try their best to schedule more movies for blockbuster movies.
Some literary and artistic films may be award-winning works, but their audiences are limited and their box office is low, so there will be very few films scheduled.
Although Chen Mubai's movie is said to be a suspense movie, it was shot by one person and looks a bit like an art film. I wonder if the cinema will pay for it.
If you don't arrange the film very well, it will be a failure.
However, their foundation is still weak and they have no resources, so it is really difficult for them to succeed in theaters.
This is just a matter of film arrangement, not promotion.
A professional publicity process is required before a movie is released. Not to mention the preliminary preparations, trailer promotion, theater premieres, and movie screenings for the media. It needs to be promoted in various places, and the workload is huge.
Some movies are handed over to specialized companies to promote them for you after they are finished filming. They are also the ones who arrange the films for you in theaters.
There are two types of publicity and distribution, one is that the theater directly helps you with advertising, and the other is a specialized film and television production company that specializes in publicity and distribution for the film.
In many cases, the two are the same, because many companies responsible for publicity and distribution have their own theater chains, and they can provide one-stop services and cover the whole package.
This will save trouble, but it will cost huge benefits.
Even if you don't leave it to a professional film and television company for publicity, you will still have to spend a lot of money on publicity, and the effect may not be good.
Many entertainment companies do not have theater chains. They need to pay advertising money to directly cooperate with theater chains, and they do not know whether the other party is doing their best in promoting their products.
Therefore, most of them are distributed by specialized distribution companies. They have a closer relationship with theaters and will be more attentive in publicity.
If Chen Mubai makes a movie, publicity and film schedule will be a big problem.
Mubai Entertainment can promote itself and then talk to theaters about publicity matters, but the issue of film scheduling is different from publicity.
Just pay for promotion. The more money you give, the greater the publicity will be. A trailer will be released to promote your film before the movie is screened in the theater.
Banners, roll-up banners, and film and television clips will also be placed outside the theater to allow the audience to see your movie as much as possible.
Scheduling films is not a matter of spending money, but rather the quality of the film itself, the lineup of the producer, and the attitude of the theater.
To put it simply, the theater thinks this movie will make money, so it will schedule more movies, or it may be related to it.
If the theater chain produces its own films, it will naturally have priority in getting good film schedules.
If the follow-up fails, the film schedule will be reduced again.
But the starting point is much higher, and there is still a big difference.
Although Mubai Entertainment is developing very well, it does not have many resources, let alone connections with theaters.
This is why when investing in "Let's Get Married", Mubai Entertainment was willing to accept part of the capital injection and sacrifice some profits, just to make some connections and slowly penetrate into the film and television industry.
But time is still short and this plan has not been successful yet.
If Chen Mubai makes a movie so quickly, he can only rely on his own strength.
The main reason is that Chen Mubai's steps are too big and the company cannot keep up with his pace.
Lu Fang frowned and said, "If someone gets stuck in arranging the film, I'm afraid it will be very uncomfortable."
"This time there will be someone taking charge of the album, and there will probably be trouble in the movie. I'm not worried about public opinion, I'm just worried that public opinion will affect the schedule of the film."
"Although there are not many companies that can influence theaters, the main thing is that you are the only actor in this movie. Although it has a gimmick, the investment is not big. The theater may not give you a good schedule. If you add someone to take the lead, I'm afraid it will be very difficult.
It’s hard to get a good time slot.”
The time period in which movies are scheduled also has a great impact. If all shows are at midnight, the attendance rate will inevitably be poor. How can the box office be high?
As for someone who wants to block Chen Mubai from theaters, it is basically impossible.
Most of the domestic theater chains are in the hands of the Big Seven, unless the Big Seven jointly block Chen Mubai.
This is not practical, because the Seven are also rivals of each other, and it is impossible for them to join forces to deal with Chen Mubai.
Moreover, there are many theater chains that have cooperative relationships with them, not subsidiaries. If Chen Mubai's movie audiences buy into it, there will naturally be theaters that will make movies for him, with profit first.
Qian Duoduo said regretfully: "In the past, my father could have helped."
"But now that he has retired from Feifan Entertainment, I'm afraid that others may not give him face..."
Qian Duoduo's father, Qian Hui, used to be the CEO of Feifan Entertainment, but he is no longer the CEO. He still has connections in the past, but he doesn't have much say in the theater chain. After all, the theater chain values profits.
In the past, I could still look at the influence of Extraordinary Entertainment and give some face as appropriate. Now that I put aside this identity, the influence is naturally limited.
It's impossible for them to give Chen Mubai good filming time and more filming rate just because of Qian Hui's words.
Chen Mubai said: "There is no need to trouble uncle."
"Mu Bai is right, there's no regrets, it's up to us." Lu Fang nodded.
"This is a problem." Li Feng agreed with Lu Fang's words. This was not without purpose.
"It should be no problem." Chen Mubai said: "This time I have established a relationship with Mr. Luo from Times Media in Xiangjiang. They have some connections in the film and television industry. If there are any problems, I can ask him for help."
"Yes!" Qian Duoduo nodded vigorously.
Lu Fang and Li Feng's eyes lit up, and they really didn't consider this aspect.
Times Media is an established entertainment company and it has resources in this area. If it can help them, it will indeed be useful.
"But how are you sure Mr. Luo is willing to help us?" Lu Fang asked.
Although Chen Mubai helped them write a song, the two parties also used each other to promote each other. The cooperation was pleasant and the relationship was not bad.
But it doesn’t mean that the other party will be willing to help you. Capital is not so kind. In this circle, interests are still the main focus. They will help you only if it is beneficial. Who would be willing if there is no benefit?
"It's possible." Chen Mubai told everyone his analysis and told them the meaning conveyed by Luo Fan on the previous phone call.
"This is the worst possible outcome. I hope it doesn't happen." Chen Mubai smiled.
"Looking at it this way, everything is ready and all we need is the east wind." Li Feng sighed.
"I really didn't expect that we would enter the film industry so soon!"
Qian Duoduo is convinced: "Two years ago I was just a contestant on a music variety show, and now I'm on TV. It's amazing!"
It took just over a year to make the transition from the music scene to the film and television industry.
Now, the company has started to produce movies. If it is successful, it will make other movies in the future and they will also be involved. It is really dreamy!
The speed of this leap is too fast!
Qian Duoduo really feels like a dream, the span is a bit big!
At present, they have discussed the problems they may encounter and can solve them one by one, so the matter has been decided.
After the filming of "Let's Get Married" is completed in a few years, the filming of the movie can begin.
You don't even need to finish the filming, as long as there are a few people assisting Chen Mubai.
The editing rights of the TV series "Let's Get Married" were given to Chen Yunteng and Chen Mubai. Chen Mubai did not participate in the editing process.
As soon as the final film comes out, Chen Mubai will take a look at it and if possible, he will directly start preparing for the release and looking for buyers.
If there is a problem, he will make some modifications and the workload will be much smaller.
The editing of TV series also takes a lot of time, especially this time without Chen Mubai, an editor who has the finished film in mind, the editing speed will naturally be very slow.
It is indeed a tedious task to connect the story rhythm with so many shots.
"What are you talking about!?"
"Come and serve it, it's ready to eat!"
Before they knew it, Ji Qin and others had already prepared the meal, and everyone came to the table, ready to eat.
"Looking at the solemn and surprised expressions on your faces, what topic are you talking about? It's so serious." Ji Qin asked with a smile.
"Next year's development issues..." Li Feng said.
"Okay, don't think about anything else during the Chinese New Year, just be happy!" Ji Qin said, "We'll talk about the future later, just be happy today and that's it!"
"Yeah, just be happy and that's it!"
"cheers!"
Everyone was affected by Ji Qin's words. They picked up their glasses with a smile, raised their glasses together and said loudly and happily.
"Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year!" After Chen Mubai finished shouting, he silently said it to himself again.