Entertaining Children

  Chapter 1058 Parkour Tournament

  Since the official account of the “young” film and television company announced the situation of these two projects, these two projects have attracted a lot of attention from the media and the Internet. Now the two crews are holding a press conference for the start-up at the same time, which has also attracted the participation of many media reporters.

Although the most attractive point of these two projects is the new composition of the crew, but if the two stars Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui were not the project planners and producers, the media and the public would not be bothered by this. Two projects are so concerned.

Before the media reporters participated in these two start-up press conferences, which were almost all newcomers, most of the questions they planned to ask were prepared for the two stars, Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui, but when they really arrived at the press conference site At the beginning of the press conference, they found that neither the planners of the two projects, Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui, appeared at the start-up press conference of their respective crews.

  However, Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui did not appear. There were still stars in the press conferences of these two crews. As the second most famous star in the cast and crew list, Lin Qisan and Zhu Zitong appeared as representatives of the management and producer at the start-up press conference of their respective crews. Therefore, when entering the reporter's questioning session, the first question asked by the first reporter on both sides was to ask why Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui did not appear.

  Lin Qisan and Zhu Zitong did not conceal, and truthfully answered the whereabouts of the two reporters.

  Part of the production of the parkour movie for the Spring Festival this year came from online crowdfunding. After the box office results came out, the people of the YRF team decided to use the investment income from the crowdfunding to form a company that specializes in promoting parkour sports and organizing and operating parkour events to give back to those parkour enthusiasts. After the box office share was received, this sports promotion and event operation company has been established, and preparations for the first World Parkour Skills Competition have begun.

  The company's registered location is in the United States, and the first event was also held in the United States. As the sponsoring team of parkour, and the investor of the company hosting the event, that is, the sponsor of this event, the YRF team must also participate in this first event. Two days later it was the time of the World Parkour Skills Competition, so Xiao Yao, Zhao Rui, Xu Fei, and Chen Xiaoting flew to the United States to participate in the parkour competition.

  Of course, as event investors and promoters, the YRF team will not be both referees and athletes, so they do not participate in the competition, but participate as judges and special performers.

Although the parkour movie of Xiao Yao and others has won a very good box office, and the sport of parkour has also received a high degree of attention in China in a short period of time, in general, this requires physical fitness and movement skills. The extremely high sport is still a relatively niche sport.

  China’s reporters have also heard about the World Parkour Tournament, but since the game is held in the United States, most of China’s reporters and people are not particularly clear about the specifics of this event. When Lin Qisan and Zhu Zitong heard that this event was actually organized by a company invested and established by Xiao Yao and others in the United States, the reporters at the press conference were all surprised.

Several Huaxia people initiated a new extreme sport that is popular all over the world. This is something that makes Huaxia people feel particularly excited. Now these people have invested in the formation of companies to promote the sport globally and organize special events, which is undoubtedly also a Very amazing big news. After a brief period of astonishment, the media reporters on the scene were all excited and asked about the sports promotion company and related issues of the event. At one point, the direction of the two press conferences was biased.

  Crowdfunding by Xiao Yao and others to make movies has always been a topic of discussion among netizens. At the beginning of crowdfunding, some netizens discussed whether Xiao Yao and the others are all stars, whether it is appropriate to engage in crowdfunding to make movies instead of attracting investment. It's just that at that time, most people were inspired by the news that Xiao Yao and others were the mysterious YRF team, the initiator of parkour, and wanted to make a parkour movie. This kind of discussion did not form a big trend. At that time, Xiao Yao’s animated film had not yet been released, and not many people thought that Xiao Yao and others were such incredible rich men, so there was not much reaction.

  When the parkour movie came out at the box office, the issue of crowdfunding was brought up again by some people. Saying that Xiao Yao’s "Wali" is selling well at the box office, he obviously doesn’t lack money, but he does crowdfunding. He uses parkour enthusiasts’ money to make movies, but the money he earns falls into his pocket, which is obviously a common stock. Cheap for netizens and parkour enthusiasts.

Fans and netizens who are a little more sane can figure it out. In fact, when the parkour movie was crowdfunding, the movie "Wali" had not yet been released in China, but it was in the later stage, that is, Xiao When Yao was short of money. No matter what the box office of "Wali" is, it will not affect Xiao Yao and others at that time, so they put out the timeline of this fact and counterattacked back.

  If a sunspot wants to black out a person, many facts will be ignored. The most important thing is that the box office success of "Wali" and parkour movies has aroused some people's even greater hatred of the rich. What if there was no box office for "Wali" at that time? You are the second generation of celebrities and stars. You have money, you have money at home, and you cheat your netizens to make money. It's not justified anyway!

Crowdfunding is a voluntary form, and all the conditions of the film project are real. Xiao Yao and others also showed their true identities during the crowdfunding, and finally they did come up with the movie works. No matter what, they are all scams. Non-sticky. In the general environment, the vast majority of netizens are objectively standing on a fairer attitude, and not many people follow the trend of such remarks, so these remarks have not become the mainstream, but some sunspots are carrying them. Rhythm.

  Among several people, the main target of Heizi's attack was Xiao Yao. However, Xiao Yao always turned a blind eye to things like Heizi, and didn't bother to explain. Xiao Yao’s fans are also very combative in some cases. The film’s official website has a detailed list of crowdfunding and the amount of money. Most of the crowdfunding funds come from foreign netizens. None of them participated in the crowdfunding of movie projects, and they just gave me back without spending your money.

  The two discussions about crowdfunding did not stop after a long time, but most of the media reporters still knew that such controversies had appeared on the Internet. Now Xiao Yao and others use the proceeds of crowdfunding to set up a company to promote parkour and hold parkour competitions. Does it mean that they have also cared about those remarks in the first place, and responding to the original remarks with this behavior? ?

  At the two start-up press conferences, the second question raised by the reporter was basically based on the motivation of Xiao Yao and others.

  This is the opening press conference for movies and TV shows. If Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui were present, they might have ignored such questions and asked reporters to ask questions about movies and TV shows instead. However, as non-parties whose names did not appear on the main creators list of the film’s official website, Lin Qisan and Zhu Zitong were more easy-going, and explained to the face that when Xiao Yao was planning to shoot that parkour movie, he already had a chance. Parkour enthusiasts used their money to promote the idea of ​​parkour, so they insisted on crowdfunding the movie, which has nothing to do with any comments on the Internet.

  For Lin Qisan and Zhu Zitong's statement, some reporters appeared suspicious, and many new problems emerged. However, although Lin Qisan and Zhu Zitong are more accommodating than Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui, they are not bottomless to allow reporters to turn film and TV series launch conferences into parkour movie crowdfunding issues. So after answering two questions, the two stopped answering questions in this regard, reminding reporters to ask questions related to the press conference, and brought back the direction and rhythm of the press conference.

  Although the two core figures Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui did not come, the two planning participants Lin Qisan and Zhu Zitong and a group of new directors and actors also have many questions to ask. The new film and television company "Youth" suddenly invested in two youth-related film and television works, the rookie crew from a general class, and the faint confrontation between Yandian and Shenxi, all of which are very good topics. After the rhythm is back, there are many questions that reporters can ask.

  It is not the first time that Lin Qisan and Zhu Zitong have participated in a press conference, but they have mostly participated as protagonists or supporting actors in the past. This is the first time that the producer and crew represented by the management have the most power and the most famous star of the crew to control the entire press conference. This is the first time for both of them. However, both of them performed well for the first time.

  After the launch of the press conference, relevant reports from various media have also been released. Although due to the new company’s investment in the formation of a new crew, the media and the industry are mostly cautious in evaluating the prospects of these two projects, and some even directly expressed their disapproval. However, the media are basically not optimistic about the two press conferences. There are no negative comments. At least the performance of the new company and the two new crews at the press conference is basically not dissatisfied by the media.

  The media and industry’s cautious appraisal of the project’s prospects and even the bad news, wait for the box office ratings and word of mouth after the movie and TV series are broadcast in the future. There were no accidents or accidents at the press conference, and the media reports were published smoothly and the publicity effect was achieved. These two press conferences were successful.

Of course, after the two start-up press conferences, in addition to the related reports of the two crews, Xiao Yao, Zhao Rui and others used the proceeds of crowdfunding to set up companies to promote parkour, and there was a lot of news about organizing regular parkour events. The media reported it. After this news came out, it also caused quite a lot of discussion on the Huaxia network, and the term parkour has once again become a hot topic on the Huaxia network.

  However, the preparations for the first parkour event in the United States have been completed and will be held soon. The hot discussion on the Internet on China Xia's side did not have much impact on this game.

  In this first parkour event, Xiao Yao, Zhao Rui and others had a great time, and the entire event went smoothly. Xiao Yao, Zhao Rui and others are very satisfied with the first parkour event held by the sports promotion company under their name.

Parkour is a relatively niche sport and a new event. As the organizer of the event, the company did not get high sponsorships from well-known brands, nor did it sell the broadcasting rights of TV stations. It just sold it. Out of a webcast right. Overall, this event is a loss. But for Xiao Yao and others, the loss of money in the first event was completely expected and completely acceptable.

  Operating an event is a long-term process. Xiao Yao and others are even prepared to lose money for several consecutive years. Anyway, the funds on the company's books are still sufficient. After other income from subsequent parkour movies is received, the same proportion of the income will continue to be invested in this company, and it is expected to withstand several years of losses. Xiao Yao and others are more concerned about the effects and influence of this event. From this point of view, this event is still very successful.

  The organization, process, fairness of the results of this event, and the enthusiasm of parkour fans are all very good. There is no large-scale, high-impact, and mature parkour event in the world. After this game, this event has also successfully established a reputation and authority among parkour enthusiasts. As the follow-up competition progresses, the influence gradually expands, and there is no worry that quality sponsorship and TV broadcasting rights will not be sold in the future.

   Xiao Yao and others invested in this company not to make money. According to Xiao Yao's idea, if you make money from running the competition in the future, it will increase the prize money of the competition, improve the treatment of the participants, increase the number of winners and the number of awards, and set up some special awards separately. In the future, Xiao Yao even plans to classify the competitions, set up branches in other countries, conduct smaller trials and low-level competitions according to different geographical areas, and slowly form a system.

  Xiao Yao has many ideas, but he has no interest and patience to realize them one by one. Judging from the performance of this first tournament, Xiao Yao feels that he had a good vision for selecting people. After communicating and exchanging these ideas with the relevant person in charge of the company, you can also count on them to help yourself realize them one by one.

  In fact, a few years later, the sports promotion company invested by Xiao Yao and others did indeed turn the parkour event they operated into a very influential sports event. After years of promotion and the influence of this event, the sport of parkour has also successfully joined the "World Extreme Games" family and has become one of the most important events.

  (End of this chapter)