Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 89 I like pretty ones (610 first order)
Due to special circumstances this year, June is packed with films.

Li Qiutang is confident about his film "Famous", but considering the market situation, he still feels that other films will more or less take away some of his box office revenue.

It will be released in mid-June, and is estimated to have taken a considerable market share in the first two weeks of the release of "Red Cliff Part I".

Two weeks is enough of a window period for a comedy, but the market consumption power in June has not been released yet, and it is unknown what the box office will be like.

But man proposes, God disposes. Li Qiutang calculated that he could last for 2 weeks, but Kung Fu Panda was suddenly scheduled to be released on the 20th, which was the next week after Fame.

This is a tough nut to crack.

You have to take on the tough task. It is not Li Qiutang's nature to back down at the critical moment.

"I defeated it first and then I defeated it. Does it think it can defeat me?" Li Qiutang would not lose his prestige!
Although "Kung Fu Panda" earned a good result of 6000 million US dollars in its first weekend in the United States.

The media has already published the headlines: "'Get Famous' VS 'Kung Fu Panda'! The summer battle officially begins!"

The media regards the confrontation between the two as the opening battle of the summer season.

In order to deal with this foreign panda, Li Qiutang led the "Famous" crew to start vigorous publicity.

There is no national roadshow model yet. Even if Li Qiutang wanted to do a national roadshow, his actors would not agree.

So the solution is to accept more interviews and appear on more shows. This is also the advantage of the "Famous" crew. Foreign language films are basically not promoted in China, and at most they are released after a premiere.

It was at this time that Deng Chao's advantage came into play. He was really a funny guy. When he was interviewed with Gao Yuanyuan, he always made funny remarks, which made Gao Yuanyuan and the host angry and want to laugh - how could there be such an uncontrollable yet explosively effective guest!
The crew wanted to invite "Lu Yu You Yue" but the program's June schedule was basically given to guests on the theme of earthquake relief, so the crew couldn't get in.

In fact, it’s also the fault of the “Famous” crew. Who would ask for a show just before it’s released? We can’t do it for you even if we want to.

"To Become Famous" can only accept more interviews. If the program can be added, it will be added. If it cannot be added, it will be done with the ones that have already been arranged.

Li Qiutang is currently recording "The Story Behind" alone.

This episode was not added by the crew at the last minute, it was planned in advance.

Mango TV was quite curious about Li Qiutang and had always wanted to invite him to do a show. Li Qiutang wanted to bring "Become Famous" to the Base Camp, but the Base Camp schedule was cancelled half a year ago.

The theme of this episode is also very simple, it is called "Getting Close to Li Qiutang" and the host is Li Xiang.

She opened the show: "On National Day in 2006, a comet streaked across the domestic film industry, creating a box office legend for domestic films and bringing a talented director to the audience. This summer, this talented director came to our Behind the Scenes with his new work, Fame. Let us welcome young director Li Qiutang."

The audience was quite professional. Regardless of whether they were fans of Li Qiutang or not, they all responded with warm applause and cheers.

Li Qiutang walked onto the stage, shook hands with Li Xiang, and took a seat.

Li Xiang said: "People outside say you are a genius director. What do you think of this label?"

Li Qiutang said: "At most I am young and lucky, but I can't be considered a genius."

"But you have achieved a lot at a young age. Isn't that genius?"

Li Qiutang shook her head: "A director's genius is related to his camera. Only someone like Wang Jiawei can be called a genius director."

Li Xiang said: "You know, when we were preparing for this episode, our staff and many of your fans wanted to know the meaning of your name. They thought your name had a martial arts vibe to it."

Li Qiutang explained: "It's not about chivalry. There is a begonia tree downstairs in my house. I was born in August and the begonia was in bloom. My father took advantage of the local material and named me Qiutang."

“How did you feel after the success of “The Night the Comet Came”?”

"Relieved." "Happy?"

"Happiness was the second feeling. The first feeling was relaxation. Because before the release, to be honest, I wasn't sure whether the audience would like to watch science fiction films, especially science fiction like Comet. After the first weekend results came out, I was very relaxed."

"Then came 'No One's Back', which successfully broke the 100 million yuan mark, making him the youngest director in the 100 million yuan club." Li Xiang took the lead, and the audience followed suit to applaud Li Qiutang.

“Did you ever think that you could break 100 million?”

"I haven't thought about it." Li Qiutang said, "At that time, I thought that as long as there were 40 or 50 million, I could make a little profit and give an explanation to the investors. Then it would be easy."

Li Xiang added: "'No One' was completed in August, and 'Famous' started filming at the end of November. Why is your work efficiency so high?" Finally, she talked about 'Famous'.

Li Qiutang smiled and said, "Because I'm still young, I have enough energy to keep up."

This made the audience laugh.

Li Qiutang explained: "It's normal for a director to have two or three projects going on at the same time. At that time, all the conditions were in place for "Famous", so we started filming."

Then the two of them started chatting about "To Be Famous", interspersed with some personal matters.

"...The story of "Fame and Fame" came to me during the Chinese New Year at home...I have a stronger desire for control on the set, because film is a collective creation, and this collective is centered on the director. Whether the dozens or hundreds of people can finish work today and whether they can get paid depends on me. Of course, I will want to do more and better. It's not the case in real life."

Li Xiang put a photo of Li Qiutang working on the set on the big screen and said, "I found that many directors have stern faces on the set and look unhappy."

Li Qiutang laughed and said, "Being a director is too stressful. You are also a producer, so you should know what it is like to work on a set."

The release date of "Perfect Nine" has been confirmed. This is Li Xiang's first work as a producer.

Li Xiang smiled and agreed.

But Li Qiutang added: "This kind of work pressure also has positive meanings and is very motivating."

Li Qiutang shared many stories behind the scenes of "Famous", and Li Xiang suddenly asked him a personal question: "You don't have a girlfriend, huh?"

"No."

"Why not find one?"

“I’m too busy at work.”

"What kind of girls do you like?"

Li Qiutang joked, "I like pretty ones, the prettier the better."

"There are so many beauties in the film and television industry, don't be overwhelmed by the choices."

"I pick on others, and they pick on me."

Li Xiang and the audience laughed, thinking he was really joking.

After chatting for more than an hour, the publicity effect was achieved.

"Okay, thank you Director Li Qiutang for coming to our "Behind the Scenes". I hope you can continue to make more and better movies, and I also hope that "Famous" can achieve good results."

"Thank you." Li Qiutang and Li Xiang shook hands, bowed to the audience, and left.

(End of this chapter)