In the Beginning, I Just Wanted to Make Money

Chapter 651 The Lowest Record?

In the past, it was difficult to watch movies.

Because there are no channels, only those who study film are qualified to watch movies.

Or you're a director.

It is said that before filming "Ju Dou", A Mou needed to find a feeling, so Xiying came forward and got him a bunch of love action movies from Japan...

Ah Mou is also very powerful and has absorbed a lot of elements. "Ju Dou" is really vigorous.

S, M, Peeping, Egg Lun, Oedipus, etc.

Today, Ah would definitely not dare to take the photo!

Since around 2000, China has experienced an unprecedented era of digital piracy. From VHS to VCD to DVD and now Blu-ray and high-definition downloads, the channels for watching movies are no longer a problem. What remains is how much time and perseverance you have. .

Going to the movies is no longer a privilege.

Therefore, I don’t understand why many majors have a sense of superiority. In the Internet age, why should one’s aesthetics be fine if one is from a major?

Isn’t Teacher Bi from a major?

He has a master's degree in acting from BJ Film Academy and a doctorate in film and television from BJ University!

Aesthetically okay?

How could a person with no problem with aesthetics come up with "Dream Showbiz"?

"But don't watch too much. After watching a thousand swords, you will know the weapon, and after playing a thousand songs, you will know the sound. If you watch too much, you will lose the fun of watching the movie!"

"…Loss of fun?"

"I just unconsciously compare it to classic movies, and then I find it boring..."

It’s true. After you have viewed more than 3,000 movies, you will feel that 80% of the new movies are not worth the time to watch, just like the old movies you still watch now are less than 20% of what they were back then...

Boss Chen was stunned for a moment, then asked: "What about you?"

"Me? I'm the creator...the perspective is different."

While talking, the car stopped at the Gemini Tower on Chang'an Street...

The film schedule of "Love Is Afterlife" is pretty good.

After all, Shen Xudong is blessing him!

But...it's only less than 30%. After all, "Yangtze River 7" has only been in theaters for 15 days, "Slam Dunk" has been in theaters for seven days, and "Cao Cao" has only been in theaters for 20 days, all of which are currently in theaters.

In addition, Valentine’s Day itself is a big time, and two new films, “The Wedding 2008” and “Being Jane Austen,” are released today!

"Wedding 2008" stars Jiang Wu and is produced by Wen Jun.

Wen Jun is really discerning. After the original time and space, "Crazy Stone" became a hit, he found three protagonists and made three dramas respectively, "Wedding 2008", "The Strong Carrot" and "People on the Road"!

The three films became one, and by the way, Xu Zheng found the confidence to direct a film independently... hence "A Man on the Road to Thailand"...

Of course, this time, he didn't have the chance to make "The Journey", but he also hooked up with Xu Zheng and seemed to be making "Mars Is All Right".

Bringing it back, with so many movies being released, "Love Is Here to Come" is under a lot of pressure.

With the current market capacity, there is simply no room for so many, and it is not up to the level of making a lot of money together.

So who is going down and who is going up?

Yu Feihong and Qiao Zhenyu fully cooperated with the publicity team, working both online and offline to strive for word-of-mouth.

In fact, the company is not very optimistic about the market tone of "Love Is Afterlife".

Again, the subject matter is cliché and lacks a selling point!

Yu Feihong's "Love Has an Afterlife" focuses on the afterlife, not love, let alone desire!

Therefore, it is very plain. Even if you want to create a passionate scene to hype it up, you can't put the pieces together.

But...the company must invest the publicity resources it should invest - it's not spending its own money anyway.

"At the filming site, we encountered heavy rains and mudslides that had never happened in a century. The filming studio we had worked so hard to build was instantly washed away. Because of the bad weather, the crew had to stop work. At that time, hundreds of thousands of dollars were wasted every day. funds.”

"During that time, thanks to Xudong coming over to support the scene... when he came to the set, he didn't need to say anything, and everyone felt at ease!"

Well, over and over again...

By the way, if the box office is not good, her answer is, 'Some movies are about slow and steady flow. Even if it fails at the box office for a while, I believe that future audiences will still like it! ’

After a hard day's work, I flew to Shanghai around 10pm and arrived at the hotel at 11:30pm.

Qiao Zhenyu had already gone back to the room to rest. Yu Feihong finished taking a shower, then she mustered up energy to go through the process with the staff, and then leaned on the sofa bored...

It’s not that I don’t want to sleep, I have to wait for the box office on the first day!

Again, after the movie is released. What you care about naturally becomes the cold box office numbers...

There is nothing you can do about it, because the production of a movie does require money. If you think about "Love Is Afterlife", the production and post-production cost a full 30 million yuan in production costs.

Only 3 of the post-roll ads were sold, earning a return of 9 million...

The remaining money can only be recovered through box office sales!

If you don’t care about the box office, do you care about the reputation of experts?

How much money can be exchanged for expert reputation?

What's more, Yu Feihong should know that the situation in "Love Has an Afterlife" should not be very good.

So I was even more nervous. How could I go to sleep?

I chatted with the staff whether I had a ride or not.

Suddenly my phone vibrated and I quickly took it out to take a look. It was an email sent by Chen Xi, and there was another sentence she was most concerned about: First-day box office: 4.3 million, not bad. If you work hard and do a good job of publicity, you should be able to achieve more than 30 million. Keep up the good work!

After reading this passage, Yu Feihong suddenly felt the urge to cry.

I just feel that my hard work during this period has finally paid off - although this kind of reward is still a long way from my goal.

Oh, did Yu Feihong ever think that "Love Is Afterlife" would have a box office of over 100 million!

Judging from the current market performance, there is no hope at all. In fact, 30 million is not bad. After all, it is a pure love theme and there are no big stars.

I opened the email on my computer and saw the summary box office data of major theaters. Among them, "Yangtze River No. 7" scored 5.8 million, still ranking first, followed by "Love After Life" with 4.3 million, and "Cao Cao" with 3.8 million. Ranked third, "Slam Dunk" 3 million...

The remaining "Wedding 2008" and "Being Jane Austen" can be ignored - less than 500,000.

It shows that these two films were not favored by theaters from the beginning!

"You guys can continue your research, I'm going back to my room to rest first..."

"Well, good night, Director Yu..."

After saying hello to the staff, Yu Feihong went upstairs, returned to the room, and lay on the bed. She was still very excited. She was obviously very tired, but her spirit was very high...

After thinking about it, I just turned on my computer and looked at the word-of-mouth reviews...

Douban to watch first:

"Director Yu is so ambitious and dares to make such a movie. I am very satisfied. There are so few works that can touch people's hearts these days!"

"Sure enough, only women know what women want best. A handsome and infatuated lover will still guard you after his life has dried up. Who can't be touched? The passage of the portrait with the door closed further illustrates that women want to be appreciated more than lust, "Love Has" "Afterlife" is much more awesome than "Lust, Caution"!"

"Suddenly I remembered a sentence from Yi Shu's "Heaven Is Loved": When we fall in love, the time is always wrong, which is very miserable. The film wants to rise but suppresses it just right at first. The emotional explosion of the characters at the end pushes the film to a new climax. like very much!"

Of course, there are also negative reviews: ""Love Has an Afterlife": The most dedicated tea refill waiter in history. The tea is cold. Please stop refilling it for me. Can you change the tea leaves?"

"I don't understand what moved Yu Feihong. The hero waited for the heroine under the ginkgo tree for 50 years, not for love, but to change the heroine from a happy pregnant woman to a miserable pregnant woman. If he succeeds, he can be reincarnated. !”

She looked... so angry!

He simply called Shen Xudong and waited for a long time before he answered: "Hello, Teacher Yu..."

"What are you doing?"

"...I just finished taking a shower and was getting ready to go to bed. Oh, congratulations, "Love Is Afterlife" grossed 5 million at the box office on its first day!"

"5000000?"

"They told me it was 5 million..."

"Is 5 million worth congratulations? Is it the lowest opening record for a movie you've participated in?"

"Oh, actually...hiss..."

Yu Feihong felt something was wrong and quickly asked: "What's wrong?"

"It's okay, I kicked the table...I'll call you later..."

With that said, Shen Xudong actually hung up the phone.

Director Yu is confused...

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