novelraw Chapter 688 : Instant Hit Upon Release
Chapter 688 : Instant Hit Upon Release
Chapter 688: Instant Hit Upon Release
"Win awards?" Yan Qing asked in surprise. "Are you planning to win domestic or international awards?"
Chen Fan rolled his eyes. "Obviously. If we're going to win awards, we should aim for prestigious international ones."
Yan Qing smiled wryly. "Boss, you think winning awards is like buying groceries, that you can just get them whenever you want?"
"Forget about international awards, even domestic ones aren't that easy to win."
"Winning awards requires a good script, good director, good actors, and a bit of luck."
"Your company just started. I think winning awards will be difficult."
Chen Fan smiled. "That's why I plan to personally take charge this time."
He reached into his pocket and pulled out a folded stack of A4 paper.
Looking at Wen Wan, he said with a smile:
"I've written two scripts. This year, your job is to release one single and star in two hit movies."
"Scripts you wrote?"
Before Wen Wan could react, Yan Qing had already snatched the papers.
"Let me see, let me see!"
Tong Yao also eagerly leaned in. The two of them fought over one copy, finally deciding to read one each.
Yan Qing frowned as soon as he saw the script's title.
"《The Myth》? What genre is this? A period drama?"
Chen Fan smiled. "It's sort of a time-travel period drama."
Yan Qing skimmed through the script, his expression a bit strange.
"The script is somewhat innovative, but period dramas haven't been very popular domestically these past couple years. And because of the high production costs, it might not break even at the box office."
"Also... this type of film isn't likely to win awards, is it?"
Chen Fan shook his head. "This film is for making money, not winning awards."
"The script she's holding is the one we're preparing to win international awards with."
Chen Fan remembered that in his previous life, 《The Myth》 was very popular when it was released, but its total Asian box office was only 120 million yuan, with the mainland contributing 96 million yuan.
However, the film's investment was 160 million Hong Kong dollars, and it ultimately failed to turn a profit.
It was basically a classic case of winning critical acclaim but losing at the box office.
The reason was that the film's box office performance in Hong Kong was too poor, with almost all the revenue coming from the mainland.
Although it didn't profit at the box office, Chen Fan really liked this film.
In his view, with Wen Wan playing the role originally played by Kim Hee-sun, and Jackie Chan still as the male lead.
With increased investment and promotion, especially using Feifan Technology's products for marketing and publicity.
As long as the promotion is done right, it should be profitable.
Tong Yao finished reading the script in her hands, her expression even stranger.
"This script is called 《Perhaps Love》?"
"Just hearing the name is confusing. And it turns out the content is a musical?"
Tong Yao looked at Chen Fan in bewilderment. "Aren't musicals an Indian film specialty? Our domestic audiences don't like that stuff."
Yan Qing took the script and looked it over, also shaking his head.
"This film is pure arthouse cinema. It'll be tough at the box office. Are you sure it can win awards?"
Chen Fan smiled. "We have to try to know, right?"
Yan Qing: "What if it flops at the box office?"
"If it flops, it flops. I've got money, I can do what I want!"
Yan Qing was stunned, then gave a wry smile and a thumbs up.
"You're awesome!"
Tong Yao gave Wen Wan a strange look and muttered, "You're really going all out to promote her."
This film actually won Best Film at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival in Chen Fan's previous life.
It also won Best Actress at both the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards.
Chen Fan was aiming for these two Best Actress titles.
As long as Wen Wan could win these two Best Actress awards, her status in the entertainment industry would change from a popular star who debuted a year ago to a proper award-winning actress.
What matters in the entertainment industry? Fame and status.
With this status, Wen Wan's future in film and television would be much smoother.
As for the film's crew, using the same team from the previous life would be enough.
Replace Zhou Xun with Wen Wan, then gather stars like Jin Chengwu, Zhang Xueyou, Zeng Zhiwei, and Wu Junru to support her, which would also help Wen Wan successfully enter the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets.
Wen Wan sat to the side, not participating in the three's heated discussion.
She just quietly looked at Chen Fan, feeling a warmth in her heart.
She didn't care whether these two scripts were good or bad.
These were scripts Chen Fan wrote for her. No matter their quality, as long as Chen Fan wanted her to act in them, she would definitely do it.
Moreover, seeing Chen Fan's serious and focused expression as he explained professional knowledge to Yan Qing and Tong Yao, Wen Wan's lips curled into a small smile.
A focused man is indeed the most charming.
...
With work goals set, everyone in the studio went full steam ahead.
Because they were producing a single for the big star Wen Wan, and it was her debut single, everyone was excited.
The company brought in professional vocal coaches to guide Wen Wan. Since Wen Wan had previously studied related subjects, she made rapid progress.
It only took three days before she entered the recording studio to start recording.
Chen Fan handed the scripts to the relevant executives at Feifan Media, and the company began to contact the directors and actors for the two films.
In addition, Feifan Media had already started building hype for Wen Wan.
First, they paid for front-page advertisements in various newspapers and media outlets, announcing that Feifan Media's star Wen Wan would soon release her debut single, so stay tuned.
Secondly, online, Luo Wenjie's team of internet commenters began creating buzz and generating heat on various forums.
In just two days, Wen Wan's new song had already become popular before its release.
Especially Wen Wan's movie fans, who were eagerly anticipating it.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, Wen Wan's debut single 《Always Very Quiet》 was released with great fanfare.
At the same time, Feifan Technology's products - Security Guard, Feifan Video, and Feifan Mobile Browser - all featured banner ads on their homepages promoting the release of Wen Wan's debut single.
In just half a day, 《Always Very Quiet》 climbed to the top of QianQian Music's homepage popularity chart.
And it was rising at an incredible speed.
Moreover, since it was first released online, the CD version of 《Always Very Quiet》 was available for pre-order.
The initial 10,000 copies were instantly sold out by fans. In addition, the pre-order button on Feifan Video was clicked by fans 100,000 times.
The media was shocked.
Wen Wan is not a professional singer, this is just her debut single, and even with the song already available online, it still only took one day to reach 100,000 pre-orders.
This represents real financial support from fans.
In today's music industry, even superstars like Jay Chou, Stefanie Sun, and Jolin Tsai might have higher album sales, but those are accumulated over a long period.
For Wen Wan to achieve these numbers in just one day.
It's terrifying.
However, the surprises Wen Wan brought to the entertainment industry were not over yet.
At 6 pm that evening, 《Always Very Quiet》 finally reached the top spot on both QianQian Music and Baidu MP3's hot song charts.
It exploded.
The song became a massive hit.
As a result, Feifan Video, which hosted the pre-sale page for 《Always Very Quiet》, also saw a surge in traffic as a large number of fans flooded in.
Everyone at Feifan Media was also shocked by this news.
Especially the studio team.
Everyone had expected the song might be popular.
But they hadn't anticipated it would be this popular.
Before everyone could react, Feifan Media received another special phone call.
A company called Tangren Media had contacted them, wanting to buy the rights to the song to use as the theme song for a TV drama they were releasing this month.
Tangren Media?
TV drama? Theme song?