I make a thriller, it's God chasing and feeding

Chapter 316 [Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other]

"I think we should pause the meeting now. Regarding the removal of the movie, let's calm down first."

"I hope everyone understands one thing, we are all victims."

"Now is not the time to investigate who is responsible and who should compensate. What we should consider is how to solve the problem. This is the main reason why we started this meeting. Who is really capable and has the connections to handle this matter? I think who should be the biggest beneficiary of this film is the company."

"Those who are capable come first, whether it is our country of Tang or your country, I believe this is a common and often heard truth."

"I propose that whoever can solve this farce will have 7% of our investment in the film. As investment funds, this is not a small amount in itself, and if the film can be restored to schedule , this 7% revenue share will be huge.”

"Everyone can consider this matter after suspending the meeting."

Even after Lu Zhengyi entered the office, Zhang Xueming only glanced at him casually.

Then, she continued to explain her thoughts.

At the same time, the rapid breathing of others was clearly transmitted to Lu Zhengyi's ears through the small speakers next to the monitor.

Such personal connections are not easy to use.

"With this agreement, they can no longer put this responsibility on us." Lu Zhengyi looked at her expression, stretched out his palm to take her hand, and gently shook it towards him, "And I still say the same thing, the movie was removed from the shelves because the plot was too scary, which is not a bad thing for horror movies."

Although everyone said that this would have to be decided at an internal meeting within the company, they all seemed impatient.

Obviously, this gambling agreement is unfair.

"Is this a gambling agreement?"

"Prohibited film?"

Soon, someone responded in vague Tang language, with a calm tone.

Originally, they just hoped to take advantage of the film's removal from the shelves to shift the responsibility to Guangying and strive for greater benefits for the company they work for.

Zhang Xueming hesitated and confirmed again, "Since it is related to the national conditions of the country, even if you know people in the Kyoto Prefecture or even the Prime Minister's Office, there is no way to solve it, right?"

Even for Guangying, Zhang Xueming only came up with such a plan after temporarily consulting with several directors for confirmation.

A strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake. In this gambling agreement, Light and Shadow were excluded from the arena from the very beginning.

"...Okay, although it's a bit regretful."

Zhang Xueming was a little disappointed, "Then we can only bear this loss together."

Lu Zhengyi nodded, "No matter what the relationship is, their decision will not be changed. This is what the Taoist priest told me."

Zhang Xueming was a little confused, "Is it... related to ghosts?"

Lu Zhengyi walked silently and came to sit on the sofa next to him.

"No matter what kind of relationship it is, or how powerful people you know, it can't be solved, right?"

This project is not small, and the companies involved are from two different countries. Naturally, it is not an easy decision for one person to give up the investment proportion.

"Ah."

Those companies that can cooperate with Light and Shadow are, after all, local industries, and they will still have more or less contact with people from other industries and fields.

The Grudge 2 was removed from the shelves in the Republic of China, and as a local company in the Republic of China, they have a greater advantage than Guangying, a foreign group, with the connections they have.

"Why are you back? Is the situation there bad?"

Of course, her true emotions will only be shown in front of her family.

Soon, the meeting was suspended.

"Of course, if there is no winner, it will be considered a draw."

With the current situation, relationships in the entertainment industry seem to be of no use.

In the video conference, another voice sounded, "I need to negotiate with other people in the company. If possible, we are also willing to take 10% of the share as a bet."

She whispered, "It's better to lose the gambling agreement than to get nothing."

After the video conference was interrupted with a beep, Zhang Xueming quickly stood up, walked to the sofa in a few steps, and asked anxiously, how happy she was when she learned about the situation in Heguo on the day of the premiere, and now How irritating.

"Correct."

The Grudge of Japan 2 has only been released for a few days, and the investment and return are not proportional at all.

However, this voice is obviously much more proficient in Tang than the previous one.

She was not like this when negotiating with other people in the meeting just now.

Zhang Xueming took off the headset.

"I still hope it can be solved, even if..."

Lu Zhengyi nodded, "If it is other aspects, I can find a way to solve it, but when it comes to ghosts, there is no way. According to the Taoist priest, this is a decision based on national conditions, and it is not that easy to solve. It can be changed.”

Feeling the weak strength in his hands, Zhang Xueming sat on his lap.

Zhang Xueming spoke softly, "But if no one can do it, then this responsibility needs to be borne by all of us. It's a draw."

Now that the other party has made such a request, they have no reason to refuse.

"Yes."

"That's right, there is no way to solve this matter." Lu Zhengyi replied helplessly, "It involves some things that have nothing to do with the movie. The film Curse is already considered a banned film in the Republic of China."

The strategy of the gambling agreement proposed by Guangying was entirely to force them to spend their maximum network resources under this competitive relationship in order to bring the film back from being removed from the shelves.

But according to Lu Zhengyi's current statement, this matter seems to be irreversible.

"You worked so hard on this movie for several months, and now it's been taken off the shelves after only a few days of release."

Zhang Xueming sat on his left thigh and rested her head on his shoulder, "Although The Grudge 1 was removed from the shelves in China, there was still an abridged version. Now it's better for He Guo to just put it in All film sources have been banned.”

"If this gets more serious, they won't let us review the next film. What will happen then?"

"Are we going to give up the hard-earned market share from Heguo?"

The latter was what she was more worried about.

Although it seems that the Republic of China has only removed the source of the film so far, there is no guarantee that they will not be impressed by the director Lu Zhengyi and the crew of Mei Limao, and then blacklist them.

From now on, no matter what movies they make.

It was fine during the filming, but the review step was refused, and there seemed to be nothing they could do.

From a review level to banning, this is the most severe punishment for a director.

"Our investment in this film is not limited to the Korean market."

Lu Zhengyi took her into his arms, rubbed her hands, and comforted her softly, "Isn't there a market in China, as well as in the Southern Dynasties, the Xiang Kingdom, etc. Maybe the He Kingdom has taken this movie off the shelves. , and maybe it can also increase the popularity of our theaters in other regions." "If our overseas popularity can be accumulated, then it won't be our movies chasing others, but the fans. Run after our movie."

"Don't worry, as long as the quality of the work is good enough, we will have many, many choices on the road ahead."

Just like those big anchors on the live broadcast platform.

When a person's popularity reaches a certain level, it is no longer the platform that achieves the individual, but the individual achieves the feat of the platform.

Some people watch live broadcasts just to watch such an anchor.

If he leaves this platform and switches to another live broadcast company, the audience will also leave and continue watching on another platform.

"So far, our development path is actually going smoothly."

Lu Zhengyi continued, "Although The Grudge 2 has been removed from the shelves, the results in the few days since its premiere are obvious to all."

"I think that as long as we continue step by step, one day, even if any overseas country no longer welcomes our crew, those fans and audiences will travel thousands of miles and cross mountains and seas to come to China, just for our Movie."

"It's like some foodies travel all over the world just for that one bite of 'authentic' food."

This kind of thing is not uncommon.

For example, when there are no plans to introduce some foreign movies, domestic audiences will also travel abroad in order to watch them in cinemas.

Lu Zhengyi couldn't understand it before, thinking that he might be watching a movie while traveling.

But as the plan to attack overseas markets slowly progressed, he began to understand this kind of thing.

Just pure love.

As long as financial conditions permit, there is nothing wrong with doing what you like.

Zhang Xueming, who seemed a little melancholy at first, was amused all of a sudden and burst out laughing, "Your cake... is a bit too big."

If you can really achieve this level, you must be so famous.

At least there must be a world-recognized best director award.

Just having this honor is not enough, you also have to be recognized by people.

As of now, there seems to be no director in Tang who can do this in a real sense.

Even directors of the generation like Lu Yiyong and Zhang Changmou, no one has done it.

"We are still young, so we can swallow this piece of cake."

Listening to the relaxation in her tone, Lu Zhengyi smiled and replied, "I am less than thirty, and you are in your early thirties. We still have plenty of time."

"...There is no need to emphasize age." Zhang Xueming moved her head away from his shoulders, sat up straight on his lap, stretched out her two palms to hold his face, and replied dissatisfied, "I know I’m older than you, in terms of age on the ID card.”

This sentence is very interesting, the age on the ID card.

Lu Zhengyi didn't ask any more questions, "You are starting to care about this."

If it were before, he would have said the same words just now.

She would probably reply calmly, "I understand," and then walk away hastily.

"I've always cared about it, okay." Zhang Xueming changed the hand she was holding to pinching, and pulled both of his cheeks, "It's just that someone always acted calm and calm. I didn't want to lose at that time. Just for you."

During the negotiation process, each other's emotions and demeanor can be used as the content of the competition.

"Aren't you afraid of losing now?"

Lu Zhengyi raised his eyebrows.

"You are my husband now. If you lose, you lose." Zhang Xueming replied casually, "Okay, you are right. Since the matter is irreversible, there is no use in staying down like this. We have to Think about what to do next.”

"Perhaps we should quickly take advantage of this opportunity to develop markets in other countries."

"Yes, the fact that The Grudge 2 was removed from the shelves because it was too scary is used as propaganda material to be widely publicized. We must quickly turn this bad thing into a good thing and spread it out gloriously."

As she spoke, she stood up, looking full of energy.

However, Zhang Xueming still felt a little regretful.

When will you lose to me?

……

": Asking for resources! Asking for resources!"

": wwwwww I'm glad for the first time that I chose the Southern Dynasties as the place to study abroad. Yes, the curse here has not been removed~ (But the canteen here is really delicious. I don't recommend coming here to study abroad. It's better to stay in China. Better than coming here!)”

": I originally thought about forgetting it, but when I saw how popular it was, I couldn't help but put forward my travel schedule. Since I can't see it in China, I'll go to Tang State to see it!"

":Hey, I don't have money to go to other countries to see it, so I can only ask for resources."

": The resources on the Internet are so vague. Oh my god, why would you remove a horror movie from the shelves because the content is too scary? Don't you think this decision is ridiculous?"

": Rumor has it that some people reported the film because they thought Ahn Hyo-joo was too disgusting."

There are all kinds of news about The Grudge 2 on the Internet.

Some people are asking for resources, and some people who have already watched it are gloating about the misfortune. There are even spoiler posts, or the plot is explained directly in the form of text.

Just like when the uncut version of The Grudge 1 was removed from the shelves in China, it aroused people's curiosity and bought tickets to watch the movie.

The entire source of The Grudge 2 was removed from the shelves at the request of the Republic of China, and for a horror film, this is definitely a plus.

People with financial conditions can simply choose to watch movies while traveling.

Those with poorer economic conditions will also post various requests for resources online.

However, the film is still in the release stage, and even if it is a pirated resource, it is basically the worst type - on-site stolen filming.

When someone is watching a movie, they use a mobile phone or other photography equipment to record the screen directly.

Regardless of the visual effects and sound effects, they are all extremely poor.

Even because the person taking the video was hand-held, the picture would constantly shake.

But the more annoyed they looked, the more they hated the person who made this decision.

[Ridiculous], [Stupid], [Pathetic], [Weak]... these words are pasted on the departments that make decisions.

In addition, there are all kinds of gossip.

For example, anti-fans who were dissatisfied with Ahn Hyo-joo reported the film, viewers who were dissatisfied with the ending of the film that vaguely hinted at the fall of the Republic of Korea reported the film, horror film directors from the Republic of Korea were jealous of Lu Masayoshi's achievements...all kinds of things. Various reasons.

While they were quarreling, the name of the movie "The Grudge 2" frequently appeared on the Internet's hot search topics in several countries in Eastern Asia.

This is probably the case where blessings and misfortunes depend on each other.

(End of this chapter)