The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 14 Tomorrow’s Twin Stars

"Let him be strong, and the breeze will blow over the mountains." In the editing room, facing the irritable Comrade Lao Wang, Wang Wei replied in a pretentious manner.

Wang Chuanqi glared: "You said it's easy, how can we get more film schedules like this?"

Wang Wei asked the editor to stop what he was doing, take a rest, and then said to Lao Wang: "Otherwise, what do you want to do? The money in your pocket must be spent wisely. If you just pluck a hair from a wealthy man who is thicker than your thigh, can you compare?"

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Wang Wei is also a bit numb in this regard.

Times are different, and it is really not possible for you to look down on all living beings just by being well-informed.

For example, he is more familiar with Internet marketing. Damn, now is the era of portals. What tricks can you play?

The mainstream marketing methods these days are either to use the celebrity's own popularity to gain exposure for the film, or to spend money on advertising bombs through traditional media channels such as TV networks.

"Peking Holiday" doesn't rely on either end.

There is no reputation; spending money cannot defeat the real rich people.

It was exactly this that made Wang Chuanqi even more angry. It was amazing that he was willing to spend money.

On the contrary, Wang Wei, who was younger than him, remained calm: "Old Wang, I think you made a mistake. We actually don't need to compete with Tang Yu."

"I'm actually fine." Lin Yongqiang smiled, "I really hope I can gain something today."

Frankly speaking, if those three movies that have become jokes can be released smoothly, they should do well at the box office.

Wang Chuanqi was silent for a long time, then laughed: "I'm really a little bit crazy."

When she saw the director Wang Wei greeting her before the screening, she was struck by how handsome she was. Now that the heroine's appearance was added to her, Yang Lan's heart went crazy: Oh my god, I can't hold back the urge to lick the screen!

If nothing else, just because of these two faces, this movie is on the list worth watching - she is a famous film critic who "loves looking at faces".

The internal preview screening of "Peking Holiday" has begun.

After all, he had an original version in his mind as a reference, and he paid great attention to the choice of lenses when shooting.

Especially when the princess was receiving the ministers, she kept taking her feet out of her shoes, which made Yang Lan, who was wearing high heels, smile knowingly.

Even though Mo changed a lot of things, he knew the rhythm of the entire film well, so he didn't have to worry about this or that when editing.

The next day, they visited the city of Peiping and spent a wonderful and pleasant time. After they fell in love, they still parted ways because of their respective identities and responsibilities, but the imperial capital became a symbol of their eternal love.

However, what is a difficult step for ordinary directors is exactly the opposite for Wang Wei.

If the response is good, everyone is naturally happy. The film studio is happily preparing to officially release it to make money, and the theaters can also arrange more screens to make money along the way.

Elegant and decent, lively and mischievous, this is the actress she has ever seen who combines these two qualities best.

Anyway, the total budget of "Peking Holiday" is less than 10 million, and as long as the box office exceeds 30 million, the film can be declared a success.

After changing his mentality, Wang Chuanqi was no longer anxious and asked casually: "Did the post-production go smoothly?"

Unless "Peking Holiday" is terrible, or Luo Jianzhou's new film is amazing, otherwise, you are richer and more popular, so what, you can still occupy all the screens across the country?

It's a bit of a cliched love story, but Yang Lan didn't feel impatient at all after watching the whole movie.

With Dunhuang's current distribution capabilities, it is not difficult to achieve this goal as long as there is moderate publicity.

Lin Yongqiang is a senior movie viewing specialist at Sky Cinema, the second largest theater chain in China, so it is natural for him to appear on such an occasion.

But Wang Wei is right, he really thinks too much.

In the final analysis, Dunhuang's top priority is not to fight against anyone, but to break the curse of "no films of its own are successfully released".

Even when the test screening ended and the lights came back on, Yang Lan was still staring at the screen and reminiscing.

Although he hasn't seen the finished film of "Peking Holiday" yet, judging from the samples shot earlier, it can't be a bad movie.

It is a painful process for established directors to cut out the shots they like by hand, not to mention new directors.

As soon as the princess played by Shen Zhenyi appeared, Yang Lan sat upright.

It's a bit incredible that she is so devoted to herself.

And as a representative of the theater chain, he noticed that the box office of the films released by Dunhuang for other production companies in the past three years was generally decent, proving that Dunhuang is not as bad as everyone ridiculed.

To put it bluntly, Wang Wei has always taken Luo Jianzhou's targeting as amusement.

As for whether Luo Jianzhou's new film will be super, he has no way to intervene. If it is really super, he can only admit it.

A princess from a Southeast Asian country was on a trip, and Peiping was her last stop. At night, the little princess, tired of palace etiquette, slipped out of the window and was "picked up" by a cash-strapped young reporter to take her home.

It is true that there are only so many screens. If he takes more, others will take less, but——

"It's a bit unexpected." Lin Yongqiang next to her suddenly commented, "At first glance, it seems to be a very ordinary love movie, but after watching it, I was deeply impressed. Sister Lan, what do you think?"

They were talking and laughing, and soon the lights in the screening room dimmed.

Wang Chuanqi was surprised by Wang Wei's speed, and he quickly realized something: "Wouldn't it be possible to prepare for an internal preview?"

Otherwise, do you really think that Wang Wei can't make a blockbuster film?

——Well, he can't afford it. Not to mention whether his current ability can support a blockbuster, it's just a blockbuster-level investment scale. Even if he kills Lao Wang, he won't risk it for a rookie.

Yang Lan, who spoke to him, is a well-known film critic in the industry: "Yes, I have quite a few acquaintances."

Yang Lan smiled: "If today's test screening is good, many people will be disappointed."

Wang Wei nodded: "You can prepare."

"Based on our subject matter, how much more do you want to occupy? And our investment is only small. If we make good use of the number of screens we can get, it will be enough to recoup our costs and even make a profit." Wang Wei laughed.

This was obviously beyond Lao Wang's expectation.

"So fast!!?"

"The schedules are colliding, but it is obvious that our themes are completely different. One is a hot action movie, and the other is a romantic comedy. The audiences are different. I think that instead of focusing on Tang Yu, you might as well take a look at the same people. Are there any similar competitors in this schedule?"

The so-called internal test screening is a small-scale test screening that the film studio invites some film critics and theater viewing specialists to participate in after the basic production of the film is completed.

"No wonder Tang Yu's Luo Jianzhou is fighting with Dunhuang because of her. This is really a dazzling diamond." Obviously, Yang Lan is one of the most well-informed people in the industry.

Unconsciously, he fell into a context where he wanted to compete with Tang Yu.

This is where the benefits of having great power come into play. Wang Wei, who is both a director and a producer, does not need to compete with anyone for editing rights, and no one is telling him what to do. He can edit how he wants, and the progress will naturally not be slow.

Lin Yongqiang shrugged: "Everyone comes here to eat melon."

So he may not be the one with the strongest mentality at today's preview.

If the response is not good, then it will be troublesome. Not to mention the trouble that may require reshoots and corrections, just having to bribe film critics to say good things and restore the bad impression of the theaters will be a headache for the film producers.

Wang Weiluo yawned: "The first cut is almost finished."

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In fact, although the films Dunhuang has produced in the past three years have become worse than the last, judging from the information he has, Dunhuang's vision is still passable.

So on the day of the preview, Dunhuang was quite busy.

As for the plot, it is very simple, so simple that critics who have read countless films can basically guess the ending after reading the beginning.

The bad thing is that Dunhuang was so unlucky that it was all screwed up before it was released.

Based on his experience, the pain begins when a new director enters the editing room.

"If you cut this, I will fight with you. Do you know how difficult it was for us to shoot this shot?" or "Do you know how expensive this shot is?" are their favorite words in the editing room.

After the test screening, participants will give comments and scores, and the film studio will make an expectation for the future of the film based on these comments and scores.

As the first Dunhuang-produced film that is expected to be released in recent years, Wang Chuanqi attaches great importance to the internal preview, and the invitees... are also very active.

But when I think about it again, it’s normal. The charm of the two protagonists, especially the heroine, in the film is so dazzling. Her every move, every move and every smile makes me, a face-controlling person, unforgettable.

"Sister Lan, what a coincidence you are here too." Lin Yongqiang greeted with a smile.

"So are you optimistic about this movie?" Yang Lan asked.

"That's right. I think it's interesting and worth recommending. What do you think?"

"What's my opinion?" Yang Lan's smile faded and she said in a deep voice, "I only see the twin stars of tomorrow rising!"

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Now it is said that they all look at the reading data. Dear collectors, please read it again. Refill~~~

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