Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 289 You are right, I will give you ice cream as a reward
Zeng Jia understood Da Mimi's mentality very well, shook his head and smiled: "Mimi, you know better than me that Zhou Mo can give those two resources because the biggest investor behind their studios is Zhou Mo. In other words, they are actually making money for Zhou Mo now.

For the sake of his own company, Zhou Mo will of course support their development.

Mimi, if you want to get a lot of resources from Zhou Mo like them, then just let Zhou Mo pay for it... But, are you willing to do that?"

Zeng Jia knows Da Mimi's personality very well.

This is a very independent girl.

A big part of the reason why I parted ways with Tangren was that Tangren was willing to give Da Mimi more preferential treatment, but he had to be able to control Da Mimi.

Da Mimi is definitely not willing to agree to such a contract. She would rather start out on her own than be controlled by the company again.

Only when you have been a boss yourself, you will know how good it feels to be free.

Da Mimi naturally doesn't want to be controlled by others anymore.

Even if this person is Zhou Mo.

Even though Zhou Mo has a good reputation in the industry, anyone who has done it with him will not let him lose money. "

Sure enough, after hearing what Zeng Jia said, Da Mimi seemed a little moved, but finally shook her head.

"Forget it. I'd rather be alone. If I work with others, there are too many things I need to consider."

Zeng Jiaduo gave some advice.

"To be honest, Mimi, it's actually quite good to let Zhou Mo invest. In the current film and television industry, he should be the big director who is most likely to provide you with good resources. Maybe Zhou Mo is not at that stage yet in terms of winning awards, but every movie of Shanhe means box office guarantee, so it will definitely not be a loss to let him invest in us."

Da Mimi still shook her head.

"Forget it. It's fine to work with him every now and then. Zhou Mo has good resources, but there are too many rules. Once you take on a project, you can no longer do other things. It's okay to come once in a while, but it will have a huge impact on your career development if you keep doing this. There's too little exposure...

Sister Jia, I know you will definitely say that Zhou Mo has no shortage of publicity, but that is ultimately the traffic from the platform, not the traffic from the actor himself. The more you rely on the platform, the more it weakens the traffic of the artist himself..."

Da Mimi said that she is one of those people who will die if she doesn’t fight.

She has chosen her own development path and has invested a lot of cost and energy in it.

If we change our ways, the losses will be too great.

It is simply unacceptable for her to only release one minor work (not counting guest appearances and non-resident guests on variety shows) in half a year or even longer.

Zeng Jia didn't say much.

She actually also approves of Da Mimi's path.

The title of artist is too long-term, the real thing is the money you get.

Although traffic is not permanent, it feels really good to be surrounded by flowers.

Besides, if all else fails, I can wait until I make enough money. If I want to change my ways and start studying acting, it should be in time... right?

……

That afternoon.

Zhou Mo is doing a roadshow with the crew of "Huashan".

As usual, he would only follow for one day, and then the team's main creators would have to run the show on their own.

"Director Zhou, I would like to ask, the character of Yue Buqun in the second half of the movie has changed significantly compared to the first half. Combined with the menu at the end of the movie, can I understand that the plot in the second half is actually Yue Buqun beautifying himself from his own perspective, and in fact he has not made so many contributions at all?" asked an audience member.

Zhou Mo glanced at the faces of the audience.

Eh?
It turns out that he was not an arranged undercover?

But the real audience?

He took the microphone and introduced: "This audience member watched it very carefully and found some arguments in the plot. I think that whether it is reality or literary works, what most people see is different from the actual situation. In this case, the key point is not whether Yue Buqun beautified his behavior, but how much difference there is between what he saw and the actual situation."

The audience immediately asked.

“So how much deviation is there?”

Zhou Mo smiled slightly, showing the irresponsible behavior of a scumbag.

"It's up to the audience to verify it in the movie. As I said just now, everyone has their own perspective. What I say doesn't count. What the audience sees for themselves counts."

After saying that, he immediately gave the host a hint with his eyes.

Signaled her to change someone else to ask questions.

Let this audience member continue asking questions.

Sooner or later he would be stumped.

It’s not that the question cannot be answered, but once it is answered, it is easy to lose the audience.

Leaving gaps unfilled is a traditional virtue of filmmakers.

The host reacted quickly and immediately shifted the subject of the questioning to another person.

"Okay, we can see that the audience is very enthusiastic today. Don't worry, everyone will have a chance. Now let's listen to the next audience member's question..."

Another audience member's turn.

"I want to ask Master Shi, there has been a rumor online about a duel between your two movies and Yang Mi's. Do you think you can beat her?"

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows.

Good guy.

Not only do they ask questions, they also presume a position right away.

Which company is here to cause trouble?
It’s a pity that I thought too much.

After all, Liu Shishi had been trained by him for a long time and had forced herself to read all of Huang Xiaoming's speeches. How could she be fooled like this?

as predicted.

Liu Shishi took the microphone and spoke calmly.

"As a beginner in the film industry, the most important thing for me right now is to work hard to improve my acting skills and seize every opportunity to learn..."

From beginning to end, there was no competition at all.

Zhou Mo listened with satisfaction.

It’s no wonder that I taught him.

The Master's quotations are also very useful. I will see if I can work with the Master to come up with a book on emotional intelligence.

After Liu Shishi finished answering.

The topic returned to Zhou Mo.

"Director Zhou, as the screenwriter of this film, I would like to ask you, this film seems to be different from your past films that focused more on the feeling of excitement. What caused this difference?"

Zhou Mo's lips curled up.

well.

Our own people are here.

"Hua Shan and Xiaoao belong to the same plot line, and the plots of the two are interrelated. This means that the plot of Hua Shan cannot be free-flowing, and I cannot make drastic reforms like when I wrote the script for The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber."

As soon as these words came out, the audience immediately became excited.

The host was "surprised" and asked quickly, "Director Zhou, if I heard correctly, are you saying that the next movie you're going to shoot is "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber"? "

Zhou Mo nodded.

"Yes, our company had been hesitating about what to shoot after The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. Later, considering that The Smiling, Proud Wanderer successfully aroused some interest in the history of the Ming Dynasty among the audience, we simply decided to shoot The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. Let everyone enjoy it all at once."

"When will the TV series be aired?"

"We should be able to start filming in a few months and it will be aired next year."

“Who is the protagonist?”

"Depending on the situation, you can go and vote online and we will consider it as appropriate."

The host flattered him: "You are worthy of being Director Zhou. The nickname of 'Considering the Audience' is well deserved."

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment. The quality of the performance will depend on the audience's reaction."

The news about "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" was released today, and the purpose is ultimately to advertise "Huashan".

The host also brought the topic back in real time.

"In that case, let's interview the director..."

Lu Yang: Oh boy, it’s finally my turn.

……

That night.

News about the "Huashan" roadshow was released.

"Shanhe Company's next martial arts adaptation is "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber"..."

"Liu Shishi: As a newcomer, the most important thing is to improve myself."

"Director Lu Yang: Compared to "The Qi Family Blade", I prefer to shoot "Huashan". Even a martial arts hero is just a small pawn in the hands of the court..."

The first day box office results of "Huashan" are out.

More than thirty-two million.

Expected.

Liu Shishi was very happy and rewarded Zhou Mo with his favorite ice cream.

After a while.

Zhou Mo looked at Liu Shishi who was laughing foolishly from time to time: "Is it really that serious? You are so happy. I didn't use much energy today."

"Eat your ice cream."

Liu Shishi blocked Zhou Mo's mouth with one move: "What do you know? This movie didn't hype up the popularity of "Chinese Paladin III". With this result, I can be considered a real success."

Zhou Mo heaved and whimpered again, "But don't forget, the first-day box office of Huashan was less than half of that of Tiny Times."

"Well said. I'll reward you for eating all the ice cream."

"Woooo..."

A moment later, Liu Shishi came out of the bathroom and looked at Zhou Mo, whose mouth was a little red and swollen.

"Tell me, I know you won't let me be a maid."

Zhou Mo didn't say anything, but just tilted his chin towards Liu Shishi, motioning her to look at the computer screen.

Liu Shishi walked closer and took a look.

"Jay Chou's movie "The Rooftop Love" is officially released today."

She raised her eyebrows and asked, "Have you been eyeing Jay Chou's new movie?"

Zhou Mo: "Not really, it's just that the reviews for this movie might be relatively low, and as a movie made at the same time, Huashan will definitely be able to get a piece of the pie."

"But I have read the script of this movie, and I remember that the quality is pretty good... considering Jay Chou's own ability."

Zhou Mo: "I think it's OK, but the problem is that the quality of Jay Chou's previous movies was not very good. He raised the expectations of his fans too high, and this "The Rooftop Love" obviously cannot satisfy his fans."

In Zhou Mo’s impression.

In his previous life, after "The Rooftop", Jay Chou's enthusiasm for movies suddenly decreased a lot.

This movie cost him a lot of money, but it is obvious that the results were not very satisfactory in terms of word of mouth or box office.

"Shi Shi, actually July is a really good time slot. There are basically no big movies released this whole month. On the contrary, there are a bunch of rubbish domestically produced ghost movies that are released just to feed Huashan. So you just need to perform well from now on.

Then every one or two days, I will ask people to bring in the rhythm of Bai Lianhua and Wang Keun Suk, and the box office of Huashan should be relatively stable. "

Currently, three of the top ten posts on Lizhan Entertainment are related to Lao Pan.

"Pan Yueming, wash away all the makeup."

"Pan Yueming, your acting has improved dramatically."

"Pan Yueming, those who can't defeat me will eventually make me stronger."

The intensive information bombardment may make some people feel bored, but more people are driven by curiosity and are willing to spend a few dozen dollars to see the changes in Lao Pan.

(End of this chapter)