Disaster Artist

"...If shooting a sequel can also ensure success, why not do it?"

"Because no one can guarantee success."

"But you also saw the call from social networks, or did you say you didn't? The hashtag calling for the sequel to 'Unfriend' has even been trending."

"That's different..."

"Why is it different? If the audience wants to see it, then we will shoot it. Even if the brilliance of the first film cannot be replicated, the basic quality is still guaranteed."

"The internet calls are just bubbles and can't be taken seriously. How many people do you think the audiences calling for the sequel actually went into the cinema to watch 'unfriend'? Also, no one can guarantee that the quality of the sequel will still be the same as the first... "

"Why not? If it's A Qian, I don't think there is a problem. Are you questioning A Qian's ability?"

Su Ziyi's words were aggressive, and pinched Ji Xu's words. Ji Xu glanced at Su Ziyi helplessly and did not answer, but Su Ziyi was still not satisfied—

It's hard to make Ji Xu unable to refute, what a rare opportunity, of course we have to continue!

"Da Bai, what do you think?"

"Um?"

Bai Cheng was nibbling on the pig's trotter. He stared at him with wide eyes and blinked, but he didn't know what Ji Xu and Su Ziyi were arguing about, but he couldn't stand in line, so he raised the pig's trotter.

"Today's pig's trotters are a bit salty. It's the best pairing with rice. Would you like some?"

Su Ziyi: ...

Then Su Ziyi ignored Bai Cheng, turned to look at Lu Qian who was sitting beside him with a smile on his face, and asked anxiously.

"Aqian, what do you think?"

Lu Qian raised his eyebrows slightly and answered slowly.

"I can, but I don't want to."

Su Ziyi: ...

Can he speak foul language?

"Aqian!"

As soon as Su Zi rolled up his sleeves, he was ready to scold him, taking advantage of suppressing Ji Xu's momentum, and then suppressing Lu Qian.

But the momentum just appeared, and then I saw Lu Qian calmly raised his eyes and looked over, his eyes as deep as the ocean were glowing with a shallow light, and he seemed to be waiting for Su Ziyi's urgency. The wind and the rain, that cloudless appearance suddenly made Su Ziyi feel a strong sense of oppression.

Seconds cowardly.

"Aqian..."

The tone was lowered, the tail was lengthened, and the straight and straight spine was obviously shortened. Although the expression was still sad and anxious, the tone had softened.

No momentum at all.

"What about Qiyang Media? They have already agreed to invest, are you really not going to agree?"

Qiyang Media is worthy of being the best company among the seven major film companies and the most greedy for petty profits. It is really eye-opening.

Previously, Ji Xu had the guts to play Qiyang Media once.

In the two weeks before "Unfriending", the screening rights had been bought out by the detached theater chain, and Qiyang Media still had the appetite; The media retains a glimmer of hope.

Waiting for Qiyang Media to react, the right to show "Unfriend" is no longer in Ji Xu's hands.

Is Qiyang Media angry?

Of course!

It can even be said that he was so violent that he could not wait to strangle Ji Xu with his bare hands.

But the anger turned into anger. Two weeks after "Unfriending" won the global weekend box office championship for two consecutive weeks, Qiyang Media has regained his composure and began to think:

What does the success of "unfriending" mean?

The answer is very simple. The full rise of desktop narrative movies is exactly the same as the pseudo-documentary movies shot by camcorders.

Qiyang Media locked in the craze immediately, and was ready to invest in a computer desktop narrative film. In this decision, they were ahead of other film companies——

Sure enough, with this kind of cleverness, they are indeed unparalleled in the world, and no other film company is so keen.

But soon, Qiyang Media realized the problem.

First, the script.

Second, traffic.

For a brand-new genre, the reaction within the industry still takes some time, that is to say, the follow-up script does not come out so quickly.

Moreover, even if a number of follow-up scripts are emerging now, how should Qiyang Media make full use of the popular traffic of "Unfriending"?

Qiyang Media's mind turned fast.

Soon, they found Ji Xu and said that they hoped to invest in the filming of the sequel of "Unfriending", with Lu Qian still writing the script and serving as the director.

And it is claimed that the project investment budget for this sequel is a full 30 million, showing full sincerity.

Just two weeks ago, they were played a monkey show by Ji Xu; now two weeks later, they are sitting at the negotiating table as if nothing had happened, sincerely asking for cooperation.

Don't forget, there is also Streamer Films.

On the front foot, Liuguang Films put down ruthless words within the industry and "completely blocked Lu Qian"; on the back foot, Qiyang Media had already come to the door to seek cooperation with funds, and did not take Liuguang Films seriously at all.

Obviously, Xia Solstice Cinema is not the only giant crocodile who wants to take a piece of the pie from Lu Qian. The 1.1 billion box office dividend is indeed nothing to the top company in the pyramid, but it is still very, very impressive for many people. A profit, who wants to miss it?

Qiyang Media couldn't wait to share a piece of the cake.

Facing such Qiyang Media, what else can you say other than admiration?

However, Lu Qian's friends had differences of opinion regarding Qiyang Media's proposal.

Su Ziyi believes that ~www.novelmt.com~ has a rare opportunity, and they should seize the opportunity firmly. It is one aspect that the sequel can guarantee success, and the other aspect is that Qiyang Media can break through the ban of Streamer Films.

But Ji Xu has different opinions, not only because the success of the sequel cannot be guaranteed, nor can the investment of Qiyang Media guarantee that Lu Qian can break the shackles of the streamer film industry; more importantly, because he does not want Lu Qian to fall into the rut of self-repetition early on .

As a producer, Ji Xu is very aware that a director's career needs to be well planned.

After "Unfriending" was born, Lu Qian should have attracted much attention, but if the second work chooses a sequel, or continues to choose a thriller/horror movie, then Lu Qian will soon be labeled, and Chances are it's a label you can't get rid of your entire career.

They all know the reason why "Unfriending" became Lu Qian's directorial debut. There are many coincidences behind it, but it is not necessarily the work that Lu Qian hopes to shoot.

Now the movie has an unexpected success and won them the first pot of gold, which also means that Lu Qian can make a movie according to his own ideas.

Ji Xu didn't want Lu Qian to be bound by the sequel.

In fact, Su Ziyi is right and Ji Xu is also right. The difference is that one is more practical and the other is more long-term. In the final analysis, it is a matter of choice. There is no right or wrong.

Then, what was Lu Qian thinking?

Judging from the answer just now, Ji Xu understood Lu Qian's thoughts.

But Lu Qian also knew that Su Ziyi's idea was correct, and he didn't want any conflict of opinion among his friends, so he needed to communicate well.

"Ayi, what kind of company do you think Qiyang Media is?"

Um?

What's the problem?