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Chapter 383 The big hit "Suspect" and Han Sanping's compensation

"231?"

When the first-day box office of "Suspect" in Hong Kong came out from the mouth of the beautiful personal assistant Huo Siyan, Qi Wei opened his eyes slightly in surprise.

Although this is a weekend and the box office is higher than on weekdays, the 231 million box office of "Suspect" is still much higher than Qi Wei expected.

In fact, the performance of "Suspect" was not as good as the box office performance of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" on its opening day in Hong Kong.

After all, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a blockbuster with an investment of over 100 million, and the starring role is Zhou Yunfa, who is "a double hit".

Although the martial arts genre has long been out of fashion in Hong Kong, martial arts movies have become more popular after "The Storm". Overall, there are still many audiences in Hong Kong who are looking forward to this movie.

But as the saying goes, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. The movie style of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" does not meet the taste of the Hong Kong public, and its reputation is very average.

This resulted in a serious lack of stamina for the movie.

It was a good start, but not a good result. In the end, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" only achieved a box office of more than 1500 million in Hong Kong.

Zhang Guorong, who directed and acted himself, was not as good as Zhou Yunfa in terms of box office appeal of the movie, and the investment in "Suspect" was only 1500 million. Although the film style has been partially adjusted commercially, it is still an artistic film.

But as long as you savor it carefully, you will find that this is the love we are looking forward to! It’s not just love.”

Maybe, you will feel something is wrong and wonder if this is a love story?

When Zhang Guorong adapted the film "Suspect", he focused on depicting the love in the story.

After all, this kind of love is too absurd and bizarre, and such sacrifice for love is too tragic and tragic.

Two days later, the box office for the three weekend days came out.

"I understand. Right now, "Suspect" is the most important thing."

High-definition pirated copies of popular movies may flow into the disc market in a few days, which will have a big impact on the movie box office.

This is undoubtedly a success. Many film critics in Hong Kong like the love story in "The Suspect" and spontaneously praise "The Suspect" in their columns.

The recording of "The Voice of China" had already started before Qi Wei returned to the crew of "The Swordsman". In nearly a month, seven blind auditions were recorded.

Therefore, Qi Wei did not have too many expectations for the box office of "Suspect". It was expected that the box office on the opening day would not be as good as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Although the next weekdays will see a sharp drop in daily box office growth, it should not be a big problem if it achieves a box office of 1200 million in the first week.

As for the reputation of "Suspect"

Huo Siyan showed the collected news to Qi Wei. They were all Hong Kong media's evaluations of "Suspect".

""Suspect"! The most unexpected harvest of Hong Kong films this year!"

"Haha, thank you." Leslie Cheung on the other end of the phone was high-spirited, smiling happily, and teased, "You didn't attend the premiere of my movie, and you didn't call me until a few days ago. I thought you cared about my movie, no? Watch my movie."

With word-of-mouth booming, it is no surprise that this movie will gross over 2500 million at the box office before it is released.

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"Excellent acting and directing! Leslie Cheung's debut! "The Suspect" is a surprise!"

Qi Wei patiently read through the news collected by Huo Siyan, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

"I will walk into the cinema again and I am sure you will too, eventually like me!"

"Brother, congratulations on your victory in the first battle."

"Haha, I'm just kidding, don't worry about it. Besides, you have already compensated me. I am very happy on "The Voice of China"."

But just because it didn't beat the box office on the opening day doesn't mean it won't beat the final box office.

Although Qi Wei does not expect "Suspect" to be a box office hit, and even plans to sacrifice the movie to help Han Sanping complete the reform of the mainland film market, in any case, it is a good thing for the movie to sell well at the box office.

Recording a program is actually quite time-consuming and the schedule is tight. Fortunately, Lin Xilei made enough preparations and plans, and finally completed the recording within the planned time.

From this point of view, the reputation of the drama "Suspect" has exploded.

For a movie, the first two weeks are critical, and this is also the key time for movie promotion.

"Haha, that's no problem." Zhang Guorong was very happy now and agreed readily.

Qi Wei also suggested: "The reputation of "Suspect" is so good now, I think we can increase the publicity and push it to the top."

"Huh?" The media expects the box office of "Suspect" to be around 2500 million. Zhang Guorong is very satisfied with this result.

"Brother, as long as you are happy, then it will be a long-term thing from now on."

Looking at the data in his hand, Qi Wei called Zhang Guorong in Hong Kong City, and the call was quickly connected.

3000 million is not unimaginable.

“After watching it for the first time, I can’t help but be entangled in the suspense at first, and I can’t help but find out the flaws that may break the mystery, but in the end I will always be moved to tears by Shi Shen’s incredible love.

He added: "When the two weeks of promotion are over, I will go back to the mainland to continue recording."

231 million!

271 million!

308 million!

In just three days, it achieved a box office of 810 million, and the box office is getting higher day by day.

""A man who devotes everything to you: Zhang Guorong!"

"The Suspect" published on Qi Wei's novel website is a suspense mystery novel, but it also tells a love story.

No one will dislike it if you can make money.

"I'm sorry, I can't get away from filming. I will definitely hold the grandest premiere to compensate when it is released in the mainland."

Although due to the dual impact of piracy and the economy, the stamina of movies released in Hong Kong is not as good as before, but movies with good reputations can still achieve surprising box office results.

A film critic wrote: "The blue-gray tone of the movie is like the temperature of the entire life. From the first long shot of the opening to the end of the last long shot, "Suspect" is like a eloquent song. Come, evocative poetry."

Is it possible that Qi Wei still wants to be higher?

Zhang Guorong asked: "How much higher do you want to go?"

"I think a box office of 30 million is very good. There have been literary films that have achieved these results before, and I think our movie can do the same."

At the peak of Hong Kong films, a hundred flowers bloomed, and art films also had their place at that time.

In the 80s, "The Myth of Autumn", a collaboration between Zhou Runfa and Zhong Chuhong, was a literary film that earned more than 2500 million at the box office.

Three years later, another literary film "A Lang's Story" starring Zhou Runfa broke the record of "The Myth of Autumn" with a box office of nearly 3100 million.

But at that time, Zhou Runfa was very popular after filming "A Better Tomorrow". No matter what type of movie it was at that time, any movie starring him could get at least more than 10 million at the box office.

It seems reasonable that the literary film he starred in broke the box office record of literary films.

It doesn't seem to explain anything.

But in the 3100s, director Ye Dong-sheng directed "New Love", starring Liu Qingyun and Leung Anita, who were still newcomers. It took more than million at the box office with low cost and low publicity.

This is complete proof that literary and artistic films also have the potential to be big hits.

Naturally, the higher the box office of "Suspect" is, the better, and Leslie Cheung is happy to see it, but he still knows himself.

This year's Hong Kong film market has improved compared to last year, but it still cannot compare with the peak period of Hong Kong films.

With more than half of the year already underway, only one Hong Kong film has exceeded 3000 million.

Released in June, the romantic comedy "A Man and a Widow" starring Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng earned 6 million at the box office.

The second highest-grossing film was "Tokyo Strategy" starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Cheng E-kin and other big names, with a box office of 2800 million.

In fact, in the year 2000, only the movie "A Man and a Widow" exceeded 3000 million.

This shows how difficult it is to get a box office of 3000 million.

It may seem like the gap is only a few million, which may not be a big deal to a movie, but it is possible that these few million are a gap that some movies just can't cross no matter how hard they try.

"I agree with increasing publicity, but no matter what the final results of "Suspect" are, I am very satisfied, and there is no need to be so demanding."

"I think it's necessary. If necessary, I can spend more money, you know." Qi Wei heard that he planned to spend money to buy box office. This method has been used for a long time, and Zhang Guorong is also common.

"You're wasting money, it's unnecessary."

Zhang Guorong advised, after all, only part of the box office share is shared, and buying the box office means losing money and making money.

Qi Wei's film company is not listed and does not need to increase box office and stock prices, and there is no other reason. Anyway, he doesn't understand it.

"Isn't this to prepare for the release of the movie in the mainland? The higher the box office of "Suspect" is in Hong Kong, the better it will be for the release in the mainland, and we also have competitors," Qi Wei explained.

Zhang Guorong has been notified of the release date of "Suspect" in the Mainland, and he also knows that "Suspect" will be released only one week after "A Sigh".

Although "A Sigh" doesn't have any big-name actors, the director is Feng Xiaogang!

right! Although the leading actor Zhang Guoli once won the Hundred Flowers Best Actor for "In the Capital", Qi Wei also won the Hundred Flowers Best Actor, and you will only be taken seriously if you praise him.

At this time, Zhang Guoli's popularity was more in TV series, and he was really not a big-name actor in movies.

But Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Guorong know it. After all, he directed "Party A and Party B", "See You or Be Parted" and "Endless" which have been box office hits for three consecutive years, and he is already the hottest commercial director in the mainland.

After accumulating reputation for several years, even if his new movie is not a comedy that the audience likes, the box office will not be low.

This is a powerful opponent!

"So, why did you choose such a schedule?" Zhang Guorong asked with some confusion.

"The schedule is not something I can decide. You won't be timid and want to withdraw the schedule without fighting. Anyway, I'm not afraid. Our movie is so good, so I will be tough."

"I'll do whatever you want." Zhang Guorong on the other end of the phone shook his head. He didn't think it was necessary.

Of course, after thinking about it, he found the reason. He also knew that there was a conflict between Qi Wei and Feng Xiaogang. Maybe Qi Wei wanted to take revenge on purpose.

No matter how calm young people are, they can still act impulsively!

Anyway, based on the box office performance of "Suspect" in Hong Kong, it is impossible for the movie "Suspect" to lose money.

Although "Suspect" received a box office of 3000 million in Hong Kong, the 1500 million production cost cannot be recovered from the box office share.

But as long as the box office performance is good, the cost can be easily recovered from other aspects.

"Suspect" has already negotiated a distributor in Wanwan. With Leslie Cheung's popularity and the subject matter of "Suspect", there will be no problem in releasing it in countries such as Japan and Bangzi.

Zhang Guorong even plans to go to the Cannes Film Festival.

The relationship between wearing sunglasses.

Leslie Cheung is the actor Wang Sunjing has collaborated with the most. Although the two stopped working together after "Happy Together" in 97, their private relationship is still very good.

Well, with Zhang Guorong's character, there are few people in the industry who are worse than him.

As for Wang Sunglasses, you may not think he is a scammer, but he is the darling of the Cannes Film Festival, and his connections are not a factor.

If you ask him for help, you are definitely looking for the right person, and maybe you can even get a reward back.

So even if there is no mainland market, given the current situation, "Suspect" is very likely to make a fortune.

Qi Wei can do whatever he wants in the mainland, and Zhang Guorong doesn't care.

But Qi Wei is really doing it, actually he is not.

After calling Zhang Guorong, Qi Wei called Han Sanping again.

After the phone call got through, they exchanged a few pleasantries, and Qi Wei said: "Master Han, you should also have some idea of ​​the box office situation of "Suspect" in Hong Kong. I will make the box office in Hong Kong city 3000 million."

"3000 million?" Han Sanping was a little surprised. He didn't think "Suspect" could get 3000 million at the box office in Hong Kong.

But he quickly came to his senses and asked, "Are you planning to buy box office tickets?"

"Yeah." Qi Wei admitted directly and said: "For your grand cause, it doesn't matter if you have a few million, I will also increase the promotion of "Suspect" in the mainland."

After all, Leslie Cheung is a movie star in Hong Kong and has developed in the mainland for several years. It can even be said that his box office appeal is greater in the mainland than in Hong Kong.

"Suspect" was a big hit in Hong Kong. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the mainland box office to be low.

But this was not the result Qi Wei wanted to see.

If Qi Wei wants to cooperate with Han Sanping in reforming the mainland film market, he cannot let "The Suspect" perform normally in the mainland, and it is best if it is lower than expected.

This is also the most important reason why Qi Wei chose to compete with "A Sigh" on a similar schedule.

It's disgusting that Feng Xiaogang and the others are just passing by, he is not so necessary in Qi Wei's heart.

But given the current situation, even if "Suspect" performs lower than expected in the mainland, it doesn't seem to be enough.

After all, no matter what you do with "Suspect," you can't stop the movie from making a profit.

Then we can only find a way to show the gap between "Suspect" in Hong Kong and the mainland.

Increase the box office of "Suspect" in Hong Kong and increase the cost of "Suspect" in the mainland.

Increase the cost of publicity and distribution of "Suspect" in the Mainland.

Cinemas all over the country are frantically trying to steal the goose-goose to steal the box office. In this case, even if they increase publicity funds and publicity, it will not help, and the box office will not increase much.

Only with this kind of comparison can we better express the ugly state of the current mainland film market.

Han Sanping naturally understood Qi Wei's good intentions.

It’s all for our mainland movies!

Not many can do this.

"It's really hard on you, kid." Han Sanping said with some regret, with anticipation mixed with approval.

"This is what I should do. By the way, Mr. Han, our company also has a movie "Looking for a Gun", which has been produced and can be released at any time."

Han Sanping knew about this movie, "Looking for the Gun" starring Jiang Wen.

Among the movies released this year, except for the main theme "Life and Death", it is basically impossible for other movies to achieve satisfactory box office results.

This was the case with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and it will undoubtedly be the same with the upcoming "Suspect" in China.

Qi Wei was afraid that he would not have enough chips for two movies, so he added another movie.

Qi Wei is willing to give up the interests of another movie.

Han Sanping naturally understood what Qi Wei meant.

"You've already done a good job, there's no need for you to do this." Qi Wei was so sensible that Han Sanping was embarrassed.

"It's okay, Master Han. To tell you the truth, I've already made a lot of money from the movie "Looking for a Gun."" Qi Wei said proudly on the phone.

"Oh? What's going on?" Han Sanping was a little curious.

"I have sold the overseas distribution rights of "Hunter", and Sony Columbia paid 200 million yuan."

When Jiang Wen asked Qi Wei for 300 million to shoot "Looking for a Gun", he vowed not to overspend. In the end, Qi Wei asked Cheng Er to direct, but in the end the cost was exceeded.

But the production of the entire movie only cost 400 million.

The 200 million yuan offered by Sony Colombia was almost 1600 million, which directly made Qi Wei 1200 million.

Having already made so much money, Qi Wei no longer cares about the box office performance of "Looking for a Gun" in the Mainland.

"It's not easy for you to convince Sony Columbia to pay so much money. You are really capable, so I won't be polite to you. I will find a time for "The Gun" to be released."

Qi Wei has sacrificed so much for mainland films, and Han Sanping is becoming more and more satisfied with Qi Wei.

Feeling guilty and wanting to make amends, after a moment of silence, Han Sanping finally asked: "Qi Wei, are you interested in opening a theater chain?"

(End of this chapter)