Qin Xiaobao felt a little guilty. The movie was still being released, but he was busy with other things.
The issuer and investors naturally do not want him to leave immediately.
"Supernatural" is in full swing. As a director, you are a money-maker. It's too late to leave now.
So I came over to coordinate.
Director Qin, you can't do this, the movie needs you,
Director Qin, give it a little push and let’s hit the box office again.
Director Qin, it’s too difficult to encounter such a May Day schedule. You can’t leave...
Qin Xiaobao definitely didn't want to leave, so he discussed with the actors of "Let the Bullets Fly" that he would not attend the two scheduled script reading meetings and let the fat director organize them, and the filming date was postponed.
After some discussion, everyone agreed.
There is no other reason. "Supernatural Family" is selling well. According to the current trend, there is a chance to hit 2 billion.
For a film with an investment of 100 million, this figure is terrible.
As a director, Qin Xiaobao's last film was a hit, and the audience will definitely have expectations for his next film. The invisible bonus, alone, may be worth 20 million in box office.
Furthermore, as we are all in the industry, we can understand that while the movie is still in theaters, it would be outrageous for the director to leave. Even if he comes, he will be easily distracted and inefficient.
"Let the Bullets Fly" is expected to be filmed for half a year, plus post-production and other post-production, and it won't be released until next year at the earliest. It is a long-term production, not less than a few days.
At school, Qin Xiaobao took some time to apologize.
I took the risk of being criticized and accepted myself as a formal student, but it was only a short time before I had to miss classes, which was very embarrassing.
When it comes to magic tricks, I'm very open-minded. If you have results, you'll be awesome.
With a box office of one billion, what else can I say, say you are not serious? Impossible.
I can only support you silently.
What they most want to see is that Qin Xiaobao can study hard in school safely, let alone three years, or two years.
After going out, he killed everyone and scored a box office that amazed everyone.
This is better for both parties.
But now that things have come to this, I can only lament that young people are not simple.
In mid-May, during the second weekend, the box office of "Supernatural" originally dropped to 30 million, but suddenly increased sharply, exceeding 100 million on Saturday and 80 million on Sunday.
In addition to the actors working tirelessly to promote, there is another reason.
During the May Day holiday, many people chose to go out for fun instead of going to the cinema. They had to work overtime in the first week after returning and had no time.
I've been working for several days in a row, and finally I'm free. Why don't you make an appointment?
At a glance,
Eh!
"Supernatural Family" has been rated very highly among many movies. I seem to have heard good stories about it somewhere. Why don't you give it a try?
So, there was a rebound.
Qin Xiaobao's net worth has also increased.
"The Man from Earth" has a box office of 800 million. Although the second film "Buried Alive" has not been released, its on-demand rate on the three major platforms is very good. After conversion, it will be at least about 500 million. "Supernatural Family" is not finished yet.
500 million is the basis.
Who wouldn't love such a director who can sell blockbuster movies at auctions? A financial sponsor offers a salary of 10 million yuan and a 10% commission on the box office, which is close to the super big directors in China.
The company is very excited. According to the trend, if Qin Xiaobao goes out to make a movie, he can earn 20 to 30 million, which is more than the protagonist.
But Qin Xiaobao remained unmoved.
"Let the Bullets Fly" took half a year to shoot, post-production, dubbing, etc. I also had to go to school, so I didn't have time.
The above are excuses.
He knows very well how much he weighs, so if he is shooting some simple short films, he should be fine.
However, when filming the other party's brand new script, there was still a lot of difficulty.
Maybe he will write a completely personal script in the future, but for now, he doesn't want to take risks.
Now that the income is high, there is no need to take risks. It is more reliable to start making money.
He is the boss and the company is not listed, so no one can force him to do something he doesn't want to do.
Liu Minghua felt regretful, but he still respected Qin Xiaobao's ideas.
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On May 20, the box office of "Supernatural" reached 1.635 billion. This weekend, three new domestic films were released, and there will be four more at the end of the month, all for the domestic protection month and summer vacation.
According to the current trend, it will be difficult to break through 2 billion.
The actors tried their best, and the road show traveled to nearly 60 cities, as well as various variety shows, interviews, radio, and talk shows.
Everyone can fall asleep at any time when they are tired.
There are two situations when distributors buy movie box office.
The first type is when it has just been released. In order to attract audiences, a large amount of money is spent first to win the box office champion position and make the data look good.
This is not allowed.
The second one is a bit ambiguous.
The movie is about to be finished, and the number has reached 980 million, 1.96 billion, so if it's a little short, it can cross the threshold.
At this time, the distributor spends money to buy some box office, and even if it is known, it will not be criticized too much, because it will not affect other films, it is just to tide over the disaster.
Of course "Supernatural" wants to break through the 2 billion mark, but with a gap of nearly 400 million, it would be foolish to spend money to subsidize it.
Just when everyone thought the situation was settled, three more shots came.
Kiwi suddenly announced on its official blog that Warner America has officially approved a project to remake "Buried Alive", and the protagonist may be Tom Cruise, Will Smith, or Brad Petrie.
Second, Qin Xiaobao's Singularity novel "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" will officially start filming in the near future, with Tencent Pictures in charge, and both a TV series and a movie will be released at the same time.
Third, famous domestic actress Liu Tao and actor Ni Dahong joined Kiwi.
One layer of stone can create thousands of waves, and three layers of stone can kill someone.
Some people are curious, these three messages seem to have nothing to do with the movie, so what is the use of announcing them now.
There is now big data.
If you search for shower gel on Baidu, not only Taobao, JD.com, but even NetEase, they can recommend relevant information to you.
As long as you click on this news and search for it on the Internet, you will naturally see reports related to "Supernatural Family", and you can't avoid it even if you want to.
Let’s talk about three more pieces of news.
The first one is a half-truth. Warner did purchase the rights to "Buried Alive", but they don't know when it will be filmed. The three stars in the back are pure nonsense. The script has not been changed and the director has not been decided. How could it be possible to choose the protagonist first?
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Although it is false news, Kiwi is not worried about the consequences. I just said it is possible, not certain.
The second article is true news, but it also obscures the concept.
"Ghost Blowing the Lantern" can obviously be operated as a key IP. Tencent did not give it to others and directly negotiated with Kiwi to buy it. It is still in the preparation stage. This is just for publicity in the near future. I don't know when it will be.
The last one is the real news.
We talked with Liu Tao for half a year, and Ni Dahong started to contact him after the year, and Lao Hu played a lot of role in it.
The contract was actually signed in April. Liu Minghua was more cautious and after discussing with the two actors, they happily agreed.
So I waited until this critical moment to release it.
These two are both big guys. Many reporters were invited to the signing ceremony for interviews. After receiving the red envelopes, they naturally did not forget to add a word after the report. The movie "Supernatural Family" produced by Kiwi is currently in theaters.
A wave of forced publicity.
It worked to some extent, but unfortunately the opponent was too strong.
Tsui Hark, Dapeng, and Wong Jing came on like steam. As soon as they were released, two of their films broke over 100 million, one of them hit 70 million, and they immediately finished "Supernatural Family".
Movie schedules in theaters across the country have dropped to single digits.
It is estimated that the final box office will barely exceed 1.9 billion.