Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 465 Zhou Mo is simply that kind man!
Asking Lao Jiang to focus on "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" is not a joke.

"Tiger Mountain" is scheduled to be released in early February next year.

That is the Spring Festival period.

There is only more than a month left until the Spring Festival.

Human energy is limited. If we put more energy into "One Step Away", we will naturally have less energy for "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy".

Zhou Mo knew that both Lao Jiang and Ma Ke focused their main energy on One Step Away at the beginning. Their plan for Tiger Mountain was to finish One Step Away before concentrating on it, so there was still enough time.

Zhou Mo could understand this idea.

Although the nephew in "Wohu Mountain" is his own family, Lao Jiang, as the child's third uncle (Zhou Mo, Han Sanping, Jiang Wen), is definitely a close relative.

But what can we do? With the county magistrate's wife in "One Step Away", of course she is closer to us.

So he had no organization either.

Anyway, he knew that the box office of "One Step Away" would definitely be a big blow to them, so he could just talk about it then.

This is not the time, the opportunity is here.

"You might as well consider my opinion." Zhou Mo said slowly.

Obviously, Marco also understood what Zhou Mo meant.

After hesitating for a moment, he asked over the phone, "Xiao Mo, do you think the performance of Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy will be better than One Step Away?"

Zhou Mo corrected: "It's not better, it's much better."

In its previous life, the box office of "One Step Away" was over 500 million.

The box office of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" was nearly 900 million.

It seems like the difference is just over 300 million, which is not that much.

However, the box office of "Tiger Mountain" on the first day was only 20 million, and it achieved an overall increase in the following ten days, with the highest single-day box office reaching 80 million.

What was the box office of "One Step Away" a few days ago?
80 million to one hundred million.

But later it dropped directly to 20 million.

Zhang Hanyu's box office appeal is still not enough at the current point in time. Although she has accumulated a certain reputation before, it is mainly concentrated in art films, and there are very few commercial films.

There's no comparison with Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen has a very solid foundation and the audience has strong trust in him.

That's why the box office of "One Step Away" was soaring in the first few days, but collapsed on the fifth day.

Zhou Mo said: "Brother Ma, let Lao Jiang devote some of his energy to "Tiger Mountain", I won't let you down.

Let me put it this way, if you give the publicity costs to "Tiger Mountain", you can get back all the money you lost on "One Step Away", and even make some money."

Mako's breathing became heavier when he heard this.

How much is the production cost of "One Step Away" including the publicity cost?

The publicity amount is 300 million, in order to create momentum for the movie.

In fact, although it is not as much as advertised, it is still more than 200 million.

Judging from the current trend of "One Step", if it can eventually reach 700 million, that would be enough.

The compensation will definitely be a lot.

If we could really make the money back, everyone would feel a lot more relaxed.

"Xiao Mo, are you kidding?"

"Why am I teasing you? Can you give me money?" Zhou Mo asked back.

Marco was already tempted, but considering Jiang Wen's stubborn temper, he didn't agree immediately.

"Just let me think about it."

Zhou Mo knew the situation and it was difficult to persuade Lao Jiang, so he didn't keep urging him.

People teach people, but they can’t teach.

Things teach people, once for all.

After a while, when the box office of "One Step Away" did not improve, they naturally became obedient.

"It's okay. You guys take your time to think about it. I'll just remind you. Anyway, you know the situation. The sooner you start promoting Tiger Mountain, the better. If you start promoting Tiger Mountain sooner, maybe you can reduce the negative impact of One Step Away."

When "One Step" was promoted a few months ago, the fanfare was extremely large.

In October, it even overshadowed "Entertainment Circle", which shows how much money the crew spent on it.

When the film was first promoted, people were happy and went to see it with great anticipation. But in the end, they didn’t see what they wanted in the cinema, so you can imagine their attitude towards the film.

Hang up.

Zhou Mo sent another message to Han Sanping.

This guy has been very happy these days because his daughter has become a big director and her first movie has made a box office of 1 billion. Who in China can achieve this result?

Who else?
Comrade Lao Han doesn't even care about his own credit, and he wants to attribute all the achievements of the film to his daughter.

Of course, he was still very grateful to Zhou Mo.

His daughter originally wanted to be a screenwriter and was dismissive of the path he had arranged for her. She was even very rebellious. Fortunately, Zhou Mo pulled her back in the end.

So, not long after Zhou Mo sent the message, he immediately received a reply.

"Ha! I told him that the movie was not well made and would not do well at the box office. My daughter is really amazing, Jia Nu... Jia Nu! Where did this kid go? Okay, I won't tell you anymore. I know what happened. I will keep it in mind for the follow-up promotion. That's it. I'm hanging up now."

After a long mumbling, the conversation ended before Zhou Mo could say a few words.

Zhou Mo shook his head.

I don’t know who was so angry that he slammed the table because Lao Jiang didn’t give him an investment share.

Now comes the hindsight.

That's it.

They are very happy now, and it is normal to celebrate for their daughter. A moment later, Han Jianu and Fan Qiaoqiao called to report the situation in the entertainment industry.

In the video, both women looked very happy, but their faces still showed signs of fatigue.

It must be the aftereffect of the celebration party the night before.

Just yesterday, "Entertainment Circle" was officially taken off the screen.

The final box office exceeded 1.1 billion.

Like Da Tiantian, she became one of the only two actresses in China whose leading roles have grossed over 1 billion yuan.

The moment the data was released, many people in the entertainment industry cried.

There is sadness, resentment, envy and jealousy.

The box office of this movie was achieved by relying on them.

To be precise, it was their money that was sent up.

A billion box office.

Not to mention actresses, many male actors cannot reach this level.

In such an environment, Fan Qiaoqiao alone took in 1 billion yuan at the box office, and the entire movie was her one-man show.

No other actors shared in the fame and fortune.

The most important thing is that she also got in touch with Zhou Mo and became one of Zhou Mo's tools.

The title of "tool man" doesn't sound good.

But it also depends on who it belongs to.

In the entertainment industry, in the past, when people would say “a certain director likes to use a certain actor,” they would usually say “exclusively for him.”

For example, several directors in Beijing like to use Ge You.

So Uncle Ge is the "famous male lead" in the police circle.

For example, whenever Jia Zhangke makes a movie, he will definitely use his wife.

So Zhao is Jia’s “favorite heroine”.

But Zhou Mo doesn’t have any exclusive actors.

Neither male nor female.

The reason is very simple, he is so philanthropic.

There are many projects and roles, but no fixed co-actors.

Generally, once a set of protagonists are used in a movie, they will be replaced immediately.

The next movie will have a completely different team.

It can be said that rain and dew are equally distributed.

Even Da Tiantian cannot be considered the "official heroine" because Da Tiantian and Zhou Mo have not actually collaborated in many movies.

Da Tiantian’s real position is “royal producer”.

Specializes in helping Zhou Mo deal with difficult and complicated problems behind the scenes of the movie.

This is what the legend means, “Close the door and add sweetness.”

Zhou Mo named the tool man himself. He said in an interview:

When I make a good movie, the value of my leading actors will definitely go up. If it goes up, they will be expensive. If it is expensive, the cost-effectiveness will be low. If it is low, I won’t want to use them.

Instead of everyone being unhappy, it’s better to let them go out and make their own way. After they make a couple more bad movies, when their reputation drops, they will remember my good points and come back to work with them again.

So, just call him a tool.

It is a fact that everyone can see that Zhou Mo did not tell a single lie.

It's all true.

Let those people go out and try their luck. After getting scolded outside, they can come back to cooperate if they want to build a good reputation. This will not only lower the price, but also refresh the system evaluation.

It's absolutely a win-win situation.

Da Mimi is one of them.

Look at how much profit "Jia Zi Dang Mo" brought him?
Just like a perpetual motion machine.

However, not only the audience and fans did not believe this, even people within the entertainment industry did not believe it.

They felt that Zhou Mo was contributing to the advancement of the entertainment industry, constantly promoting newcomers and injecting fresh blood into the industry.

This is a kind of vision, emotion and dedication.

The reason is very simple. Many of the people who were called by Zhou Mo to make movies and given projects were previously unknown or had been actors and stars who had been obscure for a long time. It was all thanks to Zhou Mo's support that they had this opportunity to become famous/re-famous.

They became famous on their own. Not only do other people not believe this, even the parties involved themselves don't believe it.

Under this logic, whenever Zhou Mo chooses someone to star in a movie, the entertainment industry will think that Zhou Mo is promoting someone again.

He really made me cry to death.

Zhou Mo: I really just treat you as tools.

Actor: No, I don’t believe it!

So now all the actors and celebrities in the entertainment industry, regardless of gender, have the same attitude towards Fan Qiaoqiao.

Envy, jealousy, and hatred.

You deserve to die!
It’s a pity that Fan Qiaoqiao doesn’t care about them, and Zhou Mo cares even less.

Compared to Fan Qiaoqiao, the person in front of the stage, Zhou Mo, the person behind the scenes, earns more, even more than Zhou Mo himself could imagine.

The system reward of "Entertainment Circle" has arrived.

(End of this chapter)