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- Taiwan China Film Company.
Mr. Ming Ji, the general manager, carefully read the film shooting plan in his hand, looked up at Huang Hanzhuo who was drinking tea across the desk, and asked: "Why does Boss Huang want to cooperate with China Film Group? Wang is stronger, right?" .¡±
Huang Hanzhuo smiled and said: "Wang's film industry is a big business. If you cooperate with them to make movies, you will suffer a lot."
"But your plan didn't even spell out what to shoot, but you're planning to spend NT$80 million to shoot the movie. Isn't this child's play?" Ming Ji shook his head repeatedly.
Huang Hanzhuo said: "If the main investment is 10 million, I will make the film myself. Why should I ask your company to cooperate? What I am planning to make is a science fiction film, which requires the use of a lot of the latest special effects technology."
"But the budget of 80 million is too much, and the risk is too great." Ming Ji said without hesitation. Although Wang Zijun's "et" cost NT$100 million to shoot, for Ming Ji, NT$10 million is enough. It¡¯s already a big investment.
"80 million is not much," Huang Hanzhuo asked, "Does Mr. Ming know what the box office of Wang Zijun's "ET" was on the first day in Taiwan?"
Ming Ji shook his head. "et" had only been released less than 48 hours ago. He didn't bother to inquire about it, so he didn't know the specific box office situation.
"9.25 million!" Huang Hanzhuo said.
"What?" Ming Ji's hand shook and the pen he was holding fell directly onto the desk. He thought he heard wrong and confirmed to Huang Hanzhuo, "You mean the first day's box office was NT$8.16 million?"
Huang Hanzhuo nodded affirmatively, not talking about Huang Hanzhuo. When he just heard this data, he was also shocked.
Ming Ji said: "Isn't there a mistake? I remember that there are only 500 copies of "et" now, and dozens of them were sent overseas for dubbing. Even if all the cinemas are full, they won't be able to sell so many copies!"
"I didn't believe it at first," Huang Hanzhuo said with a wry smile, "but the box office of 8.16 million on the first day is indeed true. There are not enough copies of the movie, but if you take advantage of the time difference between the screenings, the same copy can be used in two screening halls, if you are not afraid If something goes wrong in the middle, it can even supply three or four screening rooms. On the first day of the release of "et". Not only multiplex cinemas do this, but even many single-hall cinemas share the same copy. After one reel of film is played, Immediately send someone to ride a motorcycle to the next house. You didn't see the scene. From the theater manager to the projectionist and film delivery people below, everyone was crazy busy."
"" Ming Ji was extremely speechless after hearing this. The movie must be so popular in such an area that several cinemas would be forced to share one copy.
Five hundred copies were enough to supply many movie theaters in Taiwan ten years ago. But now Taiwan's economy is developing rapidly and it is one of the four Asian tigers. It has even reached the point where the United States is forcing the Taiwan dollar to appreciate. The development of the economy has brought about the development of the entertainment industry. After a period of decline around 1980 (when televisions became popular), Taiwan's box office rebounded rapidly after 1982, and the number of movie theaters surged by nearly one-third. .
If the copy is enough. Wang Zijun's "et" is likely to create a miracle in Taiwan with a first-day box office of over NT$10 million, although it only costs over NT$200,000 when converted into U.S. dollars
Ming Ji was obviously stunned by Wang Zijun's terrifying box office figures. After a long time, he sighed: "No wonder the box office of "Titanic" is comparable to the total box office of all movies in Hong Kong and Taiwan in a year."
What Ming Ji doesn¡¯t know is that if it weren¡¯t for Wang Zijun making Wang¡¯s Pictures bigger. It attracted many Hong Kong directors and stars to Taiwan to film. At this time, Taiwanese movies have been so busy that they have no face to see anyone.
The total box office of Hong Kong movies in 1984 should have been US$560 million. However, because movie stars such as Cheng Lung and Chow Yun-fat were filming in Taiwan, and Taiwanese investors did not spend as much money to invest in Hong Kong as they did in the parallel space, Taiwan's The total box office of Taiwanese movies in 1984 exceeded US$600 million, while the total box office in Hong Kong was only US$260 million. It's half less than in parallel space.
"Yes, so we can't stand still. If First Pictures cooperates with China Film to produce a high-quality blockbuster, if it works properly, the box office will be guaranteed." Huang Hanzhuo said.
Ming Ji was old, and he would not be fooled into investing by Huang Hanzhuo with just a few words. He picked up a pen and scratched on the planning book, changed the investment budget of 80 million to 50 million, handed it to Huang Hanzhuo and said: "One family will contribute half of it." In addition, I will be responsible for finding Wang Zijun and borrowing some excellent special effects artists."
Huang Hanzhuo can't come up with 80 million US dollars, but he still has 80 million NT dollars. This time I came to China Film for cooperation, just to share the risk and take advantage of China Film's distribution channels. Unexpectedly, Ming Ji was a little too cautious and was only willing to invest 25 million.
"Well, let me ask someone to write the script first." Huang Hanzhuo stood up and said.
¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s not good to be blind when it comes to making movies.¡± Ming Ji pointed out.Tao.
"Then I'll take my leave first." Huang Hanzhuo took back his film planning plan.
As soon as Huang Hanzhuo left, Ming Ji asked his secretary to find Zhang Yongxiang, the gold medal screenwriter of China Film Company, and said: "Old Zhang, I will give you a task."
"Old leader, just give me your orders," Zhang Yongxiang said.
"Have you seen the movie "et" produced by Wang's Pictures?" Ming Ji asked.
Zhang Yongxiang was full of praise and said: "I watched it. It's a very good movie. It has a good balance between literary and commercial aspects. Both adults and children love to watch it. I heard that Director Wang wanted to shoot a scene of two or three seconds. , we built a special studio and spent millions of Taiwan dollars. This kind of professionalism is worth learning from."
"The company is planning to shoot a blockbuster after the Chinese New Year, just like "et"." Ming Ji said, "It doesn't necessarily have to be a science fiction film, but it must have shocking images, and we will also try new special effects. It¡¯s about the elements. I¡¯ll leave the script to you. Don¡¯t be afraid of making the scene big. As long as the budget is less than 100 million, I can make the decision.¡±
"Shall I write it?" Zhang Yongxiang said in surprise. He is over fifty years old and has written hundreds of well-received and popular scripts such as "Duck Farmer", "Small Town Story", "My Land, My People", etc., but most of them were literary films. Asking him to write a script for a commercial blockbuster, he really didn't feel confident.
"Don't be unsure, I believe you can write well." Ming Ji said, "That's it, show me the script after the New Year."
"Okay." Zhang Yongxiang agreed reluctantly.
On the other hand, after Huang Hanzhuo returned to his No. 1 Pictures, he threw down the movie plan. Call the planning and screenwriting staff over: "We have a task now. After the Chinese New Year, the company will shoot a commercial blockbuster. You guys go down and discuss it. I want a specific plan, not something ambiguous like this."
Ming Ji and Huang Hanzhuo were obviously jealous by the box office of "et", and at the same time they also felt that a new era of movies was coming. That means big investment and big production. The previous small-scale projects were largely limited by the capacity of the film market and the economic environment. The greater the investment, the greater the risk. Not everyone can predict the future like Wang Zijun.
But now, after years of development, the film markets in Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea are mature enough, and even the European and American markets have a small share of Chinese-language films.
Now that the market has expanded, it would seem petty to continue to make small efforts. Large-scale film companies like China Film and First Pictures, how can they have one commercial blockbuster a year, otherwise they really have no face to come out and meet people.
Ming Ji and Huang Hanzhuo considered the overall film market environment and company prospects. So I decided to shoot a commercial blockbuster. At the same time, many small and medium-sized film companies, stimulated by the box office of "et", are also planning to make science fiction films. They don't think much about it, just because "et" is a hit. I just want to follow the trend and get a vote.
A week passed quickly, and the first-week box office of "et" in Taiwan was released - NT$68 million. Especially on the fourth day of release, the single-day box office actually reached NT$11 million.
crazy!
Taiwan¡¯s directors have finally realized how their Hollywood colleagues have felt in recent years, with the box office monster Wang Zijun here. They dare not compare their results.
On the streets of Taipei, the host of Taiwan TV said to the camera: "Today is the weekend, and I am standing outside the gate of the Ximending Golden Lion Cinema. What you can see now is that the average ticket price is 20% higher than elsewhere. At the Golden Lion Cinema, moviegoers queuing up to buy tickets have now lined up on the street. Since "et" is a science fiction children's film, people who watch the movie often come from the whole family, including not only gray-haired old people, but also those who have just started school. Little friend"
The reporter walked to a nearby restaurant and interviewed a waiter: "Excuse me, have you followed "ET"?"
"How can I have time to watch it?" the restaurant waiter complained, "There are so many people watching movies these days. When there are more people, our restaurant's business will be better, and we will be too busy."
"Are there many people watching movies every day?" the reporter asked.
The waiter said: "There are so many. Many people came to buy tickets in the morning and couldn't get one, so they just ordered takeout at our restaurant and ate while queuing up."
"Wow, so crazy?" the reporter said exaggeratedly.
The waiter said: "That's right. It makes me want to see what kind of movie is so good."
The reporter left the restaurant and squeezed into the manager¡¯s room of the cinema. He waited for more than ten minutes before the manager came back. The reporter asked: "Manager Hu, how popular is "et"? Now the whole city of Taipei is discussing this movie."
Manager Hu gestured with his fingers and said: "In our Wang Cinema chain, the filming rate of "ET" has reached 60%.Most of the movies on the market have given way to "et". How popular is "et"? It can be said that it swept the Taiwan box office. This is a box office miracle. The first week box office of "Titanic" in Taiwan was only a little over 50 million, while the first week box office of "ET" was NT$68 million. "
The box office performance of "et" in Taiwan shocked many people, including Wang Zijun himself.
Although "et" has received high praise over the years, its box office appeal is obviously far less than "Titanic". But now the first-week box office of "ET" has far exceeded the situation when "Titanic" was released, which was definitely beyond Wang Zijun's expectation.
The reasons for the box office success of "et" have also been analyzed layer by layer by colleagues in Taiwan, and they have come to the following conclusion: the first week box office of "et" was higher than that of the legendary movie "Titanic". First of all, it was because of the social economy and prices. The growth has caused movie ticket prices in December to rise a lot compared to more than half a year ago; secondly, this is Wang Zijun¡¯s first Chinese-language film after returning to the United States after many years of making films. Moreover, with the residual power of the $1 billion director, the box office attracted The power is greatly increased; also, this is the first true Chinese science fiction blockbuster, and the story takes place in Taiwan. It is naturally more attractive to the people of Taiwan than "Titanic"; finally, "Titanic" is mostly watched by couples, while "ET" is often watched by a large family together.
"King's return! ¡·
"Wang Zijun's science fiction blockbuster, box office of 68 million in first week"
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Reports from major newspapers and magazines are overwhelming. A group of young actors in the film such as Lin Zhiying have become stars. Major companies have extended olive branches, and some film companies even want to sign long-term child star contracts with them.
In addition to these young actors, even Xiao Qiang, a prominent role in the movie, has also won the favor of film companies and advertisers because of her stunning appearance. From time to time, people come to ask her to shoot things.
And Zhen Zhen, an older generation star who has been away from the Taiwanese film industry for more than ten years, actually has a new lease of life because of her appearance in "et" for a few minutes, and is once again sought after by movie fans.
As for Ke Junxiong, this old handsome guy, he used to play the role of a handsome young boy, and later he used to play the role of a gangster. Now that his acting career has begun, people who come to him for filming are actually giving him roles such as agent killers, just because he played the role in "et" It's the head agent.
??The media have called Wang Zijun the first Chinese-language director. If this arrogant title is given to other directors, no matter how senior they are, some people will definitely be dissatisfied. But who dares to dissent now? Taiwan's first-week box office record has been continuously broken by others, and the use of high-tech special effects is unparalleled in the entire Chinese world. Even Tsui Hark, who made "The New Shushan Swordsman", personally admitted that his movie's special effects , received great help from Wang Zijun.
One week after "et" was released in Taiwan, it began to land in Hong Kong. It took in a box office of 1.1 million Hong Kong dollars on the first day of release and a box office of 12 million in the first week. Hong Kong directors are on the verge of tears. In 1984, there were only 20 films in Hong Kong that grossed more than 10 million in box office. That is to say, apart from these 20 films, the domestic box office of other Hong Kong films was not as much as Wang Zijun's income in a week.
Hong Kong's "Film Fortnightly" commented: "This is Wang Zijun's film era, and no one can compare with him. Not only in Hong Kong and Asia, but also in the world. He is a film genius that is not seen in a century."
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