The Chinese New Year is almost here, and every industry is extremely busy at the end of the year.
Although nothing happened anymore, Li Qian still had to take care of everything before he could celebrate the New Year with peace of mind.
When I arrived at the studio in the morning, I happened to meet Deng Chaolai to sign a contract. He had already been confirmed to play the male lead in "127 Hours".
"Boss!"
"Boss!"
Seeing Li Qian coming, several people said hello one after another. It was almost the Chinese New Year, and they were all quite happy, with smiles on their faces.
This person kept yelling, and Deng Chao seemed to have entered the underworld, so he also said hello.
"Director Li."
Li Qian smiled and asked, "When will you all go back to celebrate the New Year?"
Qi Yukun replied, "There's nothing wrong. Let's go tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I'll come back after the Chinese New Year and start filming "Jaws: Revenge" again."
Guo Fan also said, "I almost have to go back. It will take some time before filming of "127 Hours" can start. It will take time to fully understand the characters and the script."
Zhang Zhonghua, Gao Yang, and Wang Lu are all going back to their hometowns on the 29th of the New Year.
"Then I wish you all a Happy New Year in advance. This is my little wish, and everyone should accept it."
Li Qian said as he took out a few red envelopes and handed them over. He had been busy during this period and had no time to give them bonuses or anything else.
It was Chinese New Year, and every company had year-end bonuses and bonuses, and everyone accepted them without being polite.
"Okay, see you after the new year."
Nothing happened, so Li Qian left the studio and went to a nearby hotel to attend the celebration conference for "Frequency of Life and Death", which had a box office of over 100 million. Deng Chao also followed.
On the way, Deng Chao asked casually, "Director Li, are you going back to Hongzhou for the New Year?"
"Go back, I have to go back during the Chinese New Year."
Li Qian said, "By the way, Brother Chao, where is your hometown? We can get together if you have time during the Chinese New Year."
"I am going back to my hometown of Nanfeng during the Chinese New Year, but I will probably stay in Hongzhou for a few days."
"Let's go out for a meal then. Brother Tai has moved to Lushan. I wonder if he will return to Hongzhou during the Chinese New Year."
"By the way, how are you in Huayang now? I heard that you are going to act in the new version of "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword"?"
Deng Chao's current contract with Oriental Pearl has expired, and he is officially signed under Huayang. It is still the studio of Feilin and Zhong Shuai, and it is also the team with the strongest strength and connections under Huayang.
Otherwise, the role of Zhao Erdou, the second male lead in "Assembly", would not have been snatched away from Wang Xiaoming.
Although this role has Huang Zhongjun's tacit approval, they still have to fight for it themselves, otherwise the rules of equal competition that were originally agreed upon to be a special team from the four major studios will be broken.
Huayang Media, the most capable is Fei Lin, the second studio managed by Zhong Shuai, the three main actors of "Assembly" Zhang Hanyu, Deng Chao, Yuan Wenkang who plays Wang Jincun, the heroine Tang Yan, and Wang Baoqiang,
They are all from the Second Studio, and they have almost taken over all the roles in "Assembly".
"Well, it's been decided, and there are some other characters who are wrangling."
Deng Chao nodded. These days, Jin Yong's martial arts dramas have guaranteed ratings and guaranteed topics. However, Deng Chao was not too happy to get this role.
In fact, he wanted "The Deer and the Cauldron" more than "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Sword". This kind of ruffian character is more suitable for him than Zhang Wuji.
It was supposed to be a sure thing last year, but in the end, Wang Xiaoming still blocked it.
Competing with each other and snatching over each other are also daily activities within Huayang Media.
Moreover, in addition to the two movies "Li Mi's Conjecture" and "Love Call Transfer 2" that have been negotiated for a long time, Huayang only gave male leads in two insignificant TV series and not a single movie role.
I offended Ma Xiaogang, I was not familiar with Chen Guobo, and there were competitions from Zhang Hanyu, Wang Baoqiang, and Su Youpeng in the same studio, so I couldn't get any good roles in Huayang for a while.
There were too many people, not enough points to share, and I joined in the middle.
After actually joining Huayang, Deng Chao discovered that it was not as good as he originally imagined.
However, fortunately, Li Qian's "Frequency of Life and Death" has a box office of over 100 million as the co-leading actor, which is more important than the second male lead in "Assembly". After all, Ma Xiaogang and Zhang Hanyu are the focus of this movie.
Holding Li Qian's thigh became Deng Chao's top priority. After all, he still had the relationship with a fellow countryman, which gave him a natural advantage over others.
Otherwise, as the leading actor in a movie with a box office of over 100 million yuan, he would not be so happy to take on "127 Hours", a movie with a monotonous plot and pitifully small investment.
Moreover, the impression Guo Fan left on Deng Chao was not very reliable, and he was quite good at flattering him.
Poor Guo Fan, he didn't expect that before the filming of the movie started, the leading actor would arrange this for himself as a director.
...
Not long after, the two arrived at the hotel banquet hall. Zhang Hanyu and Yuan Quan had also arrived.
There were a lot of people coming to this celebration press conference, but the press conference time was coming soon, so I just said hello, and then took a few actors to the conference hall next door.
The media and some lucky spectators were also waiting inside.
The host of the celebration press conference was Xie Xiang, Guangxian's own host from the last premiere.
"Hello dear guests, media and audience friends!"
"In this cold winter, the touching father-son relationship in "Frequency of Life and Death" brings us a touch of warmth. It is everyone's fiery passion that created the box office myth of "Frequency of Life and Death"...
"
After a long opening speech, Xie Tan chatted with Li Qian about his thoughts for a while, and then opened the big red floor-to-ceiling curtains behind him.
A huge poster was revealed, with a large series of numbers across the middle.
100101640!
On the screen behind, along with the scenes of the movie, the applause of the audience came from one cinema after another, constantly skipping one number after another, and the time to reach this number.
The box office at midnight, the first day's box office, broke 50 million, broke 80 million, and finally settled at 100.1 million.
After listing them one by one, everyone felt that this 100.1 million was not just a simple number, but also a height that was difficult for ordinary people to reach.
Moreover, starting from the box office of 1.9 million points, each number gradually accumulated to 100 million, and this number felt so real.
"Frequency of Life and Death" has accumulated a box office of 100 million step by step in this way. It is indeed worthy of this box office. This is what everyone thinks.
Then Wang Changtian, as the second largest investor and issuer, also expressed emotion.
The hotel brought an ice sculpture that was 50 to 60 centimeters high and carved into the shape of 100.1 million.
Everyone held a small hammer in each hand, and as the host Xie Tan shouted "start", they hammered down at the same time!
Holding the microphone and looking at the people in the audience, Li Qian had no time to sigh, so he raised the microphone and spoke.
"First of all, thank you all for coming to this celebration. In fact, this is a way for us creators to show off. We have made 100 million in box office. We have to let people know, right?"
It started with a self-deprecating sentence, but in the ears of thoughtful reporters, it turned into a satire on some of the media who had previously scolded Li Qian for being ignorant and arrogant, as well as Ma Xiaogang, who had criticized him.
Li Qian, Li Qian, he lives up to his name!
The celebration party is just for showing off and showing off, but everyone still rushes to see others showing off.
I have no choice, I just like to see successful people showing off, and even if I go out to the streets to invite people to see them, no one will come.
...
"This film is the result of the joint efforts of nearly a hundred people from our entire crew. Most of the things were done by them. I just shouted "click" behind the monitor."
...
When asked about becoming a billion-dollar director and the youngest member of the billion-dollar box office club, Li Qian also became humble.
"This 100 million box office does not prove how great I am. It only proves that all of us' hard work for more than half a year has paid off. We have made a movie that the audience likes!"
...
"I'm actually not nervous at all. I knew from the first day's box office that everyone liked my work. Since then, I haven't paid attention to the box office numbers. I just take a look at them before going to promote every day to make myself more motivated!
"
If you don’t pay attention to the box office and you still open your mouth, it will cost you 100 million...
The reporters secretly complained. On the surface, Li Qian's words seemed quite modest, but after thinking about it for a moment, he was just showing off.
Why can't a box office of 100 million prove how amazing it is? This is just another way of saying that you are great.
Why have I never paid attention to the box office? As anyone will tell me, I never care about money. I don’t even look at it when I’m paid.
...
The press conference lasted for more than two hours and answered many questions from reporters and audiences.
Including Zhang Hanyu, Deng Chao and others, more or less all had a few minutes.
When asked about his next movie, Li Qian just smiled mysteriously, "A new movie is being conceived, and everyone should be able to see it this year."
When they heard the news about the new movie, the reporters immediately perked up.
However, no matter how they asked, Li Qian would not reveal even a single word, which made them feel itchy.
After sending the media away, Li Qian returned to the banquet hall next to him.
After seeing off the reporters, everyone returned to the banquet hall again!
"Director Li is here."
"Congratulations to Director Li for breaking 100 million in box office."
"Director Li is indeed young and promising."
"It's really embarrassing to have made a movie with a box office of over 100 million at such a young age."
"Thank you to all the bosses and seniors for coming to support me, thank you."
Li Qian greeted everyone one by one, even though most of them didn't know each other.
Along the way, I thanked everyone for their blessings one by one.
No matter what kind of banquet, it is for people to communicate, and there are many people in the whole hall.
"Congratulations to Director Li, the youngest director to have a box office of 100 million yuan!"
Although "Frequency of Life and Death" only brought more than 6 million in profits to Guangxian, the successful distribution of this film also proved Guangxian's ability in publicity and distribution. When other companies look for distributors in the future, Guangxian will not
As for not being competitive anymore.
Moreover, a movie with a box office of over 100 million has established a close relationship with theater chains and theaters that have helped Guangxian establish itself in major cities across the country. These are intangible wealth that can be turned into money in the future.
Wang Changtian took the initiative to propose a toast to Li Qian with his face glowing red.
Li Qian smiled and clinked glasses with him. "Thanks to Director Wang for his help."
Huang Zhongjun, Yu Dong, and Li Ming, several film and television company executives, also joined in.
It has become a high-end bureau.
There are only a few directors in the country who have grossed over 100 million yuan, and they are worthy of this ostentation.
What's more, as far as they know, Li Qian has not signed a directing contract with Guangxian, which is an ordinary cooperative relationship, and they may not have the opportunity to get a piece of the pie.
Especially in the future, Li Qian will definitely make big productions, which is what every famous director must do.
The reason Brother Cheng Kai made "The Promise" was to make a blockbuster film, and Ma Xiaogang did the same with "The Banquet".
Chen Kexin's previously well-crafted musical "If You Love" had a good reputation, but it failed miserably to "The Promise", a bad movie of the same period. He felt angry, so he thought about making a blockbuster, and this is how he produced "The Promise".
If you want to make a large-scale production, you have the opportunity to get involved. After all, large-scale productions will not invest alone.
Even Zhang Yimou's film "Golden Armor" has four other investors, and Ma Xiaogang's "Assembly" has five investors besides Huayang.
Suddenly, Yu Dong asked, "By the way, Director Li, I heard that your movie "Jaws" is going to be a sequel?"
"That's right," Li Qian nodded, this was not a confidential matter.
"It should be released in the summer, is it this year?"
"It should be in time for this summer's release."
Yu Dong smiled, "'Red Cliff' will be released this summer. Considering the sensation caused by 'Jaws' last year, it can be treated as a commercial blockbuster. If the Guangxian family participates, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve anything."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Zhongjun continued, "As Director Yu said, "Red Cliff" also has your investment. It would not be good to participate in "Jaws" again. We happen to have no movie to be released in Huayang next summer. If Director Li doesn't
If you mind, I can help you a little bit."
These two people were poaching in front of him, and Wang Changtian couldn't help but his face darkened.
Li Qian did not agree, but said that the Chinese New Year was coming soon and we would talk about the business after the Chinese New Year.
...
After the banquet, Wang Changtian first asked Li Qian to talk about the box office. Now that the movie is about to be released, the distribution will be almost divided in about a month. He said that he would call Li Qian as soon as possible to show his sincerity.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Changtian couldn't contain his anticipation and asked about the preparations for his new movie.
"I do have an idea."
Li Qian did not sell out this time, and said the name of the movie amidst Wang Changtian's expectations.
Wang Changtian's expression immediately changed from expectant to confused. What kind of title is this?