I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

   "Wow, have you paid back your money?"

  Xu Daqiang's first reaction was that the money should be enough to pay back, right?

   It’s not that he cares about money, but that as a businessman, he has habitually deducted costs before calculating profits.

   As for whether the box office is more or less...

  To tell the truth, more than 10 million, I really can't tell whether it is more or less.

  But as long as the money can be paid back, it means that the baby is doing the right thing.

   And Xu Xin shook his head:

   "No, only 50 million box office will pay back."

   "...?"

  The middle-aged man was taken aback.

  More than 10 million investment, 50 million to pay back?

   Is this a casual business?

  Xu Xin also knew that his father didn’t understand, so he explained:

   "The 10 million box office has to be shared with others. The net profit is about 35%."

   "...This is a business after all."

  Xu Daqiang rolled his eyes directly.

  My own coal is as much as I dug from the ground.

  Although there are also losses such as investment, labor, and equipment. But overall, nothing. But now his son has started a business that can only earn 35 yuan for 100 yuan... He is really speechless.

  The movie is also pretty good.

Can…

   It’s just not making money!

but…

   "Okay, I got it."

   Pushing all kinds of entertainment and entertainment, Xu Daqiang, who had been waiting with his son all night, stood up and walked directly to the second floor.

   It's time to go to bed.

   Sure to sleep well tonight.

  Xu Miao and Zhang Qianqian also said:

   "San Jin, the two of us are leaving too, and we have to go to Yanjing tomorrow. Would you like to deliver something for you?"

   "No, sister-in-law, you go to sleep."

  The house of the two of them is in the yard next door, so they don't sleep here.

   And after everyone left, there was no one in the living room.

  Xu Xinan quietly lit a cigarette for himself, but a look of regret suddenly appeared in his eyes.

  14.8 million.

   Or cut off the odds, 14 million.

  It is a whole million worse than Director Zhang's "Curse of Golden Armor".

  The first-day box office of "Golden Armor" was 15.7 million.

   is currently the record for the first day of domestic film box office.

   And the movie ticket is 45 yuan a piece, that is to say, on the day of the release, 350,000 people flooded into the movie theater on the first day to watch the movie.

  To be honest, Xu Xin didn't dare to think at the beginning that he would one day be only one million away from this record.

  He thought...with three to five million, he would be content.

  The first work, I didn’t feel much when I first shot it. But thinking about it recently, in fact, there are still many areas that can be improved. If you allow yourself to shoot now, then you may only need to cut out a few episodes in the three-to-five-minute plot. Maybe this movie has another taste.

   There are still many deficiencies.

  Of course, now that the deal is done, saying anything is futile.

  Xu Xin can only say to write down these inspirations, and then use them in the next movie.

   And just before receiving this text message, he never thought that he was only one step away from breaking Director Zhang's record.

   In fact, it is a bit overreaching. What is the height of Director Zhang? What is your height?

  You want to challenge Director Zhang for your first work?

  If others knew his idea, they would definitely think Xu Xin was crazy.

   Too overreaching.

  Xu Xin also felt that she was crazy.

  What he wants to learn from and surpass Director Zhang should be his artistic attainments, his ultimate pursuit of aesthetics, and his humble and sober heart in terms of artistry.

  These are the qualities he wants to learn from the teacher.

Can…

   Still can't stop.

  Unstoppable regret.

   Uncontainable thoughts.

   Uncontrollable greed...

   Just shy of a million.

  Even if this record can only last for a while, it will be broken sooner or later.

  But... I still want to taste the first taste.

  A trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes.

  I can't wait to spend this one or two million, and temporarily sit on the throne named number one.

  But he can't do this kind of self-deception.

   It doesn’t make much sense after it’s done.

but…

Pity.

  Unwilling.

   Dissatisfied.

   And a sense of trepidation beneath them.

   For no reason, he thought of one thing.

just in case…

  What should I do if I can’t make this kind of movie anymore?

   It was like eating a pig's tail, he was very scared.

  Although my intuition tells myself, no.

  There will definitely be better works waiting for him in the future.

  But... there is another one in ten thousand miles!

  …

  Let's put it this way, Xu Xin's mood is really complicated now.

   It sold more than 10 million yuan on the first day, which proves that the commercial nature of this film is recognized. Usually, the film's prime time is the week starting from the next day.

  In a week, a movie will get... Basically, it can cover at least 40% and at most half of the movie's box office during the screening period.

  Although it is not a particularly scientific data, it is not bad.

  The peak attendance of a movie is about 10 to 13 days. And if it can reach more than 10 million on the first day, then first of all, Xu Xin can say that there is no problem with its return.

  It's bound to be a hit.

  The first debut is a big hit, which is a dream for any new director in the film industry.

  Because that proves that he has a work that can be remembered.

  From then on, the door of an investor will always be open to him, at least before rushing to the street. It's hard to say whether it's super first-line or first-line, but it can be said that almost all the actors below the first-line have the opportunity to cooperate with him.

   Moreover, the fame and status that came with this movie have transformed him from an "unknown" to a newcomer who is at least popular in the circle.

   And these are obtained overnight.

   Look, the film industry is so realistic.

  Does Xu Xin like it?

   Definitely like it.

  But Director Zhang’s words are always in his heart.

  All of the above are brought to him by movies, and what he has to do is to continue to make movies and make good movies.

  What should be there will come naturally.

   And whether it seems to be a flash in the pan, or jump to the upper level to gain a firm foothold, that is another story.

   But personally, this is less than a million records away from 15 million... but it makes him feel mixed.

   At first, I didn’t think about it.

   But after finding out that it was within reach but out of reach, that greed began to make him and torture him again...

   makes him feel bad.

   "Hiss~~~poof..."

   Finish a cigarette.

  His eyes became determined.

Decided!

sleep!

   When I fall asleep, I don’t think about anything.

   Not this time, just next time!

   Isn't it the box office record...

   Will get it someday!

trust yourself! Xu Xin! You are the best... ha.

  Suddenly, he laughed at himself.

   shook his head.

  How to act like a child...

  …

  This night is destined to be a very complicated night for the crew of "The Unspeakable Secret".

But early the next morning, when the people from Xiying Studio sent the box office data of the first day to the major websites, and when they saw the box office of "The Unspeakable Secret" reached 14 million on the first day, many people were actually more worried than these relevant personnel. More complex.

  The production cost of this film has long been disclosed.

  The production cost + post-production is less than 13 million.

  However, depending on the degree of publicity...the estimates given by the media are also very accurate.

  The production + post-production + announcement of the entire movie should be between 18 and 20 million.

  The actual situation does not come.

  Because of Jay Chou, some of the variety shows he announced not only cost nothing, but actually make money. In addition to the attention gained after "Cannes", there is no need to spend anything special on the publicity and distribution channels, so including the publicity and distribution, it does not exceed 16 million, the original budget of the film.

  In other words, the investment for this film is only 16 million.

  According to the three times principle, if you don’t count the cost of post-production DVD and overseas release. As long as the domestic box office reaches about 48 million, it will be able to pay back.

   This seems high at first glance, after all... Judging from July, the total investment of a movie such as "The True Colors of a Man" is less than 6 million. "Whenever It Changes" has already won a box office of 7 million in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and 2.3 million in the mainland. And its investment is only 2.8 million.

   It can be seen that Xiangjiang movies have not yet broken away from the concept of using small things to make big things.

  At least, the older generation of filmmakers still persist in this way.

   But it’s not actually calculated that way.

  The box office of 50 million is indeed high, but it still has follow-up output and income. The DVD market as well as overseas theaters and DVDs are also a big market.

  So, according to the estimates made by the people of Xiying Film Studio, the film will pay back about 30 million yuan, and it will start to make profits after passing the 35 million line.

   That is to say, even if the box office of "The Unspeakable Secret" does not reach 48 million, it doesn't matter. In the next year, it can still make up for it in other ways.

   It's not just "Secret", this is almost a perception in the film industry.

  As long as the box office is more than double the investment, it is almost equivalent to a return on capital.

  Otherwise...if it is really calculated according to the three times principle, then the domestic market will not be able to do it at all.

  Because compared to Hollywood, where this principle was introduced, the film market in the mainland can only be said to have just entered the right track.

   Otherwise... Director Zhang's "Golden Armor" has an investment of 320 million but only got a box office of 290 million, which has already exploded.

   But in fact, this film has won a box office of nearly 180 million overseas, not to mention, DVD sales are not bad.

   The loss is definitely lost, but it is controlled within 100 million.

  So, on the morning of August 1st, when people saw that the first-day box office of "The Untold Secret" was as high as 14 million, everyone in the circle knew...

   This movie exploded.

  Xu Xin's text messages began to be overwhelmed by congratulations.

   Douban has more than 3,000 people with a score of 8.8, and more than 8,000 comments.

   42 hot reviews.

   After the end of August 1, on August 2, the box office: 15.5 million!

  The total box office statistics in two days exceeded 30 million!

  5000 people score: 8.9

   Over 10,000 comments.

  Hot reviews: 77.

  At the same time, "The Unspeakable Secret" returned to No. 1 on the major charts.

   Then there is the rise of an industry.

  Inexplicably, in the second half of this summer vacation, suddenly many parents took their children to find some piano training classes.

  The search volume of "Douqin" began to surge.

  At the same time, on August 3, the box office: 14.2 million!

   Then, "The Unspeakable Secret" met its first opponent.

  The film hailed by the media as "the gamble of Xiangjiang Films", with a total investment of 10 million US dollars, "Fuse" was released.

   Not only are martial arts stars such as Zhen Zidan, Gu Yanle, and Chou Zhaolong starring, but also Liang Bingning, who is popular in the mainland, joins in, and the media popularity has always been very high.

  Big scene, big production!

   At the beginning, the media also exaggerated that this was a dispute between "Hong Kong and Taiwan" movies.

  The battle between literary and martial arts.

   As a result, on the morning of August 4th, when the box office on August 3 was announced, people looked at the 14.2 million box office of "The Unspeakable Secret" and the 4.6 million box office of "Fuse", and fell into deep thought...

  One is a small production with a small cost of 16 million, and the other is a large production with a cost of 10 million...

  It seems... a little different from what we thought.

   But anyway, under the experience of Xiying Film Studio, from the very beginning, they avoided the trouble of comparing "The Unspeakable Secret" with any movie.

  Because the essence is different.

  One is a campus youth romance movie.

  Other movies are either anti-drug and anti-crime, or a shootout between police and gangsters.

  The types of films are different, what can be compared?

  If you really want to compare, maybe the only one in the summer file that is linked to love is "Whenever It Changes".

  But although the latter is also big with a small scale, the problem is that it is too small with a total investment of only two million yuan, so it is not comparable.

  No comparison, no harm, no troubles.

   "The Unspeakable Secret" abruptly became a little white flower in August.

  I play my piano and love my love.

  Your movies with **** tricks and punches to the flesh, we have different audiences, so we won't mix them up.

  With the help of the leading actors who can keep a low profile, after a week, "The Untold Secret" announced its first week's box office.

  97.5 million…

   Unexpected, reasonable.

   It makes sense that domestic films still haven’t exceeded 100 million.

  But... It seems that this number is getting closer and closer.

  The unexpected is…

  The 16 million movie, within a week, has already quietly sold 100 million along with the "Unspeakable Secret", which has been sung to the streets and alleys...

  Big profit, special profit, blood profit.

   Moreover, in 8 days, it broke through 100 million, and it was also ranked behind "The Golden Armor in the City".

  Ranked in the fastest breaking time of 100 million films in Tianchao Film and Television...

the third!

   Only ranked behind "Transformers" and "Curse of the Golden Armor".

  When the results came out, many people couldn't even believe it...

  But the real results were in front of them, but they couldn't help but not believe it.

  And the first cascading effect of this real result came out.

  On August 8, when it was announced that "The Unspeakable Secret" had surpassed 100 million at the box office, ranking third in film history, the new version of "The Legend of Condor Heroes" with Zhang Jizhong as the producer was released.

Although the promotion of the TV series is different from that of the movie, it is not as high-profile as it is in the streets, but the film crew announced the posters, as well as the Zhejiang TV website and the TV station's preview footage, the name "Yang Mi" has already killed "Huang Rong" and "Guo Jing" , "Guo Fu", just behind the "Little Dragon Girl" played by Liu Yifei.

   And, this is still in June.

And on the night of August 8th, even though we knew that Yang Mi's Guo Xiang would not come out for the time being, the ratings of the first broadcast of "The Legend of Condor Heroes" far exceeded the 3% passing line and the 5% predicted by the media. The average line came to 7.76%!

   In one fell swoop, it broke the ratings record for the premiere TV series of Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV, which made Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV taste the sweetness of the ratings of the first TV series breaking 7 for the first time.

  At the same time, Guangdong TV not to be outdone, released the TV series plan for September.

  In "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio", a line of words is specially marked:

   ""Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio"-"Nie Xiaoqian" unit drama is starred by the well-known movie star "Yang Mi"."

  The name Yang Mi started to move towards the big red and the big purple by borrowing the little fame of being a girl.

  Yang Mi...on fire.

  But the hotter one is Gui Lunmei.

After the film was broadcast, Gui Lunmei was affectionately dubbed the "Goddess of Literature and Art" by fans. When she returned to Wanwan, she was not only welcomed by fans, but even caused congestion at the airport in the news media's broadcast. .

  Countless contracts for literary and artistic films flew to her agency like snowflakes.

  The salary began to rise steadily.

   "The Unspeakable Secret" has a collateral effect, which has greatly increased the popularity of the three leading actors!

  Rolling all the way forward, the box office of "The Unspeakable Secret", which was out of control, began to advance rapidly throughout August.

   But the one who gained the most is probably Jay Chou.

  After the box office of "The Unspeakable Secret" exceeded 100 million on the eighth day, Jay Chou, who had already rushed back to Wanwan and planned to finish filming a new song MV "I'm Not Worthy" during his departure from Korea, received an invitation on the phone.

  Movie Invitation.

  He was very moved, and then called Xu Xin.

   "Hey, Ah Xin, I received another movie invitation..."

   "Scattered! You said Scattered!?"

  Among the loud music, Xu Xin stood on the edge of the Shenmu Stadium, held up a phone and watched the Olympic team beat gongs and drums, and said with difficulty:

   "Scatter!?"

   "...Are you busy? Let me make a long story short. I have accepted a basketball movie script and plan to act in it."

"…basketball?"

  The venue was too noisy, Xu Xin covered one ear in silence, and said:

   "And then? I don't have time to direct the film! Can I wait? After the Olympics are over, I'll help you direct after reading the script."

"Well…"

  As soon as these words came out, to be honest, Jay Chou felt warm in his heart.

  He didn't even read the script, and when he called, Ah Xin agreed.

  This friendship...

   Really heavy.

  Unfortunately, Ah Xin cannot participate in this film. And his original intention of wanting Xu Xin to help him read the script was also given up.

   Forget it, things about this movie are...complicated. It's not just a simple movie, but has some relationship with some local societies in Wanwan. After learning about this relationship, he directly dismissed the idea of ​​pulling Xu Xin over to make money together.

  But I have developed a habit. If I don’t have Ah Xin to point out a script, I will always feel guilty...

  Even so, the script looks okay...should be fine.

  But...Since Ah Xin is so busy, he can't delay the important things of his friends because of himself.

   Then said:

   "No, no, I mean, I will find you to play with during the filming, don't work too hard, take care of your body, that's it."

   "Scatter!? Ah, speak up! I can't hear you!"

   "I can't hear you, take care of yourself! Don't work too hard! I'm dead!"

"ah…?"

  Before Xu Xin figured out what the purpose of his call was, Jay Chou hung up the phone directly.

   And Xu Xin sent another message to ask, and after getting a reply of "I just care about you, my big director. I'm going to shoot the MV", he also ignored the matter.

  Then... one night after a few days, Xu Xin suddenly saw a message.

   "Jay Chou paid 10 million yuan to join the crew of "Slam Dunk". This kung fu basketball movie is directed by Zhu Yanping, starring Jay Chou, Zeng Zhiwei, Cai Zhuoyan, and Chen Bolin. The total investment exceeds 70 million yuan."

  The movie budget is 70 million.

  10 million salary...

   But this news alone is not enough to prove the value of the absolute hero in "The Unspeakable Secret".

   "Forrest Gump"'s golden supporting role "Wilson" volleyball brand "Wilson" announced the sponsorship of "Jam" with a sponsorship fee of 15 million.

   "Reebok" announced its sponsorship of "Slam Dunk", the sponsorship fee: 10 million.

  The movie has not yet started filming, and it has already paid back 25 million.

   From this we can see the gold content of the name "Jay Chou" in today's entertainment industry.

  Although the movie "Slam Dunk" is a hit, and the box office has exceeded 140 million, it is suspected of the popularity of "The Unspeakable Secret", which is known as "the biggest dark horse of domestic movies in three years".

   But it’s undeniable that…

   When this news came out, countless movie fans were once again refreshed!

  At the same time, "The Unspeakable Secret", which has already entered theaters in South Korea and Japan, has received good news one after another since August 18.

   First of all, South Korea, the Koreans gave this movie a super high score.

   Known as the best youth love movie I have seen "in ten years".

   On the day the movie was released, the score on IMDB in Korea was as high as 9.4 points, and there were countless praises. At the same time, the movie was viewed by more than 70,000 people within a week!

   Here is the difference.

  Except for movies that are given great discounts, the ticket price of Korean movies is a unified 8,000 won.

   Converted down to about 40 yuan.

  So they don't need to count the box office, they only need to count the number of people.

  The total box office can be calculated from the number of people a movie is shown in.

   Koreans.

  Know everything.

   If you really count the box office, the box office of "The Unspeakable Secret" in South Korea has exceeded 5.6 billion... Korean won.

   And if it is converted, it will probably be more than three million at the box office.

  Too little will embarrass Koreans.

  So... people only count the number of people and not the box office.

  However, this is the case. According to the population base and the film market, it can also prove that "The Unspeakable Secret" has been regarded as a "classic" in South Korea.

   But the more exaggerated one is Japan.

   If "Transformers" is a big hit all over the world, it must be a bit unacceptable after landing in Japan.

  After it was released in Japan on August 4, for more than half a month, he only won a box office of 1.2 billion yen.

   Converted to... More than 97 million yuan, less than 100 million yuan.

  According to the Japanese, what we want to see is Gundam, not Transformers.

  And "The Unspeakable Secret", which also landed in Japan on August 10, won a score of 930 million yen a week after its release. It successfully squeezed out "Journey to the West" filmed in Japan, and won the second place in the box office film this week.

   And the first place is Pokémon's "Pokémon: Battle of the Tower of Time and Space".

Like South Korea, because of its history of being a colony, the buildings on both sides and some urban layouts look very "Japanese". Therefore, Japanese audiences can easily find this movie found resonance.

  Besides...Maybe Jay Chou and Xu Xin didn't think of it...

   Their films are so in line with the phenomenon of "high school culture" that has been popular in Japanese culture for almost decades and is still going on.

  High school men and women, young and ignorant love, elegant western piano, movie tone with a bit of magic, and that... At first glance, I really thought it was a beautiful style from the hands of a Japanese director.

   Captured the hearts of Japanese audiences at once.

   has become a must-see movie for young men and women in love throughout the summer vacation!

   Moreover, not to mention Jay Chou, Gui Lunmei, and Yang Mi appeared at the premiere wearing a JK style.

  The Chinese fans in Japan went crazy!

  The image of Jay Chou perfectly fits the image of a special high school student with a bit of a secondary style in Japanese high school culture.

  Gui Lunmei's temperament is just like a literary girl in a class.

  Yang Mi is like the energetic student council president who is sought after by thousands of people.

   There was even a nickname called "Qing Yi Ou Jiu".

  At first, Yang Mi was quite confused, she didn't understand why others would call "I'm just" when they saw her.

  After asking the translator, I realized that the so-called "Once" is a respectful title for "Miss"...

  In the old piano room, the image of playing the piano in a fringed white shirt with a single ponytail...

   It really fits the image of the elegant young lady in their perception... so much so that even the whole country knows about it.

  Inexplicably, Yang Mi got the nickname "Miss".

   It makes people dumbfounded.

   Anyway...

As "The Unspeakable Secret" landed in several countries in Asia one after another, just like the upsurge caused in China, this very comfortable movie brought in the hot summer, and the song with the same name as the movie The theme song, even the piano part in the film...everything has been labeled as "hot" and "classic".

   Prompted movie fans to wave their movie tickets and rush towards the movie theater.

  Whether it is a super high score or a super high box office, it also shows one thing.

  This movie directed by newcomer director Xu Xin, starring Jay Chou, Gui Lunmei, and Yang Mi...became an extremely unforgettable memory for many people during the scorching summer vacation in 2007.

   Next, August 26.

   Episode 35 of "The Legend of Condor Heroes".

  The grown-up Guo Xiang made his debut for the first time. When the audience was looking forward to it, they finally saw Guo Xiang, played by Yang Mi, chatting with a group of beggar gang disciples...

  After looking at the beautiful girl who is slightly immature but more lively than "Miss Qingyi"...

   "The Legend of Condor Heroes" so far has the highest ratings: 9.17%, born.

And just when the media was still exaggerating and celebrating the birth of the first film with a ratings of over 9 in the third quarter, the box office of "The Unspeakable Secret" has already broken 186 million, and at the same time, it is facing the end of the line. For Jay Chou in Jam Dunk, Jewel at the end of August released a message through the official website.

  September 5th, which is the tail end of the perfect ending of "The Unspeakable Secret", Jay Chou's new album named "I'm Busy", the world...

   Simultaneous listing!

   And, starting from November 10th, the 2007 world tour will start, with a total of 42 shows!

  Then, the crew project of "Ugly Lady" announced that it will officially launch in Dalian on September 7, with Yang Mi leading the lead role.

   Once the word came out, the world was shocked!

   But it's not over yet.

  At this juncture, even CCTV came to join in the fun.

  2007 Third Quarter TV Play Schedule: December 29, 2007, Saturday, CCTV 8. "Wulin Biography".

   Starring: Yan Ni, Yang Mi, Sha Yi, Yao Chen, Jiang Chao, Yu Entai!

  Late August, early September.

  The end of the summer vacation, the beginning of the new semester.

   Netizens looked at the information rather numbly.

   It is Jay Chou and Yang Mi who come into my eyes.

  Yang Mi, Jay Chou.

  "Slam Dunk", "Ugly Lady", "The Legend of Condor Heroes", "World Tour Concert", "Wulin Biography", "I'm Busy"...I'm even busier...

  Even if I haven't seen a serious thing yet...

   But just saying the news...

  For some reason, everyone seems to feel that... in the second half of this year, it seems... there are only these two names.

  A Jay Chou.

  A Yang Mi.

  One is that Little Heavenly King evolves into Jay Chou.

  One was promoted from a prostitute to a popular actress...

  Everyone, why don't you be too busy, just play with the two of you... Forget it.

  Starting from the end of July, there will be one message per month and one action per month.

   Until the end of the year...

you two…

   What is this for! ?

  Do you want to go to heaven! ?