Compared with the previous massive publicity, the release of Huang Wenchuan's new movie this time seemed a bit silent. In the past, Huang Wenchuan would arrange an advance screening, but this time Huang Wenchuan did not. Not only that, the screening rate given to Huang Wenchuan by the cinema chain was not very high.
Huang Wenchuan originally planned to make this drama with a low budget, with a total investment of less than 10 million yuan, all of which was paid out of Huang Wenchuan's own pocket. The reason why he chose his old profession of shooting youth romance films was mainly because of the low cost and low budget.
Huang Wenchuan has been in the film and television industry for so many years, and he has never lacked money for filming. Basically, as long as he wants to shoot a movie, he can get investment, and basically every movie he makes makes money.
Directors like Huang Wenchuan are obviously the most popular among capitalists, but Huang Wenchuan does not like the feeling of being controlled by others. In every previous movie, as long as there was capital involved, Huang Wenchuan had to consider the feelings of the financial backers more or less.
Bringing money into the crew is a normal operation. Huang Wenchuan has seen even more outrageous things before. That is, the director's fame is big enough and he has a bigger say. But even so, it is very tiring to deal with the capitalist Huang Wenchuan every time.
Huang Wenchuan thought to himself that he had been making movies for more than ten years, so he thought that he should try to go it alone. So, Huang Wenchuan got excited and directly found some old friends to set up a film and television company.
This movie is Huang Wenchuan's first work after becoming his own boss. The script is a bit conservative, but it fits the plot of a classic love story. As long as the actors' acting skills are in place and the director's level is sufficient, the film will basically not be ugly, and it may even make the audience cry.
Huang Wenchuan has made so many love movies of this type that he has even made a new one. He knows what the audience likes and wants to watch. The only problem is that he now has limited resources and the publicity is completely different from before. It is hard to say whether he can let the public know that his new movie is released.
After all, the investment in this film itself was small, and most of the costs were invested in the location and equipment. The actors hired were not even stars, but were all selected from major film and television academies. After all, these were the cheapest actors I could find with decent acting skills.
Huang Wenchuan didn't dare to invite even slightly famous stars. If someone really came to him because of his fame, Huang Wenchuan would owe that person a big favor. Favors are more troublesome for people with higher status, as they are not easy to repay. Huang Wenchuan would not do this unless it was absolutely necessary.
Because of this, when the issue of the theme song had not been properly resolved, Huang Wenchuan was too embarrassed to ask Li Changle if he could help him write the theme song, except that Li Changle had rejected his cooperation once before.
Also, because Li Changle is quite famous now, if the crew had to pay him to write a song, the budget would explode.
If we talk about exchanging favors, Huang Wenchuan feels that Li Changle and Wang Siyi have no need for him at all now, and it would be cheap for him to get close to them. As a well-known director in the circle, Huang Wenchuan still attaches great importance to face.
In the end, Li Changle contacted him directly, which Huang Wenchuan did not expect. He also did not expect that Li Changle would directly give him the song he had just written to be the theme song. Li Changle did not even discuss the remuneration with him.
Huang Wenchuan has been in the entertainment industry for more than ten years. In this big melting pot where interests and resource exchanges are always emphasized, Li Changle is simply a breath of fresh air. Even Huang Wenchuan, a grown man, was a little moved by her.
The fact that Huang Wenchuan was going to make a new movie with his own capital was known to some people in the circle, but no one was even willing to congratulate him. Most people were just waiting to see how badly Huang Wenchuan's movie would flop.
Most people’s inner thoughts are: what era is it now? You still want to achieve results on your own? Isn’t that wishful thinking?
Without money, you can basically not move forward. This statement is vividly reflected in the entertainment industry where capital is rampant. From the start of filming to the release of Huang Wenchuan's new movie, Huang Wenchuan almost ran around before he finally convinced the theaters to release his movie.
Although the cinema chain agreed to show his film, the screening rate and showtimes given by the cinema chain were not very friendly to the film. Most of the shows were in the middle of the night and at eight in the morning, with only three shows a day, not one more.
"It's released tomorrow, and whether it lives or dies will depend on the data of the movie's first week of release."
Huang Wenchuan sighed. It was really difficult. With this screening rate, Huang Wenchuan even began to give up on treatment.
The next day, the movie was shown as normal at 12:00 a.m., and there were two screenings in total, including another screening at 9:00 a.m., neither of which was a good time.
Moreover, after the movie was released, there was not enough heat on the Internet to discuss the movie. In the end, the box office revenue was very low throughout the whole day, which was a new low in Huang Wenchuan's career as a director.
Huang Wenchuan looked at the box office data that had just come out with a worried look on his face. Even though he had prepared himself mentally for the worst, he never expected that the box office on the first day would be less than one million.
Cinemas regularly adjust their screening schedules and showtimes based on box office revenue. It was for this reason that Huang Wenchuan felt that even if he was in the two worst shows, he still had a chance to make a comeback. After all, he truly believed that his work was not bad.
However, the box office results on the first day almost discouraged Huang Wenchuan. The box office on the first day was less than one million, and this was the result he achieved even after mobilizing publicity resources, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
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