It was still early, and the morning air was filled with wisps of white mist, indicating that sunny weather was coming, which also reflected the joyful moods of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei at this moment.
After the couple washed the dishes for breakfast together, they walked out of the villa hand in hand and began their early morning exercise around the lush lawn.
Compared with their usual morning exercises, the bright smiles on the faces of the two couples today were like the warm sunshine in spring, and they never stopped from beginning to end.
From time to time, they stopped slowly and walked hand in hand on the paths between the lawns, sharing with each other the joy of the movie's success;
They sometimes moved with vigor, jogged suddenly, and were immersed in each other's beautiful vision of what the film would be like next.
As time went by, the lingering white fog gradually dispersed.
The sun was shining brightly, and the heat caused beads of sweat to form on their foreheads.
The couple then returned to the villa with unfinished joy, clinging to each other, walking briskly upstairs to take a shower, get dressed, and greet this new day with the fullest spirit.
"Didi——" Chu Xuan pressed the car horn, and the clear horn sound suddenly sounded in the quiet morning.
On the roadside in front of the villa gate, Wang Jinhua drove over in advance and was waiting here. She was sitting in the driver's seat, staring intently at the screen of her mobile phone.
When she heard the horn sound, she quickly turned her head and looked out through the car window.
I saw Chu Xuan driving the car slowly out of the villa gate, Liu Yifei sitting in the passenger seat, waving to her energetically and saying hello: "Sister, let's go!"
Wang Jinhua waved her hand forward, signaling the couple to go ahead and she would arrive soon after.
Then, she put her cell phone aside, started the car, followed the vehicle in front of her, and drove in the direction of the company.
Yesterday, the movie was officially released, and the box office on the first day was as high as 100 million!
An hour ago, when Wang Jinhua woke up and learned the news, she was stunned and stunned.
Because this result far exceeded the company team's initial expectations.
Although the film received an astonishing 42% of the initial release, based on analysis and prediction of normal market size, the box office on the first day would only reach 60 to 70 million at most, which is already the expected ceiling.
However, the number of new viewers is difficult to predict, and the development of the market cannot be truly accurately predicted.
These continuous new traffics have prompted the market development rules to break through the upper limit, and the attendance rate has miraculously soared to an almost explosive level of nearly 60%. Such a result was also unforeseen in the prior assumptions.
The attendance rate is nearly 60%, a situation that only occurred frequently in the 1980s and 1990s.
In that era, movie theaters only showed one or two movies in each period, and the audience's choices were extremely limited. It was not uncommon for attendance rates to remain high.
But in today's era when the movie market is booming and the audience has an extremely rich choice, an attendance rate of 60% is simply unbelievable.
You know, last year's average attendance rate was less than 10%, but this year their movie's attendance rate was six times that average. This is undoubtedly beyond imagination, but it is really true.
appeared before our eyes.
It must be said that this movie was a huge success beyond expectations.
Although it has only been released for one day, although the subsequent box office trend is destined to show a high opening and low trend, if the starting point of the high opening is high enough, then the low trend data will also be extraordinary.
In her opinion, judging from the first-day box office results alone, even without considering subsequent releases, it can be concluded that the movie has been a great success.
Once this movie is successful, Brilliant Era will usher in all-round, diversified and vigorous development.
When she thought of this, the joy in her heart was like a burning flame, which never stopped for a moment from the moment she got up.
"Have you ever thought about 100 million on the first day?"
In the underground parking lot of Nanying Building, Wang Jinhua slammed the car door and then walked slowly from the driver's seat to the rear of the car.
She was playing with the car keys carelessly in her hand, putting one finger into the key ring and spinning a ring of keys. She was in a very good mood.
"Bang!" Chu Xuan got out of the car and closed the door. He turned slightly sideways, looked over the roof of the car and met Sister Hua's eyes.
Seeing Sister Hua's extremely happy face and the extremely cheerful little movements on her hands, Chu Xuan found it interesting and felt the same way. He said happily: "I didn't expect it. I was shocked. I'm still a little confused now.
"
"Bang!" Liu Yifei also got out of the car, closed the door, and joked with her arms crossed: "Sister, you didn't see Chu Xuan's appearance at that time. He was more than a little confused, and he was completely awake. I gave him
When he said the box office on the first day was 100 million, he looked dumbfounded and then fell back to sleep.
The three of them walked side by side towards the elevator entrance.
"I hadn't woken up at that time." Chu Xuan said: "Big things are trivial before you go to bed, and you only realize them later when you wake up."
Liu Yifei raised her hands and put them behind her head, arranging her shawl hair. She raised the corners of her mouth and said with a smile: "As soon as we got downstairs, he was like a chicken blood shot. He rushed over excitedly and hugged me around, but he gave me
I'm so happy."
When Wang Jinhua heard about the fun morning stories between the young couple, her already cheerful mood added a different kind of fun.
After the elevator arrived and the door slowly opened, she walked into the elevator with the couple.
In an instant, the festive atmosphere spread by them filled the small elevator space.
"With 100 million on the first day, the total box office is probably another big surprise." Wang Jinhua said.
Liu Yifei said playfully: "Before, we said that the domestic market could not recover the capital and we had to rely on overseas markets. Now it seems that we have miscalculated."
Chu Xuan pressed the elevator floor button, turned around and said: "This is not only a way to get back the money, but also a big profit. This also shows that our analysis of the market is still not professional enough. The estimated results are different from
The actual gap is too big, should we reflect on it?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Hearing what he said, Liu Yifei and Wang Jinhua looked at each other, and they both laughed happily.
Liu Yifei looked at Chu Xuan and teased: "Mr. Chu, you are a little too arrogant."
Chu Xuan raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
At this moment, he did feel a little swollen, but this was also inevitable due to the sense of accomplishment brought about by the good results of his work on the first day.
"Don't talk about Xiaoxuan, I am also very swollen." Wang Jinhua crossed his arms and said with a smile: "When I woke up in the morning and got the news, I instantly felt that the film industry was nothing. Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, including Xiangjiang
Those directors seem to be like that, and film companies across the country are like that."
"Hahaha..." Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
Liu Yifei's eyes were shaped like crescent moons. She grabbed Sister Hua's hand and couldn't help laughing and said: "Sister, let's just float for a while. Don't step on the entire industry across the country. I'm a little scared."
"Low-key, low-key." Chu Xuan couldn't even laugh or cry. He was really amused by Sister Hua's exaggerated words.
It's okay to feel a little bloated, but he didn't expect Sister Hua to be even more bloated than him, and his bloatedness was nothing to mention in front of Sister Hua, so it was better to keep a low profile.
At this time, the elevator arrived at the floor and the door slowly opened.
The joking interlude ended, and the three people walked out with happy expressions on their faces.
Walking straight to the door of the company, Chu Xuan reached out and opened the door and walked in. The two girls at the front desk immediately congratulated him with joyful faces: "Mr. Chu, Mr. Liu, congratulations, one hundred million, that's amazing."
Wang Jinhua, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei looked happy. After the couple said "thank you", they heard enthusiastic congratulations from the staff coming from the direction of the office area: "Boss, boss lady, good luck!"
Liu Yifei waved her hands to express her gratitude like a spring breeze.
Chu Xuan clasped his hands and expressed his gratitude while also giving a cordial hello to the staff.
On the corridor to the office, General Manager Li He heard the commotion and came out early to greet the three of them at the door.
After meeting the three of them, Li Hen put his hands on Liu Yifei's shoulders affectionately and said with great joy: "It's really taken off now. The theater chain also just sent news that today's film schedule has been adjusted to 44% or so."
"Is it raised by two percentage points?" Liu Yifei's eyes sparkled with joy when she received this good news when she first came to the company.
"With a 5% box office profit agreement, and with such good first-day results, those theaters will be more enthusiastic about showing our movies." Chu Xuan put his hands in his pockets and analyzed.
It has to be said that the profit-sharing agreement negotiated by Hu Hanguang was a bit unconventional. Not only did the cost of tens of millions of dollars be recovered in advance, it also made theater capital more favorable to their movies.
"5%, according to the development of the movie, this 5% is not a small number." Li He said thoughtfully.
Wang Jinhua opened the office door and walked in first: "Think about it differently, without this 5% profit, those theaters would not arrange additional films, and we would not get the 5% of the box office. If the theaters expand their film arrangement,
We can also earn back this 5%, this is a win-win agreement, don’t think narrowly.”
"I know." Li He nodded, knowing this truth in his heart.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei also nodded in agreement and walked into the office.
"Sister Hua, Xiaoxuan, Qianqian." Li He said seriously: "If the movie continues to be in good condition, we should be able to apply for the renewal key and extend the movie's release time."
The normal release time of a movie is one month, and the time limit for issuing the key is also one month. It starts counting from 0:00 on the first day of release and expires at 0:00 on the 30th day, so the secret key becomes invalid and the movie can no longer be released.
However, movies can continue to apply for renewal keys, with renewal deadlines ranging from a minimum of seven days to a maximum of one month.
However, since the digital film reform, except for films with special characteristics such as "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", no film has been approved for renewal. The main reason is to maintain the balance of the market.
Even if a popular movie has been in theaters for a month, and it will be released for two months, do we still need to play other movies? Do movie companies in the industry still need to develop?
Although it is a bit exaggerated to say that one more month of release will affect the development of the industry, it does have a great impact on the industry and the market.
But Li Hedong has his own reasons. Their film is not an ordinary commercial film, it is the first domestic science fiction film with special significance, and it is the first special effects blockbuster that can lead the development of the industry.
If the country wants to industrialize film and television, it needs a reasonable number of blockbusters to drive it.
If the renewal key can be obtained to extend the release time, it will be equivalent to the relevant departments' strong promotion, which will make the industry have a greater tendency and consideration towards science fiction style and special effects style.
This situation is in line with the interests of Bright Times in promoting the industrialization of film and television, and also in line with China Film Group's natural responsibility and development scope to promote the development of the industry.
Li He believes that if he talks to Han Sanping, there should be no problem in delaying the release of the movie.
"You can think of the secret key for renewal of distribution, and people from the two major companies, theaters and film companies, can definitely think of it. Let them handle it on their own." Wang Jinhua walked to the desk and gently placed her bag on the table.
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"It's only the second day after the release, so there's no rush to do this. Moreover, whether to renew or not requires the approval of the Broadcasting and Television Network. China Film and Television does not have the right to make this decision. We will consider it then." Chu Xuan paced to the water dispenser.
, picked up the cup and started pouring water.
"Now that the movie has had such a good start, and the overseas release is to be continued, it is not that important whether it is renewed domestically." Liu Yifei sat down on the sofa, took the tea tray seat, and began to make tea.
When the three bosses expressed their opinions like this, Li He nodded and said no more. He turned around and left, returning to his office to handle matters.
The couple stayed in the company all morning, immersed in the joyful atmosphere brought by the movie with Sister Hua, and chatted all morning.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When it comes to the company's development plan, the three people seem to have endless topics to talk about.
Witnessed by secretary Lin Xiaoya, the office was filled with endless exchanges this morning.
At noon, Wang Jinhua, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei set off for the Beijing Film Academy to prepare for the "Brilliant Cup" award ceremony.
Yesterday, "Brilliant Cup" went through two rounds of screenings in the morning and afternoon, and more than ten creative works were presented one by one.
Yesterday evening and this morning, a panel of judges composed of teachers from Beijing Film Academy conducted evaluations, ranging from the ingenuity of creative conception, the rationality of plot structure, the shocking power of visual effects, to the exploration and presentation of theme depth, etc.
Conduct in-depth consideration and precise judgment based on various dimensions.
Of course, this is what the evaluation criteria say, but when there is only one short science fiction short film in China, "Hope", do Huang Lei, Wang Jinsong and other teachers from Beijing Film Academy have the level to compete with sci-fi visual effects?
It's a matter of opinion.
On this sunny afternoon, the awards ceremony was still held at the Beijing Film Academy Auditorium, and the final results were about to be announced.
There are only a dozen works participating in this competition, and the number is indeed pitifully small.
After all, this is the first "Brilliant Cup". The popularity and influence of the event have not yet been widely spread, and it is still in its infancy, so the number of works attracted is limited.
However, this also eliminated too much red tape and formalism, and the event was completed concisely and neatly.
"The winner of this year's 'Brilliant Cup' is... Congratulations to the crew of "Machine World"."
In the afternoon, the lights in the Beijing Film Academy Auditorium were bright, and Tang Jili, as the award guest, announced the list of winners of the major awards.
Although the influence of this "grand prize" on the entire film and television industry is almost negligible at the moment, being able to win 500,000 out of a total bonus of 1 million is undoubtedly a very considerable gain for the winning team.
Moreover, this time, the award was personally presented by Tang Jili, a great director whose first sci-fi film grossed 100 million in box office on the first day of release and has a profound influence in the pioneering field of film. This can be regarded as aggravating the ceremony.
The specifications demonstrate the great importance and recognition the organizer of the "Brilliant Cup" attaches to this award.
Under the thunderous applause of the audience, award-winning director Yang Lei stood up and walked to the podium with uncontrollable joy on his face.
Offstage, bidding farewell to yesterday's military parade, Han Sanping also took the time to come to the awards ceremony today to support the event.
He turned sideways and introduced to Wang Jinhua next to him: "This person can do it. He first entered the industry shooting advertisements. He is young, but he has his own unique and profound insights in the presentation of visual effects and his unique ability to use lens language."
"After successfully transitioning from shooting commercials to shooting short films, I have won numerous awards in many domestic competitions."
"Just last year, he participated in the filming of one of the Olympic promotional videos as well as documentaries on some athletes."
"However, no one invested, no one praised him, and no one noticed. He has never had the opportunity to direct a regular film or television drama."
Han Sanping stopped clicking, and Wang Jinhua nodded slowly while listening: "Then his director experience is very rich, and he can stand out among many entries. He was selected as the champion by the professional teachers of Beijing Film Studio. He must be very good in science fiction movies.
Those who are outstanding in creation have good potential.”
Han Sanping continued: "Well, in my opinion, he is no less impressive than Wen Mino."
Wen Muye?... When Wang Jinhua heard this name, she was slightly startled, and subconsciously raised her eyebrows, with a look of surprise on her face.
Although Fumino is young, only one or two years younger than Chu Xuan, he has been quietly working behind the scenes and carefully preparing for the "Hope" sci-fi trilogy project to be filmed for three years.
With this persistence, focus and experience, he is known within the group as the leader of the younger generation of science fiction themes.
But now that Han Sanping compared this Yang Lei with Wen Muye, and compared them equally, Wang Jinhua had an idea in her mind, and she also started to pay attention to this director Yang Lei.
Sitting next to her, Liu Yifei didn't know Yang Lei, but after listening to Han Sanping's detailed introduction, she also became curious and interested in the director.
Chu Xuan found it very interesting, and he had an impression of this person deep in his memory.
The only impression I have is that of Yang Lei, the director of the science fiction TV series "The Three-Body Problem".
This little impression alone was enough for him to clearly understand the excellence of this young director who was similar to himself.
There are quite a few actors in the team of the couple, but there is only one director, Wen Muye. If Yang Lei can be brought in, it will be a great thing.
For Chu Xuan, this Yang Lei can participate in this "Brilliant Cup", which is the biggest surprise brought by this "Brilliant Cup".
As the representative of the Bright Times Company, Li Hed took the stage and completed the signing agreement with the winners to issue bonuses, and this "Brilliant Cup" came to an end.
Some of the participating crews were happy because they won the award, while some were regretful because they missed the award;
The invited guests witnessed the whole process of this first film and television ceremony in China specially set up for science fiction and special effects films;
Teachers at Beijing Film Academy were inspired by these short films with great imagination and unlimited creativity, and were inspired by their own artistic styles;
The students of Beijing Film Academy also benefited a lot from this event, gained valuable experience, and learned a lot from the short film.
The spectators have watched the excitement for two days. This ceremony cannot be said to be a success. However, due to the influence of the movie "Sky Curtain" and the first-day box office sensation that shocked the entire industry, everyone is interested in this ceremony.
The ceremony took on an extra level of seriousness and attention that it didn't have before.
This is also a good start. Many people believe that when the second edition is held next year, the influence of this ceremony in the country will definitely be improved and breakthrough compared to the first edition.
"Let's go have a meal."
The ceremony ended, and Tang Jili and Li Yu came to join them.
The couple, Wang Jinhua and Han Sanping, left Beijing Film Academy with them and headed for the small gathering that they had agreed on this morning.