The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 19 Don’t panic, I still have the advantage

Unlike the extremely shabby premiere of "Peking Holiday", Luo Jianzhou held a star-studded premiere ceremony for "Fast Hour".

As fans screamed and reporters jostled for position, celebrities big and small appeared one after another.

When Luo Jianzhou showed up with the main creative lineup, he received the highest decibel scream of the day, as well as a flash bombardment and a barrage of questions from media reporters.

From the moment Luo Jianzhou entered the premiere theater, he was almost completely overwhelmed by all kinds of greetings. He was almost overwhelmed with dealing with these industry acquaintances - this is a reflection of his status in the industry.

The premiere of "Fast Hour" was quite successful. The fans naturally applauded wildly, and the big names who were invited to attend were also full of praise. Luo Jianzhou was in a good mood after the premiere.

But soon, his mood became less beautiful.

Because there was a screening of "Peking Holiday" in the cinema next door, Luo Jianzhou specially observed it after the screening.

I saw hundreds of people pouring out, some with sad faces, some with excitement, but almost no one showed disappointment.

Vaguely, there are still many voices of discussion reaching my ears——

"The theme of "Peking Holiday" is not outstanding. It is even said that the theme of the prince falling in love with Cinderella has been filmed badly. Even if the soundtrack "reality" and the theme song "Legend" are so excellent, if there are no other hot spots, it will be doomed.

mediocre."

This shadow was maximized on the second day.

Nonsense, that’s Junior Sister Shen, how can she not be beautiful?

If she were my heroine, I would definitely be able to photograph her more beautifully.

Although he was still beaten by him, one could tell at a glance that the other party's attendance rate would not be worse than his. The difference in the first-day box office between the two was only reflected in the number of films scheduled.

He discussed this issue with Luo Jianzhou after watching the sample film, but the edited version did not improve much.

In other words, the quality of "Peking Holiday" can be recognized by film critics.

Even though it is currently impossible to quickly count the attendance and word-of-mouth of the film through the Internet, using relatively primitive sampling surveys and phone statistics, it will not take long for Tang Yu Media to get an overview of the release of "The Speedy Moment"——

"Can't you just focus on movies and stories like "Peking Holiday" and experience the simplest happiness and the purest touch? Even if it's just for one day."

Of course, it's another thing to accept money and not send negative reviews or to delay sending negative reviews.

Luo Jianzhou flipped through the day's newspapers irritably, and then... became even more irritable!

Oh, this proud young master actually admitted his mistake so easily?

The producer couldn't believe his ears.

The producer poked his head over and saw that it was the reviewer of the old man Charlotte. He always spared no effort in making gory romance movies.

Because the most prominent film reviews are all about "Peking Holiday"——

As the producer said, this is what people eat, and reputation always comes first.

"What should I do if I can't cry? I'll film it in a pretentious way, or I'll film it with unnecessary moaning, abortion, car accidents, it's so difficult to film it all the time... Anyway, just cry until you die."

“Very nice!”

Major studios have their own investigation departments, which keep an eye on the dynamics of movie releases in order to adjust their own promotion methods.

"This princess whose every smile makes people feel heartbroken, heartbroken, and yearned for, affects the plot and people's hearts from the beginning to the end. I even think that apart from the heroine's face, I really can't imagine anyone else who is more suitable for the princess. The image of…”

As for the film review by Charlotte, another famous troll film critic——

"The princess is so beautiful!"

But this fact made Luo Jianzhou's mood even worse.

Seeing that Luo Jianzhou's face was turning darker, the producer felt relieved for some reason: You're stupid, I told you not to underestimate the enemy but you didn't listen. What does it matter now? The real competition has just begun.

"However, because of the addition of the heroine, this movie has a completely different result."

"Crying for your sister, crying, only crying, is an all-round insult to love. The more the actor cries into the scene, the more fucking I get out of it."

You know, this is still the first day, and most movie fans are watching it just because of the director and starring names. The emergence of such a reputation can already explain some problems.

He couldn't stand it anymore and said bitterly: "Dunhuang must have stuffed money into this old man."

Luo Jianzhou thought with both agreement and regret.

The producers were not surprised either.

The producer still nodded slightly.

After the first day's box office was released, "Fast Hour" achieved a box office score of 15.44 million, winning the single-day box office championship.

"What comes out now is basically good reviews, and you know the reason." The producer shrugged.

But then came "Peking Holiday", which also achieved a dazzling box office of 13.59 million.

"I love this movie so much!"

"..."

The producer nodded slightly.

This is definitely not the crushing game he wanted!

""Holiday in Peking" is a good love movie, and the princess in it is a very typical screen image, but I am not here to flatter you today."

"Actually, what worries me more than the box office is the audience's reputation." The producer raised a few pages of the report in his hand.

"Ever since the movie "If Sadness Turns Against the River" unexpectedly became a hit four years ago, subsequent romance films seem to be doing just one thing - crying, and each one is more crying than the last."

"I know that after "Peking Holiday", there may be a batch of "innocent" follow-up movies. Seriously, hurry up and let the love movies that only make you cry, Quante Niang, be destroyed..."

Moreover, there is a very subtle point - there are almost no famous film critics among them.

"The attendance rate on the first day was not bad, but quite a few viewers said that the rhythm was a bit unbalanced and the narrative had major flaws..."

Regardless of whether it was the high attendance rate that was immediately obvious or the faint recognition from the audience, Luo Jianzhou's mood was cast a shadow.

He took a deep breath, exhaled, and finally said: "I admit, I underestimated the enemy. That kid still surprised me a little."

The producer felt relieved and said, it turned out to be the familiar Mr. Luo.

Luo Jianzhou had a sullen face, and after a while, he asked: "What about the reputation of the film critics?"

"As soon as the popularity subsides, given their love theme, even if they have a good reputation, it will not be easy to maintain the existing theater chain without cutting cuts."

Luo Jianzhou raised his third finger: "There is another point where we definitely have an advantage, the road show."

Comparing the favorable reviews of "Speed" in newspapers, it seems that most of them are clichés and have no soul at all.

"You can't say that. A well-known film critic like Charlotte is most concerned about his reputation. If the quality of the movie is very poor, even if he pays for it, he will criticize it no matter what." Mr. Producer still said it was fair.

When Luo Jianzhou took a look, Yang Lan, the film critic who "loved looking at faces the most", was raving about it.

Luo Jianzhou pointed his fingers and analyzed: "In the final analysis, Dunhuang relies on the Guo family's gossip to stir up the popularity. No matter how shocking the gossip is, the popularity will drop after a while, and Dunhuang will no longer have the advantage of following the trend."

"However, I maintain that he is not a big threat."

Well, what else could be the reason? It's just money.

The so-called road show means that directors, actors and other film creators go to major cities across the country to promote the film. Regional theaters generally look forward to the influence of celebrities parachuted into the local area, and local movie fans are even more eager to have the opportunity to see their idols.

Luo Jianzhou showed a determined smile: "Except for the heroine in "Speed", all the other actors are famous; but in "Northern Vacation", from the director to the leading actor, who is famous?"

In the end, he didn't know whether he was comforting others or himself, but he concluded confidently: "So, don't panic, the advantage is still with me!"

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(End of chapter)