You don't understand the happiness of the director

Some time ago, in order to save money to play in the World Cup and to keep himself in shape, Wang Quan began to ask Lafite to help him with MV and advertising work.

Now, in order to welcome the first time in his life, he has put off all those tasks. Even if he can't help the box office, he still wants to quietly accompany his first work through this journey.

In Dorothy's office, Wang Quan, Dorothy, Ma Ling, and Suter Green gathered together to talk about the movie's release tomorrow.

Dorothy looked at the computer and looked at the relevant information, "There are four new movies released, which is quite a lot."

Suter Green didn’t even need to watch it, he said directly, “Paramount’s “Cloverfield Lane”, Universal’s “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” (Part 3), Warner’s “Untouchables” , and Fox’s “Garfield 2.”

Four of the six major labels have new films, plus Disney's "Cars" the previous week, it's very lively.

Ma Ling said with emotion, "She really looks like the best person to bully in "10 Cloverfield Lane."

In her opinion, "Fast and Furious 3" is a sequel to a classic series of movies. The first two films both grossed over 100 million US dollars at the box office in North America.

The same is true for "Garfield 2". The first film grossed $200 million in global box office, and Garfield, the swishy cartoon character, is very popular.

And "Unreachable Lovers" is a work that continues the relationship between big stars Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. Many people are still talking about their life and death speed CP.

Suter Green shook his head, "Keanu Reeves is no longer the superstar he was in The Matrix. He is not that scary."

He continued, "You don't need to worry too much about "Fast and Furious 3". Although the production cost is very high, the director has changed, and Paul Walker and Vin Diesel have not starred. There is a high probability that this movie will not be continued. The first two films were successful, but this new director is also of Chinese descent, so he and Director Wang may be compared by the media."

Lin Yibin, Wang Quan recalled, he was born in a crooked way. He immigrated to the United States with his parents since he was a child. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, which is as famous as the University of Southern California. In 2002, he also performed at Sundance with "Good Luck Tomorrow" The film festival is emerging, and it seems that the two people really have a lot of similarities.

"What about Garfield 2?" Ma Ling asked again.

Suter Green laughed, "I don't take this movie seriously at all. Boss Tao, how many theaters are Garfield 2 opening in?"

Dorothy, "Home 2946."

"Oh, it's quite a lot, but it's of no use. Nowadays, people don't like this kind of movie that combines live action and animation. This kind of movie is outdated. "Space Jam" may be the pinnacle of this kind of movie."

Ma Ling asked Boss Tao, "What about "10 Cloverfield Lane"?"

Dorothy was embarrassed, "2905." It might as well be the outdated "Garfield 2".

"What about the other two movies?" Wang Quan asked.

Although his film and television library has all the box office data, "10 Cloverfield Lane" was not originally a movie of this time. If it changes, other movies will definitely change accordingly, so the data in the film and television library is meaningless. .

Dorothy said, "The strongest opening is "Tokyo Drift" with 3,110 theaters, and the worst opening is "Untouchable Lovers" with only 2,640 theaters."

Wang Quan breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't at the bottom. Paramount's distribution work was done well. After all, his movie had the smallest budget and the worst cast among the four movies.

He looked at Suter Green, "Old Green, who do you think will be our biggest opponent?"

Suter Green chuckled, "Needless to say, of course it's "Cars"!"

Wang Quan nodded, his words made sense. Lightning McQueen was the first of the summer season and was loved by both children and adults. Although it had been released for a week, its power should not be underestimated.

While we were chatting, Wang Quan's QQ rang. For someone who likes chatting on QQ so much, you didn't have to think twice to know that it was Liu Yifei.

Wang Quan clicked on it and saw, "Why didn't I hear about the movie premiere in China?"

When it was time to get off work, everyone dispersed. Wang Quan returned to his office and replied: What kind of movie does it need to have a premiere? The premiere doesn't cost any money, so it can be released quietly.

Liu Yifei: If it can be released, it is a success, and we will support you in China.

Wang Quan: I thank you~

Liu Yifei: By the way, I passed my graduation defense and got the highest score in the class!

Wang Quan: Oh, congratulations. It seems that you are a theoretical master of acting, just like Wang Yuyan.

Now that the two are well acquainted, Wang Quan can complain about Liu Yifei's acting skills without restraint, and Liu Yifei will be angry but not annoyed.

But this is what Wang Quan thought she was not annoyed about, but in fact she was very annoyed. Everyone praised their little dragon girl for her good acting, but in Wang Quan's eyes, she became a theoretical performer and a vase in practice!

Hum, sooner or later I will let you see my acting skills, like: Ah, you are so awesome~

Liu Yifei almost showed a lewd smile, huh, it's all Mimi's fault for bringing her to watch that kind of thing, but in the final analysis, it's still Wang Quan's fault, who allowed you to save it in your computer?

In order to support Wang Quan personally, Liu Yifei suggested to the class, "How about we go to the cinema to watch "10 Cloverfield Lane" and use the box office to support Wang Quan!"

Although they are not from the same class, they have always seen each other and played basketball together. They are indeed very close classmates. Zhu Yawen was the first to respond, "People from the 03 performance department also said that they should do this."

However, Luo Jin expressed concern, "It was already July, and many students must have left school."

"Yeah, we can't get enough people to do anything now." Cao Zheng agreed.

"Wouldn't it be better for those who don't leave school to go? Besides, students who leave school can also support the box office by going elsewhere."

Lu Fangsheng interrupted, "I heard that people in the directing department are giving out free movie tickets, so you can just go to the cinema to watch them."

Liu Yifei asked, "Who issued it? Is it a regular ticket?"

Lu Fangsheng said, "The designation is formal. It was issued by Wang Quan's father."

That's right, Wang Qiankun sent an invoice to Wang Quan's classmates again. The last time he invited them to watch the Oscars, he regretted not being able to win the award. This time he had to pretend that he didn't pretend to be perfect last time no matter what he did!

He has seen the movie. It is quite good. It will definitely shock these students. Hum, they have to understand that your uncle will always be your uncle, and your monitor will always be your monitor!

Liu Yifei thought of Wang Quan's movie theater. Her classmates had gone there before when they organized group activities, but she had never been there. They seemed to be filming Legend of Sword and Fairy at that time.

Thinking of this regret, Liu Yifei immediately said, "Then I will also go and get free tickets for you, just wait!"

Wang Quan said that he goes to his movie theater almost every day, so he would go and see the place where he grew up.

But someone was already walking ahead of her.

The signboard of Dawang Cinema now has a line of small characters "Dawang Cinema Line" added in front of it.

Wang Qiankun acquired two movie theaters and recruited 12 more movie theaters across Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. Finally, he gathered 15 movie theaters and quickly applied for the "Dawang Cinema Line", just as "Ice Age 2" was released recently. Come to work as soon as the theater opens and have a good meal.

Lao Wang watched the movie a few more times and compared it with the IMAX giant screen he watched in the United States. The audio-visual enjoyment was indeed far behind. Unfortunately, his existing theater could not accommodate it, so he could only wait for a new theater to be built before starting cooperation. .

It's only half a month before "Cloverfield Lane" is released, and Wang Qiankun put up the poster early.

Other people’s posters feature actors, while his poster features directors, and Wang Quan’s name is bigger than Megan Fox’s.

"Uncle, what do you think of this beauty? Would you like to be your daughter-in-law?"

Wang Qiankun was instructing his employees to put up huge outdoor posters when he heard Yang Mi's teasing voice.

Wang Qiankun laughed and said, "Mimi is here. If you become my daughter-in-law, I won't care about this foreign daughter-in-law."

Yang Mi felt very comfortable after hearing this. She wished she could just call her dad, "Uncle, when my brother Quan comes back, you have to talk to him."

"Definitely next time."

Wang Qiankun asked his employees to work and brought Yang Mi in. "Why did you suddenly think of coming to my place?"

"I'm looking for tickets from you. I heard that the directing department of our school has tickets."

Wang Qiankun laughed and said, "I forgot about you, so I will prepare it for you. I printed out the tickets in advance and gave away a lot."

These tickets will be counted in the box office data. He also gives away tickets to make the data of his son's movie look better. However, these are just a drop in the bucket. How much can you give away? In addition to the quality of the movie, the key to the box office depends on distribution and publicity.

In order to fight this battle well, Wang Qiankun's Qiankun Pictures directly annexed a distribution company and started nationwide distribution work early.

In addition, he is also planning to buy space in the Beijing Morning Post and Shanghai Daily for half a month, specifically to report on the box office data of "10 Cloverfield Lane" in the United States.

These two cities are also important centers for movie consumption and are the places with the largest box office sales.

Of course, this is not enough. In order to prevent piracy from leaking out, he has made a promise to the film bureau and relevant units. If a piracy industry is discovered during the movie's release, it will be removed directly and then he will be fined and sentenced heavily.

He is not good at talking, but Quan'er and his sister-in-law are good at talking, and this is their job responsibilities. Needless to say, they should pay attention to protecting intellectual property rights.

Yang Mi was so sensible, so she definitely couldn't just take the ticket and leave, so she chatted with Wang Qiankun for a few words and cared about Wang Quan's life overseas.

Then we waited for Liu Yifei.

Manager Ruan didn't even notify her and just brought the people in. Although Yang Mi was also a star, he had grown up watching her and didn't treat her as a dish. He definitely wasn't shocked when he saw Liu Yifei.

"Boss, look who's here!"

"Who?"

"Sissi!"

Of course Wang Qiankun knew Liu Yifei. His son had fought for her and taken her to attend events in the United States. In Wang Qiankun's view, she was already one of his prospective daughters-in-law.

So Wang Qiankun treated Liu Yifei to a higher standard, which made Yang Mi very angry. You didn't even pour me tea just now, but I was the one who came first!

Feeling that Comrade Lao Wang had been completely stunned by Liu Yifei's ecstasy soup, Yang Mi was going to follow her mother's route and go back to play with Aunt Mei.

~

Los Angeles, night.

Lily Collins looked at Julie worriedly, "Is it really okay for us to go to the cinema like this?"

"It's just a movie, and it's rated PG-13. I think it's totally OK. After hearing how great they are, I want to see what kind of movie David makes."

Tonight, Julie invited her best friend Lily to watch "10 Cloverfield Lane" together. There were more people in the cinema than she expected.

In her opinion, this movie has no attractive elements, but this kind of attendance rate shows that the promotion is good, or the box office has been able to affect the attendance after a day of fermentation.

After reading it, Julie was even more excited, "I guessed wrong in several places, but it turned out to be unexpectedly beautiful!"

Lily also echoed excitedly, "Well, David is a genius director!"

Julie suddenly cried, "Baby, you must play Juno well, and play it with me!"

Lily hurriedly hugged Julie, and Julie quietly put her hand on her round belly.

~

At the same time, in Chicago, Wang Keying was so awesome that she invited the whole class to go to the cinema to watch "10 Cloverfield Lane."

These little brats are so annoying. Some want to watch "Garfield 2" and some want to watch "Cars." You are all 14 years old. Can you be more mature and watch something older kids should watch?

Although it took a lot of effort to persuade them to watch the movie, after walking out of the cinema, everyone gave unanimous praise and were willing to recommend it to their friends.

This made Wang Keying very satisfied. The money was finally not wasted, which also made her look forward to her starring role in "Escape Room" even more.

~

Yu Feihong couldn't compare with them. She watched it alone, but she watched it twice.

Watching the plot for the first time is amazing!

Watching the production for the second time, I admire it!

Wang Quan told her the true cost of the movie, including reshoots, which only cost 3 million U.S. dollars. With the labor costs and consumption levels of the United States, 3 million U.S. dollars was enough to produce such a high-quality suspenseful, thriller, and science fiction film. Wang Quan and his producers The filmmaker is simply a genius at cost control!

And she hopes to be such a person!

~

Not only did his friends actively support the box office, but Wang Quan himself also came to the cinema in the evening, observing the audience's expressions and reactions by himself. He watched three shows in a row before going home exhausted and satisfied.

The next day, Dorothy called him.

"How much?" he asked directly.

"8.6 million dollars!"

"About what level?" he asked again.

"Third in a single day, second in new films, and first in a single venue!"

On top of "10 Cloverfield Lane", there is "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" with a first-day box office of 9.5 million, and the old movie "Cars" with a single-day box office of 8.85 million.

But when the box office is divided by the number of theaters open, "10 Cloverfield Lane" ranks first. It can be understood that it has the highest average per game!

Wang Quan on the bed breathed a sigh of relief. The first hurdle was passed without any shame.

However, there was a surprise later. Early the next morning, Dorothy called again, "9.4 million yesterday, the first in a single day!"

(Hmph, let’s see who among you still dares to say that I haven’t released the film after nearly 100 chapters [akimbo]~)