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Chapter 657 7.64 million

Wang Shu did not continue to pay attention to the subsequent impact of "The Night the Comet Came" on "Iron Man 2".

Because at this moment, he is in Iceland, rushing to shoot "Interstellar".

"Action!"

As Wang Shu's shout sounded, the live camera began to move forward and the actors began to perform.

This scene shows the spaceship parked on the surface of Miller's planet, and Anne Hathaway gets off the spaceship to explore.

Next, we see Anne Hathaway's shocked expression when she sees this alien planet full of water.

This can be divided into three shots, one shot is the shot of Anne Hathaway getting off the spaceship, one shot is the shot of Anne Hathaway going into the water, and one shot is the shot of Anne Hathaway's facial expression.

But Wang Shu is trying to finish the shot in one take.

"Click."

The water was very cold, and Anne Hathaway's space suit was heavy, so Wang Shu clearly felt that her performance in one shot was incoherent.

It’s not that it’s incoherent, but he’s not very satisfied with it.

"Annie, let's shoot it in three shots." Wang Shu gave up on the one-shot approach. "First, shoot the scene of you getting off the spaceship, then the scene of you entering the water, and finally the scene of you standing in this position and looking at this planet with your facial expression."

Pointed to where Anne Hathaway needed to stand.

Anne Hathaway pouted and apologized while trying to make up for herself: "Shu, I'm sorry, the space suit is heavy, and it's very cold in the water, so..."

"It's okay." Wang Shu heard this and quickly encouraged the other party, "You have performed very well, and this shot was originally shot in three shots. It's just that I was away for several days, so I wanted to speed up the shot and shoot it in one shot."

"It's my fault. It's not your fault."

“You did a great job!”

Wang Shu has never been a director who puts on airs and shows off his temper on the set, but rather a boastful director who provides emotional value to the actors.

He knew very well that as the director of the crew, if the actors were in a bad mood or in a bad state, it would waste his own time.

Relatively speaking, it is better to provide emotional value to the actors, so that they can be full of energy during their time on the crew.

This way of filming saves time, effort and worry.

Hong Kong's famous director, Wang Jin, has a deep understanding of this.

Sure enough, when Anne Hathaway heard this, a faint smile appeared on her pretty face. She quickly adjusted her state and started filming again.

"Action!"

With one shot divided into three, the shooting moment became much smoother.

After a while, these shots were completed successfully.

Next, let’s shoot the scene where Anne Hathaway interacts with the supporting characters.

In the original timeline, Matt Damon actually starred in "Interstellar".

However, the film is now directed by Wang Shu, and he chose Matthew McConaughey to play the male lead. Given his relationship with Matt Damon, it would be awkward if he just asked the other party to play a supporting role.

So, it’s better not to look for Matt Damon.

After a busy day, it's time to get off work.

After dinner, Anne Hathaway knocked on the door and came to Wang Shu's room.

"Shu, is my acting a little bad?" Anne Hathaway asked aggrievedly.

"No." Wang Shu stood up and stroked the other person's hair, comforting her softly.

This is the truth. After all, Anne Hathaway is from Disney. Although her acting skills are not top-notch, they are still of a certain standard. Otherwise, she would not have won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at such a young age.

Anne Hathaway rolled her eyes and snorted, "You never said that other people's acting skills were bad!"

As a boastful director, Wang Shu mainly encourages the actors and rarely loses his temper to criticize their acting skills.

"Alas~" Wang Shu sighed after hearing this, "I told you but you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do about it."

"You played your part very well in today's scene."

“Although there were some setbacks along the way, they were due to external factors.”

"I also know that space suits are heavy and the water is cold. I can't blame you for that."

"After storyboarding, isn't it a perfect performance?"

"But I still think I can do better." Anne Hathaway said a little aggrieved.

Her attitude was actually to show Wang Shu her attitude towards her acting career and avoid Wang Shu from having a negative impression of her.

If Wang Shu had a bad impression of her artwork, she felt that it would be difficult for her to have the opportunity to work with Wang Shu again.

In other words, many actors try their best to show their perfect side in front of Wang Shu in order to win Wang Shu's favor and get the opportunity to work with him.

"It's not your fault." Wang Shu pinched Anne Hathaway's pretty face. "You are not a professional astronaut. It is normal that you can't keep up with the physical strength. In addition, the environment of the filming location is very bad, so you will definitely be affected."

Wang Shu smiled and said, "I told you that you performed very well after the storyboard was drawn."

"Yeah." Anne Hathaway responded softly with a smile on her face.

Wang Shu held her in his arms, and Anne Hathaway not only did not resist, but also responded actively.

The two of them rolled onto the bed, and Anne Hathaway lay on top of Wang Shu, raised her head and whispered, "Shu, you're awesome!"

This is a double entendre.

Wang Shu couldn't help it.

May passed in a flash.

"The Night the Comet Came" was withdrawn from theaters with a box office of 7.64 million yuan.

Of the 7.64 million yuan, 3.3% must first be paid as a special business tax and 5% as a special fund for the development of the film industry. The remaining 91.7% is the net box office that can be shared.

In other words, the remaining 7 million is the box office revenue that can be shared.

Based on the calculation that the cinemas take 57% and the producers and distributors take 43%, the remaining amount is 3.01 million.

The distributor is also in the business of making money, usually taking 5%-7% of the total net box office.

This time, China Film Group Corporation accounted for 7% of the distribution, which means that the remaining 36% belongs to Yikeshu Company.

That is 2.52 million.

Yikeshu Company earned 2.52 million from the box office of "The Night the Comet Came" alone.

Selling the copyright in the future will generate another source of income.

It’s just that the copyright fees for domestic television broadcasts are pitifully low and can basically be ignored.

The bulk of the work will be on the future online version and overseas copyrights.

For example, the next time Wang Shu goes to the three major European countries, he can sell the copyright of "The Night the Comet Came" abroad.

With his status as a director who has won the Oscar for consecutive years, he should be able to sell it for a good price.

As the news spread that Yikeshu Company invested 4000 million yuan and the film, which was shot in just three days, grossed 7.64 million yuan and made a net profit of 2.52 million yuan at the box office, it shocked many people in and out of the circle.

Tencent and Alibaba in particular have accelerated their pace of entering the film and television industry.

It won’t be long before the film and television industry will undergo earth-shaking changes with the entry of big capital.

At the same time, there are also many coal bosses who don’t know much about the business but have a lot of money and keep investing in the film industry. In the eyes of many people, a movie that was shot in three days can get a box office of 7.64 million yuan. Is the film industry as easy as picking up money?
Although many people know that Wang Shu is a great director and is special and an exception.

But... the fact that a movie that was shot in three days could earn 7.64 million yuan at the box office ultimately gave many people the illusion that the film industry was a place where they could make a lot of money.

Not only coal bosses think so, but big capitals such as Tencent and Alibaba also believe so.

Moreover, big capital also has the confidence to pave the way with money!

In June, the filming of "Interstellar" came to an end. The remaining filming in the cornfield had to be suspended because the corn had not grown enough to be suitable for filming.

Wang Shu returned to China and held a belated celebration banquet for "The Night the Comet Came" in Beijing.

Sun Li, Chen Hao, Liu Yan, Zhao Liying, Chen Kun, Deng Chao, Jiang Wu, and Yang Wei all came.

Having made a huge profit, Wang Shu was not stingy and booked a banquet worth more than 100,000 yuan at the restaurant.

More than 2010 yuan in is still very valuable.

As for giving red envelopes to Sun Li, Chen Hao and others, he had never thought about it.

It's not that he is stingy, but the remuneration he paid to Sun Li, Chen Hao and others is already the market price.

If someone makes a friendly appearance for a fee and he makes a lot of money but doesn't give a red envelope, he is not a good person.

For example, Xu Zheng is such a person.

"Lost on Journey" was not directed by Xu Zheng, and the script was not written by Xu Zheng.

The script of "Lost in Thailand" was also not Xu Zheng's, but he obtained it through some dirty means.

He then began to prepare for the filming of "Lost in Thailand". As he could not get investment or find actors, Wang Baoqiang, who had worked with him on "Lost on Journey", approached him and said that he would star in the film for free and only needed to pay his economic company a 200 million share of the agency contract.

Obviously, Wang Baoqiang wanted to help Xu out because of their friendship.

Later, the box office of "Lost in Thailand" exceeded 1 billion yuan, and Xu Zheng made a fortune, but he did not pay Wang Baoqiang any salary, nor did he give him a red envelope to express his gratitude.

They even told Wang Baoqiang that according to the contract, he didn’t need to pay the film remuneration…

Later, when filming "Lost in Hong Kong", Xu Zheng found Wang Baoqiang. Wang Baoqiang said that he would invest 1000 million yuan to participate in the box office sharing, but Xu Zheng was not happy.

The two parted ways after that.

The table was filled with people from the crew, and there was basically no sense of strangeness, so they chatted freely.

Although the filming of "The Night the Comet Came" only took three days, a book reading session was held before that.

Therefore, we spent more than half a month together.

Wang Shu had just sat down for a while when he had the urge to slip away.

Because everyone at the table was toasting him, which made him feel a little overwhelmed.

Even though he has a huge amount of knowledge, it is still difficult to fight against a whole table alone.

"Director Wang, I'd like to toast you and thank you for giving me the opportunity to star in this movie." Deng Chao raised his glass and stood up and said politely.

Wang Shu also said politely: "It's not that I'm giving you a chance, but you are a very good actor. Even if I don't look for you, other crews will look for you."

Although Deng Chao did not collaborate much with Wang Shu, Sun Li knew that Wang Shu was a boastful director through what she had seen and heard.

This is just a polite remark, just listen to it and don't take it seriously.

Deng Chao smiled and drank the wine in the glass.

Seeing this, Wang Shu had no choice but to say, "It's not that I don't want to accompany you, but I really can't stand it anymore."

"Haha." Everyone present laughed when they heard this. Deng Chao also laughed and said, "Director Wang, just do whatever you want."

Wang Shu nodded, without any hesitation, and took a sip casually.

It’s not that he didn’t give Deng Chao face, but if he drank any more, he would probably show signs of dizziness.

Another round of toasts followed, and Yang Wei asked curiously, "Shuzi, have you finished filming the movie you collaborated with Paramount?"

He specifically called Shuzi to show his relationship with Wang Shu.

As expected, there were several people around with envious expressions.

Wang Shu saw everyone looking at him, shook his head and said, "No."

Then he explained, "There is still a part of the scene that has not been filmed, which is the location for growing corn in the Northeast."

There were news reports about him growing corn in Northeast China, and it was even compared to Zhang Yimou's time growing sorghum to make movies.

Chen Kun said at the right time: "Doesn't that mean it will take another month or two to shoot?"

"No." Wang Shu said with a smile, "In Northeast China, corn can be planted as early as May, and the growth cycle is three months."

"The corn was planted in early May, and we should be able to shoot in the middle of this month."

Seeing that everyone was a little confused, he immediately explained, "The corn doesn't need to be mature, it just needs to grow."

Although Sun Li, Chen Hao and others didn't quite understand how the corn would grow in a month and a half, they still nodded as if they understood.

"I see." Chen Kun suddenly responded, then raised his cup and stood up and said, "Then I wish Director Wang good luck in the next shoot."

Seeing this, the others also raised their glasses and echoed, "Yes, I wish Director Wang good luck in the next shoot."

Seeing this, Wang Shu had no choice but to raise his glass in response.

After the celebration banquet, everyone went back to their homes.

Sun Li and Deng Chao went back together, while Chen Kun, Jiang Wu and Yang Wei went back alone by car.

Liu Yan had other plans, so he left first.

Chen Hao looked at Wang Shu, then at Zhao Liying, and said, "Liying, you go back first. I'll see Director Wang off."

Zhao Liying heard this and thought that you are a senior in the industry and the second female lead in "The Night the Comet Came". You have the final say, so she responded sweetly: "Well, then be careful on the road."

After that, he waved to Wang Shu again and shouted, "Goodbye, Director Wang."

"Okay, goodbye." Wang Shu responded with a smile.

After that, he looked at Chen Hao and said, "I can go back by myself. You and Li Ying can go first. Don't worry about me."

These words were heard by Zhao Liying as she turned around and left.

Although it is just a simple sentence, it is very useful.

If this sentence had not been said, people with a more thoughtful mind would have thought that Chen Hao was sending the others away, leaving only herself and Wang Shu together.

then……

This sentence showed that Chen Hao simply didn't want to cause trouble for Zhao Liying, and he was also worried after seeing that Wang Shu had drunk a lot of alcohol.

Wang Shu thought the same thing and politely declined.

Simply put, it means that people will not think that there is something fishy going on.

When Chen Hao heard this, he snorted, "You drank so much, who knows if you will collapse somewhere halfway?"

"I didn't drink much. I'll take you back first and then I'll go back."

Wang Shu thought for a moment and said, "The villa I live in is quite far from here, and it would be too troublesome to go back and forth."

"I have an apartment here. If you're worried, can you take me there?"

(End of this chapter)