Huayu Film and Television.
Last time, by correctly predicting "Pegasus", they made a huge profit when others had low screening volumes.
This time, they are mindlessly betting on Jiang Nan again.
Even though the other party is a foreign production team, claiming it to be a "hall-level masterpiece."
"So what if it's hall-level? Jiang Nan has long since transcended the three realms and is beyond the reach of the five elements!"
Qian Yu held "Journey to the West" in his hand, looking at the scene where seats for the next three days were sold out, and burst into laughter.
This time he was even more unbridled, pushing the screening rate of "A Chinese Ghost Story" to a staggering 80%, and even adding all-night showings.
What does this mean?
It means that in the entire cinema, only one or two auditoriums will be showing "Spirit Fox Legend" and other less popular films. The vast majority will be "A Chinese Ghost Story"!
Even at this point, Huayu Film and Television's seats are still sold out.
Now, Qian Yu feels it's necessary to change the remaining unsold movie slots to "A Chinese Ghost Story."
With this thought, he opened the communication group for cinema executives.
"Hahaha, we've made a fortune!"
"Being as smart as me, I didn't even think twice before scheduling 'A Chinese Ghost Story' for 60% of the screenings!"
"It seems everyone remembers last time's lesson, but our screening rate was lower, only 50%."
"Damn it, I'm at a huge loss this time, I only scheduled 30% for 'A Chinese Ghost Story'!!!"
"What the hell, there's a fool here, come and laugh at him!"
"Indeed foolish, haven't you learned your lesson? Isn't there a saying in the industry, just close your eyes and schedule Jiang Nan's movies."
"I thought 'Spirit Fox Legend' was a Hollywood-level masterpiece, so I put all my chips on this film..."
"Alas... too young, look at Old Qian, *that's* what you call betting on the right horse!"
"Old Qian is a ruthless man, we can't compare."
Although many cinemas knew that Jiang Nan's film was likely to be a hit this time, they still lacked Qian Yu's boldness to bet all their chips on Jiang Nan.
After all, if the screening schedule was wrong, they could incur hard losses for three days.
Losses themselves weren't the main issue; what was more important was the potential customer attrition.
Many consumers have consumption habits. After watching a movie in your cinema, they will continue to do so. But if one day they find no tickets and go to another cinema to watch a movie, they might get used to the other cinema next time.
Therefore, a cinema's movie scheduling is a gamble, and one mistake can take a long time to recover business performance.
...
Li Weiming is a junior majoring in finance.
Graduation season is approaching, and many of his senior classmates will soon enter society.
For many university couples, graduation season is breakup season, and Li Weiming is no exception.
He met and fell in love with his girlfriend, Song Fei, in their freshman year.
They spent a beautiful, carefree university time together.
However, as they were about to step into society, reality issues arose.
The family backgrounds of the two were too far apart.
Song Fei came from a wealthy family and planned to pursue further studies abroad after graduation.
Li Weiming, a poor boy, had already successfully passed his postgraduate entrance examination and would continue to stay at school.
Long-distance relationships are even harder than cross-country relationships.
Coupled with these realistic family issues.
Even though they loved each other, they both knew.
Graduation was almost equivalent to breaking up.
"Today is your birthday, this time, it's my turn to accompany you to watch the movie you like."
At the entrance of the cinema, Song Fei waved two movie tickets in her hand.
She knew Li Weiming was a fan of Ting Yu and also a book fan of Jiang Nan.
Therefore, "A Chinese Ghost Story" was the most suitable for him.
Because it featured a theme song by Ting Yu and a script by Jiang Nan.
However, this movie was too popular. She had to time it perfectly to grab the premiere tickets, but still couldn't get them.
These two tickets were bought at a high price from a classmate.
However, being able to accompany him to watch a movie by his two favorite idols on Li Weiming's birthday, Song Fei felt the money was well spent.
"Let's go, the movie is about to start." Li Weiming didn't say much. He glanced at the ticket checking that had already begun, took a deep breath, and smiled, extending his hand to Song Fei.
Seeing this, Song Fei also smiled and extended her hand. They walked into the cinema hand in hand, just like before.
However, their smiles carried a hint of bitterness.
...
Finally.
The premiere of "A Chinese Ghost Story" began.
The movie doesn't have many actors; it can be considered a low-budget film.
However, Su Yu invested a lot in special effects and costume design.
After all, the male lead was Zhang Yang, and the female lead was Li Xinyan, the assistant to variety show goddess Yang Yingying.
When signing the contract, Li Xinyan voluntarily gave up her salary, earning Su Yu's respect.
It's worth noting that this involved roles in two dramas: Zixuan in "Chinese Paladin 3" and Nie Xiaoqian in "A Chinese Ghost Story."
Nie Xiaoqian not asking for salary saved so much money!
However, Su Yu wasn't so heartless and still gave her a hardship fee of 200,000 yuan for each role. Even then, it took Su Yu a lot of persuasion for Li Xinyan to agree to accept it. A total of 400,000 yuan is not much for a celebrity, but for a recent graduate, it can be considered a fortune.
And Li Xinyan's performance did not disappoint Su Yu; her acting was absolutely worthy of her Shanghai Theatre Academy degree.
Su Yu had initially planned to use his "God-Tier Teaching" skill to help her improve her acting, but now it seemed completely unnecessary.
The movie started with a slightly eerie, sensual scene.
Nie Xiaoqian was entwined with a scholar in a dilapidated temple, and then the scholar was sucked dry into a husk.
"Ah!!"
A scream caused some of the fainter-hearted in the cinema to clench their teeth.
"Damn, starting with high energy?"
"Scared me to death!"
"Drink less water, be careful not to pee yourself later..."
A commotion broke out in the cinema.
Song Fei and Li Weiming, sitting in the back, held hands tightly.
Li Weiming clearly felt Song Fei's grip tightening.
He knew Song Fei was afraid of ghosts and hated horror movies. The reason she accompanied him to the movie this time was to support his idol on his birthday.
The more understanding Song Fei was, the more his heart ached.
He reached out and pulled the girl he deeply loved closer to him.
Song Fei understood and rested her head on his shoulder. A sense of security greatly diminished her fear.
At this moment.
A melodious flute sound, as if carrying a righteous spirit, instantly dispelled the audience's fear.
In the picture, the image of the down-on-his-luck scholar appeared. Accompanied by the theme song, it was like a slowly unfolding landscape painting, presenting the story to the audience.
"Life's road, dreams are as long as the road.
Through wind and frost, frost dries the face.
In the mortal world, how many directions do dreams have?
Seeking the beloved in the heart of dreams,
The road is vast with people..."
The scholar, traveling on the road, looked poor at first glance.
There are many stories about poor scholars, and many of them are impoverished.
Upon seeing this, many people guessed that this scholar would become entangled with the woman in the dilapidated temple.
However, this only increased their anticipation.
After all, the scene just now perfectly illustrated the saying, "Lust is a knife above one's head."
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ps: There have been too many trivial matters recently, affecting my writing state. I've only written two chapters. I'll write another chapter later after I finish.