Chapter 116 Box Office, Celebration Banquet
Zeng Li's "The Barber" was released at the end of April, hoping to take advantage of the Golden Week schedule.
One person appeared in two movies at the same time, both of which were female protagonists. Zeng Li suddenly received a lot more reports.
When the media interviewed her classmates and friends, everyone praised her, including her appearance, personality and good memories of the past campus.
"Insidious" lived up to expectations. In the last week, it slowly reached a global box office of 100 million. Lionsgate's press release was distributed all over Hollywood.
"Director Lin, are you excited that it's about to be released? Your "Insidious" has achieved great success around the world."
On the last day of April, many people called to congratulate Lin Nan.
“It’s okay, I hope it will continue, haha.”
Lin Nan suppressed his heart. He couldn’t guarantee that “Time Cruise” would bear any fruit. This script had never happened in his previous life. People say it’s not good, but the box office is still pretty good.
On May Day, Lin Nan got up early. I believe the theater chain was preparing for it last night. Theaters will be very busy during this period.
After cleaning up and washing up, Lin Nan was ready to go to the cinema, but she still felt a little uneasy.
The festive atmosphere is very strong, which can be seen from the traffic jam.
The theater was already crowded outside. Lin Nan put on a hat, adjusted his flat glasses and walked in.
The most talked about "The Da Vinci Code" will have to wait until the second half of the month, as will "Lu Xiaofeng", and the rest are feature films.
On the contrary, there are a few movies in April and there are still some audiences. Zeng Li's "The Sweeney" is still ranked at the top.
The crowd was mainly on the side of "Time Cruise". It can be said that among the movies shown, "Time Cruise" attracted 70% of the audience.
China Film’s film schedule is amazing.
Lin Nan contributed a share of the box office for himself, and the theater was almost full.
As the plot of the movie unfolded, Lin Nan heard the buzz around him.
“Is this science fiction?”
"Did the heroine die in the car accident? Why did the child disappear?"
"This driver is the director of "The Stone"!"
......
Watches and clocks The difference in time, this detail, was highlighted during editing. When the audience discovered it, they started discussing the plot settings again, and the effect was very good.
When a heroine returns home and sees another version of herself, the plot reaches its climax. The audience in the theater is left wondering, who is the real heroine?
They all thought they were real, because they were real in different time and space, and only the one in this time and space realized this...
Lin Nan left the theater, and he found that the audience's response was still there after the end. Yes, many people even want to watch it again, because some clues are not clear yet, but they understand 70% to 80% of it, which is very heart-wrenching.
May Day is a big time, and the media will inevitably report in various theaters.
Penguin news is flashing, and many acquaintances say they are going to contribute ticket money to Lin Nan.
Wang Luodan even said that several members of the "Struggle" crew went to watch the movie as a group and were reimbursed.
That night, Han Sanping called Lin Nan for dinner. According to the feedback from the top theaters of China Film and Television, the attendance rate was unique. After all, there were no competitors during the same period.
"Come on, come on, eat and drink with peace of mind, the first day's box office will be out in a few hours."
Han Sanping held up his wine glass and said with a smile.
The announcement was made by Shanghai Film Studio, and there was also an executive from Shanghai Film Studio at the dinner table.
“Congratulations to Director Lin, I wish this film will break the box office record on the first day.”
The news in the media has been revealed.
""Time Cruiser" is uniquely endowed with exclusive access to the Golden Week schedule!"
"The attendance rate is high, and Lin Nan's new film is expected to set its own record."
"Scheduling Slightly unfair, "Time Cruiser" has no competitors at the same level..."
The current first-day box office record for domestic films, in the hands of "The Promise", although Lin Nan has some expectations, but not high expectations .
He slept in the hotel that night and had some drinks, but Lin Nan vaguely remembered that someone knocked on the door for no reason in the middle of the night, but luckily it was locked.
The first-day box office of 18.5 million exceeded the original "The Stone", but it still did not reach the level of "The Promise". After all, Chen was betting on his reputation for decades. .
This data is issued by China Film Group. They are in charge of the national distribution business and are always aware of first-hand data.
"Linzi, you've exploded again, watch the news." Ning Hao's call came in at the right time.
Online reviews of "Time Cruiser" are very subtle. Most viewers think it is imaginative and the plot has no loops and is exciting and interesting.
And film critics can always find faults.
“Science fiction is just science fiction, and horror movies are just horror movies, a mixture of nondescript and nondescript...”
“It seems to leave room for the audience’s imagination, but in fact it is pretending to be deep...”< br>
These people don’t seem to be able to show their professional characteristics if they don’t sing the opposite. Lin Nan really wants to say that if you have the ability, you can do it.
“I think which one is more eye-catching, their fault-finding or their compliments?” Lin Nan said.
When many people in the industry were interviewed, they congratulated Lin Nan and carried the sedan chair.
On the second day, the box office did not increase significantly, but it remained at 15 million. The media boldly predicted that the 200 million that Lin Nan had expected might actually come true.
The news coming back from abroad is not optimistic. There are a lot of Hollywood blockbusters in April and May. They suffer from domestic film schedules, but they are popular around the world.
Lin Nan, a novice going to sea, was hit on the shore by a big wave.
“Forget it, take your time in the future. Who dares to say that you can catch a big fish on your first trip to the sea, haha.”
Lin Nan could only comfort himself in this way.
On the third and fourth days, until the end of the first week, "Time Cruise" successfully exceeded 100 million.
China Film told Lin Nan that pirated CDs had appeared.
As Lin Nan became famous, his films were inevitably targeted. This is the treatment given to great and famous directors. Fortunately, the daily box office was still over 10 million. It was not until the 11th that the Hollywood movie "Level 1" was released, causing the daily box office of "Time Cruiser" to significantly decrease.
"Two hundred million shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"By the end of this month, it shouldn't be a big problem." Lin Nan predicted.
Because of "Level 1 Alert", the daily box office dropped below 10 million, to 8 or 9 million, and the all-out situation in the first ten days was completely gone.
Just two days into the third week, "The Da Vinci Code" was released simultaneously around the world, once again stealing some of the audience. The daily box office of "Time Cruiser" reached 5 to 6 million.
Lin Nan knew that this was a normal phenomenon, but it did not affect his stated goal.
The time was fixed on the 25th. China Film and Shanghai Film Corporation issued an announcement to celebrate the domestic box office of "Time Cruiser" reaching 200 million, and Lin Nan entered the list of directors in the 200 million box office club.
At this time, the daily box office is already less than 2 million, so the film will be released at the end of the month.
Nortel's text message was sent out, "Celebrating Lin Nan, an outstanding student in the 2002 class of our school's directing department, the new film "Time Cruiser" has a box office of more than 200 million!"
The first Zhang Yimou is from Northern Telecom. Electricity, the second Lin Nan is still from Nortel.
"It's a pity that the leading actor is from China Theater Company." A leader lamented.
Zeng Li is quite popular. "The Sweeney" fell at the feet of "Time Cruiser", but it did not affect her.
Among the classmates, she finally has her own representative work, and she is still a high-grossing heroine.
"On Hong Kong Island, the current revenue is 22 million, and it has stopped moving."
Listening to this data, Lin Nan also understood how many people there are. This number is already very good.
However, the data outside is really unsatisfactory. The total is only 12 million US dollars. It is profitable, but it is not ideal.
If this idea was known to the outside world, Lin Nan would definitely be scolded for being shameless.
Before the movie was released, Shanghai Film and Television Film Corporation and China Film and Television Film Corporation held a celebration party.
So far, the two companies have not lost money in cooperation with Lin Nan. They have all made money. Especially this time the box office exceeded 200 million, which is a milestone.
Capital Hotel, this time Lu Chuan is no longer an eyesore.
China Film and Shanghai Film Organization, Lin Nan and the crew are all here. Respectable film and television companies, actors, artists, directors and producers, no one is left behind.
Mr. Huayi Xiaowang led two ice soldiers, Wang Changtian, Yu Dong and others were also there. This time there were also some people in the industry specializing in TV dramas.
“It seems that many TV drama production companies are here?”
Ning Hao asked.
“The company has started to do this, and we will deal with them in the future. Taking advantage of this opportunity, I invited some.” Lin Nan said.
New faces such as Tang Dynasty and Zhou Yi were indeed not seen at the movie celebration banquet before.
Shu Chang was chatting with Zhang Jizhong and Huang Xiaoming, and came over after a while.
"Isn't Sissi back yet?"
"Her Japanese album and EP are almost ready. She will be back in two days, and there is a movie to be released next month."< br>
Lin Nan said.
Huang Xiaoming followed, "Director Lin, congratulations to you, you are the only director of the 200 million club in China. Shu Chang and I have gotten to know each other, and the crew will take care of each other."
"Thank you."
Lin Nan looked in Hua Yi's direction and said, "This drama is produced by Hua Yi. Are you ready to sign with Hua Yi after terminating the contract?"
Shu Changquan pretended not to hear these words and walked aside.
Huang Xiaoming smiled and nodded, "We have this plan and we are negotiating. Huayi can provide me with more and better resources. Of course, it will be an even greater honor if Director Lin takes care of me in the future, haha ."
"You would really think about it, if you have the chance." Lin Nan raised the cup in his hand.
Many reporters and media came to this celebration banquet. Han Sanping wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of his bad luck. The 25% investment share of China Film was entirely due to him.
"Graduation is about to begin, what are your plans for the next movie?"
Dong Ren asked in a low voice, but there were many people around who raised their ears.
"I'm still thinking about it. At least I have to wait until "Journey to the Center of the Earth" is released next month. Our company is also investing in TV series."
Lin Nan replied.
"Haha, let's wait until this movie is over before we talk about it. It's better to strike while the iron is hot and prepare for the next one."
"Thank you, Director Ren, for your concern."
...
"Hello, Director Lin, I am Jiang Yanrou..."
There are not many famous female producers, and this is another one.
Lin Nan invited many companies and people from the TV industry this time, and everyone can guess the purpose.
Even if you are one of the best in filmmaking, aren’t you still a novice when you move into another industry?
The reason why Tang Dynasty and Zhou Yi are able to do so well in TV dramas is because they have their own complete team, a behind-the-scenes team they have trained themselves, including lighting, martial arts, directors, and screenwriters, which can be completed independently from beginning to end.
“I look forward to cooperating with Director Lin one day.”
“Me too. If you need investment someday, Mr. Jiang can contact me.”
Lin Nan said with a smile that it is easy for the other party's production model to have financial problems.
“Thank you.”
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