Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 112 The new plan of the leader
After more than two months of screenings.

The total box office of "Green Book" has climbed to 7000 million US dollars.

In order to remain active in the eyes of the judges.

Sony Columbia theaters have been reduced to 100.

Just waiting for Oscar night.

Once you can win a big award, you can use your strong distribution capabilities to immediately increase the number of screening venues and reap a wave of Oscar bonuses.

Then it was time to enter the television and disc markets.

Of course, this is not just a benefit for Sony Columbia.

Winning an award, for Gu Ming, is not only gaining fame, but also brings a lot of benefits.

You must know that the director's contract signed at the time included a profit-sharing contract in addition to a salary of US$200 million.

Now that the North American box office has exceeded 6000 million, Gu Ming can get [-]% of the North American box office as compensation.

For every additional US$100 million at the box office, a share of 30 is converted into more than [-] RMB!

If it reaches a box office of over [-] million, the overall share will be increased to [-]%, and you will get several million more dollars at once.

As for whether Sony Columbia will deliberately not contribute to this, there is no need to worry.

The North American box office does not exceed [-] million, which are two different worlds.

Gu Ming can get millions more, Sony will only get more.

Whether it is in the overseas market or the disc market, a literary film with a box office of over 9000 million in North America will have a better publicity effect than one with a box office of over [-] million.

There is also greater appeal.

"Don't worry, I understand." Gu Ming nodded and made a promise, "Give me five days, and I will be there in five days."

"Okay, I'll wait for you, and I wish you a happy holiday!" Anthony smiled and blessed before hanging up the phone.

Holding the phone tightly, Gu Ming couldn't help but turn his head and look out the window, with a smile on his lips.

Although in later generations, domestic directors are no longer so enthusiastic about Hedgehog.

Many movie fans also feel that the Oscar is mediocre.

But it was my turn to be nominated, so I couldn't help but feel a little excited.

At least it's been shortlisted.

Although the possibility of winning Best Director is slim.

But what if...

Of course, that’s just in case!
What about those old white men who lost their minds and allowed themselves to win the Oscar for Best Director?

Then wouldn’t he become the first Chinese to win this award?

It is no exaggeration to say that one is filled with honor in an instant.

He can even achieve a Grand Slam if he only lacks one Venice Golden Lion in his awards.

Oh, the Grand Slam is a bit exaggerated.

There is also the Golden Rooster, Golden Horse, and Golden Image, the best director who won three domestic gold medals.

But this is not important.

Not giving yourself a reward when the time comes is not your own loss, but theirs.

"Son, what's a good thing? I'm so happy to be like that." As a mother, Gu's mother knew her son best. She saw that it was a good thing and couldn't help but ask.

This sound.

He immediately attracted Dad Gu who was smoking on the balcony.

He pinched his cigarette and trotted over, "Son, son, have you won any prizes again?"

"No prize." Gu Ming suppressed a smile and shook his head.

"No, there must be something good." Dad Gu raised his hand and put the extinguished cigarette into his mouth, and patted Gu Ming, "Tell me about it and make Dad happy too."

"That's when the Oscar nominations came out. My film "Green Book" received six nominations. I was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay as a producer, director and screenwriter."

"I go……"

Dad Gu came to talk about the quintessence of Chinese culture.

Then he took a few steps back and sat on the sofa.

The corners of his mouth were raised crazily.

At the time when he grew up, the United States was definitely quite sophisticated.

There are even some entertainers who go abroad to perform, and the entire troupe is in the United States.

One can imagine the feeling of gap.

Now that his son has been nominated for so many awards at the same time, he feels indescribably happy.

His hand immediately reached for the phone, and then returned to the balcony.

"Old Wu! Let me tell you something. My son was nominated for that Oscar. He was nominated for both Best Picture and Best Director."

"Lao Li, how do you know what Oscar my son has been nominated for?"

"I must let my son win a prize and bring glory to the country..."

Hearing that his father was bragging to his old friends again, Gu Ming smiled and said nothing.

This is just a hobby, let him be happy.

……

Oscar nominations are public.

Soon, many people in the industry knew the news.

No matter what kind of film it is.

Awards are given to specific people, and the biggest beneficiary is naturally Gu Ming.

One by one, they picked up their mobile phones and started to congratulate Gu Ming.

Some people send text messages because they are not familiar with each other.

What Gu Ming didn't expect was that the first text message he received was from Jin Suo, "Congratulations to Director Gu for winning six awards for his new film. I don't know when I can make a film with Director Gu. I look forward to it."

I looked through it and found that they were all similar.

Gu Ming couldn't come back either, so he received the call.

It was Han Sanpin who called.

"You, you, can always surprise me."

"I also give you a surprise. "Taken 2" has exceeded [-] million. It seems that the final box office of this film is almost the same as the previous one."

"Okay, enough about the surprise, let's talk about Oscar. What's going on? Are you sure?"

"I'm sure there's no such thing as winning a prize!" "Okay, kid, I wish you success in advance. If you really win the prize, I'll give you a celebration banquet when you come back." Han Sanpin looked very generous.

The two "Taken" films have clearly boosted the domestic box office.

Moreover, it has increased the box office space of domestic films to a figure that is still watchable.

There will also be a "Heroes" starring big names at the end of this year, and it will definitely not be far behind.

The road to commercial blockbusters led by him has obviously gone extremely smoothly!
It made him feel like he had found a path to success.

Find a big director and invest big money to make blockbusters, mainly action movies and martial arts movies!Relying on overseas copyrights to support high investments, relying on huge investments to create big casts to attract audiences.

Found the formula for success.

This makes it difficult for him not to be happy!

After other domestic directors learned the news, they were quite agitated for a period of time.

Zhang Yimou was busy teasing his eldest son, who was less than one year old.

After hearing this, his envy was fleeting, and he just said lightly. At the same time, he recalled his "Hero" in his mind. He felt that he had used his colors to the extreme in this film.

The scene is magnificent.

By then, even if it’s not possible to win Best Director, Best Picture, or Best Foreign Language Film with a Chinese-language film, you can still try.

Moreover, my relationship with Gu Ming is acceptable. If he really succeeds at the Oscar this time, it shows that Sony Columbia is reliable.

At that time, it will be more likely to succeed in the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

"call……"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yimou couldn't help but take a deep breath. Compared with the three major European awards, he has one more than Li Yu, and he is definitely the first among Chinese.

But since Li Eu's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, he felt a little behind.

"I want to fight, not to prove how great I am, but to tell others that I must get back what I lost!"

What was playing on the TV was "A Better Tomorrow" by Wu Baige.

Listening to that classic line, Zhang Yimou was lost for a moment.

On the other side, Brother Chen Kai was also teasing his son.

the phone is ringing.

"Arthur, sit down first!"

After calling his son's English name, he answered the phone and heard the news that Gu Ming had been nominated.

For a while, there were some mixed feelings.

Thinking that I had accepted a TV series called "Lu Bu and Diao Chan", I felt very unwilling.

How come you are reduced to accepting TV dramas?

No!

It can't go on like this.

I also want to make a blockbuster movie like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and win an award in the United States.

His mind began to work rapidly.

If you want to make a blockbuster, you must sell foreign copyrights.

It must be an action movie.

It’s not easy for modern action movies to win awards, they have to be from ancient times.

But asking him to make a costume action movie would be like eating into "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero"!

He didn't even bother to do it.

"That's right, fantasy!"

"Yes, "The Lord of the Rings" is so popular, it feels like fantasy movies are on the rise!"

"Just make a fantasy action movie."

"By bringing together stars from China, Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong Island, the box office in these three countries will be the same. Even if the film doesn't sell for much money in Europe and the United States, there's no need to worry about repaying the money."

The prototype of a plan gradually formed in his mind.

A villa in Beijing.

After Feng Pants got the news, he came to the exhibition cabinet where he kept the awards.

Look at the Pyramid Award for Best Film at the Cairo International Film Festival that was won with "A Sigh".

This is the biggest award I have ever received.

For other awards, I was not even nominated for the Golden Rooster.

There was nothing I could do but sigh.

……

No matter what everyone thinks, Gu Ming can't care.

Now he doesn't even think about Oscar, he just has one thought.

Chinese New Year!

Sitting around making dumplings with your family and enjoying this moment of reunion.

By the way, watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Singing or something like that is mainly about the atmosphere, especially for Gu Ming.

Apart from skits, this is the only one I’ll take a look at.

Until a sketch appeared, Gu Ming was happy.

It’s actually a sketch for this year’s Spring Festival Gala!
"The ruthless disease is devouring the healthy cells of your brain, and a new vegetative state is about to be born."

“In what circumstances does one plus one equal three?”

"Congratulations, you will answer quickly!"

Even though I have watched Zhao Bensan's classic sketch "Selling Cars" many times, I still couldn't help but laugh out loud when I watched it again.

When the countdown started, Gu Ming received a New Year's call.

The first one was called by Yan Danchen.

The second one was called by Gao Yuanyuan.

What Gu Ming didn't expect was that so many people called after five minutes past twelve, and several of them didn't answer the call, but the third one who called was actually Li Bingbing.

The mother on the side seemed to be watching TV, but her attention was all on Gu Ming's mobile phone.

When I heard the third phone call, I didn’t know how to describe my expression.

(End of this chapter)