King of Rolls' China Entertainment Tour

Chapter 309 The jaw-dropping box office of "Fast and Furious"

After Yu Hao told Jack the news with a speechless expression, Jack's reaction was beyond his expectation:

"Yu, this is a good opportunity. This shows that our movie has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In the future, more and more people will watch the movie.

As for the people who died because of drag racing? On earth, people die every day for various reasons, and the crime rate has not increased because of our movies. We just gave them an excuse.

You don't have to worry too much. Let's spend 500 million US dollars to give some comfort to the family of the deceased and to express our attitude to them. I believe we will gain a lot. "

Yu Hao raised his eyebrows after hearing this, and then said with a playful smile: "Jack, you are so generous? It's a bit beyond my expectation."

Jack said nonchalantly: "Yu, although it has only been released not long ago, the reputation has already spread, which proves that our market is right.

According to my prediction, with the current box office trend, there will be no problem in getting 1.5 million box office in three months. We can also improve our reputation. In your Chinese dialect, the wool comes from the sheep, and we only pay. A little bit, why not do it? "

Yu Hao shook his head and smiled: "Okay, you arrange a press conference, and I will bring the entire crew to attend."

Three days later, Yu Hao appeared at the press conference with Xiao Lizi and his party.

Yu Hao told reporters with a sad face: "I'm sorry because our movie has aroused many viewers' thoughts of racing. On behalf of everyone on the crew, I would like to say sorry to those who died in the accident.

Our crew and producers are prepared to spend 500 million US dollars to make some meager compensation to the families of the unfortunate victims. I hope you can accept our meager compensation. I'm sorry. "

After saying that, everyone in the crew stood up and bowed to the audience.

After a few seconds of silence, thunderous applause broke out.

Some people even shouted loudly: "Yu, it's not your fault, it's just that they don't value their own lives."

"That's right, they just like to seek death and can't tell the difference between movies and reality."

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After everyone finished speaking, Yu Hao said to everyone: "Although this is the case, our crew is also responsible for it. Here, I would like to advise everyone,

The dangerous plot in the movie was indeed shot, but it was completed with the help of professional drivers and stuntmen. Even professional drivers and stuntmen felt endless fear.

Therefore, I hope everyone can restrain their thoughts. This is not a cool thing. On the contrary, life will be in danger. Life is precious and only happens once. I hope everyone can restrain their eagerness to indulge. . "

After the press conference, Yu Hao took the crew to a hotel for a small gathering.

Jason said excitedly: "Yu, will our movie have a sequel next year?"

Several other people also looked curious, especially Julie and Anne. For newcomers like them who are not very famous, this level of production will definitely make them popular.

Now, their salaries have been rising steadily. If the box office of the sequel remains the same, it will only be a matter of time before they are promoted to the front line.

Yu Hao smiled and said: "Don't worry, the sequel is already in preparation and will start filming next year. If you don't have other schedules, you are welcome to continue our cooperation."

Xiao Lizi raised his eyebrows and said, "Yu, can I increase my salary?"

Yu Hao said speechlessly: "Leo, you are now on the front line, a member of the 2000 million club. Unless you can win an Oscar, it will be difficult to improve.

However, the rights to subsequent TV series will be appropriately tilted towards you, and I think you are aware of this. "

Everyone nodded, and Xiao Lizi said helplessly: "Yu, do you think I'm so handsome, can I win an Oscar?"

Yu Hao laughed and said: "Yes, but the Oscar is dispensable to you now. You only need to ensure your own box office appeal. I think your salary will not be low."

DiCaprio shrugged helplessly. He also knew that without winning the Oscar, it would be impossible to be promoted to the front line.

Jason said sheepishly: "Yu, I am very willing to participate in the production of the next film, just for the salary..."

After saying that, he looked at Yu Hao expectantly, as did Julie and Annie.

Yu Hao nodded and said, "No problem. Everything will be done according to the rules. We won't hold you back or give you less just because we have a good relationship."

After hearing this, Jason breathed a sigh of relief.

Julie and Annie also showed excitement in their eyes, especially Annie. She had previously wanted to tie herself to Shuguang Company or Yu Hao, and her mother was still a little worried.

But now it seems that her choice was correct and even smart.

Not to mention other things, Yu Hao has made two big-budget movies this year, "Saw" and "Resident Evil", both of which were huge hits. There is also a market for sequels.

Although Yu Hao has not exploded as much as Cameron, who can ignore Yu Hao's ability?

At least, considering long-term interests, Yu Hao's status in the hearts of Hollywood film and television people is higher than that of Cameron.

After all, Yu Hao is stable and productive.

Time flies by like a flash, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye, and the first week box office of "The Fast and the Furious" has also been released.

Yu Hao saw the movie box office in the Hollywood Reporter weekly. When he saw the data in front of him, Yu Hao's hands trembled a little.

Annie in Yu Hao's arms exclaimed: "OMG, I can't believe it, it's so high? Yu, this movie is going to be a big hit again."

Yu Hao also swallowed and said with some disbelief: "When I slowed down, I didn't expect it to be so high."

After saying that, he shakily lit a cigar and stared at the newspaper in his hand, hoping that he had read it wrong.

At this moment, Sun Cheng called in and said in a trembling voice: "Director Yu, our first week's box office is out, have you seen it?"

Yu Hao exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "I saw it, I can't believe it."

Sun Cheng suppressed his excited voice and said: "The first week of 6000 million US dollars, not counting overseas, if nothing else, broke the first week box office record this year. Unfortunately, this kind of movie will be higher when it is released during the summer vacation. .”

Yu Hao shook his head and smiled: "It seems that the total box office of this movie should be about the same. I just hope that the subsequent box office will not be too bad."

Sun Cheng chuckled and said, "It's absolutely the same. It was so high in the first week. Even if it's a little bit worse in the next few weeks, it won't be that bad." After hanging up the phone, he was about to open a champagne with Annie to celebrate. , I received a call from Jack. Jack laughed and said:

"Yu, cooperating with you to make a movie is the most correct decision I have ever made. Our movie has a box office of at least 2 million in North America. This time we are going to make a lot of money again. By the way, are you ready for the sequel? ?”

Yu Hao's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "I'm not ready yet. Let's wait until the first month's box office is released."

Jack said regretfully: "I thought I could prepare for the next movie now. By the way, the sequel to "Saw" should also be prepared."

Yu Hao chuckled. If he had told about the sequel before, he would not suffer a big loss, but he would still suffer a loss. How would it be like now? The initiative is in his hands.

As time goes by, the box office in North America in the second week was released, 5500 million. In the third week, due to the release of "Eavesdropping on Women" and "Cast Away", the box office dropped a lot, only 4000 million, and in the fourth week it was only 3500 million. million.

Time flies to January 2001, and the box office of "The Fast and the Furious" in North America in its first week was officially released, which was US$1 million.

When the Hollywood Reporter published it the next day, everyone was shocked, including Yu Hao.

It's not like they haven't considered that this movie will be a big hit, but at most it's only 2 million. This is still the total box office in three months. How can it be like what it is now?

This does not include the overseas box office. The overseas box office has not yet been calculated, and it is expected to be released soon.

Sure enough, within a few days, the overseas box office statistics were released. Jack couldn't help but pause again and again when he called Yu Hao. After several times, he suppressed his excitement:

"Yu, the total box office of your movie in the first month has been released. It is US$1.8 million in North America and US$0.8 million overseas. The total box office of our movie can even hit US$ million."

Yu Hao covered his excited heart, feeling like it was about to burst out of his chest.

That’s 2.6 million U.S. dollars a month, which is almost 20 billion when converted into RMB.

Yu Hao's head was buzzing. If he remembered correctly, the total box office of the original movie was about 200 million. Did he surpass it this month?

He pondered the reason in his mind, and after thinking about it for a few seconds, he realized clearly that the success of this movie was inseparable from him.

First of all, the script is better than before, and secondly, the actors are more famous than in the original version, especially the addition of DiCaprio, Anne, and Julie, and of course, his name.

Finally, there is the budget of the movie. The original version was less than 40 million US dollars. This probably includes the post-production costs. How is it like him? The sports cars inside are all ready-made, and the worst ones are all shell cars.

Most of the racing plots were completed in real life, and the special effects were prepared directly by people from several car companies, which is even better in terms of professionalism.

Then there are some big scenes that are definitely more explosive than the original.

At this moment, Jack teased on the other end of the phone: "Yu, are you not ready? Are you excited? It doesn't matter, I can understand."

Yu Hao said speechlessly: "It sounds like you are prepared. Didn't you estimate that it was 2 million before? Jack, I feel that I have suffered a big loss and you have made all the money away."

Jack said angrily: "Yu, don't be so good when you get the advantage. I regret it so much now. When I think of so many green Franklins slipping away from my hands, I feel uncomfortable.

Let’s not talk about your own share of the money. The China Film Group in China actually wanted to share so much money. I regret thinking about it now. We must have a good discussion about the subsequent dividends. I feel that I have suffered too much. "

Yu Hao shook his head and smiled: "Jack, I am the one who suffers the most, okay?"

After the two chatted for a while, Jack smiled and said: "Yu, we at Warner are going to hold a large celebration banquet? Let's celebrate together."

Yu Hao smiled and said, "Okay, you get ready, I'll contact my people here."

The next day, The Hollywood Reporter published this news:

"The Fast and the Furious", a film produced by China's Yu and Leonardo DiCaprio, Julie and Annie, was produced with a production cost of US$2.6 million. It received a global box office of US$2000 million in the first month and is expected to rank among the top ten global box office movies in . .

Seeing this report, everyone who paid attention to the movie went completely crazy.

There are also some financial reports: Director Yu Hao from China is the most profitable director in the world. We are familiar with Yu Hao. He won the Golden Bear Award for "Datang". This movie is expected to have a global box office of US$2 million. , the production cost of 500 million US dollars increased 40 times.

"Saw" is well-known to North American audiences. This movie is Yu's first work in Hollywood. The release has ended. Hollywood has taken in a box office of 1.2 million US dollars and a production fee of 200 million US dollars, which has increased 60 times. The producer Fang earned more than 1 million,

"The Fast and the Furious", which is currently in theaters, took in a global box office of US$2.6 million in its first month, and the production fee increased 4000 times to US$6.5 million. However, there is no doubt that this is not the final box office. The producers can at least make a profit. 2,

Yu is undoubtedly the most profitable director in Hollywood. What's even more rare is that several of Yu's movies can be continued to produce movie sequels. I would like to call Yu a box office elixir.

After seeing these two reports, everyone felt numb. Originally they just thought Yu Hao was awesome, but there was no comparison in their minds. They didn’t know how awesome Yu Hao really was. After seeing these sky-high data, a look of envy could not help but flow from the corner of his mouth. tears.

Many people have begun to compare Yu Hao with Cameron, Spielberg and others.

Yu Hao is not as good as Cameron, who can create a box office achievement of 18.4 billion US dollars with one movie, and not as good as Spielberg, who can win awards and be soft-handed.

But, Yu Hao is young, those guys are at least forty years old, on the other hand, Yu Hao? He is only 21 years old this year. This is his biggest advantage. It cannot be compared with those old guys.

Thinking of this, many directors felt their scalps go numb.

At Yu Hao's age, they are still thinking about how to get the first pot of gold, strive for a consolation prize, and strive not to be too ugly at the box office. Yu Hao is already qualified to be on par with several master directors.

Thinking of this, many people's mouths twitched. It's really hard to throw away people.

On the other side, the bosses of several other Hollywood companies were in the office looking at the relevant information about Yu Hao in their hands.

Originally, everyone was similar, but Warner and Yu Hao worked together to create a distance between them. How could they feel comfortable?

The most important thing is that Warner has not yet signed a contract with Yu Hao for the filming of the next few sequels. It would be great if they could stop Hu at this time.

As for whether it can be cut off? They have never thought about this problem. They are all people with needs. How can they not accept their sincerity?

It can only be because of insufficient sincerity and insufficient benefits. If enough benefits are given, it will not be difficult for him to betray his own beliefs.

They have tried this on many people.

Besides, the cooperation between Warner and Yu Hao did not give Yu Hao enough sincerity and respect, and their chances will only be greater.

　The original box office of "Fast and Furious" was US$2.04 million worldwide, but it was not introduced into the country.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)