Chapter 989 Conspiring for a ‘Ghost Box Office’? Big Bowl Entertainment Unveils the “Hello, Li Huanying” Plan!

Chapter 989 Plotting the ‘ghost box office’? Dawan Entertainment debuts... "Hello, Li Huanying" project!

"The overall film schedule of "I'm Not Fan Jinlian" has dropped to 5%. Yesterday's new box office only left 1.95 million, and the box office potential is about to be exhausted..."

"The comedy-themed movie "Donkey Gets Water" co-produced by Feiyue Film and Television and Happy Mahua, directed by Zhou Shen, and co-starring Ren Suxi, Dali, and Aruna, was officially released early yesterday morning, with a total box office revenue of 339 million yuan. ”

"At 10 o'clock this morning, the comedy and fantasy-themed movie "The Shy Iron Fist", co-produced by Happy Twist and Feiyue Films, directed by Song Yang, starring Allen, Ma Li, Shen Teng, Tian Yu and Chang Yuan, was successfully held in Beijing Opening ceremony.”

"China Film has once again announced the schedule of imported Hollywood films. Among them, the action blockbuster "Xx: Return" starring Donnie Yen will be released on February 10; "King Kong: Skull Island" starring Jing Tian will be released in March Released on the 24th..."

"At 9 a.m., the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued a document approving the application for the equity acquisition of Wanjia Culture Holdings. From now on, the listed company Wanjia Culture will officially suspend trading and enter the equity restructuring stage."

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As the time gets closer to the Lunar New Year holiday, the entertainment, film and television circles, financial circles, etc. are all gathering together to reveal various good news to the outside world.

Only "I'm Not Fan Jinlian" is still gloomy and gloomy.

Huayi has completely given up on this movie, even cutting off the most basic investment in publicity, and instead invested all its resources into "The Demise of Romance".

However, Feng Xiaogang found it difficult to accept this ending!

Because at the end of last year, the shell company Dongyang Mera he founded was acquired by Huayi with 1 billion in cash, and a gambling agreement was also signed.

The content of the agreement requires Dongyang Meila to create a net profit of no less than 100 million yuan in 2016.

And it doesn't stop there!

Before the filming of "I Am Not Pan Jinlian" started, Yao Lai Film and Television had already obtained a 20% investment share in the film with a guaranteed box office agreement of 500 million yuan.

When the film's box office is less than 500 million yuan, Sparkle Pictures needs to pay a net box office income of 200 million yuan.

When the box office reaches the range of 500 million to 800 million yuan, the net income will be exclusively owned by Sparkle Pictures.

And if the box office exceeds 800 million! Then Sparkle Pictures will receive 50% of the net box office revenue.

You know, Feng Xiaogang is a shareholder of Yaolai Film and Television.

Therefore, as long as the box office of "I'm Not Phan Kim Lien" can get higher and higher, he will be able to enjoy double benefits.

But if the results are not up to standard, he will not only have to compensate for the liquidated damages in the gambling agreement, but also have to compensate Sparkle Pictures for its losses.

Therefore, from the promotion period to the release period of "I'm Not Pan Jinlian", he worked very hard to promote it, even using "Chinese Normal University" as a marketing tool.

But now, as "I'm Not Fan Jinlian" is constantly suppressed by Wanda, so that the box office performance has dropped again and again, he has become an ant on the hot pot and is starting to get anxious!

Seeing that the box office performance is definitely not improving, he will definitely lose money this time. How can he not be anxious?

"Director Wang, is there really nothing the company can do?"

With his last hope, Feng Xiaogang found Wang Zhongjun, hoping that he could help again.

However, in the face of this dilemma, let alone Wang Zhongjun, there is nothing he can do even if a god descends to earth. After all, the box office cannot rise out of thin air...

"Alas!" After letting out a long sigh, Wang Zhongjun said helplessly: "Director Feng, the group can only guarantee that "I'm Not Fan Jinlian" will have major gains in Golden Rooster, but at the box office... there's nothing we can do."

In an instant, the expression on Feng Xiaogang's face changed again and again.

He was very dissatisfied with this reply, but he could not express his dissatisfaction to Wang Zhongjun.

"How about... let's try to refresh a little bit?" Wang Zhonglei suddenly murmured: "Didn't Wanda deliberately arrange the filming until night? Then we might as well take this opportunity to create a 'ghost field'? "

As soon as these words came out, Feng Xiaogang's eyes suddenly lit up!

The term ‘ghost field’, as the name suggests, is a way to increase ticket sales at night.

The specific operation is that the distributor spends its own money to book a movie theater in the early morning, buys a large number of movie tickets, and then gives them away or sells them to the audience at a low price. This crowds out other movies in the same period and also creates the illusion of a high box office for the movie.

Once the image of a "super blockbuster" is successfully created through this method, the movie will become popular, and the viewing data and film schedule will also increase significantly.

At the same time, as the film's box office increases, the stock prices of the film and television companies behind it will also skyrocket!

But, as the old saying goes, "The wool comes from the sheep."

Although the box office of movies is high, this kind of "ghost field" will be extremely deceptive to the audience, will also cause malicious exclusion of good movies, and will also trigger a bubble of false prosperity for movies.

If the bubble blows bigger and bigger, once it bursts, it will definitely bring a heavy blow to the film industry!

Therefore, this kind of behavior has been clearly defined in the Film Industry Promotion Law, and the General Administration has been cracking down hard in recent years.

For example, last year's "Monster Hunt" was regarded as a "typical" and "negative example".

But even so, there are still many "daring" film companies doing this, hoping that the General Administration will not discover their operations.

And Huayi is undoubtedly the leader among this bold group!

Wang Zhonglei has already started to engage in the "yin and yang contract" a long time ago, and now it is completely childish for him to make money at the box office.

But at this time, Wang Zhongjun seriously stopped his idea!

"Don't do this! The example of "Monster Hunt 1" is still there. Do you want "I am not Phan Jinlian" to be named by the General Administration?

Normally, no one would notice if we moved a little bit, but now Wanda has been staring at us, waiting for us to make mistakes; if we still dare to mess with it now, this movie will be doomed! "

In an instant, Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhonglei completely ceased their activities.

As Wang Zhongjun said, they can't afford the consequences if they are discovered!

And if nothing unexpected happens, as long as they dare to do this, Wanda will never be soft and will definitely pounce on them and take a bite!

"Director Feng..." Wang Zhonglei turned his head at this time and looked at Feng Xiaogang helplessly, saying nothing.

"Oh! I'll go to the "Youth" training camp to have a look."

Feng Xiaogang sighed, turned around and left with a lonely look.

Only the two Wang brothers were left in the office.

"How about The Death of Romance?"

"There are no clues yet, but we don't know what will happen after it is released."

"Oh, let me think of another way..."

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Unlike the gloom and gloom on Huayi's side, everything is going smoothly on Feiyue Film and Television's side.

While filming "I'm Not the God of Medicine" in the morning, Chen Fei received a call from Zhang Chen reporting that the filming of "The Shameful Iron Fist" was going smoothly.

"The shooting plan we have made is three months. After the filming is completed, we will start the post-production work as soon as possible and strive to release it during the National Day next year..."

"Okay, if you have any difficulties, just contact Su Guohai directly. He will assist you throughout the process."

"Yeah, thank you, Director Chen, for your support."

After a brief conversation, the two ended the call.

However, what surprised Chen Fei was that as soon as he finished saying Su Guohai's name, a call came in from the other side.

"Hey? If you really say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here."

After muttering softly, he pressed the connect button: "Hello? What's the matter?"

"Director Chen, as you expected, Director Hu Mei actually sent over the project book. The movie is called "A Dream of Red Mansions: A Beautiful Marriage", and it is a trilogy! After this one, there will be two more..."

The more he listened, the more Chen Fei felt his scalp numb!

"Hurry up! Let the review team find an excuse to push this project document out. This trap must not fall into our hands."

"Okay! I'll make arrangements right away."

"Remember to find a suitable reason and don't make it too ugly."

"Yeah, okay, don't worry."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Fei shook his head helplessly.

He really couldn't understand what this woman was thinking. Wasn't it because the investors of the 10th version of "Dream of Red Mansions" had her director's authority cut off because of disagreements with her ideas?

Is this how you hold a grudge?

Revenge is okay, but it must be done with absolute certainty.

If you come up with this "Dream of Red Mansions Trilogy" now, you are undoubtedly pushing yourself into a pit of fire!

"Brother Chen Fei, have you finished your phone call? Come and lie down on the hospital bed quickly. Your role is about to be finalized."

Han Jianu's call came from the distance, interrupting Chen Fei's thinking.

"Oh, here we come." He responded, handed the phone to his assistant, and walked straight to the set.

The crew has been filming for almost a month, and the character "Lu Yiyi" played by him has also evolved from the desire to live at the beginning to the ending of complete despair after the breakup meal.

In just one year, he went from a terminally ill patient who could still follow Cheng Yong around to a dying man lying in a hospital bed with an oxygen tube inserted and no longer able to get off the ground.

In the ward, the air was filled with the smell of disinfectant, which was in sharp contrast with the occasional chirping of birds outside the window, making the room even more silent and depressing.

"Lao Lu? Lao Lu?"

"Um?"

The call rang in his ears, and Lu Yiyi responded unconsciously and opened his weak eyelids.

The moment Cheng Yong appeared in his eyes, in order to cover up the pain and struggle in his heart, he forcefully pushed away the water glass handed to him by his wife and forced a smile: "Did you have a good haircut?"

Cheng Yong, played by Qin Hao, sat beside the hospital bed and looked at Lu Yiyi, with a deep guilt and self-blame in his eyes.

He tried to comfort Lu Yiyi, but his words revealed a sense of powerlessness: "How brave are you? You dare to commit suicide?"

The white sheets set off Lu Yiyi's pale face. His thin body was almost completely covered by the sheets. Only his eyes, which were still shining with vitality, revealed his persistence and desire for life.

On the bedside table, a peeled orange lay quietly, as if it was the last tenderness and hope left by Lu Yiyi to the world.

His voice was weak and clear, and he tried his best to squeeze out a smile and said to Cheng Yong who was sitting by the bed: "How about an orange?"

Although this sentence is simple, it is full of profound meaning. It is not only an optimistic attitude towards life, but also a silent gratitude and trust for Cheng Yong.

Because when the two first met, Lu Yiyi gave him an orange symbolizing "hope".

Cheng Yong felt mixed emotions at this moment, and his eyes were full of guilt.

He asked softly, "How did it become like this?"

A faint beam of light shone through the gap in the curtains and fell on Lv Shouyi's face, adding a bit of softness to his slightly haggard face.

But the light came quickly and dispersed even faster!

Lv Shouyi's breath gradually became weaker, and his eyes began to blur, "There is no medicine, so it's like this..."

At this moment, Cheng Yong didn't dare to look directly into his eyes, his expression was full of guilt...

"Come, the patient in bed 2, the wound has been cleaned, and the family members should go out."

As the nurse's voice sounded, Cheng Yong stood up and walked out of the ward.

The last scene that appeared in his eyes was Lv Shouyi biting a towel in his mouth and motioning him to leave quickly.

The camera quickly moved to the outside of the ward.

Qin Hao and Liu Yifei sat on a chair respectively, and a beam of light sprinkled between the two, as if it was an eternal partition!

Suddenly, painful howls continued to come.

Lv Shouyi's wife looked indifferent, as if she was used to what happened in the ward.

On the other hand, Cheng Yong's face was full of entanglement, pain, and reluctance...

This was the last time the two met, and it was also the key node for Lv Shouyi to help Cheng Yong turn from a drug dealer into a "drug god"!

The departure of this character was originally just a concentration of thousands of leukemia patients, but it touched Cheng Yong the most!

The bold decision in his heart began to turn into a seed, landed and sprouted!

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At the same time, just as the filming of "Drug God" was going smoothly, the news release about the start of "The Shameful Iron Fist" attracted a lot of attention and heated discussions in the film and television industry.

After the adapted sketch "Charlotte's Troubles" sold well at the box office, and the adapted drama "Donkey Deshui" also made a profit, all the subsequent actions of Happy Twist were followed by the entire sketch, variety show, and drama circles.

Now, the smooth start of "The Shameful Iron Fist" has undoubtedly made many colleagues in the industry envious!

At this time, in the meeting room of the newly established Dawan Entertainment Culture Media Company, Jia Ling was convening a group of Dawan Entertainment's contracted artists for a meeting.

Although Jia Ling himself was responsible for presiding over the meeting, the speaker was Sun Jibin, the chief content executive of Dawan Entertainment.

"We specifically conducted research on "Charlotte's Troubles" previously created by Happy Twist, the successful and popular "Donkey Deshui", and the currently filming "Shameful Iron Fist", and finally came to a rather unexpected conclusion!

That is: comedy theme + comedian + mature sketch or drama adaptation, there is a great possibility that it can be adapted into a movie and achieve box office profitability!"

After saying this, Sun Jibin sat down.

At this time, Jia Ling spoke up: "Xiaofei told me some time ago that since Happy Twist can adapt skits into movies, why can't we at Dawan Entertainment?

We are all doing comedy, and our skits are more popular than theirs, which means that our audience and popularity are definitely larger than theirs..."

Hearing these words, Zhang Xiaofei, Xu Juncong, He Huan, Bu Yu and others who participated in the meeting all had their eyes lit up.

"Sister Ling? So you have decided?"

"That's right!" Jia Ling nodded heavily: "Next, we will also adapt the 'sketch IP' to explore its commercial value and try to catch up with the progress of Happy Twist!"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaofei couldn't wait to ask: "Sister Ling, which script should we adapt first?"

"It's that "Hello, Li Huanying"!"

Jia Ling's tone was very firm, and she explained in detail: "This story has funny and tearful points, and it has also been recognized and approved by countless audiences on the stage of "Happy Comedians". It is very suitable for adaptation."

Sun Jibin continued to add: "After our research, this story is indeed in line with the style of the current film market."

As the two sang in unison, everyone in the conference room immediately became excited.

Sketch actors are also actors, and as actors, who would not have the idea of ​​acting in a movie?

This is just like a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and an actor who doesn't want to be on the big screen will definitely not be a good actor.

"This story is really good."

"It has both magical and comedic elements, and it also has profound connotations. It is perfect for the big screen."

"So, can we also make a movie?"

Everyone was talking at once, their excitement was beyond words.

But at this time, Zhang Guanghui, an investor of Dawan Entertainment, raised a question: "But, our company doesn't seem to have any experience in making movies, right?"

Jia Ling smiled softly: "This is simple. We can find a professional organization. As long as the story is well written and profitable, why worry about not being able to make a movie?"

"Oh? What does Mr. Jia mean by this... Could it be that there is already a suitable partner?"

Under the expectant gaze of everyone, Jia Ling nodded heavily: "That's right! I have communicated with Song Ge and Chairman Song of Jingxi Culture. He will help us make this story."

Song Ge? ? ?

When Zhang Guanghui heard this name, he was stunned.

As a member of the investment community, how could he not understand Song Ge's temperament?

"Mr. Jia? But this Song Ge..."

"Brother Zhang, I know what you want to say." Jia Ling interrupted: "I also know the details and some past events of Jingxi Culture, but after all, this is our first time making a movie, so we naturally want to make a profit, right?

And Mr. Song is well-known in the circle for his box office profits. The movies that have passed from his hands have never failed.

As long as this cooperation can be a complete success, then next time, we will naturally have the corresponding experience, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Guanghui was silent.

After all, as an investor, his goal is naturally to make a profit. The only thing that makes him feel uncomfortable is that Song Ge is too bold, and something might go wrong if he is not careful.

But since Jia Ling has already decided, there is no need for him to say more.

After all, in the film and television industry, Jia Ling does have a lot of connections, and he may be able to suppress Song Ge.

"Since Mr. Jia has made up his mind, let's do it this way."

"Okay!" Jia Ling smiled slightly: "Then it's settled. The next goal is-"Hello, Li Huanying"! I hope we can work together to make Dawan Entertainment shine in the film and television industry!"

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