Chapter 51 It’s time to start a new film, Ning Hao arrives
Chapter 51 It’s time to start a new film, Ning Hao arrives
"Ah."
Zhou Qing nodded lightly, his attitude was gentle but a little serious.
Under the gaze of the two front desk girls, he returned to his office.
Leaning back in the "boss chair" in a comfortable posture, Zhou Qing began to fall into deep thought.
"127 Hours" has been off the screen for more than a week now, and it finally grossed 2189 million at the box office.
During the month when the release was postponed, the film only earned about one million yuan at the box office, which made Zhou Qing feel a little amused and helpless.
But anyway, this trip was not in vain.
In any case, we have also brought China Film Group on board, right?
What's more, it's not easy to make money these days, and you can get hundreds of thousands out of more than one million.
Why not earn hundreds of thousands of dollars for free in a month?
No matter how small a mosquito's legs are, they are still meat. We won't despise them!
To sum up, "127 Hours" has achieved great success both artistically and commercially, and it can be regarded as a great success for newcomer Zhou Qing.
Still a very impressive first shot.
Zhou Qing was still quite satisfied.
But now, "127 Hours" has come to an end, and it's almost time for Zhou Qing to take a break.
He feels that it is time to put the next movie on the agenda.
So what's a good next movie?
"It's still a prize-winning film!"
Zhou Qing made this decision without much hesitation.
After all, looking at the current film market, the scale is still very limited.
According to statistics, the number of screens in China in 02 was only 1581, less than 2000.
In 03, the film industry was comprehensively reformed and the number of large screens increased dramatically, but by the end of the year there were only 2296 screens.
With such a small screen, how high can the movie box office be?
A box office of tens of millions is the limit, and that is a result that only the country's top directors can achieve.
But even if the box office reaches tens of millions, how much money can the producers make?
The cinema chain must first share more than 60% of the box office revenue, and then deduct 5% from the special film development fund, and then deduct taxes.
In the end, only about 30% reaches the hands of the producers.
Take "127 Hours" as an example. After deducting all those miscellaneous things, Zhou Qing only got six or seven million.
But is it free to make a movie? Is it free to promote it?
Even in 03, making a movie would cost at least several million dollars, and tens of millions were not uncommon.
"127 Hours" can only be regarded as an exception among exceptions.
So making movies these days really doesn’t make much money.
Not to mention that the production cycle of a movie is so long, but the return of funds is very slow.
It can be described as a project with high investment, long cycle and low return.
Frankly speaking, it is not a high-quality project.
Taking all these factors into consideration, making purely commercial films is naturally not Zhou Qing’s first choice at the moment.
It will be more appropriate after two years.
After 03, the number of large screens in China has increased by 30% almost every year, and capital from all sides has continued to enter the market, making it relatively easy to make money.
As for now, it is easier to make money from those award-winning films with poor box office performance.
As long as it can win an award and the copyright can be sold casually, it will make more money than most movies.
At the same time, you can also improve your reputation, which is killing two birds with one stone. Why not do it?
In addition, although Zhou Qing won the Best Director Award in Berlin, he only won it once, so there will still be many people who question it.
The title of great director is still a bit empty.
But as long as Zhou Qing wins the three major awards in Europe, who would dare to question him?
Wouldn’t this position become more and more stable?
So after a simple analysis, it is only natural to continue making award-winning films.
So what kind of film is better for winning awards?
Zhou Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, and classic award-winning movies flashed through his mind one after another, but he rejected them one by one.
There are not many domestic works that have won international awards. There are only a few. For foreign works, we have to consider whether they are suitable for Chinese translation, as well as censorship factors, etc.
In addition, there are production costs and movie box office. Although award-winning films generally don't have high box office, Zhou Qing still wants to make one with higher box office.
Winning both awards and box office is Zhou Qing’s ultimate goal.
So this matter really requires some effort to consider comprehensively.
Dang Dang Dang!
There was a sudden knock on the door, interrupting Zhou Qing's thoughts, and the door was pushed open immediately afterwards.
"Director Zhou, your Beijing Film Academy alumni Ning Hao is here."
The assistant reminded Zhou Qing.
"I see."
Zhou Qing nodded slightly.
I don’t know where Ning Hao got his phone number from, but he actually called Zhou Qing in the morning and wanted to make an appointment with Zhou Qing.
Since they are all alumni of the same school, Zhou Qing naturally would not refuse.
After some brief consideration, he chose his own office as the location.
"I wonder what Ning Hao wants to talk to me about?"
Zhou Qing pondered for a moment, and actually had a vague guess. After all, it was no secret what Ning Hao was doing at this time.
However, to find out whether my guess was correct or not, I’d better go and meet Ning Hao first.
"Director Zhou!"
As soon as he arrived in the reception room, Ning Hao stood up and greeted everyone enthusiastically.
"Brother, you don't have to be polite. Just call me by my name."
Zhou Qing also smiled at Ning Hao and asked Ning Hao to sit down.
"I'll just call you Director Zhou here."
Ning Hao didn't dare to be so casual.
Although the man in front of him is indeed his junior fellow apprentice and several years younger than him, the achievements he has made are far beyond Ning Hao's reach.
Not only did it win three major European awards, the movie also grossed over 20 million at the box office. To be frank, it is totally at the level of a top director.
Ning Hao also watched "127 Hours", and he can only say that he is convinced.
I have nothing but admiration.
Ning Hao knew that he couldn't make a movie like that.
What's more, Ning Hao came here this time to discuss business.
Seeing that Ning Hao insisted, Zhou Qing didn't say anything more.
Anyway, it doesn't matter what you call me.
"Director Zhou's 127 Hours is a film that captures the big picture through the small. It is truly remarkable that such a simple story can be told in this way. It is worthy of being an award-winning film in Berlin."
Ning Hao started to flatter Zhou Qing as soon as he came up.
It wasn't just a purely commercial compliment, Ning Hao really admired Zhou Qing.
"Thank you for the compliment, Senior Brother. Your Thursday, Wednesday is also very good, it is an excellent movie."
Zhou Qing also praised the other party.
It's just polite talk, so just praise it.
"No, no, compared to Director Zhou, I still have a lot to learn."
Ning Hao waved his hands repeatedly.
"Director Zhou, actually I came here this time just to learn from you."
After exchanging pleasantries with Zhou Qing, Ning Hao finally got to the point.
He took out the script of "Incense" that he had prepared long ago, and asked Zhou Qing to correct him in a very confident manner, and his words sounded better than his singing.
But Zhou Qing immediately guessed Ning Hao's real intention.
I’m afraid this guy is here to solicit investment, right?
(End of this chapter)