Chapter 523 The Harder You Try, the More You Fail (Part 2)
The next day, 9:30 am, Daxing Cinema, Hall 6.
"Everyone please find your seat in order and please observe order."
"Here, sign in here. You don't need to write your real name. Just sign your ID."
"Yes, the main creators will meet you later."
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At this time, the person in charge of the Xihong District of Daxing Cinema in the Imperial Capital was maintaining order.
Hall No. 6 is the largest IMAX hall in Daxing Cinema, which can accommodate 800 people. Among them, Yu Xiaoshu requested 400 places to be allocated to the four parts.
Yu Xiaoshu handed over the remaining 400 people to Daxing Cinemas, and they were able to sell tickets freely.
It can be said that these 400 people were sold out as soon as they were sold out.
Everyone is grabbing tickets at the speed of light.
Everyone wants to see what "The Wandering Earth" is like? ?
To be more precise, everyone wants to see what this blockbuster movie is like? ?
It’s hard to get a ticket.
Some people even speculated that the price of movie tickets for "The Wandering Earth" had reached 1,000 yuan per ticket.
In response to this, the official of "The Wandering Earth" directly stated that this so-called hype is the biggest harm to movie theaters, and they called on everyone not to buy scalper tickets, because the second round of "The Wandering Earth" will be screened in twelve cities across the country.
Besides, it's really speechless to see people hype something up for no reason.
In short, they hype up the tickets, sell them at high prices, and then fatten the scalpers.
The hype about movie tickets is excessive.
The most important thing is that this is of no benefit at all to "The Wandering Earth".
For this reason, Yu Xiaoshu had already asked Baiqian Media to keep an eye on him.
No matter who they are, as long as they are hyping up the ticket prices of "The Wandering Earth", they must be eliminated.
At the same time, Yu Xiaoshu also told Zhang Haotian that when signing the contract with the theater chain, the ticket price of "The Wandering Earth" must not be raised, we only need to maintain the lowest price.
Originally, "The Wandering Earth" is IMAX. If the price goes up again, like last year or the year before, when the price of a movie ticket went up to over a hundred or even over two hundred yuan, then I'm afraid even fewer people will watch it.
The reason is simple. Audiences are tired of the price increase, especially if it rises to 200 yuan per ticket. Then, do you have a mine at home? ?
Five people spend 1,000 yuan to watch a movie? ?
Is this really because you are full?
Yu Xiaoshu cannot represent other people, but he can only represent Baiqian Media and "The Wandering Earth" to put pressure on theaters.
But there is a prerequisite.
That is today's preview, and today's "The Wandering Earth" is worth it.
At this time, many people have arrived.
The preview starts at 10 o'clock.
Now they are entering the market one after another.
Among them, Xiang Fei and Li Ting also arrived. Their seats were pretty good, and both of them were actually looking forward to the upcoming movie.
This expectation is a little different.
Xiang Fei was looking forward to seeing what "The Wandering Earth" was like. He was even wondering if "The Wandering Earth" would be as Yu Xiaoshu said.
Because rationally speaking, Xiang Fei thought it was impossible.
But Xiang Fei felt that there was no need for Yu Xiaoshu to brag, and more importantly, he didn't think Yu Xiaoshu needed to take the risk.
Well, let the facts speak for themselves.
"Look over there, that one is the editor-in-chief of 'See Movies' magazine, and that one, that one is the editor-in-chief of 'One Week Movies', and that one over there..."
Xiang Fei explained to Li Ting in a low voice, "This time, Teacher Yu really invited all the authoritative editors in the film industry. This is a desperate move."
Li Ting rolled her eyes at Xiang Fei and said, "I don't think this can be considered a desperate gamble. This is confidence, confidence in The Wandering Earth."
Today, in various groups, basically everyone is discussing "The Wandering Earth".
Of course, there are many people who envy and hate Li Ting.
After all, many people in this group failed to get tickets, and everyone was eager to hear Li Ting’s opinions after watching the show.
Some even said: "Li Ting, why don't you do a live broadcast, live broadcast the whole process, so that we can also watch the movie."
This person's words were criticized by countless people.
"Fuck, what do you think? Blatant piracy???"
"This is a secret video. Are you trying to harm Li Ting or her husband?"
"Li Ting, don't listen to Jiang Ying. She's just jealous of you and wants to cheat you."
"I think so too. It's really funny. We talk about protecting genuine products in the group every day. So it's all nonsense???"
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Obviously, everyone in the group is quite reliable.
Many people don’t know that secretly filming is actually a form of piracy. After all, many people don’t care about this. Secondly, after watching a movie, everyone always thinks about taking a video and posting it on WeChat Moments.
This is also not true.
Li Ting's group is an amateur movie-watching group. Everyone comes together because they share a common interest in movies.
Although they are an amateur movie-watching group, no matter how amateur they are, they still have a certain understanding of movies.
Among them, Jiang Ying and Li Ting know each other in real life. They are typical fake sisters. And to what extent are they fake? ?
The two knew each other in junior high school and were in the same class in the first year of junior high school. From that time on, they began to compare with each other, and this continued until they went to college and to the capital.
Li Ting is married now, but Jiang Ying was also planning to get married because she found a rich second-generation man who had a lot of money and even had properties all over the country, no, all over the world.
When they were having dinner together, Xiang Fei chatted with Jiang Ying's boyfriend for a while. He thought there was a high possibility that this guy was a liar, so he talked to Li Ting privately.
Li Ting wanted to persuade Jiang Ying that it would be best to investigate.
As a result, in Jiang Ying's opinion, Li Ting was just envious and jealous, so she didn't believe it at all.
Then, Jiang Ying was defrauded of her money and her sex. Not only was the 100,000 yuan she had saved with great difficulty squandered, she also took out a foreign debt of 600,000 yuan, and now she can only pay back some of it on time every month.
If Jiang Ying's parents were not from a well-off family, Jiang Ying would probably have committed suicide.
Fortunately, there are parents who can help.
But Jiang Ying didn't think it was her fault. On the contrary, she felt it was all Li Ting's fault. Since Li Ting already knew it, why didn't she tell her in advance?
yes.
You told me, and I didn't take it seriously.
Is that why you won't say anything later?
You still want to laugh at me, don't you?
Since then, the relationship between the two has become increasingly unfamiliar. Sometimes, Jiang Ying would act sarcastic in the group.
Li Ting was too lazy to pay attention to her.
Just like this time, Jiang Ying certainly knew that secretly filming was wrong, but why did she still say that?
The reason is very simple.
It's nothing more than wanting to be sarcastic.
What Jiang Ying didn't expect was that no one wanted to act with her.
In the past, Jiang Ying was indeed a victim, and everyone thought that it was okay for her to be sarcastic, at least they should understand her a little.
But it’s been more than a year, no, almost two years.
If you are still like this, who would want to pay attention to you?
As a result, everyone else in the group thought: "Jiang Ying, this is a bit too much."
In addition, everyone asked about Li Ting's situation.
For example, did you see the actors on the scene?
Li Ting said that she hadn’t seen them yet because the main creators hadn’t arrived yet, but she had seen many magazine editors-in-chief, as well as some film critics, drama critics and the like.
It's very obvious.
Everyone is looking forward to this movie.
Actually, this movie is not just a science fiction blockbuster. On the contrary, in recent times, people have been discussing more things outside of the movie.
For example, the director of the movie, Yang Fei.
Who is Yang Fei? He is a director born in the 1990s. Although he has had some experience abroad, Yang Fei is different from Bai Suzhen. Yang Fei did not make much progress abroad.
Not only that, several movies Yang Fei made after returning to China also flopped.
He is a person who is almost marginalized.
As a result, it seems unreliable to ask him to direct such a big movie.
Not only is the director unreliable, the current actors are not that reliable either. Among the many actors, there is Li Jinran, who is known as the box office poison, and veteran actor Zhang Bin, but Zhang Bin has not filmed a movie for almost three years. In addition, there are some actors who do not have much traffic and do not have many fans.
What does this look like???
Carrots are in a meeting.
The director is unreliable, the actors are unreliable, only the screenwriter is reliable.
Everyone is interested in "The Wandering Earth" basically because of their trust in Yu Xiaoshu.
Apart from the screenwriter, no one wants to pay attention to anything else.
The importance of Yu Xiaoshu can be seen here.
Even when everyone doesn't trust the director or the actors, they still trust a screenwriter.
Who is crazy?
In fact, the discussion in the hall was quite intense at that time.
The editor-in-chief of See Movies magazine, Zhong Fei, and the editor-in-chief of One Week Movie, Zhou Yi, sat together.
The two people are old acquaintances.
Although See Movie and One Week Movie are competitors, this competition is healthy. Basically, it is a mutual improvement, and the styles of the two film magazines are also different.
One is a professional style, like each episode of "See Movies" mainly analyzes the film market, the success and failure of movies, and the character performances in the movies.
One is a gossip style, ranging from the preparation of the film to some things about the actors, and at the same time interviewing some actors to talk about some truths.
Readers can choose between two styles.
Moreover, these two magazines have been established for almost 30 years. They have gone through many twists and turns in the film magazine industry and have survived.
In the beginning, "See Movies" did not have much influence. Later, after Zhong Fei took over as editor-in-chief, he carried out some drastic reforms, striking a balance between professionalism and entertainment, which led to what it is today.
In fact, Zhong Fei is indeed looking forward to the movie "The Wandering Earth".
Because Zhong Fei has always liked science fiction films.
That's right.
Zhong Fei is actually a science fiction fan. For him, he really wants to see what kind of surprises such a talented screenwriter like Yu Xiaoshu can bring for "The Wandering Earth".
But Zhou Yi was not optimistic.
He whispered to Zhong Fei, "Old Zhong, I feel like this movie is going to be a hit."
Zhong Fei laughed and said, "Why do you think so?"
Zhou Yi said: "You have investigated before. It seems that the investment of Baiqian Media in this "The Wandering Earth" is not as much as the outside world says. Even if you look at the actors, which one of them looks like a box office success?"
This is not just Zhou Yi's opinion, it's also the opinion of other people.
For them, they felt that Yu Xiaoshu was just joking when he wrote "The Wandering Earth" and then handed it over to other people.
No.
It can’t be said to be as if, it really is like a joke.
In response, Zhong Fei shook his head and said, "I think you are biased. Do you think Yu Xiaoshu is a fool? Yu Xiaoshu has proven his ability over the years. His films have indeed been promoted unexpectedly. But no matter which promotion, Yu Xiaoshu has never lied. This time, the minimum guarantee is 4 billion. I think Yu Xiaoshu may have really considered this. More importantly, the production cost and publicity cost of "The Wandering Earth" are not low. Just look at the production cost and then the publicity and promotion and you will know..."
In this regard, Zhong Fei is professional.
After all, Zhong Fei had also done some investigations.
He watched "The Wandering Earth" from production to shooting, from shooting to completion, from completion to release date, and from release date to promotion and distribution.
Is this a joke?
Then Yu Xiaoshu must be too rich.
Are you kidding me with so much money?
Therefore, Zhong Fei thinks that Yu Xiaoshu in "The Wandering Earth" has put a lot of effort into it.
Zhou Yi looked at Zhong Fei with some surprise and said, "So, Old Zhong, do you think that "The Wandering Earth" will become a dark horse?"
"What dark horse? As far as the current situation is concerned, it would be normal if The Wandering Earth became a hit. If it doesn't become a hit, then it would be abnormal."
Zhong Fei laughed: "But it's hard to say. Sometimes, the harder you work, the less you may get. So, Yu Xiaoshu is making a big movie this time, I want to see how the movie turns out."
Yes.
Zhou Yi agreed with this point.
After all, that's often the case.
Basically, the harder you work on making a film, the more money you spend on production, but the more likely it is that the film will fail.
Just like some directors don’t think too much about their first film, and then they succeed. After that, they feel that they are good enough, they understand it, and they know how to make a blockbuster.
result.
He was so angry that his own parents didn't even recognize him.
This is why sometimes the more you know, the more you fail.
Because the more you know, the easier it is to worry.
So, let's take a look.
Zhong Fei and Zhou Yi stopped discussing it.
After all, we're already here.
Let the facts speak for themselves.
At 10 o'clock, the preview officially began.
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(End of this chapter)
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