Chapter 375 Why does this plot look familiar?
"The movie is going to be released today." In the president's office, Yang Ruoqian flipped through the documents on the table and casually complained, "I hope the box office will be a bit lame."
After thinking for a while, Mr. Yang realized another truth - if you want to lose money, you don't necessarily have to make a bad movie.
Finding ways to increase funding at every stage, driving up the cost of film production infinitely so that the box office can't keep up with the cost is also a good way to lose money.
It is no longer realistic to expect this group of people in the company to make a bad movie.
Yang Ruoqian is just a boss. He doesn't know how to make movies. Even if he gives a bad idea, he cannot interfere with some details during the filming of the movie. Ultimately, this obviously bad idea will be turned into a hit by the crew.
What is bad in the boss's mind is something completely different in the director's mind.
But it doesn’t matter, a good movie can still lose money! Just like this time with “The Richest Man in Jinhai City”, Yang Ruoqian didn’t even bother to care what script the crew used or what plot they shot.
He just had to add money at every link he could think of.
Need a helicopter as a prop? Just buy it, and buy the most expensive one! Need to film a football game? All the spectators and players are played by real people! Since it is the life of a rich man, everything is a perfect one-to-one replica of the rich man, and all the luxury goods are real. In order to avoid accidental damage to the luxury goods during the filming, two sets are bought, one for filming and one for backup.
Judging from the current costs, even if "The Richest Man in Jinhai City" can gross 1.5 billion yuan this time, Kuiguang Group will not make any profit.
Yang Ruoqian absolutely did not believe that a movie of this theme could have a box office of more than 1.5 billion.
"Haha, always trying too hard to make a bad movie will only backfire." Yang Ruoqian is very satisfied with his idea of keeping up with the times. "Besides, there are so many projects now, it's not realistic to pursue a 'bad' project for every one of them."
Just as Mr. Yang was imagining the future, Qi Mu pushed the door open and walked in, holding a lot of documents in his hands as usual.
It seems that he needs to explain everything to Yang Ruoqian one by one.
"Mr. Yang, good morning." Qi Muxian nodded gently to Yang Ruoqian and said with a smile, "The first show of "The Richest Man in Jinhai City" will be released at 10:00 this morning. Do you need me to report the real-time situation to you?"
Originally, according to the audience's expectations for the movie and the theater's trust in the Kuiguang Group, "The Richest Man in Jinhai City" was going to be scheduled for midnight or early morning screenings.
However, at Yang Ruoqian's strong request, Chengyu Media and the cinema finally compromised and allowed the film to be first screened at 10:00 in the morning.
In fact, it stands to reason that the film producers have no ability to interfere with these decisions, but the Kuiguang Group is the Kuiguang Group after all, and its influence in the entertainment industry is visibly growing day by day.
Since they strongly demand it, there is no need to go against them.
"Go ahead and report." Yang Ruoqian nodded, "Anything else about this movie?"
The movie has been filmed and is about to be released. It is too late for Yang Ruoqian to do anything now. His mentality is relatively calm now.
Speaking of this, Qi Mu's face became a little more serious: "Yes, Mr. Yang. And I personally think it is a more urgent matter, and we may need the public relations department to fight back."
Hearing the bad news that hadn't been heard for a long time, Yang Ruoqian felt like a pie in the sky had fallen and hit him: "There is such a living Buddha? Tell me the details quickly."
Living Buddha? Qi Mu was stunned for a moment... Mr. Yang must have meant the living King of Hell, right? Even Mr. Yang was stumbling over his words, which showed that this matter was indeed very serious.
The secretary said more seriously, "Boss Yang, the external talent excavation department received a very important piece of information yesterday afternoon."
A department for discovering outward-leaning talents?
Yang Ruoqian was stunned for half a second before he remembered what this department was.
Isn't that just a name I made up on the spur of the moment?
A few days ago, when Xiao Cheng heard that he could become the head of this department, he was extremely happy...he thought he had got a very important position.
No, Qi Mu said that the department responsible for discovering outflowing talents has received very important news?
Wasn't it to ask Xiao Cheng to find some unwanted scraps and bring them into the company? Why is it related to the word "intelligence"?
Yang Ruoqian was a little surprised: "First, tell me what the specific intelligence is, and then tell me what the recent situation is with the talent excavation department, and whether Xiao Cheng is familiar with the new position."
Qi Mu put down the top file and placed the second file in front of Yang Ruoqian's desk: "Boss Yang, according to the information provided by Xiao Cheng's connections in Yuefu Group, the public relations department of Yuefu Group is preparing to attack "The Richest Man in Jinhai City" recently."
"They have learned their lesson this time. They are not making groundless accusations like they did last time. Instead, they are trying to pick out minor flaws that actually exist in our film and then magnify them infinitely to affect our reputation."
"Without a PR counterattack, the film's reputation is likely to suffer."
Mr. Yang was slightly stunned: "Would the outflow talent excavation department know about this kind of thing?"
Qi Mu helped Yang Ruoqian turn the document on the table to the second page and said, "This is actually related to the second thing you just mentioned."
"After Xiao Cheng took office as the head of the outflow talent excavation department, he contacted a large number of employees who were fired by Yuefu, and also actively mobilized the connections he had accumulated in Yuefu Group over the years."
"So a lot of internal information about Yuefu Group came to us."
"Xiao Cheng is very enthusiastic about work right now. If it weren't for the company's regulations, he would probably automatically work overtime every day."
Yang Ruoqian was even more puzzled: "I asked him to be in charge of the outflow talent excavation department, why did he go directly to Yuefu Group to collect intelligence for me? How does he understand this job?"
No wonder Xiao Cheng seemed so excited when he left his office before, it turned out that he had misunderstood.
Mr. Yang thought he had suddenly gotten a job with a monthly salary of more than 40,000 yuan and was a little overwhelmed.
It turns out that there is a misunderstanding in the content of the work?
"From the current situation, it seems that he is indeed completing your arrangements, but most of his attention is focused on Yuefu Group." Qi Mu explained, "While doing related work, he should have obtained relevant information by the way."
Yang Ruoqian suddenly realized: "So that's how it is... Then let him do his job well."
After talking about the movie and the new position, Qi Mu put down the second document and took out the third document.
"Mr. Yang, the preliminary work for the anti-fraud promotional video has been almost completed. There are some things that need you to decide."
"you say."
Qi Mu nodded gently: "Where do you plan to set the shooting location?"
After all, Yang Ruoqian claimed that he wanted to create a fraud scene with a restoration rate of more than 90%, so the shooting location could not be chosen at will, otherwise it would be easy to be exposed.
Yang Ruoqian thought for a moment and said, "Real-life filming is still a little dangerous. We can't let the actors risk their lives for something like this... So let's go to the province closest to that place and build a 1:1 restored park."
It would be a bit bad to let Shang Qianyu and others go to that kind of place just for the sake of their own money-losing business. The risk is too great.
However, when we build parks in neighboring provinces and nearby areas, the environment is almost the same and the safety is higher.
As for how to perfectly replicate it, the method is also very simple - those parks have been cracked down before, and photos have been circulated.
And since the official asked me to shoot this kind of promotional video, I will definitely get some non-confidential video materials.
All we need to do is invite some architectural masters to replicate the buildings based on these materials.
Qi Mu nodded to show that he understood: "What about the actors? In addition to Shang Qianyu, are there any other actors you plan to invite?"
"We will try to hire actors with good acting skills and veteran actors." For unprofitable movies, Mr. Yang will not deliberately make them bad. On the contrary, he will not consider the cost-effectiveness at all. "Also, we can find some victims of fraud and ask them to come to the scene to give us guidance. We will try to restore the movie as much as possible."
"Of course, bringing up the past is like rubbing salt into the wound. If someone is unwilling, we cannot force them. For those who are willing, the group can give them a considerable subsidy."
They used veteran actors, invited former parties involved, issued subsidies, and hired architectural masters to replicate the buildings...
This promotional video is definitely aimed at making a big-budget movie! Qi Mu already understood Yang Ruoqian's idea: "Okay, then we will find a crew according to your requirements."
"I'll report the data of the movie 'The Richest Man in Jinhai City' to you later through information, okay?"
Mr. Yang, who wanted to slack off and play games during work hours, arranged her own office for Qi Mu so that she could have better privacy.
If there weren't some things that had to be reported in person, he would rather Qi Mu not come to the office.
Mr. Yang opened the game and waved his hand: "Go and get busy."
…
A shopping mall near a university.
The young couple who were lucky enough to be selected to become the "Richest Man in Jinhai City" were queuing up at the entrance of the cinema with their movie tickets to buy popcorn.
"Wow... Today is Friday, and there are so many people here."
"We even took a special leave."
"Maybe others have also taken leave... We all bought tickets based on the time, but why can't we choose good seats?"
The girl walked to the counter, ordered a bucket of popcorn and two cups of Coke, and then said with emotion: "It's worthy of being a movie produced by Kuiguang Group. It's so popular. Wow."
The boy seemed a little proud: "We are also actors in this movie. It will be very impressive if we tell others about it."
During the filming of the movie, the two not only lived in a hotel with a very nice environment that they are still reluctant to leave, but also received a considerable commission and a very valuable internship certificate.
I don’t know how many classmates are envious of me when I got this internship certificate.
It is no exaggeration to say that the difficulty of finding a job in the future will be reduced by at least 20%! The girl took the popcorn, stuffed the Coke into her boyfriend's hand, and said with some regret: "Unfortunately, in order to prevent the plot from being leaked, we only know the relevant plot of the football game..."
"You're still not satisfied?" the boy complained, "The crew just gave you a damaged luxury item. I don't think it's too much for us to buy 10 tickets."
Just as Yang Ruoqian had expected, no matter how careful the extras were, some bumps and bruises were inevitable in the chaotic environment with thousands of people.
As long as the damage is not intentional, the crew will not pursue responsibility.
As for the damaged luxury items, the crew simply gave them away to the extras through a lottery at the wrap party after the filming was completed.
The crew wanted to return them to the group to see which department could sell these luxury items, which were said to be damaged but could not be seen without a close look, at a second-hand price.
As a result, the group headquarters directly refused to accept them, saying that the company did not collect waste and did not want these things.
So, the girl was lucky enough to draw a bag.
The original price of this bag is at least 20,000 yuan! Even if it is a little damaged, it is still worth a lot of money, and it can be converted into at least 6,000 yuan in the second-hand market.
However, as a symbol of honor, girls are reluctant to even wear it, let alone sell it.
"Ahhh, I really want to work for Kuiguang Group after graduation... Oh my God, this is the first time I feel that work is such a happy thing." The girl walked into the theater, wailed softly, and looked at the big movie screen at the same time.
After chatting, it’s natural to watch a movie quietly.
The protagonist of Jinhai City's Richest Man is the owner of a live broadcast equipment company on the verge of bankruptcy. He is optimistic but poor. One day, he suddenly received a notice of inheritance from a mysterious person. The condition is that he must spend 1 billion yuan within a month and cannot increase any assets. If he completes the requirements, he will get a huge fortune...
Of course, there are some limitations.
Then the protagonist of the story starts to do all kinds of weird things, such as recruiting two investment assistants who look very unreliable.
They called themselves "Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick" and called each other "The Smart One".
When these two words were spoken, even in the quiet cinema, a slight laugh broke out.
The young couple who were immersed in the plot of the movie suddenly realized that after this movie, the above two words completely changed from positive to negative!
After seeing the "Great Congming" who called himself "Wolong", the protagonist hurriedly walked up to him, shook his hand, and said kindly: "Please join my team! Great Congming, your reputation is well-deserved!"
“…”
So, under the leadership of these two people, one after another, seemingly outrageous investments were made, and then they became successful due to various coincidences.
As the young couple watched, the girl suddenly turned her head and whispered, "Didn't you notice that many of the projects in this movie look familiar?"
The boy was so absorbed in the plot that he asked casually, "Why do you look familiar?"
"Didn't you notice... there are many outrageous investments that look like the ones Kuiguang Group has made before!"
(End of this chapter)
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