Chapter 59: The Celebration Banquet (Part II)
"This is my son, I am his father!"
Jiang Wen's voice resounded throughout the convention and exhibition center.
After a few seconds of silence.
Zhou Yun in the audience was smiling, looking at the two men on the stage with tenderness in his eyes, and the first one applauded.
"Papapapa"
Soon, the entire convention center was covered with warm applause.
Qin Muchu smiled.
He knew that this was Jiang Wen supporting him.
In the entertainment industry in the future, if you want to provoke yourself, you must first weigh whether you have the ability to offend Jiang Wen.
He Jiong saw that Jiang Wen had finished speaking, and stepped forward:
"It's really a tiger father without a dog! Director Jiang has won numerous awards, and even his son has set many box office records when he became a director for the first time. ”
He faced Qin Muchu again:
"Qin Muchu Qin Director, some of the audience friends in front of the TV may not know each other, I want to introduce him very grandly."
"Everyone may think that Director Qin looks young, but I want to tell you, Director Qin, who filmed "The Gift of Room No. 7" and broke 100 million at the box office in the first week, is just eighteen years old this year and has not yet gone to college!"
He Jiong looked at Qin Muchu:
"Then I have a question, Director Qin, in the promotion of the movie week, you mysteriously did not show up, what is the reason?"
Qin Muchu didn't expect He Jiong to suddenly cue him, he originally thought that Jiang Wen would be able to leave after speaking.
So he said:
"Well, I'm preparing for the college entrance examination."
It can't be said that he wants to be lazy.
The entertainment industry is really a corrosive place, how long has it been, and I haven't been flustered and my hands are shaking when I lie...... Qin Muchu repented in his heart for a second.
There was a lot of discussion in the audience.
Some Hong Kong and Taiwan stars don't know what the college entrance examination is, but they also understand it under the explanations of the people around them.
"Which school did this Director Qin get into?"
"It's either Chinese drama or Nortel, it should be just these two."
"Call and ask!"
……
Taizhou Zhou Huimin heard that Qin Muchu was preparing for the college entrance examination, and his eyes were full of surprise when he looked at Qin Muchu.
Li Jiaxin's eyes were even more brilliant.
"Preparing for the college entrance examination?" He Jiong's voice was raised.
This answer...... Unexpected, reasonable.
"Then I wish Director Qin the title of this year's gold list, and he will succeed immediately." Wang Han sent his blessings.
"Thank you." Qin Muchu replied politely.
"Does Director Qin have any expectations for the box office of this movie?" He Jiong asked again.
This is the most common question a director is asked after the release of a movie.
Qin Muchu thought for a while and said:
"If I was looking forward to it, when I made this film, I thought that as long as I could get back to basics.
Because the decision to make this movie was actually quite sudden, and now that I think about it, it is also very willful......"
Qin Muchu glanced at Jiang Wen and continued:
"I called my dad that day and said he wanted to make a movie, and my dad asked me to make it.
The crew was made for me by the second uncle, and the actors were all contacted by the second uncle.
By the way, there is also Mr. Chen Daomin, who is willing to star in my newcomer's movie......
Every actor in the crew is also performing very seriously, including the seven-year-old heroine Sun Bijuan......"
In the audience, a little girl who hadn't slept until now suddenly smiled and squinted.
"Although she is very talkative, I wonder how she can talk so much at such a young age......"
"Haha......"
The audience erupted in laughter.
Except for a little girl who was still laughing one second and pouting the next.
So, the smile doesn't go away, it just shifts......
Qin Muchu on the stage did not continue to complain, and concluded:
"Come to think of it, I'm actually quite lucky to have so many people helping me.
The movie was a big hit, and I was very happy, so I didn't live up to their expectations. ”
He Jiong exclaimed:
"I believe that today's results not only live up to the expectations of the teachers, but also make them proud."
……
Jiang Wen and Qin Muchu stepped down.
Next, the superstars took turns to perform on stage.
Li Ming and Aaron Kwok, Lin Junjie, SHE, Feilun Hai......
Qin Muchu listened to it very intoxicated, in his previous life, he listened to these songs when he was a teenager, and at that time it was still a cassette, and many people in the class also copied the lyrics.
Well, Zhou Jiaolun's lyrics are the most difficult to copy, and I can't hear what I'm singing at all.
……
After the performances were completed, the time came to twelve o'clock unconsciously.
Many people at the scene picked up the phone.
"The box office came out today?"
Qin Muchu asked when he saw Jiang Wen put down his phone.
"Hmm."
"How much?"
"Twenty-five million! broke the single-day box office record! ”
Jiang Wen groped around his body, and Zhou Yun on the side slapped his hand away:
"I took the cigarettes, and the impact of the shooting was not good."
Jiang Wen stopped groping,
"I'm so uncomfortable not to smoke a cigarette!"
"Then you are uncomfortable here, Xiao Qin and I will knock on the box office numbers made of that glass!"
After speaking, Zhou Yun didn't care about Jiang Wen, and pulled Qin Muchu to the stage.
Jiang Wen rushed to catch up behind him:
"No, I have to hit this first hammer!"
……
On the stage, all the actors of "The Gift of Room No. 7" arrived, and Jiang Wen and Qin Muchu stood in the middle.
Each of them has a small hammer in his hand.
The glass "127000000" shines in the light, and people can't open their eyes.
"With 127 million at the box office, that's our latest first-week box office record. And just now, the highest single-day box office record was refreshed again, 25 million! Let's give a round of applause to "The Gift of Room No. 7"! He Jiong and Wang Han shouted excitedly.
"Director Qin, at this moment, as the director of the movie, do you have anything to say?" He Jiong handed the microphone to Qin Muchu's mouth.
"Well, I want to say I'm a little sleepy, but I'm sleeping at this point......"
"Ahem......"
He Jiong almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood.
"Haha, Director Qin is so humorous!"
He smiled awkwardly and took the microphone back.
Wang Han saw everything in his eyes, and was glad that he didn't ask by himself just now.
"Then let's not say much, congratulations on "The Gift of Room No. 7", which is a big hit at the box office!"
As the words fell, under the gaze of the audience, Qin Muchu raised the small hammer and knocked it on the glass box office figures......
……
The live broadcast of the celebration banquet is over, and it will end after smashing the box office.
This grand banquet has gained the attention of people across the country, and the ratings have soared.
"It's a pity that it didn't exceed the Spring Festival Gala!" The director lamented.
The highest ratings reached 64 percent, and there is still a gap between it and the Spring Festival Gala.
"Director, the main thing is that he is in a hurry, if he can publicize it in the early stage, it will definitely be higher." Subordinate Dao.
"Yes, it only takes one day to prepare, and it would be nice to be able to do this." The director nodded, and then asked:
"It's dinner over there?"
"Well, it's a pity that the dinner party doesn't allow the live broadcast to ......," the subordinate sighed.
The director smiled:
"What do you think? I don't dare to put it on the air! ”
After all, compared with the previous performances, the dinner is the main meal, and it is the real entertainment industry.
The director lit a cigarette and thought of the bewitching posture of those female stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan......
"It's a pity, it's a pity......"
The subordinate glanced at the director suspiciously, wondering if the director's "pity" was the same thing as his "pity" just now.
……
Yanjing.
Qin Muchu didn't expect it to be twelve o'clock, and he could still have a supper.
The location is right next to the Grand Hotel for the convention and exhibition.
The entire hotel has been wrapped, and the banquet hall on the top floor is thousands of square meters, and the stars are self-served.
There are insiders inside, and even the hotel's service staff are not allowed to enter.
"Mr. Wang, I heard that I am going to make a drama recently? Can you bring your brother to make a fortune? ”
"Sister Chen, it's been a long time......"
"Director Zhang, hello, Jiu Yang, is it convenient to leave a contact information?"
……
Qin Muchu looked at the groups of celebrities and bigwigs, and many people found him just now, left their contact information, and had a chance to cooperate.
Especially the female stars, all of them are as charming as silk, and their clothes are exposed, and a decent gentleman like Qin Muchu has not seen it at all.
He is a person who swore that he would not share the sky with "gambling and drugs".
"You see, I said that I confiscated their money and let them participate in the celebration banquet, so forget it."
Jiang Wen came over with a glass of wine.
"The investor, director, and actor of a drama are all determined on such an occasion."
"Isn't there an audition casting?" Qin Muchu asked.
Jiang Wen sneered:
", it's basically hype."
He patted Qin Muchu on the shoulder:
"The Celestial Empire lacks good actors? Lack of actors with acting skills? Take your movie as an example, the role of the male protagonist in it has to be played by your second uncle? Can't find another actor who can play it well?
Then why did you choose your second uncle directly, it's not because he is your second uncle! ”
It sounded a little winding, but Qin Muchu understood.
That's the circle.
Now the people who are busy socializing at the banquet have also temporarily formed a small circle because of the invitation of the celebration banquet.
As for how much profit can be made in this temporary circle, it depends on their respective means.
"Let's go, I'll take you to meet someone." Jiang Wen pulled Qin Muchu to the side.
Qin Muchu saw from a distance an old man in his sixties sitting on a chair, surrounded by a few people, standing and bending down to talk to him, with a very respectful attitude.
"Third Master, this is my son, Qin Muchu!"
Jiang Wen introduced to the old man, and then said to Qin Muchu:
"Call the third master!"
"Third Master!" Qin Muchu did it honestly.
The old man also stood up, looked at Qin Muchu and nodded with satisfaction and smiled:
"Okay, young talent, this is the hope for the future of our Celestial Empire films!"
"Hey, the kid is still young, you can mention more!" Jiang Wen said modestly.
Qin Muchu glanced at Jiang Wen.
Jiang Wen has always been the eldest and his second, and it is rare to see someone who makes him treat him respectfully.
"Okay...... the old man nodded with a smile, and said to Qin Muchu again:
"I'll just call you Xiao Qin, in this way, your next movie, within 100 million, I will be cast in the film."
As soon as these words came out, the people around him were shocked.
One hundred million!
In this era, tens of millions of costs can shout a "blockbuster", and there are almost no movies with more than 100 million yuan, which is an investment that Hollywood can afford.
If the cost is 100 million, it will take 300 million box office to recover the cost.
And the Celestial Empire's current highest-grossing movie "Hero" is only 250 million.
In other words, the current cost of Chinese movies is 100 million, and it is almost a stable loss.
Lao Mouzi's "Golden Armor" has a huge publicity cost of 360 million yuan, but others want to hit the Oscars and release it globally, relying only on the domestic box office, and the bottoms have to be lost.
"Third master, don't talk about it!"
Just when everyone was stunned, Jiang Wenyi grabbed the old man's hand.
"When did I, Han Shanping, talk and not count?" The old man asked rhetorically.
"Yes, yes, the third master is right! I punished myself with a drink. As he spoke, Jiang Wen picked up a glass of wine next to him and drank it all.
Medium Shadow? Han Shanping?
Qin Muchu understood why Jiang Wen respected this old man so much, and he was a "third master".
Even if he, a person who doesn't pay attention to the entertainment industry, he had heard of Han Shanping's name in his previous life.
Chairman of China Film Group!
The "head" of the Celestial Empire movies, the golden dragon at the beginning of each movie, is raised by him.
This is the real bigwig, who controls the power of life and death of everyone in the entertainment industry.
"Thank you, Third Master." Qin Muchu thanked him, but said: "But my next drama shouldn't cost 100 million." ”
"Oh? You don't want to make blockbuster movies? Han Shanping was curious.
Which director will dislike investing too much, and which director doesn't want to be addicted to blockbusters.
"It's not that I don't want to make blockbuster movies. It has to do with the script, and the movie is all about telling a good story.
In the story, you need a carriage or two, and you can't just exchange the carriage for gold for the sake of a blockbuster. Qin Muchu replied.
Han Shanping smiled, looking at Qin Muchu's gaze even more satisfied.
It's rare to be young and self-...... Negative, keep a clear mind.
"Interesting, and it makes sense! Just for you, the movie is not bad! In this way, I will keep the 100 million investment for you, when do you want the 'golden carriage', come and take it away! ”
While a few people were talking, there was a sudden noise from the side of the banquet.
Qin Muchu followed the prestige, a man holding a woman's hand, and the woman seemed unwilling to struggle.
"You let go, Ni Zheng, we're done!" (Cantonese)
Qin Muchu listened to the somewhat familiar Cantonese voice and frowned:
"Zhou Huimin?"
(Sleepy...... I was said not to work hard, stay up late to code words, work hard enough, can you give a follow-up ...... )