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Chapter 256 Box Office Falls Short of Expectations? Director Tang is Warming Up! (Please Subscribe)

He didn't finish his request to review the film's quality.

The others looked at him as if he were an idiot.

quality?

are you crazy?

No filters were added, no masks were applied, and no special effects were even started.

Can you even tell the quality of a hammer?
Tang Wen didn't hide his gaze and gestured to Aige: Where did this idiot come from?
Aiger gave a cold smile, indicating that he should ignore him.

Before Aiger could even open his mouth to retort, he was already facing him.

The insurance company representative spoke first: "Producer, Director, our insurance company is ready to sign off on the review results! There are no issues with the film's progress."

The long-haired white man was shocked: "How can this be? The investigation isn't over yet."

Aiger pointed to the door: "You can get out! Who asked you to review the quality? Tell him to come find me."

Seeing Aiger's sharp gaze, the long-haired white man muttered something under his breath.

He looked embarrassed and slunk out the door.

Iger is very likely to be the next president.

He didn't dare to confront them directly.

Otherwise, once Iger takes office, he might be assigned to watch the mailroom.

But once he got back into his car, he relaxed.

She pulled out her phone and, with tears streaming down her face, called the current president's secretary.

She complained that she had carefully reviewed the document, but was stopped by Aiger...

To put it bluntly, this guy is just making a living at Disney.

I don't care about losing face at all.

My only worry is that I won't be able to explain this to the people behind me.

So he shouted and made a very stupid suggestion.

Unsurprisingly, he was kicked out.

But he gave an explanation and even confronted Iger directly.

Despite the defeat, there is still honor in the defeat.

How exactly do you say it? Isn't it all just a matter of talking?

He started his car and drove straight to Disney headquarters, intending to go back and give Iger another piece of his mind.

However, the degree of accusation must be carefully controlled.

We can't afford to offend the future president of Iger too much...

Tang Wen didn't take the person who had just caused trouble to heart at all.

Just a small role.

Even Michael, the current president behind him, is gradually losing public support.

It's obvious to anyone with eyes to see that it's only a matter of time before their faction falls.

The neutral faction within the Disney Group has begun to collude with Iger's faction.

Once the flirting escalates to covert dealings and blatant cover-ups... Michael should probably retire around that point.

Meanwhile, the Golden Rooster Awards in China have already concluded.

Tang Wen's film "A World Without Thieves" was nominated for four or five awards.

The most prestigious awards include:

Best Feature Film
Best director

Best Screenplay

best supporting actor

Best photography

Tang Wen is competing for Best Director with the familiar director Chen.

In the original timeline, this year's Golden Rooster Awards frequently produced double-yolk eggs.

Chen Kaige and director Yang Yazhou, who directed "Beautiful Big Feet," jointly won the Best Feature Film and Best Director awards.

"Beautiful Big Feet" is the big winner.

The famous TV host won Best Actress for her role in this film.

She is Chen Kaige's ex-girlfriend.

And now, Tang Wen has emerged out of nowhere.

I had another encounter with Director Chen.

They slapped the director so hard his face was swollen.

Director Chen is really determined to defeat Tang Wen and prove himself.

Therefore, he started attending parties and networking a month ago.

After all, award ceremonies are full of interpersonal relationships and social niceties.

Tang Wen doesn't have many connections with senior film professionals in the industry.

It has very little influence on the judges.

Chen Kaige understood this point and wanted to use the Golden Rooster Award to turn the tide.

If he were to face Tang Wen head-on in the award competition and win, the potential impact would be enormous, and public opinion would definitely shift.

Director Chen was extremely confident of winning the award, and he had already prepared his acceptance speech: "Though battered and bruised, it remains steadfast and strong, unmoved by winds from any direction!"

Can be imagined.

These two powerful words came out of his mouth without hesitation.

This not only demonstrates his magnanimity but also subtly satirizes "Tang Wen," which will undoubtedly garner widespread acclaim!
But he overlooked one thing.

Although Tang Wen lacked connections, his teacher did.

Even though Han Sanping couldn't campaign for Tang Wen because of his status, he was unable to do so.

But even a slight smirk can ruin something.

As a result, Director Chen missed out on the Best Director award.

Although the award didn't go to Tang Wen, how old is Tang Wen?

Moreover, he was filming overseas and didn't come at all.

In this day and age, it's almost impossible to win an award if you don't attend the event in person.

Director Chen looked grim after not winning Best Director.

After a while, I comforted myself, thinking there was still the grand prize—Best Feature Film.

In this award, beating Tang Wen is also an option.

But Tang Wen didn't only have Han Sanping as a teacher.

He also addressed Mr. Ren, the general manager of Shanghai Film Studio, as "teacher."

In the past two years, his cooperation with Shanghai Film Group has brought considerable benefits to the group.

This year's Golden Rooster Awards are being held in Wuxi, a city in the Yangtze River Delta region, which falls within the influence of the Shanghai Film Group.

Of course, Mr. Ren would lend a hand.

Under his influence, "A World Without Thieves" and Yang Yazhou's "Beautiful Big Feet" jointly won the Best Feature Film Award.

Watching Han Sanping go on stage to accept the award as a producer, Director Chen's face turned green.

From being a strong contender for the award to only receiving a consolation prize for Best Editing.

Director Chen is really suffering.

He was so distressed he trembled all over: It was all a cover-up!

too dark!
The referees were even worse than those at the recent World Cup in Japan and South Korea!
Two days later.

Halloween box office figures are in.

Box office revenue did rebound after the holiday.

The recovery is limited.

In two days, "Saw 2" grossed $737 million and $759 million respectively.

Fortunately, box office revenue remained relatively stable in the last two days of the holiday.

After the weekend.

The box office figures for the second week are in – 5566 million.

It didn't perform as well as the first one.

But it has already exceeded 100 million.

US$126.37 million.

Robert finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang Wen was also somewhat surprised; the box office was higher than expected.

Good times are not long.

Monday, the third week of release.

The box office plummeted.

The amount received was US$310 million.

The decline accelerated on Tuesday: 236 million...

Currently, the overseas market only has a little over ten million US dollars.

The agency's prediction of a final box office of $1.6 million to $1.8 million is about to come true.

Robert was frantic.

I no longer supervise my female secretary's work in the office every day.

He came to the set of "Pirates of the Caribbean" to discuss countermeasures with Tang Wen.

Tang Wen has a very stable mindset.

But it's not that we have no ideas at all.

His major project in Jiangnan was launched just when he needed funding.

If he can earn more from "Chainsaw 2", it will greatly alleviate his financial pressure.

Ideally, the total box office should exceed 300 million.

In this way, he would receive hundreds of millions of US dollars.

In addition, there are DVDs, videos, and a steady stream of revenue from related merchandise.

It was projected that Tang Wen would receive one billion RMB in funding within the next year. The idea was appealing, but reality was harsh.

This movie's total box office will probably not break 200 million.

"Alright, sit down. Stop waving around in front of me, you're making me dizzy," Tang Wen said to Robert.

"You're a miracle director in Hollywood, can't you pull off another miracle?" Robert was insatiable.

As a low-budget film, "Saw 2" achieved remarkable box office success.

If it were any Hollywood film studio, even one of the six major ones...

At this point, all that needs to be done is prepare a victory banquet and get ready to celebrate.

But Robert's appetite had been spoiled by Tang Wen.

Even a big win couldn't satisfy his appetite.

What he wanted was "Qin Shi Huang touching an electric shock switch—winning by a landslide!"

Only then can one satisfy their appetite.

"Alright, I'll think of a way." Tang Wen frowned. "However, you'll have to handle all the specific arrangements."

“Of course! Of course, Tang! Just say it.” Robert was overjoyed; he could already see countless beautiful women fawning over him.

Yes, a box office hit equals a large sum of US dollars = countless beautiful women beckoning.
But after Tang Wen finished explaining the plan, Robert hesitated.

"This? Will it work?"

He unusually questioned Tang Wen's decision.

"Give it a try, there's no other way anyway."

Robert said earnestly, "Don, you need to understand, this kind of news can't be kept secret."

Are you afraid I'll become a laughingstock?

Tang Wen's plan was simple: the Pirates of the Caribbean crew was making good progress.

He can take a week off and fly to major cities across the United States to hold fan meetings and meet-and-greets with fans.

They mobilized their fans and friends to buy tickets and support their film.

The logic sounds fine.

But Tang Wen is not Tom Cruise; his time in the spotlight was too short.

The songs are all classics, but there are only three of them.

Tang Wen glanced at the [Affinity] entry and smiled nonchalantly: "I don't care about being ridiculed. For external publicity, we'll just say we're holding a fan meeting."

Director Tang may be the first director to hold a fan meeting – Entertainment Weekly

"Called a 'Fan Meeting,' but Actually a 'Movie Ticket Selling Event'—An Investigator"

The news was leaked.

Two influential entertainment publications in North America published reports.

As the new week goes by, "Saw 2" has only grossed a little over 1000 million at the box office.

The box office did not recover much on Saturday and Sunday.

The number of screens showing the film plummeted from over 4000 to just 1000.

The screen size will definitely be further reduced next week.

Under these circumstances, Tang Wen decided to hold a fan meeting.

Robert thought about it and decided to trust him, so he used his connections to ask several cinemas to maintain the number of screens showing the film.

on Monday.

Tang Wen arrived at UCLA.

This is the largest campus in California, with tens of thousands of students and more than 10,000 faculty and staff.

Given his current influence, he cannot get the school to cooperate in promoting his arrival.

Robert contacted the student union in advance and applied for a large lawn near the dormitory apartment as the venue for the event.

Around lunchtime, just before school let out, Tang Wen enthusiastically started speaking.

Before he could finish singing a song, news of his arrival on campus to sing spread like wildfire throughout the entire campus.

Girls' Dormitory:

"Tang Wen is here at school!"

"Tang is here? Which Tang? Is it the Tang who sang 'Baby'?"

"I need to go there, where is he?"

"..."

Just like Justin Bieber in the original timeline, who became famous worldwide thanks to his teenage fans.

Tang Wen's handsome appearance is enough to attract many female fans.

After the "Affinity" attribute was implemented, countless white, black, and Hispanic girls regarded him as the template for the perfect boyfriend.

He appeared on campus wearing a white shirt and washed jeans.

The girls' screams almost shattered the sky.

The lawn where Tang Wen was located was completely surrounded by people.

After singing his three songs three times, countless girls shouted that they would support his movie "Saw 2", buy ten more albums, and recommend Tang Wen to all their friends...

It has that feel of the fan culture of later generations.

what?
Am I a beneficiary?
That's okay.

We need to find a way to organize them and try our best to avoid doing anything foolish.

For his last song, he sang a classic that had been popular in Los Angeles for decades—"Hotel California."

The teachers and students who came to watch joined in the singing.

As a top university in North America, the students are of very high caliber.

When Tang Wen was about to leave, they made way for him and sang "Baby" in unison to see him off.

Even after getting on the bus, he continued to wave to the crowd, his eyes filled with emotion.

He finally understood why so many people wanted to become famous.

It's amazing to be surrounded by people, to be admired and adored by them!

There's probably no job in the world that can compare to being a celebrity!
Not only do they have high incomes, but they also have very rich inner lives.

Fortunately, the 90 points of [Spirit] gave Tang Wen enough composure.

Otherwise, he might also become addicted to this feeling.

Los Angeles is a big city, and Tang Wen attended three more events from afternoon to evening.

The locations were all on campuses or in squares where people gathered.

Galaxy Entertainment staff had done some small-scale publicity in advance, and it's no exaggeration to say that the scene was packed with people.

Robert, hiding in the car, was shocked: "Tang has only released three songs, why does he have so many fans?"

This doesn't make sense.

He couldn't figure it out no matter how much he thought about it, so he looked at Tang Wen's blurry face from afar.

The only explanation is that Tang Wen is too handsome.

Since it's a promotional event, there's naturally a photography team involved.

They worked overtime to edit the video and upload it online.

Tang Wen's female fans gathered together, showering him with praise:

"Tang is amazing! This is a way of giving back to his fans! He's kinder than any other artist..."

This post received hundreds of thousands of views and thousands of likes.

Some people countered:

"Giving back to fans? It's clearly about selling movie tickets, trying to get you to go to the cinema to support his movie."

"So what? He sang ten songs; doesn't that earn him a few dollars?"

"That's right!"

"well said!"

The dissenting voices were drowned out by the female fans.

According to later statistics, female fans have more spending power than male fans.

Men all know that when they claim to like a certain female celebrity, it's really just a fantasy they have at a certain moment.

They don't really care who the celebrity is or how their career is going.

They don't even watch the other person's movies or TV shows.

Not to mention spending money on endorsements and staying up all night to work on data.

Tang Wen's behavior is somewhat similar to the live-streaming e-commerce of later celebrities.

However, he was promoting the product offline, and the "goods" he was promoting weren't mass-market products, but rather movie tickets.

Disney.

President Michael scoffed, "A director and producer like him, going to learn how to do publicity from minor celebrities?"

Paramount

President Shirley Lansing had her expert advisors analyze the feasibility of Tang Wen's actions.

Let's predict whether tickets will sell.

"I don't think it will be very effective. It's not that I doubt Director Tang's charisma; in fact, this model might really work once he releases a few more albums. But right now, most of the people around him are just watching the show."

After all, it's free entertainment, so why not take a look?

Most people's time is not valuable.

But if you ask them to pay money, even just a dollar, for a ticket, the crowd will probably disperse immediately.

Tang Wen was exhausted after running around all day.

Under the gentle caress of the female lead, Naomi Watts, he fell into a deep sleep on the chartered business jet.

He was pressed for time, so he rented a plane and traveled overnight.

The second city is San Francisco.

In the afternoon, Tang Wen was performing in the open-air park when Robert sent him a message:
It's gone up! It's gone up!
Yesterday, box office revenue in the Los Angeles area nearly doubled!
The previous day was Sunday, and the box office was $231 million.

Yesterday was Monday, and the box office didn't decline much, with the daily box office exceeding $180 million.

The message cannot be kept secret, nor is there any need to keep it secret.

After the news was confirmed, the industry was in an uproar.

(End of this chapter)