my gilded age

Chapter 294 Stealing the box office, I’ll do it

"It's so strange. I was planning to watch Lao Bai's Magic City again yesterday, but I didn't pay attention when I bought the ticket. But after I finished watching it, I took a look and found that the ticket stub said "Heaven's Mouth". What happened? What's going on?" ID, Woohyun's ID number 4 posted such a post.

Soon, many No. 4s came to reply, and many fans came out to express their own experiences of watching the movie.

"I had already seen it, but this time I took a friend to see it, and it turned out that the ticket was wrong. Fortunately, my friend had a keen eye, and after arguing hard, the cinema told the truth, saying that there was not enough film schedule for "The Strange Case of Magic City", and this was a temporary arrangement. Yes, but we don’t want the ticket and want to change it, but they said we have to wait.” ID, the director told me about his experience when I was discharged from the hospital.

"That's right! I'm like this too..."

"What's the matter?"

It should be said that there are many experts among the people these days, and there are even more capable people among netizens. Big bosses will soon come out to speak out.

"This is a clear box office steal!" ID, 'Dongfeng...'.

As soon as the word "stealing box office" appeared, it immediately aroused a response from the No. 4 fan group. It seemed that this was what it should be, so No. 4 fans issued a call.

At least we on the 4th must not buy tickets with "Heaven's Mouth" on the ticket stub.

Moreover, not only were they restrained themselves, but there were also many No. 4s who were angry and went out to post on other platforms, including, "I don't know I am a guest in my dream," MR Pei, "The memory of a fish is only seven seconds," "Chop off a dog's head..." etc. Waiting for netizens.

But you must know that "Heaven's Mouth" has a huge advantage. Regardless of whether the movie is bad or not, many stars in this film, including Liu Ye, Azu, Zhang Zhen, Yang Youning and others, are regarded as the current young talents and are popular on the Internet. There are quite a lot of fans on the Internet, even Sun Honglei's popularity is not bad. In addition, Shu Qi, who has distributed countless benefits in the past, has many fans by herself.

Since then, many netizens have posted refutations, saying that this is impossible, how could Huayi steal the box office, and so on.

But No. 4 had a real weapon in hand, and for a while, smoke was everywhere on the Internet.

Now there are some things that are just like this. They haven't been revealed yet, but there are already reactions on the Internet.

Many No. 4s really get braver as they fight, but everyone also takes one thing into consideration.

How will Hongxing and Bai Shiqiu react?

Regarding this topic, there are also different opinions. Some people say that they will definitely fight to the end, while others say that they probably want to calm down the matter and turn the big issue into a trivial one.

Both arguments are valid, so what is the result?

……

Just two days have passed since 2007, which means that this year is still very new.The capital is full of joy. New Year's Day has just passed, and the Spring Festival is waiting for it.

In such an atmosphere, Yu Dong should have been in a good mood, but Yu Dong couldn't be happy now.

"Brother Dong, what's wrong with you?"

Bai Shiqiu was sitting opposite Yu Dong, with a pot between the two of them cooking meat.

Yu Dong knows that Bai Shiqiu likes to eat. This guy may be a starving ghost. Not only can a thief eat, but also a thief can eat... Come on, he has been exposed to too much, and his words have a Northeastern flavor.

But now the focus is obviously not on the meat, but on... Yu Dong is very confused.

"Old Bai, is this really okay? Your brother and I are not a coward, but do we still want to hang out in this circle in the future? If we make this matter bigger, the reputation of those theater chains will be ruined. If it's lost, won't they feel resentful?" Yu Dong couldn't eat it at all, so he just said it.

Bai Shiqiu, on the other hand, is eating meat and vegetables at the same time, which is very comfortable, "Brother Dong, we didn't let them lose face, right? If something like this is done, then those who should be responsible must be responsible. We are all adults. , we have a lot of evidence now, why don’t we show it?”

Although these words are a bit cloudy, they are also very straightforward. They should have a real guy on their hands.

But Yu Dong was still a little scared, "Old Bai, what do you think, even if we take advantage this time and destroy them, what will happen next? Don't we think about the future?"

Bai Shiqiu laughed and put down his chopsticks, "Brother Dong, I'm just thinking about the future."

"You..." Yu Dong was a little confused, but he finally said, "Lao Bai, don't be anxious in front of the third master, okay? Let's pay attention to a method. Let your brother and I talk first. Say, okay?"

"Hahaha..." Bai Shiqiu grinned, and said what he meant, Yu Dong is really a coward, but now, there is no other way, we are in the same group, so he said: "It all depends on brother. .”

What are Bai Shiqiu and Yu Dong going to do?

I had made an appointment with Third Master before, and this matter...

"Third Master, haha..."

"Oh, you two are here today..."

When they arrived at the third master's side, Yu Dong and Bai Shiqiu had to be polite, but as soon as Yu Dong said hello, Bai Shiqiu took out a pile of documents and slammed them down on the third master's desk.

"Old Bai!" Yu Dong's face turned pale instantly.

Didn't you agree that you have to listen to me, Yu Dong, in front of Third Master? Old Bai, you are so mad at me!
Then, I saw Bai Shiqiu angrily saying to the third master: "Third master, I am just a young boy, and I am not very good at talking. But I have been bullied to this point. If I don't speak up, I will die." Come on! Third Master, you have to give me justice, it’s all up to Third Master, just take a look."

This posture...

Yu Dong's originally pale complexion became somewhat warmer. It seemed that Lao Bai was not that stupid after all.

But what kind of master is the third master going to be?
"Let me take a look?" The third master glanced at the pile of things and couldn't help but laugh.

In fact, there is no need to look at this pile at all, because this pile of things is the evidence in Bai Shiqiu and Yu Dong's hands.

Regarding the matter of stealing the box office, Bai Shiqiu was already prepared very early on.

To say that Bai Shiqiu is not a god who can pinch and calculate, how did he know that there would be a box office thief?

In fact, this matter is quite simple. When Yu Dong came to the Northeast to look for him on the set of "Assembly", Bai Shiqiu had already foreseen what would happen to our Red Star's "The Strange Case of the Magic City" in the future. When it came to stealing box office, he told Yu Dong about it at that time.

As for Bai Shiqiu's ability to predict in advance, it's really not difficult. Just look at the film schedules of "Heaven's Mouth" and "Magic City". "Heaven's Mouth" can be so much higher, and Baek Shiqiu is very clear in his heart. "Heaven's Mouth" is such a bad movie, so how can theater companies choose?
To be honest, he, Lao Bai, has thought very clearly about the ins and outs of this matter.

As for theaters, they are all seasoned. They all have a rough idea of ​​how much money a movie can make. For the movie "Heaven's Mouth", it should also make money. It depends on the director, the star cast, and whether the movie is an adaptation. "Blood on the Street" has emotions, these are all points of making money.

In addition, this is Huayi's film, and everyone knows how powerful the Wang brothers are. "Heaven's Mouth" had a high schedule in the early stages, which was to be expected. Therefore, when Bai Shiqiu first learned about this schedule, he was a little indifferent.

Yu Dong was very anxious at the time.

But what Bai Shiqiu is really worried about is the future. That is to say, the initial film schedule of "Heaven's Mouth" is so high, but this film is indeed not very good, so what will happen next?

Contact all parties, plus the Wang brothers and Wu Yusen, to fight openly and secretly with themselves.

Stealing the box office is an obvious option.

The Wang brothers will definitely put all kinds of pressure on the theaters. They are all colluding to maintain the high box office of "Heaven's Mouth". At the same time, the theaters still need to make money. So if Red Star's "Magic City" can make money, Or looking at it now, it's obvious that the attendance rate is a lot higher, so why not steal this movie?

Stealing the box office is like this. The movie you watch is what the fans want to see, but the money from the movie ticket is recorded in other movies.

A movie that has its box office stolen is really a loser.

The key point is the word dumb. There are quite a lot of this phenomenon in our country. In the past, if you suffered losses, you could only admit it yourself. After all, the theaters are all big bosses. How many people dare to offend?

Unless you are Huayi or China Film.

In fact, box office theft is very easy to catch. Almost every distribution company has its own market researchers and supervisors. They just do some sampling near the theaters. It is obvious at a glance that box office theft is being done.

The pile of things that Bai Shiqiu put down was all filled with information fed back by the supervisor. In the face of these pieces of evidence, this matter definitely didn't go away.

However, the key is to offend others, and this is what Yu Dong is afraid of.

Now, Bai Shiqiu seemed to be an impulsive young man who wanted to fight this bad phenomenon to the end, but the third master smiled.

"Boy, are you still acting with me?"

"Ah? Third Master, what did I do?" Bai Shiqiu still looked confused.

"Okay, Best Actor, you are indeed good at acting, and I'm convinced, old man. Now, tell me, what do you want to do?" The third master smiled.

Bai Shiqiu still stood firm and said, "Third Master, you make the decision."

Yu Dong watched from the side, and he finally knew that Lao Bai was not stupid, and he had already figured this out.

The point is, third master, you are the master.

What else can the third master do?

"Okay! How about you and Bai Shiqiu and Yu Dong, and you will never let go of any of the evidence that you and Bai Shiqiu have produced?"

When Yu Dong heard this, he sweatdropped. What did the third master mean?

Bai Shiqiu smiled at this time, "With the words of Third Master, I feel very comfortable."

With this sentence, Yu Dong gave Lao Bai a thumbs up in his heart.

High, it is high!

Even though it was just a few simple words, in fact, a deal had been reached.

The third master will definitely take action to rectify it. Many of these evidences are from their China Film theater chain. Since this kind of thing happened, it means that someone here is taking advantage of it and is the black sheep.

However, things should not be overdone. If the water is clear, there will be no fish.

But, just fix it like this?
What else?
The third master and Bai Shiqiu looked at each other and didn't speak for a long time.

Finally, maybe because the old man was not strong enough, he spoke first, "Boy, tell the truth, don't you want to order something else?"

At this moment, Bai Shiqiu scratched his head and said with a smile, "The third master still understands me."

What I said... Yu Dong really wanted to scold, Lao Bai, you stinking shameless!

"Have fun!" The third master couldn't bear it anymore.

Bai Shiqiu also knew that it was almost done. He had just demonstrated his acting skills, and no more of this and that would be annoying, so he simply expressed his thoughts.

"Third Master, this time the matter is serious. Our Red Star will definitely be hated by others. Just stealing box office is a phenomenon that happens a lot in our country. It is very common. It is not just our Red Star, right? This time, it doesn't matter. We, the Red Star, will go there." It's thunder, let everyone feel thunder, we will carry it!"

Listen to these words, they are so righteous and righteous, and they put themselves on the absolute victim and the side of justice.

Next, Bai Shiqiu said with a smile: "In this case, in order for our Red Star movies to have a chance to be released in the future, we Red Stars have to build a theater chain of our own."

Cinema?

Upon hearing this, the third master's eyes widened, let alone Yu Dong.

Are theaters so easy to handle?
How much does this cost?

However, Bai Shiqiu has many tricks up his sleeve.

Immediately he said: "Of course our family can't survive, so I thought together, our Red Star, Dong Ge's Bona, and Mr. San and you, China Film Group, let's unite the three families and create one. How about this?"

That's what happened.

After hearing this, the third master couldn't help laughing and scolding: "You kid, hahaha... you are really smart."

　Thank you all for your support, thank you!
　　I apologize to everyone, it's a bit late. Hei Che is going out to have a party with his classmates. Don't worry, Chapter 3 will be here soon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)