All-rounder Artist - Chapter 411

Chapter 411: Chapter 389 – Bumper Harvest_1

“I cried my eyes out.”

“I purposely put on makeup for this.”

“I don’t think I have the courage to watch this movie a second time.”

“Starlight anticipated this reaction, so they provided tissues on each seat.”

“So heartbreaking. Xiao Ba really suffered a lot.”

“From the moment Xiao Ba started picking up the ball, I felt something was off, but I really didn’t expect the professor to leave in such a way.”

“I thought this was a story of Xiao Ba healing a family, but it turns out it’s a story of a dog waiting for its owner for ten years.”

“Even Ye Hongyu cried. She sat not far from me, she cried out loud, I heard everything.”

“So even Ye Hongyu can cry.”

“There’s no Iron lady, just a clever woman trying hard to hide her feelings.”

“….”

The theatre representatives wiped away their tears as they exchanged thoughts.

Ye Hongyu too, was trying hard to control her emotions.

As a representative of the Dadi theatre line, her job was all about watching movies or on her way to watch movies.

After watching so many movies, is there any scene she hasn’t seen?

Admittedly, even similar situations like today’s, Ye Hongyu has experienced before.

The emotional effect created by the movie, if amplified to the extreme, will indeed have this effect. This is the charm of film art, and there must be more than one Xian Yu in Blue Star who possesses this power!

This is a certainty.

But in all of Ye Hongyu’s memories about movie screenings …

Even though she has watched so many movies, if it’s about tear-jerking potency, there are very few that can compare with “Hachiko”.

It could even be described as rare.

“What’s amazing about this movie is that even though you know it’s going to start playing with your emotions, you are still unknowingly trapped. You know that the slow motion scenes and the hope for your tears, you know the sad music score is meant to accentuate Xiao Ba’s ten years of tragic waiting, you know the writer’s purpose is to touch the audience, you are still unable to resist this emotional contagion. This has nothing to do with how many people are watching the movie. If we were not in the same theater but watching it privately, we might cry even harder.”

Ye Hongyu seemed to be talking to herself, yet also seemed to be hinting at Yang An.

Her young confidant, Yang An, nodded seriously.

Some movies can make people lose control, and “Hachiko” is one of them.

Ye Hongyu, despite having seen through the writer’s intent and having prepared herself mentally, warning herself that the movie was going to start tugging at her heartstrings towards the end, still ended up losing miserably and crying bitterly at the end.

In the meantime.

Ol’ Zhou had already taken the stage, microphone in hand, saying, “Everyone may need some time to calm down. When everyone is ready, we can discuss the cooperation matters next door.”

Everyone stood up unanimously.

The movie ran a bit over an hour and a half, and many couldn’t hold their bladder any longer.

The theatre representative previously offered a cigarette by the senior executive of Starlight Film Department, nudged the senior executive on the shoulder, saying:

“Give me a light.”

“Didn’t I already give you one?”

“One isn’t enough.”

“…”

I thought you didn’t smoke?

This is just a microcosm. “Hachiko” is a tearjerker movie, and also a movie that consumes cigarettes. Ol’ Zhou and his companions have an opinion on this.

At this moment.

Ye Hongyu walked up to Ol’ Zhou and said, “Director Zhou, can we have a chat?”

Ol’ Zhou glanced at Ye Hongyu.

Ye Hongyu had already repaired her makeup perfectly while sitting in her seat. The fact that she had cried her makeup off was well concealed by her.

But this didn’t hide the fact that Ol’ Zhou had previously observed Ye Hongyu’s reaction from the back of the room. He knew this woman was just putting on a facade.

“Sure, let’s meet next door in a bit.”

Ol’ Zhou said with a smile, pretending not to notice Ye Hongyu’s reddened eyes.

“Hmm.”

Ye Hongyu looked at Ol’ Zhou, and suddenly chuckled, “Speaking of which, Teacher Admirable Fish and I are actually from the same clan. Both of our names have the character ‘Fish’. We are all in the same family.”

Ol’ Zhou: “???”

Are you making fun of me for having a bad memory because of my age?

When I brought up this matter to relate with you before, you didn’t respond to me, making me feel quite awkward.

Of course.

Ol’ Zhou understood that this was merely Ye Hongyu expressing her optimism towards “Hachiko”.

With Ye Hongyu actively reaching out, the contract with the Dadi theater chain was essentially secured.

Not just Ye Hongyu.

As the other theater representatives regained their composure –

Either after addressing their physiological needs, or after puffing away in the bathroom.

The theatre representatives who came to the neighboring exchange room started to discuss contract matters with Starlight’s senior executives.

“Hachiko” is a slow-paced drama.

The so-called drama has this kind of slow pace, but the plot is relatively compact. This kind of movie usually focuses on a social phenomenon and the life condition of a certain group of people as a portrayal, and is easy to resonate with the viewer on an emotional level.

The main focus is on stirring up sentiment.

This type is different from the exciting fights in action films, different from the grand scale in science fiction films, different from the sweet romance in love films, and even more different from the humor in comedy films.

So, in fact, drama movies like “Hachiko” are not really box-office hits.

Because their popcorn value is not strong.

As theatre representatives, all of whom have strong judgement skills and business acumen, they certainly understand this.

But unfortunately, “Hachiko” has maximized the effects of a drama!

The first and second acts are warm and healing.

The last part is tear-jerking and depressing.

Any movie that can maximize a particular effect is one that goes beyond the norm and cannot be ignored.

Therefore.

A vast majority of the theatre representatives have developed a considerable interest in “Hachiko”.

After several rounds of negotiation.

Ol’ Zhou and the senior executives of Starlight Film Department have signed contracts with about ninety percent of the theater representatives present.

This means that “Hachiko” has secured the basic guarantee of film arrangements.

Movie schedules could never be fixed. If the audience likes it, more will be scheduled; if the audience doesn’t like it, fewer showings will be scheduled, or the movie may even be discontinued. This is the theater chain’s forte.

Real and cruel.

But at the beginning of a movie’s premiere, it’s impossible to know how the audience will react, and the theater can only judge based on the taste of the theater representative. The schedule at this time is very important.

It can be considered highly contested terrain.

Because sometimes even very good movies can get buried in the market due to poor initial scheduling. There are not a few examples of this. What Starlight is doing right now is to prevent the possibility of the movie being buried due to a lack of scheduling.

“Huge harvest!”

Saying goodbye to the theatre representatives, Ol’ Zhou looked at the stack of contracts on the table, displaying a satisfied smile.

“Shall we have a drink?”

“Sure, another round of the movie was a bit too tough to handle, a few drinks would be nice.”

Starlight’s department executives were all joking and laughing.

The foundation has been laid very solidly. The next focus would be the publicity before the official release!