After answering the phone, Ning Mang's voice sounded a little urgent.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Yiyang laughed. "Old Ning, you're not here to find me to accuse me, are you?"
Zhou Yiyang sat on the chair, playing with a figurine on the table with a very subtle expression.
Sure enough, what is supposed to come has come.
"Brother! Lao Zhou, your Weibo reply was too sudden!"
Ning Mang learned about it from his father. He had been so busy with the film festival these days that he had hardly been on the ground.
Who knew his father suddenly ran over and whispered, "Did your friend Zhou Yiyang offend someone from the theater chain?"
"No, Lao Zhou has a great relationship with the cinema chain! And how could the cinema chain's owners dare to break up with him? The movies he produces every year are all blockbusters, and they're a guaranteed profit!"
Now Ning Mang is also a cinema owner, and he knows even more clearly the importance of a hit movie to profits.
If a 5 billion yuan blockbuster movie is released in a year, his cinema chain will have no worries for at least half a year.
"Take a look at the news!" Ning Mang's father usually doesn't pay much attention to entertainment news, but his son is in this circle after all, so his subordinates will show him the news.
If Zhou Yiyang was really boycotted by the cinema, he might persuade Ning Mang to continue to stand with Zhou Yiyang.
Although he has connections, it doesn't mean that these connections should be used on Zhou Yiyang.
Ning Mang took a closer look and found that some marketing accounts had misinterpreted Zhou Yiyang's Weibo and misled public opinion.
He found those titles shocking, no wonder people in the cinema were dissatisfied.
Zhou Yiyang said: Online movies are the future, and theaters are a thing of the past.
"Online movie streaming is the trend, and time is running out for Chinese cinemas!"
Who is Zhou Yiyang? He dares to say something so ruthless that it changes the way people watch movies!
Ning Mang guessed that the people in these theaters probably wanted to use this incident to force Zhou Yiyang to give up his share of the profits for his next movie. As for what Zhou Yiyang's original words meant, they didn't care.
"Old Zhou, have you seen those articles? I sent them to you on WeChat." Ning Mang was worried about Zhou Yiyang. He knew that Zhou Yiyang sincerely wanted to see Chinese films improve. So the thought of him being misunderstood like this made him sad.
"I've seen it." Zhou Yiyang laughed. "That's a really good title. I'll definitely click on it."
"No, aren't you anxious at all? They all said that to you!" Ning Mang was a little helpless. If it were him, he would probably be going crazy with anxiety right now.
"That's not what I meant originally. What can I do if they misunderstand it?" Guan Fei pushed open Zhou Yiyang's door, and the other party quietly made him a cup of hot tea and placed it next to him.
"But the bosses of those major cinema chains seem to want to use this incident to put pressure on you." Ning Mang walked around the room and suddenly felt that he was very much like those anxious eunuchs in TV dramas.
"I know, but the movies I'm releasing next are all art films. Even if I give them a few more spots, they won't make much money. Also, some genres, like horror films, won't be released theatrically, especially during the summer or Spring Festival. So, online blockbusters are actually a future trend."
Ning Mang on the other end of the phone fell silent. He knew that what Zhou Yiyang said was true.
Even some art films with unique content are difficult to see in domestic cinemas, such as some of Zhang Yingyuan's films.
If online blockbusters really become popular, it will actually give some unpopular movies an opportunity.
Thinking about it this way, Ning Mang himself was not so opposed anymore.
Seeing that Ning Mang didn't reply immediately, Zhou Yiyang pressed the issue, "And I'll definitely release some special effects blockbusters and audience-friendly comedies in theaters! Who wouldn't want to make money? After all, the box office revenue is higher. Ultimately, even if this movie is just promotion for the film festival, who would know about our film festival if I release it in theaters?"
"Hahaha," Ning Mang was also amused by Zhou Yiyang's joke. "That's all your fault. It was filmed so well, the length is sufficient, and the viewing experience is so good! If this was just a short film like before, no one would say this."
"That's right." Zhou Yiyang reflected deeply: "If I had known the response would be so good, I should have charged membership fees, which would have made me less profitable! As for what other theaters say, I don't care. You shouldn't object to me, right?"
"That's right!" Ning Mang laughed. "We're on the same front! But don't worry, Old Zhou. As long as your movies continue to be a hit, those people will keep quiet. After all, they also rely on you to make money!"
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