"That being said, it's actually possible. The screenplay for this film was written by Director Zhang, and the film was shot by her classmates and their company.
After "Mr. Vampire" was released, they came to watch the movie, and it was really possible that they would meet Director Zhang.
I don't know whether you are lucky or unlucky, you met Director Zhang but didn't even recognize him.
"If we had chatted a little more at the time and Director Zhang had left an impression on us, he might have remembered you during the filming and cast you in the role." Liu Dehua's companion said with regret, as if they had missed a huge opportunity.
Liu Dehua scratched his head in frustration, "I didn't think about it that way at the time, and she was just like an ordinary audience member, who would have thought of it."
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"How is it? The attendance rate and word of mouth?" Zhang Qiurui asked after she finished using the restroom and met up with Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei, Xie Xiaojin and Zhang Wenfu at the agreed place.
"The cinema where we watched the movie was about 60% full, and when the movie was over, I heard a lot of people saying it was good, scary, and exciting.
"While the movie was playing, there were occasional exclamations and laughter from the audience, which gave me a sense that this movie was a sure thing." Zhang Yimou looked at Li Shaohong with some envy.
They came to Hong Kong together. Zhang Qiurui shot two films, one of which won the Best Director Award at the Berlin Film Festival and the other was also entered into the Cannes competition. Li Shaohong took the lead in shooting a film.
Judging from the response to the premiere of "Mr. Vampire" today, it seems to be stable.
Li Shaohong's face was full of joy.
"We have to wait and see the box office growth, attendance and word of mouth tomorrow, the day after tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to truly confirm the market success of this movie." Chen Jiaying took over the conversation, his tone carrying a bit of the rigor of a data analyst.
The film market is ever-changing, and the success of a film cannot be determined solely by its performance on the premiere day.
"Indeed, the good response on the premiere day is a good start, but the real test is still to come." Zhang Qiurui nodded in agreement.
It's not uncommon for a movie to start high and end low, or start low and end high. It's too early to be happy now.
"I'm going to the crew to shoot a movie." Hu Mei saw that Li Shaohong's first movie seemed to have received a good response, which greatly stimulated Hu Mei and Xie Xiaojin who were shooting a movie.
"Mr. Vampire" premiered today, and they took a day off just to watch the movie.
Fortunately, most of the films they shot were shot at night, with at least ten hours of shooting time a night. As long as the props team set up the scene quickly enough and the actors' acting skills were good, they could keep changing locations for shooting. This also led to the rapid shooting of "Uncle Zombie" and "The Taoist Priest with One Eyebrow".
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The second day, Villa No. 99 in Repulse Bay.
"Boss, good news. 'Mr. Vampire' was released yesterday and grossed HK$178,000 on the first day." Early in the morning, Chen Jiaying came to the villa and told Zhang Qiurui the good news.
"You came so early. If you haven't eaten yet, come and have something to eat." It was a little after nine in the morning. Hu Mei, Xie Xiaojin and others had finished filming the night scene and returned to the villa to rest. They would continue filming in the evening. When they heard what Chen Jiaying said, they all showed joy on their faces.
"Really? One hundred and seventy-eight thousand Hong Kong dollars? This is better than we expected!" Li Shaohong put down the teacup in his hand, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Li Shaohong, Hu Mei and others have been in Hong Kong for nearly a year. They know that it is not easy for a low-budget horror film to achieve such a high box office result on the first day in Hong Kong.
Generally speaking, if you shoot a low-budget movie with a few hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars, you can make back your investment as long as the box office takes in a few million Hong Kong dollars, and the rest is pure profit.
If a movie has a box office of over 100,000 on the first day, and its reputation does not collapse later, the box office can be at least over 3 million. Excluding the cost and the cinema's share, the movie can earn at least one million Hong Kong dollars.
“Boss, the premiere yesterday was very well received by the audience, especially the action and horror scenes. The soundtrack was very exciting and scary.
The atmosphere was created perfectly, and the audience felt as if they were personally on the scene. Every exciting moment made them hold their breath and their hearts beat faster.
After watching the movie, many viewers said that the movie exceeded their expectations.
"I went to several cinemas early this morning, and all the tickets for the morning shows were sold out," Chen Jiaying said as he took the chopsticks from Hu Mei and smiled gratefully.
"Yingzi, arrange for Hong Jie, Lin Zhengyin, Qian Xiaohao, and Hui Guanying to appear on several TV stations and newspapers for interviews. Try to get as much exposure as possible in the first ten days to attract audiences to the cinema.
Also, find an assistant for Sister Hong." Zhang Qiurui nodded, his eyes flashing with anticipation for the subsequent publicity plan.
"Okay, boss. I will start making arrangements immediately to ensure that they can appear frequently on major media platforms to enhance the popularity and appeal of the movie." Chen Jiaying wrote down the key points while eating, and was obviously full of enthusiasm for this task.
Her boss used the relationship with Mr. Shao and Mr. Qiu to get his own movie interviewed on ATV and Jade Channel, which was just a matter of a word.
Now, Mr. Shao and Mr. Qiu are eager for their boss to ask them to do things for them. Once they have established good relationships with their boss, they will also take part in the boss's filming, or ask their company's actors to be in the film.
If we can produce one or two international film queens, we will gain both fame and fortune, and our influence will be multiplied.
As for advertising in newspapers, you can do so by spending some money.
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