China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

Los Angeles, a villa.

Lian Jie poured himself a glass of red wine.

After pouring, he swung the red wine glass, took a sip, and smiled.

He was in a good mood at the moment.

On February 28, just over a week ago, his latest Hollywood action film "The Cradle" was released.

In its first week, it ranked first in North America with a box office of US$17 million.

Relative to the cost of $25 million, this result is actually quite good.

If this trend continues, it won't be a big deal if the movie's global box office exceeds 100 million, plus the disc revenue will account for at least one-third of the box office.

Calculating this, it is certain that the movie will make money, and it will be a huge profit.

In Hollywood, no matter who you are, making money is the key. The more you make, the more popular you will be.

His last film, "Cosmic Manhunt," lost money, which also affected his reputation to a certain extent.

But now, if Cradle of Death goes all the way up, he thinks he'll be on his way to glory again.

After all, in "The Cradle of Death", he jumped off the building for his life!

Just as I was thinking about it, my phone rang.

After being connected, Lian Jie frowned after a while: "Why is it so small? Wasn't it fine last week?"

17 million in the first week, and no matter how low it is in the second week, it will never be less than 1,200.

But now there are only 9.5 million!

Lian Jie almost threw away the red wine glass.

The other end of the phone quickly replied: "There is a very strong film and the competition is very strong."

"Which one is it? Is it the Disney one?"

"No, it's Lu's."

"who?"

"Lu, the same Lu who filmed "Source Code" in your country."

"You mean safe journey?!"

"right!"

"impossible!"

Lian Jie retorted on the spot, "Lu Ping'an's "Source Code" was released in North America years ago. Where did he get the movie?"

"It's a new movie called "Saw". The Chinese name should be translated as "Saw". It's a horror film with a cost of only 1 million US dollars. Now it's very popular, very big, and it's already dominating the box office!"

Lian Jie: "???"

A $1 million horror film.

This is a joke!

The other end of the phone confirmed: "That's what's great about it, Jet, you should get to know this Lu, he's really talented."

After hanging up the phone, Lian Jie felt a little dizzy.

Why is the road safe again?

When he was in China, his movies were suppressed.

When I got to Hollywood, I was still under pressure.

He even wondered if this was coming for him.

It's a chase, right?

Have you seen your own cosmic arrest warrant or something?

But Lianjie is still rational.

He knew this was impossible.

How can Hollywood let you change the schedule at will?

So compared to this matter, he was more interested in movies and Lu Ping An.

He immediately took his coat and went out to see what the quality of the movie was.

Soon, he came to a theater in Los Angeles.

I dressed up in disguise, walked in, and bought a ticket to the Chainsaw movie.

Before going in, he looked at the purchase rate of his "Cradle" movie tickets.

It looked pretty good, but once we entered the Chainsaw Cinema, the scene was completely different.

The entire theater was almost full of people.

What a difference!

After a while, the movie started.

The entire first half of the movie is spent revealing secrets and saving oneself.

Various reversals and reversals.

The plot is very solid.

It looks really good.

But if that's the case, Lian Jie doesn't think this film is that competitive.

However, just as I was thinking about it, the last ten minutes of the film "Apotheosis of the Gods" began.

The mastermind really emerged when the doctor Adam sawed off his own leg!

It turns out that the key has been washed away from the beginning. It turns out that the real mastermind is the corpse whose head has been exploded!

In the end, the protagonist can only be in despair and be locked up in prison forever!

The background music sounds, and various scenes interweave and flash in the picture, presenting the truth of the matter like a puzzle, which is simply astonishing and suffocating!

Lian Jie took a deep breath and sighed: "It's really not unfair to lose to this movie!"

As an industry veteran, I may not be a true expert in how to shoot a movie, but I still have some ability to appreciate movies.

In his opinion, the movie Chainsaw is indeed an alternative masterpiece.

Excellent quality.

No injustice!

When the movie ended, Lian Jie walked out of the theater like the rest of the audience who were still reminiscing about the movie.

I bought some newspapers on the street.

Sure enough, there had been news about "Chainsaw" for a long time, but I had never paid attention to it before.

"'Saw' broke the conventions of traditional horror films and opened up new horizons in the replicable horror film business model."

"Various novel tools make people feel the fear and despair of those who are involved. The series of reversals are addictive, especially the last ten minutes. Don't miss it, it will sublimate your soul!"

"Can you believe it? This is a movie costing only US$1 million. This March, it will sweep across North America, bringing a hearty horror feast!"

"Lu, the director of "Chainsaw", is a talented director from China. If you haven't heard of his name, you must have heard or seen his works, "The Tuner", "Black Hole" and "Source Code".

Many people like Lian Jie discovered this after reading the news.

It turns out that the tuner in the previous American version was adapted from him!

The original source code is also his!

It turns out those really interesting short films are also his!

It turns out that this guy is used to micromanaging!

Each movie has a very low cost, but can achieve extremely high box office!

No wonder, no wonder!

There's a reason why "Chainsaw" is so good-looking and such a low-budget hit!

This lu is really awesome! !

Lian Jie put down the newspaper. He felt that he really needed to get in touch with people like Lu Pingan.

I was careless when I was in the country before.

At the same time, with the fermentation of "Chainsaw"'s reputation, it gradually expanded.

Almost all of the film reviews from various recharged media, wild media, and netizens are good.

On Rotten Tomatoes, the opening freshness index of "Chainsaw" is also as high as 94%!

The IMDB score is also as high as 8.0 at the beginning, which is an extremely high score among horror films and is also an excellent level among all films.

Among them, 45% received full marks.

Excellent reputation.

All media are optimistic.

So next, just as the media said, a horror feast is sweeping the United States!

At this time, "Chainsaw" also happened to meet the perfect timing.

In its current schedule, "Chainsaw" has few rivals.

Among them, "Daredevil", which has the largest investment, cost 78 million US dollars, and currently has a box office of 150 million. The results are not bad, and it is produced by a major company, but it is now in its fourth week and has run out of steam.

Needless to say, Lian Jie's "The Cradle" only had a box office of 34.8 million in North America, so it doesn't have the strength to grab the box office.

In addition, there is also a work by the super giant Disney, "G-Man 2", which was released at the same time as "Chainsaw".

But the film got a bad rap.

The first "G-Type Detective" was released in 1999. It was adapted from a comic book and had a large fan base. At that time, it also received a box office of 134 million U.S. dollars. The results were explosive, but the overall evaluation of the movie was very average.

To this day, the rating of "G-Type Detective" on IMDb is only 4.1.

The sequel "G-Type Detective 2" is now released, and its rating on IMDb is even lower than the first one, with only 3.4 points.

The reputation has declined again. If fans don't buy it, the box office will naturally not grow.

So at the same time, "Chainsaw" came out, even if there was no opponent at all!

The only regret is that 1,800 screens may be a little less.

But if you want to increase it, it’s not easy to increase it. R-rated movies still have their own limitations.

"Lu, we had another explosion today!"

Watts doesn't know how many days he has used this opening line on the phone.

Lu Pingan's expression remained calm: "I understand."

"Lu, two weeks are over. The box office results are very impressive. You have to start giving interviews. There are many people waiting to see you!"

"I understand, I'll talk about it later."

"Lu, why don't you take it seriously? We succeeded. You should pay more attention to this matter!"

"Watts! It's 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, don't you think about whether I'm doing some exercise?"

"Exercise? Oh~~~~Sorry, you are busy, you are busy, let's talk tomorrow, don't show off your waist, haha~dududu..."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Pingan said to Yan Danchen underneath him: "Let's continue!"

Yan Danchen will return to China tomorrow, so he needs to be comforted.

Yan Danchen thought the same way. He was going back to China tomorrow, and Lu Ping An's movie had good results. Ping An would be very busy after that, so he had to take good care of him before leaving.

Early the next morning, Lu Pingan said goodbye to Yan Danchen at the airport.

"Don't mess around in America!"

"Don't worry, I will never mess with foreigners. I'm afraid I'll get sick."

"Don't tire yourself out either."

"Know it."

"I'll wait for you at home!"

Yan Danchen held Lu Pingan's face and kissed it, then said goodbye reluctantly.

After everyone disappeared, Lu Pingping started running activities.

"Chainsaw" was a big hit, taking in 46 million at the box office in two weeks, including 16.5 million in the first week and 29.5 million in the second week. It was suppressed in the first week because of Disney's films, but it started to buck the market trend and rise in the second week, winning the box office. Weekly champion.

According to the result of 46 million, Lu Ping An’s share, minus Xuanfa multiplied by 80% share, is at least about 18 million US dollars before tax!

With this money, plus "Source Code"'s accounts in North America, even after tax, Lu Ping An's assets now exceed 100 million yuan! Became a billionaire!

Sure enough, Americans can still make money by making movies!

70% of the accounts were split in the first two weeks, which was really great for him!

Of course it can't be compared to Disney.

Disney is the behemoth of the entire United States, and it is a special existence.

The films they produce can earn up to 95% of the revenue in the first week, and can earn as low as 65% before release.

Therefore, the "G-type Detective 2" mentioned above, no matter how bad it is at the box office, there will be little pressure to make back the money.

It's really hard to compare with this kind of company.

But the current situation is not bad, there is no need to envy others.

If the current momentum continues, after "Chainsaw" is released nationwide, there is no problem that the box office will exceed the original version's 55 million, and it will probably reach more than 80 million US dollars in the end.

In fact, the schedule and film schedule have a greater impact on this. The original "Chainsaw" was released in October 2004. At that time, there were many competitors, and it was only on a small scale at the beginning, and then slowly expanded.

It has achieved good results now, and there are no particularly obvious external factors. It can achieve better results than the original version. Lu Ping An is already very satisfied.

Next, Lu Pingan's task is to accept interviews from various media.

"Chainsaw" is a big hit, and everyone will be excited about it.

This can also increase your exposure and help your short film prepare for the final sprint at the Oscars!

So for the next five days, Lu Ping'an spent time on radio and TV programs in various cities.

On the sixth day, Lu Pingan met Lian Jie in Houston.