This star’s style is wrong

If it is a special effects blockbuster with an investment of 400 to 500 million yuan, it is not surprising that more than 30% of the film schedule will be taken at the beginning of filming.

However, "Crazy Stone" only invested 80 million.

Judging from the starring cast, the salary will not exceed 25 million, and most of the investment will be spent wisely.

In fact, film and television investment is not simply about spending money to make movies.

This is an investment project with many opportunities.

Even if Fang Xing could shoot "Crazy Stone" with 30 million, it would be impossible for him to invest only 30 million.

Because it’s hard to divide the cake.

When a company develops to a certain height, resource exchange is inevitable.

Therefore, "Crazy Stone" was led by Ark Culture, with participation from Penguin Pictures, Maoyan Pictures and other film and television investment companies.

When he first started filming TV series, Fang Xing often directed and acted for zero pay because he had no money.

It's different now.

If Fang Xing doesn't take the money, it will be difficult to settle the accounts.

Therefore, Fang Xing served as the director and producer of "Crazy Stone" and directly received 15 million plus 7% of the director's share.

This is the top standard for great directors.

Even though Fang Xing has yet to prove his ability in the film industry, the director's share of the project has been based on top standards since its inception.

This money seems to be poured from the left hand to the right hand, but it must be poured into this hand.

As for whether the investors agree, there is no need to consider it.

If Penguin Pictures and Maoyan Pictures don't agree with Fang Xing being treated as a top director, it's very simple, just don't invest.

This is how the account was calculated, so the 80 million investment in "Crazy Stone" is actually very conservative.

The reason why Fang Xing is so confident is because he has confidence in "Crazy Stone".

Other film and television companies usually wouldn't do this.

Generally, film and television companies try their best to increase investment and make projects bigger.

Fang Xing is different. From the beginning of the project, the investment amount has been set and it is only this much. If you want to invest, you can invest. If you don't want to invest, you don't have to force it. You don't even want to invest a little more.

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Now, Fang Xing has offered Penguin Pictures a guaranteed box office contract of 2 billion, which is a bit shocking for a movie with an investment of 80 million.

Generally speaking, if a movie with an investment of 80 million yuan, excluding publicity and distribution costs, can basically recover its investment if the total box office reaches 320 million yuan.

Therefore, for the film industry, it is simply a fantasy for a movie with an investment of 80 million to have a guaranteed box office of 2 billion.

Moreover, 2 billion is not Fang Xing's upper limit. If Zhang Changfeng can get a higher film schedule, he would dare to call a larger number.

This kind of confidence made Zhang Changfeng amazed and puzzled at the same time.

Although the guaranteed box office can greatly increase the profits of Penguin Pictures, if this project fails, it will still have an impact on his leadership in the company.

Therefore, Zhang Changfeng asked again: "Brother Fang, are you sure you are not joking?"

Fang Xing nodded and replied: "I'm sure, I'll just say it. Now I only look at the film schedule and the contract signing. If Mr. Zhang is not optimistic about my movie, it doesn't matter. I'll go talk to Sheng Rong. The 2 billion box office guarantee should make it possible." Shengrong gave me all the filming arrangements."

Shengrong Film Distribution Company is one of the three major film distribution companies in China, and its film scheduling resources can reach more than 20%.

When there is competition, there is pressure.

Zhang Changfeng finally understood what Fang Xing meant. This was when he started to show off his sword in arranging films, offering a sky-high price of 2 billion in guarantee, just to arrange films.

As a competitor, Zhang Changfeng knew Shengrong very well. If Fang Xing really offered a guarantee of 2 billion, Shengrong would definitely agree.

Zhang Changfeng is now even more embarrassed. Should he want "Married Halfway" or "Crazy Stone"?

Penguin Pictures only has so many film arrangement resources, and given "Crazy Stone", Fanfan Entertainment's "Married Halfway" will definitely find other distribution companies to cooperate with.

Of course, there is another way, which is to have one of the movies rescheduled.

However, both movies have already begun pre-heating, and they are very determined to enter the summer season, and they must be among the first batch of summer films.

Zhang Changfeng was indeed a little embarrassed, but not that embarrassed.

Because the box office is guaranteed at RMB 2 billion, Penguin Pictures' summer performance is guaranteed to be good.

If "Crazy Stone" fails at the box office in the end, Zhang Changfeng's loss will be that the project failed, which is a bit embarrassing.

Therefore, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "If Mr. Fang is really sure that he wants to sign a 2 billion box office guarantee, then I will risk my life to accompany you. But I can't give you 25% for the film arrangement. I will give you 24% at most."

He wants to save a little bit of his film schedule and try out a few low-budget movies.

24% is enough, and Fang Xing is already very satisfied with the result.

In fact, there is another reason why Penguin Pictures wants to eat up all the film scheduling resources.

That would be to let Penguin Pictures focus on promoting one movie.

If Penguin Pictures released "Crazy Stone" and "Married Halfway" at the same time during the summer, they would only have so many people to promote the two movies.

Therefore, Fang Xingxing's goal is very simple. He wants to squeeze out Fanfan Entertainment's "Married Halfway" and let Penguin Pictures promote "Crazy Stone" obediently.

Zhang Changfeng gave a thumbs up and praised: "Brother Fang is not only good at making movies, but he is also good at business negotiations."

This was a sincere compliment, but if it were Zhang Changfeng, he wouldn't dare to make such a big bet.

Just this one movie was a success and soared to the sky.

Once it fails, the company's capital chain is instantly broken, and unless it raises financing, it is likely to go bankrupt.

It's a big gamble.

Use 80 million to win 2 billion.

It is both thrilling and thrilling to use small things to make big things happen.

Fang Xing was very efficient. After negotiating with Zhang Changfeng, he directly drafted and signed the contract.

The guaranteed minimum box office of 2 billion and 24% of the opening schedule are all written in the contract.

Signing this contract means that Penguin Pictures has given up on Fanfan Entertainment's "Married Halfway".

Fanfan Entertainment quickly received the news and immediately went to discuss distribution with Shengrong Pictures.

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This move in the film industry immediately caused quite a shock in the industry.

In a WeChat group called "Filmmakers Chat Group".

There are many people in the industry in this group, where they often chat and exchange news.

There is some information that is secret to the outside world, but to those in the industry, everyone knows it.

Chen Lidong is the production assistant of "Married Halfway". When he heard the news, he immediately asked in the group:

"Penguin Pictures has given all its film arrangements to Ark Culture? Is the news accurate?"

"Exactly, it's all given. Penguin Pictures only has one movie in its summer schedule."

"Is Mr. Zhang so optimistic about "Crazy Stone"? The summer movie schedule is all for one A-level movie?"

"Let me tell you. Fang Xing offered a sky-high box office guarantee, and that's why Zhang Changfeng agreed."

"The sky-high box office guarantee? How much is it?"

"Is there one billion?"

"Be bold and guess again."

"Fang Xing's investment in the movie was only 80 million, right? Isn't a guaranteed box office of 1 billion enough?"

"Guess."

"1.5 billion?"

"Be bolder."

"Want to add more? Is it 2 billion?"

"Yes, Fang Xing directly issued a 2 billion box office guarantee. Penguin Pictures will definitely be willing to sign this kind of contract."

"Producer Chen, do you need to find another distribution company for your movie?"

Chen Lidong saw the discussion in the group and added: "We are already talking to Sheng Rong."

"Is Fang Xing crazy? With an investment of 80 million, you dare to open a guaranteed box office of 2 billion. If you lose, you will have to sell yourself to pay back the money, right?"

"It's not possible to sell his body, but he probably has to sell his company's shares. However, with his ability, he probably can repay the money by going back to filming two TV series."

"Other than Fang Xing, there should be no one else in the country who dares to play such a big game."

"There are still some. Who signed a gambling contract two years ago, and now he is crazy about filming movies to pay back the money."

"Has anyone seen the finished film of "Crazy Stone"? Tell me, how is the quality?"

The finished film of "Crazy Stone" has been produced. When discussing cooperation with the distribution company, the team of the distribution company will usually take a look at the finished film.

Film companies need to negotiate contracts based on the quality of the film.

Therefore, there must be people in the industry who have watched "Crazy Stone", but they have signed confidentiality agreements and cannot leak the content of the movie to the outside world.

Of course, if it's just a casual chat, it's not a big problem.

Therefore, someone in the WeChat group said:

"I heard from a friend who has seen it that it's quite good to watch, but it's hard to say how much it will get at the box office."

"No matter how high the quality of "Crazy Stone" is, it should not be higher than "Married Halfway", right? Li Kexin, Zhu Yiting, Liu Wenwen, all can handle the box office. This movie must be one of the three guaranteed summer movies."

"I didn't expect Penguin Pictures to abandon "Married Halfway"."

“There’s something good to watch this summer.”

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I don’t know how the news about “Crazy Stone” edging out “Married Halfway” and eating up all the films scheduled by Penguin Pictures reached Zhu Yiting’s fan base.

Now it's a big deal.

Zhu Yiting is now one of the top twin stars in the film industry and the youngest Mr. 5 billion.

The fanaticism of the fans is the highest in domestic entertainment.

Therefore, when fans heard that "Crazy Stone" had squeezed out the film schedule of "Married Halfway", they immediately started filming.

Online platforms such as Weibo and Douya.com are filled with fans’ mad curses:

[FX is so shameless and resorts to tricks to get the film schedule for Yi Ting. 】

[Why is this piece of shit from FX so disgusting again? 】

[Producing TV series to gain ratings, filming movies to rush to schedule films, internal entertainment is a cancer, when will you be able to join the entertainment industry? 】

[After giving birth to a child, why do you go out to make movies? Who wants to watch a movie made by a greasy married man like you? 】

[FX is out in the entertainment industry! 】

[FX rolls around the entertainment industry +1]

Among these scoldings, some rational passers-by also raised questions:

[Can a movie with an investment of 80 million grab a film schedule with an investment of 150 million? Why do I not believe it so much? 】

[I also find it quite strange. Generally speaking, they are S+ major productions and are eligible to schedule films. 】

According to the rules of film scheduling in theaters, under normal circumstances, special effects blockbusters have the highest opening number.

After all, the investment figures are there, and theater managers usually only look at the figures to arrange films.

As for whether the subsequent film lineup will rise or fall, it all depends on strength.

With high attendance and good box office results, the proportion of films scheduled will naturally increase.

If the attendance rate is low and the box office performance is poor, the film schedule will naturally decrease.

therefore.

Under normal circumstances, it is unlikely that a movie with an investment of 80 million will compete with a movie with an investment of 150 million.

In the movie discussion group of Douya.com.

An industry insider stood up and posted the news:

"As a person who has only half a foot in the entertainment industry, let me reveal something more accurate.

"Did "Crazy Stone" get scheduled? You could say it did, or you could say it didn't.

"Because in the end Penguin Pictures only signed "Crazy Stone", and "Married Halfway" went to Sheng Rong to cooperate.

"In other words, "Crazy Stone" uses the filming resources of Penguin Pictures and has nothing to do with "Married Halfway".

“However, it would be wrong to say that there was no robbery at all.

"Because Penguin Pictures originally wanted to release the two movies together, if this plan is followed, the two movies will most likely share Penguin Pictures' scheduling resources equally, but "Married Halfway" may be slightly higher.

"So, "Crazy Stone" has directly squeezed out "Married Halfway" and monopolized the resources of Penguin Pictures.

"Then the question is, how did Fang Xing do it?

"The reason is very simple. Fang Xing gave Penguin Pictures a sky-high box office guarantee.

"As for the specific figures, we cannot disclose them for the time being. They are always guaranteed at sky-high prices.

"If "Crazy Stone" really hits the box office, fans of the TV series will be very happy. Fang Xing will really have to sell himself to make TV series to pay back the money."

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This explosive post was posted and quickly became a trending topic.

It attracted many fans, passers-by, and viewers to discuss:

[Fang Xing is so brave, he dares to play like this. 】

[What was the name of the director who signed a gambling contract the year before last, but his movie was blocked and he was forced to sell himself to make movies to pay back the money? 】

[It’s over, I suddenly really want to watch the plot of Fang Xing selling himself to make a movie to pay back the money. 】

[The fans should also be ecstatic. Maybe when the pressure comes up, Fang Xing will just sing and make money. Maybe there will be a concert too. 】

Among these discussions, fans of Zhu Yiting and L.burst are the most malicious.

Because Zhu Yiting and Fang Xing formed a head-on competition during the summer season, and L.burst's song had just been rubbed on the ground by "China Under the Lights", and they were incompetent and furious, with nowhere to vent.

Therefore, these two fan groups criticized the most:

[FX this useless dog’s concert? Who will go and see it? As many games as you open, you will lose as many games as you want. 】

[That is, FX is a loser who can only brush up charts and ratings. Will he go to an event like a concert that requires real money to buy tickets? 】

Regarding the topic of Fang Xing's concert, entertainment media will write articles every year to gain traffic.

Because Fang Xing has been dominating the music charts for many years and has won three major Golden Melody Awards, but so far he has not held a single concert.

When fans of L.burst mocked Fang Xing for not attending his concert, fans who started listening to Fang Xing's songs from "Nocturne" and "Blue and White Porcelain" couldn't help it.

[Who said no one is watching? As long as Fang Xing dares to open it, as long as he is in China, I will definitely watch it. 】

[When Fang Xing sang "Nocturne", I was still in college, and I have been working for three years now. When we graduated, the four of us in the dormitory agreed that whenever Fang Xing held his first concert in China, we would reunite and watch it together. 】

[Upstairs, I’m afraid you won’t be able to buy a ticket then. 】

[I also have this feeling. If Fang Xing really holds a concert, the tickets may be sold out in seconds. 】

【Now what? Should you watch "Crazy Stone"? How about letting this movie hit the streets and letting him film and sing instead of being distracted from his job? 】