In early October, the National Day arrived, but this year’s National Day event was much earlier than usual.
"The Night Banquet" premiered on the 14th and took in a super high box office of 12 million on the first day, breaking this year's first-day box office record and knocking "Super Body" off the stage.
Ten days after its release, the film grossed 45 million in its first weekend, which was a mediocre trend. It was far behind the 58 million grossed by "Super Body".
At first, Feng Xiao comforted herself that it was September, the coldest time for the domestic film market.
In addition, the summer vacation has just ended, students have just started school, and they have no money in their pockets.
Office workers are all approaching the long holiday, which is the busiest time. How can they find time to watch movies?
In the second week, the box office was 40 million in seven days, which was quite stable.
In the third week, as of the 1st, the total box office successfully exceeded 100 million!
It broke 100 million in 18 days, 7 days slower than "Super Body"!
However, the 7-day long holiday is coming soon, and the box office is expected to experience a reversal of decline!
Near the CBD, Xu Manyun's home.
Tang An was eating breakfast while watching the news.
Today is the National Day holiday, so I didn’t need to go to work.
But today is also an audition day, so I still have to go to Huayi.
The filming of the movie has not yet started, and the crew Hua Yi will prepare for it. Tang An suddenly leads the life of a large group executive, leisurely drinking tea and reading newspapers.
Suddenly, I saw a piece of news and couldn't help laughing.
"Poof!"
"Ahem..."
After chewing two mouthfuls of the bun, I almost choked, and the soup inside flowed out from the corner of my mouth.
"What are you looking at? The food doesn't taste good either!"
Xu Manyun next to him complained, pulled out two tissues and reached over to wipe the corners of his mouth.
"It's nothing. Feng Xiaogang has been quarreling with reporters these days. The movie has a bad reputation. No matter where he goes, there are reporters making trouble, so he started to fight!"
Tang An pointed at the computer screen and said with a smile, "This reporter asked Feng Xiaogang what he thought of the audience laughing many times. Feng Xiaogang replied that laughter is a test of quality."
"Then what?" Xu Manyun asked confused, what's so funny about this.
"Then the reporter said that most of the audience in the screening room burst into laughter. Isn't everyone in the screening room incompetent?"
Xu Manyun couldn't help but laugh, "Now he has nothing to say!"
"No, he didn't say anything, but the reporter took out another photo, which was secretly taken by Feng Xiaogang when he was attending a movie premiere. The movie had already started screening, and he was still smiling and sitting in front of it.
, the bright light of the big screen was just enough to illuminate it, but I don’t know why it was secretly photographed.”
"Then the reporter asked Feng Xiaogang why he laughed while watching other people's movies."
“I’m completely speechless now!”
"Ha ha!"
Fortunately, Feng Xiaogang didn't say the sentence "Now the audience's appreciation level is getting lower and lower", otherwise he would be sprayed with an S.
But it’s also possible that the more you criticize, the more angry you become!
Tang An shook his head and continued, "Feng Xiaogang has now begun to talk about art. He said that the film is about desire. By desire, 'desire' is instinct, and 'hope' is thought."
"He also said that this was his classicism and romanticism feelings that he had never released."
"The phrase "Yueren Song" "There are trees in the mountains, the trees have branches, and the heart is happy for you, but you don't know it." I guess he himself doesn't know what it means!"
"Ha ha......"
After joking about it, he felt much better early in the morning. I hope he won't be disappointed in the audition later!
After dinner, put the bowl away and sit on the sofa.
"Don't clean it up yet, have you made the cost budget?" Tang An shouted to Xu Manyun who was busy in the kitchen.
"It's done, wait for me to get it for you!"
Xu Manyun wiped his hands and went to the study to get a stack of documents.
"Including 10 million in publicity fees, if everything goes well we can get it for 40 million!"
Sitting next to Tang An, he opened the file and began to explain one by one.
"Li Binbin and Zou Xun's salary is 3 million each, Zhang Hanyu is 1 million, Wang Xiaoming is 1.2 million...the actors' salary is 11.8 million in total."
"The filming time for the crew is expected to be three months, and the salary is about 1.2 million."
“3 months’ food and accommodation is 600,000 yuan.”
"Studio setup..."
"Equipment, equipment..."
...
"Film, based on a 4% production rate, 12 million!"
Xu Manyun reported each item one by one.
"The 4% filming rate is definitely not reached, and most of them are long shots. It is estimated that sometimes the amount of a normal movie can be used in one day!"
Tang An then said, "But let's do this for now. After the National Day, we should go to Optoelectronics to register. On the 8th, you go to Huayi with me and negotiate the contract with them!"
"Are you going to talk about it in person?"
"No, just come forward and cut each item by one-third from your current price and make a budget. Negotiate as low as you can!"
"Our investment is 30%, and the share is 30% of all income. There is nothing to say about this."
"Well, I understand!"
"The logistics must be supervised well. Huayi will definitely send a producer. It won't be as simple as you being the only producer like the previous times!" Tang An warned.
"You take the time to invite Zhao Lei and the other producers out. They will be keeping an eye on all departments of the crew, so there shouldn't be any problems. The production director Zhao Lei is quite qualified, so there shouldn't be any problems!"
"I made a note and will treat them to a meal in two days." Xu Manyun nodded.
"The most important thing is the film. This film will use at least five times the film of "Super Body". The leader of the photography team is from Huayi, so he must monitor the use of every reel of film!"
...
After everything was explained, Tang An rushed to Huayi to go to work.
After sitting in the office for a while, I asked someone to bring me a cup of tea.
Half an hour later, Tang An rushed to the conference room.
"Mr. Tang, it's early!"
Everyone who had been waiting for more than 20 minutes quickly stood up and said hello.
"Good morning everyone!"
He threw the script on the table and motioned for them to sit down with his hands.
Tang An glanced around and said with a smile, "More than a month has passed, and now it's time for me to check my homework. I hope you won't disappoint me!"
"Xiao Ming, your hair has finally grown a little, and your beard is as long as mine!"
"Zhang Hanyu, have you practiced Tangshan opera?"
"Now that you've practiced, Mr. Tang, how about I start with the "Empty City Strategy"?"
"Come on, sing a few lines and let everyone listen."
Zhang Hanyu cleared his throat, started singing, and started singing.
"I am originally from Wollongong, and I judge Yin and Yang as if I were holding the palm of my hand to protect the universe.
The late emperor went down to Nanyang to ask for three invitations, and settled three points of the Han family's business.
He was granted the title of Marquis of Wuxiang and took charge of the commander's seal. He fought from east to west and from north to south to suppress Bogu and Tongjin."
"Not bad, it has some flavor and the accent is not bad!" Tang An clapped his hands and nodded with satisfaction.
"Zhou Xun, you and Zhang Hanyu have a scene where you recognize fellow villagers through the singing of Tangshan shadow puppet show. You should practice more before filming!"
"Okay Mr. Tang!"
"Su Youpeng, your..."
As Tang An said this, he realized that there was someone missing from the crowd.
He looked around and asked, "Where is Su Youpeng? Why didn't you come?"