Director’s Legend

After sleeping for a whole morning, Shao Shuaijun got up to eat. Today is the first day of the official release. When the box office statistics for the evening are released, Shao Shuaijun and others will set off to return to China to conduct inland publicity. Wang Zhonglei is always busy with socializing. Therefore, Shao Shuaijun, Fan Bingbing, Liu Yifei, and a Lionsgate staff wandered around Santa Monica.

Santa Monica is the most attractive coastal city in California, especially the beaches along the coast, which is a good place for summer vacations. It's a pity that the weather is still a bit cold, the beach is not open to the public, they can only wander around the streets of the city a few times. A small American city like this is not much larger than a small town in China, and you can visit all the places in one afternoon.

Driving on the coastal road of the small town, watching the blue sea, seabirds flying by from time to time, and the metropolis of Los Angeles on the opposite side of the sea, Shao Shuaijun couldn't help but sigh that the local scenery is really well protected, basically there is no such mess. The phenomenon. In China, Shao Shuaijun has not been to many coastal cities, Haijin is one, and Ludao is also one.

The sea areas in Haijin City are fairly well protected, but in Ludao City, the seas are smelly and black. It is said that a railway was built to reach the island by building a sea wall, which blocked the flow of sea water and made the silt on the sea unable to puff and puff, which ultimately affected the local marine environment.

Fortunately, Ludao City Government has realized this mistake and started to build the Xinglin Bridge to replace the seawall railway.

After a rare relaxation all day, the next day, the box office statistics came out.

Because it was released on Earth Day on April 22, everyone was mentally prepared for the box office, but when the box office on the first day came out at $7.5 million, everyone couldn't stop cheering. A total of 2,000 theaters in North America released "Source Code". Based on a ticket of $7, a screen's revenue reached a high box office of $12,000.

This kind of data is almost all data that can only be achieved by blockbuster movies.

"Wow, not only was it not affected by Earth Day, but also won so many box office! Dear Shao, you have conquered the American audience again." After seeing the box office, Rob yelled excitedly, "Haha, now I can go to major theaters and strive to reach 2,800 theaters next week!"

"Xiao Shao is our God of Wealth, Rob. He will make more movies that conquer Hollywood!" Wang Zhonglei exclaimed. From the preliminary exploration of "Buried Alive" to the release of "Source Code", Huayi Brothers is coming The more I look forward to the North American market. Anyone who has made some achievements in North America can't forget it, because Lao Mei's money is so easy to make. As long as the film is made well, the income is more than ten times that of the mainland.

Of course, you must have this ability to make movies that suit the appetite of American audiences.

In a great mood, Wang Zhonglei took Fan Bingbing and Liu Yifei back to the country to continue propaganda, while Shao Shuaijun switched to Phoenix on the excuse of something. Li Xiuxiu established a company here, a small shell company that currently specializes in operating the "Twilight" series of books.

"A Jun, you are finally here, and the procedures have been completed. The company has been selected on the 18th floor of the George Building in Phoenix. It is still under renovation. This is the company's materials. Here you are." In a coffee shop, Li Xiuxiu will be The stack of materials was handed over to Shao Shuaijun.

The materials are all about the company's procedures and certifications. Shao Shuaijun opened it at once, and the company's name jumped into view-"Twilight Entertainment Co., Ltd.". That's right, the name is very old-fashioned, and Shao Shuaijun's idea is very simple. Since it is running "Twilight", then it is called Twilight.

Too lazy to pick up some domineering name.

Li Xiuxiu is also a wonderful person, Shao Shuaijun said the name, and she did not object, so she used it directly. Perhaps neither of them thinks that this company will become a big company, and naturally there is no need to come up with a cool name.

"The registered capital is the first distribution fee for "Twilight". Now the price of "Twilight" is $10, and 1.5 million copies have been sold. Excluding the share of Phoenix Press and Mel, we get the profit. It’s 2.8 million U.S. dollars. Among them, 800,000 U.S. dollars is used to rent the house and pay for decoration, so the company’s registered capital is 2 million U.S. dollars."

"Sister Xiuxiu, thank you for your hard work." Shao Shuixiu looked at Li Xiuxiu's haggard face, and said sincerely, letting a girl fight for him outside is really embarrassing and distressed, "It's still the old rules, I will stay Give you 10% of the shares. However, these shares can only be distributed as dividends and cannot be resold. Because I want to wholly own this company to avoid risks and maximize profits for the future "Twilight" series."

"10% again, A Jun, are you supporting me?"

"Haha, Sister Xiuxiu, if I really plan to take care of you, would you like it? Okay, there is no place for you in the big room. Two bedrooms and three bedrooms can be considered."

"Go to hell! A little kid, he started to learn badly, and he is still preparing for one, two, three, four, five rooms, don't even think about it!" Li Xiuxiu gave Shao Shuaijun a look, "As a boss, you are really unqualified. Generous people, don’t use their own money as money? Shao Shuaijun’s studio sells your shares at will, and this company gives away shares at will. Are you stupid?"

Shao Shuaijun laughed and said, "Sister Xiuxiu, I don’t think I’m stupid. What is money? When you have money, money is some data. There is no difference between more and less. Take Shao Shuaijun’s studio as an example, I can keep everything Is owned by one person, but is it interesting?"

In Shao Shuaijun's idea, high cost is an inevitable trend in the future film market, and high cost means high risk. Only co-production is the way out for movies. Shao Shuaijun's studio is too thin to be able to develop a large-scale investment in movies.

His memory is less than nine years old. If you don't fight for a good movie, you will never get it. Only by dividing the interests out and making the cake bigger can we better meet our own interests. But he couldn't say it, so he had to say: "I am a student who only knows how to make movies, and maybe I can see the direction of investment. But these are not enough. Share the shares to Huayi Brothers, and even let Huayi Brothers participate The purpose of the investment is to use Huayi Brothers' public relations and distribution capabilities to promote and win theater companies to win over the film bureau. Share the shares to Sister Xiuxiu, and you also appreciate the ability of Sister Xiuxiu, and hope to tie you to me Work for me in my studio for a lifetime, and by the way find opportunities to support you."

"Cut, the movie box office has been good recently, so I'm so complacent, right? It's glib, look at you! Continue to talk about the reason, let me see your vision, maybe I will fall under your jeans."

"Haha, giving shares to Xu Zhen, Ning Hao, and Huang Bo is optimistic about their future. There are also some friendship elements. The relationship between the mainland film market is very important, and everything is inseparable from it. I hope Xu Jin, Ning Hao, and Huang Bo can grow into big stars in the entertainment industry, while making friends with various forces for me, and clearing the obstacles on the road. You know, I can talk about things with familiar people, once I am strange Sometimes, I'm so funny, I can't open my mouth. Sister Xiuxiu, am I very farsighted when I do this?"

"It's so normal, although there is no Linglongxin, but he is not a wooden person." Li Xiuxiu responded indifferently, "But, you see the problem is somewhat simple, the shares are not distributed like this, this person has a short-sighted Sex. In the case of getting something for nothing, I only want to get more, but not what I should do. Sooner or later, you will suffer!"

"How come, the market and shares are all divided, and everyone makes money together is the kingly way, so there are so many nests fighting."

"Oh, I think you should concentrate on making movies."

"..."

Shao Shuaijun was speechless, and Li Xiuxiu ignored the way he had thought about running the company for a long time.