Chapter 734: Profit and Loss
"Leaders, the shooting cost of 300 million yuan is just a pre-eucalyptus." Here, Liu Yanmin continued: "Our boss said that the planes, tanks, etc. that need to be used are all counted as money. Now it is an economic society, since it is used by private companies for the purpose of making money, then it must be calculated clearly, and you can't take the state's money and make money for yourself. Therefore, please make the budget as early as possible for the Bayi factory, and we can pay in advance. Please don't be stingy, make the scene bigger, and make the scene bigger, which will live up to our boss's original intention! Seeing this, Ma Jianguo smiled bitterly, he looked at Xuluo and said, "Teacher Xu, how much does it cost you?" As soon as these things move, thirty or fifty million can't be defeated at all. Ma Jianguo is also a literati, he also watched Xuluo's "Alive" and liked it very much.
Xuluo replied: "Director Ma, if we want to do it, we must make a real scene reproduction!" Otherwise, after we shoot it, they will look at it, oh, it turns out that this was the way the war was fought back then, it's nothing...... Isn't this an insult to the martyrs we have sacrificed? It is necessary for me to show them what kind of tragic sacrifice has brought about today's happy days! ”
"Yes!" Zheng Biyong slapped his face,
"Teacher Xu, let's do this! Don't worry, as long as the money is enough, I can give you a one-to-one restoration! xx, Lao Tzu hasn't made such a large-scale movie for many years...... Let's leave a classic for future generations! "Most of the leaders of film studios in this era are still doers and very idealistic people.
Therefore, since they saw the project "Changjin Lake", they were willing to join. Not to mention that you can also make money with Xuluo.
Speaking of making money, Tian Yujian, who has not spoken here, asked,
"Xiao Luo, your investment is so high? Can you afford such a big loss? You must know that it is impossible to sell the copyright of the "Changjin Lake" series abroad! When he said that, everyone was a little embarrassed.
Everyone knows that Xuluo takes everyone to make money, but in fact, Xuluo himself is very likely to be unable to make money, and even to put it bluntly, he is 100% losing money.
Why? According to the previous normal mainland box office, they were all selling copies. The number of copies sold is basically how much the film studio that shoots can get a share.
Xuluo invested 300 million, only 300 million was invested, and a recognized copy was sold for 50,000 yuan, so how many copies do you need to recover the cost?
6000 pcs! Did China have 6,000 copies in circulation? No! Moreover, 6,000 copies also include the production cost of the copy itself, and each one costs several thousand yuan, so it should be 7,000 copies to barely keep the capital.
And then, then the bigger problem came. Now the four families are sharing the money together, which means that even if the copy is sold for 300 million, Xuluo can only get 75 million, which is still a long way from his own cost.
If you want to make Xuluo return to its original value, this number has to be multiplied by 4, and that is a copy! It's crazy to be able to sell so many copies!
So Tian Yujian asked directly
"Can you make money", rather
"Can you afford such a big loss?" Cheng Long was also thinking about this problem, and he hurriedly said,
"Ah Luo, you know me, how can I support you in this play, I don't want to be paid, just take care of the food." When Cheng Long said this, several people next to him were surprised.
Before Cheng Long went to Miguo to film, with his movies in Xiangjiang, he basically shared more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars in dividends for each film.
With Miguo's "Red Fan Zone" and "Destiny Express", Cheng Long's price in Hollywood has reached $5 million.
According to this price, among the 300 million, you have to leave at least 15 million for Cheng Long. If Cheng Long didn't want to be paid, it would have saved a lot.
Xuluo shook his head when he heard this,
"Rules are rules, I can't let Brother Long follow you for nothing because I want to lose money in this play."
"How can you say that your efforts are in vain? Am I not Chinese? Cheng Long shook his hand and said,
"Okay, don't tell me...... Well, let's follow the dock of the good! We sign a sharing contract, and the draw and loss are counted, as long as there is money, I take 10% of the profit, how about it? The boy laughed dumbly.
"Okay! Thank you, Brother Long! Xuluo nodded. It's not that he's happy to lose less, it's just that Cheng Long's attitude is very important, and he likes it very much.
Since Cheng Long is willing to contribute a little more effort, let him come, anyway, he can have more compensation for him in the future.
To suffer a loss is to take advantage, Cheng Long may not have figured it out now, but he will actually be able to feel the benefits in the future.
Liu Yanmin here is seriously answering Tian Yujian's question: "Director Tian, "Changjin Lake" is the first part to be released on October 1 next year, and the second part will be released on October 1 the year after that. At the beginning of this year, the state no longer underwrites movies, so it means that major theaters have greater autonomy, right? ”
"Yes!" Tian Yujian said, and at the same time he looked at the few people next to him,
"Now the theaters in big cities are basically in the hands of your top ten film studios, right? When the time comes, the release of "Changjin Lake" will have a lot of support! ”
"We know! Will definitely buy more copies. Long Ziqiang nodded.
"Actually, what we mean by Luohe Film and Television is not to let everyone buy copies." LIU Yanmindao,
"We want to experiment, can we use the overall box office to divide it like Europe, America and Xiangjiang?"
"Box office share?" Zheng Biyong here smiled,
"It's not me who hits you, Lao Liu, if our country's box office can be calculated well, who doesn't want to make more movies! However, not only the towns and counties are the hardest-hit areas, but the movie theaters in the city are also very difficult to say! If it's a box office share, you can have one-third of the real box office, you should be snickering. Here Xu Luo said: "We always have to try, we can't just because we were bad before, we don't work hard, right?" This time, because there are a lot of special effects, we have to get Japanese benzene to make a copy, and the price may increase a little, but the effect of playing it in the cinema is also different! If they use theft; version, then it won't be too good. ”
"You can't take too many steps all at once." Tian Jianyu stood on Xuluo's position and gave a compromise plan: "That's it!" I'll go back and talk to Director Teng, let's engage in a county-level and below to sell ordinary copies, and prefecture-level cities and above will use box office sharing, and at the same time tighten supervision, what do you think? ”
"Yes." Xu Luo also looked at the elders of several film studios at this time,
"It's hard to say where else we are, but in the two or three provinces that we are close to, we can still send supervisors...... Check out their movie ticket sales! These are related to the income of the factory, I believe that if it is an honest person, it will be good to complete the task, right? ”
"It's okay on my side." Han Sanping said directly: "The three provinces of Shuchuan, southern Hunan and northern Hubei can all be monitored. Long Ziqiang, the deputy director of Beijing Film Studio, said with a smile,
"Beijing, Jinwei, Jinxi, Yanzhao, these four places belong to us." Zheng Biyong, deputy director of Changying Studio, said: "Then we must be the three eastern provinces!" "Ma Jianguo, the deputy director of the last Bayi factory, came the most,
"Our Bayi Factory is responsible for supervising Shanghai, Zhejiang, Yue, Jiangdong and Guangdong!" Everyone looked at him in unison.
Han Sanping said in surprise: "Old Ma, don't be joking!" Can you supervise these provinces and cities? Ma Jianguo nodded,
"I don't dare to say anything else, but as long as this sample is well shot and the leaders above are satisfied, it will not be a problem...... It's a matter of attitude to take such a major and positive subject matter seriously! We can apply for the dispatch of the military x inspection team! ”
"Whoo...... "Good guys!" Han Sanping completely gasped, and his heart was overjoyed at the same time. With the guarantee of so many provinces, this box office must be bad!
Everyone knows that the richest people in China and the most economically developed places are basically in this region.
"We in Xiangjiang can also release the "Changjin Lake" series." Cheng Long spoke again beside him,
"Yongsheng and Jiahe are both good friends of Arlo, as long as they can arrange theaters, then the box office should not be bad."
"Xiangjiang people also like this kind of movie?" Zheng Biyong asked in surprise.
"I used to like it, but now it may be a little worse......" Cheng Long said very truthfully,
"Let's use ten movie theaters to release it first, if it works, we will expand the scale, if it doesn't, it will be released in two or three weeks, with me and Arlo, we can always earn 10 million!"
"Okay, no matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat." Han Sanping immediately agreed.
"And what about the fare?" Tian Yujian asked another question,
"Is it a ticket for 2 yuan, or is it the highest 5 yuan?"
"I think it could be cheaper, right?" Ma Jianguodao,
"The common people don't have a lot of money, and if you are cheaper, maybe they can still come and support the genuine version, and don't wait to go to those small places to see the theft. version. ”
"But if the cinema chain doesn't think it's enough to make money, they will want to sell more copies to make money!" Long Ziqiang frowned.
"The premise is that it looks good." Xuluo spoke at this time,
"If a good movie is good, people will naturally flock to watch it, and then if it is full all day long, they will not have that crooked mind. …… So I think if the box office is shared, it's just 1 yuan a ticket! ”
"Well, that's okay, we have to make the people like it first, and that's what follows." Tian Yu's sword jaw,
"If the price is too high, they won't come in and look at it, and everything will be in vain." After a pause, he said to Xuluo: "Xiao Luo, you take a good picture, when the time comes, not only the leaders of Bayi Factory will see it, but we will also get the leaders at the top!" As long as they are satisfied, this movie must be no worse! Tian Yujian didn't finish his words, but everyone present knew what it meant except for Cheng Long.
This is the charter of government agencies and schools! As long as the above thinks it is very good and has great educational significance, there will definitely be a charter.
And the money for chartering is impossible to rely on, which is also the main source of income for many previous films.
If the effect of "Changjin Lake" is surprisingly good, then the charter income can give you 100 million!
Don't doubt it, if you think about how many employees there are in government agencies and units, and how many elementary and middle school students there are, you can know that the box office figure of 100 million is not exaggerated.
At that time, it can't be said that Xuluo will make money, but it will definitely be able to lose a little less. Everyone actually understands Xuluo's intentions.
This kind of thankless movie, which can't be sold out of copyright and is determined to lose money, must have perseverance, perseverance, and dedication to make it.
Otherwise, what idiot knows that he will lose at least 100 million yuan and still make this kind of movie? It is precisely because everyone knows Xuluo's pure intention to shoot the "Changjin Lake" series that they are willing to help him as much as possible!
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