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After thinking for ten minutes, Qin Dong suddenly sat up and told Nicole:

"Go, bring me my pajamas and notebook."

Nicole's face lit up, she finally saw the real reward, and stood up to get it.

She was having a hard time, her reputation as a box-office poison was so loud that even the companies that wanted her to star in the film had to weigh it, and it would make her cry even if she talked about it.

After being served by Nicole and putting on his pajamas, Qin Dong sat down and opened his notebook, opened the document, and started coding:

【Manchester by the Sea】.

Crackling, my hands danced rapidly on the keyboard.

Nicole's eyes flickered, and she looked at the words from time to time, and then looked at the dazzling movements of the man's hands, and couldn't help but express admiration.

This man has heard this from his agent many times, has had in-depth discussions with him several times, and has been reported by the media.

But at this time, Nicole saw with her own eyes the speed at which the man wrote the script, without even thinking about it. It was as if the other person's script had been memorized. At this time, he was just writing silently, and coded it quickly without pausing.

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"Incredible speed."

Nicole saw with her own eyes Qin Dong’s attitude towards work.

By noon the next day, a script had been completed, but the man didn't stop and opened a second document:

【Arrival】.

I started writing again.

In two and a half days, two fresh scripts were produced.

Qin Dong is not moved except for sleeping and going to the toilet.

When it comes to meals, Nicole feeds them herself.

To drink water, Nicole would hold the water glass and pass it to Qin Dong's mouth from time to time.

I had to feed him cut fruits from time to time.

"Well..."

"Kacha..."

After Qin Dong finished writing two scripts, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and stretched, making the sound of his bones cracking and stretching.

"Go, call and ask Martin to come over."

When the script is written, although it is written for Nicole, it will not be given directly to her.

The interests involved here are just sleeping with her a few times and letting her play the leading role would be great, but other interests have nothing to do with her.

"good."

Nicole also knew when enough was enough, and she took things that were not hers. She had the sense to take out her cell phone and call Martin. She also called her agent at the same time.

Qin Dong poured a glass of red wine, relaxed, and continued typing for two and a half days. He was a little tired, and saw Nicole finishing the call:

“How is the box office of my movie doing?”

When I was writing, I didn't care about anything else, and Qin Dong didn't pay attention to the box office at all.

"Qin, congratulations."

Nicole laughed immediately when she heard this:

"In the three days of its first weekend, [Source Code] grossed a total of 65.36 million box office, ranking first in last week's box office list."

"Ranking second is Fox's big production, [Mutants First Class] with a box office of 38.92 million in its second week of release."

"The third place is Paramount Pictures' [Super 8], which was released on the same day as [Source Code], with a box office of 35.45 million."

Qin Dong laughed, this box office is very good, after all, it is a small-budget film.

“What about the global box office?”

Except for China's own territory, most other places are showing it together with North America.

Hearing this question, Nicole looked at Qin Dong and said cautiously:

"The global box office is 38.66 million, which is not as high as here."

This figure made Qin Dong's smile fade. The gap was a bit big. From this point of view, it would be good if the box office in other places could reach 100 million by the time it is released.

Qin Dong has studied foreign box office data.

I found that when these foreigners watch movies, usually the box office of a newly released movie in the first weekend will account for about one-third of the final total box office.

If it is excellent and has great staying power, it will take about a quarter of the box office in the first weekend.

Except for a few exceptions, such as Cameron's "Big Ship", the weekly box office is not high, but even if it has been released for a month, the weekly box office has dropped very little. As a result, this movie has been showing for a long time, and I don't know how many times it has been shown.

It just came out in theaters this month, and I heard that in some places it took more than a year before it was taken off the shelves.

This is extreme and not considered normal.

Just like several big-budget movies released last month.

[Pirates Part 4: On Stranger Tides] took in a box office of 90 million in the first three days of the weekend, but now it has been released for 20 days, and the box office has only exceeded 200 million. According to media predictions, when this movie is released in North America, it will earn a maximum of 2.4 to 2.5.

billion box office.

In total, the first weekend's box office accounted for as much as 40%.

[Hammer God] This comic book movie was released on May 6 last month. It took in a box office of 65 million in the first weekend. By the time it was removed from the shelves on the 6th of this month, the total box office was only 180 million.

The three-day box office share of the first weekend also reached 35%.

"Qin, I'm here."

Martin was let in by the bodyguard outside the door, and he shouted happily after entering.

Qin Dong was thinking about it. When he saw Martin arriving, he simply asked directly:

"The overseas box office is not ideal. How is Warner's promotion? Did it not spend much money? Or is [Source Code] not popular overseas?"

When Martin heard this, the joy on his face dimmed slightly:

"Qin, when I saw the data in the morning, I suspected this. At that time, I called Warner and asked Warner to increase overseas publicity. If they don't do a good job this time, we have to wait until the next movie is released.

The right to return their principal plus interest, eliminate Warner, and choose another company as the issuer."

Qin Dong can think of things, how could he, a local and a professional in this field, not think of it.

65 million in North America, but less than 40 million overseas. The gap is a bit big. Martin called Warner in the morning to question it.

Qin Dong nodded. This agent was very qualified, but he said in a cold tone:

"Tell them that if the overseas box office does not do well, it is because of their publicity, and I will never give them a second chance."

Martin understood Qin Dong’s thoughts:

"No problem, I'll call them tonight to remind them."

"To be honest, there is a comic book movie [Cuckold] produced by Warner at a cost of more than 150 million in this schedule. I guess their focus is on this movie."

Qin Dong curled his lips and poured Martin a glass of red wine:

"That's none of my business. If they slack off in publicity, I won't be lenient."

Now that the movie has made money, Qin Dong has greater confidence.

For a small-budget film, the box office of the first three days in North America alone has already paid off, and the rest of the world is still profitable. How dare it not be careless? Qin Dong can only say that some distributors are willing to accept the global distribution of his film.

Work.

Martin took the red wine, took a sip, and said with a smile:

"Qin, you really don't need to worry about them. Now that your reputation as a director has officially begun, there are many companies willing to cooperate with you."

"To be honest, I have received several calls from the top six companies in the past two days, tentatively asking about the possibility of cooperating with you."

Qin Dong doesn't care about this:

"Look, I actually don't like trouble. If Warner doesn't help, let them go."

"By the way, what are the box office figures predicted by the media now for [Source Code]?"

When it comes to this, Martin is even happier:

"The current North American box office forecast is between 150 and 180 million."

"The overseas forecast is around 100 million."

"Well, except China."

Qin Dong smiled, that was his base camp.

How can these foreigners predict?