Chapter 905 901 Where There Is Light, There Are People

Chapter 905 901. Where there is light, there are people

"Brother, do you have anything to do tonight?"

Seeing Xu Xin hang up the phone, Shao Bing asked curiously.

Guo Qilin glanced at his senior brother and thought that he was quite curious.

But this is not a good question, right?

Why ask about someone's schedule?

I have to talk to Brother Bing later. I can't ask like this. It's too rash.

Maybe Brother Xu won't do this, but other people are particularly easy to cause disgust.

And Xu Xin really didn't think much about it. He was like a street kid every day, going wherever he wanted.

The schedule is not a secret.

"Alipay has arranged for your sister and me to attend a dinner in a few days. I have to attend. What? Want to go?"

Shao Bing shook his head quickly:

"No, no, I won't go. I still have to seal the box."

"Ha~"

Xu Xin smiled and nodded.

The topic was over.

In the afternoon, I played with the children for the whole afternoon. At about 3:00 to 4:00, the family left the horse farm and returned home with my father-in-law who was still reluctant to leave.

Before leaving, Yu Qian also gave me a large mineral water bottle of milk.

Freshly squeezed.

There is a dairy cow named Niuniu in the horse farm. It was raised by Qianer when she was pregnant with Guo Xiaobao. He wanted to give the family fresh milk without adding technology and hard work.

The idea is good, but the reality is very skinny.

Niuniu is a good cow. She eats grass and produces milk.

But the problem is that she is squeezed a little too much.

Often a big bucket.

The quality of the milk is beyond doubt. Once boiled, the milk skin is very thick.

But the problem is that I can't really drink that much.

Whose good family counts the amount of milk they drink in buckets a day?

Therefore, Guo Degang's joke about "Yu's big chicken coop" is not accurate in Xu Xin's opinion.

It should be "Yu's dairy farm".

After coming here, you have to carry a bucket of freshly squeezed milk. It's not because Brother Qian'er is so polite, but to "relieve Niuniu's heart"...

It can be regarded as humanitarian rescue.

After returning home, the children are also tired.

Take a bath and rest early.

...

The third day box office of "Perfect Stranger": 75.54 million.

The box office in three days has reached 180 million.

There is a jubilation from top to bottom in Yuntu.

Even Su Meng has been busy.

Xu Xin's work mobile phone has been handed over to her for safekeeping. In fact, she will receive congratulations from many people during the release of each work.

There are also hundreds of people in the WeChat account.

Some people are even vaguely remembered by Su Meng herself, even if the notes are clearly written, such as "XX-General Manager Liu-in charge of XX-I met in XX last time and talked about XX". But Brother Xu basically ignores this work WeChat, but she wants everyone to reply to it as perfectly as possible.

And she also has to select some information to tell Xu Xin.

The film and television industry is very realistic.

Xu Xin is very young, but no one dares to regard him as a young director.

Some investors may be fathers to others, but to Xu Xin, they are not even grandchildren.

Normally, I dare not chat because the friendship is not that deep.

Just talk briefly, it is glorious.

Want to make a deep friendship?

There is no such opportunity.

But now the new movie is released and the box office is so good, it is a good opportunity to have a good chat.

In fact, everyone knows that this WeChat may not be used by Director Xu himself, but what does it matter?

Those who can add Director Xu’s WeChat are also of high status. Whether they are called secretaries or Gan secretaries, this information filtering mechanism is not uncommon.

They don’t care who has the WeChat phone, they just need to improve their feelings and show their presence through a reasonable time and opportunity, and even... those who are brave can mention things about cooperation.

It doesn’t have to be movies, other fields are also OK.

There are many ways to make money in the entertainment industry. It is also a good thing for everyone to connect businesses and share what they have.

Therefore, every day, Su Meng has to filter out useful information for Xu Xin from the vast amount of "congratulations first, then politeness, and finally the appeal" messages.

After all... in two and a half days, the box office has reached 180 million.

Brother Xu doesn't care, and there is no joy on his face.

He got up early in the morning and was still thinking hard with the story book called "Silent Violence".

But for people in the circle, a movie like Cloud Atlas only has an investment of 20 to 30 million, but the result is 300 to 400 million, 400 to 500 million, and even "Lost in Thailand" has exceeded 1 billion now, but the box office growth is still at the level of tens of millions every day...

Not to mention this "Perfect Match".

Xu Zheng may be a dog shit luck.

But who dares to say this about Director Xu?

His achievements are the result of real efforts.

If the appearance of "Lost in Thailand" proves that domestic films can also support a box office volume of 1 billion, then Director Xu's "Perfect Match" only proves one thing:

"Comrades, the blue ocean has opened, and each relies on their own ability."

He first made a sample.

Although the market is not mature yet, it shows everyone how to grab these profits.

A movie makes 10 billion, which means there are at least 2 billion or 3 billion in profits waiting to be grabbed every year.

Director Xu is a big ship.

I dare not say that if you can follow behind and catch some wake, the return may be ten or a hundred times that of others.

So, Su Meng is very busy.

The most words every day are:

"Brother Xu, there is a XX from XX company, who does XX, and said he can provide XX support for your crew..."

And Xu Xin's response was simple:

"Oh, just remember it."

Quite perfunctory.

And in this perfunctory attitude of the main person and the busyness of the assistant, the box office of the fourth day came out.

78.1 million.

High?

Still very high.

But after Xu Xin saw the box office of the fourth day, he knew that the high box office record of "Perfect" was almost up.

It is hard to say how much its growth will slow down.

But the ceiling has basically been hit.

The final box office...the people of Cloud Atlas roughly estimated it to be 900 million to 1 billion.

As for whether it can be achieved, it is hard to say.

But it should be about the same.

Generally speaking, the box office of the first week is basically equal to 40% of the total box office, and according to the current situation, it is not difficult to reach this number.

And if we look at the most ideal situation, with a box office of 1 billion, the net profit of this movie, excluding the actor's dividend, is about 30%.

About 300 million.

This is the domestic box office.

Italy has also reached 42 million US dollars...

And many film producers will come to Yuntu in the near future to discuss the release of the film in other countries.

Theoretically speaking, the total revenue of this film with an investment of 30 million is estimated to be at least 10 billion, and this does not include the income from the remake copyright.

If it is included...it may be even higher.

30 million investment, 10 billion profit income.

The return on this investment is like a piece of cake with an incomparable sweet fragrance, attracting countless profit-seeking speculators to focus on this market.

In the previous Chinese-language film market, local films did not directly prove their potential to capital.

To put it bluntly, the risk is too great.

In fact, in some ways, we should thank the first batch of coal bosses for this matter.

It was their painful lesson of being cheated and losing all their money that made capital see the opacity, uncertainty, and risk of this circle.

Artworks are very emotional things, and investment is precisely the most rational business behavior.

For the same story, you think the story is good, find someone to shoot it, and it will flop directly. But if you change someone, it will become a big hit.

This kind of risk is impossible to judge and estimate.

So, they all keep a wait-and-see attitude.

But the success of "Lost in Thailand" and "Perfect" is enough to make everyone put aside this concern.

The risk is high, and the reward is equally huge.

Why can't this lucky person be me?

And if you want to enter this circle, then it's like those males competing for mate rights in nature. If you want to attract excellent directors, actors, screenwriters and other people, what can you give us?

Sometimes the transformation of supply and demand is just a moment.

The first heavyweight call Xu Xin received was not from Alibaba on his wife's side, but from LeTV.

"Director Xu, hello, I'm sorry to bother you, I'm Ren Zhongjun from LeTV. We met at the premiere of "Secret".

"..."

To be honest, when he mentioned "Secret", Xu Xin was stunned.

It's been six years, and he even forgot where the premiere of "Secret" was held. He vaguely remembered... It seems to be Wanda? He and Lao Wang also met at that time.

But he really had no impression of LeTV's people.

But he must be polite:

"Oh, Mr. Ren, hello. Haha, we haven't seen each other for several years."

"Haha, yes, Director Xu..."

The two began a very formal greeting.

Without talking about the recent situation or the past, after completing the stage from unfamiliar to "familiar" in a situation where everyone knew it well, Ren Zhongjun directly explained the purpose of his visit:

"Director Xu, our LeTV Films' Starry Night will be held next week. I would like to invite Director Xu and your wife to attend. I wonder if you can give us this opportunity?"

"Ah?"

Xu Xin was stunned.

To be honest, he was a little confused.

Mainly because he had rarely come into contact with business matters in all these years.

Everyone knew that he couldn't find him, so they had to find Yang Mi.

If Yang Mi agreed, Xu Xin would be fine. But if Yang Mi didn't agree, it would be useless to find Xu Xin.

Ren Zhongjun, who directly invited Xu Xin, except for the current three major companies... and Youku, who invited him to participate in some entrepreneurial competition. There are really no others.

So for a moment, he didn't know how to answer.

After thinking for a while, he said:

"Mr. Ren, I'm too busy at the end of the year, and there's also the Berlin Film Festival. I don't have much free time every day..."

Ren Zhongjun naturally heard his evasion.

However, his purpose was not to invite Xu Xin to participate in this event, but to get a step.

"Haha, Director Xu is definitely busy. Our Starry Night is indeed a bit cumbersome. In fact, this invitation was proposed by Mr. Jia. His original words were: Let's give it a try. If Director Xu happens to be free, come and have fun together."

Mr. Jia... Jia Leting, right?

"Thank you Mr. Jia for your appreciation... But I don't really care. Isn't the venue in Yanjing?"

"Yes, in Yanjing."

"Mr. Ren, you have to ask my wife if there is any conflict in her schedule."

When Ren Zhongjun carried Jia Leting out, he would naturally have a shield.

Put your wife forward and ask her directly for this kind of thing. She has experience.

The reason why he relented was because the other party said it was Jia Leting's invitation. LeTV is not a small company. Although Xu Xin doesn't care, he won't offend the other party just because of "face".

Being afraid or not is one thing; whether it is necessary is another.

Therefore, he relented and said, "You can't ask me if you are in charge of the army, but Jia Leting can." But I agreed. You can talk to my wife about whether she will go or not.

"ah?"

Ren Zhongjun sounded quite surprised, but immediately changed the subject:

"It is true that we must discuss this matter with Teacher Yang Mi. Moreover, Director Xu, we mainly want to have an interview with Director Xu and Teacher Yang Mi for cooperation. As you know, LeTV Pictures' two works last year, " "The Expendables 2" and "Lost Bullets" and other six works have received good box office responses and have reached the billion-dollar threshold, but we still feel that our efforts are... limited, so we hope to get more filmmakers. We also hope to cooperate with more companies, especially the high-quality artists under Teacher Yang. We very much hope that we can cooperate and accept Director Xu’s suggestions and guidance..."

Xu Xin had subconsciously ignored the polite words that followed.

But he understood the meaning of Ren Zhongjun's words.

First: LeTV Pictures has the strength.

The billion dollar box office is definitely not comparable to the current Cloud Atlas.

However, how many companies in China can currently reach a billion-dollar scale?

6 movies with a box office of 1 billion, on average, all of them are basically over 100 million. This temptation is very attractive to both actors and directors.

Second, they want to recruit more players this year.

I hope to cooperate with myself and my wife. As long as we can achieve cooperation, it is difficult to say whether the resources will be fully utilized, but it will definitely not be less.

Thirdly, this was the most important information he wanted to reveal to Xu Xin.

The phrase "you can't exert your strength".

The translation basically means: We have a lot of money, we can’t spend it all, and we don’t know how to spend it.

Show your wealth and wealth.

And... I have to say, the other party is very powerful.

Just such a paragraph expresses a meaning through a very euphemistic tone.

The founder of an Internet + offline physical entertainment giant with a market value of tens of billions, the chairman valued him very much and personally sent an invitation.

LeTV, a large company, wanted to cooperate with himself and his wife.

Moreover, in this cooperation, Ren Zhongjun also revealed something, that is, the last sentence, the so-called "accepting Director Xu's suggestions and guidance."

"Director Xu, we have to cooperate, and you have the right to speak."

Although the right to speak must be exchanged through everyone's cooperation to launch works and create profits. However, being able to have a voice in LeTV Pictures and be able to independently decide on some cooperation that is beneficial to Shuangwei, or myself and my wife, is a very tempting condition in itself.

Of course, he didn't think it mattered.

This is also brought about by one's own self-confidence and status.

It is destined that wherever he goes, he will not lack any fans in this regard.

But for Yang Mi...or for Shishi, Fatty, Baozi, Jiaojiao, and even that little girl Fatty, the temptation is not small.

Liu Yifei might not care either.

But others, including Shishi, need these resources.

These resources are also within the category of "financiers".

It is a very, very precious resource.

And when Ren Zhongjun said these things in a vague way, Xu Xin knew... that he had to agree.

If it’s not for yourself, you don’t even have to care about your wife.

But...the children at home cannot be ignored.

These things cannot be discussed on the phone, they must be discussed in person.

After thinking for a moment, he said:

"Then let Mr. Ren talk to Yang Mi. I can go, but it depends on her availability. It doesn't matter if she has any other arrangements. I don't have a lot of time during the day."

Subtext: It’s okay if my wife doesn’t have time to participate in your activities. We can talk about this matter.

"Haha, yes, yes, I really didn't consider this matter. Then can I have someone communicate with Teacher Yang?"

"Yes, but it will have to be in the afternoon. She is abroad and has to adjust to the time difference."

"Okay, okay, no problem."

After the two parties quietly exchanged their opinions and exchanged pleasantries for a while, Xu Xin hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, he continued to ponder the matter and used his laptop to check the actions of LeTV Pictures last year and the news disclosed this year.

But the website hasn’t been found yet…

"Jingle Bell……"

An unknown caller rang.

Unfamiliar phone calls... Very few people call his cell phone.

The security level of his phone is quite high. There are some underlying rules on the mobile side. As early as 2008, he used this number whether he was reporting to the leadership or other developments.

It was at that time that he stopped getting harassing calls.

And now a phone call can come in?

He thought for a while and handed the phone to Su Meng next to him.

Su Meng understood and answered the phone:

"Hello, who are you?"

"Hey, is this Miss Su Meng?"

When Su Meng didn't even react, she heard the other side continue to say:

"I am Jiang Shulin from Tencent Interactive Entertainment Department, secretary to the director Cheng Wu. I got Director Xu's phone number through the recommendation of Director Zhao Xiaoding. I take the liberty of disturbing you..."

"Well……"

Su Meng blinked and looked at Xu Xin first.

But Xu Xin waved his hand speechlessly.

After signaling that the matter would be left to her, he walked out of the house.

While sitting by the fish pond and smoking a cigarette, Su Meng came out with the phone:

"Brother Xu, people from Tengxun Entertainment want to invite you and Sister Mi to a party... I said you are currently creating, so I have put it down for the time being. But she will call you tomorrow..."

"Oh, I see..."

Xu Xin looked up at the sky speechlessly.

The weather in Yanjing is quite good today. Although there is always a touch of gray in the sky over this city in winter... that cannot be eliminated no matter how hard it is, the sunshine is very warm.

"Cute."

He looked at the sky and his tone was a little erratic:

"Who do you think will be next?"

"...Jingdong?"

"..."

Although it was just a casual chat, after hearing her words, Xu Xin still silently turned his eyes to her:

"What do you think?"

Looking at the assistant with a "(ω)" expression on his face, he asked in surprise.

What kind of brain circuit is required to give this answer?

But Su Meng was very indifferent:

"Brother Xu, I hope it's JD.com."

"Why?"

"I always buy things from them. The logistics is fast and the things are cheap! If I follow you, maybe they can give me some coupons!"

"...I want to give you shopping coupons, okay? Look at your potential. You don't have to pay for the coupons? You can use the shopping coupons for free, okay!"

Su Meng:o(^｀)o

Su Meng, who gradually realized the difference between the two, nodded:

"Yes, yes! Shopping vouchers!... I just don't know if they are generous or not..."

"I can't compare to your brother Cong anyway."

"Hehehe...that's for sure."

Ever since Su Meng became Brother Xu's assistant, Wang Sicong would give her some Wanda shopping cards every year.

There are five or six more, and three or five less.

There is a limit of 5,000 in it.

Let Su Meng go to Wandali to spend some money.

There are also many other benefits, such as the prop company for the crew, or the use of some extras, fleets, etc... Anyway, she receives quite a lot of gifts every year.

At first, she didn't dare to accept it because she thought it was a bit "abusing power for personal gain".

As a result, Sister Mi was speechless and complained:

"Are you stupid? In your Brother Xu's business, do you have the final say or do I? In Brother Xu's business, do you have the final say or does the deputy director have the final say? If someone gives it to you, they will definitely give it to others. If you use them, it’s the crew’s decision. If you don’t use them, they may think they didn’t give enough. “

This was said by Yang Mi herself, not by Sun Ting or anyone else.

It was also from that time that Su Meng started to receive gifts.

She had just become an assistant at that time, but in the past two years, she actually had a network of her own.

Xu Xin also knew it, but he didn't care.

People follow you in the hope of making money, so you can’t help but let them make money, right?

After chatting for a while about shopping coupons, Su Meng asked:

"Brother Xu, why do you feel so distressed?"

"A little bit, indeed."

Xu Xin shook his head helplessly, looked at Zheng Huanshi's suspiciously big hair swimming in the pool, and said to himself:

"Because you can clearly feel a gold-dollar offensive from them. Waving banknotes, recruiting troops, sharpening swords, marching into new world..."

"In some ways, that's a good thing, right?"

"Of course it's a good thing. The Internet is something that no one can escape now. With their help, the Chinese film market may increase to a large scale in a few years... But the question is what to do next."

In fact, I haven’t talked about these things with anyone recently.

Having finished talking today, Xu Xin started chatting:

"The problem is, I'm afraid they will spend money indiscriminately. Do you understand? And Internet thinking and movie thinking... are two completely different things. They are here to make money, cooperate, win-win, and make profits. Rather than saying I really want to do something for the film market.

We want to make the film market more and more prosperous, and we hope that more and more excellent works will appear in theaters so that audiences can see them. From this perspective, it is true that the film market requires capital investment. If you have money, you can make larger and larger productions.

And they will definitely follow this path, increase investment, grab box office, and promote the prosperity of the film market..."

"Then don't everyone have the same goal?"

Su Meng asked subconsciously.

Then he was blocked by Xu Xin's rhetorical question:

"But their starting point is completely different from ours, isn't it?"

"Well……"

Looking at the stunned assistant, Xu Xin shook his head:

"You see, this is where I have a headache. Although...this is a bit inappropriate to say, we will definitely have a honeymoon period with them. And this honeymoon period is when the film market develops rapidly and becomes prosperous. stage.

Ke Mengmeng...you also have to understand that some people can share the joys and sorrows, but not the hardships. Because of different starting points, people on both sides will definitely start to disagree at a certain point. They will go deeper and deeper, striving to make all movies have their shadows.

Cast a wide net and catch more fish. As long as they make money, they may not care whether the Chinese-language film market needs to turn around or enter the next stage as time goes by...even if they find out, they will take the initiative to avoid this situation.

Because the changes in the next stage may not necessarily be beneficial to them.

To put it bluntly, they just want to make money, but we...at least here, I hope to create a healthier film ecology. And in this process...my current idea is to be closely connected with them, but in this closeness, I still have to maintain a sense of alienation. "

Speaking of this, he had a trace of distress in his eyes:

"This measure is difficult to control. And if this trend is formed, how can we prevent it from infecting ourselves while seeking more development...ha~! "

As if he thought of something, he suddenly smiled bitterly.

In Su Meng's puzzled eyes, he said with a bitter tone:

"Don't think that your brother Xu can now intrigue with the Beijing circle... That's because we and the Beijing circle limit the fight within orderly rules. But this balance is actually very fragile. If you are not careful... The balance is broken, it may really get chaotic. So we are all very careful.

But... they are not necessarily. Moreover, they have a lot of smart people, and they play with a lot of things... I don't understand. Think about it, just the Beijing circle is enough to give your brother a headache. Now there are suddenly so many smart people squeezing into this circle... Alas. "

With a long sigh, he shook his head helplessly again:

"It's not easy, it's really not easy... Close and distant, shallow and deep, tension and relaxation... It really fits the lines in your sister's movie. "

"... Which one? "

Xu Xin's eyes slowly moved from the koi in the pool to the edge of the pool, and fell on the rocky mini rockery next to the pavilion.

The rockery has a shape, and it is covered with model pavilions and suspended plank roads.

As long as it is powered on and filled with agarwood, smoke will fall into the pool water along these plank roads little by little.

The whole mountain looks like it is surrounded by fairy air and is very beautiful.

But Yang Mi doesn't bloom often.

At first it was fresh and bloomed every day, but it was very fragrant and troublesome to change, and it had to be bloomed on a windless day, otherwise you couldn't see anything when the wind blew.

After the freshness gradually wore off, it was no longer needed.

But the scenery on it is real.

It looks strange.

It looks dangerous.

And Xu Xin just looked at the steep terrain of the rockery little by little, and murmured:

"From now on, Mr. Xu...I will really take one step at a time. "

Speaking of this, his eyes also moved to the top of the peak.

Looking at the flying stone, his voice was vague and almost whispered:

"I just don't know... can I keep this lamp burning with this breath, and keep thinking about it, there will be a response..."

"..."

Su Meng was speechless.

Even Minglang's expression became a little reluctant.

Brother Xu... looks a little tired.

He... is really tired.

But... in this heartache and reluctance, she still said:

"But... the line also said that where there is a lamp... there are people. "

Xu Xin was stunned.

Turning his head to look at her...

Instantly showed a gentle smile:

"Yeah. "

Yes.

Where there is a lamp, there are people.

He firmly believes that we are not alone!