Chapter 438: Collective Withdrawal
The promotion of "Lost in Thailand" officially kicked off until the end of August, and it is getting stronger and stronger.
Obviously, Yu Xiaoshu no longer needs to keep a low profile this time, and he can even finally show his fangs.
October 1st, aiming at the National Day holiday.
It is obvious that his confidence in "Lost in Thailand" is too great. For this reason, Yu Xiaoshu asked Liu Qianqian to promote it with all her strength.
Attack, Qianqian.
As the boss of the navy, Liu Qianqian can finally fight to her heart's content.
After all, Liu Qianqian has been restraining herself all along, especially Yu Xiaoshu, who always seemed to have a rope around Liu Qianqian's neck, holding her back and preventing her from going too wild.
Otherwise, Xia Qing would have no chance to show off.
He would have been criticized to death by all kinds of public opinions a long time ago.
After all, the water army does things without any moral integrity, and it is hard to guard against them.
When Liu Qianqian first formed her internet navy, she was completely blind. Although she was a big V on the Internet and often quarreled with others, she was also quite famous, but she was still a novice when it came to internet navy.
Let me put it this way, even people who spend every day on the Internet don’t know much about this area.
Different trades, different worlds.
However, after Liu Qianqian learned some tricks about the water army, she quickly fell in love with it.
Even the ordinary people cannot experience the fun of being a water army.
Not to mention that ordinary people couldn't understand this, even Yu Xiaoshu himself didn't expect Liu Qianqian to work so hard.
Who would believe this if I told them?
Of course, this is not the point. The point is that Liu Qianqian’s promotion of "Lost in Thailand" reached an extreme like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins.
The industry is also looking forward to "Lost in Thailand".
From "Let the Bullets Fly" to "Lost in Journey", the box office success of these two movies goes without saying. It's basically hard for people not to pay attention to "Lost in Thailand".
Not to mention that the three movies that followed the trend of "Lost on Journey" all flopped, and because of the failure of these three movies, coupled with the strong ridicule and sarcasm from the public, the remaining two movies directly lacked the courage to be released in theaters.
yes.
It's already looking like it's bound to flop, so why put it in theaters?
Even the publicity and promotion costs may not be earned back.
So the remaining two movies were directly announced to be released online.
This is also a smart approach, after all, the cost of online movies is much lower.
But there is no way.
If it really gets released in theaters, like what happened to Xia Qing, then it would not only be embarrassing, but it would be a huge loss of money.
If the withdrawal of these two flopped movies can be somewhat understandable to everyone, then what happens next will be interesting.
First, Guo Han announced the withdrawal of the film.
Moreover, Guo Han and Yu Xiaoshu have a pretty good relationship. After all, Guo Han used a song written by Yu Xiaoshu in his movie, and later Lou Zi sang that song.
In a flash, three years have passed.
At that time, Guo Han could not be said to be at the peak of his career in the film industry, but at least he was a strong leader among young directors.
During these three years, Yu Xiaoshu's career has been smooth sailing, but Guo Han's development has not been so smooth, as the performance of his two films have not been very good.
It’s very simple, Guo Han has never returned to the direction of literature and art.
Literature and art is often associated with another not-so-nice word, which is pretentious.
And most importantly, the artistic style often says: "I am against the whole world, and I am proud of it."
Just like some artistic female artists have to like rock singers, even if those rock singers are terrible, these female artists still don't care.
It's artistic.
It feels like everyone is drunk but I am the only one who is drunk.
This is true for female artists, but it’s actually similar for male artists.
In the entertainment industry, it goes without saying that some male artists are basically greasy and narcissistic. These male artists sometimes have acting skills, but if they are not narcissistic and if they can humble themselves, then their acting skills are good.
But if you can't let go of your pride, then your acting will be awkward.
For example, that person and that person, they are basically like this.
He could obviously be a good actor, but he is too narcissistic to show off and refuses to lower himself. In the end, he can only play the role of a routine elite day after day.
We have strayed off topic, let’s get back to Guo Han.
Guo Han is actually a bit similar to Xia Qing. He also knows how to make a noise, and in the first few years, Guo Han was indeed one of the most successful online writers in transformation.
As a director, Guo Han is quite knowledgeable about the market.
However, he became more and more artistic and inflated.
It is precisely because of this that in the past three years, Guo Han's movies have been getting worse and worse. After the flop of his movie two years ago, he began to settle down.
Many directors think that their failure is due to their lack of understanding of the market, and that their failure is due to bad scripts, bad actors, wanton interference from capital, bad schedules, and so on.
However, Guo Han felt that he failed simply because of his carelessness.
That's right.
He simply felt that he was careless, and he believed that as long as he became serious again, the new movie would definitely be a success.
After two years of hard work, Guo Han is aiming for the National Day holiday.
For this new movie, Guo Han can be said to have written and directed it himself, and also played a role. Of course, he couldn't be the protagonist, and the cast of this movie is naturally quite strong.
In Guo Han's opinion, he will be the most popular one during the National Day holiday.
Then he didn't expect that "Lost in Thailand" would also target the National Day holiday.
Because the release date of Guo Han's new movie has already been scheduled, there is no way to change it.
You have to know that for a movie, changing the release date may change it into a god or a ghost.
It all depends on luck, or fate.
In the entertainment industry, luck is also a form of strength.
Precisely because of this, Guo Hanle did not plan to change the release date at first.
He is not only a screenwriter and a director, he is also a capitalist.
He has always had the final say in his films.
At the beginning, other people did raise some opinions. After all, Yu Xiaoshu's "Lost in Thailand" will be released during the National Day holiday. You have to know that "Lost in Thailand" is the sequel to "Lost on Journey". Judging from the strong box office of "Lost on Journey", I'm afraid "Lost in Thailand" may be able to create a higher box office.
However, Guo Han and some others feel that since there are so many people following the trend of "Lost on Journey", by the time of the National Day holiday, people may have become aesthetically fatigued with the so-called "囧" series.
By then, Lost in Thailand will probably be a flop, because who will still watch this movie due to aesthetic fatigue? ? ?
For this reason, Guo Han plans to release his new movie during the National Day holiday.
He doesn't plan to change the schedule.
However, after the three films in the "Lost on Journey" series all flopped, Guo Han himself became a little worried.
Of course, what made him decide to change the release date was a word from his company's general manager.
"Mr. Guo, our new movie can't afford to fail again."
This is what the general manager of Guo Han’s company said.
Even though you sound a little unconfident, you have to admit that it is the truth.
Indeed, Guo Han himself is the biggest IP, and Guo Han has never failed. However, in the past three years, the two TV series produced by Guo Han both failed, and a movie he directed also failed. Even the online articles created by Guo Han himself have performed mediocrely.
Everything was just as others had told Xia Qing.
Director Guo, times have changed.
Many times when you are abandoned by the market, you simply don't have time to react, and this is Guo Han's situation now.
He is a genius, and the more talented he is, the more he cannot accept failure.
For this reason, Guo Han was no longer stubborn about his new movie this time. He also invited a script consultant. Not only did he invite a script consultant, he also invited several screenwriters from the company to join the discussion.
Obviously, Guo Han couldn't be said to be afraid, but he could only be said to be more cautious and worried.
This can only mean one thing, that Guo Han, who was full of confidence and even a little arrogant back then, is now afraid.
For this reason, after much consideration in the past few days, Guo Han chose to withdraw.
On September 1st, Guo Han released new updates.
"I have made a decision to withdraw my new film 'Teenage Time' from the schedule. I will inform you of the specific schedule later. I hope you will support 'Lost in Thailand' and let it set a record."
Wow, this news caught many people off guard.
"Fuck, what's going on?? It's less than a month away from 'Young Boys Again' and it's been withdrawn?"
"Nima, no, I'm actually looking forward to this movie."
"Oh my god, what the hell is going on? Why is the show being cancelled when it's going well?"
"Honestly speaking, I really don't understand. I really don't understand why they do this."
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Obviously, "Boyhood Again" has been promoted extensively in recent times.
The main creative cast of this movie is a mix of old and young, a combination of young people and some middle-aged and elderly actors, but both young people and middle-aged and elderly actors have very good popularity.
That's exactly the case. Many people think that Guo Han can still make some good art films. Some even think that this movie may get a good box office during the National Day holiday.
Think about it, the final box office of Guo Han's last movie was only 80 million, which broke Guo Han's worst movie box office record. So this time, the box office guarantee of "Back to Boyhood" must be at least 500 million.
Yes, without mentioning anything else, just looking at the current cast, everyone feels that there is really nothing wrong with the box office guarantee of 500 million.
The audience's expectations were aroused, and then, the audience felt that this movie should have a guaranteed success with Guo Han, and the cast was also good.
I'm planning to watch this during the National Day holiday.
As a result, it was withdrawn.
At this moment, many people who like this movie, like Guo Han, and like the actors in "Back to Boyhood" feel it is a pity.
That's right.
What a pity.
“I don’t know when this movie will be rescheduled, but I can only look forward to it.”
"That's right. I don't know what to say except looking forward to it, but to be honest, I think this movie should not be withdrawn."
"That's not what I meant. The industry has high expectations for Lost in Thailand, and many people think it might set a record. What can Guo Han do in this situation?"
"Yes, good things are worth waiting for. I think everyone can wait a little longer."
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At this time, Baiqian Media.
Liu Qianqian came to Yu Xiaoshu's office and said speechlessly, "Teacher Yu, I thought Guo Han could put some pressure on us, but I didn't expect him to run away."
“It shouldn’t be.”
Yu Xiaoshu shook his head slightly and said, "Guo Han should be a smart man. He should know that the National Day holiday must be intense. If there is only one top film, then to be honest, I don't think this capacity is meaningful."
These are Yu Xiaoshu’s original words.
How to say it? ?
The National Day holiday is a time to relax. If you like a movie, you may watch it twice, but you can’t watch it three times. Even watching it three times is barely acceptable, so how can you watch it a fourth time? ?
And since many people have already entered the cinema, they always want to watch other movies, right?
Therefore, in Yu Xiaoshu's opinion, "Back to Teenagers" and "Lost in Thailand" are not actually in a so-called competitive relationship at all. On the contrary, Yu Xiaoshu feels that this is a mutually beneficial expansion relationship.
What is expanded?
Expanded audience.
And if the movie "Lost in Thailand" can expand the number of moviegoers, then these moviegoers will have to watch other movies.
This is why Yu Xiaoshu thinks Guo Han should not be withdrawn from the schedule.
No matter what, Yu Xiaoshu and Guo Han have a good relationship, so Yu Xiaoshu planned to give Guo Han a call.
Before Yu Xiaoshu could call, Guo Han called. He said with a smile, "Xiaoshu, the National Day schedule depends on you. You must support the National Day schedule and suppress the other two blockbusters."
The other two films are indeed blockbusters, one is from India, and the other is directed by Wang Ze, a well-known domestic director and also a platinum director.
These two are considered blockbuster movies.
In addition to these two blockbusters, there is also a science fiction film, a martial arts film, and a youth film.
We have said before that the National Day period has always been a battleground for movies.
There are few foreign blockbusters during the National Day this year, so I will just watch domestic ones.
At this moment, it is actually neither good nor bad.
However, Yu Xiaoshu suggested to Guo Han: "Director Guo, I believe that the National Day period will definitely attract more audiences. Watching movies now is the best way to kill time, and it is also the most economical and affordable, so I still suggest that you don't withdraw the schedule, I think..."
"Alright, Xiaoshu, that's all. I have something else to do. I'll hang up now."
Guo Han said this and hung up the phone.
No withdrawal.
What if the film fails to be withdrawn?
But Yu Xiaoshu sighed at this time.
But in the afternoon, he was completely confused.
Because three more movies were collectively withdrawn from the schedule.
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(End of this chapter)
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