Huayu, my wife, I support myself

After all, Lu Chen didn't want to keep begging for help.

Let Lu Chen keep begging the publishing company to help him publish this kind of thing, Lu Chen can't do it.

Let's say that.

Lu Chen's strength lies here, almost all of his films can be treated fairly.

But what about other directors?
Not every movie gets the company's treatment.

Such examples abound.

At present, there are four main conventional issuance methods in China: split-account issuance, buyout issuance, guaranteed minimum issuance, and employment issuance.

Among them, split distribution refers to the economic accounting method and distribution ratio between the distribution department and the projection department for movie box office revenue or movie rental price.

[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and read books recently, change sources and switch, read aloud with many timbres, . 】

目前，我国的大部分发行部门与放映部门之间的分成比例是以5:5分成，但也有4:6，4.5:5.5等分账方式。

Most of the Hollywood blockbusters screened in China are account-sharing blockbusters.

The so-called buyout release refers to the distribution company buying out the right to show a film in the Chinese market at a certain price.

The films that are bought out are generally imported films of multiple countries, genres, and styles, and are called "batch films" in the circle.

There are also domestic films that use buyout distribution. If there is no Lu Chen, there is a high probability that "Lost in Thailand" will be bought out by Guangxian Media for 3000 million.

For guaranteed distribution, the distributor generally estimates the market of the film and sets a guaranteed minimum amount.

Even if the box office of the film does not reach the guaranteed amount, the distributor will share this figure with the producer.

If the box office exceeds the guaranteed amount, the issuer will get a higher share of the account.

Films such as "The Mermaid", "Tomb Notes", and "Escape from the Jedi" have all adopted this distribution model.

Hired distribution refers to hiring a powerful distribution team and paying agency distribution fees, and the team will operate the distribution of the film. This is a distribution model commonly used by domestic low-cost films.

Although I can make these theaters make money.

But who knows!
They didn't issue it to Lu Chen that day, what should we do?
of course.

At this time, I want to get a theater of my own.

It's not that easy.

The era of the barbaric growth of theaters has long passed, and the domestic territory has long been divided up by several companies.

It is basically impossible to obtain theater chains from these companies.

Therefore, those scattered theaters in China are their targets.

Spend some money and everything will be integrated, although the price will definitely suffer.

But at least I won't be restrained by the theaters in the future.

Then, I talked with several other major theaters.

Don't ask to buy theaters from them.

Investing in individual stocks is also a good choice.

"Boss, don't you worry too much?"

Lu Chen shook his head: "It can only be said to prevent problems before they happen. It's the same sentence, not every film has a chance to be treated fairly. We must grasp this kind of stuff that is stuck in our hands. It's okay now, Wu Ying Yu Kui and the others haven't grown up yet, if they grow up like Jiang Yu, maybe our crisis will appear..."

...

Several other production companies will not let Jiaxing Media become the leader.

It's nothing for them to become the leader in the field of TV dramas and movies.

But Jiaxing Media became the leader.

It will definitely touch the interests of many people, and by then, many commercial methods will fall on them.

Various clamps to their growth.

"Yes!"

Hearing what Lu Chen said, she also reacted.

three days later.

Zeng Jia brought good news to Lu Chen with a strange expression: "Director Lu, I think you may be really worried too much. I went to check and found that several theaters were a little bit overwhelmed. They were all a little worried. The idea of ​​selling your own cinema..."

Lu Chen froze for a moment: "What's the reason?"

"The reason is very simple. The film source is unstable." Zeng Jia said quietly: "With the strength of other domestic directors, it is difficult to satisfy these theaters. Basically, the theaters that can make money are Hollywood film sources. As for the domestic ones, we basically cooperate with Guangxian and Huaying.”

To put it simply, although the theater business is very busy, it is not always possible to have a good meal.

Even several top domestic directors cannot guarantee that these theaters will have a good meal.

There is no need to say anything else.

"As far as I know, in the industry, except for those companies whose main businesses are engaged in real estate, the others are basically a little bit unbearable."

"yes!"

If this is what Zeng Jia said, then it shouldn't be too difficult for them to develop distribution channels.

"In that case, let's do it as soon as possible." However, Lu Chen is not Zeng Jia.

He wasn't overly worried either.

On the contrary, it became more urgent.

There is no way, if Lu Chen remembers correctly, next year will be the year when the domestic film market will explode.

It directly changed the world structure.

The domestic film market will also attract global attention next year.

Wait until next year.

They might not sell it.

Don't start now, wait until next year, the changes will be big.

Zeng Jia was also taken aback when he heard that.

Then she understood.

Under their intentional or unintentional leadership, the domestic film market is getting better and better.

There are more and more good films.

There are more and more good films, theaters can have enough food, can have enough food,

Who still sells diners?

"Then I'll make a plan now."

Lu Chen said: "Get it as quickly as possible. If you don't have enough money, go to the bank. Aren't they asking for a loan? This time, I will satisfy them."

"loan!"

Zeng Jia took a deep breath.

You must know that the benefits of "Kung Fu Panda" and "The Truman Show" are in her opinion.

At least 50 small goals.

This is still the least.

But Lu Chen said he wanted a loan. How much principal is he planning to put down?

But Zeng Jia didn't say anything.

Of course she knows how important distribution channels are to them.

Lu Chen was right.

The current Jiaxing Media is already the limit that the industry can bear.

They can let Lu Chen be the leader of the director circle.

But Jiaxing Media will never be allowed to become the leader in the entertainment industry.

……

one week later,
...

"The Truman Show" held a viewing meeting.

The purpose is to reassure the theaters, after all, Lu Chen has opponents in this schedule.

He didn't let the theaters rest assured, how could the theaters arrange a large-scale film for a literary film.

Watching the film is a common publicity method in the current film distribution.

All major domestic film distributors will hold screenings before the film is released, and the invited groups are mainly the media, film critics and some fans.

Its meaning is also very simple. It allows the media to prepare manuscript materials before the film is released, and it can also achieve the effect of small-scale publicity to maintain the popularity of the film.

In Hollywood, where film production and distribution are very mature, film screenings are also a regular publicity method for film distributors.

And formed a relatively fixed system.

Usually, film distribution companies will conduct early screenings for different ranges of media or film critics according to the scale of film distribution.

Take Rotten Tomatoes, a well-known movie review website in Ugly China, as an example.

As one of the most influential film review websites in the United States, it covers hundreds of media and film critics including "Hollywood Report" and "Variety Show".

The site keeps track of movie reviews and scores, most of which are released before the movie is released.

The scale of this movie is not small.

Some are familiar before, and some are meeting for the first time.

After a simple greeting with familiar people.

The topic officially begins.

Lu Chen took the stage and said with a microphone, "Remind everyone again that "The Truman Show" is a literary film."

Seeing Lu Chen's seriousness caused an uproar in the scene.

Many people expressed surprise because it was unnecessary.

Some film critics even blurted out: "What is Lu Chen doing?"

The viewing party organized by Jiaxing Media is not small.

Before "The Truman Show" is officially released, it also needs to be fermented.

However, in everyone's opinion.

Lu Chen seemed to have a little problem.

The viewing of literary and artistic films will bring out the scale of commercial films, which makes many people feel incredible.

Is "The Truman Show" worth such a big move?
Can this thing really make money?
Ok,

really can!
Because the director's name is Lu Chen.

For a moment, the theater representatives were a little puzzled, while the film critic representatives became slightly dignified.

Since Lu Chen said so, there must be his intentions.

As for what is the intention.

Lu Chen and the others couldn't figure it out for a while.

and so.

After the simple noise, the scene quickly fell silent again.

None of you here is an ordinary audience.

Knowing that anything can happen with movies.

In contrast, they looked forward to Lu Chen's movie more.

Everything else seems to be irrelevant.

Because they wanted to know why Master Xing joined this literary film.

They wanted to know how Lu Chen convinced Master Xing.

The answer is in the movie.

So they seemed a little impatient.

"Are you saying that Lu Chen is going to play a wave of feelings?"

Below, the film critics exchanged in low voices.

...

One of them replied: "There should be such a purpose, the audience is still looking forward to the coming out of Xingye again."

"Compared to this, I am more inclined to be impressed by the script of this movie."

The other person smiled: "That's for sure. Although Lu Chen is rich, Master Xing also loves money, but it doesn't mean that Master Xing will come out because of money, and he will still be a match for Tang Lei."

"It is."

Among several people discussing.

This time, there are no specific advertisements in the big screen.

The logo belonging to Jiaxing Media lit up, and the next moment, Master Xing appeared on the screen.

At this moment, Master Xing was wearing glasses and had deep eyes.

Speaking slowly and seriously to the camera:

"We're tired of actors' affectation, we're tired of explosions and computer-generated effects, and in some ways, Truman lives in a fictional world, but he's not fake at all. There's no script. , there is no cue card, although this may not be a masterpiece of a famous teacher, but it is true, this is a memoir of life..."

Swish!
In an instant, many people in the theater were numb from this line of Master Xing's.

Not only film critics, but also professional theater representatives.

At this moment, they cheered up one after another.

as a professional.

They are incredibly sensitive to the intent of the film.

"Lu Chen didn't create a world, did he?"

Xia Yang said slightly, as a professional film critic, Xia Yang was also invited this time.

Wang Zhen, who is also a film critic next to him, did not speak.

However, his suspicious eyes betrayed him.

Chills stand on end.

Truman?
Did Lu Chen really create a world?
If it's as they thought, Lu Chen might really go crazy this time.

Let alone other things, this idea is too scary.

Definitely a mind-numbing idea.

God-level brain hole!

Like the original version, Lu Chen Lu Chen also chose to use three interviews as the beginning of the film.

……

"My life is The Truman Show."

"It's a good life for me."

"The content is true. As you can see, there is absolutely no falsehood, and some are just controlled by the director."

"The audience watched all night and regarded him as a good friend."

"..."

After the interview.

As the protagonist, Truman officially debuted.

A subtitle flashed on the screen: The Truman Show aired on the first day.

……

Such an opening article directly attracted this group of extremely professional people.

No one feels out of their wits.

It can be seen from their cautious expressions.

Basically all of you here are professionals.

Even if the response is a little slow.

At this moment, I also understand.

What did Master Xing say at the beginning.

For an instant.

Countless people's faces changed.

at the same time.

Xia Yang became excited in an instant, and also became dignified. His childish hole also shrank slightly.

I praised "Kung Fu Panda" before.

Encouragement means more. To be honest, "Kung Fu Panda" really surprised him.
But not much.

...

Now, it is no longer a surprise that can be said clearly.

"Lu Chen may really be going to heaven this time."

On Xia Yang's right side, Wang Zhen's voice trembled a little!
At the beginning of the interview with Master Xing, Wang Zhen felt that something was wrong.

And now.

He finally made up his mind.

This is a program that is being broadcast live!

Live the main character's show.

He created a world for the protagonist of "The Truman Show".

In other words!
The protagonist's life is being broadcast live worldwide!

Everyone around the protagonist is an actor, only the protagonist does not know!

Immediately!

The uproar resumed.

"Nimma, what is going on in Lu Chen's head?"

Wang Zhen firmly suppressed the excitement in his tone.

Xia Yang also kept rubbing his fingers.

obviously.

Lu Chen's creation was like a bullet from the beginning of the movie,
It hit their heart.

"Maybe I really have to write a good movie review."

Xia Yang murmured in his heart.

What he didn't know was that this was Lu Chen's purpose.

Organize screenings.

Just want their reviews.

Whether the early film reviews will affect the box office of the film.

Although there is no accurate conclusion on this issue in the current market.

But it's okay to say.

Not quite.

For example, "Little Times" received a lot of bad reviews after it was released.

It only scored 3.6 points in the domestic film review website, resulting in insufficient stamina at the box office;
After the second part of the film was released, the box office even shrank.

The evaluation of "Happy Home", which was released during the Spring Festival last year, was also not high.

It only scored 2.2 points in Douban.com, but the box office of the film has been soaring all the way and successfully exceeded [-] million.

Not only in China, even in Hollywood, there is no shortage of precedents of "poor movie reviews and high box office".

"Transformers 11", which was released in the summer of 3, has won more than one billion box office in China.

It also achieved hundreds of millions of dollars in Hollywood, but its score on the Rotten Tomatoes website was only 4.9 points, and 44% of the audience felt that the movie "bad".

Therefore, it is difficult to say that film reviews will have an impact on the box office.

No conclusions about the box office though.

But it can still be used for publicity.

Lu Chen's purpose is to promote "The Truman Show" through these film critics.

Take the lead directly.

This is the purpose of his organizing screenings.

Back on the big screen.

now.

The screen finally entered Truman's world.

Everyone in the movie hall became quiet, and their expressions were obviously much more serious than before.

"Good morning!"

Tang Lei greeted his neighbors as soon as he went out:
"If I never see you again, I wish you good morning, good night, and good afternoon."

A smile filled his face, and Tang Lei was full of sunshine.

"Good morning."

Tang Lei seems to get along well with all the neighbors.

Film critics and theater representatives also carefully observed the expressions of these neighborhood actors, with suspicious expressions.

no way.

Lu Chen's idea is too scary.

If it was changed to other movies, they would definitely not be interested in these small supporting roles.

...

However, because of Master Xing's introduction.

Make it hard to ignore these side characters now.

I want to see if these supporting actors will show their flaws, and come together to find fault.

obviously.

They think too much.

How could Lu Chen make such a mistake.

drive……

Go to company...

Tang Lei seems to be an ordinary office worker.

However, the footage of the movie is quite intriguing, but it becomes clear when you think about it.

In this story, "five thousand cameras" stare at Truman.

Cameras are everywhere, and one of Lu Chen's first tasks is to let the audience understand this.

Some of the villain's cameras are easily identifiable, suggested by the black circle at the edge of the frame, while others are not.

On the issue of which picture belongs to the negative protagonist and which belongs to the objective narrator.

Lu Chen skillfully took advantage of this imitation, this "uncertainty".

Add to the villain's arsenal by having the objective narrator switch to the villain's voice every now and then.

"Truman, good morning!"

A pair of twin men suddenly greeted Truman, seemingly unintentionally pushing Truman in front of a billboard.

On the billboard was an advertisement for a restaurant.

"Ad placement for variety shows?"

Seeing this scene, many people had weird expressions on their faces.

Is Lu Chen satirizing the current variety show?
But the best variety show is his wife.

Can't figure it out.

Keep watching.

When I saw Truman inadvertently cooperated with the two supporting roles to make an advertisement.

There was a slight laugh in the theater.

Lu Chen understood it too well.

at the same time.

Unknowingly, Truman also tried to sell insurance to the two supporting actors.

This can be regarded as exposing Truman's occupation, his occupation is an insurance salesman.

Huayu, my wife, I support myself