Huayu: Starting from managing the Mahua FunAge Theater Troupe

In the following days.

From January 24th to January 28th, the five performances during the Spring Festival season continued the success of the last six performances in the second round, with every show sold out and tickets in short supply, raking in another 397,000 yuan in box office revenue.

As of midnight on January 29, the total box office of "Mahua" officially exceeded one million yuan, and the number of viewers exceeded 10,000.

On January 26, Shen Feiyang had Yu Kai share the foreseeable box office results with the media in advance.

Mainstream media outlets such as the Beijing Evening News reported on this extensively on January 28th.

"Produced by the Happy Twist Theatre Troupe, directed by young director Tian Youliang, and starring He Jiong, Xie Na, Yu Na, and other stars, the Lunar New Year stage comedy 'Want to Eat Twist? We'll Twist It for You Now' has officially surpassed one million yuan at the box office since its premiere at the end of last year! The play has been performed more than 30 times at the Yifu Theatre of the Central Academy of Drama, with every performance a sell-out, making it the most dazzling dark horse in Beijing's stage play market this winter!"

A single play grossing over one million yuan is an absolute milestone in the current domestic stage play market.

Prior to this, only a handful of theater troupes, such as the Beijing People's Art Theatre, were able to do this.

As soon as the news broke, the Happy Twist Troupe became the most dazzling dark horse in the Beijing stage play market almost overnight.

……

January 29th, the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Although the winter vacation is not over yet, the annual holiday is over, and the Spring Festival film season is over.

He Jiong has his own job to do, and other people will need to fill in for his performances after the Spring Festival. However, his performances at the Haidian Theater will not be delayed.

Because it was agreed when the performance contract was signed that He Jiong, Xie Na, and Yu Na could take leave for work reasons, Shen Feiyang had no reason to keep them.

After He Jiong said he had to go back to handle some work, Xie Na left as well.

Xie only came because of He Jiong's influence; she was unwilling to play a supporting role for the newcomer.

Shen Feiyang had no choice but to have Shen Teng and Xiong Naijin take over their roles and perform ahead of schedule.

The change of actors will naturally affect ticket sales.

Shen Feiyang and Yu Kai quickly made adjustments, launching a "buy one get one free" promotion with an additional 50% discount, and also added a student ticket for 40 yuan.

For a ticket priced at 180 yuan, you can get two tickets priced at 180 yuan each by paying an extra 50% (90 yuan).

At the same time, it will also be a promotional event for the star-studded performance at Haidian Theater. If you want to see He Jiong's version, you can wait until February 9th and buy tickets at Haidian Theater.

……

February 29th, 1 PM.

The Yifu Theater of the Central Academy of Drama.

Shen Teng's version of "Mahua" is about to premiere.

The cast has remained largely unchanged, except for the roles of Wang Dong and Ma Hua, which have been replaced by Shen Teng and Xiong Naijin, with He Jiong and Xie Na replaced by Shen Teng and Xiong Naijin.

Of the 700 tickets available, more than 500 were sold, so the decline wasn't particularly severe.

The actual box office revenue has certainly declined significantly, but overall, it is still profitable.

This shows that movies that gross over a million yuan still have some appeal.

……

"Just perform exactly as you rehearsed. Don't put too much pressure on yourself, but you can't mess it up either."

Backstage at the theater, in the actors' dressing room. Shen Feiyang spouted a string of nonsense at Shen Teng and Xiong Naijin, who were making their stage debut.

They were originally scheduled to perform on stage on the 9th of next month, but now it's been brought forward by almost half a month.

Shen Teng felt a little pressure, but not much. He had rehearsed with He Jiong and others last year and had been a candidate for the role of Wang Dong.

Xiong Naijin only rehearsed for a little over half a month.

Logically, the experienced Huang Ni should have been promoted to play the role of Ma Hua.

But logically they are all Schrödinger's cats.

Knowing exactly how she got this opportunity, Xiong Naijin nodded vigorously: "I will definitely do my best."

Shen Teng nodded noncommittally.

Shen Feiyang said to everyone, "Tonight, it's all up to you guys! Go go go!"

……

7:10.

Ai Lun made a guest appearance as the host and introduced the program.

Shen Feiyang had already strolled over to the empty seat on the left side of the first row of the audience.

Yu Kai, Tian Youliang, and another man were sitting next to the empty seat.

Yu Kai began by introducing, "Director Ning. This is Shen Feiyang, the general manager of our company and the head of the Happy Twist Theater Troupe. Mr. Shen, this is Director Ning Hao."

"Director Ning, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Shen Feiyang looked Ning Haoben up and down and extended his hand.

"Mr. Shen is truly young and promising." Ning Hao politely shook hands with Shen Feiyang.

"No, no."

Let's exchange pleasantries.

Shen Feiyang followed up, "Director Ning, shall we watch the performance first, and then talk after it's over?"

"it is good."

Ning Hao nodded.

Ning Hao decided that they should watch the performance first and then discuss the script adaptation.

Ning Hao's film directing career is now on track. His film "Incense" achieved some success last year, and he has a film shooting plan for this year.

Ning Hao intended to adapt the script for "Diamond Commandment," also known as "Crazy Stone," into a film later, but he lacked the funds.

Therefore, Ning Hao does not only intend to sell the stage play adaptation rights, but also wants to get an investment from Shen Feiyang to raise funds for making "Diamond Commandment" into a movie later.

……

The two-hour performance passed in the blink of an eye.

Ning Hao clapped his hands in response to the applause from the audience.

Ning Hao turned to Yu Kai, Shen Feiyang, and Tian Youliang and said, "This male lead in your troupe has a lot of potential."

Ning Hao was unaware of Shen Teng's background.

Shen Feiyang casually replied, "He is indeed a promising talent. Director Ning, let's go thank the audience and hand out gifts first. Please wait here for us for a while."

"it is good."

……

Half an hour later, all the audience members left.

Shen Teng and the others busied themselves with rehearsals.

Shen Feiyang and Ning Hao discussed the purchase of the stage adaptation rights to the play "Diamond Commandment".

Ning Hao leaned back in his chair, looked at Shen Feiyang, and said, "Mr. Shen, I plan to adapt the script for 'Diamond Decree' into a movie script and write it myself."

Following Ning Hao's lead, Shen Feiyang offered his bait: "It would be great to make it into a movie. There's a lack of good comedy films in China right now. I think 'Diamond Decree' would be very suitable to be adapted into a comedy film."

But before adapting it into a movie, to verify its market potential, I think adapting it into a stage comedy first is a good idea.

Assuming it achieves good box office results, it will be easy for Director Ning to find investment for this project later. If the stage play is exceptionally good, Director Ning, if you need it, we can also invest some money. I personally am very interested in movies.

Shen Feiyang's words left Ning Hao completely bewildered.

Ning Hao initially thought that Shen Feiyang was simply buying the adaptation rights to a stage play, and that he would need to use his persuasive skills to convince Shen Feiyang to invest in the film. However, Shen Feiyang came up with a cooperation plan that would "help you verify the market and help you find investment."

but……

Ning Hao carefully considered the proposal put forward by Shen Feiyang.

What the hell!

What he said actually makes a lot of sense!

Ning Hao took Shen Feiyang's hand and said, "President Shen, I'm willing to grant you the rights to adapt 'Diamond Commandment' for free. I'll give you the stage play adaptation rights directly, without charging you a single penny."

Shen Feiyang gripped Ning Hao's hand tightly and said, "Director Ning, I will pay every penny that is due. Don't worry, I will not let you down. As long as the stage play is successful and makes money, I will definitely invest in this film project."

"Okay! I'll come to your company tomorrow morning to sign the contract."