sleepless tonight

Chapter 601 Hall 6
I paused for a while: "On the train? Are you booking a business seat? Can the business seat be able to watch today's movie simultaneously?"

"I'm on the train to E City, and I'm about to arrive at the station. You can pick me up at the train station." Shao Siqi told me, "The two of us will go to the movies together."

"The movie is released today. You should be very busy. Why do you still have time to come?" I said, "Don't delay the business just because you came to watch the movie with me on purpose. You finally got this opportunity, cherish it. Don't do it." If you do something that disgusts the crew, if the people in the crew find out, they will be disgusted, the reputation will be bad, and a lot of right and wrong will arise."

Any actor with a little bit of fame will always provoke some disputes. As the saying goes, there are many rumors and rumors, and it is not unreasonable.No one is perfect, and if one thing is seen from different angles and described in different words, the right or wrong of the thing can be completely distorted.

Originally, you have fulfilled the contract and fulfilled your obligations, and you have to do other things later, but if others say it casually and report it again, they can give you a big name.I don't want Shao Siqi's hard-won opportunity to become a big-name showman and a rude new actor in the eyes of others.

Young actors, even those who are older and more qualified, are most taboo about this. The main reason why actors are successful, famous, and able to make money is because they are supported by many fans. The character setting collapsed, and fans no longer bought it. No matter how rich and famous this actor is, no matter how good his acting skills are, no one cares about him.

"It's okay, the movie has already been released, I have participated in the previous activities, there will be no problem, don't worry about it, come to the train station quickly, I will delay the time to watch the movie later, I will go back It's late." Shao Siqi urged me, "I'll be at the train station in 10 minutes."

Shao Siqi said so, I can't say anything more, she was about to enter the station, so I turned the car around and drove to the train station.After entering the station, I found Shao Siqi fully armed, wearing a peaked cap, a mask, and a windbreaker, huddled in a corner. She probably recognized my car. I stopped the car, and she ran over and sat in the car. back seat.

"I didn't see you in such a formation when I came back last time. Why are you fully armed now? It's still late at night, so I'm worried that people will recognize you?" I said to Shao Siqi with a smile.

"It was the same way when I came back last time, but I didn't do it when I was in school." Shao Siqi said, "In school, if you still wear a peaked cap and a mask, it's not because you're afraid of being recognized, it's Deliberately trying to be recognizable."

Shao Siqi took off her peaked cap and mask, "It's really uncomfortable to wear. Being a celebrity is like being a thief. I'm so tired."

"Isn't this what you want? If you are not sought after by others, what are you calling a star? The more you are sought after, the more famous you will be, so you can be called a star." I started the car and chatted with Shao Siqi, "You If you run back at this time, nothing will happen, right?"

"What can be the matter? The movie is released, and I also participated in the activities that I should participate in, so I can't have a little free time?" Shao Siqi is not worried, "Don't worry about this, we two have to watch it tonight I've already booked the movie tickets online."

"Have you booked?" I was a little surprised, "Which movie theater did you book? Don't book movie tickets from the same movie theater with me, that would be a big joke."

"Am I that stupid? I booked the movie ticket for the movie theater you mentioned. Hurry up, the movie will start in 10 minutes." Shao Siqi urged me.

When we drove to the entrance of the cinema, Shao Siqi and I got out of the car in a hurry. Shao Siqi went to the automatic ticket machine and used the QR code to get the tickets. She handed the two tickets to the ticket inspector, dragged me and rushed in.

"Passing by, passing Hall 4." When passing by Hall 4, I saw Shao Siqi still rushing forward, and stopped, "Don't panic, there are still a few minutes."

"It's not wrong, it's not Hall 4, it's Hall 6." Shao Siqi pulled me forward.

"No way, I saw it just now, and it's Hall 4. If you don't believe me, look at the movie ticket in your hand, and see that I'm right." I felt a little bit in my heart, thinking that Shao Siqi must have bought a ticket, "You Don’t you even know which hall the movie you’re starring in is broadcast? There are such big words, Youth Invincible, Hall 4, it’s there when you check in, didn’t you see it?”

"Who told you that we went to see Youth Invincible?" After Shao Siqi got out of the car, she put on her mask and peaked cap again, her eyes were exposed, and she looked at me.

"Didn't you say that I would support you? What are you watching if you don't watch Youth Invincible?" I was a little puzzled.

"Look at the movie you made. We were together that year." Shao Siqi held two movie tickets that had just been inspected and waved them in front of my eyes, "I'll contribute to the box office for you."

"Didn't you agree to go see the movie you made? Why are you going to watch the movie I made now?" I wondered why Shao Siqi would do this, "You came all the way to find me just to accompany you I went to the movies, to accompany me to watch the movie I made?"

"Are you touched?" Shao Siqi blinked at me, "I didn't even eat dinner at night, so I just caught the train back to E City, just to watch a movie with you, hurry up, don't delay."

Shao Siqi pulled me, and excitedly ran to the No. 6 auditorium, sat in the last row, I don't know if Shao Siqi chose the last row on purpose, and she and I sat in the corner, the movie has already started up.

There were not many people watching this movie in Hall 6. There were about sixty or seventy seats, and only thirty or forty people were seated. It's a very powerful promotional caliber. It just uses some public opinion accounts of the company to promote it. A few stars help to promote it a little bit, so it won't have a good box office.

I am prepared.

But saying so, why didn't I think that the movie I made would be a dark horse, able to break through the siege, and win hundreds of millions, or even billions of dollars at the box office with a cost of less than 3000 million?
But the result is like this, the attendance rate is not even half, which is really frustrating.

"What's the matter? I think it's pretty good. The movie is very attractive from the beginning, much better than the one I made." Shao Siqi comforted me when she saw that I seemed a little disappointed.

"I'd rather not be applauded, but the seats are good." I smiled wryly, "What's the use of attracting people at the beginning, look at the attendance rate, it's only about half, or even less."

"You have high expectations for this movie?" Shao Siqi asked me in a low voice.

The two of us sitting in the back have this advantage. They can talk quietly without disturbing others. Shao Siqi looked at the screen while talking to me.

I rolled my eyes: "The movie I made myself, don't I have high hopes, hope that I can't make money?"

For this movie, I really invested a lot. Although the manuscript of the novel was written in a short period of time, I watched it three times. Later, when the screenwriter was editing, I spent a whole day with the screenwriter , stay together and exchange ideas with each other.

"That's not what you told me before. You said that you expected that the box office would not be very high, because there were not many stars to help out, and because there was not enough publicity, didn't you already have a bottom line? Why are you still sighing like this now? The face seems to be falling down. In fact, this appearance is not bad, half of the attendance rate is already very high, and your investment is less than 3000 million. You know the movie I starred in, Invincible Youth , How much money did you invest?" Shao Siqi said.

I looked at Shao Siqi, waiting for her answer.

Shao Siqi gestured with three fingers.

I know she is definitely not the 3000 million that she said, and it can't be 30 billion, it can only be [-] million. For such a youth drama that doesn't have many special effects and is not a big scene, the investment of [-] million is not too low. Said very high.

"Shen Chong is really a big deal." I sighed.

"What a big deal. In fact, the actual money spent on acting is not much. The main thing is the remuneration of the actors, and then there is the publicity. These two are the big ones. I would rather he reduce the publicity and not invite those big stars. It would be better to spend more money on the film and make the film with heart." Shao Siqi somewhat disagreed.

"How could it be possible not to do publicity? A lot of films can get big box office, isn't it because of publicity? If there is no publicity, who would know that this film will come out? The smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys. Everyone understands this truth, and the actual This is the situation." I said, "But for actors, there is really no need to hire actors who are paid too much. After the publicity is in place, there is no need to use these well-known actors to continue to do publicity."

In the past, well-known actors were used for publicity because the Internet is not yet so developed, and everyone only recognizes celebrities, and if they think this star is good, then the movies he makes must be good.But it's different now, with the development of the Internet, everyone can express their views on this film, and others can see various comments.

These comments will continue to ferment.

Comparing these comments comprehensively, you will have your own judgment, and these comments will also spontaneously form a kind of publicity word-of-mouth. There is no need for celebrities to bring traffic, or the traffic that celebrities bring will be neutralized by this form.

Moreover, celebrities with great fame and low acting skills may not be accepted by netizens. Only those celebrities with good acting skills and good personalities will be more recognized by netizens.

Netizens have their own judgment.

I watched Shao Siqi's starring role in the trailer of Invincible Youth. There are a few stars who are famous for nothing, but their acting skills are really bad.

While Shao Siqi and I were talking in a low voice, there was some commotion outside, and after a while, twenty or thirty people actually poured in.

(End of this chapter)