711 This Is Just The Start (2/4)
Chapter 711 This is just the beginning (24)
On March 1, the movie "Fugitive" was released. Nationally, its rate of filming was not high, and the films in the same period were ranked behind. However, in this off-season of the film, its topicality was not low, and it was reported by the media. The popularity is firmly in the top three!
The film starred Yang Yi, Geng Sha, and Guo Ziyi as supporting roles. Although they were not very famous when they were filming, now, not to mention Yang Yi, Geng Sha is already a lot of people all over the country. Guo Ziyi is also a new artist who has just emerged in "Extreme Challenge".
Of course, this movie is not well received either. Yang Yi and Geng Sha have not acted in a movie before, so they acted as leading roles. Guo Ziyi has only made a micro-movie before, and they are not considered to have acted in a movie.
Can a cast like this make any good movies?
Even though many media are paying attention to "Fugitives", more people are waiting to see Yang Yi's jokes. Will this movie written, invested and starred by Yang Yi make Yang Yi, who seems to have repeatedly created miracles, encounter it once? What about miserable Waterloo?
Moreover, hearing that he and Murphy's daughter were also used in the movie, reporters were eager to prove that Yang Yi's cronyism was a mistake!
As for the new director Du Yuanlei, she was directly ignored.
The attendance rate of the premiere is the same as the filming rate, which is not high!
Because people who like to watch movies, basically either go to a few well-known directors, or go to the familiar faces of some well-known movie actors in the promotional films. There is no big investment, no famous director, no The movies of big-name actors are obviously not attracting the attention of passers-by and fans.
Those who can go to the movies on the first day of the premiere are not only the die-hard fans of Yang Yi and the others, but also some curious people.
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"On the first day, the box office was only 4.01 million."
The next day, in the coffee shop on the corner, Du Yuanlei, who had just answered the phone, read the box office data of the premiere to everyone, and her face was full of regret and tiredness after staying up all night.
This box office data is not low, there are many million less than the bottom, but it is not high. In the box office of the day, it ranked sixth, not to mention the middle, the first place "Tian" It has been 14 days since the release of "Fate and Unexpected", and the box office still has more than 73 million on that day, ranking first!
Comparing the first place and the sixth place, the difference is obviously obvious, which is no wonder Du Yuanlei is full of unwillingness.
"I think the main reason is that there is a big gap in the film layout. The film layout rate of "Fate of the World" is as high as 26%, how many times that of us? If we can also have 26% film layout, I think We can also have a box office of tens of millions!" Wang Chao pouted and said indignantly.
"It's not just the gap between the films, but our investment and cast, many of which are incomparable to others. I think it's good to have a box office of more than 4 million!" Zhu Liyang laughed, "Look at the "Reflection of the Starry Sky" at the back. "The Fate", a sci-fi love blockbuster that claims to have invested 200 million yuan, and stars and celebrities gathered, but the premiere is not on the street? Now the box office is only more than 1 million yuan a day, and it is estimated that when it is released, it will not even collect the cost return."
"Hey, can you guys say something good?" Long Ni said angrily, "In fact, more than four million yuan is already quite good, okay? It's only the first day of the premiere, and our first film can get four More than one million box office, at least a pass or even a good result."
"Ani, don't blame them, I'm not satisfied either. Brother Yang's script is really good. Maybe I didn't shoot it well enough to express the feelings in it more deeply." Du Yuanlei blamed herself.
"Sister Lei, have we recovered our cost?" Lu Xiaoshu, who was holding a guitar next to him and watched their discussion, asked curiously. He was a movie novice.
Miao Chuan pulled Lalu Xiaoshu next to him: "Don't interrupt, it's just the box office on the first day."
"But four million is a lot!" Lu Xiaoshu asked confused.
"Four million, I want to deduct 5% of the special film fund, 3% of the tax, and 2% of the copyright protection fund fee. I have to pay the interests of the theater chain, the distribution company, etc. Relevant parties." Wang Chao explained to him, "In the end, what Big Brother Yang can get should be about one million."
"The production cost of our film is not high, it probably cost more than five million yuan. Originally, we couldn't ask for that much, but Big Brother Yang has more precise requirements. But the cost of publicity and distribution before the film is released is quite a lot. Think about it, in addition to managing those Media, micro-broadcasting, publicity, etc. Big Brother Yang and Geng Shashang did a lot of publicity for our movie. Of course, Jichao is also his own program, which will be cheaper. But there will be more in the future. Some propaganda activities, all these add up, the cost of publicity and distribution will not be less than 5 million, and even if I look at Sister Xiaojuan's arrangement, it is estimated that it may exceed 10 million." Wang Chao calculated this account, and Lu Xiaoshu was stunned.
"That is to say, it will take more than half a month for the movie to recover its cost?" Lu Xiaoshu asked after taking a breath of air.
How can the calculation of the box office be a simple multiplication and division?
While they were talking, Yang Yi and Murphy also arrived. Murphy arrived with Xiao Jiao in his arms, and immediately swept away the depressing atmosphere in the coffee shop.
The cute little baby has become the center of everyone, especially a few girls. Even Du Yuanlei, who was depressed just now, is now approaching with a maternity, teasing Xiao Jiao, and looking at his big eyes, she can't bear it. Live and laugh.
"What are you talking about?" Yang Yi smiled, patted Lu Xiaoshu on the shoulder, and said.
Lu Xiaoshu and Wang Chao talked about the box office problem just now.
"Xiao Du, come here!" Yang Yi beckoned and called Du Yuanlei and others over before saying, "Xiaojuan also told me about the box office of the movie, four million, which is a good start."
Everyone quieted down and listened to Yang Yi quietly.
"Actually, I don't care about the box office, because this is our first movie after all, and it is an important opportunity to hone our team. Even if we lose, I don't care, so Xiao Du, don't give yourself too much pressure."
However, Yang Yi changed the topic and said, "But after knowing that the box office was 4 million on the first day, I suddenly felt that our movie might be successful, why? Because we are a group of newbies, on the first day of the show. Four million at the box office, which is amazing!"
Du Yuanlei also wanted to explain that the box office was not high and worried about future problems.
Yang Yi smiled and waved his hand, and said, "The box office on the first day doesn't mean much, what you should see is the comments of the audiences on the Internet! I watched a lot before I came, what did the audience say? Xiaoshu, Remember to everyone."
Lu Xiaoshu inexplicably took Yang Yi's phone and began to read the above comments.
"Looking at the name of the movie, I thought it was a crime movie, I was wrong, it's a comedy in a crime guise! It's hilarious throughout, and the presence of the little girl makes this movie a hard-to-find movie. Forgotten warmth, until now, I still remember that little girl's long soft hair..."
"There are a lot of laughs in the movie. The most memorable one is Geng Sha's clumsy appearance when he robbed the bank. Geng Sha can really play the fool to the fullest, especially when the bank clerk came out of the counter, the whole theater laughed. flipped……"
"Yang Yi is the one who plays Rudy? A writer and singer went to make a movie and played the leading role, and he did a good job, can you believe it? Yang Yi vividly reflects the criminal's ruthlessness of rejecting others, and he will also have a relationship with the little girl. The warm and interactive interpretation of the film is gripping, and it is hard to believe that it is his first time acting in a movie."
"I went to watch the movie under the name of Da Yang, but I didn't expect it to be a rare masterpiece. Today, I also watched "The Adventures of Heaven" with my girlfriend. In an objective evaluation, "The Fugitive" is no better than "The Adventures of Heaven". "Difference!"
Of course, there are also negative reviews. Some people think that the shooting scene of this film is too simple, and some people think that this film portrays the police so badly that so many people can't catch the two clumsy fugitives!
But overall, good reviews have a big upper hand!
"The audience's word-of-mouth is very important. Don't keep staring at the box office. After listening to Xiao Shunian's film review, do you feel a little more confident in yourself?" Yang Yi smiled, "If word-of-mouth can be maintained well, we will The box office won't just be four million!"
Lu Xiaoshu helped and smiled: "I also think that neither A Chuan nor I have seen this movie, but after reading the movie review, I really want to go to the cinema to see it!"
Du Yuanlei was only hit by the box office before, she didn't understand what Yang Yi said.
However, she was not very excited, but said seriously: "The bad review is right, I really don't have enough grasp of the shootout scene, and I don't have enough control over the action scenes, and there are still many areas that need to be improved, I will continue. Research, learn!"
Yang Yi raised his brows and said with a smile, "Want to learn this? I can help you contact Director Chen Fengchen and let you study with him for a while."
Du Yuanlei asked in surprise, "Really?"
"This should be no problem." Yang Yi laughed, and everyone laughed, and the atmosphere of the coffee shop returned to its former positive attitude.
After watching the movie, Murphy said to Lu Xiaoshu and the others with great interest: "Xiaoshu, Ah Chuan, Mr. Jin said that you recently wrote a good song, can you sing it for us?"
There is a coffee shop on the corner of the street. It is fate to meet here. People with dreams will get to know each other here. After a short stay, they will start one after another and run towards their respective futures.