After returning to the capital, we still have to complete the publicity process.
Although it has been released for 22 days, the box office of "Frequency of Life and Death" is still strong.
On January 21, the first working day of the fifth week, it still took in 1.1 million box office.
There is still no new blood in the movie market. With a box office of 1.1 million, "Frequency of Life and Death" has also occupied the top spot at the daily box office for the eighth consecutive day.
This shows how much the domestic film market is short of good movies!
It can be said that the domestic film market does not lack actors, investment, or audiences. It just lacks directors who can make good movies.
It’s still the Lunar New Year period. The real Lunar New Year period is the nearly three months from the beginning of December until the Spring Festival. Now the Lunar New Year period hasn’t passed yet, and there are no movies to show for a whole month.
In the whole month of January, so far, only one Hong Kong horror film "Wrong Love" has received a box office of 6 million, and there is also a Hong Kong-invited film "Butterfly Flying" which has received more than 5 million. In addition, the box office has exceeded 5 million.
There is no more.
For at least one-third of the twelve months of the year, there are almost no movies to show in movie theaters.
Seeing this situation, Li Qian really didn't know what to say.
There are too few domestic directors. The fourth generation of directors has retired. Although the fifth generation of directors is at its peak, Zhang Yimou is busy with the Olympics. Brother Cheng Kai is currently filming a biographical film "Mei Lanfang".
Like "Farewell My Concubine", it is both related to opera, so you have to watch it at the box office.
As for the sixth generation directors, you can skip it directly. To use Ma Xiaogang's words, they have all gone underground and cannot see the light of day.
Although it sounds a bit unpleasant, that’s what it means.
There is a talent gap, and no one can make good commercial directors.
At this time, any director who can sell well is sought after by the entire film industry.
The country also needs directors who can sell at the box office to develop the mainland's film industry.
If the industry wants to develop, it must not rely on niche literary and artistic films, or those literary and artistic films for foreigners that show the "real" situation in the country.
Literary films are a genre that is not lacking in any country in the world.
Neon, Nanbang, Europe, and even many small countries have very good literary films.
However, the country does not have its own commercial films, and the ultimate consequence is that it becomes the back garden of Hollywood, allowing others to take whatever they want.
Li Qian supports Qi Yukun and Guo Fan in making movies. In addition to the help they have given him, he also really wants to discover some fresh blood for Chinese movies.
As for not having a major, it doesn't matter.
The most important thing for a director is a little talent and creativity. Qi Yukun and Guo Fan do have potential. As for professional knowledge, they can be learned at any time.
Those who are capable can help.
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In the morning, Li Qian took them to Guangxian to finalize the cooperation and distribution of the two movies.
The sequel to "Jaws" is tentatively named "Jaws: The Revenge", with a production cost of 8 million and shot with digital cameras.
The remuneration was almost negligible, and all the money was spent on filming, including about 6 million for special effects.
There are very few shots where sharks appear completely, and 6 million should be enough. Compared to lions and tigers, sharks are relatively simple.
Among them, Li Qian invested 60%, which is 4.8 million, and the remaining 3.2 million investment was divided between Guangxian and other investors.
The post-production promotion of the film involves various aspects, and it will also be beneficial to the box office if more companies with publicity resources and theater resources are involved.
For "Frequency of Life and Death" to have the current box office, Guangxian and the other four provinces Optoelectronics also contributed a lot.
If you don't have enough benefits, why should others help you?
Moreover, since it was Qi Yukun's first time directing, Li Qian would only visit occasionally. Guangxian had to help with the film's preparations, personnel recruitment and other matters.
As for Guo Fan's "127 Hours", although the scale could not be smaller, Li Qian also gave Guo Fan enough space.
1000000!
An integer is given.
There was no need for Li Qian to save the ten to two to three hundred thousand yuan, so he scraped it all together and squandered it as he pleased, even if it took two months of filming.
First, sign the contract for "Jaws: Revenge", including an investment contract and a distribution contract.
The investment contract must be signed with Guangxian first, and it will be up to Guangxian to decide whether to replace the publicity resources with other investors or directly transfer them to others.
The distribution contract is still a 10% share, neither high nor low. In addition, Guangxian will advance 2.5 million in copying fees and 5 million in publicity and distribution fees, and the money will be transferred into the project account after the film passes review and is approved for project approval.
It is basically released as a medium-production film, and the copy fee of 2.5 million is at least 300 film copies.
For "Frequency of Life and Death", the copying cost has reached 3 million so far, 370 film copies have been invested, and 5.5 million in publicity and distribution expenses. Otherwise, no matter how good the reputation is, it will not reach this box office.
After all, there were two blockbusters released at the same time, as well as "Assembly", which had both good reputation and box office success.
"Crazy Stone" in 2005 had an equally good reputation, and it was still a comedy. It can be said that there were no problems with audience and schedule.
However, the initial 30 film copies were added one by one later, and it took half a month to add 100 copies, and the publicity expenses were also very high.
In the final analysis, the distributor did not trust the movie enough. They were already satisfied with the high box office with a cost of 3 million. If they were not sure that it could get a higher box office, the province would just save it.
It only takes 100 yuan for a copy in half a month, and by then the money will be gone.
Wang Changtian also has no objections to the 300 copies and 5 million publicity and distribution costs of "Jaws: The Revenge."
Even if Li Qian didn't say anything or sign the contract, he wouldn't give an announcement less than this size.
4 million people have watched the first part, and it caused a sensation during the summer vacation. Even laymen know that as long as the sequel is not too bad, it will definitely be a hit.
And there is almost no need to wait for the word-of-mouth to slowly ferment and the attendance rate to slowly increase like "Frequency of Life and Death", and then increase the investment in copying.
"Jaws" itself is quite famous, not to mention the addition of Li Qian. As soon as it was released, copies had to be distributed on a large scale to grab the box office as soon as possible.
After all, the box office in the first two weeks is the big one. If it is late, it will be greatly reduced.
My only opinion is that Li Qian should be named as a producer.
Anyway, "Frequency of Life and Death" will soon break 100 million yuan. If it successfully breaks 100 million yuan, then Li Qian will be the director of the 100 million yuan box office club. This name is old, let alone the first one was shot by him.
It was a project that was sure to make money, and Wang Changtian happily signed the contract.
As for the other movie "127 Hours", the story alone is quite interesting.
However, 80% of the shots in the film are of the protagonist being stuck in a mountain crevice by a boulder, and it is also his one-man show.
Although "Sniper Phone Booth" is also a one-man show, there are deliverymen, gangsters, and police in the middle to create conflicts.
Moreover, the killer behind the scenes is always present. It is said to be a one-man show, but in fact it is a two-protagonist show, but the other protagonist only has a voice but does not show his face.
"Sniper Phone Booth" is tense and exciting throughout, with constant contradictions and conflicts.
But this "127 Hours"...
That is a one-man show in the true sense, without even the voice of the second person.
Moreover, the protagonist is still unable to move. The protagonist of "Cast Away" can still move around on a desert island.
Are you sure the audience won't fall asleep?
Although he has no interest in this movie and is not optimistic about it, the cost is only 1 million, so it doesn't matter if he gives Li Qian 1 million in cash.
Even if Li Qian doesn't need Guangxian's investment, Wang Changtian still has to fight for it. This investment is small, and cooperation with Li Qian is the key.
After the investment contract was signed, Li Qian still invested 70%, which was 700,000.
Next comes the announcement of the contract.
"Mr. Wang, this movie is too niche. Our target is specific fans of suspense films. In the initial stage, 50 film copies and 1 million for publicity are almost enough."
Although Deng Chao's fame has grown rapidly with the success of his two blockbusters, Zhang Hanyu is the absolute protagonist in "Assembly".
Although "Frequency of Life and Death" has two protagonists, their role settings determine that the role of the father will be more outstanding.
Moreover, the films starring the four leading actresses often gross millions at the box office. Until mainland actors can stand up to a high-grossing film, no matter how famous they are, there is no need to talk about box office appeal.
To gain box office appeal, you must first prove your ability to achieve high box office results.
There is not even a single hit movie about monoclonal antibodies, so how can we talk about its appeal?
50 film copies and 1 million for publicity and distribution are enough in the initial stage. We can adjust it later depending on the situation.
Wang Changtian also happily signed the contract, so there is no need to worry about the money. The top priority now is to continue to maintain a deep and solid cooperation with Li Qian.
After the four contracts are signed, it will be Qi Yukun and Guo Fan's own business.
He can only shoot his own movies. It's okay for Li Qian to visit them once or twice occasionally, but he can't always stay with their crew to guide the filming. Then he might as well have made them by himself.
Two projects and eight contracts. After they are all signed, each of them keeps his four copies.
Li Qian can take the initiative to cooperate on these two projects, which shows that the cooperation between the two parties is still very pleasant, and Wang Changtian is also in a very good mood.
However, the most important thing is his own project. The first movie is expected to exceed 100 million, and Wang Changtian is also looking forward to the second movie.
"Director Li, I wonder if you have any ideas for your next movie?"
Li Qian smiled and said, "I have an idea, but I haven't started yet. It will take some time, it's not that early yet."
"Of course, Director Li has been working hard for more than a month, and he shot three movies in the past six months. You must have a good rest. Your body is the capital of revolution." Wang Changtian said quickly.
Just have an idea for the next movie. Wang Changtian also knows that you can’t be in a hurry when making a movie.
Even Ma Xiaogang, the most prolific actor in Mainland China, cannot maintain one movie a year. In the past ten years, there have been two years when no works were released. It is enough for Li Qian's next movie to be released this year.
Li Qian had to go to Communication University for a meeting in the afternoon, so he didn't stay too long.
After sending them out of the company, Zhang Zhao followed Wang Changtian to the chairman's office.
"Director Wang, what if we still only have 15% share in Li Qian's next movie?"
"what can I do?"
Wang Changtian shook his head helplessly. The huge sales of "Frequency of Life and Death" made Wang Changtian both happy and regretful.
I didn't expect this movie to become such a hit at the beginning. I thought it would have a box office of over 30 million, so it wouldn't matter if it was more or less, since it was just a small amount of money anyway.
Even though the screening had a good reputation and it received 3.6 million on the first day, the target was raised to 50 million, which is just a little bit regretful.
But now, with great hope of breaking 100 million, I feel regretful.
As a rough estimate, in addition to recovering RMB 8.5 million in promotional costs and RMB 1.125 million in production costs, based on a box office of RMB 100 million, the distribution income is only RMB 3.1 million, and the profit from investment is about RMB 3.5 million.
Net profit is only 6.6 million!
Li Qian's net profit is estimated to be 15 million.
For a movie with a box office of 100 million, Li Qian earned 15 million, while Guang Xian was so busy that he only earned 6.6 million.
Having gained Long, look back to Shu!
Can Wang Changtian not feel heartbroken? It's like working for Li Qian.
"Lao Zhang, next time Li Qian is going to make a new movie, you can test it out first and see if you can get a little more share."
Come on, the bad guys want me to do it again.
In the past six months, Li Qian's temper and character have been almost figured out.
To sum it up in one word, it is the word "qian" in his name.
It's just an antonym.
However, Zhang Zhao could only nod in agreement, "I'll give it a try."