Chapter 33: Golden Harvest
The so-called reserve is the charter fee of the theater.
At present, the cinema chains of Hong Kong and Taiwan all implement the cinema package system. That is, if the production company wants to take the movie to a certain movie theater for release, it must decide to pay a monthly charter fee according to the seats, equipment, and expenses of the movie theater. Regardless of the income of the theater, it is necessary to pay a monthly charter fee.
Taking Wanguo Cinema Line, the leading cinema line in Taiwan and Bay, as an example, from Monday to Friday, the daily package fee is NT$80,000, on Saturdays and Sundays, the daily base fee is NT$120,000, and the minimum fee for the movie is 640,000 yuan for one week. This is only the bottom fee for one theater, and there are other theaters that are co-screened, and they also cost 20,000 or 30,000 yuan a day. According to the current situation, the total box office income of the film released at the Wanguo Theater for a week has reached about 3 million Taiwan dollars, and the film owner still has less than a dollar, and if it is less than 3 million Taiwan dollars, he will have to redeem the copy with his own money.
After listening to Wang Fatzi's explanation, Li Xuan compared the exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar and the Taiwan dollar with trembling hands, and asked in surprise: "That is to say, if I want to release it on Golden Harvest, I have to spend 400,000 Hong Kong dollars?" ”
This! The cost of this movie is only 80,000 yuan, how did the protagonist in the novel make a movie and release it directly!
"Not really." Wang Fatzi pursed his mouth: "It's dark on our side and there, and it's estimated that your film will be shown in a dozen movie theaters at the beginning, and 200,000 yuan is enough." ”
200,000 is enough? Li Xuan's face was dark, and it would be half a month before his physical book was published. I have some spare money left, and I don't have more than 10,000, where can I find 200,000?
"Fatty, you ......" Li Xuan cautiously looked at the fat man in front of him.
Wang Jin saw through Li Xuan's idea: "Don't say it, don't say it, I don't have that much money." ”
"Go, it's not like I won't pay you back!"
"I know you can pay it back, but I really don't have any money." Wang Fatzi said innocently.
"Hey!" Li Xuan sighed: "Then it is estimated that I will have to wait for half a month, depressed!" Li Xuan scratched his hair vigorously.
Suddenly, Li Xuan felt that his hand was caught, and when he turned his head, Zhong Chuhong was looking at him with a gentle face. Smiling slightly, Li Xuan grabbed the little hand into his palm with his backhand.
"Not really." Wang Fatzi touched his chin and said to the pair of little lovers who showed affection in front of him.
At this time, Li Xuan's eyes lit up: "What way?" ”
"Go and plead for mercy first, arrange the schedule, and when the movie is about to be released, your money will probably arrive."
"Who to plead?" Li Xuan is surprised, Wang Fatzi still knows local tyrants who can influence the schedule of Jiahe?
"Who do you care, keep up." Wang Fatzi said proudly, took the lead and walked out.
looked at the beautiful full-time female secretary who was writing and drawing on the desk, Li Xuan, who was sitting on the sofa, said to Wang Jin next to him in surprise: "You hide deep enough, you still know Zou Wenhuai!" ”
Wang Jin glanced at Li Xuan: "Aren't you talking nonsense, Uncle Huai worked with my father in the Shaw Brothers at that time." Wang Fatzi proudly straightened his chest and continued: "As for the movie "Thief and Detective Duoduo" you just watched, I wrote the script last year and threw it at Uncle Huai, and I filmed it!" ”
"Go, brag!" Li Xuan glanced at Wang Jin with disdain.
Now Wang Jin stopped doing it, and asked directly: "Alas? Where am I bragging? ”
"When I watch movies, I see the names of several screenwriters. There are you, Wu Yaohan, and another named Liang ...... What is the beam? ”
"You don't understand anything." Wang Jin didn't bother to look at Li Xuan, and kept staring at the female secretary of the family and said, "They are assistant screenwriters, and I am the screenwriter." You go through the filing of the electrical inspection office, but I am really the only screenwriter! ”
"Really?" Wang Fatzi didn't look like he was lying, but now Li Xuan admired him a little.
Wang Jin didn't reply, but only stretched out a middle finger at Li Xuan.
"Click"
The office door opened, and Wang Fatzi stood up from the sofa in a flash. At this time, Li Xuan did the same, and pulled Zhong Xiaoniu to stand up.
"Aaron, if you think about it, tell your godfather, and the other godfathers will do it for you!" A middle-aged man's voice came from the door. As he spoke, the man walked out, a middle-aged man with white hair, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, but unfortunately Li Xuan didn't know him.
"Got it, godfather, I'll give you an answer when I've thought about it in the next two days." A young voice that Li Xuan was somewhat familiar with came out. The next moment, a young man with long hair and a big nose walked out.
Li Xuan's eyes shrank, he was dressed in black casual clothes, with long hair and a big nose, this is Chenglong! Do you want to go up and ask for an autograph? said that since I learned to film with Wang Tianlin, I haven't looked for someone to sign for a long time.
"Haha, Xichang, let's let Ah Long think about it. Let's just wait for Aaron's good news! A bald middle-aged man followed last. Li Xuan recognized it now, the boss of Jiahe who can always be seen in the newspaper - Zou Wenhuai, the "godfather" of Chenglong at the beginning? Li Xuan was stunned, what a habit of Chang! I didn't expect to see the two biggest heads when I first came to Golden Harvest.
The three people who had just come out obviously saw Li Xuan and them, and He Yichang shouted at Wang Jin: "Jin Zai, come to your Uncle Huai?" ”
Wang Jin didn't dare to pretend to be big now, nodded and walked up and said, "Yes, Uncle Chang." After speaking, he shouted at Zou Wenhuai: "Uncle Huai is good." ”
Glancing at Li Xuan and the two who were following Wang Jin strangely, He Xichang smiled and said to Zou Wenhuai: "That Wenhuai, I'll take Ah Long down first, you can be busy with yours." ”
"Well, that's it. Aaron, I'm here to welcome you! Zou Wenhuai responded and patted Chenglong's shoulder.
"Then I'll thank Uncle Huai in advance!" Chenglong replied with a smile, nodded to Li Xuan and the others, and walked towards the elevator after He Yichang.
"Jin Zai, did you write any good dramas again......" Watching Chenglong and the two leave, Zou Wenhuai just wanted to ask Wang Fatzi what to say, but he saw the two film boxes that Li Xuan was carrying.
"Hey, hey!" Wang Jin smiled and replied, "Uncle Huai, this time it's not a script. This is my friend Li Xuan, who has just made a movie. I'd like you to take a look at ......"
Seeing that Wang Fatzi had introduced himself, Li Xuan hurriedly put down the film box and stretched out his right hand and said, "Hello Boss Zou!" ”
"Uh, hello." Zou Wenhuai also stretched out his right hand: "I don't know what movie the little brother made?" ”
"Grudges, horrors." Li Xuan said uneasily.
Sure enough, the next moment after listening to Li Xuan's words, Zou Wenhuai's brows furrowed: "Horror, it's not very ......, it's not very easy to shoot." ”
"Uncle Huai, this film is very good, you can take a look first!" At the critical moment, Wang Fatzi said good things to Li Xuan next to him.
"Haha! Okay, I believe in your vision, my three million screenwriters. Let's go, go to the screening room. Zou Wenhuai laughed and took the lead in the front.
Golden Harvest is one of the top film companies in Hong Kong, and the screening room is like a small movie theater, with more than 50 seats alone, all of which are black leather seats.
At the beginning of the movie, Zou Wenhuai glanced at Wang Fatzi strangely, but he recognized who the pregnant woman who played the teacher's wife on the screen was.
"Hey, cameo, cameo, I'll make a cameo later." Wang Fatzi explained embarrassedly.
Zou Wenhuai shook his head slightly, these young people thought that the movie was so easy to make. Well, the soundtrack is a bit less, but it's very good, and the sound effects are okay, but the shot isn't quite right, and there is no tension in the fast-changing shots, which makes people feel like watching a living documentary.
Thinking of this, Zou Wenhuai's eyes shrank, a living documentary?
The boy in the "Meow" movie meowed again, and Zou Wenhuai's hands were tightly grasped on his thighs.
Li Xuan next to him smiled slightly.
Human beings are born with an inexplicable fear of ghosts and the unknown. The ghost theme will never go out of style, only the director will be out of date. At this time, in Hong Kong, the ghosts are almost outdated.
Now, Sister Gaco is coming!