After the vase cannon fodder is reborn

The film "Embroidered Students" was launched during the summer vacation, and the filming time was three months. By the time it was finished, it was already mid-October.At this time, the post-production of "Twins" has been completed, and it is only waiting for the approval to finalize the schedule.

In the end, "Twins" was scheduled to premiere on November 11, Singles' Day, with only 13% of the film being scheduled, and most of the screenings were scheduled during the daytime and early morning hours on weekdays.Only three days before the release, two shows were scheduled for the golden movie viewing time at [-] o'clock in the evening.

This was the golden time that the theaters squeezed out for Gu Xihuai's sake, because the other movie that collided with "Twins" was the Hollywood blockbuster "Escape".

No one believed that a low-budget suspenseful comedy would overwhelm a commercial blockbuster co-produced by a major Hollywood director and an international superstar at the box office. Even Wen Zhuoyu and Gu Xihuai, the two parties concerned, had no such idea.

"If we had known that the competition was so fierce, we would have dragged it until December." Director Chen Xusheng patted his thigh regretfully when he saw the schedule, feeling that he had chosen the wrong schedule.

Wen Zhuoyu didn't take it seriously: "There will be Christmas time in December, and the competition will be more intense then."

Chen Xusheng sighed and stopped talking.He just feels sorry. Although the movie "Twins" is a small budget, Wen Zhuoyu's acting skills are amazing. Driven by Wen Zhuoyu, Gu Xihuai is in better condition than before.Director Chen Xusheng always feels that if more people can see this movie, both Wen Zhuoyu and Gu Xihuai will be able to walk more steadily and better on the road of actors.

Especially for Wen Zhuoyu - although he is well-known in the circle, Wen Zhuoyu's reputation depends more on his investment talent. Judging from the big screen and the fame and qualifications of the actors themselves, Wen Zhuoyu is not As a pure rookie, at least he doesn't have any representative works.And his performance in the movie "Twins" is so good, if this movie can become popular, it will obviously have a greater impact on Wen Zhuoyu.

But who would have thought that one of the schedules they had selected out of thousands of choices would collide with Hollywood blockbusters!

This is too unlucky!

When director Chen Xusheng thought of this, he couldn't help but let out another long sigh.

Wen Zhuoyu didn't think it was a pity. "Twins" is a suspenseful comedy, and its audience basically doesn't overlap with Hollywood commercial blockbusters, so Wen Zhuoyu didn't take director Chen Xusheng's worries very seriously.Because he knows that fans who like to watch suspenseful themes will not give up watching "Twins" just because there are Hollywood blockbusters released at the same time.On the contrary, if the word-of-mouth and quality of Twins really pass the test, it may attract those audiences who like to watch Hollywood commercial blockbusters into the screening room of "Twins".

After all, most people only watch movies once or twice, but "Twins" and the Hollywood blockbusters of the same period can be screened for at least a month.

During this month, people who want to watch movies will not watch that Hollywood blockbuster repeatedly, right?

Therefore, the most urgent task is to find a way to increase the number of films scheduled, so as not to cause the embarrassing situation where audiences want to watch "Twins" but can't buy tickets at all.

As if he didn't expect Wen Zhuoyu to have such confidence in "Twins", Director Chen Xusheng was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "Your thinking is also reasonable."

Hearing Wen Zhuoyu's analysis, Gu Xihuai pondered for a moment, then said, "I'll figure out a solution for this matter."

Wen Zhuoyu nodded.Only Gu Xihuai could figure out a solution to this matter.Because he has been in the industry for a long time, has accumulated a lot of contacts, and coupled with the background of the Gu Group, those theaters must be willing to give him face.

Thinking of this, Wen Zhuoyu couldn't help frowning. The embarrassment encountered in the filming of "Twins" reminded him of the "Embroidered Life" he starred in - you must know that the previous film that Gu Xihuai and Chen Xusheng collaborated at the box office with a box office of more than [-] billion has just been removed from the shelves. many months.There is still warmth, and "Twins" with the same director and starring lineup can be treated coldly during filming. Of course, there are reasons why "Twins" has a small production cost and the subject matter is relatively small. Even if Chen Xusheng and Gu Xihuai both joined, the theaters Fang is still not optimistic that this movie will be a big hit, so he will naturally choose to leave more film schedules to another Hollywood commercial blockbuster.

But if you think about it from another angle, even "Twins", which has a lineup like Chen Xusheng and Gu Xihuai, has received a cold reception. How many films will another "Embroidered Life" with an even poorer lineup get when it is released?

Wen Zhuoyu felt that he had to think about this issue in advance and make adequate preparations.

Gu Xihuai looked at Wen Zhuoyu, who was silent, and invited with a smile: "You are also an investor in "Twins", so you can't just hide at this time. Why don't you come with me to meet people from the theater?"

Wen Zhuoyu was worried about the filming rate of "Embroidered Life", so he would not refuse this kind of invitation.But he is not an ignorant person, he smiled and said: "Thank you."

Gu Xihuai rolled his eyes, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

Gu Xihuai is also a vigorous and resolute person.Now that he decided to persuade the theaters to increase the number of films, Gu Xihuai invited the bosses of several theaters to have dinner that night.

Of course, no one would refuse the invitation of the eldest son of the Gu Group.The dinner was very enjoyable that night, and several theater bosses promised that they were willing to increase the screening rate of "Twins" to 30%.However, this treatment is only available in the first week of its release. If the box office of "Twins" is not satisfactory in the future, the theaters will reduce the number of films accordingly.

However, in the first three weeks before the release of "Twins", the theaters promised to schedule no less than 20% of the films for this film.This number is already very sincere, but it makes Gu Xihuai feel embarrassed.

So he took the initiative to take a step back and made an agreement with the theaters. If the attendance rate of the film does not exceed 25% after "Twins" is released for a week, the theaters can reduce the number of films accordingly-the theaters are willing to give For his sake, Gu Xihuai didn't want to delay the theaters from making money.

The same agreement even included Wen Zhuoyu's other movie "Embroidered Life". Gu Xihuai invited people from the theaters to come out in his own name, and finally gave such a big concession. Films are packaged and negotiated together.

The people in the theater were not surprised that Gu Xihuai would make such a request. After all, when they came to eat, they saw Wen Zhuoyu and Gu Xihuai sitting together, so they thought of this link.They just didn't expect that Wen Zhuoyu and Gu Xihuai's personal relationship is so good that Gu Xihuai can sacrifice his own interests to help Wen Zhuoyu invest in more movies——

But thinking about the experience of the two living and dying together, the people in the theater thought it was not surprising that Gu Xihuai could make such a concession.If they also have such good friends who live and die together, they will naturally be willing to share wealth and opportunities with each other.

What's more, Wen Zhuoyu's talent and achievements in the investment field are equally astonishing, and they would be very happy if they could exchange a little film arrangement for the favor of an investment genius.

So after hearing Gu Xihuai's request again, the people in the theater did not hesitate much, and agreed with patted chests.One of them, round and chubby, looked very kind-hearted, and the boss of the theater said with a smile: "I know that the movie starring Wen Zong is about embroidery, right? When I saw the two participating in variety shows, I mentioned I have been there. To tell you the truth, I am also very interested in these folk arts. To some extent, this movie also promotes national culture, right?"

The chubby boss said, pondering for a moment: "In this case, after "Embroidered Life" has passed the review and approval, I can make a promotional film for the movie "Embroidered Life" in our theaters, and then let "Embroidered Life" "The crew edited a copy of the clip and just gave us."

Unexpectedly, Wen Zhuoyu was overjoyed by the theater's overtures, and quickly thanked him.Seeing this, the directors of several other theaters secretly scolded the round-faced boss as a chicken thief, while scrambling to express that their theaters are also willing to make free subtitles for "Embroidered Life".

Gu Xihuai did not expect that Wen Zhuoyu's face in front of the theater would be greater than his own, so he glanced at Wen Zhuoyu with a smile.

Wen Zhuoyu understood, and the topic of the next dinner table naturally shifted to the domestic economic situation and investment.

Wen Zhuoyu has the memories of his previous life, and in this life he studied hard to supplement the theoretical basis of the Department of Finance, so he can naturally talk about the future trend of the industry.Of course, Wen Zhuoyu didn't talk about everything, he just clicked on many things, and then deliberately mentioned a few sections that he was optimistic about recently-he didn't even recommend specific stocks.Several theater owners have already heard the string song and know the elegant meaning, and they all said that they have benefited a lot.

When the drunken guests were gone, several people from the theater still expressed their unsatisfactory feelings that everyone was in the same circle, and they could get together from time to time if they had nothing to do, to connect with each other, and to communicate with each other.

"It seems that Mr. Wen is more popular than me!" When sending Wen Zhuoyu home, Gu Xihuai said with a smile: "If I had known this, I would have hugged Mr. Wen's thigh first."

They paid for the pre-roll promotion of "Twins", and they didn't expect that people from the theaters would be willing to promote "Embroidered Life" for free.It can be seen how much the other party values ​​Wen Zhuoyu himself.

Mentioning this matter, Wen Zhuoyu also said with emotion: "If we knew it was going so well, we should have contacted the theater earlier."

It was also Wen Zhuoyu who was careless. During this period of time, he has been busy filming, studying and stock trading, and even forgot to manage the contacts of the theater.

In fact, if it wasn't for Wen Zhuoyu's decision to set up his own studio, he wouldn't even have thought about deliberately managing contacts in the entertainment industry.

It seems that the days after rebirth are too comfortable.Wen Zhuoyu couldn't help shaking his head and laughing when he thought of himself who had worked so hard in his previous life.

Gu Xihuai also smiled and said: "From now on, I will definitely hug Mr. Wen's thigh carefully. Mr. Wen must remember, don't forget each other even if you are rich."

Wen Zhuoyu was dumb: "Stop making trouble."

"Why is making money nonsense?" Gu Xihuai said nonsense in a serious manner: "Could it be that Mr. Wen despises me and is unwilling to fly with me?"

Wen Zhuoyu was helpless.

"By the way, when are you coming home with me?" Before Wen Zhuoyu could speak, Gu Xihuai suddenly changed the subject.

Wen Zhuoyu was caught off guard and was stunned.