Choose a day to become famous

In the evening, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi had dinner at a newly opened restaurant.

Renjia Restaurant sent a special invitation letter to "Jump Up", inviting them to come and taste it.

In the self-media channel of "Jump Up", there are people who specialize in food evaluation and are quite influential. They often receive invitations from restaurants.

Halfway through the meal, Chen Siqi's eyes suddenly let out a sigh after seeing the scene at the door.

"What's wrong?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Chen Siqi said: "I saw Yu Jiang."

"Ah?" Lu Yanhe subconsciously looked back.

"Don't look back." Chen Siqi stopped Lu Yanhe, "She also made an appointment with someone else."

"Who did she date?"

"Yin Xincheng." Chen Siqi said.

Lu Yanhe was a little surprised, "Really?"

Yin Xincheng is an actor in "Six People". He and Yin Xincheng just met on the show "Young Days".

Chen Siqi nodded: "There is someone else, probably their assistant, but I'm not sure if it's Yin Xincheng. He's wearing sunglasses and a hat, so I'm not sure."

Lu Yanhe: "I'll take a look later."

"But how can Yu Jiang still have the heart to go out for dinner at this time? "Flowers on the Stars" will be released this Friday." Chen Siqi said.

Chinese Valentine's Day is coming soon.

It happens to be this Friday.

Lu Yanhe asked: "How is the pre-sale of "Flowers on the Stars" going?"

"It's okay. It's currently ranked first on Friday." Chen Siqi said, "However, "The Explosive Needle" is currently doing very well at the box office. It's still unclear whether "Flowers on the Stars" can win the box office championship that day. It’s hard to say.”

Because the early publicity was very good, the current data of "Flowers on the Stars" are quite good.

"Is Yu Jiang planning to film with Yin Xincheng?" Chen Siqi was a little curious.

Lu Yanhe: "It's also possible. After she opened the Airutianshen Film and Television Company, she seems to have made several projects, and she also has a movie project with Lang Xia."

"After all, the audience for her novels is quite large, and now "Flowers on the Stars" is performing very well. I heard that Ruyi Pictures wants to sign another cooperation framework with her to further deepen the cooperation."

"Really? Are they going to be bound together?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised.

Chen Siqi: "I don't know if they are tied together, but if Yu Jiang really wants to focus on film and television production, maybe I will have a lot to deal with her in the future."

The projects Yu Jiang participated in were all about youth love. It just so happened that this was also the area Chen Siqi wanted to get involved in. "Jump Up" is still positioned as a literary and artistic magazine, with one or two youth love stories in each issue. Now the entries received by the "Accumulation Project" are basically short films with youth campus backgrounds. Of course, they are also Because such short films are easier to shoot.

Lu Yanhe said: "The track is different."

Chen Siqi said: "There will always be areas of intersection, and the homogenization phenomenon among content providers is becoming more and more serious."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

Chen Siqi suddenly thought of something and asked: "By the way, weren't you telling me about film and television production before? Although people can't become fat in one go, they can cultivate it slowly. This 'power accumulation plan', If there is someone who really has a director's mindset but doesn't have much experience, why don't you sign him in and find opportunities for him to learn on the crew and gain experience?"

Lu Yanhe let out a surprised sound.

Chen Siqi: "What do you think?"

Lu Yanhe said: "I'm thinking, after we sign someone, can we give him a chance to be a director in the future? Once a person is signed, he has to be responsible for him, and I don't want to be like Star Entertainment, raising worms every year. With so many trainees signed, who can grow up and who can’t, all depends on luck.”

Chen Siqi said: "Of course we can't guarantee 100% that he will have the opportunity to be an actor in the future, but at least we helped him open the door, right? You need such people, and others also need such opportunities by your side. , at least they have the opportunity to join a top-notch crew and see how a top-notch crew operates. Apart from anything else, some of the stories in "Jump Up" are also to be developed into short films, and I don't need to hire a director I have trained myself. We also need to train directors outside.”

"No one can turn a magazine into a theater." Lu Yanhe couldn't help but sigh, "When you succeed, I guess all major film and television companies will set up their own magazines."

Chen Siqi: "To be honest, the film and television industry is such a money-burning industry. Why not cooperate with magazines that publish short stories? Not to mention the literary and artistic value. Whether everyone buys a story or not, whether readers like it or not, depends on the words. The format can be tested. Especially in the film industry, which is so small, it is difficult and unrealistic to adapt novels. The best source of story adaptation is short stories and short stories, but now there are only a few that rely on royal food. None of the pure literary magazines have the space to publish short stories and short stories. Currently, only our "Jump Up" still publishes some short and medium stories that are not purely literary. Oh, "Star!" also counts, but it is published in it. Almost all of them are youth campus love stories, completely girl-oriented. Even works like Ming Yin’s that mainly write youth growth stories probably won’t be on “Star!”

Lu Yanhe asked: "The story style published in "Star!" is so unified, how is the audience like?"

"It's not bad. It has indeed attracted many girls to become their regular readers. After all, apart from "Star!", there is no other place that provides them with girl romance novels." Chen Siqi said, "Online novels are too long. Yes, there are still some readers who like to read short stories.”

Lu Yanhe suddenly understood and nodded.

Indeed, with such a population base in China, no matter what field you are engaged in, as long as you do well, you can attract a group of fans.

"Star!" " seems to have set its own style on a very narrow road, but it has also formed a unique banner. People who are interested in this type of novel are slowly attracted to it.

Chen Siqi took a sip of lemon juice and suddenly let out a light sigh.

"What's wrong?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Chen Siqi said: "Yu Jiang is coming towards us."

Lu Yanhe frowned slightly.

"Did you come to see us?"

Chen Siqi: "It should be, she is just looking at me."

Lu Yanhe: "Why did she take the initiative to come to us?"

"Who knows." Chen Siqi asked, "Should we pay attention to her?"

"Can I ignore it?" Lu Yanhe asked.

"It seems a bit excessive if we turn a blind eye in public." Chen Siqi thought about it, "This woman really will never understand what her brain circuit is."

Lu Yanhe: "How about we leave?"

"We haven't finished eating yet. Why are we walking? It seems like we are afraid of her." Chen Siqi rolled her eyes at Lu Yanhe. In the next second, she changed her face at the speed of light and looked at Yu Jiang who had walked towards them with a smile. , "Hey, Teacher Yu, we actually met here. What a coincidence."

Lu Yanhe didn't know how to describe Chen Siqi in his eyes at this moment. He was afraid that Chen Siqi would find out and beat him up.

Yu Jiang smiled, looked at Chen Siqi, and said, "I heard that your 'power accumulation plan' didn't go very well?"

Chen Siqi looked surprised, "Who said that? Who is misleading you and sending you bombardment? Oh my god, Teacher Yu, you won't believe it anymore, and you want to fire at us again and ridicule us? Oh, you said Why do you always have no trust in us, are you fooled so easily, and end up getting slapped in the face so often? "

Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.

Chen Siqi's aggressive attitude in front of Yu Jiang was completely like that of a hedgehog, making no secret of it.

Lu Yanhe immediately looked at Yu Jiang.

Sure enough, Yu Jiang took a deep breath, swallowed it, and then said, "I'm not here to quarrel with you today."

Chen Siqi: "That's really strange. Apart from quarreling, what else can you do to us?"

Yu Jiang said: "'Flower on the Star' will be released this Friday. We are going to hold a special viewing event on Thursday night and invite you to come and participate."

Chen Siqi's expression collapsed, "What?"

Yujiang: "We did have a lot of unpleasantness before, but I think those are all in the past. From now on, I will never regard you as my enemy again. How about we shake hands and make peace?"

"You can pull me down." Chen Siqi said unceremoniously, "Is there something wrong with you? It's you who stir up trouble, you're the one who starts the attack, and it's you who keeps nagging and making trouble again and again. Now you suddenly and inexplicably Do you think I will believe you when you come over and say that we can make peace with each other by shaking hands? Are all the things you did and said before just wiped out?"

Yu Jiang's face kept enduring for a long time, but finally he couldn't bear it anymore and became ugly. She said: "Chen Siqi, don't be so shameless."

"The true colors are revealed." Chen Siqi smiled brightly, "What kind of big-tailed wolf is there in front of you?"

Yujiang's cheeks were very red from holding back.

She glared at Chen Siqi angrily, turned around and left.

The smile on Chen Siqi's face immediately dropped, with a gloomy look on his face.

"It's inexplicable. You came here to say this, do you think I'm a fool? Then you happily shook hands with her and made peace?" Chen Siqi rolled his eyes.

Lu Yanhe said "huh?" in confusion.

"What?" Chen Siqi looked at him.

"Yin Xincheng is gone." Lu Yanhe said, "Weren't you here just now?"

Chen Siqi and Lu Yanhe watched Yu Jiang return to her seat.

"Let's go to the bathroom." Chen Siqi said.

However, until Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi finished eating together, they did not see Yin Xincheng again.

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"He refused?"

Yu Jiang looked at the assistant with an ugly expression on his face.

The assistant nodded.

"This is a movie! He rejected all the male leads in the movie?" Yu Jiang said, "He is only one of the six leading actors in "Six People". Who else can play him the male lead except me."

The assistant said: "Yin Xincheng said that he will take on another drama later, "Flower Scene". I checked and it is indeed the case. This drama will start filming in March next year and will take seven months to shoot, which coincides with our filming date. Hit."

Yu Jiang: "The schedule just happened to happen."

It's common for actors to run into schedules, and there's nothing you can do about it.

She frowned and thought for a moment, "Then who else? Now that I have contacted every one of the first-line male celebrities, who else can do it?"

The assistant suggested: "Actually, Ma Zhiyuan hasn't asked yet. I heard that he is in contact with Longyan Pictures. There is a project there and it seems that Ma Zhiyuan is going to play the second male lead."

Yu Jiang's frown deepened.

"If a scumbag like Ma Zhiyuan plays our leading male role, how can we sell movie tickets?"

The assistant said: "But he still has a group of die-hard fans."

"No." Yu Jiang said, "This is not a TV series. Movies are watched by audiences who have to pay to buy tickets to the cinema. Who knows what his current market is like?"

"Then - the first-line male stars have indeed been contacted, and there is no one who can do it." The assistant asked, "Or we change our thinking and find a popular female star to play the leading role, and find a newcomer to play the leading male role?"

Yu Jiang: "This won't work. More than 80% of my movie audiences are female. It's useless to find a female star to play the leading female role. Who wants to see a female star having a campus romance with someone else?"

The assistant sighed silently.

If it weren't for your relationship with Lu Yanhe being so strained, how could so many people reject you?

"Maybe after "Flowers on the Stars" is released, the situation will change." The assistant also gave up making suggestions and said, "After everyone sees the achievements of your movie, maybe they will change their minds."

Yu Jiang has not released any movie yet.

If the box office of "Flowers on the Stars" can exceed 100 million, there will definitely be male actors in the circle who are attracted to the male lead of Yu Jiang's new film.

If Yu Jiang hadn't insisted on finding a popular male actor with high popularity and many fans to play the male lead, the cast of this movie wouldn't be so difficult to put together.

Because the salary budget has to be reserved for the male lead, the actress can only be a newcomer or a young actress who has just debuted.

As a producer, Yu Jiang is very strict in terms of production costs. Just like "Flowers on the Stars", after the filming of a movie, Lang Xia's salary was 2 million, and the salaries of other people added up to less than 2 million. The production cost of the entire film was only 10 million, but the publicity and promotion cost reached nearly 20 million, adding up to about 30 million. In fact, if it weren't for the good reputation of "Flowers on the Stars" at the Jose-La Film Festival, which made Ruyi Films and Yu Jiang's Ai Ru Tian Shen Company add publicity budgets, its cost would be between 10 million and 20 million - from this, it can actually be calculated that the expected target of this movie at the beginning was about 40 to 60 million.

Compared with the current online comments that hundreds of millions of box office revenues mean failure, in fact, in this industry, most movies can make a profit as long as they get a box office revenue of about this number under the false cost.

There are not so many movies that are really made to be blockbusters from the beginning. A first-tier film company only has one or two such movies a year at most. Most of the time, the so-called movies with a cost of 70 or 80 million yuan actually cost only 20 or 30 million yuan to produce, or even less. On the one hand, there is a general exaggeration in the industry to create the impression that the movie is made at a high price and is worth the audience's money to go to the cinema. On the other hand, many film companies will convert some non-film shooting expenses into the cost of the movie, raising the cost, so as to cover a lot of expenses and pass these losses on to investors through settlement.

Why do many film companies lose money as soon as they release their financial reports? Are they really losing money? The economic issues involved are worthy of many masters and doctors to study carefully, and even write a paper.

I have gone too far, let's get back to the topic.

For a film like "Flowers on the Stars", even if you find a big-name actress to play the leading role, it is limited by the type of film, and its basic market is only so large. Even if the leading actors and actresses are both first-line big stars, they cannot make the basic market of this film larger. Therefore, Yu Jiang's strategy for his film is actually very simple. There is a popular star actor as the main star, so that the film has starlight and will not be silent in the media and on the Internet. The rest of the budget would rather be used in publicity and marketing. How to arouse the interest of passers-by in youth love movies and go to the cinema is the key to whether the box office can really grow effectively.

Stars are just a fulcrum for theater managers, investors, and the media to promote.

Yu Jiang can only give up temporarily because he can't find a male lead for the new film.

He can only wait for "Flowers on the Stars" to be released.

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Generally, movies that choose to be released on the Qixi Festival are not blockbusters, and they are most likely to be released for the big market on the Qixi Festival.

On the Qixi Festival, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi did not go to the cinema, but went to a hotel in the mountains together to enjoy the cool vacation.

However, although they went to the mountains, someone still informed them of the situation in the film market in a timely manner.

During the Qixi Festival, the most popular movie in the early stage was "Flowers on the Stars", followed by "You Who Came From the River" starring powerful actor Zhang Ding and art film goddess Qin Sangwen, and "Magpie Bridge", an animated film adapted from the traditional Chinese myth story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

The pre-sale of "Flowers on the Stars" was far ahead at 37 million.

On the day of Qixi Festival, the old film "Flower on the Stars" topped the box office list, "Flowers on the Stars" ranked second, "You Who Came From the River" ranked third, and "Magpie Bridge" ranked fourth.

Lu Yanhe lay on a bamboo chair by the stream to enjoy the cool air.

Chen Siqi sat on a stone by the stream, stretched his legs directly into the stream, and swayed gently.

"The box office of "Flowers on the Stars" has exceeded 50 million."

It was two o'clock in the afternoon, and Chen Siqi said to Lu Yanhe with his mobile phone.

Lu Yanhe hummed.

Chen Siqi asked: "Do you think the box office of "Flowers on the Stars" can exceed 100 million?"

"Such a big announcement cannot be justified with less than 100 million yuan," Lu Yanhe said.

"I didn't expect this movie to be quite profitable," Chen Siqi said. "It is said that Icefield Video spent 12 million to buy the five-year online broadcast rights of this movie."

Lu Yanhe did a simple calculation in his mind.

"For a movie that has a box office of over 100 million and is very popular, this price is not high." He said, "It seems that "Flowers on the Stars" has begun to make a profit."

"Yes." Chen Siqi said, "This film has sold broadcast rights in more than a dozen countries and regions in Asia. It was a good move to show it at the Hollywood Film Festival."

"Yes." Lu Yanhe said, "However, it is a pity that the male protagonist died in the end, which is a tragic ending. Otherwise, with such results, a sequel might be developed."

Chen Siqi: "Why can't a sequel be developed after the male protagonist dies? The sequel will say that the heroine meets a boy who looks exactly like the male protagonist, and the two start a new story. It can be filmed just as well."

Lu Yanhe: "So bloody."

"As a commercial movie in itself, Ruyi Pictures will definitely not miss such an opportunity to make money." Chen Siqi said, "Basically, as long as the movie has a good box office and good profitability, Ruyi Pictures will develop a sequel. Even the mixed reviews won’t affect their style.”

"I can't stand it. Not every movie is suitable for a sequel."

"Who says it isn't?" Chen Siqi said, "By the way, the "Fire" series you signed with Longyan Pictures is for three parts, right?"

"I don't know if it will only be three films, but I only signed three films." Lu Yanhe said.

Chen Siqi: "You basically didn't participate in filming this year. In "Love Letter", although you are the leading actor in name, you actually have very few scenes."

"I consciously want to stop a little bit. Last year I kept joining the team, constantly entering one character, and then another character. I was a little tired." Lu Yanhe said, "Another thing, this year I received all the scripts from outside. It doesn’t impress me very much. If there is no suitable script, I just don’t force myself.”

Chen Siqi asked: "Have you not received a suitable script?"

In Chen Siqi's opinion, the best scripts on the market must have been written by Lu Yanhe first.

Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "I haven't seen anything good, that's what Sister Ziyan said."

Chen Siqi was a little confused: "Have you become more critical? Isn't that true?"

-

"Mrs. Huang called me just now. You have been selected as the heroine of Liu Bige's new film."

The agent said happily to Ji Miao.

As a leading figure among the younger generation of actresses, Ji Miao, who won the Best Supporting Actress award at a young age, has always had a smooth career in movies.

Ji Miao was not surprised that she won the role.

It would be a surprise if she didn't win.

Ji Miao said: "It would be great if the leading actor in this movie is still Lu Yanhe."

The agent didn't expect Ji Miao to say this suddenly.

"Lu Yanhe? He probably won't accept this kind of movie, even if the director is Liu Bige." The agent said, "Almost all of the movies he accepts are serious dramas or art films. It seems that he has never accepted such a light comedy. "Six People" doesn't count. He is the screenwriter himself, and you can tell at a glance that he is not playing the core role. He gave that role to Yan Liang. It feels like he was writing it just to praise his friend. ’s script.”

Ji Miao sighed, nodded, and said, "Yes."

The agent glanced at her and said, "He is the only person in the entire entertainment industry who can take on roles like Lu Yanhe."

Ji Miao said: "I don't know if one day I will be able to take on a role like him."

The agent said: "Your position is not yet stable. There are so many people eyeing your position. Moreover, there have been so many newcomers in the entertainment industry in the past few years. This time, the one competing with you is Wang Jing. The actress who starred in "Late Spring" with Lu Yanhe, it is said that many people support her to act. If you don't stand firm, no one knows when someone will overtake you. "

Ji Miao nodded.

"You have also read this script, and if you play it well, it will definitely be a lovable and good character, and it may even become your representative role in the future." The agent said, "The audience likes this kind of character with a very distinctive personality. , she has a sense of contrast and is a little cute in her neurosis. You can portray her very well.”

"Li Zhibai has never acted in a movie before."

"It is true that he has never acted in a movie before, and this is his first time acting in a movie." The agent said, "However, you don't need to question his situation. Whether it is acting skills, popularity, or past performance, it is all It’s very impressive.”

Ji Miao: "I didn't question him. Of course I knew he was very good. I'm just a little regretful. If Lu Yanhe had starred, maybe this movie could go to international film festivals."

Agent: "There is no point in going around. This kind of movie is destined not to be shortlisted for the main competition. At most, it will make a profit."

"It's okay to make a living. You can watch "Flowers on the Stars" and earn a living at the Hollywood Film Festival. It's worth it." Ji Miao said.

Agent: "I heard that Yu Jiang is preparing a new movie. "Flowers on the Stars" did well at the box office. How about we take the initiative to contact you and see if the heroine is suitable for you?"

"Forget it, if I act in those shitty movies of hers, the reputation I've finally accumulated will probably be gone soon." Ji Miao said, "You haven't seen how many people on the Internet are scolding "Flowers on the Star" for being too shitty. Blood?"

"Let those people on the Internet scold them. The fact that such a bloody movie is selling so well only shows that passers-by who don't often speak out online are very interested in this movie, just like this. "Surfing Against the Current" "You" has a very good reputation. The score on Yemai.com was unlocked half a day after its release, with a score of 8.1, but its box office is not half as high as "Flowers on the Star"."

Ji Miao: "The previous publicity of "You Go Against the Current" was not as good as "Flowers on the Stars." If it weren't for the starring roles of Zhang Ding and Qin Sangwen, not many people might know about such a movie. " "Flowers on the Stars" just didn't have posters stuck on everyone's doorsteps."

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The final battle report of the Chinese Valentine's Day period is out. "Flowers on the Stars" relied on its counterattack in the evening prime time slot to top the box office list today with a box office of 87.56 million on the first day.

The old film "Boom Needle" ranked second with 68.12 million.

"You Go Against the Current" ranked third with 42 million.

The animated film "Magpie Bridge" hit the market directly, ranking fourth with 13 million.

On the day of Chinese Valentine's Day, the market exceeded 200 million, and the performance was quite satisfactory. The industry was a little disappointed.

But this does not affect the celebration of "Flowers on the Stars".

It's obvious that this movie is going to make over 100 million yuan. Even if a lot of voices on the Internet criticize this movie for being bloody, it won't affect the movie's profitability.

Yujiang happily posted the first-day battle report poster, and also announced another new movie of his.

Yu Jiang has quite a few film projects that he is currently working on. There is another film she is working on with Lang Xia, and besides that, there is another one she is preparing. Now that "Flowers on the Stars" is performing so well at the box office, several of her other projects will surely speed up.

People feel refreshed when happy events occur.

That night, Yu Jiang stayed on Weibo until two o'clock in the morning to argue with netizens who criticized her movie for being a bitch, and then she quit Weibo with great satisfaction.

On WeChat, there are still many messages of congratulations that have not been replied to.

She didn't bother to read it, so she would talk about it tomorrow. (End of chapter)