This star’s style is wrong - Chapter 653

c653 National Day, a terrible opponent

Ark Culture held an internal meeting and the release date of “Infernal Affairs” has been determined, but the distribution contract has not yet been signed.

The contract involves film arrangement resources, so the distribution contract requires Fang Xing and Zhang Changfeng to meet and discuss in person, at least to finalize the general framework of the contract.

If a movie distribution contract like this is detailed, even the number of large-screen advertisements and local advertisements purchased can be written into the contract.

Of course, these details are not what Fang Xing and Zhang Changfeng want to discuss.

Fang Xing and Zhang Changfeng met to finalize the general framework of the issuance contract. The remaining contract details were communicated by the Legal Department and the Marketing Department.

Before the meeting, Zhang Changfeng had received a message from Ark Culture in advance and learned that “Infernal Affairs” wanted to be included in the National Day release.

Fang Xing and Zhang Changfeng met at the Ark Culture headquarters, and Qiao Yinghong personally took her assistant to make tea.

This time Zhang Changfeng brought several film selection teams from Penguin Pictures.

According to Zhang Changfeng’s request, Fang Xing held a small movie viewing meeting in the company’s screening room, mainly to let the film selection team of Penguin Pictures take a look at the first cut version of “Infernal Affairs” to confirm the film quality.

In fact, if Fang Xing insisted not to show it, Zhang Changfeng would have to bite the bullet and sign the distribution contract.

After all, the proportion of movies scheduled on the first day mainly depends on the director lineup and starring lineup.

Even though the filming of “Infernal Affairs” was mediocre, it had two best actors, one movie queen, and the Jinhua Award for Best New Director.

Add these factors together, and the film schedule given by theaters will not be low.

As for the quality of the movie, it affects more of the subsequent film schedule.

This is also the reason why there are many big-budget, big-bad movies that have a very high number of films on the first day, but their proportion drops off a cliff from the second day on.

Fang Xing had confidence in “Infernal Affairs”, so Zhang Changfeng asked to see the finished film, so let him see it.

However, there is currently only a first cut version. After all, the post-production is in the final stages and the final film has not yet been released.

For film distribution companies, seeing the first cut is enough.

The movie is only one and a half hours long, so I finished it quickly.

Fang Xing and Zhang Changfeng watched it on their laptops in the office.

After reading it, Zhang Changfeng’s cell phone rang.

He picked it up and took a look. It was an evaluation sent by the film selection team.

He just glanced at it, put down the phone, and then looked at Fang Xing with a brighter smile.

actually.

He had just watched the first cut of “Infernal Affairs”, and even without the ratings from the film selection team, he already had an idea of ​​the movie.

Fang Xing took the initiative and asked, “Is Mr. Zhang satisfied with the finished film?”

Zhang Changfeng laughed and said: “It’s great. Brother Fang never disappoints the audience.”

“Can we negotiate the contract now?” Fang Xingxiao asked.

Zhang Changfeng hesitated for a moment and asked: “Brother Fang, do you really want to release it on National Day?”

Fang Xing nodded and replied: “Yes, it is the result of the company meeting and discussion.”

Zhang Changfeng rubbed his eyebrows and said: “The National Day stalls are a bit crowded now, and the competition will be much fiercer than last year.”

Fang Xing had also heard about it, because several film companies had already begun to promote it, and they all planned to release it during the National Day.

“Is Zhang always worried about Bluebird Media’s special effects blockbusters?”

Zhang Changfeng shook his head and replied: “Not only the movie from Blue Bird Media, but more importantly, “The Law of Hunting” will also be included in the National Day release.”

The movie “The Rules of Hunting” is no stranger to insiders.

This movie, which was released last year, is discussed almost every few days.

Because the film production team is so strong.

Ko Zhensheng, the director of the “Investigation Glory” series of films, directed the latest masterpiece and invited many powerful actors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places, including movie kings and queens.

Who is Ke Zhensheng?

There are only a few directors in the history of Chinese films who have won two Best Director Awards at the three major film award ceremonies.

And Ke Zhensheng is one of them.

“Crime Glory” has been filmed in 1, 2, and 3 parts, and the box office of the series exceeded 1 billion.

Don’t look at the top two stars in the film industry now, they are already boasting about being the youngest billionaire.

But the current box office of tens of billions is not the same concept as the box office of 20 years ago.

Twenty years ago, China’s film market had not yet developed.

Audiences have not developed the habit of going to cinemas to watch movies.

At that time, the movie’s box office could reach 20 million, which was already among the top ten in the annual box office.

Now the box office is 20 million, but I am embarrassed to show it as a result.

For example, Tang Huiling made two movies for Shengqi Entertainment, with a combined box office of just over 10 million.

She was embarrassed to tell people that she had made movies.

However, if this 10 million box office was placed 20 years ago, it would have been a very good box office result.

A total of three “Criminal Glory” films were filmed. The first “Criminal Glory 1” had a box office of 23 million 20 years ago and became a dark horse at the box office at that time.

Ke Zhensheng also won the Golden Cup Award for Best Director that year for “Crime Glory 1”.

Five years later, “Detective Glory 2” won the annual box office championship of police and gangster movies, with a box office of 100 million.

The subsequent “Detective Glory 3” rode the wave of rapid development of the Chinese film market, with a box office exceeding 1 billion, pushing Ke Zhensheng into the top three domestic film directors.

In the past few years, there have been rumors that Ke Zhensheng was going to restart the “Crime Glory” series.

However, this series has already been filmed for three movies, and the leading actor has also changed from a young actor in his thirties to an old man in his fifties.

Some are still acting, but some have retreated behind the scenes, lack image management, have gained weight, and no longer make movies.

If Ke Zhensheng wants to film “Detective Glory 4”, it means that he will have to find new actors to film, and they will no longer be the starring cast of the first three films.

If a group of new actors are found to play “Detective Glory 4”, it will undoubtedly be a waste of money for the series of movies.

Even if the quality of the film is acceptable, in the eyes of movie fans, it is just bad money.

Feelings are something that cannot be changed.

In the eyes of movie fans, the “Crime Glory” series must be played by those few leading actors. If it were anyone else, it would not be “Crime Glory”.

Of course, if Ke Zhensheng really wants to make “Detective Glory 4”, even if the money is just bad, it can still be hundreds of millions.

After all, fans will criticize, but there will still be people willing to pay for the sentiment.

but.

Ke Zhensheng was still ambitious. Instead of filming “Crime 4”, he decided to start a new series “Criminal Hunting Law”.

With Ke Zhensheng’s status in the film industry, there will be no shortage of investment or connections to make a movie.

In the early stages of preparation for “The Law of the Crime”, it was reported that many entertainment companies invested more than 300 million to create Ko’s new police series “The Law of the Crime”.

This promotion made countless movie fans excited.

Back then, Li Xuecheng, who won the Jinhua Award for Best Actor for “Criminal Glory 2”, also confirmed that he would cooperate with Ke Zhensheng again to play an important supporting role in “The Law of the Hunt”.

This is the role of connections.

Back then, Li Xuecheng was able to win the Jinhua Award for Best Actor, thanks to Ke Zhensheng’s cultivation.

Therefore, now that Ke Zhensheng is launching a new series of movies, Li Xuecheng repays his kindness and is willing to play a supporting role in “The Law of Hunting Crime”.

Li Xuecheng is in his fifties and has taken on very few roles in recent years.

This new police and gangster series “The Law of Hunting” is planned to be made into a series of movies.

An important element of the film series is the same protagonist.

It is impossible for Li Xuecheng to continue filming the series “The Law of the Hunt” for another 20 years, so he is willing to play a supporting role, which can be regarded as a link between the past and the future and opens a new era of the series for Ke Zhensheng.

It’s not just Li Xuecheng.

“The Law of Hunting” brings together a terrifying number of powerful actors, including two best actors and actresses who have even won awards abroad. The lineup is unprecedentedly strong.

Moreover, with an investment of 300 million, there is sufficient funds to shoot a lot of expensive scenes.

In the first trailer, there was a scene of Li Xuecheng chasing a fugitive in a car. During the promotion, it was said that more than a dozen cars were damaged and totaled.

The male protagonist of the series “The Law of Hunting” is Jia Haochen, one of the top twin stars in the film industry.

The combination of a top star and a powerful actor completely replicates the successful template of the movie.

Plus the fans accumulated from the “Crime Glory” series of movies.

Since last year, “The Law of the Hunt” has been evaluated by various film critics and entertainment media as the most anticipated movie of this year.

“The Law of the Hunt” started shooting last year, and all post-production has been completed.

Every time a trailer for “The Law of the Hunt” is released, or gossip about the lead actors, it will become a hot search topic.

It can be said that this movie brings together ceiling-level directors, ceiling-level powerful actors, and ceiling-level top actors.

With so many creative teams coming together, this movie is destined to hit the box office.

And the latest news.

The producers, Zhensheng Media and Shengqi Entertainment, have confirmed that “The Rules of Hunting” will enter the National Day schedule.

This means.

If “Infernal Affairs” is also released on the National Day schedule, it will collide head-on with “The Law of the Hunt”.

He bumped into Ke Zhensheng, one of the three major film directors, he bumped into the best actor Li Xuecheng, the king of police movies, and he also bumped into “the youngest billionaire”.

One can imagine how great the competitive pressure is.

For this reason, Zhang Changfeng had to confirm again and again: “Brother Fang, “The Law of Hunting Crime” has been confirmed to be included in the National Day release. Are you sure you want to join the National Day release?”

In fact.

When Ark Culture held a meeting to discuss the release schedule, “The Rules of Hunting” had not yet determined its release date.

Zhensheng Media and Shengqi Entertainment only announced the National Day release of “Criminal Crime” a few days ago.

The release date of “Infernal Affairs” has not yet been officially announced.

In other words, it is still too late to change the release schedule of “Infernal Affairs” without any loss.

Because the promotion hasn’t started yet, the audience won’t think it’s a skip.

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However, Fang Xing was very confident: “The schedule has been determined. It will be released on the National Day schedule. There will be no change.”

Regarding whether to change the schedule, Qiao Yinghong has actually asked Fang to remind her.

The day before yesterday, when “The Law of the Hunt” was officially announced to be released on National Day, Qiao Yinghong was a little nervous.

Because the movie “The Law of the Hunt” has such a terrible lineup, it will blow up the movie no matter what time it is released.

Qiao Yinghong also suggested that “Infernal Affairs” be moved to the Spring Festival period.

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If the schedule of “Infernal Affairs” is changed, then the schedule of “Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World” will also be changed.

Not to mention the trouble, the effect may not be good.

After all, there will only be more and more powerful movies released during the Spring Festival than during the National Day holiday.

From a certain point of view, “The Rules of Hunting” is included in the National Day schedule because it actually wants to eat up the National Day schedule.

If a strong enough movie enters the Spring Festival period, there will be too many competitors, the number of films available will be limited, and the box office may not be very high.

Moreover, the Spring Festival schedule and the summer schedule are the time for children and students to have winter and summer vacations. These two schedules are more suitable for family-friendly movies.

Police and gangster movies are not family-friendly movies, so there is no advantage in squeezing them into the Spring Festival slot. In fact, the competition becomes even fiercer.

The National Day stalls are different.

Relatively speaking, the competition in the National Day stalls is smaller.

A movie with a terrifying lineup like “The Law of the Hunt” has a chance to eat up more than half of the National Day box office if it enters the National Day period.

Zhensheng Media and Shengqi Entertainment thought the same way, so they directly announced the National Day release.

Now, the problem falls on Ark Culture.

For others, it may be a problem, but when the other person wakes up, it means being fearless.

Since it’s the same theme, let’s have a head-on fight, and whoever wins gets the box office.

Therefore, Fang Xing was very firm and insisted on entering the National Day schedule.

Zhang Changfeng saw that Fang Xing was so determined. Although he was a little worried, he did not continue to dissuade him: “Okay, in that case, let’s talk about the distribution contract.”

He paused and said proactively: “I understand Brother Fang’s style of doing things, and I won’t hide it. 24% of the film schedule is guaranteed, and there are no other conditions attached. The publicity and distribution funds will be advanced by Penguin Pictures, and local promotion is guaranteed to cover all Third-tier and above cities and some fourth-tier cities are covered.”

Fang Xing thought for a moment and asked, “Is the film schedule only 24%?”

Zhang Changfeng quickly added: “24% is a guarantee, and I can guarantee that I will get it, but this is not the final film arrangement. Don’t worry, I will communicate with the theater companies to strive for more film arrangements when it is about to be released.

“Since Brother Fang’s last movie did very well, I predict that the number of films scheduled on the first day should be close to 30%.”

30% of the film schedule is indeed a lot, but Zhang Changfeng said it is close to 30%, which means that there is a high probability that it will not reach 30%.

Zhang Changfeng also revealed directly: “According to my estimates, the proportion of film schedules should reach 28%. It will be very difficult to strive for more.”

The starring cast of “Crazy Stone” is so low-profile, but they even got 24% of the film schedule.

Now there are two best actors in “Infernal Affairs”, a movie queen has joined, and “Crazy Stone” has the confidence of 2.4 billion box office, but it can only get 28% of the box office.

Fang Xing was still a little dissatisfied: “Only 28%?”

Zhang Changfeng spread his hands helplessly and replied: “There is no way. Ke Zhensheng’s “The Law of Hunting” and Bluebird Media’s “Liao Zhai” series are both popular movies, plus “Infernal Affairs”. The three movies can be divided equally. 30% per household.

“In “Criminal Hunting Law”, there are two companies, Zhensheng Media and Shengqi Entertainment, competing with theaters to schedule films, so the theaters will definitely give more.

“Actually, if “The Law of the Hunt” does not enter the National Day schedule, I am confident that I will get more than 35% of the film schedule, but the current film schedule is very tight.

“I can only beat my head and promise you that I will get 28% of the film schedule, but I will give enough in terms of promotion and distribution, ensuring that local promotions and large-screen advertisements will cover first- and second-tier cities.”

Fang Xing thought about it for a moment and asked, “The film schedule is guaranteed to be 28%, do you dare to write it into the contract?”

Zhang Changfeng was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and replied: “Okay! 28% will be written into the contract.”