indeed.
Compared to "The Magician of the Century's End", which the company did not invest much in, the theme park that is about to open is the top priority for the company. The limitations of the animated theatrical version and the importance of the theme park are also there, and He Hongfeng is just speaking the truth.
—But why does he sound so unhappy
"Okay." said Muxuxing.
Um
Are you convinced just like that
He Hongfeng, who had prepared a long speech to persuade Muxuxing, was a little stunned: "You agreed?"
"Promise what?" Muxuxing raised his eyebrows and said slowly, "Since you are determined to 'encircle and suppress' me, then fine - since you are not kind, don't blame me for being unjust."
After saying this, he hung up the phone, leaving He Hongfeng confused on the other end.
What's the meaning
Could it be that Muxiuxing really doesn't plan to give up this year's Christmas? But the upper limit of the theater version itself is there. Unless it is a major event like the sudden death of Sherlock Holmes, no matter how well "The Magician of the End of the Century" is produced, it will be powerless in such a Shura schedule.
He Hongfeng was confused.
He thought about it over and over again, but couldn't figure it out. In the end, he could only attribute it to Muxuxing's desire to please himself, and then he retaliated with a harsh remark. Compared with the investment level of a theme park, ordinary animated films are not worth mentioning at all. Judging from Muxuxing's style, the other party would never do something that would lose sight of the main goal just because of a momentary impulse.
It should just be a harsh remark, right
only-
What about the ominous premonition that lingered in his mind after Mu Suxing hung up the phone
It's not just Stanley Ho.
Mu Xingxue, who had listened to the entire conversation, was also a little worried about Mu Suxing's next intention. He knew Mu Suxing, and for him, "saying harsh words because he was unhappy" was not logically feasible. Mu Suxing never said meaningless harsh words.
If the business world is compared to a battlefield, then he is more like the winner who politely predicts failure to the other side before the battle begins.
"You're not really planning to focus on movie promotion, are you?" Mu Xingxue couldn't help but ask.
Muxuxing laughed and said, "Who told you that The Magician at the End of the Century and the theme park must be independent of each other? Can't I promote them together?"
"But… "
Mu Xingxue wanted to say something but stopped himself.
Of course, movies can be promoted together with theme parks, but isn’t the problem that Huaying’s promotional resources are limited? When theme parks require a lot of investment, how can they spare the energy to take care of movies
There was no need for Muxuxing to hide anything from his own people. He smiled and said, "It's very simple. We just need to..."
***
On the other hand, He Hongfeng and others did not receive the same treatment as the internal staff of Huaying.
Is Mu Suxing the kind of person who only talks big but doesn’t do what he says
He Hongfeng was very skeptical about this. If it were someone else, he might not take that strange uneasiness to heart, but facing Mu Suxing, he instinctively felt that with the other party's ability, it was not strange for him to come up with some unconventional and daring plans.
But, will Yunsu Group give Huaying this opportunity
Just when He Hongfeng was still obsessed with Mu Suxing's "harsh words", the Yunsu Theme Park, which was also under construction, was completed.
"Now we're going to have some fun."
As soon as the news of the completion of Yunsu Theme Park came out, everyone, whether they are working in the amusement park industry or not, became excited.
The reason is simple: after experiencing the incident of "The Old Man and the Sea", even the dullest person would be well aware of the new and old grudges between Yunsu Group and Huaying Animation. It just so happens that the next field of both parties is the amusement park industry, and they just happen to open on the same day. Isn't this the rhythm of another world war
When things got to this point, He Hongfeng started to worry about Mu Suxing.
After all, his previous "provocation" against Huaying on the phone was actually just a joke between friends. Even if Huaying Animation is also ahead this time, He Hongfeng will not bear any grudges. They are all animation producers and their works speak for themselves. There is no reason to blame the other party for not giving in to them.
Because of this, when the news about Yunsu Park came out, He Hongfeng couldn't help but call again: "I heard that Yunsu Theme Park has been completed, and the opening time is exactly the same day as yours?"
"how?"
On the phone, Mu Suxing's voice was still calm and natural, sounding no different from before. He Hongfeng thought he didn't know the seriousness of the matter, so he said seriously:
"Don't take it lightly. Theme parks are not like animated films. For animated films, you may be able to attract customers, but the same is not true for theme parks. Let me be frank. There are so many people out there staring at Huaying, waiting for you to fall. When that happens, Yunsu will be the first one to not let you go. We are joking, but don't really focus your publicity on this theatrical movie."
Mu Xuxing burst out laughing.
He curled his lips and said in a deliberately provocative tone: "Who is joking with you? Just wait and see, I want to let you see who will be surrounded and attacked by whom?"
"You—" He Hongfeng was furious.
But then he thought again, Mu Suxing could still joke with him like this, obviously he knew everything, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said unhappily, "Forget it, as long as you know what's going on, I won't worry about it."
In fact, Muxuxing did exactly that.
At least on the surface, the focus of Huaying Animation's publicity is indeed on the theme park that is about to open. In comparison, "The Magician of the End of the Century", which was released in theaters at the same time, was just promoted casually as usual and was thrown into a corner. Huaying took it seriously and began a full-scale publicity with the theme of Huaying Park as the theme.
At the same time when the news of the completion of Yunsu Paradise spread throughout Blue Star, Yunsu Group headquarters.
It was already ten o'clock in the evening. In the most advanced conference room within the Yunsu Group, dozens of people were still sitting neatly at the long table in the center of the conference room.
To the outside world, "Yunsu Park is completed" is just a piece of news, but to the Yunsu Group, their work has just begun. There is less than half a month left before the opening of Yunsu Park. In order to welcome the upcoming Christmas, Yunsu Group can be said to have entered its busiest stage.
“… In short, all the equipment in the park has been fully tested and can receive tourists at any time.” This is the person directly in charge of Yunsu Park.
As the person in charge of the park finished his report, another middle-aged man stood up and said, "Recently, our promotional videos have been posted on major websites to ensure that all website viewers can see them as soon as possible. Related posters and videos have also covered half of the subway stations on Blue Star. In addition, we plan to invite Blue Star singing stars to perform on the opening day..."
This is the report from the Propaganda Department.
As people from relevant departments finished their reports one after another, the meeting gradually came to an end, until the last middle-aged woman stood up.
"About our competitors this time..."
Before she could say the name, the entire conference room suddenly became quieter, as if realizing something. Everyone's eyes fell on her. The conference room was still the same conference room, and the top executives were still the same top executives, but the atmosphere of the entire meeting suddenly became unprecedentedly tense.
This atmosphere even lasted until the end of the woman's report.
"Don't be so nervous."
The one who interrupted the unspeakable silence was none other than the CEO of Yunsu Group. The man spoke calmly, but his eyes were sharp as a knife: "Yes, Huaying has proven to the world that they have enough ability and confidence to stand before us, but animation and theme parks are two completely different fields. The former has the possibility of making a big profit with a small investment, while the latter relies on money. What's more, we have the help of the Paradise Amusement Park, which has rich experience in the industry."
The former president of Paradise who was sitting next to him smiled and nodded.
"We can't underestimate Huaying - but we don't have to be afraid of Huaying either. As you can see, we have done the best we can in every aspect."
"Let everyone see who will have the last laugh."
After saying this, he stood up and walked to the door of the conference room first, followed by other Yunsu executives. From beginning to end, everyone looked serious, as if they were running towards a battlefield.
Then, everyone saw that Yunsu Group and Huaying Animation seemed to have returned to their original battle state.
Yunsu Group’s concept video ads were installed in nearly half of Blue Star’s subway stations, as the other half was in Huaying’s hands.
In preparation for the upcoming opening ceremony, Yunsu Group has invited the most famous superstar in the Blue Star music scene to perform with great fanfare. Considering the latter's popularity among young people, the opening ceremony of Yunsu Park in half a month will surely become a carnival feast for fans.
"Damn, Yunsu is really generous this time. One ticket to Doris's concert is enough to buy more than a dozen tickets to the amusement park, right? Yunsu even invited her to the opening ceremony. My god, her fans will be so happy... Can I still get a ticket for the first day?"
"It's Doris! My heart is moved shamefully..."
Compared with the grand scale of Yunsu Paradise, Huaying Animation seems a bit "shabby".
Muxuxing did not plan to invite any celebrities to the opening ceremony. Huaying Paradise was originally themed on the second dimension, so what was the point of inviting real celebrities? Wouldn't that be a distraction
For this reason, Huaying Animation did not invite any real-life stars, but took a different approach and invited all the well-known professional cosplayers from Blue Star, as well as several game companies that were originally scheduled to release sequels to their 3A masterpieces on Christmas, and changed the physical sales location to the Huaying Theme Park.
"On one side is a star, on the other side is a cosplayer, emmmmm, I feel embarrassed for Huaying..."
"I think Huaying's arrangement is pretty good. It's true that celebrities have a lot of traffic, but it doesn't match Huaying Park at all, right? Hiring professional cosplayers with professional costumes and props, I personally think it's more immersive. If you say Huaying's arrangement is shabby, you probably don't know how many people lined up at five in the morning at the major sales plazas on Blue Star when those games were released..."
"To answer the above, not much, that is, if you queue up at 6am, you may not get the goods at 6pm [狗头]"
"Honestly, you never know what players will do to be the first to play the game..."
Time passed day by day as netizens were discussing the topic.
On December 19th, Huaying Theme Park opened its first day of ticket pre-sales.
In today's Blue Star, most amusement park tickets are mainly electronic tickets. Physical tickets are usually printed out and handed over to tourists by the amusement park after they arrive at the site as internal passes and souvenirs of the visit. This is what Yunsu Amusement Park did this time.
This is not the case with Huaying Theme Park.
As countless tourists booked tickets online, two days later, similar paper tickets were delivered to the tourists as promised after passing through express transfer stations in various places.
Su Yidan opened the express package in her hand.
"I thought the amusement park only had electronic tickets, but I didn't expect Huaying to be so hardcore and actually send me paper tickets directly..." She muttered, looking at the tickets in her hand impatiently.
Similar to most tickets, the front of the paper ticket in front of you also has the same Huaying logo, and the background image is the side outline of the Huaying Theme Park. Below the logo are the visitor number and tour date, as well as a few small words with precautions.
It looks very nice, but why does it feel like Huaying has squeezed all the content onto this side? Su Yidan thought as she casually flipped over and looked at the back of the ticket.
When his eyes fell on the writing pattern on the other side, Su Yidan opened his eyes wide in surprise: "Hey, this is—"
The ticket reads:
On the day when the Holy Spirit came to earth,
The girl's soul cries under the moon,
I will be at the breaking point of the river,
Take away the stone that shouldn't be there.
Kaito Kidd
In the blank space in the lower right corner, on the other side of the blank heart, a little man wearing a top hat, exactly the same as the one in the preview letter of "Detective Conan", is smiling at her.