I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 294 How about writing a play to promote the roadshow?

This discussion session was held in the tea room specially designated by Director Zhong.

Zhong Wentai said: "I originally wanted to open it in a studio, but my wife felt that the atmosphere in a studio was too serious and would make young people like you feel constrained, so I changed it to a more relaxed tea room."

His words set the tone for this meeting, and he didn't want it to be too serious.

In this case, Jinli just went with the flow and said, "It just so happens that I came back from abroad and brought you some gifts. I'll send them to you all at once this time. I'm too lazy to mail them one by one."

Hearing this, Xu Wenwen's expression changed and she asked, "Are you going abroad to shoot a magazine? Are all the actors of And Then There Were None going there?"

After hearing this, Director Zhong Wentai also asked curiously, "How did you get this opportunity? I heard that the overseas copyright has been sold."

Jinli kept smiling, but was considering how to respond in her heart.

Shortly after they flew to Country Y, domestic media broke the news.

It is said that And Then There Were None is ready to be released overseas, and this time all the crew members were invited by a magazine in Country Y to go there to shoot for the magazine.

The overseas distribution rights are suspected to have been sold, so let’s wait and see!

The revelations were well-founded and not just by one person, but by many.

It has managed to create a scene where the overseas copyright sales of "And Then There Were None" are booming.

Even though it has not been announced which country the sales went to, netizens have firmly believed that the overseas copyright of this drama has been sold.

I have to say, this is a beautiful misunderstanding.

Jinli felt that Sui Lingfang's move was purely speculative, just like stock speculation, where all they speculated on was expectations.

What, this company can’t achieve that now?
It doesn’t matter. If its future prospects are expected to reach top-level performance in this direction, then we can start speculating on it now!
If you drive the stock price up high, you can find fellow villagers to take over!

But we have to say that domestic audiences are really into this kind of hype.

It was also thanks to this wave of popularity that "And Then There Were None" firmly sat on the second place at the time.

The third place tried to move up several times but failed.

The reason why it became the first one later was the efforts of "Leisurely Slow Life".

The various details here should only be known to our own people, and it is not convenient to tell outsiders.

Jinli had no intention of lying, and only said: "I don't know much about this, it's all managed by the director and the company. But it was a coincidence that we received the invitation from Country Y magazine.

After we arrived in Country Y, we found out that an editor from a magazine was visiting the country on a business trip and had watched And Then There Were None and was very impressed.

After he returned to China, he proposed an interview to the editor-in-chief. The editor-in-chief learned about the play on the Internet and finally decided to invite us. ”

Director Zhong Wentai couldn't help but say: "You are quite lucky."

Xu Wenwen couldn't help but say: "Jinli has good luck in every drama she shoots."

Zhong Wentai relaxed his brows, and the stone that had been weighing on his heart for days was slightly relieved. The heroine of his drama was Jinli, so maybe he would be lucky too?
He called everyone over this time just to talk about publicity.

Director Zhong said: "I have outsourced the online promotion to a company. When the time comes, they will broadcast it on various video fields and social platforms to show netizens the most exciting parts. You don't have to worry about this.

What I want to ask you is, what do you think about the roadshow, and do you want to participate in the platform activities? "

The actors looked at each other and were silent for a while.

Including Jinli, she didn't know why Director Zhong asked this.

It is now very normal for celebrities to participate in roadshows and promotional activities for their films.

She thought Director Zhong called them over to ask them what they thought about the roadshow and what form they would like to take.

I didn’t expect to ask them directly if they wanted to participate in the roadshow.

This……

Is the salary upgrade a bit too high?
Director Zhong saw that they were serious and seemed to have thought of something, so he couldn't help but smile and said, "It's my fault. You are all new actors I selected. You have never worked with me before and don't understand my habits of working with others.

The films I shoot basically do not participate in any roadshow promotions.

Firstly, I only shoot art films, so it is difficult for me to participate in roadshows. My films are generally about spiritual communication with the audience.

During the filming, it was actually quite boring, not many exciting things happened, and there was no danger, so there was nothing worth sharing with the audience. "

After listening to him, Jinli understood a little.

In terms of plot, art films are indeed not as easy to operate as commercial films.

You know, Wen Yi usually doesn't use knives in the early plots, but once he does, it's definitely the kind that can pierce your heart and lungs and make you feel painful.

This kind of clip is not easy to perform at a roadshow.

Otherwise the scene would not be filled with laughter but depression.

Zhong Wentai waited for everyone to react and continued, "But the plot of "Dream Builders" is different from the art films I have shot before. This is a biography, and "And Then There Were None" has recently become a hit as an art film."

Having said that, he glanced at Jinli deliberately.

Not only her, but other actors all looked up at Jinli.

Jinli nodded at them calmly.

Zhong Wentai: “Because of the sudden success of And Then There Were None, my wife gave me a suggestion, asking me to listen more to the opinions of young people and not just think about the past.

So I want to ask you, do you want to participate in the roadshow? If you want to participate, what process would be more suitable? If not, are there any other promotional methods you would like to try? "

Fearing that everyone might feel pressured, Director Zhong added: "We are all young people, so we can communicate with each other and say whatever we want. I won't get angry."

Since Director Zhong is so sincere, and the actors don’t need to worry about the self-media promotion method, they only need to worry about the roadshow... someone spoke up immediately.

It’s Xu Wenwen.

She said very frankly: "Roadshows must be held. Nowadays, no movie is released without a roadshow, which is also to maintain the connection between the movie and the fans.

Take myself as an example. Although I don’t like to join in the fun and won’t participate in roadshows, if I really like a drama, I will look for the behind-the-scenes footage of that drama.

Including the press conference, roadshow, live broadcast of the crew, program interviews... Watching these is my love for the drama, and it also gives me an emotional sustenance.

At the same time, as long as the operation is good, perhaps a "Dream Builder" series can be developed based on it.

If the popularity is high enough, Director Zhong might even shoot a biography of the character, such as "Dream Builder 2" or "Dream Builder 3".

This statement was immediately agreed by other young actors. Jinli said, "I also think it is necessary to hold a roadshow."

Director Zhong seemed to be lost in thought.

He asked: "So how do you want to hold it? Will you still follow the traditional roadshow process?"

In this regard, other actors do not have much experience, and those who have experience have not thought about how to innovate.

What is a traditional roadshow like?
Arrange a host to host the show according to the segments, one round of interviews, one round of interaction with fans, one round of performances...Jinli participated in the roadshow of "And Then There Were None", and it was still quite fresh at the beginning.

But after attending a few sessions, I felt it was a bit boring.

Because the questions are basically repetitive, whether they are questions from the host or questions that fans want to know, they are always the same.

Moreover, at roadshows, directors and actors will often talk about their mental journey of filming the drama, commonly known as "selling misery."

It is true that it is not easy to make every film, but for actors and directors, it always feels a bit uncomfortable to say this over and over again.

Not everyone likes to play the victim!

But these will not feel stale to fans.

It’s very simple. After all, each roadshow is held in a different location and attracts different fans.

Every word they say and every question they answer is fresh to the fans in different venues.

Even though these words have been repeated many times by the crew members.

So Jinli came up with an idea: "We can hold a roadshow in the cinema, and do a flash mob roadshow just before each show starts.

As for the real roadshow, how about we combine the content of "Dream Builder" and choreograph a short play? "

"Drama?" Zhong Wentai was a little tempted. "A one-hour drama? Isn't it a bit too long?"

Ordinary roadshow promotions usually last an hour or longer.

Jinli said: "This is just an idea of ​​mine, because after watching the roadshow, if the audience is interested in the drama, they will go to the cinema to watch it.

It would be best if the plot of the play we arrange is different from the movie, so that the audience won’t have to watch it again and again.

Director, we shot "Dream Builders" for such a long time and edited so many shots, but the final film was only 100 minutes long.

My idea was to see if I could show some content that couldn't appear in the movie on the roadshow, so I thought of drama."

Xu Wenwen thought for a moment and said, "Your idea is quite unique. I like it too."

Others also said: "Drama, it sounds good."

"I think we can give it a try, test the waters first."

"Using drama as a roadshow promotion format is much more interesting than interviews."

Seeing that everyone was interested, Zhong Wentai smiled and said, "In that case, let's try a drama. It just so happens that I have never been a drama director before, so this time I can satisfy my craving.

But you have to think about it. Using drama for promotion is much more difficult than ordinary road shows. If each performance is one hour long, you will also face many challenges.

Even though this play was hastily arranged, I will not lower the quality. If you can’t do it, I won’t let you go on stage!”

All the actors felt nervous and a little scared for a moment.

Jinli spoke at this time, her eyes bright and full of confidence: "Director, don't underestimate us, the movie is about to be released, even if it's just for the box office results, we will fight for it!
Besides, we are acting in the drama "Dream Builders", which was filmed last year, and we have all received your guidance. We were able to film it before, and we can still film it now!"

Led by Jinli, the others were no longer afraid and were full of energy.

After the meeting, Zhong Wentai called Jinli again to discuss the movie promotion song with her.

"I have listened to all the demos of songs sung by your teammate Xi Mengze, they are all very good, but the song I like the most is "As Wish".

I plan to use "As Wish" as the promotional song for the movie Dream Builders. Although this song has been given to your teammates to sing, as the lead actor of the show, you also have to learn to sing it.

Your performance may be required in some promotional interviews, so you also need to go to the studio to record your version. "

Jinli nodded and agreed: "Actually, I have thought about singing this song myself. If it is just recorded in the studio, I am not afraid at all, but if it is a live performance, I will feel a little pressure.

But it’s okay to sing occasionally, I’m just worried that if I sing too frequently, I won’t be able to bear it.”

Zhong Wentai said, "Hmm," "I only sing it on some occasions, not many times."

Jinli: "Okay, I'll go back and record it now."

Zhong Wentai said, "There's no need to be so anxious. Just finish the things you have on hand first. The promotion hasn't started yet anyway."

He still remembered that Jinli had a drama that was currently being broadcast, and she might have to promote it.

Recording songs is not a big deal, even if you wait until "Dream Builder" is online to record it.

Jinli smiled when she heard this.

She smiled and said, "It's okay, Director, I'm very free!"

Zhong Wentai then remembered that as a popular star, Jinli had very few announcements in the entertainment industry.

He has been busy with many things recently, arguing with the cinema about the release date, daily schedule, pre-release publicity, post-release publicity...

For a moment, Zhong Wentai was a little envious of Jinli's freedom.

But on the other hand, Zhong Wentai is very optimistic about Jinli.

Such an actor is definitely a good actor.

Because she has plenty of time, she can devote herself to one thing without being distracted by additional announcements.

Zhong Wentai said immediately: "You are the heroine, and the play will definitely revolve around you. You have a very important role in it.

Since you are free recently, you can learn how to perform in a drama, which is very different from performing on screen. Find the state you were in when you were filming "Dream Builders".

The other people's roles are not important, so I won't focus on them, I will just focus on you."

Jinli: "...Is it too late to take back what I said now?"

Director Zhong Wentai said with a half-smile, "What do you think?"

Jinli immediately turned around and left, "I'm going to study now!"

He left in a hurry and didn't want to stay even a second longer, for fear that Director Zhong would give him another task.
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Jinli returned to Chenxi Entertainment and told them what was discussed in the meeting, and asked Sister Fang to call Mengmeng over.

Now that you have chosen the movie promotion song, record it quickly.

She quickly recorded her version, and recorded it together with Mengmeng, so that Mengmeng could still guide her.

A good singer can be very emotionally infectious.

Once the emotions are there, singing will come quickly.

As for the skills needed for singing, isn't it just Mengmeng who is waiting to guide her?

Jinli thought happily.

Good night, by the way, please give me the guaranteed monthly ticket for tomorrow~