Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 319 The New King Ascends the Throne
Shu Chang's mouth twitched.

Sissi has a cold temper...

She is not cold at all in front of Xiaofeng, although Xixi is a cold cat in front of other people.

But when it comes to Xiaofeng, it becomes a clingy cat.

She thought for a moment and said ambiguously, "Xixi and Xiaofeng, their relationship is similar to that of a kitten and its owner."

Ok?
What's the relationship?
Liu Tao and Jiang Xin were full of questions.

Only Yang Mi almost laughed out loud, as she was an insider.

Cats and their owners are really a bit alike.

Now the kitten is asking its owner, "Xiaofeng, what's wrong? What do you want me to do?"

"It's okay, I'm fine, just wave."

?

Liu Qianqian became unhappy instantly. You are playing with a cat and you just wave your hand.

"Haha, just kidding. I was thinking that there's a role in the movie I'm working with Director Zhang that seems to be more suitable for you. I just want to ask if you're willing."

Liu Qianqian became interested, "She's Grandma Wang's granddaughter, right? Yes, I do."

"You guessed it, that's it. You may join the crew next month. You have to prepare early. Then I will hand you over to Director Zhang Yimou to let him train your acting skills."

Liu Qianqian nodded happily.

Zhang Yimou is an expert in training actresses' acting skills, and many talented female stars have appeared in his movies.

Mou girls are very famous.

Seeing the other party's happy expression, Chen Linfeng pretended to be unhappy and said, "After all, the new generation is better than the old ones. I, a small director, am not qualified to teach you. Alas~"

Liu Qianqian hurriedly explained, "No, I'm not happy for this reason, I'm..."

What is the reason I am here?

She couldn't think of a good excuse for a moment and was extremely anxious.

When she saw the other person's mischievous smile, she couldn't help stamping her feet.

You've been fooled again. Why don't you learn your lesson? Xixi reflected on herself again.

Chen Linfeng once again skillfully comforted and apologized, and soon everything was resolved.

Liu Tao secretly looked in the direction of Chen and Liu, and felt that the way these two people got along was a bit like that of a kitten and its owner.

Oh, I feel a little bit drunk.

As the host, Chen Linfeng cannot always chat with Xixi.

After a while, Han Shanping brought him into a circle of directors.

Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen, Feng Xiaogang, and Fang Long were all there, along with Chen Linfeng and Han Shanping, so all those present were directors.

When Chen Linfeng sat down, they were talking about domestic audiences' preferences for movies.

It looks high-end, but in fact it feels similar to chatting about national affairs with a group of middle-aged men.

Just pure chit-chat.

As soon as Chen Linfeng sat down, Jiang Wen started shouting.

"Xiao Chen, you came at the right time. We were just talking about your movie. Why do you think the audience likes to watch your movie "Police Incident"?"

"Yeah," Zhang Yimou asked, "I've also watched your film, and to be honest, the plot isn't particularly exciting.

The actors are nothing at all, and there is basically no one who can play a leading role."

Having said that, he remembered something and glanced at Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen had no intention of objecting, as Jiang Wu was indeed not famous before.

He even took up the conversation, "Yes, the plot is not particularly brilliant, the actors are not outstanding, and it is not a big production. How come it only cost 30 or 40 million yuan and earned nearly 200 million yuan in box office in a week?"

Han Shanping looked at Chen Linfeng with burning eyes, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Feng Xiaogang doesn't seem to care much. After all, his box office has been good in recent years, and the Lunar New Year film was made by him and Ge You.

As long as you don't take the initiative to kill yourself, when making a film like "Night Banquet", you can usually focus on both word of mouth and box office.

But he actually pricked up his ears secretly, wanting to know what Xiao Chen, who had a different style, would say.

Fang Long stopped what he was doing and looked over here. Although he was mostly an actor, he was also very curious.

Chen Linfeng didn't think much about it and asked directly, "You said the script is not good, is it because it is not good to read, or because you think it lacks depth?"

Jiang Wen hesitated for a moment, "It's mainly because it's boring. It's too simple to see through it at a glance."

Zhang Yimou said, "I also think it's boring. The plot is too flat. First the protagonist's character is established, then the villain is highlighted, and in the end the protagonist simply defeats him. It's too straightforward."

Chen Linfeng smiled, "Is it possible that the audience just likes to watch simple things?"

Seeing Jiang Wen about to refute, he quickly said, "No, that's not comprehensive, there are too many viewers across the country.

I mean, is it possible that some audiences like to watch this type of movie, and there are a lot of such audiences? "

never mind

Jiang Wenben swallowed back what he wanted to say.

Chen Linfeng looked at everyone present and said, "I have always felt that many directors are too greedy.

I want all audiences to like my movies, and sometimes I want to cover them all with one movie.”

He leaned against the back of the sofa and adjusted himself to a more comfortable position.

This sentence didn't seem to point out anything, but it also seemed like many people present were mentioned.

Well, we can’t talk about this topic anymore. Besides, many people will feel offended.

Fang Long, who was not related to the previous topic, changed the topic.

"By the way, Xiao Chen is shooting this as a series, right? Are there any plans to shoot a sequel later?"

Han Shanping became interested. "Xiao Chen, there should be some, right?"

"Yes, it was planned from the beginning."

Chen Linfeng pointed to his head and said, "The rest of the story is already here."

Everyone was silent, feeling like they had suffered AOE damage again.

This time, Feng Xiaogang asked a new question, "Xiao Chen, your movie should have made a lot of money this time. With the sequel, the entire series should have made him 100 or 200 million yuan."

Chen Linfeng thought for a moment and said, "It should be more than that. In fact, after taking into account all the revenue from the first film, it should be about this amount."

He sighed, "The box office market in our country is growing too fast, with a new situation every year. I believe that soon there will be movies that make over a billion dollars.

At this time, if a series of movies with good reputation are to be shot for two more years, each one should be prepared carefully and not be reckless.

If the entire series doesn’t make more than 1 billion in revenue by then, it will be a loss.”

The bigwigs present were silent again.

I guess you can earn as much as we would earn in ten years from just one movie?
As for the latter part, it is even more exaggerated and they are not sure whether it is possible to achieve it.

Anyway, Xiao Chen has done so many exaggerated things.

Han Shanping felt a headache when he saw that the audience had lost interest again.

He helped to explain, "Not that much. He was talking about all the profits. The money will be divided later. If it falls into the hands of each person, there will definitely not be that much."

You'd better not explain.

Xiao Chen runs a studio and all the profits are his. If you deduct the little share you, the publisher, give him, can you say it’s not that much?
Feng Xiaogang looked at Han Shanping with resentment, as if he was looking at Emperor Hui of Jin. How could you say such words as “Why don’t you eat meat porridge?”

Han Shanping coughed and said, "Xiao Chen, why don't you go for a walk again? I feel like you are not very happy chatting with a group of grown men like us." Chen Linfeng stood up.

"Then I'll walk around."

He really thought so. He was having a great time chatting (joking) with Xixi, and was suddenly called over. He felt a little unhappy.

In fact, with his communication skills, how could he deliberately say words that would hurt others?

Well, there is one thing, he didn't expect these people to have such low psychological defenses.

I thought there would be a few more rounds.

If the men present here heard this, they would definitely curse out loud.

Is it because our psychological defenses are low?
It's obvious that you are not a human being!
As soon as Chen Linfeng stood up, Wang Zhonglei came over. It seemed that they had something important to discuss. The two found a place to sit down and talk.

"Mr. Wang, please tell me whatever you want to say." Chen Linfeng didn't seem to care much. He thought that the other party just wanted to talk about future cooperation.

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhonglei was talking about something else.

"Original shares? Huayi is going to go public?"

"Yes, the stocks we released will definitely increase in value in the future. I found you now just to establish a good relationship with you..."

Wang Zhonglei boasted about the value of his own original shares.

Oh, considering the time, it’s almost time.

Huayi is also a typical example of a company that brought itself down from its peak. It was the first listed film and television company in China, but it gave up its business and went into real estate and entertainment.

Why are there so many people who can't grasp their peak period? Chen Linfeng thought of Liu Qianqian, a typical example.

He accidentally glanced towards his girlfriend.

Who would have thought that Xixi was looking over here and saw Xiaofeng's gaze.

She tilted her head and asked silently: What's wrong? What's the matter again?
Chen Linfeng shook his head slightly and looked away.

"Boss Wang has said so. It would be inappropriate for me not to buy some. Just as you said. 3 yuan per share, I will buy 480 million."

Chen Linfeng didn't waste any words, as he only made money and had no losses.

Wang Zhonglei was still thinking about how to persuade the other party to spend money to buy it.

I didn't expect Xiao Chen to be so straightforward and buy it as soon as he said it.

For a moment I didn't know whether the other party was not short of money and bought it for face, or he really thought it would appreciate in value.

But no matter what, it’s fine as long as Xiao Chen can buy it.

Wang Zhonglei was delighted. "That's great. I knew you had such vision, Xiao Chen."

He only regretted one thing now, that he should have found a few more celebrities to serve as witnesses.

Even the stock god is buying our stocks, why don’t you guys follow suit?

Alas, I was too conservative before and didn’t have enough confidence in my own company.

Wang Zhonglei has now completely abandoned the "face" theory. This is the investment that Xiao Chen made when he watched Chinese Art.

He was thinking about how to use Xiao Chen's name to promote the product to other people.

Chen Linfeng saw that the other person's face was gloomy and he didn't know what he was thinking.

He said hello and left.

"What are you talking about? You're laughing so happily."

Chen Linfeng walked over to the main creators of "Police Incident" and saw that they were laughing happily, so he asked.

"Ah, Director."

"Director, I was just talking about the red envelope you gave me. Thank you, boss."

"Thank you for the red envelope, boss."

Jiang Wu and others expressed their gratitude with smiles on their faces.

"Hey, this is what you deserve. We all worked hard to earn the box office, so of course there should be a reward."

Chen Linfeng had previously instructed Sister Mei to send out the red envelope.

Almost everyone got one, and several main creators of the crew earned more than that.

Although it is common to give red envelopes to everyone when the movie makes money, it is rare to find such a straightforward boss.

This point will be explained by an old hand to those who don't understand, so that everyone can understand how generous the boss is.

Jiang Wu asked directly, "Director, when are we going to shoot the second part? I remember you said before that there were plans for a sequel."

Everyone else looked at Director Xiao Chen with fiery eyes.

Only Wang Qianyuan and Wang Baoqiang were relatively calm. The filming of their villain roles had already been completed, and it was estimated that they would hardly have a chance to return later.

Chen Linfeng comforted them, "Don't worry, there will definitely be a next one in two years at most."

Jiang Wu was a little conflicted, feeling that the timing was a bit awkward. Should he maintain his current figure?

But it is confirmed that there will be a sequel, so that's good, he can't escape being the protagonist.

After the celebration party, "Police Incident" continued to advance with great strides.

On December 12, when "If You Are the One" was released, it was exactly two weeks after "Police Case" was released.

At this time, the box office has exceeded 2 million and reached 2 million.

However, in just two weeks, the box office potential has been almost exhausted.

The following "If You Are the One" instantly occupied the market, and in terms of screening rate, "Police Case" only had 20%.

Of course, "Mei Lanfang" was even worse, with only about 10% of the screenings and the box office just over million.

Even though the reputation is not very bad, the profits are indeed far inferior.

At the same time, the overseas box office of "Police Incident" gradually spread back to China.

The total box office in Southeast Asia in the first week was as high as 8 million, and the final total box office is expected to be close to 2 million.

Add in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and this is the mainland box office.

Qilin Studio can also get a share of the profits in these areas.

Although the profit sharing ratio is lower than that in China, it is definitely much more profitable than buying out.

With the subsequent buyout of copyrights from Japan, South Korea, and other countries and regions, it is really as Chen Linfeng said before, the profit of 1-2 million is guaranteed.

The most important thing is that Chen Linfeng's "Police Case" has received good reputation from all sides. With the release of the second part, the box office will most likely have a leap.

Just like "Lost on Journey", the pre-promotion in these regions was average, so the first part was equivalent to the promotion of the second part.

Sister Mei is also organizing discussions on peripheral revenues such as videotapes and online copyrights.

This is the studio's first commercial film, and all revenue models are still in the process of exploration. Regardless of how much money will be made, at least we can accumulate some experience.

While reporting on the release of If You Are the One, the domestic media were also discussing who would be the domestic box office champion in 2008.

Although "Red Cliff" currently holds the top spot with a box office of 2.6 million, it is now like a withered bone in a tomb, and its fate is doomed to fail.

"Police Case" now has 2.5 million, and it is almost certain to top the list.

Xiao Chen's first commercial film was a blockbuster with a budget of 60 to 70 million US dollars.

The Hollywood director Yusen Wu was also defeated head-on by the new Golden Lion Award-winning director.

What I said last year, “The script is not good” is still fresh in my mind. This year, I brought a new work and proved what I said.

This is simply the plot of a certain online novel that has gradually become popular recently.

(End of this chapter)