20 days after The Stone was released, the dust has basically settled.
The final box office is expected to be 76 million, which is 50 million higher than the original time and space.
Maiwo's rating started at 8.5, and then fluctuated frequently, but it was always stable above 8.3. It was the biggest dark horse this year in both box office and word-of-mouth.
Ranked fourth on the box office list, preceded by "The Da Vinci Code", "King Kong" and "Fearless" - if ranked by the whole year, it can also squeeze into the top ten, ranking eighth, surpassing "Superman"
"Return" and "Dragon and Tiger Gate" are trampled underfoot.
Ning Hao became an instant hit, and Huang Bo and others also became famous.
Cinemas have always taken the lion's share of the domestic movie box office accounts. Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou have played a big role in the accounting.
"Hero" created a box office myth, Zhang Weiping's voice increased greatly, and the film studio's share ratio was increased to 40%. We talked about it again when we were talking about "House of Flying Daggers", and mentioned 41%. This year, we are negotiating again for "The Golden Armor".
, mentioned by 42%.
Then the theater chain quit, and the General Administration made mediation, and finally issued a document stipulating that the film studio's share of the account should not be less than 43%.
Therefore, "Stone" can now be divided into 41%-42%. After deducting distribution fees, taxes, etc., there is still about 30%, or 22.8 million.
It seems like a lot, but do the math: "Stones" was filmed last year, released this year, and the money won't be paid until next year. It took three years, and that's 22.8 million.
Compared with Internet companies, it is not worth mentioning.
It was different in later generations. In later generations, a movie worth billions could really make money. Even if it didn't make money at the box office, it could still be made off-site, so the film and television industry and capital colluded to cut leeks together.
Xinli Media got off to a good start, and the industry shouted "Wolf is coming".
Shen Nanpeng dismissed it, why did the wolf come? Do you know what we are going to do?
He is very interested in the acquisition of Jiahe and operates it himself. Currently, there are four companies including 99, Kongzong.com, TOM and Sequoia. He feels that it is not enough.
At least 600-700 million Hong Kong dollars are needed, and it is best to attract capital from Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong, Jiahe.
Zou Wenhuai, 79, is already senile and increasingly exhausted.
I recall that in 1970, I changed jobs from Shaw Brothers and started my own business with He Guanchang and others. Director Hu Jinquan gave the company a name: Jiahe, a strange and beautiful grain, which means auspicious omen.
Bruce Lee was signed in 1971, Xu Guanwen was signed in 1974, Sammo Hung was signed in 1977, Jackie Chan was signed in 1979... he was proud of the entire 70s and 80s.
It fell into a downturn in the late 1990s, and it became even worse after the turn of the millennium. Now it has long abandoned the production business and relies on distribution and film financing to survive.
But the results are not good either. Hong Kong films are declining, Hollywood is conquering the city, and the new era and new situation have given Zou Wenhuai a feeling that he is old and unable to keep up.
In the past two years, there have always been people who wanted to acquire Golden Harvest, but they managed to stick to it with the help of friends such as Li Ka-shing.
It can treat the symptoms but not the root cause.
Just now, a mainland company called Xinli Media came to inquire about the news, but it was also blocked.
"Jiahe is really in decline, even mainland companies are eyeing it."
Zou Wenhuai shook his head. He will be 80 years old next year, and his daughter has no intention of running the business. What else can an 80-year-old person ask for? Maybe it’s time to let go.
A thought popped up and I couldn't control it anymore.
He even thought about the current equity structure. He and his daughter hold 24.78% in total, and each share costs 3 yuan. Including convertible bonds and the like, the total price is only over 100 million.
How much is 100 million?
a lot of.
But compared with Jiahe's more than 30 years of ups and downs, it is pitifully shabby.
………………
"Director Ning!"
"Director Ning!"
When Ning Hao came to 99 Entertainment again, his treatment was completely different. This refers to the attitude of the people around him towards him. Last time he was polite, but this time he was enthusiastic.
Producing a movie with a cost of 5 million and a box office of more than 70 million would be awesome even in 2022, let alone 2006.
Ning Hao felt a little dizzy, but he stood at the door of Mr. Yu's office, rubbed his face, and quickly suppressed the small flames that had risen.
"Dong dong dong!"
"Come in!"
"Mr. Yu!"
"Hey, you've gained weight in just a few days? Your head looks more like a big sweet potato."
"Be generous and fat!"
Ning Hao was happy but depressed in his heart. Mr. Yu thought he looked like the big sweet potato in "Old Master". How in the hell did he look like him?
"Stone is basically finished. Your mission is completed, and a bonus will be credited to your account."
"Thank you Mr. Yu!"
Ning Hao was overjoyed again. This time he didn't give an envelope, but sent the money directly. It seemed that the amount was not small, so he took the initiative to report: "Recently, many film producers have approached me for filming, and I also read two scripts. To be honest, they are worse than shit.
This is what I think about the new film. Since Shitou is so popular, I will just make a crazy series. The next part will also be called "Crazy XX", but I have to polish the script carefully and it will still have a multi-linear narrative structure."
"how long it takes?"
"That's hard to tell. I want to stay in seclusion for a while, you know..."
Snapped!
A script almost got stuck in his face.
"Your mission is to make one play a year, and your goal is to become one of the best directors. Since you don't have a specific project, I will arrange it."
"..."
Ning Hao scratched his head and picked up the script with difficulty. He saw that it was not complete yet, it should be an outline.
There are two words written on the cover: "Manslaughter"!
"Manslaughter? Crime? Suspense?"
He opened it out of curiosity. There was not much content, a big framework of 10,000 words, as well as character settings and detailed analysis - mainly how the male protagonist used various means to deceive the police investigation.
"The scene is Thailand, a Chinese family...huh?"
Ning Hao quickly immersed himself in it, read it twice in a row, and slapped his thigh: "What a story! This is an amazing creative idea, so fresh, it will definitely be brilliant when shot!"
"interesting?"
“So interesting!”
"Then film it and release it next year."
"Mr. Yu, this, this, this..."
Tool people should be self-aware. Ning Hao had no choice but to nod: "Then I need time to perfect the script."
"Okay, next year during the Lunar New Year, it's up to you, I just want the results."
"Manslaughter", the original version is from India, and the mainland remake was released in 2019, with a box office of over 1 billion, starring Xiao Yang, Tan Zhuo, Chen Chong, etc.
The son of a senior police officer raped the hero's daughter, but the daughter resisted and accidentally killed him. In order to protect his family, the hero battled wits and courage with the villain police officer...
The Chinese version is also of good quality and is considered a good film.
Due to the sensitive elements involved, the setting was not set in China, but in Thailand. But even so, the ending had to be changed - allowing the male protagonist to surrender.
why?
Because you have committed a crime, no matter what the reason is, you must accept legal sanctions, otherwise you will not be tried.
This is the most criticized aspect of the Chinese version. Of course, everyone is used to it. Just like there can't be ghosts in domestic horror movies, and the ending of the Spring Festival Gala skit must be sensational, they are all "stylized settings."
At present, Shen Nanpeng is contacting other capital to acquire Jiahe.
If it goes through, Golden Harvest can participate as an investor, and even join Thailand to make it an international co-production. In this way, there will be two endings, a harmonious version in the mainland and a non-harmonious version overseas.
That is to say, the male protagonist deceived the police, the police had nothing to do with him, and the family was safe.
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There’s an old saying about domestic censorship: “Dancing in chains.”
Whenever a director uses this sentence to talk about something, he will be ridiculed by the audience: "If you are not good at what you do, you will always be blamed by the censors!"
But after watching the film market in the past few years, especially this year, I understand everything... Hey, this sentence does have some truth, and it is not entirely to blame the censorship.