Chapter 504: Not a Hit?
Regarding the release of "Juno", Joseph Drake has two suggestions, either to use the Toronto Film Festival to promote it and focus on the awards season...
Either go to Sundance...that's next year.
In Toronto, all the post-production work would have to be completed in September, which would be too late.
It has to be the Sundance Film Festival.
Refer to Harvey's promotion of "Little Miss Sunshine", build momentum through the Sundance Film Festival, then screen it, and directly expand the release when public opinion is at its peak...
Shen Xudong said: "Independent film distribution must go through film festivals to build momentum. Venice and Toronto may not be able to catch up. What Joseph means is next year's Sundance..."
"...As long as you are sure."
Gao Fenfen has no objection - a film like "Juno" is unlikely to be released in the mainland, and the subject matter is not suitable. She is pregnant before she is married!
"Don't worry, Jennifer Garner has already reduced her salary to star in the film. "Juno" will definitely be a hit!"
Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck's wife, is quite famous in the United States.
Well, the cost of "Juno" is US$7.5 million, Jennifer Garner's salary is US$1.5 million, and by the way, the investment is US$1.5 million...
No way, the first publicity point for the success of "Juno" is that the investor of this movie is the famous Hollywood actress Jennifer Garner...
Take advantage of Daben's reputation.
Ben is well-known in Hollywood. In the 1990s, he "surrendered" to Weinstein with his younger brother and good friend Matt Damon, forming the "Boston faction" under the Weinstein family.
However, Shen Xudong has never met Ben Affleck. This man is a fool. People should at least do their homework before expressing political opinions. What about him? Directly shouting at the Chinese to get out of South Korea...
Also a talent!
Bringing it back, Shen Xudong was about to ask about the situation of "The Tailor", but Gao Fenfen suddenly said: "Hey, you just said that the country must support the genuine version, so... should we build a video website?"
Shen Xudong was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "...How could you have such an idea?"
"You don't think so?"
Shen Xudong scratched his head: "My idea is that now the new media copyrights are all at a bargain price anyway. We will sign them directly and then sell them to other video websites..."
"…Then why not just buy one yourself?"
"purchase?"
"Yes, there are a lot of video websites on the market. Let's pick one with a good name and buy it directly..."
Well, at this stage, video websites are classified as closed projects, including Tudou, Youku, Kuaibo, Baofengyingyin, Kuliu, PPTV, 56.com, PPS, Liujianfang...
Hundreds of large and small video websites have been launched one after another.
If you can hold on, you'll have a chance!
For the time being...the copyright war has not yet begun, and it is not difficult to survive.
What's more, he still has Jiahe in his hand!
Therefore, Shen Xudong thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, let's invest in a company first...and then develop slowly..."
“Buy the copyright first!”
"...Does our company have money?"
"Fortunately, 50 million can still be used. Let's invest in a video company..."
"What about the right to speak? What about management? I don't understand these things, do you understand?"
"You don't need to know so much to make a video website. I'm going to..."
Gao Fenfen explained his plan in detail, which was nothing more than to invest in shares and then buy the copyright...and persisted until the relevant departments promulgated policies...
The idea is similar to Shen Xudong's - there is no idea of spending money to make a big video website.
Yes, I really can’t afford to smash it...
Shen Xudong changed the topic: "I read the box office report. How come the first weekend box office of "The Tailor" was only 15 million?"
"Fifteen million is already pretty good," Gao Fenfen rolled his eyes: "According to the predictions given by the theater chain, the total box office will definitely be upwards of 40 million! "Dragon and Tiger Gate" only made 40 million..."
Before talking to Shen Xudong, Gao Fenfen continued: "You must know that our cost is less than 15 million... plus overseas copyrights, after dividing the accounts, a few can earn 10 million!"
"That's not much..."
"...Not many?" Gao Fenfen was speechless: "Director Shen, we released four movies this year, and each one was profitable. Do you know what this is called?"
"what is it call?"
"Miracle…"
Okay...I forgot again that this is an era where 'making movies means losing money'.
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"The Tailor" starring Director Chen is a spliced movie that references "The Suit" and "Little People".
The cost is very low - the main scene is just a tailor shop, basically just some money for the actors' salary...
The entire story of the film takes place in a tailor shop, using a small space as the stage. Various characters appear one after another. The plot is advanced through a large amount of dialogue, and finally reaches the climax in the form of reversal and reversal.
To sum up the plot in one sentence: the story of a tailor using tricks to eradicate gangsters.
In fact, this theme can also be set in ancient times and made into a martial arts film: a hidden master opens a tailor shop, encounters a vendetta and uses his intelligence to resolve it...
But in martial arts, the most important thing is the action scenes. No matter how smart you are, it's not as straightforward as fighting and killing...
The same goes for modern dramas...
A movie without big scenes, even if it has a superb script, is destined to be a niche movie!
The results of "The Tailor"... were actually within Shen Xudong's expectations.
Isn't this the consecutive hits of "Crazy Stone" and "Glory of the Tang Dynasty"? I wonder if "The Tailor" can also bring surprises...
I still overestimated the box office value of Director Chen...
Acting skills and box office value are still two different concepts.
I still thought that "The Tailor" could break 100 million or something.
Now it seems that dreaming is faster...
Of course, this is only Shen Xudong's opinion, but in the industry, a group of people have become numb: What is the concept of 40 million box office in 2006?
Top ten level of the year!
For the time being, it ranks fifth in the year, second only to "Glory of the Tang Dynasty", "Crazy Stone", "Fearless" and "Republic of China"...
That's right, except for "Fearless", it has nothing to do with Tianmei Media. All four movies were released by Tianmei Media, and there are two other movies that have major investment...
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Now that I'm back, I definitely want to join in the promotion of "The Tailor"...
After all, Shen Xudong is also the screenwriter and producer of "The Tailor" - although he is only a producer in name.
"I like Gu Long's novels very much. The play "The Tailor" is actually a modern version of a hidden master who opens a tailor shop and encounters a vendetta in the world and uses his intelligence to resolve it..."
"In addition, I also want to try to present a gangster-themed crime movie with a single scene and a drama that is close to the entire film..."
In an interview with Sina Entertainment, Shen Xudong spared no effort in recommending "The Tailor": "I think the best way to show the skill of a screenwriter is to create a scene in a single scene. "Sniper Phone Booth", "Thriller Space", including "Dreams Come to Reality" released some time ago... "
"From the beginning, I knew that this kind of movie would be difficult to sell..."
Shen Xudong was talking eloquently, and then the reporter couldn't help it: "Xudong, do you think "The Tailor" will not be a hit?"
"My concept is that if the box office exceeds 100 million, it won't be a hit!"
"...Uh, okay, you continue..."
Shen Xudong was a little speechless. What does "I continue" mean?
"You ask, why should I continue?"
The reporter took out the card: "...I love seeing how many netizens say you haven't done martial arts for a long time..."
"...No, "Meteor Butterfly Sword" is in preparation."
"What about "The Deer and the Cauldron"?"