How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 663: The person in charge of Ali’s ticketing department: I finally understand how ordinary people feel when they take a taxi and look at the meter.
That night.

The premiere of [The Wandering Earth] ended successfully.

Most of the invited guests came and left happily.

Only the invited guests from 20th Century Fox Pictures left James Cameron surrounded by ugly faces.

He couldn't help but look ugly.

Since the end of [Avatar 2009] in 1, it is now the end of 2014.

It’s been almost five years since I started making plans.

The progress of [Avatar 2] is still at a relatively preliminary stage.

Now James Cameron has to scrap the plan of five years and start over again.

Damn it, starting from scratch, even if the efficiency is twice the result with half the effort, it will take at least ten years!

It is indeed of some use to blow up a half-built building and turn it into rubble and rubble, and then use it as the cornerstone to lay the foundation, but it is only a little bit useful.

……

in the hotel.

"Is there any backend software for theater data?" James asked again.

The person in charge also nodded, "Yes, what do you want to do?"

So James Cameron nodded and said, "Okay, but did you bring your computer?"

"I want to see how [The Wandering Earth] performs at the global box office?" James Cameron replied.

Hearing this, the person in charge suddenly thought that if the box office data of "The Wandering Earth" was average, it would be easier for him to persuade James Cameron, so he took out his computer and opened the digital theater box office statistics backend a few minutes faster.

James Cameron isn't stupid either.

After all, this guy is famous for being a tough guy.

"Although it is a complete overhaul, the previous preparations are not useless. Those preparations can be turned into the cornerstone..." James Cameron said stubbornly.

The person in charge of Twentieth Century Fox Pictures who came to participate in the premiere of "The Wandering Earth" stood in front of the window in the room, called the headquarters company to explain the situation, got some instructions, and then hung up the phone , walked to James Cameron who was sitting on the sofa, and continued to persuade:
"James, we have been preparing for [Avatar 2] for almost five years. You cannot, or should not, just tear everything down and start over after watching a new movie."

However, it is true that he has just been reminded of some ideas by the alternative narrative perspective of "The Wandering Earth", but these ideas are not complete and require time to think about.

"Bring it." The person in charge nodded.

However, the person in charge also knew that he might not be able to convince James Cameron in a short period of time.

Although after watching "The Wandering Earth", he was indeed attracted by this unique narrative angle.

But if the global box office data of "The Wandering Earth" is not good, he will change his mind after reviewing the situation.

James Cameron knew that this was a delaying tactic.

The person in charge felt his scalp numb after hearing James Cameron's words.

"James, let's all calm down now. Should we think carefully about such an important decision before making a decision?" the person in charge suggested.

It's late at night.

But when the entire digital theater box office statistics background data page refreshed.

Looking at those data, he was completely confused.

The current popularity of digital cinemas around the world has not yet spread all over the world.

However, it is much more widespread than a year ago and has spread to the entire mainland, most regions in Asia, most key regions in North America, and some key regions in some European countries.

Therefore, the digital theater box office statistics background on the screen can only count the data of "The Wandering Earth" in these areas, and there is definitely a gap from the real box office data of "The Wandering Earth".

but……

The current box office data alone is a bit scary.

[The Wandering Earth] Mainland real-time box office data: 2.796 million yuan (approximately million U.S. dollars)
[The Wandering Earth] North American real-time box office data: 5746.1 million US dollars.

[The Wandering Earth] UK real-time box office data: 680 million US dollars.

[The Wandering Earth] Neon real-time box office data: 1500 million US dollars. [The Wandering Earth] Korean real-time box office data: 870 million US dollars.

[Wandering Earth] Brazil real-time box office data:...

[The Wandering Earth] French real-time box office data:...

The zeros and zeros are added together.

[The Wandering Earth] This premiere only started at 8pm. So far, it has only sold two movie tickets. However, the real-time box office of some theaters around the world has already accumulated more than 200 million. US dollars.

"Is this... is there a system error?" The person in charge of Twentieth Century Fox felt his mouth was a little dry.

James Cameron did not speak when he heard this. He just clicked refresh, and then the real-time box office data on the computer screen jumped up again.

obviously.

The data can be refreshed, and the problem is not too big.

……

It's not just James Cameron who is paying attention to the box office data of "The Wandering Earth".

Film and television people and film and television companies from all over the world who participated in the premiere of "The Wandering Earth" can pay attention.

After the premiere, one by one, they all logged into the backstage of the digital theater box office statistics, and were frightened by the initial momentum of "The Wandering Earth".

Of course.

The ones who were most frightened were the ticketing departments of Ali, Penguin and Meituan in the Mainland Film Market, which had reached a ticket subsidy cooperation with Zhang Nanda.

"This has just begun, and it's already 200 million US dollars?"

The person in charge of Ali's ticketing department looked at the data in front of the computer and felt very panicked.

Because according to the ticket subsidy contract, the three of them will give a subsidy price of 1.6 billion US dollars for 200 million US dollars.

The employee next to him saw the panic look on his department head's face and roughly guessed the reason, so he quickly said:
"Head, our ticket subsidy cooperation with Director Zhang on [The Wandering Earth] is global, but the focus is still on the country, so what we want to subsidize is mainly the box office data in the mainland."

The person in charge of Ali's ticketing department breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this and turned his gaze to the real-time mainland box office column on the computer screen in the digital theater box office statistics background.

2.796 million yuan.

It is indeed much better than the more than 200 million US dollars just now, and not so scary.

but--

There are quite a few of them!

And...this number is still beating.

2.8 million, 2.83 million, 2.87 million...

Look at this number that keeps jumping.

The person in charge of Ahri's ticketing department felt that he could not understand why ordinary people would feel palpitations when taking taxis in major cities such as Shanghai, Shanghai, and Shanghai, and looking at the meter.

Now he understands somewhat.

And it’s a special understanding.

With a starting price of 2.796 million yuan, the kilometer rental price, night driving fees, and waiting time charges are all taken together. A jump of a few seconds is worth several million yuan, and then this number will only continue to rise. It won't go down, and he's having palpitations now.

“Fortunately, I didn’t show off at the beginning and shared the [Wandering Earth] ticket subsidy with Penguin and Meituan.

Otherwise, Ahri’s ticketing department probably wouldn’t be able to handle it alone now.

Moreover...the two guys also gave Zhang Nan an extra dollar as a subsidy. Generally speaking, the situation on my side is the best. "The person in charge of Ali's ticketing department comforted himself in this way.

The situation of the other two companies is indeed worse than that of Ali Ticketing Department.

The ticketing departments of these two companies only feel that their current state is like an excerpt from the passage at the end of "The Wandering Earth": hope and despair coexist.

The higher the box office of [The Wandering Earth] is, the better the promotion effect of their software will be, but the higher the cost will be.

(End of this chapter)