I make a thriller, it's God chasing and feeding

Chapter 181 [Sweet? 】

"The quality of the new film is so high, I think Shao Shangjun might be able to win the Best Actor Award this time!"

"Indeed, every aspect of the makeup is really special, so handsome!"

"His sister also acted well. Throughout the whole process, I didn't seem to stop discussing the plot with you!"

"And when the two of them interact in the movie, they don't look like brothers and sisters at all, but more like lovers. It's so sweet!"

"Stop talking, that's taboo!"

Midnight,

some where,

in the cinema,
After the last screening before the theater closed, the audience came out of various theaters one after another.

Although it is not a holiday, on Xiayuan Festival, theaters all over the Tang Dynasty are surprisingly busy.

It was already late at night, and the shopping malls nearby were even closed, but there were still so many people in these theaters.

Among them, the audience is divided into two groups, and they are very distinct.

One wave of people were happily talking about how handsome the male protagonist in the movie they just saw was, while the other wave of people...

"Those people should be reading the First Commandment, right?"

"You're laughing so hard. Everyone has a dark face. It doesn't look like the quality of the film is very good."

"There is a couple over there. After watching the movie, are they about to break up?"

Although it is not the premiere venue, it is the premiere day.

Some viewers who went to the theater to watch the movie for the first time were still aware of the competition between the two films, The First Commandment and The Nightmare, due to media marketing.

Especially those who come to watch Nightmare, basically all know this melon. '

Naturally, some viewers made some comparisons with those who were at the same venue but chose the First Commandment.

Originally, the audience who was frightened by the night thought that when they left the show, the crowds were all mixed together and it was difficult to tell them apart.

But now?You can basically tell it at a glance.

Those who have expressionless faces, or whose movements seem a little awkward, and who are dodging and trying to leave quickly, are probably the first commandment.

"Isn't it so ugly?"

A girl covered her mouth and whispered after her companion, "I used to be so hyped on the Internet, is it really just marketing? I'm a little disappointed, all of a sudden."

Not meant to be sarcastic, but the truth from the heart.

Although she came to see Terror in the Night, she had seen news about Lu Zhengyi before.

After all, he is also a hotspot expert in high-intensity surfing.

After a movie is released, it gains popularity on Weibo, Douban, Tieba... In fact, in her impression, Lu Zhengyi is already a very responsible director, and the films he produces are all of high quality.

But now...

"I don't know."

Beside her, her companion replied casually, "Don't worry about it for now, let's take a picture together."

"By the way, I haven't taken a selfie yet."

The girl quickly came closer, put on her expression, made good gestures, adjusted the camera, and then took the movie ticket and the milk tea in her hand.

"Crack."

"Crack clap."

In fact, they were not the only ones standing in front of the theater taking pictures, there were many others as well.

Rather than discussing the crew and the movie itself, they seemed more inclined to quickly post the news that they had watched the movie together with selfies online.

"Come to support Shao Shangjun's movie~ (selfie)"

"It's over~ I'd like to mention that the audience at the First Commandment seemed to be crying. It doesn't look like the movie was very good."

“I feel relieved to see so many people in the same situation as me.”

"It's the same here. There are two groups of people in one movie. It's easy to tell which group of people watch Nightmare and which group of people watch First Commandment."

"Needless to say, those who are trying to discuss the plot must have watched Nightmare. I have just finished watching The First Commandment, and the audience on the First Commandment are like trolls. They left one by one after watching, let alone discussing. , none of them took photos.”

"Indeed, and they were pretending to be a couple, but from the moment I saw them to the elevator, they didn't say a word or hold hands the whole time, just like actors."

“So are all the good reviews on the platform fake?”

"It must have been brushed!"

……

"Opening day estimates are out."

light media,

In the conference room, Zhang Xueming was sitting at the head of the desk, using the mouse to open the notebook and summarize the data reported by others.

At the same time, her computer screen was projected onto the screen behind through the projector.

Although it is early in the morning, it is a big project of the company after all, so there are many people in the company at this moment.

In addition to the people from Guangying, Lu Zhengyi and the other three also came here after the road show, waiting for the news together.

"So far, our film has completed its first day of screening in major theaters across the country."

"From the afternoon until now, almost every theater has ten screenings, and only a few remote theaters only have five to seven screenings."

"And for so many shows, the positive reviews left by audiences in the comment areas of various platforms are over 91%, and the remaining 9% have negative reviews. Some of them are because the theater environment is not good, or other audiences are too noisy. There are some negative reviews, and some... are like nitpicking."

"The box office on the first day was at least over 7000 million, but since we haven't checked with the theaters yet, this figure is not accurate. It may actually be higher."

"This data can even catch up with the data of movies released during the Spring Festival."

Zhang Xueming explained the projected data table, "After all, Xiayuan Festival is not a holiday, and most people don't have a holiday."

"If this movie can be released during the Spring Festival, it will definitely have a box office of [-] million. However, I think the last horror film during the Spring Festival is a bit unrealistic."

At the end, she made a little joke.

"sister in law."

Zhang Yuming spoke at the right time and said "sister-in-law", which made other employees of Guangying look sideways.

"That...is it over there?"

he asked hesitantly.

The employees of Guangying looked at Zhang Xueming one by one, as if waiting for something.

"Ok?"

Zhang Xueming was sitting on the main seat with a slightly confused expression.

But soon, she seemed to remember something and smiled, "Oh, did you mean night terrors?"

"We may have to wait until the theater chain officially announces the news tomorrow."

"Because this data is roughly calculated internally by the company based on the statistics of various ticket purchasing platforms and theater attendance, so if you are frightened at night, only Xingyu Media will know about it for the time being."

It sounds easy, but in fact, it takes a lot of work for the company to calculate its own data and calculate it in advance.

Especially the more popular a movie is, the harder it is to measure.

Therefore, on the premiere day, Guangying has no time to care about the data of other people's movies.

However, compared to the answer, other Guangying employees in the conference room were more concerned about Zhang Xueming's smiling answer, or they were... in a daze.

In the past, Zhang Xueming has always been strict and orderly in the company.

Not to mention outsiders like Zhang Yuming, even relatives of her Zhang family must be addressed by their job titles.

Even if he is the boss, Zhang Xueming calls him 'Mr. Zhang' instead of 'Dad' in the company. '

But this time...

"Stop asking about irrelevant things."

Lu Zhengyi was sitting next to Zhang Xueming, supporting his head with one hand, "Xue Ming, based on this data, is there any chance that this film will be released overseas?"

He still remembers it.

It has to be said that with the media's fueling, the open provocation of Nightmare, and the quality of the film itself, The First Commandment once again set a new record for his personal first-day box office record.

And according to this momentum, the box office data may reach a new high when it is finally released.

But the box office amount is just a string of numbers for Lu Zhengyi.

What he cares more about is what kind of treatment he can get based on his achievements.

"Eh?"

The employees of Light and Shadow were surprised again.

On the other hand, Zhang Yuming and Chang Zhengwei seemed to know it early in the morning.

In fact, they do know that Director Lu has always been striving for the idea of ​​​​expanding overseas.

"I'll talk to you about this later."

Zhang Xueming gave up.

"Row."

Lu Zhengyi nodded and stopped asking.

He could tell that they were not trying to show off, but that what they wanted to say was not something that could be discussed in a meeting like this.

Next, they talked about subsequent publicity matters.

For example, Zhang Yuming and Chang Zhengwei will participate in a casual variety show together to promote the film.

Variety shows are not like movies. They are not produced once and then released, but are recorded and broadcast at the same time.

Sometimes, if the ratings of a variety show are relatively low, it will be stopped directly by the management.

Under normal circumstances, after the recording of each episode of the variety show is completed, it will be broadcast on major online platforms and televisions within half a month to a month.

According to the publicity plan of Guangying, when Zhang Yuming's program is released, it will happen that the film has reached "weakness" and is about to be released from theaters.

If we can attract some viewers through the promotion of variety shows and attract a new wave of new blood, maybe the theater chain will choose to extend the release contract.

"Director Lu, let's go back first."

At 03:30 in the morning, Zhang Yuming and Chang Zhengwei were sitting in Team Leader Wang's car, looking at Lu Zhengyi standing on the side of the road from the car window. "Go back and rest quickly, I'm quite tired today."

Lu Zhengyi waved his hand.

"Actually, Director Lu." However, Zhang Yuming did not lower the car window, but continued, "I still miss the time when we watched the premiere data and we all stayed at your house together, eating late night snacks and drinking beer. Daybreak."

Lu Zhengyi looked at him with a smile, "It's already very late, you should go back to the hotel."

"Director Lu, don't you miss us?"

What else did Zhang Yuming want to say, "I..."

But behind him, Chang Zhengwei quickly stretched out his arm, crossed him and lowered the window.

"Director Lu, let's go first. Team Leader Wang, you can drive now."

He stopped Zhang Yuming and said quickly.

The car finally started driving in front of Lu Zhengyi, and his clenched fists slowly relaxed.

A man stood on the roadside blowing the cold wind. After a while, a car drove out from the exit of the light and shadow underground parking lot next to him and stopped in front of him.

"Oh, it's so cold."

Lu Zhengyi opened the passenger door and got into the car, "I haven't sat in the passenger seat for a long time. I feel like I have been driving this time after I came back from filming."

Zhang Xueming put her hands on the steering wheel and replied with a smile, "You are a great hero today, so you should relax."

"Speaking of which, after the movie premiere numbers came out, I would eat late-night snacks and drink beer with the crew until dawn. How about we go to the night market and see if there are any late-night food stalls."

Lu Zhengyi asked while fastening his seat belt.

Zhang Xueming hesitated, "...I often eat late-night snacks during this period, and I feel like I'm a little fat."

Although she said this, her hand naturally opened the navigation and changed the direction.

"The current domestic movies are released for a maximum of three months, and some are very popular Spring Festival movies."

However, as the car started, Zhang Xueming continued what was said in the meeting, "It's the end of November now, and there are still a few days until December."

"According to the current situation of our film, if Zhang Yuming and others perform well in variety shows and attract another wave of audiences, the release date may be extended to New Year's Day."

"Extending the release time by one month can be regarded as half a Spring Festival movie."

Although, it's not a premiere.

Even then, the options for their movies on the ticket purchasing platform will be pushed to the back.

Instead of like now, when you open the ticket purchasing platform, the first commandment is the first thing you see.

But as long as it catches up with the New Year's Day period, the basic flow of people can still affect the data.

Her mind was still working.

"Based on what I know about them, I suggest you not to have high hopes."

Lu Zhengyi looked at her serious inquiry and had no choice but to chat, "Xiao Ming is okay, he is young after all. But Teacher Chang rarely pays attention to other things except filming."

"Situations like this where a star appears on a variety show, gets out of the show because of his particularly good performance, and ends up making the show popular, our crew should never happen."

"Unless it's that kind of variety show that teaches people how to act, you know? The kind that eliminates and trains actors."

As the manager of a media company, Zhang Xueming naturally knew it and replied, "I know that in addition to some veteran actors, there are also directors of TV series and movies who will go to that type of variety show for on-site casting and so on."

"I always feel like you're implying something."

Lu Zhengyi heard the hint in her words and quickly shook his head, "This can't be done, I don't have time."

"I'm too busy with my own affairs here."

"Let's talk about overseas affairs. What should I say? Is there any chance?"

It would be fine if it were just ordinary casting, but for a variety show, there must be some competition system in it.

Therefore, those who audition have to go through several rounds of elimination after a long period of time. How can he have time to accompany other people's program teams to record one episode after another.

"Actually, this matter is basically settled. After all, this was one of the purposes of our marriage in the first place."

When Zhang Xueming recalled what happened that day, her memory was still fresh.

"Privately, dad has discussed this matter with me."

"During this period, the company has begun to develop some relationships with overseas partners."

"After some time, after the news that we are getting married is officially announced, this project will be officially launched. I predict that countries in Dongzhou will promote it. My father's side... is quite talkative."

Lu Zhengyi couldn't help but laugh when he thought about Zhang Chuanxing's appearance.

My father-in-law is loyal.

Light and Shadow Media is considered a semi-family business. If the father-in-law wants to support his son-in-law, no one will object.

Although, in Zhang Xueming's evaluation, he is a nepotistic person.

It sounds like this is a derogatory term.

But now that he is his son-in-law, the word has become a compliment.

"Happy?"

Zhang Xueming glanced at him unconsciously while driving.

After seeing the smile on his face, the corners of his mouth also unconsciously raised.

"Well, I can't wait very much."

Lu Zhengyi confessed, "I remember I told you before that I didn't want to limit myself to the country."

"But actually, my ideas may be broader than you think."

"I not only want to promote domestic films, I also want to... shoot directly in other countries."

Zhang Xueming's expression was slightly stunned.

But she didn't speak. She drove the car silently, as a listener.

"Actually, according to cultural differences, even if our film is a big hit in China, it may not be successful if it is released outside." Lu Zhengyi thought, "Although it will attract a certain audience, there is a high probability that it will be a small hit. A handful."

"But for the sake of popularity, let me adapt our movies to make them more in line with foreign people's aesthetics, then I think... there is no need. Our culture is our culture, and there is no need to cater to them. Go make some adaptations.”

"So I think the more appropriate way is to learn from them and defeat them. Understand the style and atmosphere of foreign horror films, go to their countries to shoot, and when they watch the films one by one and discuss them, they are surprised. I found a Tang nationality name hanging in the director column."

At this point, he couldn't help but laugh, "I think going out in this way may make people more proud."

"Of course, the premise is that there is a suitable script. And it shouldn't be that easy at the beginning."

Zhang Xueming was silent for a moment.

"It's very difficult."

This is no longer about selling the film overseas.

It's like a musician from the Tang Dynasty who sang an English song and beat many famous musicians from the Star-Spangled Kingdom, Europe... and made it onto the music charts.

Or to use more concise words, a Tang native whose native language is Tang, but speaks English more fluently than foreigners. '

This and the overseas route are two completely different levels of difficulty, and there may be one in between.

Easy level, hard level, hell level.

"But if it's you, maybe you can actually do it."

However, Zhang Xueming did not say anything depressing or destructive. Instead, she replied seriously, "After all, there are ghosts abroad, right? They can't be found only in China."

……

[The premiere of The First Commandment exceeded 8000 million! 】

[According to Maoyan Cinema platform data, the first day of The First Commandment has reached 490 million, while Nightmare has exceeded [-] million. Could it be said that the winner of this contest has been decided? 】

[The editor arrived at the company early in the morning and got two shocking news. Two horror movies were released on the same day. One reached 8000 million, and the other even exceeded [-] million!Is this a horror movie?Is this still the type of horror film that had a box office figure of over [-] million back then? ? 】

[Congratulations to the cast of Nightmare for becoming the winner of this box office competition! 】

[Bai Shaoshang posted a message overnight, thanking fans for their support! 】

[The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. Lu Zhengyi created the beginning of horror movies, but Bai Shaoshang reached its peak! 】

……

After the first-day box office data was released, the Internet was in an uproar.

Two years ago, who would have thought that there would be such competition in the bleak horror film market?
There was a time when a horror film might not even reach [-] million in box office figures from release to release.

but now……

In a rental house,
A young woman who had just finished working overtime and was about to enjoy her day off was reading news on the Internet.

"Won!"

"Congratulations on the box office exceeding [-] million, this is our victory!"

"When I left the theater yesterday, I knew the result. Everyone who watched The First Commandment felt as if they had been stimulated by something."

"It was so funny that Nightmare was different. Many people cried while watching it. The plot was particularly touching, and the interaction between the male and female protagonists was also very sweet."

"The quality must be too poor, but why are there so many good reviews on Douban, and the box office data can't compare with it, so let's hire a navy to clean it up, right?"

"It was the same thing when I went to see it yesterday. It was so pitiful. Those people..."

……

On the phone, there are constant messages from the official fan group she joined.

She basically couldn't read every message clearly, and could only vaguely distinguish a few among them.

"what?"

But the more she looked at it, the more strange it seemed to the young woman, and her original plan to support her idol stopped.

Although she is a fan of Bai Shaoshang, she is also a horror lover.

She also supported Lu Zhengyi's previous films.

This time the two sides competed, and to be honest, she was a little overwhelmed in the middle.

But now, she was confused.

"A horror movie, sweet? Huh?"

(End of this chapter)