They are all too deep into the drama!

Chapter 424: The first day’s box office of “A Story of Two Foods”

Huo Chengyin has not received the good news from Sakura Country yet.

What he is focusing on now is the box office of the just-released movie "A Tale of Two Foods".

Starting from this year, the May Day holiday has been changed from seven days to three days.

I won’t go into details about how the migrant workers complained. Anyway, the biggest impact on Huo Mingjie now is that the competition at the box office of movies during the May Day period has become more intense!

Many migrant workers took advantage of the holidays to go out and spend money. Seven days turned into three. Every screen in the major movie theaters was busy, and two blockbusters, "Kung Fu King" and "Iron Man", were also hit.

"The King of Kung Fu" doesn't have a good reputation, but its box office performance is very impressive. It has grossed 100 million in box office since its release. With the start of the May Day holiday, the already sluggish box office surged again.

As for "Iron Man", which was released on April 30, although it will probably not perform well because it competes with "The King of Kung Fu", the first-day box office has not yet been announced.

But the reputation of this film is better, and it is estimated that the box office will reach nearly 100 million in the end.

What is the concept of these two together?

Although there is no essential connection between "Losing the Cherry Blossom Country Market" and "The Box Office of the "Double Food Story"" movie, if the converted box office is less, Huo Chengyin will inevitably feel that he is at a loss!

Because of Huo Mingjie's fame and the success of the previous film "Why Sheng Xiao Mo", this TV series has not yet been officially completed, and many TV stations have come to compete for the right to broadcast it.

After two months of filming, "Shan Shan Comes to Eat" is about to be completed.

Moreover, the money spent on advertising has already recovered the investment cost of this drama. The current copyright fees are pure profits!

Not talking about other aspects of income, in terms of subsequent second and third rounds, DVD, Internet and other copyright fees, the income of this drama is almost half of the small target.

If Huo Mingjie hadn't invested in a movie theater chain before, he might not have been able to find a screen to show "A Tale of Two Foods" now...

Huo Mingjie didn't ask much, but I heard that because they insisted on grabbing the exclusive premiere rights, several wealthy TV stations started bidding directly.

The total box office of the movie market in the past two years was only 3 to 4 billion, and these two films accounted for almost one-tenth of the box office, and they were both squeezed into the May Day slot.

On the second day of the May Day holiday, Huo Chengyin came to the crew early, holding his cell phone and waiting for the first day's box office results.

Compared with Huo Chengyin, Huo Mingjie didn't attach too much importance to it and said with a chuckle:

"Instead of worrying about the movie box office, it's better to pay more attention to the filming progress of the TV series. In terms of making money, the "Double Food Chronicles" can't compare to "Shanshan Comes to Eat"!"

During this May Day period, under the double attack of "The King of Kung Fu" and "Iron Man", it is really a bit despairing, and the strength of the theaters it invests in is also average.

No matter which movie theater chain it is, in order to make money, it will arrange popular movies.

In today's circle, many well-known brokerage companies may not be able to make so much profit throughout the year.

Looking back at "A Tale of Two Foods", even if the target box office is readjusted to 15 million, after excluding costs, sharing of parties, and taxes, the actual amount may only be 2 to 3 million, which is simply incomparable!

It is estimated that the copyright fee for thirty-five episodes of the TV series has now risen to 40 million, and it should be able to rise further...

The only thing he is counting on now is the heat brought by Huo Mingjie's trouble this time, and he can use this to promote the movie.

Hearing his second uncle's words, Huo Chengyin couldn't help but smile bitterly and said:

"Originally, I didn't care so much, but I can't bear it now. I can't count on Sakura Country anymore! If I don't make up for it from the movie box office, I feel really uncomfortable..."

Huo Mingjie shook his head, stood up and said:

"Okay, then just wait here, I'll go get busy first."

After saying that, Huo Mingjie turned to look behind him and shouted loudly:

"Xiao Zhao!"

Zhao Liying, who was sitting far away and reading the script, heard this and quickly stood up obediently, raised her hands, and responded in a crisp voice:

"Boss, I'm here." "Get the script right!"

If it weren't for the high ratings of the previous movie "Why Sheng Xiao Mo", no matter how famous Huo Mingjie is, this time "Shan Shan Comes to Eat" would not be so hotly contested.

Obviously, word of mouth is important!

In order to maintain this good reputation, Huo Mingjie naturally had to put more thought into filming and personally tutored Xiao Zhao when he had time.

In fact, in the final analysis, whether this "Shan Shan Comes to Eat" will be liked by the audience still depends on her performance.

The heroine who is sweet but not silly and lovable is the key to this drama!

"understood."

Hearing Huo Mingjie's call, Zhao Liying, who was holding the script, blushed and ran over briskly with a sweet smile from the bottom of her heart.

The ponytail on the back of her head swayed rhythmically with her light steps, making her look like a cheerful little beast, approaching Huo Mingjie affectionately.

Huo Chengyin stared at Zhao Liying running over, his brows moving slightly.

The little girl has a friendly and sweet appearance, and she seems to be full of energy all day long, which is very suitable for the heroine "Xue Shanshan" of this drama.

No wonder his second uncle wanted to find her specifically to play this role. He even didn't hesitate to pay her a breach of contract fee and secretly signed her contract without telling Huayi.

But...

Huo Chengyin couldn't help but sigh softly when he saw the little girl running over with a cheerful face and caring about his second uncle wholeheartedly.

The rabbit hasn't eaten the grass on the edge of the nest yet, so be kind to you, you just left one for me...

No, the remaining Zhang Tianai had never gotten along with Huo Mingjie before, so it should be said that he hadn't had time to make a move yet!

If my second uncle were to capsize one day, the female artists contracted by the company might cause some trouble with the hangover medicine.

Thinking of this, Huo Chengyin couldn't help but rub his head with a headache...

Huo Mingjie ran to the side and was busy working on the script for Xiao Zhao, and even took Director Liu to discuss the plot and shots. He was not worried at all about box office issues.

On the contrary, Huo Chengyin was nervous for a long time, and then finally, near noon, he received detailed news from the theater.

After receiving the call, Huo Chengyin finally felt relieved.

The box office on the first day far exceeded original expectations, 3.17 million.

It doesn't seem like much, but it's incomparable to the box office of "The King of Kung Fu" which grossed more than 20 million in a single day.

But the main reason is because of the film schedule.

Now only the theater chain invested by Huo Mingjie is willing to squeeze out a small share of the film schedule for "Double Food Chronicles".

This gross box office of more than 100 million yuan is the highest achievement achieved with a very small amount of filming and an attendance rate of nearly %.

It can be said that the only thing limiting the box office of this movie now is the film schedule!

(End of this chapter)