Before discussing the announcement with Guangxian, Li Qian called Chen Hai from Galaxy Video and asked him for detailed data on "Jaws".
4 million effective clicks, including 3.3 million member accounts and 700,000 individual paid accounts.
According to the most conservative estimate, four million people across the country have watched the movie "Jaws."
And these are still four million Internet users, who are also the main consumers of movie theaters.
Moreover, after data analysis, among the 4 million accounts, the number of complete second views reached nearly 3 million times.
Even if there are 1 million second views and 1 million third views among the 3 million complete views, there are still at least 1 million people who have lent their accounts to others.
In other words, there are 5 million people who are the main movie theater consumers who have watched "Jaws".
A movie ticket costs 30 yuan, and five million is 150 million.
Of course, that's not how the account is calculated. Anyone with a membership can watch it for free, and it doesn't cost any money.
But 700,000 paid accounts are real.
People who can spend 5 yuan to watch a movie online will probably not be stingy about spending 20 to 30 yuan to go to the cinema to experience better visual effects.
Although Li Qian is a newcomer to the big screen, his two online movies have already accumulated a certain audience.
Maybe these viewers will wait and see, after all, everyone knows that theater movies and online movies are not the same thing.
But as long as word of mouth grows, it will be impressive how many of these five million people can go to the cinema.
You know, these are five million Internet users!
After many stars who acted in TV series became popular, they switched to movies where they were famous but had no box office appeal. This is largely because the audiences of movies and TV series are different.
These five million potential viewers, coupled with the confidence in his own movies, are Li Qian's biggest source of confidence.
Guangxian will take care of other things. Such a big company is worthy of Li Qian's trust.
Moreover, Li Qian has no doubt that the other party values the film no less than himself as a director.
Next, Li Qian can fully devote himself to the production of the movie.
Back in the studio computer room, a second-hand film editing table has been purchased. It was collected from a studio.
Looking at this unfamiliar machine, Guo Fan was curious and confused at the same time, "Boss, the film editing station is in trouble. Why don't you do the telecine transfer first? This will make editing easier."
“It also takes time to do telecine. It takes time, money, and energy to go back and forth, and it’s also troublesome. Moreover, when the rough cut and re-cut are already being shot, the editor has already finished cutting, and only the final fine cut and comprehensive cut are left.
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Li Qian fiddled with the editing table. He used this thing when he was in school, and it still looks a bit friendly now.
I took the sample for editing and looked at it under the light. It was very clear, but it was a bit hard on my eyes.
In the early days of Hollywood, there were no men as editors; they were all women.
After checking the samples, Li Qian said to the two of them, "You all go and do your work. Cutting film requires an absolutely quiet environment, so don't watch it. Besides, you will shoot your next movie with a digital camera, so you won't need it for the time being.
And film editing is not something you can watch for a while. I hope that after I finish editing the film, I can also see your script."
The two of them also knew that they were half-empty and could not even use this film editing station, so they also went out. They also wanted to prepare their own movie and get the script out as soon as possible.
I made three movies with Li Qian, and I felt itchy.
Wait for them to go out and close the door.
After calming down his excitement, Li Qian began to work.
First, I carefully watched the rough cut and re-edited samples, and went through the entire plot twice in my mind. What kind of editing method was used to connect each shot into a sequence of scenes, and how these scenes were composed.
A completed story.
After thinking about it all morning, it wasn't until three o'clock in the afternoon that Li Qian officially started to do it.
Put the samples into the editing table and mark each shot's code first to facilitate post-production.
The sample film for this editing is not a negative, but a negative, which is the master film for future film copies, so it must be kept properly and cannot be scratched or damaged, and it cannot be used for editing.
When the laboratory develops the film taken in the early stage, it will develop a positive film that exactly corresponds to the negative for later editing. These positive films are called samples. The samples can also be seen clearly in the frame under the light.
image.
Editing, as the name suggests, means cutting and editing.
Cut it and apply it, it's as simple as that.
The actual operation is also simple and crude with scissors.
But in fact, this is an extremely cumbersome project, which requires the patience and meticulousness of the postgraduate students.
.......
Li Qian just locked himself in the computer room, ate lunch there, and set up a small bed in the office.
Li Qian entered the computer room before it was time to go to work. In the evening, everyone in the studio had finished leaving, and then he returned to the office to rest.
Apart from taking a shower every few days to feel refreshed, I basically don’t do anything else.
Other than delivering food, the others didn't bother Li Qian.
Time has entered October, and the National Day has arrived.
However, there were not many movies released during the National Day holiday. Only one crime movie "The Iron Triangle" starring Louis Koo took in 25 million at the box office in half a month.
There is also a police film "Brothers of Life and Death" starring Andy Lau and Chen Yishun, which also took in about 25 million at the box office within half a month of its release.
This kind of Hong Kong film basically only earns 20 to 30 million yuan at the box office in the Mainland. Some of them can sell for 40 to 50 million yuan, and most of them are praised for their success.
During the National Day holiday, there was no competition from other blockbusters, and there were plenty of viewers, but it only got this box office, which fully shows that the schedule is far less important than the movie itself.
Of course, for a movie that aims to be the annual box office champion, there will definitely be bonuses in the summer and Lunar New Year schedules, but for ordinary movies, it will be useless in any schedule.
The audience is very smart, and it is not that easy to get them to spend money.
It wasn't until November 1st that the much-hyped "Lust, Caution" was released, igniting the entire film industry.
"Lust, Caution" had already made an appearance at the Venice Film Festival in August. The relevant news spread back to China through the media, which caused quite a stir.
Moreover, before the movie was released, various posters and trailers were leaked, and media reports on the scale of the movie that had seen the movie at the film festival aroused the interest of many viewers.
In September, the movie was also released in Xiangjiang and Baodao. It was a complete version. Some viewers in eastern Guangdong went directly to Xiangjiang to watch it. Those who had seen it probably just said it was a pornographic film.
After four days of release, the box office exceeded RMB 40 million, which was a huge hit, and it was directly on track to reach the goal of over RMB 100 million.
Of course, as some clips from the full version leaked out, the discussion on the Internet became even more heated, and various posts seeking resources can be seen everywhere.
Of course, Tang Wei was also scolded by others.
Li is an Oscar-worthy and international director, and few people criticize him.
Tony Leung has won Best Actor at three major film festivals many times, and is very well-known in mainland China both in B-level and in terms of reputation, and rarely gets scolded.
Only Tang Wei attracted most of the firepower.
However, even though the movie market is so booming, Li Qian is still doing the post-production of movies.
Although the rough cut and re-cut had been done by an editor before, it still took Li Qian 23 days just to edit.
Immediately after the color grading, the post-production special effects were completed, and then came the soundtrack and dubbing.
On November 18, all the post-production of "Frequency of Life and Death" was completed. The lab also completed the master film and made a digital copy for photoelectric review.
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On November 21st, after sleeping for two more days and getting rid of his fatigue, Li Qian officially left the country.
I went to Guangxian again, listened to their final publicity plan, and made some suggestions.
There are less than forty days until the movie is released, and it is also time to hold a press conference to announce that "Frequency of Life and Death" will hit the Lunar New Year schedule.
The actors were once again recalled from all over the country and rushed to the hotel.
Nowadays, "Lust, Caution" has become a huge hit, and "Report" and "Assembly" have also begun to promote, and the entire film market has reached an unprecedented hot state.
The three blockbusters are more popular than any other year.
However, there were still a lot of media at the scene, after all, the two movies had not been released yet.
In the conference hall, no one came out yet, and the reporters at the scene were still whispering and talking in low voices.
It was just an exchange of information, and the ones we talked about the most were the actors of "Lust, Caution" and Carina Lau.
Her husband and other actresses were suspected of being part of a conspiracy. Liu Jialing was often harassed by reporters, and the media was also fanning the flames. Some tabloids even said with certainty that the two of them were divorced.
Amidst the noise, Li Qian led the actors to the venue.
"I'm coming!"
"I heard that Li Qian's new movie "Frequency of Life and Death" will also be released next month. I don't know if it's true or not."
"Probably not. Isn't that asking for death? How can he compete with the "Report of Nomination" and "Assembly Number"!"
"Who knows, but starring Zhang Hanyu and Deng Chao, they can also enjoy the popularity of "Assembly"."
...
Facing the constant flashing lights, Li Qian directly stated the purpose of this press conference without any nonsense.
"We welcome all media friends to take time out of their busy schedules to attend the "Frequency of Life and Death" movie conference. After several months of filming and post-production, the film has been officially completed and will be officially launched in major domestic theaters on December 30.
, present a wonderful New Year performance to audiences across the country!"
As soon as these words came out, the reporters who had been speculating just now were in a daze. They didn't expect that Li Qian was really "seeking death" and dared to eat from the mouths of two blockbusters.
"Is it really going to be released next month?"
"Did I hear it correctly? Could it be a gimmick and then withdrawn?"
"Where does he get the confidence? Is it really a science fiction movie?"
"Nonsense, how can you make a science fiction film in China?"
"Young man, after filming two online movies, you don't know how deep the film industry is. Guangxian is going to be screwed this time!"
...
After a brief discussion, the launch conference was exactly the same as before, with long guns and short guns aimed at Li Qian again. The reporters in the front row rushed to ask questions regardless of the order.
Some reporters also captured the confident expression on Li Qian's face when he said these words just now.
With the title: "Rising director Li Qian's new film is scheduled to celebrate the New Year, and the two famous directors Ma Xiaogang and Chen Kexin will be selected!"