Chapter 153 A great director wants to make a blockbuster
Another week passed, and on December 16th, Cao Yang had to put down what he was doing and go to attend a movie premiere again.
Xiaogangpao's New Year's Eve movie "Mobile Phone" will have its premiere at the renovated Haidian Theater in the evening.
Fat Bing sent an invitation, and Xiaogangpao also gave an invitation. This is a must go.
Although he and Xiaogangpao often quarreled, Xiaogangpao still gave Cao Yang a lot of face. He went to several of Cao Yang's movie premieres.
On the Avenue of Stars paved with red carpets, Xiaogang Pao led Ge You, Xu Fan, Zhang Guoli, Pang Bing, Fan Wei, screenwriter Liu Zhenyun, photographer Zhao Fei, and theme song singer Yang Eryilang, etc., and many other stars. The guests stood in a row.
The men are in suits and ties, and the women are in all their glory.
Fans watching the excitement on both sides wore thick cotton clothes.
Cao Yang didn't bring anyone with him, and it would be inappropriate to bring anyone with him.
However, three movie queens, Yu Feihong, Li Xiaoran, and Gao Yuanyuan, came one after another. They were all invited by Pang Bing.
The four people were talking and laughing, showing a deep love for each other as sisters. The reporters were very excited to see it. They were all having fun with whatever attractive male stars they had. Only the female stars were the focus of the masses.
There are three actresses from the top four in Tsing Yi, and they all seem to have a good relationship with Pang Bing. Isn’t this a hot news topic?
Xiaogangpao grinned happily and looked at Pang Bing with admiration in his eyes. This woman is not simple. She got mixed up with those three people without saying a word.
Cao Yang came late, there was nothing he could do about it, this was the so-called hidden rule.
If there is no interest, if you, one of the top directors in the country, come first, it will give people the feeling of interest.
Otherwise, what will those stars and other directors who came later think?
It seems like they are playing big names.
"Director Feng, congratulations, it's a great box office success."
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, Director Cao, for coming despite his busy schedule. You are here, and this movie will have a box office."
The little steel cannon grinned widely, and his smile was a bit catchy. He must be very happy at this meeting, otherwise he wouldn't talk to Cao Yang.
"How about I go back and forth a few more times to get you a few hundred million?"
Cao Yang also joked.
"Hey, that's a good feeling. Otherwise, you'll be tired..." The little steel cannon climbed along the pole and joked.
"Let's go, it's very cold here, who are you waiting for?"
Cao Yang put his arm around Xiaogangpao's shoulders, pushed him and walked inside.
Cao Yang was probably the only one who dared to do this at the scene. Otherwise, the little steel cannon would definitely get angry on the spot.
"Don't make trouble, we are waiting for someone."
Although Xiaogangpao said this, he still smiled and was hugged by Cao Yang and walked away.
You bastards who are hyping up in newspapers and on the Internet that I have a bad relationship with Cao Yang have seen it, right? I still have a very good relationship with Cao Yang, a great director of the same level.
Cao Yang waved to the people lined up behind the small steel cannon, smiled and nodded.
Ge You, Xu Fan, Zhang Guoli, Fan Wei, Liu Zhenyun, and Zhao Fei all quickly smiled, waved, nodded, and said hello.
"Director Cao, you are busy."
"Director Cao, please go there first."
"Hello, Director Cao."
"Hello, Director Cao."......
Cao Yang couldn't help it. Yu Feihong, Li Xiaoran, Gao Yuanyuan and Fat Bing were still talking and laughing there. They probably wanted to save face for Fat Bing, so they stayed a little longer.
But this made Cao Yang feel a little nervous. He was really afraid that Fat Bing would be in trouble if he said something that made people think in front of the three of them.
If the three of them weren't present, it wouldn't matter who Pang Bing said intimate words in front of. Most female stars were good at this, and no one would care.
But speaking in front of the three of them, Cao Yang was afraid that the four of them would start fighting again and it would not end well.
This is really possible.
Based on his understanding of Li Xiaoran, he would really be full of sarcasm and directly attack her.
Cao Yang was also in a hurry, so he hugged the small steel cannon and left.
"What do you think of the market now? Can my movie exceed 70 million?"
No one was paying attention, so Xiaogang Pao asked directly.
Cao Yang thought for a while and replied: "If you buy some box office, you can still pass 50 million."
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"That's still like a bird."
Xiaogang Pao muttered, and then he chuckled and said: "I would rather the market is that market. If I remember your movie well, it should have invested 70 to 80 million, right? Hey, 200 million box office...hehe." < br>
You are a hammer, you want to see my joke, right?
"Several film companies in Little Days have already contacted China Film and Qingdao Film Studio. When they saw "Hero" sweeping across East Asia, they wanted to buy the rights to my movie Little Days. The bid has now reached 4.5 million U.S. dollars."
Cao Yang said with a smile: "As for me, maybe it's because I have won the Golden Lion and the Golden Palm. In East Asia, especially in countries like Xiaori and Nanbang, which are striving to be strong, I am still very famous."
Cao Yang estimates that if "Despicable Milk" can win some awards at the Golden Globe Awards and Oscars in the future.
When "Hero" is released in North America next year and becomes a hit at the box office, regardless of the domestic box office of his "Nine-Tailed Demon Fox", the foreign film rights are expected to fetch sky-high prices.
This is why he insisted on making a costume blockbuster for his first film.
If the situation remains unchanged, "Hero", released in North America next year, will directly take in a box office of almost 54 million U.S. dollars. This will give the old and American people the illusion that the Chinese costume blockbusters by great directors are very interesting. head!
Therefore, if the rights to "Nine-Tailed Demon Fox" are sold again next year, we can take advantage of the momentum of "Hero" and the copyright fees will increase significantly.
Cao Yang looked at the little steel cannon, and then said with a smile: "China Film has made a calculation. Just for the current situation, if we only sell foreign copyrights, we can probably recover the cost.
Alas, there is nothing I can do, why do I still have a bad reputation abroad? Forget it, you don’t understand this if I tell you. You have no experience in selling foreign copyrights, so it’s all in vain if I tell you this. ”
Xiaogangpao shook off Cao Yang's hand, feeling a little shocked.
It is difficult for his movies to sell well abroad, not to mention overseas. The box office in the south of China is not very good. Many southern audiences cannot understand the jokes in his movies.
Is it so easy to repay the cost of a costume blockbuster? Do I want to get one while it's hot?
After thinking about it for a while, I put the idea aside for the time being. As Cao Yang said, he is still a great leader at home, but no one recognizes him abroad!
That's bullshit copyright sales.
Foreigners, those idiots, only have eyes for great international leaders. It’s useless for you to be a great leader at home.
Xiaogangpao couldn't help but make up his mind that even if his next movie wasn't a blockbuster, it would be a "popular" movie. He would hire a big star from Hong Kong to see if he could have a North-South killing spree.
After Lao Mouzi and Cao Yang's grandsons have successfully established a path and revived the market, they can make a costume blockbuster to enter. That would be the safest way.
Now there are two major domestic directors working on costume blockbusters, and another major director is preparing for a costume blockbuster. If he doesn’t make one, who are the top four directors in the country?
What to do if the market cannot be brought back to life?
Serve cold.
Just do what you have to do, make a shitty costume blockbuster!
(End of chapter)