Chapter 364 Such a wonderful start, invite a giant Buddha
Last year's Lunar New Year episode "On the Road".
The production cost was 10 million, and subsequent publicity expenses were 18 million.
In the end, it received a box office of 438 million.
Created a box office miracle.
The production cost of this year's "Embarrassed in Thailand" was 40 million, and the promotional expenses were also higher than that of "Embarrassed in Thailand".
The early stage of accumulation of enthusiasm, the fermentation of good reputation, coupled with the Xu Guangtou creative team's promotional roadshows all over the country during the Chinese New Year.
It aroused great enthusiasm among movie fans, and the box office revenue on the first day of the Lunar New Year was 68.51 million!
This box office trend is even more exaggerated than "A Stranger on the Road".
Zhou Yutang sneaked out with the little koi, and the car was directly in the underground garage without attracting any attention.
On the way to send the little koi home, I received a call from Huo Wenxi: "Yu Tang, Happy New Year, and congratulations on the box office success of "囧"."
"Sister Mani, Happy New Year."
Zhou Yutang responded with a smile.
Although Yinghuang and Zhou Yutang faced off during the Lunar New Year holiday.
The movie box office has to be divided, but the parties involved are still polite.
Everything depends on the data.
Yinghuang is the director of these two major productions, which are locked in the Lunar New Year period. The combined box office is not enough to beat the small-budget comedy "囧".
It was a complete loss.
If Yinghuang Group wants to make progress in its business in the mainland, it depends on this year's "Slaying the Wolf 2" with Zhou Yutang.
Huo Wenxi called. Apart from congratulating "囧" on its box office success, he also asked Zhou Yutang when work would start.
"Return to the capital on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year."
Zhou Yutang thought for a while, chatted briefly with Huo Wenxi for a while, and then hung up the phone.
The little koi next to him listened with his ears pricked up, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Yu Tang, that sister said that the box office of "囧囧" is expected to exceed 700 million, so how much money can you make?"
"It's not much. Let's start with a small goal."
Zhou Yutang laughed leisurely.
He was also in a good mood.
“How much is the small goal?”
"One hundred million."
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Yang Chaoyue raised her white fingers and counted.
There are so many zeros, my head feels a little dizzy just thinking about them.
Looking at Zhou Yutang next to him, his eyes naturally showed some admiration.
Huo Wenxi is not the only one who is envious.
Who among the film production companies in the industry is not jealous?
Various experts in the film and television industry have analyzed the box office performance of "囧" in various ways.
The reason why the "囧" series of comedy movies can be dark to the end is because of the support of peers.
Last year, Huang Baiming's "The Greatest Happiness 2011" unexpectedly stretched his legs. This year, Yinghuang Group's Double Insurance failed at the box office.
“This show made me laugh, that’s a success!”
"I'm going to take my parents to the theater and spend money to watch it again. Xu Zheng and Wang Baohao are so funny."
"This is the funniest movie I've seen this year."
"Laughing until tears come out!"
There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. There are many spoof scenes in the movie, which offended some viewers.
However, the vast majority of viewers gave positive reviews after watching the movie, with Douban scoring 8.7 and Maoyan Movie scoring 9.5.
For a comedy movie, it is already a success if it can make the audience forget the troubles of reality and laugh out loud in the cinema.
Baldy Xu never thought he would have such a wonderful start.
According to Wang Bao'er, Xu Guangtou woke up laughing even from his dreams for several nights in a row.
The creative members of the crew were so excited that they even went on a roadshow on New Year's Eve.
Zhou Yutang was also unambiguous, giving out hundreds of thousands of red envelopes alone, and the leading actors such as Baldy Xu, Wang Baojun and Huang Bo also received big red envelopes.
Compared with "囧囧", "囧囧" is more sophisticated in production and has better rhythm control, in such a festive atmosphere as the Chinese New Year.
Due to the excellent attendance rate, the film schedule is also further improved.
Such a favorable time, place, people and complete environment.
Zhou Yutang felt that Huo Wenxi might be a little conservative.
Currently, based on box office data analysis, it is estimated that the box office hit is around 700 million, but the potential of this Lunar New Year slot has not yet been fully tapped.
"囧" has the potential to be a big hit.
Maybe there will be an unexpected surprise?
…
The unexpected surprise he was waiting for did not come late.
"囧囧" grossed 69.65 million at the box office on the second day of the Lunar New Year, once again breaking the single-day box office record for a comedy, and also further increasing the box office potential of "囧囧".
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Yutang went to his grandmother's house to pay New Year's greetings.
The reunion of long-lost relatives is particularly eager.
Seeing Zhou Yutang, the old man also smiled.
In addition, the happiest person was classmate Lin Mengmeng, who jumped up and said: "Brother, can you give me a signed photocard of Girls' Generation's Lin Yoona?"
"Are you a fan of hers?"
"Uh-huh."
Lin Mengmeng wore a pair of pink-rimmed glasses and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "I think Yoona is just like me, there are many similarities."
"Other than the fact that you two are both women, I really don't see any similarities between you two."
"Hate!"
Lin Mengmeng rolled her eyes, leaned over, and said ghostly: "Cousin, in fact, if you two are together, you two would really be a good match. I support Yoona as my sister-in-law."
"One piece is too little. I have prepared all your gifts."
Zhou Yutang smiled and touched Lin Mengmeng's head.
"You really are the best cousin in the world."
Lin Mengmeng grinned happily.
However, her joy lasted until she received her cousin's deep love.
The outer packaging is exquisite stickers.
Layers are carefully peeled apart.
The smile on Lin Mengmeng's face gradually stiffened, solidified on her face, and finally slowly disappeared, moving to Zhou Yutang's face: "Auntie, I heard that Mengmeng has reached high school. This stage is very critical. You must concentrate on studying."
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Lin Mengmeng almost fainted from the impact. She swayed slightly and sat down on the ground.
"Mengmeng, stand up."
But the aunt was happy: "Why don't you thank your cousin quickly?"
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Zhou Yutang returned to the capital on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. The post-finishing work of "Love Like a Bouquet" was completed and he needed to confirm it.
When I came to the company, the first thing I saw were two girls at the front desk wearing professional skirts.
These two girls are locals in the capital. Each of them received a red envelope for starting work, with a smile on their face: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou."
Mao Xiaoyu cut her hair short during the New Year, making her look more capable and somewhat like a strong woman. "Boss, with the New Year and the new atmosphere, you are becoming more and more handsome."
"Have it?"
Zhou Yutang tugged at the collar of his shirt: "Is the ppt ready?"
"..."
Mao Xiaoyu sighed and nodded.
No one does a ppt on the first day of work.
Soon people from the TV drama business department entered the conference room.
"The company will launch two dramas at the same time in the first half of the year..."
Zhou Yutang stood up, faced the projection screen, and began to arrange work.
Mao Xiaoyu's information is very detailed. In the first half of this year, the company's main projects are "Celebrating More Than Years" and "Why Sheng Xiao is Silent".
The preliminary preparations for "Why Sheng Xiao Mo" are almost done.
Zhao Mosheng in Tang Yan and He Yichen in King Kaikai were both decided in advance.
There is a certain degree of difficulty in adapting the script of "Celebrating More Than Years" because Mao Ni's original novel contains nearly 4 million words and it is impossible to film all of it.
Zhou Yutang used the season format. He made the outline himself, and Wang Yun worked with the screenwriters at Jiangdong Entertainment Creation Center to write the first 46-episode script.
The plot goes from Danzhou to Kyoto and ends with Fan Xian on his mission to the Northern Qi Dynasty.
In this group drama, it is not just the protagonist Fan Xian who shines, but everyone in the protagonist camp including Lin Waner, Fan Ruoruo, Teng Zijing, Chen Pingping, Wang Qinian and others have highlights.
Even supporting characters such as Li Yunrui and Qing Emperor can leave a deep impression on the audience.
The male lead Fan Xian in "Celebrating More Than Years" is confirmed to be played by Zhou Yutang, while the female lead Lin Wan'er internally digested the role and settled on Li Yao.
For the rest of the roles, Chen Pingping cast Teacher Wu Gang, and Wang Qinian gave the role to Teacher Tang Yu, her ex-boyfriend who had worked with her before.
After simply arranging the work and leaving the rest to Jiang Xuezhen, Zhou Yutang and Director Kong Sheng sat in the office drinking tea.
Years ago, through King Kaikai's relationship, Zhou Yutang successfully connected with Noon Sunshine.
For this project, Kong Sheng was invited to direct the drama himself, along with the filming team of Jiangdong Entertainment.
It’s hard to find a good director in the industry. Director Kong Sheng is the top star of Noon Sunshine and is also a talented director who is well-known in the industry.
This time, he was a little surprised and pleasantly surprised when he faced Zhou Yutang's olive branch.
After much thought, he declined at first because he had another project in hand, "A Family in Wenzhou," which was currently being filmed.
However, Zhou Yutang did not give up. He showed his love and moved him for benefit.
After several negotiations, the giant Buddha was finally invited to move.
In today's domestic film and television industry, no one can ignore the influence of Jiangdong Entertainment.
Noon Sunshine had just escaped from Shanying last year and was planning to develop. When faced with the strategic cooperation agreement offered by Jiangdong Entertainment, it was natural that it could not refuse.
It is also very tempting for Director Kong Sheng to participate in Jiangdong Entertainment's S-class costume project with an investment of over 100 million.
"Mr. Zhou, it's best for Chen Daoming to play the role of Emperor Qing."
Director Kong Sheng looked at the casting materials for "Celebrating More Than Years" in the office and gave his own opinions.
"Sister Hua will come over later and I will talk to her."
Zhou Yutang approved Director Kong Sheng’s proposal.
The company's casting department made several plans, and regarding the candidate for Emperor Qing, Chen Daoming was at the top of the list.
It would be perfect for him to play the role of such a scheming and profound emperor.
There are a lot of roles left, and they are still auditioning. However, the preparation period for this drama is relatively long. Zhou Yutang may go to Berlin in February, and he must first participate in the filming of "Jing Zhong Yue Fei". Director Kong Sheng also has to rush Returning to the crew of "Wenzhou Family", so the start time will continue to be postponed.
The two were chatting happily when they saw Mao Xiaoyu sticking his head out and knocking on the door, "Boss, Sister Hua is here."
"Invite someone in."
Zhou Yutang stopped talking.
Hearing footsteps, he looked up and saw Wang Jinghua leading a young man who looked a little green into the office.
Before anyone arrived, Wang Jinghua's laughter came in first: "Yu Tang, do you have any guests here?"
The two of them were old acquaintances who had interacted with each other many times. Zhou Yutang stood up and led others to sit down in the reception area. Wang Jinghua also knew Director Kong Sheng and exchanged passive greetings.
"Mr. Zhou, Director Kong, let me introduce you."
Wang Jinghua smiled and said: "This is my son. School is on vacation. Let's bring him here to see the world."
Seeing the young boy looking at Zhou Yutang secretly, with a hint of excitement in his expression, Wang Jinghua tugged at his clothes: "Zijian is a fan of Mr. Zhou, this kid is so happy."
"Yu Tang's popularity is indeed very high."
Director Kong Sheng also laughed.
Dong Zijian was as obedient as a little sheep, greeting everyone one by one: "Hello, Mr. Zhou, hello, Director Kong."
"Still in high school, right?"
"Well, I'm a senior in high school this year."
"The conditions are good. I will develop into the entertainment industry in the future and have the potential to become famous."
Hearing Zhou Yutang's words, Dong Zijian became visibly happy, and Wang Jinghua also beamed.
Zhou Yutang's words scratched her itch.
actually.
With Wang Jinghua paving the way for him, he doesn't have to worry about resources at all. Even a pig can fly.