In 1951, the Ministry of Culture approved the establishment of China Film Company, and Chinese films changed the past account sharing model and began to implement unified purchase and sales. From then until 1993, when the unified purchase and sales were broken and the account-sharing system was implemented, in the past 40 years, the performance of Chinese films was not measured by the box office, but by the number of people. In fact, there are benefits to counting the box office and counting people, even after a few decades, some countries still count people, such as France, such as South Korea.

In the 40 years of unified purchase and sales, it is not that Chinese films do not count the box office, and the China Film Company has to share accounts with local film companies, so the China Film Company actually has statistics at the box office. It's just that because no one cares about the box office figures of the movie, China Film Company did not release the box office data.

Now the situation is different from the previous life, the country has set up an export company, and the export company has to share the account with the China Film Company, and the box office determines how much money the export company can get, so the export company is very concerned about its own box office. Since last year, Wang Lanxi has asked China Film Company to set up a box office statistics team, and like abroad, it has to report the box office figures every week.

Although the cinema is networked and the box office figures are real-time, as in later generations, the box office statistics are not as responsible as imagined. Because the way movies are released now is a little different from that of later generations, they are released in rounds, generally in first-tier cities, before they can be released to second-tier cities, and second-tier cities are released to third-tier cities, so that they are passed down in turn, and it may be two or three years later when they reach the countryside. It has been almost two years since the release of "Hoe Rape", and the rural screening has just begun.

Since the first round of screenings was concentrated in first-tier cities, mainly provincial capitals, there were only about 30. The provincial film company only needs to summarize the data reported by each movie theater in the provincial capital city and report it to China Film Company, which will count the final data. Usually on Tuesday afternoon, the export company can get the box office of the movie for the week.

Xu Wangqiu attaches great importance to the box office of "Falcon", because the box office of the first week of the film determines the future trend of the movie.

When many people mention "Shaolin Temple", they will always say that the box office of "Shaolin Temple" exceeded 100 million, and the movie tickets were a dime a dozen at that time. The box office of "Shaolin Temple" should have exceeded 100 million, but the ticket price is not a dime. In this era, movie tickets are roughly divided into six grades, of which large and medium-sized cities are divided into four grades according to the situation of theaters, 3 Mao, 2 Mao 5, 2 Mao, and 1 Mao 5;

Although a movie is now going to be released for two or three years, what really matters should be the box office of the first year, especially the box office of the first two or three rounds. The further the movie is released, the lower the box office of the movie. When it comes to the later screenings for rural areas, the export companies cannot divide the accounts, which belongs to the welfare of rural audiences.

After lunch, he and Zhang Yimou came to Wang Lanxi's office and waited for the box office of "Falcon" to come out in the first week. Since there was no way out at the box office, they chatted with Wang Lanxi.

Xu Wangqiu and Zhang Yimou are about to go to France to participate in the Cannes Film Festival, Zhang Yimou is an honest child, and Xu Wangqiu is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Wang Lanxi felt that they should be reminded to avoid anything to happen to the country: "You must remember that when you go abroad, you are not representing yourself, but China, so you should think about it before you speak or do things, and you must be cautious in your words and deeds, and don't want to face the country." Speaking of this, his eyes fell on Xu Wangqiu's face, and reminded: "Especially you, don't be distracted when you go abroad, after all, it's someone else's territory, you have to endure it when you should endure it, don't come nonsense!"

Xu Wangqiu called out: "Dean, it's not the first time I've gone abroad, when did Hu come?" I understand what you said, but I definitely won't endure what I can't bear." For example, if the Cannes Film Festival hangs the flag of the Kuomintang, can we bear it?"

As soon as Wang Lanxi heard this, he immediately said: "This must be unbearable, we must solemnly protest and let them replace it." I don't want you to cause trouble when I say this, but don't be afraid. During the festival, hundreds of media from all over the world gather in Cannes, and if you want to do anything out of the ordinary, the media around the world will know about it, and the impact will be very big, so be careful with what you say and do. ”

Xu Wangqiu said in his heart that I have not participated in a hundred film festivals, there must be dozens of times, and I know too well about the film festival and don't need to be reminded. However, he still smiled and said: "Don't worry, Dean! I will definitely be cautious in my words and deeds, and I will definitely not disgrace our China." When I get back, I'll be sure to bring you a big check!"

Wang Lanxi smiled: "Okay, if you can bring me a check for five million dollars from Cannes, I will give you a reward." ”

Xu Wangqiu smiled and said, "Is there a bonus?"

Wang Lanxi scolded with a smile: "Why did you kid lose money? You are so rich, you are buying a courtyard house, and you are still worried about the state to send money." Comrade Zhao Shuli, a native of China, bought a courtyard house after entering Beiping, and saw that the unit lacked office space, so he vacated his large courtyard house for the unit to use, and bought a small courtyard house by himself. If you look at people, this is a staunch proletarian fighter, and if you look at you, you are all day long thinking about earning benefits from the state, and the bourgeois mentality is serious. ”

Xu Wangqiu defended: "How can I think about earning benefits from the state all day long? If I really want to make money, I will go directly to Xiangjiang." People have said that if a director like me goes to Xiangjiang, he can get hundreds of thousands of yuan for a film? Have I hesitated? I don't, I have to fight for the Chinese film industry. I am a staunch proletarian fighter, how can I have bourgeois ideas!"

Wang Lanxi had heard about this, and he also believed that with Xu Wangqiu's ability, he could get hundreds of thousands of dollars for a drama in Xiangjiang. Because of this, he valued Xu Wangqiu more and more, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't ask for credit in front of me." When the time comes, I'll apply you for a new Long March Assaulter. ”

At this moment, the phone rang suddenly, and Wang Lanxi reached out to answer the phone. Xu Wangqiu and Zhang Yimou thought that it might be the box office data of "Falcon" that came out, and looked at Wang Lanxi with anticipation. I hope that the call is over and I can hear good news from his mouth.

After listening to what the other end of the phone said, Wang Lanxi calmly said "I know" and hung up the phone. He looked at Xu Wangqiu and said lightly: "The box office of the first week of the movie came out, with a total of 4.45 million and 17.8 million people in seven days. ”

Xu Wangqiu felt a buzzing in his head when he heard that the seven-day box office was 4.45 million, and his excitement was like mountain spring water, and he was bubbling out of his heart. The figure of 4.45 million doesn't sound like much, but this is only the box office of more than 30 first-tier cities across the country, and there are two or three rounds behind. Popular movies are released for a month in first-tier cities, and blockbuster movies like "Falcon" can be released for six to eight weeks. According to the normal trend, the box office of "Falcon" in the first round will exceed 25 million. If the box office of the movie can exceed 2500 million in one round, the final box office of "Falcon" will definitely break through the 100 million yuan mark, and "Falcon" will become the first movie in the history of New China to exceed 100 million at the box office!

Zhang Yimou was also completely stunned by this number, 17.8 million people, you must know that there were only 12.59 million moviegoers in the first week of the release of "Hoe Rape", which means that "Falcon" is a quarter more than a quarter, this performance is simply terrifying!

Xu Wangqiu grinned and said: "Dean, judging from the performance of "Falcon" in the first week, judging from the audience's reaction, the trend of "Falcon" should be better than "Hoe Rape", and there should be no problem for "Falcon" to exceed 100 million at the box office in the end. ”

Wang Lanxi also smiled when he heard this: "You kid seems to be able to spend money making movies, but your movies can really make money." The box office is 100 million, and it won't work if you don't declare a new Long March assaulter for you; ”

In this era, the media is relatively serious, and no one cares about the box office of the movie, so the media will naturally not report it. However, the directors of various film studios quickly received the news, and they were very concerned about the cooperation between the export company and Xiuying Studio. When they received the data for the first week of "Falcon", they were all shocked.

The happiest is Zhang Xiaoping of Xiuying Studio, the film "Falcon" was filmed by Xiuying Studio in cooperation with an export company. The box office of "Falcon" can exceed 100 million, which means that the show studio can get 17.5 million. The copyright of "Falcon" has been sold, sold for 4 million US dollars, and Xiuying Studio can almost divide 4 million yuan, plus the income of other countries, it is entirely possible to exceed 30 million.

The annual profit of Xiuying Studio last year was only about 5 million, and now Xu Wangqiu's income from a film is more than 30 million, which is equivalent to the income of Xiuying Studio for six years.

Zhang Heping smiled and said to Su Zhensheng: "Old Su, you must find a way to let your apprentice return to our show studio." If you really can't do it, let your Su Bai blow the wind next to the pillow!"

When Su Zhensheng heard this, he glared angrily at Zhang Heping: "Su Bai and Wangqiu are not married yet, what kind of pillow wind is blowing?"

After receiving the news, Xu Shangchu of the Demon Shadow Factory first sighed: "Wangqiu obviously found out first by us, but we couldn't get him into the Demon Shadow Factory. If he can enter our Shadow Factory, then our Shadow Factory will be able to lead the country in the next thirty years. However, after sighing, he quickly smiled and said: "Fortunately, Wangqiu was discovered by us, and as long as there is a chance in the future, he will definitely cooperate with our Demon Shadow Studio, just like "A Game of Chess That Never Ends". ”

In the conference room of Beijing Film Studio, director Wang Yang slapped the table loudly. He said in a loud voice: "Our annual profit last year was only more than 10 million, and a movie in Renjia Studio topped our profits for two years." This is very enlightening for us, and in our future work, we must attach importance to two points: First, strengthen cooperation with export companies, and show studios can co-produce films with export companies, and we can do the same! Second, we should attach importance to the training of young directors. Isn't there a few children in our factory at Nortel, we should give them the opportunity to practice. Strive to cultivate our hope for the autumn come!"

In the conference room of Bayi Factory, Huang Zhenyu, the director of Bayi Factory, stared coldly at the management of Bayi Factory, and saw that everyone present was furious. After a while, he spoke: "This morning, the leaders of the General Staff Department asked me, why can people make a movie like "Falcon," but we can only make "Iron Armor 008"? I have nothing to say about the problem of hunger among the leaders of the General Staff Headquarters. Now I have a question for you, can we make a movie like Falcon?"

After being silent for a few seconds, someone finally replied: "I think it's difficult, one is the cost problem, I heard that the film "Falcon" cost more than five million, such a high investment, the pressure to return to the cost is relatively large; If we want to make a Falcon quality movie, we can only cooperate with export companies. How can Xu Wangqiu be transferred to our factory, then all problems will be solved. ”

Huang Zhenyu shook his head and said: "It is impossible to transfer Xu Wangqiu, the country needs foreign exchange." ”

Just when the directors were talking about "Falcon", Xu Wangqiu and the Chinese film delegation boarded a plane to France to go to the Cannes Film Festival to screen "Falcon".