I'm just trying to ride the wave of popularity!

Chapter 101 Shocking! This movie is actually… (Third update)
9 month 27 day.

Despite the waning popularity of "The Haunted Village," the number of people discussing it on [Movie House] has decreased by nearly half.

However, witnessed by countless filmmakers in the Chinese film industry, "The Haunted Village" still managed to break through an astonishing 1900 million RMB in total box office revenue!

It officially broke the record set by the Chinese horror film "The Ghost Baby" and became a new ceiling!

Meanwhile, the film "The Longest Nite: Reboot" quietly surpassed 1000 million RMB at the box office...

Besides this, "Monkey King vs. Superman 2" also surprisingly grossed 260 million RMB at the box office...

One data point at a time!

This shocked countless filmmakers!
What shocked them even more was!

The cost of these three movies!

The combined box office of "The Haunted Village," "The Longest Nite," and "Monkey King vs. Superman 2" reached 3160 million RMB!

Excluding the non-distributable portion (8.3%) of value-added tax, the 3.3% National Film Industry Development Special Fund, and other amounts, the 91.5% distributable portion is approximately 2891 million yuan!

The revenue share is about 7% for the theater chain and about 50% for the cinema, which amounts to approximately 1240 million yuan after the revenue is split!

After deducting taxes, there is still a box office profit of 1240 million RMB from the 1100 million RMB box office!

Zhou Yang is the producer, distributor, and all the distributors!
In terms of publicity, it all relied on Zhou Yang trying to ride on other people's coattails, and the total amount of publicity was almost zero...

So!

A profit of 1100 million RMB!
How much money will the investors receive?
What are the costs for investors?

..............................

"I do not know……"

"I think I've invested a little bit..."

"It seems to be over a million?"

"I don't remember the exact amount, it was around 150 million, or maybe a little more... I can't quite recall..."

"..."

The evening of April 9.

Western Sichuan.

Coal mine owner Li Dachun, after drinking some alcohol, returned home with a large belly.

I was just getting ready to go to sleep!

This phone just keeps ringing nonstop!
Li Dachun answered the phone, somewhat speechless!

Immediately afterwards...

He discovered that all the calls he received were from those coal miners in the village!

All the questions asked were about various things related to [movies].

How could Li Dachun know the details of the movie? He only knew that his daughter wanted to make a movie with Zhou Yang, so he casually spent 150 million yuan. As for how much profit he made, who knows?
In a daze, Li Dachun responded with a sentence and then drifted off to sleep.

When Li Dachun woke up the next morning, he heard some noise outside the villa.

Immediately afterwards, he stood up cursing and walked out of the house.

To their shock, they found a large group of reporters gathered at the entrance of the house!
this moment!
He was so scared he almost lost his mind!
Oh shit!

He runs a coal mine. Although his mine has a very low accident rate and everything is legal, there are actually quite a few shady things going on. Also, the suspended platform hasn't been maintained recently, and some workers are saying that if it's not fixed soon, there will be an accident...

Oh shit!

I hope nothing bad has happened!

No one's going to die, is that possible?

I grass!

Accidents and deaths are common in coal mines; these are open secrets in the coal mining industry.

But, given the current situation, has this mess somehow reached the central government?
Upon realizing this, he was so shocked that his face turned pale!

My instinct was to run!

But at this moment...

"Mr. Li, hello. I'm a reporter from Sichuan Film. What are your thoughts on 'The Haunted Village' about to break 2000 million RMB at the box office, setting a new record for Chinese horror films?"

"Mr. Li, hello. How did you invest in this movie? I heard that you invested less than 200 million in total, is that right?"

"Mr. Li..."

"Mr. Li! The DVD sales of the movie 'The Reboot' have reached nearly 7 million copies, and 'The Haunted Village' has reached nearly 3 million copies, totaling over 10 million copies. I heard that even without considering the box office, the profits from these sales alone may exceed 10 million copies. What are you trying to say?"

"..."

When Li Dachun heard this, he was completely stunned!

Movie?

The movie I invested in became a hit?
what's the situation?
What tens of millions?
He invested 150 million, but in reality, after he finished investing, he didn't care about it anymore...

Besides playing cards, soaking his feet, and doing services all day, he has no other hobbies at all. He never goes online or watches movies. How would he know that such a big thing happened outside?

Just as Li Dachun was somewhat bewildered and unsure how to respond, his phone rang.

I don't know if it was a coincidence or what, but the call came from Zhou Yang!

"Hello? Mr. Zhou?"

When the phone rang, the excited reporters were stunned for a moment, and then they all booed!
Furthermore, dozens of reporters hurriedly handed microphones to Li Dachun's phone, vying to record the chat content.

Li Dachun frowned upon seeing this, but still pressed the speakerphone button.

The coal mine area is very noisy, and it's become a habit for him to put the phone on speakerphone when making calls!
"Haha, Mr. Li, I transferred ten million to you, did you receive it?"

On the phone, Zhou Yang was laughing heartily.

Li Dachun was taken aback!
"What?! Ten million?!"

"Mr. Li, we've received the box office revenue sharing for the two films, 'The Haunted Village' and 'The Longest Day in Chang'an,' which totals nearly 1000 million. You invested 150 million with us, and according to the contract, I'll give you about 60% of the box office revenue, which is over 600 million. In addition, the DVD market for these two films also had a small boom. After deducting taxes, the profit wasn't much, only about 2000 million. There's still some outstanding payment. In total, we've given you about 400 million... We'll reconcile the accounts and settle the payment in more detail later..."

"What? So many!" Li Dachun was slightly shocked!
He was also somewhat stunned!
Oh shit!

It seems like I've only been investing in Zhou Yang for a little over two months, right? In just over two months, with an initial investment of 150 million, this guy has actually made over 1000 million RMB for me?
Oh shit!

What the hell!
Going crazy!
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[1819 Column Group]

Reporter Wu Mingming squeezed to the front of the crowd!

Ever since that interview with Zhou Yang next to the police station, the leaders of the [1819 Column Team] have realized something!

That is, Zhou Yang always manages to create a big news story, and every single one of them is perfectly timed to capitalize on trending topics!

They also discovered that as long as any topic related to Zhou Yang was mentioned even slightly in the program, the show's ratings would skyrocket!
Just yesterday, after the movie "The Haunted Village" became the highest-grossing domestic horror film, it briefly sparked a surge in online discussion.

This also made them realize that another investment boom surrounding "The Haunted Village" might be about to explode!

So, the leader arranged for Xiao Wu to travel such a long distance to Li Dachun's home to interview him!
but……

He never dreamed that there would be even more media outlets with the same thoughts!

1000 million!
150 million investment!
Two months turned into a return of 1000 million RMB!

In just two months, we achieved a return of nearly nine times!
I grass!

Upon hearing this data, Wu Mingming's mind suddenly exploded!

He desperately handed the microphone to Li Dachun's phone.

He saw that Li Dachun looked somewhat bewildered after finishing the phone call!

"Mr. Li, don't you receive bank SMS messages?"

"Mr. Li, shall we go to the bank to check?"

"Mr. Li, we'll go with you!"

"Mr. Li! Is it really ten million?"

"..."

Wu Mingming shouted and screamed as fast as she could, so excited that she felt like her heart was about to explode!

Seeing the enthusiastic reporters, Li Dachun's vanity suddenly swelled up.

"Haha, good, good, Mr. Zhou, you've given me a card that I just got, which has no money in it. I forgot to activate SMS verification. I'll take you there to see if there really is ten million... Haha!"

He waved his hand, laughed heartily, and led a large group of reporters toward a nearby bank!

……

A few minutes later!
When Wu Mingming and a group of reporters followed Li Dachun to the bank counter!

When I saw 1000 million RMB!
Suddenly...

Everyone trembled slightly!
It's not 1000 million that's trembling!
What's trembling is...

150 million investment!
Two months!
They really made 1000 million RMB!

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"Mr. Zhou! Is Mr. Zhou in?"

"you are……"

"Oh, I'm Shen Tong, the owner of [Langchao Socks] Company!"

"Mr. Shen, hello..."

"It's like this, Director Shen, I heard that you're about to start a new film project?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"How much investment do you need? Do you still need investment right now?"

Early morning of September 28th!
Shen Long was awakened from his sleep by a series of urgent phone calls.

After receiving the call...

He was somewhat dazed!
"We are currently, it seems..."

"Oh dear, Director Shen, how could I be so stupid? Everyone needs investment, Director Shen. Are you home? I brought 100 million RMB with me... I'll invest in your new film to support your art..."

"..."

Shen Longgang had just hung up the phone when he thought he had been scammed!

I stayed up all night last night trying to figure out the two movies that Mr. Zhou was making, "Wu Song vs. the Beast King" and "Guan Yu vs. Aliens," but I had absolutely no clue what to do...

He was so sleepy that he was about to go back to sleep when his phone rang again.

"Hey?"

"mom?"

The call was from my mother back home.

"Hey, Ah Long, all your relatives and friends know about your fortune. I heard that your movie, which cost 100 million to make, earned over 1000 million. Is that true?"

"What are you talking about? I didn't earn that much..."

"Don't hang up, Ah Long. The relatives are really excited right now. They've been bothering me since yesterday, insisting that I call you. The relatives won't take your money for nothing. They've pooled together a million to support you in continuing to make movies... By the way, about you and that Zhou, yes, Mr. Zhou, we saw the news yesterday. Your uncle was so anxious that he was about to sell his house to support your movie. He even said he wanted to talk to Mr. Zhou about investing in the movie. Luckily, we managed to dissuade him!"

"..."

"Ah Long... your relatives are here! They absolutely must support your movie dream. Look how enthusiastic everyone is, can you say hello?"

"..."

"Ah Long, I'm your auntie. I heard your movie is so good. I have 100,000 yuan here, and I plan to support your company in making another one... If it's not enough, I'll borrow more! By the way, when would you like to introduce us to President Zhou? We're really sincere!"

"..."

"Hey, Ah Long, why aren't you saying anything? Don't just keep making a fortune by yourself! Help us out! Talk to Boss Zhou and ask me to sell your DVDs! Everyone in the next village is rich, and we're the only ones still struggling..."

???

I heard a jumble of noise on the phone.

Shen Long was completely dumbfounded!
what's the situation!
(We're 9th on the new book monthly ticket chart, just over 100 tickets away from 8th! I'm begging for more monthly tickets, sob sob! Let's climb a little higher... This issue is full of amazing people...)
(End of this chapter)