After being rejected again, Chen Mubai knew that what he was worried about had finally happened.
The seven major companies have joined forces to target him, and except for Huaying, the other companies have reached cooperation.
Chen Mubai even went to a theater chain that was not affiliated with the Seven Majors, but still got similar results. It was already obvious that he was being targeted.
Chen Mubai was a little desperate at this time. On the eve of the movie's release, something like this happened, which was really hard for him to accept.
He didn't know why he was targeted and couldn't figure it out.
Although the major theater chains have not explicitly stated that they will not schedule movies for him, they will not give him preferential treatment.
But seeing the theater chain's attitude and their actions, I'm afraid that even if they don't receive preferential treatment, they might also receive some criticism.
For example, when it comes to film arrangement, they say that they investigate and arrange films based on normal market assessments, but the result of this assessment is made by their hospital and is not notarized, so they can say whatever they want.
Moreover, "Buried Alive" itself suffers very badly in normal evaluations, not to mention that there are strong competitors. No matter how you look at it, it is a cannon fodder!
The current situation is that except for China Film and Television, the other theater chains will not give him any help. This has greatly restricted his movies, the film schedule will not be good, and the box office will not be expected.
It is basically impossible to turn the situation around simply by relying on word of mouth.
This is something that can only happen under normal circumstances. Theaters will also adjust their film schedules based on the movie's reputation and attendance, but that is only if it is not targeted.
Now that Mubai Entertainment is being targeted, even if the movie's reputation and quality are acceptable, theaters can still not adjust their film schedule.
They even increased the schedule of films, but the time given was garbage time, such as late night time slots...
Chen Mubai didn't believe that he was not targeted, otherwise why wouldn't the top seven companies also target him?
It can only be said that the Big Seven have affected some companies.
"Ding Lingling~"
Chen Mubai's phone rang, it was Lu Fang calling.
"We've settled on a family!" came Lu Fang's surprised voice.
"Huh!!?" Chen Mubai was surprised. Did he guess wrong?
"It's not that we were targeted, otherwise why would we still be cooperating?"
"No, even if they are targeted, it is impossible for the Big Seven to affect all companies and theater chains, and some theater chains are independent." Chen Mubai seemed to see hope.
"Brother Lu, let's meet and talk. This time things are a bit big." Chen Mubai sighed.
"good!"
After the two made an appointment, they met again.
But this time it was at Mubai Entertainment, and Li Feng and others were also there.
Because the matter was serious, Chen Mubai called everyone to discuss what to do.
"That's the way it is..."
Chen Mubai told everyone what happened today, and everyone felt incredible after hearing it.
He also told his guess, and everyone was stunned, just like Chen Mubai who had just guessed the answer.
"No way..." Ji Qin was a little in disbelief.
"I also hope it's false, but judging from today's situation, it's very likely to be true." Chen Mubai said helplessly.
He was shocked when this idea came into his mind at first, but after so long, his emotions calmed down and he was not as shocked as before.
Everyone looked at Lu Fang and found that he nodded in agreement with what Chen Mubai said, which meant that what Chen Mubai said was true and not alarmist.
"Only now do I know what Mr. Fang meant." Chen Mubai looked at Lu Fang with a wry smile.
Mr. Fang just received the news, so he said this to let Chen Mubai be mentally prepared.
Because Fang Mocheng knew that Chen Mubai would run to other theaters, and also knew that he would fail, so he reminded him in advance, but Chen Mubai didn't think that way.
"Mr. Fang must have received this information, but he didn't agree to it," Chen Mubai said.
This is inevitable, otherwise Fang Mocheng would not have had to tell him these words, nor would he have agreed to Chen Mubai's best efforts to arrange the films he wanted.
From this point of view, Fang Mocheng is still a very good person. Not only does he not collude with those who want to deal with him, but he is also willing to give them a certain amount of help, which is indeed rare.
This incident at least allowed Chen Mubai to know Huaying's attitude and Fang Mocheng's character, which was the only good news.
"It's just that I didn't understand the meaning at the time." Chen Mubai said helplessly.
"Even if you knew it at the time, what could you do?" Lu Fang said, "It's not your fault. Who is so generous and can link up so many forces?"
Everyone shook their heads and said they didn't know.
"I have offended so many people. Even if they attack me, they cannot let so many forces attack at the same time. There must be other reasons, but we don't know." Chen Mubai thought.
"The only one who can have a relationship with the Seventh Group is Jiaxing. They should be inseparable from this matter."
Chen Mubai's analysis is very reasonable. Although Starway Entertainment is also very large, it is still inferior to Qida in terms of level. It is a bit difficult for him to talk to Qida.
This time, there must be forces taking the lead and cooperating with each other. Only Jiaxing is the most suspicious person who can talk to the seven equals.
After all, he is the most suspected. Although it may not be them who did it, the possibility is very high. In addition, there is a gap between Mubai Entertainment and Jiaxing. Chen Mubai is more inclined to this result.
"Then what should we do?" Li Feng looked serious.
This matter is really serious.
The essence of the matter is not how the movie "Buried Alive" will turn out, but rather represents the attitude behind the theaters and those companies.
The investment in "Buried Alive" was very small. To be honest, even if the movie failed, apart from a slight impact on Chen Mubai's fame, there would be no other losses.
I can continue to shoot movies and TV series in the future and look for opportunities.
However, the attitude of various theater chains towards Mubai Entertainment is questionable. What does this mean?
Is it just to target Mubai Entertainment and prevent them from rising?
They are just an ordinary entertainment company. How can they have so many entertainment companies targeting him? Even the seven major entertainment companies jointly took action. If this matter is not figured out, will the same thing happen again in the future?
Woolen cloth?
After all, this kind of thing can happen the first time and the second time.
The success or failure of a movie is a trivial matter. The attitude of theater chains and entertainment companies is related to the future development of Mubai Entertainment in film and television. Therefore, if you think about it deeply, the impact of this matter is very large.
The success or failure of the movie is not important now. What is important is how to break through the other party's blockade and break this situation.
"Let's wait and see. The other party has not completely rejected our movie. It is still under evaluation. There are still some film arrangements that should be made." Lu Fang said.
"Moreover, the main ones that deal with us are the leading theater chains, and there are also many private theater chains. We can run around and reach cooperation with them. Once we can succeed, I believe their blockade will be broken. It cannot be endless.
Targeted at us."
The leading theaters are unwilling to give more films to "Buried Alive". Although they control 50% of the theaters, excluding China Film, they still have about 30%. Although the crisis is great, it is not completely impossible to counterattack. As long as they can cooperate with those private
Negotiate with the cinema and let them schedule more films.
After Lu Fang finished speaking, Qian Duoduo pondered: "It's not practical. There are too many private theater chains and they are too complicated. It is impossible to notify them all, and many of them are located all over the country. How can we talk about this?"
"We don't have enough time. Furthermore, no one can guarantee the audience's choice. Cinemas focus on profit. Once the audience is more inclined to the film's production lineup, it will be useless even if it is given a high-ranking film. It will still be debugged later.
go back."
"The prerequisite for relying on the word-of-mouth fermentation of the movie is that it has not been targeted. The theaters in major cities are basically covered by them. These are the main battlefields of the box office. Many third- and fourth-tier cities have limited viewing capabilities, which will affect the growth of the box office.
It’s not big.”
"Now that they have taken action, they should think about the worst. Even if we are given a film arrangement, it will not be very high. Moreover, the data of this film arrangement can be controlled. Given the worst time period, the film arrangement rate is
Nothing has changed, but no one is watching movies at this time, so what’s the use?”
Qian Duoduo denied Lu Fang's words. After all, he was from Communication University, and he still had some understanding of the film market, and pointed out the flaws in Lu Fang's words.
"Once the screening time and number of screenings are blocked by them, there is nothing we can do."
Just like there are two shows of "Buried Alive" in one day, but there are ten shows of other movies, and the timing of "Buried Alive" is very poor, many viewers may want to support "Buried Alive", but time does not allow, then
You can only switch to other movies.
It is too difficult and unrealistic to rely solely on fans to support the box office.
There are many people who don't know how to go to the cinema to watch movies, not to mention that among Chen Mubai's fans there are no movie fans, most of them are fans, and they may not necessarily go to the scene to support.
Therefore, fans are very particular when segmented. They want to target this group of people who watch movies. Many movie fans only support good movies and do not care about the stars. As long as the movie is of good quality, they will buy it.
Qida's behavior just cut off the support that this group of movie fans might have for "Buried Alive".
They may have limited time to go to the movies, or they may just want to watch a movie, not deliberately going for a particular movie, and only make a choice among the same movies when they get to the theater.
Even if "Buried Alive" is selected, but there are no screenings, it will naturally be replaced by another movie.
"Why don't we find someone to see if we can get the Seventh Congress to give up dealing with us?" Qian Duoduo looked serious.
His father, Qian Hui, has been in the entertainment industry for many years and has some connections. He may not be able to influence other people's decisions, but he can still do it by introducing them to people from the top seven.
They can try to negotiate with the other party to see if the other party is willing to give up targeting Mubai Entertainment.
"This is the only way to do it. Let's make two preparations." Chen Mubai sighed: "Duoduo, try to get your uncle to have some connections and see if you can get Qida to let go. Brother Lu and Brother Feng, please contact other theaters.
, let’s see how many theater chains are not affected and are willing to cooperate with us.”
"In the end, this is all my guess. I hope things are not what I imagined. Let's wait until the theaters have completed their evaluation for us in two days and let us know the film scheduling rate."
There is no other way. The way forward is completely blocked. Although the chances of these two methods are slim, there is still a glimmer of hope. If there is a chance, we should try it.
Although Chen Mubai was also panicked, he had to stay calm and make a decision. Once he took the lead and panicked, the rest of the people would do the same.
He is the leading figure. As long as he calms down, everyone will feel more at ease, as if they have taken reassurance.
Since the establishment of Mubai Entertainment, there have been crises, but they have all been overcome. If this time is really what Chen Mubai said, it will be the biggest dilemma in history.
He has been able to lead everyone out of difficulties every time before, and everyone believes that it will be the same this time. They have great confidence in Chen Mubai.
"Then let's split up." Qian Duoduo said.
"Okay, let's find more theaters as soon as possible to get the maximum benefit." Lu Fang and Li Feng promised.
Since the movie has decided to be released on the 26th, there is not much time. We must seize the time and not hinder the release of the movie. It is best to resolve this matter during this period.