The publisher of "Crazy Aliens" signed a very scary guaranteed contract:

Guaranteed box office 2.8 billion...

The box office is less than 2.8 billion, and the distributor will also distribute the money to the producer according to the box office dividend of 2.8 billion, that is, Huanxi Entertainment.

And 700 million has been advanced in advance, and it has also promised to spend at least 200 million to release and promote "Crazy Alien"...

If the box office reaches 2.8 billion, the distributor can share 70% of the net income after 2.8 billion!

When the two parties signed the contract, it was expected that the box office of this film would be more than 4 billion, and the money shared between the two parties would be between 2.8 billion and 4 billion!

It can only be said that the baby is too confident, what is the concept of 4 billion?

Top three in film history!

By the way, the bottom party is the baby's company, and the full name is Le Kaihua Pictures.

In order to ensure such a large box office bet, no amount of publicity should be...

If Shen Ming is replaced, don't talk about spreading rumors and aliens to send signals, no matter how excessive it is, he will do it!

When you have such a big bet on your back, you have to do a lot of things.

"The King of New Comedy", it's not easy to suppress, that thing baby is also involved, "Flying Life", it's not easy to do, Shen Teng is also in it, and there are a bunch of distributors standing behind "Flying Life".

Then "The Wandering Earth"!

You have to choose one, "The Wandering Earth" is the most suitable...

Recently, Wu Jing and Shen Ming's reputation has been very bad.

Especially on Douban, Shen Ming single-handedly ruined the first Chinese award in the minds of some people, and Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior 2" is also a Chinese film box office champion who is not worthy of the name...

Being abused in all sorts of ways...

I don't know, I thought they were taking drugs or cheating...

……

"It's okay, Douban only has a handful of young people's self-congratulation, Zhong Chuhong, Zhong Zhentao starring "See You Well", which was used by the Hong Kong Film Academy as a teaching film on love and marriage, but the Douban score is only 6.8 points. ”

After thinking about it, Shen Ming added: "And the movie hasn't been released yet, don't worry!"

"What's weird to me is 'Flying Life'!"

Wu Jing put down his wine glass: "What do you say?"

"You see, there are two major ticket-buying platforms behind it, Maoyan and Taopiao, and there are five major theaters, four of which are Wanda, Dadi, Hengdian, and Jinyi jointly issued, everyone is so optimistic about "Flying Life"?

Some people may ask, what do those capitalists think when they choose to invest?

Don't you look at the subject matter?

There is no precedent in the world for spending $78 million to create an original racing movie!

How dare you throw money at Han Shao?

Actually, Shen Ming also thought about this.

The standard of the quality of a literary and artistic work depends on the major, but the professional does not mean that it is a blockbuster.

The management hates those production teams who talk to them about creative theories, because these things are too empty and mysterious.

It's useless for you to talk to them about this, they just look at your early results, and Hollywood is the same!

You have a big star, you have a blockbuster director, if it's right, I'll throw money at you!

So why not invest in The Wandering Earth?

I also voted with it, and that was after Shen Ming entered...

Of course, Wanda still divested...

Wu Jing waved his hand: "Han Shao's movie has not been lost, you still have to think about the publicity of "The Wandering Earth"!"

Shen Ming put down his chopsticks, looked at the two of them, and then asked, "What do you think?"

"Intensify the propaganda ... What else can I do?"

“… How else do you want to publicize it? Buy Spring Festival Gala advertisements?"

Shen Ming proposed: "Why don't we first put "The Wandering Earth" in North America for a test screening, invite a group of film critics and directors with weight, and let them help blow a few sentences?"

“… Can you invite?"

"Of course!"

In front of the two, Shen Ming dialed Harris Wilson's phone, the top management of Universal.

"Test screening?"

"Yes, sci-fi!

"It's better to invite Nolan, James Cameron, and Spielberg!"

“… Don't worry, anything that money can solve is nothing!"

"OK, I'll go to the United States the day after tomorrow..."

Hanging up the phone, Shen Ming nodded at the two of them: "It's done, arrange a few of your own people and let them interview these directors when the time comes!"

Guo Fan was a little expectant and a little worried: "... Is that good? Will they criticize?"

"How is that possible! Normal PR routine, if you take money, will you criticize others? Besides, they are too idle to offend a potential partner?"

"Potential collaborators?"

"Jumanji" was released, and it won $80 million at the box office in the first three days, and the word of mouth is amazing!"

“… Are you the star actor?"

"Of course!"

……

Jumanji: Battle in the Jungle is not a super-sized production.

Of course, Universal's distribution strength was strong enough, and on the first day of release, 3,765 theaters opened and won $18.22 million at the box office on the first day;

It's not particularly powerful.

Universal has "Jurassic World", "Fast and Furious", and "Despicable Me" series in its hands, and "Jurassic World" opened for $89 million on the first day!

However, Jumanji: Battle for the Jungle has a good reputation, with a 75% freshness on Rotten Tomatoes...

As a sequel to a classic IP with a large number of potential audiences, this reputation is enough to ensure that most audiences who like the original work enter the theater to watch the movie!

Universal immediately adjusted, expanding the number of theaters released from 3765 to 4375 - this is already the largest number of theaters that Universal can win, but it is still not as good as Mickey Mouse, with 4800 theaters per minute...

The increase in the number of theaters also means an increase in the cost of distribution!

"Jumanji: Battle in the Jungle" lived up to expectations, taking $32 million at the box office in a single day on Saturday;

Another $31.88 million on Sunday.

successfully pushed the box office of the first weekend to 82.1 million...

And the weekday box office took another 23 million, a drop of less than 30%!

North American box office prediction "Jumanji: Battle in the Jungle" is likely to break 400 million at the local box office in North America!

What is the concept of breaking 400 million?

Ranked in the top five of the annual box office in North America!

Moreover, "Jumanji" was created for the series, and Shen Ming already has his own series!

In the next part, the box office will definitely rise!

$20 million is the minimum.

has reached the peak of the big brother of the year...

……

Unconsciously, the two bottles of wine went down, Shen Ming was a little upset, pulled Guo Fan and said, "Old Guo, do you know what I admire you the most?"

“… What?"

"You're willing to spend four years making a sci-fi movie with an uncertain future!"

Guo Fan waved his hand: "Someone has to do it, I don't do it, who will?" Hollywood is trying to learn how to make movies that Chinese audiences like, and they have a huge industrial background as a foundation, so when they learn, we don't have any resistance, capital knows no borders, they just need to invest in Hollywood, and when the time comes, there will really be no one to invest in Chinese films!"

"yes, I have a vague idea of that, too!"

"How?"

“… When I come to the crossroads of life, I always know which road is smooth, but I never take it, do you know why? Because I know that road is definitely wrong! Since we are filmmakers, we should treat movies and audiences with sincerity, and I always believe that the audience can see the quality of a movie, and if I want to make a movie, I will make a high-quality product, and I will never be entertainment garbage!"

Guo Fan hugged Shen Ming with his backhand: "Yes, no matter whether this movie succeeds or fails, we have at least left the seeds of hope, and we should reserve talents for Chinese films!"

"Come, salute Chinese movies!"

Shen Ming picked up the wine bottle, and the two of them poured it full: "Drink!"

"Well said!"

Wu Jing put down his phone excitedly: "The rise of Chinese movies is inseparable from people like us who have a pure heart!"

“… You... You just videotaped it?"

"That's right, it's been uploaded to Weibo!"

“… This, what's the point of uploading it to Weibo?"

Shen Ming shook his head speechlessly, and then dragged Wu Jing over: "Let's drink together!"

Wu Jing still retains a trace of clarity: "... Where's your phone?"

"My mobile phone?" Shen Ming took out his mobile phone: "What are you doing? This is the vivoX21i I endorsed..."

"Give your daughter-in-law a call!"

“… What to call her? She doesn't drink!"

"I'll pick you up when she comes!"

“… Oh. ”

Shen Ming clicked on WeChat and sent the address: "I drank too much..."

After writing a few words, he was pulled over by Guo Fan, and soon, the three of them drank again...

When Cheng Xiao arrived, he was so angry and funny, Shen Ming lay on the bench and slept like a dead pig...