MTL - You Don’t Understand The Pain Of Being Popular-Chapter 116 The first one six days [two

◎I don’t know when, the gossip about the movie "Floating Life Sigh" spread out◎

I don't know when, gossip about the movie "Floating Life" spread out.

An insider revealed that Yao Bianliang specially invited a group of F-level contestants to form a new team to compose and compose for her movie collectively.

Soon, omnipotent netizens picked up related topics.

#Fushengtan All Staff F Grade#

#Yao Bianliang new movie coming soon#

#The Eliminator of the Best Music Producer#

[Sisters, this news is probably true! The music production team of "Floating Sigh" is all F-level contestants who were eliminated by "Best Music Producer". 】

【What is Yao Bianliang doing? With her ability, it is clear that she can invite better composers. 】

[I don't really understand, how powerful can F-level players be? 】

[I've heard that it's because the variety show has inside stories, and the really good contestants are eliminated...]

[No, I see that the composition level of "Best Music Producer" is quite high. 】

[Laughing, I'm really curious, what kind of music can a team composed of all F-level players create. 】

The news spread quickly.

It didn't take long for even fans of the variety show to get the news.

"Hey, by the way, have you seen the material that was released today?"

At the variety show, in the auditorium, someone chatted with his sister.

It was the time for the live broadcast of the show. Under the rainbow-colored lights, the fans held various support signs and chanted their idol's name in the audience.

In order to let her companion hear her voice clearly, she couldn't help raising her volume slightly.

The short-haired girl sitting next to her was slightly taken aback, then shook her head in confusion: "What material?"

"I heard from the gossip that several F-level contestants who were eliminated in "Best Music Producer" were poached by Yao Bianliang," the girl with glasses who spoke before said mysteriously, "I don't know Is it real."

"F-level contestants...what is she doing with those eliminated contestants?" The short-haired girl's eyes widened.

"Who knows," the girl who spoke before was also very puzzled, "However, it is said that Yao Bianliang gave them the best treatment, allowing them to join the crew of the song and dance movie and participate in the creation of the whole process."

"Some people speculate that those F-level contestants are actually very talented. It was only because of various other reasons that they were not selected for this variety show."

The short-haired girl was a little surprised.

You know, the variety show "Best Music Producer" is under the slogan of "discovering music talents".

But now, at the beginning of the show, many powerful singers and composers have emerged.

Girls with short hair also have to admit that many songs in this program are quite nice.

Even those good-looking contestants who seem to be fake can write good songs.

"Who knows if they are really talented or just bought other people's works." The girl with glasses muttered softly.

She has recently become a fan of Zhang Xuefeng, a popular contestant in this variety show. Recently, it has been revealed that the song of this contestant's opponent is not original.

So from the perspective of the girl with glasses, in this show, besides her own idol, there must be many people who bought other people's works!

How can there be so many contestants who can sing, compose, and have outstanding looks?

Zhentian is the Chinese cabbage on the street, and you can pick it up easily.

However, only a small number of people think this way.

More people, especially the audience of this variety show, still trust the program group very much.

The short-haired girl shook her head and said, "Actually, I think the variety show "Best Music Producer" is already very sincere. It shouldn't be as bad as you said."

Even if the ratings of variety shows are a bit watery, it's not really possible for an excellent composer to get an F grade.

Anyway, she didn't believe that Yao Bianliang's group of F-level members could create such a good work.

A person next to him followed up and said, "Yes, the people selected for this program are all excellent talents anyway."

"That gossip must be false!"

…

"Best Music Producer" backstage.

Ji Lin Yin dragged the suitcase and walked out of the bedroom slowly.

"Brother Ji, you...were eliminated?" A cautious voice sounded from behind.

Ji Linyin turned her head, looked at her roommate, shrugged and smiled wryly: "Yes."

In fact, when he participated in this variety show, he guessed that he might become cannon fodder for the show.

But he really didn't expect that he would end up in such a tragic ending.

Recalling that because of the "collapse of human design", the homepage of Weibo was full of curses, and Ji Linyin's whole heart was already chilled.

Under the deliberate misleading of the program group, those netizens didn't care about the truth of the matter, they only knew to call him "pretending to be poor", "selling miserably", and "pretentious", and he had no way to defend himself.

His reputation was ruined because of this variety show.

He didn't even know what the rest of his life was going to be like.

The roommate scratched her hair, gritted her teeth, and said, "The program team is really not a thing. They created a character for you without your consent—this is all right, the character design collapsed, and they actually gave you to you directly." Kicked out!"

As a singer, Ji Linyin has a unique voice, and her singing level is one of the best.

It's a pity that he has no background, no background, and even his appearance is not outstanding.

Such a contestant naturally has only the fate of being at the mercy of the program group.

The program team threw him a "rural youth with dreams" at the beginning, and without Ji Linyin's consent, they directly labeled him "down-to-earth", "poverty", and "simple".

Ji Linyin is indeed a rural person, but he doesn't think that he has anything to do with the image created by the program group.

He also tried to resist, but to no avail.

The program group can easily edit the contestants into the way they want through editing.

Therefore, Ji Linyin's image on the screen became a simple and poor rural boy.

What happened next was a matter of course—

Ji Linyin's two-story villa in the countryside was picked up, and someone even took a photo of him having a party with his friends.

A stone stirred up thousands of waves, Ji Linyin's persona collapsed, and countless obscenities and abuse poured in on him.

When he opened Weibo every day, he received many vicious words, even curses.

"Forget it, let's leave it at that." Ji Linyin forced a smile, a little discouraged, "This circle is not suitable for me. From now on, I'd better be an ordinary person with peace of mind."

The roommate was in a complicated mood: "You can sing so well, why..."

He paused for a moment, and finally sighed discouragedly: "Speaking of which, I guess I'm not far from being eliminated."

The reason for the collapse of the human setting is really funny.

Ji Linyin has never been sold badly, nor has he said whether he is poor, but because the marketing account gave him such a name, he has to bear the consequences.

Moreover, this is clearly about the selection of singers, but from the beginning to the end, neither the program crew nor the audience and netizens paid attention to whether a song is good or not.

They are keen to strip away all the privacy of the contestants, and then eat melons, watch dramas every day, and pay attention to everything that has nothing to do with songs.

It's ridiculous that such a program still uses the banner of "returning to the essence of music".

"Speaking of which, I heard that the film "Sigh of a Floating Life" is almost finished. Yao Bianliang invited many F-level contestants who were eliminated by our variety show to compose the theme song."

When the roommate said this, a light flashed in his eyes: "If Yao Bianliang really uses F-level players to create a divine comedy, then this **** variety show will be over!"

He has never looked forward to it like today—looking forward to the end of a variety show.

"Hey, isn't this Ji Linyin, are you finally going to pack up and go home?"

At this time, a voice sounded from behind.

Both of them were startled, and when they turned their heads to look, they found another contestant standing not far away, looking at them with folded arms.

He has blond hair and is extremely good-looking. Although he can't sing well, he still manages to get along in this variety show like a duck to water.

"If you imagine that Yao Bianliang's movie will cause serious damage to the variety show, I advise you to give up."

He smiled lightly, as if he felt that the two in front of him were too naive.

"What do you mean?" The roommate frowned.

The blond man shrugged his shoulders: "With the Lu Corporation, it is impossible for the movie "Floating Life" to get a better screening rate. Even if Yao Bianliang is willing to pay a higher screening fee, it will still not have any effect .”

"And a movie that can't get a screening, no matter how good the quality is, is doomed to hit the street."

If Yao Bianliang filmed just an ordinary TV series, maybe things would not be so bad.

But she chose movies.

For a movie's box office, the most important thing is the screening rate.

Her subject matter was originally unpleasant, but now she offends the Lu family behind Yuehui Entertainment, what will happen, is it anyone's guess?

Although Ji Linyin didn't know much about these unspoken rules, she also knew that what the other party said was probably true.

So... is this the harsh reality?

He took a deep breath, he didn't want to talk about this topic with the other party, he dragged his suitcase and walked out.

A roommate's voice came from behind: "How can you be sure that the Lu Group will squeeze their films?"

The blond man smiled and said, "Because Yao Bianliang's approach is stupid—the people she chooses are too targeted, and they obviously came in the direction of going against the variety show."

"Also, her crew hasn't given up yet," he said. "Recently, they're still looking for singers we eliminated, and let those singers sing songs from their movies."

This clearly means to fight "Best Music Producer" to the end.

Sometimes, the blond man even felt that what Yao Bianliang did was like trying to annoy the Lu Group on purpose.

"So, this movie is going to be cool." He concluded.

Ji Linyin, who was walking ahead, was taken aback for a moment, and his steps slowed down a lot.

He didn't pay attention to the ridicule and sarcasm, but noticed a key message revealed by the other party——

The crew of "Floating Life Sigh" is actually still recruiting contestants who were eliminated in the primary election?

While Ji Linyin was dragging his suitcase and walking forward, an impulsive and crazy idea came out of his mind.

In fact, he was already discouraged by this circle, and wanted to quit the circle and leave.

But thinking of the slander on the Internet, he still feels unwilling after all.

Why should those hats that don't belong to him be put on his head?

Others speak lightly, and it is impossible to win against capital. To wash away those stains, you must use other forces.

Judging from the current situation, the film crew of "A Sigh of a Floating Life" is obviously not on the same level as "Best Music Producer".

They will not suppress those talented creators like this variety show, and instead promote popular traffic stars.

It can be seen from the fact that they invited many F-level players that they should focus on real strength.

Thinking of this, Ji Linyin couldn't help letting out a slow breath.

Maybe... he could try it?

As a contestant who was just eliminated from the variety show, he should also meet the requirements of Fu Shengtan's crew.

Since the other party did not invite him, he would send an email to recommend himself. Maybe, there will be a glimmer of hope...

———

Inside Hudi Entertainment Studio.

Yao Bianliang leaned on the chair in the office and dialed the number of the theater manager of Qianhua Film City.

There was a "beep-beep-" sound from the receiver, and then the call was answered.

A male voice with a thick voice said, "Hello? Who is it?"

"Hello, Manager Cao," Yao Bianliang smiled, "I'm Yao Bianliang, I took the liberty of asking a friend for your phone number, and I hope you don't mind."

Manager Cao was slightly taken aback.

Was it Yao Bianliang? This is the top of the industry.

He immediately said politely, "So it's Teacher Yao, hello."

As a theater manager, Manager Cao receives calls from many filmmakers every day.

Whether it's an investor or a director, everyone is trying their best to get a higher film scheduling rate.

If it was a golden time like Spring Festival or National Day, his phone would almost explode.

Fortunately, it is the off-season now, and not too many people call him.

Manager Cao knew that Yao Bianliang's movie was almost finished, and it would be released in major movie theaters soon. So it's not surprising that she called to look for him now.

Although he had guessed Yao Bianliang's reason for coming, he still exchanged some polite words with the other party before entering the topic.

"So, Teacher Yao plans to release the movie on April 1st?" Manager Cao raised his eyebrows slightly, his tone somewhat troubled.

"Although the schedule in April is not as crowded as the holidays, there are still many excellent films," he said, "Of course we believe in your ability, Mr. Yao, but this film is a niche film after all, so I'm afraid it's hard to give it a try. You have a higher filming rate."

Manager Cao is already quite experienced in talking about arranging films.

Explain your embarrassment first, lower the other party's expectations, and then bargain.

When he said this, he changed the subject: "Of course, I can try my best to get you a higher film arrangement. But if this is the case, the film arrangement fee needs to be slightly higher."

Cinema is, after all, a for-profit institution.

They give the movie more filming, which is equivalent to giving the other party higher exposure and popularity. In order to obtain more film arrangements, the theater needs to pay a certain fee to the theater.

Generally speaking, the cost of arranging films in the peak season is relatively high, and the cost will be lower in the off-season when the competition is not fierce.

But even so, if you want to talk about all the theaters in the country, you still need a very scary number.

For some large-investment movies, the investment in film scheduling alone is as high as tens of millions.

Manager Cao didn't wait for Yao Bianliang to speak, paused, and could only continue to explain: "The recently released comedy movies "The Mistress of the House" and "Y Country Fulfillment", as well as the highly discussed sci-fi action movie "The Strongest Players”, are all competing for a higher film scheduling rate.”

"The cost of filming they offered is very considerable, so it's quite difficult for me to do it... Do you understand what I mean?"

"Manager Cao," Yao Bianliang said with a smile, "You probably misunderstood me."

Manager Cao was slightly taken aback.

"I mean, I'm not going to give you a filming fee. In this case, how much filming rate are you going to give me?"

Manager Cao: "..."

No arrangement fee?

In order to win a higher ranking for the most popular comedy-themed movies, they have to pay them a fee.

A niche song and dance movie that has no market, and still doesn't plan to pay for the film arrangement?

Although he has many years of work experience, Manager Cao is still amazed by Yao Bianliang's courage.

He was silent: "If that's the case, I can't guarantee you the screening rate..."

"A niche film like this can get 5% at most. Even with the influence of Mr. Yao, we can only give 10% to 15% of the screening rate."

You know, Yao Bianliang is a top star in China, and his popularity remains high.

It stands to reason that the movies she starred in, no matter what, would always have no problem getting 20%. If the film arrangement fee given is sufficient, it will not be difficult to increase it a bit.

But now, the subject matter of the film is small, and the crew is still unwilling to pay the film scheduling fee, so one can imagine the film scheduling rate that will be obtained in the end.

Yao Bianliang frowned: "Manager Cao, isn't your calculation wrong?"

When Manager Cao heard Yao Bianliang's words, he couldn't help rolling his eyes.

10%~15% of the filming is already due to Yao Bianliang's great influence and fans.

Otherwise, he didn't even plan to give the other party this bit of filming.

In the end, Yao Bianliang was still not satisfied. Is the movie theater really a charity?

Manager Cao can already imagine what Yao Bianliang will say next—

It is nothing more than that the artistic level of this film is very high, and the production team is not easy. I hope to get some support.

Showing weakness, selling misery, and selling feelings, Manager Cao has long been used to such methods.

He silently waited for Yao Bianliang to finish those nonsense, and then politely returned the other party.

Then, Yao Bianliang's voice sounded slowly: "Manager Cao, you should also understand that the audience for singing and dancing movies is very small, and there is almost no market in China."

"Also, our crew did not prepare any publicity expenses at all—that is, the film will be released with zero publicity."

"It's not easy for you to open a movie theater. Everyone is for profit. If you really give me 10% to 15%, wouldn't it be a loss?"

Manager Cao: "..."

Manager Cao: "??"

No, wait, is there something wrong with this development?

He slowed down for a while, and then he confirmed that he did not misunderstand what Yao Bianliang meant—

Not only did the other party not ask for an increase in the rate of filming, but what he said was beyond words, but hoped that he would reduce the rate of filming!

what is happening?

"Manager Cao, what do you think?" Yao Bianliang asked.

Manager Cao was confused, he opened his mouth, and it took him a long time to make a sound: "Ah, yes, what you said makes sense..."

Yao Bianliang showed a smile: "That's right."

"Well, let me do the math for you," Yao Bianliang said, "According to common sense, it is quite normal for a movie starring me to get a 20% screening rate without paying a screening fee. Bar?"

Manager Cao didn't say a word, which was his acquiescence.

After all, the director, screenwriter and other supporting roles of the film are not well-known. Yao Bianliang alone can only get this data.

Yao Bianliang continued: "First of all, the subject matter is a song and dance movie, which directly cut off more than half of the audience."

"I'll give you a discount of 30% for your film, and reduce it to 6%. Is this reasonable?"

"In addition, our film does not have any publicity, nor does it have any screening or premiere activities. Compared with other films, we must bring fewer audiences to theaters."

"In this way, it is normal to discount 6 to 3%?"

"In addition, I have never acted in a movie before, so the first movie must be inexperienced and risky."

"The film's production team is also poorly equipped. Both the director and the male protagonist are newcomers who have never made a film before, and the composition team is also completely transparent."

"So, the film scheduling rate must be lowered."

Yao Bianliang paused for a moment when he said this, as if he had thought about it for two seconds, and spoke earnestly.

"It's not easy for everyone to make money, and I can't let you suffer for my pursuit and feelings for movies."

"How about this, let's make a whole - the filming rate is about 1% and it's almost the same."

Manager Cao: "..."

Manager Cao: "..."

The hand holding the phone trembled slightly, Manager Cao was almost speechless now.

To be honest, before receiving Yao Bianliang's call, he never expected that things would develop like this.

Why do you take the initiative to reduce the film scheduling rate?

Moreover, you have fallen too far! Directly change from 10% to 1%, only 1% is left.

"No, this is absolutely not possible." Manager Cao swallowed, forcing himself to remain calm.

He clearly knew that Yao Bianliang's proposal could never be accepted.

April is not the peak season for movies, and there are not many excellent movies.

Although Yao Bianliang's movies are niche, she has a large number of fans and fans. Among all the movies, it can be regarded as more prominent.

In this case, if you only give the other party such a low screening rate, then the theater will definitely make a lot less money!

"We really believe in your ability, Mr. Yao," Manager Cao said, "So, at least 8% of the filming must be given to you, which is the minimum standard."

Yao Bianliang sighed: "Oh, I also know that my past performance is not bad, which may make you misjudge the commercial value of this movie."

"How about this, how about 2%?" She paused and said, "You can arrange more early morning shows to test the waters. If the attendance rate is not satisfactory, you can continue to reduce it in the future."

Manager Cao frowned: "No, it can't be lower. Teacher Yao, you have to have confidence in your movie. I believe it will be a very good work."

Yao Bianliang: "3%, it really can't be more. I can't let you suffer."

Manager Cao: "No, no, no, we really won't suffer...or it's still 5%, do you think so?"

The two parties came and went, bargaining for a long time, and finally, under Yao Bianliang's insistence, the figure was fixed at 3%.

But there is an additional condition, that is, if the attendance rate is too high or too low, the theater also has the right to make adjustments within a certain range.

There was no room for negotiation on this request, and Yao Bianliang knew that he could not have the authority to stop the other party from making adjustments later.

What she can do is to reduce the filming rate at the beginning.

Of course, she is not worried that the other party will increase the filming rate in the future.

After all, with Lu's Group around, there should never be a day when her filming will improve.

The corners of his lips curled up, Yao Bianliang collected his thoughts, and called the next film tube.

…

As the sole investor of the movie, Yao Bianliang was very satisfied with the result, but Manager Cao was completely paralyzed.

After the call was over, he let out a long breath and leaned back on the chair.

"So, what's going on here..."

After working in the industry for so many years, this was the first time he encountered such an outrageous request!

Later, as the theater manager, instead of lowering the price, he wanted to help the other party raise the price.

It's hard for anyone to believe this kind of thing.

"Jingle Bell…"

The phone rang again, and when he saw the name of the caller, Manager Cao was slightly startled.

It turned out to be someone from the Lu family.

He didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately clicked to connect.

"Hello? Hello."

"Yes, I am the manager of Qianhua Cinema."

"What did you say? If we reduce the screening rate of "A Floating Life" to less than 3%, your films can pay more for the screening?"

Manager Cao was dumbfounded.

The meaning of Lu's Group is obvious, they are targeting Yao Bianliang to squeeze the screening rate of her new movie.

But, just now, Yao Bianliang has already taken the initiative to reduce the screening rate to 3%!

So, what is the Lu Group doing?

Are you here to send money?

There was a urging sound from the other end of the phone, Manager Cao settled down and said, "Uh, no, of course I have no objection..."

"You're paying 30% more for film arrangement? All right, all right, I'm fine."

"Don't worry, since you have spoken, we will certainly not increase the screening rate of Yao Bianliang's new movie—well, absolutely not."

"I will arrange more early morning sessions, don't worry."

After the call ended, Manager Cao put down his phone and fell into deep thought.

The world seemed to have changed overnight into something he couldn't understand.

———

April 1st, April Fool's Day.

The premiere of "Sigh of a Floating Life" finally arrived as scheduled.

Many fans have already pre-purchased movie tickets. There are even local rich fans gearing up and planning to book the venue directly to support their idols.

However, when they saw the filming of "Sigh of a Floating Life", they fell into confusion for a long time.

Early morning, early morning, early morning...

A lot of underworld shows came into view. As for the better shows at those time slots, almost all of them were sold out.

[What's the situation... why can't I buy a ticket? 】

[The movie theater here only arranges two shows during the normal time period! All of them are small theaters. The remaining sessions are all in the early morning. 】

[Help, I only have early morning here... three o'clock, four o'clock, five o'clock in the morning, what kind of underworld filming is this! 】

[What are the theaters doing? There haven't been any popular movies recently. Is it so difficult to arrange more shows for Sister Liang's movies? 】

No one expected this to be the case.

After all, now is not the peak season for movies, and Yao Bianliang's popularity is also very high. The movie should have a high screening rate.

As a result, not only were there very few films scheduled, but they were all scenes in the underworld!

[I've already given up...I saw Liangliang posting about this on Weibo. After the movie is released, she will post the resources on the platform for us to watch for free. 】

[Can't wait any longer, I'll just buy a movie ticket for one o'clock in the morning. Hehe, don't think about dampening my enthusiasm for watching movies in this way! 】

[Then what... I beg the rich fans not to book the venue. I understand how you want to support Sister Liang, but now, we can't buy tickets at all (crying.jpg)]

[Laughing, Sister Liang has a bunch of fans on Weibo who can't buy tickets, and now everyone is waiting for free resources. 】

[Sisters, don't worry, Sister Liang said, at most one month, the movie will be released on the platform for free. 】

【Oh, but I don't want to wait! I want to buy movie tickets, but I have money and nowhere to spend it. 】

Even fans can't buy tickets, let alone passers-by.

Except for a few passers-by who happened to buy tickets, most people didn't even know that the movie "Sigh of a Floating Life" was released.

It's good to know that movie ticket buying software has a fixed sorting method.

Movies with a high screening rate will be at the front, and movies with little popularity will be at the end.

As for the sold-out shows, they will not appear in the purchase column.

In other words, the movie "Sigh of a Floating Life" was pushed to the bottom!

It's impossible to find unless you search specifically.

As a result, the box office, which is not rich, is even worse.

Although the movie has just been released, it seems that its imminent bloodbath can be foreseen.