Chapter 535: Fill in the details!
"This is so different from what I expected!"
The next day, early in the morning.
Li Youzhi received an email from Su Bona just after getting up in the morning.
Li Youzhi's mentality collapsed early in the morning when he saw the box office data of the premiere of "Buried" in more than 200 B-level theaters in the United States in the email...
The revenue from the amazing value yesterday was too high, but he still roughly counted the revenue from the United States. If it is based on the revenue from the amazing value, Li Youzhi is still satisfied with the revenue from the premiere box office.
But when it comes to the box office, Li Youzhi is numb.
How much?
According to the statistics sent by Su Bona, the premiere box office of "Buried" in the United States yesterday was less than 2 million US dollars, and the average attendance rate was only a pitiful 4%!
What level is this?
Let's put it this way... It's basically equivalent to the level of a new film by a failed Hollywood director!
With a bad temper after getting up early in the morning, Li Youzhi didn't care about the time in the United States and called Su Bona directly.
"No, didn't you say yesterday that the premiere in the United States was quite good? Why is the box office so low?"
It's 7 o'clock in the morning in China, which is basically the same as the PM time in New York, USA.
When Su Bona received Li Youzhi's call, he was having dinner with Wang Hui and others. To be precise...it was a celebration dinner.
Facing Li Youzhi's questioning, Su Bona felt quite aggrieved;
"Boss, with the production cost of "Buried", you are not satisfied with the first-day box office of 1.56 million in the United States? You should know that yesterday was only the first day of the premiere, and many theaters did not have proper publicity. With extremely limited publicity, it is difficult for even independent works of many Hollywood art directors to get such a premiere box office."
"And think about it, this time "Buried" is mainly sold in Class B theaters, and these theaters themselves do not rely on box office as the main profit point. Many Class B theaters have discounted movie tickets, and even sell them at discounts for VIP members. Under such a sales system, to be honest, this box office has exceeded my expectations... Boss, let's say Grasp all, lose all!"
Li Youzhi, who is proficient in foreign languages, naturally knows what Grasp all, lose all means.
This British proverb means that people should not be greedy, otherwise they will lose everything.
In fact, Li Youzhi didn't have any high expectations for the overseas box office of "Buried"... But the problem is that the fans of Leziren in China, or the entertainment media, have already praised "Buried" too much after the premiere!
After the premiere yesterday, Douban gave "Buried" a high score of 8.9. Many media film critics and seniors in the industry have given high praise to Li Youzhi's acting skills in "Buried", including the script of this movie.
Correspondingly, in the domestic theaters, Leziren fans and moviegoers are also awesome.
Even though "Buried" lacks commercial elements and deviates from the warm and relaxed mainstream viewing trend in China, it still gave a domestic premiere box office of more than 57 million.
What level is this?
Let's put it this way, although "Buried" is the last wave of movies released in the summer season. But this first-day box office performance has already killed all the movies released in this summer season!
This is not just giving face, but spoiling!
Why?
It's because the domestic audience really hopes that there will be a film with a Chinese director or actor as the main character. It can break through the siege in the Western cultural circle and challenge the Oscars!
But now you tell me that the overseas box office is only more than 1.5 million?
This gap... It's really a bit difficult for Zhige to accept.
What is this like?
It's like a young man carrying the hope of the whole village, holding the best sword, the strongest shield, and the coolest armor in the village, but after leaving the village, he encountered a slime and fought for an afternoon...
How can Zhige have the face to report this to the villagers? Damn it!
"No, Lao Su, have you ever seen anything in the market? Yesterday, I asked you how the premiere went, and you were as excited as a boy who had just lost his virginity. You even suggested that I open an overseas account to store money, but the premiere made over a million dollars. Is that just a sack of money? I thought it would be at least four or five million dollars! You are seriously lying about military intelligence, right?"
Faced with Li Youzhi not listening to his explanation and constantly accusing him, Su Bona on the other end of the phone was obviously helpless.
"Boss, please calm down! Do the math. Today, I received more than a dozen calls from theaters asking for more weight for Buried. According to this trend, the next round of box office will definitely increase.
Even if we can average about 2 million box office in the next six days of this week, the box office in the United States will definitely exceed 13 million after this week's screening. According to this trend, even if it decreases in the next month, Buried will definitely get a box office of about 20 million in the United States during the screening month. We can get about 40% of this part of the box office, and the net profit after deducting various taxes and fees can reach about 6 million US dollars.
But that’s not all. We can also sell the second-round broadcast rights, online streaming licensing fees, long-term disc licensing fees, and even the script adaptation rights from Hollywood. So the revenue that this film can bring you in the next six months must be more than 10 million US dollars, or 70 million RMB, and the cost of this film is only less than 100,000 US dollars...
Let alone domestic entertainment works, looking at the entire Hollywood, this input-output ratio will definitely make most producers jealous! If you are not satisfied with such a profit, I suggest you stop making movies and go to arms. After all, a cannon shot is worth a lot of gold. This is the only business in the world that can be compared with the input-output ratio of "Buried Alive". In the current market, even those who sell leaves don’t have as high a profit as you! ”
Beep!
Received the additional [Versailles] amazing value, 55 points, 55 points, 55 points...
Beep!
Received a suggested task (don't make movies, make arms), the task difficulty is 7 stars, and you can get an A-level reward treasure chest and a gallows X1 after completing it!
"..."
Looking at the two system prompts that popped up in front of him, Li Youzhi smacked his lips.
That's true...
But is Zhi Ge making movies for money?
If it's for money, "The Wandering Earth" doesn't recruit partners, and "Nezha" doesn't start crowdfunding, then Zhi Ge would have become the top 10 of the Forbes income rankings in the domestic entertainment industry!
What does Zhi Ge want?
Your Zhi Ge wants face, and the material to show off!
If a person lives with only money but can't show off, it would be a sad thing.
Thinking of this, Li Youzhi coughed twice to cover up his empathy for Su Bona, and then said;
"Old Su, I'm also anxious. Previously, domestic marketing was mainly focused on the Oscars. With the current box office performance, I really can't tell domestic media and movie fans that Buried is popular in the United States. Otherwise... you can think of a way to raise the popularity of Buried abroad? I've already boasted about this, so I have to let Buried go to the Oscars selection site. Old Su, you don't want me to be in a bad mood because of this. You won't get any commission, right? "
Beep!
Received Su Bona's additional [Crazy] surprise value, 65 points!
Faced with Li Youzhi's threat, Su Bona on the other end of the phone was silent for more than a minute, and then he bit his back teeth and made a sound;
"Boss, I'll find a film festival for Buried, even if it's a second-class film exhibition, and sell the discs and various copyrights first. Don't worry, isn't it just squeezing out the potential of a film in advance? I'm good at this! "
Beep!
Received the amazing value of [Going Crazy] from Subona, 65 points, 65 points, 65 points...
Listening to the sound of Subona beating his chest, and watching the amazing value crediting tips jumping in front of him, Li Youzhi finally felt comfortable.
Sure enough, a person's potential is like the water in a sponge. As long as you squeeze it hard, there will be more or less...
Employees like Subona cannot be treated the same as other colleagues of Heguang Culture. The colleagues can use two fingers, but this old rascal can use a stamping machine...
That's right!
Employees still have to be treated like scumbags. When necessary, you have to stand up and kick,
Li Boss, o(￣▽￣)ｄ Awesome!
Li Youzhi gave himself a thumbs up in his heart and then hung up the phone contentedly, but he didn't rush to pick up his packed backpack and go to the fitness center upstairs in the hotel.
Although he was delayed for a few days due to the road show, Li Youzhi had almost gotten rid of the excess body fat through the 5-day self-isolation challenge and the high-intensity filming of "Buried".
Especially during the more than one week of filming "Buried", although he had enough food and drink, Li Youzhi really worked hard to maximize his acting skills in a limited space. The energy consumed in a few days was more than that of normal fitness. One month old.
After all the hard work, he has lost a lot of weight since he came back from the UK, and his body fat percentage has dropped to about 10%.
Sitting on the soft big bed, Li Youzhi is thinking about another problem.
What problem?
The movie "Buried" was originally planned to open up the TKTK channel, so that Heguang Audiovisual can attract a wave of traffic before TKTK is about to change its owner.
But Wen Ting, the wavering little bitch, disrupted Zhige's well-planned plan.
Now, don't worry about how "Buried" performs abroad, this obstacle must be cleared!
Otherwise... Heguang Audiovisual will not be able to fight for a day. Entering the US market, which is inevitable in globalization, when will Zhige be worth 10 billion and become the most popular star on the planet with his stunning appearance?
Thinking of this, Li Youzhi picked up his phone again.
And this time, he called Xu Haonian, the former head of the Doushou Operation Center, who has now been promoted to the general manager of the Doushou Cultural Distribution Department!
Before, when he was working on "Dear" and "Cast Away", Li Youzhi had in-depth cooperation with this person, and they both left a good impression on each other.
It was precisely because of the success of the "Cast Away" project that Xu Haonian took a step forward from his original middle-level leadership position and successfully became the COO of the domestic part of Doushou Group.
Now, Li Youzhi combined various factors and felt that Xu Haonian... should be promoted!
The phone was quickly connected.
It can be heard that Xu Haonian on the other end of the phone had just woken up not long ago, and he was yawning when he spoke.
"Ha~ Xiaozhi classmate, long time no contact! Hey, I thought you were a big star now, and I forgot about you, Brother Xu."
Faced with Xu Haonian's greeting, Li Youzhi laughed.
"How can it be, it's not that I'm too busy recently. Thinking that Brother Xu is no longer in charge of the specific business of Doushou's operation, I dare not trouble you with many things. How is Brother Xu doing recently? Is your work going well?"
"Haha,"
When Li Youzhi mentioned this, Xu Haonian was no longer sleepy.
What does the COO of Doushou do?
Chief Operating Officer, a core executive of the company. That job is to participate in the formulation of the company's long-term strategy, assist the CEO's work, and supervise the general managers of each branch to execute their work!
Compared with the previous operations center manager, the COO can now be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people. Basically, they are all top figures in the Doushou Group. Although he cannot be said to be a popular figure in the eyes of CEO Yang Chenghao, Xu Haonian has been able to get whatever he wants in the past six months.
When people reach middle age, they should stop doing anything, but now they are going against the current and heading for the peak of their lives.
This is the nourishment that power and status bring to men!
However, Xu Haonian certainly cannot tell Li Youzhi about these things.
"Thanks to you, it's okay. If you ask me, you are also an outsider. Although I am not in charge of the operation center now, my former subordinates are still there. Although you, Xiaozhi, have also stepped into the capital now, Doushou has so many fans, and it still needs to be operated. If there is anything you need help with, Brother Xu, just tell me directly. Who are we going to do?"
I'm waiting for you to say this!
Facing Xu Haonian's solicitation, Li Youzhi raised the corner of his mouth.
"Brother Xu, if you say that, it proves that I, Xiaozhi, have not made the wrong choice. I called you today because I hadn't contacted you for a long time, so I wanted to say hello to you. But now I have to give you a big gift, Brother Xu. I'll give you the Chief CEO of TKTK USA. Do you want it?"
"That's too polite. It's early in the morning...you're still giving us a gift...what do you want to give us? Tell me again?"
At first, Xu Haonian didn't react.
After instinctively declining, he was shocked.
Facing Xu Haonian's unbelievable inquiry, Li Youzhi laughed:
"The Chief CEO of TKTK USA is the position where Wen Ting is now."
After hearing Li Youzhi finish his words, Xu Haonian on the other end of the phone fell silent.
For a long time, until the cup of black coffee that Li Youzhi had made for himself early in the morning was no longer hot, he hissed.
"Xiaozhi, I don't think you and I have any grudges against each other for killing our fathers... Why do you want to push me into the fire pit? Okay, I have to go to work, bye!"
Pah,
Hearing the decisive hang-up sound on the other end of the phone, Li Youzhi smacked his lips.
Tsk~
Good fellow, it seems that the CEO of TKTK in the United States has really become a stinking dog shit now.
No one wants to step on him!
Come to think of it, TKTK is now being sanctioned by the United States, and it has been determined that it will change hands in another year. At this time, compared with the stable COO of Doushou Group in China, this CEO of TKTK is really not a good destination.
But is this a problem?
Not at all!
Brother Zhi gave it to you, you still want to hide?
No way!
Thinking of this, Li Youzhi directly picked up his mobile phone and opened Doushou.
Although it was more than seven o'clock in the morning, not the peak period of traffic, but taking advantage of the small peak of traffic during work, the fans of Leziren in Doushou have become active.
After yesterday's premiere ticket sales, and the good reputation of "Buried" among film critics and passers-by, Leziren netizens have been paying close attention to the domestic and foreign box office performance of "Buried".
"Brother, @Listen to my advice, Li Youzhi, report to us the real-time box office! Has it broken 100 million?"
"Let's talk about the global box office! We can check the real-time domestic box office ourselves, how is it in North America? If there is a lack of publicity, we can quickly take the posters to promote you abroad!"
" @Listen to my advice, Li Youzhi, show me the reaction of foreign movie fans quickly, I can't wait to show off, use my brother's international superstar status to beat up those young actors who only know how to fight for the position in China!"
"Hahahaha, I heard that in Hollywood, as long as the North American box office exceeds 50 million in the first month or wins an award at an international film festival, there is a great chance to be nominated for an Oscar. Come on, brother! Waiting for your good news!"
"I suggest that you update the global box office of "Buried" every hour these days, so that I can have an idea of whether it can be nominated for an Oscar. This is very important to me! It is related to whether I win the bet and whether there will be five sons or five fathers in the dormitory in the future!"
Beep!
Received cumulative surprise value, 3012209 points!
Received a suggested task (recommended to update the global box office of "Buried" every hour, task difficulty 2 stars) to get F-level reward treasure chest X1 after completion...
Looking at the lively scene in the comment area, Li Youzhi directly chose to automatically block.
I know you are anxious, but now is not the time to be anxious about this!
Let's solve the obstacles first. Are those things you are thinking about still a problem? !
Thinking of this, Li Youzhi edited a dynamic and sent it out!
[Thanks to the strong support of friends, the domestic premiere box office exceeded 46 million yesterday! I just received the box office statistics sent by my friends in the United States. "Buried" had a combined premiere box office of nearly 4 million US dollars in more than 400 theaters across the United States yesterday! It ranks first in the premiere box office of independent horror movies in the past two years! In addition, I am very grateful to Xu Haonian, COO of Doushou Group, for his care and support. After learning that "Buried" was released overseas, he actively contacted and used resources to find cooperative theaters for "Buried".
If it weren't for Mr. Xu, there would be no such dazzling overseas box office results for "Buried", a low-cost thriller R-rated film. Here I solemnly promise: After the release of "Buried", the media broadcast rights will be donated to Doushou Group and TKTK platform at a price of 1 yuan! Along the way, I dare not forget the achievements and support of Doushou platform. I am grateful for your support along the way! @Doushou COO Xu Haonian, @Doushou CEO Yang Chenghao [fist]]
DouShou.
As Li Youzhi added some extras, exaggerated the box office data and sent out "gratitude", the dynamic comment area... was boiling!
"Fuck, I thought Buried was the first time that the young man's work was released in theaters abroad, and the box office performance would not be particularly impressive. Now I see... it's awesome, I admit that I underestimated the young man's connections... it's awesome!"
"Four million US dollars on the first day? Doesn't that mean that the young man, as a new director and actor, got nearly 30 million RMB in the first day box office in American theaters? If I remember correctly, Mr. Xu had previously handled the overseas distribution of Cast Away and helped sell the copyright of Cast Away at foreign film exhibitions, right? Mr. Xu is awesome!"
"What do you mean by having so many helpers? The young man really tapped his own potential this time, and with the help of noble people, this wave of expansion into North America is stable! @Doushou COO Xu Haonian, @DouShou CEO Yang Chenghao, thank DouShou for supporting me! 6~! "
"Great! DouShou platform is really great this time! I am also a platform myself. Although it is a streaming long video platform, it has more or less formed a competitive relationship with DouShou's domestic brother software Xigua Video in terms of business. In this case, Mr. Xu can still provide such great help. It's really... What is the pattern? Ah? This is called the pattern!"
Beep!
Received 4012880 points of surprise value!
Looking at the explosion in the DouShou comment area, Li Youzhi raised his mouth.
First, when you go out, your identity is given by yourself.
Second, under the premise that others don't know the inside story, exaggeration is not lying, but to create momentum and make the ideal become a reality faster.
Third, if you want to tie a person to your chariot, it's better not to use a whip, but gold.
()
This wave, the small details of the operation are full!
Mr. Xu, you're welcome!
...
DouShou Group, President's Office
Looking at his @message that had been ringing non-stop since early in the morning, Yang Chenghao sighed.
As the president, his DouYshou account is semi-private. It is not mainly for DouYshou, but to monitor the version update and test the next version function.
Opening Li Youzhi's DouYshou dynamics, Yang Chenghao rubbed his eyes when he saw the dynamics that had just been released and was still hot.
I can't stay calm anymore...
"The first day box office in China was 46 million, and the US theaters were 4 million US dollars... More than 400 theaters..."
Yang Chenghao didn't care about the domestic part of "Buried".
What is the equivalent of DouYshou in China? For the entertainment industry, it means that whoever wins the DouYshou wins the box office. Many first-line blockbusters are now mainly promoted and distributed offline but on DouYshou. In recent years, Yang Chenghao has seen many movies with a box office of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions on the first day.
But Yang Chenghao's heart was really a little complicated for "Buried" to achieve this result in the United States.
What's the complexity?
This movie was originally supposed to be broadcast on TKTK!
What's the behavior in the United States?
Copyright is more important than anything else. Online long videos are basically membership-based or paid. With the current box office performance of "Buried Alive", it can get a box office of 4 million on the first day in theaters. If it is played online for free, the number of views must exceed 30 to 40 million?
On a platform with only 170 million users, what kind of influence does this have?
A phenomenal influence!
At this moment, Yang Chenghao clenched his fists and remembered the words Wen Ting said when she refused to put "Buried Alive" on TKTK;
"The content of the film contains a lot of attacking the US administration and anti-war plots. Once this kind of movie is broadcast on our TKTK platform, we will definitely get into trouble..."
"The production cost of this film is shockingly low. According to him, it only took more than ten days from shooting to completion. I can't allow such a perfunctory work to add pressure to TKTK, which has already been targeted by the US..."
"...I assure you that his film Buried Alive is unlikely to cause any positive response in the US market. We don't need to take even a little risk for such a work...As for disrupting the cooperation process between TKTK and Heguang Audiovisual, I am willing to take full responsibility. No matter what, it will never work this time..."
Wen Ting's determination that night was still vivid in his mind, but Yang Chenghao's face was distorted;
You call this a work with shockingly low cost and just to get by?
A large number of attacks on the US administrative agencies and anti-war plots can get a box office of 4 million US dollars on the first day. You say that Heguang Audiovisual's previous cooperation plan is not good?
You are willing to take full responsibility, right?
Okay!
After taking a deep breath, Yang Chenghao picked up the phone and dialed Xu Haonian's number directly.
The call was answered almost immediately, and the other side should be in the traffic.
Amid the sound of car horns, Xu Haonian's voice was full of respect;
"Mr. Yang, good morning! Do you have any instructions?"
Hearing the attitude in Xu Haonian's voice, Yang Chenghao's twisted expression was slightly relieved, and the corners of his mouth curled up;
"Haonian, I didn't know that you and Li Youzhi had such a deep friendship before, but I overlooked this point of yours. This time, you did a great job on the "Buried Alive" matter. You saw the pattern and got more benefits. Not bad, it really made me look at you differently. Before, I only thought you were steady and reliable, but now I find that you are courageous and responsible."
"Ah? Ah...ah! Thank you Mr. Yang for your affirmation! Ha, this is what I should do. After all, I should do my job. As long as it is beneficial to the group, I will definitely take the lead."
Faced with Xu Haonian's somewhat vague reply, Yang Chenghao smiled.
I didn't expect this guy to be so humble - this is an advantage that I had never discovered before.
"Haonian, you were the general manager of the operation center for more than four years. You have rich operation experience, and now you have been in the position of COO for nearly a year. From what I see on weekdays, I think you have the ability to be independent.
Through this time, I think it is a waste of your energy to do chores under me with your responsibility and courage. Haonian, you also know that the situation of TKTK is not good now. I need someone to open up the situation and fight for life in the dead end. I will propose to the board of directors later that you go to the US TKTK headquarters to replace Wen Ting as CEO. You should prepare."
Squeak! ! !
As soon as Yang Chenghao finished speaking, a burst of rapid brake sounds came from the other end of the phone.
On the street.
Looking at the car behind him that kept flashing lights and complaining about his sudden brakes, Xu Haonian, who was confused by Yang Chenghao's inexplicable praise, was in a state of mind... exploded!