Chapter 459 Qishang Spring Festival Gala and Jiang Ziya
On January 25, 2006, the movie "Fearless" was released
As a top domestic superstar, Li Lianjie still has a strong box office appeal. Even if the Spring Festival is approaching, the statistics are quite good.
And according to media reports, "Fearless" has a very good overseas box office, reaching the box office of US$5 million in North America in less than a week.
This data is definitely not comparable to those Hollywood blockbusters, but it is also better than some movies that have vowed to hit the American market.
For example, "The Promise"
It was also released in North America, but the box office was only US$669,000, which was not even enough for the film studio's promotional expenses.
Due to the influence of "Xiu Chun Knife 2", the mainland box office did not reach the 180 million in the original time and space, and it was only about 130 million when it was drawn.
The film studio takes about 37.7% of the production share, which is just over 48 million yuan.
And because of the disastrous box office failures in the Mainland and the United States, the original copyright sale is not progressing very well.
Because it is a big-budget film, it is aimed at making money overseas. The asking price for the copyright is very high, often tens of millions of dollars. Overseas film producers will definitely be more cautious, and some will even consider the box office market and word of mouth before deciding to sign a contract. .
This situation has both advantages and disadvantages for the producer. If the box office is a hit, the price will definitely increase, but if the box office is not satisfactory, the price will be lowered, and the cooperation will even be cancelled.
Because of Director Chen, the crew of "The Promise" had more confidence in the film and a stable mentality, but now they are starting to sit on wax.
? Overseas filmmakers who are still willing to cooperate have desperately lowered the price, and some of them are not ready to buy any more.
Compared with the film's cost investment of 300 million yuan, "The Promise" must be compensated, and what we can do now is to try our best to recover the loss.
And the biggest investor in "The Promise" is China Film Group, and Han Sanye is almost depressed.
This is a key project of China Film Group, and several hundred million yuan has been spent. Now, he, the specific person in charge, cannot absolve himself of the blame for this situation.
Fortunately, several cooperation projects between him and Fanxing, such as "New World", "Xiu Chun Dao 2" and "Mythology" all have certain profits, which have added a lot of points to him.
In addition, China Film Group also has theater chains and distribution businesses, and it has also made some money. At any rate, it will not lose the bottom line, and barely avoided the pot.
After this time, Sanye Han's impression of Dao Chen changed greatly, and at the same time he valued Fan Xing more and more.
He figured it out, except Fan Xing and a small number of people, the rest are mobs, and together with insects, it is impossible to do well in Chinese movies
"Embroidered Spring Knife 2", which was drawn before and after "The Promise", finally had a box office of 184 million in the mainland, ranking second in the box office list in the mainland in 2005, and the champion was "New World".
It's a pity that "The Promise" still has a strong foundation, and in the end it surpassed "Mythology". Otherwise, the top three films in the mainland box office today would be produced or produced by Fanxing.
For the 184 million box office, the producer can probably get about 70 million, and Fanxing and Fanxing theaters and distribution can get about 30-50 million.
Under normal circumstances, theaters can get 50% to 58% of the total box office of movies.
As the main theater line for the release of Fanxing movies, Fanxing Theater Line has a high internal lineup and a large box office. It can basically get a share of 55% to 58% from the theater line, and get one-third to more than half of the share.
At the same time, the publisher also needs to share the money, usually 5% to 10% of the total box office, Fanxing can get at least half, and sometimes even the whole package.
In other words, if the box office of a movie is produced, distributed, and screened by Fanxing, Fanxing himself can account for 60-75% of the show's revenue.
This is the benefit of having an industrial chain, eating from the beginning to the end
Therefore, Cao Xuan is sometimes willing to give up some film investment shares, because even if he gets less from production, he can still earn back from distribution and theaters.
So far, there are only three companies in China that can play this way, China Film, Shanghai Film and Fanxing.
Huayi, Bona and other companies are chasing after this model, but due to strength, capital and market share, they can only follow the three.
Cao Xuan would occasionally give them a hand, and rarely deliberately suppress them. The main reason is that such a group of companies need to chase after them, which can not only bring a certain amount of competitive pressure to Fanxing, and avoid lying in the credit department waiting to die. Nor will it form a trend of private monopoly in Fanxing.
Now that the economy needs to advance at a high speed, you can ignore many things, and even wish you could become bigger and stronger.
However, after a few years of economic growth, many things will become more sensitive, and if not done, it will become a chicken that is killed to make an example of others.
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Cao Xuan usually played chess with the old man at his own level, and if he couldn't play chess, he took a photo with his mobile phone and hung up.
Relying on this sinister routine, Cao Xuan loses less and wins more, and when he performs supernormally, he can even pull the old man's hair out
However, during the Chinese New Year today, Cao Xuan did not cheat and showed his true level, and lost three games in a row.
Seeing Papa Hu's arrogant and presumptuous smile, Cao Xuan hesitated for a while, but still didn't take out his phone.
For Chinese New Year, just make the old man happy.
He remembered that the uncle of a senior executive of Fox Animation was a national chess player. He would invite him to play with Papa Hu one day, so that the old man could really feel what cruelty is
After playing chess, the family had a reunion dinner and watched the skit "Speaking Things" by Lao Zhao, Song Dandan, and Xiao Cui. With bursts of laughter, the bell of the new year ushered in.
In the next few days, Cao Xuan went to pay New Year's greetings as usual.
This kind of direct door-to-door visit is not long, at most one more time, I am afraid I have to call in advance to ask for instructions in advance, but if I can still enter the door at that time, the meaning will be completely different. gone.
It's not easy. Since 1998, Cao Xuan has buried a long line for nearly ten years
In addition to the places he must visit every year, Cao Xuan did not forget his master Li Xuejian.
In the past two years, Cao Xuan has actually been intentionally letting his master act more in starry dramas. More money is more comfortable than nothing, but there is an old man who is a bit stubborn, and he is a little bit reluctant to show his apprentice's glory.
Unless there is a book he likes very much, or Cao Xuan needs help, he is more inclined to evolve dramas or take on outside dramas.
Cao Xuan persuaded him a few times, and if he didn't listen, he would just let him go. Anyway, he had something to eat, so he couldn't starve the master, so the old man could act whatever he wanted.
But this time, Cao Xuan found Li Xuejian specially, and bragged about it so much that he made the old man dizzy, so he tried to see him.
"Feng Shen Bang", which has been in preparation for several years, is finally ready to start filming this year.
The TV series is directed by Hu Mei, who has filmed "Yongzheng Dynasty" and "Hanwu Emperor".
The two co-directors are Yu Mingsheng, the director of "Lotus Lantern", and Zhang Yongxin, the contracted director of Fanxing.
The representative works of the latter are "Military Division Alliance" and "Awakening Age". They haven't made their debut yet, but they have also filmed a few dramas with a good reputation. They were discovered by Cao Xuan, paid under his command, and focused on training.
The total investment is 150 to 200 million, but it is made into two parts, corresponding to two major plots, a total of 80 episodes, jointly produced by Fanxing and CCTV, each accounting for half, and sharing the advertising revenue afterwards.
The male protagonist is undoubtedly Jiang Ziya. Cao Xuan asked someone to ask Mr. Lan Tianye if he had any plans to return to the arena, but the old man declined.
Cao Xuan didn't do what he thought, and directly decided on Li Xuejian. He has confidence in his master and can play this role well.
?Retired cadre Yang Shanzhou, Liangshan boss Song Jiang, Shanghai beach boss Feng Jingyao, Northeast king Zhang Zuolin
No matter what type of role, Li Xuejian can make people forget about others, as if the role is him.
As for the image problem, Cao Xuan remembers Wu Ershan's "Fengshen Bang" trilogy, the old man played Zhou Wenwang, but his demeanor and appearance were more like Jiang Taigong who entrusted the gods than Huang Bo.
Cao Xuan's proposal was also approved by CCTV and the director team. There are only a few actors who can play Jiang Ziya well and are qualified to support such a large production. Li Xuejian is one of them, and everyone has no reason to disagree.
Today, Cao Xuan came to the door, also intending to finalize the role, Li Xuejian was a little hesitant.
It's not that he doesn't have the confidence to perform well, but the investment is really not small, if it goes wrong, it will ruin the apprentice.
But Cao Xuan couldn't stand the rainbow farts all the time, and the teacher's wife turned her elbows out beside her. Even the younger brother helped to intercede. In the end, Li Xuejian hesitated for a long time, but nodded in agreement.
"How aboutI'll try."
"Don't try, you're sure you can do it."
Cao Xuan sent a text message to the staff, asking them to prepare a contract, and the remuneration will be paid at the highest market price, and then the father and father drink and eat.
After this matter is settled, it is not long before the appointment time, and it is time for him to prepare to leave for the United States