2009, March 10.

"The Unknown", which has been in theaters for more than 40 days, has officially been released.

"Tencent Entertainment reports for you: 22-year-old emerging director Fang Ziheng's debut film "The Unknown" was released early last night, with a total box office of 237 million, ranking third in the annual Chinese-language film box office rankings!"

"Sina Entertainment reports: The film market is booming. "The Unknown" was produced with a low cost of 10 million yuan and grossed a high box office of 230 million yuan in 40 days of release. The emerging director Fang Ziheng has become a guest of the major film giants in one fell swoop!"

As the movie draws to a close, "The Unknown" has provided the major media with the last wave of popularity.

Fang Ziheng has also officially established a foothold in the entertainment industry as a director.

In the office, he took out the script of "Detective Chinatown" and handed it to Lin Feifei and said: "Print three copies of the script first. I will take two copies to China Film and you will keep one copy first."

Regarding "Detective Chinatown", Fang Ziheng was very cautious.

He brought two copies of the script to China Film. In addition to using it to discuss cooperation, he also wanted to back up the project and give one copy to China Radio and Television.

As for the rest, they will be copied to the actors when the crew is ready.

"OK."

Lin Feifei nodded and did not mention whether Deng Chao and Bao Qiang came to sign the contract today. Do you need to give them the script first?

"Sister Lin, please inform Wen Muye and ask him to take people to Thailand to check out the locations and contact the filming locations."

"Also, inform Hua Yi that we will go there in the afternoon!"

After the explanation, Fang Ziheng went downstairs with two scripts and headed to China Film Group.

Chen Yu had already called to urge him to come over as soon as possible.

It is estimated that Director Han learned that Wang Zhongjun had come to see him and was worried about being intercepted by Hua Yi, so he asked Chen Yucui to urge him.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Fang Ziheng drove to China Film Group alone.

Chen Yu greeted him in the lobby, the two exchanged pleasantries and went straight to the elevator to Director Han's office.

"Hello, Director Han."

"Director Fang is here, please sit down, Xiao Wang, take out my Dahongpao."

Dong Han said hello to Fang Ziheng, stood up and walked out from behind the desk, and the three of them sat together on the sofa in the reception area.

"The share of "The Unknown" has been calculated. I know you are about to prepare for the second movie. You will go to the finance department to go through the procedures later. I will ask the finance department to transfer the money to Hengyu Media's account as soon as possible."

"Thank you so much, Mr. Han. I'm just waiting for the rice to be cooked!" Fang Ziheng clasped his hands together and expressed his sincere gratitude.

These days, box office sharing is not a simple matter, but rather troublesome.

If you don't calculate it in advance, it will really take a lot of time.

In one case, the theater chains below were not that stupid. They paid the box office share as soon as the movie was released.

For many movies, if you don't have enough connections, the split can take you up to half a year.

Director Han asked the financial department to calculate the share of "The Unknown" in advance, and once he saw it, he was ready to advance and bear the box office that the theater chain had not yet paid.

The total box office of "The Unknown" is 237 million, and a 5% special fund and 3.3% business tax need to be deducted first.

After calculating the remaining revenue of 210.9 million, after erasing 56% of the theater income, there is still a net box office of 92.796 million.

Then we have to deduct the 7 million publicity costs invested by China Film Group and the 3 million publicity expenses invested by Hengyu.

This leaves 85.796 million.

Next, 9% of China Film’s distribution fee of 7.721 million needs to be deducted.

The actual income that fell into the pockets of the producers was only 78.075 million.

Hengyu Media invested 5 million, accounting for 41.7% of the total investment in "The Unknown".

In other words, Hengyu’s final income was 32.557 million.

After deducting the cost of 5 million, the net profit is 27.557 million!

In addition to these, Fang Ziheng also received another 1.2 million in remuneration as director, editor, and starring.

The remuneration will be paid by China Film, Beijing Film, and Ning Hao's Bad Monkey in proportion to the investment, and will be deducted from the profits later.

Fang Ziheng prepared "The Unknown" in mid-September 2008, started filming in October, and finished filming in early December.

Then in March 2009, I started painting, which lasted for a total of six months, and I didn't even make 30 million in full.

Oh shit.

The total box office was 230 million, not even 15% of the revenue was earned.

...........

In the office, Fang Ziheng and the other three drank tea and chatted for a while before taking out the script of "Detective Chinatown" and handing it to Director Han and Chen Yu.

"Director Han, this drama will be shot entirely abroad, and the investment amount is quite large. I decided to work with Hua Yi to cooperate."

"oh.."

Director Han's expression remained unchanged, he glanced at him and asked, "How big of a plate will Director Fang plan to make this time?"

"60 million!"

Fang Ziheng said in a deep voice, pointing to the script in the hands of the two of them and analyzing: "This drama involves many big scenes. If it is shot in China for 60 million, it may not be possible, so I chose to shoot in Thailand."

Chen Yu suddenly raised his head and looked over in surprise.

Shooting in China, 60 million is not enough!

Are you bragging?

It's not like he doesn't know the details of Hengyu Media.

Do you really dare to play with a plate worth more than 50 million?

Han Dong remained motionless. He understood the differences between China and Thailand, and knew that prices and banknote exchanges were different between the two countries.

With a domestic investment of RMB 60 million, you can achieve effects of RMB 80 million or even RMB 100 million.

He nodded and continued to ask: "How much share does Hua Yi want?"

"At most I'll give them 20%. We haven't discussed the details yet. Sister Lin and I will go to Huayi in the afternoon." Fang Ziheng took a sip of tea and smiled lightly.

With the background of "The Unknown", he is more courageous.

According to his idea, for the first "Detective Chinatown", China Film would have a 25% share, Hua Yi would have 20%, and the Hengyu family would have to exclusively hold 55%.

Otherwise, after a movie is filmed, he will have to work for someone else.

Director Han smiled, said nothing, lowered his head and continued to read the script.

Sitting in his position, he would naturally not discuss the details of cooperation with Fang Ziheng. Chen Yu would be responsible for these matters later.

Not only the investment share, but also the issuance fees will have to be discussed later.

20 minutes later!

"Okay, great, director Fang is so talented. He deserves to be considered an outstanding director of the younger generation, and he can write such an excellent script."

After reading the script, Director Han clapped his lap happily and said three good words in a row.

You won’t know if you don’t look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it.

Director Han really didn't expect that Fang Ziheng's second film would be such a big surprise for him.

He has been working at China Film and Television for many years, and to be honest, he has always preferred blockbuster movies like Big Cass.

After Li Bian's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and Lao Mouzi's "Hero" came out, this idea reached its peak.

It's a pity that Chen Daren's "The Promise" fell into disrepair first, leaving behind a pretentious quotation that no one would understand within ten years.

Now, Wu Baige, who was invited back by Director Han himself, lost a copy of "Red Cliff" to his grandma's house.

An investment of US$80 million!

Equivalent to RMB 600 million, the actor's remuneration alone is RMB 100 million, enough to make a large-scale costume film.

The total box office of the two parts of "Red Cliff" can reach the investment cost.

Dong Han's heart was bleeding and he even thought about swallowing Wu Baige alive.

As the helmsman of China Film Group Corporation, he cannot reveal it and does not dare to reveal it.

Until "The Unknown" came out, Director Han saw hope and profit.

Of course, what he wants is not specific profits, but the prosperity of the Chinese-language film market.

Director Han had a lot of thoughts in his mind. He looked at Fang Ziheng with admiring eyes and said solemnly: "Director Fang, have you ever thought about making a costume blockbuster?"
Chapter completed!