superstar director

Chapter 291 Fierce Competition (Two in One)

In the second week of its release, "People on the Journey" was released. After the number of theaters increased to [-] this weekend, the box office exploded again.

After winning 8000 million box office in the first three days, with an attendance rate of more than 80.00% in the second week, as well as expanded theaters and screenings, "People on the Journey" topped the rankings with a box office of 3000 million. Next week's second championship, yes, this movie has won two consecutive championships!

However, "Surprise All the Way", which competed head-on with "People on the Journey" this week, only won 800 million due to poor reputation, and there is still a shortfall of more than [-] million from the payback. However, the new Last week, Cheng Long's "Police Story" was officially released, and it was screened in more than [-] theaters across the country at the same time. champion throne.

But before that, everyone was busy judging and analyzing the results of another battle between Ning Sheng and Jiang Quan.

"Jiang Quan's "Surprise All the Way" failed to bring him "joy", but only "surprise". Fortunately, the investment in the film was not large. An old man who has been in the film and television industry for many years, compared to his family background is very good. This time's failure does not mean that he will fail forever in the future. We look forward to Jiang Quan's shame and courage. Whether it is to defeat Ning Sheng or to make money, as long as he shoots A good movie can be realized. Of course, Ning Cheng won this game again. We congratulate Ning Sheng and thank Jiang Quan by the way, because it is Jiang Quan's hard work that allows us to discover that Ning Sheng has nothing but music In addition, there are so many other talents!" - China Sun News.

"The word-of-mouth of "Surprise All the Way" fell, and it fell below 6 points on Douban and Tomato, only 5.8 points, and the attendance rate fell all the way, and even the worst attendance rate was less than 7.5%. Director Yan Zhengxun and the two The leading actors hastily ended their promotional tour, while the score of "People on the Journey" in the same period remained at around 1000 points. Because of the good reputation, this road comedy with an investment of only [-] million has undoubtedly become a big horse this year. A dark horse, Ning Sheng, the star director of the new generation, apparently made another very successful business. Not only did he earn over [-] million yuan for himself, but no one dared to question his ability to direct movies. The continuation of the power war is also the most powerful counterattack to all other people who have questioned his ability to control the film!"--China Film Times.

In addition to these media, when Ning Cheng and the others were promoting everywhere, many artists also stood up to applaud "People on the Journey". Of course, they are not the "tap water" of Ning Cheng's previous life, but they have all filmed Ning Cheng. A TV series, an artist who has worked with Ning Sheng.

Although Ning Cheng didn't have much contact with them on weekdays, and even some people never took the initiative to contact them after filming, but when he was on the set, Ning Cheng was never that kind of "tyrant". The director of the model actually gets along very well with everyone.And sometimes, as long as everyone's request is reasonable, Ning Cheng will agree.

So, just like what Gu Tianle said to the reporters, when Ning Sheng got along with everyone, it was like an old saying that "the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water"!
Ning Cheng doesn't like to attend any banquets or hold parties on weekdays. Unless there is something to do, he rarely contacts others, but anyone who knows Ning Cheng well enough knows that Ning Sheng is a very good friend. As long as you If there are difficulties, he will definitely help if he can.

Some friends don't see each other every day, but some friends never show up on weekdays, but when you need help, you can generously help.

Look at all the people in the entertainment industry who have cooperated with Ning Sheng, except Xiang Bao Jijie and Gu Feng, who have a direct conflict and fall out, they all support Ning Sheng wholeheartedly.

Looking at those celebrity microblogs, there are almost a dozen or twenty first-tier and second-tier artists who volunteer to promote the movie for Ning Sheng.

Of course, with the popularity of "People on the Journey", some hype has been mixed into it, and it is inevitable for artists who want to have a relationship with Ning Sheng.

On the Internet, those fans who have watched "On the Journey" are even more excited to express their feelings, and at the same time, they don't forget to promote it and recommend others to watch it.

""People on the Journey" is the most suitable comedy movie for the Spring Festival I have ever seen. Those who say that Ning Sheng can't make a movie can shut up. The first movie won 1000 million in two weeks with an investment of 5 million If such a director still doesn’t know how to make movies, then 90.00% of the directors should change careers now!”

"I knew that Ning Sheng would not fail. The plot of "On the Journey" is interesting and the characters are well-acted, especially Wang Qiang, who plays the role of Niu Geng. He is definitely a rising star in the comedy world. I recommend it to students who haven't watched Go check it out, you won't regret it!"

"I actually saw Fairy Jinghong dressing up and shouting like a shrew, but forgive me for not being up to date. Sister Honghong is so beautiful. If I have such a wife, I will definitely worry about the hat changing like the husband in the play." Green—but if I can have a beautiful wife like Sister Hong, I would rather be a slave to my wife and follow her ass for the rest of my life——Finally, Director Ning Sheng, can’t you arrange more plots for Sister Hong?- ——It’s so short, it’s really not enough to watch—”

"Ding Xuan's cameo on the train is so handsome, it's a pity that there are too few scenes——"

""People on the Journey", a sincere work that makes you feel happy and look forward to the Chinese New Year!"

After a week of publicity, Ning Sheng and the others did not continue, everyone disbanded on the spot, Xu Zheng went to ponder a new script, Wang Qiang had a new film contract, and it was not an ordinary play, it was a new play by the famous comedy director Feng Xiaogang "A World Without Thieves".

Thanks to the popular screening of "On the Journey", Wang Qiang was spotted by director Feng. Although he was not the leading role, he had a lot of roles, and Wang Qiang was even more ecstatic, unlike Ning Sheng, a newcomer director in the film industry. Well, Director Feng is one of the most famous directors in China. Being affirmed by Director Feng is equivalent to being affirmed by the authority of the film industry. In the future, no one will question whether he can act.

Xu Zheng himself is very interested in the director industry. During the filming of "On the Journey", he basically took on the role of an assistant director, occasionally shooting a few scenes himself. Now that the film's performance is so good, let him He has strengthened his idea of ​​being a director.

And the new play he wants to do is a series of comedies under the brand of "People on the Journey". Ning Sheng has already prepared for this and even fully supports it. When he finishes the script and makes a good budget, the funds will not be available at all. question.

With the start of a new week, Cheng Long's "Police Story" is more thrilling and exciting than the original version with the help of technology, and the box office is naturally a big hit, breaking a new record of 5000 million on the first day.

And then, because of the strong publicity and good reputation, the box office of "Police Story" has been rising all the way, while other movies in the same period are naturally unlucky.

Not only has the box office of "People on Journey" shrunk by more than half compared to the previous week, other movies are even more miserable.

The new week's box office statistics will come out soon, and "Police Story" is undoubtedly the box office champion. In the first three days, it was played in more than 800 movie theaters across the country, with an average attendance rate of 80.00%. Five, accounting for the weekly box office With a score of 80.00%, it won 12 billion box office in one fell swoop, becoming a new weekly box office record!

And the second place was Ning Sheng's "On the Journey", which won a weekly box office of [-] million yuan, and the total box office in three weeks reached [-] million yuan, starting the final road to hit [-] billion yuan.

As for other movies, there is no box office of more than 3000 million. "Surprise All the Way" plummeted to fifth place. It only won [-] million box office in the second week. Jiang Quan and the others don't have to think about the film's return. problem, it is impossible.

Judging from this situation, it would be a miracle to have a box office of 1000 million next week, maybe only a few million, and of course it may be directly removed by the theaters to free up the theaters for other films with good results.

Jiang Quan hadn't been out of the hotel for three days in a row. He didn't want to read those newspapers, he didn't want to hear any box office reports, and he didn't want to be laughed at by the media that made trouble.

During these three days, he turned off his mobile phone, unplugged the TV, and unplugged the battery of his laptop, and vented on the bed with three models in his arms, venting crazily!
However, escaping is not the final solution to the problem, what's more, in these three days, even if he doesn't watch the news, he can imagine that Ning Cheng has become a genius praised by everyone again, and he has become a stepping stone once again. stepping stone.

Three days later, Jiang Quan walked out of the hotel and returned to his company, and then his chief financial officer gave him a brief report.

The company has suffered investment losses three times in a row. In the first two times, it lost a penny without recovering it. This time, even if it will lose a lot, it can be recovered somewhat through DVD, but it will take a long time. Moreover, even with the latest Optimistically, the investment of 3000 million yuan this time will not be able to recover 500 million yuan. If the DVD sales are not good, the recovery may be 100 million yuan, or even a small amount of hundreds of thousands.

This is equivalent to saying that the 3000 million investment in "Surprise All the Way" will lose at least [-] million or more, or in other words, a total loss.

Regarding the optimistic estimate of his subordinates, Jiang Quan knew in his heart that it was nothing more than comforting words. The box office of the film so far is less than 5000 million. In order to win more screening theaters, the theater chains had to take away the share. Sixty percent, and the remaining 4000%. Among them, Jinbei Film and Television is responsible for publicity and distribution, so they have to take more than 1000 million publicity expenses, and after deducting nearly [-] million taxes and fees, it is basically zero in his hands. Or tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands?
As for the DVD, if the word of mouth is good but the box office is not good, you can try it, but if the word of mouth is bad, that idiot will buy it home, except for some fans of the two leading actors, but that number is really not enough for him What about the cost of printing DVDs!

Jiang Quan sucked on the end of the cigarette vigorously, the red light flashed continuously in the smoke, he was not reconciled, let alone swallowed this breath, since Ning Sheng deliberately set himself against him, counting this time, he has already lost almost 5000 million .

"Mr. Jiang, there is less than 100 million left in our company's account, next month's salary—" the chief financial officer had to ask the most urgent question now.

Jiang Quan pressed the cigarette butt in the ashtray, coughed and said, "I will transfer another 1000 million to the company's account in a while. There will be no problems with the company's operation. You have to make it clear to the people below that I, Jiang, are not bad. Money, don’t worry, just work with peace of mind.”

"Then Mr. Jiang, is our next job to continue investing in movies? Or invest in TV dramas?" The deputy manager said while taking out a few thick file folders and said, "Here are some new drama materials we found, you can see Look, which one should we invest in?"

Jiang Quan picked up the information and looked through it. After a while, he frowned and said, "Why are these horror movies with a small cost and millions of dollars? With our domestic regulations, what is the future of horror movies? And these directors and screenwriters are all Where did the melon eggs come from? I don’t have any acquaintances in the circle. How do you want us to vote? Just throw a few million to a bunch of rookie idiots? Ah? Do you think I have too much money and no place to spend it?”

The deputy manager was scolded, and retorted a little wrongly, "We have lost a lot in the past two years, so I want to reduce the investment first—"

Jiang Quan impatiently interrupted the other party and said, "I know I lost some money, and I didn't blame you, what do you have to worry about, even if you get lucky with the millions of garbage horror movies, how much income can you make?" ? Hundreds of thousands, or tens of thousands?"

The deputy manager gritted his teeth and said, "I have also approached some directors and producers who have worked with me before, but when they heard that it was our company, they refused, so——"

Jiang Quan frowned when he heard the words, and said coldly, "Okay, don't worry about it, isn't it because you are worried about being implicated by me and being targeted by that kid Ning Cheng? Hmph, the movie is not a TV series, if it wasn't for the Korean director this time You're useless, our movies won't be so miserable, as long as the quality is good, we can make money, and you don't have to worry about the company's next investment, I'll think about it carefully, and we'll have a meeting to discuss it after the new year."

As he said that, he looked at the film and television drama materials prepared by the deputy manager on the table and said, "Throw away these rubbish, we are all established companies that have invested in more than a dozen film and television dramas, don't even put these things on the table, it's too ugly , it's too embarrassing!"

Jiang Quan made an appearance at the company to appease people's hearts, and then took the holiday early to go home for the New Year.All the troublesome things, let's wait until the coming year!
As the Spring Festival draws closer, new films are released continuously, and the film market is becoming more and more popular. In the fourth week of "People on the Journey", it fell to the third place on the ranking list and won 8000 million box office, while the first place It is still "Police Story", which won the second weekly championship with a box office of 11 billion in a single week.

The second place is Zhou Xingxing's new movie "Play Back To School", released last Friday, with 5000 million in three days, creating a new record for Zhou Xingxing's movie in the first week!
Thinking that Li Lianlian's "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" will be released this Friday, all movie fans are looking forward to it, while for other movies, it is the bell for an early exit.

The prosperity of Huaxia Film and Television is also a fiercely competitive battlefield. Looking at these familiar and unfamiliar works, Ning Cheng's heart is also a little excited. He really hopes that he can join such a grand battlefield sooner!
(End of this chapter)