After coming out of the chairman's office, Lao Zhou immediately called Lin Yuan.
"director."
Lin Yuan received a call from Lao Zhou, his tone was as calm as ever.
However, Lao Zhou was unable to maintain the calmness he had in the past when facing Lin Yuan, even though he was no longer surprised by Lin Yuan's attitude.
"you… "
Lao Zhou had a thousand things to say, but when the words finally came to his lips, he suddenly got stuck.
What can I say
You screwed me so badly
But I agreed to sell the film rights myself.
Lin Yuan couldn't be blamed for this. It was because he didn't think highly of "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One", or he never took the movie seriously from the beginning to the end.
"That's right."
He smiled bitterly and said, "You'd better not tell anyone that the company sold the copyright to you. Save some face for me, Old Zhou."
Lin Yuan said: "Don't many people in the film department know about this?"
Lao Zhou smiled bitterly and said, "I'll notify the company. The performance of "Flirting Scholar" is very good. The company wants to use this movie to promote it a little bit..."
"OK."
Lin Yuan agreed.
Lin Yuan was very grateful that the company bought the movie for him. Now that "A Chinese Odyssey" has made money, if he publicizes it everywhere, wouldn't it mean that the company has no vision
Lin Yuan still understands the ways of the world.
After hanging up the phone.
Old Zhou suddenly laughed, and this time his smile was not bitter, but rather had a hint of...
expect.
I wonder what the mainstream film industry would think
Although both are in the film and television industry, online movies and theaters are really two different things.
The former is just a small-scale operation, while the latter is the mainstream of the market.
But when a big online movie with a cost of less than 10 million yuan generates more than 50 million yuan in revenue a week after its release, even the cinemas can’t remain calm.
What is the purpose of making movies
In any industry, including the circle formed around so-called art, more than 95% of the people in it are after money.
I'm not saying this to be sarcastic, I just want to point out that it's not just the small piece of land of the online movies, nor is it just Xing Mang's late realization...
With the emergence of the first week's battle report and the growing popularity of the movie, the terrifying money-making ability of "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One" has been initially demonstrated.
But this is just the beginning.
Whether for theaters or online movies, the first week is only the beginning, the second week is the real explosion period!
Crash!
By the end of the second week, the on-demand volume of "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One" had exceeded 30 million!
at this time.
The popularity of this movie has spread all over the Internet, just like some big-budget theater movies.
"This movie is so funny! Please forgive my excitement, but this is really the funniest movie I have ever seen!"
"Can you believe I've watched this movie three times?"
"Xianyu's train of thought is simply amazing to me. Besides being funny, it also has some insights. This movie is very good at expressing things in a popular way."
"What I want to say is... Recently, the cockroaches in our house have changed their names to Xiaoqiang."
"I thought it was a period film, but the dialogues turned out to be very modern... This is a period film with modern overtones. Tang Bohu is a tall, rich and handsome man from today's perspective, while Qiuxiang is a modern woman, smart and gentle. Although she is a maid, she is talented."
"I always thought that the heroine Yu Xilu was a vase, but after watching "Flirting Scholar", I think she... is still a vase, but a useful vase."
"… "
Without a doubt.
The movie was a huge hit!
As the total on-demand volume of the movie reached 30 million in the second week on the two websites, the total revenue of "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One" has reached a terrifying 150 million!
Yes, horrible!
Not to mention that there has never been such a popular movie in the history of online movies, even if it was released in theaters, the results achieved by this movie with a budget of nine million are simply amazing!
So far.
Qin Qi's mainstream film industry, those who always keep their eyes on the cinema, were also completely shocked by the performance of this online movie.
“Fifty million sold in just one week after going online?”
"Oh my god, is this still the online movie I remember?"
"The cost was only nine million? This rate of return is really scary."
"Which company's movie is this? It's so fierce?"
"It seems to be taken by Xingmang..."
"Pfft, the movie 'Thunderstorm' that Xing Mang had high hopes for performed mediocrely, but they made a big online movie that became a huge hit?"
"A mere online movie can actually make more money than a theater!"
"… "
This is a miracle of small gains and big rewards.
But such a miracle did not happen in theaters, but blossomed on the soil of online movies!
After the merger of Qin and Qi.
There are many movie rating websites, and online movies are also included in them.
Qin Qi’s most authoritative movie rating website is called Star Network.
Star Online.
Some professional film critics have already published long reviews of "Flirting Scholar".
The title of this film review is: This is a revolution in comedy!
"A few days ago, a friend recommended "Flirting Scholar" to me. I was very surprised because it was the first time someone seriously recommended an online movie to me. It's not that I look down on online movies, but we cannot deny the fact that the quality of online movies varies greatly. Due to cost constraints, there are often no excellent movies..."
“But I watched the movie anyway.”
"I didn't have high expectations at first. I was just curious why my friend, who always had high standards, praised an online movie so highly. But when I finished watching the movie, I began to feel ashamed of my ignorance and prejudice."
"I don't mean to use the title as a catchy title. I insist that Flirting Scholar is a revolution in comedy!"
"There is no doubt that this movie can be classified as a comedy, but comedies should also be divided into different types. We are familiar with some black humor, some that rely on body language and so on, but this is the first time I have seen a comedy that uses nonsense to make people laugh—"
"The word wulitou is a Qizhou dialect, which means something a bit confusing but also quite reasonable. I learned this word from a Qizhou netizen. I think this word is the most appropriate description. "Flirting Scholar" is a wulitou comedy!"
“In the reality we know, people won’t suddenly start singing while chatting… People won’t think of using people as pens when drawing a picture… And no one will kill themselves by taking a photo just to show how miserable they are…”
"In Flirting Scholar, there are a lot of scenes that seem illogical, inexplicable, and even absurd and funny, but we can't help laughing until our stomachs cramp after watching them."
“This is nonsense!”
“This is a brand new way of using comedy, which is worth learning for every comedian, comedy writer and even drama director.”
"What's this? Smiling half-step crazy, seven days of death, the actor actually started advertising in front of the camera in the middle of the line. If this scene appeared in a normal movie, I might criticize the director and screenwriter one by one, but if it appeared in a nonsensical comedy movie, I would just applaud and laugh until I spit out my food..."
“This is period costume, but I see a classic deconstruction of postmodernism!”
"I can boldly predict that this is a development direction that many comedies can consider in the future. Comedy can not only be filmed according to the past model, but also follow the model of "Flirting Scholar", and I believe the audience will like it!"
"Finally, I want to talk about Xianyu."
"It's hard to imagine that the screenwriter of "Flirting Scholar" is actually a composer, and a very good composer. I am half a fan of Xianyu. I have heard a song he wrote and I deeply admire his talent. But I didn't expect that he also has the talent of screenwriter. You know, this movie not only includes funny elements, but also cultural elements such as poetry. And I can be sure that the poems that appear in this movie are all original by the screenwriter, because I searched the entire Internet and couldn't find the same sentence..."
"Others laugh at me for being too crazy, I laugh at them for not seeing through me."
"I began to think that Tang Bohu might be a projection of Xianyu's inner image. Flirting Scholar may not only be a comedy, but also contain a tragic core. For example, many people did not notice the ending of the movie. On the day when Flirting Scholar married Tang Bohu, she actually invited Tang Bohu to play Pai Gow. So, is the Flirting Scholar that Tang Bohu really likes the Flirting Scholar in his imagination, or is she the ordinary woman in front of him who is the same as his previous wives..."
This analysis is not comprehensive.
But the content did analyze some of the features of "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One", and also gave the audience who had watched this movie something to think about, so as soon as this film review came out, it quickly sparked discussions among countless netizens.
"I also want to say that the ending of the movie feels a bit ironic. I don't know if the screenwriter just wanted to be funny, or if there is a deeper meaning?"
"Just look at Qiuxiang's attitude towards Tang Bohu. Rather than saying that Qiuxiang likes Tang Bohu, it's better to say that she admires his talent. Before she even met him, she was able to develop such a strong obsession just by reading his poems. Don't you think this is a bit similar to chasing stars now?"
"What the film review said is correct. Don't treat it as a pure comedy. That's the right way to watch the film. The part where they compare their misery is funny, but think about it carefully. Doesn't the part where Tang Bohu compares his misery with the passers-by look like a scene from a talent show? The contestants are competing to be pitiful in order to win the audience's sympathy. It seems that everyone is not here to show their talents but to tell everyone how strong they are."
"Tang Bohu couldn't stay at home, so he went out to hang out with the four Jiangnan talents. Logically, these friends should be Tang Bohu's true friends, right? However, a plot immediately overturned this view - Zhu Zhishan asked Tang Bohu to paint in order to pay off his debts."
"Taste it, taste it carefully."
"The champion drew a picture of Sister Pomegranate, and all the servants said it was pretty. Then he vomited. It was funny and sad."
"Fuck, what you guys said makes me doubt whether I have ever seen this movie."
"What's going on when you think about it?"
"I'm sorry, I was just laughing."
“So ‘Flirting Scholar’ is actually a tragedy?”
"We all have nine years of compulsory education, so why are you so outstanding that you can read so many details even when watching a comedy?"
"… "
Netizens were shocked, and many of them even went to watch "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One" again just for this reason.
The result is this.
More movie details were discovered by netizens!