Chapter 75: The box office hits the street, a movie about the topic of the ex
When he heard the news, Lin Yuan was a little confused for a moment.
The words "Passenger A" were both strange and familiar to him, as if they had been filmed yesterday, and as if they had never been filmed before.
Put aside the distracting thoughts in your mind.
He couldn't help but start to guess how much the box office of this movie would be. When he was filming before, he learned that the director invested 30 million in this movie.
According to this investment, if the box office exceeds 100 million, the director will not lose money. If it is less than 100 million, it will be a loss.
The current division algorithm for film and television works in China is very complicated.
No matter how much the box office is, 5% must first be handed over to the Film Management Committee.
Secondly, 3.3% of the box office revenue must be paid as tax.
Then the theater will split the remaining money with you in half, and the distributor will also take 6%.
Generally speaking, the income that producers can get is between 33% and 37%.
After thinking about it, Lin Yuan finally made his own guess.
"Without the support of celebrities, it would not be difficult for Director Yi's reputation to exceed 100 million."
In his opinion, it shouldn't be difficult for this movie to break 100 million, but it might be a little difficult to go up.
After guessing the box office, before Lin Yuan lay down to sleep, Sister Xia called.
"The movie "The Passerby" that you starred in before will be released after New Year's Day. You quickly register a Weibo account and I will find someone to add a pornographic V for you. Firstly, you can intuitively see your popularity increase, and secondly, it can also be considered to the outside world. Announcing the news of your official debut."
At this point in 2014, Weibo is the most popular social platform on the Internet, with countless celebrities taking root here.
If you get a yellow V label here, it is definitely a status symbol.
"OK."
He answered without thinking.
Lin Yuan got up and started registering a Weibo account on his computer.
[Actor Lin Yuan]
After registering and handing it to Sister Xia, a yellow V was added in less than five minutes.
The label given is [actor contracted by Xitian Media].
Before Lin Yuan could react, his Weibo account gained a total of 10,000 followers in just a short period of time.
After three seconds of thinking, he realized that this should be what is commonly known as a zombie fan, which can be purchased with money.
Finish this matter.
Lin Yuan also began to look forward to the box office results of "The Passerby". After all, the better the results, the better for him.
...
A few days passed quickly, and Director Er's connections played a certain role.
Shu Qi, Lin Qingxia, and Tony Leung Chaowei, three top domestic celebrities, wrote reviews for this movie in advance.
Of course, there is no way to investigate whether they actually watched it or not.
In short, with the help of the three people, Passerby A gained a certain amount of popularity.
A topic "Director Er has invested heavily in a movie that will be released soon" also became a hot search topic.
The topic is created, the publicity is created, the film is produced, and the rest is left to God’s will.
The time came to the early morning of January 4, 2014.
As one of the participants, Lin Yuan came to the cinema early and contributed a box office to this movie.
Compared with the movies played at the same time, the film schedule of "The Passerby" is neither high nor low, and it is quite satisfactory.
Because it was early morning, except for a few couples who wanted to come to the cinema for excitement, 90% of the seats were empty.
Lin Yuan, who was sitting in the best viewing position, officially watched the movie after a commercial ended.
At 13 minutes and 5 seconds, he appeared in the camera.
Lin Yuan couldn't help but smile.
At 1 hour and 20 minutes, a scene about my own family appeared.
Looking at his performance on the screen, Lin Yuan still felt quite satisfied.
When the film came to the final scene, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw himself missing the opportunity because he couldn't pronounce his lines, and finally walking on the road like crazy.
After watching the movie for two hours, Lin Yuan was the last one to leave.
When he got up, the entire cinema was already empty. This scene made him worried about the box office of this movie.
However, Murphy's law is so magical. The more you worry about something, the more it will come to you.
The box office performance of Passerby A was very poor when it was released, so bad that it was so bad that it would be an understatement to say it was a bloodbath.
After a long and fierce battle, "The Passerby" finally failed with a box office of 63 million yuan. With this box office amount, the director suffered a loss of nearly 10 million yuan.
Looking at the miserable data, Lin Yuan was also implicated to a certain extent.
The purpose of opening a Weibo account before was to welcome a wave of popularity and gain a lot of attention.
But what’s the result?
After the release, he gained a total of less than 30,000 real fans.
This is at least twice as low as his and Sister Xia's budget. When the movie was released, the two of them thought that they must have about 100,000 real fans anyway, right?
But it's better than nothing, something is better than nothing.
Moreover, these 30,000 fans have left many positive comments for him.
[The acting was great, I almost cried when I watched Shen Kai’s scene.]
【You are very good, please work hard.】
[I should be the first to follow you, right? I hope you become popular!]
...
There were thousands of comments, all of which were encouraging, which made Lin Yuan very motivated.
During this period, Chen Duling didn't know where he got the news, and he even sent a red envelope of 1,888.88 yuan on WeChat, saying it was a good start.
Lin Yuan accepted the red envelope, and his affection for her grew a lot.
It's not that you are blinded by money, but that the other party is interested.
[Passer A]'s box office hit did not bring any bad things to Lin Yuan. It can only be said that it extinguished his illusions once again.
Lin Yuan, who did not become famous through a movie, stayed at home for at least a month.
Watching the time passing by, he couldn't sit still anymore. After thinking for a while, he finally called Sister Xia to ask if he could pick up a movie.
When the call was dialed, Lin Yuan asked feebly: "Hey, Sister Xia, I'm going crazy at home!"
"Oh?" Sister Xia was a little curious when she heard this. After all, ordinary artists are eager to take a rest. Lin Yuan, on the other hand, can't wait to find new dramas every day and has a bit of a workaholic constitution.
"Sister Xia, is there any drama?" Lin Yuan asked again.
"Not yet." Ning Luoxia answered bluntly, but soon she changed the subject and said: "Wait, there is a drama that will work, but this drama may not get any good roles."
"It's okay, as long as you don't stay at home." Lin Yuan answered without thinking when he heard that the crew was short of people.
In his opinion, it's great to be able to film with a group, and it's better than waiting at home all the time.
"Okay, then I'll make an appointment for you and see if you can have a test tomorrow."
Seeing Lin Yuan's enthusiasm, Ning Luoxia didn't stop him.
When he heard that Lin Yuan could be arranged, he also started to wonder what the play was. It didn't matter what he played, what mattered was that the cast of the play was good.
"Okay, no problem, but Sister Xia, let me ask, what kind of play is it about? Who are the actors?"
"I don't know about the actor, but it seems that there is something about his ex..."