I have to teach the world a lesson

"That Summer".

All filming has been completed, and post-production is in the process of emergency production.

During the filming, Ke Zhanyi was only excited.

My mind was filled with all kinds of plots, and I vented my talents, emotions, and recklessness that I had been holding back for a long time in this movie.

Even if I stay up late for several days, I don't feel tired, as if I have endless energy in my body.

But when the movie is finished...

Ke Zhanyi's whole body started to feel strange.

After returning to Yanjing, he began to feel lethargic and had a loss of appetite. He was inexplicably worried about gains and losses, and occasionally talked to himself in front of the wall.

Sometimes it’s about encouraging yourself…

Sometimes I feel a little bit discouraged.

His girlfriend Jiang Xiaoyou felt that he had signs of schizophrenia and forced him to see a psychiatrist.

The psychiatrist prescribed him a bottle of anti-anxiety medicine without even looking at it, and sent him back after finishing the prescription...

anxiety……

Jiang Xiaoyou very seriously wanted to talk to Ke Zhanyi and talk about what was going on with him.

But Ke Zhanyi always had a charming smile on his face, and kept saying that he was fine. He only said that he suddenly stopped filming movies, and he inevitably felt empty in his heart. He just said that he could just lie down for a few days, and there was no need to eat all these messy antibiotics. Anxiety medicine.

Having been with Ke Zhanyi for so many years...

Jiang Xiaoyou had never seen Ke Zhanyi in such a mental state.

She became even more worried.

But I also knew that if I forced myself to ask, I would definitely not be able to find out anything.

Ke Zhanyi is rather paranoid in some aspects, and paranoia is something engraved in his bones.

Wait until December 17th.

Jiang Xiaoyou vaguely noticed something.

The main theme movie "1949" project was officially launched today...

Ke Zhanyi, who was supposed to be a director, did not wear a suit to attend the casting event as he said a few months ago.

Instead, he stayed in bed and slept until 12 noon, but he still didn't get up.

Jiang Xiaoyou asked several times, fearing that it would waste time, but she vaguely heard Ke Zhanyi saying something vaguely.

In the afternoon, she secretly turned on the movie channel on the TV.

The movie channel is showing the casting call for "1949".

The seat where Ke Zhanyi was supposed to sit was taken by a younger director named Xu Shaohua.

perhaps……

[Starlight Future] lost in this competition to dominate the directing power.

Then……

Ke Zhanyi became the victim of embarrassment!

In the evening...

Only when Ke spread his wings did he wake up.

After waking up, I went to the company.

When he came back, there was a bit more light in his depressed eyes.

But when I moved the small table and ran to the balcony to drink, I started sighing again.

Jiang Xiaoyou saw it in his eyes.

But there was nothing she could do.

Apart from helping to cook three meals a day and taking care of Ke Zhanyi's diet and accompanying her, she seemed to have no role.

He didn't want to say anything to her.

In this state, wait until ten o'clock in the evening, when there is a knock on the door...

Only then did things change.

Zhang Sheng is here.

…………………………

"Anyway, I'm just a youth-themed director who can't get on stage..."

Outside the balcony.

Ke Zhanyi was drunk.

He looked at Zhang Sheng.

Squinting his eyes red.

When he finished filming "That Summer", he was full of confidence.

He fantasized about making the movie a hit, dreaming about joining the ranks of first-class directors, thinking about getting a foothold on the list, and making persistent efforts to make the next main theme movie "1949" to become the focus of everyone's attention.

Main theme movies are not commercial movies. Basically, they are all about making a profit and making money, which is good.

But some movies cannot be measured commercially.

Being shortlisted for the directing team and participating in directing will indirectly acquiesce to your status in this circle, and it will also allow you to be seen by the superiors...

Ke Zhanyi's expectations for "1949" were extremely high. After filming "That Summer", he devoted himself wholeheartedly to this movie.

but……

When he returned to the company, Xu Shengnan regretfully told him that [Starlight Future] had tried to fight for it, but failed in the end.

Film-related leaders held a meeting.

At the meeting, Ke Zhanyi was controversial and was removed from the final list.

Xu Shengnan did not tell Ke Zhanyi what the controversy was, but Ke Zhanyi learned about the final review stage through some gossip. Some people think that Ke Zhanyi started his career in youth movies...

"1949" is a major movie with an extremely serious theme. If a youth-themed director is shortlisted for the directing team...

That……

In what manner?

Youth movie!

Is this thing worthy of the stage?

All the shortlisted directors had strong opinions. After consideration, the relevant departments finally changed Ke Zhanyi's identity to director Xu Shaohua.

Xu Shaohua...

Ke Zhanyi checked the director's information, and the more he checked, the more silent he became.

Apart from his graduation work and a literary novel, this director does not have any works at all. It is obvious that he is a related party.

It's easy for people to fall in love with each other.

Especially when he saw that he was about to take off, and then he was suddenly taken down by a sap.

This feeling is really uncomfortable.

I also thought about all the experiences and difficulties I have gone through over the years. After struggling for more than half a year, I am still wandering around the starting point...

Finally, something went wrong with his thinking.

I think that no matter how well "That Summer" was shot, it is still a subpar work in the eyes of those people...

No matter how great the box office is, can it exceed 100 million?

"That Summer"...

The treatment in all aspects is not even as good as his Virgo "Youth in the Age of Youth".

The film's premiere is scheduled for January 20th.

Five days before New Year's Eve.

Before the Spring Festival, it’s the starting point of Enter the Dragon!

[Shengshi Entertainment] has introduced overseas movies "White Shark" and "Star Lost", and local movies include "Wing Chun" directed by Cui Hao...

Although [Starlight Future] has suffered heavy losses, it still has a basic base. Among the imported contract movies, there are "The God Comes to Earth" and "Robot", and the local movie "Racing" follows Cui Hao in the ring.

As for other film and television companies...

They all crowded in here, and there were three movies released just two years ago and "That Summer"!

Under such circumstances.

"That Summer" is almost no longer competitive!

An investment of more than four million?

Allotted to "That Summer", there were only a few hundred thousand in promotional expenses.

In addition to the original fan group of "That Summer", what else is there?

The distribution of theaters is also very cheating!

There are a total of 730 mainstream theaters in the country, but they only managed to win 120 for "That Summer"...

It’s a complete situation where there is too much food for the monks!

How do they make money?

It’s not that [Starlight Future] doesn’t pay attention to this movie, but [Shengshi Entertainment] is taking advantage of [Starlight Future]’s weak period and is stepping up to seize various publicity positions. [Starlight Future] only has Passive defense can only protect the interests of those blockbusters first...

"That Summer"...

It can only be said that it fends for itself.

During this period, the more Ke Zhanyi thought about it, the more depressed and anxious he became.

Vaguely, it seems like this time the filmmaking is at a stage of failure again.

"One hundred and twenty! We only secured 120 theater chains. Even if these theater chains arranged for the film's screening halls to be fully occupied, the box office would only be 300,000 yuan per game, and the maximum would be 1.2 million yuan per day. ...But is it possible to fill all the seats?”

After Ke Zhanyi saw Zhang Sheng's silence, he continued to sigh and settle the score with Zhang Sheng.

The more I calculate, the more depressed I become...

After Zhang Sheng heard this, his expression became serious: "To correct you, there are 128 regions in our world, not 120 movie theaters!"

After Ke Zhanyi listened to Zhang Sheng's self-deceiving words, he suddenly felt like laughing.

During this time...

Zhang Sheng has been deceiving himself and others.

Talking about global release, talking about 128 regions around the world!

It's okay for friends to joke about this kind of thing, but it's really ridiculous to openly talk about it.

Ke Zhanyi's mouth stiffened...

Finally he smiled bitterly: "Mr. Zhang, this joke is not funny at all."

"Director Ke, I originally thought your layout could be bigger, but I didn't expect that your layout is still so small... To be honest, I'm very disappointed!"

After Zhang Sheng finished speaking, he sighed quietly.

"Is it just a big deal to deceive movie fans?"

"When did we lie to movie fans?"

"Your global release, the whole world, isn't it China... Moreover, there are a total of 120 cinemas. You said 128 regions, which is not enough. Where do those eight regions come from?"

"You forgot, we also have Brazil premiering. "That Summer" Brazil has eight regions!"

"Which eight? Don't tell me, are you counting the premieres in several counties in Brazil? In my impression, we have not expanded..." Ke Zhanyi took a deep breath.

His face became increasingly bitter, and it felt like Zhang Sheng was a liar who wanted to lead him into a pit!

Could it be!

he……

Are you really that stupid?

"Director Ke, so I feel that your situation is getting smaller and smaller. It needs to be opened up. Our movie is premiering in the largest region in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro!"

"Rocinia slums?" When Ke Zhanyi heard this, he was about to cry.

"Rocinia, not the Rocinha slums..." Zhang Sheng corrected again: "We have eight open-top cinemas in the poor city of Rocinha! Eight open-top cinemas, plus 120 Ten regions, isn’t this one hundred and twenty-eight regions in the world? If there is an international one, there is an international one, if there are regions there are regions. How can you say we are lying to them?”

"..."

Ke Zhanyi was shocked after hearing this.

He originally thought "That Summer" would expand to eight counties in Brazil, but he didn't expect...

That's actually eight convertible movie theaters.

Damn it!

It sounds like an open-top cinema.

To put it bluntly, isn't this an open-air cinema?

"Mr. Zhang, you can't, at least not like this..." Ke Zhanyi felt that his face was going to be distorted.

"Mr. Ke, it's time to cheer up. You can follow me to promote things tomorrow! You need to enlarge the picture a little bit. Don't be depressed about this and that all day long. Go get gold quickly. Where is the time for depression?"

"I……"

"Okay, Sister Xiaoyou, help Director Ke tidy up his clothes. Starting tomorrow before the movie is released, I will help Director Ke open up the layout..."