Xiao Yunhai took the film and walked out of the Film and Television Bureau building with a gloomy face.
Before he got into the car, his phone rang. He opened it and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.
"Hello, I'm Xiao Yunhai."
A magnetic voice came from the other side of the phone.
"Mr. Xiao, hello. I'm Ren Jiwen, the manager of Starlight Cinema. Do you still remember me? "
Xiao Yunhai laughed heartily and said, "CEO Ren, look at what you're saying. Can I forget you?"
The two of them exchanged pleasantries. Ren Jiwen said, "Mr. Xiao, I don't know if you're free now. I'd like to treat you to a cup of tea."
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "No problem."
The matter of Xiao Yunhai liking tea and not drinking coffee had also spread out at some unknown time. Later on, anyone who wanted to see him for something basically invited him to tea.
Arriving at the teahouse that he had agreed to meet with Ren Jiwen, Xiao Yunhai saw Ren Jiwen sitting by the window with a glance.
Xiao Yunhai walked over and shook hands with him. He sat across from him and said with a smile, "Mr. Ren, how come you have time to treat me to tea?"
Ren Jiwen poured him a cup and said, "Mr. Xiao, I invited you here to discuss whether you can let Starlight Cinema screen your new movie 'Infernal Affairs'."
Xiao Yunhai revealed an 'as expected' expression, and said, "CEO Ren, your information network is a little too well-informed. My movie just passed the review and you came looking for me. It seems that you have friends in the Film and Television Bureau. "
Ren Jiwen smiled and said, "It's not just me. I'm afraid the other two cinemas have their own people. If you want to seize the opportunity, you have to have some tricks up your sleeve. This is very normal. Mr. Xiao, as long as you let Starlight Cinema screen your movie, I can give you an 8% rebate. "
"8%?" Xiao Yunhai asked in surprise, "Why?"
Ren Jiwen didn't hide anything. "Recently, it's not just Starlight. Hundred Blossoms and Radiant Peak aren't doing so well either."
It turned out that after the Hua Xia Cinemas were divided up by those foreigners, in the past month, the three major private cinemas,
The courtyard had reached a predicament where there was no piece to place.
In the past, they could still operate the cinema chain by importing Hollywood blockbusters. But now, the major Hollywood film companies had their own cinemas. For the sake of profits, they naturally would not hand over the movies to Ren Jiwen and the others.
There was no other way. The three major movie theaters could only use domestic movies to resist the large-scale attack of Hollywood and other countries' movies. Unfortunately, except for a few movies that achieved good box office results, most of them failed.
Starlight Cinema originally occupied 15% of the market share, but now it had plummeted to 6%. The other two cinemas were not doing much better.
Ren Jiwen had long been eyeing the movie "Infernal Affairs" that Xiao Yunhai and the three Best Film Kings and two Best Film Queens were filming together. However, he did not expect the movie to be completed so quickly.
Finishing all the scenes in the movie in just six days made Ren Jiwen a little worried.
He had a very good relationship with Yu Yuexian, so he called Yu Yuexian to ask for her opinion on the movie.
Yu Yuexian told him not to believe the rumors on the Internet. "Infernal Affairs" was definitely a classic among Chinese movies. Compared to "Valiant Heroes," it was even more exciting.
When Ren Jiwen heard that, how could he hold back?
He got Xiao Yunhai's phone number from Yu Yuexian. After knowing that the film and television bureau had approved it, he immediately called Xiao Yunhai.
Ren Jiwen took a sip of tea and sighed. "Mr. Xiao, our domestic movies are now in a very dangerous situation. If this continues, I'm afraid there will be a big problem."
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "The reason why I insisted on filming 'Infernal Affairs' when I was working on 'Inception' was to prove to everyone that our domestic movies can beat Hollywood blockbusters. Mr. Ren, let's sign the contract. "
Ren Jiwen said in surprise, "Mr. Xiao is willing to give the movie to Starlight Cinema. I'm very grateful."
As he said that, he took out two signed contracts from his briefcase. Xiao Yunhai looked at them seriously and signed his name at the back.
Xiao Yunhai handed a contract to Ren Jiwen and said, "I'm going to premiere 'Infernal Affairs' on February 16th. Mr. Ren, how many screenings are you going to give me?"
Ren Jiwen said, "60%."
Xiao Yunhai laughed and said, "You're really ruthless."
Starlight Cinema had a total of 5,500 screens all over the country. 60% was more than 3,300 screens.
Ren Jiwen gave him so much at once. It was obvious that Starlight Cinema was really anxious.
Xiao Yunhai took out the film and handed it to Ren Jiwen and said, "This is the original film. You can copy it now. Sigh, the first version was more exciting, but it didn't pass the review of the film bureau. We have no choice but to use the second version. "
Ren Jiwen was surprised when he heard that. He asked, "Why didn't the first version pass?"
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Because the ending is that the bad guys live and the good guys all die. Hehe, Mr. Ren, you can watch it when you go back. I guarantee that you'll immediately fall in love with this movie after watching it. "
The two of them chatted for a while more about the promotion of the movie and then left.
After Ren Jiwen went back, he immediately watched the movie once.
After watching it, he excitedly called Xiao Yunhai and said, "Mr. Xiao, your movie is amazing. It's the most classic and unexpected movie I've ever seen. Starlight Cinema will do our best to promote it. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ren."
After that, Xiao Yunhai handed over the promotion of the movie to Hanhai. Then, he called Liang Hui and asked them to cooperate with the promotion.
That night, he sent the trailer of "Infernal Affairs" that he had meticulously made to Xianyue Video Network. Man Wenbin naturally placed his movie trailer in the most prominent position on the homepage.
What made Xiao Yunhai happy was that the moment the trailer was released, the number of views reached 3.2 million in a short one hour.
Xiao Yunhai's trailer was only two minutes long. It selected some classic scenes, especially the scenes where the few of them fought against each other. Although it was only a glimpse, it still made the movie fans scream.
"Damn, who said that 'Infernal Affairs' is rubbish? Come out and let me see."
"The look in Cloud Emperor's eyes just now really shocked me."
"Heavenly King Liang is so domineering. He dared to wrestle with the police in the police station. That sentence, 'Have you seen anyone shake hands with a corpse in a funeral parlor' is simply too fierce. "
"Teacher Huang Qiusheng's acting is also very good. Teacher Liang Hui's performance was so awesome, but he didn't fall behind at all. Although the scene between the two of them is extremely short, I can tell at a glance that it will definitely be very exciting. "
"I think that the most classic scene should be the final confrontation between Yun Huang and Heavenly King Ye. I don't know why, but I feel that there seems to be a very special charm. It seems that we can only understand what happened when we go to the cinema. "
"I dare say that this movie will definitely be a classic. Those people who smeared Yun Huang's reputation can wash up and go to sleep."
"February 16th, come quickly. I can't wait."
"Support domestic movies and 'Infernal Affairs'. Yun Huang rises."
Seeing the comments of the movie fans on the Internet, Xiao Yunhai posted a post on his homepage.
"Thank you all for supporting Yun Hai all this time. 'Infernal Affairs' is the most comfortable and best movie I've ever made. The reason why it took only six days to finish filming was not because it was shoddy, but because we had set up all the scenes beforehand. For this reason, I spent more than 10 million yuan just to rent the set. As for the actors' performances, I can say without any modesty that there will be five actors who will be nominated for the Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. "
"The trailer is just the tip of the iceberg. If you want to see the whole picture, please go to Starlight Cinema on February 16th, which is the 18th of the twelfth lunar month. Thank you for supporting our domestic movie, 'Infernal Affairs'."
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