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Chapter 93

"Director Wang, what are your plans after the movie "The Tuner"?" Wang Changtian asked tentatively.

"The Legend of Zhen Huan" didn't get on the bus, but he learned a profound lesson. He had to say hello in advance, otherwise Han Sanping, an old man, was waiting, and if he mentioned it later, he might not even be able to drink the soup. .

"Aren't you filming "The Legend of Zhen Huan"?" Wang Shu replied, pretending not to understand.

His next move will indeed be to film "The Legend of Zhen Huan". This is something everyone knows, and he is telling the truth.

As early as before the Spring Festival, Yangshi, China Film and Zhou Xiaofa were presiding over the audition of "The Legend of Zhen Huan". Now, not only the actors have been confirmed, but the venue in Hengdian has also been contacted. The preliminary preparations are now almost complete.

We only have to wait until after the Spring Festival and Wang Shu is busy with the release of "The Tuner" to officially start filming.

There is a ready-made replica of the Ming Dynasty palace courtyard in Hengdian, so there is no need to build a new scenery venue that is time-consuming, labor-intensive and expensive, saving a lot of time.

"Ha." Wang Changtian smiled awkwardly after hearing this, as if he didn't hear the shirk in Wang Shu's words at all, and said, "What I'm talking about is after "The Legend of Zhen Huan", what are Director Wang's plans?"

"We should make an award-winning film." Wang Shu told the truth. Guang Guang is an old partner who has worked with him twice, so there is no need to hide it.

"Are you competing for a prize?" Wang Changtian's voice was a little excited after hearing this.

"The Tuner" is what Wang Shu calls an award-winning film. Now he is talking about making another award-winning film, so?

Wang Changtian's eyes suddenly lit up after tasting the sweetness.

"Award-winning films are good. We at Enlight like to invest in Director Wang's award-winning films." Wang Changtian said with a smile, "As long as Director Wang says a word, no matter what the budget, Enlight will follow."

Wang Shu always felt that he had heard Wang Changtian say this before, but it was no longer important.

After listening to Wang Changtian's beautiful words, he suddenly wanted to ask the other party, if the budget was 10 billion and the company gave Raycon 50% of the investment share, would Mr. Wang still be willing to follow?
  But, I still held back.

He pretended to sigh and said, "Mr. Wang, this award-winning film of mine is different from "The Tuner". It is specially made for award-winning films."

Wang Changtian is also an understanding brother and instantly understood what Wang Shu meant. This was without considering the box office issue at all.

However, movies can be sold without box office.

As long as you can protect your capital or make a small loss, it’s not unacceptable!

and.

It seems that Wang Shu's first film "Buried Alive" sold a lot in Berlin?
  Thinking of this, the corner of Wang Changtian's mouth curled up.

It doesn't matter whether you make money or not.

Maintaining close cooperation with Wang Shu is the first priority.

Everything else is just clouds.

Wang Changtian pretended to be surprised and said: "So Director Wang wants to focus on winning prizes next?"

He patted his head and said, "Guangguang strongly supports Director Wang's bid for the award."

"Director Wang, let's talk about the budget and share. We will support it to the end whether we have money or not."

"It doesn't matter whether you make money or not. What matters is that you can help Director Wang complete this matter."

"Uh" Wang Shu was almost silenced by Wang Changtian's shameless remarks. He couldn't help but said, "Mr. Wang, is there a possibility?"

"The investment amount for this award-winning film is not large. Does my One Tree company have enough funds to produce it independently?"

Wang Changtian was stunned when he heard this, thinking that Wang Shu wanted to eat alone.

If you think about eating alone at a young age, the road will be narrow!
  Moreover, does China Film Group know that you want to eat alone?
  "What did China Film Group say?" Wang Changtian thought in a blink of an eye, thinking that Wang Shu was not a fool and would not be so arrogant as to make such a low-level mistake, and then asked.

Wang Shu smiled and said, "Director Han knows about this."

"He's quite supportive."

After finishing speaking, he then explained, "Because my One Tree Company has been established for more than half a year, it has more and more manpower."

"Until now, I haven't started to produce a work independently."

"I just plan to practice my skills with a prize piece."

After Wang Changtian heard this, he pretended to be surprised and said: "That's it."

At this point, he didn't force it, but said politely, "If there are any financial problems at that time, Director Wang can just come to Guangguang, Guangguang is always ready."

"Haha, easy to say." Wang Shu also smiled politely.

The two chatted for a while, then hung up the phone.

Wang Changtian looked out the window and couldn't help but sigh.

If it were any other director, he would be eager to get investment from him.

It’s too late to be happy about the investment that’s being offered to you, so how can you say no to the investment?
  On the other hand, Wang Shu actually refused!

Wang Changtian shook his head. It is a good thing for young people to have confidence, but if the company suffers losses, they can't blame others.

In his opinion, although Wang Shu has made some money with "Buried Alive", "My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox", and now "The Tuner".

But, you probably won’t make much.

This is because the domestic distribution rights of "Buried Alive" were packaged with China Film Group Corporation, and only the proceeds from overseas sales went to Wang Shu.

And "My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox" is a TV series, and Wang Shu only accounts for 40%.

Also, the money back is not that fast.

As for "The Tuner", Wang Shu only accounted for 15%.

therefore.

Wang Shu did make money, but it was limited.

In addition, he established a tree company, raised a large number of people, and invested 500 million in "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

All in all, Wang Shu didn't have much money at his disposal.

In this case, Yishu Film and Television Company obviously does not have much ability to resist risks.

If you are not careful, you will go bankrupt.

For example, if Wang Shu plans to independently produce an award-winning film by Yishu Film and Television Company, it will not be able to participate in film festivals and will not sell many films. At the same time, the domestic box office will be sluggish.

Then, there is a high possibility that Yishu Film and Television Company will go bankrupt.

"If so, maybe it's a good thing."

Wang Changtian thought for a moment and suddenly realized that this was a beneficial thing for investors.

because.

Wang Shu went bankrupt. If he wanted to make a movie again, he would have to lower his profile and attract investment.

At that time, investors can do whatever they want
  Hey.

"In the film and television industry, there are only a few films and television works that make money, and most of them are about preserving capital or losing nothing but their pants."

"Although Wang Shu's record is quite good, there is no guarantee that he will miss."

"Especially for films that are purely for awards, even many directors who have been successful for many years are either losing money or on the road to losing money when making this film, let alone Wang Shu."

As the boss of Guangguang Lighting Co., Ltd., Wang Changtian is well aware of many data in the film and television industry.

It is undeniable that some of the films competing for awards did make money by selling films because they were selected into the three major European film festivals or other international film festivals.

just.

Compared with the large number of award-winning films produced in China every year, only a few can be sold for money.

More often than not, they are losing money.

Wang Changtian felt that Han Sanping knew this better than anyone else.

Because every year, many "old-timers" approach China Film to invest in making films.

Moreover, except for a few works that have some movement, the others have all fallen into obscurity.

A lot of money was invested, but not even a splash was seen.

February 2st. Wang Shu obtained the exact box office data of "The Tuner" in theaters yesterday.

2036W.

The single-day box office is 2036W, which can be said to be a success.

Not long after, Wang Shu received a call from Han Sanping.

Han Sanping couldn't hide his happiness from beginning to end. He chatted with Wang Shu enthusiastically for a while before hanging up the phone.

After finishing the phone call with Han Sanping, he turned off his phone.

The data of 2036W will definitely surprise many people.

He felt that if he didn't turn it off, his phone would probably explode.

At that time, he can only spend the whole day among various promises.

……

Chen Hao was still in the midst of the New Year's Day. When he learned that the single-day box office of "The Tuner" exceeded 2036W on the second day of its release, he looked both surprised and expected.

She had already watched the complete film at the premiere of "The Tuner". She knew that the quality of "The Tuner" directed by Wang Shu was very high, so she guessed that "The Tuner" would have a good box office after it was released. good.

However, she only thought that the box office would be good, but did not think that the box office would be high.

because.

The cast of "The Tuner" is not well-known in the eyes of ordinary people.

And this limits the box office ceiling of "The Tuner".

In other words, the box office will be good after it is released, but not much higher.

just now.

On the second day of release, its single-day box office was 2036W.

According to this trend, the film is likely to exceed 100 million!

At this point, Chen Hao couldn't tolerate being surprised.

She admitted that when she was sitting in the theater watching the first part of "The Tuner", she found it boring and unwatchable.

For a while, some people thought that the rumors that the script of "The Tuner" was very good were nonsense.

Then, keep reading.

When the story in the movie began to unfold, she finally understood why many people were saying that the script of "The Tuner" was very good.

It's a pity that in a good script and a good movie, the actor in it is not herself.

Chen Hao found his cell phone, found Wang Shu's phone number from the address book, and pressed the dial button.

"Hello, the number you dialed is power off. Sorry. The subscriber youdialed is power off."

Chen Hao was stunned for a moment when he heard the voice prompt coming from his cell phone.

Then he seemed to think of something, smiled, and silently put the phone back.

"What? The single-day box office of "The Tuner" on its second day of release was 2036 million?"

When Chen Kaige learned the news, he couldn't accept it at all.

Yesterday, when he learned that the first-day box office of "The Tuner" was 1100 million, he already had no appetite for food all day long.

Today I learned that the single-day box office of "The Tuner" on the second day reached 2036W, which is even more uncomfortable.

On the other hand, the box office growth of "The Promise" began to stagnate after its second spring due to "The Murder of a Steamed Bun".

On the other hand, Wang Shu's movie is doing well after its release.

Chen Kaige felt as if something was tickling him in his heart.

In particular, the fact that "The Tuner" was in such good shape after its release made him even more uncomfortable than the slow box office growth of "The Promise."

"The exact news we got not long ago is 2036 million." Chen Hong looked at Chen Kaige with some complaints mixed in his eyes and said with a sigh.

On New Year's Eve, Chen Kaige told her categorically that "The Tuner" had received a lot of criticism after it was released, and it was already a bad movie.

After learning this, she specially sent a text message to Wang Shu.

result.

The box office on the first day was 1100 million.

On the second day, the single-day box office was 2036W.

This data
  It is several times higher than "Fearless" which was released a few days ago.

Chen Hong felt a little crazy.

She also wanted to save face, and that text message made her feel even more ashamed.

Chen Kaige fell silent for a moment when he heard Chen Hong's affirmative reply.

After a moment of silence, he added, "Are you sure? Did Wang Shu attend the Berlin Film Festival?"

Chen Hong shook his head and said, "The organizer received a definite message that Wang Shu did not participate in the film festival."

"Then why did he go to Berlin when the movie was released?" Chen Kaige's head slowed down for a moment, and he asked subconsciously in confusion.

"What else could it be?" Chen Hong rolled his eyes and said, "It's nothing more than hyping up "The Tuner"."

When Chen Kaige heard this, he suddenly slapped his head and said, "I didn't think of such an obvious thing."

"When those news media and portals reported the news that Wang Shu went to Berlin and had a pleasant chat with the staff of the Berlin Film Festival, I should have thought of it."

"The result was unexpected."

Chen Hong stood aside and waited for Chen Kaige to finish his performance, and couldn't help but ask, "This hype method is very effective, isn't it?"

Chen Kaige was silent again after hearing this. After a while, he nodded silently.

He had to admit that it was indeed effective.

As a director, he knew that the first movie reviews that appeared on the Internet touting "The Tuner" had a 99% probability... that they were making money.

Originally, these movie reviews were completely untrustworthy.

Even, they will be ridiculed and ridiculed by netizens.

Who would have thought that when news and photos emerged of Wang Shu being in Berlin and having a pleasant chat with the staff of the Berlin Film Festival?

Everything was reversed.

Chen Kaige, who understood this, is still in a daze.

"Wang Shu should have experts who know how to hype around him." Chen Hong recalled that "The Tuner" was a film that was unknown outside the film industry, and was hyped step by step to a very high level of popularity. As a result, it earned thousands of dollars on the first day of release. A record of 10,000 box office.

This method can only be accomplished by experts who are well versed in the art of hype.

"The Tuner" is ordinary in terms of lineup and investment.

Moreover, it has been said that this is an art film.

result.

It was such an ordinary start, but it made the whole network hotly debated.

Especially when Wang Shu went to Berlin this time
  Many people in the industry know that Wang Shu did not participate in the Berlin Film Festival.

However, people outside the circle who did not know the truth thought that Wang Shu participated in the Berlin International Film Festival
  Whether people in the circle know it or not is not important.

The important thing is that people outside the circle can mistakenly think that Wang Shu participated in the Berlin Film Festival.
  Moreover, for the sake of Han Sanping, people in the circle would not expose it even if they knew about it.

At the same time, if this person of his own publicly exposes this lie, the result he will most likely get is not the belief of netizens, but ridicule and ridicule.

You may ridicule and ridicule the person in the family because he is jealous of the king tree, so he slanders him.
  (End of this chapter)