The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 220 is the platform of "Tang Detective"

Because "Signal" is updated at zero on the online platform, the real discussion on the third and fourth episodes will have to wait until the next Sunday. After all, there are still a small number of people who really cultivate immortality.

On the second day, the discussion on the third and fourth episodes of "Signal" was almost swamped, and the question "How to evaluate the 3-4 episodes of the TV series "Signal"?" on Zhihu has reached the top of the hot list. "What details are there to think about?", "How to evaluate Deng Chao's crying scene in the fourth episode" and other three questions related to "Signal" are on the hot list.

The trending searches on Weibo have almost become a buzzword, and even the clothes of the three leading actors can be ranked No. 20, just like a phenomenon-level hot drama.

In addition to word-of-mouth and popularity, the commercial value of "Signal" has also been rewarded beyond their imagination for major video platforms.

What the video platform gains is not just the hot clicks or playback volume, but the increase in the number of members.

The first two episodes of "Signal" are free to play, and from the third episode onwards, it can only be paid for on demand. Except for station C, all video websites need to be members to watch, and station C does not have a paid membership system yet, so To watch the episodes after the third episode of "Signal", you need to pay separately, and you need to pay 6 yuan to watch the complete episodes of "Signal".

For video sites, their biggest income is advertising fees and membership fees, and the biggest value of "Signal" to them is actually member conversion, and there are indeed many netizens who recharge as members of a certain video platform in order to watch three or four episodes .

Of course, because Chen Jingxing insisted not to sell the exclusive copyright, so it was divided equally among several major video websites, and the conversion value of "Signal" members was reduced, but the two online platforms with the largest number of users, Huanshiwang and Penguin Video, still benefited a lot. After all, if you have to be a member in order to watch "Signal", it must be more cost-effective to choose a platform with more resources.

Just when the third and fourth episodes of "Signal" sparked a wave of internet craze again, Chen Jingxing had already flown to Shanghai, preparing to participate in the media trial screening of "Detective Chinatown", which was also the first screening.

Most of the publicity and distribution of "Detective Chinatown" was carried out by DreamWorks. Chen Sicheng's Chengya Films is the first brother in the film and television industry. After all, the last film "Northern Love" was a project of Beijing Film and United Cinemas. , he is just a worker, "Chinatown" is the first film that Chen Sicheng's own company participated in the production of, the distribution of the film is obviously not what Chengya Films can currently operate, and this is the summer file, the competition is fierce, and the back of the theater is even harder , It is not something that small companies can play.

Although DreamWorks is already a giant in the film and television industry in many people's minds, it is also the first time that a film has been released independently, and it will be released in the summer. I also invited my own big boss to personally stand for "Chinatown" and participate in the screening.

Magic City is only the first stop for screenings, and the follow-up will take a circle along the southeast coast, then to Sichuan and Sichuan, and then hold the premiere in Beijing.

And Chen Jingxing basically had to follow them all the way, especially in a few cities with big ticket warehouses. It can be said that he has never followed so closely in his own movies.

However, there is no way around this. The biggest purpose of the screening or the media trial screening is actually to let the media and film critics blow the air before the film is officially released, creating a kind of "conscience movie", "peerless good movie", "you If you don't watch it, you will lose" atmosphere, thus increasing the pre-sale and forcing the film schedule.

And Huaguo audiences are also very fond of this set. After all, one or two film critics and media praises may have been bought. With so many media and film critics unanimously applauding, probably the quality of the film should not be bad.

Even if some viewers and netizens eat the weights and don’t take the risk of going to the cinema before seeing Douban ratings and online public opinion evaluations, most of them actually follow the trend. Many viewers don’t care much about this rating or that rating. Watching a movie itself is entertainment and relaxation. Even in social activities, especially in summer, the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies is also an important factor affecting the theater's scheduling of movie premieres.

So how can the media and film critics praise it?In addition to the really excellent quality of the film, it is very difficult to do it with money alone, otherwise a film can learn this trick, of course, it is absolutely impossible without money.

In many cases, the face of the director, the leading actor, and even the producer can play a big role. The status of the Jianghu is real, and it is definitely influential to the media and film critics. A big director with a high status in the Jianghu When a bad movie comes out, the media and film critics will criticize it less vigorously, and even take the initiative to salvage it.

Chen Sicheng will not say that he is a young director who has just emerged. The previous work "Northern Love" was a hit at the box office, and netizens didn't trust him. In addition, his pretentious posture is relatively oily, and because he married Tong Liya, I have basically exhausted the goodwill accumulated in the previous high-quality dramas I participated in or produced, and my popularity on the Internet is at an all-time low.

If the director's reputation is not good, "Chinatown" needs even more praise from the media and film critics.

Even though Chen Sicheng is more confident in the quality of the movie, the quality of the movie may not be related to the filming schedule in the first few days, so he still wants to have a big boss, especially a big boss with a good reputation to endorse him, and win the praise of the media and film critics. Do good deeds, thereby influencing public opinion and striving to arrange films.

This coincides with the opinion of the DreamWorks publicity department. Chen Jingxing also readily accepts this job. "Chinatown" is indeed a good movie with excellent quality. Whether it is comedy, suspense, or reasoning, it is above the standard, so there is no need to cherish feathers. concerns.

Chen Jingxing first expressed his apology: "Brother Chen, I'm sorry for being late, please wait."

It’s not that he’s deliberately playing big names, even if the daily operations of DreamWorks are handed over to CEO Xu Wenshen, but communicating with Wu Han about the production details and animation style of "Your Name", as well as the casting work of "Matrix", these things That's enough for him to be busy.

Chen Sicheng came up to him with a smile: "What's the rush? Hasn't it started yet? We just arrived too. I heard that you are busy with your new movie these days? Is it a sci-fi movie?"

"The media and netizens have called me a sci-fi movie specialist, so I have to take this name seriously? I've been having a headache for casting these days."

"Again, why do you have a headache? Don't you choose actors from all over the country? "Signal" is so popular that it can't cure your headache?"

Chen Jingxing made a fool of himself, the script and casting of "Matrix" are currently in a state of high secrecy, so many people have reluctantly recommended actors to him, and they are all well-known actors. Actors and people who came to talk about Xiang are not easy, either the boss or the director, they are all people with names and surnames and status in the world, just to refuse would have to think of many excuses and waste a lot of saliva.

It's better to wait until the male and female starring roles are confirmed before announcing the approval of the film, which can save a lot of trouble and trouble.

(End of this chapter)