Director’s Legend

() "How's the box office going?" Shao Shuaijun took his mobile phone and got up to brush his teeth without showing too much enthusiasm.

Zhao Cheng was very excited on the other end of the phone: "500,000! 500,000! The attendance rate of the first show was less than half, and the second show was more than half. The response from the audience was very good. Many theaters took the initiative to call. Ask for Gayon. The two shows at night can't satisfy their appetite at all!"

There are only more than 200 films in the lineup, and there are two shows at night, each of which is a theater. It is really not bad to be able to win 50 box office. It was far beyond Shao Shuaijun's idea. He thought he could earn two or three hundred thousand at the box office, but he didn't expect it to be half a million at the box office.

"Not bad, not bad, there is no statistical error, 500,000 is quite a lot."

"How could it be wrong, I'll just stay in the office and wait for the report."

"Did you steal the box office?" Shao Shuaijun suddenly asked.

"How could it be? There hasn't been a big movie released recently. Steal someone's box office."

"Oh, all right."

Shao Shuaijun came back from his rebirth in 2013, and stealing box office has become a common practice in later generations, so he unconsciously brought this idea into his mind. Think about it carefully, it is 2004 now, and the trend of stealing box office is not so serious. There were no blockbuster movies released throughout April, good movies are scarce, and "Buried Alive" is full of gimmicks. It is not surprising that it can win this kind of result.

"This time "Buried Alive" is probably going to be popular. Last night, I discussed with Mr. Wang, and I plan to promote it vigorously. I will try to allocate 500 screens to 10 theaters and get a box office of 20 million."

Unlike Zhao Cheng's excitement, although Shao Shuaijun was very proud of this achievement, he had nothing to be excited about. The movie was plagiarized from the future, and he knew it would be a success. Moreover, the copyright was bought out, so there was not a penny for good or bad. After a few perfunctory words, he hung up the phone.

On the same day, he joined Xu Zhen and others and flew to the mountain city together. Zhao Cheng still had to wait for the approval from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, but did not follow.

When we arrived in the mountain city, the actors and staff of the crew were completely gathered, and they were very busy with setting makeup and rehearsing the play. Shao Xiaoling, as a treasurer, saw tens of thousands of expenses every day, and her heart ached to death. She often said in Shao Shuaijun's ears that making movies was burning money. Shao Shuaijun could only shrug his shoulders. This kind of expenditure is small, and that kind of blockbuster movie costs hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands of dollars every day.

Especially for the post-production of some sci-fi blockbusters, millions or even tens of millions are burned a day, and tens of millions or hundreds of millions are burned in a few days.

The investment budget of this movie is only 3 million, which is still a low-budget production, and the actors are all paid very low. Liu Hua is well-known in the TV circle, Shao Shuaijun only gave 40,000 yuan, Guo Tao, who was half popular and not popular, only got 30,000 yuan for the film, and Huang Bo and Wang Xun only got 15,000 yuan. Especially Xu Zheng, when Zhao Cheng handed over the script to him, it was agreed to be 70,000 yuan, but after watching "Buried Alive", he got to know Shao Shuaijun and knew that Shao Shuaijun invested almost all of his net worth in this movie, so he directly agreed No salary.

Although Shao Shuaijun couldn't come up with extra money to pay for the time being, he still set a high salary of 100,000 yuan for Xu Zhan, and the settlement will be settled after the movie is released.

The low pay is not because Shao Shuaijun is stingy, but because he really has no extra money at the moment. More than once, Shao Shuaijun announced on the way of rehearsal that once the movie made money, everyone would get a red envelope! If you have money, you will be motivated. The enthusiasm of the actors is very high, and they are rehearsing carefully, just waiting for the start.

On May 11th, the SARFT finally passed the review. Zhao Cheng took the approval document and immediately flew to Shancheng. Wang Zhonglei from Huayi Brothers also came with him. Shao Shuaijun personally went to the airport to pick him up.

"President Wang, I didn't expect you to come here in person."

Wang Zhonglei was very handsome in a suit: "Xiao Shao, you are a cash cow now, can I not only rely on it, but I am looking forward to "Crazy Stone". I plan to join hands with my brother and make a lot of money."

Zhao Cheng said with a smile: "Director Shao may not be clear about it. "Buried Alive" has already won 13 million at the box office for a week and a half after it was released. It took 5.5 million in the first five days, and one more day in the second week." Time, it’s already 7.5 million, and tomorrow is the weekend, 2.5 million doesn’t seem to be a problem. The plan is to release the painting in three weeks, and the total box office is estimated to exceed 22 million.”

"The cost of 100,000 yuan, the box office of more than 20 million yuan, Xiao Shao, you are going to be popular!"

"I have discussed with Mr. Wang. With the help of the company's publicity department, we will help "Crazy Stone" advertise, and the planning plan has been finalized. You will hold a launching ceremony tomorrow, and Huayi has already contacted fifty A number of media outlets have come to interview, and they probably will ask about "Buried Alive", so be prepared."

Shao Shuaijun nodded: "Dagang and the others have handed over the plan for the opening ceremony to me, and they have made a record."

"By the way, Huayi is going to hold a celebration banquet after the painting of "Buried Alive". You can come to Beijing when you have time." Wang Zhonglei said suddenly.

"Forget about the celebration banquet, Mr. Wang, I'm not used to it being too lively, and the production team can't delay it. A day of delay will cost tens of thousands."

"It's okay, come here, I'll reimburse you for the loss. And as long as the investment in your movie exceeds the standard, you are welcome to come to me at any time. Huayi invests in more than a dozen movies a year, and it doesn't matter if there is one more or one less."

"During the filming, if Jing carefully calculated the funds, he should have enough funds. In terms of publicity, he would have to bother Mr. Wang." Shao Shuaijun smiled, and did not intend to let Huayi get involved in the investment of the film. What he could not tolerate was the filming of the film, and the specific publicity In terms of distribution, it is completely possible to cooperate. Huayi spends money to promote it, and then signs a share.

At 9 a.m. the next day, banners and colored paper were hung in the multi-function hall of Shancheng Hotel. The staff kept coming and going. Shao Shuaijun greeted a bunch of big shots with a forced smile in the background. In fact, he just nodded. It was Wang Zhonglei and Zhao Cheng who really showed up.

This time the opening ceremony invited the director and deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Yuzhong County Party Committee, the director and deputy director of the Cultural Bureau, the chairman of the Federation of Arts and Culture, and many other political leaders. A deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Shancheng Municipal Party Committee was also invited, as well as Wang Hongwei, an associate professor from Nortel. Everyone chatted for a while in the back, and a master of ceremonies came to invite them.

"Leaders, the rostrum is ready, please come to the stage."

"Minister Tao, please, Minister Li, and Chairman Zhao." Shao Shuaijun behaved a little stupidly, and Wang Zhonglei replaced Shao Shuaijun as the master.

"President Wang please too."

A group of people walked up to the rostrum in a mighty manner, and the reporters were sitting under it. The photographers were holding video cameras, cameras and the like, and they kept taking pictures. The flash light hurt Shao Shuaijun's eyes. But the others enjoyed it, and the smiles on their faces became brighter and brighter.

The host of the opening ceremony was Sha Qing, the head of Shancheng TV Station. Sha Qing was wearing a white cheongsam, looking extraordinarily beautiful and dignified.

"Dear leaders and friends from the media, welcome to the opening ceremony of the movie "Crazy Stone"... "Crazy Stone" is the second work of Mr. Shao Shuaijun, a cutting-edge director born in 1985. It is a black film full of laughter. se comedy... Before cutting the ribbon, first, let us invite Tao Danian, Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the Shancheng Municipal Party Committee, to give us a speech..."

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