Legendary Hollywood Director

2010, September 23, Beijing.

As October approaches, Mann Media is not the only film and television company staring at the National Day schedule.

Early in the morning, the people from Shanghai Film and Television Media were distributing the screening drafts as usual, using the information materials of the main creators to add fuel to the hype. Zhu Yilong and Liu Yuxin worked so hard to shoot The Legend of Daming Palace The hit drama Da Ming Palace Ci, I want to rely on the error in the name to attract the attention of those who watched the drama when they were teenagers and have now grown up to the young and middle-aged generation.

Under the hype of some tabloids and media, this move really worked. Encouraged by this, the publicity team of Legend of Daming Palace wrote a related newsletter almost every one or two days, and continued to accumulate public opinion after polishing.

Unexpectedly, the publicity is progressing quite well, but there is a problem in the distribution.

This afternoon, the boss of Shanghai Media received a call from Iqi Xingyue, a senior insider of the film's distributor, Don't waste your money, the person on the other end of the phone said helplessly, receive a notification from the higher-level authorities. : The October schedule gives way, and those theater companies won’t have many screens out, no matter the schedule or the theater location, we can only pick the rest, so I advise you to stop your losses quickly.”

After finishing speaking, they kindly added, If you want to withdraw the file, we can help you arrange it, but it must be before next weekend. If it is late, it will be late, and the workload will be heavy.

How could this happen? Didn't we say it before? The boss of Shangzao almost jumped up, This row of films should also talk about the basic law. Lao Wang, we are friends, you can clearly tell me what happened.

Oh, ask yourself, I'm sure there's nothing I can do.

Fuck.

Seeing that the phone was hung up first, the boss of Shangzoo was so angry that he smashed the ashtray out, causing the employees outside to hear the movement and all work with trepidation.

But thinking about my hard work for so many years, starting from a studio without much capital and contacts, I basically relied on outsourcing projects from some external TV stations, investing in documentaries and TV dramas and slowly deepening into the film and television production line, I finally managed to get through it. After getting to know some family members, I got to know some people, plunged into the film circle with a lot of energy, and expanded the production business. Then the first film just came out, and I was looking forward to depicting the future. Suddenly, on the eve of the screening, a familiar person came. How can I not be angry in my heart?

CNMD, the labor and capital have been thrown in, so let me withdraw the file. NMD just collects the money and doesn't do anything. Instead, it will give me an official tone first. A manager of a cinema in the Jinyi Cinema Line.

After all, Shangzao Media does not have the ability to directly contact the major theater chains to arrange films, otherwise, it will not outsource the distribution work, and at his level, he is enough to be a character of this level.

Of course, as a theater manager, he has to eat this bowl of rice anyway, and he must know more about the movement in the industry than he does.

Sure enough, good wine and good food greeted him, and a good cigarette was sent out, and people said that this matter was arranged by China Film.

China Film, the boss of Shangzao is of course no strangers. This is the thigh that he can't hold even if he wants to, and it stems from the problem of institutional attributes. If China Film came forward to coordinate the schedule, he vaguely felt that it was not good, but he still tried it out. Ask Jinyi Cinema what plans it has for the October National Day schedule, and try to promote its own works.

The other party smiled without saying a word, making it clear that he did not want to talk.

No way, the wine party dissipated, and the boss of Shangzao returned to the company like a defeated rooster.

About an hour later, he took the report and went to the building of Xingyue Company, intending to make a theory.

make a call,

A high-level man named Zhao came down. He walked out of the elevator with a shy belly. He walked over slowly and asked, What's the matter with this comrade?

Where's Old Wang, isn't he here?

Oh, he has something to do. It's the same as if he told me anything.

Maybe he also understands that his own affairs are not authentic, or maybe there is something really wrong, people do go out, and after repeated inquiries, they say that they can't see them. If they don't talk to Lao Zhao, who can they talk to? It can't always be another day.

Let's talk, we can solve it as soon as possible. Lao Zhao was still kind.

In this way, the two came to an office.

The boss of Shangzoo had just sat down for a while when a young clerk brought two cups of tea bags.

Are you asking me for tea?

If you don't like it, you can drink coffee. Lao Zhao's face softened, We have coffee here.

Humph.

At the moment, the boss of Shangzoo took out the budget statement and the agency distribution contract signed at the beginning, and then repeated the sudden inability to supply the previously promised screen schedule and the suggestion to withdraw the file. How to protect the interests of the producer with such a treatment? Even if the file is withdrawn, in such a hurry, how to calculate the publicity expenses that have been thrown in? It shouldn't be their responsibility.

Well, we also have our own difficulties. When the incident happened suddenly, we are just a very ordinary distribution company. Lao Zhao smiled tepidly, but instead asked, How much have you spent on publicity?

More than 3 million.

Hey, it's a good thing to promote it. Anyway, it's going to be released anyway. The audience has an impression, and it can always attract some people to watch it.

But if the file is withdrawn, the publicity period will not be right. Is it possible that there will be another hype?

The manuscripts and newspapers are sent out, and many things are spread out inadvertently, and it is still effective. Lao Zhao comforted slowly.

Just for this? I just ask you how to calculate the money. This is because you didn't fulfill the contract.

Don't worry. How about continuing to publish? Lao Zhao still drizzled lightly, The content of The Legend of Daming Palace and the first mode of shooting on a giant screen are still very innovative, and maybe the audience will like it very much.

But didn't you mean to withdraw the file? China Film has made arrangements, don't think I don't know.

Hey, is it just for this. The distribution is definitely possible. With so many screens, one movie can't be eaten. There is always room for audiences of all ages to choose other options. Of course, it's just that movie. Some of the locations, amounts, and schedules that we originally agreed to have changed, and I will not hide from you, compared with the original conditions, it has become a bit worse, but it is not impossible to arrange them.

The boss of Shangzao said unwillingly: Isn't this still a breach of contract?

There's no other way, let's cancel the file, I can guarantee that the issuance fee will be paid back in full, how about that? Lao Zhao gradually stopped laughing...