Chapter 357 - Placement Advertisements (1/2)

“Boss Pei!”

Zhu Xiaoce hurried over to say hello. The other people on the set including Lu Zhiyao and Zhang Zuting also noticed Pei Qian. They hurried over to greet him.

Pei Qian smiled and waved his hand dismissively. “Don’t worry, I’m here for a spin. Go ahead, don’t need to bother about

me.”

Pei Qian picked up a prop cup next to him with great interest and played it in his hand after exchanging a few words with his old friends.

Zhang Zuting said to Zhu Xiaoce quietly, “Director Zhu, it seems like Boss Pei is in a good mood today, eh?”

Zhu Xiaoce nodded. “It seems that way. I think… he might be feeling gratified.”

Zhang Zuting was a little confused. “Gratified?”

“Yes, gratified.” Zhu Xiaoce looked at the relaxed Boss Pei. “The previous time Boss Pei came, he had some concerns about the set even though he was also in a relaxed state. Boss Pei stepped up immediately to correct Lu Zhiyao’s excessive acting previously.

“This time, Boss Pei watched on without saying a word. This means that the actors have gotten Boss Pei’s approval.

“Boss Pei finally felt gratified that everyone’s acting was alright. He feels relieved, which is why he can wander around the set with such a leisurely attitude.”

Zhang Zuting nodded. “Hm, I see.

“The performances of the male lead and heroine are rather good today. It is not easy to get the approval of Boss Pei. It looks like Boss Pei places much importance on this movie even though he doesn’t come here often.”

Zhu Xiaoce smiled. “Of course. To be precise, Boss Pei places importance on all projects; if not, he would not have the success he has now…

“Just as well. I’ll settle the advertisements since Boss Pei is here.”

Zhu Xiaoce came to the side of Pei Qian who was wandering around the set. He was planning to take advantage of the on-site preparations to finalize a very critical issue.

“Boss Pei, can I take a few minutes of yours to report to you about the current advertising bids for this movie?”

Pei Qian was taken aback first before nodding. “Of course, let’s listen to it.”

Obviously, the word ‘advertisement’ hit his nerves.

Zhu Xiaoce accompanied Pei Qian around the set as he reported, “Boss Pei, we have many advertisements in this movie. The future world is set in a world filled with advertisements according to the setting. Just like how the male lead is surrounded by advertisements while he lives in the capsule.

“We have been pondering about how to do these advertisements for the longest time. I’m thinking of finding some companies, cooperating with them, and engaging in advertisement placement!

“There are three advantages to this method:

“The first is for these companies to shoot their own advertisements. It would be very economic this way. Moreover, the quality of their advertisements could be guaranteed as well.

“Secondly, it would be easy to create hot topics after the film is released. It may help the film spread wide and far.

“Thirdly, the placement of advertisements in traditional movies tends to be abrupt and blunt which could easily arouse disgust from the audience. However, the placement of advertisements in our movies would face no such problem. The negative impact will be very small.

“Therefore, we have also contacted some manufacturers and companies to ask if they have any intention to cooperate…”

Pei Qian became nervous instantly. “How’s the situation?”

Zhu Xiaoce’s expression became slightly awkward. “Uh… the big companies we took the initiative to contact basically ignored us. However, some lesser-known small companies came knocking on our door. However, their advertisements were too old-fashioned and did not apply to the futuristic world. We, therefore, rejected them.”

There is still no progress then, to put it bluntly…

Pei Qian let out a long sigh of relief and couldn’t help but say. “That’s great!” Zhu Xiaoce was stunned. “?”.

Pei Qian secretly rejoiced. How much less money would he be able to spend if they really managed to get advertisement placements?

Wouldn’t Boss Pei cough out blood if a few big companies spend millions on advertising fees?

Thus, he definitely could not do that!

Fortunately, Fei Huang Workspace did not have much reputation in the movie circle. They looked for big companies this time, which was why they were so unsuccessful.

However, this was not a problem that could be taken lightly. The signs had to be stopped in time.

In case Zhu Xiaoce persevered in obtaining sponsorship and convinced these wealthy large companies, a large part of the cost would have been recovered by the advertisements before the movie was released.

That would destroy everything!

Pei Qian became serious as he thought of that. “You are right about the first two points, but the last point has some problems.

“Putting brand advertisements that are available in real life will give the audience a sense of reality no matter what. The subject of our movie might be special, but it would still affect the audiences’ viewing experience.