Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 142 The beautiful sword beckons

This can't be done!
Anthony was a little nervous.

As far as Sony Columbia is concerned, there is no need to be nervous in front of Gu Ming.

But he alone cannot represent a company.

To put it bluntly, he is just a part-time worker.

He didn't earn as much as Gu Ming did from one movie.

Moreover.

The company's performance was good, and it was possible to be promoted to a full-time position, and thanks to Gu Ming, he became the best-performing vice president of the company, bar none!

Once he is promoted to a full-time position, he will be a strong contender for that position.

If this was poached by the other five major Hollywood distribution companies, what would I think?
Competitors can curse themselves to death.

etc!Competitor?
Could it be that he was hooked up by another vice president?

Gu Ming just wanted to wait for the astonishing box office results of "Hero", while Anthony was already thinking about the extremely fierce and ups and downs of the business war.

The more I think about it, the more I am afraid.

He lowered his voice and said, "Gu, why don't you call out the price?"

"We can negotiate a suitable price then. It will be good for both you and me, right?"

"Ok?"

Gu Ming was also surprised when he heard Anthony's anxious tone.

After all, you have gotten to this point, why are you still in trouble?
He turned to look at Anthony and gave him a smile.

"Don't worry, let the movie play for a while..."

……

After all, it is a large-scale production with an investment of 3000 million US dollars. The crew is all top-notch in the industry, and the actors are also extremely luxurious.

In addition, tens of millions of funds have been temporarily invested in publicity expenses, and there are still 1000 million ready to go, and the reports are overwhelming.

The heat is really coming out.

That night.

With the end of the first screening of "Hero" in major theaters across the country.

There are people in various forums who have posted about their feelings.

[A very good work, the plot is a little slow, but the scenes are absolutely gorgeous, the battles, the momentum, to be honest, Gu Ming's "Hurricane Rescue" is good to watch, the battles are incomparable, this This film is definitely worth the price of admission. 】

[I agree, the pictures and colors are really unspeakable. They are so beautiful. It’s like watching a music video. I mean, Zhang Yimou won’t become a director like Bombshell in the future, right?If a new trick is used all over the world, then the film industry will suffer a lot. 】

[Speaking of this, it’s Gu Mingniu. Any type of movie is both good-looking and box-office-making. After "The Rescue", I thought he would become an action film director. I didn’t expect that the movies he shot later would still be so good. connotation. 】

[This "Hero" seems to be also produced by Gu Ming. 】

[To be honest, it doesn’t look like Gu Ming’s work. Wu Ming wanted to assassinate the King of Qin, but he didn’t kill him. His life was wasted. Why did he take off his pants and fart here?It's so hypocritical, and you say that for the sake of peace and the people of the world, why don't you just not assassinate me, and you still engage in such a big circle. 】

[I heard from my friend who remembered it on the spot that Gu Ming basically never appeared on the set and was just a producer in name. How great would it be if he could change the plot to have a big scene and be good-looking at the same time? 】

"Here, let's take a look at the suggestions from netizens."

Yan Danchen, who was supporting his head with one hand and holding the mouse with the other, smiled and called Gu Ming to the computer, pointing at the comment and asking.

"Why didn't you change the script for him in the first place?"

"To be honest, after watching it, my mind was filled with scenes and scenery."

"I would like to change it." Gu Ming smiled bitterly.

I don’t have that ability, you know?
"The main plot is the unnamed assassination of King Qin. You can't change the main plot, right? If you change it, just change the movie."

"Then here comes the problem."

"How did King Qin die? He died of illness in Shaqiu during his fifth patrol."

"Can you change it to being killed without a name?"

"It will definitely be criticized to death by then. Historical movies can be adapted and joked about."

"But the adaptation is not random editing, and the drama is not nonsense."

"You even changed the way Qin Shi Huang died, why not let Qin Shi Huang have a queen and then fall in love."

"Is this okay? This is to apologize to the national audience."

"So, King Qin must not die."

"Then his assassination of the King of Qin will be a failure no matter what. No matter how good he is written, it cannot be changed. This main line cannot be touched. Touching other details will be thankless."

"It's better to just let Zhang Yimou do it alone."

"Besides, I promised him at the beginning that I would not interfere in film and television production." Gu Ming straightened his chest, "Everything I say comes out, I will do it."

"Tch, De Xing, last time we said it would be an hour, but after five or ten minutes I couldn't hold on any longer." Yan Danchen curled his lips and imitated Gu Ming, "Every spittle comes out and every nail comes out."

"If I go, everything will change."

"I admit my mistake." Yan Danchen raised his hands and gave a French salute, "By the way, how much do you think the box office of "Hero" will be?"

"Higher than you might guess now."

"Can it break the domestic box office record of "Titanic"?" Yan Danchen was really surprised, "Isn't it possible?"

"Remove the word "bar", who knew you would directly compete with "Titanic"!"

"The probability is incomparable."

Gu Ming was also speechless.

I have to say that Cameron, a director who has different aesthetics from China and most people abroad, who only likes tall, horsey, square-faced and muscular women, is really awesome.

"Titanic" was able to hit a domestic box office of 3.6 million that year and dominate the charts for 11 years. It is simply an exaggeration.

Well, it was re-released in China in 2012 and won the runner-up in the domestic box office list that year. The champion was the movie called "Thailand".

"But it should be the only one below "Titanic"." "Higher than "Titanic"?"

"There is a high probability that it will happen." Gu Ming feels that it may even exceed the box office of the previous life. After all, the producer in the previous life was Zhang Weiping, and this time it is himself!

The name Gu Ming is still more popular among the audience than Zhang Weiping.

Zhang Weiping is directly a side effect.

……

In 2002, "Hero" was released and created a big storm.

It is almost impossible to find another film in domestic theaters.

"Hero", "Hero", "Hero", looking at it, they are all "Hero". 》

Gu Ming, Zhang Yimou and the creative team also started vigorous publicity in first-tier cities in China.

The promotion lasted for ten days.

The final box office numbers were jaw-dropping.

It was a bit higher than the number in Gu Ming's memory in his previous life.

1.4 billion!
As soon as this number came out, everyone in the industry was shocked.

The box office of Hurricane Rescue is also high, but not to the extent that it is incomprehensible. After all, some theme films such as box office bookings and so on can easily exceed [-] million.

But this is a box office of [-] million in ten days!

What concept?
An average of 400 per day.

We only need to show the data for three days, which is 200 million. If a domestic director's commercial film can get this figure, it would be an exaggeration to call him a great director.

4000 million in ten days, I would like to call such a person.

"abnormal!"

Because Gu Ming had to go to the post-production stage of "The Intouchables", he returned to the capital after ten days of promotion.

After Han Sanpin found Gu Ming, he patted Gu Ming with a smile and said, "Great hero, let's have a meal together today. I'll treat you."

"[-] billion in ten days, if we stop piracy, there is hope for [-] million!"

"The big hero is Director Zhang, and I am a nominal producer."

"Hi! Are you humble?" Han Sanpin waved his hand.

"Tall buildings rise from the ground. The foundation of a building is the most important."

"If you hadn't raised the budget to 3000 million U.S. dollars and roped in Li Lian and Gong Li, how would this "Hero" have been possible? Don't be humble!"

After saying this, Han Sanpin smiled even happier.

“I don’t know if I can break the record of a big ship.”

"But this is not important. If it can't be broken this time, there will be another time. According to Brother Kai, "The Promise" will take more than a year to shoot, and it will be released in two years."

"When the economy develops again, we will strive to surpass the big ship with "The Promise"."

"Haha..." Gu Ming can be considered to have a strong ability to manage expressions, but when Han Sanpin said this, he still couldn't hold it in and laughed out loud.

Han Sanpin was stunned, "Why are you laughing?"

"I remember happy things."

"What are you happy about?"

"I, I can make money again." Gu Ming immediately made up a reason and started to calculate, "4000 million in ten days, it is not a problem to get 8000 million in the end. With the current share, Throw away the publicity fees and record 1000 million, which is [-] million US dollars."

“Once sold abroad, there is no pressure to repay the capital!”

"That's also..."

……

As for overseas distribution, the film was screened for these ten days.

Anthony couldn't sit still at all.

The box office grossed more than US$700 in ten days. If this was a Hollywood film with a cost of 3000 million, it would be foreseeable to make back the money.

But this is not the North American market, but the Chinese film market with a total box office of only about US$[-] million a year.

Then the meaning of this film is different.

Then think of Li Lianlian starring, Gu Ming producing, the original cast of "Hurricane Rescue" starring and other gimmicks.

After a meeting with the company's senior management, he came to the capital again.

After Gu Ming gathered all the investors, he gave his own bid.

"Fifteen million US dollars, this is only the distribution rights in the North American market. How about buying the distribution rights in the remaining places based on the North American box office?"

"It's not that good." Gu Ming shook his head, "It's less. If you want to ask Jet Lee to make a movie now, the salary will be 500 million US dollars. A movie that he worked hard for more than half a year, he only paid Fifteen million dollars?”

"Everyone else is incidental."

"But, this film is a Chinese film."

"'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' is an English film?" Gu Ming immediately made a killing move.

Then the two parties continued to grind on the price.

When Anthony's psychological bottom line was reached at US$500 million, Anthony was unwilling to pay more.

At this moment, Gu Mingxiao gave in and made another suggestion.

Sold North American distribution rights for US$300 million.

But in addition, Sony Columbia will spend US$300 million for public relations to help the film win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Anthony thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)