Beijing Film Company.
Zheng Dayong beamed with joy and tasted the sweetness of the road show.
In ten days, Gong Xue and his party have visited 20 theaters, and all the tickets for the meet-and-greet have been obtained. Moreover, after the opening, the attendance rate has increased significantly, and now the theaters are full.
Although statistics have not yet been calculated, it is estimated that the box office has broken the record for the same period.
"This method of inviting directors and actors to participate in publicity is a good one. I think we should do more of it. What other films are there in the future?"
"There's a Wrangler!"
"Who is the director?"
"Xie Jin!"
"Well……"
Zheng Dayong was stuck. A great director like Xie Jin would naturally not come to the road show, so he asked again: "Where are the actors?"
"Zhu Shimao and Cong Shan!"
"I haven't heard of it. Is it a young actor who has just come out? You can try to invite them. It is best to make this kind of event a normal event in the future, especially for the works of famous actors. Try to invite them over.
Those in the capital area or surrounding areas are fine. Forget about those far away. We won’t bear the travel expenses.”
Zheng Dayong has a brain and is very sure of the effectiveness of the road show, but he also has limitations, such as not wanting to pay.
It doesn't matter, everything changes little by little. If it works in Beijing, if other places follow the same example, and the main creator can participate in the distribution at a shallow level, it will be meaningful.
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Late at night, it started to drizzle again.
The pattering raindrops were scattered in the backyard, tapping gently on the glass windows. With the dim lights inside the windows, the vegetation was sprouting and renewing in the night, exuding a quiet and moist smell.
Gong Xue liked this kind of night the most, lying lazily on the sofa, reading a Western novel that Chen Qi brought back from Hong Kong, and looking up at him from time to time, while he was writing work plans at his desk, with Teresa Teng playing on the tape recorder.
The tenderness is like water...
She suddenly felt like an old married couple.
"Mom Love Me Again" swept the capital. Chen Qi once again proved that his script was perfect. Gong Xue's already high popularity increased a lot. Various interviews and symposiums came one after another.
.
It will be even better once the film is rolled out across the country.
Wang Haowei has become a major domestic director.
And the time has come to the end of April. When the cast of "Life is Beautiful" is finalized, it is time for Chen Qi to go to Hong Kong again.
The clock on the wall passed 11 o'clock, and he finally stretched his arms and sighed: "Finally, I'm done!"
"Are you tired?"
"It's okay, I need to move around."
"Then you lie down for a while and I'll rub it for you."
Gong Xue put down the book and asked him to lie prone on the bed. She sat next to him and massaged his shoulders and lower back.
Chen Qidao: "After you finish participating in Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers, I will lend you to join the cast. In the second half of the year, you will be busy working on the two dramas "Beautiful Life" and "Tai Chi 3", mainly "Beautiful Life". We will be together for almost 6 months."
"So you just run back and forth between the two places?"
"Yes, I still have many things to do on the mainland..."
Chen Qi paused and suddenly asked: "Sister, do you like being on TV?"
"TV drama?"
"No, CCTV party or something like that."
Gong Xue was stunned. She had to turn around in her mind when talking to Chen Qi. She was afraid that she would not be able to follow his train of thought, so she said: "You mean CCTV's New Year's party? Isn't that planned by others? You said
Just come on?"
"Why don't you just take over the planning power? I have the cards in my hand."
"I'm fine no matter what, but you're making movies and thinking about TV. What do you want to do?"
Of course I want to be a comprehensive giant with movies, TV, music, and magazines! Integrate Hong Kong, enter Europe and the United States, and feed back to the mainland...
But Chen Qi couldn't say anything, he just smiled and said: "I can't sit still, and I want to get involved when something happens. Since you agree, I will slowly start working!"
"Operation?"
Gong Xue was amused and said: "Okay, okay, you work slowly and I'll see what you can come up with."
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"Mom Love Me Again" continues to make waves in the capital, and when other provinces see this, they can't stand it anymore.
But this thing depends on the copy. The copy developed by China Film Group will be given to whom first and who will give it last, depending on their ability. The old gods of Shaanxi Film Company are here, and they promised to release it in May, when Gong Xue came to participate in the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers and stopped by for a road show.
Chen Qi talked to Li Lianjie again.
Historically, his films "Shaolin Temple", "Shaolin Boys" and "North and South Shaolin" all achieved very good results. However, because they were classified as Hong Kong films, they could not participate in mainland awards and did not win any significant awards.
Now "Tai Chi" is a pure mainland production. With its popularity, it has great hope of winning the Hundred Flowers Award.
"Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers are in conflict with Cannes. "Tai Chi 2" is exhibited in Cannes. You may also win Hundred Flowers. You decide which one to go to?"
"I……"
Li Lianjie was torn. Emotionally he longed to go to Cannes, but intellectually he wanted to go to Xi'an.
"Brother Qi, why don't you give me some advice?"
"I won't give it. If you don't like it then you can rely on me. Let's use the most scientific method to choose."
Chen Qi tore up two pieces of paper, wrote on them, held one in each hand, knocked it behind his back a few times, stretched it out and said, "Choose!"
Li Lianjie stared at it for a while and then said: "The man is on the left and the woman is on the right. I choose the left hand!"
"Xi'an!"
He showed the note and the word "Xi'an" was clearly written on it, and said: "That's okay, there are many of us this year, Director Li and your sister Xue are both going. Cannes is an exhibition to sell films anyway, you can go or not."
"Okay, then, when will "Tai Chi 3" be filmed?"
"In the second half of the year, the director will be replaced by Tsui Hark, as you have seen."
Chen Qi patted him on the shoulder and said as always: "Xiao Li, I know that apart from filming, you are usually very bored in the capital. The company's conditions are limited and we can only give you one movie a year, but it will be fine in the future.
After the filming of "Tai Chi 3" is completed, I don't plan to let you film ancient costumes, and change it to modern action films. Be mentally prepared and follow me to go international..."
"But "Tai Chi" has gone international?" Li Lianjie didn't understand.
"This is different. "Tai Chi" is a Chinese-flavored overseas venture. What I mean by international is that it allows you to actually cooperate with American actors, have international investment, make a blockbuster, and release it in the United States."
The pancakes are baked continuously.
Li Lianjie's eyes became brighter and brighter as he listened, and he nodded vigorously: "Then do I also have to be stationed in Hong Kong?"
"Yes, you will have to stay with me in Hong Kong for a long time from now on. Cheng Long knows, right? I'm also looking for opportunities to cooperate. You both have the qualifications. Let's see which one of you succeeds first."
Chen Qi does have this plan.
Cheng Long is scheduled to be the prize, and he must join forces to join forces, but for the time being, he does not want Li Lianlian and Cheng Long to appear in the same movie. Both of them are capable of leading roles, and cooperation will reduce their personal charm.
It's not too late to collaborate once they have become famous overseas. Both of them are at the end of their careers, and they are still highly anticipated to collaborate on a bad movie "The King of Kung Fu".
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End of April.
Li Xuejian, Li Baotian, and Yan Shunkai came back, and Chen Qi organized an audition. Li Xuejian was eliminated first. He was still a bit bad at comedy, especially as a Shanghai man.
Li Baotian thought twice and eliminated it.
Finally, I decided on Yan Shunkai.
Yan Shunkai's image is very suitable. He is a bit older, but Chen Qi has seen his program "Ah Q's Monologue" in the Spring Festival Gala of 1983. He was wearing a suit and had hair.
(roughly this image)
When choosing an actor, you can't always choose one that is 100% suitable, as post-processing accounts for a large part.
So far.
Chen Qi hurried back for more than a month, finalized many matters, and then hurried to Hong Kong to prepare for another battle.
(No more...)
Chapter completed!