Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 174 Box Office Sharing and the Third Member
2011 11 Month 11 Day.

On the century's Singles' Day, "Life Events" was finally taken off the air.

The total box office stopped at 5.97 million.

It ranked fourth in the annual box office and second among domestic films.

上面依次《变形金刚3》的10.8亿，《让子弹飞》的6.7亿，《功夫熊猫2》的6.17亿，再就是程希的《人生大事》5.97亿了。

The national director's "The Flowers of War" also reached 5.76 million yuan, and the box office forecast was 6.2 million yuan.

I guess after I finish the painting, my "Life Events" will be ranked down again.

Originally, Han Sanping asked Cheng Xi if the film needed to be delayed for a few more days to try to break the 6 million box office before being released.

Cheng Xi directly refused, in his opinion.

There is no difference between 5.97 million and 6 million, and this so-called box office record will be nothing but drizzle in a few years.

It has already been extended to Singles' Day, but the box office is still not good, and the potential has basically been exhausted.

Rather than letting "Life Events" linger on, it is better to stop while the going is good.

I am already satisfied with the total box office.

Zuibai Studio.

"Wentao, please report on the box office revenue of this movie."

"Okay, boss."

"Our box office for 'Life Events' was 5.97 million yuan, and the studio's share of the box office revenue was 32.7%, a total of 1.95 million yuan."

"In addition, Hong Kong, Formosa, and Malaysia each spent 1 million to buy out our local copyrights, which is equivalent to 3 million in box office revenue here."

"Our investment share accounts for 70% of the studio's revenue, so the share that goes to the studio this time is 1.575 million."

Cheng Xi nodded, the box office share was still too low.

I hope there will be a better price next time.

"Because the college helped us apply for the student entrepreneurship discount this time, combined with the studio's preferential policy, the total reduction was 10.5%."

"Then the amount of funds received by the studio from the box office is 1.41 million."

"Also, we claimed to have invested 9000 million this time, but we actually invested 5000 million, with the studio actually investing million."

"But the filming cost 5800 million and the publicity cost 700 million, so there is still 2500 million left in the account."

"Some time ago, we spent all our money on purchasing the copyright. We need to repay the other three investors 750 million yuan in proportion."

When Cheng Xi heard this, he said directly:
"When the box office money comes in, make up for it as soon as possible."

Li Wentao nodded and wrote down Cheng Xi's request in the notebook.

"So in the end, we invested a total of 3611 million yuan in the 'Life Events' project, and recovered a total of 1.41 million yuan in box office revenue and other funds after tax."

"The return rate is as high as 290.6%."

Cheng Xi looked at the report in his hand and Li Wentao's report.

I can't help but sigh that it's really hard to make money from movies, especially big-budget movies.

Don't look at your good returns, invest 3600 million.

Recovered 1.4 million yuan and earned more than 1 million yuan.

But in terms of profitability, it is not as good as the two TV series that were filmed before.

I have a premium in the field of TV dramas, but in the film industry I have a negative premium.

It can also be understood.

After filming this one, if the subsequent films can achieve the same box office, I will definitely make more money.

But other films weren't so lucky.

The preparation and shooting period of "Let the Bullets Fly" was nearly a year.

The investment was 1.3 million yuan, and the box office was 6.37 million yuan, nearly five times that of the original. The producer only earned less than 5 million yuan.

Cheng Xi and I made a total of 6500 million yuan, and the box office revenue was 6 million yuan, nearly 9 times, so Cheng Xi earned just over 1 million yuan.

The preparation time is early July, the editing will be completed in mid-September, and the payment can be made in mid-November.

The payment can be received in about 5 months, which is much more time-efficient.

The other films all suffered huge losses.

The casting, set design and filming of "The Banquet" took more than a year.

However, the cost was 8000 million, and the box office was only 8000 million, and the final share of profits for the producers was only 2600 million.

The net loss was 5400 million and a year was wasted.

If the box office of "The Flowers of War" is over 6 million yuan, its cost is 3 million yuan.

The producer was able to recover 2 million yuan in funds, but it directly lost more than 1 million yuan.

"Jinling" also took almost a year to produce, and even more than three years from project initiation to release.

Don’t you think you’ve lost so much money that your mother doesn’t even recognize you?

So making movies is really a high-risk industry. During the National Day holiday, usually only 2-3 out of ten movies can make a profit.

Not to mention those movies that have been filmed but cannot be released.

In comparison, it is a miracle that Cheng Xi's "Life Events" has such a high cost and can make so much money and get the money back so quickly.

No wonder people in the industry are so surprised.

Now that he has received 1.4 million yuan in repayment, Cheng Xi feels a lot more relieved.

It's true that if you have money in your hands, you won't be worried.

When the studio splits up, we can put it on the agenda and find an address for the new company.

Cheng Xi thought about this and said:

"Wentao, the first film project has come to a close for now. While you're free these few days, go to Zhongguancun and look for office spaces for your new company."

"You make a rough selection first, and I'll go take a look later."

"Okay, boss."

"How's the process of selecting the third member going?"

"We have already collected information from various art schools and released the selection information on Zuibai Studio's official Weibo account."

"Because we're going to be cultivating idols for decades, I think we should be more cautious and give the boss more choices."

"Well, it was done well."

After the two of them finished their discussion, Cheng Xi even took out the good tea that Mr. Zeng had sent him.

He asked Li Wentao to drink tea with him and chat about family matters.

After Li Wentao left, Cheng Xi thought of the Weibo post they had just discussed.

It seems like I haven't visited it for a while.

So I took out my cell phone.

I took a look at the trending search on Weibo and it turned out that the number one trending search was the release of Jay Chou’s new album “Exclamation Mark”.

This is a good day, Singles' Day.

Cheng Xi thought that even "Exclamation Mark" was more than ten years ago.

I really don't have any impression of the songs in it.

So I clicked on the introduction of the album "Exclamation Mark", which contained a total of 11 songs.

But Cheng Xi only had some impression of the melodies of "Shadow Play" and "Minemine".

The other songs are almost unheard of.

Even these two songs cannot be compared with Jay Chou’s previous albums.

No wonder there are hot searches about Zhou Lang’s lack of talent.

Thinking back, Jay Chou basically just enjoys life, recuperates, and occasionally releases a song.

But it’s also good, everyone has their own different life choices,

Just choose what you like.

So Cheng Xi opened the "Exclamation Mark" album and listened to music while continuing to browse Weibo.

The second most searched news was the news that the total box office of "Life Events" reached 6 million yuan.

Instead of using 5.97 million, many media outlets simply said 6 million.

It’s almost the same.

Plus, the overseas box office exceeded 6 million, so it’s not an exaggeration.

Below, the box office comparison between "The Banquet" and "Life Events" also became a hot search.

Netizens sometimes have bad memories, and everyone is very enthusiastic about this kind of popular thing.

It was you, Lu Chuan, who kept clinging to me for publicity.

Say those sensational words.

So, are you being caught and held captive while whipping the corpse?

The main reason is that his remarks are really not proportional to the quality of his films.

If you are tough, Chinese people are really very tolerant.

As long as you don't say those hateful words, anyone can be converted.

I'm afraid you're a coward and you're not good at talking, but you're trying to trick people into going in and watching a movie, and you're even making a scam movie.

Then don’t blame yourself for having a bad reputation on the Internet.

Returning to his Zuibai Weibo interface, Cheng Xi looked at the comments below.

Netizens have been giving me a lot of good reviews recently, which is the power of my work. In addition to the daily urging of book friends, there are now many movie and TV fans who are urging me to update.

Cheng Xi looked at his latest Weibo post and saw the top most popular comment.

It turned out to be one of his fans posting photos of Zuibai’s autograph.

The following are full of envious comments.

Cheng Xi clicked on the picture and saw that it was the couple he met in the cinema.

Looking at the signature signed by myself and Reba, it says:
"I wish Miss Dong a sweet love and 99% happiness."

"I wish you a happy baby soon, starting tonight."

Accompanying this picture are words of thanks to myself.

I also told netizens about the interesting situations when I met Zuibai, and everyone said that Teacher Zuibai was fun.

Some clever netizens even speculated whether Mr. Zuibai is already together with Reba.

After all, we watched a movie together and signed autographs for couples together.

[Thank you, Zuibai and Reba. Miss Dong and I have obtained our marriage certificate. Thank you for your blessings!]

Unexpectedly, they have already registered their marriage.

I have done a good thing.

So he happily replied:
[Zuibai: Congratulations to Miss Dong and Brother-in-law Dong.

I hope you can be more tolerant of each other in the days to come.

Of course, as always, I wish you a happy baby soon, starting tonight!

All of a sudden, Zuibai’s fans started to like, repost and comment.

[May you have a baby soon, starting tonight. I've learned this, and I'll tell my secret crush tonight.]

[Upstairs, a doctor in the orthopedics department.]

[Hahaha, Teacher Zuibai is indeed the king of golden sentences.

By the way, when will the teacher's new work come out? "The Beginning" and "Life Events" are so good! 】

Cheng Xi went to the studio and took a look at Reba Nazha's Weibo.

Yeah, not bad. The number of followers is growing pretty fast.

Even Nazha, who only appeared in "Life Events", now has more than 30 fans.

I don’t know whether it was the studio that helped her promote it, or whether I introduced her there last time.

After all, she has a face that even Nuwa couldn't create.

There will be no shortage of fans even if they are just fans of his looks.

But now everyone calls me Teacher Reba, and I’m a little uncomfortable with it.

So I showed this screenshot to Reba.

Cheng Xi: [Teacher Reba, thank you for your blessing.]

Reba: [Hehe, brother, I saw it a long time ago. I just saw you were busy, so I didn’t tell you.]

Reba: [Brother, Reba misses you, are you busy? ]

Cheng Xi: [I'm in the studio. I'll be with you tonight.]

Reba: [Brother is so nice! ]

Shenzhen Art College.

In the second grade Chinese class.

A girl with long hair dyed yellow puts her Chinese textbook on the desk.

Below him was a book called "Learn Korean from Scratch", and he was muttering something very quietly.

Guoguo, my best friend next to me, saw that her deskmate was not paying attention in class again.

I can't help but feel disappointed. I hope you won't get the last place in the class and get scolded again.

He even implicated himself, saying that he did not allow you to "become red if you are close to red people."

But I'm used to it, after all, she is the famous rebellious girl in the class.

But why did she learn Korean?

"Xiao Xiao, why are you practicing Korean?"

"I'm going to Korea. I've had enough of this crappy school. Why should we, art students, take general education classes?"

"You're still thinking about going abroad. Last time, your mother absolutely refused to agree. You won't be able to go out this time either."

"This time is different. I've chosen a school. My mom promised me that as long as I can really learn Korean well within three months, she'll let me go."

"Oh, I guess your mother lied to you, and you actually believed it."

"This time it's really not like that. My mom has finally come to her senses. She said that if I continue like this after graduation, I'll probably end up working in a factory as a factory girl."

"I might as well go to Korea and be a trainee!"

Seeing my deskmate so obsessed with becoming a star.

Xiaoxiao’s best friend was also at a loss.

"Hey, Xiaoxiao, don't you miss me at all?"

"Stay, wait till I become a star, I'll come back to you, take you to eat delicious food, and buy you beautiful clothes."

When Guoguo heard Xiaoxiao say this, she looked at her with her headband still on her head and said:
"I don't believe it. Just don't ask me to buy you clothes. We all have dreams of becoming stars, but can't we become stars in China?"

"China has no idols. I want to be an all-around singer and dancer. When I come back from Korea, I'll be a returning artist, understand?"

Guoguo shook her head. She really didn't understand Xiaoxiao.

They are good at everything except this one aspect.

So Guoguo turned his attention back to the blackboard of the Chinese class.

After school, Xiaoxiao returned home.

I saw my parents sitting on the sofa very seriously, as if they were waiting for me to judge something.

Dad: “Go ahead.”

Mom: "Old Cheng, go ahead."

Dad: "You weren't the one who signed her up. I told her not to go into the entertainment industry."

Mother: "But my child just wants to be a star. It's better to let him go than to block him. Will you be satisfied only if he goes to a foreign country?"

So as they talked, the two started arguing again.

Xiaoxiao frowned when she heard this and immediately wanted to go back to her room with her schoolbag.

She particularly disliked the constant quarreling atmosphere at home, so she came up with the idea of ​​going abroad.

Especially after seeing the performances of Korean boy and girl groups, I decided to become an idol like them.

"Xiao Xiao, don't you want to be a celebrity?"

"Recently, Zuibai Studio is looking for a good dancer, born around 98, to train. Mom has already signed you up."

When Xiao Xiao heard this, she looked indifferent:

"Zuibai is a movie director, he doesn't know how to sing or dance."

"How could he not understand? There are songs and there is also the 'divination' dance."

"That's folk dance, and the songs aren't my style. I like the kind performed by street dance troupes."

As she spoke, Xiaoxiao performed a few of the dance troupe's signature moves.

When Xiaoxiao's mother saw her daughter like this, she felt a little headache.

So she changed her approach, as she understood some of her daughter's character weaknesses:
"You're worried that you're not good enough and won't be selected, which would embarrass you in front of your classmates."

When Xiao Xiao heard her mother say this, she was immediately inspired and said:

"Huh, how could I not be selected? Even though I'm not good at academics, I'm number one in dancing at Shenzhen Polytechnic and have won several championships!"

"Yes, then why don't you dare?"

"Who said I don't dare? I just want to go to Korea."

"Well, go and try it. If you pass, I'll let you go."

"Didn't you say you'd agree if I learned Korean well?"

"You don't need to learn Korean! They're going to have interviews this weekend, and your information has passed the initial review!"

"I'm not going. I'm going to Korea."

When Mrs. Xiao heard this, she had no idea what to do about her daughter who was in her rebellious period and was so stubborn.

Then she pointed at her husband and said:
"Your father has already agreed to this plan. If you don't go, we won't let you go abroad."

"If you really want to go abroad, this is your only chance. It's up to you!"

When Xiaoxiao heard this, she felt very aggrieved.

Why do adults always change their minds?
But there is no way. If I want to go abroad, I must obtain the consent of my guardian.

So he gritted his teeth, threw his schoolbag onto the sofa, and said angrily:
"Okay, I'll go this time."

"If you lie to me again, I will cut off all ties with you!"

When Mother Xiao heard this, she started laughing and tears started streaming down her face.

She didn't know why she and her daughter were always out of sync.

I really don't want my daughter to leave me and go overseas!
I hope she can pass the interview of Zuibai Studio this time!
(Thanks to the great director Yijian Yanlai for becoming the second leader of this book. Thank you very much for your reward and comments!
Thanks to the book friend 20217256 for the reward of 100 Qidian coins!
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