Huayu’s ex-husband

Chapter 80 80. It doesn’t matter who runs first, it still depends on who goes further

"When will you turn it on?"

Liu Tianxian replied with a smile: "The filming will start at the Chedun Film and Television Base in Shanghai on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, which is February 3 next year. It is expected to be filmed until early June."

"So are you stable in your role?"

Liu Tianxian thought for a while and said: "It should be considered stable! After all, before I came back from the Magic City, I had already held a press conference there, and then Director Gao also represented the crew to make the official announcement that Xiao Ming and I would I’m taking on the role of the male and female protagonist.”

Although the crew held a press conference to announce to foreign officials that there might not be any replacements later, it is true that such situations are relatively rare.

After all, if this happens often, it won't always make headlines and be talked about for years.

Since she had already signed the contract and got the role, Wei Wu simply made up for it and reissued the task.

[Ding, congratulations on triggering a new mission, successfully starring in "New Shanghai Beach" and making director Gao Xixi basically satisfied with your performance. The mission difficulty is 2 stars. After completing the mission, you will receive a C-level attribute point treasure chest reward]

The corners of Liu Tianxian's mouth rose slightly. Yes, a new mission was triggered.

Based on her interactions during this period, Director Gao Xixi seems to be much kinder than Wei Wu. It shouldn't be as hard as Wei Wu to basically satisfy him!

This can also be seen from the difficulty of the tasks. Wei Wu usually starts with a three-star difficulty, but Director Gao Xixi's difficulty is only two stars.

After completing so many tasks, Liu Tianxian now has some experience.

Basically, the difficulty level is one or two stars, so as long as you are a little more serious, you can easily complete it, which is almost considered as a bonus!

"By the way, my mother told me that you are going to release our movie "The Journey" during the Lunar New Year this year, right?"

Wei Wu nodded: "Yes, if the review goes well, it should be released on December 29th if nothing else happens."

Because before the movie was released, Liu Tianxian, as the most powerful member of the crew, would definitely have to come to help with the roadshow promotion, so Wei Wu told Liu Xiaoli about this in advance.

Liu Tianxian couldn't help but muttered: "But wasn't "Those Years" filmed first? Why was "The Journey" released first?"

The reason why she complained was not entirely because she wanted her movie to be released as soon as possible, but because if "The Journey" was released first, then "Those Years" would naturally no longer be Wei Wu's debut film.

Liu Tianxian originally thought that this movie, which was of special significance to her, would become Wei Wu's debut film, but in the blink of an eye, "The Journey" would come second.

Although she may have participated in "The Journey", her role and importance are completely incomparable to those in "Those Years", and naturally it's much worse!

Wei Wu explained: "There is no way. The schedule depends on the audience. The main audience of "Those Years" is students, so the summer schedule is the best choice.

"On the other hand, "Unfortunately" is originally about the Spring Festival travel season, and every year during the Chinese New Year, the atmosphere of the Spring Festival travel season is strongest, the discussion is the highest, and it is most likely to resonate, so it is of course the most appropriate time to release it."

Wei Wu is a very rational person. He has also considered whether to release "Those Years" earlier. In this case, "Those Years" will still be his debut film.

But if you think about it carefully, it’s really unnecessary. It’s a lose-lose situation. Maybe the box office of both movies will be affected to a certain extent. It’s totally not worth the gain!

What's more, even though "Those Years" is his debut film, it is not Liu Tianxian's film debut, so it doesn't seem to be that significant. So it's not worth the expense to change course.

Liu Tianxian looked a little disappointed, so Wei Wu touched her head and said with a smile:

"Actually, if you think about it on the bright side, it might be a good thing if "Those Years" is released later!"

Liu Tianxian tilted his head slightly and said, "How?"

Wei Wu said confidently: "Because "The Journey" will be released first, if it can become popular, then I will have a certain reputation. If "Those Years" is released again by then, the box office may be higher.

“In fact, there are many big directors whose debut films were of good quality, but the box office was not satisfactory.

"To put it bluntly, it's because the audience is being deceived. If they have never heard of this director and have never made a movie before, then they will inevitably have concerns when spending money to buy tickets."

Liu Tianxian was doubtful: "Is it true?"

"Is this still false?" Wei Wu began to give her detailed examples and analysis:

"Listen, let me give you an example. For example, director Feng Xiaogang. Everyone knows that his famous film was the 1997 Lunar New Year film "Party A and Party B." Then the following year he released another Lunar New Year film "Missing." "Not scattered".

"I wonder if you have seen these two movies? Then let me ask you, which one do you think is of higher quality? Which one is more famous?"

Liu Tianxian said without hesitation: "I have actually watched both of these two movies, but not in the cinema, but on the DVD. Of course, Party A and Party B were better filmed."

Wei Wu took advantage of the situation and asked: "Of those two movies, do you know which one has the higher box office?"

Liu Tianxian shook his head: "I haven't paid much attention to this. They seem to be pretty good. It should be the high point of "Party A and Party B"!"

Wei Wu stretched out an index finger on his right hand and shook it and said, "Wrong, it's "See You or Be Parted"!

"The final box office of "Party A and Party B" was 36 million, while "See You or Part" was 43 million. There was a difference of 7 million!"

Ten or twenty years later, it can be said that there will be no difference in the box office. But in the late 1990s, the box office of mainland movies was generally not high, so this is basically a very large number!

What is the concept of a box office of 7 million?

Let's put it this way, in 1997, if a mainland movie had a box office of 7 million, it would be able to firmly enter the top 30 of the year, and maybe even the top 20 of the year.

The Douban score of "Party A and Party B" is as high as 8.4, which is the highest score among the films directed by Feng Xiaogang, while "See You or Part" has a score of 7.9 and is not ranked at all.

Both movies were released during the Lunar New Year period, and there was only one year difference between them.

The period of 1979 and 1998 was not the year when the mainland film market was booming. It can be said that the changes in the film market during this year were basically negligible.

"Party A and Party B", which obviously has a better reputation, has a lower box office. Isn't that because Feng Xiaogang became more famous in the year between the release of "See You or Part"!

In fact, it's not just Feng Xiaogang, but also Ning Hao.

He also said that "Crazy Stone" had a higher reputation, but the final box office was only 25.34 million; and "Crazy Racing" had a Douban score 0.2 lower than the previous film, but the box office was as high as 110 million.

With this film, Ning Hao also became the fourth mainland director to have a film with a box office of over 100 million, second only to the three major mainland directors Zhang Fengchen.

If he had released "Racing" first and "Crazy Stone" later, then it is very likely that the box office of the two movies would have been reversed!

After hearing Wei Wu's words, Liu Tianxian's clouds suddenly turned clear, so Wei Wu finally made a concluding speech:

"So, by releasing "The Journey" first, it is equivalent to sacrificing this movie.

"If this movie can help me gain some fame, then the box office of "Those Years" will naturally increase significantly from the original level.

""Those Years" is a movie with you as the core heroine. You must hope that the box office of this movie will be as high as possible, right?

"So it doesn't matter who runs first, the main thing is who goes further in the end!"

Liu Tianxian's eyes sparkled and he nodded like a fool: "Yes, yes, I completely understand. Now I fully understand your good intentions!"

Although Wei Wu's words were deceptive, he actually made some choices here. Because this does involve a question of who should be sacrificed.

After repeated deliberation, Wei Wu finally decided to let "People on the Road" take the lead and be the pioneer.

Because "Unfortunate Road" was released more recently, as a road comedy, it is generally more in line with the current audience's viewing tastes, and it is more likely to become an instant hit.

On the other hand, "Those Years" is a youth film, and its subject matter is relatively new. It may be very fresh and interesting to some viewers.

But for other relatively traditional audiences, they may not be too cold about it.

Therefore, relatively speaking, "People on the Road" is more family-friendly and more in line with public tastes.

Therefore, it is safer to let it be released first. After all, if "Those Years" is released first but fails to open up the situation as expected, it may also affect the later release of "The Journey".

The author of Pujie is here to say to all the big guys that this book will be on the shelves next Wednesday, March 13th (next Wednesday). The author of Pujie is here to kowtow three times, and hopes that all the big guys will nod their heads at that time. Ordered, thank you very much, thank you again!