On July 21st, "Transformers 3" was released simultaneously in the beautiful country of the mainland, and this movie exploded when it was released, and it was the kind of big hit, just like "Avatar", all other movies in the same period became a foil.

"1937" has been released for 20 days at this time, and people who like to watch movies and are interested in this movie have basically gone to the theater to see it.

For the next ten days, people who usually rarely go to the cinema watched the movie.

For this part of the people, they can't be expected to contribute much to the box office, let alone "Transformers 3" is so strong.

Fortunately, "1937" has a good reputation and has always attracted newcomers to watch it.

In ten days, a total of 28 million box office was obtained.

Coupled with the previous 634 million, the total box office of "1937" in the mainland reached 662 million.

This achievement surpassed "Let the Bullets Fly", and there was no suspense that he became the champion of Chinese films.

Many stars, directors, and the media are touting Li Shengyao, saying that he can not only win awards, but also get the highest box office in the history of the mainland, and is an indispensable genius director in the Chinese film and television industry.

Li Shengyao didn't think too much about other people's praise, but just treated it with a normal heart.

At 8 p.m. on July 30, Lee Shengyao arranged for people to prepare a celebration banquet for "1937" to win 660 million at the box office at the China World Summit Wing.

After the celebration banquet began, almost all the actors, directors, and producers in Yanjing came, and the scene was very lively, and the core of the crowd was naturally Li Shengyao.

At the beginning, Li Shengyao, Cheng Long, Han Sanping, Xiao Gangcang, and Lao Mouzi got together and chatted about some things in the entertainment industry.

Twenty minutes later, the big dick dispersed.

Cheng Long didn't leave, he had something to talk to Li Shengyao.

"Director Li, I have an idea, can you help me look at the subject matter?"

"No problem, you say."

Cheng Long followed the big leader to Europe in July, and he seemed to have some ideas.

He was dressed very formally today, with a tunic and black cloth shoes, and his hair was black and beautiful, and he felt very righteous at a glance.

"Director Li, I saw in Europe that many of our country's national treasures are left behind, and I want to make an action comedy with the theme of taking national treasures, what do you think?"

Li Shengyao thought for a while, and immediately understood Cheng Long's thoughts, the movie he wanted to make was "Zodiac".

"Very good, now the people's living standards are higher, more confident, more patriotic, this theme is very good."

"Zodiac" is not bad at the box office in the mainland, more than 900 million, it must be a return to the capital.

In Li Shengyao's previous life, after Cheng Long returned from Hollywood, there were very few movies that could return to their roots, and "Zodiac" was a relatively outstanding movie.

Cheng Long breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, he naturally knew that except for the movies he cooperated with Li Shengyao, other movies were not very good, whether it was his own fancy or Yinghuang, recommended by China Film, it looked like it was a good idea, but in the end, the cost was not recovered.

He believes in Li Dadao's vision, since Li Shengyao said yes, it should be okay.

"What about the overseas box office?"

"The overseas box office may be more difficult, they are not Chinese, and they have no empathy for taking the national treasure."

Li Shengyao smiled in response.

In fact, foreign audiences are tired of watching it, but he doesn't need to expose this, after the movie is released, he will naturally know the answer.

When Cheng Long heard this, he frowned slightly, "Director Li, the movie I want to make is not only to be shot in China, but also to be filmed abroad, the cost must be very high, if there is no overseas box office, can the cost be recovered?" ”

He was a little nervous, although he didn't have a specific script, but he felt that if he wanted to shoot in Europe, the cost would not be less than 300 million, and there would be a lot of pressure to return to his capital.

Li Shengyao smiled, "Big brother, the mainland film market is growing so fast, when you shoot it well, maybe it will have a capacity of 780 million when it is released next year, as long as the quality of the movie is good, it will definitely be able to pay off." ”

The cost of Cheng Long's films in the mainland has always been inflated.

Because even if it is a film based on the mainland market, he also arranges a salary of 10 million to 20 million US dollars for himself, which is really too high.

Of course, the investor was unwilling to give so much, so he turned the remuneration into film investment.

The investment in "Zodiac" is as high as 300 million, to be honest, even if you want to go to Europe to produce it, it won't take so much money, mainly because Cheng Long's salary is too high.

When Cheng Long heard this, he was a little more confident, and he still admired Li Shengyao's market analysis ability.

At least the films that Lee Shengyao participated in investing in have not lost money.

"Director Li, do you want to invest in my movie?"

Cheng Long looked at Li Shengyao, like a person waiting to give back after confessing.

Li Shengyao thought for a while, "I'll invest 30 million." ”

"Zodiac" cost 300 million, the box office is more than 900 million, and it is about 360 million back to the producer.

The dividends after excluding costs are very small, but they are not interesting.

He paused for a moment, then said, "This is your one hundred and first film, and I definitely want to participate." ”

Cheng Long was stunned when he heard this, he didn't think about it, but he didn't expect Li Shengyao to know here, he raised his wine glass excitedly, touched a glass with Li Shengyao, and then said: "Director Li, it's interesting enough." ”

Li Shengyao and Cheng Long have a "rescue" movie every year, and they steadily harvest the box office.

In addition, the people who went to Tyrande to investigate reported some information that the Tyrande cinema chain was operating well and was a high-quality asset.

If nothing else, Li Shengyao will cooperate with Cheng Long to win the theater chain together.

The two belong to a close alliance relationship, "Zodiac" will not lose money, and Li Shengyao is naturally willing to invest money.

"When I find someone to write the script, you can help me read it."

"No problem."

Cheng Long then left with a red face.

As we all know, the films invested by Lee Shengyao have never lost money, and he believes in Director Lee's vision.

The lights are brilliant and staggered.

The sound of the glass colliding and the sound of the high heels hitting the ground are very crisp.

The smell of wine and women's perfume wafts through the air.

This is Vanity Fair.

Li Shengyao sat down, intending to eat something, when Han Sanping walked over with a smile.

"Director Li, congratulations."

"Director Han is polite."

Han Sanping sat down beside Li Shengyao.

He drank a lot of wine, his face was red, his eyes were a little red, he looked in a good mood, and he kept smiling on his face.

"Director Li, after "1937", do you want to take a break, or continue filming?"

"Well, let's continue filming, I'm not idle."

"Is there a direction?"

"I'm not sure yet, I need to think about it."

Regarding the new movie, Lee Shengyao is considering it, and he hopes that it can be like "1937", which can win awards and get a high box office.

He really wants to win three Palme d'Or awards and leave his name in the history of world cinema.

However, there are so many film masters, and the highest is no more than two Palme d'Or, which is not an easy task.

For the next movie, he naturally has to think carefully.

Han Sanping said at this time: "Director Li, I have an idea, you can help me refer to it." ”

"Punch, Dad", "Extreme Escape", "Border Killer", and "1937" were all very successful in terms of box office accumulation.

"People in Embarrassment", "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years", "My Girlhood", "No Man's Land", "Crazy Racing" and other movies also performed very well at the box office.

All of them prove Li Shengyao's market acumen.

Han Sanping lost a lot of money in investment in the past, and in recent years, "The Great Cause of the Country" and "The Great Cause of the Healthy Party" have made him recover a little.

He noticed that the mainland market was growing wildly, and he actually felt that it was easier to make a profit by investing in Hollywood movies.

However, China Film has a special status, they not only want to introduce foreign films, but also support mainland films.

He still has to invest in a lot of mainland films.

The success of "The Great Cause of the Country" and "The Great Cause of the Healthy Party" made Han Sanping a little floating, and he suddenly found that waiting for those filmmakers in the market to come to China Film with projects is better than China Film to think of some excellent themes and then produce them, so that they can support mainland films and will not lose money easily.

He had an idea recently.

"You say."

"I want to make a film that reflects the fact that ordinary people learn English and yearn for life abroad, but in the end they return to their motherland to contribute to the construction of the motherland, build confidence and achieve success."

When Li Shengyao heard this, he immediately understood what movie Han Sanping was thinking, that is, "Huaxia Partner", which made Huang Xiaoming win three actors.

"Huaxia Partner" is indeed the subject that Han Sanping first thought of, and then he arranged for someone to write the script, and then chose a circle and invited Chen Kexin to be the director.

At that time, Chen Kexin experienced "Casting Names", "October Siege", "Martial Arts", although the box office was acceptable, but without exception, there was no return to the capital, investors did not trust him, and he was idle at home, and saw the script of "Huaxia Partner" and immediately agreed.

It was the success of "Huaxia Partner" that made Chen Kexin find that he was still more suitable for emotionally delicate feature films.

"Huaxia Partner" is a success both at the commercial box office and with honorary awards.

It's a good movie.

"Yes, I think it's a good subject."

When Han Sanping heard this, her eyes lit up, and she continued: "Director Li, do you have time?"

Li Shengyao smiled and shook his head, "Director Han, I don't have that much time here, but if the movie is approved, I can help read the script, and Fenghua can invest one or two million." ”

When Han Sanping heard Li Shengyao's words, she stood up suddenly, her little eyes were much bigger, "Director Li, are you willing to invest?"

Previously, Han Sanping always wanted to pull Li Shengyao to invest together, such as "Wuji", such as "Red Cliff", such as "Confucius", but Li Shengyao refused.

The reason given by Lee Shengyao is to invest in his own films.

Later, these films were released, without exception, and none of them could recover their costs.

Han Sanping came back to her senses at this time, Director Li was not optimistic about the commercial prospects of these movies, and felt that there was no way to make a profit.

At this time, when I heard that Li Shengyao was willing to invest, I immediately understood that Li Shengyao was really optimistic about this theme.

"Director Han, I'm willing to invest."

"Well, with your words, my heart is stable. I immediately arranged for someone to write the script, China Film Fenghua is 64 points, China Film accounts for 60%, and Fenghua is 40%, how about it?"

After all, it was Han Sanping's idea, and Li Shengyao did not fight for copyright.

He nodded, "No problem." ”

Han Sanping was overjoyed, raised her wine glass, toasted with Li Shengyao, and then drank it all, "Director Li, I believe in your ability, this movie will definitely make money." ”

The banquet hall was very large and there were many people, and Li Shengyao was naturally the focus.

Whether it is Cheng Long or Han Sanping coming to chat with Li Shengyao, there are many people who pay attention.

Seeing a few bigwigs clinking glasses from time to time, Han Sanping and Cheng Long were all smiling, and many people speculated whether the new project had been finalized.

Celebrities are really eager to see through and want to know the inside story.

But they didn't dare to go over and ask.

When Han Sanping left happily with a wine glass, some people chatted with Li Shengyao.

However, Mao Sui recommended himself, and no one asked what project Li Shengyao had just talked about.

The celebration banquet had been held for almost two hours, and Li Shengyao felt a little hungry, so he picked up a piece of chocolate and ate it.

At this time, Xu Zheng, Baoqiang, and Huang Bo walked over together and raised their glasses to congratulate Li Shengyao.

The three of them said some good things, and Xu Zheng then said slowly: "Director Li, I have a project here and want to talk to you." ”

Another one came to talk about the project, the previous "Zodiac" and "Huaxia Partner" can all be profitable, and Xu Zheng's project ......

Li Shengyao nodded, "You say." ”

"Director Li, the success of "People in Embarrassment" gave us a little inspiration, and we had an idea to make a road comedy in other countries."

Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, "Which country do you want to photograph?"

"Huang Bo wants to go to the Peninsula, Baoqiang wants to go to the beautiful country, and my idea is to go to Tyrande."

Xu Zheng said as he observed Li Shengyao's expression.

He also wants to make a road comedy, and wants to use the sequel to "People in Embarrassment" as a promotional point, and if it is produced abroad, this will naturally be much more expensive.

After all, they don't have very outstanding achievements, and "People in Embarrassment" can break 100 million, which is also a graceful face, vigorous publicity, and hard work on film scheduling.

He was a little worried that Li Shengyao thought he was too ambitious and rejected the project.

The copyright of "People in Embarrassment" is in Fenghua, and Li Shengyao is not allowed to shoot it, he really can't help it.

When Li Shengyao heard this, where did he not know Xu Zheng's thoughts, isn't this "Thai Embarrassment"?

The movie "Thai Embarrassment" has very important significance, not only to promote the tourism fever of Tyrande, so that Xu Zheng was received by Prime Minister Tyrande, but also to give mainland films a shot in the arm.

Since the introduction of Hollywood movies in 1994, the box office records of mainland films have been Hollywood films.

For example, the first movie with a box office of more than 100 million since statistics was Schwarzenegger's "True Lies", which got a box office of 10.3 billion in 1995.

Then there was "Titanic" released in 1997 and got a box office of 360 million, a box office record that lasted for many years, and "Hero" has not been broken.

Later, the box office of "Avatar" and "Transformers 3" exceeded one billion.

Although "Thai Embarrassment" did not break the box office record of "Avatar", this is the first Chinese-language film in the mainland to break one billion.

The birth of "Thai Embarrassment" has made producers in the mainland film and television industry see the potential of domestic films.

Xu Zheng saw Li Shengyao looking over, he didn't speak for a while, he was nervous, and then said: "Guangguang, Bona, and Huayi have all found me, but I didn't agree, the idea of the three of us is Fenghua, this movie must be Fenghua's movie, we listen to you."

Li Shengyao smiled when he heard this, and then nodded, "Okay, I know."

The cultural environment of the peninsula is very similar to that of our country, even the architecture is similar, and going to Seoul feels no different from going to a second-tier city in China.

The words of the beautiful country are much more novel, but it is too far away over there, and the main thing is that the beautiful country is in the hearts of the audience, that is, the lighthouse country, not the country of fun, and it is more difficult for the audience to have a sense of substitution when they go there to shoot a road comedy.

Tyrande is the best choice, Tyrande has an exotic atmosphere, and the country is relatively poor, the production cost is low, the whole country has the potential of a happy country, and the story is set in Tyrande, no matter what happens, the audience is relatively easy to accept.

All things considered, I think it's better to go to Tyrande. ”

Xu Zheng nodded excitedly, then winked at Huang Bo and Baoqiang, and then asked, "Director Li, are you willing to invest?" ”

Li Shengyao raised the glass and touched it with Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, and Baoqiang, "Fenghua can invest, the film copyright belongs to Fenghua, Fenghua is sixty percent, China Film is one percent, and there are thirty percent, you can discuss it." ”

Xu Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this, he didn't expect Li Shengyao to be willing to give them an investment share, and he thought that he would plead with him, he didn't expect Li Shengyao to be so generous.

He hurriedly asked the waiter to fill up, and then gave Li Shengyao a glass.

"Director Li, you are our spiritual mentor, and all of us have to learn from you."

Li Shengyao smiled and waved his hand, "Hurry up and get the script out, I'll take a look at the script, and strive to start shooting in October, road comedy is suitable for summer broadcast, and it will be released next summer, and it can make a lot of money." ”

Xu Zheng, Baoqiang, and Huang Bo then left.

Li Shengyao asked for a glass of juice and took a sip, which was sweet.

The biggest takeaway tonight is that the investment of three films has been finalized.

The cost of "Zodiac" is too high, it is estimated that it can earn several million, "Chinese Partner" has limited investment and can earn tens of millions, while "Thai Embarrassment" only costs 30 million, the film producer can get 500 million, and Li Shengyao can earn more than 200 million.

Even though he is already very rich, who would be afraid of having a lot of money?

After determining the investment in these three films, the next step is the release of "1937" in Europe and the United States, and the consideration of his new film.

In view of the box office harvest of "Transformers 3" all over the world, and the summer season has always been a time for major film companies to compete.

And "1937" is not a story about the European battlefield that audiences in beautiful European countries are more familiar with, and Li Shengyao feels that "1937" is not suitable for the summer file.

After consulting with Warner, he planned to put the release date of "1937" in Europe and the United States in early September.

After all, there are no big names in this movie, and the only two points that can be promoted, one shot and the Cannes Palme d'Or are more literary and artistic.

For the box office of "1937" in Europe and the United States, Li Shengyao does not have too high expectations, he hopes that 10 million or 20 million US dollars will be enough.

As for Director Lee's new film, he has an idea to copy a Peninsula movie.

(End of chapter)