How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 412 The first thing to do after watching the movie - rush to the second-hand car market
Seven o'clock in the evening.

After a routine process, [Transformers 1] entered the last stage before the premiere.

This is the last speech given by Zhang Nan, the main creative staff, on stage.

He did not follow the example of other mainland directors and talk about the art, hard work and personal journey of making movies in this session.

Zhang Nan chose to make a joke to warm up the scene.

"First of all, I would like to thank China Film Group, because the total production cost of [Transformers 1] is 4.5 million US dollars, of which 500% of the funds, which is [-] million US dollars, comes from Investment from China Film Group.

My fixed salary for the "Transformers 1" project was US$3 million, so China Film Group was my bread and butter, and [-]% of my salary was provided by China Film Group. "

It can be said that as soon as Zhang Nan finished speaking, the guests in the screening hall applauded.

Many mainland directors and actors among them had expressions of envy and hatred on their faces when they heard that Zhang Nan was directly paid 3 million U.S. dollars for one film.

But it was just envy and jealousy.

Without it.

The gap between them is too big.

"Secondly, I would like to thank Volkswagen, BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche..."

After Zhang Nan read out a series of names of implanted advertisers, he continued: "Thank you to these sponsors for their strong support of up to [-] million US dollars."

This wave of envious and jealous people in the theater are basically gone.

Only the Chinese-American Wang Xiaowang and Feng Xiaogang looked a little stunned.

Because of the sponsorship of movies, they are the first Chinese people to work in mainland movies, and so far they are still the best in mainland movies.

But a movie only brings in tens of millions of yuan in total.

Zhang Nan's mouth is worth 2 million U.S. dollars, a sponsorship fee of more than one billion yuan.

The truth is that the Chinese-American Wang Xiaowang and Feng Xiaogang, who know the operating procedures and profits here, can't help but take a breath.

"With an investment of 4.5 million U.S. dollars, we got back 2 million U.S. dollars from sponsorship. Doesn't it mean that the movie's box office can only make up for its investment if it reaches 7.5 million U.S. dollars." The Chinese-American King said in a low voice.

When Feng Xiaogang heard this, he reminded in a low voice: "Mr. Wang, the box office share in Hollywood is different from that in the Mainland. The producer and the theater can negotiate the ratio. For a film like [Transformers 1], the producer Basically, it can get 70.00% of the total box office, and there are also a lot of peripheral income. Basically, as long as the movie box office reaches [-] million US dollars, the movie will make back its money."

The Chinese-American king took a deep breath. With the momentum of "Transformers 1", not to mention the global box office, even the mainland is expected to hit the box office of [-] million US dollars.

But these thoughts only flashed through the mind of the Chinese-American CEO. What he focused on was what Feng Xiaogang said, that international producers can get 70.00% of the total box office.

"Xiaogang, let's try another costume movie when we have time." The Chinese king suggested to Feng Xiaogang.

Feng Xiaogang remained silent after hearing this.

The previous movie "The Night Banquet" had a box office of over 1.3 million yuan, and it was still [-] million yuan.

But the investment is 2000 million US dollars, nearly 1.6 million yuan!
It was a direct loss.

Of course, it was the Chinese who lost money, but [Night Banquet] not only lost money, but also got scolded!

The Chinese king always wanted to say something to Feng Xiaogang, but Zhang Nan on the stage had already finished his speech. Then the lights in the screening room began to dim, the surroundings were still quiet, and the big screen began to shine.

[Transformers 1] is here. …

As the iconic Paramount Pictures logo with stars surrounding the mountain lights up and slowly dims, the movie begins.

Compared with the original "Transformers 1", in order to increase the audience's attention at the beginning.

It started with a wave of voice-over narration, then continued with the combat operations of North American soldiers, the Decepticons attacking the military base, stealing the coordinates on the protagonist's grandfather's glasses, and finally the camera turned to the protagonist.

In this version of [Transformers 1] starring Zhang Nan, in order to extend the main plot, the plot became that the protagonist happened to buy a Bumblebee, then happened to see a self-driving car going to a 'party' without driving, and finally happened to see The Transformers transformed, but were drawn into the group, and began to fight against the Decepticons and find the pieces of the Rubik's Cube.

The first piece of the Rubik's Cube is part one, the second piece is part two...

Paramount Pictures' plan so far is to find a tenth film with three more than Dragon Ball.

But if it can continue to be filmed, then Paramount doesn't mind continuing to look for it.

Of course, it’s too early to say this, it’s only the first part now.

……

After 144 minutes, [Transformers 1] is over.

But Kaka's cool transformed voice is strongly preserved in the hearts of all moviegoers.

Without it.

The kind of transformation that is full of machinery and extremely flashy, coupled with the fighting method of large-caliber artillery bombardment, makes all modern people, especially modern men, a little unable to bear it.

After the big screen lit up again, Zhang Nan took the stage again and bowed his thanks amidst the warm applause of the crowd, which was either genuine or fake.

The premiere of [Transformers 1] in the Mainland can be considered a successful conclusion, but the journey of the movie [Transformers 1] has just begun.

The popularity of [Transformers 1] has only begun to slowly ferment.

It's okay here in the Mainland, because I don't have much experience in car culture. At most, I think the movie is a hit and movie fans will watch it again if they find it interesting.

But it's different in North America. It's a country on wheels, and it has a different kind of emotion towards cars.

Even though it is released simultaneously around the world, and because the time in the mainland is relatively early, it is released at [-]pm in the mainland, and it is early morning in North America.

But even this did not extinguish the enthusiasm of movie fans in North America.

Let's say that.

There are many movie fans in North America who have no brains and no money. After watching the movie, they rush to the nearby used car market as soon as they leave the cinema.

The purpose is very straightforward, just like the protagonist in [Transformers 1], trying to buy a Bumblebee back.

But the final result~
Basically, it makes used car dealers in North America make a fortune.

Don't think this approach is stupid. People here in North America can't use common sense.

And second-hand cars here in North America are really not expensive, and you can get one for a few thousand dollars.

If you can afford a war-damaged second-hand car like the one in the movie, a few hundred dollars more is not out of the question.

(End of this chapter)