Chapter 335 Only 'Youth of You'(1/2)
After the movie premiere, Li Linsen patted Lin Yu on the shoulder and left without saying anything.
Ou Xiaojuan walked to Lin Yu with a smile and whispered, "You did it, slap you in the face with the facts."
Li Linsen admitted that his initial worry was unnecessary, but he was embarrassed to say it. He could only pat Lin Yu on the shoulder with relief, and then left silently.
But Lin Yu had a new change in his heart.
In the past, Lin Yu was regarded as a talent in Li Linsen's heart. He could write songs and write popular songs. He would try his best to meet Lin Yu's requirements and take Lin Yu's face into consideration. Lin Yu would be Shengkong's future ace musician.
But at this moment, Lin Yu is not only a great musician, he is also a director, screenwriter, producer, and producer.
Li Linsen didn't even dare to tell anyone about the things Lin Yu would do. He was afraid that even if only one of his abilities were known to other companies, other companies would pay a high price to poach Lin Yu.
Fortunately, Lin Yu himself is very low-key and will not take the initiative to contact other companies, otherwise Li Linsen would like to tie Lin Yu up.
In Li Linsen's heart, Lin Yu's status has increased a lot, almost to the point of being irreplaceable.
Although Shengkong also has experienced and experienced film directors, most of them produced films five years ago.
In recent years, Shengkong has not made a turnaround in movies. If "Young You" can make Shengkong rise this time, then Shengkong will have to take a high look at the other four major companies in the future.
Before the movie was released, Li Linsen also withstood some pressure.
Although every company has many profitable projects, movies are indeed a more eye-catching performance.
Movie box office is a solid amount of money and cannot be faked. The playback volume of TV series will occasionally be faked. In order to look good, various companies will invest part of their money to increase the playback volume. However, everyone knows whether the show is a hit or not.
The real playback volume can be seen by major companies themselves.
The investors who invested also know it, so whether the money invested in the end is returned or not, the capital behind it is clear in their minds. As long as the early publicity is not too fierce and the number of views in the later period is not enough to keep the bottom line, major companies will not swipe it.
so good.
No one cares about low-budget TV series.
The biggest difference between movies and TV series is that TV series are free to watch. At most, members can watch a few episodes first. Members are not dedicated to watching one series. With one membership, you can watch all the TV series on the website at a low cost.
Much lower.
Therefore, the popularity of TV series can make actors famous, but it does not improve the company's reputation as much as movies.
The capital that many companies brag about is still the box office, which has become a hard power.
This is why Weimei Animation Film Production Company, which was originally a very small company, became a well-known domestic company due to the high box office of three animated films.
Many small companies have made many self-produced TV series, but none of them have the beauty and status of three animated films that were well-received in one year.
If a TV series can achieve stardom, its status will be a step higher than that of a self-produced web series.
Because only small companies can only broadcast TV series on the Internet, the cost is lower and the audience is smaller.
The TV dramas that are really popular must be broadcast on satellite channels, or even on the film and television drama channels of Huaguo TV.
Among the various hard indicators that everyone strives for, some are face, some are real money, and some are status.
Li Linsen is the boss of Shengkong and a businessman. He can see the changes in Shengkong this year after Lin Yu joined.
He watched "You Are Young" and wondered what it meant to direct this movie. It meant that Shengkong was about to reach a small peak as a film director.
Although it is not the pinnacle, in the film field, it will no longer be ridiculed by other companies like it has been in recent years.
Nowadays, companies with excellent film teams can win the world. Of course, self-produced songs and TV series can also win the world, but it is not that interesting in terms of height. Especially excellent film works can be judged internationally. This is another level.
Improved the company's status.
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Twenty-four hours after the movie is shown.
Qin Xiaochuan's "Chasing Dreams" and Lin Yu's "Young You" were released on the same day. Although there were several other movies that were not released on the same day, they were released on successive dates and were considered movies of the same period.
But instead of comparing them with other movies, they just compared two movies that were shot together from filming to completion to release.
In Ou Xiaojuan's office, Qian Yu was reading netizens' comments aloud.
"I really didn't expect that "Chasing Dreams", which has been praised for so long, would be so unresisting. The score at the premiere was not high, and now the score is getting lower and lower. It is much lower than the score of "Young You"."
"Before watching the movie, I thought "Young You" was a good score. After watching the movie, I thought "Chasing Dreams" was a good score."
"Sorry, although I am a fan of Qin Xiaochuan, I gave "Young You" an 8.5 score, but I only gave "Chasing Dreams" a score of 7.9."
"If there was no comparison, I think I could give "Chasing Dreams" an 8.1 score, but with "Young You", I can only give "Chasing Dreams" a score of 7.6. Without comparison, there is no harm."
"I don't understand why before the movie was released, the Internet was full of articles written by the media about the comparison between "Young You" and "Chasing Dreams", but now there are no official media articles published, but netizens were led to compare the two movies
Take out your works and compare them.”
Qian Yu laughed loudly when he read the last post, put down his phone and answered the question for netizens, "Because before the release, Qin Xiaochuan and the company behind it, Mina Entertainment, deliberately asked major media to write articles in order to criticize our movie, saying that we were...
He was just as popular as them, and then he deliberately criticized the production teams of the two works, meaning that if we don’t have well-known actors, well-known directors can’t produce good works, but they don’t know that we have Lin Yu.”
Ou Xiaojuan smiled and waved her hand, "We still have to keep a low profile. Lin Yu is still in a state where he wants to concentrate on creation. This state of his is actually the best. Man, once he is pushed to the vanity fair and is viewed with a magnifying glass by the media and the audience,
It’s difficult to maintain your original intention, but on the contrary, in this state, you can create better works.”
Qian Yu nodded in agreement, and then continued proudly, "Before the movie was released, Qin Xiaochuan was so awesome, Mina Entertainment was so awesome, their tails were raised to the sky. The last time I attended an event, their manager
People crowded around me and asked me to suggest to Mr. Li that the movie should be released at a staggered time, which made me very embarrassed. It was Lin Yuwen. At the beginning, he said that he would use the box office of the movie to slap them in the face, but now he has basically done it, even though it has just been released.
Two days have passed, but our reputation will only get better and better. Now they have even changed the direction of publicity. They no longer dare to publish a comparison of the two movies. They can only start with the details in their own movie and continue to promote it."
Not only Mina Entertainment did not expect that their movie would lose, but even the major media, which are smarter than Fox, did not expect that this unknown movie lineup would win against a movie made by a big director and a big production.
What's even more embarrassing is that none of them showed up at the premiere of "Young You", which made them embarrassed to tell the people at Shengkong if they wanted to follow up the interview later.
Under normal circumstances, if two movies are of equal quality and are released at the same time, small media outlets with limited manpower and material resources may only bet on one movie.
But if someone in the big media has the energy, they will divide their forces into two groups so that no one can be offended. Each group will send a team to conduct interviews, then review the situation and decide which one will win in the end.
But "Young You" was on the weak side at that time, and they didn't expect that such a movie would have a chance to make a comeback.
Ou Xiaojuan was also happy in her heart. Even Qian Yu would be laughed at by other companies when he participated in events. Qian Yu was still someone who couldn't compete with the new movie. You can imagine how Ou Xiaojuan was overtly and covertly laughed at by other company executives every time he participated in events.
of ridicule.
Moreover, the filming of a movie is not just an investment by an entertainment company. The entertainment company is just for matchmaking purposes, and there are other financial bosses behind it. The interests involved in a movie are not just as simple as an entertainment company.
Therefore, the company behind Qin Xiaochuan's film this time is not just Mina Entertainment, but Mina Entertainment is in front of the stage and is an investor on the surface.
The success of a movie is not just a company's profit, and the failure of a movie is not just a company's loss.
Just like "Young You", because the investment is small, only Sheng Kong and Ou Xiaojuan are two investors respectively, and the larger investment company is Guoguo Culture Media Co., Ltd., but no one knows the actual control of this company
People are also Lin Yu.
Ou Xiaojuan said seriously, "We are just happy to see these comments from movie fans, but this is not the final result, and we cannot take it lightly."
Ou Xiaojuan knew in her heart that although Qin Xiaochuan's "Chasing Dreams" is now being ridiculed, it is because they always compare the two movies in order to outshine Sheng Kong. Now the backlash is coming. After watching the movie, the fans are indeed following their expectations.
According to the guidance of public opinion, when comparing the two movies, the direction is reversed. It is not that they expected to praise themselves and criticize others.
Instead, he shot himself in the foot.
Even so, in fact, the score of "Chasing Dreams" is not low. 7.9 is already considered a good score in the film industry. If there is no comparison with "Young You", Qin Xiaochuan will be ridiculed. This score is not as good as his director
In my career, although I didn't stand out, I definitely got a passing grade.
And for a movie with this score, coupled with the current film schedule and attendance rate, the movie "Chasing Dreams" will definitely make money.
Even if it is facing backlash and being ridiculed, Mina Entertainment and other capital behind it are still making money.
The only ones losing face here are Mina and Qin Xiaochuan, and the capital behind them doesn't care too much, because they only want money, and in their world, interests come first.
Having high scores but no attendance is not what they see. On the contrary, as long as the attendance is high, the box office is up, and they get their money back, it doesn't matter if the show is a few points lower.
Because the reputation of the two movies reversed before and after their release, theaters were always on the lookout for changes, so the film schedule would naturally change.
Originally, "Chasing Dreams" had far more films than "Better Days," but now the latter's film schedule is on par with the former.
Although the reputation of "Chasing Dreams" is not as high as that of "Better Days", it has not yet shown a decline in attendance, which proves that the quality of the movie is acceptable, so theaters will not rashly reduce their film schedules.
After the movie was released, because Li Xinxin immediately published a report that was beneficial to "Better Days", this report was highly reprinted among fans who had watched "Better Days".
Not only did he earn traffic, he also successfully got the opportunity to interview the main creative staff after the movie was released, which was the first of its kind in any media.
During the interview, Li Xinxin found out that the director and the starring actors were actually college students, and most of the actors in this film were college students.
Although she had heard about it before, after the movie was released, she was somewhat skeptical about the rumors, thinking that it might be a dark announcement released by Mina and Qin Xiaochuan to slander "Young You".
But I didn't expect this to be true.
I can't help but admire Shengkong's vision and the abilities of the main creators.
After the in-depth interview, Li Xinxin's accompanying article once again pushed "Young You" to a new height.
Before the movie was released, the main creators were all college students, which was a disadvantage for the movie. Because they were too young and inexperienced, everyone doubted their professional abilities and felt that their movie was not good.
But after the movie was released, everyone saw the excellence of the movie and how "Young You" is different from other movies. If we reopen a topic where the main creative staff are young people and have no experience, then it is not a flaw, but
It's an amazing publicity point.
Netizens exploded again.
Also happy along with me is Liu Jiao.
To be continued...