novelinnhs Chapter 70, "The Terror Live," is released.
Chapter 70, "The Terror Live," is released.
August 1st.
Around 8:30 a.m., at Rongcheng Cinema in the city, several actors from "The Terror Live" stood under a huge poster; today was the premiere of "The Terror Live".
Su Qing looked at the six or seven reporters below the stage, still wearing a polite smile on her face.
Huang Min was right.
Yesterday, this guy said there wouldn't be many reporters at the premiere of "The Terror Live" today, and it turns out there aren't many. Remembering what Huang Min said about the reason, Su Qing felt relieved.
"Several big movies are being released tomorrow. Although we managed to increase the buzz and generate some interest by 'The Terror Live' by '蹭热度' (蹭热度 means to piggyback on someone else's fame), many reporters know the inside story. When they're not busy, they'll help out for money. But tomorrow's premieres of big-budget films will all be giving out red envelopes (cash gifts). With both buzz and red envelopes to be had, they'll definitely all go to those big-budget premieres."
These are Huang Min's original words.
Su Qing was unfamiliar with this matter. She did know about the concept of "travel expenses," but only Huang Min, an expert, knew the exact amount.
Upon learning that ordinary online media outlets, such as local entertainment accounts, pay 500 yuan per person, while top-tier entertainment media outlets pay between 1,000 and 1,500 yuan, and television-level media professionals can earn 2,000 to 3,000 yuan, and top film critics and influential figures can directly earn between 5,000 and 8,000 yuan, Su Qing knew that "The Terror Live" was truly no match for them.
If you calculate it this way, the travel expenses for the premiere alone would cost two to three hundred thousand, in addition to extra gifts such as figurines.
Knowing all this, Su Qing didn't have high hopes for how many media outlets would come today. She did prepare travel expenses, but set them at a minimum of 500 yuan, since Dong Sheng couldn't compare to those big companies.
Dongsheng is currently about seven months pregnant, and is still in a relatively dangerous stage.
Miss Su
At this time.
A female reporter wearing large black-rimmed glasses asked with a smile, "The Terror Live should be your first film. Will you continue to act in roles in the future, or will you focus on producing?"
"It depends on the director's decision."
Su Qing quickly replied.
Su Qing had not only met this female reporter, but had also had private contact with her.
Huang Min gave Zhang Li the female reporter's phone number at the large-scale press conference where she accused Wang Zhi of domestic violence, and then asked her to contact him.
At the time, the female reporter seemed to have just been promoted to a full-time position. Unexpectedly, after she told her the location of Zhang Li's press conference, this female reporter named Gan Li actually gathered a lot of reporters to appear at the scene.
Su Qing found it somewhat unbelievable at the time.
Later, after hearing Huang Min's explanation, Su Qing realized the nature of reporters who "act on the whim," meaning that reporters all have their own groups, and if there is any big news that one person can't digest alone, they will post it in the group, and then everyone will share it.
"As this is your first time acting in a movie, what's your biggest feeling?"
Gan Li continued to ask.
"A less than pleasant experience"
Su Qing laughed, recalling the fright she felt when the explosion occurred.
"Teacher Zhou Nian, what kind of movie do you think 'The Terror Live' is?!"
On the other side, a young reporter, who looked like he had only recently entered the self-media industry, asked a question.
"I think it's a sharp social critique film."
Zhou Nian replied with a smile, "However, everyone has their own way of understanding it. What I want to say is to watch it first. You'll only know if it's good or not after you've seen it. I believe that the movie 'The Terror Live' will not disappoint any of the movie fans who have seen it."
"Is that a good idea?!"
"A reporter exclaimed in surprise."
"I only accepted the role after reading the script. Otherwise, do you really think I'm retired and just excitedly accepted a movie offer without even checking the script's quality?"
Zhou Nian joked: "It's not that bad. If I really took on any role, you would have seen me by now. A couple of years ago, I was approached by two or three online movies. When I read the scripts... I almost threw up. I won't mention which two online movies I'm talking about here, because I don't need to throw up. Many viewers who have seen them have already criticized them for me. The narrative structure is a mess, and the character settings are all over the place."
The few reporters present couldn't help but laugh.
No one really pressed for details about those two online movies. It's not just online movies; many theatrical films are also being criticized.
"Teacher Zhou Nian, some netizens are saying you're a has-been actor. Do you agree with that claim?"
One reporter suddenly changed his tone, becoming more incisive.
"admit"
Zhou Nian nodded directly: "The entertainment industry changes too fast. Don't even mention me, many actors can't keep up with the times. Haha, I think it's the same for you self-media people. Look how young you are, but why did your company hire you? Isn't it because your predecessors can't keep up with the times, and they don't have the perseverance and energy of you young people? So I think not only will we fade into obscurity, but everyone will. It's not shameful to fade into obscurity, it's shameful to be afraid of fading into obscurity."
"Slap slap slap"
Su Qing led the applause, and Hu Yu followed suit.
Although the number of people was relatively small, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
The premiere has ended.
Wearing a t-shirt printed with "Horror Live Broadcast," Su Qing returned backstage and pulled a piece of paper from the pocket of her slightly loose black casual pants. Zhou Nian glanced at it and immediately exclaimed, "This scheduling is pretty good!"
"Not bad at all!?"
Su Qing asked, somewhat puzzled, "The schedule is all between 8:00 and 10:00 in the morning and between 10:30 and 12:00 at night."
"Aren't there two shows between 10:00 and 7:30?"
Zhou Nian pointed to the two screening slots in Su Qing's hand: "These two slots are prime time, that's more than enough. Ms. Su, you may not know much about theaters. To tell you the truth, at first I was really worried that you and Huang Min would only get a fraction of a screening slot, which would mean there was no hope at all. And even that fraction of a screening slot is something some movies would beg for. A few years ago, there was a producer of a movie called 'Hundred Birds' who knelt down to beg theaters to increase the screening slot for this movie."
"Understood"
Su Qing nodded.
"That's really good."
On the anniversary, he sighed, "Only when a movie has the opportunity to face the audience can it talk about winning or losing. Otherwise, you won't even know how you lost. Don't be fooled by the fact that profit margins have been declining year by year in recent years, and some have even seen negative gross profit margins. Even so, theaters can still determine the life or death of a movie. I'm already very surprised that you and Huang Min were able to secure this number of screenings. Can I ask why...?"
Zhou Nian slapped his forehead and laughed before Su Qing could even answer: "Chang Kong Media must have been impressed by Huang Min's ability to control production costs. There are many directors in the film industry who spend hundreds of millions on a film, but there are very few who can achieve this kind of effect with only five or six million."