Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 210
Of course, horror movies and fan-favorite movies are about the same, and there are a lot of them in the first week.

After the first week, the decline was relatively large.

The next Monday's box office was 350 million.

However, because Halloween is approaching and the trend is such, the number has not dropped to 350 million. It has been above 350 million for three consecutive days.

By the time it was screened for six days, the box office had reached $200 million.

Relevant media based on the historical trend of horror films, gave a guess of the final box office of US$500 million.

Doesn't look too high.

But horror movie fans are far less popular than family-friendly movies.

This has resulted in the fact that not many horror films can achieve over [-] million US dollars in box office in North America.

The well-known "The God of Death" has been a series of five films in its previous life, and the box office of the five films in North America was only about 5000 million US dollars.

"Saw 2" is estimated to have earned more than 8000 million yuan, and it can definitely be regarded as one of the top horror films.

……

There are two horror movies released in a row in one year, both of which are exciting.

It also boosted the fame of "Human Skin Inn", which was bundled with "Saw".

Horror film lovers are eager to see the quality of other horror films produced by Big Dipper Entertainment, which produced the "Saw" two-part series.

The evening of October 28th, Thursday.

The Thousand People Theater where the premiere of "Human Skin Inn" was held was packed to capacity.

Sitting at the front were the crew members and the producer Gu Ming.

On both sides of Gu Ming was Li Bingbing, who had no scenes to shoot and followed Gu Ming.

One is to send out a lot of announcements in China, under the pretext of going to see the crew of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", but in reality they are looking for Gu Ming to learn from Jinsuo.

The two of them, one on the left and the other on the right, made Gu Ming deeply realize that the old saying is wrong.

What is three women in one drama?

Two women can also sing for you.

"Sister Bingbing, you are here too!"

As Jin Suo spoke, he took Gu Ming's arm and said to Li Bingbing, "Our sisters finally meet again!"

"Yes!"

Li Bingbing saw Jin Suo's movements and quietly imitated her and took Gu Ming's other arm.

"By the way, why are you here?"

"With such a big investment in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," I'm afraid I'm still in the early stages of preparations. You don't need to train for action scenes or anything like that for your role. You're here several months early, right?"

"I just came to take a look, and to see Director Gu." Jin Suo smiled, "Of course, the most important thing is that I miss Sister Bingbing, so I came to see Sister Bingbing."

"Then you're really sending me a thousand miles, goose feather!" Li Bingbing smiled.

Listening to the words of the two men, there was a hint of gun and stick in them.

Gu Ming found that he looked a bit like Yong Zheng in "The Legend of Zhen Huan" he had watched in his previous life.

My life is miserable!
But who can’t control themselves?

He simply didn't say a word, his hands just hanging down, just like Wang Rixiang was sitting in the interview, with a look of despair on his face.

But there are some things that you can't just endure.

In the end, the two people talked more and more, and even tried to pull themselves towards them.

This is unbearable.

He shook his shoulders and took out his arm, "There are reporters here. Be careful to spread the news back to the country."

"How will we publicize it then?"

"Please calm down!"

After Gu Ming said this, he stopped talking. He stood up and went on stage to chat with the director and actors.

After the brief chat.

Step down and return to your position.

"Human Skin Inn" is officially launched.

Looking at the Chinese student played by Duan Yihong in the movie, he has appeared since the beginning. He has become the protagonist of a Hollywood film. Although it is only a small production, Jin Suo can't help but feel a little envious, "My "Dance My Life" When will it be released?"

"It may have to wait until the first half of next year. I will find time then."

"In the first half of next year?" Jin Suo was puzzled.

"The most likely date is March." Gu Ming said, "Once the Halloween season is over, it will be as hot as the summer season."

"It's best to choose an unpopular release date for "Dance My Life", which will probably be in March."

It is really not a good idea to put a small investment and a small production together with a film that has an investment of over [-] million and a publicity fee of tens of millions.

It’s easy to be attracted by big productions.

Most of these films are distributed by the Big Six, and they are not willing to invest in publicity and distribution expenses.

Most likely, "Dance My Life" won't even be available in theaters.

It's better to put it in an unpopular period, so that it can be opened in theaters and it can easily rely on word-of-mouth fermentation.

Anyway, the investment is not big and the return is easy.

"what?"

"Oh." Of course Jin Suo wanted "Dance My Life" to be released as early as possible. After all, it was a Hollywood film in which he starred as the female lead.

But rather than releasing it as soon as possible, she wants the film to be successful.

Thinking that Gu Ming's men never failed.

She also said, "Then let's release it in March. I'll listen to you."

"Yeah!" Gu Ming nodded and focused on the video.

In fact, this is a horror movie.

Especially North American horror films.

Most of the games are bloody.Rather than the kind of psychological fear like neon horror movies.

As for Chinese horror movies, I know there are no ghosts anyway, and the final ending is [-]% mental illness and someone pretending to be a ghost, so I’m not too scared when I watch it.

And "Human Skin Inn" can be regarded as a satisfactory film.

It begins with an American college student's trip to Europe during the holidays.

After tasting a certain special service that the Netherlands is famous for, I came to Eastern Europe on the recommendation of a young European I met later.

Generally speaking, it was filmed in Slovakia, but its name is not mentioned in the entire film.

There was no other way. When it was time to edit, Gu Ming remembered that this film seemed to have affected Slovakia's tourism industry in its previous life, causing relevant departments to sue the production company.

Gu Ming was not that bold, so he could only remove the words Slovakia from the entire film.

Just talking about Eastern Europe.

If you insist on taking the role of yourself, there's nothing you can do about it.

In short, the protagonist and several people walked into a special hotel here.

The rest of the scenes are inappropriate for children.

……

The film ends.

People arranged by Beidou Star Entertainment got first-hand questionnaires from the audience who attended the premiere.

"B, it's okay, a qualified horror movie."

"B+, not as surprising as "Saw", but it can't be said to be a bad movie. I think if there is a sequel, I will still watch it."

"C, I'm a little disappointed, I can only say that I can watch it."

The overall grade is B.

It has a pretty good reputation among horror movie fans.

The box office on Friday was 600 million.

The box office on Saturday was 900 million.

500 million on Sunday.

It grossed more than 2000 million at the box office in the three days of its first weekend.

It collected 400 million on Halloween. After Halloween, the box office dropped a bit quickly. Plus it was a working day, there were only 200 million left.

However, it is normal and in line with the decline of most horror movies.

"Saw" is one of the best horror films.

Soon, relevant media also gave the box office target of "Human Skin Inn", which was US$500 million.

Such numbers.

Such achievements have attracted the attention of the Big Six in Hollywood.

An interested person immediately calculated the box office data of films produced and distributed by Beidou Star Entertainment.

"Saw 1" grossed 5000 million at the box office.

The final box office of "The Fault in Our Stars" exceeded [-] million. Although it only exceeded a few hundred thousand, it still exceeded [-] million.

At this time, "Saw 2" has a high probability of breaking 8000 million.

"Human Skin Inn" can break 4000 million.

The four films, each with a small budget and a maximum investment of just over 1000 million yuan, have the potential to gross a box office of nearly [-] million yuan.

And anyone with a discerning eye can see that both "Saw" and "Hotel" can be made into series. A series is definitely a gold mine!
The most important thing is that none of these four films was directed by Gu Ming himself.

It's just a movie he produced.

What if we add a movie directed by Gu Ming?
The Big Six have a feeling that this publishing company seems to be able to gain momentum.

Of course, this level is not enough for them to take action.

Compared with the momentum from the beginning, live-action movies, records, and animated movies are blooming on three sides, and it is trying to become the seventh largest DreamWorks.

Behind it is Lionsgate Pictures, which provides financial support from a consortium of banks, has deep pockets, and has global distribution capabilities.

Gu Ming's Beidou Star Entertainment only produces live-action movies, and their distribution is limited to North America, so there is little threat!
As long as their dominance is not threatened, they will not force all second-tier distribution companies in Hollywood to death.

Today there is a company movie that is a hit, and I have to fight to death. Tomorrow there is a company movie that is a hit, and I have to fight to death again.

From now on, you no longer need to focus on your own business, just look for enemies everywhere.

In their opinion, the film industry is not easy to do.

The vast majority of publishing companies don't even need their input, and they will kill themselves in a few years.

Why do you get that bad reputation for no reason?
It's not like you have to kill the opponent, you can get the opponent's box office.

Compared to the rising stars, the real enemies are always the other six!
Gu Ming, who was filming, also welcomed many guests.

The first to arrive were two groups of people.

One is his old friend Anthony, and the other is the vice president of Warner.

The two looked at each other and felt threatened by each other.

"Gu!"

Seeing Gu Ming coming, Anthony rushed over first and gave Gu Ming a big hug.

"Congratulations, Gu, "Saw 2" and "Skin Inn" were both successful."

"You were literally born for movies."

"Gu, let's do this. We at Sony Columbia are willing to purchase the global distribution rights of the two films at one-third of the expected North American box office, and let them be released globally as soon as possible. The final North American box office exceeded expectations. We will make up for it. If it does not exceed, you There’s no need to refund the money, is that sincere enough?”

"Gu, don't agree to his conditions yet." The man sent by Warner smiled and extended his hand, "Introduction, my name is James, and I am here to show my sincerity on behalf of Warner Brothers."

"We also want global distribution rights for Saw 2 and Hotel."

"I think you can listen to our sincerity before making a decision."

"It's an offer you can't refuse."

(End of this chapter)