Chapter 70: The First Weekend

There are a total of four investors in "Border Storm", of which the main control investment is Pony Benteng, accounting for 40%, and then Dongyang Qingyu accounts for 20% of the investment, Zhang Guoli's Changsheng Film and Television, Orange Imaging accounts for 20% each, and in terms of distribution, China Film is responsible, and the publicity is jointly undertaken by Orange Imaging and Pony Fang.

The account sharing will be calculated after deducting the box office share of Xuanfa and Lu Xiaoran...

That's an afterword.

I feel that this Huang Haikun seems to have misunderstood, and he mentioned Zhao Baogang...

The associative ability is outstanding, after all, it is to write "What to Do to the Cherry Tree in Spring", that book specializes in love movies, "The Kingdom of the Senses", "Drifting Bathroom", "Pillow Book", "Wind and Moon Strange Tales"...

The prologue is written like this: between sex and human nature, the color of the soul is rendered.

There are many boring gentlemen in the red dust, and there are very few wonderful people in the sea of people.

What I want to do to you, what spring does to cherry trees.

Gee...

The others may not know, but "The Legend of the Wind and the Moon" is just teaching posture, Li Hanxiang himself said, "I shoot salty and wet films, in order to teach everyone the posture of belching..."

Somebody wrote a book that's about...

Lu Xiaoran was a little dazed: "Director Zhao... We just collaborated on a play, "Struggle" was Wang Luodan called me to audition, and after acting in "Struggle", we didn't have much contact..."

"So, you're not counted in the Beijing circle?"

β€œ... I'm just running alone, and I can't talk about the circle!"

Lu Xiaoran did not deny that he knew the Beijing circle, who in the industry did not know the famous Beijing circle?

Huang Haikun suddenly realized: "So, you made this movie to make yourself popular?"

β€œ... In a sense, yes, because no one really asks me to act in a movie!"

Lu Xiaoran added: "Actors must have their own pursuits and want to act well, but I have high requirements for the script, and I resolutely refuse to accept what I don't like..."

"But what you like, and don't need you?"

"Yes, that's it, the situation is very embarrassing," hesitated for a moment, Lu Xiaoran continued: "Actually, it's not just me, it's difficult for mainland actors of the same age to be on the big screen, except for acting, the most important thing is that no investor is willing to use us!"

"Is it because of not being famous enough?"

β€œ... It's hard to say about this problem, the competition in the circle has always been fierce, and those who failed to grab resources gradually became outdated and acted in some TV series that didn't have much attention. And those who can always get good resources can step on the shoulders of losers and walk on a road of stars. I don't have any resources, I don't have any connections, so I'll have to rely on myself!"

Huang Haikun was silent for a while, of course he knew the state of the circle in the past few years, that was really to offer Hong Kong and Taiwan artists to heaven!

A third-rate Hong Kong and Taiwan artist can play the leading role when he comes to the mainland...

I heard that a group of directors are executing a plan:

As much as possible, use crooked artists as the protagonists of blockbusters, and use popular actors from the mainland to match them.

In this way, the crooked newcomers can ascend to the sky in one step and establish the impression in the minds of the audience that "they are higher than the popular actors in the mainland", and after a few movies, they gradually become superstars.

Because in the entertainment industry, "people" are the primary productive forces, as long as there are popular local superstars, the crooked film industry can develop at the lowest cost, and will not gradually shrink due to the constraints of capital, market and other factors.

For example, Lin Zhilin of "Red Cliff", the first heroine, with actor Liang Chaowei, is matched by mainland first-line actress Zhao Wei, realizing the leap from model to first-line movie star.

Then, when she takes over the film again, there will be countless protagonists sent to the door, and you can pick and choose at will.

The heavenly banquets of later generations were all created according to this mold...

......

The interview basically revolves around what happened during the period from the establishment of the project to the release of "Border Storm", and Huang Haikun is a dedicated media person, and the questions he asks are very in-depth.

For example, he asked Lu Xiaoran if his next movie would still be a crime theme.

"I haven't thought about it, I still want to try more..."

"Frontier" has a good reputation, and the box office on the first day can be called an explosion...

According to Lu Xiaoran's prediction, "Border" can also get a box office score of more than 30 million at the minimum, and its debut debut is very successful!

Naturally, the second work is already on the agenda...

"Try more?"

"Yes, let's say martial arts or something!"

β€œ... Martial arts are not easy to shoot!"

"Hehe, try more. ”

Try...

The circle is very realistic, only one drama is successful, and the follow-up investment will be much better!

Huang Haikun, out of many years of experience in the industry, still advised: "It's best not to transform rashly, especially young directors, you have to let the market accept you first, and whether the team can cooperate well, these are all problems... 1. There are also investors who need to assess the risks..."

Lu Xiaoran's expression was a little weird...

He was thinking, how did you say the same as 'Xiao An's big green cow'?

"Don't worry, I'm sure I'll have to think it through. ”

The conversation was almost over, Huang Haikun was about to leave, and before leaving, the last question was: "Do you think "Border Storm" can break 100 million?"

"Unlikely!"

"Why?"

"The 12th "Vote for Fame" was launched, and the time left for us was actually only about ten days, and it broke 100 million in ten days, which is too difficult!"

......

The interview with "Watching a Movie" was just a small episode, and Lu Xiaoran did not forget to let Huang Haikun send it to Zhong Lifang after completing the draft, so that she could take a look at it first - Zhong Lifang is his nominal agent.

Propaganda continues.

The crew moved to Nanjing, then went to Wuhan, Changsha, Chongqing, Chengdu, and the last few stops were Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Kunming...

Kunming must be added, the filming permit of "Border Storm" was issued by the Yunnan Optoelectronic Bureau, and it also gave a lot of help to entertainment during the filming, so you have to give back.

Everyone is very excited, and the box office trend of "Border" is very stable, more stable than the senior brother...

What is the key to a film's success?

Quality, stars, publicity, schedules, and curbing piracy are all indispensable.

The star aura of "Border Storm" is slightly worse, but with the strength of the lineup and the goodwill accumulated by "Latent", the audience has been struggling to open up the audience's reputation.

The real information on the pony's side:

On the 30th, the painting won 6.68 million;

On December 1, the single-day box office was 9.26 million;

On December 2, another 7.42 million was collected in a single day;

The results of the first weekend were released, and the box office was as high as 23.36 million...

Of course, the print media reported 'close to 30 million in the opening weekend!'

"The movie "Border Storm" directed by cutting-edge director Lu Xiaoran has been well received by the audience since its release, and the market performance is also very good, with a box office of nearly 30 million in the first weekend, and it won the single-week box office champion in the first week of release..."

β€”β€”China Film Report...

At the same time, Lu Xiaoran felt a lot of kindness...

It's really goodwill, when he ran the promotion of "Let's See", the media ignored him, and now, almost everywhere he goes, the media is crowded with theaters...