Chapter 424 Celebration, gathering of industry leaders
Time came to early September, which was the third week since "The Ugly Duckling" was released, and the movie's box office had reached 330 million.
What’s more bizarre is that the box office decline curve has become even smoother.
The students had all enrolled in school at this time, and with such a wonderful inspirational film, it naturally spread around the school.
Some students spontaneously went to watch the movie together, after all, it was a movie starring the fairy sister,
Some are recommended by teachers, saying that there is such a movie that students can watch in their free time.
There were even schools organized to watch it, and it was published in newspapers and received praise from some educational public opinion.
This is serious.
Relevant media usually don't pay attention to things in the film and television industry. Now that they heard about it, they also praised the film after watching it.
This makes the film more famous within the school.
Chen Linfeng was reminded of the time when Liu Qianqian sang "Invisible Wings".
He was also favored by some big shots in the education industry.
The president of Yenching University sang this song at the school's New Year's Eve party the year before last.
Last year, Yanjing’s college entrance examination Chinese essay question also used this song as the title.
Nowadays, "The Ugly Duckling" is officially regarded as a positive work to inspire students, which is similar in nature to "Invisible Wings".
And with such invisible benefits, it will have a big boost to the box office.
The previously estimated box office of 400 million may be underestimated.
Just in time for the box office to exceed 300 million, Chen Linfeng took advantage of the situation to hold a celebration banquet, summoned all the cast and crew, and invited big names to make it a grand event.
Most of the previous celebration parties were organized by Han Shanping, and this was the first time Chen Linfeng held such an event.
Not only to reward the crew and staff, but also to promote the two regular purposes.
Helping Cheng Er introduce directors in the circle and setting a flag for himself are also his intentions.
It was Teacher Wang Rui who won the award through him and teamed up with Yanying's directing department to help him make his debut and get to know various big shots.
It’s a form of introducing people.
Today, it was Chen Linfeng who did the same thing.
Cheng Er knew about this in advance. Although he was extremely grateful, he was also a little embarrassed.
"Director Chen, isn't it appropriate?"
"What's inappropriate?"
Chen Linfeng was a little strange. He reassured, "Don't worry, I will introduce you to you, and no one will deny you face."
That's not it.
Cheng Er was in trouble and couldn't tell. Director Chen was 10 years younger than him, so it was a bit strange to ask him to be his introducer.
He didn't mean anything else, he was just afraid that the situation would be embarrassing.
"Well... okay then."
Since graduation, especially since last year, Chen Linfeng has also served as a teacher, leading students.
It's been a long time since anyone mentioned age in front of him, and they treated him like a boss.
He was used to it himself, and he really didn't notice anything was wrong.
When he called to invite Wang Rui, as the teacher who originally taught Chen Linfeng, he directly clicked the invitation.
"Xiao Chen, your heart is good, but don't you feel something is wrong?"
"What's wrong?"
"This kind of thing is usually the love and care of the elders for the younger ones. Although you are his boss, I think you are generally friends with each other as peers, and your relationship is usually good. When the time comes..."
"Ah, I see, no wonder,"
Chen Linfeng slapped his forehead and suddenly realized,
"I didn't expect this. I said that Cheng Er looked a little hesitant before, but it turned out to be like this."
He changed his mind decisively, "Teacher, why don't you do it? You happen to be my teacher, so you are suitable for this job."
"Okay, then I'll do it."
Wang Rui is the teacher who taught Chen Linfeng, and the relationship between the two has been good.
Nowadays, teachers are more valuable than students, and their status in the circle has improved a lot.
At that time, he had to humble himself when facing Zhang Yimou, but now it is different. Any great director can treat him as an equal.
I'm not as good as you, but my students are awesome.
This is the benefit of having a good student.
The celebration banquet was held in Yanjing. There are many film and television companies here, and many people in the industry stay here when they are not filming.
When events are held here, more people usually come.
On weekdays, big names in the industry rarely have the opportunity to get together.
Basically, there must be some kind of name, or there must be a heavyweight to invite them, so that they can all come together.
Now that Chen Linfeng is engaging in this kind of activity for the first time, there are quite a few people giving him face.
Those who have worked together before, those who have a relatively close relationship, and those who even have some grievances (mainly because of their own opinions), and those who want to cooperate in the future are basically here.
Xu Ke's "Empire of Heaven" will be released at the end of this month. He wants to participate in more activities, increase exposure, and strive for more film schedules.
Correspondingly, the main crew members such as Liu Dehua, Li Binbin, and Deng Chao also came.
Deng Chao had always been at odds with Huang Xiaoming, and he knew that Chen Linfeng had a good relationship with Huang Xiaoming.
Therefore, for a long time, although I wanted to get close, I never had a good chance.
This time he came with some expectations.
"The Orphan of Zhao" directed by Da Chen will be released at the end of the year, and he has no promotional intentions.
I thought it would be awkward to meet him, but after all, many people no longer call him "Old Chen", it was as if they had eliminated him.
But Director Kai Ge feels that he has a broad mind and cannot be ignored just because of this.
So after a long time of mental preparation, I finally came.
Mrs. Chen also came with her, and her youngest son, who is only 10 years old. He heard that he intends to develop in the entertainment industry, so he always takes him with him when traveling recently.
In fact, this is also a kind of introduction to people. If you meet uncles, aunts, etc. too much, you can't lose any love at all. Zhang Yimou was naturally present.
Now that his wish has been fulfilled, he has no intention of quitting. Instead, he is more motivated and wants to produce more good works.
As a result, the change that occurred was that "Hawthorn Love" did not appear, and instead a movie was made that reflected the changes in the 1980s.
It is also released on National Day.
When Chen Linfeng heard the news at that time, his first reaction was that the three-gold Grand Slam actor in later generations was gone.
Even if she herself will enter the film and television industry, without the most important identity of a career girl, her development will definitely not be as good as in her previous life.
I don’t know if it’s good news or bad news.
Zhang Weiping, who was traveling with Director Zhang, did not look very good.
He felt that talking was not very effective recently, because Zhang Yimou always said that he wanted to cooperate with Xiao Chen when he was not satisfied.
It feels like I have found the password to pass the level.
But he really didn't dare to take it hard. You know, this is the top three directors in Europe and the Oscar Director Grand Slam.
Once Zhang Weiping dares to break up, there are many people willing to take over.
The first person to bear the brunt was Xiao Chen, who looked like a sly-looking person.
No matter how arrogant he is, he doesn't feel that he is indispensable now. It is really that Zhang Yimou's awards are too hard now.
This is different from the situation in the previous life. It's really uncertain whether the two will break up.
Chen Linfeng, an external threat, is expected to suppress Zhang Weiping for a long time.
And because of the Oscar, the box office of his new movie will soar.
Zhang Yimou will definitely benefit from this, and maybe Zhang Weiping will be able to benefit from it and be better off without saying a few words about his business experience.
Once the creative interference is gone, given Zhang Yimou's temperament, the two of them might be able to maintain their relationship for a long time.
Brothers Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu came together.
"Let the Bullets Fly" will be released at the end of the year, so there is no need to promote it too early now.
In addition, Jia Zhangke, Wang Xiaoshuai, Guan Hu, Lou Ye, Ning Hao and others among the sixth generation directors;
Also present were Huaying’s Han Shanping, Guangguang’s Wang Changtian, Huayi Wang Zhonglei, Wanda Zeng Maojun, and many teachers from Yan Film Academy.
This celebration will be held in a semi-open mode. Some media will be invited to help promote the event in the first half, and the second half will become a private banquet.
After each movie's box office reaches a certain stage, the producers often hold a celebration banquet to announce the box office results of their movies to the outside world.
It is a kind of boast and also a kind of propaganda.
It is intended to inform the public: Our movies are of very good quality and the box office has reached XX. If you haven’t seen it yet, come and watch it.
Of course, this model will no longer be popular after the rise of various ticket purchasing websites.
Because the public can check the real-time box office of movies directly through mobile applications.
Many producers would at most post congratulatory pictures on Weibo to cheer, but there was no such fanfare as now.
In the first half, Chen Linfeng kept a low profile and tried his best to leave the limelight to Cheng Er.
We have already told the public that this movie was made by Cheng Er, and if the celebration party takes over the spotlight, it will be in vain.
But in the second half, when he, as the producer and producer, gave out red envelopes to the crew and creators, he did his part.
Liu Qianqian alone was given a red envelope of 5 million, and the other actors were also given a red envelope ranging from a million to a few hundred thousand, and the staff behind the scenes also did not let go.
A total of nearly 10 million has been issued.
The bonus is paid out before the accounts are divided, which is shared by all investors and is included in the cost.
No one expressed dissatisfaction. After all, the big head belonged to Xiao Chen. He was willing to give it up, so who could say anything.
Besides, 10 million doesn't seem much at all when considering the total box office at home and abroad, which is less than 800 to 900 million.
Chen Linfeng really didn't post this randomly. Last year was the most obvious year for the increase in the salary of domestic actors.
Liu Qianqian and the others happened to film the film in the first half of the year, and the remuneration set at that time basically did not keep up with this increase.
Therefore, with Chen Linfeng's current box office success, the extra points are compensatory.
Such a generous gesture not only made the creators and staff who benefited extremely happy, but also made the actors watching on the side jealous.
It's better to follow Director Chen and have some meat to eat.
After sending the money, Chen Linfeng took advantage of the situation to express his views. On the one hand, he explained the reason why he sent such a large sum of money.
In addition, he talked about the issue of actors' remuneration today.
"The current increase in actors' remuneration is problematic at first glance. It has a great impact on the quality of film and television drama production. I think everyone here knows it." Chen Linfeng made it clear at the beginning.
The expressions of the people sitting under the stage varied.
The actors looked at each other.
What do you mean, Director Xiao Chen doesn’t have any ideas, right?
Of course they knew something was wrong, but who would say anything if they could charge more money.
No one would want to let them cut their own flesh.
The directors and film and television company bosses present showed thoughtful expressions.
They have clearly felt the impact this year. The movies released now are all last year's movies, which are still better.
It even created momentum during the summer season and became a small climax for domestic films.
In this regard, Xu Ke, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen and other directors whose films are about to be released are all happy to see this happen.
The public’s expectations for movie viewing are higher, which is beneficial to the entire film market.
But it’s hard to say next year, and the quality of the work will definitely be affected.
Chen Linfeng briefly elaborated on the impact of actors' excessive remuneration on the quality of works.
Everyone present was in the industry and no one knew, so he didn’t say much.
"If the quality of the long-term, overall work is not good, it will inevitably affect the audience's expectations, and then affect the market. There is no doubt about this."
"So, starting from last year, starting from Long Lin's TV series and Qilin's movies, we adopted the remuneration + share model.
The red envelope just given out is a similar approach, which is to ensure the interests of the actors without affecting the quality of the work, so that everyone can share the dividends.
This is just a compensatory red envelope. "Your Name" will be released early next year. This is the first time that Kirin has officially adopted the salary plus dividend model. You can pay attention to it and see how it works. ”
(End of chapter)