Chapter 198 What! The Film Rights Were Sold?

After the rain, the weather became even colder.

Especially the cold wind in the evening, which made people shiver.

The second stop of the national publicity was Tianjin.

Tianjin was very close to Yanjing, and the train would arrive in a few hours.

Ke Zhanchi wrapped his clothes.

He walked out of the high-speed railway station and lit a cigarette.

Before he could take two puffs of the cigarette, he heard fans holding signs outside the high-speed railway station coming to pick up the train.

In the carriage, Ah K had talked about it in advance on Weibo that his next stop would be to get off at the high-speed railway east station in Tianjin.

Ah K is a rising star in the music scene, and his number of fans is not large, but every city has a group of die-hard fans who like Ah K's songs...

Not far away...

A sketch of Ah K was held high, and a banner with something like "Ah K welcomes you to Tianjin" was held by a group of young people, swaying in the wind.

Signatures, fans surrounding him, excited voices...

Ke Zhanchi couldn't tell how many actors were there, but Ah K was very excited. Without saying a word, he took the microphone and the speakers prepared by the staff and sang loudly in the high-speed railway station.

The high-speed railway station was crowded with people...

Ah K's loud singing naturally attracted countless people to watch the excitement. He seemed to be more and more popular. The more people there were, the louder he sang. Even his excitement could be felt from a distance. It was not until the security personnel outside the high-speed railway hurried over and told Ah K in an extremely serious tone that if he continued to sing, the traffic behind would be blocked and seriously affect public security. Ah K apologized and followed the staff to pack up the speakers and walked towards the main road in the distance.

Ke Zhanchi shivered again unconsciously.

He looked at Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng was chatting with a chubby middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was wearing a "Green Horse Electric Vehicle" brand and seemed to be chatting with Zhang Sheng about the price while following him.

Zhang Sheng simply responded with a few words, as if he was determined to get a tough price!

This guy!

Are they here to do business or to make money?

Ke Zhan Chi was at a distance from them and remained silent from beginning to end, as if he was a stranger who was completely unfamiliar with this group of people.

But after walking for a few minutes, he saw Zhang Sheng stopped.

Zhang Sheng suddenly turned his head and then said a few words in front of the chubby boss. Then, the boss's eyes suddenly became bright!

"Wow! Director Ke, hello Director Ke, I really like watching the movie "Youth Is Really Good" you shot! That movie is so amazing and so beautiful!"

"..."

Ke Zhan Chi's facial muscles twitched violently.

Then he showed an extremely reluctant smile, even wanting to curse, and finally held his breath and said, "Thank you!"

Damn it!

What the hell is "Youth Is Really Good"?

His first debut film was called "Youth in the Prime of Life"!

This name is so fucking wrong.

"Director Ke, I really admire your talent. I think the films made by those great directors are just like this. They are just fun!"

"Director Ke, in order to support your talent, we at Green Horse Electric Vehicles are willing to subsidize our big project [International Film Going to the Countryside]. For every helmet purchased, we at Green Horse Electric Vehicles will subsidize half of the movie ticket price. For every electric vehicle sold, we at Green Horse Electric Vehicles will subsidize the full ticket price!"

"I'll ask my employees to go see our new movie "That Summer", OK?"

"By the way, Mr. Zhang just said that your movie will be premiering internationally soon. It seems like he is going to win something, the Southern California Academy Award? "

"So... Director Ke, can you help us cut an advertisement for Green Horse Electric Vehicle in the movie? We can also take advantage of your international style. Of course, it's not in vain, the advertising fee is 200,000! At the same time, all dealers under our Green Horse Electric Vehicle, as long as we have a store in the area where our movie is released, we will hang your advertisement!"

"Business competition means everyone cooperates with each other, you push me, I push you, what Mr. Zhang said is so damn reasonable!"

"..."

Ke Zhanchi looked at the chubby face in front of him.

I don't know if it was because the saliva sprayed on his face, or because he felt that his movie "That Midsummer" was tainted by advertisements and had a more commercial flavor.

Ke Zhanchi once thought he was going crazy!

But...

He still looked at that face: "Thank you for your kindness, I will consider this, but we can't affect the overall artistic beauty of the movie!"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's definitely not possible, Director Ke, I especially like to deal with people like you who are rich in artistic cells, I feel that my overall level of artistic appreciation has been improved a lot!"

"..."

Ke Zhan Chi finally came to the road.

Then.

He saw a row of battery cars with flags and parked neatly again.

Only, the only difference is...

The brand of the electric car has changed!

Changed from [Hongwei] to [Green Horse].

Then...

The slogan has also changed slightly.

It became [Movies go to the countryside for good benefits, buy Green Mali if you want to buy! ]

Then...

In the embarrassing voice, he continued to ride the electric car to the city!

Simple!

Brutal!

Brainwashing!

………………………………

Two days have passed.

Ke Zhan Chi finally understood what the so-called [National Tour] meant.

That is...

Invited by some battery car brands, Ah K sang and shouted in cities where "That Summer" was released.

Occasionally, he would stop at some decoration equipment stores that Zhang Sheng was familiar with...

These stores were full of advertisements for Ah K's performances in the countryside and the release of "That Summer"!

Really!

The advertisements were so tacky that Ke Zhan Chi couldn't bear to look at them!

In two days...

I went to four places!

These four places had all kinds of things.

There was Ah K singing for money, giving away original novels, following the team of home appliances going to the countryside, and buying home appliances and giving away movie tickets...

On the third night.

After Ke Zhan Chi drank some wine with Ah K, he realized that Ah K had money every time he sang.

The money was paid by the merchants, and the merchants were very excited when they paid the money!

Big star!

Internet celebrity!

Yanjing prodigal son...

Ah K, I don't know when there were more and more titles, and these titles, the more rural they were, the more practical they were!

There are always a group of grandparents who come to join in the fun...

The merchants made this event very popular, and they sold a lot of products by taking advantage of the trend of [home appliances going to the countryside] and the performance craze!

Every night...

Zhang Sheng would compile a list of the "sales" for the day!

Yes!

Zhang Sheng, this birdman, no longer hides his ugly appearance, and no longer hypocritically talks about movie promotion!

And every time Ah K goes to a place, he will announce it in advance on the Internet, and some fans who are free will often follow him.

Ke Zhanchi really doesn't understand.

Obviously, the news about Ah K on the Internet is not explosive, but for some reason, the number of Weibo fans is increasing.

On the first day, there were about 100,000.

In just two days, the number of fans increased to 120,000!

In addition, there are more and more messages from fans. Perhaps the first two "free" tours were good, and the fans who heard the news were very enthusiastic, inviting Ah K to their city to promote the movie.

And Zhang Sheng...

His phone never stopped.

Every time he arrived in a city, he was either answering the phone or on the way to answer the phone.

Then, there would always be some inexplicable bosses who would find Zhang Sheng and talk to him about cooperation.

Ke Zhanchi felt like a signboard.

At first, he still smiled.

After all, these businesses did post various activities supporting the movie "That Summer" in every store!

But gradually, he began to stop smiling.

He found that he didn't need to smile.

Even with a stinky face, Zhang Sheng could get some businesses to come over and talk to him about movie cooperation!

At first, I thought Zhang Sheng's operation was quite speechless!

But as these businesses praised themselves in various ways, inexplicable vanity began to grow at some point.

That year...

When he was filming "Youth in the Prime of Life", he was as humble as a dog in front of capital.

And now...

Those capitals came to smile at him.

Although it was small capital that could not be put on the table, it was capital after all, and who could be sure that these small bosses and small businesses would not rise in a few years?

In just three days!

He went from being confused, to feeling a little disgusted, then gradually resigned himself to his fate, to enjoying it now...

Actually!

This kind of "national publicity" is pretty good, isn't it?

…………………………

December 23.

The national publicity station arrived in northern Hebei.

"One hundred and twenty electric vehicle stores of different brands in the country, as long as they have cooperated with our [Bosch] battery, have put up advertisements for "That Summer"!"

Zhang Sheng sat by the window of the hotel, and after carefully looking at the data, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Ke Zhanchi was browsing Weibo on the other side.

He found that his "down-to-earth" publicity these days was almost a little popular, and also made it to the top ten hot searches on Weibo...

However!

The news headlines on Weibo shocked him!

[The desperate gamble of the down-to-earth director! ]

[He risked his life for publicity, but the movie still had no one interested! ]

[Ke Zhanchi's last battle! 】

【Ke Zhan Chi, a good director who is willing to bow his head...】

【Ke Zhan Chi: We are not begging for food, we want to live, please come and watch my movie! 】

【Shocking! Sad, "That Summer" actually asked the actors to sign for the pitiful popularity? 】

【Ke Zhan Chi cried! 】

【...】

Nimma!

The title on Weibo, fucking...

Describes Ke Zhan Chi as a humble, pitiful, sympathetic, and ridiculous...

Tragedy?

"Mr. Zhang, can you not hype up these news so much?"

"Literature is like a mountain, you don't like flatness. Who will read it if you keep pushing it all the way? If you are suppressed now, more netizens will sympathize with you..."

"But..."

"Okay! I will arrange for you to receive the award immediately. Doesn't the premiere of the [Southern California International Film Awards] start tonight? I made you a trophy for the best director, and there is my English signature on the trophy... You don't need to go to the promotion for the next week, just go and receive the award. After receiving the award, it will be better to continue the promotion with the trophy!"

"I...but..."

"Okay, let's expand the scope a little bit. Okay, you have a good rest tonight. Tomorrow you will take your team to participate in the exhibition in Brazil... By the way, I have prepared a photographer, Mr. Li Zhonghe, who will go to Brazil with you and help you take some publicity photos internationally..."

"???"

Is there such a shady way?

Tell you in advance what award you will get?

Ke Zhanchi was about to say something...

But he heard Zhang Sheng's phone ringing.

After Zhang Sheng answered the phone, his expression was a little surprised, and then he stared at Ke Zhanchi seriously: "Director Ke, pack up and go to Brazil now. No, you contact Sister Shengnan of [Star Future] and ask about the copyright..."

"Ah?"

"Maybe our movie will really sell the copyright in Brazil?"

"What!"

Ke Zhanchi was stunned!

"Don't be dazed. Our movie is now showing in more than 128 regions around the world!"

(I have something to do today. I have to think carefully about the subsequent plot. I will continue to update at least twice. I will continue to work hard on three updates tomorrow. I also want to thank the big guys for their extra updates!)

(Ahhhh, the previous chapters were blocked. The editor asked me to revise them urgently. I can't do it. I seriously suspect that this book will disappear while I'm writing it.)