World-class directors in the entertainment industry

On the plane flying to Kyoto, Qin Dong took a stack of newspapers and flipped through them.

This is a lot of entertainment newspapers that I purposely bought before boarding the plane.

It only takes less than two hours to fly from Jingnan to Kyoto. This time is not worth sleeping, so I can only find something to do to pass the time.

"The dark horse of the year finally appears, [Journey to the Road: Spring] is a masterpiece by a new director."

"After taking in 49.54 million at the box office in the first week, [Spring Lost] once again grossed 71.12 million in the second weekend, making it a dark horse."

"12.89 million, 11.56 million, 11.03 million, 10.22 million, 9.43 million, 8.71 million, 7.28 million. This is a movie directed by a newcomer. The box office results in the second week."

"The first film directed by a new director, "On the Road to Misfortune", grossed 120.66 million at the box office within 13 days of its release. The first film exceeded 100 million, setting a new milestone for domestic directors."

"The first work of a new director unexpectedly broke through the Spring Festival blockbusters and won the box office championship."

"Qin Dong, a young director whose first film grossed over 100 million yuan, reveals the unknown story."

"Rookie director Qin Dong is expected to make over 200 million yuan with his first film. Who is he?"

Qin Dong flipped through the entertainment newspapers one after another. Most of them had reports on "People on the Road". The difference was in the size of the page.

To be honest, Qin Dong himself didn't expect the box office to be so high. In his previous life, this movie only cost more than 30 million yuan, but now it has doubled several times. He thought that when it was released, the total box office would exceed 100 million yuan, which would be very good. It has only been two weeks now.

I can only lament that the blockbusters released during the Spring Festival are not very good. Most of them have poor reputation. They did well at the box office when they were first released, but the follow-up is not very good. There are many big-name stars but the story is poor.

"It's a pity that it's a bit difficult to reach 200 million at the box office."

The newspapers boasted about it, but Qin Dong was very clear about the actual situation.

Regardless of the second to eighth day of the Lunar New Year, February 15 to February 21 of the Gregorian calendar, the box office of this second weekend was 70 million, but the box office plummeted in the last two days.

On the first day of the new week, which is the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, February 22 according to the Gregorian calendar, the box office dropped even more, with only 5.96 million, less than 6 million. It is estimated that the drop will continue in the future, and the box office potential has been almost exhausted.

In addition, students are about to return to school, so work and movies will enter the off-season.

Why did Qin Dong rush back to Kyoto on the tenth day of the lunar month? In addition to wanting to shoot his second movie early so that it could be released in the summer vacation, the most important thing was that the box office exceeded 100 million, it was a small-budget film, and it was the first work of a new director. All of this made

China Film felt the need to hold a celebration party.

As the highlight of China Film and Television, he took the lead in signing the contract for this film. This is an achievement, so naturally he has to make a big splash.

On the eighth day of the lunar month, he urged Qin Dong to return to Kyoto as soon as possible, but he couldn't hold it off until the tenth day of the lunar month. He called and urged him every day, so Qin Dong had no choice but to leave.

The Kyoto Hotel has been booked tonight, and we are waiting for Qin Dong to arrive and break the ice-breaking record of 100 million.

...

It's around one o'clock in the afternoon.

Daqin Empire Entertainment Company.

"Mr. Qin, you are back."

"Happy New Year, Mr. Qin."

After getting off the plane and returning to his residence to tidy up, Qin Dong came to the company. When he entered the door, he was greeted by two front desk and cleaning staff Xiaoman and Xiaohua.

"Happy New Year to you two beauties."

Qin Dong smiled and waved his hand. The two receptionists looked pretty good but had sweet smiles. One was tall and had long legs, while the other was a bit shorter but had big headlights.

"Mr. Qin looks even more handsome in the New Year."

The two receptionists are college classmates. They are both outgoing people. They are also good at joking after a long time. They are not outgoing at all.

Qin Dong pouted as he walked in:

"Don't flatter me, don't worry, everyone will receive a red envelope after the movie is released."

All the employees of the company were here at this time. When they heard this, they all clapped their hands.

"Wow, Your Majesty is so generous."

The three dormitory brothers Zhou Shan, Wang Kai, and Cai Dachun were even more funny and booing.

Qin Dong laughed, then stretched out his hand and patted it twice: "Pah...pah...":

"First of all, I would like to wish everyone a happy New Year. Secondly, I will give everyone a big red envelope after the movie is released. Now everyone goes to his place. The heads of various departments will come to my office for a meeting."

Everyone is happy and happy, and they naturally become serious when it comes to business.

Department heads from several companies gathered in the office.

Zhou Shan was the first to stand up. He is the director of the film department:

"Mr. Qin, the new crew has been recruited. They are still the same old people as last time. They can start filming at any time."

Xu Li, as the manager of the brokerage department, is the second one to follow up:

"Mr. Qin, today Liu Sisi from Sugar Man will come to the company for an interview, and there will be a celebration party at the Kyoto Hotel at six in the evening."

"For your second work [The Girl We Chased Together All Those Years], the cast list is here. You can interview it in person when the time comes. However, we still haven't found a suitable candidate for the male lead."

"I reluctantly found a few, but I was not satisfied. Even other colleagues in the company felt that they were not good enough. Basically none of the younger generation of actors could handle it."

"I have written down these few things that I barely passed. Mr. Qin, please take a look."

After hearing this, Qin Dong took the list and looked at the information of several candidates in the male lead column. They were all accompanied by various photos. He frowned when he looked at them. The images were not consistent. After thinking about it for a while, Qin Dong actually found out from the Internet before.

I checked various TV series and movies, but couldn't find anything suitable:

"Well, there is still time, so please try harder and search more."

Liu Chun, the head of the accounting department, reported for the third time:

"Mr. Qin, the preliminary budget for your second film [Those Years] has been made. Please take a look."

As he spoke, he handed Qin Dong a document, and then continued to introduce:

"Excluding the male lead, based on the current cast and the crew's various budgets, the cost is probably between 8 million and 10 million."

"Venue, since the weather in the north is still very cold at this time, we have initially decided on two cities, Magic City and Island Province."

"Which specific place to choose, we will send people to visit some local schools later to see if there are any that are suitable for shooting."

Qin Dong looked through the budget report. After understanding it generally, he closed the report, tapped unconsciously with his fingers, and spoke after a while:

"Leave this report here with me for now. Manager Liu, you can make another budget."

"We will do it based on a budget of 20 million. Well, you and Director Zheng from the legal department can discuss it and make sure there are no mistakes."

Liu Chun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then nodded without changing his expression.

Zheng Xue also said:

"Don't worry, Mr. Qin, I will cooperate with Director Liu."

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Zhou Shan interrupted, looking at Qin Dong with confusion and concern on his face:

"Old Qin, please don't do anything illegal."

"In this class of ours, you are the best, so there is no need to take risks."

Qin Dong looked at Zhou Shan's expression, then at Wang Kai and Cai Dachun, who also had worried expressions. His heart warmed, and he shook his head and asked:

"Dashan, do you know what I am going to do tonight?"

Zhou Shan was stunned and said bluntly:

"What to do? Isn't it just to go to the celebration banquet to celebrate that your box office exceeded 100 million?"

Qin Dong smiled and said nothing.

Xu Li, the manager of the brokerage department, knew how to look. At this time, she took up the words and explained to Zhou Shan:

"Director Zhou, do you think Mr. Qin is just going to attend the celebration banquet tonight?"

"President Qin's first movie has a box office of over 100 million yuan in just ten days, and there is a good chance that it will exceed 200 million yuan."

"Look at how many directors in China can achieve this data."

"This is my first time making a movie. Mr. Qin is a newcomer and has no connections. He can only invest in making the film himself. There is no one or company willing to invest money in Mr. Qin."

"But, now..."