Director’s Legend

Faced with the crazy box office of "Crazy Stone", the main theme movie "Xiaoping 1928" was released quietly. No one expected to stop the box office of Stone, but in fact it did not. The box office of 10 million on the first day was crazy, and the box office of the following week was desperate.

This week, it won a total of 48 million box office. There is no doubt that the box office box office of the week is second only to the 80 million box office in the first week of "Ambush", ranking second in the year. With the continued popularity of the stone phenomenon, the high reputation of comments, and more and more theaters requesting additional screenings, the box office of the second full week of movies did not drop significantly.

In order to further stimulate the market and tap the potential of "Crazy Stone", the main creators were divided into several channels to participate in major TV shows and promote movies.

Under the big action and dazzling halo of "Crazy Stone", "Spider-Man 2" was directly painted. Although "Shrek 2" was not painted, many movie theaters have stopped screening directly and changed to "Crazy Stone". "A Thousand Opportunities 2" has not escaped the squeeze either. The box office in the first week was very hot, and the next week was a serious decline. It is expected that the total box office will not exceed 20 million. "Xiaoping 1982" is drowned in madness.

A week later, the Film Bureau announced box office data for this week. Crazy Stone continued to lead the box office list with 40 million yuan. After the second full week, the total box office reached 98 million, making it impossible for everyone to look directly at it.

"The breaking of 100 million yuan in "Crazy Stone" is about to witness the miracle moment!"

On August 31st, all major media across the country were slaughtered by this bright red title. This is the 14th day of the release of "Crazy Stone", which is about to exceed 100 million today. Compared with "Ambush on Ten Sides", which broke 100 million in ten days, it is not inferior.

The huge profits of the movie have greatly increased Wang Zhonglei's status in Huayi Brothers. These days, he is happy from ear to ear, and the celebration party is held once a day. Shao Shuaijun is also inevitable. He drank a few times and dealt with celebrity directors whom he didn't know. At the "Buried Alive" celebration banquet, a few artists from the entire Huayi banner also came. Today, there are artists every day, looking for various excuses to participate in Wang Zhonglei's reception, and then looking for opportunities to talk with Shao Shuaijun.

Shao Shuaijun dealt with the past without salty and indifferent, the reception was really uncomfortable, but watching the movie box office go up day by day, the excitement in his heart couldn't stop.

"Xiao Shao, congratulations on becoming the youngest member of the 100 million box office." After drinking this night, Wang Zhonglei found Shao Shuaijun, "Do you think you can talk about the cooperation of "Crazy Racing"? And you have also seen this. Once we joined forces to create a box office myth, do you think about signing with us Huayi?"

Shao Shuaijun has been excited these days and is also considering the future. In the past two years, the film market has begun to heat up, and competition has not been so fierce. It is relatively easy for independent films to find investment in distribution. In later generations, the era of giants begins. It doesn't matter if there is no background, even the best movies will be buried.

It's not that Shao Shuaijun never thought of starting a film company by himself. The fact is that he doesn't understand management at all, let alone run a relationship. In China, there is no network, and everything is done, let alone making movies. Then, finding a big company to rely on is the best choice. In this regard, Huayi is undoubtedly the best choice. From the cooperation between Huayi and Feng Xiaogang, it can be seen that Huayi is not the kind of short-sighted company, and Erwang's management methods are indeed powerful.

It is best for Shao Shuaijun to have Huayi Brothers as the backer, without the worries of investment, publicity and distribution in filming.

"Mr. Wang, "Crazy Racing" is easy to say. It is not impossible to sign a contract. I want to ask if I join the signing of Huayi, what are the treatments and restrictions."

Wang Zhonglei considered his tone: "In terms of treatment, Huayi is cooperating with other directors, such as Feng Xiaogang, with a fixed remuneration plus a box office share. Of course, this is what you want. You take a fixed remuneration, and it will definitely not be lower than the first-line director. If you take the box office share, we can also set it according to the box office. It is definitely the worth of the first-line director!"

"This is good, I personally tend to split. So, what about the restrictions?"

"There are not too many restrictions. We are more inclined to play the role of fixed investors, the choice of movie themes, and the amount of investment for shooting. As long as you don't cross the line, we all respect your wishes. We don't interfere with the main actors of the movie. At most, it is a supporting role, and we hope to adopt artists under the Huayi banner."

"This is also very good." Shao Shuaijun nodded. Huayi's sincerity was obvious. After thinking about it, he said, "I am honored to have Mr. Wang's sincerity. However, I hope I can have a studio belonging to me. Affiliated under the banner of Huayi Brothers and receiving financing, but the filming and production of the film is completely dominated by my studio. Huayi Brothers is only responsible for investment, promotion and distribution, and cannot interfere with my creation. If Wang always promises me this At one point, I can sign immediately."

The studio is equivalent to an independent kingdom, which is a form of a private company. The affiliate is equivalent to a subsidiary, or holding company. Shao Shuaijun didn't want to be controlled by others, and he couldn't manage independently. This kind of cooperation was his best choice. He believed that the Huayi Brotherhood agreed that the Second King was a businessman, not hegemonic, and did not have such a strong desire for control.

Sure enough, Wang Zhonglei thought for a while, then nodded: "Yes, then, please ask a lawyer to come over and discuss it carefully."

Negotiations cannot be settled in a day or two, not to mention the establishment of a studio.

During the negotiation, "Crazy Stone" won the box office of 2.1 million on August 31st, and finally broke the 100 million mark at the box office. As the box office exceeded 100 million, the potential of the stone was also consumed. That's it. In the third week, I won only 15 million box office, and the total box office piled up to 113 million.

After three weeks, the box office continued to fall, and the attendance rate has fallen below 20%. Major theaters are preparing to draw down one after another, and it is expected that they will be able to harvest four or five million.

On September 7, Huayi Brothers held a grand celebration banquet for "Crazy Stone" at the Beijing International Hotel. Although the movie is still showing, but the potential is exhausted, now a celebration party is held, or it can stimulate the box office. In external propaganda, the slogan of 120 million was directly uttered, but there was not much water.

Seven people, Wang Zhonglei, Shao Shuaijun, Zhao Cheng, Guo Tao, Huang Bo, Liu Hua, and Xu Ceng picked up the hammer and smashed the ice sculpture that symbolized the 120 million box office. The flashlight underneath suddenly seemed like a volcanic eruption, overwhelming the sky, and at the same time countless microphones stretched out.

"Excuse me, Director Shao, "Crazy Stone" has a huge box office of 120 million and has a good reputation and has attracted countless people. How do you think about the phenomenon of stone?"

"Director Shao, some people compare you to Guy Ritchie in China, and some even say that "Crazy Stone" plagiarizes "Two Smoking Guns". How do you explain it?"

"Hello Huang Bo, I'm a reporter from "E Life". As the image of the black-skinned character in the movie is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, your popularity remains high. Will you specialize in the big screen in the future?"

"Xu Zeng, Xu Zeng, it is rumored that you joined the crew for zero pay. Is it true?"