Chapter Twenty-Four: Becoming a Salesman Again

Because of Julia's strong appeal and Bruce Leung's accumulation of a good reputation because of "The Sun Is Like Me", Disney no longer has a test screening for a week to accumulate box office, and it will be released in 3447 theaters in North America as soon as possible, and each theater will open a screening hall and play five times a day.

Because of the frenzied praise of major media outlets, and the story is a true story of Americans, the film attracted countless fans on its first day of release, with an average attendance rate of 75% and a high box office of $5.15 million. On the second day, attendance rose again, reaching 90%, and the box office reached $6.2 million, and on the third day, there were people who did not have tickets, and the box office hit a high of 7 million.

After only three days of release, the box office of "Never Compromise" reached 18.35 million, ranking third in the box office. In first place is "Seven Deadly Sins", with a box office of 35 million in the first week, and in second place is "Pocahonta", with 28 million. The latter two were released for seven days, while "Never Compromise" was only released for three days, so even fools can see that "Never Compromise" will definitely be crowned king in the next week.

In fact, you can't just compare the numbers, "Pocahonta" has been released for three consecutive weeks, and it can still win a box office of 28 million, which is enough to show its strength to grab the box office. and "The Seven Deadly Sins" is obviously worse, only 35 million in the first week of its premiere, and I remember that the box office of "Pocahonta" in the first week of its premiere was 50 million.

Seeing these figures, Bruce Leung couldn't help but think of a joke that circulated in his previous life, saying that Hollywood in 95 was a weird year, and there was no film with a local box office of more than 200 million and a global box office of more than 400 million. Judging from the numbers, it is true, the highest box office in the world is "Die Hard 3", with a box office of 360 million, a difference of 40 million; The local box office is "Toy Story" as the most, with 190 million, and it can't break 200 million.

Thinking of this, Liang Xiaolong couldn't help laughing, if "Tomb Robbery" can be as good as in the previous life, will it become the only film to break 200 million at the local box office and 400 million at the global box office? Isn't he the only editor who breaks 200 million at the local box office and 400 million at the global box office? Thinking of this, Liang Xiaolong really listened to it: "No way, who let my brother come through time?" Fortunately, the special effects technology can't keep up now, otherwise my brother will give you all the "Avatar". Of course, this is just his own imagination, the script of "Avatar" Cameron has already written it, and the reason why filming did not start until 2010 is because it is limited by special effects technology.

"You're not thinking about the funny plot in the script again, are you?" Rachel has a headache, Liang Xiaolong has devoted himself to the creation of the script these days, and sometimes he will giggle alone when eating. However, Rachel can't deny that the new script is indeed very funny, that is, the plot is a little simpler, with a hint of inexplicability, I heard Liang Xiaolong say that this is called nonsense, and it was created by a star named Xingye.

"There was a box office of nearly 20 million in three days, and it is not a problem to exceed 100 million in the United States, and I was wondering how much Disney would have to pay me this time." Liang Xiaolong smiled faintly: "There are also twenty dishes from Sister Big Mouth, I think she will definitely stay in the kitchen to study new dishes." Rachel rolled her eyes, "You're bad, Julia is really unlucky, making such a bad friend of yours by mistake." ”

"Honey, what do you think I'm going to do?" Julia walked out of the kitchen with an apron and sleeves, and asked Danny for help with a bitter face: "I must have been stupid at the time, and it was clear that I was cheated by him?" Danny laughed: "It's really not good, you just go to the hotel and pack some and come back to make up the numbers." Julia hurriedly shook her head: "No, I'm willing to bet on me to lose, I can't cheat, just win it back next time." Danny chimed in: "Speaking of which, I really have to thank Xiaolong, without this bet, how can I have this mouthful, I hope you continue to lose." Julia gave him a blank look: "If you want to be beautiful, you have to study the dishes with me later, don't wait to eat." ”

After a lot of hard work, the new script was finally completed by the weekend, which took a total of 11 days, and the speed is not amazing. However, this is also thanks to the extremely developed network in the previous life, whether it is funny, scolding, or classic, Liang Xiaolong can do it easily, and he also uses a lot of tricky methods that were popular on the Internet in his previous life. Of course, these are put in 2011, and the audience will definitely not buy it, but now it is only 95 years, and Liang Xiaolong is confident that he can make the audience laugh off his big teeth.

Of course, the main reason for creating it so quickly is that the plot is simple, which can be roughly divided into three steps: detectives and thieves are lonely in the world because they are invincible and lonely, and they always want to find exciting things to do; The thief found that it was fun to steal the police, and the detective found that the thief who couldn't be caught was very exciting, so the two sides began to fight wits and strength to realize the wonderful story of catching and stealing; In the end, it is the head-on collision of the two families, with strange tricks and funny, but it makes them understand the meaning of life - invincible, not lonely, but a problem with the attitude towards life.

"Good ending." After reading the last part, Rachel couldn't stop laughing, but still raised her concerns: "I don't know how this kind of nonsense you said will be reacted to in China, but it is the first time I have seen it in the United States, and whether the audience can accept it is a question; Secondly, the design of comedy martial arts, martial arts is too rough, and it is also a question whether the company will agree to shoot. ”

Rachel's worries are not unreasonable, and Bruce Leung is particularly worried that on the Hollywood side, film companies have very strict requirements for scripts, and the new script Bruce Leung is based on his own directing ability, and whether it meets Hollywood's standards for selecting scripts is the biggest problem. The second is the issue of casting, in which the role of stealing gods was tailor-made for Jackie Chan's big brother, in the United States, a country with extremely serious racial discrimination, does Disney have the courage to use Chinese movie stars?

The most serious piece is the director problem, Liang Xiaolong is a novice without any directing experience after all, using such a director, even if the investment is only one million, it is a great risk, not to mention that the budget for the new script will not be less than 15 million, and the exchange of Chengren will exceed 100 million yuan. Thinking of this, Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but sigh softly: "It seems that selling new scripts has become a problem again." ”

The box office of the new week also came out, and "Never Compromise" maintained an attendance rate of about 95% during this week, setting a box office of 46 million, defeating "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Pocahonta" with an absolute advantage, and became the king. The media once again exclaimed for Liang Xiaolong: the two films have proved Liang Xiaolong's extraordinary creative ability, whether it is the ingenious spiritual war of "The Sun Like Me" or the unremitting inspirational legend of "Never Compromise" has achieved great success. It hit a high box office of 64.9 million in just ten days after its release, and it is not a problem for the local box office to exceed 100 million, and the global box office is very likely to exceed 200 million. Two weeks ago, we were exclaiming that Liang Xiaolong, a kid who had just come out of school, had become a multimillionaire, but two weeks later, his worth doubled, and I have to say that a miracle has come again, and God has favored him again.

Mark was flipping through the newspaper in the company, and he felt happy in his heart, with the box office success of the two films, his position as the president became more and more stable, and he also gained more right to speak: "Xiaolong, what a hen that can only lay eggs." "If Liang Xiaolong knew that Mark was comparing himself to a hen, he would probably kick him off the fifteenth floor, but this time he had to sell the script again. Of course, Mark absolutely welcomes this, and he wishes that Liang Xiaolong, the hen, would lay more eggs.

The script is undoubtedly hilarious, Mark laughed wildly while reading it, and his mouth was closed all the time, but he still couldn't help but worry, the same worry as Rachel, can the audience accept the nonsensical funny way? Also, Liang Xiaolong is too rough in terms of action design, but also uses more than ten kinds of Chinese cold weapons, can the arrogant Americans accept it? "Xiaolong, I can't say for sure the future of this drama, let's put it this way, if I look at it from the company's point of view, I won't shoot this drama."

Mark's words made Liang Xiaolong's heart sink, and he was really worried about something. Mark added: "Of course, with your fame, it is still possible to recover the cost, I can be the master once, and invest in this drama from the perspective of a friend." ”

Liang Xiaolong breathed a sigh of relief again, but he was still worried, because the latter two conditions were even more unacceptable: "Mark, the role of stealing the god must be played by our Chinese Jackie Chan, because this role is tailor-made for his kind of comedy martial arts." Mark couldn't help frowning, as the president of the film company, he usually pays attention to the dynamics of the entertainment industry, and he also knows Jackie Chan, and he also went to see "Red Fan Zone" in person last year. To be honest, although it is good, it has not caused much repercussions in the United States, so inviting Chinese movie stars is another risk.

However, Jackie Chan is not well-known in Hollywood now, and can only be regarded as a newcomer, and the salary will definitely not be too high, so Mark can barely accept it. But when Bruce Leung offered to direct the film himself, Mark immediately shook his head and refused: "Xiaolong, we are friends, so I'll tell you the truth, I hope you don't get angry." As the president of the company, I have to think from the company's point of view, so I can't take the company's money to risk this, and I'm sure the board of directors won't agree to it. ”

Although Hollywood is a vanity fair, Mark said this very sincerely, for new directors, an investment of one million is a risk, not to mention one thousand five hundred and five, and seven or eight million publicity expenses will have to be added in the later stage. Liang Xiaolong was also helpless: "Mark, as long as you promise to let me direct, the script will be given to you for nothing, and I won't be able to pay a penny for the rest, will it be successful?" Mark still shook his head, as an investor, he is not thinking about investing more money and less money, but whether the benefits are proportional to the risks, if it is proportional, he is willing to invest 10 million more years, if it is not proportional, he is not willing to invest 10 million less: "Xiaolong, I can agree to the first two conditions, but the last condition is really too difficult." ”

"But Mark, you have to trust my appeal." Liang Xiaolong still does not give up: "The success of "The Sun Is Like Me" and "Never Compromise" has proved my editing ability, as long as the film comes out, there will definitely be many audiences willing to go to the cinema." Also, Jackie Chan's appeal in my country is very strong, and with his participation, China's box office is guaranteed. ”

"The box office in China?" Mark smiled bitterly: "Xiaolong, do you know how much box office Hollywood films can get in China?" ”

China's films started slowly, and Hollywood blockbusters have a strong impact ability, so in order to protect the development of local films, China restricts the import of only 20 Hollywood films per year. Moreover, Hollywood films are distributed in China, and the distribution rights must be sold to China's film companies, so that Hollywood producers can only get 35% of the box office. Among them, the publicity fee and copy fee must be deducted, and the actual amount that can be obtained is about 25%. But because of the limited number of imported films, every company wants to put the film in China, and there will be a lot of tricks in it, and the box office that can be obtained in the end is actually only about 20%.

In fact, this is also an inevitable phenomenon, our national film starts too slowly, lacks outstanding filmmakers, and if it is unlimitedly affected by Hollywood blockbusters, it will be difficult for domestic enterprises to rise. In addition, many Hollywood films have a strong cultural aggression color, which must also be eliminated.

However, letting Disney shoot was out of play, Liang Xiaolong could only leave depressedly, and then look for his next home, just like when he sold the script.

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