Qianda Plaza, private cinema.
Liu Bi and his two colleagues were sitting on the sofa in the cinema, watching the movie on the big screen intently.
The expensive fruit plate and high-end drinks on the table were almost untouched, obviously because he was too immersed and focused on watching the movie.
After thousands of minutes of long exposure, Liu Bi and his friends gradually adapted to this extremely bad movie and began to try to understand its connotation.
When Liu Bi thought about the employees of the Shelter Company under the Kuiguang Group, who got their inspiration from this kind of movie, he felt sincerely that successful people do have their own reasons for success.
When Liu Bi and his friends first watched bad movies like "Snow White and the Three Squirrels", they found it really hard to get into them - this kind of badness, to a large extent, has exceeded the limits of human endurance and has turned from a mental attack into a physical attack.
Even though they had watched countless films, Liu Bi and the other two were still poisoned to death as they were unable to fast forward or play at double the speed.
But it was this act of forcing Liu Bi to slow down and watch the movie that made him pay more attention to things that were originally difficult to notice.
Once you calm down, pay attention to the background of the filming, get to know the director himself, and carefully look for every detail in the movie, you will find that these movies also have some shining points.
Conventional bad movies are just boring, illogical, and stupid...but these bad movies include all three of the above elements, or even more.
To sum up, although it looks bad at first glance, if you taste it carefully, you will find it has the beauty of abstract art.
Of course...since these films have unclear ideas, the producers have limited skills, and they fail to grasp the essence of publicity and promotion, they still do not meet the standards of the Shelter Company's bad films.
Once your mindset changes, those originally offensive movie scenes suddenly become cute.
They even thought...at one point, these crappy movies were worse than those movies that only spent money on special effects and had nothing good except the pictures.
"I've finished watching..." A colleague looked at the scrolling screen of the production team list at the end of the film and sighed with a sense of unsatisfaction, "Today seems to be the last day arranged by Mr. Yang, right?"
Another colleague's eyes were also full of wisdom: "I'm sorry, Brother Bi, I thought you were trying to trick us. What a misunderstanding."
"If we miss this opportunity, we will regret it later..."
Liu Bi picked up the watermelon from the fruit plate and sneered, "Boss Yang said that we can experience the process of finding inspiration. Could it be true?"
"Mr. Yang is willing to share important business secrets like this for free because creators appreciate each other. How can you still have doubts?"
"If a large company like Kuiguang Group wants to embarrass us, there are many ways to do it. Do they need to spend so much money to take us to such a nice environment and treat us to good food and drinks?"
"You guys were actually eating barbecue at the hotel before. You were crying and yelling on the first day I brought you here. This is totally wrong!"
After being brainwashed continuously, Liu Bi now not only finds these super bad movies acceptable, but even when he looks back at those generally bad movies that he criticized in his videos, he inexplicably feels that they are a lot better.
Thinking back to those truly good movies and TV series, it feels as if even my soul has undergone a purification and cleansing.
For up-loaders like Liu Bi who make a living by watching movies and TV series, it is difficult for them to watch them with the most simple eyes like ordinary audiences. Most of them go there with a mission.
After experiencing the baptism of bad movies in the past few days, Liu finally found the feeling he had long ago.
This feeling...is it the inspiration that Mr. Yang mentioned?
Originally, Liu Bi didn't believe that he could find any inspiration by doing this, but after experiencing it himself, he was convinced that he was too narrow-minded and ignorant before.
Now Liu Bi wishes he could rush back to his shabby studio, turn on his computer and watch some normal movies and TV series.
How long has it been since I last had this impulse? How many years ago did I have this passion for work and career? …
Yang Ruoqian was caught off guard and felt a little depressed after someone else paid the bill first. He drove to Qianda Plaza alone.
It was already past the end of working hours and all employees were forcibly laid off.
But it doesn’t matter. Yang Ruoqian is not the type of person who likes to have followers following him all the time.
Yang Ruoqian had just experienced a painful dinner, and now he hurried over to see others suffering so that he could feel more balanced.
No matter how well others live, as long as there are people worse off than you!
However, when Yang Ruoqian secretly went to the private cinema and looked inside through the small window at the door, the scene that appeared was completely different from what he had imagined in his mind.
Liu Bi and the other two were looking at the big screen seriously, their cell phones were neatly placed aside to charge, their hands were not moving at all, their eyes were fixed with serious expressions, as if they were watching some big production of the year.
"What's going on? What about the pain on their faces?"
"After being tortured for so long, what about the relief after it's over?"
"Also, what movie were they watching? Why don't I have any recollection of it?"
"Snow White and the Three Squirrels?!"
Yang Ruoqian's mind went blank - all the movies he showed Liu Bi were carefully selected by him and he had watched them himself.
But he doesn't remember this movie?
Did these three people secretly ask the theater staff to change the content of the movie when he was not paying attention? Are they slacking off? But... the name of this movie seems to be a terrible movie. If they want to slack off, they shouldn't watch such a terrible movie, right?
Is it because they have already watched most of the movies and TV series on the market, so they can only pick one they haven't seen to polish their time? Yang Ruoqian called the clerk who was waiting respectfully and asked, "Did you finish the movie I asked you to arrange for them?"
The clerk nodded and said, "Mr. Yang, we have finished showing all the movies you arranged. There is some time left. Mr. Liu has selected some movies himself. I see that you still have a lot of time to buy, so I will arrange it according to Mr. Liu's request."
In fact, even if the time is really insufficient, with Yang Ruoqian's consumption level, there will be no problem in extending it for another week for free.
After all, Yang Ruoqian refused all discounts and actually suffered a lot of losses.
"They...selected a few more movies themselves?" Yang Ruoqian felt dizzy and turned to look into the room.
When Yang Ruoqian finished watching the first movie, he rushed to the bathroom and washed his eyes several times before he could barely recover.
After watching all these dozens of bad movies, he felt relieved as if he had been released from prison.
Not to mention looking for another bad movie of the same type, just seeing the word "movie" made him subconsciously feel nauseous.
But after watching the bad movie, Liu Bi and his friends not only did not have any allergic reactions, but instead felt a little unsatisfied?
That's not right... Wasn't Liu Bi's reaction on the first day normal? Wasn't he looking depressed as if he had suffered a mental attack? Could it be that in less than a week, this kind of movie review UP master could adapt?
"What the hell, I went through so much trauma to select this crappy movie, but it didn't cause them much harm?"
Yang Ruoqian looked at the three people who were communicating seriously and solemnly, and then he realized that he seemed to have underestimated the tolerance of these bloggers who made a living by writing film reviews.
How could an amateur's defense and adaptability be higher than that of a professional? Although Liu Bi is just a self-media, his number of fans can only be considered good, not very large, but the number of fans and status do not represent personal ability... Their workload is definitely not worse than that of top bloggers.
Even more.
I was careless. I was really careless this time...
Think about it carefully, can a person who can watch mosquitoes for a long time in a zoo, be thrown around by a roller coaster in an amusement park, and undergo mental attacks in a haunted house and watch a bad movie seamlessly without a mental breakdown be a simple character? Looking at the performance of those three, they are not being tortured at all, but enjoying it - at least they think watching bad movies is more enjoyable than eating fruit and drinking fine wine, otherwise they would not move the things on the table.
Yang Ruoqian was a little uneasy. After all the trips today, he was the only one who got hurt? !
I originally came to the private cinema to find three people who share the same pain with me, but it turns out that they are enjoying the pain?
And... not only was Mr. Yang a little broken, the change in mentality of Liu Bi and the others after watching a bunch of bad movies also meant an extremely terrifying reality.
If Liu Bi and his team can slowly adapt and gradually start to enjoy the bombardment of bad movies, will the general public also be able to experience the same situation? Will the audience also get used to, accept, adapt to, and enjoy the bad movies produced by the Shelter Company? Originally, Yang Ruoqian faced the stubborn and ineffective profitability of the Shelter Company, and the solution he thought of was to delay the production - delay until the audience is tired of such bad movies and return to blockbuster movies, and the Shelter Company will naturally fall into trouble.
Anyway, their output is so high, the audience shouldn't get tired of it too quickly.
But now it seems...consuming too many bad movies may not necessarily make the audience bored, but may instead completely "ruin" them.
The bored audience won’t be able to see it, but I’m sure there will be a lot of addicted audiences!
Once stickiness is cultivated, it will become a sticky candy that cannot be thrown away! This is a serious problem.
Short-term pain turns into a chronic illness.
Yang Ruoqian was never a person who would get anxious. He looked towards Liu Bi, his mind racing, trying to find a solution to the problem.
Just at this moment, Liu Bi and others also discovered Yang Ruoqian standing at the door.
"Boss Yang is here!"
"Stop eating and get up!"
After Liu Bi's inspiration was fully aroused, he believed what Yang Ruoqian said from the bottom of his heart and agreed with the corporate culture of Kuiguang Group from the bottom of his heart.
Kuiguang Group is a company that does not allow overtime, but Yang Ruoqian, the boss, actually took the initiative to come over in person after work! Bole!
I've met a mentor! Yang Ruoqian looked at Liu Bi's genuine enthusiasm and was not happy at all. However, for the future plans of the group, he could only reluctantly sit on the sofa and force a smile.
We have to pry something out of the three of them.
The three people who were able to watch this bunch of crappy movies in their entirety must have some insights and suggestions.
By listening to their advice and mending their ways, perhaps the Shelter Company could be saved from its chronically slow takeoff.
"Have you finished watching it? Do you have any thoughts?" Yang Ruoqian asked with a smile without looking at the food on the table.
Although he had only watched a movie for a whole day, Liu Bi was still very excited: "Boss Yang, I gained a lot, a lot."
Mr. Yang had asked the same question before, but he was not very active at that time and even wanted to drag two colleagues into the water...
Although Mr. Yang can't see it on the surface, he must be very disappointed in his heart, right? It's never too late to mend the fold after the sheep have been lost.
"Mr. Yang, I can already understand the creative state of your employees. For example, the first movie you showed me, Calabash Brothers, is a work that combines fairy tales and cyberpunk... It is very niche and not well made. Even if it fails, it does not necessarily prove that this path is unworkable."
"Maybe it's just because of the actors, maybe it's just because of the pictures, maybe it's just because of the publicity... and you and your staff are good at studying the market for this type of movie."
"I gained a lot, really a lot... I thought the red sea was actually a blue sea!"
The passionate comments from professional film critics made Yang Ruoqian feel a little worse.
Just as he imagined, the situation of the Shelter Company looked okay, but in fact it was a bit bad.
"So, do you have any suggestions for future films produced by the Shelter Company?" Yang Ruoqian asked after taking a deep breath.
Even for such internal decision-making issues, they were willing to consult an outsider like him? Is this the feeling of being trusted and recognized? Liu Bi did not dare to neglect it and said seriously: "I dare not say anything else, after all, you are the pioneer on this road... But there is one thing I think you should maintain, that is the advantage in publicity and promotion."
"The copycat model of the Shelter Company is the most cost-effective and has the best publicity effect."
“Only when there are enough samples can the market for a movie be finally confirmed… You have done a very good job in this regard.”
"besides……"
Liu Bi spoke eloquently with a confident look in his eyes - this was the first time he felt so happy in all his years in the industry.
In the past, most of his videos were directed at some movie fans. Whether they were criticism or scolding, they had nothing to do with the film makers. At best, they were just a more advanced form of self-entertainment.
But now… I am a real filmmaker who listens carefully and with an open mind.
This would require all of his life's strength. Yang Ruoqian silently took out his cell phone and wrote down all the important parts word for word.
"Yes, your suggestion is very valuable for reference. I will go back and ask my employees to make some changes."
The suggestions are very valuable for reference. I will ask my employees to change them all when I get back!
ps: Today's game, I laughed while watching it, it was terrible, send it. (End of this chapter)
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