This director lacks vision.

Chapter 82 The Next Web Series

Things develop in a chain reaction, one link leading to the next.

The promotion of "Lost in Thailand" was very successful, and theaters saw the potential of the film and gave it preferential treatment in terms of screenings.

The New Year's Day holiday on January 1st falls into a very delicate period.

As is customary, the three-day New Year's Day holiday is usually the time when well-received blockbusters in the Lunar New Year film season rake in box office revenue.

Therefore, many low-budget films will avoid this release window to avoid competing with blockbusters.

The cinemas also scheduled fewer other films for release.

However, this year's Lunar New Year blockbusters are truly hopeless.

Zhang Yimou's "A Simple Noodle Story" was a terrible movie, and Zhou Jielun's "The Treasure Hunter" was even worse. As for Guo Fucheng and Zheng Yijian's "Storm Riders 2," it was just average, and the audience didn't even bother to criticize it.

There was only one film, Bodyguards and Assassins, which, despite considerable controversy, managed to salvage its reputation.

Two weeks after its release, it still had a certain number of seats occupied.

Movie theaters also need to make money.

These bad movies can't sell tickets, so naturally, their screenings will be reduced.

This conveniently freed up the three-day New Year's Day period.

The movie "Lost in Thailand" had a huge following, and its high quality after screening, along with Han Sanping's management, allowed it to secure extra screenings, achieving an exceptionally high 32.7% of screenings on its opening day.

After the results came out, the production team released another round of press releases, using the number of screenings to prove the quality of "Lost in Thailand" and attract more viewers.

"Lost in Thailand" was the top film in theaters during New Year's Day, and it was favored by cinemas!

"100% positive reviews at screenings! Lost on Journey conquers major cinemas."

Liu Jianwei, Vice President of Wanda Cinemas: Comedy films are the main theme of the New Year's film season, and I am optimistic that "Lost in Thailand" will gross over 100 million yuan.

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People all have a herd mentality.

Many viewers became interested in the movie "Lost in Thailand" after seeing that it received such a high number of screenings.

Seeing this, Zhang Weiping couldn't sit still and once again launched a scathing attack on the media.

"A simple gun is such a good movie, making a lot of money for theaters, but after less than 20 days of release, its screening share has dropped to less than 10%. This is blatant injustice! It's definitely being targeted by Han Sanping!"
How could "Lost in Thailand", a low-budget film, possibly receive such an outrageous 32.7% of screenings?
Jiang Yifeng and Han Sanping definitely engaged in insider trading.

Han Sanping controlled the cinema chain, engaged in monopolistic practices, and disregarded market principles.

If he continues to operate this way, who will be willing to spend more money to invest in movies in the future?

Let's just save our money and give it to Han Sanping so he can schedule more screenings!

Zhang Weiping's remarks have once again attracted a great deal of attention and discussion.

If Zhang Weiping had previously stood up to criticize Han Sanping and Huaying Group, he still had quite a few supporters.

Now that he's attacking Han Sanping again, and also targeting "Lost in Thailand" and Jiang Yifeng, he doesn't have much support anymore.

Instead, they were ridiculed by the public.

There's no way around it, "A Simple Noodle Story" has become so bad that it's beyond redemption.

If the work is bad, the audience won't buy it, and no amount of talking will help.

In contrast, Jiang Yifeng's reputation has been steadily rising since "A Little Wish" was taken down, gaining support from a large number of netizens.

Following Zhang Weiping, director Deng Zhiyuan also came forward to attack "Lost in Thailand".

"The crew of 'Lost in Thailand' is too domineering. They completely monopolized Wang Baoqiang's role. When 'Our Promises' was released, he, as the male lead, didn't even have time to participate in the promotion!"
Needless to say, in terms of screenings, everyone else is making low-budget comedies, and we only get 5% of the screenings, all taken up by "Lost in Thailand."

"A Bright Future" is a film that Wang Baoqiang shot in the first half of the year, directed by Deng Zhiyuan, and starring Fang Zhongxin and Wang Baoqiang.

The film was released on December 22nd. It was also a low-budget comedy, but it didn't make much of a splash.

In fact, Wang Baoqiang participated in the promotion of this movie.

But actors are also very realistic.

Wang Baoqiang felt that "Lost in Thailand" was a better film with more potential, and it's currently very popular, so he's naturally willing to spend more time and energy promoting it.

Deng Zhiyuan understood this principle as well.

His criticism was seen as mere hype and attention-seeking, with the aim of promoting his own film.

Jiang Yifeng was quite pleased with the criticism from Zhang Weiping and Deng Zhiyuan.

The fact that people are attacking "Lost in Thailand" shows, on the one hand, that the show has been well-promoted and gained popularity, and on the other hand, it also increases the show's buzz.

Generally speaking, directors tend to be more high-profile during a film's release, which is part of their promotional strategy. For example, Feng Xiaogang would often adopt the outspoken style of "Feng the Cannon," criticizing reporters, audiences, and the film's scheduling.

Cheng Kaige likes to stir up scandals involving the stars on his film crew.

From this perspective, Zhang Yimou's cooperation with Zhang Weiping was relatively worry-free.

Zhang Weiping handled all the marketing work, so Zhang Yi didn't need to appear in front of the camera or spout nonsense like "one-shot filming".

Jiang Yifeng is also very high-profile.

On December 28th, he posted two Weibo posts.

The first one is a limerick.

"A Simple Noodle Story was surprisingly bad, it has no future. Theaters will decide which one to release, and audiences just love Lost in Journey."

This Weibo post can be seen as a direct response to the controversy over the film's scheduling, while also taking the opportunity to promote his own movie.

It's also quite popular.

However, the second Weibo post received more attention.

"This journey has finally come to a perfect end."

I've always believed that the most vulgar thing is the most elegant, and the most tacky thing is the most trendy.

The same applies to art; what is popular can be elegant, and skirting the edge should be one of the most popular forms of popular art.

Unfortunately, given the circumstances, the show had to be put on hold, and the fourth season of Bath King was about to end.

But don't panic, brothers and sisters, I just took my talent for skirting the edge to another place.

As for where it is, I'll keep it a secret for now; you'll find out in the future.

I will continue to film web series.

Please support my new movie, "Lost in Thailand." If it grosses over 100 million yuan, the next web series will be approved and filmed immediately!
If you have any topics you'd like to see covered, feel free to leave a comment below.

The Weibo post also included a download link; clicking it will allow you to download the last two episodes of "The Last Wish".

This time, Jiang Yifeng didn't use the "Fengxing Wujiang" account to deceive himself; instead, he directly posted the download link on his own Weibo account.

In just 10 minutes, Jiang Yifeng's Weibo post had received over 5 likes!
The hashtags “The Last Wish Finale,” “The King of Bathhouse Officially Ends,” “Jiang Yifeng’s Next Web Series,” and “Lost in Thailand Box Office Exceeds 100 Million” all trended on Weibo.

Among these, "The King of Bathing has officially ended" topped the trending search list.

After all, this web series ran for four seasons, created many popular memes, and attracted a large audience, making it a truly mainstream web series.

Now that Jiang Yifeng has announced the official end of Bath King, many fans are naturally reluctant to let it go and are trying to persuade the series to continue. Some have even dug up memorable scenes from the previous three seasons to reminisce and discuss online.

Besides that, the topic of "Jiang Yifeng's next web series" ranked second.

The old must go before the new can come.

After "A Little Wish" was taken off the air, many viewers had a premonition that "The King of Bathing" might be coming to an end.

Some viewers even believe that after the success of "Lost in Thailand," Jiang Yifeng will focus on making feature films and give up web series altogether.

Everyone is naturally very happy to see that Jiang Yifeng has the idea of ​​filming a web series.

Many people in the comments section are actively offering suggestions.

While having dinner at home that evening, Gao Yuanyuan asked curiously, "What's your next web series? Do you have any plans?"

Jiang Yifeng shook his head. "I haven't decided yet."

There are many themes to film for web dramas, and Jiang Yifeng can draw inspiration from popular domestic and international dramas.

Although he didn't remember the specific plot details clearly, Jiang Yifeng still had a general idea of ​​the theme and selling points.

Hearing this, Gao Yuanyuan put a piece of meat on Jiang Yifeng's plate and said with a smile, "Since you have no ideas, why not tailor-make a web series for me?"
"I'm an artist in the company now. If you make me famous, it will also help increase the company's valuation."

Gao Yuanyuan's current overall popularity already places her among the top-tier female celebrities.

She has excellent film and television resources, so there's no need for her to film web series.

The reason she's so eager to act in Jiang Yifeng's web series is partly to help him, and partly to collaborate with her lover.

Jiang Yifeng thought about it and realized that Gao Yuanyuan's words made a lot of sense.

She is now the most famous female artist in Fengxing Media. Making Gao Yuanyuan even more popular can create a head effect, which is indeed very beneficial.

But Jiang Yifeng didn't immediately agree to Gao Yuanyuan's request. He was just about to make a joke to "manipulate" her.

But then they discovered that Gao Yuanyuan was even more proactive, already under the table.

(End of this chapter)