Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 192: 1000 million investment, over 4 million box office, 40 times return rate.

Sometimes, there are always some unexpected things in life.

Just as Chen Cheng said.

The box office is often unpredictable.

Although he was about to become the number one in the mainland in those years, he achieved the achievement of being number one in three charts, which no one else in the country had ever achieved.

but.

In the last week left of those years, piracy went crazy.

"what happened?"

“Why did the box office drop so low this week?”

"impossible……"

Although the last week is generally the lowest box office.

But the lowest price has not dropped to just over 200 million a day.

of course.

This is also easy to check.

Upon checking, I found that it was a pirated version.

In fact.

There were pirated copies long before that.

After all, it was released in Hong Kong first and then in Taiwan.

There were several months in between.

Sometimes, no matter how good the anti-theft measures are, there will still be piracy.

However, in the beginning, pirated copies were only available on a few websites.

It’s not convenient for everyone to find it.

But now.

There are pirated copies from those years on a lot of websites.

in this way.

The box office will drop so quickly in the last week.

"Chen Cheng, how about we organize a few more activities?"

Han Sanping called Chen Cheng.

The box office in the last week is actually nothing.

Whether he has more or less, it will not affect the overall situation.

But if there were a few more, the achievement of first place in the three lists would be achieved, and everyone would probably make a greater effort.

However, Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "Forget it. First on two lists is already very good. It doesn't matter if I want to be first on three lists or not."

This is real.

In fact, before the film was released in mainland China, Chen Cheng had never thought too much about ranking first on the three charts.

To know.

In previous years, the box office in mainland China was only tens of millions.

But I didn't expect it.

My version turned out to be so good.

But it's good.

Chen Cheng has always remained indifferent to breaking the Golden Armor record.

As for the reason.

In fact, as the first on the two lists, Chen Cheng found that he had been the focus of too much attention.

Among these gazes, there are those of concern, those of envy, and also those of hatred.

It’s just that Chen Cheng is very popular now and has not exploded yet.

As the saying goes, the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.

Hong Kong and Taiwan are ranked first, which is not bad.

Although everyone is jealous.

But everyone knows that whether it is Taiwan or Hong Kong, their market is not big.

Only the mainland is the real main battlefield.

and.

This will also be one of the largest markets in the world in the future.

Whoever wins first place in the mainland will be the real winner in life.

If Chen Cheng really gets first place in all three lists.

I'm afraid that by then Zhang Yi will regard Chen Cheng as his opponent.

"You are a saint boy, it doesn't matter if you are first on the three lists."

Han Sanping was a little confused about what Chen Cheng was thinking.

"It's not that I don't care. I just think I can get it later."

"I……"

Han Sanping was choked: "Good boy, you think it's easy to get the first place in the three lists, and you can get it later. Some people can't even get the first place in one list in their entire life, let alone the first place in the three lists. Now you have such a good opportunity, go for it."

"I want to do it too, but how can we do it now? Can't we just go and get some box office?"

Chen Cheng spread his hands.

Anyway, for Chen Cheng.

Being first in three lists is a good thing.

It is not necessarily unacceptable that there is no first place in the three lists.

Seeing that Chen Cheng refused to budge, Han Sanping had no other options.

finally.

After a month of release, Those Years finally closed with 2 million, temporarily ranking second in the domestic box office.

"Unfortunately, we are only 500 million short."

"Yeah, it's just 500 million short."

"If it were me, I would just put in 500 million box office."

"Don't feel bad. Director Chen Cheng probably didn't want to be number one on the three charts. If he really wanted to, he could have held a few more events and would have definitely been able to get the 500 million back. Also, Chen Cheng seems to have a pretty good relationship with Wanda, so he could have added a few screenings and that would have also broken Curse of the Golden Flower's record."

"Yeah, what does Chen Cheng think?"

"Maybe his realm is too high for us to understand. Or maybe he wants to set another record in the future to surprise us."

"Haha, now that you mention it, I'm even more looking forward to it. Anyway, even though Chen Cheng didn't get first place in the three lists this time, I will be a die-hard fan of Chen Cheng from now on. From now on, I will definitely watch any work with the word Chen Cheng in it."

"me too."

Everything is fine.

Although Chen Cheng did not rank first in any of the three lists, his performance in the media was pretty good.

At least the popularity on Chen Cheng's side has dropped a bit.

Simultaneously.

There are fewer people who are jealous of Chen Cheng or make sarcastic remarks about him.

This made Han Sanping seem to understand Chen Cheng's thoughts a little.

At the celebration banquet.

Han Sanping said to Chen Cheng: "I suddenly understand you a little bit."

"why?"

"Look, at least no one hates you too much now."

"Haha, there's nothing I can do about it. It's still an age issue. I haven't been in this industry for many years, so it's normal for others to criticize me."

"You think clearly. But don't you feel a bit of pity?"

"To say that there is none at all, that's not the case."

The human psychology is very complex.

Just like the first on the three lists.

Sometimes Chen Cheng wanted to take it down and try.

After calming down, I felt that it would be best not to take it.

The two ideas struggled repeatedly.

In the end, Chen Cheng no longer cared about him.

Just let it be.

If you can get it, get it.

If you can’t take it, you can’t take it.

This way of letting things take their course made Chen Cheng calmer.

Chen Cheng said: "I just want to say that in the future our domestic market will be very, very large, and a temporary victory is nothing. Being number one on the three charts now does not mean that we will not fail in the future."

As strong as Zhang Yi.

His fame is so great that no one can compare to him.

But he still made a series of failed movies in his previous life.

There are even a lot of friends behind him who have always doubted his ability.

If it weren't for the later film "Man Jiang Hong" which made some comeback, I'm afraid everyone would still be skeptical.

Even if Man Jiang Hong recovered some of his losses, this work of Man Jiang Hong is still criticized by many people.

"Haha, you comforted me."

Han Sanping seemed to have figured it out as well.

In fact, he wanted to be first on the three lists more than Chen Cheng.

However, Chen Cheng's words made him look forward to the future even more.

"By the way, let me tell you something that might make you happier."

"What's the matter? Give me a big red envelope?"

"how do you know?"

"if not."

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "You all made a lot of money, but I, the director, didn't make a penny."

"Hahaha……"

Han Sanping laughed: "Who told you not to vote at that time?"

"I want to invest, but I don't have the money."

Chen Cheng was helpless.

Not every director has thousands or even hundreds of millions of dollars.

Say.

Even if there is, it is not certain that any director will invest in it.

What if I lose money?

If the investor loses money, he can invest in another one.

If the director loses money, he will lose everything.

Don’t say whether you are optimistic or not.

He couldn't say for sure about things like movies.

The more optimistic you are, the more likely you are to lose a lot of money.

of course.

Chen Cheng really had no money when filming those years.

If he had money, Chen Cheng would still invest a portion of it.

But now Chen Cheng has not invested a penny.

According to the contract, Chen Cheng only took two parts of the money.

One is the screenwriter's money, and the other is the director's money.

Also, because the investment in those years was only more than 1000 million, even if Chen Cheng was the director, his directing fee was not high.

Fortunately, Han Sanping is not a stingy person.

He also understands that there will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future.

"Okay, okay, although you didn't invest, we can't treat you unfairly. However, the box office funds from the mainland have not yet reached us. The money from Hong Kong and Formosa has arrived. But it's okay, I'll calculate all of them. Hong Kong's is 6000 million, which is about 5000 million in RMB. The final box office in Formosa is a little over 4 million, which is about 1 million in RMB. The mainland's 2.8 million, if added up, that's 4 million, which will be distributed to us as investors, about 3000 million. Excluding the cost of more than 1.3 million, we made 1000 million..."

"Of course, this is not the final figure. There is also revenue from DVDs and foreign markets, but it may not be too much."

Chen Cheng thought for a moment and said, "I don't think we should push DVDs too hard. If possible, I suggest putting it on major websites like "Love Call Transfer"."

"That's fine. Now all the major websites are very interested in our copyrights from those years."

"I mean, give it to them for free."

"what?"

Han Sanping didn't understand: "You have money but don't know how to make it?"

"No."

Chen Cheng explained: "If we sell them the copyright, they have to recover their costs, so these websites will adopt a charging system. Although charging is fine, many people cannot watch this film because of the charging. But in fact, there are still many people in China who have never been to a cinema in their lives, and they also have the need to watch movies. Although they haven't been there now, they will definitely go in the future."

"Although we can make some money now, we will lose a bigger market in the future."

If it is other investors.

Perhaps they will definitely not listen to what Chen Cheng said.

The money is real only when you have it in your hands. As for the future, it’s all nonsense and empty promises.

But China Film Group is different.

China Film’s mission is to promote the rise of the domestic film market.

Temporary profits are nothing to them. For the domestic film market.

Sometimes China Film will invest even though it knows it will lose money.

Sometimes, even though China Film Group knows it won’t make money, it will still provide strong support.

no way.

If you start later than others, you can only accelerate your rise through more other effective methods.

"Hahaha, your ability to deceive people is getting better and better."

"I never fool around."

"Okay, in that case, I will learn from Mobile and give all of Those Years to these websites and TV stations for free."

"That's great."

"Of course you said it, you benefit the most from this."

Han Sanping glared at Chen Cheng and said, "Never mind. Since you have made so much money for our China Film Group, I won't mind it. By the way, how big a red envelope do you want?"

"Look at what you gave."

"How much did you get last time you moved?"

"200 million... Mobile said it was mainly because the box office didn't make much money. If it made more money, they would give more."

"Mobile is just making promises, really, don't believe them."

Han Sanping pressed his head and said, "It's really a headache. I don't know how big a red envelope to give you all of a sudden."

This is indeed a headache.

Logically speaking, a big red envelope should be given.

But if the reward is too high, Han Sanping will have a hard time reporting back.

China Film Group is not his.

Say.

Chen Cheng did not sign a box office sharing agreement, nor did he make any investment.

Theoretically speaking.

How much to give depends on the mood of the film studio.

But what I gave was too little.

Chen Cheng ranked first on two lists and almost first on three lists...that's really embarrassing.

After thinking for a long time, Han Sanping said, "10 points, this is all I can decide."

"Thank you, Director Han."

Chen Cheng smiled.

he knows.

Even though the director did not invest anything, he was still able to make a 10% profit, which set a precedent in the industry.

Although the profit of 10 points is not much, at present it is only about 1000 million.

But there is 1000 million, plus the 200 million that Chen Cheng earned before.

1200 million in funds.

That means Chen Cheng has the capital to invest.

No longer have to rely solely on the investors’ opinions.

……

After it was taken off the shelves all those years ago.

Chen Cheng still stayed in Beijing Film Academy.

Although he has graduated.

but.

Beijing Film Academy also announced the list of students guaranteed to study at the beginning of summer vacation.

Chen Cheng's name ranks first.

Chen Cheng was too lazy to rent a house, and since Beijing Film Academy gave Chen Cheng an office, Chen Cheng had a place to entertain guests.

But things in this circle heat up quickly and cool down quickly.

The enthusiasm of those years finally faded.

Chen Cheng would not appear in the media from time to time.

Most people have other things to do, so they don’t pay attention to this star or that star every day.

This also gave Chen Cheng some quiet time.

He will have plenty of time to prepare for the next film.

But the next film to be made is also a headache.

He can’t become famous just by picking out any movie from his past life.

We also have to consider a series of influences such as time, environment, etc.

even.

Sometimes the market still needs to be cultivated.

Just like those years.

If it weren’t for “Secret”.

I guess it’s impossible for “Those Years” to be so popular.

Even Chen Cheng might not have the courage to film this drama.

Chen Cheng is not a saint.

He is also afraid of losing money.

Especially for a new director like him who is directing for the first time.

If you fail the first time, I’m sorry, it will be difficult for you to get the opportunity to direct a second time in the future.

Although it was successful once.

But if you don't seize the opportunity, you will lose even if you get a big win.

Chen Cheng was not in a hurry.

With his current influence, a lot of people want him to make films.

He decided to check the market first.

The best way to explore the market is to watch movies.

Because of filming before, Chen Cheng often had no time to go to the movies.

As it was a rare opportunity for him to have some free time, Chen Cheng decided to watch all the movies he had not seen before.

Fortunately.

Chen Cheng doesn't need to enter the cinema either.

Because after many movies are taken off the screen, they will sell the copyrights to major Internet platforms.

Chen Cheng can watch these films online without leaving his home.

In 08, the domestic film market has begun to rise slightly.

But the rise has been slow.

Apart from "Those Years" as a representative work, the performances of other films are average.

For example, Stephen Chow’s previous film, CJ1.9, only grossed million yuan in mainland China.

That's fine.

The Hollywood blockbuster, The Mummy 3, which also starred by Leanne Lien, only grossed 1.1 million yuan in China.

Iron Man doesn't have much either, only over 9000 million.

of course.

This is his first film.

Marvel also rose to prominence because of Iron Man.

This is something.

It is worth mentioning that Love Call Transfer 2 was released recently.

But a pity.

The box office was not as good as Chen Cheng's previous film, only more than 3000 million.

In this comparison, Chen Cheng's directing skills are more prominent.

There's also a blockbuster movie.

Chen Cheng can’t see it for now because it will be released in a few days.

It is the King of Kung Fu from Jackie Chan and Lian Jie.

correct.

Junior sister is also in this film.

At that time, Huayi did a good thing for Chen Cheng, and only then did he choose the junior sister.

The Forbidden Kingdom is about to be released. It is the first time that the two Kung Fu emperors have joined forces, and there has been a lot of media publicity.

Wang Zhonglei made a special phone call to Chen Cheng, inviting him to attend the premiere of their "The Forbidden Kingdom".

Chen Cheng refused.

It’s not that I don’t give Wang Zhonglei face.

In fact, he doesn't have much relationship with Wang Zhonglei.

Although there were two Kung Fu Emperors, Chen Cheng was not particularly familiar with either of them.

"Brother, Chen Cheng didn't agree?"

Wang Zhongchu looked at Wang Zhonglei who was somewhat depressed.

"They are so famous, we can't afford them now."

"Don't say that. It's a favor for him to come. It's his duty not to come. He doesn't owe us Huayi anything."

"That's true."

"It seems that he and Liu Yifei have a good relationship."

"They are alumni, and Liu Yifei is considered Chen Cheng's senior."

"It's not just as simple as Senior Sister. He accompanied Liu Yifei to the audition."

"I remembered."

Those who do business are smart people.

Wang Zhonglei called Liu Yifei.

Although Liu Yifei knew that Wang Zhonglei wanted to use his face to invite Chen Cheng.

But since I hadn't seen Chen Cheng for so long, I didn't refuse.

After receiving Liu Yifei's call, Chen Cheng thought about it and decided to go.

On the one hand, I haven’t seen my junior sister for a long time.

on the other hand.

Chen Cheng gave face to the junior sister, which was also beneficial for her in the industry.

At least from this point of view.

What Wang Zhonglei failed to do, the junior sister did.

……

"Junior brother, long time no see."

"Yes, Junior Sister, congratulations on the release of the movie "The Forbidden Kingdom" starring you today."

"He's not the main character, he's just a minor supporting role."

"Haha, there are only two female protagonists in the play, one is Li Binbin and the other is Liu Yifei. If you are not the protagonist, who is the protagonist?"

"Oh, don't praise me. I am also grateful to you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to act in this movie."

"It has nothing to do with me. If you don't meet Huayi's requirements, they won't agree."

As soon as the two met, they started chatting enthusiastically.

Liu Yifei said enviously: "Junior brother, you know, I went to see the movie "Those Years" you filmed some time ago."

"Oh, really? How's that?"

"It was so beautiful that I cried several times."

"You're crying, are you thinking about those handsome boys chasing after you when you were young?"

"Pfft... No way."

Liu Yifei pretended to hit him: "I'm telling you this in secret, don't tell anyone else. Actually... no one has ever pursued me since I started school."

"What?"

Chen Cheng thought he had heard it wrongly: "Is it true?"

"Really? Don't laugh at me."

"How could this happen? It's impossible."

"I do not know either."

Liu Yifei was a little sad: "Maybe others think I'm too cold."

"Aloof?"

Chen Cheng blinked: "Really?"

"do not know."

Liu Yifei said: "Others feel this way. Actually..."

"Actually what?"

"Actually, I'm pretty easy to chase. Who knows, if someone tries... they might catch me."

To the end.

Liu Yifei's voice sounds like a mosquito.

(End of this chapter)