Diamond company shoots commercials, you shoot Titanic

However, netizens just watched the fun.

The reporter who asked the question honestly wrote down Chen Xiao's answer about art films and commercial films, and prepared to go back and write a serious manuscript.

The questions continued.

The second reporter stood up, glanced at the manuscript in his hand, and asked with a bitter smile:

"Director Chen, hello, I am a reporter from Lizhi News. The first-day box office of "The Little Mermaid" exceeded "The Truman Show" and reached 21 million US dollars. What do you think about this?"

Chen Xiao listened to his question and nodded slowly.

This matter is a bit beyond imagination, but there are also expected parts.

He remembered that in the original world, there was also a politically correct version of "The Little Mermaid", which was also ridiculed by people at home and abroad.

But with support and adequate publicity, the first-day box office in North America after its release in May was as high as 38 million US dollars, directly becoming the first-day box office of the year.

But it was the first until May, and was later surpassed by other movies.

This world's "The Little Mermaid" is not as good as that version, so the first day is lower, and the stamina is weaker. The annual box office is likely to be less than "The Truman Show".

But others can say this prediction, but he can't. If he says it, the media will nag about it, which makes him feel dizzy.

"I haven't seen "The Little Mermaid" yet, so it's hard to comment on it. But the high box office shows that there should be something worth learning."

After saying the business clichés, Chen Xiao put down the microphone.

The other reporters in the audience were a little disappointed.

But the reporter who asked the question was relieved, "Okay, thank you Director Chen."

The questions continued.

"Teacher Jin Rui, in your opinion, did Truman love his wife? Why did he marry her?"

"Director Huang Peng, when casting, why did you choose Li Mingyue to play the role of first love?"

"Teacher Xu Huijun, a lot of the same clothes you designed have appeared on Taobao. What measures do you plan to take next?"

...

One hour later.

The questions about "The Truman Show" came to an end.

The host announced the start of the free question session, opening up topics, not limited to this movie.

As soon as the host finished speaking, a fan grabbed the opportunity to ask questions.

A sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl held the microphone and smiled brightly. She was not afraid of the dozens of media and looked very outgoing.

"Hello, Director Chen, I am your fan and I like your movies very much. Where can I meet you by chance? It would be best if I could see you every month!"

As soon as this was said, everyone present laughed.

This kind of scene is very normal in fan meetings. It is a subtle and half-joking question.

However, it is a bit difficult to answer.

It would definitely not work to answer honestly, because the address would be blocked as the meeting site.

But it would be awkward not to answer.

Just when everyone was about to eat melons, they heard Chen Xiao laugh:

"Every month? In my dreams."

A burst of laughter instantly rang out from the audience.

The girl sighed and said, "Well, okay, I'll go back and work hard."

As she said that, she smiled and sat back in her seat.

People around her cast approving glances, this is considered a decent fan, who knows how to joke.

...

Just when the meeting was in full swing, it was just past eight in the morning in the United States.

Brandon, the deputy director of the production department of Peak Entertainment, walked into the office with a cup of coffee.

Half a minute later, the secretary came in with a file and handed him a chart file, "Minister, this is yesterday's first-day box office data."

Brandon took it and put it on the table, turned around, took off his coat, hung it on the hanger, and asked casually: "How is it? Where did we rank yesterday?"

"The first-day box office is temporarily ranked first, but..."

Brandon frowned slightly, "But what?"

He knew that the audience had a lot of opinions about the casting of the heroine.

Since the poster was released, most netizens took turns to complain.

After the trailer was released, it was disliked by netizens on YouTube more than 3 million times. In contrast, there were only 450,000 likes.

However, political correctness and diversity will attract people who support these ideas. They also have a strong brand effect and market strategy.

Even if there is a lot of controversy, the box office will not dive, right?

The secretary picked up the data file on the table and handed it to Walker.

"Our premiere performed very well, but by the evening, the attendance rate of "The Truman Show" had surpassed ours. They discussed social issues and attracted some audiences who care about social issues. And their

The story is indeed excellent. If it weren't for them, we would have secured the first place. But now it's uncertain who will be the first in the first week..."

Brandon frowned and picked up the file.

This is not just a matter of ranking.

A hit in the same period will have an impact on their box office.

He flipped through the file.

The attendance rate during the day was about the same as expected, but it was lower at night.

It seems that this is indeed a problem. If it continues like this, it won't plummet, but it may drop by several percent.

"Let the media reduce their publicity, and major platforms try to suppress their limelight. Arrange some familiar media to attack their shortcomings."

"Insufficient?"

"Politically incorrect. There must be something wrong. Not caring enough about minority groups. Find it. Then..."

Brandon walked to the table, frowning slightly.

They had thought of countermeasures for "The Truman Show" before.

Now it seems that Oriental Media is more difficult.

If they can grab the box office by making an art film, what will happen if they make a commercial film?

Their reputation must be suppressed.

"The Truman Show has been released. Give the credit to New Era Pictures and reduce the exposure of Oriental Media."

"As for future works..."

He picked up his phone and glanced at the schedule.

There will be a seminar at the end of next month, and a large number of senior industry executives will be present.

At that time, peers will unite with theaters with close relations to reduce the number of screenings of Oriental Media's future works.

Then work with the media to reduce exposure.

We can't let it go on like this.

"By the way, isn't "The Truman Show" an art film? Why is it so popular? Have the market research department and the marketing department given a specific reason?"

The secretary shook her head, "Not yet, but when I went upstairs just now, I heard from my colleagues that Huaxia is live interviewing the main creative team. Chen Xiao talked about how to balance art and business. But the specific summary report will probably be sent to us after 10 o'clock. "

"Okay, I understand, you go back."

Brandon turned on his computer, found a media live broadcast, and watched the interview in person.

Coincidentally, in the marketing department downstairs, Director Walker was also watching the live broadcast while eating breakfast.