During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 445: One big and two small, who should I choose?
After more than a month, the budget for "Slaughter Cycle" was finally released, and Hunter called to report immediately.

"How many?"

"$1.7 billion."

After hearing this number, Wei Jin did some calculations in his mind. If the publicity and promotion costs were included, this project would require at least 4 million US dollars to barely recover the cost, so the risk was quite high.

"Boss, after my persistent argument, I have won the female lead role"

Even through the phone, Wei Jin could feel the servile aura emanating from Hunter.

The movie "Segway" is different from "Pacific Rim". The heroine's role is quite outstanding. Wei Jin certainly would not let an outsider take advantage of it. After confirming the cooperation with Warner, he asked Hunter to negotiate the role.

However, Wei Jin had anticipated this result. After all, the Chinese market has now grown to a point that Hollywood cannot ignore, especially as Pacific Rim's domestic box office has exceeded 2 million U.S. dollars, far exceeding North America.

As long as Warner is not stupid, it should know that if "Live" has the blessing of Chinese actresses, it will definitely be a guarantee for the box office.

According to Wei Jin's original idea, he was going to give it to Gao Yuanyuan. After all, he hadn't arranged a movie for Da Meiyuan for two or three years.

But now that Sister Yuanyuan is pregnant, she can no longer work so hard, so the task can only be left to the other three ladies.

He just needs to think about who to give it to.

"Oh, Boss, when do you think it would be a good time to discuss the specific division of investment rights and interests?"

"Well, I'm going to attend the opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival, so I'll come to North America by the way."

After pondering for a while, Wei Jin gave the answer. He just took this opportunity to send Da Meiyuan to North America for pregnancy, thus killing two birds with one stone and having a legitimate reason.

"Okay, boss, I'll notify Warner."

Hunter then reported on his work.

The low-budget thriller "The Shallows" has been released in North America for four weeks and has grossed 1.19 million U.S. dollars. The global box office has now reached 1.68 million, and it is expected to finally land around 1.8 million.

Compared with the production cost of 1500 million U.S. dollars and the publicity and promotion cost of less than 600 million U.S. dollars, the net profit of the project "The Shallows" is at least over 5000 million U.S. dollars.

Although it is not as profitable as some horror series, the return rate of 350% is definitely a huge profit.

"Taken 3" has completed all production and is scheduled to be released on October 10.

To be honest, this schedule is not particularly good, but there is no way around it. The competition in the North American autumn schedule this year is particularly fierce.

"Skyfall", "Life of Pi", "Gravity", "The Hobbit", "The Great Gatsby".
Almost all the schedules in November and December have been taken up.

However, Summit Entertainment is very open-minded about this. Series films are not very time-consuming, and with the support of the first two films, I believe the box office will not be too bad.

In addition, Summit Entertainment's projects for the second half of the year have also been finalized. Hunter plans to take advantage of the global sales momentum of "The Hunger Games" to start the second part and strive to develop this series at the frequency of one film per year.

Wei Jin had no objection to this. After all, when the North American market shrinks in a few years, this series would probably not be able to achieve such brilliant results. The sooner it is developed, the sooner it can make money.

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin sat in the office and fell into deep thought.

"One big and two small, who should I choose?"

It was late July when "The Storm" was officially released.

Although it is a pure Hong Kong film, thanks to the energy of the producer and the high production cost, the positive media coverage after the premiere, and the appeal of King Liu, theaters are still optimistic about it.

The general screening rate is over 25%, and Shanhe Cinemas and Golden Harvest Cinemas have given it as much as 35%.

This also made many Hong Kong directors feel a little jealous, as their films could not get such good screening schedules.

And "The Storm" lived up to this treatment, with a score of 2370 million on the first day, strongly taking over the single-day championship from "Pacific Rim".

However, the performance of "Pacific Rim" is still impressive. Even after the postponement, it has remained around 1500 million per day. The current box office has reached 14.67 billion. It is expected to reach the 15 billion mark by the end of this weekend.

However, "The Four", which was squeezed by the screening schedule, has surprisingly held up quite well at the box office. It has been released for 15 days and has already exceeded 1.8 million yuan at the box office. The daily box office remains at to million yuan, which has amazed people in the circle.

However, when I think about the fact that the genres and themes of the two films are completely different, I can barely accept it.

As for the movie "Da Wudang" starring Yang Mi, it had even less impact.

This is not to say that "Da Wudang" performed well, but it was just too bad. It originally had a daily revenue of only 10 or , and now it has dropped below , which really has little impact.

The film has been released for 15 days and the box office has still not exceeded 5000 million. Compared with the cost of more than million for production and promotion, losses are inevitable.

During this period, Yang Mi has been filming on the set in a low-key manner, and even rarely posted on Weibo, with the main message being "You can't see me".

Wei Jin did not pay too much attention to the film market. He took advantage of the weekend to celebrate Jing Tian's birthday.

The 24th birthday, which is my zodiac year, seems to be more lively than in previous years.

Many of Jing Tian’s friends and classmates came to Dongshan Villa to attend the birthday party. Artists from the company such as Kan Qingzi, Gao Ye, and Zhu Yilong were all there, in addition to many former classmates from Beijing Film Academy.

Jing Tian was still in the kitchen preparing dinner with the nanny, while Wei Jin acted as the host and chatted with her group of friends.

Compared to the birthday party five years ago, these artists have already entered society and entered the film and television industry. They are relatively less restrained and can chat with Wei Jin.

"Haruko, is your part over?"

Facing the boss's inquiry, Kan Qingzi smiled sweetly and said, "Brother, not yet. I guess I'll have to go in the middle of next month."

Wei Jin nodded. Although "The Best of Us" is a youth campus drama, the shooting period of a TV series is relatively long, so three months is quite acceptable.

"What about you, Takaya, what have you been busy with lately?"

"Boss Wei, my notice has just ended. I plan to take a good rest for the next month."

Seeing that Gao Ye seemed a little embarrassed, Wei Jin laughed. Is he really afraid that he is Zhou Baopi?

"Well, it's good to combine work and rest. Don't make yourself too busy."

Afterwards, Wei Jin chatted with Zhu Yilong for a few more words. Since "Hello, Old Time", the latter has become completely famous and has firmly entered the ranks of second-tier male actors.

However, he has a clear plan for his future career. Apart from running around for announcements, he spends most of his time taking classes at the company's Artist Training Center to enrich his performance experience and hone his acting skills, hoping to enter the big screen as soon as possible.

The Wei and Jin dynasties were very encouraging of this.

After chatting with his own artists, Wei Jin did not ignore others and talked to them a few words.

Because he had read several of Peng Guanying's works in his previous life, Wei Jin had a good impression of him, so he chatted with him for a while longer.

When she graduated, Peng Guanying did not choose Star Sky Culture, but signed a film and television contract with Mango TV, starting as a model. Then she participated in Wen Zhang's "Naked Marriage" last year, and starred in the urban emotional drama "Difficult to Raise Children" jointly produced by CCTV and Mango TV in the first half of this year.

Although she is not as good as Zhu Yilong, Kan Qingzi and others, Peng Guanying's development is still pretty good among the 06 class of Beijing Film Academy. At least she has no shortage of acting offers. After the warm dinner, everyone dispersed and Wei Jin presented his gift.

"Tiantian, open it and see if you like it?"

"Ah."

The little girl happily took the small gift box and opened it swiftly. Her eyes lit up instantly.

"Brother, this bracelet is so beautiful, help me put it on."

"it is good."

Wei Jin carefully helped the little girl put on the Givenchy bracelet. The platinum chain and the inlaid sapphires set off the beauty on Jing Tian's fair wrist.

"It's really good. It seems that my vision is not bad."

"Brother, you are so conceited."

"Why? You don't like it? Then give it back to me."

A mischievous smile appeared on Wei Jin's face, and as he spoke he reached out for the girl's wrist, as if he wanted to snatch it back.

Jing Tian quickly withdrew her hand and put it behind her back, pouting, "You can't take back something you gave away. It's mine now."

"Haha, I'm just teasing you."

After being together for a while, the two of them curled up on the sofa and watched a variety show, which was "Running Man".

The fourth season of "Running Man" has been on the air for more than a month and has now aired its sixth episode, with an average viewership rating of 3.37 and a peak viewership rating of over 4.

This result seems to be a little worse than last year, but both the TV station and the producer are very satisfied.

After all, the competition is too fierce nowadays, and variety shows that can break 2 are extremely rare in China.

For example, after the show "If You Are the One" was sold to Jiangsu Satellite TV, its ratings have dropped to around 1.5 in two years.

But even so, this program is still the trump card of Jiangsu TV.

In comparison, it is a miracle that "Running Man", which has already aired four seasons, can still maintain a viewership rating of over 3%.

While watching the performances of several main guests after the lineup adjustment, Wei Jin stroked Jing Tian's slender and plump thighs and Xue Zi, who felt great.

After watching the show for more than an hour, Wei Jin was generally satisfied, and the performances of the new main guests were quite good.

Deng Chao replaced Liu Feiren and became the capable person. Although there is still some gap in ability, it is precisely this not-so-obvious advantage and his funny attributes that make the show more interesting.

After all, it is indeed beyond the scope for professional athletes to participate in reality shows, and sometimes even the program crew can't control it.

The company's artist Li Xian replaced Luo Jin, playing the role of a handsome man, and can be considered a substitute for the original Lu Han.

Nazar's performance was also good. She firmly adhered to the "silly beauty" route and could be called a black hole in the game, providing a lot of laughs for the show.

As soon as he turned off the TV, Wei Jin saw Jing Tian coming up to him in his arms, her pretty face as red as blood.

"Brother, I want it"

Looking at the girl's beautiful eyes that seemed to be dripping with tears, Wei Jin's mouth corners slightly raised, a playful look appeared on his face, and he whispered in the beauty's ear, "Tiantian, what do you want?"

"Brother, you are so bad"

Jing Tian bit her red lips lightly and punched Wei Jin with her pink fist. This man was too bad. He teased her for more than an hour and still asked her what she wanted?
Gently grasping the girl's soft hands, Wei Jin gradually approached that extremely delicate face.

Feeling the man's breath, Jing Tian put her arms around Wei Jin's neck and slowly closed her big watery eyes.

"Well"

As the weekend approaches, the enthusiasm for the summer season seems to have been fully activated.

After two days, "Storm" continued to earn 5840 million. In the first three days of the weekend, the box office has exceeded the 8000 million mark, closing at 8210 million, which is extremely strong.

The key is that the online reputation is also good, with an Impression.com score of 7.3, which is quite good for a pure Hong Kong police and gangster film.

This means that the box office of this movie is basically stable, and unless there are any major surprises in the future, 2 million will be no problem, and even 3 million will be easy.

The "Four" starring Fiber Optic was also pretty good, grossing 2100 million over the weekend, and the total box office has exceeded the 2 million mark.

Fiber Optic released a high-profile press release: "Celebrating that the box office of "The Four" has exceeded 2 million, closing at 2.01 million, congratulations to director Chen Jiashang, Bai Bin, and Deng Chao."

However, this information did not cause much splash in the industry, and there were not many related media reports because all the headlines were given to "Pacific Rim".

Over the weekend, "Pacific Rim" grossed 4300 million.

So far, the total domestic box office has exceeded 15.1 billion!
"The Sino-US co-produced sci-fi blockbuster Pacific Rim has exceeded 15 billion in domestic box office and won the revenue-sharing bet agreement!"

"Shanhe Media, China Film Group, Wanda Pictures and other producers will share the profits with the cinema chains at a ratio of 47.5%!"

"Pacific Rim's global box office revenue has exceeded 5.8 million US dollars, making it one of the top ten global box office films of 2012"

A large number of celebrities and companies in the industry also posted congratulations on their respective Weibo accounts.

Although the production companies are somewhat unhappy and jealous, the 47.5% share is definitely the highest in the history of the production industry and theaters, and is worth celebrating.

Wei Jin also received many congratulatory calls, including from Han Sanping.

"Wei Jin, this celebration banquet must be a grand one, hahahaha"

Even through the phone, Wei Jin could feel Old Han's joy, so he decided to add fuel to the fire.

"Director Han, the budget for 'Reincarnation of the Slaughter' has been announced. It's 1.7 million US dollars. The negotiation time is scheduled for the end of next month."

As Wei Jin expected, Han Sanping's breathing became heavy when he heard this number.

"Okay, okay, let me know when we leave, and I'll arrange for someone to go with us. You'll have to help out with China Film's share when the time comes."

Han Sanping knew very well that China Film's bargaining power was very weak, and the three domestic parties must work together to advance and retreat together in order to gain a dominant position in the negotiations.

"Don't worry, Mr. Han, I understand. As for the celebration banquet, I'll leave it to China Film Group."

"Don't worry, just leave it to me, hahahaha"

(End of this chapter)