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January 20, 2011.

【囧】officially held its premiere.

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Several movies released during the Lunar New Year period in December can also be said to have come to an end at this time.

Qin Dong's senior brother Jiang He's "Flying Warhead" has a box office of more than 600 million, and it is estimated that it will make another 30 to 20 million at the box office before it is released.

The second part of Hong Dapao's "Sincerely Interrupting" also received 400 million at the box office. This movie is about to be released, and it will probably collect tens of millions at the box office at most.

There is also a blockbuster movie in the Lunar New Year period, which is also the latest masterpiece of the country's leading director Chen Kaichen. The actors are all big names. However, the box office of this "Handan Orphans of the Warring States Period" was not ideal, with only 180 million.

Qin Dong estimates that it will be difficult for the movie to break the 200 million mark before it is released.

The high production costs meant that this movie was bound to make a loss.

This is also a shortcoming of local movies. The cost of the movie depends entirely on the box office.

Like foreigners, the global box office of a movie only accounts for 20 to 30% of the final revenue at most, and other various copyrights, offline discs, etc. are the bulk of the revenue.

Other copyrights of local films cannot be sold. In 2011, online copyrights were worth only a few dollars, and TV copyrights were worth one to two million. What income was there? Overseas box office sales were mostly unacclimated.

If the box office is not good, it will definitely be a loss. This account is easy to calculate.

This also reflects why Qin Dong is so popular now and is welcomed by companies in major circles.

Who doesn't like this kind of director who can make a profit by making a movie at a low cost.

Even if I can't make it, I still want to invest in Qin Dong's movie. Who wouldn't be greedy for a project that is 100% sure to make money?

The key production cycle is still short. There are only a few movies a year. Other directors, especially big directors, invest about 100 million, and they have to wait a year at the earliest before they can see the capital. This is not necessarily profitable. The investment cost is high and the return is small.

, the cycle is still long, no one is a fool, and the accounts can be calculated.

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night.

Kyoto City Hall.

Qin Dong's third movie [囧囧] finally changed the location of the premiere and raised the level.

Now he is a walking money printer, the top player in the industry.

This time the movement was bigger and the scale was bigger.

Because they had reached a deal with the undercover and Bona, the two company bosses were very generous and sent all their artists who had time to come to support the show.

In addition, Qin Dong invested in Wang Hua's Eighteen Companies.

This company has dozens of artists, large and small, including some established stars.

This kind of lineup and scale...

This kind of movement naturally attracted the attention of people in the circle.

Many little celebrities who were not invited also took the initiative to contact us to support us. In fact, they just wanted to show their faces on the red carpet.

As a result, the red carpet session directly consumed an extra hour.

Naturally, Qin Dong was too lazy to be the host and face many unknown celebrities, so he simply didn't go. He waited until he appeared on stage and then took the people in the car directly to the red carpet at the entrance of the auditorium.

"Director Qin is here, shoot quickly."

The reporter, who had been excited for two hours, was already exhausted, but when he found out that the real person had appeared, he became busy again.

"Liu Sisi, as expected, Director Qin took her to the red carpet with him."

"No, there are people in the car, that's..."

"Yanghua honey."

"It turned out to be her. Director Qin walked two actresses on the red carpet at one time. She is so beautiful."

While the reporters were chatting away, their hands were not slow and they were patting.

Qin Dong, who was dressed in a suit and held Liu Sisi in one hand and Yang Huami in the other, walked onto the red carpet with sunglasses on his face.

For this premiere, Liu Sisi rushed back from Hengdian to accompany Qin Dong on the red carpet.

But she never expected that her best friend was there and wanted to go with Qin Dong.

Thinking that although her best friend has not been announced to the outside world, everyone within the Great Qin Empire knows that she is an artist of the company, Liu Sisi didn't think much about it.

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The story of "囧囧" is very simple. To put it bluntly, it is a comedy.

Xu Lang invented "Oil Tyrant", but he had to go to Thailand to find a major shareholder to sign a contract before launching it, so Xu Lang rushed to Thailand and met Wang Baobao on the plane, and the two became partners.

Later, it was discovered that the company's enemy Gao Bo was following him, and many funny and nonsensical things happened in the process. Wang Baobao accidentally ruined Xu Lang's good things many times, and the two had conflicts many times but got back together.

In the end, Xu Lang and Gao Bo met and had a dispute in front of the major shareholder's door. Gao Bo hired a Muay Thai master to beat Xu severely.

At this time, Wang Baobao came to fight with the Muay Thai master and knocked him down with a killer kick.

The contract had to be signed by both Xu Lang and Gao Bo at the same time to be valid. In the end, Xu Lang tore it up because the oil tycoon was poisonous.

After Xu Lang returned home, he apologized to his wife and children for not taking good care of him and got back together. Wang Baobao also took intimate photos with his favorite star Fan Liangliang, accomplishing his dream.

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When the actual movie was shown, Qin Dong slept with his eyes closed the whole time and didn't watch it at all.

It wasn't until the end of the movie that Sisi and Mimi shook Qin Dong at the same time, causing the man to wake up. He stood up and took the lead actor and the main crew members to the stage to thank him, talk about some interesting things during the filming, and answer some reporters' questions.

"Director Qin, what are your expectations for the box office of this movie [Thailand]? Can you give an accurate prediction number?"

"Well... let me think about it, my first movie [Springtime] was 200 million, and my second movie [Those Years] was 400 million. According to this trend, how many hundreds of millions do you think it is?"

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"Director Qin, according to addition, it is 600 million, and according to multiplication, it is 800 million."

"Haha, let's predict 600 million or 800 million."

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"Director Qin, do you think the quality of [Thai囧] exceeds that of your senior director Jiang He's [Flying Warhead]?"

"This, it's different. This is a comedy. I just want to make everyone laugh and make everyone happier in the festive New Year atmosphere."

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"Director Qin, you and Miss Scarlett Johnson..."

"We are friends."

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"But according to foreign reports, you shared meals and stayed in the same hotel for several days and nights..."

"We just discussed the contract, discussed the script, and finally reached a two-movie contract, that's all."

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"Director Qin, what's the relationship between you, Liu Sisi and Yang Huami?"

"you guess."

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"Director Qin, Yang Huami hasn't signed a contract with a new company yet. Have you ever thought about Great Qin Empire signing her?"

“Please check Daqin’s official website for follow-up.”

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"Director Qin, it is said that your latest movie [Source Code] has been filmed? Can you tell us about it?"

"Yes, [Source Code] is in post-production, but it will take at least a few months to be released. No other comment."

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"Director Qin..."

"I think you reporters can interview the outstanding actors in the movie [Thailand] more often. Don't ask me all the time. Ignoring others is not what adults should do."

There are many famous people, and reporters like this.

Qin Dong was annoyed with his answer, and the [囧囧] actor standing next to him also looked embarrassed, so he quickly stopped the reporter below from interviewing him again.

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With a large-scale star lineup, after this kind of premiere, everyone no longer goes back to their own homes.

Instead, there is a cocktail party, which is not short of money.

Give everyone a channel to get to know each other and communicate, and maybe we can negotiate a film deal.