Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 312 Schedule Competition, Please Make Room for Me

The movie "Police Incident" is Chen Linfeng's first commercial film as a director.

He currently does not have any high expectations for the box office. The box office revenue for blockbusters generally reaches 2-3 million yuan, which is not very likely.

What Chen Linfeng wanted was to leave a good reputation first, just like the previous life's "Lost on Journey", and then focus on the second part.

Of course, it is not that difficult for a domestic film to break the 100 million mark nowadays, so he still wants to achieve this small goal.

There are many factors that determine whether a movie can achieve good box office results.

In terms of production, subject matter, script, director, main creators, investment and other related factors are the background of the work.

Chen Linfeng is quite confident about this and is currently following up on it.

In addition, release schedule, theaters, and publicity are also extremely critical for commercial films.

In terms of release schedules, there are several movies in the second half of the year that deserve special attention.

"Mei Lanfang", "If You Are the One", "Red Cliff II" and "Ip Man" are basically all released for the Lunar New Year holiday, and it is basically certain that "Police Case" will compete with one or two of these films.

Chen Linfeng couldn't make it to the earlier National Day period, so he didn't need to consider it.

Thinking of this, he picked up the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Han, good evening. It's evening in China now, right?"

"Well, it's just getting dark. Aren't you filming in England, Xiao Chen? Do you want to talk to me about something?"

"I want to ask about the movie schedule in the second half of the year. 'Police Incident' has just been submitted for review and we are considering when it will be released."

"I would have come to you about this even if you hadn't mentioned it. I heard that you also wanted to squeeze into the Lunar New Year period. It's a bit crowded. Not only are there many domestic films, but there are also foreign films. Are you sure you want to choose this time?"

Chen Linfeng chuckled and said, "What else is there to consider? This is the best time of the year. Otherwise, why would everyone squeeze in at this time?"

"Well, if you want to achieve results, you have to give it a try. I won't advise you. But have you decided on the specific time?"

"I want to ask Mr. Han what other companies think."

Han Shanping hesitated for a moment and said, "The ones that have been scheduled so far are Dachen's Mei Lanfang and Feng Xiaogang's If You Are the One, one on December 12th and the other on December 5th."

Chen Linfeng asked again, "When was Ip Man released?"

Han Shanping was a little surprised, but then he thought about the styles of the two films and suddenly he understood.

"Ip Man has not been confirmed yet, but the gossip is that it will be on December 12th. If it is confirmed, these three will be released one week in a row. Which time do you want?"

"I want to release it with director Chen Kaige, but later on the week of December 12, I hope there won't be "Ip Man" following."

Han Shanping said speechlessly, "You are quite greedy. You want to eat for one more week. But this is also good. You two Chens are together, and the themes don't overlap. It's appropriate to put you together."

He thought for a while and said, "How about this, I'll try to coordinate and see if we can arrange for Ip Man to be shown at another time."

Chen Linfeng showed a happy expression, "If that's the case, it couldn't be better. Thank you, President Han."

……

"Why should we back off? Chen Linfeng is making a commercial film for the first time, and he wants us to make room for him?"

Zheng Huiqiang from Oriental Film Entertainment took a deep puff of his cigarette in dissatisfaction, his face not looking very good.

Director Ye Weixin said with a bitter face, "The situation is stronger than people. Xiao Chen is too popular. Our themes are similar, so a head-on confrontation is not a wise choice."

"They are all action movies, so we may not be unable to win." Zhen Zidan said.

"That's right. I think he should give way to us."

Zheng Huiqiang is not acting on impulse. The main reason is that in the best schedules later, either Feng Xiaogang or "Red Cliff" will be the ones to be dealt with. Neither of them is easy to deal with. If you run into them, you may very likely become cannon fodder.

Hong Zhigang, who is also a producer of Shenying, reminded, "People from Huaying came to coordinate. Han Shanping has his opinion on this, and Chen Kaige is also involved. It's not easy for us to argue."

After a long discussion, several people finally changed the scheduled release time to one week after "Red Cliff Part 2", betting that it would not have that much box office stamina. After all, the reputation of the first half was not particularly good.

……

In the dim room, a female corpse in red was lying on the ground.

Chen Linfeng squatted on the floor, carefully observing the condition of the corpse.

"The victim was in her early 30s, a professional woman. Judging from her clothing, she should work in the media. She was wearing bright pink."

He stood up, looked around again, and continued to express his judgment.

"This person has just arrived from Cardiff today and is planning to stay overnight in London, as you can tell by the size of her suitcase."

Inspector Lestrade asked suspiciously, "A suitcase?"

"Yes, the suitcase."

Chen Linfeng supported his elbow with one hand, and with the other hand he stretched out his index finger and placed it in front of his right eye, shaking it slightly, as if he was thinking, while at the same time smoothly speaking out his inferences.

"She has been married for several years, but she is not happy. She has a number of lovers, but none of them know that she is married."

The sheriff felt like he was listening to a story and sneered,

"For God's sake, just make up a story."

"cut!"

Director Steven gave a thumbs up as always, "Chen, well done."

Larbert Graves, who plays Lestrade, looks quite shocked.

"Well, I think he's got it all." Martin nudged Graves with his elbow.

"Yes, to be honest, I find it a little unbelievable how he could speak such a long paragraph of lines so quickly and systematically. When I looked at him, I just felt that this was Mr. Holmes himself."

He shook his head. "I must be crazy, an Asian Sherlock Holmes."

Martin nodded in agreement. He thought so too.

Chen is so convincing in playing such a high-IQ character.

Whether it's the determined and confident expression or the various small movements when telling his own inferences, it feels like he is acting in his true colors.

Chen Linfeng was already accustomed to the praise from people around him. He skillfully walked around the camera and the guide rails and walked out of the room.

"Xiaofeng, I just called you." Liu Qianqian raised her hand and greeted.

"Really."

Chen Linfeng sat next to her, took the phone and saw that it was a call from Han Shanping.

After a while, he hung up the phone.

Liu Qianqian asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

Chen Linfeng said nothing. He turned around, hugged Xixi's waist and rubbed it hard.

“Haha…ha, stop it.”

Liu Qianqian pushed him away forcefully and scolded him, "You are like this when you have good news. I don't know if you are really happy or just taking advantage."

Chen Linfeng said cheerfully, "The movie's release date has been set. It's December 12th. There's at least a two-week window left for me. That's good news."

"Really? That's great." Liu Qianqian also knew what Xiaofeng was thinking about recently.

Chen Linfeng couldn't help but sigh in his heart, things are different after all, he can now use other means to get others to adjust their schedules.

A further goal in the future is to make others avoid him.

We still need to work harder on this.

When he returned home at night, Chen Linfeng continued to think about other factors that would contribute to the box office success of "Police Incident".

The release date has been confirmed, and what remains is the theaters and distribution.

The theater chain will be put on hold for now, and this will need to be considered after the film’s post-production is completely completed.

Distribution is ultimately the responsibility of the distribution company, but the producers can also take part in publicity.

Word-of-mouth marketing like tap water is the most effective, but the current conditions are not yet met. We have to wait until the mobile Internet era, and it will be mainly driven by the audience, and the producers can only go with the flow.

What Chen Linfeng was considering was how to increase the popularity and reputation as much as possible before the film was released.

The former relies on offline promotion and online publicity, while the latter requires some new methods.

Actually, to be honest, it's not particularly new. Advance screenings are a cliché used in the past.

This method was also used in the promotion of "Hero" in the past.

However, in recent years, most film distributors have not paid much attention to this.

Chen Linfeng thought that this might be a breakthrough. The piracy situation is much better now than in previous years, and the conditions for large-scale previews have been initially met.

At this time, the door of the outer room was opened. Chen Linfeng turned his head and found Liu Qianqian coming.

"Why are you here at this time? Didn't you say you should keep your distance? Wouldn't it be embarrassing if those girls saw you?"

"I just came here to chat and will be back soon."

Liu Qianqian closed the door carefully.

Ha, this girl has learned to deceive herself now. Now that you have come here, how can I let you go?

Chen Linfeng waved at her.

"What?" Liu Qianqian looked so adorable with a wary expression on her face.

Chen Linfeng patted his thigh and said, "Come sit here, I'll show you something nice."

Liu Qianqian snorted, "I don't believe you."

Having said that, she still took two steps closer and was then grabbed by Chen Linfeng.

"Ah, you are not thinking of bad things again." Liu Qianqian exclaimed. "No, I keep my word."

Chen Linfeng pressed Xixi onto his legs and did not take any further action. He actually turned on the computer and started searching in a serious manner.

However, after a while, Liu Qianqian couldn't help but spit after seeing what Chen Linfeng had searched.

"Bah, I knew you had no good intentions, actually saying this is beautiful."

Chen Linfeng clicked again, and some "hmm ah ah" sounds came from the computer, which was very strange.

After a while, Liu Qianqian's face turned red and she felt that she was mentally polluted.

Chen Linfeng couldn't bear to watch it either. He thought that European and American movies were too heavy and not as good as those in Japan.

It seems that there is no way to learn knowledge through the Internet. I can only gain experience through practice.

While discussing the similarities and differences between Europe, America and Japan with Xixi, Chen Linfeng also told her some of Japan's operating techniques.

Liu Qianqian said she didn't want to learn and she didn't want to know such things.

Chen Linfeng severely punished this attitude of aversion to learning.

That evening, both of them learned a lot of new "knowledge".

……

Needless to say, the most important and most anticipated event in August 2008 was the Olympic Games held in Yanjing.

The opening ceremony truly shocked audiences all over the world. At this time, except Chen Linfeng, no one knew what kind of monsters would appear in the next few opening ceremonies.

Each session is definitely worse than the previous one.

During this period, all entertainment activities almost lost their appeal, and the whole nation was paying attention to the Olympic Games programs.

Even when Chen Linfeng and Liu Qianqian were filming, they would always find time to watch the game together in the evening.

This time, Xixi learned her lesson and seemed to have temporarily seen through Chen Linfeng's conspiracy. She called the team members who were in the villa together.

Everyone was eating sunflower seeds, drinking beverages and cheering for the athletes, having a great time.

During this period, on the Emily Ken side, Chen Linfeng's plan to acquire Summit Entertainment was progressing smoothly and had entered the substantive negotiation stage.

Mrs. May has spent almost all of her time in the United States, following the progress of the negotiations.

The acquisition amount is expected to be between US$1.5 million and US$1.8 million. Later, Lionsgate spent US$4 million to acquire Summit Entertainment.

But this is the price after "Twilight" was broadcast. Without this movie, the price would naturally be much lower.

Because Chen Linfeng is very strict about the time limit, this is actually not conducive to negotiations.

The other party also knew this and used "Twilight" as a condition to try to gain control.

Therefore, this price is within a reasonable range, and Chen Linfeng has no major objection to the purchase price.

The only requirement is that the entire acquisition must be completed before October.

In addition, the post-production of "Reply 1990" is almost completed and has reached the review stage.

Apart from the part about high school students falling in love which needs to be considered, the rest of this drama can be said to be the most plain one, without any content that crosses the line.

Considering Xiao Chen's face, the higher-ups approved it quickly.

Chen Linfeng is keeping it under wraps for the time being, planning to air it next year as CCTV's opening drama of the new year.

Oddly enough, he had filmed several dramas before, including quite a few big productions, but due to coincidence, almost none of them caught up with the beginning of the new year.

This title sounds pretty good. I have caught up with the last TV series confirmed so far, which can be regarded as making up for a small regret.

On this day, Chen Linfeng and Su Weite asked for leave in advance and discussed their future plans.

The other party mentioned one thing, "Chen, Emma Watson said she will come to visit you in a few days and want to have a friendly exchange with you, so you have to be prepared."

Su Weit welcomed the UK's most famous child star to join his crew.

It would be best if she could get more exposure, and it would be even better if she could have a substantial ambiguous relationship with the male lead in the drama.

That represents long-term popularity and exposure.

"what?"

Chen Linfeng frowned. What's wrong with this person?

He doesn't believe that his charm is so great that it can make people ignore the rumors. Not only did he express his love through the media, but now he is visiting the crew.

Even if audiences in Europe and the United States don't care about this kind of thing, a female star's first public scandal is still very valuable and will not be wasted.

Judging from the rumors about Emma Watson's past life, she was not a love-brained person.

Chen Linfeng thought about Emma's purpose and did not forget to answer.

"Got it. I'll be ready."

In the evening, Liu Xixi was furious when she learned that Emma Watson was coming to visit the crew.

"Doesn't this person have any shame at all?"

"Okay, don't be angry. I don't like her. Besides, there must be other reasons. Do you really think your husband is so popular?"

Liu Qianqian said angrily, "You think so? There are a group of little demons sticking to you in China, and there are still people targeting you when you go abroad. Don't you want to reflect on yourself?

Also, you are not my husband now, I have never called you that."

This is really turning against you. You were shouting like this the night before yesterday when you were studying.

Chen Linfeng coaxed, "Are you still unsure about me? I, your husband, am a steadfast man who will not be tempted at all."

"Bah, I've already seen through your lustful nature, don't try to deceive me."

Having said that, Liu Qianqian did not object to the title of "husband" this time.

In fact, she was quite satisfied with Chen Linfeng's conduct in this regard. He was always courteous to other female stars and never gave any excuses.

When facing her, he looked so timid and couldn't resist the temptation at all, which was actually a plus.

This shows that he really likes me.

Thinking of this, Liu Qianqian was no longer angry.

Anyway, Xiao Feng's heart is with me, so other slutty girls have no chance.

However, two days later, when she saw Chen Linfeng welcome Emma Watson into the crew, surrounded by a group of reporters taking pictures.

I still couldn't help but worry and felt distressed.

Unexpectedly, Chen Linfeng led the person directly to Liu Qianqian.

"Let me introduce you. This is my good friend from China who I have known for many years. He is also my best friend of the opposite sex."

Chen Linfeng specifically emphasized the word "opposite sex".

Emma Watson pretended not to hear and took the initiative to extend her hand to show her friendliness, "Hello, I'm Emma Watson, you can call me Emma."

"Hello, I'm Liu Qianqian, and my English name is Crystal." Liu Qianqian shook hands with the other party as if she were facing a formidable enemy.

Of course, a few people chatting would not be heard by reporters approaching.

Reporters outside could only hold up cameras from a distance and record the three people chatting.

They seem to be in harmony, but this is all the actors' acting skills.

Chen Linfeng said bluntly, "Ms. Watson, since the media interview last month, you have not been in line with the common practices in the industry. What exactly do you want to do here? Now you can tell me directly."

Emma Watson blinked and said softly, "I'm here to visit you. I just want to be friends with you."

Liu Qianqian said, "I don't think you should make such a big fuss about it. It's not a good thing for either you or Xiaofeng."

"Why not?" Emma Watson asked in confusion, "Won't my arrival bring more coverage to the Sherlock crew? This should be a good thing."

She turned to Chen Linfeng and asked, "Chen, as one of the producers, I think you should welcome me, right?"

Chen Linfeng suddenly heard something from the other party's words, and he confirmed it again.

"Do you really want to be friends with me?"

"Xiaofeng~" Liu Qianqian was a little anxious.

"Yes, Mr. Chen, I sincerely hope to gain your friendship." Emma Watson was very humble.

"This..." Liu Qianqian suddenly reacted when she heard this.

I thought the other party was a green tea mistress, but it sounds like this is not an invitation from a palace fighting drama?

Chen Linfeng thought about the resources he had at hand and suddenly realized.

"Do you want to join the Infinite World project?"

Emma Watson answered honestly, "Yes, you guessed it right. I hope to have this opportunity. My agent is already helping me to get in touch with Hollywood, and I myself am eager for your support."

At this point, she winked at Liu Qianqian and said, "Of course, I really like such a cool man like Chen.

If I had met him earlier, I would have really hoped to develop a closer relationship with him, but now it seems that someone has already gotten there first, right? "

Liu Xixi blushed, she was completely seen through.

It would be strange if she wasn't seen through. Xixi's anxious look just now seemed like she was almost saying it out loud.

With her level of status, if she were to take part in the palace fighting in "Legend of Zhen Huan", she would be persecuted to death in less than one episode.

It's so tacky.

Unless Chen Linfeng is Yongzheng, it would be difficult to save her life.

(End of this chapter)