The Result and the Person Who Defined It
The quality of a movie has never had any direct correlation with its box office performance. Historically, many critically acclaimed blockbusters were hailed as phenomenal before their widespread release.
Filmmakers and critics alike have gone to great lengths to praise the work, believing it will become a historical benchmark. In fact, they were right, but this benchmark is not a historical high, but a historical low.
Similarly, some films that were not well-received by many have become wildly popular after their release, generating returns that are incomprehensible to many and leaving people speechless.
But do people really not know why?
No, people actually know, they just don't want to say it.
Filmmakers and film critics, these "elite figures" inside and outside the industry, base their evaluations of films entirely on "artistic merit."
While watching the movie, they would think carefully about whether this part of the plot had a deeper meaning, whether that part of the plot had a source, and they would not even let go of an inconspicuous little detail in the picture.
For example, when a film critic was praising a movie, he focused on the pattern of the wallpaper in the movie, trying to find the profound meaning in the pattern.
These people have an excessively high pursuit of art, or perhaps that's just how they are; they need to see things that ordinary people can't see.
Some Director are happy to do this, praising each other, which is a unique cultural atmosphere in the entertainment industry.
But what ordinary people pursue is never artistry. On the one hand, they have not received a good education and have no idea whether the thorny vines on the wallpaper come from roses or thorns. They are even less likely to understand the meaning of roses and thorns in religious, historical, and mythological stories, and naturally, they cannot understand the content behind these allusions.
On the other hand, ordinary people pursue applicability and practicality. They cannot accept things that are too high-end. Throughout film history, all films with religious content have always received high ratings but low box office returns because people are not interested; only film critics and filmmakers are.
Just like this movie, Lin Qi had heard film critics behind him muttering sarcastic remarks about its content in their characteristic biting tones more than once, and some even walked out on the spot to show their aloofness.
On the contrary, the audience members in the actual seats watched with great interest. Whether they came for the story or something else, they were at least satisfied with the enjoyment the movie brought them.
That's why they went to the movie theater. As for leaving the theater? Aside from wanting to recall some things, they didn't want to think about whether aliens represented some kind of unequal system, or whether the supernatural power the female protagonist gained was some kind of power that transcended the secular world!
Hmm, thinking about it this way, it seems to have become a masterpiece with profound content and satire of reality! As the movie gradually came to an end, the plot finally reached its climax when the female protagonist plunged a dagger into the eye socket of the Truck Driver who had violated her and almost killed her.
Watching the female protagonist bathe in the enemy's blood, the audience in the back rows clearly enjoyed this grand revenge scene.
As for film critics? They're all just talking nonsense!
It's a decent movie. Lin Qi gives it an objective review. At least male moviegoers will buy tickets without hesitation to enjoy about 80 minutes of fun in the theater. Even if this movie doesn't make a huge profit, it can still break even.
As the credits rolled, the lights in the movie theater came on, and people stood up, applauding with varying degrees of enthusiasm and indifference.
Lin Qi shook hands with Mr. Fox. "Congratulations! This is the first step to success, and I believe it's the first step to legendary status!"
Mr. Fox was in high spirits and full of energy. Not long ago, he was just an insignificant nobody in the countryside who was engaged in shady business. In the blink of an eye, he was already associating with these social elites and even making a movie. This was something he could never have imagined in his life, yet it had become a reality.
"I want to thank you, my friend Lin Qi. If it weren't for you, I might still be just a low-level Finance Company operator!" This is one of Mr. Fox's greatest strengths; he not only knows how to hold grudges but also how to remember kindness.
Lin Qi smiled and released his hand. "Now it's your time!"
There was a buffet reception after the premiere, but these kinds of receptions are usually not covered by the media, mainly because reporters can't get in.
At the reception, local Production Company and industry insiders were all circling around the Fox family, because, for well-known reasons, Lardimore had received very little investment this year, and some Production Company had even suddenly gone bankrupt.
Large numbers of unemployed people roam the streets; it's no different from other places.
Now that the Fox family has reappeared with their new movies and company, filmmakers are naturally swarming around them like sharks smelling blood.
Whether it's a Director has made some movies, a project initiator, or a celebrity, their only thought is to leave a deep impression on these two big investors and hopefully attract some investment.
As for Lin Qi, he also had someone, but someone of slightly higher status. He was chatting with the Vice President a top-five Production Company in the Federal.
Lin Qi's Interstellar Trade Company has officially submitted the filing for the split, and he has also applied to the relevant departments for the preliminary procedures for the Sergeant, which means that the Interstellar Trade Company may soon be listed on the Big Three Exchanges.
If this had happened a few years ago, people wouldn't have cared. Back then, even a garbage recycling station had a high chance of going public and making a fortune.
But the fact that a company dares to go public in a bad economic climate means it has absolute determination. Suppose a company has a market value of ten million, and after going public, it issues ten million shares, with each share priced at one yuan, which is exactly the same as its market value.
After a stock is issued, people's buying behavior will cause its price to rise rapidly, thereby stimulating more capital inflows, which is why new stocks are bound to make money.
When the price per share changes from one dollar to two dollars, the total value of the ten million shares issued reaches twenty million dollars. In other words, even if the company does not generate any profit during this period, its market value has doubled.
This is the normal situation, but it's unlikely to happen now. Maybe someone will buy some at the beginning. Free market transactions cannot be completely simulated. It's just speculation. Someone will definitely do it, even if everyone thinks it's really stupid.
After a period of time, these people who bought the stock found that the stock price did not fluctuate much. Some of them wanted to exchange the stock or needed cash. If they urgently needed the money, they would place a sell order at a relatively low price, and the stock price would drop - the last transaction price is used as the real-time market price.
A decline in stock prices also means that the value of every stock held by investors is decreasing, and this rate of decline is accelerating in today's market conditions.
Going public now is not the right thing to do. Some companies thought they could weather the storm after the Financial Tsunami, but their market value was halved as soon as they went public, and now they are considering delisting or have already delisted.
Therefore, Lin Qi's move to go public against the trend has already attracted the attention of some domestic capital to this young man from Sabine City, as well as his company and the huge profits in second-hand goods.
"I noticed that you, Mr. Lin Qi, are one of the major shareholders of this company, and that's why I'm here!" The Vice President from Surprise Box Production Company told Lin Qi without any attempt to hide that he was here because of Lin Qi, not because of the Fox family or the movie.
Surprise Box Production Company originated from a circus. They had simple playback equipment and would play shows that existed in the past but no longer exist after the circus performance.
Later, the circus owner discovered that people seemed to have low sensitivity to live circus performances; even if the program changed or the performers were replaced, the audience would hardly notice.
However, if the programs he broadcasts are not quite right, the audience will quickly notice.
This shows that audiences are more interested in the shows broadcast on screen than in the shows performed live, which has made the circus owner a lot of money.
He hired some circus performers at very low prices, recorded their acts, and then dismissed them. He could then generate a steady stream of income simply by broadcasting these shows everywhere, without having to support or pay the circus performers.
In the end, the circus was left with only a clown to warm up the audience and a young woman to warm the bed, but the circus owner never lost money.
In this context, the circus owner became one of the first producers in Federal country, and he began to spend money to hire people to make more circus movies or movies of other genres, while the clown that popped out of the surprise box became the company's trademark.
Today, Surprise Box Production Company has become a heavyweight in the Federal entertainment industry, attracting attention wherever they go.
Listening to the somewhat exaggerated praise from the Vice President Surprise Box Production Company, Lin Qi smiled, nodded in acknowledgment, and raised his glass. "I'm honored!"
The two took a small sip of the wine in their glasses, or perhaps didn't even drink it, but merely let the wine wet their lips.
"Mr. Lin Qi, if you're interested in investing in the entertainment industry, you might want to consider our company. Perhaps you'll be interested in our future development plans!"