Chapter 380 There is no holiday during the Spring Festival
"Is more than seven million? Zhou Xingxing's "Yangtze River No. 7", 18 million on the first day." Wang Shu answered with a smile.
When Li Binbin heard this, he rolled his eyes at Wang Shu and said, "Director Wang, do you think I don't understand the difference between art films and commercial films?"
Liu Dehua also heard this. He couldn't help but smile and interjected: "When Director Wang's "Horror Cruise" was released, it had more than 20 million on the first day."
Li Binbin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he joked with bright eyes: "Yes Yeah, "Horror Cruise" made more than 20 million yuan on its first day, and the mainland box office was more than 300 million yuan."
"Could it be that Director Wang still expects that the first-day box office of "Human Mountain", an art film, will exceed that of "Yangtze River No. 7", with a box office of more than 20 million on the first day?"
Wang Shu's story Zuo sighed and said: "I never thought about more than 20 million on the first day. It would be okay if I had more than 10 million."
When Li Binbin heard this, he immediately turned to Liu Dehua and said: "Brother Hua, we Go get ready, the filming will start soon."
"Haha." Liu Dehua was happy when he heard this.
Wang Shu had sharp eyes and saw Jiang Wen approaching, so he said, "Director Jiang is here, let's not talk about this, lest he get emotional."
Li Binbin and Liu Dehua smiled one after another after hearing this.
"The Sun Also Rises", which went to the Venice Film Festival together with "The Crowd", was released in theaters in late September last year.
This film is Jiang Wen’s first artistic film that operates on a commercial model.
The production fee is 18 million from Taihe Television, 22 million from King Emperor, 11 million from Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun, probably more than 50 million.
Not only did he go to Cannes first and realized something was wrong, but he also ran with me even if he was shortlisted in Venice.
After its release, the box office revenue was only 17.82 million yuan.
Even if you include the income from selling the film, you still lost a lot.
If you want to sell a movie at a high price, it must at least be an award-winning movie.
Shortlisted movies can also be sold, but the prices are relatively ordinary.
Before the release of "Let the Bullets Fly", the films directed by Jiang Wen were either losing money or on the way to losing money.
If it were Hollywood's producer-centered system, directors like him would have been killed long ago.
That is, in China, the director-centered system promoted by historical legacy allows directors to have relationships, connections, friendships, etc.
Therefore, no matter how much you lose, as long as the circle is there and the connections are there, you can keep playing.
Subsequently, "Let the Bullets Fly", a movie that made a lot of money at the box office, appeared.
Because the movies he made were either losing money or on the way to losing money, Jiang Wen said personally that even he himself did not know how "Let the Bullets Fly" made money.
After he finished filming the movie, he thought he would make a loss, but he didn't expect to make a profit, which was beyond his expectation.
Jiang Wen came over and asked curiously: "What are you talking about?"
Wang Shu looked at Jiang Wen and asked: "Are you sure you want to listen?"
When Li Binbin and Liu Dehua heard this, they laughed one after another.
Jiang Wen didn’t know why and asked in confusion: “What’s going on?”
Wang Shu sighed and said, "Sister Binbin asked me just now about the first-day box office of "The Crowd". I couldn't tell you much, it was only more than seven million."
When Jiang Wen heard this, his face changed. black.
There is no harm without comparison. "The Sun Also Rises" is a movie that went to Venice together with "The Crowd".
In addition, the two are both mainland directors, so comparisons are inevitable.
Previously, at the Venice Film Festival, "The Sun Also Rises" had lost to "The Big Show".
Now, is it going to lose to "The Crowd" at the box office of domestic theaters again?
Although Jiang Wen felt a little blocked in his heart, he had already expected this.
"The Sun Also Rises" only had more than 17 million, which is really low.
Li Binbin looked at Jiang Wen and asked with a smile: "Director Jiang, do you still want to ask?"
Her question was regarded as acknowledgment of the last dinner party. Jiang Wen made a joke. of hatred.
Li Binbin holds grudges. The last time Jiang Wen made fun of her in front of Wang Shu, although she was unhappy, she endured it.
This time, when I encountered the opportunity, I also joked back.
It is undeniable that Jiang Wen is a famous director, and many actors want to be promoted by Jiang Wen and participate in movies directed by him.
However, Li Binbin knew that with Zhou Yunzai, there was a high probability that other actresses would not be able to get the heroine role in Jiang Wen's movie.
In addition, Li Binbin has financial backers behind him.
Therefore, there is no need to treat ginger as a dish.
It’s not that Li Binbin disdains Jiang Wen, nor does it mean that Li Binbin claims that his status in the circle is not lower than Jiang Wen.
But Li Binbin knew that there was a high probability that she and Jiang Wen would not have the opportunity to cooperate with each other.
In this case, there is no need to be particularly polite.
“I won’t ask, it’s boring.” Jiang Wen was a little autistic.
"The Sun Also Rises" was a movie made with an investment of 50 million, and the box office was just over 17 million.
The investment of "Human Mountain" directed by Wang Shu was less than 10 million, and now it was more than 7 million on the first day.
Regardless of the revenue from selling films at the Venice Film Festival at that time, with the trend of more than 7 million on the first day, it was only a matter of time before it exceeded 30 million.
The investment cost is less than 10 million, and based on three times the box office capital preservation, 30 million is 100% capital preservation.
What's more, Jiang Wen had heard that "Human Mountains and Crowds" sold a lot in Venice, and it seemed that the capital had already been saved.
Nowadays, no matter how much the box office is, it is pure profit.
Wang Shu saw Jiang Wen secretly feeling sad and comforted him: "Director Jiang, "The Sun Also Rises" is your first commercial film. It is normal for it to fail for a while."
< br>"Keep up the good work and try not to lose money next time."
"Haha." Liu Dehua and Li Binbin listened to Wang Shu's sinister words and couldn't hold back their laughter.
Jiang Wen also knew that Wang Shu was joking, so he pretended to scratch his head and replied: "Why do I feel that there is something wrong with these words coming out of your mouth?"
Of course there are problems.
Because in the director circle, Jiang Wen is Wang Shu’s senior.
This is usually what a senior says to a junior.
When the younger generation says it to the older generation, the meaning changes.
"What's the problem?" Wang Shu pretended to be confused and asked, "Tell me, which of your movies is not bad?"
"Uh." When Jiang Wen heard this, he wanted to say that it was normal for art films to lose money, but suddenly he thought that the art films directed by Wang Shu had not lost money, and he couldn't speak for a moment.
I had no choice but to spat and said, "Made, they say you are a fool, can't you do it?"
"Haha."
Seeing Jiang Wen deflated, everyone They all couldn't help but laugh.
Since it was clear that it was a joke, no one really took it to heart.
Of course, it depends on each person whether it is a joke or not, and whether it is taken seriously or not.
If a young director said this, Jiang Wen would be unhappy.
Wang Shu is different. He has the grades, so he is qualified to say this.
When someone who is qualified to say this makes such a joke, it is a joke that one does not take seriously.
After the small interlude, it was busy shooting work again.
February 1st.
The second-day box office data of "The Crowd" is released, 697W.
The total box office results for the two days have exceeded 14 million.
With another 1,400W, the single-theater box office will also return its money. On February 2, Saturday, with only 5 days left before the Lunar New Year, the filming of "Taipei Trip" continued.
Because it is impossible for the crew to stop when it is rolling out, every additional day of suspension is equivalent to a day of wasted expenses.
Unless there is something like Wang Shu that needs to promote "A Crowd of People", we won't stop.
So, this Lunar New Year, Wang Shu will spend it on the set.
Four days passed in a blink of an eye, and it was February 6th.
Andy Lau took three days off in advance to return to Hong Kong Island to celebrate the New Year, but did not come to the set today.
For this reason, Wang Shu specially changed the shooting schedule and allocated three days to Liu Dehua.
However, without Andy Lau, other actors cannot ask for leave at will, otherwise it will be difficult to continue the filming work.
Fortunately, Wang Shu previously chose Yang Zi and Zhang Yishan to play the supporting roles of high school students in "Train to Busan", and now they have come in handy.
The studio of "Train to Busan" is located on the outskirts of Beijing. Yang Zi and Zhang Yishan live in the capital, which makes it convenient for them to come to work during the Spring Festival.
“Brother Wang Shu, it’s New Year’s Eve next year, won’t the crew have a holiday?”
In the crew, 16-year-old Yang Zi kept talking in Wang Shu's ear.
“Don’t let go.” Wang Shu responded again.
"Actually, it's okay to have a holiday. After all, it's the New Year." Yang Zi looked at Wang Shu and said.
“That’s true.” Wang Shu nodded.
“So, we have a holiday tomorrow?” Yang Zi’s eyes lit up and he said in surprise.
Wang Shu smiled and said: "It is indeed a holiday."
"But some people have a holiday, and some people still work."
"Huh?" Yang Zi heard this and knew As long as there are still people on the crew working, she will be one of them.
Even though I knew it well, I still couldn't help but ask: "What about me? Can I not come to the set tomorrow?"
"What do you mean?" Wang Shu asked with a smile.
"I said yes!" Yang Zi answered immediately with expectant eyes.
"Haha." Wang Shu laughed and said jokingly, "You think well."
"Tomorrow there will be a scene between you and Zhang Yishan, not only you, but also Zhang Yishan Yishan will also come to the crew tomorrow."
"But we will finish work tomorrow afternoon. You can go back to catch the New Year's Eve dinner after work is over."
"Of course, if you want to eat with the crew. , okay.”
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Although the crew of "Travel to Taipei" will not stop working, they will call it a day in the afternoon.
Wang Shu was not stingy and paid to reserve a seat in the hotel for the crew's New Year's Eve dinner.
When Yang Zi heard this, he immediately sighed and said: "I won't go to the crew's New Year's Eve dinner."
"Haha, people who are celebrating the New Year should be happy, why are you crying and sad?" Wang Shu looked at Yang Zi who was about to cry but had no tears, and laughed and teased.
When Yang Zi heard this, he rolled his eyes at Wang Shu and let him feel it himself.
Then he thought of something and asked: "Director Wang, where will you have New Year's Eve dinner?"
"With the crew." Wang Shu answered without concealment.
For him, since he had reserved a seat in the hotel and was alone in Beijing, it was natural for him to have New Year's Eve dinner with the crew.
As for Mei Ting.
She returned to Jinling.
Although the south has suffered from snowstorms, the snowstorms cannot stop airplanes.
Zhou Xun did not return to Zhejiang, and also invited Wang Shu to have New Year's Eve dinner together.
But Wang Shu thought that Zhou Xun was with her friends, and it would be better to go with her than to go with the crew, so he declined immediately.
Not to mention Sun Li, Fan Binbin, Yang Mi and others, they all have their own New Year's Eve dinners, unlike him who stays alone in the capital.
When Yang Zi heard this, he rolled his eyes and invited: "Director Wang, do you want to come to my house for New Year's Eve dinner?"
"If you go to my house, my parents will definitely welcome you."
"Your house?" Wang Shu was happy when he heard this.
"What's wrong?" Yang Zi asked.
"Nothing." Wang Shu responded and politely declined, "Let's forget it. The crew has already booked the New Year's Eve dinner here. It's not appropriate to go to your house instead of eating here."
< br>Yang Zi also knew this and replied with a disappointed face: "Okay."
After saying this, Yang Zi looked at Wang Shu eagerly and asked: "Director Wang, do you have a girlfriend?"
"What are you asking for?" Wang Shu did not answer, but asked.
“You’re curious!” Yang Zi coquettishly asked, seeing that Wang Shu remained silent, “Are you there?”
“You are a child and don’t concentrate on your studies. What do you want to do every day?" Wang Shu said angrily.
Yang Zi was not afraid at all, and hummed loudly: "I am 16 years old, not a child, okay?"
"You are an adult at the age of 18. You are not even an adult. What are you if you are not a child?" Wang Shu asked.
This makes sense. Yang Zi could not find a point to refute for a while, so he had to say: "Anyway, 16 years old is no longer a child!"
After saying that, he asked again, "You Have you ever seen a child who is 16 years old?"
"Oh." Wang Shu replied soullessly, "Is it okay for the older kids?"
"." Yang Zi heard this. Speechless, he said aggrievedly, "I'm 16 years old, can you please stop treating me like a child?"
"Okay, big boy." Wang Shu responded.
"." Yang Zi gritted his teeth angrily.
Wang Shu changed the subject at the right time and said: "Oh, by the way, how are your grades in school? Are you sure you can get into the film school or the drama school?"
He vaguely remembered that Yang Zi took the college entrance examination in 2010 and scored 400 points.
This year, the lowest cultural admission score for art undergraduate colleges in Beijing was 308 points, and Yangzi was 92 points higher.
400 points seems to be a good score.
It’s just that Yang Zi is from the capital, and he took the capital exam.
The Beijing test paper is placed in several test provinces, and is usually a simulation test paper for students in these provinces to regain their confidence.
It is really something that can be used to regain self-confidence.
Many of the mock exams only scored over 200 points for poor students, but they could get around 500 points for the Beijing test.
Therefore, after passing the Yangzi Jingcheng paper test and scoring 400 points, it can be inferred that this girl did not study hard.
Her parents rejected "With Children 3" in order to give her time to study hard.
In fact, "With Children 3" was rejected, but Yang Zi did not study hard.
As for her good partner Zhang Yishan, he is even more of a master.
Zhang Yishan scored 365 points, lower than Yang Zi.
Of course, Zhang Yishan is the second generation of rich people. Even if he is not an actor, he will eventually go back and inherit the family business.
He was able to participate in "Family with Children" because of his status as a rich second generation.
If his family background were not good enough, this role might not have fallen to him.
This kid was born in Rome, and most people can only envy him.
(End of this chapter)