vstars Chapter 30: Everyone around me is a good person!
Chapter 30: Everyone around me is a good person!
The theater manager kept calling him Director Wang, saying he'd already made a decent movie at such a young age.
The sudden enthusiasm left Wang Xiaohao feeling quite moved.
Indeed, no matter where you are, only after you demonstrate sufficient strength will people respect you.
Someone once said in a past life, "As long as you succeed, everyone around you will be a good person!"
With the theater manager's change of attitude, things became much easier from then on.
It was obvious to everyone that the quality of the film impressed this theater manager who had seen countless movies.
After their reputation spread, things went more and more smoothly.
The scale of the screenings has been getting bigger and bigger each time!
After the movie ended, there was a banquet that evening, and Huang Anzhong even asked Wang Xiaoshuang to drink with him.
After the official screening, the theater company hosted a banquet for Wang Xiaohao.
They are professionals and have a higher opinion of the film, as well as of director Wang Xiaohao.
The relationship between theaters and directors is completely complementary. Only when directors make good films can they attract people to go to the theater to watch movies!
Of course, that's not the most important thing!
Most importantly, director Wang Xiaohao is an unclaimed treasure!
Other successful directors have either been signed by major film companies or started their own companies and have their own circles.
Wang Xiaohao, on the other hand, is a complete amateur director who hasn't even built up his own circle of friends yet.
What a great opportunity!
Domestically, cinemas are not prohibited from investing in films.
It's clear that Wang Xiaohao is a valuable asset, and there are countless people who want to win him over!
As for whether Wang Xiaohao's success will be short-lived... it's hard to say, we can only gamble.
Throughout history, there have been many genius directors who made a stunning debut film, only to quickly fade into obscurity later on!
However, Wang Xiaohao is shooting commercial films. Compared to other types of films, commercial films tend to be more formulaic. If you can make a first one, then making a second and a third one shouldn't be a problem.
More importantly, the film and television industry chases after successful people!
Because the success or failure of movies is so unpredictable, it's even more unpredictable than gambling.
Therefore, given that industry professionals cannot accurately predict film performance, it is obviously much safer to follow the lead of directors who have already achieved success!
Once you've succeeded, many people will follow in your footsteps before you fail again!
Just like Wang Xiaohao, who has not yet succeeded, but has already been favored by many people!
"Director Wang, rest assured, we can't guarantee the same for other places! But within our province, we'll definitely give your film enough screen time! No one can surpass that!"
At times like this, there's no need for Wang Xiaoshuang to keep him company while he drinks.
One by one, the theater managers had already patted their chests and made guarantees in front of Wang Xiaohao.
"Director Wang, have you found a suitable publicity team? I can introduce you to one."
Don't worry, even if it doesn't make money, we'll still make your film a huge hit this time.
After all, this is your first film, you have to make it a huge success!
"Our Sky Cinema's General Manager Xu is a big fan of this style of film. I've called him and insisted he come and meet you, Director Wang!"
Wang Xiaohao was clearly not the owner of the movie "My Sassy Girl," but all the theater managers rushed to talk to him, patting their chests and making guarantees.
The intention was all too obvious; it was all about winning over Wang Xiaohao.
As for Huang Anzhong, who is he?
He was just lucky to find Wang Xiaohao's guy!
What does he have besides Wang Xiaohao?
In other words, Huang Anzhong's old man still has some influence in Cangnan.
However, past influence is completely insignificant in the face of real benefits!
Director Wang Xiaohao, who can make commercial films, is a golden goose that lays golden eggs!
Huang Anzhong could naturally see this.
But he had no choice and dared not show his teeth to those theater managers.
The only thing they could do was try to keep Wang Xiaohao close and win him over.
However, Wang Xiaohao was very cautious and stayed close to Ding Binbai, Zhao Liang and others during this time to prevent others from using underhanded tricks.
At this point, the ultimate solution to keep Wang Xiaohao in check is actually a dirty trick!
After all, it would take a lot of effort to bind Wang Xiaohao, a young director who was on the verge of taking off, with shared interests.
Even Huang Anzhong himself might not be able to afford it!
Even if he gave Wang Xiaohao 30 million, he might not be able to keep Wang Xiaohao.
In that case, all sorts of underhanded tricks are actually the most effective method!
However, Wang Xiaohao was very wary of these underhanded tactics and tried his best not to give anyone a chance.
Even at his level, even if Huang Anzhong used underhanded tactics on Wang Xiaohao, he wasn't actually that afraid anymore.
Because many others have already witnessed Wang Xiaohao's talent and realized the enormous benefits he could bring.
Therefore, even if Wang Xiaohao is trapped by underhanded tactics, as long as he is willing to pay the price and find a powerful figure, he has a good chance of escaping.
However, doing so would mean owing favors to others.
There's even a possibility of being trapped by another powerful figure.
Therefore, Wang Xiaohao tried his best not to give Huang Anzhong any opportunity to use underhanded tactics.
Seeing that Wang Xiaohao was very vigilant, Huang Anzhong had no choice but to give up his idea. He could only try to appeal to Wang Xiaohao's emotions to keep her with him.
As for the emotional appeal he could use, Wang Xiaoshuang was the only one left.
But at this time, Wang Xiaoshuang rebelled and refused to try to please Wang Xiaohao no matter what others said.
This almost caused him to fall out with Huang Anzhong.
The next day, fingernail marks could still be seen on Huang Anzhong's face.
Of course, some might say that the movie hasn't even been released yet. Huang Anzhong could easily have delayed its release!
Anyway, Huang Anzhong has already made his money.
If the movie isn't released, the only one who will suffer a loss is Wang Xiaohao!
However, the problem now is that whether or not "My Sassy Girl" will be released is no longer a decision that Huang Anzhong can make alone!
What? He invited so many people from the theater industry to watch the film and negotiate contracts, and now he's suddenly saying it won't be released? Is he just playing with people's feelings?
Many people in the film industry are optimistic about this movie, believing that it will gross at least 100 million yuan.
Are you saying you won't go now?
Do you think those cinema chains will agree to that?
If Huang Anzhong is strong enough, no one can do anything about his insistence on not showing the film.
But does Huang Anzhong, a guy who makes money by relying on his elders' legacy, have such a strong personality?
Things have come to this point, and it's no longer up to Huang Anzhong to simply say that the film won't be released!
Of course, even if "My Sassy Girl" hadn't been released, the damage to Wang Xiaohao, while significant, wouldn't have been fatal.
Many theater managers and executives who have seen the film have already acknowledged Wang Xiaohao's abilities.
Even if "My Sassy Girl" is shelved and refuses to be released, there will probably still be investors for Wang Xiaohao's new film. It's just a matter of negotiating the terms!
As for the claim that "My Sassy Girl" cost 50 million to make... that's just something that might fool laymen.