Not long after they put down their luggage, people started to come to visit one after another, including Qinghuang's boss Yang.
He is one of the main investors of the "Baby Project", and the issue he is most concerned about right now is: "Shanzi, I don't have high demands on you. When you take the opportunity to visit the small island country and the cold country, you can't forget our Movie promotion issues!”
Liu Qingshan smiled and nodded: "I can't do much. I can still promote it verbally! This film is also my first comedy film, and I also hope to have a high box office."
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Boss Yang was very satisfied: "I went to see the test screening, and you were really the biggest laugh point in the movie. However, most of the praises given to you by colleagues who watched it were not because of your role, but because they lamented you as a person." People know how to exercise caution, and there is no sign that they can express themselves, which is very important!"
Liu Qingshan asked curiously: "Where did you start talking about this?"
"Everyone in the world knows that you are very skilled, but you didn't show off your strengths in this area in the film. Even all the fight scenes in the film came from Chen Long. There was nothing about you that stole the show!"
"??????????????? It turns out that's the reason. What did I think? In fact, this is normal. I wrote the script, and it can't be because I personally participated in it." Let the plot change, I am just fulfilling my duties as a professional actor!"
"Having said that, I have participated in many projects and have seen countless big stars add drama to themselves. Others in the industry have similar feelings to me, so they praise you on this point! "
Chen Long added on the side: "Actually, I advised him at the time to add some fighting scenes appropriately, which would make our movie more watchable! But he insisted that doing so would destroy the whole thing. The character setting is harmful to the complete plot!"
"Isn't it?" Liu Qingshan was very familiar with these people, and his words were much more straightforward, "Films and TV dramas are a collective project just like playing football. Even Hollywood hero movies need to have good and bad characters, right? Just do your own thing well and do everything possible to add drama to yourself, so why do you need those screenwriters? To put it bluntly, this is how many bad movies today come from, and the quality of the original scripts is not bad at all!"
Whether he is modest or polite, he will not be vague about the work he needs to do: "Let's not talk about it anymore. The premiere will be tonight, right? I also heard that you have discussed with Warner Records to schedule my autograph signing tomorrow. Outside the theater?"
He said this without complaining. He is also one of the main investors in this movie, and of course he hopes it will have a good box office.
Chen Long patted him on the shoulder rudely: "Those who are capable should work harder! This morning I saw how terrifying your market connections are. It seems that this decision is a wise one!"
Boss Yang was not too polite to him: "It just so happened that I met Mr. Mou of Warner Records' Xiangjiang branch at a party. He attended the reception with James, the president of Warner International's Greater China region, and was introduced to me. After meeting, I learned that James came to Xiangjiang this time just to cooperate with your English album sales!"
Due to historical reasons, the popularity of English in Xiangjiang is very high. Anyone with a middle school education can speak it to some extent and can even understand English emails, although the grammar is very poor.
Therefore, the most important Asian sales market for Liu Qingshan's English album, apart from the mainland, is the palm-sized international metropolis of Hong Kong. He knew Mr. Mou from Xiangjiang Branch, but he was not familiar with James, or he had never heard of him before.
However, he still knows something about Warner Group. He knows that Warner International actually has many big brands and operates in a wide range of areas. It is not as professional as Warner Pictures and Warner Records.
But this Warner International is directly under the group headquarters, which is literally a level higher than the film company.
It's just that most of Warner's core interests come from film companies, and other business branches mostly revolve around the entertainment industry.
Therefore, Warner International's involvement this time did not actually exceed its authority. On the contrary, it highlighted the special importance of Warner's headquarters.
Moreover, this time it was the president himself who took action. This person was one level higher in their internal administrative level than Nash, the big boss of Warner Records.
But that doesn't necessarily mean that he has more say in the company than Nash. It's just that there are many ways to go around. I'm afraid only their insiders understand the twists and turns, and Liu Qingshan doesn't have that much free time to pay attention to them.
??????????????? He said: "My Chinese album sells much better than my English album. No matter who comes forward at Warner, it is impossible not to consider this aspect, right?"
Boss Yang smiled and said: "I had a good communication with James that night. In addition to praising your abilities, he also said that everything is based on your subjective consciousness. He came to Xiangjiang this time just to cooperate with you. , instead of making decisions!”
"Then why didn't he contact me in advance?"
"You should have contacted me, right? Why don't you ask Xishan, otherwise the specific time of your signing in Xiangjiang will not be finalized!"
Jin Xishan went to another room to change clothes, while Qu Xiangling, who had been accompanying her all the time, needed to quickly familiarize herself with the surrounding environment with her two Tibetan lions and went to walk the dog at this time.
Liu Qingshan waved his hand and stopped worrying about this issue: "It's no problem to combine it with our movie, but have you ever thought about it. Once there are so many people like the book signing in Pengcheng, the order of the scene outside the theater will be a big problem, and It is very likely to affect people’s desire to watch movies!”
Chen Long smiled and said: "Since we have decided to arrange it this way, Qinghuang has a way to make people take the initiative to walk into the cinema! Why should you stay there for a day despite your busy schedule? With the premiere opening at zero o'clock that day, Starting from the beginning, the audience can use their ticket stubs to exchange for VIP seats at the autograph session, and those who purchase three albums will get a photo opportunity with you and Xishan!"
"Isn't this a bundled sale in disguise?"
"No, that's not the case. The theater we are in is the Broadway Cinematheque. There are 4 theaters there with a total of 640 seats. As of 5 p.m., there are only more than 3,000 seats. Besides, not everyone will ask you to sign. There are even more Those who bring their families to watch movies can at most send a representative to come forward, so the number of people who will have VIP quota tomorrow will only be a few hundred at most!"
"Hundreds of people are human beings, aren't they? I think we should cancel the requirement of purchasing three albums!"
"Brother, aren't I thinking about your album sales? You don't know the heart of a good person! Forget it, you can make your own decision. I'm just giving you a suggestion."
Liu Qingshan insisted: "Not bundling sales is my bottom line. This is not me being pretentious, and it doesn't matter to me whether I have a few hundred copies!"
In the end, it was Boss Yang who made the final decision: "Then let's arrange it according to Shanzi's way! By the way, you and Xishan may sing a few more songs, and there may be many colleagues who will go to the scene tomorrow, you boy Now you are more prosperous than us, even if there is no invitation letter, many people rush to support you, just like when you were filming "The Big Event"."
Chen Long deliberately made a joke on Boss Yang: "Brother, you heard it, Boss Yang is having fun. He is the big boss of the film industry, but the artists bypassed him and contacted you directly, leaving him temporarily I can’t accept it for a while!”
Boss Yang laughed and scolded: "Don't forget that you are my partner and one of Qinghuang's bosses. Doesn't scolding me mean scolding yourself?"
Before Chen Long could reply, Jin Xishan walked in freshly dressed in a strapless pure white silk evening dress that was still very eye-catching in a private setting.
She was dressed so grandly because she was going to the red carpet of the premiere at four o'clock in the afternoon. Tonight's premiere would start early and last until nine o'clock in the evening.
But before anyone in the room could catch a cold, a huge figure rushed out from behind Jin Xishan and pounced on Liu Qingshan, frightening Yang and Chen and the two quickly retreated.
That figure was naturally Senge. It and Xueer had not seen Liu Qingshan since they landed on the shore. After they got off the boat, they were led by Qu Xiangling in another car and came over first.
Today, Senge is growing very fast. A little over two months ago, he was only the size of an adult Shiba Inu. Now, in the blink of an eye, he is like a mature German Shepherd. He can stand as tall as Jinxi Shan.
After Liu Qingshan gave Senger and Xueer a ray of true energy, he let them wander around the room, and then asked Jin Xishan about Warner.
Jin Xishan smiled and said; "James has been Nash's friend for many years, and even their respective wives are former colleagues!"
Liu Qingshan suddenly realized: "He is from Nash? Then there is nothing to be suspicious of!"
Although he and Nash were not very close, they had quite a pleasant collaboration several times, and it was through him that Liu Qingshan got to know the rappers from Laos and the United States.
He naturally understands that there is no love without reason in the world. His English album can bring fame and fortune to Nash and even Warner Records.
Considering this, it is not surprising that James came, and Warner International's reputation in the business world is much higher than that of Warner Records.
Since Nash entrusted an old friend to come forward to support him, he undoubtedly wanted to help accumulate some fame in business.
Jin Xishan then said: "It was my idea that he didn't contact you directly. I told him that you have been very, very busy recently, so your first meeting will be at the book signing tomorrow!"
Liu Qingshan smiled and nodded: "Warner, as the producer, didn't mention the rewards for increased record sales?"
Jin Xishan couldn't help but slap him: "It's only been a few days since the film was released, and you're already trying to get a favor? You're not afraid of Boss Yang and the others laughing at you!"
Boss Yang is very knowledgeable: "If I were to talk about Warner, I should say that as far as I know, Shanzi's album dominated many charts in the European and American music markets in one week, right?"
