"Goodbye, landlord!" After watching the entire movie together, Shang Qianyu, who was very satisfied with the movie, was like a child who got full marks in the exam and showed off his results to his parents, "My senior sister and I are going shopping!"
Perhaps because there was such a huge difference between her costume and makeup in the movie and in real life, Shang Qianyu just walked on the street without being recognized.
After all, her image has not yet been deeply rooted in people's minds, and most people will not stare at a passerby's face.
Yang Ruoqian said goodbye to Shang Qianyu with an expressionless face.
No wonder this girl suddenly took the wrong medicine today and wanted to go to the movies with me. It turned out that she was showing off her test scores in front of her parents! How hateful!
What kind of childish mentality is this? Do you know that doing this will cause the greatest harm to my soul?
Yang Ruoqian wandered around the mall aimlessly for the entire afternoon. When the movie was playing, he went to check out the surrounding industries of the e-sports club. After the movie was over, he strolled to the entrance of the cinema to listen.
What comes into view and into ears is good news one after another.
I finally got a leave, thinking I could relax and have some rest to relieve my previous emotional breakdown.
result……
Not only did it not ease the pain, it got worse! As time gradually approached the evening and it was time to get off work, more and more people came to the shopping mall, and the entrances of the cinema and the club were crowded with people. Yang Ruoqian finally gave up the last bit of fantasy, hurriedly used his black gold card to eat a bowl of rice, and took a bus home.
Even free food and drinks that could bring endless happiness could not save Mr. Yang’s desperate heart at this moment.
Go home, home is the warmest place.
Yang Ruoqian got out of the car and came to the gate of the community. Just as he scanned the code to pay, he suddenly heard a cheerful song coming from a distance.
"Cut a piece of time and let it flow slowly, flowing into the moonlight and rippling slightly..."
"Play a song about the faint fragrance of lotus..."
“…”
Turning around, I saw a group of middle-aged women and men in the park across the street were dancing to the music in the square with a loudspeaker.
This group of aunts and uncles are relatively kind and never disturb others during their rest time, so no one has any complaints about them.
But this song sounds a bit familiar...
Yang Ruoqian couldn't remember why it sounded so familiar and quickly put this little thing out of his mind.
Anyway, he doesn't dance square dance, so what does it have to do with him?
You can't take all the good things for yourself, right? After returning home in a daze, Yang Ruoqian didn't even look at his phone. He turned it off and went to bed! If there is any good news, I'll see tomorrow.
…
Mr. Yang, who had been an ostrich for a while, slept until noon the next day. Then he got up lazily, grabbed the mobile phone beside the pillow, and pressed the power button.
I had a dream last night. I dreamed that I was working in the company and suddenly a group of masked robbers rushed in, pried open the company's safe and stuffed money into it without saying a word.
No matter how he asked for help or how he struggled, it was useless. He could only watch the company's money grow more and more.
So scary.
Fortunately it was just a dream.
As soon as I turned on the phone, a lot of dense messages and several missed calls appeared on it.
There are employees of his own company, such as the actor who played the role of Homelander.
Of course, more people came from the crew, including An Zhou and Cheng Fei, all of whom sent messages very enthusiastically.
Considering the bustling scene in the cinema yesterday and the excellent reputation, even a fool could guess how many malicious congratulations were contained in these news.
Yang Ruoqian sat on the sofa, turned on the TV and watched the morning news.
What I was thinking about was the first day box office of the movie...
Thirty million? Fifty million? Eighty million? It can’t be over 100 million.
After being fed with boring news for a whole hour, Yang Ruoqian gave himself another day off.
Then, with a fearless attitude, he unlocked the phone with his fingerprint.
He first set all the messages that didn't need to be replied to as read, and only selected the people he had to reply to.
For example, Yang Ruoqian couldn't pretend not to see the news from his biggest partner Chengyu.
Cheng Fei: "Mr. Yang, congratulations! It's such a pleasure to work with you. It's no exaggeration to say that Kui Guang contributed at least 70% to this film."
How could he not be happy? Originally, Chengyu's development in the entertainment industry encountered many setbacks, but since cooperating with Kui Guang, he has turned around. Not only has he successfully made a lot of money in the online drama, but now even the film business has won the first battle! Movies themselves represent the highest status in the entertainment industry.
Movie star is one of the highest levels of stardom.
Originally, Chengyu Media wanted to proceed steadily and cautiously, starting from small productions and gradually climbing up.
As a result, they took advantage of the Kui Guang supercar and sped along, producing two hit products, a feat that many established production companies have failed to accomplish.
Yang Ruoqian looked at the eye-catching "70%" and was so frightened that he sent a horrified emoji: "Boss Cheng, this is the agreed share. Don't even think about giving me a penny more."
Cheng Fei of course thought Yang Ruoqian was joking: "Mr. Yang, do you want to know the first day box office of the movie?"
Don't want to know.
It's best to just pretend it didn't happen.
Don't transfer the money.
Yang Ruoqian closed his eyes and asked resignedly, "How much was the first day's box office?"
Cheng Fei quickly sent a text message with a profile picture: "Boss Yang doesn't look very interested... That's right, you made the decision yourself, so you must have anticipated today's grand occasion."
If I had anticipated today's grand occasion, I would not have made this damn movie even if you dragged me.
After preparing himself mentally for a long time, Yang Ruoqian clicked on the picture with mixed feelings.
Then, as expected, Yang Ruoqian's eyes went dark.
First day box office: 120 million, estimated total box office in one month: 1.2 billion.
“What the hell?!”
Is it really over 100 million? Isn't this just a mess?
According to the profit-sharing ratio in the contract, if the final box office of the movie really settles at 1.2 billion, Kuiguang Group will be able to get at least 300 million in the end.
300 million!
Yang Ruoqian only invested 100 million yuan in this movie, and he only recovered 300 million yuan and made a profit of 200 million yuan. Isn't this a death sentence?
The profit was 200 million, but in the end, only 20,000 was received.
Yang Ruoqian had expected the box office to be a hit, but he didn't expect it to be so huge.
It collapsed. The company’s finances completely collapsed…
Seeing that Yang Ruoqian hadn't replied for a long time, Cheng Fei quickly typed, "After all, it's a superhero movie, so the data will drop sharply after two weeks. The first day's box office and the final total box office of only 1.2 billion are already very remarkable."
"Mr. Yang, don't be disappointed. After all, this is just your first movie. When our actors become famous and their skills mature, they will surely be able to continue their glory."
"I believe that one day, we can win the annual box office championship."
Last year, the box office champion in 2016 was "The Mermaid", which took in 3.4 billion yuan. According to this standard, "The Boys", with an estimated total box office of 1.2 billion yuan, really has no way of competing for the championship.
In the eyes of everyone in Chengyu Group, given the temperament of the Kuiguang Group and Yang Ruoqian's personality, the movie they make is bound to be in the top three, if not the box office champion.
But with a box office figure of 1.2 billion, it would only rank fourth last year.
Everyone at Chengyu Media was cheering and even took three days off to celebrate the great victory, but perhaps for Mr. Yang, this result did not satisfy him.
A person who has created miracles continuously within a year, a person whose life dictionary only has the word success... It may be hard to accept that this is the result of a carefully prepared movie.
So what if you make 200 million?
For a boss like Yang Ruoqian, money has long been a string of meaningless numbers.
Yang Ruoqian was speechless: "Boss Cheng, please don't talk about box office champions. It's unlucky to talk too much about it."
Seeing Yang Ruoqian's answer, Cheng Fei confirmed her guess in her heart.
Sure enough, this attitude is that the box office data is too low.
Cheng Fei thought about the wording and said, "Boss Yang, you have to think about it this way. Let me give you an example. If the audience of superhero themes is 10, this movie will directly drain all of them. The best that can be said is 10."
"Other movies may have more box office than us, but their audience may be 30, 50 or even 100... and their final score is 12."
“Although some movies may have more box office than ours, the underlying logic is different.”
"As long as we enter into some film projects with wider audiences and better themes in the future, are we still worried that we won't be able to create a box office champion?"
Yang Ruoqian almost couldn't catch his breath as he looked at the messages Cheng Fei sent him one after another.
Still talking about 10 or 20, is there a possibility that I actually want to get 0 points? Why do you think I think the film's performance is not good enough?
Is it okay that I complain that the movie's performance is too good? Furious, Yang Ruoqian exited the chat box and clicked on the box office data of other movies.
Not to mention those little Karamis who are totally incapable of fighting, what he is curious about is why "Green Lantern" is so lame?
Where is the promised foreign big-budget, big-production, superhero blockbuster with countless fans?
With a $200 million investment and such a huge momentum, how come it falters like this after its release? The global box office is expected to be $100 million...
Even if the box office is converted into RMB, it is still beaten by "The Black Robe Inspection Team".
Not to mention that the investment in the two is vastly different.
Yang Ruoqian wanted to buy a plane ticket on the spot, fly to the headquarters of Hua Na Company, and knock open the brain of the person in charge of this movie to see what was inside.
After all, it is an old brand that has produced so many hits, how can it be such a waste?
"Now making money is a 100% chance... Let's see how it's received. It's impossible for both box office and reputation to be great, right?"
Yang Ruoqian opened the Douchi APP and clicked on the page details of "Black Robe Inspection Team".
A look at the rating is 9.2.
"Okay, great." Yang Ruoqian closed the page directly and uninstalled Douchi Movie. "This is the result of Yuefu finding so many movie reviewers to discredit me."
"It scored a high score of 9.2."
Zheng Weineng, can you please do a good job for once? No one has launched a PR counterattack. Zheng Weineng still does things in such a bad way. He might as well change his name to Zheng Weixiong.
A score of 9.2 can be considered a high-scoring movie, but there is still a gap compared to many classic masterpieces that often score above 9.5.
The problem is that there must be a lot of Yuefu water troops in "The Black Robe Inspection Team" who are maliciously brushing low scores.
Coupled with the bad behavior in the previous public opinion war, many people who did not know the reason even gave bad reviews just for the sake of giving bad reviews.
Even with the blessing of multiple debuffs, the movie still got a score of 9.2, which is enough to show how good its real reputation is.
"Can these film reviewers really do anything? They claim to be professional and objective, but what are the results? How come their impact on the film is so small?"
Yang Ruoqian denounced his opponent for his incompetence, and his series of attacks failed to even cause any damage to the Kuiguang Group.
The professional ability of these up masters needs to be improved! After taking two deep breaths, Yang Ruoqian opened Station B again, randomly found an up master who had previously posted a review that discredited "The Black Robe Inspection Team", and flipped to his comment section.
Everywhere I looked, I heard curses.
"I've blocked you, you money-making uptalk host. I used to think you were so objective."
"If I hadn't gone to the cinema to see it yesterday, I would have almost believed your lies."
"I really like a joke told by up, the highest rating for this movie is no more than 5 points."
“Up was a decent man when he was alive, just spit on him before you go.
"To be fair to the old fans who have been following you since you posted your first video, everyone knows that you are a profiteer, but you should refrain from completely disregarding the facts and even making up stories to discredit your opponent, or you will be hurt."
"Every word this up said can be said to be a classic. It's really classic."
“…”
After Yang Ruoqian blacklisted the up-host who pretended to be dead and dared not reply to any comments, he turned around and clicked on the homepage of "Xiao Liu Movie".
As an up-host with a conscience who does not accept dirty money and provides information to the company, he only released a smearing video at the instruction of Yang Ruoqian.
The problem is that many viewers don't know about this.
So similar offensive comments also appeared in Xiao Liu's comment section.
However, because he had agreed with Yang Ruoqian before that he would expose their chat records after the movie was released, Liu Bi's fans quickly regained their senses after the initial anger.
"Fuck, Xiao Liu, I didn't expect you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, to eat such lousy money. I'm a little disappointed."
"I suggest that the up-loader issue an apology statement as soon as possible. It will not end well if you keep refusing to do so. Everyone makes mistakes, but if you try to deny it, people will not be happy with you."
"Those two above, take a look at the latest pinned updates. Things are not what you think."
"I saw that post, it should be true... The upvote shouldn't be so reckless as to spread such a rumor."
"I saw it, and I think it's true. But what's the big deal about the film company discrediting its own film? Do they have some serious illness?"
"It's not surprising. Didn't you notice? This company is Kuiguang Group."
"What happened to Kuiguang Group? I haven't heard of it."
"It's a company known for being super conscientious. The treatment in the company is very good. If an employee has an emergency and asks for one day off, they will get three days' leave and their salary will still be paid... I think this is very simple. The company probably thinks that it may have offended some fans of the original novel, so it released some news in advance to prevent these people from accidentally spending money in vain."
"Is this true? Is it that outrageous? Is it just marketing hype?"
"How can there be hype marketing without exposing the name? This kind of behavior of secretly hiring someone to discredit oneself is harmful and has no benefit. Besides helping people save money, what other purpose does it have?"
"I am an employee of this company. I can testify that my boss gives benefits to employees without hesitation... My wife manages my salary, and she almost thought I was robbing someone."
"After looking at the updates above, I just want to say that your wife is still too conservative. Does robbery make money working in your company?"
"What kind of conscientious company is this? I'm crying."
"If you say that, I'm not going to be polite. I'll buy another ticket tomorrow to support the pride of the country."
"I feel like this company is too insecure. I'm a big fan of superhero stories, so I don't feel offended."
"By the way, were the smear videos posted by other uploaders also instigated by the film company? If so, it seems I have criticized several wrong people."
"It shouldn't be. If it was, he would have posted the screenshot and pinned it like Xiao Liu did. Why are you pretending to be dead and getting scolded?"
“Wait for the film company to come out and speak on the matter themselves.”
“…”
Yang Ruoqian looked at the disclaimer comment that was pinned to the top almost as soon as the movie was released, and thought that Xiao Liu really had a strong desire to survive.
What’s even funnier is that there are actually a few up-loaders who posted smearing videos and reposted this pinned comment on Xiao Liu’s movie.
Just forward the message without saying anything, and wait for the onlookers to guess.
What they wanted to express was very simple - I am also cooperating with the film company, so please stop scolding me.
But after all, there is no real cooperation, so I dare not say it out loud.
"I have read a lot of suggestions from everyone in the comments section these days, but the truth of the matter is a little different from what everyone guessed. Even if I, Xiao Liu, was so poor that I had to eat dirt, I would never do such a thing that would harm others and benefit myself. Pictures speak louder than words. PS: We have signed a contract, so the authenticity is guaranteed. There will never be a bloody drama where I was cheated by a fake company. [Picture]"
After reading the comments, Yang Ruoqian closed the B station, and the image of the legal department that was making intensive preparations emerged in his mind.
He is very angry now, and is overwhelmed by the profit of 200 million. He is worried that he has no place to vent.
I have been thinking about punishing those ups who took bribes to do bad things, but now they dare to be so shameless as to forward other people's information. Do they want to distance themselves from the matter? !
If you put it on the muzzle of the gun yourself, don't blame Mr. Yang for being rude.
He picked up his phone and called Ding Daoyi.
In less than a second, the call was connected.
Ding Daoyi, who was asked to do 2 million yuan of business for 200 million yuan, did not dare to neglect it at all: "Boss Yang? Do you have any instructions?"
"You are to release a message on behalf of the company, which roughly states that the company has no cooperation with any other accounts except the 'Xiao Liu Movie' account in terms of operations. Finally, let us make clear our attitude: we will pursue the legal responsibility of every rumor maker and slanderer."
After thinking for a while, Yang Ruoqian added: "Pay attention to the wording. Don't say that we reserve the right to pursue legal responsibility, but that we will pursue their legal responsibility. It is a notice, not a warning."
Ding Daoyi said seriously, "Mr. Yang, I understand. However, our progress in collecting evidence is still relatively slow, and we may not be able to win the case in a short time. I hope you can understand."
Yang Ruoqian breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay... Lao Ding, in our company, doing things well is better than doing things quickly. Okay, go get busy."
Lawyers, especially top lawyers, have extremely high salaries.
The longer it takes, the higher the cost.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Ruoqian took out a bucket of instant noodles from the cardboard box in the kitchen, tore open the package, and poured the boiled water into it.
While waiting for the instant noodles to soften, Yang Ruoqian, who had vented his emotions a little, finally recovered a little.
"I've been in good situations so many times. I have to stay calm."
"Only by calming down can you find a way to save yourself."
Yang Ruoqian glanced at the stopwatch and began to think about how to save the company's finances.
"Nowadays, many audiences are talking about the glory of domestic production and praising the first works of new actors and new companies."
"That is to say, the quality of the film may not be as good as the audience praises. It's just that because of the addition of two layers of filters, everyone's expectations for acting, plot and special effects have been subconsciously lowered."
"It's true that this movie is a good movie, but with the help of filters, an 8-point masterpiece may be regarded as a 10-point masterpiece."
“Is there any way for the audience to remove this filter?”
"Don't give this movie any external extra points. Just evaluate it purely based on its hard quality, which may lower the reputation of some movies."
It’s not entirely true to say that it is lowering the level...it’s called returning the movie to its original position.
"The question is, how to do it?"
The idea is there, but it is not so easy to implement.
Could it be possible to find another film reviewer to make a hardcore video, comparing "The Boys" with other truly high-scoring masterpieces, and point out the problems rationally and objectively?
The problem is that there are too many irrational fans praising "The Black Robe Inspection Team" now, and it is easy for such a video to be destroyed...
You talk to the audience about reason, but they ignore the facts.
Moreover, pure criticism and pointing out problems have been proven to be ineffective before - the person who proved it was Zheng Weinan from Yuefu.
How could Yang Ruoqian fall again where others have fallen? You know, netizens nowadays are very rebellious.
"It's no use pointing out the problem objectively, what can I do? Wait, rebellious... Yes, netizens nowadays are rebellious!"
"If criticizing someone's shortcomings doesn't work, then find someone to blow their shortcomings into strengths and then praise them profusely!"
"As long as I put aside the facts first, others will not be able to put aside the facts."
Take the rebellious path and leave rebellious netizens with no way to go.
If criticism and smearing don’t work, then try praising to death.
After Yang Ruoqian made the decision and was about to look for a suitable person to complete this difficult task, he suddenly saw a new message on WeChat.
Marine No. 1: "Is the boss here? My channel has received some news, it's related to you."
(Today I offer you 10,000, 1 more chapter, and I still owe you 5 more chapters) (End of this chapter)
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