Director’s Legend

() Looking at the noisy reporters, Wang Zhonglei took the microphone with a smile on his face: "Please be quiet, everyone, tonight is the "Crazy Stone" celebration banquet, I know you have a lot of questions to ask, and I will leave enough time later It’s time for questions, and there’s no rush to eat, haha. That’s it, first of all, on behalf of Huayi Brothers, I would like to congratulate Director Shao Shuaijun and all the crew members, you have made a classic movie, thank you!”

Clap clap!

Everyone clapped hard.

"I want to say four things here. The first thing is that Huayi Brothers has already discussed with Director Shao Shuaijun, and will take out 10% of the box office share, which is 5 million, to reward all crew members. Everyone will get a red envelope." !” Wang Zhonglei announced loudly.

"Wow!" Huang Bo and other young actors howled loudly. The reporters also applauded, envious. Red envelopes have always been a big killer, making people jealous.

"Second thing, Huayi Taihe Film and Television Investment Company has signed a contract with Director Shao Shuaijun. In the future, Huayi Taihe Film and Television Investment Company will take care of director Shao Shuaijun's brokerage contract. The third thing is that Huayi Taihe Film and Television Investment Company, We will jointly establish Huayi·Shao Shuaijun Studio with Director Shao Shuaijun, responsible for assisting Director Shao Shuaijun in film shooting and film investment. The fourth event is invested by Huayi Taihe Film and Television Investment Company, produced by Huayi·Shao Shuaijun Studio, film "Crazy Racing" is officially approved, and filming will begin by the end of the month at the latest."

Wang Zhonglei finished the rest of the matter in one breath, then put down the microphone, indicating that the reporters can ask questions as much as they want.

"Mr. Wang and Director Shao, can you introduce the specific content of the contract between you two?"

Shao Shuaijun did not respond, and Wang Zhonglei continued: "Director Shao Shuaijun is a famous young director. Although he has only made two films, we at Huayi believe that Director Shao's future is limitless. Therefore, the content of the contract is based on mutual respect. It has been achieved, there are no fixed shooting requirements, and there is no regulation on the behavior of the director, the company is only acting as the manager of director Shao Shuaijun."

"May I ask Mr. Wang, Huayi signed a contract with Director Shao and jointly established a studio. Are they in conflict with each other?"

"There is no conflict. The signing is for the investment of the film. This is set for Huayi Taihe's investment in Director Shao's film. The studio is responsible for the filming of the film. At the same time, if Director Shao has a good script, or There are some scripts that I don’t want to shoot but invest in other people’s filming, which can be operated through the studio, and Huayi Taihe will not interfere.”

"Then, can Director Shao reveal that the new movie "Crazy Racing" is a sequel to "Crazy Stone"?"

"It's not a sequel, it's a new story about a racing driver, but it will be filmed with the original crew of "Crazy Stone". The specific content cannot be disclosed, because the screenwriter is still writing, and a lot of content still needs the director to be in place." At that time, refer to the director's meaning."

"So, the new script wasn't filmed by Director Shao?"

"I have no plans to shoot. The new script has already been confirmed to be directed by Ning Hao, the director of Incense."

"Who is Ning Hao? Why didn't Director Shao make it himself? Is it because the script is not as good as "Crazy Stone"?"

"Of course not, "Crazy Racing" is not inferior to "Crazy Stone", on the contrary, it surpasses "Crazy Stone" in terms of scenes and production. I discussed with Mr. Wang that we may invest 10 million in shooting. As for director Ning Hao, he is a very talented young director, many of his ideas coincide with the script, and I believe he will bring you a good movie that is not inferior to Stone."

After briefly explaining the four things, Shao Shuaijun stopped answering questions, retreated backstage, and gave the limelight to leading actors such as Guo Tao, Huang Bo, and Xu Zheng. The box office of "Crazy Stone" is more than 100 million. After deducting the film fund, taxes, and the theater's share, there is nearly 50 million left. Huayi and Shao Shuaijun split half and half, and then throw out the 5 million red envelopes that bloomed. Both sides will split It has reached nearly 20 million.

Shao Shuaijun made a net profit of 17 million after excluding the 3.5 million investment. Huayi also made a net profit of more than 10 million after excluding the 10 million publicity expenses. This is the current income on the books. Movies are booming, and the associated DVD releases and releases in Southeast Asia are also starting to boom. This is bound to be another huge income.

Now Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asian countries have begun to send people to Huayi to discuss the release of the film. It is estimated that after the release in these places, they can win at least 50 to 60 million at the box office, and the net income can reach 30 million. In order to curb piracy, DVDs are sold at a low price, 12 yuan a piece, not much profit, but every time a piece is sold, it is a net profit, and an additional 10 million income is not a problem.

In other words, there is still more than 40 million income waiting in the back, even if it is divided equally, both parties can each earn 20 million. In other words, this movie helped Shao Shuaijun make a net profit of 37 million, while Huayi earned more than 30 million. Three months of filming, one month of release, and so much money in just four months, there are enough reasons to hold a grand celebration banquet.

Artists under Huayi, no matter Wang Jinhua's subordinates or Erwang's subordinates, all came to participate as long as they were free. A lot of director circles also came, and several leaders from China Film and Shanghai Film were invited, as well as a low-ranking deputy director of the Film Bureau of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

If it was an ordinary artist, Shao Shuaijun wouldn't bother to pay respects, but everyone in the director's circle had to take turns to pay respects. Every industry has its own rules. If you want to get along in the film industry, you can't offend the group of directors. Don't look at some directors who are unsatisfactory, and even fail to make a blockbuster movie. If they are really offended, the consequences will be very serious.

Especially the fifth-generation directors who are rampant now, such as Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, and Chen Kaige, are all from big state-owned film companies, with extensive contacts, and they are big names who can influence the whole body. The up-and-coming sixth-generation directors, such as Jia Zhangke and Lu Chuan, are probably apprentices of famous teachers, disciples of the third and fourth generations of directors at the antique level, and have extensive contacts.

Therefore, Shao Shuaijun, who has been dubbed the title of the new generation director for the time being, can't offend these big names if he wants to stay in the director circle.

Zhang Yimou was busy filming "A Thousand Miles of Riding Alone", and Feng Xiaogang was busy filming "A World Without Thieves". These two directors who had a slight relationship with Shao Shuaijun were not there. The celebration banquet was full of sixth-generation directors, such as Lu Chuan. , Xuechang Lu, etc. It is not a generation, and it is less than a pot of talking. After toasting, Shao Shuaijun returned to the main table and continued to listen to brothers Wang Zhonglei bragging with the leaders of China Film, Shanghai Film and the deputy director of the Film Bureau.

No one paid any attention to Shao Shuaijun. Everyone here is in their decades, and they would never look up to Shao Shuaijun just because of a movie worth over 100 million yuan.

Shao Shuaijun was also happy and at ease, watching all kinds of beings and savoring life from the sidelines.