"Is it ready for release..."
Everyone was in the company, and after receiving Lin Yuan's call, the two met in the film department.
Facing Lin Yuan's expectant face, Lao Zhou felt a bit of a headache. He pondered and chose his words carefully: "Your movie will definitely be released..."
"but?"
Lin Yuan felt that there must be a turning point in this statement.
Just as Lin Yuan expected.
Lao Zhou coughed and said, "But our company is busy preparing for the release of Thunderstorm, and July is the summer vacation, so the competition in the movie market is very fierce..."
Lin Yuan frowned.
Of course he knew about the Thunderstorm project.
This is the company’s first film project, so the management attaches great importance to it.
Different from Earth.
The film industry on Blue Planet is undoubtedly more developed, and it can easily surpass Hollywood on Earth in terms of various special effects technology.
This means an incredible increase in the speed at which such films can be made.
With such advanced film technology support, the completion speed of films like "Thunderstorm" is not necessarily much slower than that of some small-investment films.
This is unimaginable on Earth, but it is not a problem to achieve this level on the Blue Planet.
“So that’s what I’m saying.”
Lao Zhou said helplessly: "'Flirting Scholar' will definitely not get too many screenings. After all, there are too many blockbusters at the same time. Also, we have made three rules before the promotion. There is no extra funds to promote your movie."
"Then I'll change the schedule?"
Lin Yuan certainly knew the importance of scheduling films.
Old Zhou was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Lin Yuan was still thinking about scheduling the films.
The summer season is just Lao Zhou’s excuse.
He really couldn't get too many screenings for "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One - Pandora's Box".
For a movie with an investment of less than 10 million, not a single actor combined can carry the box office.
The director is inexperienced, and the screenwriter is also a composer, but the script is also confusing...
You know.
The scheduling of films depends not only on the quality of the films, but also on the management of the production company.
For example, "Thunderstorm".
As a movie strongly promoted by Star Mang, in order to get a higher screening schedule in the early stage, Lao Zhou and the leaders of the film department gave a lot of benefits to the heads of the theater chains.
Does Lao Zhou want to give gifts for "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One"
How much money should I give
And it wouldn't hurt to give it as a gift if it's useful.
The key point is that it would be useless even if the movie "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One" was given more screenings.
The final decision on whether to pay is not made by the cinema or the entertainment company, but by the audience!
Lao Zhou complained: "The release date can be changed, but no matter how you change it, it will be difficult to get a screening for your movie. After all, the theater chain also makes decisions based on the quality of the film. Your movie has no stars, no famous directors, and no investment..."
No big investment.
There is no famous director.
There are no big-name actors.
This type of movie is collectively referred to as "three-no movies."
There have been examples of "three-no" movies that have made a big profit with a small investment, but such examples are too rare, so it is impossible for theaters to invest too much emotion in "three-no" movies.
It wasn't that Lao Zhou refused on purpose.
But even if Lao Zhou wanted to help, he couldn't do much.
He could only schedule "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One" to be released during some garbage time slots during recessionary periods. At least it was an explanation. After all, the movie had already been filmed, so he couldn't just not let it be released, right
“Then it won’t be shown.”
After thinking for a while, Lin Yuan suddenly spoke.
Old Zhou's face changed.
This kid is... angry
He carefully coaxed Lin Yuan, "The movie has already been filmed, why not release it? Let's see how it performs. If the movie performs well enough, maybe the word of mouth will rise. If the word of mouth rises, the theaters will also increase the screening schedule..."
Lin Yuan shook his head.
What Lao Zhou said is the normal situation.
But Lin Yuan knew that there were not enough screenings, and the few screenings that were available were scheduled during garbage time periods, which would most likely result in the movie being a complete flop.
There are actually quite a lot of movies that try to make a comeback.
But there are actually only a few who have truly achieved a comeback.
Lin Yuan did not intend to place his hope on an illusory counterattack.
If it were normal times, there would be hope for the movie to make a comeback. After all, "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One" is considered a very successful Zhou-style comedy on Earth.
But now…
There is little hope.
After the merger of Qin and Qi, major companies are fighting each other in the film market. How many people are eyeing the summer season
No filming...
There are many movies with investments of hundreds of millions during the same period. Is there no one that impresses the audience? Why should a low-budget movie of yours come to the fore
The basis for a counterattack is that there are no blockbuster films at the same time, or that the early film schedule is not bad.
Take the most classic counterattack case on our planet, "Crazy Stone", as an example.
Everyone is talking about how textbook-like the comeback of this movie is, but they overlook an important factor:
When this movie was released, none of the other movies released at the same time could compete with it!
You know, the audience will also settle accounts.
If you spend about the same amount of money, is it more cost-effective to watch a special effects blockbuster and experience a thorough visual feast, or to watch a low-budget movie
The answer is obvious.
So Lin Yuan didn't dare to bet that there would be no blockbuster movies in July.
Especially after listening to Lao Zhou's analysis, Lin Yuan increasingly understood how dangerous this summer season was.
He had completely ignored this point before.
This is also related to the fact that Lin Yuan’s head is full of book knowledge and he lacks certain practical experience.
Fortunately, after Lao Zhou mentioned the issue of film scheduling, Lin Yuan reacted.
It almost happened.
It would be unwise to compete with those big-budget movies for box office during the summer season.
He thought about it and came up with a new plan. He proposed his idea to Lao Zhou: "We can skip the theaters and broadcast it directly online."
“Not going through the cinema…”
Old Zhou finally understood what Lin Yuan meant, and his expression was somewhat surprised: "You mean, online adult?"
Wangda means online movie.
Online movies do not need to be shown in theaters and have lower review standards. Many low-budget movies make money through online movies.
Of course, for the real big movie companies, the money-making model of online movies is just a small matter.
If the cinema movie business is good, the revenue will be in the billions...
So the best that an online movie can earn is tens of millions.
Lao Zhou thought Lin Yuan was blindly confident, just like every newcomer who thought his movie was the best in the world.
Unexpectedly, Lin Yuan was willing to take a step back and choose online movies as the release channel for "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One - Pandora's Box".
If you think about it carefully, this is a good choice!
However, before Lao Zhou agreed, Lin Yuan immediately said, "Since you don't choose the theater chain, the company can't help me much."
Lao Zhou smiled awkwardly.
The threshold for online movies is very low. Whether the company is willing to help or not, "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One" can be broadcast.
For theater movies, movies with an investment of less than 10 million yuan have no sense of existence at all.
But compared with online movies, the investment in "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One" is not large, but it is not small either.
"so… "
Lin Yuan said another reason for choosing online movies: "I hope the company will sell "Flirting Scholar" to me. I am willing to pay 10 million yuan to buy out the movie."
Lao Zhou: “???”
The company spent manpower and money to make a movie for you, and after the filming you told me that you bought this movie privately
This was the first time that Lao Zhou saw someone dare to take advantage of the company so openly.
The company invested nine million to shoot "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One", and Lin Yuan spent ten million to buy it, which seemed to be a small profit for the company.
However, taking into account the costs of manpower, material resources and time, the company actually makes no profit at all.
Because the crew is supported by the company, they use the company's internal prices.
If Lin Yuan had wanted to make this movie privately before, he would not have been able to get the same effect without more than 15 million yuan.
But having said that.
The company was originally planning to throw the money away, but they didn't expect Lin Yuan to be willing to take over and pay for it himself. It's still a disguised way of making some money...
So is it a profit or a loss
Probably it depends on what the company thinks. Anyway, Lao Zhou was confused for a few seconds and felt a little bewildered.
"I agree."
Finally, Lao Zhou agreed.
For projects worth less than 10 million yuan, Lao Zhou is now one of the company's senior executives and has the power to make decisions.