This Star Wants To Retire

What is the most expensive movie you have ever seen, and how much is the ticket price?

In Luo Mo's impression, before he crossed over to the Blue Star on Earth, the movie ticket price was rising every year.

Especially in theaters in some big cities, ticket prices have soared all the way.

He has seen quite a few movies that cost more than 100 yuan a ticket, and they are not in that kind of VIP hall, but just a normal giant screen hall.

Blue Star has also had this trend in recent years.

Movie ticket prices are rising every year, and movie tickets for the Spring Festival stalls are often more expensive.

The vast majority of movie theaters are counting on making a lot of money by relying on the Spring Festival stalls.

No theater will worry about the box office of the Spring Festival stalls.

Blue Star is the same as on Earth. In previous years, there have been some bad movies gathered during the Spring Festival, but the total box office has surpassed last year's Spring Festival.

The pricing of movie tickets, Blue Star is roughly similar to that on Earth, but there are some places that are slightly different.

For example, Luo Mo, as the publisher of "Nezha", can set a [minimum issue price].

For this issue price, there is often a difference of about 5 yuan between A-type cities and B-type cities.

The so-called Class A cities are those first-tier cities. Except for a few first-tier cities, the rest are all Class B cities.

Before the movie was released, Luo Mo had received several dinner invitations from the publishers of several other movies during the Spring Festival.

He is very clear that this so-called dinner is actually here - a unified price!

Luo Mo was too busy years ago, and he didn't like this model, so he rejected them all.

Anyway, he is notoriously out of gregarious in the circle, and he is notoriously shameless.

The end result is that the studios of the remaining blockbuster films have raised the [minimum issue price] by 5 yuan compared to last year.

40 yuan for A-type cities and 35 yuan for B-type cities.

Only on Luo Mo's side, the [Minimum Issue Price] is the same as in the past, set at 35 yuan and 30 yuan.

Perhaps in everyone's memory, there used to be cheap movie tickets, such as the [19.9] model.

There are usually people who are making up the difference here, and most of the time it is not the theaters who are making up the difference.

The film studio raised the [minimum issue price], which is actually raising the ticket price at the source.

For this reason, the film crews of the remaining films have even more serious opinions on Luo Mo.

Don't you understand the principle that the law does not blame the public?

Everyone raises the price together, and no one will say anything!

As long as you have many fucking things, you are so fucking different!

But fortunately, this guy's movie is an animation, which makes these filmmakers more confident.

Even if the news is exposed, it's fine.

You are an animated film, but we are not. We set the [Minimum Release Price] higher than you, and that is a matter of course!

Yes, "The Return of the Great Sage" has indeed opened up a new era of domestic animation films.

But a movie with a box office of more than one billion, its energy is still limited.

Animated movies are still in the lower reaches of the chain of contempt.

In fact, if Luo Mo follows the price increase, then if the trend of the Internet is not right and everyone is talking about the price increase, the rest of the filmmakers will definitely push him to the forefront and attract firepower!

"Look! Look at him! An animated movie is so expensive!"

"He sets this price for animated movies, why can't we?"

If nothing else, a large number of netizens will also think that the price increase of "Nezha" is the most unreasonable!

They don't care about the high cost of high-quality animation production, they only think that you don't even need to hire actors, and you can save a lot of money just by paying for the film.

Of course, Luo Mo didn't raise the price, not because he was afraid of being scolded, he just acted according to his own heart and ideas.

"I don't want to go up during the Chinese New Year, so I won't go up."

However, in fact, the pricing power of movie tickets is mainly in the hands of theaters.

These days, not many theaters will use the lowest price to set the price.

Even if you set a price of 10 yuan, people will still sell it for fifty or sixty yuan, or even higher!

After all, only the theater chain can decide, it is the upper limit of the ticket price...

Therefore, when many theaters saw that the [minimum issue price] of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" did not follow suit, they were slightly taken aback.

However, it was only slightly taken aback.

All in all, anyway, this figure does not affect their own pricing.

Movie tickets for the Spring Festival are too expensive. The reason why it became the top trending search on Weibo and ignited heated discussions across the Internet is mainly because everyone has deep grievances.

"Damn it, why doesn't the income increase every year?"

"The money I make doesn't increase, and things get more and more expensive every year!"

"It's fun to watch a movie during Chinese New Year, and it goes up so much every year."

"Damn it, it costs more than 240 to buy three tickets!"

"Laughing, my three tickets can break 300!"

"In my small county, it's quite a bit lower, forty or so yuan."

"Our XJ is still cheap."

"Why, is this a comparison between regions? This is not a good comparison!"

As I said before, this year's Spring Festival is very special, it can be said that it is full of blockbusters!

This battle is much stronger than in previous years.

And blockbuster movies often mean that their original price will be relatively high. In addition, some movies do not need to be in 3D, but they insist on showing people to watch in low-quality 3D, and the ticket price will suddenly become higher.

"Dragon in the Abyss", "Monster Hunt 2", "Journey to the West: Six-eared Macaque", these three top-level productions, the average ticket price is not low.

Looking around, this year's Spring Festival, it seems that the cheapest is - "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World"!

In some larger cities, in theaters of similar size, its ticket price will be much lower than these three major productions.

In small places, the price is only slightly higher than the minimum issue price.

After all, it is the lower reaches of the chain of contempt for movies. When setting prices, theaters will also take into account that this is just an animated movie, so you can't mess around.

Or rather, an animated film -- not worthy!

From the past to the present, the pricing of all animated films will be lower.

In addition, Luo Mo has always had a label, that is, the works are extremely [short]!

The duration of "Nezha" is the shortest among this year's Spring Festival movies, and it is much shorter.

This is one of the reasons for the low pricing.

This made "Nezha" not receive much criticism when the entry "movie tickets during the Spring Festival are so expensive" reached the top of the list.

When Luo Mo saw this trending search, he smiled without saying a word.

"On Earth, many people know that the box office of "Nezha" is as high as 5.036 billion. After it was released in 2019, it ranked second in film history, second only to "Wolf Warrior 2"."

"It wasn't until 21 that its box office was surpassed by "Changjin Lake" and "Hello, Li Huanying", ranking fourth in film history."

"However, many people only know the final box office data."

"Everyone doesn't know how low the average ticket price is to reach the box office of 5 billion!"

The average ticket price of "Nezha" is only 35.7 yuan!

It is the top ten in the box office list of film history, and the average ticket price is the lowest, which is more than ten yuan lower than the movies in 21 years.

It is often several dollars lower than other films on the list released in the same year.

Many people know that the box office of this movie is great.

But it may still be underestimating its awesomeness.

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Guangdong Province, Guangcheng.

Sitting on the sofa at home, Chen Luo felt a little deserted.

There are only him and his mother in the family, plus an aunt who did not return to her hometown during the Chinese New Year and received three times the salary.

Originally there was a golden retriever, so the house could be more lively, but the pet dog has a limited lifespan after all, and passed away last year.

Chen Luo and his mother couldn't bear the grief, so they didn't want to keep dogs anymore.

Of course, the desertedness of the family is also related to the fact that Chen Luo is still unmarried and has no unmarried children.

Since his debut, Chen Luo has also talked about two girlfriends, but in the end they didn't make it to the end.

He is a bit of a clean freak when it comes to relationships, and his personal relationship is known to be clean in the messy entertainment industry.

In the two breakups, the problem was also in the woman's private life.

After Chen Luo thought for a while, he picked up his phone and walked into the study.

He wants to call the boss of the company.

"Brother Wei, happy new year." Chen Luo said on the phone.

The boss of Magneto Entertainment is called Chen Hongwei. In the whole company, only Chen Luo, Xu Lianying and others will call him Brother Wei directly.

"Luo Zai, happy new year." Chen Hongwei also said on the phone.

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Chen Luo took the initiative to bring the topic to the album competition.

Chen Hongwei originally wanted to say a few words of comfort, but he didn't know how to speak.

the reason is simple.

For so many years, Chen Luo has almost never lost, and words of comfort are useless at all.

Even if you lose, it is a loss, and you will win back later.

But this time is different, it was three battles and three defeats!

Luo Mo's side can be said to be unstoppable!

Chen Hongwei is also very worried recently.

But he is not Wang Shisong of Pineapple Mr. Wang: I am in a good mood, but the secretary is bitter. In a bad mood, the secretary suffered even more.

For the secretary, it is very tiring to cooperate with him to perform.

Obviously feeling uncomfortable, but also to climb to the top with him bravely, not only to control one's voice like a voice actor, but also to control one's body like an excellent actor, in short, it is extremely difficult to act.

These days, it's hard to be a secretary if you're a fucking acting school.

Chen Luo also seemed to feel that Chen Hongwei didn't know what to say for a while, so he took the initiative to change the topic.

In other words, what happened next was the main reason why he made this call.

"Brother Wei, let me tell you something from my heart."

"I actually really appreciate Luo Mo's creative ability."

"I even... want to invite him to sing!"

As soon as this remark came out, there was a brief silence on the other end of the phone.

After a long time, Chen Hongwei finally said, "Looking for Luo Mo...to invite a song?"

Chen Hongwei will carefully consider any decision made by Chen Luo.

To be precise, Chen Luo himself is one of the major shareholders of Magneto Entertainment, ranking third in terms of shares.

Chen Hongwei is a person who talks about business. In his eyes, there are no permanent enemies or friends in the circle, only -- permanent interests.

Chen Hongwei was a little surprised that such an idea would grow in Chen Luo's heart, or it could be said that it was an irresistible impulse of a singer.

But he did not directly deny this matter, but seriously began to think about the feasibility.

He began to reminisce with Chen Luo, how did we, Magneto Entertainment, walk to the opposite of Luo Mo step by step?

This story also begins with Yuan Hewen, the music director of Magnetic Dragon Entertainment, who uttered the famous phrase "Luo Mo created a Chinese style by standing on my shoulders".

A word popped up in their hearts almost at the same time: "Damn old man!"

Of course, if we want to push forward, Yuan Hewen and Luo Mo formed a quarrel because his old enemy Huang Xishan has been defeated by Luo Mo all the time, and he wants to prove that he is better than Huang Xishan.

Didn't you always put me and Huang Xishan side by side?

Huang Xishan is no match for Luo Mo, and I, Yuan Hewen, is better than Luo Mo, which means - I am better than Huang Xishan!

In addition, Pineapple Entertainment's "Ordinary King" Zhao Xueqin is considered a student of Huang Xishan, and he and Pineapple's boss Wang Shisong asked him to invite him to sing, wouldn't that mean slapping Huang Xishan in the face?

The two have been fighting for more than ten years, how could Yuan Hewen withstand such a temptation?

——"I was on top in an instant!"

In an instant, my heart is unstable!

Immediately afterwards, Magneto Entertainment was taken on a road of no return.

Who would have thought that a top performer who emerged from a bullshit idol talent show back then would be able to meet gods and kill gods all the way, unstoppable?

At that time, Luo Mo didn't have many masterpieces, and his personal ability hadn't been fully reflected. He just appeared in front of everyone in the form of prey, but he was actually a high-end hunter in essence!

trap! Everything is a trap!

To sum up, Chen Luo and Chen Hongwei traced back to the source and came to the conclusion that Wang Shisong misled me!

What's wrong with my Magneto?

your mother's! It's all your fault, you rotten pineapple!

Too bad, this pineapple is really broken!

Teacher Yuan Hewen is getting old, and he is getting old and confused. You are actually old people!

What's the difference between this and a scammer! ?

After a while, Chen Hongwei said: "Director Yuan, after the Chinese New Year, you can interview some familiar reporters and publicly respond to the question that Luo Mo created the Chinese style on my shoulders."

"This..." Chen Luo was momentarily at a loss for words.

However, Chen Hongwei said: "It's actually for his own good. The Zhao Xueqin who watched Pineapple, went on various variety shows and used self-deprecating methods to clean himself up. Didn't he say something about Luo Mo's song that's not good enough, so Called by netizens Zhao Xueqin, the music critic master?"

"Now, he is the only one who keeps talking about the title of music critic master."

"At the last music show, I always said: Do you really want me to comment on the music?"

"It's just that netizens like this set, and think it's very effective in variety shows!"

"Teacher Yuan has reached the age of retirement, and the company will find a way to help him solve this matter. This is also a kind of public relations."

"Who would embarrass an old man with a sincere attitude? The pattern needs to be opened! Relying on the old and selling the old is not good!" Chen Hongwei said.

Chen Luo hesitated to speak.

He felt that Chen Hongwei should also know in his heart that the conflict between Cilong and Luo Mo was not so easy to resolve.

Yuan Hewen has always relied on the old to sell the old, and made mistakes first, which is what should be done.

Everyone knows Luo Mo's behavior style.

Repay grievances with virtue, how can you repay virtue?

Chen Hongwei probably guessed what Chen Luo was thinking, and said, "Luo Zai, since you are the one who wants to invite the song, then you must show some sincerity."

"After exchanging ideas, admiring each other, and then cooperating, it would be a good talk."

Chen Luo knew very well that it was necessary to show some sincerity.

He is also willing to show sincerity for Luo Mo's excellent creation.

But he didn't know where to start.

After understanding Chen Luo's doubts, Chen Hongwei pointed out: "Didn't he have a new movie released, it seems to be called "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World"?"

"Every time Luo Mo releases a new film, many celebrities will spontaneously promote him."

"Didn't you also promote movies to many actor friends?" Chen Hongwei said.

"But I personally suggest that you don't engage in this kind of friendship promotion. Regardless of the quality, just make hype, which will be inferior."

"It's best for you to go to the theater and watch this movie yourself. If you really think it's good, just write a few genuine words on Weibo."

Chen Luo heard the words, and asked back: "Then what if I don't like this movie after watching it?"

"Then think of other ways to express your sincerity." Chen Hongwei said.

After finishing speaking, he also added: "This matter should be done as soon as possible, before the movie is released and word of mouth has not yet been fermented."

"Wait until it is qualitative and word-of-mouth has been stabilized, it will be too late."

There are many celebrities in the circle who want to please Luo Mo, but they are afraid that the movie is actually bad. After they praise themselves, they will be criticized by netizens, so they choose to wait for the word-of-mouth to ferment, and the audience will say that the movie is good. wave heat.

Chen Luo pondered for a moment, then said, "I understand."

Go to the cinema to watch a movie in person, and you can also take a photo of the ticket stub, or take a selfie.

Then, through your own thoughts after watching it and the reactions of other audiences in the theater, you can actually know whether the movie is good or bad.

It's just that Chen Luo never thought that he was in his forties and had no children. One day he would sneak into an overcrowded movie theater with full armor and take the risk—to watch cartoons!