Chapter Seventy-Seven: Ten Million Box Office
In mid-January 1998, "Gate of Destiny", which had been released for a month and a half, began to be painted in theaters for 6 consecutive periods. After the painting, the total domestic box office result was fixed at 1o.97 million yuan.
In a few years, this number will seem insignificant.
But in 98, domestic films are full of less than one million box office, and the box office of several million is already good, and the box office club of 10 million is enough to make most directors red.
What's even more surprising is that the cost of this 10 million box office movie is only 5o yuan, and it was made by a 20-year-old director.
In this way, the topicality of "Destiny's Gate" is even more full. After the painting, the news exposure in the media seems to be more and more intensive when it is released.
"The top student in the college entrance examination, 2o years old director Wang Qinian, the movie "The Gate of Destiny" ended, it was released for six weeks, and the final box office exceeded 10 million!"
"500,000 investment, 10 million box office! Ghost director Wang Qinian, won a high box office at a small cost! ”
"Big 6 is the youngest box office director with 10 million yuan!"
In fact, the box office of "Gate of Destiny" broke 10 million, and everyone, including Wang Qinian, was almost full of surprises. It's not a dream, it's real?
In fact, it is also a fate to break 10 million box office!
If you change the schedule, you may not be able to get such a beautiful result.
Because, from September to early October, under the pressure of "Comet Hitting the Earth", many domestic film directors actually chose to avoid it. This makes the theatrical schedule of "Gate of Destiny" more arranged. And the only domestic commercial film in this period was the work "Gate of Destiny". Other movies are either the main theme, or they are full of turtle atmosphere, and the audience feels very disappointed by the old-fashioned movies that can't keep up with the times. Therefore, the media's coverage and attention to domestic films are focused on the movie "The Gate of Destiny".
In addition to movies, there are long reports in the media, and there are a lot of pop music on the street, all of which are movie songs in "Destiny's Gate".
Therefore, "The Gate of Destiny" is like a pig standing on the tuyere, when the wind rises, even a pig can be blown into the sky.
What's more, "The Gate of Destiny" already stands out among domestic films in the same period! Both the creativity and plot of the film are more attractive than other domestic films of the same period.
Benefiting from the influence of the movie, the music album of the same name of "Destiny's Gate" has sold more than 150,000 copies. Although the novel version of "Destiny's Gate" was released later than the movie and music album, its sales also broke 1o!
Of course, the copyright of the novel version has been bought out, and no matter how much money he makes, Wang Qinian has nothing to do.
The music album is prepaid 50,000 yuan, and Wang Qinian can share 1 yuan from each album, which means that the music version will bring Wang Qinian an income of 1o yuan, and the money will be settled at the end of the year.
Even more lucrative should be the "Gate of Destiny" video store, which refers to dVd, VCD and videotape. A box of genuine DVDs is priced at 5o yuan, and the sharing method is similar to box office sharing, for each video disc sold, Wang Qinian and others can get 12.5 yuan in income.
And the sales of the disc version also prolonged the popularity of the topic of "Gate of Destiny".
After all, the movie only has a box office of 1ooo million, and the theater coverage is very narrow, only released in more than 3o cities. The vast majority of professionals also don't have the opportunity to see this movie in theaters. Because, I didn't have a chance to watch it, so it aroused the interest of many people.
Many industry insiders who didn't have the opportunity to watch this movie began to buy the disc version of "Destiny's Gate" and watch the movie at home.
As a result, a bunch of articles and reports of the nature of black interpretation were produced. Therefore, the topic of "Destiny's Gate" is getting hotter and hotter.
In fact, many classic works rely on a lot of interpretation. Excessive interpretation is the key to packaging the classics.
In Wang Qinian's view, "The Gate of Destiny" is still a long way from the classics, but he can't stand many film critics to help him blow it, so that some viewers actually think that this is a classic.
At this point, almost everyone in the crew of "Gate of Destiny" is like a layer of gold, shining brightly. For example, Li Jie, who plays the actor Wang Dazhui, already has a bunch of film and television companies and crews that extend olive branches to him, but he listens to Wang Qinian's advice and does not take on the drama indiscriminately, so as to avoid ruining the little reputation that is not easy to establish.
Zhang Jingjing and Wen Zhengrong, who were originally not very valued as girls in the acting class, also began to get roles in TV series and movies.
As for Yang Weiwei, the most beautiful flower in the crew, because she had only been an extras in the past, she was still like transparent air and did not receive an invitation, so she couldn't help but feel a little lost.
"Brother Nian, thank you! If you hadn't asked me to play this role, I'm afraid I would never have been able to act in a movie again! After Yang Weiwei painted the movie, she went to the film academy to visit Wang Qinian.
"Why?" Wang Qinian said curiously.
"My family opposes me not doing my job, and I run tricks all day long!" Yang Weiwei said, "Extras can neither make much money, nor have a future and a way out!" ”
"Yes!" Wang Qinian said in his heart, not only are the extras having no way out, and the actors who are not popular, but in fact, they are all precarious, making unstable money, and even, on average, they are not as good as ordinary office workers.
But after it became popular, it was different.
To put it mildly, people are fragrant when they are red.
When the original ambition is not realized, including the ideal, it is not understood. But after success, the ideals and behaviors that were once not favored will be praised by countless people.
"Director, do you want someone for the next play?" Yang Weiwei asked expectantly.
"Huh? The next drama hasn't been conceived yet! Wang Qinian said honestly.
Now "The Gate of Destiny" has involved a lot of Wang Qinian's experience, so he has not been able to calm down and think about what the next movie will make.
"Not making a sequel to 'Destiny's Gate'?" Yang Weiwei said with an expectant look.
If you are filming a sequel to "Destiny's Gate", then the old team is easy to use. In the first part, she didn't use red, because she didn't get enough attention. The second part, with the foundation of the previous one, is mostly popular.
Wang Qinian shook his head: "If you shoot now, the conditions may not be ripe." Because, in the first part of "The Gate of Destiny", the audience's expectations are relatively low. If the second part is filmed, the audience's expectations will be relatively high! The sequel must be at a higher level than the first one so that it won't smash the signboard! ”
"Really? However, if you need a role, you can contact me at any time! Bye-bye! Yang Weiwei chuckled, suppressed the disappointment in her heart, and left with a graceful back.
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