Chapter 592 Talking about Cooperation

Online.

The war of words caused by comments came and went quickly. After all, there are new news and gossips breaking out in the circle all the time, constantly attracting the attention of the majority of netizens.

Among the domestic films that have been released, the box office of "The Blade of the Assassin" has dropped to around one million per day as it approaches the end of its release.

Fan-oriented movies like "Tiny Times 2" are indeed very powerful, and they are all counting on the box office explosion in the first two weeks.

It grossed nearly 200 million yuan at the box office in less than ten days after its release, directly crushing the similar film "Youth".

The latter only grossed 2300 million after a week and a half of release, with the daily box office falling below 20 and no further growth. However, compared to the cost, it was still a small profit.

Wang Jinghua was very satisfied with the performance of "Youth", especially Dong Zijian's performance and reputation, which made her feel relieved.

You know, for this movie, every artist under Shiba Culture Company posted on Weibo to support it.

However, as time goes by, the weaknesses of fan movies are fully reflected in "Tiny Times 2".

When "The Blade of the Assassin" was first released, the box office increased for three consecutive days.

But it’s different for “Tiny Times 2”. Its daily box office on the first day was its highest daily box office.

From the second day on, it followed the old path of "Tiny Times 1", with daily box office dropping by about 1 million every day. This point occurred 3 days earlier than "Tiny Times ".

5200 million, 4140 million, 3035 million, 2120 million!
The subsequent box office has been declining at a visible rate. Even though director Guo tried his best and brought the main creative staff such as Yang Mi, Amber Kuo, Christine Kuo, and Edison Chen to appear on promotional shows continuously, he still could not change the result.

There is no need to mention another movie starring Huang Xiaoming, "Made 2".

The film was forced to be withdrawn from theaters with a total box office of 120 million, and its reputation was still terrible.

In the circle, the Venice Film Festival is about to come. Because Zhang Yimou's "Parasite" is participating in the competition, the popularity is very high and media reporters can be seen reporting on it almost every day.

"Director Zhang Yimou said frankly that he would go to Venice with the main creative staff of Parasite to attend the opening ceremony of this year's film festival."

"According to the official announcement of the Venice Film Festival, the film "Parasite" will compete for the Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Golden Bear and other awards."

"This is the second time that Liu Yifei has participated in the Best Actress selection at the three major European film festivals, following the Berlin Film Festival."

The series of news released by media reporters made fans restless.

"To be honest, I wish Yifei to win another Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival."

"Let me count. I've been nominated for the Best Actress Oscar, and won the Best Actress Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Now I'm going to the Venice Film Festival. All I need is the Cannes Film Festival to win the Grand Slam."

"Guess the prizes for the contest. Guess who will win the Grand Slam first, Director Gu or Yifei?"

"It must be Director Gu. He has already won the Oscar for Best Director, the only thing missing is the Cannes and Venice awards."

"Oh, you're only concerned about whether they can win the award, but you don't care about when they will get married?"

Netizens' comments were varied, but most people were wishing Zhang Yimou and Liu Yifei success in winning the award.

However, with such a large circle and so many fans, there is always no shortage of sarcastic comments.

"What are you bragging about? You're already thinking about the three European Grand Slams. It's not that easy to win just the Palme d'Or at Cannes."

"That's right. In terms of appearance, the country still has to look to Brother Chen Kai. He is the only winner of the Palme d'Or. Who can surpass him?"

As soon as the sarcastic remarks came out, Miss Liu's fans immediately became unhappy, and the two sides started a new round of mutual attacks.

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The movements of big directors in the circle always attract the attention of the media.

Zhang Yimou's "Parasite" is still on the front page headlines, and there is new news from Chen Kaige.

Director Chen was a little embarrassed by Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie's previous rejections, but now the casting may have been decided.

Director Chen's team immediately announced that "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" will invite one of the four kings of Hong Kong to star.

The news instantly became popular in the entire entertainment industry!
The media reporters did not get any specific information about the candidates, but that did not stop them from reporting blindly.

Among the Four Heavenly Kings, Leon Lai was the first to be singled out. After all, the two had previously collaborated on "Mei Lanfang" and could be considered old partners.

Later, Andy Lau was also exposed. After all, among the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong, he was the most active in the mainland film market, with new works almost every year.

Soon after, Aaron Kwok and Zhang Xueyou were also used as gimmicks by the media, and some people even launched a vote online to discuss who has the best acting skills among the Four Heavenly Kings.

"I choose Zhang Xueyou this time." Gu Wei blurted out after seeing the netizens' cool moves.

To be honest, Gu Wei always felt that Zhang Xueyou was the most underrated among the Four Heavenly Kings. In terms of acting skills, he even felt that he surpassed the other three.

Many people know that Zhang Xueyou is widely praised for his outstanding musical talent, but they overlook his outstanding performance in the film industry.

The films he starred in, "As Tears Go By" and "Swordsman", have received rave reviews from audiences and critics. His acting gives people a natural and real feeling, making people completely immersed in the role. His performance style is affectionate, restrained, delicate and very appealing.

Especially the role of Brother Wuying in "As Tears Go By", this character deeply touched the audience and was even made into an emoticon package, but it also shows that Zhang Xue has solid acting skills.

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Early in the morning on the 16th, Gu Wei and Song Ge met with representatives from major domestic theater chains.

The location is the Wanda Sofitel Hotel in the capital, the same place as the last "The Wandering Earth" dinner.

When everyone was present, three rounds of wine had been served, and five dishes had been prepared, Gu Wei also stated his purpose directly.

“A brand new ticket purchasing system?” a representative of Jinhui Cinemas asked.

“Isn’t this similar to the function of a cat’s eye?”

The person who was speaking was a representative of the New Film Association. In his opinion, the system that Gu Wei mentioned was no different from the Maoyan Movie that Meituan.com just launched this year.

Maoyan Movie is an APP newly launched by Meituan this year, which is specifically used for buying tickets. Its original name was "Meituan Movie", and it was later renamed Maoyan Movie.

Hearing this, Gu Wei smiled and glanced at the manager of Dadi Cinema next to him, only to see him pick up his phone and start operating it in front of everyone.

Someone next to him stood up, walked over to him and looked at him curiously.

"This is the new ticket purchasing software launched by Xingchen Film and Television. It integrates media content, online ticket purchase, user interactive social networking, movie derivative sales and other services. It is a new one-stop movie Internet platform." The person in charge of Dadi Cinemas explained while operating it, and more and more theater managers gathered behind him.

Ye Ning couldn't help but take a look, and after reading it, he discovered the versatility and convenience of this software.

Although the representatives of major cinema chains are not professional Internet personnel, it is still clear which one is better and which one is worse.

Some people even took out their mobile phones, opened the Maoyan ticket purchasing app and made a comparison on the spot. The result can be imagined.

Gu Wei and Song Ge looked at each other and laughed. He knew, of course, that there were already ticket purchasing software, including Maoyan and several others. However, due to the size of the mainland film market, Internet companies have not yet shifted their attention to the entertainment industry on a large scale. Simply put, they do not pay enough attention to it.

In the original time and space, Maoyan finally stood out after five or six years of development, improvement, and competition. However, at that time, the function of this software was relatively simple, which was to buy tickets.

Gu Wei is taking advantage of the fact that the Internet giants have not yet fully entered the market to completely complete the closed loop of Xingchen Film and Television Company, providing one-stop services such as production, distribution, theaters, pre-sales, ticket purchases, and Internet video.

"So what does Director Gu mean?" Seeing that the others had no reaction, Ye Ning could only act as the supporting actor and was the first to ask.

"This software was just released not long ago, but you don't have to worry about its stability. We have tested it and it works well. And based on user feedback, there are no major issues."

"I mean to work with all the representatives to promote this software..."

Gu Wei spoke eloquently and his meaning was very clear, which was to let this software replace other ticket purchasing software on the market and become the only partner of the theater chain.

"How exactly do we cooperate?"

“We plan to use ticket subsidies…

Taking "The Wandering Earth" as an entry point..."

After hearing the question from the cinema, Song Ge took over the conversation and immediately spoke out a complete plan.

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"Director Gu, do you think they will agree?"

After the meeting, the two returned to the office, and Song Ge asked while making tea.

"It shouldn't be a big problem." Gu Wei said uncertainly.

After all, Gu Wei was not completely sure, but as the most prestigious production company in the industry, Xingchen Film and Television already had an advantage.

In recent years, with more and more films produced by the company, good reputation and super high box office have made Xingchen Film and Television a gold sign in the industry and very popular with the audience.

It is precisely because of this that Gu Wei chose to start with the theaters.

"If it really doesn't work, we have to make sure this thing can succeed, even if we have to let those Internet giants get involved." Gu Wei blushed and proposed a backup plan.

"Haha, you are wary of these Internet companies, so why do you suddenly want to cooperate with them?" Song Ge looked at Gu Wei with confusion and said with a smile.

"It's not that I'm wary, it's just that these people have too big an appetite. They talk about acquisition right away. In fact, as long as it doesn't involve the basics, it's okay to cooperate occasionally, such as making a movie." Gu Wei said with a smile.

"Alright, I'll keep an eye on this matter, and we'll discuss it later if there are any problems."

Song Ge took the initiative to take it over, which made him feel slightly relieved. When it comes to dealing with people, Gu Wei thinks that he is far inferior to the other party.

Anyway, no matter what, Gu Wei has made preparations. It all depends on what kind of responses the various theater chains will give.

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(End of this chapter)