Dad, please try harder

Chapter 136

"You're going back to school a week early?"

After lunch, Qian Quan took Ding Linlang to Wanghuai to watch a movie in his father's car, and told her about going back to school early.

"Yes, we will play games in March, and we will train in advance."

Ding Linlang thought for a while, and said, "I still want to stay at home for a few more days, to be with my parents and grandparents."

"Then you can come back when school starts, and I can still pick you up then."

"Ah."

The car soon arrived at Wanghuai, parked the car, and the two walked towards the cinema.

A total of six films will be screened during the Spring Festival this year, with themes including war, comedy, history and science fiction.

Of course, there is also the unshakable big movie "Bear Infested" which is hailed as "the wall of masterpieces" by the industry.

The Spring Festival file has always been the most competitive time for various movies.

Who can become the champion, who can become the dark horse, who has the highest score, and who has the best publicity are all hot topics during the Spring Festival, and naturally they have become the focus of every fan.

However, only the movie "Bear Infested" never took the initiative to participate in any controversy, and the announcement was also unpretentious.

Silently selling tickets, silently preempting film schedules, silently breaking through [-] million at the box office, silently returning capital, silently making money, silently becoming the top three box office during the Spring Festival...

Yes, almost every year during the Spring Festival, there will be a blockbuster that everyone is looking forward to, with a big director, a big production, a big actor, and a big flow.

Then there will be a comedy that seems to be well-behaved during the promotion period, suddenly becomes a dark horse, counterattacks all the way, and finally overtakes the blockbuster and becomes the box office champion.

After these two phenomenal films, it was the animated film.

Therefore, whether the box office of the films in the Spring Festival every year can surpass "Bear Infested" has become a watershed for measuring a film.

"How much box office do you think "The Bears" will make this year?" After entering the theater, Ding Linlang asked when he saw the promotional stand of The Bears.

"10 billion+ is stable." Qian Quan said, "It can be said to be one of the most successful IPs in China, and those movies that have double the box office may not be as profitable as it."

"Cost?" Ding Linlang asked.

"Yes, although there is water in the statement, it is normal for Spring Festival movies to spend [-] to [-] million yuan in publicity and marketing, not to mention the production cost."

"It's mainly to rush to arrange movies, right?"

Qian Quan nodded: "Unless a movie with particularly high quality and just happens to resonate with the audience's emotions can rely on word of mouth to counterattack, other movies with similar quality will win or lose in terms of marketing and scheduling.

"Only "Bear Infested" is a special case. His production plus publicity and distribution combined may be less than 6 million. If calculated according to the factor of three times the investment in the box office, as long as it has a box office of [-] million, it can be profitable."

"So, apart from roadshows and box office subsidies, what other aspects of publicity are more expensive?"

"Advertising film editing and promotion, water army soft articles, and local advertisements," Qian Quan said, pointing to the stand boards placed in the theater, "and those stand boards, these things seem simple, but once the amount is measured, they are all Real money."

"Well, at least children don't need to buy advertorials for cartoons."

"The money for the celebrity road show is also saved, and the transportation expenses and five-star hotels are also a lot of money."

The two talked and bought a large bucket of popcorn and two Cokes.

"This series of animated films also has a potential function of cultivating audiences for future cinemas."

"Yes, let these children like going to the cinema, and when they grow up, they will automatically choose the cinema to watch movies."

They sat and chatted for a while, took a group photo, and their movie tickets began to be checked.

The movie they chose this time is a comedy, starring Tian Wang, it tells the story of a former star who is full of jokes in the constant misplacement, loses himself, and finally finds himself through various stories.

The movie is 130 minutes long, and the movie-watching experience is good. Little humor and jokes run through most of the movie, especially the perfect fit between the protagonist's role and the protagonist himself, which adds to the film's credibility and sense of humor.

The movie itself still has a very classic three-stage structure:

The protagonist's life is out of balance, and there is a gap with the past, the driving force of the first act;

The protagonist pursues his desire and goal in every possible way, and the chase in the second act is lost;
The protagonist is touched by something and finds that sincerity/kindness/love is the true meaning of life, and the third act sublimates to the end.

"How do you feel?" Qian Quan asked Ding Linlang after leaving the theater.

"Four points."

"Ah."

The two picked up the car and went home while discussing the movie.

In the evening, Ding Linlang made a rare post on Moments:
"On New Year's Day, watch a movie."

There are two photos, one is a photo of her and Qian Quan holding a movie ticket, and the other is a photo of her and Qian Quan.

Qian Quan immediately stole the picture and posted it on Moments:

"On New Year's Day, watch a movie."

……

On the second day of junior high school, Qian Wenlin and his parents went to visit relatives at his grandmother's house.

This is also an old tradition in their family.

When I was young, my cousin would come to pick me up specially, but when I grew up, I went by myself.

To Qian Quan, visiting relatives at grandma's house was no different from before.

But for Qian Wenlin and Yang Yuhua, there was a subtle change in their minds.

In the past few months, their son has achieved great fame, and now he has become a big internet celebrity with millions of fans.

It would be a lie to say that there is no complacency in bringing such a son to visit relatives.

Sure enough, when the family of three arrived at grandma's house, they immediately became the focus of relatives' eyes.

Grandpa and grandma are okay, I am very relieved.

Uncles, aunts, aunts, and cousins ​​will inevitably crowd around to praise and take photos together.

"When Shi Shi was young, I said that he would be promising when he grows up. Look, he is talking." Aunt said.

"When I watched the video of the stone beating the Japanese, I broke out in a cold sweat. I fought with him when I was a child, and I was afraid that he would make trouble for me," said the cousin.

"Many students in our school are fans of Brother Shitou, both boys and girls. My best friend knows that Brother Shitou is my cousin, so she begged me to get her autograph." The cousin said.

Qian Quan smiled and listened to everyone's narration the whole time, and occasionally answered a few sentences without losing the opportunity, which often made everyone laugh.

When you are particularly good, the comparisons between relatives and neighbors will automatically disappear.

Qian Wenlin also experienced the feeling of being elated in front of his father-in-law and mother-in-law. When eating at noon, the voice of chatting was more confident and calm than before.

My family has a son who has just grown up.

……

Songzhuang.

Song Xi was dressed in a bridesmaid outfit and was hiding her shoes.

Today her cousin got married and let her be a bridesmaid.

Now, the bride has dressed up and is sitting in the room waiting for the groom's motorcade to pick her up.

As a bridesmaid, she is responsible for the next task of embarrassing the groom and the groomsmen.

everything's ready.

Just wait for the groom to arrive at the door.

"When they come to knock on the door, you can block it symbolically, lest they rush to the door too hard and someone gets hurt."

The cousin explained.

"Well, let them put 10 red envelopes and open the door."

"Ah."

Song Xi was familiar with the flow of the game for the last time.

In fact, the games are quite simple, and the most difficult one is to let the groom and the groomsmen pass the ball with a balloon between their necks.

Song Xi held a red balloon in her hand, sat on a chair, looked at her phone and waited.

Then she saw someone in the high school class post screenshots of Qian Quan and Ding Linlang's circle of friends.

It was the circle of friends where they watched movies together.

"So, are Qian Quan and Ding Linlang officially announced?" A classmate asked, and Aite Qian Quan and Ding Linlang.

Qian Quan is okay, after a year, he will still post to a few circles of friends.

Ding Linlang didn't post on Moments all year round, but now she suddenly posted a photo with Qian Quan and movie tickets, the intention is self-evident.

After a while, Qian Quan replied with an expression of sunglasses, which was an admission.

Song Xi quit WeChat, and her mood fell to the bottom instantly.

There is no possibility for her and Qian Quan.

She didn't regret what she had said to Qian Quan on the Bund, and she was even working hard for it.

However, the situation has changed drastically beyond her imagination.

One is that Qian Quan suddenly became popular, so popular that even if her plan was completed, she would not be able to bear his weight.

She promised to give money rights in a few years, but now she can get it herself!
The second is that Qian Quan and Ding Linlang are together.

Ding Linlang was the biggest enemy in her heart. She thought that they had been best friends for so many years, and since they hadn't been together, it would be difficult for them to be together in the future.

Unexpectedly, when the two went to a different place, their relationship... turned sour.

Song Xi turned her head and looked out the window, recalling the scene of her official announcement with Sun Shaokang that day in her mind.

She had many dreams afterwards, in which Sun Shaokang's seat was Qian Quan.

but.

The balloon that day had already drifted too far.

She will never have it again.

(End of this chapter)