Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 179 Someone always gives money
The first unlucky one is released on May 5, called "Van Helsing".

The North American box office of "The Mummy 1" exceeded [-] million.

The North American box office of "The Mummy 2" exceeded [-] million.

And the global box office exceeded [-] million US dollars.

Let Universal Pictures see the market prospects of monster movies.

A single monster can make money like this.

Then if Universal takes out the company's well-known monster IP and integrates it into a movie to create a Universal monster universe, how much money can it make?
It can also arouse people's memory of those monsters. When the time comes, these monsters can be taken out separately to make a movie or something, and earn money!
The more I think about this plan, the more promising it becomes.

So Universal found Stephen Sommers, the director of "The Mummy 1 and 2", to direct, and Hugh Jackman, who played Wolverine in "X-Men", to serve as the male lead.

1.6 million was invested to produce this fantasy production.

This does not include publicity expenses.

In the end, the North American box office was only 1.2 million, and the global box office was only 3 million. It seemed like a lot, but compared with the cost, it was a huge loss.

And the final evaluation is not high!

This kind of big investment, the box office is not good, and the movie is not very well rated. The schedule of the movie is simply tailor-made for Gu Ming.

In addition to it, another injustice is "Troy", which will be released on May 5.

The production cost is even higher, a full 1.75 million.

We also invited veteran star Brad Pitt and the elf prince Orlando Bloom, who became famous with "The Lord of the Rings".

As a result, the North American box office was 1.33 million.

All less than its production cost.

Fortunately, Troy is indeed a big IP, well-known around the world, and its overseas box office is good, making its total box office 300 million U.S. dollars just shy of [-] million!
But this doesn’t mean choosing a North American schedule for “Now You See Me”.

It's enough to know that it didn't do well at the North American box office.

I watched and watched the release dates of these two films.

Considering that although "Van Helsing" did not perform well at the box office, the investment costs are there and the publicity costs are not low. No matter how bad the box office is in the three days of release, it will be able to justify such a huge publicity.

Still have to stay away for a few days.

After pondering for a moment, Gu Ming said.

"December 5."

“Let’s have a general release on Friday.”

"Oh?" Hearing this time, he looked at the filming schedule again.

Anthony's expression froze.

This……

Are you sure you got it right?

Or did you hear it wrong?
There is a blockbuster in the front and a blockbuster in the back, so they won’t be directly pinched to death!

"Gu, is it May 5th?" Anthony confirmed.

"Yes, I think this time is the best time."

"As long as you're right! Then it will be released at this time!" Anthony nodded and agreed.

This time, he agreed so readily.

Gu Ming, who was about to give a bunch of reasons to persuade Anthony, was confused.

"So easy to agree?"

"What else?" Anthony smiled and shrugged.

"Before I came, the company's top management had already held a meeting and reached an agreement. As long as you don't think about colliding with the company's "Spider-Man 2" and Warner's "Harry Potter", the rest of the time is up to you. select."

"Whatever day you say it is, that's it!"

"There is a rule in Hollywood: successful people will be more likely to succeed."

"And I haven't failed yet. If I don't listen to you, who will I listen to?"

"Could you still deliberately let "Now You See Me" fail? This is a film you directed personally, and the price of overseas distribution rights is related to the North American box office."

"I believe you want it to be a box office hit more than we do!"

"Of course, if you want to tell me your reasons, I'm also very interested in hearing them." Anthony made a gesture of picking his ears, followed by a gesture of invitation.

"It's very simple. "Van Helsing" is advertised as a collection of monsters from all over the world, so there are too many mixed monsters in it, and the film length cannot be too long. If you add so many monsters, the audience will not remember anyone in the end. Instead, I feel like this movie is so messed up.”

"If the audience is confused and confused, the box office will not be high."

"Everyone is here to relax, not to make themselves upset."

"As for "Troy", I have always been of the same opinion. Brad Pitt's ability to withstand the box office is average."

"David Fincher just loves to use him."

"Among the male actors who are paid 2000 million plus profit share."

"In terms of box office performance, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, and Will Smith are all better than him."

"Believe me!"

"'Troy' will not have a high box office in North America, and it will be difficult to break the production cost."

"I didn't say I didn't believe it!" Anthony smiled and gave Gu Ming a thumbs up, "Seeing you look so confident Gu, I'm even more confident about the box office performance of "Now You See Me" !”

"Gu, you were born for movies!"

……

Chong Ao, "Now Now", each takes its own share of energy.

Most of Gu Ming's remaining energy was spent on Beidou Star Entertainment.

This is the first year of publishing capabilities.

Every film has to be a little careful.

If your video is a hit, the probability of failure is small or even never fails.

This path of distribution is considered to be solid.

In the future, when each theater chain hears that the film is released by your company, they will be willing to make more films.

Therefore, Gu Ming has to worry about every film that is about to be produced and released.

It doesn’t matter anything else, but it’s best for the director to use the original version.

"Sofia, please remember, I will make the following arrangements." Gu Ming put his hands on the back of his head and lay down comfortably.

After glancing at Sophia, he saw that she had already taken out a pen and paper and spoke.

"The director of 'House of Skin' approached its screenwriter Eli Roth."

"In 02, he filmed a movie called "The Bones Are Not Remained," which tells the story of five college students who went on vacation in the mountains and forests and encountered horrific incidents. It was similar to our film "Human Skin Inn."

"I believe he can do the job."

"What if he's working on other projects or doesn't take them?" Sophia asked.

"It all depends on the time when doing other projects. As long as it can be completed within three months, it will be him. If not, find another similar director. There should be many directors of this type of plasma horror film in Hollywood, right?" Gu Ming just wants to try his best. With the original director, you can’t just beg the other party to film it, right? How much will it cost?

"understood."

"Uh!" Gu Ming continued to make arrangements.

"For the film "Dance My Life," directing skills are not the most important. The most important thing is that the director understands dance."

"Go to Anne Fletcher, the former producer of "The Wedding Specialist" and ask her if she would like to be a director."

"My script "The Fault in Our Stars"..."

At this point, Gu Ming got stuck.

I really don’t know who this director is.

The original male and female protagonists are probably still in junior high school.

"Let me think."

Closing thought for a moment.

Gu Ming thought of the summer film schedule he had seen before.

There is a movie called "The Notebook". The director is an acquaintance from the Cannes Film Festival. "Look for Nick Cassavetes."

"The male lead should just be Ryan Gosling from this movie."

"As the heroine, let the director audition. You and the director will be responsible for the rest."

"it is good!"

"Retell it for me!"

"Ah?" Sophia was stunned for a moment, but who makes Gu Ming the boss? Customers are God, so the boss is God's father, the heavenly father!She had no choice but to look down at the notebook and repeat what she had just written down.

Confirmed that there is no problem.

Gu Ming nodded slightly, "That's it."

"Yes!"

Sophia got up and walked out.

Unexpectedly, she came back an hour later.

"Boss, there is someone coming to our company to attract investment."

"I hope we can invest in a script he has in hand. I think this script is quite interesting."

"Tell me the name of the script and the general plot."

"Little Miss Sunshine, that's about it..."

"Let him come in." Gu Ming made a decision without waiting for Sophia to finish.

Then I couldn't help but laugh.

It has to be said that having a publishing company for time travelers has this advantage.

Many people will take the initiative to find you.

And once these people are found and allowed to go through the script, there will basically be no chance of anything slipping through the net.

For movies that have done well at the box office in previous lives, you will know whether you should vote for them or not just by hearing the name.

Even if the names are different, you will still have an impression when you listen to the plot.

It's just like giving money.

This "Little Miss Sunshine" is one that you must pick up just because of its name.

In terms of genre, it is a complement to Beidou Star Entertainment, which is preparing to produce several horror films and youth films, targeting teenagers as its main audience.

On box office.

With a production cost of US$800 million, it earned nearly 6000 million at the box office in North America.

Even if the publicity and distribution expenses are included, the North American box office alone is enough to recover the cost.

The rest is pure profit.

With a film like this, Gu Ming had no reason to give up.

After a while, a fat white man came in and nodded to Gu Ming, "Gu, I have a very good script in my hand."

"Very valuable investment."

"Let me take a look first!" Gu Ming took the script and started reading it.

It is indeed the "Little Miss Sunshine" in my memory.

It’s about a family who took their seven-year-old daughter to an event called “Little Miss Sunshine.”

But I couldn't buy a plane ticket, so I had to drive for three days to another city.

"Oh……"

"A well-completed script." Gu Ming nodded and made a phone call in front of the other party, asking someone to check the origin of the script.

It had been with Focus Features before, and was sold to the opposite producer named Mark Turtotu for US$25 this year.

After contacting some knowledge about this film in his previous life, Gu Ming started to cheat.

"For $30, we, Beidou Star Entertainment, bought this script."

"Oh! No, no, no! What I want is to film him, I will be the producer, the script will be converted into the film investment, and I will get my share of the share."

"you sure?"

"After a film was written, Focus Features spent four years in preparation but couldn't find an investor and finally gave up?"

"If they weren't optimistic about the market prospects, they wouldn't have filmed for four years? And would they still sell you the script?"

"35, the script belongs to us. If this film starts filming, you can be a producer and receive the salary and the share stipulated by the Producers Union. Don't talk about the conversion of the script into the share. No company has the ability to distribute it. Will agree."

(End of this chapter)