The fight between major film companies in the Christmas season is not as fierce as the Spring Festival season, but that does not mean that they have given up on this aspect. Capital is all profit-seeking, and even if there are policies from above, there are countermeasures from below. You cannot promote the idea of Christmas, no
Representatives cannot promote movies.
"Nightclub" is a low-budget movie. Director Li is not very famous. He has made a lot of bad movies in the past and fed the audience a lot of food. Therefore, the box office on the first day was not high. It was only 1%
With five films in a row, the box office was only over 7 million. Compared with films released by film and television giants, this was a huge success.
But if you take into account the pitiful shooting cost of this movie, the box office is surprisingly good. Generally speaking, if the box office can reach three times the total investment, it is considered not to lose money, at least this is what it means on the books. Secretly there is
Other activities are considered separately and have nothing to do with serious film and television companies.
The filming cost of "Nightclub" was one million, and including publicity and distribution, it was only eight million. According to this result, the cost can be recovered in less than a week, and the rest is profit. Lao Zhang, yes, that's right
Manager Zhang, who didn’t even have a name, called on time at eight o’clock the next morning and reported the news of a box office of 7.6 million.
"Is this good news or bad news?" Lin Mengchu sat in front of the dining table and asked, "Did we make a profit or a loss?"
Lao Zhang was depressed. Can't you see such an obvious thing? He yelled into the phone with some gaffes: "It's a profit. As long as the reputation does not decline, the final box office will definitely reach 50 million!"
"Oh," Lin Mengchu said without sincerity: "Lao Zhang, please keep working hard. If the box office results are good, your boss will give you red envelopes."
Second Young Master Ye is a playboy, generous with money, and spends money like water, so he is very popular. It is precisely because of this character that he cannot do much business. If you don't do so, how can you still be a qualified capitalist?
Do you still want to make a fortune without breaking the bones and sucking out the marrow? So that’s what Ye Daoxiong is like. It’s very difficult to go further. Unless the backers behind him can continue to improve, his career can continue to advance.
"Nightclub" has a good reputation online. After all, it is a very conscientious work and is very suitable to be released on Christmas Day. The next two days are weekends. Shencheng Music Production Company has increased its publicity and bought many
The navy went everywhere to promote this film.
On several film and television review websites, the ratings of "Nightclub" are between seven and eight, and this is despite the smear campaign by competitors. Such scores are not high, but they are definitely not low either. The most important thing is
Yes, this score is still rising slowly but surely.
Lin Mengchu is not very concerned about this. In her opinion, as long as some people like the movie, it is not within her scope to make money. Of course it is good to make more money, but it is okay to make less. Even if it is a loss, then
It doesn't matter, after all, I only invested 500,000, and it is no longer looked down upon by His Majesty the Black Dragon King, who was once the emperor.
However, many students called or sent messages to ask about their filmmaking. Most of them expressed their congratulations, saying that it was their first time to have such a good work and that their future would be unlimited. Some people were half-hidden.
He half-hiddenly asked them if Beidou Investment Co., Ltd. was still short of people. Although they were not in this major, they could learn from it.
These calls usually come to Lin Mengchu, who is still the squad leader. Chen Cheng often has a straight face, which can be a bit scary when he is interested. He has much less contact with the outside world. In addition, he has set up a white background
With the list model, even if others want to contact him, they will probably not be able to contact him.
Only the dean of students called and praised Chen Cheng, and then asked again if he wanted to stay in school to study for a master's degree and a Ph.D. Chen Cheng naturally declined politely.
In the evening, while Lin Mengchu and Chen Cheng were sitting on the sofa watching TV together, they said casually: "Today, some classmates asked our company if we were still recruiting people. I said we still needed a general manager and a financial officer, so I hired them."
"Forget it, the general manager. Finance...shouldn't we hire professionals?"
"You can learn by yourself! It's not difficult. Anyway, we don't have much business in mind, so we can just let them learn slowly."
"Well, okay, since we are classmates, the salary should not be lower, and the benefits should not be less."
"The basic salary offered to them is 10,000 yuan a month, which is quite a lot! I have inquired, in our major, fresh graduates only get 4,000 to 5,000 yuan a month, but mine has doubled.
."
"Which classmates are they?"
Lin Mengchu mentioned three names, and Chen Cheng thought for a moment, "They are all from the same dormitory as you? Did you bring all the people in your dormitory here?"
"Yeah, isn't it good? Is the salary offered too high?"
"It's not that you can't afford the money, but since they are here, you have to be responsible for others, but they also need to have the ability." Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "Doing business in partnership with friends and relatives is not a good idea.
It's one of the worst decisions. Many friends and relatives have had bad feelings because of this, and eventually turned against each other."
"No way? I think they are very nice people, and we don't care about money. The situations you mentioned should not happen!" Lin Mengchu said confidently: "I believe them! Classmate Chen, you are just too cautious, and you still keep doing this
Think of the worst!"
Chen Cheng smiled and said, "It's best to do what you said."
The next morning, at eight o'clock again, Lao Zhang called again. Lin Mengchu, who was arguing with Chen Cheng, heard the phone ringing and didn't want to answer it at all, but the ringing kept coming one after another, so she had no choice but to answer it.
He reached out and took the phone in his hand.
"Hey, today is the weekend. I'm calling you so early. Don't you have some rest?"
"Rest? That doesn't exist!" Lao Zhang shouted in the noisy background: "I have devoted all my life to my work. My life never stops and I will never rest!"
"..." Lin Mengchu curled his lips and said, "Okay, okay, I know you love your job, and I will ask your uncle to give you a salary increase. If you have anything to do, tell me immediately."
"Ms. Lin, do you know how much our box office total was yesterday?"
"If you keep showing off, I will block you directly!"
"Sorry, sorry, I was so excited at the moment!" Lao Zhang shouted on the phone: "More than 12 million! Yesterday, the box office of "Nightclub" was more than 12 million!"
"I know, more than 12 million, so what? Isn't it true that even Ben hasn't come back yet?"
Lao Zhang said loudly: "This shows that our previous estimate of the final box office was wrong. It may be more than 50 million, maybe 60 million!"
"Okay, these things have nothing to do with us, Lao Zhang, don't call me to talk about these things in the future, you can go directly to Ye Erluzi!"
Lin Mengchu threw the phone aside angrily and muttered: "You know how to disturb other people's fun!"
After calling Miss Lin, Lao Zhang waited for more than an hour before calling his boss. Because Ye Daoxiong and Ye Laoer always didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning. Sure enough, when the phone call came, then
The voice next to him was lazily, as if he hadn't woken up yet, and there were several women's voices coming from the side.
"Boss, yesterday's box office data is out!"
"Oh, this is about it! Wait a minute, you guys, stop talking, I'm talking about business! Okay, Lao Zhang, tell me, what was the box office yesterday?"
"Twelve million!"
"Oh, it's not bad, the momentum is very good, so we are going to get rich this time?" Ye Daoxiong is a second-generation young man who spends money like water, so he needs a lot of money. He is also no stranger to the film and television industry.
So I immediately grasped the crux of the problem, "Let's discuss with the theaters to increase our film scheduling rate, not just 25%, but at least 10%!"
"Yes! I have sent people to negotiate. The theater chain also has this intention. They are very optimistic about our film, but the sharing needs to be renegotiated."
"You are responsible for this matter. Don't let those vampires take advantage of us. If we make more money back, the red envelopes given to you will be thicker, right?"
The second young master of the Ye family has always been generous to his subordinates and has never been ambiguous in giving money. He also has this style of doing business. No one in the south dares to cheat him. But in the capital, his identity is somewhat unclear, and he is often harassed.
Those profiteers dug holes in the contract. As a result, whenever he talks about business with people here, he has to bring a lawyer with him.
That lawyer came from Japan next door. His professional skills were first-class, but his fees were extremely expensive. Even a big spender like Ye Er felt that the fees were too expensive. Sometimes he even wondered whether the lawyer was working with that lawyer.
The profiteers are all in the same group. Otherwise, why would they be so powerful and skilled at sucking blood?
But when it’s time to bleed, you still have to bleed. After enjoying the conveniences provided by this society, you will naturally be restricted by this society. There are people who can completely transcend the rules, but unfortunately, among those people, there is no second young master of the Ye family.
Location.
When Ye Daoxiong hung up the phone, the girls nearby who had been itching for a long time rushed forward and said sweetly: "Second Young Master, why don't you find someone else to make a movie? My acting skills are also very good!"
"That's right, Master Ye, can you take me with you next time you make a movie? You don't have to pay for it!"
"You don't want remuneration? Do you want to share it?" Ye Daoxiong is not stupid. He has seen this kind of thing many times and will not agree casually. "I can only say that if you serve me well, I will give you a reward."
There is an opportunity to audition, but whether you can be selected or not depends on the wishes of the director and investors."
"Master Ye, aren't you the investor? The director is also from your company, just say a word and that's it!"
This is really not possible. Ye Daoxiong has made such a mistake before, randomly placing people, but in the end, the company is clean and smooth. There are tens of millions of investments, what is wrong, you have to go in just for a few women? That's enough for half a year.
