Looking at the noisy reporters, Wang Zhonglei took the microphone with a smile on his face: "Please be quiet, tonight is the celebration banquet of "Crazy Stone". I know you have many questions to ask, and there will be enough questions later.
Time, don’t be in a hurry about eating, haha. That’s it. First of all, on behalf of Huayi Brothers, I would like to congratulate director Shao Shuaijun and all the crew members. You have made a classic movie, thank you!”
Bang bang bang bang!
Everyone applauded vigorously.
"I want to say four things here. The first thing is that Huayi Brothers has discussed with Director Shao Shuaijun to give 10% of the box office share, which is 5 million, to reward all crew members. Everyone will get a red envelope.
!" Wang Zhonglei announced loudly.
"Ouch!" Huang Bo and other young actors howled loudly. The reporters also applauded and were filled with envy. Red envelopes have always been a killer, making people jealous.
"The second thing is that Huayi Taihe Television Investment Company has signed a contract with Director Shao Shuaijun. From now on, Director Shao Shuaijun's director management contract will be handled by Huayi Taihe Television Investment Company. The third thing is that Huayi Taihe Television Investment Company,
Huayi Shao Shuaijun Studio will be jointly established with director Shao Shuaijun to assist director Shao Shuaijun in completing film shooting and film investment. The fourth thing is invested by Huayi Taihe Television Investment Company and produced by Huayi Shao Shuaijun Studio.
The project of "Crazy Racing" has been officially approved and will start filming by the end of the month at the latest."
Wang Zhonglei finished the rest of the story in one breath, then put down the microphone, indicating that reporters could ask questions as they pleased.
"Mr. Wang and Director Shao, could you please introduce the specific contents of the contract between you two?"
Shao Shuaijun did not respond, and Wang Zhonglei answered: "Director Shao Shuaijun is a famous young director. Although he has only made two films, we at Huayi believe that Director Shao's future is limitless. Therefore, the contract is completely based on mutual respect."
Achieved, there are no fixed shooting requirements, nor does it stipulate the director's behavior. The company only acts as director Shao Shuaijun's agent."
"I would like to ask Mr. Wang, is it a conflict between Huayi and Director Shao to sign a contract and jointly set up a studio?"
"There is no conflict. The signing is for film investment. This is set for Huayi Taihe's investment in Director Shao's film. The studio is responsible for the filming of the film. At the same time, if Director Shao sees any good scripts, or
If there are some scripts that I don’t want to shoot but invest in others, they can be run through the studio and Huayi Taihe will not interfere.”
"So, can Director Shao reveal the content of the new movie "Crazy Racing"? Is it the sequel to "Crazy Stone"?"
"It's not a sequel, it's a new story about a racing driver, but it will be shot with the original crew of "Crazy Stone". The specific content cannot be disclosed because the screenwriter is being written, and a lot of the content still needs to be directed by the director.
When doing so, please refer to the director’s wishes.”
"So, the new script was not shot by Director Shao?"
"I have no plans to film. The new script has been confirmed to be directed by Ning Hao, the director of "Incense"."
"Who is Ning Hao? Why doesn't Director Shao film it himself? Is it because the script is not as good as "Crazy Stone"?"
"Of course not. "Crazy Racing" is no worse than "Crazy Stone". On the contrary, it must surpass "Crazy Stone" in terms of scenes and production. I discussed with Mr. Wang that we may need to invest 10 million in filming.
As for director Ning Hao, he is a very talented young director. Many of his ideas coincide with the script, and I believe he will bring you a good movie that is as good as Stone."
After briefly explaining the four things, Shao Shuaijun stopped answering questions and retreated to the background, leaving the limelight to Guo Tao, Huang Bo, Xu Zheng and other starring actors. "Crazy Stone" has a box office of more than 100 million, excluding film funds and taxes.
, as well as the theater's share, nearly 50 million was left, and Huayi and Shao Shuaijun split it half and half. After setting aside the 5 million red envelopes that were spent, both parties received nearly 20 million each.
After deducting the investment of 3.5 million, Shao Shuaijun made a net profit of 17 million. After deducting the 10 million promotion expenses, Huayi also made almost 10 million. This is the current income on the books. The movie is very popular, and the
DVD distribution and screenings in Southeast Asia have also begun to become popular, which will definitely generate another huge amount of revenue.
Now, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and countries in Southeast Asia have begun to send people to Huayi to discuss the release of the movie. It is expected that after the movie is released in these places, it will earn at least 50 to 60 million yuan at the box office and the net income will reach 30 million. In order to
To curb piracy, DVDs are sold at a low price, 12 yuan a piece, and the profit is not much, but every time one is sold, it is a net profit, and adding another 10 million yuan in income is not a problem.
In other words, there is still more than 40 million in income waiting behind. Even if it is divided equally, both parties can each earn 20 million. In other words, this movie helped Shao Shuaijun earn a net profit of 37 million.
, Huayi's is more than 30 million. It took three months to shoot and one month to release. It made so much in just four months, which was enough reason to hold a grand celebration party.
Huayi's artists, whether they were Wang Jinhua's subordinates or the Second Wang's subordinates, as long as they had free time, all came to participate. There were also many directors, and several leaders from China Film and Shanghai Film were also invited. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television also
A low-ranking deputy director of the Film Bureau was also invited.
If it were an ordinary artist, Shao Shuaijun wouldn't be too lazy to pay respects, but people in the director's circle have to take turns to pay respects. Each industry has its own rules. If you want to survive in the film industry, you must not offend the director.
Group. Don’t look at some directors who are not doing well and even fail to make a blockbuster movie. If they are really offended, the consequences will be serious.
Especially the fifth-generation directors who are now rampant, such as Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, and Chen Kaige, are all big-name celebrities who came from large state-owned film companies, have extensive connections, and can influence the whole body. And the emerging sixth-generation directors, such as Jia Zhang
People like Ke and Lu Chuan must have studied under famous teachers. They are students of antique-level third- and fourth-generation directors, and their connections are vast.
Therefore, if Shao Shuaijun, who is temporarily dubbed the new generation director, wants to stay in the director circle, he must not offend these big names.
Zhang Yimou was busy filming "A Thousand Miles Alone" and Feng Xiaogang was busy filming "A World Without Thieves". These two directors who had a slight relationship with Shao Shuaijun were not around. The celebration party was filled with sixth-generation directors, such as Lu Chuan
, Mr. Lu and others. They are not from the same generation, and they can’t talk more than a pot of urine. After the toast, Shao Shuaijun returned to the main table and continued to listen to the bragging of brothers Wang Zhonglei and the leaders of China Film, Shanghai Film and Television and the deputy director of the Film Bureau.
No one paid any attention to Shao Shuaijun. The people here were all in their decades and would not look up to Shao Shuaijun because of a movie worth over 100 million yuan.
Shao Shuaijun was also at ease, watching all living beings and savoring life.