mijobooks Chapter 503 Tian Meizi: Is this the treatment I, a small-time actress, deserve?
Chapter 503 Tian Meizi: Is this the treatment I, a small-time actress, deserve?
Chapter 503 Tian Meizi: Is this the treatment a small-time actress like me deserves?
Hu Kai and General Manager Lin were truly shocked when they saw the terrifying data from "Wandering Blue Star".
3 million in pre-sales.
OMG!
This data is incredible, because before this, the highest pre-sale box office was 1.8 million yuan, and that was only achieved with a box office draw like Shen Teng.
Now, "The Wandering Earth" has actually raised this record by 1.2 million, even surpassing the combined pre-sales of the other three films.
The key point is that apart from Wu Jing's cameo role as the protagonist's father, the male and female leads are both relatively unknown newcomers. The fact that this movie achieved such box office success shows that the film's quality is truly exceptional.
Therefore, after the premiere, the film captivated the audience, who then became enthusiastic advocates and recommended the film.
The two instinctively opened their phones and went online to check the situation, and sure enough, they saw an unbelievable recommendation from passersby on Douyin.
Many videos recommend watching "The Wandering Earth".
The recommendation to watch the movie "The Wandering Earth" even made it onto Douyin's trending list, and ranked very high.
Soon after, Hu Kai said in even greater surprise, "Not only Douyin, but also Kuaishou's 'Wandering Blue Star' has become popular, and many people are recommending it."
Clearly, Chen Yixiao chose to be sensible, resulting in a sudden surge in popularity, because Chen Jincheng did not arrange for the slicing team to perform the chopsticks-hand action, and the slicing team currently has little influence on the chopsticks-hand action.
However, Chen Yixiao also told Chen Jincheng about the sudden surge in popularity; once something is done, the other party should be informed.
"With such popularity on two short video platforms, it's no wonder there are pre-sales like this. It's terrifying," Mr. Lin said with a look of amazement.
Hu Kai nodded. If the box office can be maintained under these circumstances, then the film industry is really going to undergo a major transformation.
The film and television industry chain of Second Star has been completed in half.
"We need to adjust the screening schedule for 'The Wandering Earth' immediately," General Manager Lin said right away.
Their cinemas make money through box office revenue sharing, so naturally they'll give more screen time to whichever movie is making money.
The rumors circulating outside about spending 1000 million or 2000 million to buy screen time are pure nonsense.
You have to understand that the box office revenue of a blockbuster movie can be much higher than 1000 million or 2000 million in a single day. These executives wouldn't dare to do that. If they did, they would suffer huge losses in the box office revenue sharing, and the boss and board members would put them in jail.
Therefore, those outside who know nothing are just making wild guesses.
Buying screening slots does happen, but that's only if you know the film's daily box office revenue and the film company is offering a profit-sharing split. For example, the pre-sales for "Pegasus" and "Crazy Alien" are roughly the same, so their box office performance will likely be neck and neck.
When that happens, any film that wants to buy screenings will have to share the profits. As long as the profit sharing is big enough, they will be able to make a profit and will then consider adjusting the screening schedule accordingly.
For movies that already gross hundreds of millions at the box office, how much money would they have to spend to get theaters to give up showings of movies that grossed billions or even more to give them more screenings?
They simply can't offer that price.
So now that they've realized "The Wandering Earth" is going to be a hit, Hu Kai and General Manager Lin immediately increased the number of screenings without any hesitation.
The original 15% of screenings increased to 35%.
Where does this 20% come from?
Both "Pegasus" and "Crazy Alien" were deducted 5%.
"The New King of Comedy" was deducted 4%.
The other parts were deducted by 6%.
Not only at Dadi Cinema, but several other cinemas did the same. They discovered the terrifying pre-sale box office of "The Wandering Earth" early in the morning, and without hesitation, they all increased the number of screenings.
Wu Jing was naturally the one most affected by the box office results.
He was already surprised by Dawan's 50% screen share, and now he felt that the pre-sale box office figures must be related to that Mr. Chen.
This also made him somewhat expectant, after all, his "Wolf Warrior" was already in preparation, and that Mr. Chen had helped revise the script. When it was filmed, Mr. Chen would naturally promote "Wolf Warrior" as well, just like he promoted "The Wandering Earth".
He's now somewhat glad he chickened out back then and didn't sell his house to make "Wolf Warrior." Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the chance to get involved with that Mr. Chen, who even invested in the project, and he wouldn't have had the opportunity to enjoy Mr. Chen's incredible resources.
He rushed to Guo Fan's hotel room immediately.
Yesterday was the premiere, and today there's a roadshow at the same cinema, so Guo Fan has arranged for all the celebrities who were invited to the premiere yesterday to stay at this hotel.
As soon as Guo Fan opened the door, Wu Jing rushed forward, grabbed him, and asked, "Guo Fan, have you seen the pre-sale box office figures?"
"I saw it." Guo Fan couldn't help but nod.
"Wow, that's impressive. Did President Chen put in some effort?" Wu Jing asked instinctively.
He felt this was very likely, since the movie wasn't well-received from the start. Even with positive reviews at the premiere and spontaneous recommendations from viewers, it couldn't have generated this kind of incredible buzz.
Guo Fan nodded and said definitively, "Second Star used more than 2 accounts, all of which have a lot of followers, to help out."
"More than 2?" Wu Jing was truly shocked; this number was terrifying.
Hiring a large number of online trolls might get you that many, but those are all inactive or zombie accounts that have no real followers.
So, the sheer number of 2 accounts with a considerable number of followers is terrifying to even think about.
Guo Fan added, "Not only that, but Ershi Xingchen has private traffic on Douyin, all of which has been channeled into this movie. Moreover, Kuaishou has been currying favor with President Chen behind the scenes, giving it a lot of buzz. That's why we have this result."
These things were naturally discussed privately between Sun Ji and Guo Fan beforehand. Although Guo Fan's contract was about to expire and he was about to join Er Shi Xing Chen, they couldn't let him think that the movie's data was all thanks to him.
The other party needs to understand that without "Star Trek II," their film remains an unpromising hard science fiction. Even if it achieves decent box office results, it will never reach this level.
Furthermore, it's essential to let the other party know what Ershi Xingchen has been doing behind the scenes.
Naturally, given the consistently low expectations and the several financial difficulties and withdrawals of investment, Guo Fan didn't believe the film could have achieved its current success. If it weren't for President Chen's repeated hype, the film wouldn't have generated much buzz at all.
Hearing this, Wu Jing became even more excited. If "Second Generation Star" had such popularity, then when his "Wolf Warrior" was released, it would definitely be promoted in the same way, and the data would definitely explode.
The pre-sale box office figures naturally caught the attention of netizens, which sparked their interest in the film, leading many to choose to go to the cinema to watch it.
During the first roadshow, Chen Jincheng did bring Tian Xiwei along.
Firstly, it could increase the film's popularity, and secondly, it would allow Tian Xi to make a small appearance, since she was going to meet with the production team of "The Romance of Tiger and Rose" today.
Sure enough, Tian Xiwei's appearance, still arm in arm with Chen Jincheng, attracted a lot of reporters and spectators to take pictures. It's likely that Tian Xiwei, this "Cheng Girl," will soon become a trending topic on social media.
That could also boost the popularity of the drama "With You".
The roadshow soon began, and Guo Fan once again excitedly recounted the hard-won journey of this film. Even though he had told the story many times and many people already knew about it, the audience still listened with great interest.
The former team of Dawan Cinema was once again dragged out and criticized.
However, Dawan Cinemas all belong to President Chen now, and with President Chen backing him up, he has nothing to fear.
During the roadshow, the most excited person was not director Guo Fan, but "Uncle Da," who went up to shake hands with Chen Jincheng several times, making Chen Jincheng feel embarrassed, after all, the other party was a senior.
However, after Uncle Da's emotional remarks during the roadshow, everyone understood why he was so excited.
After all, he's been an actor his whole life, spending his entire career as a supporting actor in colonial times, often playing ugly roles. Now, he's casually starring in a movie in mainland China, and it's generating such pre-sales, breaking a record. It's understandable that he's excited.
While Guo Fan and his team were busy with three rounds of roadshows in one day, Chen Jincheng took Tian Xiwei to a restaurant after the first roadshow.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Chen Jincheng didn't even need to say a word; the waiter, who had been instructed to do so, warmly welcomed him to a private room.
After all, Chen Jincheng is currently very popular, and his public profile is no less than that of big names like Lei Xiaojun.
We entered a private room where several people were already waiting.
Chen Jincheng had reviewed the materials before coming, including those from Orange Pictures, the production team, director Cha Chuan-yi, and screenwriter Bei Zhen.
And then there's the male lead, Ding Yuxi, who's the male lead that Orange Pictures is going to promote.
Originally, when Orange Pictures announced the production of the series, Tencent Pictures was interested and even visited them to discuss the matter. However, Tencent Pictures' conditions were too demanding. Therefore, when they heard that Er Shi Xing Chen was planning to invest in a new series, they immediately approached them.
After all, Second Star also offers a 20% profit share to reward creators. Moreover, if Chen Jincheng arranges a female lead for the collaboration with Second Star, the publicity and buzz will be guaranteed.
And indeed, Chan Kam-ching arranged for a "Cheng Girl" to play the lead role.
It's safe! It's safe!
So, when the director and the representative of Orange Films saw Tian Xiwei, they all knew it was this aunt. Chen Jincheng brought her to participate in the roadshow of "Wandering Blue Star" today, and it wasn't even evening yet, only half a day, and news about her had already come out.
At that time, will "The Romance of Tiger and Rose" still have to worry about not being popular?
If Chen Jincheng were to take her out shopping, she would instantly become a hot topic.
We must make sure she is properly arranged so that the TV series can be filmed normally, and that the other party is satisfied.
Everything had to be arranged to suit top-tier celebrities; she was the leading lady on set.
"Mr. Chen..."
Director Cha Chuan-yi immediately stood up to warmly greet Chen Jincheng and then introduced him to Zhao Ge, the representative of Orange Cinema.
"Director Cha, Director Lin, you're too kind, please have a seat." Chen Jincheng greeted them with a smile.
Only after hearing his words did they sit down, displaying the most proper and respectful attitude. In any case, when facing this person, being respectful and obsequious is the right thing to do.
Chen Jincheng naturally introduced Tian Xiwei to the two of them.
Without hesitation, Cha Chuanyi and Zhao Ge immediately assured Tian Xiwei that everything arranged for her on set would satisfy her.
Naturally, this statement was actually meant for Chen Jincheng's ears.
Chen Jincheng understood, so he instructed Tian Xiwei: "Don't cause trouble on set. As for acting matters, listen to the director's arrangements."
"Yes, I understand, boss." Tian Xiwei nodded immediately, her inner joy naturally overflowing.
She heard from her seniors at school that the film and television industry was tough, but she thought it was really easy; her boss would arrange everything perfectly for her.
Zhao Ge also said to the male lead, Ding Yuxi, "Little Ding, why don't you toast Sister Tian? You'll need her help in the future."
Ding Yuxi was a little embarrassed because he debuted earlier than Tian Xiwei and was more famous. The key point was that he was older than Tian Xiwei, which made him call her "Sister Tian".
What a shame!
The newcomer witnessed the harsh realities of the entertainment industry as soon as he entered it. However, after glancing at Chen Jincheng beside Tian Xiwei, he still respectfully toasted her: "Sister Tian, I'd like to offer you a toast. I hope you'll take care of me in the future."
It's not shameful to bow down to capital, especially a super-capital.
Tian Xiwei was flattered, but even knowing the reason, she couldn't help but feel happy. The emotional value was too high; girls are all a little vain.
(End of this chapter)