Chapter 993 Box Office

The appearance of Jin Han quickly attracted the attention of many people.

Nowadays, the status of Minghu Culture in the domestic film and television industry is extraordinary. During the rise of the previous two years, although the old three domestic companies suppressed Minghu Culture, they quickly changed their minds once they found that they could not be suppressed. By this time, the relationship has basically recovered, so the two big bosses, Hu Fei and Yuan Ke, also rushed over in person to attend the premiere ceremony of "Dragon Inn".

The two bosses came to say hello one after another, chatted for a few words, and then walked away.

Purely polite.

To put it bluntly, Jin Han may be regarded as a treasure by Li Qian, but for other film companies, although he has been the film and television director of Minghu Culture for several years, a director who has not proven his box office strength, in fact There is no status or importance to speak of.

Not to mention that you have to win over under the pressure of breaking up with Minghu Culture and offending Li Qian. At this stage, directors like Jin Han have made a splash in Cannes, but if you want to make a new movie, run If you go to bosses at the level of Hu Fei and Yuan Ke to attract investment, you may not be able to get it even if you ask your grandpa to sue your grandma.

There is no shortage of directors in China!

And there is no shortage of literary film directors.

What is missing is a good commercial director who can sell well!

Therefore, if two bigwigs in the domestic film and television industry can come to say hello, say a few words, and send a few words of blessing, more than 90% of the 10% are for the sake of "Minghu Culture Film and Television Director", not for Jin Han.

Representatives from other film and television companies and production companies also came to shake hands and say a few words, but to be honest, they would not be too enthusiastic—a director like Jin Han who won an award in Europe, in their eyes He is already at the level of a great director. In fact, if it were someone else, everyone would probably be willing to win him over.

Make a literary film with a small investment, let the director show off his talent to his heart's content, and then sell it in Europe. After all, Jin Han has a little reputation and connections in Europe. Turned over - many small and medium-sized film and television production companies in China have this business idea.

But the problem is, Jin Han is the film and television director of Minghu Culture, Li Qian's right-hand man, and now he has started to make commercial films, and Li Qian will give the book as soon as he makes a move—he may go to your small film company to give you Directing a small film with an investment of three to five million?

So, a few words of politeness, blessings, and decisive flashing.

At present, there is no value to attract, and it cannot be drawn.

To be honest, Jin Han felt quite uncomfortable when he felt everyone's perfunctory attitude - he is not stupid, whether the bosses value it or not is the most powerful evaluation for the current film directors!

In contrast, several colleagues in the industry, directors, especially the brothers and sisters from Shuntian Film Academy, are quite heartwarming, at least they feel kind, and their blessings sound sincere many.

But the problem is that they are good friends, and they are far inferior to themselves in the circle. They don't fart as loudly as others.

Of course, there are still people who really value Jin Han.

Actors, and agents.

No matter how Jin Han does not have a high status in the film circle, after all, he is also a person who has passed through Cannes, and it is enough to be considered a Cannes actress. Director Han's previous TV dramas had very good ratings.

Not to mention a bunch of little actors who sneaked in just to save face and try to get familiar with the big shots in the circle, even many popular stars in Minghu culture who are already famous and famous, they have to politely talk to him when talking to him.

Maybe with the right eye, we can cooperate in the next play?

Who would dislike too many dramas of Minghu culture?

Minghu Culture's play, unless it is really inappropriate, who is willing to reject it?

Besides, what if "Dragon Inn" becomes popular?

Now flattering is considered a cold stove, isn't it?

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Seeing that there are less than 20 minutes left before the opening of the film premiere, the guests who should come have basically arrived early. Huang Wenjuan, who is in charge of helping Jin Han and the others organize the premiere ceremony, is the first to send invitations to all guests. Take a seat in the screening room.

So the crowd rushed out of the living room, went to the screening room, and took their seats according to their numbers.

With a smile on his face, Jin Han nodded and smiled at those he knew and didn't know. He didn't relax a little until more than half of the people had walked away. He turned around and saw that there were still many people staying in the living room of Minghu Culture. Just walk over there - at this time, all the people from my family came to send their blessings.

What should be said should be talked about. When the preliminary cut, fine cut, and public release were completed, we have already discussed and chatted. At this time, Li Qian just smiled and asked: "How is it?" , Lao Jin, are you nervous? Are you looking forward to it?"

Jin Han took out a cigarette and lit it, and smiled, "The expectation is really looking forward to, and the nervousness is also really nervous."

Everyone laughed together.

Turning around to look over there, He Yingyu was still surrounded by a few people who hadn't left until now, and couldn't hear what they were talking about. Jin Han couldn't help expressing emotion, "Xiaoyu is really popular! I hope she can give this movie more Bring some box office!"

His words were three points of emotion, three points of anticipation, and four points, with some indescribably complicated meanings.

He had seen it from the moment he was standing at the door to welcome guests, and when he entered the living room, he even glanced over from time to time——He Yingyu is really red! Big and small film company bosses, investors, directors, producers, and even some screenwriters, everyone is willing to join her, even if it's just a familiarity. Even the theater party, who has always been above the top, was very polite to He Yingyu.

There is no way, the box office of "The Matrix" has exploded to such an extent, at least in the Chinese film circle, in the Chinese film market, Zhou Baoshan and He Yingyu are really popular.

No one can compare.

Zhou Baoshan went to Southeast Asia and couldn't make it back. Of course, He Yingyu was the focus of the audience.

In contrast, although there are still several famous and popular little stars in this room, such as Cheng Suping, such as Qin Jingjing, such as Jiang Yiyi, such as Liu Yan, such as Zhao Qing, such as Zhao Yingying...even Bai Yujing kind of character. But in the face of her enthusiasm, it seems that it is not enough.

You know, if others don't tell you, Jiang Yiyi has been very popular recently!

When walking on the red carpet outside the door, the audience cheered and shouted "Huang Rong". Her eyes would shine, and the big bosses and directors didn't pay much attention to her.

People who really wanted to talk to her didn't dare to talk to her at all—it was said in the circle that she was Li Qian's slave. No matter how beautiful and juicy she is, it's not worth offending Li Qian for a woman.

He sighed in his heart, no matter whether he admits it or not, Jin Han is indeed looking forward to it, and also a little proud of it——At first, Jin Han thought that it might be better to let Bai Yujing play the proprietress in "Dragon Inn". Bai Xian now has a wide range of dramas and is popular enough, but Li Qian's "The Matrix" decided on He Yingyu. He thought about it all night, got up the next day, and decided to change He Yingyu.

No way, if you don’t have enough acting skills, you can teach and sharpen slowly, but popularity and box office appeal are not something you can have if you want to have it. If Zhou Baoshan’s schedule is not full, "The Matrix" Afterwards, "Shaolin Temple" was about to appear, and he wanted to bring them both together.

Now that Zhou Zhiyu and He Yingyu are paired together, at least in terms of publicity, they can borrow a little bit of the "best screen couple" in "My Sassy Girl", which is also a good choice besides Zhou Baoshan.

Needless to say, since it is going to the box office, of course, from the step of selecting actors, we must start to consider the later promotion and release.

In his judgment, since "The Matrix" was made by Li Qian, it must be popular, so whether it is Zhou Baoshan who failed to get it, or He Yingyu who got it successfully, it is a good leverage .

Now, as it turns out, it is estimated that he can borrow a lot of strength.

He couldn't help asking Li Qian: "How much is the box office of "The Matrix" now?"

Hearing this, Li Qian thought for a while, then turned his head to look at people, Qi Jie was not there, and neither was Qin Nuo, but Li Qian really hadn't seen the box office for more than ten days—since he was sure that "The Matrix" would not be sold in the North American market. I's "Jurassic Park 2" overtook it, so he didn't pay much attention to the box office.

So at this time, the weird thing is that he, the director, doesn't know how much his film has box office. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "There should be more than 700 million domestically? North America... 350 million US dollars?"

A bunch of people feel weird in their hearts.

But everyone is very clear in their hearts that Li Qian is such a person, he really didn't pretend to be aggressive on purpose-if someone else was the director of "The Matrix", he would probably even have to remember the single-digit box office. The key is this The highest-grossing movie in the history of Chinese movies, and it is the first movie that has truly achieved simultaneous global sales.

But if this matter is put on Li Qian, he really didn't put all his thoughts on this movie, he really didn't care too much about these things in the past, he couldn't remember, he didn't know his current real-time box office, and It's really normal.

Or you can understand that Li Qian's way of pretending to be aggressive is more exotic and refined, and it is several levels higher than the domestic gang who are eager to write box office figures on their faces so that everyone can see it at a glance.

Anyway, I think he is even more awesome.

Fortunately, at this time, the rescuer came back.

After dealing with those few investors, He Yingyu felt a little smug. She was thinking about the helplessness in Ming Xiaojing's eyes just now. She couldn't help snorting. Asked about the box office, and then heard Li Qian's answer.

She immediately felt that in terms of compulsion and rank, she was indeed a little lower.

When I was sought after by a few small bosses with a little money, and a new director like Ming Xiaojing who hadn't really started on the road, I felt awesome, but the real big cow didn't take it seriously at all.

She walked over and said with a smile: "The domestic box office has reached 870 million US dollars. It is said that as of last Sunday in North America, the box office has exceeded 410 million US dollars. According to Mr. Du, last week, the US box office The forecasting agency re-released a new round of box office forecasts for "The Matrix". Originally, they thought they were optimistic that the North American box office would exceed 400 million US dollars. Now they have adjusted it, saying that the minimum will not be less than 500 million US dollars. Optimistically, it is hoped that the "Titanic" will hit more than 700 million U.S. dollars. The global box office estimate has not increased much, but it has only been raised from 1.3 billion U.S. dollars to 1.45 billion U.S. dollars."

The string of data she reported was clear and accurate, showing that she really cared about the box office—Jin Han couldn't help but "tsk tsk" repeatedly, smiled and sighed inexplicably, and narrowed his eyes with a look on his face. Leisurely fascinated, I don't know what kind of beautiful picture I thought of.

Li Qian thought for a while, and said: "It's been more than a month, and the follow-up potential is limited. I don't think it can climb that high. These box office forecasting agencies have ignored everyone's psychological problems of hunting novelties, hot topics, and previous views on potential. The problem of excessive consumption of moviegoers, according to the data you mentioned, if the box office in North America... I guess the top is to take another 100 million US dollars, and it will be about 500 million US dollars. If it goes up, there is little hope. I want to catch up To be included in the North American box office of US$700 million of "Titanic" is even more idiotic."

Speaking of this, he smiled and shook his head, "Mr. Du must have told you more than that, right? Don't just pick and choose nice things in the future. North America can get 500 million, and it's almost possible to get over 1 billion in China... "

After thinking for a while, he said, "Let's see, I can't make it through. Up to now, the box office has basically squeezed out all the potential of the market."

Jin Han "tsk tut" again, and said, "The world's 13.4 billion dollars! Except for "Titanic", almost all of them have been wiped out, right?"

He Yingyu is the most familiar with this data. She opened her mouth and said, "Currently the second largest box office in the world is the first "Jurassic Park". Not too small."

Li Qian smiled, and was not at all surprised by He Yingyu's familiarity with and attention to the box office situation—to put it bluntly, even if she made a movie in the future, there is a movie like "The Matrix" , can be left in the history of Chinese film. Follow-up sequel after sequel, no matter how you mix it, you have already guaranteed the bottom line, and it won't be too bad.

Of course she has reason to pay close attention and care.

At this time, he just turned his head to look at Jin Han, and said, "Old Jin, I'm going to be asked about the box office later, how much are you going to say?"

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In the pre-screening interaction and interview session, when a reporter asked this question, Jin Han smiled and replied: "The script of "Dragon Inn" was given by our grandpa Qian. I have full confidence in this story. He Yingyu, Zhou Zhiyu and Cheng Suping are the leading male and female protagonists. I have full confidence in these actors and their performances, and I am also full of confidence in myself, so..."

"I hope the box office of this movie can exceed 600 million!"

When the audience heard the words, there was an uproar.