Chapter 64 Public Relations
In the original time and space, many people did not understand why Lao Wang acquired Legend...
Tens of billions have been spent, where did the money come from to produce so many blockbusters?
Do you want to use Wanda’s money?
If you think too much, people can just set up an investment fund, and then some people will invest!
The richest man will help you make a fortune!
The same goes for Shen Changlin. If he really makes "The Meg", he won't pay a dime and absorbs foreign investment - 150 million US dollars. Even if he only gets half of it, he will be heartbroken!
Of course, the premise is that your movies can continue to be successful, otherwise, how can you attract investment?
After handling the company affairs, he was going to fly to Shenzhen to officially take over the preliminary work of "The Thieves"...
Then Director Han invited him...
I mainly want to talk to him about the schedule of "The Thieves"...
Let me explain, "The Band of Thieves" is a big production, directed by Shen Changlin, and it must be a market bomb!
Schedule selection is of course the top priority!
There is also a summer stall and a Lunar New Year stall. Actually, these are the only two options.
The company discussed it and checked with Guangguang. Both parties felt that June 9 next year would be a very suitable schedule.
It happens to be the end of the college entrance examination...
Let students enter the theater and enjoy an audio-visual feast!
Moreover, the Dragon Boat Festival will be held on June 9 next year, which means that the four days before the film is released will be a holiday!
Such a good schedule is suitable for a blockbuster movie...
The problem is, "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" invested by China Film Group also wants this schedule!
Yang Fan had told him this before, but Shen Changlin didn't take it seriously. He knew the quality of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains". If nothing else, "The Thieves" still had the confidence to beat "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains"...
Damn, after all, Shen Changlin is also an outstanding director in China, and he still has the ability to control commercial films.
If you encounter "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains", you will retreat...
That would be too embarrassing for the travelers!
I remember that at that time, he replied domineeringly, 'Either let it ("Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains") go away, or let it become cannon fodder, I won't give him face!'
I completely forgot that when "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" was released in the original time and space, a bunch of Hollywood blockbusters were either rescheduled or released directly...
——"The Croods" was forced to be postponed, "Fast and Furious 6" was postponed for one month, and "Jurassic 3D" was rolled directly to August...
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It's hard to say how much "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" cost, but it's at least over 100 million!
Filming took place across Dubai, Taipei, Tokyo, Milan and Hangzhou, with a production team of over a thousand people.
Director Han said a lot of things. In short, he said: I hope "The Band of Thieves" will be withdrawn...
Shen Changlin didn't even think about it and refused directly: "Director Han, it's not that I don't want to cancel the show. You can see for yourself. July will have "Fast and Furious 6" and "Return to Earth", and August will have "Rim" and "Ocean". "Jurassic 3D", you are afraid of Hollywood for this blockbuster, and I am afraid too... and China Film and Television also invested in "Jurassic 3D"!"
"It's because China Film Group participated in the investment, so I want to avoid a fight between the two films!"
"Director Han, our movie has a real price of 150 million. I really can't accept other schedules. It was agreed to be released on June 9. I have already said this on Weibo!"
"...If you want to release it, "Fast and Furious 6" may be released in June!"
This...this is a bit bullying!
Shen Changlin was stunned for a moment. To be honest, he was really not afraid of "Fast and Furious 6" - before Paul Walker died, the "Fast and Furious" series was just an ordinary Hollywood blockbuster with a box office of 400 million...
But before he could speak, Director Han continued: "It's not that I want to put pressure on you, something happened at "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains"..."
"misfortune?"
Director Han briefly talked about the current situation of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains"...
The project planning of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" is very beautiful!
Starring Liu Dehua, Lin Zhiling, and Zhao Bafei, the supporting roles of villains will include Japanese first-line actors. The production teams of Hollywood blockbusters such as "2012", "Avatar", and "The Bourne Supremacy" also hold important positions behind the scenes...
Phoenix TV, China Film and Television, and Media Asia are responsible for the investment!
Then, the filming officially started last week, with Zhao Bafei replaced by Zhang Jingchu, and Japanese A-list actor replaced by Tong Dawei...
The promised Hollywood production team is gone, and there is only a foreigner who worked as subtitle special effects in "Avatar". He was promoted as the special effects director of "Avatar" and will be the special effects director of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains"...
These Han directors all know...
So he said: "This project is probably going to be dirty, but we have already invested money, and Media Asia also invested in it because of my reputation. Liu Dehua also joined "Fuchun" because of me..."
Andy Lau was indeed introduced by Director Han, and he was told that Sun Jianjun had formed an international team to produce this film, and Media Asia’s Lin Jianyue had a good personal relationship with Andy Lau, so Andy Lau came...
When he joined the team and learned that Sun Jianjun would be the screenwriter and director, Andy Lau had no choice but to give up a 50-day schedule because his schedule had already been arranged...
But to be honest, judging from the editing of the movie, the actors may not necessarily know that their acting is so rubbish... You said that Liu has been acting for thirty years, so you can't see how bad the movie is? Why not save it?
Brother, even the most senior movie fans can't tell the complete plot. Do you think Andy Lau can handle it? If he was so awesome, he wouldn't star in bad movies!
Shen Changlin was a little speechless: "You all know that this movie is likely to be pornographic, why don't you get the funds back?"
"...I've known him for almost 30 years! And China Film made 20 million from "Love Call Transfer"!"
Well, this relationship is...
"Don't worry, as long as "The Thieves" is avoided for two weeks, I guarantee that all theaters under China Film Group will fully support "The Thieves"... to ensure that "The Thieves" will exceed one billion!"
"I don't care if it can exceed one billion...and...forget it, I'll let them study the next schedule..."
After everything was revealed, Shen Changlin could only give in...
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Why would "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" be profitable if the schedule was released?
According to the current market growth rate, the industry generally estimates that the total box office in 2013 should be around 25 billion, which is equivalent to about 480 million per week...
This is called the market. No matter what movies are shown in theaters, the average weekly market output is about 400 million.
This output is rarely affected by the quality of the film, but is related to other factors such as the weather - half the wind and no rain at all!
Today's audience is like this, they can only passively act like leeks!
With the size of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains", under normal circumstances it should have a box office of 500 million, a star cast, and a lot of money to create...
The box office of Original Time and Space has just exceeded 300 million - on the premise of 220 million in the first five days, it has indeed been affected by word of mouth!
Adding in TV copyright, Internet copyright, advertising placement, etc., it is estimated that the cost will be recovered...
But he definitely didn’t earn much, otherwise Sun Jianjun wouldn’t have produced “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2” after three years...
Come back, Shen Changlin is quite depressed...
Even though he promised to let him go on the schedule, he still felt unhappy...
It’s quite frustrating, for myself and for the audience. It’s a great Dragon Boat Festival. I want to go to the theater to enjoy it, but I still have to be fed...
But what can he do?
Insisting on choosing June 9th? Over "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains"?
Brainless?
Go against the boss, don't you want to hang out?
Chapter completed!