"This is simply unreasonable. Don't you legitimate film and television companies all focus on quality and strive for excellence?"
How could they possibly shoot the main feature in such a short time, and then finish all the post-production in an even shorter time? This doesn't make sense!
Qian Benjing muttered to himself.
He had never encountered this situation before.
The companies he had previously encountered that he had copied, although they hated Longsheng Film and Television to the core, were powerless against Longsheng and could only swallow their anger.
Even if legal action is taken, Long Sheng usually won't be punished. It's just a matter of similar titles, what's wrong with that!
However, this time, Longsheng Film & Television encountered an unprecedented problem.
The legitimate film companies are releasing their films faster than these knock-offs.
It's important to know that 'short, quick, and efficient' has always been Longsheng Film & Television's signature three-pronged approach.
It is precisely because of this characteristic that they have been able to start their business by imitating others and develop to where they are today.
If they lose even this characteristic, what room for survival do they have in Longsheng?
Xiao Guangshan, who was standing next to him, had obviously thought of this as well. His face turned pale, and he said:
"What do we do? Old Qian, what do we do? I told you it couldn't be fake news."
Now that it's about to be released, what are we going to do?
Listening to Xiao Guangshan rambling on and on, Qian Benjing was also very annoyed.
But because the other party was the financial backer and the company's CEO, Qian Benjing had to speak up and reassure them:
"Mr. Xiao, calm down. Although we did make a mistake this time."
But there's nothing we can do about it. Even if we knew it was true yesterday, what good would it have done?
"We haven't even finished filming our own main footage yet, and their post-production is just as fast as ours."
At this point, Qian Benjing suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said:
"However, this time, we may still have a chance to win. Da Xu Culture is definitely doing this because they want to take our Longsheng County by the nose."
But I don't believe they can maintain high quality while keeping up with speed, given how quickly they've completed a film..."
"What do you mean? Old Qian, you mean..."
Xiao Guangshan sensed something and asked.
Qian Benjing nodded and said:
“That’s right! Mr. Xiao, we are both insiders in the industry and have a deep understanding of filmmaking.”
If you were a normal person working in the film industry, please analyze this.
Can DaXu Culture really guarantee the quality of this film, given how quickly they produced and completed post-production?
Hearing this, Xiao Guangshan pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said:
"Unless it's a film with little plot, I think it's hard to guarantee high quality."
"Isn't that it? So I think there are two possibilities for this incident."
Firstly, the films produced by Daxu Culture are of terrible quality, which gave us an opportunity.
If our knock-offs are actually better than the originals, what will people in the industry think? What will the audience think?
At this point, Qian Benjing became excited and shouted:
"Mr. Xiao, as the saying goes, 'misfortune may be a blessing in disguise.' Perhaps this is our chance to rise again. If we seize this opportunity, we might be able to clean up our act and get back on our feet!"
Although Xiao Guangshan was moved by the other party's passionate words, he still maintained some composure and asked again:
"But Lao Qian, you just said there are two possibilities, so what is the other possibility besides this one?"
Qian Benjing chuckled and said:
"Another possibility is that Daxu Culture is lying to people. They didn't do the post-production work on the film at all, or even filmed the main feature properly."
The reason they're promoting it like this is simply to discourage Longsheng Film & Television. Once we back down, they'll announce a postponement of the film's release..."
hiss!
Upon hearing this, Xiao Guangshan gasped and said in a deep voice:
"Yeah, that's really possible. Old Qian, how come your brain works like this? You can analyze something so complicated."
So the question is, how should we respond now? We can't just sit idly by and watch the other side make their moves, can we?
Qian Benjing nodded and quickly said:
"It's actually very simple. We just need to stay unaffected, and... this time we need to improve the quality of the film."
That's right!
Since the other party is doing the opposite, we will follow suit and change our previous approach of prioritizing efficiency over quality.
"Mr. Xiao, it's time for Longsheng Film & Television to make a proper movie. The copycat industry isn't a sustainable business."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Guangshan's face showed difficulty, and he suddenly spoke:
"Well... Lao Qian, I'm not trying to discourage you, but if we really do it the way you suggested, our costs will increase significantly."
If the film makes money, that's fine. But if it doesn't, we'll lose all the money we've already earned. That's no joke; we can't be careless!
"Don't worry, Mr. Xiao. I'm confident in saying this because I'm sure I can do it."
Invest your money now, and making money will be easy later. Trust me, it'll be no problem.
Qian Benjing said with a confident expression.
Xiao Guangshan's hesitation vanished under Director Qian's persuasion, and he finally nodded, saying:
"Alright, Lao Qian, you'd better make sure the quality is up to standard, and don't let my money go to waste."
...
Actually, Longsheng Film and Television wasn't the only group of people who found it strange that 'A Chinese Ghost Story' was going to be released so soon.
Even some of the lead actors were quite bewildered at this point.
Wang Zuxian and Lin Xiaoxin, who have already returned to school, are in this situation now.
"Group leader, did I hear that right? Our movie is about to be released?"
But...but filming only wrapped yesterday, how can it be released the day after tomorrow?
Lin Xiaoxin looked puzzled.
But she didn't understand the situation, and Wang Zuxian, who was also a 'newcomer,' had no idea what was going on. At this moment, she was also shaking her head.
"I don't know! Could the message have been sent incorrectly?"
“Hey, why don’t you call and ask what’s going on? You’re the female lead in this show.”
I remember that before a film is released, there are usually promotional events or something like that, right?
Lin Xiaoxin offered her suggestion.
Hearing this, Wang Zuxian hesitated and said:
"But who should I call?"
"If you ask me, you should just call Director Xu and ask him what's going on. I think he values you a lot!"
Lin Xiaoxin began to speak:
"Besides, didn't he invite you to join DaXu Culture? You just said you'd thought it over!"
"Okay then, I'll call and ask."
Wang Zuxian finally nodded.
Then she opened her phone's contacts, found a number labeled 'Director Xu', took a deep breath, and pressed the dial button.
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