vstars Chapter 11, "Nightclub," premieres.
Chapter 11, "Nightclub," premieres.
Gu Qingshan came to China Film Group.
He was received by Hsu Ching-lin, who was in charge of the screening of "Night Shop".
As the head of China Film Group, Han Sanping naturally couldn't possibly concern himself with such trivial matters.
After exchanging pleasantries, Gu Qingshan asked, "By the way, Mr. Xu, there are only a few days left until the release. How are the screening schedule and premiere preparations going?"
"Everything has been arranged. On the first day, major cinema chains will allocate 20% of the screening slots. The premiere will be held at Wanda Cinema. Posters have been put up in cinemas in almost every city across the country, and there are also promotional posters at bus stops and shopping malls in major cities," Xu Jinglin said with a smile.
Gu Qingshan nodded; China Film's distribution capabilities are still quite strong.
Gu Qingshan was still quite satisfied with the 20% of screenings on the first day.
After all, there's "Die Hard 4" playing in theaters, and "Apple" and "Call for Love" are also being released at the same time.
Of course, in order for "Nightclub" to be a box office hit, Gu Qingshan was prepared to use some tricks on his opponents.
Everyone looks out for themselves!
He needs to maximize box office revenue before "The Warlords" is released.
This year's Lunar New Year film season is destined to be a stage for a battle between two titans, "The Warlords" and "Assembly".
He is aware of his own limitations.
Time flies, and it's already 5 p.m. on November 29th.
Gu Qingshan went to Wanda Cinema to attend the premiere of "Night Shop".
They met up with Jing Tian and the others at the entrance of the movie theater and then went inside.
Compared to the star-studded premiere of "Apple" a few days ago, which was packed with reporters, the premiere of "Nightclub" seemed rather lackluster.
There was no red carpet event, no crazy fans, and no reporters with their long lenses and microphones.
For low-budget films like "Night Shop," reporters are too lazy to even accept money to buy press releases.
This is the typical procedure for most movie premieres.
After all, it's easy to spend millions on a grand movie premiere, something most movies can't afford.
Jing Tian's eyes betrayed her disappointment. She had spent two hours meticulously preparing for today's premiere, wearing an expensive gown, but in the end, there were no reporters at all.
This is practically flirting with a blind man.
Fortunately, there's still a team to take some nice photos, and then we can spend some money to buy press releases later.
A while later, the audience began to enter, and in about 20 minutes, the screening room, which could accommodate 300 people, was full.
Tickets for movie premieres are usually easy to sell, since people are always interested in new movies.
Without any unnecessary ceremonies, the premiere began.
There wasn't even a proper host; Chai Biyun and Zhu Yilong took over as the hosts.
Then Gu Qingshan led Jing Tian, Xu Zheng, and others onto the stage.
Apart from Xu Zheng, the audience didn't recognize any of the other people.
"Good evening, everyone. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to watch our film, *Nightclub*. I believe *Nightclub* will not disappoint you!"
"Clap clap clap~~"
The audience also gave them a round of applause.
Then, the movie officially began to play.
The golden dragon logo appeared on the big screen, along with the list of the main creators.
Producers: Han Sanping, Gu Qingshan.
Producer: Gu Qingshan
Starring: Xu Zheng, Jing Tian
As the film began, the names of the main creators appeared in the public eye.
Everyone was watching the movie, and in just a few minutes, they were surprised to find that they could actually watch it.
When He Sanshui, played by Xu Zheng, came to the supermarket to collect a debt, buy cigarettes, and smash and rob a phone, the entire screening room erupted in laughter for the first time.
Immediately following, Zhao Yingjun, playing Zhu Liao, appeared wearing stockings and a black and gold tire on his head, and laughter rang out again.
Gu Qingshan kept a close eye on the audience's reactions.
Hearing bursts of laughter, Gu Qingshan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As a comedy film, the most important thing is to make the audience laugh and bring them joy.
"Haha, this is hilarious, I almost choked on my Coke from laughing."
"Damn it, you sprayed my head with Coke!"
"The actress is quite pretty."
"Xu Zheng's look is so funny it makes you want to laugh."
"That's hilarious!"
The audience enjoyed the show, and the four film critics who received red envelopes couldn't help but sit up straight.
At first, they all thought it was a poorly made film.
They've seen plenty of these kinds of movies over the years.
Sometimes I have to hold my nose and endure the nausea to write a good movie review.
But now, they have put aside their prejudices and started watching the film attentively, taking notes from time to time.
For the first ten minutes or so, the movie's plot is flowing smoothly, and the actors' performances are also acceptable.
If it maintains this level of quality, it will be a fairly good comedy film.
Jing Tian, sitting next to Gu Qingshan, whispered, "The audience's reaction seems pretty good."
This was the first time Jing Tian had seen the film since he finished making it.
"Hmm, you might not lose money this time," Gu Qingshan whispered.
Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for "Nightclub" to gross over 1500 million yuan at the box office.
But if Gu Qingshan were to use some underhanded tactics, things might change.
Laughter echoed repeatedly in the screening room, as if reassuring Gu Qingshan.
As the movie ended, the audience members, all with smiles on their faces, chatted happily.
"Clap clap clap clap~~"
Many audience members generously gave them applause.
The applause seemed to be contagious, with more and more people clapping, and the applause becoming more and more unified, surging towards Gu Qingshan and the others like a tide.
"Not bad, not bad, that's pretty funny."
"I've choked half to death every time I drink cola, that's enough, that's enough."
"This trip was worth it; a smile made all my worries disappear."
"Haha~~ It's a really funny movie."
"It's quite funny, and there aren't any major flaws."
"I laughed almost the whole time, it was great."
Gu Qingshan led Jing Tian and others onto the stage to thank the audience.
Seeing the audience's reaction, Gu Qingshan felt relieved.
His version of "Nightclub" has been significantly improved through the use of a simulated space, resulting in a smoother plot and better comedic effect.
The original version of "Nightclub" lacked a good grasp of pacing and atmosphere, the ending was rather rough, and there were many illogical parts in the plot. It could be said that the last 20 minutes were a bit boring.
However, these shortcomings are almost non-existent in his version of "Nightclub".
Judging from the audience's reaction, his version of "Nightclub" seems to have been quite successful.
The audience members even took the initiative to ask Xu Zheng and Jing Tian for autographs.
This made Jing Tian extremely happy.
Before the movie was shown, no one knew Jing Tian's name.
But by the time the movie ended, some people already recognized Jing Tian.
Jing Tian happily signed autographs for his fans.
This made Zheng Shuang and others extremely envious.
They were just extras in "Nightclub".
Viewers can't remember them at all, but Jing Tian is the female lead, and that's why she's memorable.
Half an hour later, after seeing off the last audience member, Gu Qingshan and his group left the screening room.