Chapter 67 The Recovery Drama Market
Every scene is full, with praises and laughter keeps...
For "Charlotte's Troubles", which is currently being staged by the Central Academy of Drama Experimental Theater, these adjectives are the favorites used by the media to summarize this popular drama recently.
‘Last night, the drama "Charlotte's Troubles" starring the 98-level performance class of the Central Academy of Drama entered its second week, and its popularity was still very popular. Many viewers said that they had heard of a friend's introduction to watch this comedy stage drama...’
‘The first step in commercial drama?
It is not known whether this drama by a student in the Central Academy of Drama can become the beginning of the commercialization of the drama, but the current results of the drama "Charlotte's Troubles" have been quite impressive in business. According to the estimated number of scenes, there will be at least one million in profits...'
‘The analysis behind the reasons why Charlotte’s Troubles are full every time…’
The keywords of Central Academy of Drama and "Charlotte's Troubles" are listed on the pages of major newspapers and magazines almost every day.
Faced with the standout of such a phenomenal "dark horse" contestant, many people in the drama circle gave completely different answers in interviews with the media.
"I have watched the drama you mentioned, but what I want to say is that drama is not a sketch, or that I want to put a few funny jokes on the stage, it is a drama. Drama as a product should also have its own independent artistic character."
"The commercialization of drama requires the reliance on packaging and marketing, but the product itself should also be diverse and should have strong attractiveness. The most fatal problem of this type of commercial drama is that 'commercial' is only reflected in the fact that the product has a system in its sales stage, and the stimulation of the production of drama is actually negative."
This statement is relatively light. Even more serious, some dramatists even shouted the slogan "Art is never money", as if everything is involved in business, it will be bad.
Especially when it comes to whether "Charlotte's Troubles" is a drama, several dramatists agree that "no".
"The play "Charlotte's Troubles" is positioned in the style of "comedy", but in fact it is still a thousand miles away from the real "comedy". Its characteristic is "sketch funny" and does not emphasize the integrity of it as a drama.
The whole drama does not have the minimum structure of the drama. "Charlotte's Troubles" is like a few scenes designed (or directly). Different actors took the stage to perform a few sketches with their companions, and then used a looming story to string these sketches together - it can be said that there is a story, but basically no structure.
The performance relies on the magnified performances of the actors to stimulate the audience, which is still far from the basic line of the drama.”
These interviews by dramatists in the circle did not affect Tian Youliang and his students at all. Everyone should rehearse what they should rehearse and what they should go on stage.
The biggest influence of "Charlotte's Troubles" was the Beijing drama market before the New Year.
Many dramas will be scheduled next week in the China Children's Theatre, Beijing Geological Auditorium, Chen Peisi's "Children's Care", "Red Star Beauty" written and directed by Zhang Guangtian, etc.
This is no less than a "foody feast" for drama lovers like Duan Hong. After learning the news, he immediately appeared on the Tianya Forum.
As expected, netizens from Tianya Drama Club began to discuss which drama to watch.
Putting aside the reasons for star directors, screenwriters, and actors, the most eye-catching title among these films is a drama called "Return to Eighteen".
The main reason is that everyone has just watched "Charlotte's Troubles" with the theme of "Time Travel and Rebirth", and is naturally very concerned about such a drama with the same "Time Travel".
Soon, netizens with great powers found promotional posters and crew information, which really made them guess correctly. It was indeed a drama that used a time machine to return to high school.
The director is still well-known in the circle, but the screenwriter and actors are not very good.
It may be a bit exaggerated to the audience of the drama "watch people and take off the disc", but celebrity directors, screenwriters, and actors are definitely bonus points.
For example, in "Children", which just announced the pre-sale information, there is Chen Peisi, the director of "Red Star Beauty" and screenwriter Zhang Guangtian, the main creator of last year's epic drama "Chec Guevara".
"Return to Eighteen" is just a discussion.
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“How is the ticket pre-sale situation?”
In the office, Hao Yong glanced at the subordinate who came in to report and asked.
The ticket he mentioned refers to the drama "Return to Eighteen".
"Return to Eighteen" is a modern time-travel drama created by Jinxiu Culture Media Co., Ltd. for a "large amount of money" and was quickly completed with the creativity provided by Hao Yong. The director and actors were also selected by Hao Yong himself.
After more than two months of intense rehearsal, the publicity was started the day before yesterday.
An investment of one million may be less than one million, but there is definitely a small million. For example, the rented Chinese Children's Theater, the venue fee alone is over 100,000 yuan.
The main focus of "Return to the Eighteen" is the labels of "million-million investment", "modern time-travel comedy", and "easy and funny".
It is absolutely fake to say that Hao Yong does not pay attention to it. If you invest so much money, you will definitely see profits.
Hearing the boss's words, his subordinates looked puzzled, and it seemed that it was a bit difficult to say next.
"How is the pre-sale situation?" Hao Yong asked the doctor again with a calm face.
Hearing this, his subordinates whispered, "Mr. Hao, the ticket pre-sale situation is somewhat unsatisfactory. There were 4 tickets sold in the first theater, and the situation at the other ticket outlets was also not optimistic. There were no more than 20 tickets sold in total..."
When he said this, his subordinates didn't dare to look up at Hao Yong's face, and just looked down and counted the patterns of the floor tiles.
"Where is the ticket sales situation of other troupes?" Hao Yong continued to ask a question patiently.
"The premiere drama "Red Star Beauty" is held at an attendance rate of more than 80% every day. Although the comedy "Danshu" led by Chen Peisi has not yet premiered, the pre-sale ticket situation is gratifying. It is said that almost all tickets for the first five games are booked."
Until she left the office, her subordinates didn't dare to make a sound. Soon after closing the door and leaving, she heard the sound of smashing things in Mr. Hao's office, which scared her so much that she ran back to her position even more like flying.
The Beijing drama circle has been opened, and the drama audience is basically a relatively fixed group, with a total of about 20,000 to 30,000 people.
There was a saying before that if a friend comes from afar, the most economical and top-notch hospitality is to invite him to watch a drama.
The ticket price of a drama is generally between 50-300 yuan. Without a solid economic backing, it is impossible to be a drama fan over the years.
Therefore, some people say that those who like to watch dramas are basically petty bourgeoisie, and this also makes sense.
Chapter completed!