Chapter 226: An earthquake in the film industry, you can make money just lying down
July.
Xiao Gangpao's "Tangshan Earthquake" finally had its premiere in Tangshan, which attracted much attention.
There have been several rounds of publicity before. All major mainstream media and even CCTV have actively promoted this movie. It can be said that it has unparalleled momentum.
The premiere of the movie was held in Tangshan, and Zhou Yutang also received the invitation, but because of the long distance and the finishing work of the movie and company affairs arrangements, he declined.
After the premiere that day, a heavy rain suddenly fell over the Tangshan Stadium, as if the tears of the 240,000 Tangshan compatriots who had been killed were like a miracle.
"Brother Tang."
Zhang Ruojun, who followed the Little Steel Cannon team to the premiere, was very excited and called Zhou Yutang: "The atmosphere was too hot."
"How to say?"
Zhou Yutang flipped through the documents and put his phone on speakerphone.
"After the premiere in Tangshan, more than 1,000 viewers stood up and applauded for more than 5 minutes. It was so spectacular."
Zhang Ruojun said with emotion: "Brother Tang, I really have nothing to say, I am a little excited, but Director Feng was more excited than me. He joked that he would break your box office record. I will go on a road show with Director Feng soon."
Previously, Zhang Ruojun had a lot of success with "Classmates". Big fan, but not a huge hit.
As the ratings of Running Man, a variety show, gradually approached 4%, he also accumulated a lot of fans.
Xiaogangpao valued him very much and recruited him into the road show team, traveling around to promote the movie.
"Haha, it's like what a small steel cannon can say."
Zhou Yutang smiled slightly, "500 million is far from the limit. In the future, the box office of the Chinese Film Market will be higher and higher."
< br>Movie box office is limited by the number of cinema screens. Compared with last year, there are more than 2,000 more cinema screens nationwide this year, which also provides the possibility for the growth of the film market this year.
What's more, "Tangshan Earthquake" received the bulk of official funding. It is a film with a mission nature. At that time, various government agencies and institutions will probably be tasked with going to the cinema to watch the film and learn from it.
An earthquake in the Chinese film industry is about to come.
Sure enough.
"Earthquake" grossed 38 million at the box office on the first day of its release, setting a new high for Feng Xiaogang's movies. On the second day, the box office revenue was 46.5 million, and on the third day it was 48.5 million.
After three days of release, the total box office has reached an astonishing 133 million.
Looking around the entire summer season, there is no opponent at all.
Countless people in the industry are paying attention to this movie. As soon as the box office is released, many authoritative organizations have already conducted statistics and roughly calculated that "The Great Earthquake" is likely to break the record created by Zhou Yutang. Chinese movie box office record.
Huayi Company spent a huge amount of publicity expenses this time, with the purpose of creating brilliance and further pushing up the company's stock price in conjunction with Huanghuang's general trend.
Xiaogangpao also led the creative team to carry out crazy roadshow promotions in ticket warehouse cities across the country.
The release schedule once reached over 60%. There was no strong opponent throughout August. The film schedule of "Big Earthquake" has remained above 50%. Mr. Han considered the film that might have a negative impact on the box office of "Big Earthquake" The threatening Hollywood blockbuster "Inception" has been released in early September.
The right time, the right place and the right people come together.
"Earthquake" will undoubtedly be the absolute king of the summer season.
In the later stages of the film, when dubbing was being done, Zhou Yutang asked Guangguang to make a publicity plan first, and a meeting would be held in a few days to decide on the publicity plan.
On this day, Yang Mi came to the office.
“This environment is really nice.”
She signed the last contract in the conference room, and this was her first time in Zhou Yutang’s office.
“I really enjoy it.”
Yang Mi looked around, feeling like Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden.
Pull open the door of Zhou Yutang's lounge, glance inside, and look at Zhou Yutang suspiciously: "There is even a rest room, are you planning to do bad things here?"
" Why do I feel that you are very free?"
Zhou Yutang said lightly: "How about asking the sales department to contact you about commercial performances? "
Commercial performances are also a major source of income for artists.
In the past few years, Yang Mi has taken on many business performances sent by Luchengda. She has flown all over the country and made a lot of money there.
"As a boss, you know how to order me around. The commercial performance has been arranged."
Yang Mi began to use her unique sweet voice to say with a coquettish tone: "Yu Tang, When will our company open a new play? I would like to play a supporting role in your play.”
Since that night, Zhou Yutang always felt that there had been a subtle change in the relationship between the two people. Unspeakable barriers were broken.
Da Mimi also spoke more and more directly and casually, telling her purpose directly.
"We'll talk about the new drama later when we have the opportunity."
Zhou Yutang thought for a while. He promised to provide resources when he just signed the contract. He really should give him a big gift package for newbies: "Wait a minute, let me ask you."
Picked up the phone and made a call in front of Yang Mi, "Mr. Wang, congratulations on the box office success of "Earthquake". I heard that you have approved the project for "Painted Skin 2". I Yang Mi from the company"
Yang Mi held her breath and her ears stood up.
Mr. Wang?
The only two Mr. Wangs who can be associated with "Earthquake" and "Painted Skin" are Hua Yi and I just don't know whether they are the big Mr. Wang or the little Mr. Wang.
"Okay, Mr. Wang, thank you. I will be there at the celebration banquet, so that's it for now."
After only chatting for a few minutes, Zhou Yutang hung up the phone and handed over his phone. Throwing it aside, he tapped his fingers on the table: "The female supporting role in "Painted Skin 2" has a lot of roles, so you made the decision without any opinion."
"Yu Tang, it's really "Painted Skin 2" ?”
Da Mi Mi’s pupils were shocked, her mouth was slightly open and she didn’t close it for a long time.
"What's wrong with "Painted Skin 2"? She's not the heroine again?" Zhou Yutang picked up the water glass to take a drink of water, but found that the glass was empty, and Yang Mi had the foresight to pour the water back for him.
"Thank you."
Taking the water glass and taking a sip, Zhou Yutang said: "You joined the company late, and you will be contracted for important roles in several projects in the second half of the year. They’ve all been signed, so I don’t want to change people in the middle. I’ll find you a movie first, and I’ll take you to the premiere later to show your face. You can also ask Zeng Jia to help you contact other film companies.”
Zeng Jia also joined the artist management department of Jiangdong Entertainment and served as Yang Mi's personal assistant.
"Hmm."
Happiness came so suddenly, Yang Mi still couldn't believe it, so she asked: "Did you really get that role!?"
"I don't have to follow You're kidding."
"Why did Mr. Wang agree to you so easily?"
Yang Mi blurted out this question in excitement and saw Zhou Yutang sitting back in a relaxed manner. Sitting on the boss's chair, he chuckled and said, "I still have some face."
She suddenly came to her senses and felt that her question just now was a bit stupid.
Leaving aside his status as the boss of Jiangdong Entertainment, he is the behind-the-scenes boss of the leading domestic variety show production company, and several popular variety shows are all produced by him.
He also has a close relationship with the three major domestic TV stations. Who among the major film and television companies would not give him some face?
As long as you have a movie to be released, it is inevitable to go on variety shows to promote it, and there may be some other exchanges of interests.
Yang Mi had a clear understanding of Zhou Yutang's status.
"Sister Jia, the second female lead in "Painted Skin 2" is settled."
Back in the car, Yang Mi couldn't wait to tell Zeng Jia the good news with a faint smile on her face.
It seemed like she was in a good position when she was promoted to the company, but in fact, the company could no longer provide much help to her career development.
Now Yang Mi finally felt what it felt like to have her thighs take her flying.
Just one word, cool!
"Mr. Zhou is awesome."
After listening to this, Zeng Jia also said in sincere admiration: "This is a big project for Huayi, and he can get the role."
As a man with rich experience in the world of martial arts, senior agent.
She knows the gold content better than Yang Mi.
The resources of each film and television company are basically the people who promote their own company.
It turned out that Ling Yuda had no film resources, and he broke his leg while running around. He did all kinds of fun and entertainment to please Yang Mi, but he didn't give Yang Mi any good opportunities.
It has only been a while since I signed with Jiangdong Entertainment, and I have already won a movie.
Although she is the third female lead, she has a big IP like "Painted Skin", and she plays with Yang Mi, such A-list celebrities as Chen Kun and Zhou Xun. As long as the basics of the first film are stable, , the quality of the sequel is above the standard, and the box office is absolutely guaranteed.
Listening to Yang Mi’s words, Zhou Yutang just made a call to Mr. Wang of Huayi and got the role.
This is definitely a fragrant and sweet cake for the current Yang Mi.
How wonderful would it be if our relationship could take a further step?
Zeng Jia didn’t even dare to think about it.
I turned around and saw that Yang Mi seemed to be sharing the good news with her good sisters on her mobile phone. I couldn't help but tugged at the corner of her clothes: "I heard that Mr. Zhou's "Big Shot" has been scheduled for the National Day, so I will enter immediately. Is it the promotion period?”
“Yeah.”
“Don’t forget to post on Weibo when you get back.”
"Don't worry, I know it."
Yang Mi didn't look back and continued chatting, but Zeng Jia came over and said sincerely: "Mimi, in daily life, you You should also take the initiative to express your concern for Mr. Zhou, you know?”
The post-production of the movie "Big Shot" that Zhou Yutang invested a lot of time and energy in has finally been completed.
We invited Han Sanping, Tian Zhuangzhuang and other teachers to watch the finished film.
“The filming was good and the acting was good.”
Tian Zhuangzhuang smiled and praised without hesitation: "This is a commercial film, but the story theme is very profound, which is good!"
Teacher Tian, who has always been very demanding, used three good ones in a row, which shows that he cares about his beloved disciple. This movie is very promising.
But Han Sanping had a headache: "Yu Tang, I have asked you to restrain yourself, but the scale is still a little large, reflecting the real estate. If you review it."
"Mr. Han, this is obvious. It’s a positive story about an old policeman defeating bad guys.”
Zhou Yutang said sternly: “In short, the China Film Group is also involved, so I rely on your help in the review.”
"Earthquake" swept through the film industry like a hurricane, with 180 million in 4 days of release, and over 300 million in 7 days of release.
The film schedule has always been above 50%, and many units have booked the theaters. In order to increase the final box office, China Film has made plans to extend the release period of "Earthquake" appropriately.
Before the news was publicized, people with powerful powers in the circle learned about it, and Han Sanping was scolded as a mountain eagle again.
Zhou Yutang knew the inside story.
This matter was really not Mr. Han’s idea. The General Administration held a meeting to study and decide.
In any case, it was a foregone conclusion at this point.
Xiao Gang Pao has swept the summer season, and it is only a matter of time before it sets a new box office record in China.
But Zhou Yutang is not at a loss either.
Huayi's stock has been rising well these days, and he has made a small profit of seven figures.
ps: Went to watch the game at night, it was very comfortable
(End of this chapter)