Chapter 571 Happy cooperation, let's make a fortune together! (asking for monthly tickets, asking for recommendation tickets~~~)
The movie is not long, a standard one and a half hours in length, and after watching the whole film, there are not any major flaws or boring moments. Thanks to Lin Fan's theme song of the same name, the whole film is elevated a lot.
Lin Fan's profound skills in lyrics can be fully appreciated in the two songs "Dong Feng Po" and "A Song for Myself".
In this movie, Lin Fan also incorporated China's classical fatalistic theme into the slightly gloomy and sad melody atmosphere, giving a commercial ghost movie a deeper connotation because of such a profound song.
The whole movie and this theme song present a different world to the audience beyond the theme of "horror ghost movie".
Coupled with Lin Fan's rich and magnetic voice and master-level singing skills, the feeling of historical sedimentation in this song is fully presented.
You Min didn't dare to say how the movie was, but she dared to say that if this song was released, it would definitely be a hit! However, this was not what You Min cared about.
You Min, or other theater representatives, are now in a dilemma.
Everyone came here just to go through the process and show their support for Lin Fan. The cinema chain had actually already decided on the screening schedule for A Chinese Ghost Story. Even if the representatives who watched the film gave feedback and said that the film was indeed well made, the number of screenings would not increase much.
Because the subject matter of the movie itself is not competitive.
The summer season is still dominated by commercial blockbusters and sci-fi epics, while the Lunar New Year season is the preserve of family-friendly and Lunar New Year films. Lin Fan, who sells romance films under the guise of horror films, may be more suitable for short holiday seasons such as Valentine's Day and New Year's Day.
You Min herself does not have the qualifications to increase the number of screenings without permission. She can only call her immediate superior after watching the film, give feedback on her opinions, and try to get the screenings scheduled.
It would be best if she could get it, but if not, You Min still has to sign a contract with Yang Hongxia according to the original plan and screening schedule.
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"Boss, it's like this, Lin Fan's A Chinese Ghost Story is really well made... Yes, yes, yes, there are no flaws, the plot is smooth, and the rhythm is good... Ah, it's not a happy ending, just like the comic version, the hero and heroine didn't get to say goodbye properly in the end... But the movie is really good... Lin Fan also wrote a great song for this movie... No, no, I'm not a fan of Lin Fan..."
Although You Min came with prejudice, and although she was not completely convinced by Lin Fan after watching the movie, she couldn't lie with her eyes open. She had to report everything that needed to be reported, lest if anything went wrong in the future, her boss would blame her for it.
So, You Min has tried his best to praise the movie, but the final effect is not ideal.
"Xiao You, the competition in this summer season is very fierce! Those commercial blockbusters and overseas sci-fi masterpieces, wow, if you saw them with your own eyes, you would know what it means to be full of energy! It's not that we don't want to increase the number of screenings for Lin Fan, it's just that we can't arrange it. Where do you want us to arrange it? Let's not talk about other things. Let's just talk about this year's sci-fi blockbuster "Blue Star Fleet", which cost 1.5 billion yuan. After watching the film, the theater decided to increase its screening from 15% to 20%. The other blockbusters have to give way to it."
It would be fine if they gave way to "Blue Star Fleet", but they also reduced the screenings of other commercial blockbusters for Lin Fan. If this gets out, I'm afraid my peers will laugh at me to death!
The boss's words sounded nice, but the underlying meaning was: No matter how good Lin Fan's movies are, can he be as popular as a commercial blockbuster or a sci-fi masterpiece? If you want the cinema to increase the screening of "A Chinese Ghost Story", where will it come from? Cut the screenings of those big movies and add them to Lin Fan? If he loses money after adding them, can you make up for the box office?
Can you guarantee it?
Of course You Min can’t!
The boss said earnestly, "Xiao You, you are still young and need more experience. You should know that some films, even when they are screened in advance, are evaluated well, but they still flop after they are finally released. There are too many such examples."
So in the end, according to the original plan, You Min and Yang Hongxia finalized the screening schedule for Huamei Cinemas.
It wasn't just You Min, most of the cinemas were like this, which was all within Yang Hongxia's expectations. The only person who surprised Yang Hongxia was Tao Zheng from Shengxia Cinema.
Yang Hongxia looked at the contract that Tao Zheng took out. She had crossed out the originally printed film schedule with a pen and replaced it with new data written by hand.
"Mr. Tao is so optimistic about our movie?" Yang Hongxia raised her eyebrows. "10% of the screenings are almost as good as those for commercial blockbusters."
You know, other cinema chains can only give a maximum of 6% of the screening time, but even if it is 6%, it is very respectful. It is because of Lin Fan that "A Chinese Ghost Story" has such treatment.
If it weren't for Lin Fan, the screening volume of the same type of movies would be between 2% and 3% at most. Tao Zheng directly gave it 10% of the screenings, which was almost twice as much as others. How could Yang Hongxia not be surprised?
Tao Zheng also admitted: "I am optimistic about Lin Fan's box office appeal, not only Lin Fan, but also Xia Yan. This is not only Lin Fan's first movie, but also Xia Yan's. Not only are Lin Fan's fans waiting to spend money on him, but Xia Yan's fans are also holding back, and don't want Xia Yan to lose too much to Lin Fan."
Yes, Tao Zheng is not optimistic about the movie itself, but the fan appeal of Lin Fan and Xia Yan.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Recently, due to Lin Fan's popularity, everyone's attention is focused on Lin Fan. But everyone forgets that before Lin Fan, Xia Yan was the leader of the new generation of singers, and the youngest popular singer! As for Lin Fan, although he has the strength and popularity of a first-tier singer, due to some rigid standards - no album, he enjoys the treatment of a first-tier singer or even a super first-tier singer, but in formal occasions, he still cannot be called a first-tier singer.
If Xia Yan's fans don't make an effort, can you just pretend they don't exist?
Without saying anything else, just the scene in the movie where Xia Yan puts on her wedding dress is enough to make Xia Yan's fans crazy about her! Others evaluate based on the quality of the movie itself, but Tao Zheng directly looks at market demand and attention. Even if the movie itself is not good, with Lin Fan and Xia Yan in it, the first weekend box office of this movie will not be bad! Moreover, after earning the first weekend box office, the number of screenings can be adjusted appropriately based on audience feedback and public ratings!
What's more, Tao Zheng has seen it with his own eyes. Whether it's the story or the rhythm of this movie, it's not bad at all! The quality of the movie itself is guaranteed, the market demand is there, not to mention the attention! Based on all the above, Tao Zheng made the decision to increase the number of screenings by 10%!
Representatives from other theater chains are all small fry and cannot make decisions, but Tao Zheng is not like that. He himself holds the power over the scheduling of films for Shengxia Cinema and can make this decision alone.
Yang Hongxia looked at Tao Zheng steadily, then took the initiative to extend her hand and shook hands with him: "Mr. Tao, we will have a pleasant cooperation!"
Tao Zheng showed his yellow teeth: "Happy cooperation, let's make money together!"
(End of this chapter)