Chapter 855 Superstar’s One-Man Show

Zou Wenhuai was right.

He Guanchang was not wrong either.

Cheng Long was not wrong.

On its first day of box office on Tuesday, "Red Zone" took in a single-day box office of US$1.7 million, becoming the eighth highest-grossing film in North America that day.

The box office on Wednesday was 2.1 million, the box office on Thursday was 2.8 million, and the box office on Friday was 3.8 million! After four days of release, the box office exceeded 10 million US dollars, reaching 10.4 million!

With such results, it suddenly jumped to fifth place in the box office that week.

Cinemas in North America are very sensitive. Disney, United Artists and Redstone immediately contacted new cinemas and added more than 600 screens on Saturdays and Sundays, bringing the total to almost 2,000 in one go!

Under such circumstances, "Red Zone" also withstood the pressure and doubts. It made 6.9 million at the box office on Saturday, 6 million on Sunday, and 16.7 million US dollars in the three days of the weekend. The total box office in the first week was 23.3 million. The U.S. dollar became the third runner-up in North America this week!

Good guy!

A Xiangjiang movie with such a low publicity cost, the protagonist is still from Xiangjiang, and at most the supporting characters are mostly Americans, how can it achieve such a high box office?

Suddenly, everyone became more interested in "Red Zone".

Especially film critics.

"I heard that there was a very good Xiangjiang movie recently. It was a script written by the talented young man from the Kirin Group. I went to watch it. Sure enough, the plot of this movie is smooth, the action scenes are clean, and the fierce fighting is interspersed with... The plot makes people laugh out loud, and it is indeed a good popcorn movie. You can still watch it when you have time."

"It is said that this young man who bought Disney and United Artists Movies is the number one screenwriter in Asia. As long as he writes scripts, they will be unfavorable. I didn't really believe it at first, but now I have watched "Red Zone" , I have to admit that Yin Jun has a very good grasp of the audience's psychology, and he knows what kind of movies the audience likes to watch!"

"Why is "Red Zone" so popular? The script was written by a 19-year-old super rich man, the world's top female singer Teresa Deng joined the cast, and Brigitte Lin looks exactly like my idol Laura, such a luxurious Who wouldn’t like it when it’s put together? Coupled with those funny and interesting fighting scenes, I can give it 80 points!”

"It's good-looking, but the male protagonist is too short and ugly. If he wasn't quite agile, I think he would be the failure here."

"Theresa Deng's performance was just a cameo, but I saw two of Lara Croft's fighting scenes, and they felt a bit like her in "Tomb Raider". I was wondering if Yin Jun was doing the role for "Tomb Raider" "Paving the way? If that's the case, I guarantee that I will definitely contribute a movie ticket to Brigitte Lin again. Thinking about "Tomb Raider" being put on the big screen, I am so excited that I want to scream."

"I don't know what kind of movie this is. The plot is confusing and I don't know what it means to be funny. The male protagonist looks like a buffoon and the female protagonist is pretty enough, but she's also a vase. I don't like Yin Jun's works!"

"There is still a gap between the appreciation level of Easterners and Westerners. At least I can't express my love for "Red Zone". The only thing I think is the highlight is Teresa Deng's guest appearance. To be honest, she is better than men and women. As a protagonist, it’s really much better!”

"..."

The opinions of film critics are still very representative during this time period.

Because "Red Zone" has suddenly become famous recently, naturally some people are following it and some are trying to discredit it.

Cheng Long read the newspapers over and over for a long time, and the more he read, the more depressed he became, because there were almost no praises for him in them.

Even Lin Qingxia and Teresa Teng are more popular than him.

He Guanchang originally wanted to comfort him, but was stopped by Zou Wenhuai.

If Cheng Long can't even get out of this psychological barrier, then what future does he have? It's better to hide in Xiangjiang and become king and x!

Zou Wenhuai is now more focused on the box office this week.

Now the box office in the first week is 23.3 million US dollars, so the target cannot be set at 30 million US dollars. 40 million US dollars is even a bit low. It is best to reach 50 million US dollars. That would be perfect!

As for the higher ones…

Zou Wenhuai told himself not to be too greedy. If he could work steadily and achieve an unprecedented victory, it would already be Jiahe's success.

If the box office can stabilize at US$15 million in the next week, which is a 40% decline, it will also be a second step victory. Calculating this, with another US$12 million in box office in the remaining two weeks, it will reach US$50 million. Target.

After deducting miscellaneous tax rates, Jiahe can get back all its investment in the United States.

If the box office performance in the United States is good, then video tapes, TV broadcasts, etc., can also generate at least three to five million in buyout income.

The key is that Europe and other places will definitely be willing to buy a movie that has done well at the box office in the United States, and it can be expected to fetch US$15 million.

Let’s do the math.

Good guy!

Europe and the United States alone can net a profit of more than 18 million US dollars!

If converted into Hong Kong dollars, it would be almost 90 million!

Coupled with the overall market in Asia, Golden Harvest's home base, the movie "Red Zone" will have a net profit of at least 120 million Hong Kong dollars!

Otherwise, if you want to make money, you have to come to the United States?

This is equivalent to the net profit Jiahe made when he followed Yin Jun and invested in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" last time!

At first glance, this seems a bit uneconomical.

Because Jiahe only paid 5 million U.S. dollars and got a net profit of 25 million U.S. dollars from "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Now you have invested close to 15 million U.S. dollars and only got 25 million U.S. dollars in profit. The return on investment ratio is different!

But if you think about it carefully, as long as you are not an idiot, you will be willing to choose "Red Zone".

A film company cannot develop by investing in other people's films.

A very simple example, take "Raiders of the Lost Ark". The first one was such a hit, how could Lucas let others step in and make money with the second one? Stop dreaming! Even Yin Jun, his friend, is out, let alone you, Jiahe!

If it were another movie, you could invest in it, but the dangers involved are unknown. For example, if you invested in "Heaven's Gate", wouldn't you cry?

The Hollywood giants couldn't stand it after so many more visits, let alone Jiahe with such a shallow foundation.

Therefore, the only long-term solution is to cultivate your own superstars, train your own directors, and create your own blockbuster movie rights.

Even though he "only" "earned" 25 million US dollars this time, Cheng Long continues to become popular, keeps writing good books, and continues to make European and American audiences familiar with and accept Golden Harvest's movies. In the long run, Golden Harvest will earn more There will be more and more money, and the foundation will become stronger and stronger, and naturally it will become stronger and stronger.

This kind of strength is the real strength, it is a building with a foundation, not a rootless foundation.

…

Yin Jun also got the news immediately.

But compared to Yu Zheng's joy, Yin Jun acted very calmly, and even showed no surprise.

Yu Zheng certainly has reason to be happy.

Although "Red Zone" is not Qilin Film's first film, it is the first script written by Yin Jun that is targeted at the global film market and produced.

From the success of "Red Zone", we can know that Yin Jun not only has a firm grasp of the preferences of Asians, but also the preferences of European and American movie fans.

It is no exaggeration to say that if "Red Zone" were performed by European and American movie stars, it would not be a problem to double the box office.

However, Yu Zheng also knew about Jiahe's persistence, and also knew that Yin Jun gave them the script for this reason - otherwise, why did Shao Liuye ask Yin Jun to get the script at the same price, but Yin Jun didn't give it to him?

Yu Zheng actually quite admires Yin Jun's stubbornness in "bringing Chinese films to the world". Only such a pure and ideal person can succeed and be worthy of working for him.

The success of "Red Zone" gave Yu Zheng further confidence in the fate of "Speed".

A pioneering work of Qilin movies.

A film that has already exceeded the investment of 120 million Hong Kong dollars before including the publicity and distribution costs.

It is a pure Hong Kong movie with an almost all-Chinese cast and even the shooting location is in Hong Kong.

For a movie like this, if you say you are not worried about its global box office, that would be absolutely false.

It's just that Yu Zheng didn't say it before.

But now the popularity of "Red Zone" at least proves that Yin Jun's book is fine.

As long as you are good at telling stories, then the plot of the story is naturally far more important than other external things.

Of course Yu Zheng understands this.

Therefore, at least Yu Zheng is no longer worried about whether he can get his money back.

But she was still a little strange, so she asked Yin Jun: "Master Jun, why do you seem to be still dissatisfied? The performance of "Red Zone" is very good!"

"If I told you that I previously expected "Red Zone" to take in 30 million US dollars in box office in the first week, would you believe it?" Yin Jun asked her.

"ah?!"

After Yu Zheng was surprised, he shook his head: "I don't believe it!"

"This movie, in my opinion, is a classic action movie that transcends this era." Yin Jun smiled slightly, "But Jiahe still followed their old path. I have seen the finished film before. They put too much emphasis on Cheng Long. People's performances have failed to combine the overall strength. For example, Teresa Teng and Lin Qingxia are both very famous in Europe and the United States. If their characteristics can be brought out, they will definitely achieve better results!"

"But aren't all Cheng Long's movies like this?" Yu Zheng said.

"Yes, he has always been like this..." Yin Jun smiled and shook his head, "This kind of movie model is okay in Asia, but it cannot last long in Hollywood. After all, he is not an American. ! What Harrison Ford and Stallone can do, he may not be able to do."

"Actually, this is not bad. At least Cheng Long has the hope of becoming a kung fu superstar." Yu Zheng said, "Besides, isn't there our Qilin Movie? We will definitely represent Xiangjiang Movies in the future and go to Hollywood!"

Yin Jun nodded and said nothing more.

In the past life, there was no other person outside who could represent Chinese cinema.

When Cheng Long goes to small European countries, he is treated like a hero. This is the popularity he has gained after 40 years of hard work. No one else would be able to achieve it.

But why is there only one Cheng Long?

Isn't it because Jiahe only built him?

Although this is a great opportunity for Cheng Long, it is not a good thing for Hong Kong Film.

Because Cheng Long will always grow old one day. When he gets old and there is no successor, the influence of Chinese films abroad will soon weaken.

Although Li Lianjie can barely compare with Cheng Long, he ages faster than Cheng Long and retires earlier than Cheng Long, so it is still useless.

If you look at Hollywood, batches of superstars are constantly being created and promoted all over the world.

The continuous emergence of superstars is one of the biggest reasons why Hollywood movies remain vital!