Rebirth: I Want to Surf

20 days after Stone was released, the dust basically settled.

The final box office is expected to be 76 million, which is 50 million higher than the original time and space.

Maiwo's score started at 8.5, and then there were often ups and downs, but it was always stable above 8.3. Regardless of box office or word of mouth, it is the biggest dark horse this year.

Ranked fourth on the box office list, followed by "The Da Vinci Code", "King Kong" and "Fearless" - if it is ranked according to the whole year, it can also squeeze into the top ten, ranking eighth, and "Superman" "Return" and "Dragon Tiger Gate" are underfoot.

Ning Hao became famous instantly, and Huang Bo and others also became famous.

The distribution of domestic movie box office accounts has always been dominated by theaters. Whether Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou should say something, they have contributed a lot to the matter of accounting.

"Hero" created a box office myth, and Zhang Weiping's voice increased greatly, increasing the film's share of accounts to 40%. It was discussed again during "House of Flying Daggers", and 41% was mentioned. This year, "Curse of the Golden Armor" was renegotiated, and 42% was mentioned.

Then the theater chain quit, and the General Administration engaged in mediation, and finally issued a document stipulating that the film studio's share of the bill should not be less than 43%.

Therefore, "Stone" can now be divided into 41%-42%. After deducting distribution fees, taxes, etc., there are about 30% left, which is 22.8 million.

It looks like a lot, but do the math: "Stone" was approved for filming last year, released this year, and will only be paid back next year. It took 3 years, just for this 22.8 million.

Compared with Internet companies, it is not worth mentioning.

Later generations are different. In later generations, a film with billions of dollars can really make money. Even if you can't make money at the box office, you can make money off-site, so the film and television industry and capital have colluded to cut leeks together.

Xinli Media got off to a good start, and the industry shouted "Wolf is coming".

Shen Nanpeng dismissed it, why did the wolf come, do you know what we are going to do?

He is very interested in the acquisition of Golden Harvest, and personally manages the deal. Currently, there are four companies, 99, Kongzhong, TOM, and Sequoia, which he feels are not enough.

At least 600-700 million Hong Kong dollars is required, and it is best to attract capital from Hong Kong.

...

Hong Kong, Golden Harvest.

The 79-year-old Zou Wenhuai is getting old and exhausted.

Thinking back to 1970, when I quit Shaw Brothers and led He Guanchang and others to set up my own company, director Hu Jinquan gave the company name: Jiahe, a strange and beautiful grain, which means auspicious omen.

Bruce Lee was signed in 1971, Xu Guanwen was signed in 1974, Sammo Hung was signed in 1977, Jackie Chan was signed in 1979...smilingly proud of the entire 70s and 80s.

It fell into a downturn in the late 1990s, and it was even worse across the millennium. Now it has long abandoned the production business and lives by distribution and film financing.

But the benefits are not good. Hong Kong films are declining, Hollywood is conquering the city, and the new era and new situation make Zou Wenhuai feel that he is too old to keep up with the rhythm.

In the past two years, there have always been people who wanted to acquire Golden Harvest, and relied on the help of Li Ka-shing and other friends to stick to it.

It can treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

Just now, a mainland company came to sniff out the news, called Xinli Media, and they blocked it.

"Golden Harvest is really in decline, and even mainland companies are eyeing it."

Zou Wenhuai shook his head. He will be 80 years old next year, and his daughter has no intention of running a business. What can an 80-year-old person insist on? Maybe it's time to let go.

A thought popped up and I couldn't control it anymore.

He even thought about the current shareholding structure. He and his daughter together accounted for 24.78%, 3 yuan per share, plus convertible bonds, the total price was just over 100 million.

How much is 100 million?

a lot of.

But compared with Jiahe's more than 30 years of wind and rain, it is shabby and pitiful.

………………

"Director Ning!"

"Director Ning!"

When Ning Hao came to 99 Entertainment again, his treatment was very different. This refers to the attitude of the people around you towards yourself, last time it was polite, this time it was warm.

To make a movie with a cost of 5 million and a box office of more than 70 million, not to mention 2006, even in 2022, it will be awesome.

Ning Hao was a little flustered, but he stood at the door of Mr. Yu's office, rubbed his face, and quickly suppressed the small flames that floated up.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Come in!"

"Mr. Yu!"

"Yo, you've gained weight in just a few days? Your head is more like a big sweet potato."

"Heart wide and fat!"

Ning Hao was happy on the lips, but depressed in his heart. Mr. Yu thought that he was very similar to the big sweet potato in "Old Master Q".

"The stone is basically over. Your task is completed, and a bonus will be transferred to your account."

"Thank you Mr. Yu!"

Ning Hao was overjoyed again, this time he didn't give the envelope, but directly paid the money, it seems that the amount is not small, and he took the initiative to report: "Recently, many film studios have asked me to film, and I have read two scripts, honestly speaking, it is not as good as shit.

This is how I think about the new film. Since the stone is popular, I will simply make a crazy series. The next film is also called "Crazy xx", but I have to polish the script, and it still has a multi-linear narrative structure. "

"how long it takes?"

"That's not sure, I want to retreat for a while, you know..."

Snapped!

A script almost smeared on his face.

"Your task is to make one play a year, and your goal is to become one of the best directors. Since you don't have a specific project, I'll arrange it."

"..."

Ning Hao scratched his head, and picked up the script with difficulty. The thickness is not complete, it should be an outline.

There are two words written on the cover: "Manslaughter"!

"Manslaughter? Crime? Suspense?"

He opened it curiously. There was not much content, a 10,000-word frame, as well as character settings and detailed analysis—mainly how the male protagonist used various methods to deceive the police investigation.

"The scene is Thailand, a Chinese family...huh?"

Ning Hao quickly immersed himself in it, read it twice in a row, and slapped his thigh: "What a story! This is a great idea, it's so fresh, it's absolutely brilliant!"

"interesting?"

"It's so interesting!"

"Then shoot it and release it next year."

"Mr. Yu, this, this, this..."

A tool person should be self-aware. Ning Hao had nothing to fight for, so he nodded: "Then I need time to perfect the script."

"Okay, next year's Lunar New Year, you can figure it out, I just want the result."

"Manslaughter", the original version is from India, and the mainland remake was released in 2019, with a box office of over 1 billion, starring Xiao Yang, Tan Zhuo, Chen Chong, etc.

The son of a senior police officer raped the hero's daughter, and the daughter resisted and killed him by mistake. In order to protect his family, the hero fights wits and courage with the villain police officer Barabara...

The standard of the Chinese version is also acceptable, which is considered a good film.

Due to the sensitive elements involved, the background was not placed in China, but in Thailand. But even so, the ending had to be changed—let the hero surrender himself.

why?

Because you have committed a crime, no matter what the reason is, you must accept legal sanctions for committing a crime, otherwise you will not be tried.

This is the most criticized part of the Chinese version. Of course, everyone is used to it. Just like domestic horror movies, there can be no ghosts, and the end of the Spring Festival Gala sketch must be sensational. They are all "stylized settings".

Right now, Shen Nanpeng is contacting other capital to acquire Golden Harvest together.

If the trip takes place, Golden Harvest can participate as an investor, and even join the Thai side to become an international co-production. In this way, two endings can be made, a harmonious version in the mainland and a non-harmonious version overseas.

That is to say, the hero deceived the police, and the police had nothing to do with him, and the family was safe and sound.

…………

There’s an old saying about domestic censorship: “Dancing in chains.”

Whenever the director uses this sentence to say something, the audience will laugh at him: "I am not good enough, and I always blame the censors!"

But after watching the film market for the past few years, especially this year, I understand everything... Hey, this sentence does have a certain truth, and it is not entirely a blame for the censorship.

It's 50-50.

(no more...)