Cui Zhihao didn't know what he was thinking of, and he showed a suspicious look, "It's just that, Director Zheng, there is something I don't quite understand. Wasn't your original release date next month? How come you suddenly moved it forward to this month?"
"Haha, I wonder if Manager Cui knows that Shen Mian has a new movie recently?" Zheng Kangde asked meaningfully.
Cui Zhihao recalled, "Director Shen, of course he knows. I was surprised before. There was no news at all, but Director Shen actually released a new movie. And I paid special attention to it. This time, all the actors used were newcomers!"
Zheng Kangde laughed and said, "It's a coincidence that Director Shen's film is also a youth comedy, and it's also about a woman dressed as a man. I'm really afraid of Director Shen's reputation!"
Audiences all have preconceived notions, so when faced with two films of the same theme, they will basically tend to prefer the one they watched first.
Although Zheng Kangde said this, his tone was actually sarcastic and disdainful.
Cui Zhihao immediately understood what Zheng Kangde meant. Zheng Kangde had been suppressed by Shen Mian over the years. It seemed that he was ready to take advantage of this good opportunity to overwhelm Shen Mian in one fell swoop!
Even if he wants to release it before Shenmian due to preconceived notions, he can wait a little longer because the same subject matter will cause competition for the audience.
However, Zheng Kangde deliberately released his film only two days later than Shen Mian, almost at the same time. It was clear that he was trying to snatch away all the market share of Shen Mian's film and directly crush it to death!
Shen Mian's film has no big names and no backing, so how can it compete with Zheng Kangde
This is almost a death sentence...
Cui Zhihao shook his head and said, "Oh, Shen Mian is indeed amazing, but it is also true that the box office has been declining in recent years. It is almost impossible to regain the glory of the past! Now he is so willful that he independently produced such a low-budget movie. Does he think he is still the Shen Mian of ten years ago? Is the movie market still the same as it was ten years ago? I have to say that Director Shen is really confused this time. Maybe the fame he has accumulated for so long will be ruined by this movie..."
"I don't know Director Shen's screening rate. How does Manager Cui plan to arrange it?" Zheng Kangde poured Cui Zhihao a glass of wine and asked casually.
Cui Zhihao gave him a look that said "you know what I mean." "Of course we will arrange it as we should. Our cinema is not a charity. We are all here to make money. This kind of film that obviously can't sustain the box office, even with the name of Shen Mian, will only have a 10% screening rate at most..."
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After the deal was done, both sides continued drinking and talking, and finally left with satisfaction.
Liang Biqin said excitedly, "Director Zheng, you are amazing! With such a high screening rate, our box office will definitely be good!"
When the trailer first came out, there were many fans praising and expressing their expectations because of the popularity of the actors, but there were also many who criticized it as melodramatic and stupid. She was a little worried at first...
"Haha, of course! Don't overestimate the taste of audiences these days. The audiences who go to the cinema and spend money are getting younger and younger. They know what is good and bad, and they just want to watch the show for fun. They will watch whatever you schedule for them!" Zheng Kangde looked confident.
Liang Biqin nodded in agreement at Director Zheng's words.
Of course, what made her most relieved was that Shen Mian was finished this time!