I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 606: Damn it, I’m soft-hearted and not hard-hearted! (14)

The target group for fantasy and ancient idol dramas is mostly young women aged 16-30 who want to kill time for entertainment and leisure.

Therefore, there must be a sense of immersion, and there can be no fatherly preaching. The mixture of sweetness and cruelty deepens the memory, and the exciting plot provides a sense of pleasure.

In this regard, "Cang Lan Jue" did a good job...

In dramas starring Shen Liang, people generally don’t pay much attention to who the heroine is…

As long as he appears on the cast list, TV stations will rush to buy it!
So, he doesn't really care who plays the female lead, but the actress must grasp the role...

The character of the heroine in "Cang Lan Jue" is too perfect.

It is equivalent to the trinity of Bai Qian + Li Shiqing + Zhao Paner.

First, there is the goddess of Xishan. She has her own fiefdom and her people provide for her. She is similar to Bai Qian in Eternal Love.

Secondly, the Xishan tribe is superior to the Shuiyunjian and Yue tribes and is a holy place of morality. So she has obtained the status of a saint, which is equivalent to Li Shiqing in "The Beginning".

Finally, Dongfang Qingcang can give the key to the treasure house to Xiao Lanhua, and can donate his life to help Xiao Lanhua kill Tai Sui. Isn’t that just handing over his life and property to get the status of a beautiful wife, which is equivalent to Zhao Paner in "Meng Hualu"...

Female feudal lord + virgin mary + lovely wife, the trinity.

If this role is not played well, it will be Xiaoxue in "The Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky", and if it is played well, it will be Zhao Linger!

It really tests the actor's ability to judge the scale.

So, casting is difficult!

And she must be a beautiful woman and of the right age.

This is even more difficult!
It’s hard but you have to do it…

By the way, producer Dai Ying told him that Liu Haochun also came to audition...

Shen Liang shared this as an interesting story with his idol...

The idol asked: "Liu Haochun? Why does she have such good resources? From "One Second" to "Send You a Little Red Flower" and "On the Cliff", I heard that she is the heroine in Han Han's "Four Seas" and the hero is Liu Haoran?"

Shen Liang: "She is a Mou girl."

"so what?"

"The actress certified by Zhang Yimou... is useless. The high-starting resource-rich route is also difficult to attract female audiences... I estimate that there is a high probability that she will follow Jing Tian's old path..."

"Jing Tian is quite popular now!"

"That was after she filmed the web drama..."

After a pause, Shen Liang explained: "The biggest characteristic of resource-rich people is that they follow the trend. Chen Feiyu is a typical example. The TV series "The Best of Us" was a hit, so he took on the movie version; the gay drama "The Untamed" became popular, so he starred in "Hao Yi Xing" with Luo Yunxi; suspense dramas became popular, so he took on "Gold Rush"..."

"Why do you say that?"

“They have no idea of ​​innovation or experimentation. They just pick up the ready-made works after the experiments are successful…But the biggest hit of a genre is often the first work of this genre!”

"Is that okay with me? You're also a resourceful guy!"

Shen Liang waved his hand: "What people hate is not the "resource rich", but those who enjoy a lot of resources but still can't do anything. Such people have always been disliked."

After saying that, Shen Liang lay down: "Any more questions? I'll take a nap..."

The idol stared in the direction of the bathroom, leaned over to Shen Liang's ear and whispered, "Have you ever tried it on a plane?"

"bathroom?"

"Yes!" Shen Liang...really had no interest in it: "I won't go...the place is too small!"

“…I heard that when Transformers 3 came to the mainland for promotion, director Michael Bay and the leading actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley practiced on the plane…”

"They were on a business jet, with no more than 20 people on board."

"Then why don't we charter a plane?"

"It's not necessary. The more money you can save, the better..."

……

"Fame and Fame" has been screened for one day and the box office is 1.9 million!
This result, as expected, won the single-day box office champion - the single-day box office of "Antique Bureau Mid-Game" was less than 10 million...

Obviously, "The Antique Bureau Wars" was the most affected!

For cinema chains, there is no problem of competing for the number of screenings. When the film was screened and pre-sold, the attendance rate of "Famous" was much higher, so they added more screenings. Cinemas also need to make profits, and it is impossible for them to schedule unpopular films in order to balance the number of screenings. This is not only not vicious competition, but a natural choice of full market competition...

Cinemas simply schedule films based on the preview times given by the film producers and the attendance rates.

《扬名立万》给的时间窗口很长，14:00-21:00长达7个小时，几乎覆盖了黄金场。

From the perspective of the cinema, there is nothing wrong with showing more rows of movies with high attendance rates.

But objectively speaking, large-scale previews do squeeze out the space for other films released in the same period.

When a movie is about to be released, an official release date will often be announced, which is called a release date.

The release date is not only a contract between the film company and the audience, but also a kind of guarantee that one movie will not interfere with other movies.

After the release date is set, the audience will build up expectations for the film, and some loyal fans will organize fan screenings and prepare materials to welcome the release of the film. At the same time, other film producers will also choose to avoid or release the film at the same time based on the film's release date...

"Fame and Fame" actually breaks this non-intrusion rule!

Let’s put it this way: The Antique Bureau had a good chance of earning around 4 million yuan at the box office. In the first five days of the film’s release, the box office exceeded 2 million yuan. However, when the film “Famous” was screened on a large scale, its popularity dropped by more than half, and the number of screenings dropped to only 21%. The number of screenings in the prime time was even less than 10%…

Shen Liang felt quite embarrassed, so he discussed it with Liu Xunzimo and the distributor, China Film Corporation, and decided that they should suspend the preview screenings since the film would be released in two days anyway!
While we were discussing it, a staff member left the meeting room with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

The person in charge of the publisher asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

“…The distributor of The Antique Bureau complained on WeChat Moments that our film Fame accounted for more than 20% of the screenings during the preview period. The large-scale preview was comparable to the early release, which violated the previous preview rules. During the precious Lunar New Year period, it squeezed the space for films released at the same time… It violated the industry rules!”

"and then?"

"Then it became a hot topic, and many netizens followed suit and scolded us!"

"It's trending on the Internet?"

Hearing this, Shen Liang also opened Weibo...

Sure enough, there was a trending search #《Antique Bureau Midgame》 scolded 《Become Famous》#
There are also a bunch of big Vs who help to speak some fair words, such as "Such internal competition, competing for release dates, and vicious competition are a loss to the entire film industry.", "Since there is a release date, then win the hearts of the audience within the release date. This is truly honest and reliable, and Chinese-language films may go further in the long run."…

Looking at these comments... Shen Liang is a little speechless...

"Fame and Fame" has only been previewed for one day, is it that serious?
Well, considering what Shen Liang said about the Hong Kong entertainment industry some time ago, it’s probably understandable!
After thinking for a while, Shen Liang asked, "Has Emperor Entertainment Group responded?"

“No…but these big Vs basically often cooperate with Emperor Entertainment Group!”

The distributor said, "Then forget about them, we'll continue to screen our films!"

"No, I still have to respond..." Shen Liang shook his head: "How about this, you notify the theaters and "Famous" will be released on December 12th!"

(End of this chapter)