Chapter 643 Prepare Early

Compared with the happy unicorn culture, Jiahe has mixed feelings.

They made a huge $25 million on "Raiders of the Lost Ark", but this is an investment, not the result of their own work.

But their work, "The Killer", which was first released in the United States in late August and was highly anticipated by many people, has hit the street, and it has hit the street very badly.

It has been released for nearly three weeks, and the box office of "Killer's Trenches" is only 8 million US dollars. The theaters in the United States have notified them that they will not be screened for the fourth week, but will be released directly.

Where Golden Harvest can work hard is the Asian and European markets in October.

This is a great shame to the ambitious Zou Wenhuai.

If we only talk about the US box office, their share is only 3 million US dollars, and their promotional expenses in the United States alone have 1 million US dollars. So far, the total investment has reached 9 million US dollars, not including those in Asia. $1 million publicity budget.

That is to say, Golden Harvest still needs 27 million US dollars, which is about 120 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, in order to smooth out expenses and achieve income balance.

But this is basically impossible!

No matter how appealing Cheng Long is, he is just a rising star. He can earn 15 million box office in Hong Kong, 20 million in Japan and South Korea, 20 million in Europe, and 30 million in the rest of the world. incredible.

What's more, after the movie "Killer's Trenches" was released in the United States, its reputation was so bad that Golden Harvest didn't have much confidence. It directly lowered the forecast for the rest of the box office revenue to 60 million Hong Kong dollars, which means that it may lose a full 60 million Hong Kong dollars.

With a windfall from "Raiders of the Lost Ark", a loss of 60 million is not a big deal, but in terms of career expansion, Zou Wenhuai was slapped severely.

Especially after Xiangjiang's newspaper disclosed this matter, Zou Wenhuai felt even more humiliated.

It was clearly agreed to go to Hollywood to make a big splash, but the first shot was muted, and it was a shameful loss of word of mouth and box office.

How many years has Golden Harvest not experienced this kind of setback in Xiangjiang?

It seems that the water in the United States is really not so deep!

Humiliation is humiliation, but the immediate problem must be solved.

So what's next for Raiders of the Lost Ark?

It is expected that it will be released in other parts of the world, including Xiangjiang, in October after it is offline in the United States at the end of September.

Whether or not to release on such a large scale now, and whether to make some changes, these are the top management of Zou Wenhuai and Golden Harvest need to consider.

During the meeting, Cheng Long was the first to speak, "Uncle Huai, godfather, Brother Chang, I have long said that those Hollywood bastards are unreliable, but you all want me to be patient, okay now? People are not like people, ghosts are not like ghosts, and they don’t please people everywhere! It’s a waste of spending so much effort, and it’s a waste of making them make so much money!”

At this time, Cheng Long didn't have the smoothness of his 50-year-old, it was purely a firecracker.

When filming, he endured it for a long time before choking on the breath, but now seeing that his grades were not good enough, he immediately jumped out.

Of course, he didn't offend others indiscriminately. He was so impatient to get into trouble, he was also fighting for more power for his next movie.

He Guanchang is Cheng Long's godfather, so he naturally nodded when he heard the words, "Brother Huai, we have discussed this matter before. At that time, you said that maybe it was because of the different concepts between the East and the West, and you asked us to imagine the big Hollywood director But now it seems that they are not very reliable! Not only did they fail to please the North American audience, but I think they even lost the essence and characteristics of Aaron.

Cai Yongchang also nodded his head and said, "Yes, I now know that it is better to find a director if you want to find a big director. For example, Spielberg, for example, Lucas, these are the real guarantees. Those two Third-rate ones, if you really invite them, it’s better not to invite them, people in Hollywood have always looked down on us, we swallowed our anger, but what we got was this result..."

Zou Wenhuai also frowned.

He didn't feel that these three people were forcing the palace, but he was reflecting on himself.

He was originally a returnee from studying abroad, and he admired the American film industry very much.

But it seems that some of my own ideas are still wrong.

At least famous directors in the United States are still not necessarily so reliable.

In other words, because they are funded by Xiangjiang, they are more casual and regard Xiangjiang's filmmakers as if they were colonies.

However, he didn't give money to others foolishly, but there were no other good directors to respond to him before. Those big directors were all caught by major film companies, and there was no way to invite them.

So Zou Wenhuai came up with a trick to buy horse bones with a lot of money, hoping to let Hollywood see his sincerity.

At that time, what he thought was that as long as the box office did not lose money, nothing else was required.

Unexpectedly, the box office was not only mediocre, it was a huge loss, which really hit his enthusiasm seriously.

"Okay, don't talk about that, let's settle the matter in front of you first." Seeing that Zou Wenhuai's face was also gloomy, as his old buddy, He Guanchang changed the subject, "Aaron, what do you have?" idea?"

"I think we can change some plots!" Cheng Long had already thought about it before he came, "Let's go to the United States again and invite those actors over. If some plots can be modified, they should be greatly revised. Then take this version It might be better played elsewhere."

"Who is responsible for the revision?" He Guanchang asked.

"I!"

Cheng Long said without hesitation, "I know the script in the most detail. I also gave him some suggestions on the set, but he didn't listen to them. Now it proves that at least he is wrong. Why not follow my method and let's change it. , at least not worse than before, right?"

Hearing this, Cai Yongchang agreed with Cheng Long's statement, "Aaron's words are good. He already has talent. It's better to give him a chance to modify it. Anyway, there is still enough time. Anyway, at least in Asia. Aaron should not miss the taste of my son."

Seeing what they all said, Zou Wenhuai pondered for a while, and finally nodded and said: "Okay, Achang, you can go there with Aaron, I will give you 2 million first, if it is not enough, add more.  …The losses are all losses." , I won’t say anything superfluous, at least to earn word of mouth back in Asia.”

Zou Wenhuai deserves to be a decisive hero, so he made a decision not to say anything, and actually paid another 2 million US dollars for this money-losing product.

Seeing Zou Wenhuai like this, Cheng Long nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, Uncle Huai, I will definitely work hard!"

"It's not too late, you go back and make preparations, contact a good person in the next two days, and get ready to go." Zou Wen said with a smile on his face.

"Yes, then I'll go first."

Cheng Long left with a happy face, He Guanchang also stepped forward to discuss with him, only Cai Yongchang was retained by Zou Wenhuai.

After being silent for a while, Zou Wenhuai raised his head and said to Cai Yongchang, "Ayong, you should keep in touch with Yin Jun during this time."

"Huh? What's the matter?" Cai Yongchang asked in a daze.

"If Aaron's film fails in Asia, or even in Xiangjiang, we will go to Yin Jun to buy a good script." Zou Wenhuai gritted his teeth and said, "No matter how expensive it is, he must give us a script that can gain a foothold in Europe and the United States." Here comes a good script!"

"this……"

Cai Yongchang blinked his eyes and said, "Brother Huai, is it necessary? No matter how capable Yin Jun is, he can still satisfy the taste of foreigners 100%? Don't spend our money, but it will be worse than this time. That would be bad!"

"Won't!"

Zou Wenhuai said, "I have definite news. Yin Jun gave Spielberg a script, and he is starting to make this movie now. It is said that Spielberg likes it very much."

"Oh! Then can we step in?" Cai Yongchang immediately thought of investment.

"No, the investment for this movie has already been determined, without our share, Yin Jun doesn't want us to intervene." Zou Wenhuai said, "The script that can make Spielberg very excited must not be simple. When you think of Yin Jun's precise vision in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", you know that he is really a genius, a rare genius in the field of film and television for decades!"

Hearing that Zou Wenhuai had such a high opinion of Yin Jun, Cai Yongchang didn't find it strange.

He thought so too.

Just because Yin Jun's script has never failed, it has already surprised and admired countless people.

Cai Yongchang has seen more. If it is the same category, or even two or three categories, it is remarkable, but it is definitely not a genius.

A genius is someone who can be found at your fingertips, no matter what category, and is guaranteed to succeed.

Yin Jun started from writing scripts, whether it is ancient or modern, case-solving or funny, gunfight or gambling, ethical drama or patriotic... Every movie and TV series of his can touch people's hearts, To resonate with people, this is a very remarkable thing from the insider's point of view.

Anyone who knows this industry has only one word for Yin Jun.

genius.

An 18-year-old boy has no social experience, and it is absolutely impossible to achieve such a level purely by his own efforts. He must be gifted by God to be able to perform like this.

"But don't rush to ask him for the script." Zou Wenhuai said, "If the box office of "Killer's Trenches" in other places adds up to 70 to 80 million Hong Kong dollars, then we are not too failure. The cooperation of "Police Academy" will definitely not take a big blow to the reputation."

"What if "The Killer" is worse than expected?" Cai Yongchang couldn't help asking.

"Then we must get the best script!" Zou Wenhuai clenched his fists, "Golden Harvest must be the best film company in Xiangjiang, and we must be better than others! With Yin Jun's script, we not only have to Asia is booming again, and we have to find face in the United States!"

"Or Aaron?" Cai Yongchang asked hesitantly.

After this blow, Cai Yongchang felt that Cheng Long's image and characteristics were not suitable for Hollywood.

But Zou Wenhuai did not hesitate, "Aaron is a very characteristic actor, and he is very good at learning, and he is not young. We must promote him now! I believe that Yin Jun will also produce a script that suits him. .”

Seeing his insistence, Cai Yongchang could only choose to obey, "Okay, I will go and communicate with Yin Junduo, hoping to have a good cooperation."

Cai Yongchang didn't even say whether "Killer's Trenches" can turn around.

Everyone in Golden Harvest has seen the finished film. It's not that Cai Yongchang looked down on it, but because of Cai Yongchang's decades of experience, he can't see anything suitable for Hong Kong people.

The films made by the main creators in the United States can't be successful in the United States. How can they be successful in Xiangjiang?

Do you really think everyone is Spielberg?