I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 187 185. Only Two Names
"Wow, it's paid back?"

Xu Daqiang's first reaction was that the money should be enough to pay back, right?

It's not that he cares about money, but as a businessman, he has habitually deducted the cost before calculating the profit.

As for whether the box office is more or less...

To be honest, more than 1000 million, I really can't tell whether it is more or less.

But as long as the money can be paid back, it means that the baby is doing the right thing.

And Xu Xin shook his head:
"No, only 5000 million at the box office will pay back."

"...?"

The middle-aged man was taken aback.

More than 1000 million investment, 5000 million to pay back?

Is this a business deal?

Xu Xin also knew that his father didn't understand, so he explained:

"The 1000 million box office has to be shared by others. The net profit is about 35 percent."

"...This is a business after all."

Xu Daqiang rolled his eyes directly.

As much as my own coal is dug from the ground, that is how much.

Although there are also losses such as investment, labor, and equipment.But overall, nothing.But now his son has started a business that can only earn 100 yuan for 35 yuan... He is really speechless.

The movie is also pretty good.

Can……

It's just not making money!
but……

"Okay, I got it, wow."

Xu Daqiang, who had been waiting all night with his son after all kinds of social gatherings and entertainment, got up and walked directly to the second floor.

It's time to go to bed.

Sure to get a good night's sleep tonight.

And Xu Miao and Zhang Qianqian also said:

"Sanjin, the two of us are leaving too, and we have to go to Yanjing tomorrow. Would you like to deliver something for you?"

"No, sister-in-law, you go to sleep."

The two people's houses are in the yard next door, so they don't sleep here.

And after everyone left, there was no one in the living room.

Xu Xinan quietly lit a cigarette for himself, but a look of regret suddenly appeared in his eyes.

480 million.

Or in other words, 400 million yuan.

Compared with Director Zhang's "Curse of Golden Flowers", it is a full 100 million short.

The first-day box office of "Golden Armor" was 570 million.

It is currently the record for the first day of domestic film box office.

The movie ticket is 45 yuan a piece, that is to say, on the day of its release, 35 people flocked to the movie theater on the first day to watch the movie.

To be honest, Xu Xin didn't dare to think at the beginning that he would one day be only 100 million away from this record.

He thought... with three to five million, he would be content.

I didn't feel much about the first work when I shot it.But thinking about it recently, in fact, there are still many areas that can be improved.If you let yourself shoot now, then you may only need to cut out a few episodes in more than three to five minutes of the plot.Maybe this movie has another taste.

There are still many shortcomings.

Of course, now that the deal is done, it is futile to say anything.

Xu Xin can only say to write down these inspirations, and then use them in the next movie.

And just before receiving this text message, he never thought that he was only one step away from breaking Director Zhang's record.

In fact, it sounds a little overpowering, what height is Director Zhang?What is your height?
Want to challenge Director Zhang for the first work?

If others knew his idea, they would definitely think Xu Xin was crazy.

Too overwhelmed.

Xu Xin also felt that she was crazy.

What he wants to learn from and surpass Director Zhang should be the other party's artistic attainments, his extreme pursuit of aesthetics, and his humble and sober heart in terms of artistry.

These are the qualities that he will learn from the teacher.

Can……

Still can't stop.

Unstoppable regret.

Thoughts that can't be contained.

Uncontrollable greed...

Just short of 100 million.

Even if this record can only last for a while, it will be broken sooner or later.

But... I still want to taste the first taste.

A trace of resignation flashed in his eyes.

I can't wait to spend this 200 million, and temporarily sit on the throne named number one.

But he can't do this kind of self-deception.

It doesn't make sense to do it.

but……

Regret.

unwilling.

Not satisfied.

And a panic that hides under these.

For no reason, he thought of one thing.

just in case……

What if I can't make this kind of movie anymore?
Just like eating a pig's tail, he was terrified.

Although my intuition tells me, no.

There will definitely be better works waiting for him in the future.

But... there is another one in ten thousand miles!
……

Let's put it this way, Xu Xin's mood right now is really complicated.

It sold more than 1000 million copies on the first day, which proved that the commercial nature of this film was recognized.Usually, the film's prime time is the week starting from the next day.

In a week, a movie will get... Basically, it can cover at least 40% and at most half of the movie's box office during the screening period.

Although it is not a particularly scientific data, it is not bad.

The peak attendance of a movie is about 10 to 13 days.And if it can reach more than 1000 million on the first day, then first of all, Xu Xin can say that there is no problem with its return.

It's bound to be a hit.

The first debut is a big hit, which is a dream for any new director in the film industry.

Because that proves that he has a work that can be remembered.

From then on, the door of an investor will always be open to him, at least before rushing to the street.It's hard to say whether it's super first-line or first-line, but it can be said that almost all the actors below the first-line have the opportunity to cooperate with him.

Moreover, the fame and status that came with this movie made him change from a "nobody" to a newcomer who at least became popular in the circle.

And all of this was achieved overnight.

See, the film industry is so realistic.

Does Xu Xin like it?
Definitely like it.

But Director Zhang's words were always in his heart.

All of the above are brought to him by movies, and what he has to do is to continue to make movies and make good movies.

What should be, will come naturally.

And whether it seems to be a flash in the pan, or jump to the upper level to gain a firm foothold, that is another story.

But personally speaking, this record is less than 500 million away from 100 million...but it made him feel mixed.

At first, I didn't think about it.

But when he found out that he was within reach but out of reach, that greed began to drive him and torment him again...

Make him miserable.

"Hiss~~~poof..."

Finished a cigarette.

His eyes became resolute.

Decided!
sleep!

When I fall asleep, I don't think about anything.

Not this time, just next time!

Isn't it the box office record...

Will get it someday!

trust yourself!Xu Xin!You are the best...ha.

Suddenly, he laughed at himself.

shook his head.

How to act like a child...

……

This night is destined to be a very complicated night for the crew of "The Unspeakable Secret".

But early the next morning, when the people from Xiying Studio sent the box office data of the first day to the major websites, and when they saw the box office of "The Unspeakable Secret" reached 1400 million on the first day, many people were actually more worried than these relevant personnel. More complex.

The film's production costs have long been disclosed.

Production cost + post-production is less than 300 million.

However, depending on the degree of publicity... the estimates given by the media are also very accurate.

The production + post-production + announcement of the entire movie should be between 2000 and [-] million.

The actual situation does not come.

Because of Jay Chou, some of the variety shows he announced not only cost nothing, but actually make money.In addition to the attention gained after "Cannes", there is no need to spend anything special on the publicity and distribution channels, so including the publicity and distribution, it does not exceed 600 million, the original budget of the film.

In other words, the investment for this film is only 600 million.

According to the principle of three times, if you don't count the cost of the later DVD and overseas release.As long as the domestic box office reaches about 800 million, it will be able to pay back.

This seems high at first glance, after all... Judging from July, the total investment of a movie such as "The True Colors of a Man" is less than 600 million. "Whenever It Changes" has already won a box office of 700 million in Hong Kong and Taiwan and 230 million in the Mainland.And its investment is only 280 million.

It can be seen that Xiangjiang movies have not yet broken away from the concept of making big things out of small things.

At least, the older generation of filmmakers still insist on it.

But that's not how it works.

The box office of 5000 million is indeed high, but it still has follow-up output and income. The DVD market as well as overseas theaters and DVDs are also a big market.

Therefore, according to the estimates made by the people of Xiying Film Studio, this film will return about 3000 million yuan, and it will start to make profits after passing the 3500 million line.

In other words, it doesn't matter even if "The Unspeakable Secret" is taken off the shelves before its box office reaches 4800 million. In the next year, it can still make up for it in other ways.

It's not just "Secret", this is almost a perception in the film industry.

As long as the box office is more than double the investment, it is almost equivalent to paying back the capital.

Otherwise... If it is really calculated according to the three times principle, then the domestic market will not be able to do it at all.

Because compared to Hollywood, the birthplace where this principle was introduced, the mainland film market can only be said to have just entered the right track, and there is still a long way to go before a hundred flowers bloom, copyright is legal, and piracy is eliminated.

Otherwise... Director Zhang's "Golden Armor" has an investment of 3.2 million but only got a box office of 2.9 million, which has already exploded.

But in fact, this film has won a box office of nearly 1.8 million overseas, not to mention, the DVD sales are not bad.

The compensation is definitely lost, but it is controlled within [-] million.

So, on the morning of August 8st, when people saw that the first-day box office of "The Unspeakable Secret" was as high as 1 million, everyone in the circle knew...

This movie exploded.

Xu Xin's text messages began to be overwhelmed by congratulations.

Douban has a score of 3000 from more than 8.8 people, and has more than 8000 comments.

42 hot reviews.

在8月1号结束后，8月2号时，票房：1550万！
The total box office of the two-day statistics exceeded 3000 million!
5000 people score: 8.9
There are thousands of comments.

Hot reviews: 77 articles.

At the same time, "The Unspeakable Secret" returned to No. [-] on the major charts.

Then there is the rise of an industry.

Inexplicably, in the second half of this summer vacation, many parents suddenly found some piano training classes with their children.

The search volume of "Douqin" began to surge.

At the same time, on August 8, the box office: 3 million!
Then, "The Untold Secret" encountered its first opponent.

Known by the media as "the frightening gamble of Hong Kong movies", "Fuse" with a total investment of 1000 million US dollars was released.

Not only did Zhen Zidan, Gu Yanle, and Chou Zhaolong star in martial arts, but also Liang Bingning, who is popular in the mainland, joined the show, and the media popularity has always been very high.

Big scene, big production!

At the beginning, the media also exaggerated that this was a dispute between "Hong Kong and Taiwan" movies.

The battle between literary and martial arts.

As a result, on the morning of August 8, when the box office on August 4 was announced, people looked at the 8 million box office of "The Unspeakable Secret" and the 3 million box office of "Fuse", and fell into deep thought...

One is a small production with a small cost of 600 million, and the other is a large production with a price of 1000 million...

It seems... a little different from what we thought.

But in any case, under the experience of Xiying Film Studio, from the very beginning, they avoided the trouble of comparing "The Unspeakable Secret" with any movie.

Because the nature is different.

One is a campus youth romance film.

Other movies are either anti-drug campaigns or shootouts between cops and gangsters.

The types of films are different, what can be compared?

If you really want to compare, maybe the only one in the summer file that is linked to love is "Whenever It Changes".

But although the latter is also big with a small scale, the problem is that it is too small with a total investment of only two million yuan, and it is not comparable.

There is no comparison, no harm, and no trouble can be caused by yourself.

"The Unspeakable Secret" abruptly became a little white flower in August.

I play my piano and love my love.

Our audiences are different from those movies that show blood and punch to the flesh, so we won't get involved.

In addition to the fact that the leading actors can keep a low profile, after a week, "The Unspeakable Secret" announced its first week's box office.

9750……

Unexpectedly, it makes sense.

It is reasonable that domestic films still have not exceeded [-] million.

But... it seems that this number is getting closer and closer.

Unexpectedly...

The 600 million movie, within a week, has quietly sold [-] million along with "The Unspeakable Secret", which has been sung to the streets and alleys...

Big profit, special profit, blood profit.

Moreover, it was also ranked behind "The Golden Flower" in 8 days.

Ranked among all the films of Tianchao Film and Television, the fastest breaking time of [-] million...

the third!
It only ranks behind "Transformers" and "Curse of the Golden Armor".

When the results came out, many people couldn't even believe it...

But the real results were right in front of them, but they couldn't help but not believe it.

And the first cascading effect of this real result came out.

On August 8, when it was announced that "The Unspeakable Secret" had a box office of over 8 million and ranked No.3 in film history, the new version of "The Legend of Condor Heroes" with Zhang Jizhong as the producer was released.

Although the promotion of the TV series is different from that of the movie, it is not as high-profile as it is in the streets, but the film crew announced the posters, as well as the Zhejiang TV website and the TV station's preview footage, the name "Yang Mi" has already killed "Huang Rong" and "Guo Jing" , "Guo Fu", just behind the "Little Dragon Girl" played by Liu Yifei.

And, this is still in June.

And on the night of August 8th, even though Yang Mi's Guo Xiang would not come out for the time being, the ratings of the premiere of "The Legend of Condor Heroes" far exceeded the 8% passing line and the 3% predicted by the media. The average line came to 5%!

In one fell swoop, it broke the ratings record for the premiere TV series of Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV, which made Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV taste the sweetness of the ratings of the first TV series breaking 7 for the first time.

At the same time, Guangdong TV not to be outdone, released the September TV drama schedule.

On "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio", a line of words is specially marked:

""Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio"---"Nie Xiaoqian" unit drama is starred by the well-known movie star "Yang Mi"."

With the name Yang Mi, she started to move towards big red and big purple from the small fame of being a girl.

Yang Mi...is on fire.

But the hotter one is Guilun Magnesium.

After the film was broadcast, Gui Lunmei was affectionately dubbed the "Goddess of Literature and Art" by fans. When she returned to Wanwan, she was not only welcomed by fans, but even caused congestion at the airport during the broadcast of the news media. .

Countless offers of literary and artistic films flew to her agency like snowflakes.

Salaries began to rise steadily.

The cascading effect of "The Unspeakable Secret" has greatly increased the popularity of the three leading actors!

With the box office of "The Unspeakable Secret" rolling all the way forward and being out of control, the whole August began to advance rapidly.

And to say that the one who gained the most is probably Jay Chou.

After the box office of "The Unspeakable Secret" exceeded [-] million on the eighth day, Jay Chou, who had already rushed back to Wanwan and planned to finish filming a new song MV "I'm Not Worthy" during his departure from Korea, received an invitation on the phone.

Movie invitation.

He was very moved, and then dialed Xu Xin's number.

"Hey, Ah Xin, I received another movie invitation..."

"Scatter! You said Sarah!?"

Amidst the loud music, Xu Xin stood on the edge of the Shenmu Stadium, held up a phone and watched the Olympic team beat the gongs and drums, and said with difficulty:
"spread!?"

"...Are you busy? Let me make a long story short. I have accepted a basketball movie script and plan to act in it."

"……basketball?"

The venue was too noisy, Xu Xin covered one ear in silence, and said:
"And then? I don't have time to direct the film! Can I wait? After the Olympics are over, I'll help you direct after reading the script."

"Uh……"

As soon as these words came out, to be honest, Jay Chou felt warm in his heart.

He didn't even read the script, and when he called, Ah Xin agreed.

This friendship...

Really heavy.

It's a pity that Ah Xin can't participate in this film.And his original intention of wanting Xu Xin to help him read the script was also given up.

Forget it, things about this film are...complicated.It's not just a simple movie, but has some relationship with some local societies in Wanwan.After learning about this relationship, he directly dismissed the idea of ​​pulling Xu Xin over to make money together.

But I have developed a habit. If there is no Ah Xin to point out a script, I will always feel guilty...

Even if, the script looks okay...it shouldn't be a problem.

But...Since Ah Xin is so busy, he can't delay the important things of his friends because of himself.

So he said:

"No, I mean, I will find you to play with during the filming, don't work too hard, take care of your body, that's it."

"Sarcasm!? Ah, speak up! I can't hear you clearly!"

"I can't hear it clearly, take care of yourself! Don't work too hard! I'm dead!"

"what……?"

Before Xu Xin figured out what the purpose of his call was, Jay Chou hung up the phone directly.

And Xu Xin sent another message to inquire, and after getting a reply of "I just care about you, my great director. I'm going to shoot the MV", he also ignored the matter.

Then... about... a few nights later, Xu Xin suddenly saw a message.

"Jay Chou paid 1000 million yuan to join the crew of "Slam Dunk". This kung fu basketball movie is directed by Zhu Yanping, starring Jay Chou, Zeng Zhiwei, Cai Zhuoyan, and Chen Bolin. The total investment exceeds 7000 million yuan."

The movie budget is 7000 million.

A salary of 1000 million...

But this news alone is not enough to prove the value of the absolute hero of "The Unspeakable Secret".

"Forrest Gump"'s golden supporting role "Wilson" volleyball brand owner "Wilson" announced the sponsorship of "Slam Dunk", the sponsorship fee: 500 million.

"Reebok" announced its sponsorship of "Slam Dunk", the sponsorship fee: 1000 million.

The movie has not yet started shooting, and it has already paid back 500 million yuan.

From this we can see the gold content of the name "Jay Chou" in today's entertainment industry.

Although the movie "Slam Dunk" is a hit, and its box office has exceeded 4000 million, it is suspected of the popularity of "The Unspeakable Secret", which is known as "the biggest dark horse of domestic movies in three years".

But it is undeniable that...

When this news came out, the spirits of countless movie fans were lifted again!
At the same time, "The Unspeakable Secret", which has already entered theaters in Korea and Japan, began to receive good news one after another on August 18.

First of all, South Korea, the Koreans gave this movie a super high score.

Known as the best youth love movie I have seen "in ten years".

On the day of the film's release, the score on IMDB in Korea was as high as 9.4 points. In addition to numerous positive reviews, the film was viewed by more than 7 people within a week!

Here's the difference.

Except for movies with great discounts, the ticket price of Korean movies is a unified 8000 won.

Converted down to about 40 yuan.

So they don't need to count the box office, they only need to count the number of people.

And the total box office can be calculated by the number of people showing a movie.

Koreans.

You know everything.

If you really count the box office, the box office of "The Unspeakable Secret" in South Korea has exceeded 56 billion... won.

And if it is converted, it will probably be more than 300 million at the box office.

Too little and it would embarrass Koreans.

So... people only count the number of people and not the box office.

But this is the case, according to the population base and the film market, it can also prove that "The Unspeakable Secret" has been regarded as a "classic" in South Korea.

But even more exaggerated is Japan.

If "Transformers" is a big hit all over the world, it must be a bit unacceptable after landing in Japan.

After it was released in Japan on August 8, for more than half a month, he only won a box office of 4 billion yen.

Converted... More than 700 million yuan, less than [-] million yuan.

According to the Japanese, what we want to see is Gundam, not Transformers.

And "The Unspeakable Secret", which also landed in Japan on August 8, won a score of 10 million yen a week after its release.It successfully squeezed out "Journey to the West" filmed in Japan and won the No.9 box office movie this week.

And No.1 is Pokémon's "Pokémon: Battle of the Tower of Time and Space".

Like South Korea, because of its history of being a colony, the buildings on both sides and some urban layouts look very "Japanese". Therefore, Japanese audiences can easily find this movie found resonance.

Besides... Maybe Jay Chou and Xu Xin didn't think of it...

Their films are so in line with the phenomenon of "high school culture" that has been popular in Japanese culture for decades and is still going on.

High school men and women, young and ignorant love, elegant western piano, movie tone with a bit of magic, and that... At first glance, I really thought it was a beautiful style created by a Japanese director.

It immediately captured the hearts of Japanese audiences.

It has become a must-see movie for young men and women in love throughout the summer vacation!

And, not to mention that Jay Chou, Gui Lunmei, and Yang Mi appeared at the premiere wearing a JK style.

The Celestial Dynasty fans in Japan immediately fell into madness!

Jay Chou's image perfectly fits the image of a special high school student with a bit of a secondary school culture in Japanese high school culture.

Gui Lunmei's temperament is just like a literary girl in a class.

And Yang Mi is like the energetic student council president who is sought after by thousands of people.

There was even a nickname called "Qing Yi Ou Jiu".

At first Yang Mi was quite confused, she didn't understand why people called "I'm just" when they saw her.

Later I asked the translator to understand that the so-called "Once" is a kind of respectful title for "Miss"...

In the old piano room, the image of playing the piano in a fringed white shirt with a single ponytail...

It was so in line with the image of the elegant young lady in their perception... so much so that even the whole country knew about it.

Out of nowhere, Yang Mi got the nickname "Miss".

Make people dumbfounded.

Anyway...

As "The Unspeakable Secret" landed in several countries in Asia one after another, just like the upsurge caused in China, this very comfortable movie brought in the hot summer, and the song with the same name as the movie The theme song, even the piano part in the film...everything has been labeled as "hot" and "classic".

It prompted movie fans to wave their movie tickets and rush towards the movie theater.

And whether it is a super high score or a super high box office, it also shows one thing.

This movie directed by newcomer director Xu Xin, starring Jay Chou, Gui Lunmei, and Yang Mi...became an unforgettable memory for many people during the scorching summer vacation in 2007.

Then, on December 8th.

Episode 35 of "The Legend of Condor Heroes".

The grown-up Guo Xiang appeared on the stage for the first time. When the audience was looking forward to it, they finally saw Guo Xiang, played by Yang Mi, chatting with a group of beggar gang disciples...

After looking at the beautiful girl who is slightly immature but more lively than "Miss Qingyi"...

"The Legend of Condor Heroes" so far has the highest ratings: 9.17%, was born.

And just when the media was still exaggerating and celebrating the birth of the first film with a ratings of over 9 in the third quarter, the box office of "The Unspeakable Secret" has already broken 1.86 million, and at the same time, it is facing the end of the line. For Jay Chou in Jam Dunk, Jewel at the end of August released a message through the official website.

On September 9th, which is the tail end of the perfect ending of "The Unspeakable Secret", Jay Chou's new album named "I'm Busy" will be released worldwide...

Simultaneous listing!

And, starting from November 11th, the 10 world tour will start, with a total of 2007 shows!
Then, the crew project of "Ugly Lady" announced that it will officially launch in Dalian on September 9, with Yang Mi leading the lead role.

With one word, the world was shocked!

But it's not over yet.

At this juncture, even CCTV joined in the fun.

2007年第三季度电视剧播出计划表：2007年12月29号，周六，央视8套。《武林外传》。

Starring: Yan Ni, Yang Mi, Sha Yi, Yao Chen, Jiang Chao, Yu Entai!

The end of August, the beginning of September.

The end of summer vacation, the beginning of a new semester.

Netizens looked at the information rather numbly.

The eyes are Jay Chou and Yang Mi.

Yang Mi, Jay Chou.

"Slam Dunk", "Ugly Lady", "The Legend of Condor Heroes", "World Tour Concert", "Wulin Biography", "I'm Busy"... I'm even busier...

Even if I haven't watched a serious thing yet...

But just say the news...

For some reason, everyone seems to feel that...in the second half of this year, it seems...there are only these two names.

A Jay Chou.

A Yangmi.

One is that Little Heavenly King evolved into Jay Chou.

One was promoted from a prostitute to a popular actress...

Everyone, why don't you be too busy, just play with the two of you... Forget it.

Starting from the end of July, there will be one message per month and one action per month.

until the end of the year...

you two……

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