Chapter Seventy-Four: Box Office

The battle between major film companies in the Christmas file is not as fierce as the Spring Festival file, but it does not mean that they have given up this part. Capital is profit-seeking, even if there are policies above, there are countermeasures below. Just because you can't promote Christmas doesn't mean you can't promote movies.

"Nightclub" is a low-budget movie, Director Li is not very famous, and he has made a lot of bad movies before, and he has fed the audience a lot of what to eat, so the box office on the first day is not high, and in the case of only five percent of the films, the box office is more than 7 million. Compared with the films pushed out by those film and television giants, this is a street achievement.

But if you take into account the pitiful shooting cost of this movie, this box office is surprisingly good. Generally speaking, the box office can reach three times the total investment, which is not a loss, at least on the books. There are other things in the dark, which are to be counted separately, and they have nothing to do with serious film and television companies.

The filming cost of "Nightclub" is one million, and the publicity and distribution are only eight million. According to this result, it only takes less than a week to recoup the cost, and the rest is profit. Lao Zhang, yes, it was Manager Zhang, who didn't even have a name, and he called on time at eight o'clock the next morning to report the news of the box office of 7.6 million.

"Is this good news or bad news?" Lin Mengchu sat down at the dining table and asked, "Did we make a profit or lose it?" ”

Lao Zhang was depressed, can't he see such an obvious thing? He shouted into the phone with some gaffe: "It's earned, as long as the reputation doesn't decline, the final box office will definitely be 50 million!" ”

"Oh," Lin Mengchu said insincerely: "Then Lao Zhang, you continue to work hard, if the box office results are good, your boss will give you red envelopes." ”

Ye Ergongzi is a gentleman, generous, and spends money like dirt, so his popularity is very good, and it is precisely because of this character that he can't do any business. If you don't deduct and search, can you still be a qualified capitalist? If you don't knock on the bone and suck the marrow, you still want to make a fortune? Therefore, Ye Daoxiong is like this, and it is very difficult to go further. Unless the backers behind him can continue to improve, his career will be able to move forward.

"Nightclub" has a good reputation on the Internet, after all, it is a very conscientious work, and it is also very suitable for being released on Christmas Day. The next two days are weekends. Shencheng Music Production Company increased its publicity, bought many water armies, and went everywhere to promote this film.

On several film and television review websites, the ratings of "Nightclub" are between seven and eight, and this is still under the condition that there are competitors to smear it. Such a score is not high, but it is definitely not low. The main thing is that this score is still slowly but firmly rising.

Lin Mengchu doesn't care much about this, in her opinion, as long as someone likes the movie she makes, how much money she makes is not within her consideration. Of course, it's good to make more money, it's okay to make less, even if you lose money, it doesn't matter, anyway, I only invested 500,000 yuan, and I am no longer in the eyes of His Majesty the Black Dragon King, who used to be the emperor.

However, many students called or sent messages to ask them about filming. Most of the people congratulated them, saying that they had such a good work for the first time, and the future was limitless. Some people also half-veiled and asked their Beidou Investment Co., Ltd. if there is still a shortage of people, although they are not in this major, but they can't learn.

These calls are usually made to Lin Mengchu, and she is still the squad leader. Chen Cheng often has a straight face, which is a little scary when he looks interesting, and he has much less contact with the outside world. In addition, he has set up a whitelist mode, and even if others want to contact him, most of them will not be able to contact him.

Only the director of teaching called, praised Chen Cheng, and then asked again if he wanted to stay in the school to study for a master's degree and doctorate, and Chen Cheng naturally politely refused.

In the evening, when Lin Mengchu and Chen Cheng were watching TV on the sofa together, they said casually: "Today, a classmate asked if our company was still recruiting, and I said that I was still short of general manager and finance, so I recruited them." ”

"Forget about the general manager, the financial ........ Shouldn't you go to a professional? ”

"You can learn on your own! It's not very difficult, anyway, we don't have much business in our hearts, so let's learn slowly. ”

"Well, okay, since you are a classmate, don't lower your salary, and don't have fewer benefits."

"The basic salary for them is 10,000 yuan a month, which is a lot! I've inquired, and in our major, college students who have just left their jobs are only four or five thousand yuan a month, and I have doubled it. ”

"Who are they?"

Lin Mengchu said three names, and Chen Cheng thought for a moment, "All of them are in the same dormitory as you?" You're pulling all the people in your dorm over? ”

"yes, isn't it good? Is the salary too high? ”

"It's not that you can't afford the money, but since people are here, you have to be responsible for others, but you also need them to have that ability." Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "Partnering with friends and relatives to do business is one of the worst decisions. It is because of this that many friends and relatives have a dislike and end up turning against each other. ”

"Wouldn't it? I think they're very nice, and we don't care about money, so it shouldn't be like that! Lin Mengchu said confidently: "I believe in them!" Classmate Chen, you are just too cautious, and you always think about things in the worst! ”

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "It's better to be what you say." ”

The next morning, when it was eight o'clock again, Lao Zhang's phone called again, and Lin Mengchu, who was messing with Chen Cheng, heard the phone ringing and didn't want to answer it at all, but the ringtone rang one after another, and she had to stretch out her hand and grab the phone in her hand.

"Hey, it's the weekend, don't you take a break when you call so early?"

"Rest? That doesn't exist! Lao Zhang shouted loudly in the noisy background: "I put all my life into work, life is endless, never rest!" ”

"..........", Lin Mengchu pouted and said; Okay, okay, knowing that you love your work, you will ask your uncle to give you a salary increase, so say something quickly. ”

"Miss Lin, do you know what our box office was yesterday?"

"If you sell it again, I'll just block you!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so excited for a while!" Lao Zhang shouted on the phone: "More than 12 million! Yesterday, the box office of "Nightclub" was more than 12 million! ”

"Got it, more than 12 million, so what? Isn't this even the one who hasn't come back yet? ”

Lao Zhang said loudly: "This shows that the final box office we estimated before was wrong, maybe more than 50 million, maybe it could be 60 million!" ”

"Okay, these things have nothing to do with us, Lao Zhang, don't call me in the future and tell me this, you go directly to Ye Er's stunned!"

Lin Mengchu threw his phone aside angrily and muttered, "I know how to disturb others!" ”

After Lao Zhang called Miss Lin, he waited for more than an hour before calling his boss. Because Ye Daoxiong and Ye Lao Er have always been three poles in the morning before they get up. Sure enough, when the phone called, the voice over there was lazy, as if he hadn't woken up yet, and there were several women's voices on the side.

"Boss, yesterday's box office data is out!"

"Oh, what a thing! Wait a minute, you guys don't talk, I'm getting down to business! Okay, Lao Zhang, you say, what was the box office yesterday? ”

"Twelve million!"

"Yo, it's not bad, the momentum is very good, so let's get rich this time?" Ye Daoxiong is a second-generation son, spending money like running water, so he needs a lot of money, and he is no stranger to the film and television industry, so he immediately grasped the key to the problem, "Discuss with the theater chain to increase our film scheduling rate, not to mention 25%, but also to mention 10%!" ”

"Yes! I've already sent someone to talk about it, and the theater chain also has this meaning, they are very optimistic about our film, but the division needs to be re-discussed. ”

"You are responsible for this matter, don't let those vampires take advantage of us, make more money and come back, and give you thicker red envelopes, right?"

The second young master of the Ye family has always been generous to the people under him, and he has never been ambiguous in giving money. This is also the style of his business, and no one dares to lie to him in the south. But in the capital, his identity is a little confused, and he has been dug and buried in the contract by those profiteers. So long as he talks about business with people here, he has to bring a lawyer with him.

That lawyer is still from Japan next door, and his business level is first-class, but the fees are expensive. Even a person like Ye Er, who spends a lot of money, feels that the fee is too expensive. Sometimes he even wondered if the lawyer was in league with the profiteers, otherwise, how could he suck blood so hard and be so proficient?

But when it is time to bleed, it is still necessary to bleed, and after enjoying the convenience provided by this society, it is natural to be restricted by this society. It is not impossible to completely transcend the rules, but unfortunately, among those people, there is no place for the second young master of the Ye family.

When Ye Daoxiong hung up the phone, the girls on the side, who had long been itching, pounced on him and said coquettishly: "Second son, why don't you find someone to make a movie?" My acting skills are also very good! ”

"That's right, Young Master Ye, will you take me with you next time you make a movie? You can get paid no money! ”

"Don't want to be paid? Is that a desire to share? Ye Daoxiong is not stupid, he has seen a lot of this kind of thing, and he will not agree casually for a long time, "I can only say that if I serve Young Master Ben well, I will give you a chance to audition, but whether you can be selected or not depends on the meaning of the director and the investor." ”

"Young Master Ye, aren't you just an investor? The director is also from your company, you can just say a word! ”

This is really not good, Ye Daoxiong has made such a mistake before, inserting people indiscriminately, and as a result, he has been clean and slippery. With an investment of tens of millions, why is it bad, you have to accompany a few women to it? That's enough for half a year!