Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 29 Release
Li Qiutang thought about starting a business and opening his own film company.

But the reality is that I don’t really have the conditions to start a business right now, and it’s already good enough for me to maintain a small studio.

He still has some money, and he also knows which projects will be popular, but what he lacks is connections. He is a newcomer, and even if he has money, he will be slaughtered like a pig. There are plenty of smart people in this industry.

He knows that "Struggle" and "Golden Wedding" will be very popular next year, but you have no connections. Will Zhao Baogang and Zheng Xiaolong pay attention to you?

Therefore, his top priority is to make more films, and they must be box-office hits, to become famous, to prove his ability, and to take root in this circle.

But he had never thought about joining any company to film before, but Wang Zhonglei's words reminded Li Qiutang.

It seemed that he could indeed join a film company, which would ensure investment and distribution, and would also have someone dedicated to managing the crew for him.

There are only 24 people in the crew of "The Night the Comet Came", and Li Qiutang can still manage it. If the crew is bigger, and Li Qiutang is in charge of so many people and so many things, will the show still be able to be filmed?
Seeing Li Qiutang's hesitation, Wang Zhonglei also persuaded her: "You can take care of "The Night the Comet Came" by yourself, but what about the future? If I invest 50 million or 100 million to make a blockbuster for you, with hundreds of people in the crew, you can't manage it even if you have three heads and six arms. After all, making a movie requires a team. Our Huayi team, I'm not bragging, I admit I'm second to none, who dares to say they're first?"

In fact, there is basically no crew management in China now. No matter how big the director is, the crew management is always a makeshift team. Huayi may be a relatively good makeshift team.

Wang Zhonglei also demonstrated Huayi's strength in terms of material resources: "Which of "The Banquet" and "The Warring States" was not invested with hundreds of millions of yuan. Which company in China can make two big movies at the same time? We can do it. Xiaogang is now preparing for "Assembly", which also has an investment of hundreds of millions of yuan. When it comes to investment, I won't say how much the director wants, but at least I can support him as much as possible."

Wang Zhonglei also knew that it was not appropriate to talk too much at the dinner table, so he only said a few words about ideals and feelings, and then handed the initiative back to Li Qiutang: "You don't have to rush to answer me. Go back and think about it carefully. Take care of the Comet matter first. The door of our Huayi is always open to you."

Li Qiutang thanked Wang Zhonglei for his kindness and left the restaurant.

It is said that Mr. Han is very courageous. Even though Li Qiutang is a newcomer, because he values and cherishes her talent, Mr. Han dares to bet 120 copies on "The Night the Comet Came"!
"The Promise" only has 300!
Because Mr. Han suffered a loss on Crazy Stone, he gambled on 100 copies of Crazy Stone, which grossed 2500 million yuan nationwide, but he still felt that it was too little, and he should have released 200 copies, which might have pushed the box office of Stone to or million yuan.

The cost of printing one copy is more than 10,000 yuan. This more than one million yuan is included in the distribution cost of the film and is borne by China Film.

It was released on the same day as "The Baby Project". Although the seven-day holiday can accommodate two films, I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous at all.

But Li Qiutang's nervousness was not caused by "Baby Project". He never thought he could beat the current Jackie Chan. He was nervous because his first movie was about to be released.

It was not until Friday noon that Qin Lan and others had been urging in the group for nearly two hours before Li Qiutang got the first-day data of "Comet" from China Film - the national first-day comprehensive box office was 352.1 million, lagging behind the 500 million of "Baby Project", but the first-day performance of "Comet" has surpassed the first weekend performance of "Crazy Stone"!
According to regional reports, "Comet" sold best in Yanjing, Shanghai and Pengcheng, especially in Shanghai. Shanghai audiences are very receptive to science fiction films, and the cinema with the highest box office on the first day was in Shanghai.

Not to mention, the 28th is a workday!
A new work by a new director that can sell 300 million on the first day is already worthy of China Film Group’s good news. President Han can announce in advance that after Ning Hao, China Film Group has discovered another young director with unlimited potential.

Three days before the National Day holiday, "The Night the Comet Came" achieved a good result of 740 million, and "Baby Project" had already earned tens of millions.

The gap is narrowing, but with the arrival of the holiday, Jackie Chan's fans and the huge number of passers-by will quickly increase the box office of "Baby Project", which is not comparable to "The Night of the Comet".

Huayi has already announced that "Baby Project" is expected to reach a high of 5000 million during the holiday. Wang Zhonglei even praised "The Night the Comet Came" in an interview: "I am very happy to see our young director achieve such results. Let's work hard together." However, China Film's publicity and promotion did not mention "Baby Project" much, because there was no need. Instead, it touched on "Crazy Stone" which was released three months ago. China Film hoped to make Li Qiutang an enhanced version of Ning Hao. In fact, China Film did not even need to deliberately promote it. The result of 3 million in three days was shown, and its own media and audience promoted Li Qiutang.

The word of mouth for "The Night the Comet Came" has exploded, and it has received unanimous praise.

"From the perspective of the narrative and vision of Comet, Li Qiutang's future potential is definitely higher than Ning Hao's."

"It grossed 740 million in three days. What is the charm of this comet?"

"The first parallel universe movie in the history of Chinese films, taking you to uncover the stories behind the creation of "Comet"."

"The best new director! How did Li Qiutang create "The Night the Comet Came"?"

Since the first day's results came out, Li Qiutang's phone has never stopped ringing.

Everyone, whether they knew him or not, called him.

There were people who wanted to interview her, invite her to dinner, discuss cooperation, organize activities, invest and give her money. Of course, there were also people who came to borrow money, saying that the movie Li Qiutang had shot was a big hit and she was rich.

Li Qiutang could have chosen not to answer the phone, but his small studio was open to the public, so people who couldn't get through to him would come to the studio.

Li Qiutang couldn't stand the harassment anymore, so she packed her personal belongings and moved to a hotel after dark.

After the holiday, a large number of audiences flocked to the theaters, and the box office of "The Baby Project" began to take off, and the box office of "The Night the Comet Came" also followed suit.

But don't forget, "The Banquet" is still in theaters. After all, it is a blockbuster, after all, it is starring Feng Xiaogang, and he brought in such a large group of big-name stars. Although it has been released for more than half a month, it should not be a problem to reap tens of millions in box office revenue during the holiday.

But the big sales of Jackie Chan and Feng Xiaogang are foreseeable. Even though The Banquet has not had a good reputation, it is rare in today's film industry for a debut work of a new director to make such a big bite during the National Day holiday, and it is even more worthy of reporting.

Li Qiutang is now bragging to reporters: "I have always been confident in my work. After all, I have won several awards." Why can't you pretend to have achievements?

"I thought the box office might be better, but I didn't expect the audience to be so respectful. It was a pleasant surprise."

When asked about the new work, Li Qiutang said that it would not be so soon. When asked if it would still be a science fiction theme, Li Qiutang said: "I am willing to try various themes."

The national box office of "The Night the Comet Came" successfully exceeded 1500 million on the second day of the National Day holiday. As fame brings trouble, some people started to have evil intentions, and it was within the crew of "The Night the Comet Came".

(End of this chapter)