Physician’s Odyssey

Listening to Han Zhaolun saying that he would continue to pursue his pursuit, Liang Cheng's complexion changed drastically, and he thought you were too cruel!

"I don't recommend continuing to chase. No accident. The other party has discovered the problem. If we stop now, we can get away. But continuing to chase it to suppress it will cause negative effects."

Liang Cheng's personality is relatively calm, and he vaguely senses the risks.

"What negative effects can it have?" Han Zhaolun didn't care, frowning, "You told me before that this is the unspoken rule of the industry. Everyone can see it through. Since it is released at the same time, it is fighting for the New Year's Day film market this year. You have to be psychologically prepared, either you die or I die."

The annual box office battle, in the eyes of ordinary movie fans, the quality of the movie determines the box office. It is not that simple.To get a good box office, the announcement of the film occupies a very important position.

First of all, propaganda can keep up, guide public opinion, and it is best to create topics.Before many movies go on the market, male and female leading actors will have a lot of gossips in order to cooperate with the release of the movie and attract public attention.

Second, the distribution channels have to invest a lot of manpower and material resources.Every year, China will shoot a lot of movies, and many movies will not even be shown in theaters.Of course, there are now many online video platforms, and many small-produced movies are released in the form of online big movies, which can be regarded as a breakthrough.But theaters still have a high threshold.

Liang Cheng is able to gain a foothold in this industry, on the one hand because of his extensive network resources, not only knows many big names in the circle, but also recognized by everyone for his ability to operate the movie box office; on the other hand, because of his flexible mind, He has a beautiful resume, and several popular movies have passed him.

"Heavenly Mystery" is a spy war film set in the Republic of China period. The general plot is that the hero and the heroine are agents of two factions. They go deep into the occupied area and provide intelligence to their respective factions. In the process, they have feelings, but they Because of their different identities, they couldn't be together in the end.

The theme of this movie is good. Both the male and female protagonists are first-line big names and their performances are remarkable. If done properly, they have the opportunity to hit the top five box office rankings this year.

However, it is very difficult to get the first place.

In recent years, the movie market has received a good response, mainly around comedy. It is almost impossible for this kind of spy drama to win the box office.But this kind of film is suitable for participating in the selection of film festivals, and the probability of winning the award will be very high.

Of course, the movie "Heavenly Mystery" also has many flaws.

Although the heroes and heroines are well-known and have good acting skills, the script is a bit too routine and does not have much freshness for the audience.

Liang Cheng stole a lot of box office from the "Youth and Wild" big movie through his own means, not only helped "Heavenly" stabilize the first day's sales, but also completed Han Zhaolun's account.

Killing two birds with one stone, not only clever, but also sophisticated.

However, this kind of behavior can only go to the end, once it is exposed and tears each other's skin, it will not look good.

Han Zhaolun felt Liang Cheng's retreat, and thought in his heart that you were all on the thief ship of mine. How could you just leave like this?

"Lao Liang, we are classmates, you have to help me this time. Some things have to be done thoroughly, as the saying goes, cutting the grass without removing the roots, the spring breeze blows again."

"Zhaolun, all walks of life have their own unspoken rules. I sniped the premiere of the "Youth and Wild" movie, and it is a routine move in the eyes of others. The "Heavenly Secret" I operated is just right against it. Seen as a clash between the two films, the advertising company behind the scenes of "Youth and Wild" has channels that are not perfected by me, and it is excusable to lose to me. But if we continue to chase it Suppression, in the eyes of the industry, the nature will completely change."

"Smell?" Han Zhaolun sneered, making no secret of his dissatisfaction.

Liang Cheng was still a little afraid of him. After all, Han Zhaolun's identity and status were beyond his reach. Liang Cheng also hoped to hold Han Zhaolun's thigh.

But he has now discovered that this thigh is not so easy to hug, because Han Zhaolun is a fickle person.

It was not the first day that Liang Cheng came out to mix. After contacting Han Zhaolun a few times, he found that his classmate was completely different from his college days.

Han Zhaolun, a college student, has a very outgoing personality. He often invites his roommates to eat, drink and have fun.

Now Han Zhaolun's sexuality has a stray breath, and you still have to be careful when dealing with such people.

If you have use value to him, he will be very warm and polite to you; but if one day you lose use value to him, he will throw you mercilessly into the corner.

Liang Cheng knows how to explain the uselessness, but he has the patience to continue to persuade: "In any industry, you must pay attention to your sense of measure. If you act too domineering and don't give others a way to survive, you can completely kill an opponent, but it will cause The vigilance of other people in the industry. Invisibly, you push yourself against everyone."

Han Zhaolun waved his hand impatiently: "Liang Cheng, I am looking for you to do this because of your personal ability. If you don't want to help me, it doesn't matter. I will find someone else to do it later. This matter. However, you have to return a portion of the advance payment you previously took. I was very happy to give you the money, and you have to pay me back now."

"This..." Liang Cheng didn't expect Han Zhaolun to turn his face ruthlessly.

Han Zhaolun sneered: "Some of the money is used to operate the box office, and I must have given you the money from "The Mystery". Even without my funds, you can make a lot of money. The fees for buying the navy online, I won’t ask you for it, so you will give me all the expenses incurred by stealing the box office."

Liang Cheng said: "The money is now in the hands of the theaters, there will be a cycle before the money is returned. It is difficult for me to pay you back for a while."

Han Zhaolun sneered: "Isn't there no funding for you in "The Mystery"?"

"The "Mystery" did provide funding, but they didn't plan to make such a heavy copy of the "Youth and Wild" movie. From the beginning, they didn't like a shoddy movie." Liang Cheng could only suffer. Explain that he feels like riding a tiger.

Although this is a very humble breakfast restaurant, there are several business cars parked outside, all of which are bodyguards recruited by Han Zhaolun to protect his safety.

When appropriate, these bodyguards will also become thugs.

Liang Cheng knew that if he didn't repay the money today, it would be difficult for him to retire.

Han Zhaolun wiped the oil stains on his mouth with a tissue, stood up and walked to Liang Cheng's side, and said softly: "If you listen to me, we are still good classmates. If you don't listen to me, then you have to pay back now."

"Okay, I listen to you." Liang Cheng was silent for a long time and said bitterly.

...

For lunch, the main creative team and actors of "Youth and Wild" dine in the hotel restaurant.

Everyone's complexion was not particularly good, the first day of the box office was bleak, like a cloud of haze enveloped in everyone's hearts.

Chen Xiao and Zhao Fan kept calling their acquaintances, hoping to find a way to break the game through their relationship.

They actually know that they are doing useless work, because film circles and television circles are completely two concepts.

There are huge barriers between different film crews.For movies exported by the same director, the crew is often the same. Except for the occasional change in the protagonist, most of the supporting actors will not move.

Chen Xiao is definitely second to none in the variety show, but in the movie circle, his eyes are blackened.

After Chen Xiao finished the call, she shook her head at Zhao Fan and said helplessly: "The unfavorable comments on some professional film review websites such as Douban have been deleted, but the company responsible for our film publicity and distribution company just contacted me because the performance of the premiere was too bad. Today’s theater line rate will be further reduced. It is about one-third of "Tianji"."

Zhao Fan angrily said: "This group of people is really realistic... I don't believe our box office is really so low. It is clear that the online speculation is very hot... Or we can increase the return profit, maybe we can let the theater line increase the number of films."

For movie theaters, they arrange for movies to be shown in their own theaters, how many times a day they are shown, and what time period they are shown, all of which are based on revenue.

For example, for two movies, the former can make five yuan for one ticket, and the latter can make ten yuan for one ticket. Of course, priority will be given to the movie that makes more money behind.

The ticket price of "Heavenly Mystery" is ten yuan more than that of the "Youth and Wild" movie. With the same return ratio, one ticket earns more, so the schedule is more dense.

If "Youth and Wild" now increases its return to the movie theater, and the profit exceeds "Heaven's Secret", there may be a chance to change the theater's film schedule.

Chen Xiao shook his head: "You think things are too simple. To reduce our film schedule, the results are just an excuse, in fact, "Heaven's Secret" has already taken action. There is no advantage to us in the price war. "Heaven's Secret" is full of confidence."

The box office on the premiere day of "The Mystery" is so good, and they have enough confidence in the following data, so it is natural that the return to the theater will be increased in the future.

"Can't just sit and wait for death, right?" Zhao Fan said angrily.

"In two steps, I will let people negotiate with the theaters to increase the box office rebates; in addition, we must continue to increase our efforts in publicity and promotion. We should not be chaotic now. If we are chaotic, the military will be unstable. "Chen Xiao calmed Zhao Fan's emotions patiently.

Zhao Fan is the director of the movie, and he is under a lot of pressure.

For other actors, a bad movie can't explain much, but for the director, a bad movie is a dog-skin plaster. After it is applied, it will be difficult to remove.

Zhao Fan’s advantage is in variety shows. He is good at finding inspiration in activities and grasping the preferences of the audience.

Even if the big movie does not meet expectations, Zhao Fan will not lose his job.As long as he continues to engage in variety shows, he will still be favored by many producers.

However, as a director, his dream is to make a popular film.

What's more, he and the director of "Heaven's Mystery" still have some kind of relationship.

Xu Shanshan, the director of "Heavenly Mystery", is Zhao Fan's senior sister, five years older than him.

Xu Shanshan is a very smart woman. She is able to make a lot of well-reputed movies, on the one hand because she is good at shooting from a female perspective.On the other hand, female directors are very rare in this circle. Xu Shanshan leverages her gender advantage to have an ambiguous relationship with many well-known producers, and thus obtain many opportunities.

Zhao Fan once served as Xu Shanshan's assistant, and helped Xu Shanshan with a lot of things after following her in front of her horse.

Half of the credit for Xu Shanshan's works in that period is due to Zhao Fan.

Once Zhao Fan confessed to Xu Shanshan through the wine, but Xu Shanshan refused mercilessly.

As a result, Xu Shanshan's attitude towards him changed drastically. She was met with cold reception in the crew. He had to leave the film circle and enter the variety show by accident.

Zhao Fan will never forget that rainy night. He stood alone in front of Xu Shanshan's villa.

Across the iron gate, Xu Shanshan said proudly and mockingly: "Just because you want toads to eat swan meat?"