Chapter 40 Zhang Chen is popular
The first time I wrote about Huayu, I was fumbling around. The last chapter seemed to have hit a bad point, and it has been revised. Now I seem to understand how to write it
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The next morning, Zhang Chen went to see Dong Jianqiang as usual. These days, he and Dong Jianqiang are true love, and they meet more frequently than Dong Jianqiang and his wife.
When we arrived at the agreed coffee shop, Dong Jianqiang had already arrived, and he handed him a form as soon as they met.
"What is this?"
"The box office trend chart of "Dark Invasion" this week, after spending so many resources, it finally has some effect. Our conservative estimate of this week's box office is more than 24 million... ..."
Looking at the red numbers on the chart, Zhang Chen understood that the other party was asking for credit, and told him that Guangguang had worked hard to promote this film.
But Zhang Chen came today not only to see this, he also had other things to do.
“Can you discuss it with Mr. Wang and settle the settlement for me first after the movie is offline?”
"What's wrong, you're in a hurry for money?"
"No, I just want to seize the time to make the next one."
"Have you already thought about the next one? What's the subject?"< br>
“It’s still the same type, it can be considered a sequel.”
“A series? Okay, I’ll mention it to Mr. Wang, it should be fine.”
Zhang Chen hopes that the Rays can advance his box office share in advance. Dong Jianqiang thinks that according to Wang Changtian's idea of befriending Zhang Chen, this small favor should be fine.
Theoretically speaking, the theater chain will settle the settlement with the distribution company one month after the film is offline, and then the distribution company will settle the settlement with the producer. But it's not absolute. Theaters often delay it, sometimes even as long as half a year.
Zhang Chen couldn't wait that long. All he wanted was to get the money as soon as possible to start his second movie.
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Since the broadcast of "Super Visit" on Wednesday, the box office of "Dark Invasion" has increased again, and the increase reached its peak in the three days of the weekend.
In the seven days of the second week, the box office of "Dark Invasion" totaled 26 million, 2 million more than expected. Including the 19.8 million in the first weekend, the total box office has reached an astonishing 42.8 million in ten days of release so far.
It’s a big sale, it’s a big sale. The Rays have announced that they will hold a celebration party on Tuesday, and media with good connections will be invited to attend.
In the Distribution Department of Enlight Pictures, Dong Jianqiang’s team is finally proud.
The two managers are fighting openly and secretly on weekdays, both trying hard for the vacant director position. If strictly calculated, Dong Jianqiang and his team have always been at a disadvantage.
Unexpectedly, this time they rose to prominence, and a small-budget movie was set as a benchmark by them, which was equivalent to directly rubbing another group on the ground.
Everyone in the team is very happy. The box office of "Dark Invasion" has reached 42.8 million, and it has not yet been released. The final box office is probably between 55 and 60 million. Even if they do nothing in the second half of the year, they will still get bonuses.
The happiest person is Dong Jianqiang. Mr. Wang made it clear that he was the first to contribute to the success of "Dark Invasion" and that personnel appointments will be announced after the celebration banquet.
At that time, when others see him, he will no longer be Manager Dong and will have to be called Director Dong.
But there is not much time left for them. "House of Flying Daggers" will be released next Friday, and they only have five days left.
In fact, "Dark Invasion" is already in an invincible position, with 42.8 million. It may not necessarily rank among the top five at the box office of the year, but it will definitely be in the top ten, but who can make too much money?
Although the next five days are not weekends, it is summer, and with proper promotion, it should be no problem to get more than 10 million in box office.
So Guangguang announced that it would hold a celebration banquet on Tuesday.
What is the celebration banquet? It is actually propaganda in disguise.
In a certain office, Zhang Weiping watched the replay of "Super Interview" on TV with a livid face.
In the past two days, he has gained a nickname - the man behind Zhang Yimou.
Make him the laughingstock of the circle.
He has never cared much about his reputation, but that doesn't mean he can be ridiculed by a newcomer like this.
In the past few days, countless reporters have contacted him and wanted to conduct an exclusive interview with him.
If it were normal times, he would definitely be happy. This is equivalent to giving free publicity to "House of Flying Daggers".
But this time he refused them all.
Because he knew that during the interview, the reporter would definitely ask him how he planned to respond. How did he respond? He couldn't respond.
Although Zhang Chen ridiculed him, every point hit his vitals.
The man behind Zhang Yimou? He couldn't defend himself, because Lao Di had been picked out by bad guys in the past two days.
After losing money on his investment in "Speak Well", Zhang Yimou chose to continue cooperating with him out of guilt, and this is how we have a new picture today.
It can be said that he dared to speak so loudly because of Zhang Yimou. If not, what is the name of the man behind Zhang Yimou?
As for the 280 million investment and Andy Lau's 10 million US dollars salary, this matter cannot withstand scrutiny.
Originally, it was just bragging and promoting, but no one took it seriously, it was just what everyone did.
But Zhang Chen happened to show up and make a fuss about his point. Zhang Weiping really didn’t know how to deal with it.
Personally helpless, Zhang Weiping prepared to snipe the opponent in the movie.
It is unlikely that "House of Flying Daggers" will be released, but the premiere can be brought forward. Since Guangguang announced that a celebration banquet will be held on Tuesday, Zhang Weiping will also choose Tuesday to see who will have the most exposure at that time.
Don’t you want publicity? I just want to suppress your publicity.
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“Senior Brother Zhang…”
“Hello, Senior Brother…”
When Zhang Chen walks on campus, he is often greeted by fellow students.
In the past two days, he felt that he had become a hot cake.
All the teachers and students in the school know that Zhang Chen, a sophomore in the directing department, is famous. He is not famous because he made a hit movie. This kind of thing happens so much in Nortel that it is not news at all.
Famous because of his wise words against Zhang Weiping in "Super Interview".
Be confident and remove the image...
Zhang Yimou is the best in the circle...
With Yimou in hand, I have the world...
The courage Liang Jingru gave him...
I really don’t know this guy How did you come up with it?
The leaders in the school also met with him one by one, including department heads, grade directors, vice principals, principals...
The school leaders even acted as lobbyists, responsible for mediating the conflicts between him and Zhang Yimou. After all, they were both from Nortel.
Zhang Chen quickly said that I really don’t have any objections to Director Ah Mou. What I can’t stand is the guy named Zhang Weiping behind him.
The school leaders burst into laughter.
The school wanted him to give a speech. Zhang Chen is very popular now because of the broadcast of "Super Interview".
But Zhang Chen didn’t agree. He was still in the dark. How could He De dare to give a speech at Nortel? He only agreed to hold a Q&A session within the directing department, which was to help students answer some questions they encountered in the actual process of directing a film. to the problem.
At the Q&A session, the most common question asked by students was how to attract investment. It seems that everyone’s pain points are the same as Zhang Chen’s.
But he really didn’t have much advice to give in this regard. He could only praise the coal boss.
“If you are short of investment, go to the coal bosses. They are the best investors. They are generous and never interfere with film and television creation. Apart from some ideas for actresses, they have no other needs.”
< br>"Why not interfere with film and television creation? Because coal mine workers generally have a strong sense of safety. They believe that professional matters should be left to professionals. If you give random instructions, people will die..."< br>
Zhang Chen swore that he just said it casually, but he didn't expect the remarks to spread.
The next day, someone compiled Zhang Chen's Q&A quotes and posted them on the campus forum, which aroused a wave of popularity.
Many directing students took Zhang Chen’s words as a guideline, and invisibly helped Li Shaofu’s new company to promote a wave of publicity.
(End of this chapter)