Chapter 542 Box office division
The backstage space is divided into two parts, one part is used by actors who are entertaining the performance to put on makeup and change clothes; the other part is arranged with some booths to serve as temporary social places for the bosses.
Although the place is more than ten times smaller than the lobby outside, there are not many people who are qualified to come here, so it seems much more spacious and empty.
At first, Huayi prepared a large main table in advance, so as to try to arrange all the people qualified to serve.
But before everyone could get in the seat, Zhang Weiping, who accompanied Zhang Yimou, asked to find a secluded place to chat with Xu Kun, Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhongjun.
So I had to open a single table in the lounge.
When both sides sat down and said something, Xu Kun understood why Lao Touzi showed up in public and why Han Sanping hit a nail in Lao Touzi.
In a short sentence: Zhang Weiping wants to move the share ratio of the film, it is best to increase the minimum fare.
If you want to say that Mr. Zhang’s reputation in the industry is much worse than that of the Two Kings, but there is only one thing that has been widely praised by major film and television companies.
That is that he used the name of Lao Touzi to repeatedly raise the share of the film company. Although the overall growth rate is not very large, it is also a considerable income for a long time.
This time, taking advantage of Han Sanping's initiative to come to the door, Zhang Weiping re-recommended the old story, hoping that the film company's share of "Three Guns Shooting" which is being prepared will increase to 43% in the future.
The current share of domestic blockbusters is about 41%, which was also discussed by Zhang Weiping when "The Golden Armor in the City" was released. Before that, the share of the film crew has not yet been less than 40% of the total box office revenue.
In addition to being the largest publisher and the only importer in China, China Film Group also has many theaters, accounting for nearly 30% of cinemas in the country.
In addition, Han Sanping is actively promoting the addition, expansion and reconstruction of cinemas in local areas to increase the overall upper limit of the movie market.
At this critical moment, both public and private, he does not want the film company to increase its share, and to cut its losses from the theater company, which will affect the enthusiasm of the investors.
The two sides could not reach an agreement on this, so the inviting Zhang Yimou to play "The Founding of a Country" was stuck - mainly because Zhang Weiping secretly stopped him, wanting to use this matter as a bargaining chip.
This time Zhang Weiping came to the door with Zhang Yimou, mainly because he wanted to establish an offensive and defensive alliance with Xu Kun and Feng Xiaogang. The three of them were the best directors in domestic commercial blockbusters. As long as they were willing to unite, they would definitely be able to do the work that would be improved.
It can also be seen from this that although Zhang Weiping was stubborn in the media and said that Lao Touzi was still the number one in the box office in China, he was still afraid of Xu Kun's achievements in his heart.
Otherwise, with his always high-profile and domineering nature, he would not have come to seek cooperation.
After listening to Zhang Weiping's request, Xu Kun and Feng Xiaogang did not rush to speak, but handed over the right to speak to Wang Zhongjun.
Wang Zhongjun thought for a moment, but threw the topic to Zhang Yimou: "Director Zhang, what do you mean?" Zhang Yimou, who was clenching his fists and rubbing the back of his hands, heard Wang Zhongjun's problem, looked up at Wang Zhongjun, then turned his head to look at Zhang Weiping, and finally shook his head and said, "You can just make the decision, I just care about filming." Zhang Weiping laughed and reached out to put his hand on Zhang Yimou's shoulder and said, "We brothers have always advanced and retreated together. Of course, I mean Yimou." Xu Kun felt that Lao Mouzi was a little uncomfortable, but in the end he just lowered his head and continued to rub the back of his hands, and did not react to Zhang Weiping's words.
It was rumored that Lao Mouzi lost to Zhang Weiping's investment and owed Zhang Weiping's favor. He was moved by Zhang Weiping's generosity, so he "selled" himself to Xinpai Film.
However, with Xu Kun's current status and connections, he naturally knew that this matter was three points true and seven points false. Zhang Weiping did show justice enough back then, but in fact he did not lose much. Later, he made a lot of money with his old trick.
Realistically speaking, the cooperation between the two sides should be the one who takes the initiative, just like Xu Kun and Feng Xiaogang to Huayi, but Zhang Weiping has always been very strong and constantly exaggerating the things that happened back then.
He may be satisfied, but most of the people present felt that the cooperation between the two should not last too long - that is, Lao Touzi is a fear of trouble, and if he had other directors with a bigger temper, he would have broken up with the new scene long ago.
But after seeing Zhang Yimou's attitude, Wang Zhongjun thought about it and smiled, "We Huayi should discuss this matter carefully. After all, we will go public and raise funds soon, and we must be more cautious in many things."
"Tsk~"Seeing Wang Zhongjun so unhappy, Zhang Weiping smacked his lips in dissatisfaction, and turned his eyes to Xu Kun on the side: "Director Xu, what do you say? If this share ratio is increased, you will be the one who benefits the most. Who made your mainland box office the highest!
I tell you that the share ratio of film companies in the United States is 65%, which is far inferior to others - have you established the Youth Guidance Association? It just so happens that the new official takes office for three reasons. Who will not call you this at that time? "
As he said, he gave Xu Kun a thumbs up.
At this point, he still bit Xu Kun to death but was "the highest box office in the mainland."
If you want to change to a young and energetic person, you may be stimulated by his low-level aggression, but how could Xu Kun be fooled by him?
He savored the tea slowly and smiled at Zhang Weiping, "Didn't Mr. Zhang say that I'm not doing anything safe? Such a big thing must be your seniors charge forward. At most, we young people will stand and cheer and waving flags and shout."
In fact, if Zhang Weiping hadn't initiated this proposal, Xu Kun wouldn't have been moved.
After all, as the founder of the Youth Director Association, in addition to working hard to discover new directors, he occasionally has to do something like "dare to be the first in the world".
But responded to Zhang Weiping...
Xu Kun suspected that as soon as he agreed, Zhang Weiping would mobilize the media to push himself to the forefront of hostilities with the theaters.
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Zhang Weiping saw that even Xu Kun was so young, he looked lukewarm, and knew that he would definitely not get a satisfactory answer today, so he had to end the talks with a murmur.
After sending away two Zhangs, Wang Zhongjun sneered, "This guy really thinks he is a striking figure. If Zhang Yimou is gone, Zhang Weiping will not be on the table!"
"Old Tomo is also entrusted to him."
Feng Xiaogang also shook his head and said, "I heard that he didn't even get a salary for filming "The Golden Armor in the City", but Zhou Runfeng received more than 40 million."
Speaking of "The Golden Armor in the City", the film claimed to have invested 360 million yuan and eventually lost 140 million yuan. However, Lao Too was interviewed afterwards and firmly emphasized that the movie he made never lost money.
Then what happened to this 140 million deficit is quite interesting.
When I returned to the main table, after Xu Kun sat down, people came to say hello one after another - although those who could enter the backstage were all big shots, big shots also had to be divided into levels, not to mention that some of the relationship households brought in by big shots.
Among them, Jing Tian, the "Rich Flower on Earth". It can be seen that she has a lot of ideas about the heroine of "The Way of Heaven", but due to the rumors of choosing a concubine, she was ordered to ban her participation. She secretly complained, so she complained in front of Xu Kun.
Except for the underage little brat, Xu Kun hasn't seen this type of woman in the circle for a long time.
So much so that he was willing to persuade him: quit the entertainment industry quickly, you can't grasp the water in this industry.
But when Jing Tian talks about the movie, Xu Kun finally said nothing.
In addition to Jing Tian, some new and old friends such as Zhao Liying, Wang Ou, Liu Tao, and Huang Yi also came to say hello one after another - if the premiere hadn't started soon, they would have probably been a big show.
Xu Kun watched "If You Are the One" when he was a prison friend, but he did not leave much impression on him. This time he revisited it and found that the whole thing was Feng's comedy, but he always felt that his twilight energy was heavier than his previous works.
I don’t know if it is because Feng Xiaogang’s mentality is getting older or because Ge You is getting older.
But overall, the flaws do not conceal the merits. Just like the Spring Festival Gala in the past two years, although it has been controversial, its overall level is still quite good.
(This chapter ends)