China Entertainment: I just want to give my child a home

Chapter 42 Little Beauty explodes at the box office, Lionsgate comes to cooperate
  "Little Miss Sunshine", which had been rejected by many Hollywood film and television companies, officially entered North American theaters on a sunny morning.

On its first day, the underappreciated film only made $45.

Although the discussions left on the Internet were all positive, the miserable box office data still somewhat disappointed Mark, Alice and others who had high hopes for the film.

Only Chen Dong was a little calmer, because he remembered that before he was reborn, the box office of this movie on the first day was not high, and it relied on word-of-mouth in the later period, and then he also bought a lot of money on the DVD.

That night, Chen Dong also received a comforting call from Loomans, who had been the matchmaker for him at Paramount Pictures.

In fact, he said that he didn't need comfort, and maybe there would be a turnaround on the other side, but the other side didn't believe it.

The next day, the box office of "Little Miss Sunshine" began to rise, with a revenue of 89 US dollars. This gave Mark and others hope, and Chen Dong also breathed a sigh of relief.

On the third day, the weekend came, and the single-day box office exceeded one million, earning 137 million US dollars... This movie has attracted the attention of many media and industry insiders.

Chen Dong also received another call from Lumans. This time the other party no longer called to comfort him, but to congratulate and apologize for the last call.

On the fourth day, the box office of "Little Miss Sunshine" exceeded 2 million. There is no doubt that this movie is a hit, and a big hit.

It was only released for four days and ranked third at the weekly box office in North America. However, movies of the same period cost at least tens of millions of dollars in investment.

Mark and Chen Dong agreed and spent another one million on publicity.

Paramount Pictures somewhat regretted asking for the $1 million in distribution fees instead of splitting the money at the box office, but it was too late.

Domestic media also reported on the box office performance of "Little Miss Sunshine". Although it did not attract much attention, people who cared about it still saw it.

Take Jiang Wen, for example.

An international call came to Chen Dong's mobile phone.

Seeing that it was Jiang Wen, he pressed the answer button.

"Brother, what's the name of the movie you invested in before?"

"What?" As soon as Chen Dong picked up the phone, Jiang Wen's urgent voice came from the receiver, so he didn't hear it clearly.

Jiang Wen could only repeat it again.

At this moment, Chen Dong came to his senses and realized that the box office results of "Little Miss Sunshine" had also been reported by the domestic media.

He didn't hide anything and told it truthfully.

"Holy shit, is this little beauty really?" Jiang Wen couldn't believe it, "How much of it did you take?"

"Not much, 25 percent."

"That's not much. I'm so sore. Why didn't I invest some with you in the first place?"

"Haha, hindsight is meaningless. I remember someone advised me to be cautious..."

"Uncle, next time something good like this happens, remember to bring your brother with you."

After saying that, Jiang Wen hung up the phone and went depressed alone.

Just as "Little Miss Sunshine" is reaping box office success in North America, domestically, Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers" is also hitting theaters amid much anticipation.

Perhaps the audience's expectations for this movie were too high. Although it achieved a good first-day box office on its first day, it also received a lot of criticism online.

Zhang Weiping also said before that "House of Flying Daggers" will surpass "Hero", but according to the development of this trend, let alone surpassing, it is difficult to say whether it can reach 200 million.

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In its second week of release in North America, "Little Miss Sunshine" successfully topped the weekly box office with US$1120 million.

The film and television companies that were not optimistic about this book and rejected it at the beginning felt regretful.

At the same time, the film will also break out of North America and be released in many countries around the world.

Chen Dong couldn't wait until the movie was finished, he had to return to China. If his old class hadn't called him to urge him to go back and take the final exam, he wouldn't have known that his sophomore career was about to end.

"Boss, how about you go back a day later?"

"What's wrong?" Chen Dong looked at Alice suspiciously. He had already bought his return ticket, and the other party bought it for him.

"Someone from Lionsgate wants to meet with you," Alice explained.

During this time, their attention was focused on the movie "Little Miss Sunshine", but they ignored Lionsgate Pictures as a potential client.

"Okay, then Alice, please help me change the flight ticket later."

"Okay, boss."

"Yeah." Chen Dong nodded and asked, "Where do the people from Lionsgate want to meet me?"

"I should come to visit you, but I need to communicate with you, the boss, first, and then notify them."

The so-called door-to-door visit naturally refers to Chen Dong's Future Pictures. He has no home here.

Every time I come to the United States, I still stay in a hotel...

"Maybe after the box office results of "Little Miss Sunshine" are divided, I should buy a property here."

After all, Future Pictures is his company, and he has to make one or two trips here more or less every year, and it's not very convenient to stay in a hotel every time.

Of course, the most important thing is that he now has plenty of money.

In the afternoon, Chen Dong met people from Lionsgate Pictures at Future Pictures.

Three executives came to the other party.

Taking the lead is a vice president of Lionsgate Pictures named Kristen.

In fact, before today's meeting, Chen Dong had already given his price to the other party.

Lionsgate Pictures' visit today also sends a signal, that is, compromise.

There is no way to compromise. The success of "Little Miss Sunshine" has allowed Future Pictures to gain a foothold in Hollywood.

If Lionsgate persists, it is estimated that this young Chinese director will find other companies to cooperate.

In the office, Chen Dong and Chris Ting had a debate about the investment ratio of the "Dead Silence" project.

"Chen, your appetite is too big, and with all due respect, your company can't even eat 50%..."

"Mr. Chris, but the 20% you opened is too low..."

"Okay, Chen, everyone takes a step back. We are willing to give up another 10 points."

"Make a compromise, Mr. Chris. Future Pictures wants 35%. As you know, I not only have "Dead Silence" but also "Insidious" and "The Conjuring."

The other party pondered for a moment, stood up and stretched out his hand towards Chen Dong.

It's self-evident what this means.

"Chen, you are not only an excellent screenwriter and director, but also a master negotiator. But to be honest, 35% is indeed a bit beyond our expectations, but Lionsgate is willing to make you a friend."

"It's a great honor, and I am very willing to be friends with Lionsgate. I also hope that Future Pictures can deepen cooperation with Lionsgate in the future! Together, we can create more excellent movies for the world~"

"There's also a box office, hahaha."

"Yes, there is also a box office..."

(End of this chapter)