"Green Grass" was released in mid-March, which is an unpopular time period for movie schedules.
To be honest, neither Yu Dong nor He Xin had much hope for the domestic box office. They even had almost no publicity, just a few movie posters.
Originally, the overseas copyright was sold for 510,000 euros and already made a lot of money. Moreover, the movie channel also intends to acquire the copyright. It is easy to sell it for more than 1 million. In this way, the investment for this film is only a little over 2 million.
The revenue of Diandian's small-budget art films has reached nearly 7 million.
The investment income ratio has doubled even after two somersaults.
Therefore, it was released in China. To put it nicely, I hope that more viewers will see this excellent movie. In fact, it is just filling in the gaps, with the mentality of making more money.
Because the domestic box office performance of literary and artistic films is really poor. For example, the box office of "Purple Butterfly" is only 3 million; "Beauty" invested by Bona is only 4 million; it just made a splash in Berlin not long ago, and it was synchronized domestically.
When "Peacock" was released and its final box office exceeded 10 million, the media began to exclaim that "Peacock" broke the vicious cycle of "high art but low box office".
From this, it can be seen that a niche literary film like "Green Tea Field", which is entirely in Mongolian with Chinese subtitles and does not have the blessing of a big star, is expected to have a box office of more than one million or even hundreds of thousands.
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But he never expected that after more than two weeks of release, the box office reached an "astonishing" four million. Even Yu Dong, who has always been well-informed, was shocked, thinking about the original intention of wooing He Xinhe
Ning Hao invested more than one million yuan with his thoughts.
At that time, he had no intention of making money at all, and was even prepared to lose money. But in the end, the income from the domestic box office and overseas copyrights easily reached 7 million. If you include the income from the copyrights sold to movie channels in the future plus DVDs, etc.
Yes, it is not impossible to exceed 10 million.
"Green Grass" has become one of the most profitable projects of Polybona since its establishment last year. What's more important is that the investment is small, the return is large, and the risk is extremely low. You must know that the risk of investing in a movie is very high. Nowadays, in China
Almost more than 90% of film projects lose money.
Originally, Yu Dong's main goal was to congratulate Xin, and Ning Hao was just an addition. As a result, Ning Hao's importance increased dramatically. This young director in his twenties with an unattractive appearance, his status in Yu Dong's mind was...
Probably second only to the National Master, top domestic leaders such as Director Chen and Feng Xiaogang are more eager to win over them.
For He Xin, he did not expect that "Green Grass" would be so profitable, and now he no longer had to worry about funding for the filming of "Stone".
When Bona learned that Ning Hao was preparing to prepare "Stone", he suddenly offered to bear all the investment, and Xinhao Studio would definitely not do it.
The total investment of "Stone" reached 7 million. Xiao Douding even proposed that the script, Ning Hao's director fee, He Xin's salary would be discounted by 2 million, and Xinhao Studio would provide another 2 million to be responsible for the film production, accounting for
60%; Bona invested 3 million and was responsible for the issuance, accounting for 40%.
In the end, after several rounds of bargaining, and even Yu Dong personally came forward, we finally reached an agreement with a discount of 1.5 million on the script, director fees, and actors' remuneration. Xinhao contributed 1.5 million, and Bona paid the bulk of 4 million. The two firms
The share is divided half and half.
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On April 20, the 58th Cannes International Film Festival announced the shortlist.
However, the list aroused widespread controversy as soon as it was announced, because six of the twenty-one films shortlisted for the main competition were American films, accounting for almost one-third.
At a time when both Berlin and Venice are wary of Hollywood's massive invasion, this year's Cannes Film Festival is considered a compromise with Hollywood.
The domestic media are delighted because there are three Chinese-language films on the list, namely "Green" by Wang Xiaoshuai, "The Black Society" by Hong Kong Johnnie To, and "The Best of Time" by Hou Siu-hsien, a well-known money-losing director in Bay Area.
Compared with the lackluster Chinese-language films shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival at the beginning of the year, with He Xin only known for his brief appearance in "Green Grass", the shortlisted films at this year's Cannes Film Festival are star-studded.
"Green Red" stars He Xin, Gao Yuanyuan, and Li Bing; "Black Club" stars Liang Jiahui, Ren Dahua, Gu Tianle, and Zha Zhahui; and "The Best Time" stars Zhang Zhen and Shu Qi, the famous literary and artistic gods of Wanwan.
The combination.
"Brother, I'm filming a movie here, and I really can't leave! Besides, I'm just a guest star, so why bother?"
"What? The organizer gave three places. Sister Yuanyuan and Li Bing are both going! Of course the other one belongs to Teacher Yao, he is the male lead!"
"What? Investors say he's not well-known enough?"
From what Wang Xiaoshuai said on the phone, what he meant was that he should be a tool to sell movies. And what disgusted him the most was that the investors excluded Yao Anlian because he was not well-known enough.
Needless to say, He Xin has participated in two Cannes Film Festivals and has long been famous for the free quota provided by the three organizers. Gao Yuanyuan and Li Bing are obviously hyping "Seventeen", which won the Berlin Film Festival Jury Prize.
"Bicycle" topic.
But we can't exclude Lao Yao. Is the investor just short of these few dollars? This is too unreasonable. And in his opinion, the stubborn father played by Lao Yao is really good. What if?
What to do if you win the Best Actor Award?
As long as a film is shortlisted for the main competition, in principle, all actors will be eligible for Best Actor and Best Actress, so there is no guarantee that it will not be an upset.
At the same time, he could also hear that the tone of Wang Xiaoshuai's words was a little awkward. Thinking about it, he originally came to guest star because of his face, but he ended up playing the third male lead. And because the crew's funds were tight, he not only borrowed money
, even the remuneration has not been paid yet. He guessed that the investors wanted to wait until the film was sold before settling the payment.
In fact, it doesn't matter to him. After all, Wang Xiaoshuai's face is there. But now it is a bit too much to ask him to be a tool for selling movies.
What's more, he is really in trouble now. He has the most scenes in "Qiao's Courtyard" and he really can't leave.
"Brother, I'm really sorry, I really can't do anything here..."
As he said that, he paused for a moment, but couldn't help but said: "Brother, I think it's unfair to exclude Lao Yao. What do you want Lao Yao to think? What should I do if I win the prize? And this matter
If word gets out, I think it will be detrimental to you."
He Xin's last words aroused Wang Xiaoshuai's vigilance. What He Xin said was right. If this matter spread, some people would definitely say that they were treating others poorly and treating actors poorly. And as a director, this target of criticism would definitely be
Aim at him.
Wang Xiaoshuai on the other end of the phone listened to his words and was silent for a while before saying: "Okay, since you don't have time, there's nothing you can do about it. Let's have a drink together next time you have time!"
After hanging up the phone, Wang Xiaoshuai said to the Xingmei representative who was sitting opposite with an expectant look on his face: "He Xin doesn't have time, he can't go!"
Star America's representative became anxious upon hearing this and hurriedly said: "He's not moved at all? That's the Cannes Film Festival! Director Wang, can you try to persuade him again?"
The first half of the sentence sounded a little funny to Wang Xiaoshuai, but after hearing it, he became unhappy. This was obviously letting himself be kidnapped by favor. Besides, why should I listen to your orders?
Lao Wang lost his temper all of a sudden, and immediately his face darkened and he said mockingly: "What's wrong with the Cannes Film Festival? Did he not participate in it enough?"
"That……"
"Don't do this and that. You asked me to invite He Xin. I went out of my way to help you call him, but he didn't have time and there was nothing I could do. In addition, I told you clearly that excluding Yao Anlian, this
I object to one thing, he is the leading male in this drama!"
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He Xin hung up the phone and was stunned for a moment when he remembered what he had just said on the phone. When he turned around, he saw Jiang Qinqin standing behind him, which startled him.
"Sister Qinqin, you know that scary people can scare people to death, do you know?"
"I just passed by here and waved to you, but you didn't even raise your eyes. Who's to blame!" Jiang Qinqin snorted.
Since the last scene of the bridal chamber with flowers and candles, her attitude towards He Xin has naturally returned to its previous state, and it was as if the little unpleasantness had never happened.
It's best for He Xin, otherwise it would be so tiring to film a movie! What's more, any man will always have a good impression of a beautiful woman, especially when this beautiful woman will make noises to you from time to time.
A little lighter.
Nowadays, He Xin is no longer the first brother. He can see that the other party also has a good impression of him. Maybe the other party is willing to have an in-depth communication with him. After all, this is very conducive to the performance of the two parties' roles and the good interaction between them.
He often feels itchy, but in the final analysis, he is a coward. As soon as the figure of his girlfriend appears in his mind, he will not dare to take this step even to death.
After all, I finally worked hard to code more than 400 chapters. Don’t get carried away. The picture was so satisfying that it resulted in 404 cordial greetings from the aunt.
It's painful to see that you can't eat anything, but fortunately, you can still satisfy your appetite occasionally.
For example, now, after Jiang Qinqin hummed arrogantly, her expression became a little complicated, as if she was envious and regretful at the same time: "Are you really not going to attend the Cannes Film Festival?"
"Well……"
"Let me make it clear first that I just overheard this and didn't mean to eavesdrop on your phone call!" Jiang Qinqin quickly explained.
He Xin shook his head and said he didn't care. Then he shrugged and spread his hands, pretending to be bitter and said: "Of course I want to go. Cannes in May has sunshine, beaches, beauties, and countless good movies... but you
Can I leave now?"
"Yes!"
When Jiang Qinqin heard this, she nodded with deep understanding and sympathy.
As an actor, who doesn't want to walk on the red carpet of the three major European film festivals?
Then He Xin pursed his lips again and said: "If you think about it, if you go to participate, you will be gone for at least half a month. The delay in filming is not only second, but more importantly..."
At this point he paused intentionally.
"What is it?"
Jiang Qinqin quickly raised her head and said in surprise.
She couldn't think of anything more important than delaying filming.
"The more important thing is of course..."
As He Xin spoke, he slowly approached the other party and said with an affectionate expression: "Of course I can't bear to leave you, Sister Qinqin!"
Jiang Qinqin pursed her lips and remained silent. Facing the other person's slowly approaching face, she showed no intention of shying away and looked at him calmly.
They were getting closer and closer, and they could even feel each other's breath. Just when Jiang Qinqin felt that her heartbeat began to accelerate and her breathing was about to become disordered, she saw a blur in front of her eyes, and the face that was about to come into contact with her...
Passed by myself in an instant.
If things were normal, Jiang Qinqin would have turned around and pursued her to retaliate. But today she did not dare to turn around because she had her eyes closed tightly and her face had already turned red.
She was thankful for the passing she just had, but at the same time, she felt disappointed. Having met countless people, she knew very well that the more He Xin put on this posture, the less likely that kind of relationship would happen between the two.
As He Xin passed by, he quickly quickened his pace. He was afraid that Jiang Qinqin would catch up and retaliate. What made him even more embarrassed was that at this moment, his little heart was beating rapidly "Plop! Plop!"
It was just a little bit close just now. With her so close, you could see her seductive red lips, and you could even clearly see the slightly trembling down on her fair skin.
If he didn't have the only shred of sense left to pull away quickly, he might have kissed her regardless.
I'm scared just thinking about it, how will it end if we really kiss?
It seems that in the future we should avoid playing this kind of frivolous game. It is simply playing with fire!