The fairy sister looked at the box office data of "Tiny Times" with a complicated look on her face.
"Tiny Times" was released on June 27, with a box office of 2.68 in its first week, creating the best first-week box office performance since the movie "The Fairy Sister" was released.
The film is now coming to an end, with a box office of 484 million in theaters, also creating the best box office performance since the movie "The Fairy Sister" began.
But... the reputation of the film is simply hard to describe. In addition to fans, passers-by also criticized the film.
The fierce words made the fairy sister's blood pressure soar.
What's worse is that because of the success of the first part of "Tiny Times", the second part was also rushed into production and released in theaters.
This time it is no longer the good box office result of the first film, which was 170 million in the first week. The film is still being released in theaters, but it is estimated that it will be difficult to break through the 300 million box office.
However, the entire "Tiny Times" series of movies requires a small investment and is a small- to medium-budget movie, allowing the film's investors to make money.
So the third part was hurriedly launched. Sister Shenxian signed an acting contract and had to continue filming.
This made the fairy sister feel a little tired. It seemed that no matter what she did, she could not surpass the achievements of her 'friend'.
She is the heroine of Zhang Hao's new film, and there are rumors in the industry that she is the only actor in "Gravity" this time.
Just to promote power, Zhang Hao paid 500 million yuan for the production of this movie, which can be said to be a generous sum.
Fairy Sister sometimes can’t help but wonder, if she replaces the big power with herself, will she make greater progress in her career?
However, just thinking about it, even if she comes into contact with Zhang Hao, judging from her previous plans, it is impossible for her to fall in love with Zhang Hao.
Now we see that the trend in the industry has changed and the team has changed its strategy. Fairies also need to fall in love and occasionally eat the fireworks of the world.
But it's a pity that the best target Zhang Hao and Da Mi Mi are in an incredibly stable relationship. The other candidates are somewhat unsatisfactory, so we have to make do with it.
It was also because she was stimulated by Da Mi Mi and Zhang Hao that the fairy sister, who originally had to wait a few years to embrace youth movies, joined in early and starred in the "Little Times" series.
I can only lament the importance of choice, which can really change a person's trajectory.
Since her acting skills have been criticized and the movies she starred in have been criticized, in order to reverse this decline, Sister Shenxian called Da Mi Mi.
Da Mi Mi received a call from Sister Shenxian and heard that she was coming to visit the class, so she asked Zhang Hao what she meant.
"Feifei wants to come to visit the class, what do you mean?"
Zhang Hao is checking the final box office data of "Batman Begins" via email, as well as the surrounding profits.
Wen Yan replied: "Okay, let her do it. She can just record a piece of sound and add it to the final noise."
Da Mi Mi replied to the fairy sister: "Okay, come on, we are in Fengtian, and I will send an assistant to pick you up when the time comes."
"Thank you, thank you. I also want to thank you for coming to visit the class!" After her best friend's affectionate performance was over, she turned around and hooked her arm around Zhang Hao's neck and asked, "Has the result come out? How's the profit situation?"
Zhang Hao looked at the data and replied: "The film has been released globally in the last weekend of September, with a cumulative box office of 647 million US dollars. There is no problem in ranking in the top ten of the year."
"What about the peripherals? I heard that the peripherals are selling very well. I think we have a lot of Batman models for sale here."
Zhang Hao shook his head and said: "Most of the peripherals we have here are pirated. Genuine manufacturers can't sell much, so they can be ignored."
In fact, Warner Pictures hates pirated peripherals in mainland China, or in other words, all Hollywood companies hate pirated peripherals.
We have also negotiated with this company several times to severely crack down on piracy.
After all, piracy has seriously affected the interests of these Hollywood companies. In a market with a population of 1.4 billion, it is unimaginable how much profit can be made if genuine products are sold nearby.
But as long as there is a market, someone will do it.
Piracy cannot be eliminated as soon as possible. We can only wait until people become more aware of genuine products and are willing to buy genuine ones.
Moreover, even in North America and Europe, where there is a high awareness of genuine consumption, there are still pirated copies.
It's just that these pirated copies don't affect the interests of the genuine ones, and Hollywood companies don't care.
On the contrary, China has been severely affected. Since the success of the Batman movie, the surrounding model toys, comics and other products have generated more than 100 million US dollars in profit.
But here in the mainland, it's only a few hundred thousand dollars, and Warner Pictures can no longer imagine how much money is left going into the pockets of pirates.
But this is not a problem that Zhang Hao cares about. After all, he has no share in the peripheral income. The film sold a global box office of 647 million, and he only received a salary of 300,000 US dollars.
However, after the film passed 600 million, Warner Pictures gave Zhang Hao a big bonus of 5 million US dollars to reward him for his success in rebooting Batman.
Warner Pictures also hopes that Zhang Hao will not neglect his duties and start the second Batman movie as soon as possible.
To this end, Jeff Robinoff has also come to China several times to discuss the work of the second part with Zhang Hao. Zhang Hao's intention is very clear, and the second part will not be launched until next year at the earliest.
The Film Awards will be held in 2015, just in time to win "Avengers: Age of Ultron".
Of course, this was Zhang Hao's inner thought and he did not disclose it to anyone.
In addition, Zhang Hao also talked with Jeff Robinoff about the release of "Gravity".
"Jeff, Warner Pictures has broad distribution channels around the world. In fact, except within Asia, our Chinese film company cannot operate outside of Asia. I hope Warner Pictures can help me with this." Zhang Hao said bluntly.
Jeff Robinoff was hesitant to let Warner represent the distribution rights for North America, Europe and other regions. It was still a Chinese-language film, and the company's executives would definitely not be happy.
"Zhang, I believe in your ability. If you direct a Hollywood movie, Warner Pictures will be responsible for the distribution, no problem, but..."
Before Jeff Robinoff finished speaking, Zhang Hao knew what he meant. It was simply that Chinese-language films rarely proved themselves internationally, and Warner would not make any profit from distribution.
But whether this movie makes money or not is secondary.
If Tianmi Film and Television Production Company, Bona or China Film and other domestic distribution companies had distribution channels around the world, Zhang Hao would not look for Warner Pictures.
But that's not the case. I have to pay a certain price and use Warner Pictures to open distribution channels for my movies around the world.
So Zhang Hao said: "Don't worry about losing money. You are just distributing it. Regardless of whether the film loses money or not, your distribution agency fee will not be less.
I just need this channel and this opportunity."
Jeff Robinov pondered for a while and then agreed: "Okay, I will convey your intention to the senior management of the group. It's up to them whether they agree or not."
"Don't worry, explain the stakes clearly, I think they will agree." Zhang Hao looked quite confident.
Jeff Robinov quickly returned to Los Angeles and reported the situation and Zhang Hao's proposal to President Severin Maier.
"What do you think, Jeff?" Severin Maier did not make a judgment, but asked Jeff Robinov what he thought.
Jeff Robinoff replied: "I think you can give it a try. We all know that Zhang is an excellent director, and we at Warner Pictures also need him to continue to helm Batman movies."
"What do you mean, help him so that he can be completely tied to our chariot of Warner Pictures?" asked Rick Solomon, vice president of Film Pictures.
"Yes," Jeff Robinoff expressed his long-buried thoughts: "Other companies have directors who they regularly cooperate with, and we at Warner Pictures also urgently need a director with whom we can cooperate closely."
"So you choose the Chinese guy?"
"I think he has great potential. Helping him is helping ourselves, and there will be no loss." Jeff Robinov confirmed his thoughts.
Severin Maier thought for a long time before saying: "Okay, now that you have decided, you must be responsible, and I will propose your ideas to the board of directors."
"Thank you, President..."
"You're welcome. Next year, you will be the president of Warner Pictures. I hope your choice is correct and you can lead Warner Pictures to glory."
It turns out that because he is responsible for promoting the success of "Batman Begins", Jeff Robinoff has confirmed that he will take over as president of Warner Pictures starting from the end of the year.
Vice President Rick Solomon is still the Vice President. After all, if Jeff Robinoff doesn't do well, there will be someone to replace him.
Zhang Hao doesn't care about the changes in personnel relations within Warner Pictures. "Batman Begins" is already in the past, and he has to focus on the present.
September 12th is the birthday of Great Power, and it is also the day when "Gravity" is launched.
After singing happy birthday and eating cake, the filming of the first scene of "Gravity" officially began.
The fairy sister used the excuse of her birthday to be a good friend and came to bless her, becoming the first star actor who was not a cast member to enter the "Gravity" project.
On the birthday of "Gravity", many promotional pictures and materials have been released through online news, Weibo and other platforms, but what the film will look like is still unknown to the outside world.
Before coming, Sister Shenxian also learned a little bit about it from the Internet, but when she arrived on the set, she realized that what she knew was only the tip of the iceberg of the entire project.
The 1:1 model of the space station with a stem-shaped structure was hoisted by a crane. Da Mimi put on a heavy cabin suit and was hoisted by Wia to film the weightless scene.
Seeing that the fairy sister was curious and seemed to want to ask but didn't dare to ask, Zhang Hao took the initiative to explain: "This shooting was shot vertically. When the picture is processed, it will be rotated 90 degrees and become a horizontal picture."
The fairy sister looked at the large power hanging in the air and asked: "Will it be difficult to shoot like this?"
"Of course it will be very hard. In fact, before the filming, Mi Mi had already done three months of fitness training according to my arrangements, and also trained with the astronauts for two months.
Although the training standards are not as good as those of astronauts, it is still very hard." In order to brag to his girlfriend and show off in front of outsiders, Zhang Hao rarely has the patience to reveal the hard work he put in during the early preparations.
"By the way, Brother Hua also made a guest appearance. He will come to the set in a few days. You have to keep it a secret for me." Zhang Hao said with a smile.
"Don't worry," the fairy sister made a gesture of locking her mouth, looking cute and cute: "I will keep it a secret and won't tell anyone."
Zhang Hao's ability to reveal this news to her shows that he does not regard her as an outsider, and there is still hope for joining Zhang Hao's family in the future.
In fact, it’s not just the fairy sister. After the fairy sister left, China Film organized a group of young directors to visit and learn from Zhang Hao’s crew.
At the same time, Zhang Hao's alma mater Nortel also selected a group of outstanding directing students, led by the director of the directing department, to join Zhang Hao's crew.
To use the director's original words, they can do anything, as long as they get the opportunity to learn.
Zhang Hao has no intention of hiding anything. Anyone who wants to learn can find a way to learn how to hide from others. If he doesn't want to learn, even if he is taught the process of preparing for the shooting step by step, he will not be able to learn.
Among them, the most important issues are attitude and confidence.
Zhang Hao is confident that he can do this project well, but other directors, including Guo Shi, would not dare to take on "Gravity" even if they had Zhang Hao's script in hand.
For no other reason than a lack of experience in shooting and managing large-scale projects.
Managing more than 100 people and managing more than 1,000 people are not as simple as multiplying by ten. The difficulty increases exponentially.