Yue Guan called Li's father and asked.
Then he got some unexpected news.
"Is "囧" scheduled for National Day?"
"Yes, the National Day schedule was very empty, so I put it on the National Day schedule. Originally, this kind of comedy movie was more suitable for the Spring Festival schedule, but the competition during the Spring Festival schedule is too fierce, so I want to take advantage of it," Li's father said.
Yue Guan: "..."
It’s true that everyone wants to get a bargain.
Hearing that Yue Guan wanted to put "Fengshen" 2 on the National Day schedule, Li's father directly suggested: "I don't think it is better. "Hong Kong" is put on the National Day schedule, and "Fengshen" 2 has no rivals if it stays on the Spring Festival schedule. After all, the Spring Festival period still has the greatest box office potential. As long as the quality of "Feng Shen" II is excellent and the biggest piece of meat is eaten, the box office of staying in the Spring Festival period will definitely be higher. Are you not confident in the quality of "Feng Shen" II?"
"That's definitely not the case. I know in my heart that I filmed the movie myself. There is definitely no problem with the quality of "Fengshen" 2, which is better than 1." Yue Guandao said.
"Then forget about the slot, let's put it in next year's Spring Festival slot. "Feng Shen" 2 will definitely be the number one seed in next year's Spring Festival slot."
Father Li's suggestion makes sense.
The No. 1 seed in the Spring Festival stalls and the No. 1 seed in the National Day stalls are not on the same level in terms of potential.
If a movie like "囧", which is branded as a comedy, is placed in the Spring Festival period or in the National Day period, there will obviously be a gap in box office potential.
Without "囧" in the Spring Festival, the box office of "Fengshen" 2 will definitely be higher since it lacks a diversion party, although Yue Guan didn't think "囧 in Hong Kong" was a big threat in the first place.
"By the way, didn't you make a comedy movie yourself? How is the post-production going?"
"It'll be done soon."
"It's not too late. The National Day release of "囧" will definitely boost the market for the National Day release. If you are confident about your comedy movie, you can put your comedy movie on the National Day release so that during the Spring Festival, "囧" "Fengshen" 2 has lost two strong competitors, and it will be difficult for it not to hit the box office."
Li's father obviously values heavy industry special effects blockbusters like the second part of "Fengshen" more. In a sense, the box office success of this kind of movie is not on the same level as the box office success of comedy movies like "囧".
That's why the success of "The Wandering Earth" in the previous life excited so many people.
Although "Magic City Fortress" quickly extinguished this excitement.
But there is no doubt that once heavy industry special effects blockbusters hit the box office, they will have the strongest boost to domestic films.
In Father Li's heart, "Hong Kong Embarrassing" and "The Richest Man in Xihong City" combined are not as important as the "Fengshen" series.
His suggestion also made Yue Guan's heart beat.
Originally, "Feng Shen" 2, "Hong Kong Embarrassment" and "The Richest Man in Xihong City" were all aimed at next year's Spring Festival. "Feng Shen 2" is the No. 1 seed in the Spring Festival, "Hong Kong Embarrassed" and "The Richest Man in Xihong City" 》Divided into two and three.
If only the No. 1 seed were retained and the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds were removed, Yue Guan wouldn't even know that the No. 2 winner in "Fengshen" would lose.
There is no need to consider movie scheduling in theaters.
Unless you stretch your hips, you really have no opponent.
"Uncle Li, I am very moved by your suggestion. I want to discuss it with someone. If I am sure to raise the file, I will call you."
"Then I'll wait for your call."
After ending the call with Li's father, Yue Guan told Wu Ershan about the release of "囧".
After hearing this, Wu Ershan was overjoyed: "It's really a windfall. "囧" is scheduled to be released, and "Feng Shen"'s biggest competitor in the Spring Festival next year will be gone."
"So Director Wu now thinks it's better to keep "Fengshen" 2 on the Spring Festival schedule?"
"Of course." Wu Ershan nodded without hesitation.
But he soon thought of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" directed by Yue Guan himself.
In the "Fengshen" series, Yue Guan is just an actor, while in "The Richest Man in Xihong City" Yue Guan is the director.
Thinking of this, Wu Ershan said hesitantly: "Yue Guan, if you want to keep "The Richest Man in Xihong City" during the Spring Festival and put "Feng Shen" on the National Day holiday, I have no objection. Anyway, "Feng Shen" You don’t have to worry about the quality of the second one no matter which schedule you put it in.”
Yue Guan waved his hand: "Director Wu, you are overthinking. In this situation, even if I have to file, I will definitely choose to file "The Richest Man in Xihong City"."
Wu Ershan was overjoyed, but he quickly reminded: "Yue Guan, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is the first movie you directed, and it is a comedy movie, so it is naturally suitable for the Spring Festival."
"That's what I say, but the most important thing is the box office of "Fengshen". Relatively speaking, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is not that important."
Yue Guan's attitude is actually the same as Li's father.
"Even if "The Richest Man in Xihong City" breaks the box office record, it actually doesn't mean much. Comedy movies can't help domestic movies raise their ceiling. But the "Fengshen" series has exploded at the box office, and it can attract capital to start shooting commercial special effects blockbusters with heavy industry investment. Being able to promote the establishment of a domestic film heavy industry system is of far-reaching significance. I know which one is more important, and the box office of "Fengshen" must be the first priority, even if "The Richest Man in Xihong City" was directed by me."
Wu Ershan gave Yue Guan a thumbs up: "Yue Guan, you really have a plan."
Yue Guan smiled.
In his mind, this is not called a pattern, it is just something he should do when he reaches his status.
Those in high positions have the most luck in the industry, and of course they have to feed back the entire industry.
The bigger the plate, the greater the benefits he can get.
"Since Director Wu also wants to keep "Feng Shen" 2 on the Spring Festival schedule, the original plan remains unchanged. Let "The Richest Man in Xihong City" be put on the National Day schedule. It is also a comedy movie and will coincide with "囧" One touch.”
Yue Guan made a decision.
If "Feng Shen" 2 and "Hong Kong Embarrassing" were to compete, Yue Guanyan would be sure to win. To put it modestly, he was 99% sure.
However, if "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is compared to "Hong Kong Lost", Yue Guan is only 60% sure. After all, "People on the Road to Thailand" did bring a big bonus to "Hong Kong Lost".
But a 60% certainty is already worth the gamble.
Besides, the original bet between Yue Guan and Xu Zheng was based on the box office performance of "Fengshen" 2 and "囧", and there was no such thing as "The Richest Man in Xihong City".
If "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is not as good as "囧" at the box office, that's okay and it won't affect the progress of the bet.
Just as Yue Guan thought of this, another call came from his cell phone.
Yue Guan smiled as soon as he saw the caller ID.
Xu Zheng's.
Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will arrive.
"Brother Zheng, what's going on?"
"Let me tell you something, I've scheduled "囧" to be released on National Day this year. Do you want to schedule "Fengshen" 2?"
Xu Zheng didn't forget the bet either.
"Brother Zheng, are you scared?"
"What am I afraid of? "囧" is the box office king no matter when it is released. If you don't believe it, just try "Feng Shen" instead." Xu Zheng is very confident.
"There's no need to kill a chicken with a bull's-eye. Brother Zheng, if you want to beat "囧 in Hong Kong", you don't need to play "Feng Shen" again. The comedy movie I just tinkered with can beat "囧 in Hong Kong"."
Xu Zheng smiled: "Yue Guan, you are too big. Now among domestic comedies, unless you call Zhou Xingchi out, there is no way anyone can surpass me at the box office."
Yue Guan felt that these words sounded familiar.
He thought about it for a while, and soon remembered that he had read an online novel called "I'm Just an Actor", in which a book friend said something similar. There is no comedy movie in China that can surpass "囧", unless Zhou Xingchi came out of the mountain.
It’s really the same strain.
Yue Guan also smiled.
"Brother Zheng, just be prepared to shoot my movie for free."
The previous version of "囧" was also released during the National Day holiday this year.
But in the previous life, this year's National Day box office champion was "Charlotte".
If you want to surpass "囧", you really don't need Zhou Xingchi to take action.