After all, everyone will give you face at the beginning because you are still a newcomer. As long as you can shoot well, the so-called subject matter and the so-called cost are not important.

As long as you are sincere, the audience will support you.

However, when it comes to your next movie, the audience's demands on you will be greatly increased. If you don't produce a better work, they may criticize you more than they praised you at the beginning.

After all, it's much easier to spit on someone than to find an angle to brag about.

Because Labyrinth is a debut film with a low cost that can be seen by the naked eye, it won international awards as soon as it was released. It can be said that it has already been piled up with armor before it was officially released in China.

Even if the box office hits the streets, no one will say anything.

Because it has a rural theme and the whole movie is poor, how do you expect it to have a high box office?

However, the goal of the next movie will definitely not be so simple.

That must make money.

After all, investors’ money is not so easy to get.

As the saying goes, people are short-handed. Xiao Qi is not Brother Hai. He does not have such a high status in the industry and does not have that many connections. He cannot attract so many investors for his dreams and the art he pursues.

And work hard without caring about yourself.

Therefore, for his next movie, he will carefully select the subject matter and see if he can find a balance.

However, there is no rush to think about the next movie now. The top priority is our movie!

Where is Boss Wu?

What is Boss Wu doing?

He can't just care about himself and forget his brothers!

The matter on the brother's side is not over yet!

He couldn't just sit back and watch.

"Boss Wu, have you made arrangements for our movie? What do you want to do? You can't leave it there forever!"

What?

What arrangement?

He's so clueless, what is he talking about? He called me out of the blue, and he started saying weird things. Who can understand him when he talks like this?

"Director Xiao Qi, what do you mean? Why can't I understand you at all? It feels like you are speaking a foreign language."

Xiao Qi is still angry!

"You, you, Boss Wu, I'm so sad. You don't have me in your heart at all. I'm so disappointed in you!"

Wu Di still said a few words, but he didn't even understand what made Xiao Qi angry, and he actually slapped her down like this.

Fortunately, Xiao Qi calmed down quickly, which fully showed that he was still an adult with normal mind and an online mind.

"Boss Wu, you are still on the set. Originally, I didn't want to disturb you, but you can't remain unresponsive!"

"Labyrinth has now won the award, and the next step is to schedule it to be released in China. What's your marketing plan?"

"Didn't you say at the beginning that although we are a small-budget film, as long as it can go to theaters, we can't give up on the box office?"

"Didn't you say that the marketing will be left to you and you will take care of everything?"

A huge thunder exploded above Boss Wu’s head without any warning!

maze!

correct!

And a maze!

He actually forgot all about this movie! Completely, completely forgotten about it!

Even when Xiao Qi called just now, he didn't get to the point right away. He was still talking about the whereabouts of the trophy.

While still reporting the situation to him, the movie Maze was mentioned in the conversation, and the title was mentioned several times.

As a result, Wu Di actually thought that the connection between him and Maze had been completely eliminated and there was no longer any relationship.

I don’t know if Xiao Qi was reminding him with words just now, hoping that she would remember it on her own. From this point of view, Xiao Qi is really a pitiful person.

Really a waste of effort.

"I'm so sorry!"

"Xiao Qi, don't worry, I'll make the arrangements right now. Now I also have a company, and I have more than a dozen helpers. Let's lay the groundwork first. I'll rush back as soon as I finish filming these scenes.

Go to the capital and get this work started."

That's pretty much it.

Putting down the phone, Xiao Qi admired herself again.

Fortunately, he said hello in advance, otherwise, if we all relied on Boss Wu's words, we might really be delayed.

delayed!

It was indeed delayed!

Since Xiao Qi has always been thinking about this matter, why didn't he tell him earlier?

What does Wu Di need most now?

It is a complete movie that allows him to fully practice his skills!

In order to find such a movie, Wu Di did not hesitate to spend 10 million in funds! Although he had no choice but to practice, he found an excuse for his behavior of taking advantage of others.

Finally a psychological balance was achieved.

However, at that time, he forgot that he was still holding a work in his hands!

It's a maze.

Because he had locked in the Shuicheng award and successfully obtained it, Wu Di seemed to have successfully cultivated and reached perfection.

Then, I successfully put this movie on the shelf, threw away the baggage, and moved forward!

He seemed to have forgotten that Labyrinth was only screened on a small scale at the film festival, but that was just a film festival event!

Doesn’t that mean it’s officially released!

Why is Boss Wu confused at this critical moment?

You know, for the vast majority of domestic audiences, they have never had the opportunity to see the true face of the maze.

Not so lucky.

If it doesn't win, that's another matter. It's still unclear when it will be released, and Xiao Qi won't be in a hurry.

But now, bad luck has just hit Xiao Qi and Wu Di's heads, and they won the award!

And he still won the top prize!

In this way, even if Xiao Qi is not in a hurry, many people will be anxious for him as soon as he returns to China, including the official film unit.

They still attach great importance to these films that can win awards abroad and return with great reputations, especially films directed by newcomers.

Even if you are not proactive, they will take the initiative to help you arrange screenings. Don't worry, if the theater chain is not optimistic about it, they can only pinch their noses and arrange the film.

This can all be arranged quickly.

Generally speaking, although they are award-winning films, due to restrictions in subject matter or the increase in movie viewing thresholds, even if they achieve excellent results at foreign film festivals, the box office of these films that are lucky enough to be taken care of will not be high.

Therefore, for many films that have won awards, even if they are scheduled to be filmed, neither the film producers nor the producers will take them particularly seriously.

It’s not just that they don’t want to rely on marketing, they don’t even know how to do the simplest publicity work. They just let the movie be put in theaters for ten days or so, at most, it will just fend for itself.

For these movies, going to theaters is just a process, and they have no intention of making a difference at the box office.

However, our maze is different!

Those movies are visible to the naked eye and will not have box office. For example, those romance movies, at a glance, can be regarded as the favorites of urban youth.

Anyway, they are all about love, about those tangled emotions, a kind of emotion. Such movies often tell the stories of urban men and women. Logically speaking, those young men and women who grew up in big cities should be its audience.

right.

And what about the reality?

The audience is just not interested in these so-called romance films that only focus on emotions and not plot.

What they want to see is a real and touching story. Only emotional accumulation cannot make them empathize and arouse their interest.

This still involves romance films, a film type that can achieve the highest consistency in film festivals and ordinary theaters.

As for the exotic themes favored by other film festivals, don't even think about it, there is no way it will have a box office.

Therefore, for them, giving up publicity is also a very reasonable choice. If nothing else, at least it saves money.

After all, these unpopular films don’t make any money to begin with, and if they have to spend extra money to promote them, wouldn’t they lose even more?

However, the maze is different.

If it is run properly, the maze is very likely to be a box office hit. If you are more lucky and hit a good schedule, you might even be able to recoup your capital and make money!
To be continued...