Chapter 32: The Money-Grabbing Couple
In addition to South Korea, Xiangjiang, Baodao, Japan, Singapore and other places also began to screen the film one after another, at first it was mediocre, but as the film team began to expand overseas publicity, coupled with the audience's good reputation, many young men and women walked into the theater to watch this somewhat alternative romantic comedy movie, and at this time, the bookstores in these places also quietly placed the translation of the novel of the same name "I Am a Savage Girlfriend", With the increase in the number of days of film screening, first Japan, then Baodao, Xiangjiang and other places have blown a "barbaric" storm, and the bird-like girls are no longer in demand, and the "savage" girls who like to beat people and have personality and opinions have begun to be sought after by men.
Seeing that the filmmakers in other parts of Asia are making a lot of money with this film, the filmmakers in mainland China are also beginning to sit still, they frequently contact Xiangjiang Anle Film Company and South Korea's C.P Film and Television Studio, trying their best to get a copy of the movie, the current scene is just the opposite of the beginning, Cui Gengyou is also sitting firmly in Diaoyutai, thinking in his heart: "It's still my son who is right, when you have money to make, you don't have to shout hard yourself, they businessmen will also come to the door obediently." ”
After a tug-of-war between the two sides, Cui Gengyou, representatives of Anle Film Company and Huaxia film companies finally reached an agreement that "I Am a Savage Girlfriend" will officially land in major theaters in mainland China on February 8, 2000.
On February 8th, it happened to be the fourth day of the first lunar month, and the crew who had just passed the Spring Festival rushed to the capital of China one day in advance, and held a short premiere under the arrangement of Huayi Brothers.
Cui Zhenlong also lamented that the current Internet has not yet been fully popularized after knowing this situation, and if in the future generations, as long as there is a little wind and grass, information can be shared with others at the fastest speed on the Internet, which is like now, the "barbaric" storm in other parts of Asia is blowing so violently, and there is not even a trace of wind blowing on the mainland of China.
It seems that in order to open this big market, sometimes it can only be opened with RMB, and the whole crew members have finally begun to bear fruit after running a few promotions, with the approach of the Western ** Festival on February 14th, more and more young men and women began to inquire about the recent situation in the film market, and then word of mouth, the touching and comedic story of "I Am a Savage Girlfriend" itself immediately attracted a group of audiences, However, what the film companies and film companies hate most in China is the never-ending piracy industry, which is like weeds, wildfires can't be burned, and spring breezes blow and grow.
But it is undeniable that the piracy industry has also indirectly contributed to the reputation of the "I" drama, so that more people know that there is such a movie, and more and more people have watched this film through various channels, and this "barbaric" storm has also swept up in the land of China, of course, the higher the popularity of the film, the sales of its novel of the same name have also exploded... Well, the literary world can't escape the attention of Chinese pirates, and shoddy pirated novels have also begun to flood the market, but it is worth consoling that the production cycle of pirated novels is slightly longer, and Cui Zhenlong originally built that if he wanted to prepare a sufficient supply, he would use this time difference to earn the maximum profit.
At the beginning of March, the movie "I Am a Savage Girlfriend" was officially drawn in Huaxia theaters, and Choi Jinlong's Asian strategy plan was basically successfully completed, with more than 6.5 million viewers in South Korea, ranking among the top three in the list of Korean local films, becoming the second highest-grossing film after "Friends" starring Jang Dongjian, and in other parts of Asia, the "I" drama swept the box office more than 18 billion won, and the final total box office reached 52 billion won.
For a small love movie to achieve such a terrifying box office result, it has caused a huge sensation in the Korean local film and television circle, and entertainment media such as TV and newspapers are also crazy reports, optimistically claiming that the spring of Korean films is coming, Korean film and television has entered a new era, and even President Kim Dae-jung mentioned this matter in public, praised the "I" drama, and claimed that this verifies the fact that the strategy of "cultural country" is feasible, The road of exporting one's own culture to the outside world must be unswervingly carried on.
On the other hand, the big hit of the movie also contributed to the popularity of the male and female protagonists of this film, and they were so popular that they turned purple, and director Guo Jae-yong also jumped into the ranks of first-line directors in South Korea, but he didn't have time to pay attention to these now, thinking about taking advantage of the "barbaric" trend has not yet dissipated, continue to shoot a sister chapter - "Savage Senior Sister", the heroine still invited Jun Ji-hyun to be the starring role, Choi Gengyou has no objection to this, and allocated 2.5 billion yuan to him to arrange it by himself.
In his opinion, the box office of "Savage Sister" will not be as rebellious as "I Am a Savage Girlfriend", and it would be good to be profitable, but after thinking about it, Guo Zairong, a famous director with his bare hands, has only joined C.P Studio, if he cuts the cost of the film or directly refuses to invest in this film, it will be very demoralizing for C.P Studio, which is ready to vigorously develop. "Forget it, let's just lose some money to buy a lesson!" Cui Zhenlong comforted himself.
Let's turn the topic back, why is this Choi Gengyou so arrogant in spending money? That's not because of the cramps in my hands when I counted the money recently. The revenue share of the "I" drama alone has exceeded 11.5 billion won, and the sales of the translation of its novel of the same name in Asian countries and regions have reached 5.5 million copies so far, with a net income of nearly 17.5 billion won, and more than that, in South Korea, the sales of the novel "Chrysanthemum Fragrance" in South Korea have also reached 1.4 million copies, and the net profit is also 9.7 billion, and the sales revenue of "Three Kingdoms of Korea" has also brought more than 1 billion plus other zero total revenue, etc. Choi Gengyou and his wife have a total of nearly 40 billion won in less than half a year, and some people with a heart also silently calculated in their hearts, and after coming up with this similar result, they shouted that they were "money-grabbing couples".
However, these incomes are not directly related to Choi Jin-ryong, he is now going through his own enrollment procedures with Park so-hye, starting this year, the four Cui Jin-ryong brothers and sisters have officially transferred from Busan to Seoul, although grandpa and grandma are very reluctant to the two, but considering that the children are away from their parents for a long time is not conducive to growth, they gritted their teeth and agreed to this matter. To this end, Cui Gengyou spent nearly 4 billion yuan to buy two nearby villas with a construction area of 120 pyeong (nearly 400 square meters) in the rich residential area of Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam, Seoul, and originally planned to take Cui Zhenlong's grandparents to live together, but was rejected by Cui Zhongguo on the grounds that he had not yet retired.
Cui Zhenlong, who had completed the formalities, stood in the corridor, looking at the school that was about to spend his middle school career, and was full of emotion.
Mainly because of the name of this middle school - Daeyoung Middle School, it is divided into the middle of the country and the high school, and the two people who were born in the girls' generation, Lim Yoona and Seo Joo-hyun, studied high school here. Cui Zhenlong is now powerless to complain, is it so coincidental, I feel that in this life I will definitely have inextricable entanglements with the members of Girls' Generation, he has this hunch... Suddenly, Cui Zhenlong thought of something again, so he immediately took out his mobile phone and dialed it.
"Hey, hello~~" A slightly tired female voice came from the other end of the phone
"Hello, Nuna, it's my dragon... I'm in Seoul now... Are you in the company? … Okay, I'll look for you in an hour" Choi Jin-ryong, who hung up the phone, found Park so-hye looking at him with ambiguous eyes.
"It's a girl, right? Oh my God~~ Wuli Zhenlong has a girlfriend at such a young age, oh mom, I don't even know at all, so sangxin... But oh, Mom prefers Xiaoxian's words..."
Seeing that his mother was teasing herself in a slightly exaggerated tone there, and also talked about Xu Zhuxian, Cui Zhenlong was extremely calm, and said: "The one who called just now was the Quan Baoer who mentioned to you, and he is about to make his debut, and our family is now the third largest shareholder of S.M Company, and its artists are going to make money for our family, and my son of this shareholder always has to express it." ”
"It's just that you're crooked!" Park Xiuhui twisted his arm, this child has grown up, and it is becoming more and more unfun, monkey spirit monkey spirit, "Then I will drive you to Yaguu Pavilion, you can go by yourself." ”
Cui Zhenlong, who was sitting in the car, opened his mouth and asked, "Oh Mom, is S.M ready to go public?" ”
Park Xiuhui was stunned when asked: "I haven't heard your father mention this!" Seeing that he couldn't ask anything, Cui Zhenlong directly took out his mobile phone and called Cui Gengyou to ask about the same thing,
"Stinky boy, the news is really well-informed, I just received a report from Jin Chenghao, and I will register in the Gosdaq market in April this year. Yaxi~~ This is all the company's internal secrets, who sues you? ”
"Uncle Cheng Hao told me." Cui Zhenlong perfunctory this question, "Then Abba, if you have the opportunity, continue to buy S.M shares in the primary market, although the cost may be larger, but to ensure that the stock holding rate in our hands is still more than 8% after being diluted, and it is best to reach 10%"
"Are you so optimistic about this company?" Cui Gengyou asked curiously.
"Abba, haven't you noticed yet? Since the president put forward the slogan of "cultural country", the entire national policy has been tilted in this direction. As the foundation, it is logical for Studio P to become a film and television production company, but we don't have any connections in music production, and since S.M is already in the front, we might as well share a piece of the cake in this aspect. ”