Chapter 1935 Dinner Party of Big Shots

In mid-March, a movie invested and filmed by Kylin Culture Huajing Branch was released in theaters across the country.

The name is "The Stubborn Lord".

This novel written by Wang Shuo, directed by Feng Xiaogang and starring Zhang Guoli, Ge You and Wang Gang, has a very good publicity campaign.

Song Dacheng, the national son-in-law, and Li Dongbao, the living treasure, are two kings in today's Chinese film and television circles.

Under the active publicity offensive, everyone knew about the movie starring the two of them, so when it was released, many people chose to watch it.

But after watching it, the reactions were mixed.

Some people think that "The Unruly Man" is pungent and satirical, and the laughter contains a lot of truth, which makes people think deeply. It is indeed a good movie.

But some others believe that "The Stubborn Lord" is full of Huajing gangsters who feel too good about themselves, and the content shown is very dark and unacceptable.

Of course, there are also a group of people who just go to see the two big stars and watch the jokes, which can be a good enjoyment.

With such a divided reputation, the box office of "The Insidious Lord" has reached about 35 million after more than a month of release.

It’s not very good, but as a work of a private film and television company without any booking of the venue, it’s already very good.

After the entire share is divided, Kirin Culture Huajing Branch will receive 16 million yuan.

After excluding all expenses, the net profit is 10 million.

Among the expenses, the most expensive was the remuneration of the three protagonists, each of which was given 500,000 yuan. Feng Xiaogang received 200,000 yuan and Wang Shuo received 50,000 yuan for the rest.

After hearing the news of the box office success, Wang Shuo took out the money without saying a word and invited a few people to have a meal at Dong Laishun Restaurant.

Although Wang Shuo has a bit of a scoundrel, that kind of fussy and arrogant Huajing literati vibe, which is sometimes very annoying, it is undeniable that he also has many advantages.

For example, being loyal to friends, not caring about money, etc.

Among the few people, he got the least money, but he still entertained guests often.

It is because of this trait of his that he has become good friends with Wang Gang and Zhang Guoli.

The six leading actors and creators of "The Unruly Lord" sat together. Wang Shuo first suggested that one of them should leave, so everyone drank a glass of white wine before sitting down with a sigh of relief.

"Yuzi, if the box office is so good, the dividends for us should be quite large, right?" Feng Xiaogang asked directly.

"There should be quite a few." Ge You nodded.

"Can it be as high as the salary we received before?" Feng Xiaogang asked with great interest.

Before Ge You could answer, Wang Shuo said a little impatiently, "Gangzi, don't keep chattering there. Our box office is good, but if we say it's much, much, much better, that's not enough! Our company has only a total of Earning about 10 million, the salary for our group of people is almost 2 million, how much more do you think they will pay you?"

In this era, Wang Shuo was still Xiaogangpao's eldest brother, and scolding him was very casual.

Feng Xiaogang smiled coquettishly, "I'm a little itchy. Logically speaking, they should give a lot more. Whether it's a movie or TV series in Hong Kong or a movie and TV series in the Mainland, the dividend rewards are not set by Mr. Jun. Tradition?”

"This also depends on the results." Zhang Guoli has worked with Liu Xiaoqing and He Qin, and of course he knows more information, "If the ratings are so high, like "Hua Jingren in New York," which Xiaogang you assisted in directing before, , then the dividend rewards are very high. Jiang Wen and Liu Xiaoqing received at least 500,000 yuan in dividends.

The dividends in Xiangjiang will be higher, but the result is more realistic. Those who can achieve it can definitely get dividends. The better the performance, the more dividends. They have a very detailed evaluation standard and they all follow this, so the director, actors, and other staff are all convinced. Just ask Teacher Wang about this. "

Wang Gang didn't want to talk much at first, but seeing that he was being talked about, he smiled and said, "Yes. But the commercialization in Xiangjiang is very developed, and movies can also be sold to Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and even Europe and the United States. , so the box office is naturally very high. If we only count the local box office in Hong Kong, HK$30 million is already very, very good."

"Isn't 30 million Hong Kong dollars only 15 million yuan?" Feng Xiaogang, who was eating hot-boiled mutton, slapped the table when he heard this, "The people of Xiangjiang are not very enthusiastic about watching movies!"

Wang Shuo wanted to cry and laugh at the same time, "Gangzi, shut up and eat your food! There are only over 6 million people in Xiangjiang, how many people are there in the mainland?"

Feng Xiaogang finally reacted, scratched his head, and smiled sheepishly.

"In general, the quality of our movie is still a little bit high, but it can have such a good box office thanks to the performances of Lao Zhang, Yuzi and Teacher Wang." Wang Shuo pulled Feng Xiaogang. He stood up and said, "Come, let us toast you and thank you for fulfilling our dreams of being a screenwriter and a director."

Zhang Guoli and the other three stood up quickly, and another one left.

Sitting down again, Zhang Guoli couldn't help but say one more thing, "Now look at our mainland, the era of making movies, especially commercial movies, is far from coming... I feel that in the past ten or twenty years, our mainland has The development of the film and television industry probably depends on TV series! Let’s not talk about others, just Yuko and I. After one TV series, we became big names, and everyone in the country knew about it. Such charm is really amazing!

Not to mention Jiang Wen. With the movie "Hua Jingren in New York", he was directly valued by Jun Shao and entered Hollywood. The American movie he is currently starring in is called "The Greatest Heroes", with a global box office of more than 300 million US dollars. ! They have become internationally famous celebrities, and they are several levels higher than us! "

Ge You didn't talk much to begin with, so he just smiled when he heard this.

But he still agrees with the fact that a TV series made him famous.

However, Ge You did not have the sour feeling in Zhang Guoli's words.

Jiang Wen has Jiang Wen's way, and he, Ge You, also has his own ideas.

Acting in a down-to-earth manner and being a human being seriously is the path Ge You has chosen for himself.

No, after the filming of "The Stubborn Master" was completed, Ge You has been rehearsing a drama at Renyi in the past two months. It will start performing in May, with a total of 12 performances.

"I don't quite agree with what Lao Zhang said." At this time, it was Wang Gang who spoke. He and Zhang Guoli didn't know why, but they just saw each other. After such a TV series, the two of them talked about everything. A good friend who has a deeper friendship than the others.

Knowing that Wang Gang had been in Xiangjiang for two or three years, his ability and knowledge were not comparable to that of others, so they immediately became energetic and waited for him to continue.

"It will definitely not work if we rely on the domestic film industry to develop." Wang Gang said, "It is very common across the country to hide the box office and make copies privately. If it weren't for these circumstances, if our box office doubled again, then There’s no problem at all.”

"Who says it's not the case? These are a bunch of idiots!" Wang Shuo immediately agreed with an angry curse.

But they have no way to decide this matter, let alone the ability to change it.

This is a matter for the entire system, and even the top issuing company has no way to stop it.

Every place has its own interests, and they are all thinking about their own units and their own employees. Based on this, no matter how angry the superiors are, there is no way to deal with them.

It’s impossible to fire them all, right?

How bad would that be?

Therefore, only when the state-owned cinema system collapses and turns into a commercial cinema alliance can we hope to get as real returns as possible at the box office.

"But it's different now." Wang Gang's words took a turn. "Jun Shao has built eight Kirin commercial plazas in the mainland. A very important function of this Kirin plaza is the cinema function. According to the news I got from Xiangjiang, Kirin Commercial Plaza has a total of 8 underground floors, of which half of the fifth floor, the highest, is used for cinemas.

The model of this cinema is different from that in mainland China. It is the most advanced small hall model in Hong Kong. Each small hall can only accommodate 150 people, and all use the world's top audio projection equipment to give people the best viewing experience. Each Qilin Commercial Plaza has six such small halls, and a total of 8 seats equals 7,200 seats. "

"7,200 seats? That's still too few, too few!" Feng Xiaogang shook his head.

"Don't panic, Mr. Jun's plan is to build a 120-seat Qilin Commercial Plaza within 20 years. By then, it will have 100,800 seats." Wang Gang said, "Based on five or six games a day, it will be at least 30 The number of moviegoers of 10,000 people will be 9 million in one month! Do you think the scale of such a cinema is still small?"

"Not too young." Wang Shuo said directly, "But it has been too long to wait and it is not suitable to talk about it now."

"Yeah, so Mr. Jun came up with a way to combine it." Wang Gang said with a smile, "This is the previous cooperation of "The Lion King", "The Prodigal Son", "The Blind Man", "The Golden Guard", and "Speed ​​of Life and Death" The model... is that except for the movies broadcast by Kirin Cinema, the rest are sold to the film bureau by selling a total of copies. Each copy is calculated as 10,000 yuan, which should be about 2,000 copies of each movie."

"Good guy, this is how to ensure harvest despite drought and flood!" Feng Xiaogang said with a smile.

"At that time, Jun Shao must not only sell movies in Xiangjiang, but also make movies in the mainland like now, right?" Zhang Guoli said, "If that's the case, the income of 20 million, even with the addition of It’s not enough to have your own movie theater, and maybe it’s not as good as our “The Bad Guy”.”

"Why don't you think about it the other way around, if movies from outside can come in, why can't our movies go out?" Wang Gang said sternly, "If the filming is completed, mainland movies can still be released in Hong Kong and all over Asia. ! Just like "Shaolin Temple" and "The Legend of Cixi"! Are you still afraid that you won't be able to make money by then?"

"right!"

Wang Shuo slapped the table again and agreed, "Teacher Wang is right. A person as far-sighted as Mr. Jun must have thought carefully. Let's just keep working hard, lest we can't keep up with Mr. Jun's pace in the future. Knocked out!”

"You are absolutely right about this, Shuozi." Feng Xiaogang said, "If you want to hang out with the best people, you have to have your own abilities! I will also work hard to improve my directing skills in the future, and at least I can hire Jun Why don't you write a script specifically for me!"

"Hahaha……"

Everyone laughed unconsciously.

Feng Xiaogang's ambition is really too great.

But who dares to say that Feng Xiaogang couldn't get such a good script with his hard work?

In this era, people are more daring to think and do than they would be 30 years later!