"Forget about that woman for now," Feng Zhengyang said. "We should be more worried about our publicity. We're touted as a big-budget, guaranteed-profit project, but our publicity can't even beat 'Law of the Jungle.' What will the other investors think?"
The fact that the film was released during the Qingming Festival has already made many investors hesitate. After all, the Qingming Festival is not a particularly good time to release a film. If it is a big production that is satisfied with the film, it will definitely be released during the Spring Festival or May Day. Those holidays are longer, more people watch movies, and it is easier to make money at the box office. It should not have been relegated to the Qingming Festival.
However, their production speed could not keep up with the Spring Festival, so they had to settle for another time. But May Day was too far away, the timeline was too long, and there were too many changes. They were eager to make money and leave, so they certainly didn't dare to delay too long. In the end, they chose Qingming Festival.
They never expected that the Qingming Festival film season, which they thought would be theirs, with "The Silent Search" sweeping aside other films and dominating the box office, would suddenly be replaced by a similar competitor, "Law of the Jungle," whose momentum is comparable to theirs.
This is simply a major obstacle to their making big money!
After all, each genre corresponds to a certain audience, and the Qingming Festival is not a particularly long holiday. Even if most people want to watch a movie, they are mostly only willing to choose one movie to watch during this holiday. So, between "The Silent Search" and "Law of the Jungle," the audience always has to make a choice.
At this point, promotion becomes especially important.
Especially the pre-release publicity, no matter how much hype they put on it, doesn't matter. All they need to do now is reassure the other investors and trick them into continuing to buy movie shares—as for the release date, it doesn't matter, since they've already got the money.
The audience isn't important to begin with. Of course, it would be even better if there were fools willing to provide them with a share of the box office revenue.
"I'll find a way to cause some trouble for the people over there."
After pondering for a moment, a chill appeared in Dong Zeng's eyes.
Feng Zhengyang frowned: "I suggest we continue to increase publicity efforts, just enough to overshadow them. The situation is getting more and more serious now, and the higher-ups are watching very closely. You'd better not make it too obvious."
"So what?"
Dong Zeng retorted, "Didn't Tong Junhui fall for my tricks back then? Look at him now, he's still one of our dogs."
"Heh, but those were those years, and now is now," Feng Zhengyang sneered.
"What's the difference between then and now? Are you scared?" Dong Zeng stared at Feng Zhengyang impatiently. "You even dared to—"
"Thump!"
Feng Zhengyang suddenly reached out and smashed the ashtray on the coffee table to the ground. His eyes were gloomy, and he exuded a strong aura of danger. His imposing presence was even more intimidating than that of Dong Zeng, the former underworld boss who had killed many people. He stared straight at Dong Zeng and said in a low voice, "I was threatened by the old man with this matter and came here to help you make money. I consider myself unlucky..."
"But that doesn't mean I can tolerate your threats indefinitely."
Dong Zeng was momentarily stunned by Feng Zhengyang's words. He remained silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his tone was much softer: "I know, we all have our own difficulties."
"snort."
Feng Zhengyang snorted coldly, finally not going head-to-head with Dong Zeng again, and instead said: "However, the world has indeed changed now. I have been observing the entertainment industry here recently. Although it is true that it is no longer popular to do dirty tricks in real life, it is a different story online."
Dong Zeng narrowed his eyes: "You mean—"
Feng Zhengyang said meaningfully, "Public opinion is a good thing—"
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