Chapter 521 This time, I won’t pretend
There were reporters at the scene.
No.
To be precise, there were quite a lot of reporters at the scene. You have to know that these people came here for Yu Xiaoshu, and some of them were related to him, so it was not difficult for them to get into the celebration banquet.
Among them, there were reporters from several film newspapers.
These people always felt something strange when listening to Yu Xiaoshu's words at this time.
You may say that what Yu Xiaoshu said is wrong, but that's not the case. What he said is indeed quite true. The domestic entertainment industry today is really fucked up. Many times, whether it's a movie or a TV series, if it succeeds, it's basically the credit of the actors, and if it fails, it's basically the fault of other people.
This is totally wrong.
For this reason, what Yu Xiaoshu said can be regarded as a thorough explanation of some common problems in domestic entertainment.
If a movie or TV series is successful, then it is the collective effort, but if it fails, then it is also the collective fault.
Don't always separate it.
These words may not be appropriate for other people, but Yu Xiaoshu said they were perfect.
After all, no matter what, Yu Xiaoshu hasn't failed too badly yet. Online dramas, TV series, movies, and variety shows are four lines of development. The most important thing is that these four lines are excellent.
That’s amazing.
It’s extremely powerful.
And so far, Yu Xiaoshu has not failed yet.
Under such circumstances, Yu Xiaoshu is qualified to say this, but saying it under such circumstances seems a bit strange to everyone.
That's right.
It's just weird.
"Do you think this counts as a vaccination???"
"You know what, this is a bit like getting a vaccination???"
"Does Yu Xiaoshu not have much confidence in The Wandering Earth? That's why he started saying this?"
"It's possible. Otherwise, why did you choose to say this at the celebration party for "Mountains and Seas"???"
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The others still care about it one by one.
You can’t say that everyone thinks too much.
It's quite normal.
If what Yu Xiaoshu said is true, then if "The Wandering Earth" really fails, it seems that it cannot be said that it is because of Yu Xiaoshu.
That's true.
But think about it again.
Yu Xiaoshu never mentioned this at other times, but now that "The Wandering Earth" is about to be released, no, "The Wandering Earth" will be screened tomorrow.
In such a situation, Yu Xiaoshu said this.
What is that for???
It must be vaccination.
Others have some ideas about this.
Later, everyone wanted to interview Yu Xiaoshu again. If before they were thinking about waiting, now everyone felt that they must interview Yu Xiaoshu.
Everyone wants to know what Yu Xiaoshu is thinking.
As a result, everyone became more interested in the interview with Yu Xiaoshu.
Because even if they couldn't interview Yu Xiaoshu at the celebration party for "Mountains and Seas" today, Yu Xiaoshu's words alone were enough to arouse discussion.
Nothing else to say.
Yu Xiaoshu’s fans and haters will definitely have a heated discussion about this.
Yu Xiaoshu, do you really have no confidence?
Later, Yu Xiaoshu was interviewed by Xiang Fei from Film News.
"Teacher Yu, let's start now."
Xiang Fei said with a smile: "Some of my next questions may be a bit sharp. If you feel uncomfortable, just skip them."
Yu Xiaoshu shook his head slightly: "That's not necessary. I'm looking forward to you asking some sharp questions, because I need to use your pen to tell everyone. Of course, one time is not enough, there will be another time tomorrow."
At this point Yu Xiaoshu started laughing.
There is indeed one tomorrow.
After all, tomorrow's "The Wandering Earth" is a preview, and Yu Xiaoshu has invited Xiang Fei and his wife Li Ting to attend.
Not only these two, some industry insiders will be invited to the preview in the capital tomorrow, and among these industry insiders there are some science fiction fans.
Simply put, tomorrow's preview of "The Wandering Earth" will not be controlled.
You can watch the movie.
But tomorrow will be completely out of control.
Even Yu Xiaoshu himself doesn’t know what kind of changes tomorrow will bring.
Everything is unknown.
But it is precisely because of the unknown that Yu Xiaoshu feels it is exciting.
It cannot be said to be stimulation, to be more precise it is a state of excitement.
The unknown is exciting.
Tomorrow’s preview of “The Wandering Earth” may even become a grand event because the audience is so chaotic.
The first ones are the managers of major theater chains. Yu Xiaoshu invited two groups, one to the capital and the other to the Magic City, but the two groups of people are basically the same group.
Some of them are theater managers. He needs to let these theater managers take a look at what "The Wandering Earth" is like.
Some of them are film critics. Some of these critics, like Xiang Fei, are editors in the industry, while others are just film critics. However, no matter which film critics they are, they basically have names.
In addition, there is also a group of science fiction enthusiasts. As mentioned before, many people say that there is no decent science fiction in China, and some say that science fiction has died a long time ago. So what Yu Xiaoshu wants to do is to invite all these people.
In addition to these three parts, there are also some netizens, who are selected randomly.
In short, the group is basically chaotic.
But there were no actors among these people, and no directors in the industry were invited.
Yes.
Yu Xiaoshu doesn't need to throw money at them to make a living. What he needs is the most genuine response.
In this regard, the theater managers will definitely be able to see it at that time. Not only the theater managers, but also the film critics in the industry will discover it at that time.
Everyone can still tell the difference between someone getting food and someone not getting food.
Tomorrow is the preview, and tomorrow will be the time for the real full-scale promotion. Today is just a warm-up.
Many people, including Xiang Fei, thought that Yu Xiaoshu’s words today were a warning, or even a sign of distrust towards “The Wandering Earth”. In this regard, Yu Xiaoshu could only say that these people thought too little.
The pattern is not enough.
"I am very confident about The Wandering Earth. This movie is not just an attempt on my part. On the contrary, I am very confident about this movie because I think it can definitely create a miracle."
Yu Xiaoshu said with a smile: "So the lack of confidence you mentioned is not even a topic of discussion."
Xiang Fei felt that since Yu Xiaoshu asked him to speak more sharply, he would try to be as sharp as possible.
So he immediately asked, "The main reason is that everyone thinks you have never written a big-budget script before. Besides that, we all think that what you just said is a bit of a precaution, that is, you have no confidence in the box office..."
Yu Xiaoshu found Xiang Fei's words funny: "How did you know I have no confidence? I'm just fed up with everyone praising me after every successful movie or TV series. For example, let's take "Mountains and Seas" for example. I only wrote a script for this TV series, and I personally think that the script has some shortcomings. However, with the efforts of the director and a group of actors, this TV series was finally a success. But look at what people say online? They are all produced by Yu Xiaoshu, so they must be top-notch..."
At this point, Yu Xiaoshu paused and said, "So I hope everyone will say less of these words. Just like this movie "The Wandering Earth", some of the difficulties of this movie may be beyond your imagination. It can be said that all aspects require various coordination. Compared with TV series, movies are more complicated..."
Obviously, not only the audience would not believe what Yu Xiaoshu said, but even Xiang Fei himself would not believe it.
He thought this was a typical case of lack of self-confidence, and then he started to pave the way for himself.
That's right.
Xiang Fei’s own vision is basically this big.
The next few questions that naturally come to mind will inevitably involve the box office.
Regarding this box office forecast, Yu Xiaoshu said to Xiang Fei: "I personally think that box office forecasts must be conservative. Therefore, I think 4 billion will be enough. As long as it is not less than 4 billion, it will be considered a success."
Xiang Fei was stunned: "A lot? How much? 4 billion???"
At this moment, Xiang Fei was indeed a little shocked.
The outside world's evaluation of "The Wandering Earth" is that it is going to flop, and the definition of a flop is generally that it will be enough to get a box office of several hundred million.
kindness.
After all, the definition of failure is different for different blockbusters.
Especially during the Spring Festival period, as long as you have good pre-promotion and can get a portion of the screenings through distribution, you can still make hundreds of millions even if the movie fails.
For example, the previous Lunar New Year movie, its reputation collapsed, but it still earned hundreds of millions at the box office in the end.
But compared to the at least 200 million yuan spent on publicity and promotion, this box office figure is really a flop.
For this reason, the production cost is often the main consideration.
Xiang Fei has not watched "The Wandering Earth" yet, so he doesn't know what the production cost of "The Wandering Earth" is. But no matter how much it is, the box office of 4 billion will definitely make back the investment.
But, 4 billion.
How easy is it to get 4 billion during the Lunar New Year holiday? ? ?
Not to mention that the current Lunar New Year box office has actually been shrinking. In the face of shrinking prices, high ticket prices, and reduced number of moviegoers, Yu Xiaoshu has called out a guaranteed target of 4 billion.
That's right.
Yu Xiaoshu did not mean that he would be satisfied if the box office could reach 4 billion. On the contrary, he said that the minimum small goal was to hope that "The Wandering Earth" could get 4 billion.
In other words, for Yu Xiaoshu, if the box office of "The Wandering Earth" is less than 4 billion, it will be a failure.
Xiang Fei was shocked by this.
He felt vaguely that this might be another strategy of Mr. Yu? ?
Shout out a box office figure that is unlikely to be achieved, and then use it to promote the film???
But the problem is, it’s useless.
Today's audiences are no longer the same as they were a few years ago. Everyone has long been annoyed by the deceptive publicity of various movies.
A few years ago, as soon as the Lunar New Year holiday season started, many people didn’t care whether the movie was good or bad, but as long as it was properly promoted in the early stages, they would definitely go and see it.
Although word of mouth will definitely collapse after the first wave of movie watching, what can we say?
Ticket prices were cheap in those years. Many times you knew it was a bad movie, but the ticket price was cheap anyway, so you would naturally go and see it.
Basically, in those years, it all depended on who was the most deceptive and who was the most foolish. Those who were the best at cheating and fooling could earn more box office revenue.
As for the harm this method will cause to the film market, they do not take it into consideration.
Kill the chicken to get the eggs.
Anyway, chickens don’t care whether they die or not, they just want eggs.
For this reason, in the past two years, as movie tickets have become more and more expensive and as audiences have become more rational, the Lunar New Year box office has gradually begun to show signs of decline.
So, how is it possible for Yu Xiaoshu to make such a box office prediction? ?
In fact, in Yu Xiaoshu's heart, he felt that he was being too conservative.
You should know that "The Wandering Earth" once won a box office of more than 4.6 billion yuan on Earth, and it achieved a counterattack step by step. That year, "Crazy Alien" and "Speeding Life" could be said to have performed well. "The Wandering Earth" successfully topped the list in just three days with only 13 screenings on the first day.
You know, "Crazy Alien" and "Speeding Life" were not weak at that time.
That year, the box office of the Lunar New Year movies was strong, but only "The Wandering Earth" became the biggest winner.
But Yu Xiaoshu thought that if "The Wandering Earth" was scheduled to be released on the first day, and if its reputation spread, it might even eat up the box office of several other movies.
This time, why did Yu Xiaoshu ask Zhang Haotian to get the screening schedule at all costs?
It is because Yu Xiaoshu knows that the seven days of the Lunar New Year holiday are the time to decide the outcome, and these seven days will determine how far the box office can go.
After all, revenge movie watching is a minority.
Yu Xiaoshu is preparing to be the king of the Lunar New Year box office this time.
This time, I won’t pretend.
During the 7-day Lunar New Year holiday, Yu Xiaoshu is ready to eat up all the box office revenue of others.
Yu Xiaoshu felt too exhausted from the counterattack.
Just start with a powerful attack.
After listening to Yu Xiaoshu's story, Xiang Fei didn't know what to say.
He now admires Yu Xiaoshu's self-confidence very much, and he is also looking forward to it very much.
How exciting is "The Wandering Earth"?
How much confidence can "The Wandering Earth" bring to Yu Xiaoshu???
How dare you say that???
Finally, Xiang Fei asked, "Teacher Yu, did I really write this???"
Yu Xiaoshu nodded gently: "Just write it like this, there is no need to restrain yourself, because what I said is the truth."
Xiang Fei said: "Okay, I understand."
In fact, when Xiang Fei interviewed Yu Xiaoshu, Yu Xiaoshu's speech at the celebration banquet of "Mountains and Seas" had already been reported by the media.
As everyone guessed, many people saw this scene and thought, is Yu Xiaoshu giving us a shot of prevention? ?
As for Douhu, he was still quite restrained this time.
"Everyone wait a moment, the preview will be tomorrow anyway."
"Yes, that's right. The preview will be tomorrow."
"Well, let's wait a little longer. I believe Yu Xiaoshu is not that kind of person."
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Look.
This is the reputation that Yu Xiaoshu has brought with his several works.
But an hour later, Douhu could no longer control himself.
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(End of this chapter)
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