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90 minutes is like a year, when Li Xiaole opened his eyes, there were few people left in the movie theater, most of them were gone because it was time to eat, and the only few theater managers in the front row were still discussing in whispers.

Li Xiaole was thinking in his heart, come here, come quickly......

Fortunately, someone came over at this time, and it was two theater managers in their twenties wearing suits, who seemed to be laughing the loudest just now.

They first greeted Jin Nan, and then looked at Li Xiaole curiously:

"You're a director?"

"En" Li Xiaole nodded.

"Young man, you have done a very good job, the camera handling is very aura, are you interested in joining our company?" The relatively tall theater manager took out a business card, and the business card said that it was not the theater manager, but the agent of the film giant Xijie Company, and he didn't seem to be interested in his movie, but in him as a person.

Li Xiaole thought about asking for this kind of bundling clause signed by a big film company, but he couldn't stand it, so he shook his head directly.

"Hehe, don't be in such a hurry to make a judgment first, think about it slowly, contact me if you are interested." The one shrugged his shoulders and smiled, then nodded goodbye to Kim Nam and left, walking to the door and making a "This kid has a brain problem" gesture to his companion.

The short theater manager who had been silent all the time looked a little nervous, and seemed to muster up the courage before stammering: "Little classmate, you did okay with this film...... The lighting and editing are great, but the story is a bit too risky and has a lot of parody marks. ”

"Yes." Li Xiaole knew that he was definitely not talking nonsense, and looked at him calmly.

"If you're willing to sign up for a 3:7 split, maybe we can sit down and talk." In South Korea, cinemas and distributors can sit down and negotiate the sharing ratio, and the scope of the regulation is 3:7 to 5:5 between the distributor and the theater.

Of course, 5:5 is generally only applicable to Hollywood movies shown in South Korea, and Korean movies usually have a 4:6 ratio, and the other party says that 3:7 is the minimum standard.

Before Li Xiaole could speak, Jin Nan got up and explained to the young theater manager with a smile: "I'm sorry, you should have just started work in the theater, this is a student-supported film released by our film club, and it can only be signed according to the 4:6 sharing contract." ”

"Oh, that's right." Pair(

The update speed is fast, Baidu search daomengren can find this site. Fang seemed a little hesitant, and was surprised that this "Color is Empty" turned out to be a student support movie, looking at the partner in the distance, the manager also pursed his lips to show that he was a little undecided.

"Well, you leave me the number, and I'll go back and think about it before I contact you."

"Haode, I'm sorry for you~"

Then he just left his phone number and said that he would see it after discussion.

"Chynus Cinemas?" Li Xiaole had some doubts when he saw this unfamiliar name.

"It is a college student theater with 15 theaters at universities throughout Seoul." Jin Nan sighed.

****

In 1999, the South Korean government promulgated a new film law, the bill greatly reduced the operating tax on theatrical screenings, South Korea's Samsung Group's Samsung Group Samsung C&T President Li Wenji, after seeing the local "Life and Death Spy" boom, very regretted letting the group's previous let Xijie Pictures set up its own portal, and built 15 college student theaters in private names, and established the Qinus Cinema Company.

However, the theater, which only screened some old films and small-budget experimental films, did not run smoothly, and was acquired by Xijie Cinemas five years later, which did not make much of an impression.

After Li Xiaole carefully recalled, he reluctantly recalled these simple materials, and they actually agreed to release their own movies.

And sitting at the rectangular desk of the Yingxing Club, looking at Song Shangshi, the deputy manager of the film scheduling of the Qinus Cinema Line with squinting eyes and smoking a cigarette and dark skin, he had no impression in his heart, in short, this is a theater that will fail in the future, and the short film purchasing manager Park Long sat next to him.

"That's what I mean, "Color is Empty" is no problem in the summer release time, we will first be released on 7 screens in the three theaters of Dankook University, Sungkyunkwan University, and the Korea Film Institute in Seoul District, where I am responsible, and then look at the box office reaction, there can be no more." Song Shangshi finally decided.

"I don't agree." Jin Nan, who was sitting opposite as an assistant, slapped the table and argued: "Your three universities have 15 screens, and Weishenme only uses 7 screens to show it?" ”

"Manager Song, I also think it's a little little." Park Ryong also helped to speak next to him.

"Frankly, I appreciate this movie." The dark-skinned Song Shangshi flicked the cigarette ash: "But ...... I'm not sure how the market reacted. He spread out his hands and said helplessly:

"The most important thing is that as a distribution company, your film club only has 50 million won for publicity, even if we give you more screens, what is the use?"

Li Xiaole understands Song Shangshi's mentality very well, the cinema chain actually has a double gatekeeping system, and the first pass is the film purchase manager, that is, like Park Long, who signs a contract to buy a movie outside, but if you buy a movie, how many shows can be shown on the screen of how many theaters, that is, the film scheduling manager has the final say.

The so-called film scheduling is actually a big science, generally there are three to five movies released in theaters at the same time, how to balance the number of releases between them to achieve the highest revenue in theaters, depends on the "single screen income." ”

Film scheduling managers like Song Shangshi don't care which movie stays on their own screens, their job is to increase the attendance rate of a single screen, even if it is just a documentary, there will always be people willing to watch it, and it is likely to be higher than the attendance rate of blockbusters like "Mission Impossible 2", which is shown in all theaters.

The reason is actually simple to say, because although those who want to watch this documentary are far less than those who watch Mission Impossible, only this theater is showing it, and only a few shows are shown, which (

The update speed is fast, Baidu search daomengren can find this site. Naturally, hundreds of viewers would have to come to their movie theaters to buy tickets, so that the single-screen attendance would surpass that of the American blockbusters.

For example, the great Chinese director Ang Lee's "Lust and Caution", although there are only 260 screens in the United States, but the box office on each screen exceeds 10,000 US dollars in a single week, so in the eyes of theater managers, the 260-screen "Lust Caution" is equivalent to the level of "Mission Impossible 2" with 5,000 screens.

So Song Shangshi is not embarrassing him, but comes to the conclusion of 7 screens very objectively, because he thinks that with only 7 screens, the attendance rate of a single screen in "Color is Empty" will be good, and if 15 are on at the same time, then he is a little bottomless.

Film scheduling managers are different from film purchase managers, they do not have a basic salary, and they rely on theater commissions, and the life and death line of this commission is a minimum of 70 viewers per domestic film and a minimum of 100 viewers per Hollywood movie.

The higher the amount, of course, the higher the amount of increase, but if it is lower than this share, then they are equivalent to doing it for nothing, for example, in the off-season of moviegoers, they may not make as much money as the ticket seller of the theater, and of course he is not willing to take risks.

"I think so, Manager Song." Li Xiaole organized the language in his mind:

"Although the cost of publicity is not much, but I think there are enough resources, you try it on fifteen screens, and then look at the attendance, if the movie does not sell out, your company can adjust the amount of screens, I only need to have fifteen yuan in the first three days, if it does not meet the standard of 100 viewers on a single screen, you can withdraw the movie at any time." As he spoke, he took out his website information that compared Facebook.

"This website I own has a visit rate of more than 2 million people before it was closed, if I reopen it and then use its link to publish a promotional video for the movie, although it can't last long, but the exposure should not be worse than any big media, plus Uncle Jin will organize posters in major theaters, and the attendance rate will not be too bad near those three universities."

Song Shangshi frowned, thought for a few seconds, and seemed to feel that Li Xiaole's words did have some truth, with Ha Ji Won's current fame among college students, even if it was just because of her, there should be hundreds of people coming to the cinema to buy tickets.

Three days...... Fifteen screens should not be risky, but if the publicity does not meet expectations, or there is a delay effect, then the three-day release will become part of the publicity of "Color is Empty", so on the other university theaters of the Qinus Cinema Line, then their own interests will be diverted?

"We can make a clause that we won't sign up with other theaters for the first week, regardless of the screening." Li Xiaole saw through Song Shangshi's little abacus and suddenly proposed.

Jin Nan and Park Long were slightly surprised, in fact, they are still quite optimistic about "Color is Empty", although it is a student-supported movie, but they expect that there will be about 10,000 moviegoers, but if it is only screened in three universities, then it will definitely not reach this number, what is this Li Xiaole thinking?

"I think it works." Song Shangshi was obviously very satisfied with this result that could protect his interests, and nodded Zuihou to confirm the details: "Because it is a student movie, the ticket price is set at 3,000 won, you should know this." ”

Li Xiaole said that he knew that of the 3,000 won, because there is no film tax in South Korea, according to the share ratio, the producer and investor get 40 percent, and he is the producer who gets 20 percent of this part of the share, that is, 8 percent of the total box office, which is equivalent to saying that he earns 240 won for every ticket sold (1. 5 RMB).

"Well, it should be released next Wednesday." After Song Shangshi reached the expectations in his heart, his serious expression also softened, and he stood up with a smile and shook hands with Jin Nan: "Brother Jin, I wish us a smooth cooperation." ”

Promised!? Li Xiaole's heart jumped, obviously happy, but there was more of a complicated feeling in his heart, it seemed that the huge pressure that had been suppressed in his chest left him, and the whole person became brisk, and happily stood up and shook hands with Song Shangshi and Park Long respectively: "xiexie." ”

"Student Li, remember to sign the contract tomorrow." Park Long said with a smile.

Jin Nan also sighed deeply and pinched his shoulder, Li Xiaole looked at Jin Nan looking at his eyes that hated iron and steel, but he was a little moved, thinking of the days when he was bruised and swollen by being a stand-in in his previous life, those filming tortures, and the scene of writing scripts day and night in South Korea and being rejected by a theater chain, all the grievances and difficulties. It all vanished in an instant.

Damn it!! I finally have a movie that will be on the big screen!! I can finally shout to everyone in the open, I'm a professional director!!

Walking out of the building and coming outside, breathing in the fresh air, Li Xiaole suddenly felt that the whole shijie was lit up, and he looked at Lei Ting at the door at a glance.

"How?" It was very rare for Lei Ting to come over and take the initiative to ask.

Li Xiaole's heart was full of excitement, and he went up and directly wanted to give her a big hug and shouted: "Sister Tingting~!" We are developed~! ”

"Get out~!" Lei Ting blocked him with her hand angrily, but her face became gentle and asked, "How many screens do they agree to be on?" I'm glad to be like this~"

"Fifteen." Li Xiaole smiled hesitantly.

"Oh." Lei Ting was a little disappointed, but still nodded: "It's not bad." At least this is the only one of the several films she has produced that has been officially released.

Fifteen screens are the places where dreams begin to bloom, making Li Xiaole feel full of liliang.