Chapter 396 The situation is not good
After Luo Cheng and Huang Yuliang joined forces, the intensity of their attacks on the Changxing Society immediately intensified, and they systematically swallowed up the Changxing Society's territory.
Upon learning of the two's alliance, Liu Yaofang sought to eliminate Huang Yuliang, the seemingly weakest member. However, Huang Yuliang, while having fewer followers than the Changxing Society, was incredibly powerful, and more importantly, possessed more guns. Liu Yaofang, hoping to exploit the weaker group, ultimately encountered a difficult situation. He was repeatedly defeated in a conflict, and Huang Yuliang subsequently took over a large area.
Seeing that the Changxing Society had suffered a defeat, Luo Cheng took the opportunity to strike back and also cut off a large piece of territory.
But Liu Yaofang is not a freeloader. He has been dominating Baogang for so many years and is a very resourceful man. Faced with the double attack from Huang Yuliang and Luo Cheng, he also began to fight back.
Hu Xiaoxiao occasionally pays attention to things on the street, but her main focus is on movies. The second part of "The Queen of Hong Kong" has been filmed, and in order to catch up with the Spring Festival, she is busy with post-production.
Hu Xiaoxiao attached even more importance to the second part than the first. He followed up the post-production throughout and held meetings with the distribution manager every few days. He was even busier than when he was filming.
In addition to post-production, she also has to promote the film in advance and generate hype.
In order to quickly increase the popularity of the protagonists, Hu Xiaoxiao brought Xiong Caiwei, Yuan An'er and Yilan with him when he participated in commercial activities and various large-scale events, and sometimes also brought Jiang Muyang along.
Before attending each event, Hu Xiaoxiao would ask the stylist and costume designer to check and prepare the images of Xiong Caiwei and the other two, as well as the male lead Jiang Muyang, so that they would be eye-catching and impressive.
Hu Xiaoxiao's good intentions paid off. Under her guidance, Xiong Caiwei and the other two always look fresh and new every time they attend events with Hu Xiaoxiao. Yuan An'er's cool demeanor is unparalleled among actresses in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Yilan's neutral image is also very recognizable.
Xiong Caiwei is very versatile. Following behind Hu Xiaoxiao, she is graceful and beautiful, with the aura of a leading actress in a prosperous era.
Hu Xiaoxiao is also optimistic about Xiong Caiwei, who can both fight and act. She plans to wait until the second part of "The Queen of Hong Kong" is released, and then make a special movie for Xiong Caiwei to cultivate her box office ability.
With their frequent appearances and Hu Xiaoxiao's popularity, the three girls, Xiong Caiwei, began to appear in gossip news, and occasionally paparazzi would come to follow them.
Although secretly photographing is annoying, from another perspective it shows that the three girls' fame has increased and they have begun to enter the media's field of vision.
"Sister Xiao, this is the movie that's coming out during this year's Spring Festival." Distribution Manager Yuan Jiaqiang handed Hu Xiaoxiao the market report he'd compiled. "This year's Spring Festival slot is very strong. Comedy superstars and action kings are all vying for this spot. Our competition is going to be fierce."
Hu Xiaoxiao took the report and read it carefully.
The report lists in detail more than a dozen films that will be released during the Spring Festival, clearly indicating who the director is, who the leading actor is, which distribution company is, etc.
After watching the film, Hu Xiaoxiao realized that the competition was indeed fierce. With so many blockbusters on the horizon, the battle for scheduling would be even more brutal. She asked, "How many films can the theater chain schedule for us?"
Yuan Jiaqiang still reeked of alcohol, rubbing his aching forehead. To secure more screenings, he'd been treating theater managers to wining and dining almost daily, having just attended a dinner party. "I've already secured a significant portion of the screenings, but compared to films by comedy superstars and action kings, it's still far behind. I'm planning to talk to managers from several major theater chains."
Hu Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Remember to claim reimbursement for all your expenses."
"Thank you, Sister Xiao." Yuan Jiaqiang smiled. Working at Shengshi, the boss was incredibly generous with his money, if nothing else. "The most important thing is getting the film scheduled with the three major cinema chains. I have a dinner appointment with the general manager of Baoguang Cinemas tomorrow, and I hope to discuss scheduling with them."
Baogang's three major cinema chains are Baoguang, Jishi, and Shanhai. These three companies own more cinemas than all other cinemas combined. As long as they get the screenings from the three major cinema chains, the box office will not be too bad.
The competition for the Spring Festival period in previous years is also a competition among theater chains. Whoever can get the most screenings from the three major theater chains can basically determine who will be the box office champion of the Spring Festival period.
Hu Xiaoxiao gave Yuan Jiaqiang many privileges and let him do it with confidence.
Yuan Jiaqiang lived up to expectations and got the same number of screenings as the action emperor and the comedy superstar.
Everything is ready, except for the release date.
Hu Xiaoxiao was busy promoting the film, but she also kept an eye on the film's schedule. Besides her own film's schedule, she also kept an eye on the schedule of her rivals' films.
It's no wonder she's so cautious. She's been in the film industry for so many years and has seen too many ups and downs. As long as the film isn't released, there will be huge uncertainties.
There are only three days left before the release of the second part of "The Queen of Hong Kong". Hu Xiaoxiao asked Yuan Jiaqiang to submit the screening details of the second part of "The Queen of Hong Kong" in three days.
Yuan Jiaqiang personally went to major cinemas to obtain information on the screening schedule and gave it to Hu Xiaoxiao.
"Why is there only a screening schedule but no detailed information about the screenings?" Hu Xiaoxiao was confused after reading it.
Yuan Jiaqiang was also full of doubts. "When I went to get the screening schedule, they said the detailed schedule would not be released until the day before, but they would give us enough screening ratios and showtimes."
"Was it the same before?"
"No, we used to be given the schedule in advance." This was what Yuan Jiaqiang was puzzled about.
Hu Xiaoxiao became serious, thought for a moment, and said, "Try to find out about the situation at other film companies and see if they have received the film schedule details."
Yuan Jiaqiang also became serious, stood up immediately and said, "I'll do it right away."
Yuan Jiaqiang has been working in distribution in Baogang for more than ten years and has a lot of connections. Although it is difficult for outsiders to obtain the film schedule details, he tried his best and still got four or five copies.
After reading these four or five copies, Yuan Jiaqiang's heart sank, and he immediately tried his best to get a copy of the screening schedule of all the movies released during the Spring Festival.
Then he took the dozen or so schedules to Hu Xiaoxiao and said, "Sister Xiao, the situation is not good."
Hu Xiaoxiao had just returned from an event and had just sat down to rest for a while when she saw Yuan Jiaqiang's face was extremely bad. She asked, "What happened?"
"Sister Xiao, take a look." Yuan Jiaqiang placed a stack of information in front of Hu Xiaoxiao. "This is what I found. It shows the schedules for all the films during the Spring Festival. Except for low-budget films and small distribution companies, which don't have detailed schedules, the major films, especially those of our competitors, have detailed schedules."
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