"The box office of 1.6 billion is far more than the 300 million of "Avatar". Director Li has made a great contribution to our Chinese-language movies!"
"I think Director Li's next movie will cost at least 2 billion."
"My darling, except for Director Li, there is no domestic film worth over one billion, and Director Li is about to break the two billion mark."
...
At the banquet after the press conference, Li Qian accepted everyone's compliments and dealt with them one by one.
Although none of the major companies sent anyone here, the popularity was not high at all.
More than a dozen large media outlets, more than a dozen cinema lines, nearly a dozen TV stations, and various entertainment companies, large and small, all gathered together.
There were more people coming, and Li Qian had to deal with them one by one. He walked around and chatted with the four photoelectric companies jointly distributed by China Film and Television about the Lunar New Year film "Love Is Not Blind" and the release of "The Adventures of Li Xianji"
matters.
"Don't worry, Director Li, the schedule of these two movies at Pacific Cinemas will not be less than 70%!" Sun Ying, vice president of West Sichuan Film Group and general manager of Pacific Cinemas, assured with a smile on his face.
The vice president of Henan Film Group, the vice president of Northern Hubei Yangtze Film Company, and the general manager of Jiangning Xingfu Blue Ocean also gave a guaranteed ticket.
There is no need for Li Qian to say this. "Love Is Not Blind" stars Tong Liya and Wen Zhang, both of whom are one of the most popular actors of the younger generation. Facing Liu Yufei + Li Ming's "Legend of the Hongmen Banquet", they have an absolute chance of winning.
Costume films are on the decline, Li Ming is famous, and Tong Liya has already had two romance films in a row that were hits, so no one will be optimistic about this third one.
The only uncertainty is the release of "The Adventures of Li Xianji" in December. Although Guo Fan's "Time Administration" was a hit, and Liu Ye and Zhou Xun are two of the most outstanding actors of the Mesozoic era.
However, the opponents are Zhang Yimou and the combination of Xu Ke + Li Lianjie.
The power of the national teacher can be seen from the fact that Minsheng Bank gave out a low-interest loan of 150 million without any hesitation. This is a new record for the amount of Chinese film loans.
Xu Ke + Jet Li are definitely the perfect martial arts movie combination in the eyes of most viewers, and they also have the advantage of the 3D version.
However, just for "I'm Not the God of Medicine", which sold 1.6 billion, the four of them as distribution companies, although they jointly distributed with Li Qian's Future Pictures, they also received a distribution fee of 6,500 and a 15% investment share.
, which adds up to a revenue of 150 million.
These are not much different from picking things up for free, just follow Li Qian without any brains.
Among the dozen or so optoelectronic companies across the country, no one is more profitable in the film business than them.
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"Director Li, Yaya, we want her to film another TV series, what do you think?"
Hong Tao, general manager of Happy Blue Ocean, pulled Li Qian and talked about Tong Liya again.
"This? Can't you just give her the script?" Li Qian was a little surprised that this matter came to him.
"Yaya doesn't really want to take on a TV series anymore. I talked to her about it, and she said she would do one in two years at most and concentrate on making movies." Hong Tao couldn't help but smile bitterly.
The actors of Jiangning TV, a dignified first-line satellite TV, started to dislike it. There were so many star-studded dramas with female leads, but they didn't accept any of them.
Li Qian was still surprised that if Tong Liya didn't accept the offer, he wouldn't accept it. These days, there are only actors but no roles, and there are no starring roles in star dramas.
"Did something happen to Jiangning TV Station?" Li Qian could only doubt this.
Hong Tao glanced around and whispered, "There are rumors coming from above that someone is going to attack Xiangnan Station by the end of the year."
"????"
What's going on?
Li Qian was still confused.
"If there are no accidents, the higher authorities will take action against entertainment programs during prime time in the evening. Hunan Satellite TV will definitely have the greatest impact, and talent shows may not be able to be run.
TV stations will face a reshuffle, and next year will be crucial, so we need a competitive TV series."
Hong Tao explained the reason. This is not a secret. Basically, the top executives of major TV stations have received the news.
This time, the above-mentioned measures have given major first-tier satellite TV stations the opportunity to surpass Shonan Channel. After all, Shonan Channel mainly focuses on various entertainment programs in addition to TV series.
Now Li Qian understood that next year would be crucial for major TV stations, so the ambitious Jiangning TV wanted to compete.
And Tong Liya, who just starred in "Gong Lock Heart Jade" and ranked first in ratings for almost a month, is the best candidate.
"Mr. Hong, wait a moment."
Li Qian nodded to express his understanding and reached out to summon Zhang Jun who was not far away.
"Lao Zhang, how is the script of "Celebrating More Than Years" going?"
""Celebrating More Than Years"? The screenwriting team and the original author have divided the plot. The plot outline of the first part has also been sorted out and the script is being written." Zhang Jun said quickly.
"Okay, follow me more."
"Okay, Director Li." Zhang Jun nodded in agreement and left consciously, planning to go back to the company to see how the screenwriters were doing.
"Director Li?" Hong Tao was a little surprised.
Li Qian smiled and said, "If Mr. Hong can trust me, I have a TV series here. If everything goes well, it will start filming by the end of the year and it should be ready for next summer."
This... Hong Tao is in a bit of a dilemma. Logically speaking, Li Qian has a TV series to sell, so it doesn't matter if they buy it, but next year is too critical, and it's still summer time.
TV dramas are different from movies, and they were not filmed by Li Qian.
Li Qian saw Hong Tao's doubts and gave him reassurance, "This drama stars Hu Ge, and I will try to invite teacher Chen Daoming."
"Then I'll leave it to Director Li!" Hong Tao agreed with a smile on his face, "Of course I believe in Director Li's vision."
Hu Ge + Chen Daoming, this lineup is the best in TV series.
Chen Daoming is the king, and Hu Ge has been the first male lead in "Time Planning Bureau" and the second male lead in "I'm Not the God of Medicine". It's not an exaggeration to say that he is a small king in the TV series circle.
In this combination, the heroine must be from the same position, and the other supporting roles are just old dramas. As long as the script is okay, they will almost go sideways.
As for whether he can deal with these two people, Li Qian has already spoken, so there must be no problem.
Hong Tao left with satisfaction, having completely achieved his goal.
"Why."
Li Qian sighed. The company has grown bigger, it involves more things, and there are more things to do. Li Qian must be personally involved. He has to guide the writing team when he returns, and he has to do the casting himself, and get it done as soon as possible.
Then he called Hu Ge and talked to him.
"No problem, Director Li, I don't have any film appointments for the time being." Hu Ge agreed. Although he didn't really want to make a TV series anymore, Li Qian said it himself. He had no reason to refuse. "Time Planning Bureau", "I'm Not the God of Medicine"
These two movies that allowed him to gain a foothold on the big screen were given by Li Qian.
"Go back and talk to Mr. Cai, and then read the original work a few times when you have time. This drama is a bit different from today's romantic dramas, mainly in terms of plotting. It is quite brilliant and will not be harmful to you." Li Qian said.
Hu Ge, the male protagonist of "Celebrating More Than Years", couldn't be more suitable. The actor in the original version was so embarrassed, especially when he was reciting poems. Even when he was drunk, the poems he recited, the broken sentences and the rhythm were more outrageous than the last ones. The character design
Also a literature lover.
This is the advantage of TV dramas. In 99% of cases, the script is always greater than the actors. It is better to have a good script with third-rate actors than a first-rate actor with a third-rate script.
After chatting with Hu Ge, Song Ge came over with a girl.
"Congratulations to Director Li, he has a box office record of 1.6 billion and dominates the big screen." Song Ge sighed with emotion. He is very optimistic about the film industry, otherwise he would not give up the great prospects of Perfect Time and join the film and television industry.
But Song Ge didn't expect that Li Qian would directly raise the box office record of Chinese movies to 1.6 billion!
1.6 billion. Judging from the cost of 50 million, the net profit can reach 500 million, not counting pre-roll ads and various copyrights.
A movie makes a profit of 500 million, with a cycle of only half a year, and a return rate of 1000%. It is simply unimaginable. Apart from illegal business and lottery, there should be few industries that can compare.
In comparison, the 1 billion that Song Ge obtained from Wang Jianlin was nothing. To Li Qian, it was just two movies.
Song Ge even doubted whether his decision was wrong. He continued to cooperate with Li Qian and seemed much better than Wanda.
Shaking his head secretly, he put these thoughts behind his mind. Wanda's huge financial support and the number one theater chain in the country may not be bad.
"I would also like to thank Mr. Song for his support in film arrangement." Li Qian smiled.
This time several major companies conspired to cause trouble, but Wanda did not participate. Otherwise, it would be uncomfortable to be stuck in the film schedule. After all, Wanda's cinemas are all relatively high-end, with most of them in the lobby, and the tickets account for 15% of the annual share.
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"They underestimate Director Li too much, and the film industry should also change." Song Ge shook his head.
Huang Zhongjun approached him at first, but Song Ge refused. They wanted to change Li Qian's strong situation, but Song Ge didn't want to change. If Wanda wants to grow bigger, it must invade the markets of established large companies such as Huayang and Bernard.
share.
After reminiscing about old times, Song Ge introduced the girl next to him to Li Qian. It was Jing Tian, the heroine of "Warring States", the one who had been scolded a few months ago.
However, he didn't say anything to ask Li Qian to take more care of her. He introduced her and took her away.
Song Ge did not become an accomplice of Bernard and Hua Yang, nor did Song Ge mention it to Li Qian before, otherwise he would act as if he was being kind to him and asking for benefits.
Even at the premiere, Song Ge didn't say it, and he just mentioned it casually now.
Based on Li Qian's character and his understanding during the previous cooperation, Song Ge knew that Li Qian would definitely accept this sentiment, so it would not be good to tell him directly.
Li Qian looked thoughtful as he watched Song Ge take Jingtian away and introduce them to various companies and TV stations one by one.
He has a great background, so even if he praises him highly, Song Ge, the boss of a dignified company, is still working so hard.
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"Director Li."
The banquet was almost over, and Du Yang came over and said, "The people from Warner are here and waiting for you in the suite upstairs."
Li Qian turned around and asked, "Really here? Were they not joking before?"
"I confirmed that they were really not joking and brought people from Legendary Pictures with them."
"What kind of medicine does Mi Lijian sell in the devil's gourd?"
"I don't know either, but this is a good thing for us." Although Du Yang was also very strange, his eyes were shining at this time.
"Forget it, we'll find out when we meet." Li Qian shook his head.
Previously, he asked Du Yang to discuss the overseas rights of "Jaws 3" with major Hollywood companies. Although the movie has not been made yet, the previous two movies have netted Colombia tens of millions of dollars in North America alone. The third movie has closed its eyes.
They can all be sold at a high price.
Major companies also made offers, ranging from a few million US dollars to 30 million US dollars to buy out all overseas copyrights, which is nearly 200 million yuan.
However, Warner also has another idea, and wants to collaborate with Li Qian on several co-production films.
It’s not surprising that co-productions are co-productions. The share of imported films is too low, and many Hollywood movies are operating as co-productions.
The strange thing is that Warner wants to cooperate deeply, not only to run co-productions, but also to export Hollywood blockbusters to China, all of which have Li Qian as a producer.
That's right, for the sake of the domestic market, Warner wants to use Li Qian's name to promote the movies it exports to China.
"Are they crazy or stupid?"
As Li Qian walked out of the banquet hall, he thought to himself, these Mi Lijian devils are so whimsical.