Back to the Republic of China as a director

The book's rumors of social death in theaters would not have spread so quickly.

But who let Zhou Siyin know about this matter, and immediately ordered the newspaper to report it...

Even the original author was taken aback when watching the movie, how could he not publicize this kind of news well!As a result, the anecdote that the book was frightened in theaters, smashed by the audience, and fled in the end spread in both Beijing and Shanghai.It is said that I hope that the audience will take warning and pay attention to their bodies, but the effect of publicity can be imagined.

The book whose corpse was whipped repeatedly made false statements: "..."

The audience who watched the premiere all praised it and sacrificed the author of the original work.

All of a sudden, "Strange Tales of Things in the Ancient Capital" became a must-watch movie, and the venues where it was shown were all fully booked, and audiences who wanted to watch couldn't buy tickets.

Under such circumstances, the ticket dealers, who are called "soldiers" by the people in Beijing and "scalpers" in Shanghai, naturally took action upon hearing the news, causing the theater to send out manpower to fight against the scalpers.

The theaters that jointly screened the show couldn't help themselves when they saw such a situation.Let's count the films they have shown recently. Just talking about local films, the two martial arts films have been screened for ten days in total, and there are four days, seven days...

And this film seems to have mobilized the audience's emotions. If you want to watch this work that is better than Western blockbusters, the theater will not be able to digest it for a few days.It's all money, and you can see money that you can't make for the time being.

They are anxious, and the audience is also anxious. Why is there only one theater showing it, and there are only four shows a day. How long can we watch it.

Zhou Siyin encouraged them to pay for a few more copies.Anyway, judging from the situation, it must be shipped to other places, and there will be no loss if you copy it first!

The theater Fang Hong agreed, gritted his teeth and invested in the copy.

Therefore, under the instigation of Zhou Siyin and the stimulation of the market, the joint screenings in turn became simultaneous screenings.

Now, six or seven Chinese-funded first-run theaters began to screen "The Strange Story of Things in the Ancient Capital" at the same time, to satisfy the audience's thirst.Such a situation has never happened in Shanghai.

But the predictions of the businessmen were correct. Even if several theaters were showing at the same time, the grand occasion would not decrease, and all the venues were full.

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"This account is easy to calculate. How long a film can be shown depends on the audience. As long as more than half of the seats are sold for a day, the theater must continue to show it for a day until the audience is less than half the time. Shanghai's annual most The number of viewers of a good film can reach hundreds of thousands or even millions. According to newspaper surveys, the vast majority of viewers have the desire to watch this film again, or even three times, and four times. Therefore, they can show it for at least three months. The above will definitely not lose.”

Zhou Siyin calmly analyzed the matter to his subordinates.

These theaters would rather bear the high copying fee than release it quickly. They also saw the profits in it and wanted to make money while it was hot. Ji Shuangyu also provided them with a lot of ideas for selling peripheral products. They and the production company also paid for it. Dismantled.

When everyone heard Zhou Siyin's reckoning, they could only be convinced.It's not about his calculation ability, but about his courage.With such a large investment, I left it from my private account at the beginning.

Director Ji may have spent money. He gave [-] yuan at the beginning, but finally spent nearly [-] yuan.Moreover, the shooting time is still long and the film used is too much. The people in the Kunlun Bookstore are a little scared, afraid that they will spend too much money, and the box office will not be able to recover the cost in the end.

Looking at it now, there is no sign of a loss at the box office with such momentum.

Because the theater paid for the copying fee, it began to sell peripherals again, and with the move of selling books in the theater, just relying on Shanghai and Shanghai alone, with a little calculation, the cost can be recovered in half a month!

This is not counting the income of theaters in Beijing, the profit is so amazing-in fact, Xu Xinyue later relied on showing this film. After the accounts were divided, it only took two months to recover the cost of building Yong'an Cinema. earn.

And, well, the film department saved a hefty copy fee.

The elders of the bookstore couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This film is really worth the investment, and even the book sales have increased. Speaking of which, although we are the producer, there are still many employees who have not seen this film, because they bought it. There are no tickets—I don’t know if Baoduo went to watch it?”

Because "Ancient Capital" did not have an internal test screening, and it was directly premiered, they didn't go to see it uniformly.

Zhou Siyin: "...I was there all the time during filming! I was waiting for Director Ji to watch it together at Yongle Cinema when he was free!"

Ji Shuangyu was busy with the photography of his student's martial arts film, so she really didn't go to the cinema to watch her film.Although I have watched it countless times in the editing room, it is still different to watch it on the big screen in the theater, right?

"Uh, is that so?" The other party thought to himself, and he didn't know why the general manager was so eager to explain.

Besides, why couldn't he watch it by himself before Director Ji?The general manager is really tolerant, now all kinds of movie reviews are so enthusiastic.There is still a big difference between what I saw on the shooting site and what it should look like after production.

"Naturally." Zhou Siyin turned aside again, "How is the implementation of the marketing plan?"

The situation is very good, there is some tap water, but it should not be taken lightly.

Don't forget, foreign theaters did not participate in this joy.But they also have a movie to be released, who knows if they will do something in the public opinion, the situation of fighting openly and secretly has not never happened before.

Although Zhou Siyin felt that those films were not enough to compete with "The Strange Tale of Things in the Ancient Capital", he still wanted to nip this possibility in its infancy and spread it all over the advertisements first, such as the news about the book's false rumors, and intentionally published more articles in certain directions Film critics, first inoculate the audience.

"General manager, according to what you said, we have arranged everything very well. There is no need to ask someone to write a manuscript. Now there are too many movie reviews sent in every day... just choose from among them." , can also participate in this meeting.

"By the way, I have a piece of news here. I think it's interesting. Can I focus on it?" Qi Haoran opened his notebook, "Hehe, there is a timid audience in our capital. Passed out!"

"My God, fainted? How scary is it?"

"Haha, is it the part about the mask? It's really scary. The sudden sound made my heart stop."

"But it's okay to faint, right? I thought it would be funny for Mr. Blasphemy to shout out in fright, hahahaha, this is really worth promoting."

Hearing this, the elder said, "Hehe, everyone's discussion is very lively. I think our bookstore should also book the bookstore, and invite the staff to go to see it——General Manager, when you and Director Ji read it, can you bring everyone along?"

Zhou Siyin picked up the thermos cup and took a sip slowly, and said with a dark face: "You guys look at yours, I want to see it myself!"

staff:? ?The general manager suddenly became angry again, forget it and get used to it.

Today, outside the Dragon and Phoenix Theater.

Zhou Siyin was waiting for Ji Shuangyu here, and they made an appointment to watch "The Ancient Capital".Because many scenes in Xu Yunru's martial arts film were filmed in mountains and forests, Ji Shuangyu went on a business trip for several days.

Counting that they haven't seen each other for about seven days, Zhou Siyin feels that it's been a long time, and he can't get in touch with Ji Shuangyu, which makes him very worried... Until yesterday, Ji Shuangyu sent a message saying that he came back and made an appointment to watch a movie here.

"Bodo."

Ji Shuangyu's voice sounded behind him.

As soon as Zhou Siyin turned around, she saw Ji Shuangyu was wearing a long gown, a cap on his head, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, which made her look a little more refined. The glasses matched his skin, and it was like meeting each other like gold and jade.In his hand, he was carrying a cat cloth bag that felt like it was for his sister, and it was very playful.

Seeing him staring at her, Ji Shuangyu wondered why she was wearing glasses, and said with a smile, "I don't have a prescription. I'm afraid of being recognized."

Now it's the promotion period, and he knows more people with this face.It is for this reason that they chose this place. The Dragon and Phoenix Theater is also one of the theaters that Kunlun Book Company has invested in in Beijing.Wing On Cinema is reserved by people from Kunlun Bookstore today, and everyone in the capital knows that there is a better viewing experience and more scientific seating arrangements.The probability of being recognized over there is also very high, so the two came here.

"Filming in the wild is too tiring," Ji Shuangyu complained, "I was almost bitten by a big centipede. Fortunately, I ran fast. And only then did I know how good it was for you to visit the class from time to time to deliver food. I miss you." miss you."

He said it half-jokingly, but he really had something in his heart.

Ji Shuangyu has always been very focused on her work. In the previous world, she was single-minded and focused on struggle. In this world, she started to eat meat. After getting rid of poverty, she felt that she came here because of her work achievements.

This time, the filming in the suburbs took only seven days, which was even shorter than the time when he first met Zhou Siyin, but he always thought of Zhou Siyin inexplicably during work breaks.

When Zhou Siyin heard him say that he missed himself, his heart was surging for a moment, and he almost opened his mouth to pour out his own feelings. The reunion after "long absence" really made him a little bit unable to hold back.

Still, a kid who sells snacks came to sell, which interrupted his mood.

When Ji Shuangyu saw the child, she thought of her younger brothers and sisters at home, so she took out the copper and bought a pack of broad beans.

The two mixed in the crowd and went up to the second floor of the theater.

Ji Shuangyu originally wanted to persuade him, but when he thought about his first production, it really wouldn't make sense if he didn't watch it, and it was quite commemorative.Okay, let's watch it with him, at least there is a reminder.

After its release, Ji Shuangyu hasn't seen it in theaters yet.I walked into the official seat on the second floor, which is the box, and I saw that it was okay, because the distance is good, and the movie-watching experience should be okay.

Ji Shuangyu took off his hat, and took out soda and other snacks from the cloth bag. These were all prepared in advance. There are four children in his family, and since he crossed over, he has suffered and been hungry. Yes, there are always snacks and cakes at home...

"Don't drink soothing soup all the time. I'll tell you in advance when you encounter a scary place. It won't save you from drinking too much soup and going to the toilet!" Ji Shuangyu said.

Zhou Siyin: "..."

Zhou Siyin was about to refute, but changed his mind and agreed, "Okay."

Ji Shuangyu knew the film like the back of his hand, and he watched it while drinking soda without changing his face.

Before the weird sound effect sounded, Ji Shuangyu winked at Zhou Siyin and asked him to plug his ears.Horror movies, if there is no sound, the scariness will actually be much less.

But Zhou Siyin didn't react: "?"

He has been to the set, but he doesn't know how to edit and dub.

Seeing his innocent face, Ji Shuangyu was afraid that he would faint from fright... and had to carry it back by herself!But Ji Shuangyu still took a mouthful of soda, put down the soda bottle quickly, and blocked Zhou Siyin's ears with her hands.

Zhou Siyin only felt a chill in his ears, covering his ears with both hands as if being surrounded by Ji Shuangyu.

The weird shots on the screen can't scare Zhou Siyin at all, all his senses are focused on his ears!

feeling dizzy...

Seeing that this passage had passed, Ji Shuangyu opened her mouth, Gudu swallowed the soda, and said, "When I say cover your ears, just cover your ears, it's more effective."

Zhou Siyin nodded happily, touched his ears, and there was still the coldness on Ji Shuangyu's fingers, but it soon became hot.

With such all-round companionship and reminders, Zhou Siyin's movie-watching experience is incomparably good, and the degree of stimulation is just right.

"There's a jumpscare ahead..." After a relatively calm episode, Ji Shuangyu leaned over and reminded in a low voice, Zhou Siyin was fascinated by watching, and he was a little nervous, he was afraid that he would scare Zhou Siyin too loudly.

Zhou Siyin turned her head, still dazed for a while because Ji Shuangyu was too close.

Zhou Siyin has a feeling that he can never get tired of watching it. In fact, the first time he saw Ji Shuangyu, he was already amazed (and frightened).But when there is a feeling of affection, this kind of good looks seems to be different.Just like every second of the picture, it has a unique meaning.

Zhou Siyin was dazed like this, and then turned around, facing the mask and sound effects that suddenly appeared on the screen, almost scaring everyone away, turned around and hugged Ji Shuangyu!

Zhou Siyin: "Sorry, sorry."

Ji Shuangyu: "..."

...What are you talking about, I just reminded you!

Ji Shuangyu: "...you can't get dizzy, I want to keep this record."

So far, Zhou Siyin has been frightened and fainted by him.

Zhou Siyin: "..."

In the end, he reminded them all, and Zhou Siyin missed the reminders frequently, as if he was very immersed in the film.

"Those who don't know think you're never tired of it..." Ji Shuangyu complained, "Maybe it's on purpose."

He grabbed Zhou Siyin by the collar and lifted Zhou Siyin up.

Zhou Siyin stood up, the redness on her face could not be covered, even her neck was flushed.He felt dizzy from lack of oxygen when he lowered his head. It was true that he was pretending to be crazy by drinking alcohol and getting close to Ji Shuangyu by borrowing a thriller... It's nothing. What Zhou Siyin regretted was that the face he trained in the mall seemed like It became thinner, and at this moment, the face became hot, and I couldn't restrain it.

This is simply telling people brightly: You are right.

Ji Shuangyu was stuck when she saw it, and forgot what she wanted to complain about, "..."

Zhou Siyin saw Ji Shuangyu's unnatural look, and the feeling of ready to move for many days suddenly became stronger.Speak up, right now, and make sure this isn't the biggest delusion you've ever had in your life.

Ji Shuangyu also asked in a strange way: "Ling Dang, what are you thinking about?"

Zhou Siyin seemed to be pushed invisibly, he hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm thinking about our first meeting."

"Snare drum alley?"

Zhou Siyin nodded, "I saw you once looked like a ghost, that's why I fainted..."

Ji Shuangyu wondered, "Didn't the students say that?"

"I was ahead of them, but I didn't say it!" Zhou Siyin said with his head held high.

Ji Shuangyu: "..."

You don’t have to be so proud, then you’re still dizzy after saying that from the bottom of your heart...

After Zhou Siyin finished speaking, her posture was not so straight again, and she continued: "So, every time my heartbeat changed, I always pushed it to be timid. It wasn't until I went to Shanghai that I realized that it wasn't fear."

It's this... Ji Shuangyu heard him say something before, although he didn't think about it deliberately, he actually felt it. At this moment, he also realized what he was talking about, and stared at him blankly.

Zhou Siyin's voice tightened: "Nian of the Crane, I... have a crush on you."

Inside the box, and even upstairs and downstairs in the theater, everything was quiet, only the chase plot on the screen, and the movement was just like Zhou Siyin's disturbed heart.

"What about you?" Zhou Siyin stretched out his hand tentatively.

Zhou Siyin's sudden confession caused shock to Ji Shuangyu's face - but it was not that shocking, as if it was just a formality.

Does he resent it?not at all.

He even thought about this Zhou Lingdang, but until now he didn't think he was a normal person, and he dared to confess before he figured out what kind of monster he was.It's so hilariously cute.

And on the day of the party, he was not afraid of himself at all.

It turned out to be because...

Especially when Zhou Siyin pronounced the name "Nian of the Crane", Ji Shuangyu's heart beat even faster.In this world, only Zhou Siyin knew his difference.

But precisely because of this, Ji Shuangyu couldn't immediately say, yes, I also have a good impression of you.

He has always dreamed of wearing it back at night.

Although most of the time-travelers seem to have stayed in the new time and space, after all, the parallel universe should not be so good and so coincidental, but it is possible after all.

In the final analysis, this is more like a kind of spiritual relief.

By agreeing to Zhou Siyin, does that mean... giving up the dream of going home completely?

It was originally an answer without any objection, but for him, this decision couldn't be made as easily as ordinary people and normal.

And could Zhou Siyin accept such a possibility?

After pondering, Ji Shuangyu said: "...I'm sorry, I have to think about it."

A great disappointment hit Zhou Siyin, and Zhou Siyin suddenly became sluggish.

If he had a tail, it would probably be hanging down to the ground by now.He always felt, think about the difference between this kind of answer and rejection... Wait, it's not right.

Immediately, Zhou Siyin's expression became a little more excited, and he tried to say: "But, but your expression..."

At the moment when Ji Shuangyu was thinking sluggishly, Zhou Siyin could clearly feel that Ji Shuangyu's mood was also fluctuating, and even broke through at one point. This must not be indifferent to him, he was right...Ji Shuangyu must have a good impression of him too!

Ji Shuangyu sighed, "Yes."

When Zhou Siyin heard this word, his whole body was lit up again.

He didn't intend to deny it, nor did he intend to hide his difficulties, and said seriously: "I just need to think clearly, because if I promise you, I have to be responsible to you..."

Zhou Siyin: "??"

"What?" Zhou Siyin looked at him in shock, a little aggrieved, "You're thinking about irresponsible things before we're together?!"

Ji Shuangyu: "..."

...What level of comprehension is this!

The author has something to say:

Ling Dang'er bravely confessed, Director Ji expressed his difficulties

Ji Shuangyu: "As a responsible man, I must think clearly before agreeing to you..."

Zhou Siyin: "I still need to think about it?? You don't want to be responsible to me??... You just want to have fun! The entertainment industry is really messed up!!"