Chapter 24 The May Day Holiday Is Coming!
“Wuxin’s books are still as exciting as ever!”
"What's the use of the jade pendant? It's not like two birds flying together again, right? It's a bit PTSD, brothers."
"It seems that Jingtian and Xuejian are happy enemies, but they haven't entered the main plot yet, so I don't know what the story is."
The first day of the update of "Sword and Sword 3" ended abruptly with the scene where Jingtian Xuejian met.
Immediately there was a heated discussion among readers of "Sword of Immortality".
All I can say is that it’s still a familiar recipe and a familiar taste!
Every time I read Wu Xin Lao Zi's words, I feel a sense of reality, and even the supporting characters are also very vivid.
The entire novel forum was almost filled with discussions about "Sword and Sword 3", and it became very popular!
There are voices of admiration, but there must also be voices of doubt.
Not to mention the trolls on Xingkong Novel Network and Fengming Novel Network, two major online literary websites, who are responsible for guiding public opinion on novels, let’s just say that ordinary readers are also not optimistic about "Sword and Sword 3".
In the final analysis, it is still because of the question of the law of "bad sequels".
From beginning to end, no online author has been able to break this iron rule. Even die-hard fans of "Sword and Fairy 1" dare not say that "Sword and Fairy 3" will be exciting.
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The closer the official release of "Love Letter" gets, the more anxious Chang'an Film and Television Company and the "Love Letter" crew members become.
For the company, the performance of "Love Letter" determines the company's future.
From film project approval, to increased investment during the filming period, to later publicity and distribution expenses, Changan, which is solely responsible for production and distribution, spent about 30 million.
This cost data is already considered a very low cost in the entire booming film industry.
There are many movies with a cost of hundreds of millions and 100 million announced.
But for Chang'an Film and Television Company, a small studio, to bear the cost as a sole proprietor is already quite difficult.
Whether in this world or in previous lives, the rules for dividing movie box office accounts are similar.
First, about 10% of taxes and related film development expenses are deducted, and then the theaters take about 60% of the accounts, leaving the remaining 40% for the producers and distributors to share accounts.
As for whether the director and starring actors have separate accounts, it depends on the contract they negotiated with the producer.
Based on this calculation, the box office of Love Letter will be around 100 million to 200 million to be able to make money back.
The risks of sole proprietorship are high, as you may make a lot of money, but you may also lose a lot.
100 million is not high for movie fans who are accustomed to watching blockbusters, but for "Love Letter", it needs the fermentation of word-of-mouth to achieve it.
For the heroine Liya and the starring actors of the movie, this is their chance!
Since the filming of the movie was completed, Liya has been counting the days and looking forward to the release of "Love Letter".
The contract with the former film and television company expired, and Liya breathed a sigh of relief.
But I don’t want to sell my body. My career in the entertainment industry is still dim. The only light is the starring role in "Love Letter".
Liya couldn't imagine it and could only vaguely expect it.
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There was no large-scale announcement.
There was no premiere.
The arrival of the May Day holiday has not set off a wave in this world where entertainment works are booming.
Because the quality of the works in this year’s May Day period is actually relatively average.
Most of the films that are confident in the quality of the film and have strong competitiveness will be released in the summer season. There are many moviegoers in the summer season, and the audience of young people is still quite large.
Of the current May Day movies, the one that attracts the most attention is naturally the gimmicky, big-budget fantasy movie "Legend of Snow City."
The director of the film is Qin Mo, a well-known youth literature author. This is Qin Mo's third work after switching to a film director.
Qin Mo's first two youth films did not receive high ratings on Movie software, but in the end they both made more than 1 billion at the box office and made a lot of money. His film style is gorgeous.
Judging from the trailer, this "Snow City Legend" continues the gorgeous style. Not only that, it also attracts the popular post-85s little girl Fang Yingying and the recently popular 20-year-old actor Li Haolai to star.
According to reports, the investment in this movie exceeds 500 million. It is a rare large-scale fantasy movie, and the box office is currently expected to exceed 2 billion.
As for "Love Letter".
Even with the popularity of the theme song "Red Beans" and Tang Anning's publicity, it is still an unknown among May Day movies.
While the little diva Tang Anning was promoting the movie, she was also watching the situation of the movie.
Tang Anning has booked a premiere venue. If Tang Anning thinks it is a good film, she will definitely promote it on her blog.
But if it was a bad movie, Tang Anning couldn't risk damaging her own reputation by vigorously promoting the movie "Love Letter" and letting her fans be deceived.
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"Are you really not panicking?"
"I'm really not panicking."
A few hours before the movie was released, Zhou Kai saw Lin Qiu still looking relaxed and couldn't understand it at all.
He was just a member of the production and support staff who were all nervous about the release of "Love Letter", but the director Lin Qiu seemed like a normal person.
"The Emperor is really in no hurry...cough."
"I said, what if the movie loses money and loses all its pants? In the movie market, it is not the case that movies with high quality can have box office success."
Zhou Kai said slightly worriedly.
They are all directing students, so they naturally have some knowledge of the film market.
The box office of a movie is related to many factors. The quality and height of the movie itself are very important to the box office, but not everything.
There are many movies in the movie world that have good reputations but faltered after they were released.
"Don't I still have 30 million in my pocket?"
"You can afford the loss, don't panic."
Lin Qiu smiled easily and responded.
Lin Qiu has enough confidence in the release of "Love Letter", and there will be no problem with the film's audience and quality.
Once word-of-mouth fertilizes and is promoted further, based on Lin Qiu's experience, it is expected that the box office results will not be too bad.
As for Chang'an's life and death, Lin Qiu was not under much pressure.
The popularity of "Sword and Sword 1" allowed Lin Qiu to accumulate a huge amount of royalties. If "Love Letter" really fails, Lin Qiu will make the next movie at his own expense.
What's the big deal?
"Sure enough, rich people are different, awesome."
Zhou Kai gave a thumbs up and was completely convinced.
Although his company is much richer than Lin Qiu's family, fixed assets belong to fixed assets and cash belongs to cash.
Zhou Kai didn't have the ability to shell out 30 million in cash.
"Don't worry, I won't pounce."
The reason why Lin Qiu is so confident is because the May 1st grade is not very competitive.
If it were changed to a summer schedule, it would most likely be a waste!
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The migrant workers in Xiazhou finally ushered in the May Day holiday.
Usually during the holidays, all the major scenic spots in Xiazhou are definitely full.
Some migrant workers dare not go traveling even if they want to, so they can only stay at home. At most they go out to the cinema to watch two movies to relax. The shopping malls are always full, but there are seats in the cinema!
""love letter"?"
"hiss……"
"Isn't this the movie "Red Beans"?"
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