Chapter 360: The Game of Capital
How deep is the domestic movie box office?
"Painted Skin 2" once gave a bottom: 700 million.
And just 6 months later, "Thai Embarrassment" broke this record.
When the movie was released in the fourth week, it had already broken 1 billion.
Xu Zheng was so happy that he was going crazy, and according to his agreement with Guangxian, at least 50 million yuan was earned.
Huang Bo was happy and regretful.
He also taught Zhou Jin before not to blindly invest money in the movie, but now he regrets that he wants to hit the wall, so he didn't invest a little more for Mao?
That's a 1000% return!
In any case, "Thai Embarrassment" is like a bomb, trying out the depth of the domestic box office.
This also revealed a message to domestic filmmakers: it is still possible to make money from movies.
......
Cai Yirong has always maintained an approachable personality, does not engage in boss shelves, and loves to talk about feelings with artists.
Until she signed Zhou Jin and Lin Gengxing.
Zhou Jin has always been lukewarm with her, but Lin Gengxing directly tore her face.
This made her feel extremely frustrated.
It's as if the means of controlling the company have been declared invalid.
No, no, Liu Sisi, and Hu Ge, they all stayed in the company.
As for Lin Gengxing...... It was just an accident.
"Miss, what would you like to drink?" the waiter in the café interrupted Cai Yirong's thoughts.
"I'll talk about it later, I'm waiting for someone," Cai Yirong sent the waiter away, looking at her watch a little anxiously.
It's almost 10 o'clock, and the guy is always on time, so he should be there too.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Zhou Jin to come in dressed in black and wearing a mask.
"Mr. Cai," Zhou Jin took off his mask, sat down opposite her, and complained: "The weather in the imperial capital is really bad enough, it's okay in autumn, but the haze is too heavy in winter." ”
"Yes," Cai Yirong said with a smile: "The magic capital is much better, why don't you buy a house there?"
Zhou Jin shook his head and put away the clothes he had taken off, "I still like the imperial capital more." ”
"What would you like to drink?" asked the waiter again.
"A hot latte, thank you. ”
Cai Yirong smiled: "I thought you were going to drink soy milk again." ”
Zhou Jin said: "Ha, that's all in the past, people's tastes will change, I couldn't eat enough before, it's good to have soy milk, but now I can eat a full stomach, so I naturally want more." ”
The culture of the Great Celestial Empire has always been broad and profound, and an ordinary sentence can be heard with different meanings on different occasions.
Of course, Cai Yirong could understand what he was talking about, "You know, there are always some people who are very affectionate, and if they recognize a taste, they will not change again." ”
Zhou Jin said casually: "Then you have to taste it first to know which one is most suitable for you...... You didn't call me here just to talk about soy milk, did you?"
"That's not it," the waiter brought the coffee at the right time, and Cai Yirong took a cup and held it in the palm of her hand.
"You know, "Strange Man Yizhimei" will be broadcast in a few days, and the contrast between you in the play is quite big, and the company will promote it based on this as a selling point. ”
Is it difficult to promote my women's clothing?
Although he felt, Zhou Jin was still more dedicated, "Don't worry, I will definitely fully cooperate." ”
"Of course I don't worry about you, although you picked a little bit of the play, but the work is still very serious, and the company knows this," Cai Yirong praised and said: "At present, the script of "Step by Step Horror" is still being revised......
She peeked at Zhou Jin, and seeing that he didn't speak, she continued: "Some scenes, such as the ending of Lao Ba and Ruoxi, can actually be discussed again. ”
Since Zhou Jin and Liu Sisi established the studio, the degree of freedom has been much greater, and Cai Yirong can't force the scenes they refuse to accept.
If only Lin Gengxing and Zhou Jin resigned, it would not be a big problem.
But now that Liu Sisi refuses to sign the contract, Cai Yirong is a little panicked, and she doesn't even hesitate to change the script.
After all, Zhou Jin and Liu Sisi are a couple in reality, and they broke up in the play, and it is normal for people to be unhappy if they want Liu Sisi and Longrich to act in emotional scenes.
Zhou Jin didn't speak, sneering in his heart, you are willing to discuss now, why did you go early?
What's more, the script of "Step by Step" is also bloody enough, even if the ending is revised now, how good can it be?
"Mr. Cai, you know that I still prefer to make movies, and I will take a few books next year, and I can't move the schedule," Zhou Jin held the cup and said insincerely.
It is said that his current coffee position is okay, he is famous, and the box office of the movie can also hold up, and the salary can probably reach 6 million.
But there are not many producers who are willing to pay this price, either they can't look down on Zhou Jin, or Zhou Jin doesn't look down on them.
So now, Zhou Jin has only planned a "I Can Say", and a lot of the schedule is empty.
Cai Yirong also understood his situation, and sighed lightly in her heart, it seems that it is useless to talk about feelings and good things with this guy.
Still have to mention the benefits!
She leaned back, lifted Erlang's legs, and the domineering female president's style came out again, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Look at your surroundings, do you know where this is? This is Zhongguancun." ”
The two of them sat in the farthest position, and Zhou Jin looked sideways and saw business people in suits and leather shoes everywhere, and there were either Apple laptops or ThinkPad on the table.
What's wrong with that?
He looked at Cai Yirong.
"Do you know why I brought you here? Here, make a good-looking PPT, there are a lot of investors waving checks to invest in you, you only make a few dollars a year from filming, in the eyes of capital, even a fraction is not enough. ”
Zhou Jin listened silently and didn't speak, and said in his heart, what does this have to do with me?
Cai Yirong continued to flicker, "Do things seriously and make money in a down-to-earth manner, I also want to do this, but in this era, it doesn't work, we must change the way we play, and we must boldly approach capital." ”
"You're an actor I admire, but to put it mildly, it's a bit idealistic. But it doesn't matter, those complicated and impetuous things, I'll learn, I'll play, you just need to shoot a good movie. I've been debuting for more than 20 years, and I've never let anyone down. ”
Zhou Jin understood what she meant, and estimated that the next sentence would be, you follow me to work hard, and if I have a bite of meat to eat, you will have a mouthful of soup to drink.
But there are so many artists under the name of Sugar Man, why does Cai Yirong value him?
"So, what do you want to do?" Zhou Jin asked.
Cai Yirong's red lips opened slightly, and two words popped out of her mouth: "Listing!"
The simple two syllables immediately calmed Zhou Jin.
Yes, what could be faster than going public to make money?
In recent years, capital has been frantically flowing to the Internet and film and television fields, and a casual touch is enough for ordinary people to earn in a few lifetimes.
In the final analysis, the problem of sugar people is that there are too many artists and not enough resources.
As a star, in the current capital market, it has a halo.
(This aura will not slowly dissipate until 18 years later)
Retaining Hu Ge, Zhou Jin, and Liu Sisi has an absolute effect on financing and stock prices.
After all, investors don't know much about scripts and directors, they can see big stars, well-dressed, radiant, and full of fans.
Then give money, vote!
Speaking of now, Cai Yirong no longer hides it, puts aside her feelings, and says directly: "I need you and Sisi to stay, and in return, I can let you subscribe for the original shares." ”
The matter of star shareholders is not new, when Huayi was listed, Huang Xiaoming, Li Bingbing, Hu Ke and others were all beneficiaries.
pinching a lot of stocks, selling them when the leeks take over, becoming a monopoly in minutes, and no matter how many commercial performances you take, you can't make this money.
Zhou Jin opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
He originally wanted to have a showdown with Cai Yirong, but now he choked back.
Cai Yirong looked at Zhou Jin's expression, picked up the cup and took a sip, the corners of her mouth hooked up with a smug arc.
Sure enough, it's useful to talk about interests with this guy.
"Mr. Cai's foresight is impressive," Zhou Jin slowed down, and also picked up the coffee cup, and saluted her from afar.
He really didn't expect that such a thing as going public could have something to do with him, a poor peasant.
But excitement is excitement, and Zhou Jin still has basic sanity.
Now that he is searching his stomach and intestines, he is thinking about one thing:
In the last life, when did Sugar Man go on the market?