Chapter 1186: Hugging the thigh, not shameful
Previously, Lin Fan signed an agreement with Shengxia Cinemas to grab screening schedules. On the one hand, because Lin Fan joined at the last minute, Shengxia Cinemas intended to give Lin Fan a back door, but they also didn't want to offend the directors and crews of several other blockbusters, so they came up with this idea.
The result is naturally a win-win for everyone. Lin Fan got the screening rate he wanted, other blockbusters took advantage of Lin Fan's popularity to increase the box office of their own films, and Shengxia Cinemas made a lot of money without offending any big directors.
Simply perfect.
But the situation is completely different now. Not to mention that Lin Fan's movie was scheduled so long in advance, even if Lin Fan decided to squeeze in the day before the release date, Shengxia Cinemas would have to allocate the screening rate to Lin Fan even if it means losing money. There is no need to compete with other blockbusters for screening rates.
It’s not impossible for other movies to take advantage of Lin Fan’s popularity, but it depends on whether Lin Fan is willing.
If Lin Fan is willing, then there is nothing to say, and Shengxia Cinema is also happy to see another movie become a hit. But if Lin Fan is not willing, Shengxia Cinema will not dare to offend Lin Fan casually.
Someone will ask here, as a cinema chain as big as Shengxia, do you still need to act according to Lin Fan's mood?
Tao Zheng laughed: When you count the money, you will know the joy of clinging to Lin Fan.
The screening schedule is limited, the seats are limited, and it’s a zero-sum game.
And Tao Zheng, the man who, against all odds, gave Lin Fan and the newly born Earthling Studio the first blockbuster movie scheduling treatment, laid a solid foundation for the long-term and friendly cooperation between Shengxia Cinemas, Lin Fan, and the Earthling Studio. He also became a great contributor to Shengxia and his status in Shengxia also rose.
Many people think that Tao Zheng was lucky at the beginning, and happened to bet on the great treasure of Lin Fan, which is why he was led by Lin Fan all the way.
Tao Zheng was too lazy to explain anything to these people, and at the same time he didn't think that he should be insulted like this for the success he had achieved through hard work.
On the contrary, Tao Zheng was very receptive to such things and remarks as clinging to Lin Fan, and when Lin Fan did not make any mistakes or show any signs of decline, Tao Zheng still wanted to cling to him even tighter.
Because if others wanted this opportunity, it was too late. Since I have enjoyed all the preferential treatment brought by Lin Fan, why should I refuse to acknowledge it? Having backbone and having self-knowledge are not contradictory.
Therefore, before Earthling Studio officially contacted the distributor to confirm the release date, Tao Zheng took the initiative to come to Yang Hongxia and provide her with the remaining schedule and screening arrangements for the year, allowing her to choose the appropriate one.
She also actively recommended it to Yang Hongxia: "I think the summer season is good. This time period is just right. Moreover, the box office in China throughout the summer is generally higher than that in the winter, and the market conditions are also a little better. There are two largest periods in China, the summer season and the Spring Festival season. If you have to choose one, I still recommend the summer season."
Yang Hongxia naturally understood that Tao Zheng's original intention in making the suggestion was definitely to hope that the two films that were about to be released by Earthling Studio would be a big hit at the box office.
Because the higher the box office of these two movies, the more profits Shengxia Cinema will get, the better Tao Zheng's performance will be, and the more dividends he will get at the end of the year. When it comes to the issue of "money", Yang Hongxia and the Earthling Studio, Tao Zheng and the entire Shengxia Cinema, are on the same side.
Let’s make money together.
But if you lose money, it’s better to lose it to you rather than to me.
As for whether Lin Fan’s movie will lose money?
There is no need to discuss this issue anymore, let’s move on to the next one.
Yang Hongxia also agreed: "I also prefer the summer and Spring Festival schedules. There are two movies, one for the summer and one for the Spring Festival, if nothing unexpected happens, so that's it for now."
Tao Zheng of course understood what Yang Hongxia meant, so he took the initiative to offer a way out: "I heard that Director Lin's two films are both special effects blockbusters, and they were shot using the new holographic projection technology.
To be honest with Mr. Yang, our cinema's projection equipment has just undergone a round of upgrading, using the most advanced equipment and technology imported from overseas.
Although it may sound a bit arrogant, I think that if our summer studio is not enough to support the special effects of Director Lin’s two films, then it will not work when taken overseas. I believe that Director Lin took this into consideration when shooting the film and would not just pursue the shooting effect without considering the hardware facilities of the theater.”
Tao Zheng was right. If Lin Fan blindly pursued special effects without waiting for the theater's hardware facilities to be updated in time, then there would be no place to show this movie, at least in China.
Will Lin Fan give up the entire Chinese film market?
Obviously not.
What's more, cinema chains will not rest on their laurels and think that one set of equipment can be used forever. In fact, it is often the cinema chains that update their hardware facilities first, and then the film producers will follow suit and adopt new technologies to shoot movies.
Therefore, Tao Zheng believes that no matter what advanced technology Lin Fan uses during filming, the hardware facilities of Shengxia Cinema will be able to support the special effects requirements.
If the Shengxia Cinema Chain can't hold up, then the entire Chinese cinema chain will not be able to hold up, and Lin Fan will have no choice but to release the movie overseas.
To be honest, not every overseas country has the most advanced film projection facilities and equipment.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Advanced technology itself means that it is only in the hands of a few people. Lin Fan may make movies for art, but the entire Earthling Studio is for making money.
Lin Fan can make an artistic film that can only be released in a small circle, but he will never make two films, and make two films consecutively.
Therefore, Tao Zheng is very confident in the equipment of his own cinema chain, and is also optimistic about Lin Fan’s two upcoming films.
Tao Zheng even had an indescribable premonition that the next movie that Lin Fan was going to release would be an incredible movie, at least on the level of "Titanic".
After all, although Lin Fan had not failed once in the past few years, he was still a little short of that position.
Tao Zheng watched Lin Fan's box office performance accumulate little by little, and finally exceeded 100 billion, becoming one of the top three high-grossing directors in the history of Blue Star movies.
However, with such a high box office, Lin Fan has not yet won the highest-level director award in the entire Blue Star, which is very unreasonable.
International film awards always deliberately suppress Chinese filmmakers. This fact is well known to all Blue Star people. However, they do not have the strength to resist such differential treatment.
But now that Lin Fan has emerged, will he accept such deliberate suppression?
It was obvious that Lin Fan would not accept it, let alone compromise.
Therefore, many Chinese filmmakers, including Tao Zheng, are looking forward to Lin Fan showing his strength and giving these arrogant international award juries a heavy blow! (End of this chapter)
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