Chapter 271 Watching 'Qin Shi' for the sake of national dignity
In other words, in just one day, "Qin Shi Mingyue" has swept the box office of 145 million yuan in East Asia, plus 210 million yuan in the Chinese speaking circle, this "Qin Shi Mingyue" has been released for eight
Oh my god, it grossed 355 million at the box office, and everyone in the circle immediately went crazy.
The investment in "Qin Shi Mingyue" is only a small amount. Even if it is calculated based on the full 100 million yuan, the box office results have already recovered the cost and made a lot of money. And this is only the eighth day. As for the
They can no longer imagine what kind of achievements they can achieve in the future. In this era when a box office of over 100 million yuan is enough to celebrate, there can be such a movie that has grossed 350 million yuan in box office across Asia.
, how could it be possible without attracting others' attention? Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that Chinese films could be so popular. This is a fact that is hard to imagine, but Wang Zhengfei was there, and this didn't include any peripherals.
Such sales results have already exceeded 355 million.
And as the second week of its release across Asia set off a frenzy, countless people are looking forward to "Qin Shi Ming Yue" to break the miracle of "Titanic".
Of course, it is not the global box office performance of "Titanic". Titanic's box office record of US$1.842 billion was not broken until Wang Zhengfei's later "Avatar" came out. Naturally, Wang Zhengfei was not that ambitious. In fact
It's unlikely.
And Chinese filmmakers are not that arrogant. After all, according to the ratio of RMB to US dollars, even now, it is more than 10 billion, which is basically impossible to achieve.
But there is another record, and that is the box office record of "Titanic" in China. "Titanic" earned US$43.93 million in China that year, which is approximately 300 million yuan.
Although more than seven years have passed, the standard of living is no longer the same as it was back then. Even if we were to win, it would be a bit hard to win. However, it is precisely because of this that the filmmakers are even more entangled and humiliated. First of all,
Not to mention that "Titanic", a Category III shipwreck film, is a foreign film, it is such a humiliation for a foreign film to firmly hold the top spot at the domestic box office. It is simply bullying no one in China.
But what is even more humiliating is that it has been seven years. In seven years, the film industry has changed almost as much as a generation. It has also experienced the turn of a century. How many movies have been produced in the past seven years, but there is not a single one?
The movie can be compared with a Category III film about a shipwreck seven years ago, and this kind of shock and humiliation is the most serious.
Of course, this situation generally exists in the minds of filmmakers from all over the world. It can only be said that "Titanic" at that time was too powerful, and in later generations, even "Avatar" claimed to have broken "Titanic"'s unbeaten reputation.
In fact, it’s just that the numbers are broken. If inflation is included, the movie that James Cameron spent fourteen years preparing cannot compare to the third-level shipwreck film "Titanic".
"Titanic", a Category III shipwreck film, is like a dark cloud hanging over the hearts of Chinese filmmakers. They hope someone can break this record, but they don't want anyone to break this record. Want to break this record?
Because after all, this is a foreigner's film, how can it be comfortable to have foreigners' films riding on their heads? The reason is because no matter who breaks this record, for them, it is just an unreachable record.
It's just another record that's equally out of reach. In fact, there's essentially no difference.
And now "The Bright Moon - Part 1" is the most promising to break the record of Titanic, a shipwreck movie, in China. The record of "Titanic" in China is 300 million yuan, and now "The Bright Moon - Part 1" is the most promising one.
The box office of "Part 1" is already 210 million. Although it is starting to be a little weak now, there is still a good chance to break the record of "Titanic". In addition to "Qin Shi Mingyue - Part 1", there are now
None of the movies are promising.
But the problem is that the movie that has the ability to break the record of "Titanic" is not from their company. This is what worries them the most. If it is a work of their company, then of course the sooner it is broken, the better.
And if any company can have such a name as the holder of "China's box office record", it will be different for future development and attraction of talents. Wang Zhengfei is still very clear about this.
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However, compared to the foresight and hesitation of these film companies, those lovely movie fans are more direct. Just one word, support. How long will it take to not support the movies of their own country at this time?
At this time, Gao Yan was also keenly aware of this, and immediately asked the company to make a big fuss in this regard, elevating "Qin Shi Mingyue - Part 1" to the level of national dignity.
Nowadays, watching "The Moon" is not just for the pleasure of the eyes, but also to break the record of "Titanic". Watching movies for the sake of national dignity must not allow this shipwreck to remain a Category III movie.
Sit firmly in the top spot.
Support domestic products, support domestic movies, and watch movies for the dignity of the country and the nation!
Such propaganda spread all over the streets overnight. Suddenly, everyone saw this propaganda overnight, and countless people were excited. Although in this peaceful era, the blood of the Chinese people was suppressed, it was only suppressed.
Despite being suppressed, many Chinese people are still very passionate, not to mention that they are not sacrificing their lives for the nation, they are just going to watch a movie.
The quality of "Qin Shi Mingyue" itself is definitely worthy of the ticket price. The gorgeous pictures are far better than "Titanic". The story background in Chinese, all of this attracts countless viewers.
People who had not watched it went to the cinema one after another, and many people who had already seen it returned to the cinema to watch "Qin Shi Mingyue" again.
Under the dumbfounding of the big names in the entertainment industry, the enthusiasm of countless people was aroused. The box office of "Qin Shi Mingyue", which was originally a little weak, once again showed an explosive development trend and went up all the way.
On the tenth day, the domestic box office reached 270 million, of which the mainland box office finally exceeded 200 million. As long as there is another 100 million box office, "Qin Shi Mingyue" can surpass "Titanic" in the mainland box office
” record, and it was only ten days before the release of “Qin Shi Mingyue”.
At the same time, in Asia, the box office figures for the first three days have also been calculated. The box office in Southeast Asia exceeded 50 million, while the box office in South Korea also reached 40 million, and the total box office in Japan was far more than
Everyone imagined more, but in just three days, the total box office has reached 180 million yuan, which means that in Asia, "Qin Shi Mingyue" has reached a box office of 540 million yuan with an unstoppable trend.
, and everyone at Xingchen Entertainment was even more delighted. In just ten days, the return on investment had been pushed to a super high level of almost 200%.
Gao Yan was extremely happy and directly announced that Xingchen Entertainment would pay an additional month's salary as an additional year-end bonus.
At this time, Wang Zhengfei, who was preparing for "Snow Leopard", received news from Gao Yan that an American company from Hollywood was visiting.
"Hollywood company is here?" Wang Zhengfei was a little surprised, "Which company is it?"
"Yes, it was Lionsgate Pictures in Hollywood who came to us!" Gao Yan's words were actually a bit unbelievable. How could Lionsgate Pictures come to us?
Wang Zhengfei had a blank look at this Lionsgate Pictures company and didn't know what kind of company it was. Fortunately, Gao Yan had already done quite a lot of research on this aspect.
Among them, Lionsgate Film Company is owned by Frank, a local Canadian banker.
Founded by Gusta in 1997, it is a Canadian entertainment company that originated in Vancouver, Canada. It is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and covers the United Kingdom, Colombia, the United States, and Canada. It is the most commercially successful reading film and television company.
Company. One of its most recent successful works is the documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11". Another company, Miramax Films, was founded by brothers Bobweinstein and Harveyweinstein. It was acquired by Walt Disney Company in 1993 and is responsible for the distribution of films with higher artistic surnames or less popular ones.
Niche movies.
Its works include "The Pain of Men", "Gods and Demons", "Rage") and the documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" directed by Michael Moore, etc., all of which are quite popular.
After saying this, Wang Zhengfei remembered it, and he was not completely ignorant.
Lionsgate also usually represents some Chinese movies. For example, "The King of Kung Fu", which Wang Zhengfei became very familiar with later, is also a work of Lionsgate. Although the overall quality of this movie is average, after all, most of the starring actors are Chinese.
, a somewhat different feeling.
Among so many companies in Hollywood, Lionsgate is actually a relatively unique entity.
Regardless of history or annual box office market share, there are only six major movie companies in Hollywood, including Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox Pictures, Columbia Pictures, and Disney
Pictures and Universal Pictures.
Lionsgate Pictures is a unique reading film company. It is not large in scale, but it has its own secrets of survival. For example, Lionsgate Pictures captures a certain market share every year by releasing small horror films such as the "Saw" series.
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Compared with those big companies, Lionsgate Pictures is not very eye-catching, and it is even further behind its old employer Disney.
However, in a situation where Hollywood companies were ups and downs, established and closed down, Lionsgate Pictures suddenly emerged and has maintained good results. Later, it even almost acquired MGM, which is known as a movie studio.
It shocked countless people. Although Wang Zhengfei didn't pay much attention to Hollywood news at the time, he heard the news.
Last year, MGM was acquired by Sony, Comcast and other consortiums for a price of US$2.85 billion - but this acquisition was mainly realized through a share exchange, and MGM did not receive actual funds. At the same time, MGM's
The value of bonds increased significantly during the subprime mortgage crisis, which meant more debt was owed. MGM's creditors were looking forward to an acquisition price of at least US$2 billion, but the previous company was unwilling to pay too much, so the acquisition has not been settled.
Certainly.
MGM is Sony's second attempt after Columbia. Unlike Columbia, MGM has a much longer history. MGM Films produced one of the most outstanding films in the history of film——
"Gone with the Wind" created the enduring screen classic - 007, created the immortal cartoon image - Tom and Jerry, initiated the establishment of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and launched the Academy Awards (i.e. Oscars)...
You know, any one of the above achievements can make this company immortal, let alone several myths combined into one. The lion Leo logo of MGM Films was once regarded as a symbol of the United States, and its superstars gathered together
, once created the myth of launching a movie every week.
It has the largest film library in Hollywood, and the 4,100 movies among them are its most valuable assets. This was the reason why Sony acquired it in the first place. However, Sony's move was met with collective boycott by Hollywood companies from the beginning, and even caused a stir in the United States.
People were in a panic, and finally fled back to Japan in despair amid everyone's resistance.
Even though MGM is in dire straits, it is still a leaner camel than a horse, and Lionsgate Pictures' move shocked many people. This small and inconspicuous company has far more financial resources than ordinary people imagine.
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Of course, Wang Zhengfei was not concerned about how rich Lionsgate Pictures was at the time, but was watching the joke of Sony who fled back in despair. After struggling for several years, he finally snatched the Mi Gao from a group of strong hands.
Sony of May Company had to spit out the dish obediently. How much money was lost in the process was calculated in billions of dollars.
The reason why Wang Zhengfei is impressed by Lionsgate Pictures is precisely because of this incident. If it hadn't been for this incident, Wang Zhengfei probably wouldn't have noticed Lionsgate Pictures. After all, Hollywood has too many brilliant film companies.
Too much, this company is too inconspicuous.
"Did they say their reason for coming?" Wang Zhengfei asked. As they say they don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, there must be a reason why they suddenly came to visit.
"Well, it's about the North American distribution rights of "Qin Shi Mingyue"!" Gao Yan's tone was a bit excited. He had to admit that Hollywood in the United States is the center of world movies. No matter which company it is, there is no one who doesn't want to log in.
The United States conquered the United States, and it goes without saying that the achievement is great!!
"North America, agency distribution rights!" Wang Zhengfei muttered.