Chapter 406 Box Office Guarantee (Part 2)

At this time, "The Aviator" has been in theaters for three days, with a cumulative box office of about 8 million, which is not particularly high, but it is highly discussed online!

Especially after Shen Xudong's blog "About the Creative Intentions of "The Aviator"" was uploaded - many media broke the news that "The Aviator" rejected Tian Zhuangzhuang's adaptation;

He explained: "Teacher Tian Zhuangzhuang was thinking about the tragedy of Don Quixote, and what I wanted to express was the Chinese romance of flying into the sky... It is a conflict of ideas. In fact, Li Mingqi's flying dream can be said to be as absurd as Quixote. It is also a man's dream." …'

Most netizens support his views and think "The Aviator" is very romantic...

Of course, the box office in the first weekend was 8 million...

It is also a new low for Shen Xudong's screenwriting movies in recent years.

But... in the field of award-winning movies, it broke the first weekend box office record of 3.3 million set by "Peacock"...

In addition, award-winning movies are all released simultaneously on DVD...

In terms of DVD audio and video rights, I really want to thank "Peacock".

The domestic audio and video rights of "Peacock" were sold at a pitifully low price...

Before "Peacock" went to Germany to participate in the Berlin Film Festival, Guangdong Zhongkai Culture bought the domestic distribution rights of the film.

Moreover, Zhongkai purchased the domestic distribution rights of "Peacock" together with several popular films such as "Lovers' Knot" and "Letter from a Strange Woman" as a package - the combined price of several films is less than to two million.

Then, after "Peacock" won the award, it sold 600,000 DVDs in a month...

Zhongkai Culture made a big mistake!

This time, Zhongkai Culture quoted a price of 6 million for "The Aviator", which also set a new high for the audio-visual copyright of an award-winning film!

And nearly 800,000 DVDs were sold in three days...

Wang Yu, the person in charge of Zhongkai, said directly, "Basically supply exceeds demand. We underestimated the influence of Shen Xudong!" ’

That's right, what he was talking about was 'the influence of three words Shen Xudong'!

…

The Chinese Opera is at the beginning of the new semester and there are many people.

More people gathered today.

The special preview screening of "The Aviator" will start soon.

Some teachers, experts, journalists were invited, and students volunteered to participate...

The day after tomorrow, I’ll go to Nortel to hold one, and then I’ll hold one at Shanghai Theater.

It’s not good to favor one thing over another!

The venue is the Chinese Opera Experimental Theater, which can accommodate more than 700 audiences...

But today the hall was packed, and many students were even standing...

"The Aviator" won the award. The screenwriter is Shen Xudong, a fourth-year drama student at the Chinese Opera Department. The directors Zhou Shen and Liu Lu are from the directing department, including the lead actor Chen Hao, who is also a student at the Chinese Opera Department...

What is this called?

My own child!

Chen Xiao graduated from China National Theater in 2005. He was admitted to three higher art colleges including the Central Academy of Drama, BJ Film Academy and Nanjing University of the Arts, and finally chose China National Opera.

It is a very normal choice. Before the proliferation of stars, China National Theater was the most well-known and has always been considered the highest palace of Chinese film and television academies. This is because it has the longest history, the widest influence, the most famous teachers, and an endless stream of artists.

Nortel caught up later, and the main reason was that it would make more money if it produced celebrities!

Back to the topic, Chen Xiao came specifically to watch the movie. He entered the school theater with familiarity and found a seat in the back row.

In the front row, a group of teachers are helping to receive them.

After all, it’s a movie made by people from China Theater Company!

At this time, in the lounge, Shen Xudong was chatting with several friends who came to support him, including Director Chen...

Director Chen came here specifically to support him.

"Outstanding Citizen", the Venice Best Actor, established his star status, and the summer release of "Witness" was a box office hit, once again proving his appeal...

We have ushered in the latest climax of our career, and it can be said that we are very proud of ourselves at this time!

However, even if he is proud of himself, he is still the same as before: "Xiao Gang went to shoot "The Night Banquet", and Huang Jianxin was very interested in "Blockbuster"..."

Shen Xudong was a little surprised: "...Director Huang is interested?"

"Um…"

"Then, is it okay to let him take the photo?"

"...As long as you have no objection!"

"What opinions can I have, Director Huang? I have always admired him!"

Director Huang Jianxin is in the underrated category of Civic. The black humor films he made are incomprehensible to foreigners and cannot win awards, so he is not as famous as other fifth-generation directors...

"Back to Back, Face to Face", "Black Cannon Incident", "Dislocation"...

In fact, when our generation watched movies, they started with Hong Kong movies, martial arts movies, kung fu movies, and shootout movies, from The Three Hui Brothers, Two Weeks, Tsui Hark and Wong Kar-Wai, to Hollywood blockbusters...

After watching movies for so many years, I have watched too many commercial films. Except for a very few thought-provoking films, I don’t have the urge to watch them twice or three times.

Many early films from Taiwan and Mainland China are very interesting. Works from the late 1980s and early 1990s such as those by Yang Dechang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Huang Jianxin are all very good, and they are not boring at all...

…

"When we were in school, there would often be directors who brought their works to the screenings... To be honest, I couldn't understand many of the director's clips, but I was embarrassed to ask questions for fear of being looked down upon... After all, I am also studying directing. Well!"

"Today, Liu Lu and I are here to screen our new film. I hope you like it, and I hope you can speak frankly... Let's just communicate normally!"

On the stage, Zhou Shen took the microphone and said a few words before leaving the stage, and then the scene gradually became quiet.

As soon as the lights dimmed, the screen lit up, and the screen was also dark. The sound of aircraft roaring could be heard in the darkness.

"Plane, plane!"

There was a little girl's voice, the screen lit up, and then a line of small words appeared in the lower right corner: 1978...

The little boy was not that excited. He just looked up at the sky in trance, with a trace of longing in his eyes...

"Li Mingqi, when will your paper airplane fly so high?"

"...Paper airplanes can't fly that high, they don't have engines..."

But Li Mingqi kept the airplane model his father gave him - the dream of building an airplane was rooted deep in his heart...

Fortunately, he still has grandparents...

The camera turned around, and in 1992, the study tour to the South was broadcast on TV, and the slogan "We must completely break the iron wages, iron rice bowls, and iron seats!" was written on the wall of the factory.

Because getting married requires money.

Mainly, Li Jiao's mother, played by Chen Hao, looks down on him and insists on him giving out a gift of 5,000 yuan...

Li Mingqi gave up his iron job and roped in two friends, Zhu Awen and Lu Fangsheng, to make a living by being laid off...

He is very smart. He opened a steel bar processing workshop with excellent skills and a very good business...

I am about to save 5,000 yuan.

On a summer evening, the three of them were enjoying the cool air in the yard. Zhu Awen suddenly mentioned the newspaper he read today - "The Farmer's Dream of Flying": Cao Zhengshu, a farmer in An County, Sichuan, started building airplanes in his simple workshop in 1984. , so far four test flights have failed.

"I saw pictures of the airplane he built...it's nothing. The engine and engine are all from a tractor, but he actually wants to take this thing to the sky!"

"...Building an airplane is not that simple...The engine, bracket, rear propeller, fuel tank, and control column all require professional calibration..."

Li Mingqi listened to what they said and stood up: "...let's build a plane!"

"…Are you kidding me? Do you know how much it costs to build a plane?"

"That's it, don't think so much, get your wife home first!"

At this time, the teachers in the audience frowned in disapproval...

Because this plot is so natural - next, the gift money must be used to build an airplane...

Nothing new!