In the entertainment industry, everyone has been reborn, but who will be their servant?

Chapter 50: Send it back for retrial

The next step was to pack up the filming location, pack up the equipment and props, and return them to the factory.

The equipment was all rented, and some props were also rented. The ones that weren't rented and were made were either sold or donated; keeping them wouldn't have much use.

There was no warehouse for recycling, and Wu Guoqiang also came to help organize people to do these things. My uncle is such a good person.

Shen Ao and Zhang Linke also have their own things to do when they go back; they also have to submit their work at the end of the year.

Students at prestigious film schools like Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama have to submit an exam paper at the end of each semester, so they are busy for a while. Fortunately, these people do not ask for a salary for filming. If they did, the production budget of three million would not be enough to keep them from working.

The most expensive part is labor costs; those who do manual labor don't even need two wages.

"Fame and Fortune" is the film with the largest investment by their team, with at least half of the production cost spent on it.

There's no way around it; the costumes, props, and sets are all quite expensive. Although the sets are cheap, the set design still requires a lot of money.

Qin Xuan was also busy, scheduling the release of "Make a Name for Yourself" for Friday, December 14th.

That is, the day after "The Warlords" will be released, there are only a few days left for promotion, and this time he still chose to focus on online promotion.

The promotional point wasn't that the original team behind "Nightclub" had poured their hearts into creating it, but rather: exposing the dark side of the entertainment industry!
If the publicity is done at this time, it will definitely be overshadowed by the two movies "The Warlords" and "Assembly", but that doesn't mean people in the industry don't know about it.

Wang Changtian, the CEO of Enlight Media, had a keen sense of smell and quickly noticed the film. He said to his vice president, Li Xiaoping, "Check out this guy's background. Another film so soon, his production speed is impressive!"

He was somewhat tempted; if this person could be used by the light, it would be an aid to the current light.

Furthermore, the previous film, "Nightclub," did not have a low box office!

As for the situation in the industry, he was aware of it; that was their own business, and Enlight Media also needed to develop.

Not only did the light react, but Bona Film Group's chubby guy was just watching the show. He wasn't interested in this person; his focus was still on collaborating with the Hong Kong entertainment circle.

They also had a share in the film "CJ7," and there were coal mine owners behind it.

Wang Zhonglei from Huayi also learned the news immediately and reported to his brother: "Holy crap, what's up with this guy? He just finished 'Nightclub,' and now he has another one! How can he be so prolific?"

The main reason is that they hadn't paid much attention to this person called "General Manager Xuan," so they didn't know that he had filmed three movies in a row. But after this incident, they started to pay special attention to him.

After all, with a sudden increase in competitors in the market, it's natural to want to see who's so stubborn.

"Another one? Where does he get so many movies?" Wang Zhongjun was very surprised.

"Who the hell knows that this show is called 'Making a Name for Oneself,' and it even claims to expose the dark side of the entertainment industry?" Wang Zhonglei knew very well.

"Then we can't let him live this time. Demand that theaters increase the screenings of other movies and squeeze him out of the picture. Oh, and you should talk to the others too."

"I understand, bro!"

Other films that have been released have received different reactions from investors, especially "The Warlords" and films like "Call for Love," which is currently showing.

They demanded that cinemas increase screenings to completely eliminate "The Rise of Fame," and this was supported by Huayi Brothers. In essence, it's a matter between the Beijing film circle.

Currently released movies are all related to the Beijing elite circle; the female lead in "The Warlords" is a princess from that circle.

Of course, this only applies to most cinemas; Wanda cannot make such a demand. Wanda currently only has more than twenty cinemas, which is not a large number, so it is in a very passive position.

Those cinemas won't offend Huayi Brothers or China Film Group over this matter; they'll still increase the number of screenings as usual.

Wanda is just rich; it hasn't built up any influence in the entertainment industry because it doesn't have enough resources to support them.

Besides, "Fame and Fortune" isn't some groundbreaking film. If it were truly excellent, they would have given it preferential treatment. Nothing is more important than making money; theaters have costs to operate here. Even though the relationship between theaters and producers isn't good, they know how to make compromises.

Ye Ning also told Qin Xuan about this.

He suggested: "Many people are not familiar with the first film. Now most cinemas are reducing the number of screenings of 'Fame and Fortune'. I think it would be better to avoid this release period and release the film next year when the competition will be less intense."

"CJ7 is coming out next January, let's go compete with Stephen Chow!" Qin Xuan said.

Wanda is still too weak right now.

Ye Ning was speechless for a moment, and Stephen Chow, being the mastermind behind it all, asked, "Then do you have a good way to break this deadlock?"

Qin Xuan lowered his head and remained silent for a while before saying, "I don't know if this method will work, but we can give it a try."

"In what way?" Ye Ning asked.

"We've postponed the release date to December 21st..."

"Isn't this the same release date as 'Assembly'? With two blockbusters hitting at the same time, the situation is even worse! You might as well postpone it even further." Ye Ning felt it was even more unreliable.

"Don't rush, let me finish. Our promotional point is to expose the dark side of the entertainment industry, right? So let's tell the audience that this movie was originally approved, but it was sent back for re-examination because it exposed too dark things, so the release will be postponed."

It gives the impression that the film has been wronged, and as for whose wrong it has been wronged, it could be China Film Group, the Beijing film circle, or censorship... it's all involved. In short, it gives people the feeling that everything is dark and we are innocent.

"This will arouse people's compassion and sense of justice, thus encouraging them to vote for us," Qin Xuan said.

Ye Ning stared, mouth agape, completely bewildered.

"To put it simply, it's about stirring up conflict and making people think you have some shady dealings that you're afraid we'll find out, which is why you canceled the movie. This method is a bit despicable, but it should be effective," Qin Xuan added.

He didn't know if people in this era had a strong sense of justice, but it could have some effect, since most people still wanted to uphold justice.

Ye Ning adjusted his glasses, digesting the method he was told. How could someone's brain be so clever as to come up with such a method?

But I must say, it's quite an idea.

However, he had a concern: "Your method is feasible, but it might offend some people, and those people might hurl insults at us."

Those viewers and netizens might curse and complain, and feel that the world is dark.

"Is Wanda afraid of offending people?" Qin Xuan wondered.

"I'm not afraid, but it'll still damage my reputation," Ye Ning said.

"Who cares about their reputation? We make movies for the audience, not for them. What good can they do for us? Besides, things are already like this. Aren't you going to fight back? Do you want to be controlled by others?" Qin Xuan wasn't afraid. He was already in this situation. How much worse could he fail?

What he needs now is to accumulate experience and build up capital.

Ye Ning remained silent; essentially, he still wanted to collaborate with other circles to secure a share of the market.

Wanda cannot rely solely on cinemas indefinitely; it still needs upstream production. It cannot function by relying on just one person.

"Why don't you ask Old Wang for permission?" Qin Xuan saw that he hesitated and didn't have Old Wang's boldness.

Old Wang always pushed him out to challenge those circles, no matter who they were, he just wanted to take them down. At that time, Old Wang was very domineering.

"No, let's do it your way!" Ye Ning chickened out, still remembering what happened last time.

(End of this chapter)