Perfect Life

Sensing that Lu Ping was emotionally unstable, before leaving the cinema, Gao Lanlan called to cancel the dinner tonight, only saying that there was an urgent matter to deal with. Anyway, there is still a day of work here tomorrow, and everyone will make an appointment tomorrow.

Later, after dealing with this matter, while talking and laughing, the group walked out of the movie theater, found a place to eat nearby, and ordered a meal.

Everyone has noticed that Lu Ping has been distracted. At this time, basically everyone will not bother him - especially today, I just watched the opponent's movie, and everyone thinks that this movie seems to be good, even more so. Be a little more considerate of his mood.

After everyone sat down, Xia Xiaoyue whispered a few words about the movie viewing experience with Gao Lanlan, turned her head to look at Lu Ping again, saw that he was still thinking, and exchanged glances with Gao Lanlan.

Gao Lanlan shook her head slightly at her.

After a while, the waiter began to serve the dishes, and after a while, the dishes were ready, and then Gao Lanlan smiled and said, "I said, Director Lu, eat, don't think about it!"

Lu Ping raised his head, smiled, also picked up his chopsticks, put a mouthful of rice in his mouth, and chewed for a while, then looked up at Xia Xiaoyue, then at Gao Lanlan, and said, "I admit, he still has a little bit of it. I was amazed. This movie is well done!"

Gao Lanlan smiled and nodded.

Neither Xia Xiaoyue nor her assistant dared to speak.

After a while, Gao Lanlan said: "To say that Li Qian is talented is not bragging! In fact, as soon as his "Legend of the New White Snake" came out, it has already proved that he is actually very talented in storytelling. I didn't expect him to be able to make movies at this level."

Lu Ping nodded, although he was a little confused, he still said: "There is no lack of spiritual energy, but every step is very stable. After watching the whole film, whether it is the big structure, the details, and the rhythm of the whole film. The degree of control is already at a very high level.”

After a pause, he said again: "Looking back at this film, I want to watch it again. I always feel that there are some things buried in him, like the toad in the movie, the old man, and the two main characters in the last scene. ID card, I always feel that there is still a play within a play, but I just watched it for the first time, I didn't pay much attention, and many details can't be linked together."

Gao Lanlan was a little surprised to hear that, "There is still a play within a play?"

Lu Ping smiled, put another mouthful of rice in his mouth, and finally put down his chopsticks to add vegetables, but he smiled and said, "What? I didn't see it? Sister Gao, you have to continue to improve your movie-watching skills! "

Gao Lanlan shook his head and smiled, "I really didn't see anything! It's the points you said, if you mention them, I'll remember them. I didn't think deeply...a play within a play? If you say that, this 'genius' is really not a compliment to him!"

Lu Ping nodded and said: "The play within the play is actually not too difficult, but for many people who love movies very much, if they can look back and see something in the movie that others haven't seen for a while, Digging out another layer of stories inside is still a very fulfilling thing. This is especially popular abroad, and in recent years, there are many such viewers in our country. "

Having said this, after a pause, he said: "The Internet is really a good thing! It may have been just a hobby of a very small number of people, but since the advent of the Internet, it is like this kind of drama, everywhere is full of fog, There are stories that need to be indexed everywhere, and once someone interprets something and puts it on the Internet, it will easily cause a heated discussion among everyone, and then it will lead some people to go back to the cinema to watch it for a second time!”

"But..." He smiled, "It's all a trail!"

"The most rare thing is that he made the concept of 'savage girlfriend' so fresh and refined that even a big man like me didn't feel disgusted at all when he saw it, but found it quite interesting! Not bad! On the contrary, the last half hour is a bit redundant in my opinion. If he can finish the last paragraph in ten minutes, I will give this film a higher evaluation!"

"But...the last paragraph of his about the tree, the old man, and the toad that somehow got into the egg, should be mainly to explain and pave the way for his play. So I I just said, I'm going to watch it again later, if I want to fully understand what's behind this movie, I have to go through the clues one by one!"

Gao Lanlan smiled when she heard the words, and said, "You still talk about other people? Aren't you the kind of person who has to dig out the hidden things inside?"

Lu Ping was stunned when he heard the words, then shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.

At this time, Xia Xiaoyue on the side seemed to feel that Lu Ping was not as emotionally unstable as she had imagined, so she plucked up her courage and asked Gao Lanlan, "Sister Gao, what do you think the box office of Li Qian's film will be? To us Is this 'woman hero' a threat?"

Gao Lanlan raised her head and glanced at Lu Ping, and said, "If you say no, you must underestimate Li Qian! But if you say yes, I don't think so..."

"Oh?" This statement made Lu Ping suddenly interested, he couldn't help but stop his chopsticks and asked with a smile, "How do you say it?"

Gao Lanlan also said earnestly: "First, the first mover advantage! If it is a summer season, if it is a big director, a famous actor, etc., the first week of listing is of course the highest box office, and in the second week, there will be potential crowds watching the movie. After a batch is consumed, and other new blockbusters are released, it will not work in the second week! At that time, the emphasis is on a latecomer advantage! Just as before the Spring Festival, "Escape Heroes" successfully eliminated the decline curve. It's the same as "Let's Talk About a Big Business"! However, in the off-season like now, it's not the work of a famous film director or star, what are you fighting for? It's a first-mover advantage! Specifically, word of mouth!

After a pause, she said: "Let's show it for a week first, it was the off-season in the off-season, there were very few movies showing, many movie theaters and theaters, and even there were no movies to arrange, so we could only choose to suspend one or two screening halls to stop. So, our movie was released at that time, and we immediately got the canvas second only to "The Escape Hero", and as far as I know, the opening canvas of "My Sassy Girl" only had one thousand canvases. It's not even half of us! Why? Because it's a later release, and it's not a blockbuster with absolute appeal. We've also talked before. Li Qian's status as a big star, as a director, the bonus is not too big. "

Speaking of this, she smiled, with a confident and convincing smile on her face, and said, "We started first, and the five-day release time is less canvas than "Escape Hero", but Overwhelmed it all at once and won the championship of the box office list! Think about it, this second week, we have a word of mouth, the word of mouth in the theater, to ensure that our canvas not only did not decrease, but increased slightly, The word of mouth on the box office chart makes potential audiences the first to notice our movie when they want to watch a movie!"

When she said this, not only Xia Xiaoyue, but also Lu Ping nodded and said with a smile, "That's the truth!" But she said with a smile: "You said the first, so there is a second?"

Gao Lanlan laughed when she heard the words, "Of course! This is second, the quality of the film!"

Speaking of which, she glanced at Lu Ping's assistant beside her and smiled: "In recent days, the media reports and the comments on the Internet, Xiao Zhu also helped to sort them out, I read it, you read it, we all You know, everyone's overall preference for the movie's evaluation! Of course, this is also word of mouth, but it is different from the word-of-mouth on the box office chart. This represents the evaluation of our movie by fans and audiences who have seen the movie. Putting aside the positive guiding effect these reviews will have on movie fans, isn’t it just the meaning of these good reviews that speaks to the excellence of this movie?”

Hearing this, Lu Ping nodded slowly.

At this time, Gao Lanlan said again: "I know, "My Sassy Girl" is well shot, not only you think it's good, but I've watched it, and I think it's really beautiful! The burden joke is very funny, and the emotional line is also very warm. , in general, the top-notch work, in terms of film quality, is definitely not bad. But to say that it will be better than "Hello Woman!", I don't think so! In my opinion, at best... Let's all win!"

"This is the first! Second, although Li Qian handled it very well, I am talking about the heroine who beats the hero at every turn. Although he handled it well, in my opinion, there is basically no sense of disobedience! It's like What you said, even if a man watched it, he would not feel uncomfortable, but after all, it is a play that describes a 'barbaric' woman! Hehe, in terms of the current social atmosphere in China, although the entire public opinion They have always advocated equality between men and women. In recent years, the discussion on whether to abolish the concubinage system has not happened once or twice, but in the final analysis, men and women are still not equal! Men in China, pay attention, especially the successful, Men with income above a certain level, in my opinion, are still mostly macho!"

Speaking of which, she spread her hands, "So... these people, will, can they accept such a movie that is obviously going in the direction of 'big feminism'? I think... maybe most people, yes At least not disgusting, but there will definitely be some people, especially disgusting! Although the number may not be many, these people are the staunch guardians of the most stubborn machismo! Once they discover this movie, maybe They will be very angry, and they may even attack in groups! At that time, once the public opinion in this area rises, it will have a big impact on many people who didn’t care about this aspect!”

Hearing this, Lu Ping nodded again, but frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

But after thinking for a while, he nodded again and said, "This statement makes sense! Regarding this, if there is relevant public opinion in China, it will definitely affect some people's perception of this movie. , will definitely make this movie lose a group of audiences!"

"Definitely so!" Gao Lanlan laughed: "So, in my opinion, Li Qian's "My Sassy Girl" is a good shot, but in fact, we have more than 2,000 pieces of canvas for him, 1,000 pieces, We have the box office champion last week, and a lot of praise from the media and the Internet, but they only have one "director Li Qian's work", which is barely a force. Our film quality is on par with his, but we have no hidden worries. , he has! In this way, how could he overwhelm us?"

Lu Ping nodded and smiled, "That's the truth!" He looked up at Gao Lanlan again, and said with a smile, "Having you say that, Sister Gao, makes my heart more open!"

Gao Lanlan smiled when she heard the words, but suddenly said: "But... don't worry, don't worry, there are still two things to be careful about next for us!"

At this moment, when Lu Ping heard the words, he put down his chopsticks and said earnestly, "You say it."

Gao Lanlan said: "First, Zheng Yuan was in a hurry after losing the championship last week. This week, their publicity offensive will definitely be much stronger than last week! Moreover, Zheng Yuan's appeal is indeed much stronger than ours! After all He is a big star in the domestic film circle! So this week, on the one hand, we will continue to run the theater line and record programs step by step. On the other hand, I will contact President Zhou later and let her get a little more appropriately. When the publicity fee comes out, the advertisements that should be invested in print media, TV media and radio stations should be invested a little more, and soft articles and good film reviews should be bought more!”

Speaking of which, he said earnestly: "As long as we can continue to suppress "The Escape Hero" this week, our film will be completely up! Zheng Yuan can only stare blankly! We have killed it for two consecutive weeks. , they are two weeks earlier than us, and it is the fifth week, and even if they want to fight back, they have no energy!"

Lu Ping smiled and nodded, "Well, that's why Zheng Yuan is so anxious this week!"

Gao Lanlan smiled and said, "Yes!"

After a pause, she said again: "Second, regarding "My Sassy Girlfriend", my suggestion is to find someone to write some guiding articles, because Valentine's Day is coming soon!"

Noticing that Lu Ping's brows were slightly wrinkled, Gao Lanlan didn't mean to stop at all, but continued: "In my opinion, the name "My Sassy Girl" is a love movie, and ours is a love movie. The name "Hello Woman!" sounds more like a martial arts movie!"

"At such a special time as Valentine's Day, many couples go into the cinema and subconsciously give priority to romance movies! So, my so-called guide article is not to speak ill of anyone, but to guide those couples appropriately. Tell them, "My Sassy Girl" has a lot of violent scenes of women hitting men, and our "Hello Woman!" is actually a love story! That's enough!"

Hearing this, Gao Ping couldn't help but nodded and said, "This is a good idea! This can be done!"

Hearing this, Gao Lanlan couldn't help laughing, "So it's settled? I'll call President Zhou when I turn around and let him make arrangements?"

Lu Ping nodded, "Yes! This is not a violation!"

Hearing this, Gao Lanlan couldn't help laughing, "It's the best if you can agree! Shopping malls! I agree with your opinion, movies are movies, and those things that are maliciously attacked, let's not! But moderate topic guidance belongs to business. Part of it, has nothing to do with the movie!"

Lu Ping smiled and nodded.

...

With Gao Lanlan's conclusion, I have to say that Lu Ping's little worry from watching "My Sassy Girl" was immediately dissipated a lot.

Of course, I was thinking about all kinds of things this night. For a while, I was reviewing and scrutinizing "My Sassy Girl", which is likely to exist in a play, and for a while, there were various speculations about "Hello Woman!" ", "My Sassy Girl" and "The Escape Hero", the three films may have various circumstances, such as the performance, the film arrangement, the promotion, etc., so that he slept this night, and it was not very stable.

Oh, regarding "Let's Talk About a Big Business", in Lu Ping's mind, he has already directly excluded it from the ranks of competitors! That film is not far from being offline, so it has no competitiveness!

The next morning, he got up early at 6:30. When he saw Xia Xiaoyue, who felt the movement, he also got up. He calmed her down and let her sleep for a while, and then went to the gym inside the hotel for a run for two. Ten minutes later, he came back sweating profusely.

As a result, he was still taking a shower in the bathroom, but there was already a knock on the door.

When he came out of the shower, Gao Lanlan looked up at him with a sunny smile, raised a document in his hand, and said with a smile: "Look, Mr. Zhou took the survey company's assessment of the rate of film placement across the country yesterday, The report on attendance rate and movie-watching word-of-mouth has been faxed over!"

Lu Ping's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he walked over without wiping his hair, "It seems that it is good news?"

Gao Lanlan smiled and said, "Of course, good news!"

While speaking, he handed Lu Ping a stack of about a dozen pages of information.

Lu Ping took it, sat down and looked.

Then, looking at it, a happy expression gradually appeared on his face, and when he briefly glanced through the entire dozen or so pages, he handed it back to Gao Lanlan with a smile on his face, and said with a smile, "Okay, okay! Hahaha! Good! "

Gao Lanlan laughed when she saw this and asked, "Don't worry now?"

Lu Ping nodded, but said again: "It seems that "The Hero of Escape" seems to be lacking in stamina! A few big cities are fine. I read this report that his attendance rate in cinemas in several small and medium-sized cities is generally low. !"

Gao Lanlan nodded, "So, last week it seemed that we were ahead of him by more than 100,000 at the box office, which made him very unconvinced. In fact, the attendance rate of that movie in small and medium-sized cities last week actually It's not bad, even relatively high! And this week, everyone returned to work in big cities from small places. Not only did the movie's attendance drop in small places, but the big cities were only average and slightly better. It can be seen that the selling power of his film has almost come out!"

Lu Ping nodded when he heard the words, and said a little smugly: "Next, it's up to us!"

Gao Lanlan nodded and laughed, "Yes! It's up to us!"

At this point, the two of them seem to have no intention of discussing a few words of "My Sassy Girl". It seems that after reading this investigation report, in their opinion, "My Sassy Girl" "It's no longer a threat for the time being!

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The first! A chapter of more than 5,000 characters!

It's still the same meaning, it's all about following the old brothers who have nearly 3 million words, so they don't make that fancy stuff. After writing 5,000 words, they will send 5,000 words, and don't split the chapter! I just hope that you brothers will support a few more monthly passes. There are currently 20 people, but they may fall at any time. Everyone, it would be nice to have another 500 monthly passes! (To be continued.)