Chapter 167: [Jazz Track] VS [Searching for Dragons]
After resting in the apartment for a few days, it wasn't until Huang Bo called him that Lin Yuan walked out of the apartment for the first time in a long time.
After a brief tidying up, we went directly to Huang Bo’s personal studio on Yushu Road, SJ District.
As early as 2010, Huang Bo terminated his contract with his original agency CAA, and then began to prepare for his own personal studio and set up his own business. Unlike Lin Yuan, although he established a personal studio, he still nominally belonged to
It is an independent department of the company. Only when the contract expires can Lin Yuan become independent with his personal studio.
After he arrived at the office building where Huang Bo's studio was located, Huang Bo came down very enthusiastically and personally took Lin Yuan to their studio.
The studio space in the office building is not large. After all, there are less than thirty people in the entire studio, and Huang Bo is usually busy filming.
There is a slightly larger conference room at the innermost location, which is an office specifically used to discuss scripts and characters with peers.
There is a complete set of tea sets and rockery placed on the table in the office. Perhaps it is because there were few people in the studio to take care of it some time ago. The water in the entire rockery is basically drying up. Fortunately, the vegetation in the rockery is still strong.
, which can be regarded as adding a bit of color to the boring office.
After taking a look, Lin Yuan felt that the environment here was pretty good, at least compared to his office in Xitian.
Just when Lin Yuan was looking at the environment in the office, Shu Qi appeared in front of Lin Yuan wearing a simple white shirt, high-waisted ripped jeans, and a rose-red chain bag. He did not look like he was forty years old at all.
.
We are all old acquaintances, so we don’t need to introduce ourselves.
After greeting them warmly, Huang Bo asked his assistant to pour a cup of tea for Lin Yuan and Shu Qi, and then closed the office door.
After the three of them exchanged pleasantries.
Shu Qi turned his attention to Lin Yuan and said with some surprise: "I heard from Brother Bo that in more than a month, what movie did you star in and was completed?"
"To be precise, it's about a month and a half. I was delayed for a few days because of something else."
Lin Yuan blew the hot tea in his hand and answered truthfully. This kind of thing is not strange anyway. It can be known by asking, and there is nothing worth hiding.
Besides, the filming took more than a month to complete, and the shooting speed was already very slow for him.
Don't forget that it often takes four or five months to shoot a movie, but that's the total shooting time for all the actors' scenes. Now that the scenes for the lead actor Lin Yuan are singled out, it takes more than a month to shoot, which is completely normal.
However, he did not expect that Shu Qi would act so surprised.
But the next second, he knew why Shu Qi was surprised.
Shu Qi showed an intriguing smile and joked in a low voice: "Lin Yuan, tell the truth, do you have any improper relationship with the director or management? Otherwise, how could you have the entire crew surrounding you?"
, why don’t you finish filming your scene first?”
Hearing this, Lin Yuan almost spit out the tea in his mouth.
What does it mean that he has an improper relationship with the director or management?
Is he such a person?
This is simply an insult to his noble character!
However, this is understandable. Under normal circumstances, most of the films and TV dramas that are completed in advance are supporting roles with less roles.
It's really rare for someone like Lin Yuan to be the first to finish filming as a leading actor.
Even when filming "A Thousand Bones of Flowers" before, the crew only shot Lin Yuan's scenes in advance without affecting the schedule. They did not go as far as director Tian Yusheng and shot all Lin Yuan's scenes directly.
Lin Yuan was about to explain his innocent relationship with Director Tian.
Before the words were spoken, Huang Bo on the side took advantage of the opportunity to "explain" to Shu Qi: "Shu Qi, you are wrong about this. I can testify that Lin Yuan definitely did not rely on these unfair means."
"Yes, Brother Bo still sees clearly!" Lin Yuan agreed.
However, Huang Bo grinned at Lin Yuan and continued: "The highest-ranking person in the crew is Lin Yuan. Apart from that... yes, Han Geng can also call out his name. The other actors in the crew can't even call him by name.
Touko is simply a bully on the set, so what kind of illicit relationship do you need?"
"Ha ha ha ha!
"
As Huang Bo finished speaking, Shu Qi beside him burst out laughing.
Lin Yuan also knew that Huang Bo was joking, so he followed his joke and said: "Hey, Brother Bo, if you say that, when the time comes to film "A Good Show", then I will be a big star."
Hearing this, Huang Bo laughed: "It's good to act like a big name. I'm worried that I can't find any news to help me hype the movie. If you act like a big name, I'll pay you the movie's promotion fee!"
I have to say that Huang Bo is good at comedy performances. He has high emotional intelligence and a quick mind.
Although he is an actor, he does not pretend to be a celebrity, whether in front of friends or strangers. To be friends with such a person is just two words: comfortable.
However, after enjoying the brief joke for a while, Shu Qi also confirmed: "Lin Yuan, what kind of movie are you accepting? The cast is going to be supported by you alone?"
It's not surprising that Shu Qi was curious.
Judging from Lin Yuan's current popularity, basically in domestic big-budget movies, as long as there is a suitable role, Lin Yuan will definitely be on the first choice actor list. There is no doubt about this.
If Lin Yuan thought about it, he wouldn't have to worry about not having a good movie script to choose from now.
Under such circumstances, Lin Yuan actually chose to make such a "low-budget" movie, and among the starring cast, Lin Yuan was the only one who could carry the box office banner. This made Shu Qi particularly curious.
Faced with her curiosity, Lin Yuan also explained seriously: "It's a sequel to a movie I made before. I've read the script and it's pretty good. The box office shouldn't be low."
Seeing that Lin Yuan had said so, he obviously knew the script well, so Shu Qi didn't ask any more questions.
...
After chatting about this topic, Huang Bo quickly stopped the two of them from continuing to chat and brought the topic to business.
"Didn't Director Wu ask us before when the movie would be released?"
"What's wrong?"
"Have the publisher and the director discussed the outcome?"
Lin Yuan and Shu Qi looked at Huang Bo at the same time, and their expressions suddenly became much more serious.
The movie is released, but it is related to the final box office performance, which is equally important to the actors, especially at this time when the actors want to compete for the "tens of billions in box office".
Even though Shu Qi is an actress, the movies she starred in have won a lot of box office.
If the previous movie "Tang Detective" had not been released, which suddenly helped Lin Yuan increase the box office by more than 1 billion, I am afraid that Lin Yuan's current movie box office would not be as high as anyone else's.
Seeing the curious looks of the two of them.
Huang Bo leaned back and cleared his throat deliberately.
"Brother Bo, come and drink tea to moisten your throat." Lin Yuan held back a smile and handed the tea to Huang Bo.
Huang Bo nodded happily, took a sip of tea, and said in a joking tone: "Yes, I am very discerning. If you have anything you don't understand during filming, feel free to come to me."
"Brother Bo, if I secretly look for you at night, is this an unspoken rule?"
"Gungun, let's get down to business. Who wants to make unspoken rules for you? I'm not interested in men."
The two sang and made jokes, which made Shu Qi on the side laugh from ear to ear.
After making a joke and livening up the atmosphere, Huang Bo said seriously: "Director Wu called me two days ago and said that the movie has been decided and will be released on the National Day schedule, which is at the end of next month."
Lin Yuan smiled and said: "Isn't that great?"
He had previously suggested that it be released during the National Day holiday to avoid competition from other films, which would affect the final box office results.
"It's very good, but this idea is not for our movie." Huang Bo's expression was a little serious. She has been asking about things in the industry these days, and naturally knows more than Lin Yuan and the others. Now
The situation can be said to be a mixed blessing. He explained to Lin Yuan and Shu Qi: "In addition to "The Secret of the Dragon," Xiaosi's "Grand Trail" and "Operation Mekong," the main theme movie, will also be released on the National Day schedule."
"..."
Lin Yuan and Shu Qi suddenly fell into silence.
The main theme movie was released during the National Day period, and it was a movie starring powerful and popular actors like Peng Yuyan and Zhang Hanyu. This simply filled the box office BUFF!
Moreover, Xiaosi's "Grand Journey" also has an all-star lineup. In terms of the popularity of the actors alone, the other party is much better than their "Secret of the Dragon".
The original intention was to avoid the impact of fierce competition among movies in the schedule, but now they are bumping into two movies that have the potential to compete for the box office championship in the schedule, which is somewhat uncomfortable.
Huang Bo saw that the two of them had nothing to say, so he continued to add: "If nothing else happens, Director Wu will contact you in the next two days to talk to you about the movie promotion, but I'm not here to find you.
This matter."
"Our movie will be officially shot at the end of this month, and the movie "The Secret of the Dragon" starring the three of us will be released during the schedule. I plan to take advantage of that time to hold a launch conference. What do you think?"
Although the opening ceremony and the opening press conference are both a means of promoting a movie, there is a very obvious difference between the two.
The former is done before the filming of the movie starts, and the latter is done during the filming of the movie.
Generally, the launch press conference is accompanied by a specially organized crew visit, which is equivalent to showing the film shooting process layer by layer to the audience, keeping the audience's expectations high.
Lin Yuan nodded and agreed without any objection.
After chatting for a while about the filming of "A Good Show", the time quickly reached noon.
Huang Bo said very boldly: "As a director, if I call you two here, I will definitely treat you two leading actors to a meal. I just don't know if the two big stars will give you face."
It was already dinner time, and since filming was approaching, eating could also enhance our relationship. However, when Lin Yuan agreed, he deliberately teased: "Brother Bo, it's okay to eat, but I have to ask clearly first.
Are you eating and drinking with public funds?"
Amidst bursts of laughter, everyone came to a nearby restaurant.
In addition to Huang Bo, Lin Yuan, and Shu Qi, Wang Xun, an artist from Huang Bo Studio, was also invited.
After Lin Yuan finished filming the first season of "Ji Chuan", Wang Xun was cast in the second season of "Ji Chuan". After being criticized by the audience for a while for not being as good as Lin Yuan, Wang Xun also relied on his personal characteristics to impress the audience.
They began to remember him.
After the food on the table was ready, Wang Xun also stood up and toasted Lin Yuan with a glass of wine.
He debuted earlier than Lin Yuan, but in terms of acting skills and popularity, he is obviously far behind Lin Yuan.
If it hadn't been for the increased resources after joining Huang Bo Studio, he might still be a third-tier star now.
Wang Xun picked up the wine glass and drank it down, then said: "Teacher Lin Yuan, thank you for your recommendation, otherwise my boss would forget about me."
It can be seen that Huang Bo and Wang Xun have a very good relationship, otherwise Wang Xun would not dare to make fun of his boss.
Lin Yuan responded with a glass of wine and joked: "Brother Bo is also under the lamp. If I see you back in the studio, I will definitely think of you immediately."
This is not wrong. When Wang Xun plays such a clever character, he is acting in his true colors.
Even if Lin Yuan did not recommend him at the time, Huang Bo would definitely choose Wang Xun when he returned to the studio.
The few of them were eating and chatting about the script, and time flew by.
...
After eating and drinking.
The assistant drove over and took Lin Yuan back to the apartment.
Before he could get back to his apartment, Wu Ershan, the director of "The Secret of the Dragon," called him.
"Teacher Lin Yuan, our movie has been scheduled to be released during the National Day. I would like to ask if you have time recently and can you take the time to participate in the movie promotion activities."
Director Wu is worthy of being from Inner Mongolia. He speaks straight to the point and does not follow Lin Yuan in any roundabout way.
However, Huang Bo had already mentioned this matter, so he wasn't too surprised about the movie's release date. He replied in a normal tone: "Don't worry, Director Wu, I will definitely be there to promote the movie."
Director Wu breathed a sigh of relief and gave Lin Yuan a vaccination: "That's great. This publicity work may be a bit hard, so I ask Teacher Lin Yuan to bear with me."
Originally, Lin Yuan thought that it was just a general promotion of the movie, attending a press conference, and then forwarding one or two updates on Weibo. But after hearing what Director Wu said, it seems that the promotion of the movie "The Secret of the Dragon" was not enough.
What big move is hidden in Fafa!
"Director Wu, would it be convenient for you to disclose the film promotion schedule first?" Lin Yuan asked tentatively.
After two seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, the voice came out again: "It's like this, the competition for the National Day movies this time is a bit fierce, especially "Grand Trail" directed by Xiaosi is coming fiercely, and it is already being promoted overwhelmingly.
Well, if our promotion efforts are not adequate, it may have a certain impact on the box office of our movie on the first day..."
It can be seen that Director Wu still attaches great importance to the first-day box office performance of the movie, and has now regarded Xiaosi's "Grand Trail" as the biggest competitor for this National Day schedule.
Perhaps because he has read the script of "The Legend", compared to "The Legend", Lin Yuan feels that the competitive pressure of "Operation Mekong" is greater, but since Director Wu said so, it must have his reason.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuan pondered for a while and then agreed.
Anyway, his next itinerary will be the same as Huang Bo's. Since Huang Bo has agreed, he will definitely not be absent.
Just after Lin Yuan agreed, Director Wu explained enthusiastically: "Teacher Lin Yuan, we have communicated with the theaters this time and are preparing to conduct road shows in seven cities in total. This may delay a few days.
It’s hard work, but don’t worry, the distributor has already prepared the expenses for promoting the movie in advance for you leading actors.”
Hearing this, Lin Yuan suddenly realized.
No wonder Director Wu didn't say everything at the beginning. The seven-city roadshow would take at least three or four days. Most celebrities might not be willing to agree to it.
"Okay, Director Wu, remember to remind me when the time comes."
"Then don't bother Teacher Lin Yuan. I'll contact others first."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yuan opened the calendar on his phone and took a look.
If nothing else, the road show should be held during the National Day, when the audience is on holiday, and the effect of the road show will be more obvious at this time.
It can be seen that the director and the distributor have put a lot of effort into promoting the film.
However, this also made Lin Yuan somewhat curious about how intensive the promotion of the movie "Legend of Legend" was, which actually allowed Director Wu to arrange road shows in seven first-tier cities at once, as if he were facing a formidable enemy.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuan opened the Weibo software.
Soon, he understood why the director and the distributor contacted the theaters so long in advance to confirm the road show.
There is no need for Lin Yuan to search for topics related to the movie "Grand Trail" in the search box.
When you open the software, you will see the exquisite poster of the movie "Grand Trail".
Even "Flower Thousand Bones", which has always been ranked first on the hot search list, was pushed to the third hot search position by topics related to "Grand Trail".
It is no exaggeration to describe the discussion on topics related to the movie "Grand Trail" as overwhelming.
As for whether the people discussing the movie "Legend of Legend" are trolls or real netizens, it is unknown.
Lin Yuan kept scrolling down the hot search list.
It wasn't until I was ranked 23rd that I finally found the first topic related to the movie "The Secret of the Dragon".
"Hiss~"
"If I had known earlier, I would have suggested that Wu Director be released during the Spring Festival..."
Lin Yuan couldn't help but complain.
This level of publicity is comparable to that of when he initially mobilized his connections within the circle to help promote "One Man's Martial Arts". It is no exaggeration to say that the publicity for the movie "Grand Trail" was even greater than
It was a bit more exaggerated at that time.
In fact, the actors hired by "Jue Ji" are basically all popular traffic stars. In terms of popularity alone, they are really no worse than Lin Yuan. Moreover, the spontaneity of fans of these traffic stars is really strong.
, there is no need for the film distributor to do any more publicity. Just the support activities organized by these fans are enough to let netizens know about the movie "Grand Trail".
With such intensity of publicity, no matter how bad the movie "The Legend" is, the box office on the first day will never be less than 100 million.
Now it seems that Director Wu chose seven road shows to increase the popularity of the movie "The Secret of the Dragon", which is really a wise choice.