Chapter 357: First Week Box Office
"Senior Minister Chihara, you have worked hard, please go slowly. ”
Before Chihara Rin walked to the elevator entrance, someone had already helped him press the elevator going down, and he was waiting for him to enter with his hand covering the elevator door, with a respectful expression, his eyes were very sincere, not as simple as before, out of rank differences and special treatment, completely sincere.
Rin Chihara took a closer look at the staff member, didn't know him, and hurriedly thanked him, and the staff bowed again and again to say that they didn't have to be polite, a bit like a fan meeting an idol.
Rin Chihara didn't be more polite, entered the elevator and went down to his basement, looking at his reflection on the elevator door, and smiled dumbly - since the crew of "The Camera Can't Stop" paid his first salary and subsidized nearly 500 people at one time, he felt that his reputation in the production bureau had risen significantly, and many of the staff who had avoided him because of their fear of the new director had also begun to show respect.
On the one hand, it should be the power brought by real money, and on the other hand, it also shows that Eishi Ohashi is perverse, and the hearts of the people in the production bureau are becoming more and more unstable, as if they are not far from being tired of dogs.
He thought all the way back to his office, and as soon as he entered the door, Iori Murakami asked with concern, "What does the compilation committee say?"
Today, the compilation committee interviewed Rin Chihara, the responsible officer, because of the revenue of "The Camera Can't Stop", she was very worried, and she had been sitting here waiting for news, and Rin Chihara smiled directly: "It's better than expected, the compilation committee doesn't plan to move the box office share for the time being, but they have one condition, I hope we can come out to do a show next season and increase the ratings of the evening slot." ”
Murakami Iori was stunned for a moment, the station may want to take away the proceeds of "The Camera Can't Stop", which she is psychologically prepared for, and she has also made relevant defenses, such as not giving it to death, passing the law, or inciting people's feelings and exerting pressure on public opinion, but after all, the station has the advantage of power, and holds their contract, so I really want to rob it arrogantly, and it is not easy to say how much the film revenue can keep- Iori Murakami is most worried about transferring her and Rin Chihara again, such as sending them to clean the toilet and watch the door, change the head of the film operation class, and directly come to the bottom of the kettle to draw salary, I really didn't expect Taili Ken to let it go gently.
She was a little unbelievable for a while, feeling that she had prepared so much before, and spent a lot of unjust money, so she hesitated and asked, "Only this one condition?"
"Only this one. Chihara Rin was too lazy to make tea, so he poured half of it directly from Iori Murakami's cup, and said while drinking: "It seems that the performance pressure of Taili is really a bit big now, and this is the requirement of Ohashi." ”
"What do you mean...... He wants to reconcile?"
"I think it's like acquiescing in this incident, not moving our money, and replacing us with the work for him. ”
Murakami Iori thought about it, felt that it was possible, and hurriedly asked, "Then did you agree?"
Chihara Rin shook his head and sneered: "How is that possible, he is in trouble for a while now, and he wants to take a step back, but I think he is not a big person, and his gas is narrow, and he will definitely have trouble when he eases up - there is no possibility of reconciliation between us and him, sooner or later we will have to divide the victory and defeat, and helping him is harming himself, and he must not agree." ”
Iori Murakami nodded silently, not to mention that they have been disgusted for so long, just from the aspect of running a TV station, they have a fundamental contradiction with Eishi Ohashi, and it is impossible to merge, so there is really no need to help Eshishi Ohashi improve his ratings and ease the situation.
She asked again, "Then you refused?"
Chihara Rin shook his head again and said with a smile: "That's not necessary, I promised to think about it, so I'll drag it out first." Whether it is from the perspective of joining the council after financing, or from the subsidy working group, time is on his side, and it is good for him to drag it out, so it is better to drag it out, and asked with a smile: "The first week of release is over, how is the box office?"
Rin Chihara has the final say on major matters, he decided to temporarily perfunctory to form a committee, Murakami Iori has no opinion, listening to him ask about the box office of the first week, he suddenly perked up, took out a small notebook and began to report: "At present, the communication effect is very good, the attendance rate of well-known art theaters such as Ikebukuro and Shinjuku is 100%, and the highest number of full screenings has reached 27 times, and the overall cumulative box office has exceeded 140 million, of which our revenue is 36.7%, and the theaters are also quite satisfied, and most of them agree to add more ...... as much as possible."
Rin Chihara nodded while listening, the original work of "The Camera Can't Stop" was broadcast for a total of four months, and the final box office was more than 3 billion yen, but the original work was different from their situation, the original work was only released in two independent theaters at the beginning, and it only expanded to six in a month, and it took another month to expand to theaters, and it began to be released on a large scale nationwide.
And he started with thirteen here, and a week later there were more than thirty, and the speed of rolling out was several times faster than the original, and the screening cycle may be much shorter, but the overall income should be similar to the original - after all, it is about the same market size, and it is also popular with fans, and the number of moviegoers will not change much.
Chihara Rin listened for a while, and felt that there was no problem, probably in line with expectations, as if there was no need to do more, and Murakami Iori finished reporting, closed the notepad, tilted his head to look at him for a while, and sighed: "Chihara, you have succeeded again and created another miracle." ”
The initial production cost of 690,000 yen, a group of amateur actors with only club performance experience, and then the box office in the first week was 140 million yen, which she really never expected beforehand, even if she felt good after watching the finished film, she didn't expect the data to be so exaggerated - among the theaters released, the smallest theater is only 64 seats, and only with the smallest theater, all the investment, including hidden costs, has been recovered in the first week, and the rest of the money is basically all for nothing, isn't it a miracle?
Sometimes she really wanted to cut open Rin Chihara's head and see how the structure of his brain was different from her own, otherwise it would be difficult to explain all this, it would be really confusing.
Chihara Rin was a little embarrassed by her, this was really not his credit, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, it's not that you go to beg people one by one, we can't spread it out so quickly, and the box office can't be so high, so we don't have to boast about this relationship, let's get down to business." Independent theaters are fragmented, and it is difficult for outsiders to count the overall box office, so you can control these data yourself, you don't need to report to the station, and try not to disclose it to the outside world. ”
"I understand this, you can rest assured. Murakami Iori had no opinion, and responded casually, but there was still some sigh in his heart - others have achieved this kind of achievement, it is estimated that they are so ecstatic that they can't control themselves, and they can understand running naked, but this guy Chihara never cares about these, he is not shocked by honor and disgrace, he is never complacent about his past achievements, he always looks ahead, and he is indeed a person who is born to do great things.
She sighed in her heart, the more she looked at Chihara Rinren, the more pleasing it was to the eye, but she was embarrassed to praise him bluntly, so she changed the topic and said: "By the way, Chihara, I've been thinking about it these days, movies have a shorter shooting cycle than TV series, and when they are also popular, the income is higher and the payment is faster, Chihara, you have talent in this area, it's a pity to waste it, should we start another one?"
She is currently doing a good job, full of sense of achievement, and really wants to screw Rin Chihara to make another film, but Rin Chihara has no plans for the time being - "The Camera Can't Stop" is a rare low-cost little dark horse, an accident within an accident, and this kind of film is not easy to find.
Of course, if you have to shoot, you can't shoot it, and many low-cost movies are also good at the box office, especially the Japanese-style supernaturals, such as "Midnight Bell", "Ghost Doll Hanako", "Shibuya Strange Talk", "Curse", even if it is placed in the world, it has a certain popularity, and the difficulty of filming is not high, mainly a "how to create psychological horror" shooting concept problem, the equipment and actors are not too high, and if you really want to do it, you can get started, and there is a high probability that you can make a lot of money.
It's just that this kind of pure commercial film is running for money, and it really makes money one after another, and it doesn't become a disguised help to Ohashi Yingshi, that's not good, if you want to do it, you have to wait for the future to do it, it's not appropriate now - the more incompetent Ohashi Yingshi is, the more out of control the situation is, and the more beneficial it is to promote the financing of TV stations, and you can't lose big because of small things.
Rin Chihara directly refused, and said with a smile: "The situation is not good now, so I still don't want it, but if you really like it, when we become big names in the TV station in the future, you will be in charge of this part." ”
Murakami Iori was a little disappointed, but thinking that it was really difficult for Eishi Ohashi to do it, he could only sigh: "It's a pity, I don't know how long it will take for us to have the final say......"
She feels more and more that the theater chain is a powerful supplement to the TV station's collection of funds, and it is definitely promising, even if it is difficult, and the four major ones are obstructed, they should continue to advance, especially when they encounter this kind of good opportunity in front of them, but unfortunately now it is the layman bastard of Eishi Ohashi who is in charge, and he can only think about it.
What a pity!
Rin Chihara smiled silently, feeling that the day when his gang had the final say should not be too long, but he didn't say it either, after all, Jun Bumi lost his country, and his minister did not lose his body, Murakami Iori couldn't help in this matter, and it was useless to say it, so it was better to wait and surprise her.
I really want to see her expression when the time comes, it must be very exciting.
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The quality of the box office of the film depends on a variety of factors, including the theme and script of the film, the main creative team, the positioning of the film, the quality of the film, the ticket price, the schedule, the distribution, the cinema schedule, the publicity and promotion, etc., but no matter what, "The Camera Can't Stop" has become popular, even if it is an independent theater route, the box office is still accumulating rapidly.
After the end of the second week of release, "The Camera Can't Stop" got a box office of 230 million again on the premise of a larger scale of screening, and it really became a box office dark horse in 98, and after once again giving subsidies of varying amounts to nearly 500 people, the prestige of the Chihara Rin people and even the Chihara faction continued to rise in the production bureau- In fact, the number of people who can receive subsidies only accounts for less than one-sixth of the total number of production bureaus, and there are not many people who share it on everyone's heads, but there are still a large number of production bureau employees who feel very envious and admire Rin Chihara very much, and praise him for his "ability and character are superb".
It's a bonus, but it's still a lot of fun.
In addition, the word-of-mouth of "The Camera Can't Stop" is still fermenting, and it has not slowed down, it continues to be well received, and even its influence has begun to expand nationwide.
Film critics experienced the bitterness and bitterness of the creator of Sunset, and then inquired about the behind-the-scenes story, and thanked Rin Chihara for being able to make such a film under such "difficult" conditions, and did not hesitate to praise it, and even many people proposed that the Tokyo Film Festival nominate this film, give it the honor it deserves, and give it a chance to reach overseas markets.
Of course, Rin Chihara himself didn't think it was so difficult to make a film, it was really just a whim and did it casually, but everyone made up for him that he had no money and no actors at the time, and he was in a situation where he had no rice, and he could still come up with such a wonderful idea and make such an interesting film, which instantly raised his ability infinitely, and felt that he completely lived up to the name of "ghost talent".
With the film "The Camera Can't Stop", the negative reviews brought by "The Worst Three Days in History" were swept away, and even Kyoto Pictures began to regret that he was allowed to preside over the filming at that time, maybe he could make a lot of money, and it was really a waste of a good opportunity.
Affected by this, many big film companies and theaters have also begun to be interested in "The Camera Can't Stop", hoping to get the national screening rights of the film, but Chihara Rin didn't care, and Murakami Iori operated it, maybe he could take this opportunity to open a way for the future theatrical version - he may not be better at this kind of thing than Bai Gujing, so let Murakami Iori be busy, he is still dealing with the three invitations a day from the compilation committee.
The compilation committee has nothing to do about the ratings that have collapsed, so they can only hope for the next season, and keep sending people to talk to him, hoping that he will start preparing for the new drama sooner, after all, it is early March, and it is not long before the spring file in April, it is time to write a script and write a script, it is time to find actors and actors, anyway, they have to work.
Chihara Rin dragged on, and today said that there is no creativity and you need to think about it again, and you can't be in a hurry to create. Tomorrow claims that he has a stomachache and wants to go to the hospital for a check-up, anyway, now Murakami, Yoshizaki and others are revolving around the movie, and all kinds of activities are connected into a string, and the intensive study class can't be held, and being idle is also idle, and there is time to grind his teeth in the committee- The formation committee also has no tricks, that is, he doesn't dare to threaten him with strong means, for fear that he will be completely lost, after all, he has a history of making trouble many times, but he is not a soft persimmon who is easy to bully, and at the same time he doesn't dare to find out what Ohashi means by Eishi Ohashi, for fear that he will insist on making the director apologize, and they can't afford to provoke him, so they can only stalemate for the time being.
As a result, things dragged on day after day, and the time soon came to the second week of March, and seeing that it was about to drag on, Rin Chihara was thinking about what to do, and suddenly received a phone call......