Chapter 93 Big Explosion
Chapter 93 Big Explosion
The next day, comments about "Kekexili" began to appear on the Internet.
All very positive:
[The patrol team sells hides to earn supplies so that they can buy gasoline and food to continue hunting poachers in the harsh environment. "Use dead Tibetan antelopes to protect living Tibetan antelopes"]
[Have you ever seen pilgrims? Their hands and faces are very dirty, but their hearts are very clean]
[It leans towards pseudo-documentary realism, avoiding deliberate sensationalism or dramatic rendering. The photography is extremely beautiful, and the performances are solid. The quicksand section carries suffocating despair and speechless fear; the fresh bones of Tibetan antelopes are everywhere; here, every footprint you leave may be the first footprint left by humans. ]
[The scene of the burial alive, without any background music, was suffocating and unrelieved. Director Lu Chuan really did not disappoint us.]
[The extremely rough and ferocious minimalist style, the Great Western Desert presents the cruel killings that are out of touch with modern civilization in the desperate situation of life. The producer of this film, Ge Luming, died in a car accident while visiting the set. ]
Of course there are also funny styles:
[I often think of Hoh Xil and Sicily as the same place, so I am looking forward to a movie called "The Beautiful Legend of Hoh Xil"]
Although it is not very popular, there are many reviews. Most of them are positive, and a few gave bad reviews. Some people even sarcastically brought up "The Gun", saying that "The Gun" plagiarized Kurosawa Akira's "Stray Dog".
This matter actually caused a stir a long time ago.
In fact, Lu Chuan’s debut was also quite legendary. He made a movie called “Looking for the Gun” under the title of the second-generation director.
Because of his father, his first film received support from Jiang Wen, Ning Jing and Han Sanping.
I thought I could become famous, but ended up being accused of plagiarism.
Lu Tianming put in a lot of effort, held seminars, took sides personally, and even found the author of the original work to explain the original intention of the creation. Finally, he removed the accusation of plagiarism from his son's head.
This is indeed a bit nitpicking.
You can't say that they are plagiarizing just because the subject matter is about police officers losing their guns.
What about the movie "PUT" in Hong Kong? It's also a story about losing a gun and looking for it. Could it also be plagiarism?
But he was too happy too early. Before long, someone said that the style of the film did not seem like that of a new director, but more like that of Jiang Wen.
This time it can't be washed off.
Then a crew member revealed that Lu Chuan often quarreled with Jiang Wen on the crew, and was even angered to tears.
The people in the crew are very powerful. The new director competed with the big names in the crew and lost. So he must follow the big names.
The big brands will shoot the films the way they want.
This is confirmed.
The debut work became Jiang Wen's work.
Lu Tianming probably didn't expect that the foreign aid he had brought in at the cost of his reputation would end up stealing his home.
Zhang Chen naturally saw all this, but he didn't take it to heart.
A guy with a crooked butt deserves all the criticism he suffers.
Although the school strongly recommended "Kekexili", it had nothing to do with him. His only priority now was to finish the post-production of "The Shallows" and hold a film viewing meeting.
Whether "The Shallows" can create a miracle in November depends on the quality of the film and whether the publicity is strong.
The screening will be on the 3rd.
In fact, the screenings held before a movie is released are for theaters to watch so that they can have a psychological expectation.
An experienced theater manager can tell how a movie is just by taking one look at it. Then, based on the cast and publicity efforts, he can basically tell whether the movie is good or not!
If Zhang Chen wants to create a box office miracle in the off-season month of November, both publicity and support from theaters are indispensable.
At this stage, only with publicity and support from theaters can a high-grossing movie be born.
This is the consensus!
Didn’t you see that Lu Chuan knew how to create a topic?
So Zhang Chen invited the top five cinema managers to today's film screening, as well as Han Sanping.
No nonsense, just play the movie.
After 90 minutes, the screening ended.
There was no applause. Theater managers are people who watch movies every day and have seen countless films. There are very few films that can impress them.
But the basic judgments are definitely there.
Several people looked at each other, and then smiles appeared on their faces.
"Director Zhang's film will definitely do well at the box office, and our cinema chain will definitely give its full support."
Wu Hehu of Shanghai United spoke first, saying that they also invested in "The Shallows", and the quality was indeed not bad.
"Congratulations to Director Zhang for making another excellent film. We at the New Film Association will also strongly support it." This is Gao Jun from the New Film Association.
"Haha, how can we be left behind? We at Shinkansen are willing to contribute to the development of unpopular schedules."
Zhao Jun from Southern Shinkansen also agreed.
That’s right, Zhang Chen invited the three musketeers of film and television distribution this time, and surprisingly, everyone agreed with the quality of the film.
Zhang Chen was secretly delighted. In the past, Gao Jun from the New Film Association could produce a Feng Xiaogang, but this time, all three musketeers came together...
But it wasn't over yet. Zhang Chen looked at Qin Hong of Star Media again. Qin Hong is the younger brother of Qin Hui, and Qin Hui is the boss of Star Media. Star Media is now the number one cinema chain with more than 30 theaters under its management.
Qin Hong smiled, looked at the three musketeers next to him, then looked at Han Sanping, and said with a smile: "We at Xingmei will certainly support Director Zhang's film."
Several major cinema managers expressed their support. Zhang Chen clasped his hands together to express his gratitude, then turned to Han Sanping.
"Third Master, what do you say?"
Han Sanping was also happy. He didn't expect that Zhang Chen actually made a good monster movie.
The bet that Zhang Chen made with him is still vivid in his mind.
Not only costume films can become a business card of China, but also monster films~
What a big tone.
But the film quality is really good.
Everyone here is a veteran filmmaker. It’s not to say that they have never made mistakes, but it’s unlikely that so many of them would make mistakes at the same time.
"Okay, my promise at that time is valid. Since you have done it, I also guarantee that the publicity of The Shallows will be no less than that of House of Flying Daggers."
"Thank you, President Han, and thank you all. With the publicity and the support of the theaters, I am confident that the box office of "The Shallows" can reach over 100 million. At the same time, I will also offer a reward and crack down on piracy to ensure the greatest possible audience. Thank you all~" Zhang Chen bowed.
Several bigwigs gladly accepted. Han Sanping said with a smile: "If you can really create a miracle in November, a rare period, then it is I, Han Sanping, who should thank you. Thank you for turning a rare period into a popular period. Then the Lunar New Year period will not start in December, but in November."
His words also inspired others. We all make a living from the film industry, and the more popular schedules there are, the bigger the market will be.
There are only two ways to increase the market share of the film industry.
Attract more people into the cinema and open up more popular schedules.
They all support actions to make the pie bigger.
What's more, November is a cold period with few blockbusters released, which does not affect anyone's interests. Even if it fails this time, there will be no loss to the theaters.
Zhang Chen is also willing to fight piracy at his own expense, which is exactly the same as what Zhang Weiping did originally.
It may not be a good thing for the present and future generations, but it is definitely a good thing for the entire industry.
Not to mention that if offering a reward is really feasible, others will follow suit.
……
North America, Monday, October 10.
Weekly box office statistics are freshly released.
"The Darkness" grossed $1630 million in its first weekend, ranking third.
This is a rare achievement in the off-season of November. Although the two movies ahead of it had higher box office than it, they also opened in more theaters than it. If the performance of each theater is counted, "The Dark Knight" is in first place.
Columbia was celebrating because their predictions were right and The Dark Knight Rises was a huge hit.
When I evaluated it before, I felt that this movie had the potential to be a big hit, but it is just an evaluation after all, and the truth will only be known after I actually see it.
Then they felt a little regretful, thinking that they were too conservative and only arranged to open 1800 cinemas.
Columbia is one of the Big Six Hollywood studios, so they can certainly negotiate for more theaters to open, but they feel that this is a foreign language film after all, and the actors are all Asian, so there may be some problems with the film's acclimatization.
In the end, they chose the conservative plan, but now it seems that the losses were huge.
North American theaters adopt a tiered profit-sharing method, which means that in the first week of a film's release, the producer and the theater chain share the profits according to one ratio, and in the second week, there is another ratio.
This ratio gradually tilts towards the theaters as the release time goes by. In the first week, the producer gets the highest share and then decreases accordingly, while the opposite is true for the theaters.
That is to say, if Columbia had chosen to open the film in 3000 theaters in the first week, they would have gotten more money. Now, even if they temporarily increase the number of theaters, it will have to be the second week, and the ratio has already been adjusted. They have lost a lot of money for no reason.
I regret that I only arranged 1800 stores in the first week.
But this is actually understandable. After all, the conservative option represents the safest option.
If you make money, you may earn less, but if you lose, you can lose less.
Generally speaking, this is what everyone does in horror movies like "The Dark Invasion".
In Hollywood, the publicity and promotion costs required for theatrical distribution and venue scheduling are very high.
Generally speaking, most horror films released by independent film companies are scheduled to open in more than a thousand theaters.
After all, there is only a limited audience for horror films.
When the first "Saw" was produced, only 1400 theaters were scheduled.
This is basic practice.
The first part was a hit, and the second part opened in 2949 theaters.
Part 3167: .
No one expected that "Dark Invasion" would become such a hit.
The publicity staff of Columbia suddenly shouted excitedly: "The Darkness is spreading among horror movie fans in North America. We are famous, famous~"
"With a single-theater box office of $9095, we are the undisputed first weekend box office champion~"
"Our film 'The Darkness' is the third highest-grossing foreign language film in history, second only to 'The Passion of the Christ' and 'Heroes'..."
The project staff shouted excitedly, and the senior executives of Columbia were toasting to celebrate. They made a lot of money from this film, at least ten times the profit.
It was bought for 200 million US dollars, and all European copyrights were sold together with the package to Europa Company for 180 million euros, and all Asian copyrights were sold to Japan's Toei Company for 60 euros.
The investment is backed up just by selling the copyright and there's still some profit to be made. Now the movie is doing great at the North American box office, so this is all pure profit.
There’s not much publicity for horror movies; just a few posters are enough.
The top management shouted excitedly: Go and invite the Tathagata from the West, oh no, go and increase the number of cinemas.
At the same time, domestic reporting had just begun.
["Dark Invasion" successfully went overseas and won a box office of 1630 million US dollars in its first weekend~]
This is more conservative.
[The Chinese film "Darkness" was released in North America, with a box office of 1630 million in the first weekend, ranking third, and 9095 US dollars per theater, ranking first]
This is quite uplifting.
[The Dark Invasion, which cost $30, swept North America, and its revenue surpassed all other movies of the same period, becoming the king]
This is reported from another perspective.
[The third foreign language film in Hollywood history is released]
This is actually after checking the information.
At Chen Guofu's home, Chen Guofu waved his hands excitedly when he saw this number. In the whole Asia, apart from Zhang Chen, he, Chen Guofu, was probably the one who paid the most attention to the North American box office of "The Dark Invasion".
He felt that his spring was coming, as he had recommended this film to the headquarters.
……
There will be more later. Please give me a monthly ticket.
(End of this chapter)