Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Lin Daoqiu had watched "Happy Ghost" many times in his previous life, so when he watched it again this time, he didn't have any impressions.

On the other hand, Zhong Chuhong next to her looked at it very seriously, and even laughed from time to time.

Zhu Xiucai, played by Huang Baiming, failed to take the exam for many years. He made his wife and father angry to death, and finally found himself hanging from a beam in an ancient temple.

But because Zhu Xiucai had a grudge in his heart, he became the spirit of his grudge.

On their summer trip, a group of female high school students entered an ancient temple to avoid the rain.

In panic, Lin Jingjing accidentally brought the rope attached to Zhu Xiucai back to school.

At night, Zhu Xiucai showed up and wanted Lin Jingjing to take the rope back to the ancient temple.

After the shock, as the communication deepened, the three women and Zhu Xiucai became good friends who talked about everything.

Through each other's encouragement, each other became clearer about the path to take next.

The plot of "Happy Ghost" is not complicated. After watching it, you don't need to think too much, just laugh.

The only difference from the previous life is that this time Lin Daoqiu added a budget of two million to "Happy Ghost".

Huang Baiming spent all the money on special effects, and Huang Baiming was very satisfied with the results.

Compared with those large-scale productions that often cost tens of millions, Huang Baiming thinks that "Happy Ghost" can be produced with such a small amount of money, which is already a great thing.

But even so, after the movie ended, Huang Baiming couldn't help but feel nervous, and Gao Zhisen beside him was so nervous that he clenched his hands.

After all, this is the first movie he directed. If it fails, he may have to return to the position of assistant director.

Therefore, compared with Huang Baiming, Gao Zhisen obviously hopes that "Happy Ghost" can succeed.

After the subtitles came out, the audience spontaneously applauded.

Then the applause got louder and louder, and many people even stood up on their own initiative, which showed their love for this drama.

Huang Baiming felt relieved, knowing that this was a good omen, and Gao Zhisen breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Huang Baiming and Gao Zhisen are actually not sure what kind of performance it will have at the box office next.

Backstage at the theater, Lin Daoqiu brought Zhong Chuhong to visit Huang Baiming and other creators of "Happy Ghost".

"Mr. Lin, what do you think of the filming of "Happy Ghost"?"

Luo Mingzhu is the most cheerful among the three girls. She wants to know what Lin Daoqiu thinks of this drama.

In addition to Luo Mingzhu, Li Lizhen and Lin Shanshan also looked at Lin Daoqiu intently.

"The plot is good, and the special effects are also very good. I guess "Happy Ghost" will not lose money."

The prediction given by Lin Daoqiu was very conservative. He could not say that the drama "Happy Ghost" would be a big hit in the future.

After Gao Zhisen heard Lin Daoqiu's prediction, the stone in his heart suddenly fell to the ground.

If "Happy Ghost" wants to avoid losing money, it will have to break through at least tens of millions.

Considering the scale of the Xiangjiang theater chain and the fact that there are currently no strong films on the block, Gao Zhisen feels that "Happy Ghost" has a good chance of breaking through the box office of 10 million.

"Mr. Lin has always been straight-forward. The box office of "Happy Ghost" will definitely exceed 10 million."

The three girls were very happy after hearing this. They never thought that the first movie they starred in would earn over 10 million at the box office.

If they can really do it, they will become heroines with a box office worth tens of millions.

Of course Huang Baiming hopes to make money. If "Happy Ghost" only exceeds 10 million, then for him, it is actually a failure.

The budget of this drama has more than doubled compared to before. If it is just a tie, as the main planner of "Happy Ghost", he doesn't know how to propose a sequel to Lin Daoqiu.

matter.

In the final analysis, the purpose of making a movie is to be able to sell it first and then consider other issues.

If the things you sell don't sell well, how can anyone be willing to continue investing, unless the other party is taken advantage of?

But it is obvious that Lin Daoqiu is not such a person, and it is even less likely that he will be taken advantage of.

Therefore, if Huang Baiming wants to make a sequel to "Happy Ghost", he can only hope that the box office will be higher than expected.

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The next day, Gao Zhisen and the three girls got up early, and they all ran to Xinyi City to wait for the first day's box office to be released.

After all, this play has extraordinary significance to them.

"You guys came so early?"

Huang Baiming was the last to arrive. When he saw Gao Zhisen and Li Lizhen, he was stunned for a moment, and then he thought that they should be waiting for the first day's box office.

Gao Zhisen quickly replied.

"Brother Bai Ming, after filming "Happy Ghost" I didn't have anything to do, so I came to wait for the box office."

Huang Baiming nodded. After he sat down, he picked up a copy of today's newspaper and read it.

The three girls kept chattering beside me, not knowing what they were talking about.

After nine o'clock, the staff brought yesterday's box office of Xiangjiang Cinema to Huang Baiming's office.

"Brother Bai Ming, this is the box office."

Huang Baiming took it and then looked down.

Opposite him, Gao Zhisen and others were staring at Huang Baiming's hands.

""Happy Ghost" took in 1.8 million yesterday."

When Li Lizhen and the others heard this result, they all jumped up happily.

But in fact, the result of 1.8 million can only be regarded as a first-day box office that is neither good nor bad, just below average.

According to Huang Baiming's estimation, the trend of the drama "Happy Ghost" should be around 7 million in the first week. By the second week, it will have dropped less and less, and will probably hover between the 10 million guessed by Lin Daoqiu.

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But he didn't say these words in front of Gao Zhisen.

"Asen, "Happy Ghost" was filmed well. At least it doesn't look like it will lose money now. Keep working hard."

Huang Baiming's encouragement was very useful to Gao Zhisen.

Lin Daoqiu was too far away from him. All he could do now was hold Huang Baiming's thigh tightly.

Gao Zhisen didn't know that Lin Daoqiu had already started to pay attention to this guy when he met him for the first time.

After learning that "Happy Ghost" had grossed 1.8 million at the box office on its first day, Gao Zhisen obviously couldn't be happy.

If it is 2.8 million, then he can still hope to hit the box office of 20 million.

But after working in Xinyi City for these years, Gao Zhisen still knows a little bit about the box office trend.

1.8 million on the first day. If you want to hit the box office of 20 million, the subsequent box office must grow in reverse.

Gao Zhisen didn't think the drama "Happy Ghost" was so capable.

"Thank you, Brother Bai Ming. I will continue to work hard in the future."

Gao Zhisen sighed silently in his heart, then turned and left the office, then went back to his room to write the script.