Three days after the National Day, Huang Zhongjun breathed a sigh of relief.
Although "Detective Dee: The Empire" sold 16 million on the first day, and the single-day box office on the first day of National Day was as high as 27 million, Huang Zhongjun didn't know what was going on, but he was always afraid that "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" would do something wrong, and he would catch up later.
Up.
Now that the holiday is halfway through, a five-day one is 120 million, and a six-day one is 88 million. Such a huge gap makes him completely relieved.
"Suspicious!"
Huang Zhongjun secretly thought it was funny. What was there to be worried about?
I celebrated my success as I said, and in the evening I held a celebration banquet for "Detective Dee: The Empire of Heaven" in the hotel.
In the past, even for period blockbusters in the industry, with the exception of Ma Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou, directors of this level would only hold celebration banquets and launch conferences after the box office exceeded 50 million. Even for blockbusters, they would start to show off after the box office exceeded 50 million.
But now, it’s a bit shameful to hold a large-scale celebration press conference for a large-scale production of 50 million yuan. At least it has to be over 100 million yuan.
I boasted in front of the media at the press conference, had delicious food and drinks at the banquet, and hooked up after the event, without being shy or impatient.
"Congratulations to Director Xu, looking at it now, "Detective Detective" is expected to exceed 400 million."
"It's all the result of everyone's joint efforts."
Xu Ke smiled and had a drink with the Huang brothers, Liu Dehua and the others.
It was obvious that Huang Zhongjun was very happy and shouted out the 400 million target.
Although in front of the media, Huang Zhongjun shouted a goal of 500 million, before "Sword Rain" also shouted a goal of 500 million to the media.
However, these are all our own people, and if you open your mouth, you will get 400 million.
I'm drunk even before I drink.
Huang Zhonglei laughed again and said, "Director Xu suppressed Li Qian's film this time. If it breaks through 400 million again and exceeds the box office of "Perfect World", it will be perfect."
Bragging, business bragging.
But the boast was a bit exaggerated. There were only four days left during the National Day holiday. Once the holiday was over, the box office plummeted. 400 million was an overestimation.
It also shows how happy the Huang brothers are.
However, Xu Ke didn't like what they said very much.
With such a large lineup, an investment of more than 100 million, the box office has exceeded that of the film directed and starred by Wu Jing. What is there to be happy about? Isn't this a matter of course?
Xu Ke also knew that what they were happy about was not that the box office of the film exceeded that of Wu Jing, but that this film was produced by Li Qian.
It's just that Xu Ke felt a little awkward in his heart.
This is like a fight between two parties. You, the boss, knock down the other's younger brother, and others come to congratulate you and say you are awesome.
I'm a little nervous, but I just have to deal with it.
Not only dealing with their brothers, but also Huayang, a big star.
There are too many monks and only a small amount of food, and the big blockbuster director is the center of attention for actors wherever he goes.
Huang Xiaoming, the first brother of Huayang Media, is no exception. He is bringing his new girlfriend Yang Ying to toast Xu Ke.
Deng Chao, who was not "favored" enough in Huayang, is doing much better now. He is the second male lead in "Detective Dee", and there is a new movie released on Singles' Day in November.
Although he is not taken seriously enough, his film resources are much better than others, and he is also the calmest one.
There were only a few people who could be calmer than him at the scene, namely Zhang Hanyu and Wang Baoqiang.
Having spent so much time filming, I have become quite familiar with Xu Ke. At times like this, I did not try to flatter him, but I approached Wang Baoqiang.
Wang Baoqiang's son was born not long ago and had just become a father. Deng Chao also learned from his experience.
His father had been seriously ill a few years ago and was in poor health, otherwise he and Sun Li would not have obtained the certificate so quickly.
It's better that he is an actor. Sun Li, as an actress who has starred in several movies in succession and has done well at the box office and is on the rise, will have the greatest impact in the future.
Fortunately, Sun Li did not complain about his selfishness in wanting his father to have his grandson as soon as possible. The two of them were preparing for pregnancy.
Although it is definitely the mother who is taking care of the child, Deng Chao, who is preparing to become a father for the first time, also has to make preparations. During this period, he has learned a lot from Wang Baoqiang, who has just become a father.
"Brother Chao, I wasn't here when my wife gave birth to the baby. He was born in the United States."
Wang Baoqiang was helpless when asked. In the past year, he had been busy working in China to earn money for milk powder. Where did he get the experience?
"Baoqiang, just tell me and give me some experience. What should you pay attention to when preparing for pregnancy and when you are just pregnant? I have also asked the doctor..."
"..."
One had just become a father, and the other had not yet become a father. The two began to exchange experiences about being fathers.
Wang Baoqiang was also helpless. Not to mention anything else, because of the relationship between Deng Chao and Li Qian, he still had to earn more money for milk powder, so he could only give it to everyone.
However, this discussion on parenting experience did not stop. Thanks to Deng Chao, Zhao Liying, who got a small role in "Time Planning Bureau", came to propose a toast.
An ordinary actress like her can get a lot of roles, let alone a newcomer. No matter how stupid she is, she knows that if it weren't for Deng Chao's sake, she wouldn't be able to get such a small role.
Seeing this, some third-tier actors who couldn't get a word in Xu Ke's side also came to get close to Deng Chao.
"Congratulations to Brother Chao for the movie's success."
"When will Brother Chao have your wedding? I wish you and Sister Sun Li a long life."
"Brother Chao will have another movie called "Time Planning Bureau" released in a few months. I wish Brother Chao continues to be a box office hit."
"Brother Chao..."
Deng Chao felt a little unhappy because his Buddhist scriptures were interrupted, but he still dealt with them.
Gradually, the banquet scene gathered into two centers.
One is headed by Huang Zhongjun and Xu Ke, a group of Huayang executives and first-line stars.
Another group of third-tier actors gathered around Deng Chao.
The sound here also alarmed Huang Zhongjun's group, and after realizing it, everyone also had different thoughts.
The Huang brothers don't care. It would be a good thing if the company's actors could get more Li Qian roles.
Several first-line actors felt a little uncomfortable.
Especially Huang Xiaoming, he is still the first brother of Huayang.
Now it seems that Deng Chao is more like an elder brother than him.
At the banquet, Deng Chao had no time to learn from Wang Baoqiang and had no time to deal with these people.
We are all from the same company, and on the surface they are still friendly.
When people call me brother with a shy smile, there is no malice. On the surface, they still have to deal with what they have to deal with.
As a supporting role, he suddenly became another protagonist. This feeling made Deng Chao particularly strange.
But he didn't let him get carried away, knowing that it was all related to Li Qian. Li Qian made four movies in one year, so many roles.
In terms of quantity, it cannot compare with Huayang, but in terms of quality, it is not much worse than the entire Huayang.
An idea suddenly came to Deng Chao's mind. In Huayang, apart from the initial meeting gift, he couldn't get any roles. Basically, he relied on the roles given by Li Qian to become what he is today.
In this case, what was the point of changing jobs and coming to Huayang?
It's much better to be signed to Li Qian's small studio. Once you become famous, you don't have to worry about no advertising.
But it's a pity that Li Qian doesn't sign people, otherwise there are countless people in the industry who would break their heads to be signed.
...
"Director Huang."
The banquet was coming to an end, and the eating and drinking was about to end. Teng Huatao, another TV series director under Huayang, came up to us.
"Hua Tao, have you enjoyed yourself today? Otherwise, I'll ask Zhong Lei to open a bottle of good wine in two days."
Huang Zhongjun smiled, he still values the most important director in the company's TV series business, not to mention that his father has a lot of prestige in the industry and has a wide network of contacts.
"I'm just afraid that he won't be able to let go."
We are all friends. We play ball, party, drink and so on. Teng Huatao is not that restrained.
After joking for a while, I explained my intention.
"This is a script adapted by the original author of "Thirty Days of Love". I would like to ask Director Huang to read it. The post-production of "The Age of Naked Marriage" is almost finished. I plan to start preparing for this film as soon as I finish my work."
Huang Zhongjun was not surprised. He knew that Teng Huatao was going to make a movie more than half a year ago, but he has been busy with TV series.
I came to a hotel suite and carefully read the script, a comedy and romance film, about falling in love and falling in love again.
This genre has been quite popular in the past two years. During the Chinese New Year, Huayang had a comedy-romance film "Global Love" with a box office of over 100 million.
"No problem. Making a movie is a good thing. How much is the production cost?"
"I checked it out and found that it doesn't need to be too much. 20 million is enough." Teng Huatao quoted a somewhat high figure. That's not what the budget is. If you don't quote a higher figure, the money allocated by then may not be enough.
"20000000."
Huang Zhongjun pondered for a moment, this was not a small number, and it was far beyond his expectation.
Originally I was thinking about a low-budget movie, two to three million.
After "Detective Dee" became a hit, I didn't need this little money, and I gave away the extra five to six million.
But 20 million.
Don't look at the fact that these movies often cost tens of millions or hundreds of millions, and the box office is also hundreds of millions. Each number is bigger than the last, but 20 million is a huge sum of money.
Even for a company with a market capitalization of tens of billions, it is not that simple to spend 20 million in cash on a project.
This number is a lot of money for any company.
Huang Zhongjun hesitated.
"In this way, after the National Day, I will convene a meeting with everyone to discuss this project. Hua Tao, you have just finished your work, so take a good rest."
...
Huayang Media is celebrating, and the National Day schedule is still in full swing.
On the 4th, the popularity of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" continued, and the box office exceeded the 20 million mark for the first time.
108 million in seven days, the box office exceeded 100 million, Li Qian also held a celebration conference for the crew.
For publicity, the battle must be carried out.
Various analyzes of this movie on the Internet have been translated into various countries and international situations. Netizens are still very enthusiastic about this kind of thing.
Guiding the country, inspiring words, great people have said it.
Normally there is no chance to discuss national affairs, so people like to discuss online.
However, "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" has also caused a certain response in the gaming industry. The idea of airdropping supplies, weapons and ammunition has made CrossFire players very curious.
In the game forum, there are many posts related to movies.
"Has anyone watched "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds"? I strongly recommend that the game add an airdrop weapon mode to increase the fun of the game!"
"Air-dropping weapons? That would be fun. Doesn't that mean we don't have to buy weapons?"
"+1, give some benefits to civilians, they really can't afford guns!"
"Don't even think about having sex for nothing. Penguin would be so kind. Just dream!"
"If you think too much, you won't be able to get airdrops on you when the time comes. The more money you spend, the greater the chance of airdropping equipment. How can you still play!"
"Even so, let's add some fun. Then we can grab airdrops."
.......
Not to mention, this game has been looking for more diverse gameplay. On the 5th, the game official issued an announcement announcing that it would add airdrop equipment gameplay to the biochemical mode of the game, and it will be launched soon.
As soon as the official announcement was made, of course all the players were happy about this good thing. Even some who had never seen the movie, especially middle school students, who were the main players in the game, were also interested in the movie.
"You don't want to pay me for this? Are you using my creativity for nothing?"
When Li Qian saw these news on the Internet, his first reaction was whether he should ask Penguin for copyright fees.
But this game is from Nanbang. I don’t know if the Bangzi version has this airdrop mode, or if other previous movies and TV series have similar ideas.
If there is, then there is nothing we can do about it.
Moreover, even if "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" is the first one, Li Qian probably wants to get the copyright fees from Penguin, so don't even think about it.
Nanshan Pizza Hut is a false name!
Besides, Li Qian just came up with the idea as a joke after seeing the news.
However, this game's actions have also boosted the box office.
The box office of No. 5 was still the same as that of No. 4, just over 20 million, and it got 128 million in eight days.
However, on the 6th, the day after CrossFire was announced, the single-day box office surged to 26 million.
During the National Day, students have a holiday. Which student does not play games? Those who play this game have also heard of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds".
On the 7th, the last day of the holiday, it stands to reason that the box office will start to drop, but it still got 28 million.
After ten days of release, the total box office reached 182 million.
In the next three days of the weekend, there were no holidays due to the holiday. The seven-day long holiday also exhausted the box office potential, and the box office was instantly cut in half, with only 38 million earned in three days.
It's already very good. The seven-day holiday is enough for most viewers to watch the movie.
Thirteen days after its release, the total box office reached 220 million, making it the top box office champion during the National Day period.
"Detective Dee" was released for 12 days, with a total box office of 212 million.
The difference between the two is eight million.
Although "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" was released one day earlier, the trends of the two are very different. Detective Dee's single-day box office has dropped to 6 million.
Although "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" has skyrocketed for several days, the three-day workday has been getting lower day by day, with 1,700 on the 8th and only 8 million on the 10th, but it is still higher than "Detective Detective".
It can be said that as long as this trend is maintained, it is inevitable that "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" will reverse "De Renjie" and become the National Day box office champion.
This result made no one expect that a big production starring five first-line stars would lose to an action movie with a cost of 30 million.
Moreover, he still lost in such a ridiculous way.
Just because a game borrowed ideas from the movie, it triggered a large number of gamers to go to the movie, causing the box office to skyrocket in just a few days. Not only did the box office catch up, but it also erased the original gap of more than 30 million.
Not to mention others, Li Qian himself didn't even think of it.
Although it is due to the quality of the movie itself, this abnormal increase is also partly due to it.
However, the more than 30 million box office should be regarded as the creative fee given by Penguin.