The day I got married with a big star

Chapter 814 Have a good drink?

After Xu Jie won the filming of several small theaters, he immediately decided to pursue the victory. According to the information provided by Zhang Di, he made an appointment with several directors of the theaters to meet.

Among the people who met this time, there are many general managers of large theater chains. If he can talk to these people, he can really compete with Zheng Guoliang in the overall film arrangement.

And now...

It's not enough.

However, through this incident, Xu Jie also learned some experience and lessons. The next time the company makes a movie, it must find a big theater company to cooperate, otherwise it can only be sold to the video platform and become a big online movie.

"Mr. Xu, I'm not familiar with the directors of the theaters that I'm going to meet today. I'm afraid I won't be able to help you later."

In the private room, Zhang Di looked at Xu Jie in embarrassment. Although he hadn't arrived yet, he felt stage fright in his heart.

The person in charge of such a large theater chain usually doesn't care about a small distribution company like him. For example, the films he helped Beijing Television Culture release before are rarely shown in these large theaters, which is also why the box office of movies has always been the same. The main reason for the less than ideal.

"It doesn't matter, you just need to be responsible for the introduction, and I will do the rest." Xu Jie said confidently after hearing this, and at the same time thought: You didn't help when I made a dinner appointment with the person in charge of the small theater last night. .

In his opinion, the big theaters and the small theaters are actually the same, everyone is out to make money, as long as they give enough benefits, they don't have to worry about these people not agreeing.

"Mr. Xu, I don't know if I should say something..." Zhang Di hesitated.

"But it's okay to say." Xu Jie looked at the other party.

"Mr. Xu, let me just say it. It's not that I discouraged you. The person in charge of a big movie theater is quite different from the person in charge of a small movie theater, because in our film industry, channels have always been strong. status, so relying on the number of theaters in their hands, the people in charge of these large theater chains will be more... overbearing, especially when it comes to their attitude towards some small companies and small films. Even if they come, they may not be sincere. It's arranging the film." Zhang Di kindly reminded.

He has worked in the publishing industry for more than ten years, and he knows the virtues of theater companies quite well. He has suffered from big theater companies, and he was even pointed at his nose and humiliated. The party continued to stay, not even daring to fart, and could only keep laughing along.

The reason why he said this is because he didn't want Mr. Xu to repeat his mistakes, and reminded the other party not to be too optimistic about the meeting tonight. After all, asking someone out and getting them done are two different things. Will be disappointed, isn't there such a saying?The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

"Well, I understand, thank you Mr. Zhang for your reminder." Xu Jie nodded cautiously.

"Mr. Xu, I want to ask you another question. Can you drink?" Zhang Di asked again. Although he drank last night, he didn't drink much, so he didn't know how much Xu Jie was drinking.

"I can drink a little, but not much, what's wrong?" Xu Jie looked at the other party suspiciously.

"Mr. Wang of Hengda Cinemas likes to drink, and he also likes to force people to drink. Mr. Xu, you should be careful." Zhang Di instructed.

"clear."

As soon as Xu Jie finished speaking, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Dangdang"

Zhang Di immediately got up and opened the door, only to see that besides the waiter, there were two middle-aged people outside the door, one was short and fat, the other was dark and thin.

"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Yang, you are here, please come in."

"Oh? So Xiao Zhang is here too." The short, fat middle-aged man saw Zhang Di with a bit of arrogance on his brows, as if he didn't pay attention to the person in front of him.

Zhang Di saw it, but he didn't show any displeasure. It's like this in front of theater companies in his business. Who would let the other party control the terminal?He has gotten used to it over the years, and he has experienced anything worse than this.

"Maybe this is Mr. Xu?" The dark and thin middle-aged man ignored Zhang Di at all, and directly set his eyes on Xu Jie in the private room.

Through Zhang Di's introduction earlier, Xu Jie immediately had the information of these two people in his brain. The black and thin one is called Yang Anfei. The theater company he manages is not big, but it is not small. There are more than 100 theaters across the country, 800 Yuan Yinscreen, and another chunky one named Zhou Jiang, the scale of the theater company is slightly smaller than that of Yang Anfei, with more than 60 theaters and more than 400 screens.

"Hi Mr. Yang, Mr. Zhou, I'm Xu Jie from Jingshi Culture. I'm the one who called you during the day. I'm sorry to disturb you two." Xu Jie said with a smile.

"President Xu, you're being polite." Yang Anfei glanced at the private room, and then asked, "Are you two alone?"

"Mr. Wang hasn't come yet, so it should be soon." Zhang Di said quickly, there is also an alliance between theaters and theaters, like Li Kangyong, Wang Dekun, Liu Ye, and Zhao Youzhong who had a dinner appointment yesterday. Are the three also an alliance? The purpose of doing so is also for common interests.

The cake for the theater chain is too big for one company or several companies to eat, so there will be situations where some theater companies form groups.

There are more theaters, and the box office is higher, so you can get more when you share the bill.

"Except for Mr. Wang?" Yang Anfei asked again.

"No more." Zhang Di said.

"Oh!" A trace of disappointment appeared on Yang Anfei's face, and then he didn't say anything more, and found a chair and sat down.

"???"

Xu Jie had a question mark on his face.

what's the situation?
When he called during the day, he made it very clear that he was the one who invited the other party, Zhou Jiang, and Wang Zhaoqiang to dinner. Could there be anyone else?

Xu Jie turned his head to look at Zhang Di, casting doubtful eyes.

Zhang Di was puzzled at first, but with years of experience in dealing with theater companies, he quickly guessed what Yang Anfei was thinking.

Taking the opportunity of pouring tea for Yang Anfei and Zhou Jiang, he passed behind Xu Jie, and whispered three words in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Actress."

Ok?
Xu Jie was slightly taken aback, and suddenly realized.

Actresses, there are no actresses at the dinner!

There will always be some actresses appearing at gatherings of bigwigs in the film and television industry, not because of the high status of these actresses, but because actresses can adjust the atmosphere of the party, simply put, they can add to the fun for everyone.

May I ask who would be unhappy to see a beautiful woman?
What's more, she is not an ordinary beauty, but an actress, a female star, and a female star who tries to make people happy, a real star.

In fact, Xu Jie also knows that in order to get acquainted with industry leaders and to obtain better and more resources, many producers or directors will bring actresses to some dinner parties, but the problem is that he has never done this before, and he has never done it before. Not used to such a dinner, if he really did that, what is the difference with Liu Jinghua?
Besides, in his movie, the first female lead is his wife, and the second female lead is finally tricked into the crew by him, and the family of the third female lead is richer than these cinema companies, who to turn to in this situation?

Xu Jie looked at Yang Anfei, thinking it's no wonder he was so thin, his body must have been hollowed out.

Soon the agreed time came, but the last Wang Zhaoqiang still did not appear.

Xu Jie wanted to call the other party to ask if he forgot about the dinner appointment, but seeing that other people were not in a hurry, he still didn't call after thinking about it.

Maybe it's a traffic jam?Maybe it's just busy?
Ten minutes passed.

Finally there was a knock on the door.

Zhang Di opened the door, and when he saw the people outside, he immediately said respectfully: "Mr. Wang, you are here, please come in."

At the same time, Yang Anfei and Zhou Jiang, who had arrived before, also stood up with smiles on their faces.

"Mr. Wang, you can keep us waiting. We must drink a few more glasses later."

"Yes, if you don't get drunk, you won't go home."

The relationship between the two of them is obviously very close to Wang Zhaoqiang, and they speak very naturally and very enthusiastically.

"Haha, are you trying to drink me? I'm afraid you don't have the strength." Wang Zhaoqiang said with a smile.

Xu Jie stepped forward at this time. Although he had called before, he still stretched out his hand and introduced himself: "Hello, Mr. Wang, I am Xu Jie."

Wang Zhaoqiang held Xu Jie's hand, looked at it and said, "Well, it's not bad, it's young and promising, it's really enviable. When I was your age, I was still running errands on the set. Come on, sit down." .”

After the five people sat down, the waiter began to serve the dishes.

"Oh, Mr. Wang is here, shouldn't we bring the wine first?" Yang Anfei frowned and said.

"Yes, yes, I was negligent." Zhang Di answered quickly, and asked the waiter to bring the wine.

Soon, the waiter brought five bottles of Lao Mao and put them on the table.

Xu Jie was about to speak when Yang Anfei spoke again.

"Mr. Xu, we know what you are looking for us for, but if you haven't drunk enough wine, you'd better not talk about anything, otherwise it will easily disturb everyone's drinking." Yang Anfei squinted at Xu Jie, revealing in his tone Wearing badly.

Maybe others will be scruples about the background of the other party's Jingshi culture, but he is not afraid, and in his eyes, the other party is just a mere vice president, and the one who can really talk to him must be the general manager of Forbidden Pictures Guo Sichuan.

In the entertainment industry, there are more people with backgrounds, but backgrounds and backgrounds are also divided into strengths and weaknesses.

If Mr. Guo from Forbidden Pictures speaks, he will definitely give face, because the strength of Forbidden Pictures and its status in the film and television industry are there, but Jingshi Culture... It's not good to say it, let alone it is The vice president, even if the general manager is here, it should be okay or not.

Xu Jie looked at Yang Anfei, this was the second time that the other party had run on him.

He thought that the other party had been very polite since he entered the door, but the other party's attitude was as if the two had enmity.

Of course, he also knew what was going on, it was simply because there were no actresses to accompany him.

It's okay to go to a nightclub and find a few beautiful women to accompany you. That's a service they provide, but he doesn't provide this kind of service.

"Mr. Yang, don't worry, even if we don't talk about things, what's the point of drinking with everyone? Is it Mr. Wang?" Xu Jie said with a smile. At the same time, his eyes shifted from Yang Anfei to Wang Zhaoqiang .

Because he can see that in this three-person alliance, Wang Zhaoqiang is the one who really has the final say. As for Yang Anfei and Zhou Jiang, they can only be ranked second and third. This is also determined by the strength of the three theaters. .

"Well, well said." Wang Zhaoqiang smiled.

Xu Jie immediately picked up the wine glass, since he wanted to drink well, he couldn't be vague, "I respect the three of you, thank you Mr. Wang, Mr. Yang and Mr. Zhou for being able to attend the banquet in their busy schedule..."

He told Wang Zhaoqiang and others again what he said to Li Kangyong and others yesterday.

After the first cup is over, it's the second cup, and after the second cup is over, it's the third cup. Naturally, what they say are some hypocritical polite words, mainly to make people happy.

When people are happy, they can talk about anything.

At this time, Zhang Di was also showing off his skills crazily, bringing his bragging skills to the extreme.

Isn't there such a sentence?Wear thousands of clothes and flatter you but not wear them.

It is never wrong to flatter at the wine table.

Soon, a bottle of Lao Mao was eaten.

Xu Jie observed the three cinema company bosses calmly, Yang Anfei and Zhou Jiang were all flushed, while Wang Zhaoqiang was only slightly red.

You know, a bottle of Lao Mao is a catty.

Obviously, Wang Zhaoqiang is not an ordinary drinker.

Xu Jie looked at Zhang Di again. Yesterday, the other party was able to stay with him until the end, but today, the other party seemed to be unable to hold on.

In fact, Xu Jie was also a little dizzy, but he knew that he hadn't talked about the business, so he just kept holding on.

"Waiter, serve another five bottles."

Xu Jie gritted his teeth and worked hard today to arrange the film.

At the wine table, no matter whether you can drink or not, you must not lose in momentum, especially when facing someone who likes to drink and can drink, if you show weakness, the other party will be unhappy immediately.

"President Xu can drink a lot." Wang Zhaoqiang said with a smile.

"Boss Wang is the one with great power." Xu Jie said after hearing this, but almost bit his tongue.

"Of course, this little wine is just for Mr. Wang to rinse his mouth, and it's far from a good drink." Yang Anfei interjected.

"Really? Then I have gained a lot of knowledge today." Xu Jie said, he was guessing Yang Anfei's drinking capacity in his heart, this person's head is full of actresses, if he doesn't get drunk, the other party will definitely spoil his good deeds.

But the problem is, judging by the expression and speed of the other party's speech, it is estimated that he will not be able to drink for a while, and people like the other party who often participate in dinner parties must not drink less.

Well, let's try it out first.

"Mr. Wang, Mr. Yang, and Mr. Zhou, I brought the film, should we watch it while drinking?" Xu Jie asked.

"Mr. Xu, we all eat popcorn while watching a movie. Have you ever seen someone drinking while watching a movie? Do you want to practice a set of drunken fists for us?" Yang Anfei said.

"I don't know how to Drunken Master, but I want everyone to know about my movie. I believe that after watching it, you will have confidence in the movie." Xu Jie continued.

He was worried that if he drank any more, his tongue would not work well and he would not be able to speak these words.

"It's useless for us to have confidence in the film. The audience must have confidence in the film. Why don't you show the film to the audience first and listen to everyone's feedback?" Yang Anfei said tit for tat.

Xu Jie understood what Yang Anfei meant. He just wanted to find some professional film critics and audiences to watch the trial screenings, and the theater chain would make appropriate adjustments to the film schedule based on the feedback from these people.

However, there are so many blockbuster films on National Day, the effect of this kind of test screening is basically zero. If you encounter sunspots again, not only will you not be able to improve the film schedule, it may even be lowered.

Moreover, how can the arrangement of theater companies be easily influenced by the results of the screening?

If it works, spend some money to hire some sailors and it will be solved.

"I'm willing to give 5.00% as the rebate for filming. I wonder if the bosses are satisfied?" Xu Jie directly showed his hole card. He believes that profits can impress theater companies more than film critics, just like last night.

"The rebate of 5.00% is really high, but if it's a bad movie, let alone 5.00%, what if it's 50.00%? It will only waste our resources." Yang Anfei said.

Implicit: your film is bad.

"Mr. Xu, I know that your variety show director is very good, but variety shows and movies are two different things. Don't you know the reason for interlacing? And your film lineup is not luxurious. You can give [-]% The lineup of the film is already very good." Zhou Jiang said suddenly.

Xu Jie was taken aback.

Two percent of the film?
It was even lower than the screening rate given by Li Kangyong and the others at the beginning.

Intuitively, based on the calculation that a theater plays fifty movies a day, his movie can only occupy one movie.

Although there are more than 1 theaters across the country, there is no guarantee that all the actors will show his movies. In addition, the number of people in each show cannot be full, and the daily box office is only a few million.

In contrast, those blockbuster movies with the main theme that can occupy 20.00% of the five-row film will have [-] to [-] filming sessions every day.

"Everyone, I still have a lot of movies to watch..."

Just as Xu Jie said a word, he was interrupted by Yang Anfei again.

"Go back and check the news by yourself. Which of the movies on the National Day show is not worth watching? Even cartoons can list one, two, three, four, five, six or seven things to watch."

Yang Anfei looked disdainful.

"actually……"

Xu Jie wanted to say something, but Yang Anfei didn't give him a chance at all.

"Mr. Xu, we haven't had a good drink yet. Why do you keep mentioning the arrangement?" Yang Anfei frowned this time, and pushed the wine glass aside with a "snap", as if not drinking.

The corner of Xu Jie's mouth twitched, wishing to throw the other party into the pig farm in his hometown, first come two white-headed sows to play with each other.

"Mr. Yang, don't get me wrong, Mr. Xu is just talking casually, let's continue to drink." Zhang Di on the side resisted the churning in his chest, and picked up the wine glass again, for fear that Mr. Xu would hold it.

"What are you, you deserve to drink with us?" Yang Anfei snorted directly, without giving Zhang Di any face.

Zhang Di's expression froze. Although he was very angry in his heart, he still held back his smile and said, "Mr. Yang, I really am nothing, but we came out for joy, why bother? How about it, Let's drink as you like."

"I'm happy? Okay!"

Yang Anfei was overjoyed, and took out ten cups from the side cabinet, placed them all on the table, then picked up the old Mao that had just been placed, and poured wine into the cups with a "thump, boom, boom."

One cup two cups three cups...

Soon, all ten cups were full.

After Yang Anfei finished pouring, he pointed to the wine glass on the table and said, "Don't you guys want to arrange filming? In this way, if you drink one glass, you will be given [-]% of the filming rate, and if you drink all ten glasses, you will be given [-]%." How about filming?"

After speaking, he sat down with a smile, as if watching a play.

……

(End of this chapter)