This director needs to apologize

Chapter 160: Surrender yourself to the ground
Today, the city where Chen Yiming and the others are performing their road show is Shucheng. There are still 4 theaters and a media meeting in the evening.

It’s mid-September, and the screening of “9” has entered its fifth week, and the box office surge has dropped significantly.

The first week of the premiere was 1.55 million, the second week was 3.99 million, the overall decline was 40% in the third week, and the actual revenue was 2.34 million.

The total box office of "1951" in the first three weeks has reached 7.88 million. There is still half a month until it is released at the end of the month. All parties are optimistic that it will break through the 10 billion ceiling.

Now, the box office of "1951" on ordinary working days still exceeds [-] million. In addition to the popularity, another reason cannot be ignored.

That was the same period of movies in September. There were really no movies that could be played, and they were all made by elementary school students.

原定于8月27日周五上映的港城警匪片《逆战》，被《1951》吓退了两周，把档期推到了9月10日。

However, even though the film schedule of "1951" has dropped to nearly 760%, "Reverse" is still no match. The box office on that day was 2900 million: [-] million, which was severely suppressed.

"Reverse War" was the first shot that allowed Gao Tulin to advance into the mainland market, but it was swept away by the typhoon of "1951" and was directly fired.

However, the 760 million of "The War" is already the best result among the movies in the same period of "1951".

The first week of the release of "1951" happened to be the first weekend of this year's Chinese Valentine's Day festival. As a result, all the love movies were buried 3000 meters underwater without any waves. It was equivalent to this year's love movie being directly buried. Not a single one was done.

On September 9th, Teachers' Day, two more domestic films were released that seemed to be about education but were actually about youth pain. They were attacked from both sides by "10" and "Reverse War". The single-day box office just exceeded 1951 figures, and it was about to be a round. Swimming.

The director of "September Flowers Bloom", Li Luo, was unwilling to give up and took on a big job.

When Chen Yiming arrived at Eying 1958 Cinemas at noon, he found that the road show had crashed and the crew of "September Flowers Bloom" were also there.

He actually didn't know Li Luo, but he was familiar with the scene of a circle of guns and cannons surrounding a person talking, not to mention that there was a poster of "September Flowers Bloom" hanging clearly behind him.

At that time, he thought it was just a coincidence, so he walked in close to the edge without thinking too much.

As soon as he squeezed through the crowd, he heard someone calling him from behind, "Director Chen, Director Chen, please stay."

Chen Yiming turned around and saw that the middle-aged man who had been surrounded by people talking was walking over quickly. The reporters and photographers holding cameras and microphones on both sides were like Moses opening the sea, and they were moving to both sides. , leaving an aisle wide for two people.

Before Chen Yiming could react, the middle-aged man rushed to him and prostrated himself, and gave him a super gift.

He was still mumbling, "Director Chen, you have earned enough, please raise your hand and leave a way for our young director to survive."

Chen Yiming was dumbfounded. This was not a new year or a festival, so it was nothing serious.

The Shucheng media who were invited by Li Luo in advance were delighted. What had they not seen before?But I have never seen anything like this today!

Then the hula came over me all of a sudden, and I was so happy to click and click.

Lao Duan and the others didn't even react. They were all squeezed out of the circle by the photographer. In the blink of an eye, Chen Yiming was already three levels inside and three outside. They were stamping their feet in a hurry but there was nothing they could do.

Chen Yiming tried hard to get the middle-aged man in front of him to get up, but the latter was determined not to get up and kept repeating the words of raising his hands.

This is a case of meat on a hob!
Chen Yiming didn't believe that he didn't know the rules of theater chain film scheduling. If he could kneel down and kowtow to increase the number of films, that film would bankrupt the theater manager.

This is stepping on yourself to gain attention. It can not only increase your popularity, but also make you feel disgusted.

When Chen Yiming saw that he couldn't pull him up, he simply turned around and left. He was afraid of dirtying his mouth by talking to this person.

But he found that he couldn't leave. There were microphones and cameras all around him, and reporters stopped him and asked questions.

"Director Chen, do you have any grudges with Director Li Luo?"

"May I ask what you think of Director Li Luo's statement? According to him, "September Flowers Bloom" has been released for less than a week, and the film schedule is already less than 1%."

"A senior who is above you in age and qualifications kneels in front of you and begs to schedule a film. Doesn't Director Chen have anything to say?"

"Ling Xiaolu, the director of "Happy Magic", which was released on the same day as "September Flowers Bloom", believes that "1951"'s use of discount tickets to occupy the venue is suspected of unfair competition and monopoly. What is Director Chen's response to this?"

"Director Chen, just say a few words."

Old God Chen Yiming looked at the reporters in front of him one by one, reading the LOGOs on their chests while looking at them.

"Shudu Daily, Shudu Evening News, Xihua Metropolis Daily, Shudu TV Station...", the media gradually became silent.

“We agreed to talk at the media conference in the evening, but everyone came quite early.

Let's block here and hinder other people's business. I asked the theater manager to find a more spacious place. Everyone should go and rest for a while. We can talk again after I'm done with my work on the other end, okay? "

The chaotic scene was finally brought under control. The manager who was sweating outside finally squeezed in and waved away the media.

Chen Yiming walked directly to the screening room without looking at Li Luo behind him.

Duan Yining and others gathered around them with concern after they passed the turnstile. Old Duan said, "Yiming, are you okay? I have already informed Director Ma about the matter. You don't have to worry about public opinion." Chen Yiming smiled a little ugly. The matter was really disturbing, and he had some indigestion for a while.

However, he still tried his best to reassure everyone, "With fame all over the world, slander will follow. Today's is just a little extreme, and it doesn't cost me half of my flesh, so it doesn't count.

Let’s finish today’s itinerary first. Having such a fuss just now saved us from the meeting in the evening, and we can finish work early today, which is not entirely a bad thing. "

The screening room was already in front of them, and everyone could only put away the worries on their faces, put on business smiles, and focus on what was in front of them first.

After the road show in the cinema, the others got into the car and ate their lunch boxes, while Chen Yiming went to the cinema conference room to deal with the media.

Old Duan and the others wanted to go with him, but he persuaded them to go back. This wave of media questions would not be very friendly, and there was really no need to injure others.

Entering the conference room, Chen Yiming was "surprised" to find that Li Luo was also there.

This guy is really like a wild boar, he just grabs a tree and rubs it against it.

Li Luo, who was talking to reporters, noticed Chen Yiming coming in. He squeezed out a smile, implying a sense of grievance, and ran to the door and stretched out his hands towards Chen Yiming.

This kind of acting is really a loss for the Chinese film industry if it is not directed and acted by oneself.

Chen Yiming ignored him at all, walked around him and walked straight in, sitting down on the main seat of the oval conference table.

Then he raised his hands to the reporters sitting on both sides and said, "Everyone, please wait, let's get started. I'll tell you everything I know."

Li Luo was quite self-indulgent. He was left at the door by Chen Yiming without any emotion. He just adjusted the grievance on his face to five points and went back to the other side of the conference room to sit down, just opposite Chen Yiming.

The reporter from the Evening News immediately shouted, "Director Chen, are you too rude to Director Li? After all, he is your senior."

Chen Yiming smiled and said, "I don't know Director Li. I have never known him and I have no interest in knowing him."

The Metropolis Daily reporter continued to add fuel to the fire, "Director Chen, Director Li gave you a big gift. I didn't know you before, so you should know me this time. Isn't it possible that the senior's kneeling down can't be exchanged for Director Chen's handshake?"

Li Luo's face was visibly distorted. It was one thing for him to endure humiliation and bear the burden, but it was another thing for him to be exposed in public. Today's experience was not untouchable for him.

Chen Yiming's smile did not change and he said, "To put it bluntly, now that China knows that Chen Yiming must have over [-] million people, I am too small and weak to handle them.

Do you have any other questions to ask? "

The Metropolis Daily reporter took advantage of the situation and changed the topic, "How does Director Chen respond to Director Ling Xiaolu's monopoly accusation?"

Chen Yiming nodded with satisfaction and replied, "As for the issue of discounted ticket bookings, I have responded more than once. The cooperation between Jueji and Weibo is limited to 24:[-] on the premiere day.

Any discount promotions after this are the independent operations of Weibo and the ticket booking platform and have nothing to do with Jueji.

In fact, the ticket booking platform does not only pre-sell movie tickets for "1951". We have also shared the cooperation model and related processes with industry peers.

"1951" has never signed any exclusive agreements with its partners. I really can't understand how we can be related to a monopoly. "

Li Luo yelled at the top of his lungs from the opposite side, "If the cinema is good and the theater is good, we will only arrange to show "1951". This is a de facto monopoly!"

Chen Yiming looked at the reporters on both sides, "Do you have any other questions?"

A reporter from Shudu TV asked, "Director Chen, "1951" is obviously a phenomenal movie, attracting a large number of viewers who rarely watch movies to buy tickets and enter the theater. What do you think is the reason for the popularity of "1951" ?”

Chen Yiming replied sincerely, "I think it's just the right time. A cinema is never just a place to watch movies, but also a social place, carrying comprehensive leisure and entertainment functions.

Prior to this, due to various reasons, this function was not fully realized, so people's demand for watching movies was temporarily suppressed.

Now that all conditions are gradually improving, "1951" has caught this wave of market trends, and thus enjoyed people's retaliatory movie viewing in a short period of time.

Of course, another factor is the 60th anniversary of Daqing. "1951" is the first Peninsula War movie after many years, providing everyone with an opportunity to express their patriotic enthusiasm. "

The female reporter laughed and said, "Director Chen is so humble. He didn't mention anything about the movie itself. I think that for a movie to be so widely loved, its own quality should come first, right?"

Chen Yiming smiled and waved his hand, "Netizens, media, and experts have said a lot of compliments, many of which I have never thought of, so I won't say them again.

I have been paying attention to the unsatisfactory reviews, and there is nothing I can do about it. I can only say that everyone is in their own eyes.

There is no way to change the movie, and it is difficult to transfer the lessons learned this time to the next filming. If I said that I would change it, I would be purely ignorant.

So I basically don’t make any comments about the movie itself, that’s the audience’s right. "

Chen Yiming held his watch and ended the meeting in no more than 30 minutes. The reason was that it was ready and he could not delay the next road show.

Then he took the lead to leave without looking back. As for Li Luo opposite him, he didn't even look at him the whole time.

(End of this chapter)