Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 78 One is better than three!

On the cold and windy street, Chen Shiping couldn't help but light up a cigarette when he came out of the hotel.

Guan Zhilin actually just invited him to drink coffee! After drinking, I sent him out.

What a fucking look down on people! Wait till I get rich in the future!

After lighting the cigarette, Chen Shiping took one puff and threw it away. Why smoke to make money?

If you don’t steam the steamed buns, you’ll lose your reputation!

The promotion for the Lunar New Year movie is in full swing and the movie will be released soon.

There are currently very few professional cinemas in Beijing, only fifteen, but there are many auditoriums, theaters and clubs, all of which have projection functions under the above requirements.

In 1979, the annual number of moviegoers in Beijing reached more than 10 million, and this number has continued to increase in the past ten years.

It's just that many people are reluctant to go to professional theaters. First, the ticket price is higher, and second, they are not professional at all!

Many times a movie can black out more than a dozen times!

It is difficult to operate professional cinemas, which are not as rich as workplace auditoriums. If they want to develop, they must break the existing system.

But this is difficult. So many filmmakers have called for restructuring, but so far there has been no success.

Just wait!

The premiere theater Huang Feihong chose was Victory Cinema. Victory Cinema had just been upgraded a few years ago and was in very good condition. The seats were all sofas. It was much better than the Red Building and Geological Auditorium opposite the intersection.

Once Upon a Time has been promoted for so long, and it is starring Jet Li and Eric Kwan. The audience has been eager to watch it.

Mainland audiences have great expectations for Li Lianjie. Who hasn't seen Shaolin Temple when they were young?

On the movie poster, the words producer Chen Shiping were not ignored by the audience. In May and June, Chen Shiping had no chance of winning the Palme d'Or.

On the day of the premiere, Chen Shiping came to Victory Cinema early, but they didn't expect the audience to come earlier, and they brought their whole family with them.

The entire Xidan South Street intersection was almost blocked, and at first glance, they were all people watching movies.

I didn’t get tickets to Victory Cinema, so I went to the Red Mansion and Geological Auditorium. Anyway, this movie is a must-see!

Didn’t you read the promotion in the newspaper, New Year movie, congratulations on the New Year, and take the whole family to watch the movie together to celebrate New Year’s Day!

People in the capital love to join in the fun. The workplace is on holiday anyway, so going out to watch a movie is no better than being nagged at home by your wife.

At the entrance of the cinema, there were young men in military coats shouting that they wanted to buy tickets at a high price and come to the Victory Cinema to meet Guan Zhilin.

The 50 cent ticket was sold to five yuan. These passionate young men are really willing to spend money.

Guan Zhilin never expected that so many people would come to watch the movie. Such a wide intersection was blocked, and it was full of people at first glance.

Especially those scenes where the audience carried their children on their shoulders, held their wives in their hands, and the whole family came out, which surprised Guan Zhilin.

"The mainland's movie-going base is so good?" Guan Zhilin asked Chen Shiping in surprise.

Chen Shiping smiled and said, "Do you know how many movies were screened in Beijing in the 1960s?"

Thirty years ago? How many can there be? Guan Zhilin said tentatively: "Ten thousand games?"

"Haha, I don't look down on people like you." Chen Shiping finished laughing and said very seriously: "More than 156,700 games!"

Guan Zhilin was shocked by this number. Wouldn't the number of moviegoers be multiplied a hundred times?

More than a hundred times. At that time, an auditorium or an open-air screening venue could hold hundreds of people!

Chen Shiping and the crew squeezed into the Victory Cinema with difficulty. He felt that there was no need to hold any meeting activities today. With such a hot situation, what was there to worry about?

It's just that this is a necessary process and tradition. If Chen Shiping and others don't come, China Film will force them to come.

China Film rents the copies to film companies in various provinces and cities, and the film companies rent the copies to movie theaters. This involves the interests of several units.

Is it okay if the producers don’t cooperate with the promotion? I really thought everything would be fine if we unified purchasing and marketing.

Without waiting for China Film to come forward, film companies at all levels can call you and scold you to death!

Make the premiere lively so that there will be news, and only when there is news will people come to the cinema. Premiere is essential!

However, today's Victory Cinema does not need Chen Shiping's promotion. The huge screening hall is full of people, and Chen Shiping's shouting with a loudspeaker cannot cover it.

In desperation, Chen Shiping turned to look at Li Lianjie and said, "Come on, let's perform. When you're done, get off the stage and watch the movie."

Li Lianjie also smiled bitterly, but his eyes were full of excitement, as if he had returned to the time when Shaolin Temple was released. The name Li Lianjie will once again be popular all over the country!

Let Wuying kick open the door of 90 years!

"Good! Nice fight!"

"Jet Li! Jet Li!"

When Li Lianjie performed, the whole theater exploded with cheers and continuous applause.

But just after he finished his performance, there were older men in the audience shouting to see Guan Zhilin.

"Where is Guan Zhilin! We want to see Guan Zhilin!"

"Guan Zhilin, come out quickly!"

"If you don't come out, your ticket will be refunded!"

"Refund! Refund!"

There were so many people making noise that Chen Shiping's head almost exploded due to the noise.

He had no choice but to turn his head and look at Guan Zhilin and said, "Aunt Thirteen, say hello to the audience."

Guan Zhilin smiled and went on stage to meet the audience, and the audience suddenly heard howls of wolves.

The movie was originally scheduled to start in five minutes, but it was delayed for twenty minutes.

These people can make a lot of noise.

Fortunately, the movie was screened smoothly, otherwise Chen Shiping would really have gone down and killed those who were making noises.

Backstage at the cinema, Chen Shiping looked at the extremely excited people and said anxiously: "Why are you still giggling? Hurry up, or no one will be able to leave today!"

"Ah, yes, yes, hurry up and leave while everyone is watching the movie!" Li Lianjie also reacted and quickly followed Chen Shiping out of the cinema.

At night, Chen Shiping and others showed up at Maxim and found a booth in the corner to celebrate the success of the movie.

The movie theaters in Beijing were extremely busy all day today. You could hear the names of Huang Feihong and Thirteenth Aunt wherever you went.

The movie was really a hit!

It was such a big hit that China Film Studio notified the lab affiliated with Beijing Film Studio to continue developing and printing copies.

With so many cinemas across the country, who can use 700 copies?

Film companies at all levels are trying to make calls to China Film Group, and each one is more powerful than the other.

All requested copies, and if there were less than ten, I would be embarrassed to ask!

Song Zhu was extremely happy at this time. His boss called him today to praise him for a good job, which greatly stimulated the prosperity of the film market. The concept of the Lunar New Year stalls is very good, and we must keep it up!

The factory director saved it!

Song Zhu is really happy. How talented are Xiying Studio? Chen Shiping stands up to all of you!

Song Zhen thought of the suggestion Chen Shiping made last time and felt it was time to implement it.

My own factory director has been saved, and it’s time for Producer Chen to become Director Chen.

At this time in Maxim's restaurant, Chen Shiping raised his cup and said while Cui Jian was singing:

"The movie is a hit, let's have a drink together! Then we go to Xiangjiang!"

"Cheers! Fight towards Xiangjiang!"

(End of this chapter)