"Zhaoyang, I wanted to talk to you about the movie's release date."
After Zhang Shulan called Zhaoyang to her office, Zhang Xincheng came over on his way.
"Filming hasn't wrapped up yet, isn't it too early to talk about a release date?" Li Zhaoyang's thoughts were similar to his supervisor's; these kinds of things are usually discussed after filming is finished.
After the director explained, Li Zhaoyang finally understood.
It is indeed necessary to have the publicity department prepare in advance.
“My suggestion is to schedule it for the Spring Festival,” Zhang Shulan proposed.
Li Zhaoyang had his own thoughts: "Director, The Truman Show belongs to art films. Although the concept is novel, audiences may not necessarily buy into it during the Spring Festival."
Zhang Xincheng agreed, saying, "Moreover, the Spring Festival in the United States is different from ours. They don't pay much attention to it. At most, they treat it as a minor New Year's Eve holiday. It's not festive enough. So it's better to wait until filming is finished and then choose a suitable date for theatrical release."
Hearing this, Zhang Shulan felt it made sense. It was her first time in the United States, and she thought that the Spring Festival in the United States was just as lively and festive as in China, so she had a bit of a preconceived notion.
"So... Zhaoyang, you should have a plan for when filming wraps up, right? When exactly?"
Li Zhaoyang replied, "The original plan was to wrap up filming in 50 days. However, after filming started, we discovered that Director Yang's ability and efficiency were very fast. With the script already very complete, multiple shots could be filmed simultaneously, making the efficiency 2 to 3 times that of normal. So at that time, we planned to wrap up filming in about 19 days. Calculating the filming progress, we should be able to wrap up filming and set a release date in about 10 days."
After all, cases like Li Zhaoyang's are rare.
The script was obtained through cheat code; it's already very complete and rigorous. Even if multiple shots are filmed simultaneously, there won't be any flaws. We just need to follow the script's progress.
It would be very difficult for other directors to implement this approach; most of them would refine the script as they filmed.
Even though the script was finalized before filming started, many details would only become apparent later on.
Zhang Shulan: "Then you can pick a date to schedule the release."
Li Zhaoyang: "Late October, I guess."
His plan was not to make just one movie, so he didn't hesitate to release the film on New Year's Day, January 1st.
Even if it's scheduled for release during the American New Year, it still needs to be a film about a popular, mainstream genre.
Although the quality of art films is top-notch, their impact will only be realized once they are released online.
Many movies are like this: the subject matter is incredibly imaginative, but the genre is too niche, so they go unnoticed in theaters, but once they are released online, they become an instant hit across the internet.
To achieve phenomenal box office success in theaters, two absolute criteria must be met.
First category: Popular types.
Article 2: Low barrier to entry for viewers.
If you meet these two conditions, the quality of your film will be high enough to make it a box office champion of the year.
Movies like "Iron Man," "Spider-Man," and "The Avengers" have a lower barrier to entry and are popular genres, making them perfect for watching in theaters.
"Are you sure it's the end of October?" Zhang Shulan confirmed.
"Yeah, it'll be around those few days anyway, pretty much it."
"Okay, I'll notify the publicity department and have them prepare in advance. Judging from the quality of the film, we'll also need to invite a few film bloggers to give their reviews to attract more viewers."
After a movie is released, the investors usually invite some online celebrities and bloggers to watch the movie and give their opinions.
This leads to some movies being of mediocre quality, which is why some bloggers we follow often comment that a movie is very good.
Because they received money.
"Leave the blogger's matter to me." Zhang Xincheng patted his chest and left the office. He was a very efficient supervisor; he didn't even need the director to remind him and immediately went to do it.
Exceptional ability to act.
"Director, I'll head to the film set now."
Since they had to meet the deadline, Li Zhaoyang had no reason to leave Director Yang to work alone on set.
"good."
...
Zhang Xincheng has instructed his assistant to spend the next two hours compiling a list of well-known bloggers in the film and television industry.
I will hand over the materials to myself at 3 p.m.
"I've already integrated everything without needing three supervisors."
"You've integrated it all?" Zhang Xincheng asked in surprise.
As a professional assistant to the supervisor, he plans many things in advance. If he doesn't need them, it's just a waste of time at most, but once they are needed, they will greatly reduce the leaders' time.
Zhang Xincheng opened the document and began to read it.
There are a total of 6 influencer IDs inside.
They are all well-known internet celebrities in the film and television industry, with a total of over 5 million fans across the internet.
Two of them have tens of millions of followers. The first one uses her real name, Zhang Fengxue, a female film and television blogger who has reviewed many high-quality works in recent years, and of course, has also received a lot of money for it. She has also reviewed some bad movies.
The second person used a screen name, ID: Flying Shark Film Critic.
Of the two bloggers with millions of followers, the one with the best reputation is Film Critic. There has never been a bad movie in his video comments. Even if someone offers him a high price to promote a movie, he will not do so. His reputation is as high as 9.1.
However, Zhang Fengxue's reputation is a bit worse, with a score of only 8.2, but this reputation score is still considered to be among the top in the industry.
Zhang Xincheng instructed, "You contact the other four, and I'll take care of these two big bloggers with tens of millions of followers."
With a clear division of labor, the two got to work.
Zhang Xincheng first contacted Flying Shark Film Critic.
Honestly, it's easy to find the contact information of these big bloggers, but it's quite difficult to find them in person, even though they have assistants.
But considering that bloggers of this caliber must have a lot of orders, it's understandable that they have assistants.
First, he found Flying Shark's assistant and made an appointment with him, then he went to find Zhang Fengxue.
It's easier to find Zhang Fengxue's side than to fly shark.
No appointment is needed; you can contact the person directly.
After exchanging contact information, Zhang Xincheng sent a message directly: "Hello Ms. Zhang Fengxue, I am Zhang Xincheng, the head of the composition department of Wanxia Music Company. I am very happy to have your contact information. I have an order here and would like to ask if you would like to take it."
Zhang Fengxue replied at least two hours later: "Sunset Glow? What does your music company want with a film critic like me?"
After replying, Zhang Fengxue seemed to recall that the company sounded somewhat familiar.
He quickly asked, "Li Zhaoyang, is he from your Wanxia?"
Zhang Xincheng: "Does Ms. Zhang know Teacher Zhaoyang?"
Could she be a fan of Zhaoyang?
That makes things much easier!
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