Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 51 Sincerity
"Is it Senior Yu Dong?" Chen Hao asked.

It's a little related to me, so it's probably Yu Dong who still takes the initiative to contact me at this time.

"Haha... It seems that the junior student still remembers me." Yu Dong laughed.

"Senior is famous now, so I naturally remember it." Chen Hao laughed.

"Student is overrated. I have something to do with you today." Yu Dong said.

"Oh? Tell me, I'll listen!" The corners of Chen Hao's mouth couldn't help but curl up.

"Then let me just say it straight, I want to release your "Comet", how about it?" Yu Dong asked directly.

Chen Hao paused and said, "I just received a call from President Xu of Huaying, and I was talking about the release of "Comet"."

"Then you decided to cooperate with Huaying?" Yu Dong asked immediately after hearing the words.

Undoubtedly, in terms of distribution ability, no one in the mainland can compare with Huaying. Yu Dong had suffered from the distribution problem of "Legend of Tianmai" before.

Now it looks like it's about to repeat itself on Comet.

"Not yet, Huaying's conditions are a bit harsh, and we haven't reached an agreement yet," Chen Hao said.

"Oh? How about working with Bernard? Why don't we find a place to meet and talk!" Yu Dong said hastily.

The quality of "Comet" itself is good, and it won an award at the Busan International Film Festival and was also nominated for the Golden Horse Award, which has made this movie quite popular now.

Although I don't know what the box office will be, but if I want to release it, I shouldn't lose money.

At the same time, what is more important is Chen Hao himself!

Now there is an extreme shortage of commercial film directors in the entire mainland, and the truly influential Guoshi, Feng Dapao, and Chen Kaige already have solid partners, and no one else can get in.

There is also Jiang Wen, who has just been banned for 5 years, so he can't hope for it for the time being.

Therefore, not to mention directors who have already proven themselves, even directors who have just shown their potential in this area will be highly praised.

Think about Yang Qing in "Nightclub" and Ning Hao in "Crazy Stone" many years later. After becoming famous in World War I, they were honored as honored guests by all film companies, let alone 2001 now.

"Comet" was nominated for two major film festivals, and Yu Dong saw Chen Hao's potential in this area, so he wanted to bet in advance.

If Chen Hao really became famous and then contacted, then Yu Dong felt that his chances might be very small, after all, Berner doesn't have much advantage now.

It is much better to give charcoal in the snow than icing on the cake!

"Okay, senior, please set a time and place, and I will definitely go to the appointment on time." Chen Hao naturally agreed, and Berner himself was in his plan.

"Don't set another time, let's do it now, so how about we meet at the coffee shop next to Emperor Ying in 10 minutes?" Yu Dong said loudly.

"Okay, then we'll see you in 10 minutes." Chen Hao agreed.

Chen Hao put down his phone and saw the anxious Hao Yi beside him, and said with a smile, "Yu Dong from Berner asked me to talk about the release of "Comet"."

"Great!"

"If you have nothing to do, come with me." Chen Hao said.

"Okay, I can't help you much, but at least you can build momentum." Hao Yi nodded.

……

Ten minutes later, Chen Hao and Hao Yi rushed to the coffee shop next to the school.

"Are you sure?" Hao Yi asked, seeing that the person hadn't arrived yet.

"At least it's more sure than Huaying." Chen Hao laughed.

"I heard that Bernard is just starting out, so he shouldn't go too far like Huaying!" Hao Yi said.

"For sure, since Yu Dong is willing to talk in person." Chen Hao said with a smile.

"That's good!" Hao Yi nodded.

After waiting for another 5 minutes, Chen Hao saw Yu Dong walk into the coffee shop.

"Senior, here!" Chen Hao stood up and shouted.

Hearing this, Yu Dong immediately walked over with a smile.

"Meet you again, junior." Yu Dong greeted with a smile.

"Nice to see you again, senior!" Chen Hao said with a smile.

"I still remember that you shouted and signed up for the two major film festivals. I didn't expect you to return home with the big prize in just a few days." Yu Dong looked at the young Chen Hao and said in admiration.

"Didn't the senior do a great job?" Chen Hao replied.

"Hahaha, it's just a small fight." Yu Dong's face turned pale when he heard this, but he restrained himself quickly.

"It's not okay to make small troubles. I still think that the senior can strengthen Bernard and take me with the junior." Chen Hao laughed.

"You boy, that's enough, stop praising me and talk about the release of "Comet"!" Yu Dong laughed.

"Okay, tell me!" Chen Hao nodded.

Hearing this, Yu Dong knew that Chen Hao must have plans in his heart, so it is not easy to fool him, but he himself did not intend to fool Chen Hao, he sincerely wanted to make friends with this young student.

"If "Comet" is handed over to Berner for distribution, I promise to spend 20 yuan for publicity, and at the same time make 50 copies directly. The money will be paid in advance by Berner, and I only need 10% of the distribution share." Yu Dong said.

一个拷贝大概需要7000-10000人民币，50个拷贝就是35万至50万之间，再加上20万的宣传费用。

Calculated according to the minimum price, Berner had to invest 55 RMB before the film was released.

Don't look at the 20 publicity costs, the current 2001 is no more than the later generations of various TV variety shows, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and social platforms.

All kinds of publicity are overwhelming.

This kind of overwhelming publicity will not really appear until "Let the Bullets Fly" is released!
At this time, except for the movies of big directors like Guoshi and Feng Dapao, which are known all over the country before they are released, most of the movies are not even advertised in newspapers.

Not to mention TV variety shows, and the Internet has not yet developed.

Most of the movie releases are to make a few posters, and then resign to fate, let the audience decide the box office!

Many audiences didn't know that the movie was released until they went to the cinema.

Of course, there are few tricks, and it is also because the distribution is basically monopolized by Huaying. Before the theater system was reformed, there was no commercial competition mechanism, and it was impossible to activate the potential of the film, including the promotion and distribution.

Considering that the production cost of "Comet" is only 5 yuan, the publicity and distribution costs are 11 times the shooting cost, which is absolutely unique.

Let’s talk about 50 copies. Generally, one copy has 5 discs, and each disc lasts 20 minutes. Usually, one copy should be maximized, that is, each theater will show it in turn.

比如1号厅放第1盘，二10分钟后放第2盘，第1盘则拿到2号厅去放，再二10分钟后，1号厅放第3盘，2号厅放第2盘，3号厅开始放第1盘。

By analogy, in the most ideal state, one copy can be shared by five halls.

If the movie is popular, but the copy production is not enough, there will be a situation where two or three movie theaters in a city share one copy.

At this time, you may find that after a movie theater is finished, the staff will immediately drive to the next movie theater by bicycle, and then continue to show.

However, this is the most ideal state. In reality, one copy can be screened in three halls at the same time. According to this calculation, more than 3 shows can be arranged in one day.

But this is the treatment of a super blockbuster, and ordinary movies cannot get such a schedule.

But no matter what, it can be seen from Yu Dong's conditions that he is absolutely full of sincerity, and even has the meaning of making money at a loss!
　Thanks for the 100 tip from "Storm Crimson"!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)