my gilded age

Chapter 146 Two Movies + National Tour
In the Shaw Theatre, "The Old Lady with a Cat Face" is over, and most of the audience are still unfinished. Maybe it has something to do with the black cat's cry in the last scene, which scares everyone's darlings. Maybe it has something to do with this It has something to do with the fact that we made the movie ourselves. Being in Huizhong Opera is considered to be making a movie, so what else is there to be unhappy about?
One of the most representative ones is Tangtang. Our Xiao Tang is very happy. Although in the movie, she is a very beautiful girl and only half of her performance is shown. It is cold in the Northeast, and her thick big The cotton trousers covered her long legs tightly, and her slender waist could not be seen even under the thick down jacket. Only when she took off her jacket and put on a sweater did her slenderness become apparent, especially since the director also wanted to be realistic. The makeup was gaudy, with white powder and auntie red lipstick, which made her somewhat unrecognizable.

It's ugly, but after all, this is my first movie, so it's really great.

Excited, so excited.

"Aha! It's a good show."

"You too!"

"Ha ha……"

Everyone encouraged each other. After all, many classmates appeared in this drama. Although many of them were minor players, they still showed up.

But Tangtang noticed that this girl was also very beautiful and was older than herself in the Red Star. I heard that she had also passed the Chinese drama test.

"Acridine, you did very well in the exam this time, right?"

"Thank you. I will call you Senior Sister from now on."

"Haha, that's good, junior sister Aiya, don't blame me for not reminding you, there are a lot of rules in acting."

"Haha... Thank you, Senior Sister Tang."

There was some interaction between the two girls, and Tangtang, the old-fashioned one, was able to smooth things over.

However, Tangtang also noticed that Aiya had been looking at Bai Shiqiu not far away.

Bai Shiqiu had to deal with too many people at this time. Yu Dong was still very capable and found a lot of connections. Although we, Bai Shiqiu, are from the Northeast, unfortunately, the connections in the Northeast are not good enough. My parents are just ordinary people. It is difficult for laid-off workers to borrow strength.

"Brother Bai has great ideas."

"Yes, Brother Bai, how did you come up with the idea of ​​making such a movie?"

"But to be honest, this film doesn't seem to be a pure horror film. After watching it, it seems more like a detective film, right?"

There are many leaders of the Northeast theater chain, and there are also some film critics. These individuals are not free of charge. They all feel naturally after watching countless films...

Bai Shiqiu knows that he must deal with them well now. There is still a difference between film distribution now and in the future. Although our country has begun the reform of the theater system, the box office division is still quite chaotic. Many theater chains Companies prefer to be paid per copy.

For example, the mainland premiere of "Westward Journey" was in the provincial capital. Guanglu Cinema, which was the most impressive at the time, bought this copy for more than 30 yuan.

In other words, from Bai Shiqiu's point of view, whether the movie makes money or not, he only needs to deal with the leaders of these theater companies. As for the subsequent movie fans, it actually has little to do with him.

Of course, he will definitely care about the fans' response. We are not doing a one-time deal.

But at this time, Teacher Chang spoke from the side, "Xiao Qiu, your film is indeed quite bold, and I think it looks good, but is there anything else in it?"

At this point, a stage has been prepared for Bai Shiqiu.

"This film was actually created collectively by our Red Star Production Company." Bai Shiqiu said this first, not forgetting to bring everyone along.

"..." The looks in Zhou Shen's and others' eyes were different, which meant that you, Lao Bai, are still interesting enough and have not forgotten your brothers.

And then, Bai Shiqiu started to get serious.

"We students, the first thing we want to do is to make a graduation film, and the second is the commercial value. When we want to make a horror film, of course there are some stories in it, but mainly because we see the current situation of our country's film market. .”

status quo?What is the status quo?

"Our country has not had an excellent horror film for a long time." Bai Shiqiu said this with a smile.

After saying this, everyone present suddenly realized that this was really the case!

To say that our country is not without horror films, there were many excellent horror films in the 80s and 90s, such as "The Dark Man", and their commercial value was also very good. However, nowadays, horror films are almost extinct.

Then don’t the knowledgeable people understand this situation?

A certain bureau went too far in this regard, let's talk about "The Lonely Man in the Dark Mansion". In the end, there was a big twist, which scared the whole movie. The result was a group of mentally ill storytellers.

With Bai Shiqiu’s words, once again, everyone will understand that it’s not that there are no excellent horror films, it’s that there are no horror films anymore.

Not to mention the publicly released movies, this genre is no longer seen in movie projects.

but.

"But when we all started this movie, we saw an advantage. This is called a market gap!"

There is a gap in the market. This statement is definitely for the leaders of those theaters. The goals are very clear.

"Yes!"

"Indeed, it makes sense."

"Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, you prefer to go to the Tiger Mountains. It's very good, very good."

Many people seemed to be suddenly enlightened.

In fact, this is why Bai Shiqiu agreed to make such a film in the first place. Although he was not sure whether this film could make money, he saw an opportunity.

Yes, from the current perspective, our country's film market has just begun the blockbuster era, and if we break it down, the genre of horror films has become extinct. We don't make them ourselves, and we don't import them, so there is no possibility of them being released to the public.To others, it seems that there is no market, and naturally there is no investment.

But, does this market really not exist?
"A Pair of Embroidered Shoes" and "Plum Blossom Files" are both very scary TV series, and the ratings of "Embroidered Shoes" are quite good. "Plum Blossoms" has not even started airing yet, but it has already triggered a lot of topics.

There is a market for suspense, thriller and horror.

Therefore, Lao Bai initially determined that this was a market gap, not a disappearance of the market.

If you talk about these things briefly, everyone present will understand without saying too much.

And Bai Shiqiu hadn't finished speaking, "I won't talk about it if there is too much, the situation is like this, forcing us to dance with shackles on. Then a small person like me can only dance this dance well. So, we This "Old Lady with a Cat Face" is a thriller, horror and suspense. At the end, I also used the classic detective film routine of "Murder on the Orient Express". Simply put, our movie breaks feudal superstition, yes wrong?"

After saying this, many people couldn't help but laugh.

"You little monkey, if I don't hang something up for you, why don't you go and cause trouble in heaven?" Teacher Chang couldn't help but patted Bai Shiqiu, which was to remind him that he is the leader, why are you wearing shackles? ah.

"Yes, the teacher is right." Would Bai Shiqiu agree?

"Haha..." caused everyone to laugh.

In fact, I am really helpless, but this is the only way. Otherwise, how can Bai Shiqiu be sure that his film will pass the review?

After saying this, those film critics knew what they were doing. The key was to know how to write, so they said a lot of dirty talk and arranged it steadily, secretly, and ruthlessly. A certain game.

In fact, when it comes to film review, Bai Shiqiu also believes that this is a must. This is almost the same all over the world, but sometimes a certain bureau goes too far and cuts it across the board, and it is too harsh.

The leaders of the Northeast theater chain also knew that this horror film was worth trying, and some things need not be said at all.

How long has it been since the rumor about the cat-faced old lady?

What is this called?
It's a mass base.

Looking at it this way, this film obviously has a clue, so...

"The focus is of course on the three major cities in the Northeast. And when our movie passes the review, then..." Bai Shiqiu took advantage of this juncture to say one more thing, "At the same time, our Red Star Production Company Theater Troupe will do a nationwide tour. , starting from the northeast.”

National tour?

As soon as these words came out, the happiest people were of course the Red Star members.

"Aha! Are you really going to tour the country?"

"I can't believe it, I can't believe it."

"Then don't we...cough cough, we must be very tired."

I'm happy, absolutely happy. The leader of the group has said so, how can I still be unhappy?
But, after all, we are still in school, and there are so many classmates in the Shaw Theater. Looking at their envious and jealous eyes, we should keep some of them.

Indeed, it seems that hanging out with Hongxing is quite good, and many classmates are tempted.

At this time, everyone was very happy, but the theater leaders were even happier.

"Brother Yu, this old man Bai is very good at it."

"That's right. I admire Brother Bai's methods."

"It's awesome, it's awesome. With a nationwide tour to promote the movie, then... "The Piano" will definitely be on the list."

"It all depends on you guys. Brother Bai and I still have to rely on you."

Experts know that these individuals are businessmen after all. Bai Shiqiu said that the Red Star Theater Company toured the country. In their view, this was a propaganda method.

Isn't this just a push?

Moreover, since everyone is in the circle, how can they really not understand Bai Shiqiu, the old brother Bai?
In terms of stage plays, Renjia Hongxing is an emerging force and is favored by many veteran artists, experts and teachers.

That's for sure, as long as Mao Lianer passes the review, he will definitely be arranged to be included in "The Piano of Steel".

As for the price of copies...

"Let's go! I'm treating you!"

"okay!"

"Everyone, have a good meal."

"Just wait."

Bai Shiqiu is not stupid. The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. Even a poor man like Yuan Hong knows how to treat reporters to dinner, and he is not bad either.

With the addition of two movies, Red Star Productions will launch an offensive across the country.

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