Chapter 401 Scene 401 The best national film
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Those barefoot people, like a grim reaper, slaughtered the Japanese policemen with a swift and strange posture, some with scimitars, some with guns, and some with bare hands, every movement is full of primitive and vigorous strength, making people dizzy to watch.
What's even more shocking is that their eyes are all as sharp as falcons, and in a huge camera zooming in, each of them looks like extremely experienced hunters, and the Japanese police are their prey everywhere, and the scene is extremely shocking......
Is this a movie made by the Chinese......? Xiao Zhang opened his mouth slightly, and a huge question arose in his mind, and the 5-minute video gave him a huge visual impact, until the subtitle of "Director Li Xiaole's work, please look forward to the release of "Saidek Bale" on June 15" at the end of the film, Xiao Zhang reacted, ignoring the biscuit crumbs in his mouth, and rushed directly to Liu Chengjun's table excitedly.
"Editor-in-chief ~ look...... Watch the trailer of that Li Xiaole movie...... I think it's really good, we are professional media people! We really can't continue to write negative news about him~It's so unjust~! Let's just give him a hand for Taiwanese movies! Xiao Zhang spoke incoherently excitedly.
"You wipe your mouth clean and speak first!" Liu Chengjun wiped the biscuit crumbs that he sprayed on his face, and said speechlessly: "How long have you been in the industry?" Still a professional media person? We have to pay wages first, you know? Professional media people have nothing to eat, should you~!? ”
"You take a look at ...... first" Xiao Zhang impatiently signed Liu Chengjun's keyboard and logged in to the video website.
In the video buffer, Liu Chengjun frowned in his heart, his subordinates were rough, how big things were, he was so excited, isn't it just to write a negative report, as for being so entangled?
After the video was buffered, Liu Chengjun was also startled when he saw a picture of a beheading, and then his attention was immediately completely attracted by the video, staring intently at the screen, and maintaining this posture for a full 5 minutes......
After watching it, his first reaction was to replay it, and this time, he enlarged the picture on the screen to carefully watch the details inside, as well as the list of subtitles......
"Do you see the Japanese police costume designed by Qiu Ruolong, the police captain is different from the hat line of ordinary policemen...... They really put their heart into it, it's really good...... The images of those severed heads are not special effects, they are all modeled solid models, which is also very good...... Who is this special effects makeup artist? Lenny Wisemore...... This person has never heard of it, but the level of detail in the production of this model is really extraordinary......"
Xiao Zhang is just an ordinary employee, not as professional as Liu Chengjun, but what he sees in this five-minute short film is not only a beautiful picture, but a feeling that has never been seen in Chinese films before...... Different from those aborigines who were black and short and only knew how to drink and sing every day, these aboriginal warriors in it, galloping barefoot in the mountains, fell one by one in the fierce battle with the Japanese army, he was extremely moved, and he felt for the first time that those backward aborigines had an enviable spirit, and they did not seem to be afraid of death......
Many soldiers in war movies will perform such scenes, but the audience can easily feel the element of their "acting", and can clearly feel from their eyes that death is actually very far away from them, and they don't know what death is like, so there will be no shocking feeling.
But in the eyes of this aboriginal warrior, Xiao Zhang can fully feel their despair, anger, and grief...... What remains is the calmness in the face of death in the bottom of his heart, this is the first time Xiao Zhang has felt such a trembling breath of death......
This group of ragged barbarians is full of liliang, far more powerful than those muscular strong men encountered in real life, and Xiao Zhang even thinks that they are handsome when they shuttle through the forest without running...... It's miserable......
"Editor-in-chief, what do you think of this movie? Do I still want to write a negative version of them? Xiao Zhang looked at Liu Chengjun, who was silent, and asked softly, with an expectant look in his eyes.
"Also...... It's OK...... It's a little better than expected. Liu Chengjun lowered his head and thought about something, seeing Xiao Zhang turn around and return to his desk in disappointment, as if he was going to continue typing, he suddenly shouted angrily, "Eh! Xiao Zhang, who let your kid go back, you come back to me~! ”
"What's the matter, editor-in-chief?" Xiao Zhang felt inexplicable, touched his head and asked.
"Now, don't write any negative drafts for "Saidek Balai", you blow this movie to me now, what is there to blow, aren't other newspapers scolding the movie, let's do the opposite~" Liu Chengjun commanded.
"What about Wang Qun's side? What about his commissioned film reviews? Xiao Zhang was immediately excited, but he didn't dare to be too excited, and asked in a low voice.
"He? As soon as this movie comes out, he Wang Qun is a fart! You ask Manager Sun to contact the Black Pearl Company, ask Wei Desheng if he is interested in writing a movie review for us, and sign him for me as soon as possible! The sooner the better~"
"Good~! Got it! Xiao Zhang nodded excitedly, he knew in his heart that this Taiwanese movie was only afraid that the sky would change......
At the same time, Lin Tiangui, who was smoking a cigarette in the office, was suddenly interrupted by the phone ringing, and after receiving the call, he heard the excited voice of his salesman Ah Qiang: "Manager Lin, we received Warner Vision, Budweiser, National Treasure, and Music...... The announcement of the new film schedule of 7 theaters, they decided to increase the number of theaters from 23 to 67......"
"You're not mistaken?" Lin Tiangui's decadent eyes suddenly lit up.
"Absolutely not, what do you think we do? Sign up now? Cuong asked with some excitement.
"I have to ask Director Li to decide, you wait~" Lin Lickgui took the phone and trotted all the way to the dark editing room, and as soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "Director Li, Director Li~!" In the world, the four major theaters are willing to provide more screens! ”
was shouting, but I didn't expect to hear a sentence: "Call your mother!" How's it about shouting souls!? Seeing Li Xiaole jumping up from the bench, looking at him angrily, interrupted from work, he seemed to open his mouth to eat people at this moment, and it was extremely terrifying in the dark light.
Director Lee...... I...... I'm just here to tell you that the four major theater chains are going to sign a new contract with us......" Lin Tiangui raised his glasses strong and calm, but he was afraid that this Li Crazy would really pounce.
After Li Xiaole saw that it was Lin Tiangui from the Information Bureau, he held back his anger, took a few deep breaths, and then said with a pleasant face: "I'm sorry~ Manager Lin, I was a little excited just now, you said that the theater chain was loosened?" What are the conditions they are giving this time? ”
"They'll give us 67 theaters for a week of premieres, and then we'll see how it goes." After Lin Tiangui finished speaking, he really wanted to see the expected excitement in Li Xiaole's eyes, but he didn't expect Li Xiaole's face to be slightly disappointed, and he asked instead:
"How do you divide the accounts?"
Lin Tiangui was stunned, Li Xiaole had never cared about the problem of the theater, he thought that Director Li didn't know about distribution at all, but he didn't expect him to suddenly ask like this.
"It's the Hollywood model of "90/10-with-floor-of-70%" Lin Tiangui finished speaking, and immediately added:
"What this model means is that on a weekly basis, the total weekly box office revenue of a movie in a movie theater is subtracted from the necessary fixed expenses of the haode movie theater at the beginning, such as cleaning fees, electricity bills, etc., and then multiplied by 90%, and the figure is that we get the box office share......
The other party can also choose option B, which is to use the total box office not to subtract the screening expenses of the cinema, but directly multiply it by 70% (this ratio is generally agreed to be between 60-70%), and the figure obtained is the distribution company's share.
In this way, it is about 65% of the total box office......" Lin Tiangui tried his best to explain the data intuitively, so as not to make Li Xiaole dizzy.
"So what's the weekly decline? How many times is the money grabbing week? Li Xiaole asked again.
This so-called "90/10" split is only a ratio of one to three weeks before the screening, and then it may be 60/40 in the fourth and fifth weeks, 50/50 in the sixth week, and 40/60 in the seventh week...... With such a decreasing rate, I always know that this proportion is that most of the box office in the first three weeks belongs to the distributor, and the later it is, the more beneficial it is to the theater side.
This approach is very much in line with the business logic of both parties, but it also has its drawbacks.
Hollywood movies Weishenme appear every year with such bad movies played by big stars, and they have to be overwhelmingly promoted? The reason is that for the distributor, the bulk of the box office is in the first three weeks, and the reputation is good or bad in the back, and most of the risk of box office decline is borne by the theater chain.
So the first few weeks are also known as the "Money Grab Week", but how long this "Money Grab Week" lasts, that is, it is up to the two parties to sign their own contracts, many well-known series of movies, such as "Harry Potter", "The Lord of the Rings", "007", etc., when the sequel is broadcast, you can extend this "Money Grab Week" to 2 months with the theater side, weishenme? Because the release of these sequels will definitely make money, bring huge moviegoers, and all theaters are willing to give in.
And the smaller the movie, the shorter the time of this "money grabbing week", which is completely based on the theater side's evaluation of the market prospect of this movie.
What Li Xiaole wants to know is how long the "money grabbing week" of "Saidek Balai" is, three weeks is a standard, higher than this number, then it proves that the other party values this movie, if it is lower, then it means that the other party is not optimistic.
He hadn't asked about it before, just because if there were no trailers, there would be no talk about them in theaters, and now that the trailers of "Sedek Balai" have probably shown the quality of the film, what conditions will these theaters controlled by Hollywood distributors give him? Those barefoot people, like a grim reaper, slaughtered the Japanese policemen with a swift and strange posture, some with scimitars, some with guns, and some with bare hands, every movement is full of primitive and vigorous strength, making people dizzy to watch.
What's even more shocking is that their eyes are all as sharp as falcons, and in a huge camera zooming in, each of them looks like extremely experienced hunters, and the Japanese police are their prey everywhere, and the scene is extremely shocking......
Is this a movie made by the Chinese......? Xiao Zhang opened his mouth slightly, and a huge question arose in his mind, and the 5-minute video gave him a huge visual impact, until the subtitle of "Director Li Xiaole's work, please look forward to the release of "Saidek Bale" on June 15" at the end of the film, Xiao Zhang reacted, ignoring the biscuit crumbs in his mouth, and rushed directly to Liu Chengjun's table excitedly.
"Editor-in-chief ~ look...... Watch the trailer of that Li Xiaole movie...... I think it's really good, we are professional media people! We really can't continue to write negative news about him~It's so unjust~! Let's just give him a hand for Taiwanese movies! Xiao Zhang spoke incoherently excitedly.
"You wipe your mouth clean and speak first!" Liu Chengjun wiped the biscuit crumbs that he sprayed on his face, and said speechlessly: "How long have you been in the industry?" Still a professional media person? We have to pay wages first, you know? Professional media people have nothing to eat, should you~!? ”
"You take a look at ...... first" Xiao Zhang impatiently signed Liu Chengjun's keyboard and logged in to the video website.
In the video buffer, Liu Chengjun frowned in his heart, his subordinates were rough, how big things were, he was so excited, isn't it just to write a negative report, as for being so entangled?
After the video was buffered, Liu Chengjun was also startled when he saw a picture of a beheading, and then his attention was immediately completely attracted by the video, staring intently at the screen, and maintaining this posture for a full 5 minutes......
After watching it, his first reaction was to replay it, and this time, he enlarged the picture on the screen to carefully watch the details inside, as well as the list of subtitles......
"Do you see the Japanese police costume designed by Qiu Ruolong, the police captain is different from the hat line of ordinary policemen...... They really put their heart into it, it's really good...... The images of those severed heads are not special effects, they are all modeled solid models, which is also very good...... Who is this special effects makeup artist? Lenny Wisemore...... This person has never heard of it, but the level of detail in the production of this model is really extraordinary......"
Xiao Zhang is just an ordinary employee, not as professional as Liu Chengjun, but what he sees in this five-minute short film is not only a beautiful picture, but a feeling that has never been seen in Chinese films before...... Different from those aborigines who were black and short and only knew how to drink and sing every day, these aboriginal warriors in it, galloping barefoot in the mountains, fell one by one in the fierce battle with the Japanese army, he was extremely moved, and he felt for the first time that those backward aborigines had an enviable spirit, and they did not seem to be afraid of death......
Many soldiers in war movies will perform such scenes, but the audience can easily feel the element of their "acting", and can clearly feel from their eyes that death is actually very far away from them, and they don't know what death is like, so there will be no shocking feeling.
But in the eyes of this aboriginal warrior, Xiao Zhang can fully feel their despair, anger, and grief...... What remains is the calmness in the face of death in the bottom of his heart, this is the first time Xiao Zhang has felt such a trembling breath of death......
This group of ragged barbarians is full of liliang, far more powerful than those muscular strong men encountered in real life, and Xiao Zhang even thinks that they are handsome when they shuttle through the forest without running...... It's miserable......
"Editor-in-chief, what do you think of this movie? Do I still want to write a negative version of them? Xiao Zhang looked at Liu Chengjun, who was silent, and asked softly, with an expectant look in his eyes.
"Also...... It's OK...... It's a little better than expected. Liu Chengjun lowered his head and thought about something, seeing Xiao Zhang turn around and return to his desk in disappointment, as if he was going to continue typing, he suddenly shouted angrily, "Eh! Xiao Zhang, who let your kid go back, you come back to me~! ”
"What's the matter, editor-in-chief?" Xiao Zhang felt inexplicable, touched his head and asked.
"Now, don't write any negative drafts for "Saidek Balai", you blow this movie to me now, what is there to blow, aren't other newspapers scolding the movie, let's do the opposite~" Liu Chengjun commanded.
"What about Wang Qun's side? What about his commissioned film reviews? Xiao Zhang was immediately excited, but he didn't dare to be too excited, and asked in a low voice.
"He? As soon as this movie comes out, he Wang Qun is a fart! You ask Manager Sun to contact the Black Pearl Company, ask Wei Desheng if he is interested in writing a movie review for us, and sign him for me as soon as possible! The sooner the better~"
"Good~! Got it! Xiao Zhang nodded excitedly, he knew in his heart that this Taiwanese movie was only afraid that the sky would change......
At the same time, Lin Tiangui, who was smoking a cigarette in the office, was suddenly interrupted by the phone ringing, and after receiving the call, he heard the excited voice of his salesman Ah Qiang: "Manager Lin, we received Warner Vision, Budweiser, National Treasure, and Music...... The announcement of the new film schedule of 7 theaters, they decided to increase the number of theaters from 23 to 67......"
"You're not mistaken?" Lin Tiangui's decadent eyes suddenly lit up.
"Absolutely not, what do you think we do? Sign up now? Cuong asked with some excitement.
"I have to ask Director Li to decide, you wait~" Lin Lickgui took the phone and trotted all the way to the dark editing room, and as soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "Director Li, Director Li~!" In the world, the four major theaters are willing to provide more screens! ”
was shouting, but I didn't expect to hear a sentence: "Call your mother!" How's it about shouting souls!? Seeing Li Xiaole jumping up from the bench, looking at him angrily, interrupted from work, he seemed to open his mouth to eat people at this moment, and it was extremely terrifying in the dark light.
Director Lee...... I...... I'm just here to tell you that the four major theater chains are going to sign a new contract with us......" Lin Tiangui raised his glasses strong and calm, but he was afraid that this Li Crazy would really pounce.
After Li Xiaole saw that it was Lin Tiangui from the Information Bureau, he held back his anger, took a few deep breaths, and then said with a pleasant face: "I'm sorry~ Manager Lin, I was a little excited just now, you said that the theater chain was loosened?" What are the conditions they are giving this time? ”
"They'll give us 67 theaters for a week of premieres, and then we'll see how it goes." After Lin Tiangui finished speaking, he really wanted to see the expected excitement in Li Xiaole's eyes, but he didn't expect Li Xiaole's face to be slightly disappointed, and he asked instead:
"How do you divide the accounts?"
Lin Tiangui was stunned, Li Xiaole had never cared about the problem of the theater, he thought that Director Li didn't know about distribution at all, but he didn't expect him to suddenly ask like this.
"It's the Hollywood model of "90/10-with-floor-of-70%" Lin Tiangui finished speaking, and immediately added:
"What this model means is that on a weekly basis, the total weekly box office revenue of a movie in a movie theater is subtracted from the necessary fixed expenses of the haode movie theater at the beginning, such as cleaning fees, electricity bills, etc., and then multiplied by 90%, and the figure is that we get the box office share......
The other party can also choose option B, which is to use the total box office not to subtract the screening expenses of the cinema, but directly multiply it by 70% (this ratio is generally agreed to be between 60-70%), and the figure obtained is the distribution company's share.
In this way, it is about 65% of the total box office......" Lin Tiangui tried his best to explain the data intuitively, so as not to make Li Xiaole dizzy.
"So what's the weekly decline? How many times is the money grabbing week? Li Xiaole asked again.
This so-called "90/10" split is only a ratio of one to three weeks before the screening, and then it may be 60/40 in the fourth and fifth weeks, 50/50 in the sixth week, and 40/60 in the seventh week...... With such a decreasing rate, I always know that this proportion is that most of the box office in the first three weeks belongs to the distributor, and the later it is, the more beneficial it is to the theater side.
This approach is very much in line with the business logic of both parties, but it also has its drawbacks.
Hollywood movies Weishenme appear every year with such bad movies played by big stars, and they have to be overwhelmingly promoted? The reason is that for the distributor, the bulk of the box office is in the first three weeks, and the reputation is good or bad in the back, and most of the risk of box office decline is borne by the theater chain.
So the first few weeks are also known as the "Money Grab Week", but how long this "Money Grab Week" lasts, that is, it is up to the two parties to sign their own contracts, many well-known series of movies, such as "Harry Potter", "The Lord of the Rings", "007", etc., when the sequel is broadcast, you can extend this "Money Grab Week" to 2 months with the theater side, weishenme? Because the release of these sequels will definitely make money, bring huge moviegoers, and all theaters are willing to give in.
And the smaller the movie, the shorter the time of this "money grabbing week", which is completely based on the theater side's evaluation of the market prospect of this movie.
What Li Xiaole wants to know is how long the "money grabbing week" of "Saidek Balai" is, three weeks is a standard, higher than this number, then it proves that the other party values this movie, if it is lower, then it means that the other party is not optimistic.
He hadn't asked about it before, just because if there were no trailers, there would be no talk about them in theaters, and now that the trailers of "Sedek Balai" have probably shown the quality of the film, what conditions will these theaters controlled by Hollywood distributors give him?