Chapter 758 Retirement (Part 1)
After "If You Are the One" was released, it grossed 80 million at the box office in its first week...
Set a new high for the Lunar New Year period.
In fact, many people were not optimistic about this movie - Uncle Ge and Shu Qi really don't get along, and they all thought that the stewardess would have to be dizzy to fall in love with this old man.
Regardless of whether it is a good match or not, "If You Are the One" is a hit, and its absorption rate exceeded that of November's "Geng Hao Returns to Hometown"...
It has exceeded 100 million in five days. As of New Year's Day, "If You Are the One" has a box office of 180 million. There is almost no suspense if it breaks 200 million!
Although it does not have an overly radical and independent style, it can still generate discussion and strong social influence among the mainstream people in China...
This movie was jointly invested and produced by Tianmei Media and Taihe Public. Feng Xiaogang did not receive director's remuneration, but directly received a share of 25% of the profits. Uncle Ge did the same, with a 20% profit share...
But Tianmei Media definitely made a profit - the advertising placement alone almost paid back its investment.
In addition, the two movies "Geng Hao Returns to His Hometown" and "If You Are the One" very successfully resolved the entanglement between Feng Xiaogang and the Huayi brothers...
However, "Assembly Number" is still invested by Huayi Brothers...
Before New Year's Day, the company booked the largest hall in the Park Hyatt Hotel to celebrate the three films "Perfect", "Ip Man" and "If You Are the One".
Shen Xudong also appeared, briefly expressed his thoughts, and then left...
Leave all the scenes to the creators of the crew.
…
In fact, holding a celebration is essentially a business reception.
I know all about publicity!
Shen Xudong found Ning Hao, Huang Bo... Han Yan who were chatting together, and asked with a smile: "What are you talking about?"
"We are discussing the script of "If You Are the One"... Are you the chief screenwriter?"
"I just wrote an outline and framework, and it was Director Feng who actually added the content into it."
Ning Hao clapped his hands: "...I just asked you where did you get so much life insights!"
Shen Xudong nodded: "I am indeed not that age. And I originally just wanted to make a road comedy."
After a pause, he added: "I feel that Director Feng has put himself in, so I used Qin Fen's words to express his feelings. Money is not a problem, but there is a lack of friends. Several good friends have gone their separate ways. After more than ten years, Friends I haven’t seen before, I don’t know how old it is when we see each other again...
He must have missed those people from back then! "
Indeed, in the original time and space, after "If You Are the One", Director Feng reconnected with Wang Shuo and others.
Wang Shuo also wrote "If You Are the One 2" for him, including "Private Customization"...
"I said I feel a sense of loneliness... Hey, where did the idea for the divergence terminal inside come from? Did you think about it?"
Shen Xudong shook his head: "It was Director Feng's idea. To be precise, it was Peng Haoxiang's idea. It should have been the year before last. Peng Haoxiang was invited to write the script "Aristocrat" for Director Feng. Although the project failed in the end, Director Feng still wrote down the creative ideas in it. Got it!"
"Then...does this count as borrowing ideas?"
"It's just a piece of cake...it's not Peng Haoxiang's original work!"
Different terminals, this first appeared in the movie "Mr. Bitch" directed by Kwan Xinhui and starring Eason Chan...
Later, Peng Haoxiang also copied the idea in "Youth Dream Factory".
Shen Xudong changed the topic: "I have recently been studying the domestic market and the Jiahe model. I feel that the market is getting bigger and hot money is pouring into the entertainment industry..."
"how to say?"
"Do I need to talk about this? Look at the current growth rate of the number of screens. If nothing else, just say that Golden Harvest Cinema Line already has 32 theaters. We predict that the number of theaters will exceed 110 and the number of screens will exceed 500 in three years at most. You know Golden Harvest is only the fifth-ranked theater chain in the country!"
Huang Bo nodded: "Indeed, in the past, a movie that exceeded 100 million was considered a hit, but now it can easily reach 200 to 300 million..."
Shen Xudong sneered: "What's two hundred and three hundred million? If you wait a little longer, it will break through five hundred million and one billion..."
Han Yan was confused: "Why are you telling us this?"
"I would like to say that the market is getting better, and the single-film scores of films with good quality are definitely higher than before..." At this point, Shen Xudong looked at a few people: "You are all creative talents. Do you have any ideas to set up your own company?" ?”
"Start your own company?"
Shen Xudong nodded: "Yes, just like Jiahe, the independent producer system!"
"Independent producer?"
"To put it simply, we support directors and actors to establish satellite companies, and then Jiahe can invest and jointly make movies... I thought about it, for the movies you make in the future, you will either get 30% of the profit share, or you will make them and Tianmei will buy one. Price cut off…”
"Buyout price?"
"For example, "The Tuner", I think it should have a box office of 150 million to 200 million, so I will buy it out for 65 million... How it sells after that has nothing to do with you!"
Ning Hao was confused: "But you invested in "The Tuner"..."
"Let me give you an example...you don't know how to attract investment," Shen Xudong smiled: "Don't think I don't know, a bunch of people came to you to give you money to make a movie!"
Ning Hao and Han Yan looked at each other, smiled, and did not refute...
This is normal. The Chinese film market is expanding rapidly, but there are too few mature commercial film directors. Those with experience are even less successful. Ning Hao and Han Yan are both treasures in the eyes of capital.
If you don’t chase them, how about chasing new people?
Shen Xudong then added: "This is actually the model we adopted in cooperation with Feng Xiaogang and Uncle Ge..."
""You Are the One"?"
"Both "Geng Hao Returns to Hometown" and "If You Are the One"... Director Feng only received a basic director's salary of 100,000, but he participated in profit sharing..."
"How much is it divided into?"
"He gets 25% of domestic profits, and Uncle Ge gets 20%..."
Ning Hao quickly asked: "How much does "If You Are the One" cost?"
Shen Xudong looked around, and then whispered: "The publicity cost is about 25 million...of which nearly 22 million was replaced by business...the publicity investment is less than 3 million!"
"What about production?"
"The production cost is 45 million, which is fully covered by advertising placement and pre-roll ads..."
"...Then didn't he make more than 20 million this time?"
Shen Xudong did the math and shook his head: "He was given 23 million for "Geng Hao" and only a lot more for "If You Are the One"!"
The total box office of "Geng Hao Returns to His Hometown" was 224 million, and the cost was less than 30 million. The movie was shot in two places. It was very cheap, and the local government provided a lot of conveniences...
The most important thing is that the extra cost for advertising placement is 38 million yuan - it has already made 8 million yuan before it was released!
Huang Bo interjected: "Can I do it too?"
"... Of course you have no problem... As long as you are interested in any project, you can directly approach me for investment..."
"become…"
Shen Xudong picked up the drink, drank it down in one gulp, and then said: "Then I'll go over first. Tomorrow you guys come to the company and sign the contract... find some lawyers and take a look in detail... By the way, the movies you are the producers and supervisors of are also Included!”
After saying that, he turned around and walked in the direction of Gao Fenfen and Chen Xi...
The two of them were talking to Zhong Lifang.