"How's the box office?" Shao Shuaijun took his mobile phone and got up to brush his teeth, without showing much enthusiasm.

Zhao Cheng was very excited on the other end of the phone: "500,000!" 500,000! The attendance rate of the first screening was less than half, and the second screening was more than half, and the response from the audience was very good, and many theaters took the initiative to call and ask for additional screenings. The two nights can't satisfy their appetite at all! ”

There are only more than 200 films scheduled, two at night, each of which is a theater, and it is really good to win 50 box office. Far beyond Shao Shuaijun's conception, he wanted to have a box office of two or three hundred thousand and be able to make money, but he didn't expect it to be a box office of 500,000.

"Yes, yes, no statistical errors, 500,000 is a lot."

"How could it be wrong, I'll stay in the office and wait for the report."

"You didn't steal the box office, did you?" Shao Shuaijun suddenly asked.

"How come, there have been no blockbusters released recently, who is stealing the box office."

"Oh, that's good."

Shao Shuaijun was reborn in 2013, and stealing the box office became a trend in later generations, and he unconsciously brought this idea in. If you think about it, it's 2004, and the trend of stealing the box office is not so serious. There were no blockbusters released in April, good movies were scarce, and "Buried Alive" was full of gimmicks, so it was not surprising that it could win this kind of achievement.

"This time "Buried Alive" is estimated to be popular, I discussed it with Mr. Wang last night, and I am ready to vigorously promote it, and strive to release 500 screens from 10 theaters and get a box office of 20 million."

is different from Zhao Cheng's excitement, although Shao Shuaijun is very proud to have this achievement, there is nothing to be excited about, the movie is plagiarized in the future, and he has long known that it will be successful, and the copyright is a buyout, and the good or bad are less than a penny. After a few perfunctory words, he hung up the phone.

On the same day, he joined Xu Yu and others and flew to the mountain city together. Zhao Cheng still had to wait for the approval of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, but did not follow.

When they arrived in the mountain city, the actors and staff of the crew gathered completely, and they were busy with makeup and rehearsals. Shao Xiaoling, as a treasurer, looked at the tens of thousands of expenditures every day, and felt distressed, and said in Shao Shuaijun's ear that making movies is burning money. Shao Shuaijun could only shrug his shoulders, this expenditure is small, that kind of blockbuster, every day is hundreds of thousands of hundreds of thousands.

Especially in the post-production of some sci-fi blockbusters, it burns even millions a day, and it is tens of millions or billions in a few days.

The investment budget of this film is only 3 million, which is still a low-cost production, and the actors' salaries are very low. Liu Hua is also famous in the TV circle, Shao Shuaijun only gave 40,000 yuan, Guo Tao was half popular and not popular, and only got a salary of 30,000 yuan, and Huang Bo and Wang Xun only got 15,000 yuan. Especially Xu Yu, when Zhao Cheng handed him the script, he agreed on 70,000 yuan, but after watching "Buried Alive", he met Shao Shuaijun and knew that this movie was almost all of Shao Shuaijun's worth, so he didn't want to be paid.

Although Shao Shuaijun couldn't pay with extra money for the time being, he still earned Xu a high salary of 100,000 yuan, and he would settle it after the movie was released.

The salary is small, not because Shao Shuaijun is stingy, but because he really doesn't have extra money at present. More than once, Shao Shuaijun announced on the way to rehearse that once the movie makes money, everyone will have a red envelope! If you have money, you will be motivated, and the enthusiasm of the actors is very high, and they will rehearse the drama seriously, just waiting for the start.

On May 11, the review of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television was finally passed, and Zhao Cheng took the approval document and immediately flew to the mountain city. Also with him was Wang Zhonglei of Huayi Brothers. Shao Shuaijun personally went to the airport to pick up the plane.

"Mr. Wang, I didn't expect you to come here in person."

Wang Zhonglei was wearing a suit and was very handsome: "Xiao Shao, you are a cash cow now, can I not just rely on it, I am looking forward to "Crazy Stone", and I am ready to join forces with my brother and make a lot of money." ”

Zhao Cheng said with a smile: "Director Shao is probably not clear, "Buried Alive" has been released for a week and a half, and has already won 13 million box office, and it got 5.5 million in the first five days, and there is still one day in the second week, and it is currently 7.5 million, and tomorrow is the weekend, and 2.5 million does not seem to be a problem." The plan is to release the film in three weeks, and the total box office is estimated to exceed 22 million. ”

"The cost of 100,000 yuan, the box office of more than 20 million, Xiao Shao, you are going to be popular!"

"I discussed with Mr. Wang, and with the help of the company's publicity department, I helped "Crazy Stone" advertise, and the planning plan was ready. Tomorrow you are going to hold a start-up ceremony, Huayi has contacted more than 50 media to come over for interviews, it is estimated that you will ask about "Buried Alive", you are ready. ”

Shao Shuaijun nodded: "Dagang, they have already handed me the plan for the start-up ceremony, and they have all made the record." ”

"By the way, after Huayi prepares to paint "Buried Alive", there will be a celebration banquet, you can take the time to come to Yanjing at that time." Wang Zhonglei said suddenly.

"Celebration banquet, forget it, Mr. Wang, I'm not used to being too lively, and the crew can't delay it, and it will lose tens of thousands of dollars a day if it is delayed."

"It's okay, you come, I'll reimburse you for this loss. And your movie, as long as the investment exceeds the standard, you are welcome to come to me at any time, Huayi invests in more than a dozen movies a year, and I don't care about one more or less. ”

"During the filming, if you are careful about the budget, the funds should be enough, and the publicity is estimated to be a hassle with Mr. Wang." Shao Shuaijun smiled, he didn't plan to let Huayi interfere in the investment of the film, what he couldn't tolerate was the filming of the movie, and in terms of specific publicity and distribution, it was completely possible to cooperate, Huayi took the money out to promote, and then signed a share.

At 9 o'clock in the morning of the next day, the multi-purpose hall of the Shancheng Hotel was hung with banners and colored paper. The staff kept coming and going, Shao Shuaijun greeted a bunch of big people with a reluctant smile in the background, in fact, he just nodded, and it was Wang Zhonglei and Zhao Cheng who really came forward.

This time, the opening ceremony invited the director and deputy minister of the Propaganda Department of the county party committee of Yuzhong County, the director and deputy director of the Cultural Bureau, the chairman of the Federation of Literature and Art and many other political leaders. A deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Shancheng Municipal Party Committee was also invited, as well as Wang Hongwei, an associate professor at Nortel. Everyone chatted in the back for a while, and a master of ceremonies came to invite.

"Leaders, the rostrum is ready, please come to the stage."

"Minister Tao, Minister Li, Chairman Zhao, please." Shao Shuaijun behaved a little wooden, and Wang Zhonglei replaced Shao Shuaijun as the master.

"Mr. Wang, please."

The group walked up to the rostrum, and the bottom was full of reporters, photographers holding cameras, as well as cameras and the like, shooting non-stop, and the flash stabbed Shao Shuaijun's eyes. But the others enjoyed it, and the smiles on their faces became brighter.

The host of the start-up ceremony was Sha Qing, the master of Shancheng TV Station, who was wearing a white cheongsam, looking particularly beautiful and dignified.

"Leaders, friends from the media, welcome to the opening ceremony of the movie "Crazy Stone", "Crazy Stone" is the second work of Mr. Shao Shuaijun, a cutting-edge director born after 85............ Before cutting the ribbon, first of all, let us invite Tao Danian, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Shancheng Municipal Party Committee, to give us a speech......"