"Brother Wei, do you think Brother Lu and An Xiao are really related?"
"What does it have to do with you..."
"No, it was just a little bit curious because it was widely circulated on the Internet a while ago."
"Curious Yarn, did you buy the movie tickets?"
"Movie tickets? No..."
“You didn’t buy it?”
"No, I thought you would buy it..."
"I want to buy it for you, but you have to support the company's development, you know? One more movie ticket means more box office revenue. What is real, you know? We don't do fake things!"
“I don’t have any money…”
"Didn't I spend five thousand to buy your script?"
"Brother Wei! Speaking of this, I'm a little angry..."
"What are you angry about?"
"I want seven thousand! Brother Lu clearly gave you seven thousand, but you lied to me and said you only had five thousand. If I hadn't insisted on five thousand, you would have deducted another five hundred!"
"Smashing? How can you say that a big director is skimping? Forget it, forget it, don't look at me like that, it's just my bad luck, Brother Wei is inviting you to watch a movie today, okay? The most important thing for a man is to be magnanimous. If you are so petty, how can you accomplish anything!"
“…”
"Well, drinks are on offer..."
"Okay...wait, why do you want me to buy the drinks?"
"I'm a big director. I'm taking you to see a movie and inviting you to a company with unlimited potential. Do you still want me to buy you a drink? Do you know the rules? No wonder you're so poor..."
“…”
Qian Zhong looked at Fatty Wei who was scolding him, and for some reason he suddenly felt like he had been cheated.
As for Fatty Wei, he recalled his conversation with Lu Yuan.
"If five thousand can be taken down, then the remaining two thousand..."
"You can press as much as you can, and the rest is yours."
"That's a good feeling!"
He remembered this conversation vividly.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little pain in his heart.
Looking at Qian Zhong's silly look, it seems that it can actually be bought for 4,500 yuan.
But he was afraid that the script would be lost, so he asked for 5,000...
Damn it!
He suddenly felt very guilty.
I am still too young, not calm and sophisticated enough...
Oh, it’s not worth it, it’s not worth it!
Otherwise, you can earn an extra 2,500.
Failure!
…
"Ayuan!"
"What?"
"Do you have an internal ticket?"
"No, what's wrong?"
"What a bummer! The tickets are sold out. Is our movie really that popular? Or is this some shady operation?"
"???"
Lu Yuan has actually never been very optimistic about the ticket sales of "Buried". After all, "Buried" is not the kind of blockbuster that can attract people and catch their eyes right from the start.
The small budget and small production means that it cannot be advertised everywhere like those movies.
Without physical promotion, it will definitely not work just relying on online promotion.
It will definitely take a big toll on movie sales.
Even if An Xiao called on everyone to watch the movie on Weibo, Lu Yuan thought that this action would not have much effect, after all, it would be the premiere at midnight.
What idiot is there who would go to the movies in the early morning after having nothing better to do?
However, when Fatty Wei called and said that all the tickets at Tianhe Cinema were sold out, Lu Yuan was dumbfounded.
Then he looked up as if he had seen a ghost, and glanced at An Xiao, who was drinking tea in the cafe and chatting happily with Wang Jinxue.
He found it unbelievable.
Could it be that Wang Jinxue was afraid that it would be embarrassing if no one went to see the movie, so she booked the entire theater?
This impulsive rich woman who would randomly crash into other people while driving a Lamborghini is really right.
"Lu Yuan, what do you mean by that suspicious look on your face?"
"without……"
"Tickets sold out?"
"Well, Fatty Wei said that all the tickets for today are sold out."
"Oh." Wang Jinxue nodded, there was no strangeness on her face, and even An Xiao was very calm, as if it was a trivial matter.
When Lu Yuan saw this, he understood something.
It really is a dirty strategy of self-production and self-sales!
First, maximize the box office on the first day, and then continue on the second day?
How many pits are there?
"Lu Yuan, what do you mean by that knowing look in your eyes? Do you suspect that I am inflating the box office?" Wang Jinxue frowned.
"Hey, hey, no, in fact, we all understand most of the time." Lu Yuan did not nod, but just laughed.
"I'm not as dirty as you think. These tickets are from real people, not ghost tickets." Wang Jinxue felt uncomfortable with Lu Yuan's eyes. Her face, which was originally smiling while chatting with An Xiao, suddenly became gloomy.
"Huh?" Lu Yuan looked at Wang Jinxue's confident look and felt a little strange.
"Lu Manzi, let me tell you, most of these are my fans. Of course, I didn't expect my fans to have such great cohesion... After we finish this cup of coffee, we can go to the cinema to watch it!" An Xiao became dissatisfied after looking at Lu Yuan's expression.
"Okay, what Lu Manzi! Don't give random nicknames!"
"Oh, Lu Ergou!"
"Grass!"
…
"Why would you ask me to be a film critic for this damn movie 'Buried'? Are you kidding me?"
"Fuck it, it's so early in the morning, I won't go, you let Xiao Zhang go!"
"Bullying newcomers? How did I bully newcomers? What's wrong with newcomers going to see new movies and writing reviews for new movies?"
"That's it. I'm hanging up."
"What did you say? Zhou Shuai has already bought a ticket and is sitting there? Is this guy crazy? He is crazy..."
"No, let Xiao Zhang go! I'm going to sleep."
“…”
…
The waiting time is always exhausting.
An Xiao put on a hat, sunglasses, and a standard celebrity outfit, and walked into the VIP seats of the venue with Wang Jinxue.
Lu Yuan looked at the three tickets in his hand, then looked at Wang Jinxue and the other person who entered the VIP box, and felt unhappy.
Did Wang Jinxue do this on purpose?
They reserved a front row ticket for him, and he was sitting right at the front and to the side, with his entire head facing the big screen, which looked really tiring.
The premiere of my first movie in my life was such a bummer?
"Ayuan, this...this ticket..."
"What nonsense! Just sit and watch."
"We're not holding the premiere because we don't have enough money to hire popular stars for publicity, but this front row...you're also..." Fatty Wei, who was sitting next to Lu Yuan, felt a terrible headache.
He is the assistant director of Tang Tang, it's fine if he doesn't sit in the VIP seat, but you give him a front row seat...
Aren’t you just cheating?
"Stop talking nonsense. The audience is coming soon. Be quiet."
"Okay..." Fatty Wei was speechless, but he could only accept the reality.
As for Qian Zhongze, he silently watched the noisy audience coming in one after another, and he also felt it was magical in his heart.
At this early hour, with this kind of movie and this kind of publicity, there are still so many viewers coming to watch it?
This is unscientific!
Are An Xiao’s fans really that fanatical?
…
"Are you a fan of An Xiao?"
"Yeah, you too?"
"Yeah, me too, but I don't know if An Xiao will come here. I came here just to see An Xiao."
“Oh, that’s a good feeling!”
"And you?"
"Me? I'm not here. I was recommended by Mr. Chen. He said one of his juniors made an art film..."
"I don't think I'm any of them. I'm simply a fan of Lu Yihong. This is the first art film for our little Lu Lu, and I support it unconditionally..."
"Forehead……"
"I saw so many people bought tickets, so I followed the trend..."
“…”
There was a burst of noise in the venue...
After Lu Yuan pricked up his ears to listen to the conversations of the people around him, he finally understood why so many people came here.
It turns out that everyone has their reasons for coming here at this time.
An Xiao’s fans are indeed very strong, but not all of the people here are An Xiao’s fans.
He suddenly felt a little grateful to the old man...
Of course, none of this matters.
Lu Yuan feels that the most important thing is the movie itself.
If the movie itself has a strong reputation, it can also have a publicity effect...
It turns out that in that world, the movie "Buried" was a huge hit!
What about this world?
Will it explode, or...
Acclimated?
Lu Yuan, who was originally calm, suddenly became very expectant.
…
"Grandpa, do you believe he can make a good movie?"
"I don't know, but I've read the script and it's pretty good."
"oh."
"He's a talented young man and I admire him a lot."
"This person has no manners."
"Haha, talented people are more or less arrogant, just like you, aren't they?"
"I'm different from him. OK, let's start the movie."
"Um!"
“I hope it’s a good movie.”
"What good movie can be made with a million investment... But let's wait and see... The word "director" in the prologue is too prominent, aren't you afraid that others don't know that Lu Yuan is the director?"
"Ahem, ahem, young people should be a little frivolous."
“…”