Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 254 Trick me

The box office rose directly to two million per day.

Many viewers who are not so tight on funds will watch "Kingsman" again to hypnotize themselves after watching "The Promise".

I didn’t watch Wuji just now. I didn’t watch Wuji just now.

My taste is not that bad.

Three days after "The Promise" was released, "Kingsman" bucked the trend and brought in nearly 7 million in box office. This figure also successfully pushed "Kingsman", which has been plagued by piracy, to 300 million. close!

It became the second domestic film to exceed 300 million yuan after "Titanic".

Seeing this number, some people were a little excited.

But there are also many people who feel regretful.

Now it has exceeded 300 million, and there is a high probability that it will have a box office of 320 million in the end.

It's only 40 million short of the record.

Originally, this domestic film might be able to break the record of "Titanic", but it was all because it was pirated too early.

Yes.

Everyone knows that this is a domestic film.

Even if the dialogue is in English.

The investor is a domestic company, the director is Chinese, one of the lead actors, Jackie Chan, is also Chinese, and there is a very distinctive villain.

Although the bloodline is not very pure, it is still okay to say that it is a domestic film.

The box office success of this movie has not only affected the domestic market, but also led to the arrangement of "Kingsman: The Secret Service" in the North American market.

After all, according to the current exchange rate, 300 million is equivalent to nearly 40 million US dollars.

Hong Kong Island, which was released at the same time, also took in 40 million at the box office, which would be 5 million in US dollars.

The total box office revenue is more than 40 million US dollars, which is not small in the North American market.

Let alone in China.

With the strong box office sales in the Chinese market and the efforts of Big Dipper, several theater companies have squeezed out an additional hundred venues during the fierce Christmas season to provide "Kings Agent" with the opening.

……

Some are happy and some are sad.

Brother Chen Kai is looking for Han Sanpin to complain.

"Mr. Han, you have to take care of Gu Ming. His Daystar Cinemas not only refused to expand filming of "The Promise" for us, but also lowered the price. This is clearly targeting me deliberately!"

Brother Chen Kai was very angry!

My own "The Promise" is now being criticized on the Internet, and even reporters dare to challenge me.

That’s all.

The key is that the box office collapse was quite dramatic!

There is no comparison with Gu Ming's "Ace Agent".

Not even as good as "Heroes" from a few years ago.

It seems that the audience would rather not watch the movie than watch "The Promise."

In this situation, Gu Ming just didn't want to help, but he actually took advantage of the situation and added insult to injury. This was obviously a deliberate attempt to trick himself.

"Brother Kai, I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry first!"

Han Sanpin was also very angry about Brother Chen Kai's instigation of the army.

If I had known earlier, I would not have cooperated with Brother Chen Kai. He has no ability and no grace.

Gu Ming, is that also called a trap?

Talking about cheating, you cheated me even worse, okay?

That’s more than thirty million US dollars!

What was photographed?

The box office is not explosive enough, let alone word of mouth. You cannot evaluate something that does not exist.

In the past, I invested in Gu Ming's movies to earn a profit, and it was not easy to accumulate the prestige within the company.

A "The Promise" directly lost less than half.

Some people even blame themselves secretly.

If it weren't for the lack of directors in China and Chen Kai's background in the industry, he would have wanted to slap the table and retaliate.

Unfortunately, he can't.

He had no choice but to reassure him, "Gu Ming's "Ace Agent" has only been released for a month. Now most of China Film's theaters are showing "The Promise". It is understandable that he should give him more "Ace Agent" movies. .”

"What do you want me to do?"

"Tell him not to show "Kingsman" anymore? All Daystar Cinemas will make way for our "The Promise". Do you think you can do this?"

Even if he could do it, he wouldn't do it!

As it turned out, "The Promise" couldn't be saved.

Brother Chen Kai is afraid that it can only be used to develop real estate.

In this case, let him offend Gu Ming again?

What a joke! If you're not good enough, you still won't let me cooperate with people who are good at it. Is China Film run by your family?

"But if he doesn't say to increase the film schedule, he can't deliberately lower the film schedule of "The Promise"? We have only been in theaters for three days!"

"I know, what he did is really unreasonable. I'll call you and have a chat with him, but it's impossible to get the raise back. I'll try to let him keep the current film schedule unchanged. After all, his films are still there. It’s showing now.”

Han Sanpin didn't give Brother Chen Kai the right words.

Do you really think I haven’t heard about it?

At the premiere, he was called Xiao Gu.

I can't call him that.

If it's not aimed at you, who is it targeted at?

"Yeah." Brother Chen Kai groaned, chatted with Han Sanpin about publicity, and then walked away.

Watching Brother Chen Kai leave his sight.

Han Sanpin's cheeks trembled, and he immediately let out a cold snort.

"Either I blame this or that."

"Why don't you look for reasons within yourself and blame yourself for not taking the photo well?"

"How come Gu Ming's movies have such good box office and word-of-mouth success?"

"Where are you going? The general environment is not good. Are you the one who destroys the general environment?"

"Hi..." After complaining, Han Sanpin lay down weakly on the back of the chair. He raised his hand and pinched the center of his eyebrows. After pinching for a long time, he gently shook his head. "It's unreliable! It seems that Brother Chen Kai is unreliable."

"Among the veteran domestic directors, Zhang Yimou has a new picture, Gu Changwei is in Daystar, Chen Kai is unreliable, and young directors cannot afford big investments, so who else can they invest in?"

"Invest in directors who have worked abroad?"

"Oh? This can be done!" Han Sanpin thought of the director named Wu, whose film was inseparable from white pigeons and churches.

Someone in the company said that he seemed to want to return to China to make movies, and he also wanted to make a costume blockbuster.

Is it possible to cooperate with him?

After all, he has been in Hollywood and has produced films that have topped the global box office.

“But you still have to consult a professional before doing it.”

Han Sanpin sat up immediately.

The failure of "The Promise" was so tragic.

You can't fail a second time, otherwise it will have a great impact on your right to speak.

……

Gu Ming was wearing training clothes and doing exercises in the yard.

Suddenly, I heard Han Sanpin's voice coming from behind, "How about exercising?"

Turning his head to look over, he saw that it was the bodyguard who came in with Han Sanpin. Because Han Sanpin often came to his place, Gu Ming had specially ordered the bodyguard not to notify him when he came, just bring him in directly. .

"Haha, to be precise, it's health maintenance."

Gu Ming sat on the chair next to him and gestured for Han Sanpin to sit down. "As a filmmaker, my goal is to live longer than Shao Laoliu."

"Hey, is that one a hundred years old?"

"Ninety-eight, probably."

"It's not important. In the end, try to surpass him." If I remember correctly, this person has lived for 107 years, and he doesn't have high requirements. Add one year and he will be 108 years old.

"Haha, your ambition is not small." Han Sanpin smiled and said, "I will be satisfied if I can live to ninety. If it is older, it won't be very interesting. My eyes are not good, and my teeth are not good either."

"By the way, let me ask you something, was it you who gave you the downgrade to film "The Promise"?"

"What schedule?" Gu Ming looked confused.

"Brother Chen Kai came to me to complain, saying that "The Promise" had only been released for three days, and the filming was already reduced."

"Oh, I don't know!"

Gu Ming's biggest advantage is that he can pretend to be confused, "As you know, I have many companies under my control, so I can't understand everything in detail."

"Let me ask you about Daystar Cinemas. How dare you deny Mr. Han face like this? It's simply unreasonable."

With that said, Gu Ming was about to get his cell phone to make a call and show it to Han Sanpin.

"no need!"

"I can't help you."

"After the release of "The Promise", a lot of the "Ace Agent" film schedule has been cut. I just want to tell you that the film schedule of "The Promise" should not be reduced anymore."

"It's hard for us to be a Chinese film studio!"

"I understand." Gu Ming patted Han Sanpin's arm.

Is it not difficult to fully invest in "The Promise" and now this is the result?

It would be difficult for you to put on such a movie.

"Then I will listen to you and tell the people under my command not to arrange the filming of "The Promise" without permission in the near future."

"Really, one by one, without giving any orders, just messing around down there."

"By the way, is this the reason why you came to me to talk about this?" Gu Ming felt something was wrong, "Isn't it just a matter of making a phone call?"

"Of course not! What do you think of director Wu Baige?"

"It must be from two brushes!" Gu Ming couldn't deny it. "It's a police movie, a gangster movie, and his violent aesthetics. It's very interesting, but maybe everyone is tired of it."

"He can't change his shape."

"Hollywood can't survive anyway."

"Eighty percent will go back to China to earn a living. In the Wanwan film industry, there is no soil for commercial films. It's either Hong Kong Island or the mainland."

"You ask this because you want to invite him to make a movie?" Gu Ming asked.

"How about you tell me you know about movies."

"The idea is indeed there."

"If you make a movie about the Three Kingdoms, Neon can sell a lot of copyrights. They like the Three Kingdoms."

"Are you going to make a war movie with him?" Gu Ming asked with a smile.

"Otherwise, what if I ask you to take pictures?"

"Would you like to film it?"

"I can't make a costume film." Gu Ming waved his hand, "You'd better go find Wu Baige."

"No, I know he can't make modern war movies. "Windtalker" is an example. It's not like making a costume blockbuster, right? Doesn't that just fit in with his romantic aesthetic? I plan to make a red cliff."

"Oh, you can take pictures if you want."

"Can I shoot?"

"I can shoot it." Gu Ming told the truth. "Neon likes Zhuge Liang a lot. Don't make too much, just make a small profit." In the previous life of "Red Cliff", although the audience was scolded, overall, it did not lose money.

"Okay! Then I'll listen to you."

"Don't say that. This is your own choice. As soon as I suggested it, listen to me. If you hear the wrong thing in the end, whose fault is it?"

"It's mine!" Han Sanpin patted his chest and said cheerfully, "Can you give me some more suggestions? Just give them. If you fail in the end, it has nothing to do with you."

(End of this chapter)