Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Although he didn't understand what Lin Daoqiu said about negative review marketing, the matter was already here and he reiterated several times that he was not joking, so Langmeyer had no choice but to do what the other party said and let the publicity department immediately follow what Lin Daoqiu said.

Request to execute.

"Negative review marketing is actually to put it bluntly, it is to make people curious about the movie and make them feel that since the movie is so bad, they will have the urge to go in and see how bad it is."

Lin Daoqiu later explained this, and Langmeyer realized that there was so much knowledge in it. If Lin Daoqiu hadn't said it, he would have thought the other party was crazy.

But even so, Lin Daoqiu was not very confident. After all, the final comparison was not about bad movies, but the hope that after the audience entered the theater and came out of the movie, they would realize that this movie was not a super bad movie.

It's a very funny and heart-warming movie.

In the following time, because Universal Pictures added fuel to the fire, the topic of "Home Alone" became more popular again. Even people who don't watch movies often know that there is a super bad movie.

Coming soon.

Originally, the negative review marketing plan was implemented smoothly, but because it went a little too far, a small accident happened during this period.

Anna, the mother of Dove Lai, the star of "Home Alone", heard the rumors outside and worried that the movie would affect her son's future stardom, so she quickly contacted Lin Daoqiu and planned to terminate the contract with him.

If possible, Anna even hoped that this movie would not be released, otherwise her son's image would be ruined.

On this day, Anna made an appointment with Lin Daoqiu. As soon as Lin Daoqiu sat down, he noticed that Anna seemed to be very angry, which made him feel a little baffled.

"Mr. Lin, I am very grateful to you for giving Dove Lai this opportunity to play the leading role, but I feel that if this drama is released, it will affect Dove Lai's future acting career, so I want to talk to you

Termination of contract."

Lin Daoqiu didn't expect that Anna asked him out to talk about this matter. However, after the other party finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu just looked at Anna and smiled without saying a word. He didn't expect that before anyone else jumped out, she came out first.

You're looking for trouble yourself.

"You came today to terminate your contract with me?"

"Yes Mr. Lin."

Anna nodded, looking very determined. She must find a way to terminate this contract with Lin Daoqiu today. She will spread the news by then. I believe that after doing so, this matter will not be resolved.

It will affect Dovelay's future.

But after Anna finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu just looked at the other party with an impatient expression. He felt that Anna was a bit too whimsical.

You must know that the original contract stipulated that if the other party was forced to terminate the contract without any fault, a considerable amount of liquidated damages would be required.

Lin Daoqiu didn't think Anna could get so much money at once, so he directly extended his hand to the other party.

"Since you want to terminate the contract, I believe you have already prepared the money."

Lin Daoqiu wanted to see how strong Anna's belief in terminating the contract was.

"Money? What money?"

Anna looked at Lin Daoqiu confused. She didn't understand what the other party meant by money.

"Liquidated damages, didn't you read it when you signed the contract? If you want to forcefully terminate the contract, you will have to pay half of the production fee, a total of two and a half million US dollars."

When Anna heard that she would be compensated US$2.5 million for terminating the contract, she completely stayed where she was, with a shocked expression on her face.

When she signed the contract before, she didn't read the terms carefully at all. She only cared about things like remuneration, and didn't pay much attention to the more detailed contract terms.

Now when Lin Daoqiu said this, Anna's face suddenly showed an unnatural expression. It was clear at a glance that she rushed to Lin Daoqiu to terminate the contract without even reading the terms carefully.

"What's wrong? Since you want to terminate the contract, take out the money. Otherwise, don't waste my time here. I'm very busy."

Lin Daoqiu was very dissatisfied with Anna's sudden move to come to him to terminate the contract. Now that the movie has not even been released, she has rushed over to add insult to injury. Does she think she is easy to bully because she is Chinese?

If it were another big director or screenwriter in Hollywood, I'm afraid Anna would keep it to herself even if she had such thoughts, and wouldn't dare to trouble him at this time.

"I...I..."

It's impossible for Anna to have that much money. She was just an ordinary office worker before, and her family's savings, including the house, were less than 200,000 US dollars.

Now Lin Daoqiu asked for 2.5 million. Even if she sold her whole family, she would only be able to get a tenth of it at most, and Anna never thought of paying the other party a dime when she terminated the contract.

"This contract is unreasonable. I object to it. I want to find a lawyer and I want to sue you."

Anna was so anxious that she began to speak in a panic, but she never thought that if she wanted to sue Lin Daoqiu, she would have to at least find out where he was at fault.

But the problem is that Lin Daoqiu did not do anything wrong at all. The pay was paid in time, and there were no accidents during the filming. It would be damned if she could win the lawsuit.

"Then please do as you please, but I can tell you first that the distribution company of "Home Alone" is Universal Pictures, so from now on, it may be very difficult for your son to develop in Hollywood."

Lin Daoqiu was actually just scaring Anna. After all, Universal Pictures couldn't take the initiative to block a child. If they really did this, they would only be laughed at by other companies.

It would not work if it were Lin Daoqiu who did this, because judging from his current popularity, the other seven companies would not buy into his account at all.

But Anna doesn't know this. She knows nothing about the situation in Hollywood. She is just a woman who wants to push her son to become a star.

"Mr. Lin, I...I..."

What Anna is most worried about is Dove Lai's future. If her son's path is really blocked because of this incident, then she will definitely regret her visit to Lin Daoqiu today.

"Miss Anna, I don't have time to drink coffee with you here. If you have money, use it to terminate the contract. If not, shut up. I'll excuse you now."

If Lin Daoqiu had known that Anna asked him out to talk about these meaningless things, he would never have gone to the appointment.

Watching Lin Daoqiu leave the coffee shop, there was no other expression on Anna's face except anxiety.