Dreams of the Fragrant River

"Xingzai, do you have any plans to make a new movie?"

"Uh, you're going to ask my agent that question. [;Starter]"

"There are rumors that you are dating Mao Shunyun, is it true?"

"How is it possible, we are just good friends."

"Then why have you been your partner from now on?"

"It's all the company's arrangement."

"Then you have been together for several years, will it develop into a lover over time?"

"I think it's impossible to date if you're too familiar."

"Then do you have someone you like?"

"Not for now, please let me go."

"I heard that you and Mr. Kang are relatives, so he has been taking good care of you."

"This is a rumour."

"..."

Zhou Xingchi was finally freed from the pile of reporters, with an excited expression on his face. This kind of treatment of being besieged by reporters is only available to first-line stars.

After getting out of the elevator and entering the restaurant, Zhou Xingchi happened to meet Ye Zimei who was dressed up and greeted with a smile, "Amei, it's so early."

Ye Zimei smiled and said, "I just came here too."

"I heard that you received a new film?" Zhou Xingchi asked.

"I just received a contract for the Five Continents Century." Ye Zimei said happily.

Since Five Continents Century changed its name, the films it produced have been hitting the streets one by one, and the stars that Century Films has cultivated in the past, such as Xia Wenxi, Ye Tong and others, have also been signed by Jiahe and Xinyicheng.

Five Continents Century (Century Pictures), which has produced many blockbuster movies in a row, is going to go all out this time, and actually spend 250,000 yuan to invite Ye Zimei, who has just become popular, to be the heroine.

Once Wuzhou Century's new film hits the streets, the film company will go bankrupt, and its general manager Liu Zhenwei will lose his job.

Of course, Ye Zimei didn't think about the situation of Wuzhou Century. She was happy that her salary had suddenly risen to 250,000 yuan. You must know that half a year ago, Ye Zimei was just a newcomer.

Not long after, Mao Shunyun, Miao Kexiu, Huang Shrimp, Wu Mengda and others all came, and the members of the crew gathered together. Naturally all smiles.

The hot movie has made a group of people popular, and even Huang Shrimp, the unremarkable martial artist, has now raised his salary to more than 100,000.

"Mr. Kang is here!"

Suddenly hearing someone shouting, Ye Zimei's face was overjoyed, and she walked over immediately.

Kang Jianfei stretched out his arms to wrap his arms around Ye Zimei's slender waist, but he did not make any further affectionate gestures, which seemed normal to others.

Of course, many people also have various associations in their hearts. For example, Zhou Xingchi looked at Ye Zimei thoughtfully.

Many people were invited to celebrate the event, and companies such as Wuzhou Century and Yongsheng, which cooperated with Oriental Cinema, were naturally among them. Liu Zhenwei and Xiang Huaqiang both attended the banquet to congratulate.

"First of all, thank you all for coming to the celebration banquet." Kang Jianfei raised his glass, "I would also like to thank every member of the crew. It was your hard work that earned you the 30 million box office. I'll give you a toast first!"

Kang Jianfei raised his head and took a toast. There was a burst of applause.

After the banquet started, guests from all walks of life came to toast, and many people went to find Zhou Xingchi and others.

"Brother Kang, you are so good this time, a low-cost comedy won 30 million box office!" Xiang Huaqiang praised, he has not called "A Fei" for a long time, but called "Brother Kang" like Ma Chengkun.

"It's okay, many people watch comedy movies." Kang Jianfei smiled indifferently.

"The realm of a great director is really different. You say 30 million at the box office is okay." Xiang Huaqiang didn't know whether to be sarcastic or admirable.

There are no big names in the actors, and the rental fee of the villa is expensive when shooting. Moreover, these rents also went into Kang Jianfei's own pocket. After calculating the cost of filming and publicity, the total budget is less than 5 million, and the box office of this port alone is 30 million, which is definitely a profit.

Xiang Huaqiang only made a few compliments before revealing his original intention. This guy actually wanted to use Wu Yusen and Zhou Xingchi to make movies, and he was following the trend to make nonsensical comedies.

"Wu Yusen is always afraid that he doesn't want to make comedy films. I have already promised him to do it, and he is not good at making nonsense and funny." Seeing Xiang Huaqiang's face changed, Kang Jianfei explained, "It's not that I'm hiding or borrowing others, brother Qiang, you If you really want to make nonsensical films, I can recommend a director for you."

Xiang Hua Qiang's expression turned slightly, and he asked, "Who?"

"The field recorder Li Lichi." Kang Jianfei said.

"Field record?" Xiang Hua Qiang thought that something was wrong with his ears.

Kang Jianfei nodded and said, "Yes, it's the assistant director. He has a lot of ideas about playing nonsensical comedies. But Li Lichi is a bit lacking in basic skills. You have to assign him a seasoned assistant director."

Xiang Huaqiang thought about it a few times, and finally accepted Kang Jianfei's suggestion and planned to invite Li Lichi to direct a nonsensical comedy.

It is said that the Yongsheng Film Company of the Xiang brothers is also a wonderful work. There are films in the Dongfang and Jiahe Cinemas, whichever has a better schedule. In addition, I made some follow-up films. Although I didn't make much money, I didn't hit the streets. It can be said that it was smooth sailing.

However, no matter whether it is Jiahe or the Oriental Cinema, the films of Yongsheng Film Company have never entered the golden schedule, and even Xiang Huaqiang himself has never expected to enter the golden schedule to grab the box office. After all, although the golden schedule is good, there are also many hot films competing in the same period, and if you are not careful, there is a risk of hitting the street.

After dismissing Xiang Huaqiang, Liu Zhenwei ran over again, picked up the wine glass and said congratulatory words.

"I heard that Wuzhou Century's business is not doing well?" Kang Jianfei asked casually.

"Compared to DreamWorks, Wuzhou Century is definitely a lot worse." Liu Zhenwei went around in circles and didn't admit it. In fact, everyone knew that his broken company couldn't continue, and several consecutive movies were thrown on the street.

Kang Jianfei didn't bother to dismantle it. He laughed and said, "One day Manager Liu doesn't want to do it in Wuzhou Century, but come to DreamWorks to find me."

As the saying goes, it is better to be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. Liu Weiqiang is the general manager of Wuzhou Century, so he naturally wants to be his own boss. However, in the current situation of Five Continents Century, the funds are only enough to make the last film. Once this new film hits the streets, it has to go out of business. After the company goes bankrupt, it seems that working in DreamWorks is also a way out.

The celebration banquet was almost over. The little girl, Ye Yuqing, took the autograph book and asked for autographs everywhere, while Kang Jianfei sat on the side and chatted with Ye Zhiming about the release of the videotape.

"My videotape sold the best, with more than 30,000 boxes sold. I estimate that the sales volume of videotapes in Hong Kong is likely to reach 40,000." Ye Zhiming analyzed the sales of videotapes to Kang Jianfei, "The sales of videotapes almost sold out. Now, there are only more than 20,000.”

"It's already very good." Kang Jianfei said with satisfaction.

The sales of records in Hong Kong are only tens of thousands. Only the records of popular singers can sell more than 100,000. As a movie and video tape that is much more extravagant than a record, it is a very good achievement to have a sales volume of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. Among them, the video tape rental hall accounts for a large proportion of purchases.

The profit of releasing a videotape of a movie is almost two to three times that of releasing a record, and a lot of money can be made just by selling the videotape.

"The popularity of home video recorders is still too low. If it can be as popular as TV sets, the sales of video tapes will at least increase by more than five times." Ye Zhiming said with a sigh, "Especially, there are still many pirated video tapes grabbing the market, and video tapes are released. Business is really bad."

Kang Jianfei was too lazy to listen to his spit, and said, "The video tape should be released as soon as possible, otherwise it will be pirated again."

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On the third day after the painting, its film and video tapes were quickly listed. In the following two months, more than 40,000 copies were sold one after another. The dividend income obtained by DreamWorks was only more than 300,000.

I have to say that now is not the time to make movie video tapes. The sales of video tapes are already excellent, but the revenue of more than 300,000 yuan is simply negligible compared to its box office.

Compared with the meager income of the videotape, the box office of more than 30 million is simply shocking, because the cost of this film is too low.

What type of films are most likely to follow suit?

The answer is simple: low-budget, high-grossing movies.

Just after the show ended, several nonsensical movies following the trend started in Hong Kong, vying to invite Zhou Xingchi to be the leading actor. It doesn't matter if you can't invite Zhou Xingchi, other actors in the crew are also vying for it, and even Dasha Cheng Kui'an has become very popular.

Compared with the box office, the box office data of the three brothers, Cheng Long, Hong Jinbao and Yuan Biao, are not enough to watch. , actually more than 1 million less than the starring Xu Guanjie~www.wuxiaspot.com~ On the contrary, it was released later by director Wang Jing. Because of its many nonsensical styles, it was indistinguishable from Jiahe.

Jiahe Company.

Zou Wenhuai asked his assistant with an ugly face, "Is the box office out yet?"

"There are already 15 million." The assistant replied.

"15 million..." Zou Wenhuai sighed in disappointment. It was released early for a week, and the current box office is only 19 million.

How could this be?

It has brought together three of Hong Kong's best kung fu stars, and also invited a beautiful Miss Spain to be the heroine. From the plot design to the action scenes, they are all excellent, and now they can't even win a low-budget comedy.

Sometimes, the box office of a movie really can’t be thought about with common sense, and an excellent movie may not get the box office it deserves.