The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 23 The Hypocritical Chen Jingxing
A western restaurant.

Outside the window is a metropolis full of people and traffic. It is already winter, and at seven o'clock in the afternoon, the neon lights are already on.

"It's strange that I got the exact same seat as last time."

Chen Jingxing held a glass of grapefruit juice with a slightly strange expression.

Sitting opposite him was Yan Xiaoyue, the heroine of "Comet".

"Have you been here before? Ah, it's redundant. You must come to this western restaurant often." Yan Xiaoyue was wearing an orange sweater, and her bright smile showed a special vitality against the warm color. To use a literary description, it is full of vitality and Infectious, like a ball of flame, and like a rose, blooming willfully.

There is a saying in the entertainment industry that redness nourishes people, and Chen Jingxing thinks it is true at least here in Yan Xiaoyue's place.

"I also heard from my roommate that this restaurant is famous and tastes good, and there is nothing wrong with it except it's expensive."

"That roommate of yours didn't listen to me, did he?" He often brought his girlfriends to this restaurant when he was in college, and every girlfriend he made in college...to be exact, both girlfriends I have heard his evaluation of this western restaurant - there is nothing wrong with it except expensive.

Chen Jingxing finally found out what was strange. He felt a little nervous. He never felt nervous when he brought his girlfriend here for dinner in college. Why was he nervous?
Chen Jingxing tried his best to suppress his nervousness while exchanging greetings with Yan Xiaoyue. Maybe it was because it was his first... second time being treated at this western restaurant?
The nervousness must be the original soul of this body. After all, it is a young boy who can't hold his breath. If he travels to this plane, he should directly seize it, and he shouldn't take the route of soul fusion. The two lives add up to more than 50 How could a mature soul of a young age be nervous?
Yan Xiaoyue was silent for a while, as if there was something difficult to do.

"Director Chen...I..."

Director Chen?

"I read the script you gave me, and I think it's very exciting. The imagination is too strong. I think it's better than the script of "Comet". I believe that if it is filmed, it will definitely be a classic of suspenseful science fiction."

Ha, Chen Jingxing waited for the next but with a sense of déjà vu.

The tension is indeed gone.

"However, it is true that my schedule is really... I can't get away. Director Han Zhijie contacted me... not long after "Comet" was launched, he said that there was a role in "The Sword of Yue Nv" that was very suitable for me, and asked me to audition. Then the audition is over."

Chen Jingxing nodded knowingly. Han Zhijie is a professional in martial arts TV series. Although the works produced are good and bad, with mixed reviews, the ratings have been relatively stable. The media has long reported that Han Zhijie wants to adapt "The Sword of Yue Nu".

"Girl number one?"

"No, female number two."

"You play Xi Shi?!" Chen Jingxing admitted Yan Xiaoyue's beauty, but felt that her beauty was not the beauty of classical temperament. If he played Xi Shi, he admired Han Zhijie's courage.

"...It's not Shih Tzu, it's another character."

He really admired Han Zhijie's courage, it really was adapted, turning the love triangle into a square love?
"Hey, why are you inviting me to dinner here just for this matter? It's not worth the money you spent. There's nothing you can do if the schedule can't be adjusted. Who told Director Han to be one step ahead of me?"

Chen Jingxing could understand Yan Xiaoyue's choice very well.

Although there is a compelling difference between movies and TV dramas, this is a theoretical matter. The Huaguo film and television industry is not Hollywood on the other side of the ocean. Except for a few award-winning film actors who have stable cooperation with major directors, most of the actors are I don't look down on TV dramas, they're all dramas, what's the point?

What's more, TV series usually make more money than filming, and TV series can also bring nationality, which is conducive to the increase of endorsement fees. When it comes to money, style is not the point.

Although Han Zhijie's martial arts drama has mixed reviews, the ratings have always been good, and it will definitely bring about an improvement in nationality. Faced with such an invitation, Yan Xiaoyue, who is famous for making online movies, really has no reason to refuse.

"You also know that my idol is Zhou Yunyan. Ever since I was admitted to Beijing Film Academy, I have dreamed of being a hit girl and making martial arts movies in the future. This opportunity is really great, and I can't refuse it."

Seeing Chen Jingxing's "That's it!" expression, Yan Xiaoyue was secretly relieved.

Zhou Yunyan is currently the most famous hit girl in Huaguo who is still active in the front line, and she is famous all over the world.

"Although the filming of "The Sword of the Yue Girl" still has some time to go, Director Han asked me to participate in the pre-screening training. After all, it will be inevitable to be coerced, and fighting moves also need to be practiced. I am not a dancer, so I have to... "

Chen Jingxing smiled and listened to Yan Xiaoyue's words, but a sense of impatience rose in his heart.

It doesn't make sense.

They didn't sign a brokerage contract with DreamWorks, what kind of movie does it matter to you?

You are indeed one step too late. If "Comet" is just released and you give the script of the next movie to someone, she will definitely choose you instead of Han Zhijie... right?

Her dream is to be a hit girl, she wants to make a martial arts movie, and she realizes her dream, what are you upset about?

Yes, she was made famous by you, but you have no right to ask others to only or give priority to your film?

The sound of an incoming call interrupted Chen Jingxing's self-examination.

"Hello? Sister Chen."

"I have bad news for you. The company has decided to launch another project for the Spring Festival. It is a comedy that Qi Wenshe wants to enter the film industry. ? After all, she is the hottest cross-talk star right now, so there is no way to compete."

"That's it? What do I think? I don't agree with the Spring Festival. There is no precedent for a police suspense film to be released during the Spring Festival. It's not kind to scare the audience and add trouble to others during the Chinese New Year. Besides, The Spring Festival stalls are full of movies, and everyone squeezes in, maybe they can’t even have a mouthful of soup.”

Chen Jingxing unilaterally declared that Chen Jingxing was the most hypocritical person he had ever met.

"It's not as simple as you think. Do you think it's just a matter of setting the stage? I also think that "Fatal Identity" is not suitable for the Spring Festival, but I still want to fight. It is related to publicity resources. Although Ren Bowei expressed his opinion The two films do not interfere with each other and are treated equally, but one is scheduled for the Spring Festival and the other is not in the Spring Festival. Can the announcement and release resources be the same? Well, but if you think so, I can rest assured, that's all, let's cooperate in detail We will discuss the matter in detail tomorrow, and you bring Xu Wenshen with you, and you have been in contact with him on the phone for the past few days, and I haven't seen him for a while."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Jingxing smiled brightly at Yan Xiaoyue's worried eyes: "It's okay, "Fatal Identity" has been finalized. Huanshi.com invested in the production, led the distribution, and it will be released next year."

Chen Jingxing was very upset.

In fact, he really doesn't care whether it can be released during the Spring Festival, and the movie "Fatal Identity" seems to him to be suitable for release in the off-season.

There are a lot of blockbuster movies during the Spring Festival, and all of them are big studios. Huanshi.com is still an emerging force in the film industry. Even if "Fatal Identity" can spread a good word of mouth during the Spring Festival, will the fermentation of word of mouth be reflected in time? There is still room for discussion on film scheduling. These big studios and theaters are inextricably linked. Even if theaters increase their film schedules due to word-of-mouth fermentation in order to make money, can’t the timeliness keep up?
In Chen Jingxing's view, we have to wait a few more years until the Internet capital rampages in the film industry and completely disintegrates the inherent ruling foundation of the five major studios, so that we can more effectively prevent these major studios from colluding with theaters to engage in petty tricks .

Chen Jingxing believes that the Spring Festival stalls are a demand-side market, that is, most of the box office is a rigid box office. During the Spring Festival, the whole family does not go to the cinema to watch movies for a certain movie. Bad movies still can't stop the audience from going to the cinema. Whether it's a good movie or a bad movie, it's a cake, but a good movie may make a bigger cake.

The off-season is a supply-side market. Many viewers do not have the demand to go to the cinema. Blockbuster or good movies, even in the off-season, the box office market is very bright. If there are no movies or blockbusters worth looking forward to, the box office market in the off-season months will be very bleak.

The off-season is most suitable for the release of low-cost and word-of-mouth movies. There are no competitors. As long as the word-of-mouth comes, the theaters will increase the number of films without any worries, forming a virtuous circle, and finally achieving the general trend.

Chen Jingxing could figure out the reason, but he was just not happy.

Chen Jingxing attributed this to his being too competitive, and he didn't want to fall behind in any competition, no matter whether it was effective or ineffective.

The superimposition of the two kinds of unhappiness made Chen Jingxing suspect that today's calendar is not suitable for going out for dinner.

"Whether you think my meal is worth it or not, I will invite this meal to express my apology. You may not care, but I am finally relieved, Senior Sister."

Seeing Yan Xiaoyue finish paying the bill with a happy expression, she bid him farewell and walked out the door with a wave.

Chen Jingxing once again affirmed his doubts. There is something wrong with this restaurant. Whether it is Li Yang, an old high school classmate, or Yan Xiaoyue, they are so happy to treat guests with money, evil!
(End of this chapter)