Dad, please try harder

Chapter 136 The day we announced our romance, she was holding a balloon

Author: Dr. Silver

Chapter 136 The day we announced our romance, she was holding a balloon

"You're going back to school a week early?"

After lunch, Qian Quan drove his father's car and took Ding Linlang to Wanghuai to watch a movie, and by the way, he told her about returning to school early.

"Yes, we have to play games in March and train in advance."

Ding Linlang thought for a moment and said, "I want to stay at home for a few more days to spend time with my parents and grandparents."

"Then you can come back when school starts. I can pick you up then."

"Um."

The car quickly arrived at Wanghuai, parked the car, and the two of them walked towards the cinema.

There are a total of six movies released during the Spring Festival this year, with themes including war, comedy, history and science fiction.

Of course, there is also the unbeatable movie "Bear Bears", which is praised by industry insiders as "the wall of masterpieces".

The Spring Festival period has always been the most fiercely competitive period for various movies.

Who can become the champion, who can become the dark horse, who has the highest rating, and whose promotion is the best, are all hot topics during the Spring Festival, and naturally they have become a hot spot for fans of each company.

However, "Bear Bears" is the only movie that never actively participates in any controversy, and its announcements appear to be unpretentious.

Silently sell tickets, silently seize the opportunity to schedule movies, silently earn over 100 million in box office, silently make money back, silently make money, silently become the top three in the Spring Festival box office...

Yes, almost every year during the Spring Festival there will be a much-anticipated blockbuster, with a big director, a big production, a big movie star, and a lot of traffic. Some are scheduled a year in advance to fully satisfy the audience's expectations.

Then there will be a comedy that seems to be quite satisfactory during the promotion period, and suddenly becomes a dark horse, counterattacks all the way, and finally overtakes the blockbusters and becomes the box office champion.

After these two phenomenal films, there is the animated movie.

Therefore, whether the box office of many films released during the Spring Festival can surpass "Bear Bears" every year has become a watershed in measuring a movie.

"Tell me, how much box office will "Bear Bears" have this year?" After entering the theater, Ding Linlang saw the promotional sign for "Bear Bears" and asked.

"1 billion+ is stable." Qian Quan said, "It can be said to be one of the most successful IPs in China. Those movies with twice the box office may not earn as much as it does."

"Is it a cost issue?" Ding Linlang asked.

"Yes, although there is some water in the statement, it is normal for a Spring Festival movie to spend 100 to 200 million on publicity and marketing alone, let alone production costs."

"It's mainly about arranging movies, right?"

Qian Quan nodded: "Unless the movie is of particularly high quality and resonates with the audience's emotions, it can rely on word-of-mouth to counterattack. Other movies with similar quality will have to win or lose through marketing and scheduling.

"Only "Bear Infested" is a special case. Its production, publicity and distribution together may be less than 200 million. If calculated based on the factor of three times the box office investment, it only needs 600 million to make a profit."

"So, apart from road shows, what other aspects of box office subsidies are more expensive to announce?"

"Commercial editing and promotion, online soft articles, and local advertising," Qian Quan said, pointing to the signboards placed in the theater, "There are also those signboards. These things look simple, but once they start to work, they are all complicated.

Real gold and silver.”

"Well, at least children don't have to buy soft copy for cartoons."

"Celebrities also save money on road shows, and they also spend a lot of money on travel expenses and five-star hotels."

The two of them talked and bought a large bucket of popcorn and two cups of Coke.

"This series of animated films also has a potential function of cultivating audiences for future cinemas."

"Yes, let these children like the cinema. When they grow up, they will automatically choose the cinema to watch movies."

After sitting and chatting for a while, we took a group photo, and the ticket check for their movie started.

The movie they chose this time is a comedy, starring the king, and tells the story of a has-been star who makes a lot of jokes and loses himself in the constant dislocation, and finally finds himself through various stories.

The movie is 130 minutes long, and the viewing experience is good. Small humors and jokes run through most of the movie. In particular, the role played by the protagonist is perfectly consistent with the protagonist himself, which increases the credibility and sense of humor of the movie.

The movie itself still has a very classic three-part structure:

The protagonist's life is out of balance and there is a gap with the past, which is the driving force of the first act;

The protagonist tries every possible means to pursue his desires and goals, and the pursuit is lost in the second act;

The protagonist is touched by something and discovers that sincerity/kindness/love is the true meaning of life. The third act ends with a sublimation.

"How do you feel?" Qian Quan asked Ding Linlang after leaving the theater.

"About 7.5 points."

"Um."

The two discussed the movie while picking up the car and going home.

In the evening, Ding Linlang made a rare post on WeChat Moments:

"On New Year's Day, let's watch a movie."

There are two photos attached, one is a photo of her and Qian Quan holding movie tickets, and the other is a photo of her and Qian Quan.

Qian Quan immediately stole the picture and posted it on WeChat Moments:

"On New Year's Day, let's watch a movie."

…

On the second day of junior high school, Qian Wenlin and his parents went to his grandmother's house to visit relatives.

This is also an old tradition of their family.

When I was a child, my cousin would come to pick me up specially. When I grew up, I would go by myself.

Going to grandma's house to visit relatives is no different to Qian Quan than before.

But for Qian Wenlin and Yang Yuhua, there were subtle changes in their minds.

In the past few months, their son has gained huge fame and is now a major internet celebrity with millions of fans.

It would be a lie to say that I don't feel proud at all when I take such a son to visit relatives.

Sure enough, when the family of three arrived at grandma's house, they immediately became the focus of the relatives' eyes.

Grandpa and grandma are fine, I am very relieved.

Uncles, aunts, aunts, and cousins ​​will inevitably come around to praise you and take photos with you.

"I told Shitou when he was young that he would be promising when he grows up. You see, that's what he said." said his aunt.

"When I watched the video of the Japanese being beaten with stones, I broke out in a cold sweat. I had a fight with him when I was a child, and I was afraid that he would take advantage of me," said my cousin.

"Many classmates in our school are fans of Brother Shitou, both boys and girls. My best friend knew that Brother Shitou was my cousin and begged me to give her an autograph," said my cousin.

Qian Quan listened to everyone's stories with a smile throughout, and occasionally missed the opportunity to add a few sentences, which often made everyone laugh.

When you are particularly good, comparisons between relatives and neighbors will automatically disappear.

Qian Wenlin also experienced the feeling of being proud in front of his father-in-law and mother-in-law. During lunch, his voice when chatting was more confident and calm than before.

A son in my family has just grown up.

…

Songzhuang.

Song Xi was wearing a bridesmaid outfit and was hiding her shoes.

Today her cousin is getting married and asked her to be the bridesmaid.

Now, the bride has dressed up and is sitting in the room waiting for the groom's motorcade to pick her up.

As the bridesmaid, she is responsible for the next task of embarrassing the groom and groomsmen.

everything's ready.

Just wait for the groom to come.

"When they knock on the door later, just block it as a token gesture to prevent them from rushing at the door too hard and someone getting hurt."

The cousin explained.

"Well, let them stuff 10 red envelopes and open the door."

"Um."

Song Xi was familiar with the flow of the game for the last time.

In fact, the games are quite simple. The most difficult one is to ask the groom and groomsmen to pass the balloon around their necks.

Song Xi held a red balloon in her hand, sat on a chair, looked at her phone and waited.

Then she saw someone in her high school class group posted screenshots of Qian Quan and Ding Linlang's friend circles.

It's the circle of friends where they watch movies together.

"So, are Qian Quan and Ding Linlang officially announced?" a classmate asked, and even named Qian Quan and Ding Linlang.

The money and power are not bad, and after a year, I will still post on a few WeChat Moments.

Ding Linlang, however, has not posted on WeChat Moments all year round, but now she suddenly posted a photo with Qian Quan and a photo with movie tickets. Her intention is self-evident.

After a while, Qian Quan replied with a sunglasses expression, which was an admission.

Song Xi quit WeChat and her mood instantly hit rock bottom.

There is no longer any possibility between her and Qian Quan.

She has never regretted what she said to Qian Quan at the Bund, and is even still working hard for it.

However, the situation has changed drastically beyond her imagination.

The first is that Qian Quan suddenly became popular, so popular that even if she completed her plan, she would not be able to bear his weight.

She promised to give her money and power in a few years, but now she can get it herself!

The second is that Qian Quan and Ding Linlang are together.

Ding Linlang was her biggest enemy. She once thought that they had been best friends for so many years. Since they were never together, it would be difficult for them to be together in the future.

Unexpectedly, when the two of them went to a different place, their relationship... deteriorated.

Song Xi turned to look out the window, recalling the official announcement scene between her and Sun Shaokang that day in her mind.

She later had many dreams, in which Sun Shaokang's position represented money and power.

But.

The balloon that day had drifted too far.

She'll never have it again.

(End of chapter)