Chapter 44: Cents
"House of Flying Daggers" is coming in force, with a box office of 15 million on the first day. Zhang Weiping is very proud, having swept away the bad luck of the previous two days.
So far, only Zhang Yimou has achieved the first-day box office of over 10 million, with 13.5 million for "Hero" and 15 million for "House of Flying Daggers".
Who else is in the real version?
If Zhang Weiping hadn't been crazy, Lao Mouzi was indeed the only one at this stage, and no one could beat him.
Three days later, the box office of "House of Flying Daggers" reached an astonishing 55 million in its first weekend.
Zhang Chen came to Enlight to settle the box office as scheduled. Of course it was so fast because he was willing to advance the box office share in order to make good deals. Otherwise, according to the normal process, the fastest settlement would be one month later.
The total box office of "Dark Invasion" is 63.1 million. After deducting the 3.3% special business tax and 5% of the special funds for the film industry, and then based on a 35% account sharing ratio, the producer received 20.25 million.
When it comes to dividing accounts, we must talk about Zhang Weiping. Although this person is annoying, he is not without merit.
At least he increased the box office split.
Originally, the share ratio has always been 35%, until "Hero" became a hit, Zhang Weiping's voice increased, and he used "House of Flying Daggers" to negotiate terms with theaters, and they would not provide you with the film unless the ratio was increased.
The theater chain had no choice but to rise to 41%.
After that, the same trick was repeated in "The City of Golden Armor", rising to 43%, and in "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", it rose to 45%. However, the conflicts between the two sides also became increasingly serious, and the noise continued.
Then Radio and Television issued a document confirming 43%, ending the farce, and the 43% account sharing ratio has been used to this day.
Unfortunately, Zhang Chen did not catch up with such a good thing this time. When he divided the account, it was still 35%.
Then he settled with Mr. Li again. This time Mr. Li didn't come. It was said that he was discussing some big project, and it was Lao Li who came.
The box office share is 20.25 million, the overseas copyright is converted into 9.6 million Chinese dollars, the DVD copyright is 600,000, and the movie channel copyright is 1 million, totaling 31.45 million. According to Zhang Chen's 40% ratio, he can get 12.58 million.
A proper multi-millionaire.
It can be described as getting rich overnight.
The richest man, Mr. Li, is even better. With an investment of 2 million and a profit ratio of 1:9, it is also a good deal.
Zhang Chen actually got a little more than 12 million, and the rest was given away as red envelopes on the day of the celebration banquet.
Originally, he and the richest man Li could share the money equally, but Zhang Chen felt that the students were willing to help out of consideration for him and Nortel, so he should pay for it.
After receiving the money, Zhang Chen immediately sent Zhang's father 1 million. He owed them a lot in his previous life, so he could only make up for it as much as possible in this life.
Unexpectedly, Zhang’s father’s phone call came before anyone even walked out of the bank.
“Did you call the money?”
"Yeah."
"Where did you get so much money?"
"The box office share was divided, and I made a lot of money."
"Don't lie to me "I, don't the box office be settled one month after the release?"
Zhang Chenxin said that he knew a lot as a father, and explained: "This is indeed the case usually, this time the distribution company is selling me a favor. , settled in advance.”
"Settlement in advance? Is there any problem?"
"No, it's all normal operations.
Parents are like this, they are always afraid that their children will suffer a loss in society or learn bad things. , I want to use my limited life experience to give guidance, but I don’t know that the times are changing, and those experiences have long been outdated.
In the past, Zhang Chen might have thought that these were just nonsense from his parents, but now. He will only feel the deep concern.
"Don't worry, Dad, I'm paying attention. ”
"That's good."
"Then how much did you earn?"
"Ten million."
Zhang Chen didn't know how much money he earned. He planned to hide it. He was the only son in the family and his parents would not covet his money. Although Zhang's father's salary was not high, he usually came into contact with coal bosses, so 10 million would not scare him.
"So much? Then just keep it for yourself. You don't have to give it to us. Your mother and I's salary is enough for us to live on." "Dad, I still have a lot here. I give it to you as a filial piety." , you use the money to buy some gold jewelry for my mother, buy yourself two good cigarettes, buy two bottles of good wine, and be happy. This is what my son should do, but I can't go back. "
"Okay, but don't spend the rest indiscriminately. Plan for your future, buy an apartment in the capital or something..."
"Okay, I understand. , I know everything about buying a house.”
After hanging up the phone, Father Zhang thought to himself, my son is going to be successful. He made 10 million from a movie. The entertainment industry is really full of risks and opportunities. At the same time, He Ping lost 80 million on "Heroes of Heaven and Earth", but his son's 2 million "Dark Invasion" made a lot of money.
But this also shows that this circle is too unstable.
Maybe today his son is a rich man, but tomorrow he will become a loser, so Zhang's father told Zhang Chen to buy a house first. Everything else is imaginary, and the house is real.
Even if you lose everything, at least you still have a house.
On the other side, Zhang Chen was also thinking about the issue of buying a house that his father mentioned on the phone.
He is not ready to buy a house at this time, although the current price is very suitable.
Having the memory of later generations, he knew that housing prices in Beijing began to skyrocket in 2004 and 2005, from 4,000 to 60,000, and never dropped in the middle. The later you buy, the more you will suffer.
But Zhang Chen still wasn't ready to buy it.
First of all, he is not planning to speculate in real estate. Although he is sure to make a profit without losing money, speculating in real estate will not do any good to the country or the people. He has been reborn, and making this kind of money is too low.
Those who are reborn have a sense of historical mission.
Help as many female stars as possible within your ability.
While helping female celebrities, try to spread positive energy.
If there is still room for improvement, let’s revitalize the domestic film and television industry.
This life is worth living again.
Secondly, he is not ready to just buy a house to live in. Since he has been reborn, it must be a big villa.
But villas in the capital are not cheap. With his 10 million, he probably won’t have much left after buying the villa.
Besides, he has another movie to make, so he can’t just look for other people to invest. Wouldn’t that be throwing money away?
Therefore, Zhang Chen was not in a hurry when he decided to buy a house. He was confident that he could make money faster than the growth rate of house prices, and he would definitely not lose money. He was not Principal Wang.
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In a villa in Chaoyang District
Aunt Liu is watching "Daily Entertainment Report", while Liu Tianxian is interacting with his cat.
The host first talked about the premiere of "House of Flying Daggers", and then talked about the final box office of "Dark Invasion".
Huh, 63.1 million, that’s a lot~
Aunt Liu never expected that a small-budget horror film would achieve such a high box office, directly winning the annual box office crown in the Mainland. So far, the previous ones are better than him The high ones are all Hollywood blockbusters.
Last year’s top spot was Feng Xiaogang’s “Mobile Phone”, which only cost 56 million.
Where did this Zhang Chen come from?
Just as I was thinking about it, Zhang Chen’s resume happened to be mentioned in the program. He is a level 02 director of Nortel. This "Dark Invasion" is the first film he directed.
2002? Nortel?
That is not from the same class as my girl.
Thinking of this, she immediately turned back and asked: "Sissi, the director who made "Dark Invasion" is actually from Nortel, and he is in the same class as you. Do you know him?"
Hearing this, Liu Tianxian glanced at the TV and shook his head: "I don't know. I haven't gone to a few classes in total. At Nortel, I only know the students in our acting class, and I don't know any of the rest."< br>
“Oh,” Aunt Liu was not disappointed and continued: “Then it’s your birthday next month, should we invite him to join you?”
"Invite him? But I don't even know him..."
"No matter what, you are both young people, or from the same school and the same class. You must know each other, but you have not spoken to each other. ."
After thinking for a while, Liu Tianxian said: "Let's forget it, it's a bit embarrassing."
(End of this chapter)