Chapter 118: Good News for Distribution
The box office of "Beware of Little Hands" exceeded 10 million, and Yongjia Film Company won the first battle, but the results of the successor "Funny Times" were not ideal, and the box office on the first day exceeded 400,000, which was more than 100,000 less than "Beware of Little Hands". Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Mecca, Shi Tian, and Huang Baiming came to the company early, browsed major newspapers and weeklies, and only saw a few film reviews.
As soon as Wang Zifan arrived at the company, Wu Mengda, who had been waiting for a long time, came over.
"Mr. Wang!"
"Mr. Wang, the box office of "Funny Times" is out on the first day!"
Wang Zifan asked casually, "How much?"
Wu Mengda smiled: "More than 420,000!"
"Not bad!" Wang Zifan nodded, this is expected, the funny era is not a big cast, and the cast is even smaller and pitiful, all relying on the photography and story plot to add points, it is already good to have this result, and it can also harvest six or seven million box office in 20 days of release! The screening time is a little longer, eight million is not impossible, as for tens of millions, it is estimated that there is no hope.
Wu Mengda reported again: "Also, I just saw Manager Xiao come back!"
After a while, Wang Zifan realized that the manager Xiao in his mouth was Xiao Ruoyuan, and said happily: "Ah Yuan is back!"
Wu Mengda nodded like a chicken pecking rice, from the establishment of the company to the present, Wang Zifan has not been equipped with secretaries, assistants and other clerks, so he usually asks for any news, he will come to report the news as soon as possible, and this is not to invite merit and receive rewards, but to feel that it is necessary to do so.
Hearing the news, Wang Zifan went straight to Xiao Ruoyuan's office.
"Haha, A-Yuan, it's really you!"
Xiao Ruoyuan was a little taken aback, and hurriedly stood up to greet him.
"No, sit down!" Wang Zifan smiled and signaled, in order to improve the distribution channels of DreamWorks, Xiao Ruoyuan has been running around for the past few months, returning to Hong Kong to rest for a few days, and the company released "Modern Bodyguard", so to speak, he, the general manager, is not as busy as Xiao Ruoyuan, the distribution manager.
Xiao Ruoyuan said embarrassedly: "I originally planned to go to your place to report work, but I didn't expect you to come in person." ”
Wang Zifan smiled: "I've worked hard for you this time!"
Xiao Ruoyuan poured two cups of boiling water and put them down, smiled, and explained: "I don't often work here, and I don't prepare tea, so let's just take a look." ”
Wang Zifan held the hot teacup and asked, "I heard that the situation over there is good?"
Xiao Ruoyuan took out a few documents from the black leather bag, pushed them to the opposite side, and said with a smile: "I have counted the specific data, to be honest, no one expected the movie to be so popular, when I returned to Hong Kong, the total box office had reached 580 million, and the company had decided to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with us, as long as they thought it was a suitable movie, they would take it to be screened!"
"So it's possible to break through 600 million today!" Wang Zifan looked down at the data of the document again, it was released in less than 13 days, and according to the normal development, the box office of the movie exceeded 1 billion!
"Great!"
Xiao Ruoyuan reminded: "The company will also shoot a representative to come over and officially sign a cooperation contract with us." ”
Wang Zifan thought for a while, and muttered: "It seems that we are going to make a few films specifically for the RB market!"
Xiao Ruoyuan said with a smile: "This is the best, I hired someone to investigate in Tokyo, and now fans generally miss Li Xiaolong, isn't Golden Harvest playing Li Xiaolong's second hand Cheng Long, the effect is very good, the box office of "Senior Brother Out of the Horse" was thrown a few streets by us in Hong Kong, but in North America, this book turned defeat into victory, Golden Harvest earned more than us this time!"
Wang Zifan commented: "No wonder they are willing to give Cheng Long 10 million to make a movie!"
Xiao Ruoyuan hesitated for a moment and reminded: "Afan, if our dream factory wants to develop, we can't just make comedies, although I am not in Hong Kong, I have heard that you reuse Mecca, Shi Tian, and Huang Baiming to make comedies, although this makes money, it is not good for long-term development after all!"
"Listen to what Ah Xiong says!"
"Afan, what do you think?"
Xiao Ruoyuan was very stubborn when he got serious, his expression was solemn, Wang Zifan thought that it was Mai Dangxiong and he were fighting for power, but when he calmed down, he did snub Mai Dangxiong, Chen Baixiang and other veterans recently.
"If you think about it, what you say does make sense!"
"I'm relieved when you say that!"
Wang Zifan groaned: "I'm sure of opening the American market, as for RB, I'm afraid I still have to rely on kung fu movies!"
The boiling water in Xiao Ruoyuan's hand couldn't help but splash a little, the Hollywood market that everyone yearns for is so easy in Wang Zifan's eyes, and it doesn't let those veteran filmmakers die of shame when it goes out, since Li Xiaolong took the lead in entering Hollywood, who doesn't cut his head and drill into it.
"If you want to say that the kung fu stars who have entered the RB market are Li Lianjie, Cheng Long, and Hong Jiaban, they are also half ......" Wang Zifan muttered to himself for a while, shook his head and smiled: "I told you that you don't understand, you seem to have a few regions in this form?"
Xiao Ruoyuan explained: "Because the film schedule in some regions is too long, there is even a movie that will be screened for three months, and the most outrageous is the Netherlands, and the release date of "Modern Bodyguard" was actually scheduled to 83!"
Wang Zifan shook his head, it was released in 83, what money did he share, and advised: "In the future, these areas can be bought out, which is conducive to the return of funds!"
"I wrote it down!" Xiao Ruoyuan pondered for a while, lowered his head and quickly recorded, and mentioned in passing: "I plan to go to Tokyo again next week, there are people drawn under the film over there, and I can catch up with Taiwan, but you can send someone else to South Korea!"
Wang Zifan nodded and agreed: "If you want to say that our company is familiar with this business, there are only a few of you, so let Wu Mengda take a trip!"
Xiao Ruoyuan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll contact him then!"
Wang Zifan picked up each copy and said with a smile: "That's it, don't be too tired, go on a business trip next week, and go home to accompany your family these days!"
Xiao Ruoyuan said helplessly: "What's the solution, there are too few people in the distribution company, and there are not as many people as the creation department next door!"
"Hey, I haven't paid attention to this either!" Wang Zifan was very embarrassed, and proposed: "It is up to you to recruit people, don't you often run outside, large foreign markets like South Korea, Yuben, and Taiwan can recruit people, and it is no problem to rent an office!
Xiao Ruoyuan relaxed and smiled: "I immediately feel much more relaxed with your words! But I still like to stay in Hong Kong and create!"
Wang Zifan promised: "When the company is on the right track, I will find someone to replace you, by the way! The theater's "Beware of Little Hands" has just been drawn, just release it, and report to me when there are results!"
Xiao Ruoyuan reassured his arms and said cryptically: "If I remember correctly, this should be Yongjia's film!"
"Yes, I have promised them!" Wang Zifan nodded, met Xiao Ruoyuan's smiling eyes, with a strange expression, and asked abruptly, "What do you want to do?"
Xiao Ruoyuan looked at the door nervously, then came back and whispered: "Afan, you may not know that there are too many people who make money by releasing films now, and they don't have to do anything, they just need to buy the film back and take it to the cinema to show it!"
"What do you mean......" Wang Zifan was a little incredulous, the honest screenwriter had gone out to practice for a few months and became so sophisticated and treacherous, he just wanted to share a few dividends, and Xiao Ruoyuan directly had the idea of concealing dividends!
Xiao Ruoyuan hinted: "In the final analysis, we still have the final say on how much the film makes overseas!"
Wang Zifan felt that he had been led astray, yes! That's it, and he also reminded vaguely: "There is no problem with the accounts." ”
Xiao Ruoyuan said confidently: "Don't worry about this, as long as we don't say it, they don't know if it's a share or a buyout, I will open the bill, how can they check?"
Wang Zifan felt that it was feasible and hinted: "You look at it, don't look too ugly, so that it will be seen at a glance, and it will be difficult to operate in the future!"
Xiao Ruoyuan said silently: "The water flows for a long time, I understand!"
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Back in the office, Wang Zifan was still thinking that scholars were not credible anymore, Xiao Ruoyuan was one of the few college students in DreamWorks, and he was so sophisticated in his play, thinking of Huang Baiming, another talent in the company, he felt that he should be beaten and beaten, so as not to calculate on his head one day.
A phone call came, and within two minutes, Huang Baiming walked in with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Wang, are you looking for me?"
"Sit!"
Wang Zifan gestured to the seat in front of him and asked casually, "What have you been busy with lately?"
Huang Baiming helped his glasses and replied, "Mr. Wang, didn't you ask me to prepare for "Happy Ghost", it's almost ready." ”
Wang Zifan said with satisfaction: "Has the boot date been set?"
Huang Baiming said: "I plan to start filming on Sunday!
Wang Zifan nodded, now Hong Kong's Saturday is not a holiday, students have to go to class, workers have to go to work, but these are meaningless to him, and suddenly attacked: "How was the conversation with Mr. Lei yesterday?"
Huang Baiming lost his voice and said, "Mr. Wang, why are you ......?"
Wang Zifan saw that he came to his senses and stopped, and sneered: "How do I know? Hehe, how important do you think you are, in Mr. Lei's eyes, it's just a money-making chess piece, and it's still a small amount of money, without my acquiescence, do you think he has the courage to dig you?"
Huang Baiming said embarrassedly: "You already know everything!"
Seeing that he was suppressed, Wang Zifan asked lightly, "What conditions did he give you?"
Huang Baiming said: "It's similar to Yongjia, but Mr. Lei wants 51% of the shares of Xinyicheng!"
It was much stricter than the original, Wang Zifan secretly laughed at Lei Juekun's appetite was getting bigger and bigger, Mecca was going to be deflated, and asked, "You also promise?"
Huang Baiming said: "Shi Tian advocated agreeing, Mecca's attitude is not very positive!"
Wang Zifan smiled: "What about you?"
Huang Baiming's face is not very good-looking, where he is the least valued, Lei Juekun promised to give Mecca 21%, Shi Tian 15%, but only willing to give him 5% of the equity.
Wang Zifan knows in his heart, it seems that Huang Baiming's intention to leave is not resolute, as for Mecca and Shi Tian, the former still has the qualifications to stay, and the latter is willing to go, so let him go!