Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 24 This is considered a feud
The little cannon's words were like stirring up a hornet's nest.

"We're watching a movie, not an ad."

Many people inside and outside the circle said that he had a bad attitude and accused him of only caring about making money.

The little cannon never knew what concession was.

Going against public opinion, he spoke:

"There are more than a dozen ways to make money from a Hollywood movie. In China, you can make money from selling DVDs, but now even DVDs can't make money. I put ads in it, which shows that I'm awesome.

Besides, didn’t Love Is Not Blind also have ads? They made as much as I did.”

Zhou Mo was confused when he heard that he was CUEd.

How come this has come to me?

Who did I offend?

It's just that he was immersed in filming at the time, and by the time he found out about what happened, the storm had already passed.

Later, Mr. Wang also called him to apologize.

Zhou Mo didn't find a chance to vent his anger, so he made a note for Xiao Gangpao and Hua Yi respectively in the little notebook in his heart.

We must get back the ground later.

Back to the present.

When "The Great Earthquake" was first released, Zhou Mo felt it was okay, but now, he feels that this film is based on defense.

When Zhou Mo heard Ma Ke talking about advertising, he thought that he was dissatisfied with the low income and advised:
"This is nothing more than a matter of reputation and money. Director Jiang thinks that adding ads won't make much money, so why not add them? The movie will definitely not lose money, so it doesn't matter if it makes less money."

Unexpectedly, Marco shook his head after hearing this.

"I'm fine. I'm just afraid that Lao Jiang will include advertising revenue in the comparison. I'll find out later that I didn't have any advertising and therefore didn't make the comparison, and I'll feel bad."

Zhou Mo: ...You are really awesome.

He looked at Marco's serious face, wondering who could have guessed that Marco, who is now considered a die-hard fan, would have a disagreement with Jiang Wen over the movie box office in the future.

He even quit being a producer.

All I can say is that things are unpredictable.

"You are just too concerned. Director Jiang was asked to add advertising when he refused. He definitely won't regret it now. Instead of worrying about the gains and losses here, you should think about the subsequent promotion."

No one could persuade Jiang Wen to hand in the paper on time.

Just think about how to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

"Makes sense."

Ma Ke also gradually regained his composure. "I originally wanted Lao Jiang to take an interview in the next few days to warm up for the movie, but he said he was editing the film and locked himself in the room without mentioning the interview at all."

Zhou Mo was not surprised at all, this was Zhong Deng's personality.

He is unwilling to even give face to investors, let alone the media.

“I do have a channel for publicity.”

Mako's eyes lit up, "What?"

Zhou Mo kept it a secret: "We'll tell you when we get there."

Since it was about the movie, Marco had no choice but to suppress his urge to speak and speed up.

Zhou Mo looked at Marco scratching his head and laughed secretly.

He had been flying for a long time and wanted to rest for a while after getting in the car, but Marco kept talking, so he just used a little trick.

Two hours later, Jiang Wen's home.

Zhou Yun was not at home, she was still filming outside.

The person who opened the door was Jiang Wen, who had an unshaven beard and probably hadn't even washed his face.

When Jiang Wen saw Zhou Mo, his eyes lit up. He didn't even ask Zhou Mo what he was doing there. He directly pulled him to the studio.

"Come on, help me look at this part."

Zhou Mo glanced at the screen and found that it was still the Hongmen Banquet scene. Jiang Wen pointed at one of the scenes and turned it, meaning that it did not meet his requirements and was not that interesting.

Zhou Mo asked: "What does it smell like?"

Jiang Wen: "That's the smell."

Yes, it’s no use asking.

Zhou Mo could only do it himself. Combining what he had learned, he disassembled the machine and described the scenes in his memory to Jiang Wen.

"First you do this, then this, then this, then this, and finally this."

A brief explanation.

"Great!" Jiang Wen slapped his thigh and immediately sat on the chair to start working.

Zhou Mo and Marco exchanged glances and returned to the living room.

Ma Ke: "Brother, can you help me ask Lao Jiang when the film will be available?"

"Why don't you ask yourself?"

Marco: “Hehe.” God damn hehe.

Half an hour later, Jiang Wen came out with a cigarette in his mouth.

"What were you two doing?"

"Brother Ma was afraid that you would die of exhaustion in the studio, so he asked me to come and see you and advise you to eat and drink enough and get a good night's sleep."

"Don't worry, there will be no problem." Jiang Wen didn't take it seriously.

Zhou Mo saw Marco repeatedly glaring at him, looking impatient, and said helplessly, "By the way, when will the film be released? If it's delayed any further, it probably won't be released this year."

"December, it's guaranteed to be released in December."

Jiang Wen gestured. He knew that he seemed to have delayed for a long time, and explained: "Everything else has been sorted out. There are only a few important scenes left."

After hearing this, Mako was visibly relieved.

He remembered Zhou Mo's suggestion before: "Xiao Mo said he has a channel that can help us with publicity, and he wants to discuss it with you."

Jiang Wen became interested: "What do you mean?"

Zhou Mo took out his computer and introduced it while turning it on: "Some time ago, I took over a video website, which can be used as one of the main promotional platforms for Let the Bullets Fly.

Now that the Internet is becoming more and more developed, the right to broadcast on the Internet will definitely become more and more important in the future.”

Ma Ke thought for a moment, "Xiao Mo, do you want to get the online broadcasting rights?"

Zhou Mo nodded.

In its previous life, "Let the Bullets Fly" was one of the heirlooms of the station, and this movie supported countless UP hosts.

Although everyone is doing business and making money.

But from the side, it can be seen that the audience group of "Let the Bullets Fly" on the station is really wide.

In this life, Zhou Mo wants to go one step further and directly obtain the online broadcasting rights of "Bullet".

As soon as the movie is over, I'll catch up.

Just one step.

Ma Ke had never experienced this before, so he was quite cautious: "There is no precedent for this, I will do some research later."

"Ah."

Zhou Mo didn't expect to finalize the matter in just one go.

When it comes to business, even brothers should settle accounts clearly.

But Zhou Mo was confident that he would agree.

Because he still has a killer trick up his sleeve.

"In addition, there is a relatively new form of entertainment in the video creation on the site, called Guichu, which originated in Japan and is very popular among young people."

He introduced the site to the two middle-aged men, including creative contents such as ghost animals, spoofs, and secondary creations.

"young people……"

Jiang Wen thought for a moment and asked, "Will the effect of promoting Let the Bullets Fly among young people be good?"

When he was filming "Let the Bullets Fly", his target group was more inclined towards people with certain experience rather than a group of 20-something kids who had just reached adulthood.

Even Jiang Wen himself probably didn't expect that in the next ten years, young people would account for the vast majority of the audience of "Let the Bullets Fly", and their number would increase.

"Don't worry, I still have a say in this matter. Young people will like this movie."

In the past, many people hated people who made references to the movie "Bullet", thinking that they were young and inexperienced, and that they did not see the profound meaning of the movie.

Zhou Mo scoffed at such words.

No matter how profound the connotation of "Bullet" is, as long as it is a commercial film, it has to pursue box office.

The higher the box office of a commercial film, the more it proves the success of the film.

The use of memes can undoubtedly greatly increase the popularity of the movie.

In the past, why did so many directors like to add a controversial character or storyline to a TV series?

The audience laughed at the director for not knowing how to shoot, and the director laughed at the audience for not understanding traffic.

As long as the scope of the controversial part is controlled well, the traffic generated will be far more than that brought by several roadshows.

As for the fans who said, "Director Jiang makes movies for people who can understand them, and he doesn't care about the box office or anything like that."

Nonsense.

Jiang Wen doesn't care much about the producer's money, but to say that he doesn't care about the box office is completely a filter.

How did the saying “earn money while standing” come about?

　It's a new day, and good afternoon to everyone.

　　I hope to get the attention, votes, reading, comments, complaints, anything from book lovers.

　　thank you all!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)