Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 528: No Way to Admit the Problem
Jaguar has mixed emotions at this moment.

As a national-level Go player, if the audience says that he is a bad Go player, he will just smile indifferently and not take such matters seriously at all.

But if the audience says that he is not good at playing the game, it will easily make people lose interest.

It is said that lies hurt no one, but the truth is the sharpest knife.

Jaguar is not afraid of comments related to Go because he is already standing on the top of the mountain.

But he was really defeated in the game of Pattou Village.

In one night, I don't know how many games I lost in a row. Not only was I defeated three times in a row (one character of the opponent defeated three of his characters), but I was also repeatedly touched on the head by the opponent.

Not only that, the platform where he broadcasts live also launched a special gift today.

"Pat the head."

The gift effect is the same as its literal meaning. Every time a viewer sends a head-patting gift, a special effect of being patted on the head will appear on the host's face, exactly the same as in the game.

The price is very cheap, but the sarcasm is very strong.

The gifts from Jaguar never stopped all night long.

Jaguar didn't realize until now that the "pat on the head" emoticon, which he thought was harmless, was actually so harmful.

I finally tried my best.

You made me lose so completely.

Blanch!
After being patted on the head once again, Jaguar immediately slammed his phone on the table.

Scholars can be killed but not humiliated.

It’s better not to play this game!

"I don't want to play anymore. I won't play anymore even if you kill me. You guys are so shameless. Not only did you pierce me all over the place, you even touched my head. I don't have any dignity left!"

At the same time, the barrage of comments kept urging Jaguar to keep playing.

"Playing it again is impossible. I will never play it in this lifetime. From today on, I, Jaguar, officially announce that I will completely quit Pattou Village. Even if I starve to death or die outside, I will never play Pattou Village again!"

Jaguar pointed at the table and saw the phone that was damaged due to a bump on the table.

"To show my own ambition, I even smashed my phone. Guys, if I say I don't want to play, then I won't play. A real man should stick to his guns!"

The next second, a special effect of the most valuable live gift flashed on the screen.

The note for the gift is:

Play the game quickly!
Jaguar's face changed immediately.

He just said that he would no longer play games, but he changed his mind the next second. Isn't it embarrassing?

So he hesitated for a moment.

However, after a moment of hesitation, the user gave a few more gifts.

Jaguar: I wanted to say no, but he offered too much!
Life isn’t easy, Jaguar sighed.

The next second, Jaguar said with a smile on his face: "Thank you for the gift from the boss of 'Jaguar Quick Play Pat Head Village'. The boss is generous and in good health.

Boss, you want to see the Touching Head Village, right? No problem, I’ll start playing now! "

Jaguar took out a new mobile phone from the drawer very smoothly. He didn't even need to change the SIM card or anything. He just opened the game directly.

After half a minute, he logged into his account again.

By the way, he also showed his selection process to the audience in front of the screen.

Seeing this, there was already laughter on the barrage.

"Jaguar, isn't it said that a real man should speak with a sharp tongue? Why are you playing around again? Where's your dignity?!"

Jaguar immediately waved his hand and said, "No, to be honest, I won't be an adult until next month. Besides, face is nothing compared to making money!"

……

at the same time.

Huayi.

office.

Xiao Wang said confidently: "Reputation is nothing compared to making money. Director Wu, don't forget what you said half a year ago. The Crossing is not allowed to fail again. It must succeed and get enough box office results!
You know in your heart how much money the company has spent on your project. Now we just ask you to apologize to the audience, but you are making excuses. This is really uncooperative."

Wu Baige pursed her lips, looking grim.

In two days, "The Crossing" will be officially released.

From the publicity some time ago, Huayi conducted an investigation and learned that the audience is not optimistic about the performance of "Part 2" because of "The Crossing".

After seeing this, the two Wangs thought about it and decided to let Wu Baige make a statement directly on the social platform, admitting that there were indeed problems with his arrangement of the first half of the movie, in order to attract the audience.

According to the expectations of the big and small Wangs, as long as Wu Baige can make this statement, it doesn’t really matter whether the audience buys it or not.

The mere fact that "an internationally renowned director publicly admitted his problems in filming" would have attracted countless attention. No matter how the audience viewed it, the traffic for the movie had already been gathered. Even if this incident eventually attracted a lot of opposing traffic, as long as the quality of the movie was acceptable, the reputation could gradually turn around.

This is how the king advised.

“Director Wu, I know it’s very difficult for you to admit the problem, but you should know that for both you and Huayi, The Crossing can be said to be the last chance. We have staked everything on this film.

Now, you only need to acknowledge the situation on the platform to get a lot of traffic. After all, the domestic film and television industry has been developing for so many years, but no director has ever seriously admitted his own problems. If you do it, you will be the first person to try it.

Actually, you don't have to worry too much about the public opinion caused by admitting the problem. The company is already prepared. As long as the movie is released, we will carry out a wave of word-of-mouth publicity and quickly reverse your evaluation.

With such thorough preparations, if it weren’t for our brothers’ useless words, we would have been on the show a long time ago, and maybe we could have gained a group of extra fans.”

Wu Baige still gritted his teeth.

Don't listen to the king's exaggerated words, but everyone knows the actual situation, and the risk of admitting a problem is huge.

If everyone in the world knows that a movie is trash, the director cannot admit that it is trash.

Directors will complain about the audience, the market, the culture, the system, and censorship, but they cannot attack themselves.

Acknowledging the problems with the film is actually equivalent to admitting one's own problems.

Once you admit that you have a problem, how can you get money from investors in the future? How can you maintain your position?
Of course, Wu Baige also admitted that what Wang and Wang Xiao were saying made sense.

So, he is feeling quite conflicted now.

Seeing this, Xiao Wang became a little impatient.

It's already this time, and you're still hesitating here.

After thinking about it, he simply said, "Director Wu, to be honest, I don't quite understand your hesitation. The company has arranged everything for you now. As long as you do it, it will be a natural process to gain reputation.

Unless you think the second half of The Crossing is as bad as the first half, and you know your own level, so you don’t dare to do it. "

Wu Baige suddenly looked up and looked at Xiao Wang with a serious look.

"The Crossing" was his last chance to turn things around, and he could not accept any voices questioning his film.

"Mr. Wang, there will be no problem with the second half of The Crossing."

Xiao Wang was very direct: "Then why don't you agree?"

Wu Baige let out a sigh of relief, knowing that there was no chance to refuse anymore.

"Now that we've come to this, let's do as the two Mr. Wangs said. I'll release the news on the platform. I hope the preparations Mr. Wangs mentioned can be done, and the subsequent publicity will follow immediately."

The king smiled.

"Don't worry, Director Wu, everything will go as planned.

In addition, there is another good news, Director Wu may be happier after hearing it. "

good news?
Wu Baige raised his head: "What?"

The king turned on the computer and turned the screen to Wu Baige.

"The data for Chen Kaige's new film, The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain, has come out. The scores on all major websites are less than six. After four days, the single-day box office has also dropped to less than 30 million. There is no doubt that this film is a failure.

This is another achievement added to Chen Kaige's brilliant record, and as long as our film The Crossing takes this opportunity to spread its reputation, it will surely receive better reviews than usual."

Wu Baige raised his eyebrows.

He has been paying attention to "The Crossing" these past two days and has not had time to pay attention to "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain".

I took another look at the trend of movie tickets and found that it only lasted for three days, and then started to decline sharply from the fourth day.

Judging from this trend alone, it is estimated that it will be difficult to recover in the future.

Considering the production cost of the film, Chen Kaige failed again.

It was a rare moment in the past six months when Wu Baige showed a smile on his face.

“So what if the Palme d’Or is so important? You can’t take a good photo just because you want to.”

The tone of voice is ups and downs, and you can tell from the moment you hear it that the person being spoken to is not just Chen Kaige.

The two kings looked at each other, their eyes sparkling.

"Director Wu, this is truly a stroke of genius. This is a great promotional idea."

Wu Baige was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

"In that case, I'll trouble you two with the subsequent promotion for the Palme d'Or."

The king nodded and said, "Well, leave it to us. Director Wu, your top priority now is to send out the message as soon as possible. Don't put it off any further. Every second you send it out earlier can earn you more traffic."

Wu Baige's movements froze for a moment, feeling quite helpless.

No matter what, we have to reach this point in the end.

(End of this chapter)