Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 811 How much box office can you earn?

   Jimmy Reiner, who was in charge of the "Dancing Hot" soundtrack, was not at home or in the office, and Ronald didn't find him. It is estimated that I also went to the cinema to watch "Spicy Dance".

   A large number of guests are still in the lounge, waiting for the premiere of Ronald, and the premiere party after that. As a last resort, Ronald immediately returned to the Twin Theatre with Diane.

  As soon as Ronald arrived in the lounge, everyone began to applaud loudly to encourage the producer and director. The guests didn't know what was going on outside, only to see that the audience was not very enthusiastic.

   "Open the champagne!" Ronald waved his hand, his own waiter brought the champagne, opened the seal and handed it to Ronald.

   "Bang!" Ronald shook, the cork flew out, and everyone cheered again.

   "Bang, bang..." The champagne in the waiter's hand, like hearing a horn, was opened one by one, and then distributed into the pyramid-shaped champagne glasses. Then the waiters filed in and gave each guest a cup.

   As a member of Hollywood, the guests are very articulate in speaking. They came up to congratulate Ronald loudly, lined up one by one and hugged him and said a few words.

  The situation of the audience in the previous movie, everyone saw it, and it was not as strong as Ronald's previous movie. Looks like a mid-range blockbuster that can make money. Ronald left the mature production system of other studios and did all the production and distribution work himself, and it seemed that he still lacked a lot of experience.

   The movie reviews that were lifted yesterday were mixed. There are female film critics who have good words and praise Ronald for expressing the social problems of women's liberation and liberation in the 1960s, and there are Jewish film critics who criticize him.

   But who knows? Even if Ronald's film fails, he can still work for the seven major studios and continue to be a director. Now he comes forward to congratulate him when he is the most disappointed. If he fails to keep the film, he will be able to impress Ronald, and there will be more opportunities in the future. .

   "Ronald, it's a masterpiece."

   "Good movie, very good movie."

   "I haven't seen such a touching masterpiece in a long time. Good luck at the box office."

"thanks, thanks"

  Contrary to these hypocritical people, Ronald really appreciates these people.

   went through the process from anxiety to relief just now. He thought these guests were very lovely and respectable.

They didn't have an intuitive feeling about the audience who went straight to the box office just now. Now it's not their good friends who come to congratulate them. They really like this movie. 's friend.

   "Ronald, your movie is really good. I wish my father, like Dr. Hausman, had money and respect for his daughter."

This time came a woman Ronald did not know, about thirty-five or six years old. She was wearing a red and blue pinstriped dress on a white background, with a small backpack slung across it. She didn't look like a star, but like a staff member.

   Ronald looked at Cannold, he shook his head, indicating that this was not a daytime employee.

When    was embarrassed, the agent next to him, Richard, appeared behind him at the right time and reminded in a low voice, "Sidney Biddle Barros, she is the 'Mrs.' of an **** company."

  Ronald's face changed, why did this kind of people come to the premiere. Ronald held her hand, preventing her from coming up for a hug, but he kept saying, "Sidney, thank you for liking my movie."

   "She was caught by my LAPD in 1984 for marketing her business with advertising. After that, a big man protected her and she only pleaded guilty after paying a fine of $5,000. Last year, she also wrote an autobiography 'Mrs. Mayflower'."

  Richard quickly explained the background of this Lady Mayflower. The last time the Secretary of the Navy who helped with the Top Gun program came to Los Angeles was the **** service hosted by Richard.

   He is very familiar with these "ladys" who are hidden in high-end communities such as Hollywood and wander between power, beauty, and capital.

  America's high-level people are lubricated by these people to quickly realize various resources.

   "We won't have such a lady tonight..." Ronald asked Richard in surprise.

"No, no, her autobiography was bought by the TV station and made into a TV movie. Her role is also played by the famous actor Candice Bergen, and in a sense, she is also a Hollywood insider. "Richard said quickly that he would not invite these people to Ronald's premiere.

   "Hey, nice movie. What's the box office outlook?" Cameron came up and hugged Ronald again.

   "I don't know, some spectators outside are going to buy tickets for the second show again, which is a good sign. For the specific prediction, we have to see the CinemaScore questionnaire that will come out tomorrow."

"If you have a B+, you can make a lot of money. Generally, a movie with a B+ rating has a multiple of the total box office to the box office of the first weekend, which is 3.8." Cameron has also experienced the premiere of two movies and knows the CinemaScore rating. , is very accurate for box office predictions. "

"Actually, Director Cameron is right. Our CinemaScore ratings, critics' ratings, and the film's award winnings are not consistent. But we are proud of its accuracy in predicting box office prospects. It's pretty high. Especially a big release movie like Dancing Dancing in more than 1,100 theaters at the same time."

  The manager of CinemaScore came to interject and took the opportunity to promote his company business again in front of many directors and stars on the scene.

"However, I disagree with one point. Just like the sci-fi horror film directed by Cameron, the musical romantic comedy directed by Ronald is also a very special type of film. In the CinemaScore scoring system, these two film types, Generally, the ratings will be low. Therefore, if you can get a B+ score, it will not only have a box office multiplier of 3.8, our experience says that the total box office average can reach more than 4.2 in the first weekend. "

   "You're an expert." Gail Hurd came over to raise a glass and have a deep chat with him.

   Ronald turned to Cameron, and Columbus, and several other directors. They were chatting.

   "So, we just need to look at the CinemaScore rating and the box office of the first weekend to roughly estimate the total box office of the movie?"

   Chris Columbus did a mental calculation on "The Nanny Adventures", and it's pretty much what the CinemaScore manager said.

   "It's similar to what he said about horror films and musicals with low ratings." Cameron agreed with a glass of champagne.

   A few people chatted for a while, Columbus and his wife said goodbye and left first.

   Ronald pulled Cameron aside, "What's the matter with you and Gail?"

   The two were good friends who came together from the assistant, so Ronald asked directly. During the welcome just now, Gale and Cameron behaved abnormally.

  "Well", Cameron stroked his beard and stroked his long hair, "What can I say? Her producer side is now starting to surpass my wife's side."

  It turns out that since the success of the two films "Terminator" and "Alien 2", Gal Heard's idea is to continue to make persistent efforts and take more commercial films.

   And Cameron felt that the previous accumulation was exhausted, and the model stunt gradually reached a bottleneck. He feels that with the current model technology, it is difficult to surpass the previous two films. He hopes to delve more into the computer effects technology that is now booming.

   The pursuit of technology beyond the past, and the pursuit of more commercial films under the mature model under the existing conditions, the two couples have differences.

   "Well, I hope you don't quarrel, you are all good friends I made in the new world..."

   "Relax, I won't call you for arbitration." Cameron laughed and toasted Ronald.

   "Hey, that's really great, that dance scene." Tom Cruise finished dealing with many fans and brought his wife Mimi Rogers over to chat with Ronald.

"Thank you", Ronald hugged Tom sincerely. Today Cruise shouted in front of the TV media for his box office that it is worth watching. With his current influence, after the TV news is broadcast, There must be a lot of his fans who bought tickets because of this sentence.

"Seriously, the dance here is the most expressive of all the musicals I've seen. Speaking of which, you should work together again, maybe make a musical, Tom was in 'Good Boys' Crazy' Dance was widely acclaimed."

  Mimi Rogers pouted and started working as an agent.

  The corner of Ronald's eyes swept away, and in the corner, Cruise's real manager, Paula Wagner, was watching. Paula's belly is already very big, and it is estimated that she will give birth in a month or two, but in such a situation, as an agent, she still has to appear at the scene and stay silently on the sidelines, not to overwhelm guests, and to prevent other agents. It is very hard for people to take the opportunity to poach corners.

   "Paula", Ronald couldn't stand it any longer, went over to greet her and asked her to sit down on the sofa beside him.

   "Sorry, I sent Rick to New York to prepare for the premiere over there. He can't come with you." Ronald beckoned the waiter to bring Wagner a glass of water.

   "Don't do this, it makes me seem like I can't work." Paula was still grateful in her heart, but she still had to pretend that she was not unable to work. Being an agent in Hollywood is not a moment of relaxation.

"Let's take a photo together." Ronald greeted the on-site photographer invited by Daydream, pulled Cruise over, pressed him next to Paula Wagner, and then with Richard, Diane and others, Everyone gathered around and took a photo with Paula at the center. "

   "What's your name, this is my business card." Paula pulled the photographer and wanted to explain to him.

"It was requested by our company, and the photos and negatives will be sent to you carefully." Ronald knew that Paula wanted to prevent the unsightly photos taken by Tom Cruise from spreading to the media, and on the other hand, The agent asked to keep a low profile and try not to appear in the media.

  Ronald understands the rules here, so he instructs the photographer to be careful. Finally, this photo will be used as a private collection to witness the friendship of several practitioners, and will be carefully placed in the offices of several brokers in the future.

   "Ronald, it's great to see you making a movie with a female lead in the 1960s. Baby brings back a lot of memories for me."

  Julie Coleman, Roger's wife, come over to chat with Ronald.

   "I hope you like this movie, I thought only high school girls were interested." Ronald smiled and clinked glasses with her, looking aside, Roger Coleman was reminiscing with the Camerons.

   "How much can the box office expect?" Julie is also the main producer of the new century, and her vision for reading scripts and selecting directors is no less than that of her husband Roger. Martin Scorsese's first theatrical film "The Human Torch" was produced by Julie.

   "It's hard to say, it depends on CinemaScore and the box office statistics that came out on Monday." Ronald let out a long sigh of relief and said.

   The scene outside just now can be said to have given Ronald a sigh of relief. At least his own movie is unlikely to lose money. And it looks like there is a good chance of making a lot of money.

   Just don’t know how many?

   "That's what makes more money and less? Being a producer is the happiest time, right? I know that this movie will make money, but I just need more imagination to imagine how much I can make in the end."

   "Who said it wasn't?" Ronald raised his glass and took a sip of champagne.

   Anxiety and excitement alternate, and a lot of adrenaline is secreted in the body. This feeling is very exciting.

  It was not until the movie he invested in was actually released, and he saw a good sign, that Ronald didn't understand why the cannonball Israelite and Minahan Golan were so obsessed with filming.

There are two kinds of    film success. One is artistic success, good reviews, favored awards, but not particularly lucrative.

   The other is commercial success. The audience has a good reputation, but the critics don't like it, and the awards are invisible.

   These two kinds of success have completely different feelings for the director. Ronald wasn't much favored by critics, but commercial success was a regular occurrence.

   But, it was a movie made and distributed by another company after all. Now that it was Ronald's turn to release the film himself, he realized what kind of mood he was in knowing that his wealth would increase substantially in half a year?

   Of course it is very cool.

Julie Coleman is right, it feels like knowing what a beautiful woman is going to happen to her, but before it happens, the joy that a man will have is mixed with this anticipation of the future. feel.

   This feeling is magnified tenfold, which is Ronald's current mood.

   "Ronald, have you figured out how to count the money?" Roger Coleman came over and made fun of Ronald at the beginning.

   "Also depends on CinemaScore..."

"Bullshit, when I was a producer, and I was in the distribution business, there wasn't that CinemaScore company? Distributing a movie is based on intuition, and sometimes when you see the reaction of the audience for that movie, you know you hit the prize."

   "Oh, by your word, but this is my first time doing a release. I don't know."

   "Trust your feelings, Ronald." Roger Coleman said to Ronald, putting his hands on Ronald's shoulders.

   "How many theaters has your movie released in the country?"

   "1175". Ronald is familiar with this number.

   "You know what? With this momentum, you can hit 7 million in the first weekend."

   "Oh yeah?" Ronald raised his eyebrows at Coleman's estimate, was he too optimistic?

  Ronald is a little unsure, how long can these middle-aged audiences remain popular, and how many people will come to watch?

   And in big cities like Los Angeles and New York, there are many professional women, maybe they are more sympathetic to Baby's independent thinking and Penny's brave actions.

   But what about the female residents of the South, Central, and smaller cities? In the South and Central, where conservative thinking is very strong, what will those female audiences think?

  If Coleman's estimate comes true, B+ will bring about a 4.2x multiplier effect, and if it hits 7 million in the first weekend, the domestic box office of the entire movie will exceed 30 million.

  Conservative calculation, this money can make Ronald back his original investment and earn a little more.

  If the country can rank in the top three in the box office rankings, then overseas movie buyers will actively place orders for copies. Another 30 million box office is very likely.

   In this way, adding the two together, Ronald may have a considerable return.

   Coupled with the money from the videotape and the soundtrack of the movie, Ronald estimates that this adventure on "Dancing Hot" can double his wealth.

  …

   "I'm going to take a bath first, I'm so tired today."

   Back at the hotel, Ronald felt that his body's energy was drained a lot. After letting Diane sit down, he went to take a shower.

   After 10 minutes, the hot water took away the sweat and exhaustion, and Ronald regained his relaxed feeling.

   "Ronnie, I have your phone."

   "Hello, who is it?" Ronald walked out of the bathroom in his pajamas, lay down on the big bed in the bedroom, and answered the phone.

   "It's me, boss, Jimmy Reiner."

   turned out to be Jimmy in charge of the soundtrack.

   "I just got back from the movie theater, and the audience's reaction was very strong. I guess it will be printed soon."

   "Yes, I think so too, what do you think?" Alas, Ronald yawned, and drowsiness began to hit.

   "Columbia Records is now working hard to produce MJ's new album 'Bad'. If we want to reprint it, we must find other manufacturers, and then cut the queue at a high price."

Ronald listened to Jimmy Reiner's thoughts for a while, his eyes began to sink, "You know what, Jimmy, I can't take more bad news today, or good news. If you have any ideas, look for them tomorrow. Report to Eddie."

   "Okay, boss, I'll give you the plan after discussion."

   "Hmm..." Ronald hung up the phone and fell onto the bed, feeling the high-count sheets, the comfortable feeling made him not want to leave again.

  “Ronnie…”

  Diane came out of the bathroom and put on **** stockings and underwear, and a pair of very high and very **** high heels. She was dressed today in the same outfit she was going to wear in the Las Vegas Prodigal Son. The clothes studded with broken diamonds gave her a coquettish atmosphere all over her body.

   "Ronnie, Ronnie?"

  Diane made several poses, Ronald was lying on the bed unresponsive.

   walked in and took a look, Ronald closed his eyes, hugged the pillow in both hands, and slept sideways on the bed, a slight snoring sound came from his nose.

  Dian pouted, the surprise that had been carefully prepared, but the actor fell asleep.

   "Hmm..." Ronald moaned comfortably in his dream.

  Diane held his hand and scratched it a few times, but there was no response at all, Ronald seemed to be sleeping very deeply.

Diane thought for a while, then began to remove her makeup, took off her earrings and necklace, put on comfortable pajamas, lay down beside Ronald, shrunk into a ball, and squeezed into Ronald's arms .

   She put Ronald's hand touching the bed sheet **** her body, wrapping her arms around her, and the body temperature made her feel warm and comfortable.

   "Well, Diane..." Ronald muttered in his dream.

  "Hee hee", Diane laughed, "Ronnie, Ronnie..." She leaned over and kissed Ronald, then turned off the lamp.

  …

   The next morning, Diane woke up from her sleep and found that the warm body was no longer by her side. Touching around and not on the bed.

  Diane opened her eyes and found that Ronald was no longer in the bedroom.

   "Ronnie? Brother Ronnie?" Diane got up, put on his slippers, and walked out.

   "I ordered breakfast and it will be served later." Ronald said to Diane while answering the phone, covering the receiver with one hand.

   Seeing Diane nodding to show his understanding, Ronald went back to communicate with the person on the phone.

   "Well, you continue to say..."

   "The CinemaScore rating has come out, and the rating is A-, which is better than expected."

   "Great!" Ronald gestured to himself with a fist, then blurted out, "Yes!"

   "The box office statistics are not over yet, but last night's national box office, over $2 million, is no big problem."

   "It's all good news, all good news. I'll fly to New York in the afternoon."

   "Diane", Ronald put down the phone, looked at Diane who had just taken a shower, went up and picked her up.

   "Hahaha..." Diane was itchy from Ronald's beard and twisted in his arms.

   Ronald smelled the good-smelling shower gel from Diane's hair and took a deep breath, "Let's have breakfast first, I have half a day today, where do you want to go?"

   "Oh Ronnie, I'm like here with you."

"Um…"

   Ronald kissed deeply, and Diane's good smell came over.

   "What is this?" Ronald carried Diane into the bedroom and found the clothes she had taken off last night.

   "Hee hee, do you want me to wear it for you?"

   (end of this chapter)