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Chapter 430 [113] The record of "Kung Fu"!

"I would rather stay on the set and act than do a movie road show!"

Chen Yuge was lying worriedly on the backstage of the New Film Alliance Cinema in Shanghai, while Liu Yifei next to her was desperately sipping water; her hair was stuck to her forehead and temples, and she wore a high ponytail, which made her look very sexy. Capable, but also a little tired.

For more than a week, the two of them followed the "Kung Fu" crew from Xiangjiang to the mainland, from the Imperial Capital, the Magic Capital, Shencheng... Anyway, they ran everywhere they could.

A week ago, "Kung Fu" had its premiere at the Imperial Oriental Grand Hyatt Hotel, and Columbia also held a college trip for Zhou Xingchi, the "One Move to Fame" competition, so Chen Yu and Liu Yifei, these days Not only do you have to travel to theaters, but you also have to compete with the star in colleges and arenas across the country.

Not only the body and mind, but also the spirit are exhausted; fortunately, "Kung Fu" will be the first to premiere in China in the early morning.

For the time being, it should be relief.

But these days of hard-working road shows are not in vain.

The pre-sales of "Kung Fu" Hong Kong have already surpassed the 2000 million pre-sales of "Shaolin Soccer". As of 10 a.m., the pre-sales box office exceeded 2800 million Hong Kong dollars. Everyone can predict that this new work of Star Master, It will create a new history in Hong Kong.

And unlike "Shaolin Soccer", which had a polarizing reputation at the beginning, "Kung Fu" received rave reviews. Everyone said it was worth the price of admission, and the fighting action in it was much more exciting than "Shaolin Soccer".

And judging from the title, it is more domineering than "Shaolin Soccer".

As for the mainland, it’s equally crazy.

The pre-sale box office of 3600 million is second only to the global phenomenon martial arts film "House of Flying Daggers" in 04 a few months ago!
There have even been scenes of queuing up to buy tickets in several first-tier cities.

"There's still going to be a tough battle tonight!"

Zhou Xingchi walked in, looked at Chen Yu and Liu Yifei lying there, and started to laugh a little.

Tonight is a thank you banquet for Colombia after so many days of hard work. Hollywood is no better than others. It has money; Zhou Xingchi has been working so hard these days, and they have to show it. In addition, the pre-sales of "Kung Fu" are indeed unprecedentedly popular, so no surprise, this Movies are supposed to make a lot of money.

Colombia was not stingy either, inviting artists from almost all the Chinese circles to attend this dinner.

In the words of Columbia News Agency, it is - "The big names in the entertainment industry in Beijing and Shanghai will come together to celebrate "Kung Fu"!"

It is estimated that only Xingye and Columbia can achieve this kind of spectacle. As one of the investors, Huayi certainly contributed a lot.

The venue is still the premiere venue of "Kung Fu" before the Imperial Capital - Grand Hyatt Hotel.

Then the movie was screened at Oriental New World Cinema.

This was considered a warm-up for one of our own people before the premiere. Almost all the famous film directors in Beijing were invited.

The directors who have confirmed to attend include Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen, He Ping, Li Shaohong, Lao Mouzi, Kai Zige, Gu Changwei, Lu Chuan, Lu Xuechang, Xu Jinglei... and they also have to bring their families, which basically covers all the current entertainment circles. Most of the big names.

Zhou Xingchi and Chen Yu had flights in the afternoon and had to rush there.

Now while I can rest, I'll lie down for a while.

"I have to go home and take a shower!"

Although Liu Yifei is not mysophobic, she obviously did not have a good rest and sleep after running road shows for so many days. No matter how good the hotel facilities are, they are not as good as at home.

"I have to go home and change my clothes too!"

Although it was a banquet, many reporters and famous film critics were invited. Of course, Chen Yu could not appear casual.

buzzing-

Just when Chen Yu was almost resting, his personal cell phone rang in his trouser pocket.

"Well, Brother Yang!"

The call was from Yang Lu, the person in charge of the company.

"Boss, I've met all the heads of the seven major alliances; both the Magic City and the Imperial City are very interested in our project, and they both want to grab the exclusive!"

These days, Yang Lu made people contact the heads of the seven regions, and demonstrated the Tomato Live software to the three regions of East China, North China and South China.

The effect is, of course, explosive.

At present, after more than half a month of fermentation and money-spending promotion, Tomato Live has accumulated a small number of 10 users, and there are more than 1 people online from time to time.

I have to say that there are really many people using free software that can watch TV and variety shows directly without registration.

There are already more than 8000 registered users.

People from the marketing department of Yu Xin Pictures just diverted traffic to the East China District Magic City TV Channel. Its backstage area ratings fluctuated and directly increased by 0.5 percentage points. Such a magical thing still scared the person in charge there. A jump.

You know, this is still the effect of more than 1 people online.

At that time, the TV channel in Shanghai was broadcasting a Shanghai drama called "Uncle" that had been shown many times, and these netizens were still able to watch it.

Although the ratings dropped a bit after dozens of seconds of demonstration, the sudden fluctuation curve still gave the Magic City a little shock.

The opponents that can kill you are often not your peers, but new technologies.

Chen Yu's tomato live is from the revolutionary TV drama terminal; South China is a little hesitant, but the two giants in North and East China, Demon City and Imperial City, can't stand it any longer.

"Both companies have offered a high price of 20 yuan per episode, but the premise is that our Tomato Live must accumulate 100 million users and provide them with exclusive traffic!"

“The other six districts are selling normally!”

Yang Lu's words made Chen Yu smile a little: "These guys are quite smart in their calculations!"

20 for a single episode is indeed a record-breaking price for a local channel; "Dragon" only sold 9. Of course, that was the price a year ago. In the current market, the price of a first-round exclusive for a local channel can reach as high as 1 single episodes.

How can I put it, this price has indeed shown the sincerity of East China and North China. They have deep pockets, so it is normal for them to charge such a high price.

Local radio stations only make money through advertising fees and sponsorships.

There is only one data that can reflect the level of advertising fees and sponsorships, and that is local ratings.

They don't look at national ratings, because most of these advertising sponsorships are only promoted to citizens in the city and surrounding areas; the simplest example is Melatonin.

Melatonin in a certain county advertises during the TV drama's platinum time, depending on the ratings.

If your ratings are high, there will definitely be more people going to supermarkets to buy melatonin. This is a very intuitive data.

"Are they trying to fake the ratings to make money?" Chen Yu didn't know.

If this cooperation model is followed and the ratings of any local station surge, advertising fees will inevitably rise.

So why would you be reluctant to give up 20 yuan for a single episode?
Its ratings are high, and the difference of several million dollars can be easily earned back in advertising fees.

Melatonin is famous for being willing to spend money.

At that time, Chengjiang County, next door to Chen Yu's hometown, spent more than 100 million yuan a month on advertising, and monthly sales could reach 500 million yuan.

What's more, there are many prime time advertisements for a TV series.

"Maximize your interests. Since both districts want to be exclusive, try to see if you can raise the price higher. It's similar to an auction. Let the two bid for it, and the one with the highest price will get it!"

"Or if the two families share it together, we can lower the price of a single episode!"

"In other districts, just sell it!"

Chen Yu and Yang Lu said there: "Try to broadcast it before the Chinese New Year so that the effect can be more intuitive!"

During the Chinese New Year, gifts are given.

Advertisers will definitely dare to spend money at this time. The ratings will be higher, making more money, and the TV stations will be willing to spend money. It is a virtuous cycle.

Chen Yu now not only has confidence in "Sword and Fairy", but also has more confidence in Tomato Live.

With the combination of these two swords, if the Magic City TV Channel really pays 20 or more for a single episode, it might help them live a prosperous year; it is not a question of how much Chen Yu can earn, his actual purpose is very Simple.

It was this wave of promotion that hyped up "Sword of Immortality", and by the way, the number of users of our company's products increased dramatically.

Making money is secondary.

But the TV station will definitely make a lot of money; as the ratings go up, the advertising fees will be sufficient.

Other TV stations probably saw it and became jealous.

Of course, this is not what Chen Yu has considered; this kind of thing obviously requires courage on the TV station's side.

Chen Yu knew that this wave would definitely become popular, but the TV station definitely didn’t know.

"Okay, then I'll attack again!"

"But boss!"

Yang Lu hesitated and said: "Such a high single-episode price in the two major regions will definitely be exposed by the media. If the TV station suffers by then, it will be difficult for us to end it!"

You can't just think about making money, you must also think about losses.

The launch of this thing means a double-edged sword.

"It's okay. If the ratings don't rise, the worst we can do is give them the TV station to exclusively promote it for a few more months!"

"They should be very willing to accept such compensation!"

"really!"

Yang Lu didn't turn around for a while. After Chen Yu said this, he instantly no longer had any worries.

Everything has been taken into consideration, and all we have to do is wait for "Sword of Immortality" to be launched; by then, whoever wins the exclusive title will be promoted in the right column of Tomato Live, even if the ratings are not high!
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yu couldn't help but stretch.

"Let's go, pack up, let's go back to the imperial capital!"

Next, there are two tough battles to be fought.

The release of "Kung Fu" and the premiere of "Sword"!

***
7 p.m., Grand Hyatt Oriental Hotel!
Chen Yu and Liu Yifei showed up at the dinner on time.

This Hyatt hotel is located on the famous East Chang'an Street in the heart of the imperial capital. It is located in Oriental Xintiandi, the iconic business building complex on Chang'an Street. It is adjacent to the historic Wangfujing Pedestrian Commercial Street. It is a few minutes' walk from the hotel to the square and The Forbidden City has an excellent location.

But tonight, the entire imperial capital's media and Internet are mobilized, because here, "Kung Fu" will hold a unique premiere dinner, and many people in the entire imperial capital have received invitations; not only the entertainment industry, but also many famous rich people in the imperial capital , young masters, are also invited.

This kind of Western-style cocktail party is actually a good opportunity to make connections.

Of course, Chen Yu also met Chen Kaige, Li Shaohong and others, and exchanged greetings with each other; he also met several young men who came in front of Liu Yifei, including the famous four young men in Beijing.

These four guys are famous playboys and have played almost all over the entertainment industry.

In such an occasion, it is inevitable for a beauty like Liu Yifei to be harassed.

Fortunately, Chen Yu was standing there, and the guys smiled intelligently. They knew that the famous woman had an owner, so they didn't bother too much; they had to take their identities into consideration anyway.

"That's why I don't like going to dinner parties..."

Liu Yifei said helplessly, and Chen Yu said lightly: "In this industry, many things are inevitable!"

"It seems that I have to make our relationship public as soon as possible!"

Now Liu Yifei can still use the excuse of being underage, which will bring out her background at worst, but there are always people who are short-sighted; so at this time, if Chen Yu establishes a relationship with Liu Yifei, some people will be wary.

The most important thing is that Chen Yu's current company is still in the development stage; he is not strong enough yet!

It is the original sin for a woman to be beautiful. Either her father is awesome or her man is awesome. Only these two points can be her protective umbrella; otherwise, this circle is a society where individuals cannibalize others.

"Let's go, the movie watching is about to begin!"

Chen Yu took Liu Yifei's hand and walked towards their seats; because it was a dinner party, this kind of behavior of holding a lady's hand was actually normal, so reporters would not feel anything wrong even if they were suspicious. Make an issue out of this kind of photo.

So Chen Yu safely acted as Liu Yifei's escort until "Kung Fu" was broadcast.

The Oriental New World Cinema, which can accommodate 268 people, was packed with seats.

Chen Yu, who had watched it countless times, felt like vomiting when he watched a movie for the first time; Liu Yifei next to him actually felt the same way.

Fortunately, this tormenting day is over in more than 3 hours.

(End of this chapter)