"Have you paid back your money?"

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

It's not that he cares about money, but as a businessman, he is accustomed to deducting costs first and then calculating profits.

As for whether the box office is high or low...

To be honest, it's more than 10 million, I really can't tell whether it's more or less.

But as long as I can get my money back, it means I did it right.

Xu Xin shook his head:

"No, it takes 50 million box office to make back the money."

"...?"

The middle-aged man was stunned.

With an investment of more than 10 million, it will take 50 million to get back the original investment?

Is this a spreading business?

Xu Xin also knew that his father did not understand, so he explained:

"If you have a box office of 10 million, you have to share it with others. The net profit is about 35%."

"...This is a business after all."

Xu Daqiang rolled his eyes directly.

The amount of coal one owns is mined from the ground.

Although there are also losses in investment, labor, equipment, etc., but overall, it is nothing. But now his son has started a business that only earns 35 yuan from 100 yuan... which makes him really speechless.

The movie is pretty good too.

Can……

It just doesn’t make money!

but……

"Okay, I understand."

After attending various social events and entertainment, and waiting with his son all night, Xu Daqiang stood up and walked directly towards the second floor.

It's time to go to bed.

I'm sure I'll have a good sleep tonight.

And Xu Miao and Zhang Qianqian also said:

"Sanjin, we are leaving too. We have to go to Yanjing tomorrow. Do you want to send you something?"

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

Their house is in the yard next door, so they don't sleep here.

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

Xu Xin quietly lit a cigarette for himself, but suddenly there was a trace of regret in his eyes.

14.8 million.

Or to put it another way, it’s 14 million.

It's a million dollars worse than Director Zhang's "A City Full of Golden Armor".

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

This is the current first-day box office record for a domestic movie.

The movie ticket costs 45 yuan each, which means that on the day of release, 350,000 people poured into the cinema on the first day to watch the movie.

To be honest, Xu Xin never dared to think that one day he would be only one million away from this record.

He thought...if he had three to five million, he would be very content.

The first work, I didn’t feel much about it when I first filmed it. But thinking about it recently, there are actually a lot of things that can be improved in it. If I let myself film it now, I might just need to add multiple three- to five-minute plots and delete them.

If a few scenes are removed, the movie may have a different flavor.

There are still many shortcomings.

Of course, now that the deal is done, it's all in vain.

Xu Xin can only say to write down all 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 sounds like you are overestimating your abilities. What is Director Zhang’s height? What’s your own height?

Do you want to challenge Director Zhang for your first work?

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

It's too overestimating.

Xu Xin also felt that he 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 his teacher.

Can……

Still can't stop.

Unstoppable regret.

Uncontrollable thoughts.

Uncontrollable greed...

Just one million short.

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

But... I still want to taste the taste of being number one.

A trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes.

I wish I could spend one or two million and sit on the throne called number one temporarily.

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

There is no point in doing it.

but……

Pity.

Unwilling.

Dissatisfied.

And there is a sense of fear hidden underneath.

For no reason, he thought of something.

just in case……

What should I do if I can never make this kind of movie again?

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

Even though my gut tells me, no.

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

But... there is still one within ten thousand miles!

…

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

The fact that it sold more than 10 million yuan on the first day proves that the commercial nature of this film is recognized. Under normal circumstances, the prime time for a film is the week starting from the second day.

In one week, a movie will get...basically at least 40% and up to half of the movie's box office during the screening period.

Although it is not particularly scientific data, it is not bad at all.

The peak popularity of a movie is probably between 10 and 13 days. And if it can reach more than 10 million on the first day, then Xu Xin can say that there will be no problem in returning the money.

It will definitely sell well.

It is a dream for any new director in the film industry to have a successful debut film.

Because it proves that he has a work that will be remembered.

From then on, the door of investors will always be open to him, at least before he rushes to the street. It is difficult to say whether he is a first-tier actor or a first-tier actor, but it can be said that almost all actors below the first-tier level will have the opportunity to cooperate with him.

Moreover, the fame and status that came with this movie transformed him from an "unknown person" into a rising star who is at least popular in the industry.

And these were obtained overnight.

Look, the film industry is so realistic.

Does Xu Xin like it?

Definitely like it.

But Director Zhang's words always stayed in his heart.

All the above-mentioned things were brought to him by the movie, and all he has to do is to continue shooting and make good movies.

What should be there will come naturally.

Whether it seems to be a flash in the pan or whether it will jump to the upper level and establish a firm foothold is another matter later.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! But personally, this record is only less than one million away from fifteen million... but it makes him feel mixed.

At first, I didn't think about it.

But after discovering that he was within reach but out of reach, that greed began to drive him and torture him again...

Make him feel bad.

"Hiss~~~Pfft..."

Finished smoking a cigarette.

His eyes became determined.

Decided!

sleep!

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

If it doesn’t work this time, then next time!

Isn't it a box office record...

I'll get it one day!

Believe in yourself! Xu Xin! You are the best...ha.

Suddenly, he laughed at himself.

Shaked his head.

Why are you acting like a child...

…

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

But early the next morning, when people from Xi Film Studio sent the first-day box office data to major websites, and when they saw that the first-day box office of "The Untold Secret" was 14 million, many people actually had more thoughts than these relevant personnel.

More complex.

The production costs of this film have long been disclosed.

The post-production cost was less than 13 million.

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

The production, post-production, publicity and distribution of the entire movie should be between 18 and 20 million.

The actual situation is not there.

Because of Jay Chou, some of the variety shows he promotes not only cost nothing, but actually make money. Coupled with the attention gained after winning "Cannes", there is no need to spend anything special on the promotion channels, so

Including publicity and distribution, it did not exceed 16 million, the film's original budget.

In other words, the investment in this movie is only 16 million.

According to the three-fold principle, excluding the post-production DVD and overseas release costs, the domestic box office only needs to reach about 48 million to make back the money.

This seems very high at first glance, after all... Judging from July, the total investment for a movie such as "The Color of a Man" is less than 6 million. "Whenever Changes" has already received approval from Hong Kong and Taiwan

The box office was 7 million, and the mainland box office was 2.3 million. And its investment was 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 a big difference.

At least, the older generation of filmmakers still insist on this.

But that’s not actually how it works.

The box office of 50 million is indeed high, but it still has subsequent output and income. The DVD market and overseas theater chains, DVD is also a big market.

Therefore, according to the estimates made by the people at Xiying Film Studio, this film will earn back its capital at about 30 million, and will start to make a profit after crossing the 35 million line.

In other words, even if "The Untold Secret" is taken off the shelves before its box office reaches 48 million, it doesn't matter. In the next year, it can still make up for itself through other means.

Not just "The Secret", this is almost also a recognition in the film industry.

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

Otherwise...if we really follow the three times rule, then the domestic market will not be able to continue at all.

Because compared to Hollywood, where this principle was introduced, the mainland's film market can only be said to have just stepped onto the right track. There is still a long way to go before a hundred flowers can bloom, copyrights are regulated, and piracy is eliminated.

Otherwise... Director Zhang's "Golden Armor" only received 290 million at the box office with an investment of 320 million, and it would have exploded long ago.

But in fact, this film has grossed close to 180 million at the overseas box office, and its DVD sales are pretty good.

The compensation will definitely be compensated, but it will be 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 was a blast.

Xu Xin's text messages on his mobile phone began to be flooded with congratulations.

More than 3,000 people on Douban rated it 8.8, and there have been more than 8,000 comments.

42 hot reviews.

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

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

Rated by 5,000 people: 8.9

Over 10,000 comments.

Number of hot comments: 77.

At the same time, "The Secret That Can't Be Told" returned to the top spot on all major charts.

Then came the rise of an industry.

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

The search volume for "Douqin" began to surge.

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

Then, "The Secret That Cannot Be Told" met its first opponent.

"The Fuse", a film hailed by the media as "Hong Kong Film's Shocking Gamble" with a total investment of US$10 million, was released.

Not only are martial arts stars such as Zhen Zidan, Gu Nile, and Zou Zhaolong starring, but also the popular mainland Liang Bingning has joined the cast, and the media popularity has always been 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 4, when the box office of August 3 was announced, people were completely lost in thought when they looked at the 14.2 million box office of "The Secret" and the 4.6 million box office of "The Fuse"...

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

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

But no matter what, with the experience of Xi Film Studio, from the very beginning, they avoided the trouble of comparing "The Untold Secret" with any other movie.

Because the essence is different.

One is a campus youth romance film.

Other movies are either anti-drug and anti-mafia crimes, or shootouts between police and gangsters.

The types of movies are all different, so what can be compared?

If you really want to compare, it might be comparable to "Whenever It Happens", the only love-related movie released in the summer.

But although the latter is also small and powerful, the problem is that with a total investment of only two million, it is too small and incomparable.

There is no comparison, no harm, and no trouble can be caused to yourself.

"The Secret That Cannot Be Told" suddenly became a little white flower in August.

I play my piano and love my love.

We have a different audience for your movies that involve blood and fists, so we won’t get involved with them.

Coupled with the fact that the leading actors were able to keep a low profile, after a week passed, "The Secret That Cannot Be Told" announced its first week box office.

97.5 million…

Unexpected and reasonable.

It makes sense that domestic films still have not exceeded 100 million yuan.

But...it seems that we are getting closer and closer to this number.

The unexpected thing is...

The 16 million-dollar movie has quietly sold 100 million in one week, along with "The Secret That Cannot Be Tellable" that is sung in the streets and alleys...

Big profit, special profit, blood profit.

Moreover, in 8 days it exceeded 100 million, ranking behind "The Golden Armor".

Ranked among all Tianchao Film and Television films’ fastest time to reach 100 million...

the third!

Only ranked behind "Transformers" and "Golden Armor".

As soon as this result came out, many people couldn't even believe it...

But when the real results were before their eyes, they couldn't help but not believe it.

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

On August 8, just when it was announced that the box office of "The Untold Secret" exceeded 100 million and ranked third in film history, the new version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" produced by Zhang Jizhong was released.

Although the promotion of the TV series is different from that of the movie, it is not as high-profile as walking in the streets, but in the posters released by the film crew, as well as on the Zhejiang TV website and the TV station's preview footage, the name "Yang Mi" has replaced "Huang Rong" and "Guo Jing"

, "Guo Fu" is ranked behind "Little Dragon Girl" played by Liu Yifei.

And, this was still in June.

On the night of August 8th, even though it was known that Yang Mi and Guo Xiang would not come out for the time being, the ratings for the premiere of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" far exceeded the 3% qualifying line and the 5% predicted by the media.

The average line has reached 7.76%!

In one fell swoop, it broke the TV series premiere ratings record since the launch of Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV stations, allowing Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV stations to experience the sweetness of having a TV series premiere ratings of over 7 for the first time.

At the same time, Guangdong TV station was not to be outdone and released its TV series schedule for September.

In "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", there is a special line:

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

The name Yang Mi immediately started to move towards becoming famous from a small fame thanks to the help of Mou Girl.

Yang Mi... is popular.

But the more popular one is Guilun Mei.

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 during the news media's broadcast

.

Numerous offers for literary and artistic films flew to her agency like snowflakes.

Remuneration began to rise steadily.

"Secrets That Cannot Be Told" has had the collateral effect of boosting the popularity of all three leading actors!

Along with the box office of "The Secret" which is rolling forward and out of control, the entire August begins to move forward at a rapid pace.

And to say that the one who gained the most is probably Jay Chou.

After "The Untold Secret" grossed over 100 million on its eighth day, Jay Chou had already rushed back to Wanwan and planned to take advantage of his departure to Korea to finish filming the MV for a new song "I Don't Deserve". When Jay Chou called, he received an invitation.

Movie invitation.

He was very moved and dialed Xu Xin's phone number.

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

"Throw! You mean throw!?"

Amidst the loud music, Xu Xin stood on the edge of the Shenmu Stadium, holding a phone and watching the Olympic Games team playing gongs and drums amidst the music, and said with difficulty:

"spread!?"

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

"……basketball?"

The venue was so noisy that Xu Xin covered one ear speechlessly and said:

"Then what? I don't have time to direct the film! Can you wait? After the Olympics is over, I will help you direct it after reading the script."

"Well……"

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

He didn't even read the script. He just called and Axin agreed.

This friendship...

Really heavy.

It's a pity that A Xin cannot participate in this film. And his original intention of letting Xu Xin help him read the script was also abandoned.

Forget it, the matter of this film... is very complicated. It is not just a simple movie, but it has some relationship with some local societies in Wanwan. After learning about this relationship, he directly dismissed Xu Xin

I came here with the idea of ​​making money together.

But I have developed a habit. If I don’t have A Xin to give me guidance on a script, I will always feel guilty...

Even if the script looks okay... there should be no problem.

But...since A Xin is so busy, he can't delay his friends' important things because of himself.

So he said:

"No, no, I mean, I will come and play with you during the filming process. Don't work too hard. Take care of your body. That's it."

"Saying!? Oh, speak louder! I can't hear you clearly!"

"I can't bear to hear it anymore. Take care of yourself! Don't work too hard! I'm dead!"

"ah……?"

Before Xu Xin could figure out the purpose of his call, Jay Chou hung up the phone directly.

Xu Xin sent another message to inquire, and after receiving the reply "I just care about you, my great director. I'm going to shoot the MV", he ignored the matter.

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

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

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A salary of 10 million...

But this news alone is not enough to prove the absolute value of the leading actor in "The Secret That Cannot Be Tellable".

"Wilson", the golden supporting character of "Forrest Gump", the volleyball brand "Wilson" announced its sponsorship of "Slam Dunk", with a sponsorship fee of 15 million.

"Reebok" announced its sponsorship of "Slam Dunk" with a sponsorship fee of 10 million.

The movie hasn't even started shooting yet, but it has already paid back 25 million.

This shows how valuable the name "Jay Chou" is in today's entertainment industry.

Although the movie "Slam Dunk" has been a hit and has a box office of more than 140 million, "The Secret", which has been hailed as "the biggest dark horse of domestic movies in three years", is suspected of being popular.

But it is undeniable...

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

At the same time, good news for "The Untold Secret", which has been released in Korean and Japanese theaters, has started to come on August 18th.

The first is South Korea. Koreans gave this movie very high scores.

It is known as the best youth love movie I have seen in "ten years".

On the day the movie was released, the score on South Korea's IMDB was as high as 9.4. It received numerous positive reviews and within a week, the movie was viewed by more than 70,000 people!

Let’s talk about the difference here.

Except for movies with huge discounts, the ticket price for Korean movies is a flat 8,000 won.

That works out to about 40 yuan.

So they don't need to count the box office, just the number of visitors.

The total box office of a movie can be calculated from the number of people it screened.

Korean.

I understand everything.

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

If calculated, the box office is probably more than 3 million.

Too little will embarrass Koreans.

So...they only count the number of visitors and not the box office.

However, this is true. In terms of population base and film market, it can also be proved that "The Secret That Cannot Be Tellable" has been regarded as a "classic" in South Korea.

But what is even more exaggerated is Japan.

If "Transformers" is a hit all over the world, then it must seem a little acclimated after landing in Japan.

After it was released in Japan on August 4, for more than half a month, it only earned 1.2 billion yen at the box office.

Converted...it's more than 97 million yuan, less than 100 million yuan.

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

"The Untold Secret", which was also released in Japan on August 10, earned 930 million yen a week after its release. It successfully squeezed out the Japanese film "Journey to the West" and won this title.

It ranked second at the box office this week.

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

Like South Korea, because of its history as a colony, the buildings on both sides and the layout of some cities look very "Japanese". Therefore, Japanese audiences can easily be attracted to this movie.

found resonance.

Besides... maybe Jay Chou and Xu Xin themselves didn't expect...

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

High school boys and girls, young and ignorant love, elegant Western piano, a slightly magical tone of the movie, and that...at first glance, I really thought it was a beautiful style created by a Japanese director.

It immediately captured the hearts of the Japanese audience.

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

And, let alone Jay Chou, Gui Lunmei, and Yang Mi, who appeared at the premiere wearing JK style.

Tianchao fans in Japan went crazy!

Jay Chou's image perfectly fits the image of a special high school student with a bit of a bad streak in Japanese high school culture.

Gui Lunmei's temperament is just like that of an artistic girl in the class.

And Yang Mi is like the energetic and popular student union president.

There was even a nickname that came up called "Qingyi Oujiu".

At first, Yang Mi was quite confused and didn't understand why others would shout "Oujiu" when they saw her.

Later, after asking for a translator, I realized that the so-called "Oujiu" is an honorific title for "eldest lady"...

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

It fits their image of an elegant young lady so well... that even the whole country knows about it.

Inexplicably, Yang Mi got the nickname "Miss".

It makes people dumbfounded.

Anyway...

As "Secrets That Cannot Be Told" has been released in several Asian countries one after another, it is the same as the craze caused in China. This movie brings people a particularly comfortable feeling in the hot summer, as well as the song with the same name as the movie.

The theme song, even the piano part in the film...all the elements have been labeled as "hot" and "classic".

This prompted movie fans to wave their movie tickets and rush towards the cinema.

And whether it's super high ratings or super high box office, it all shows one thing.

This movie, directed by new director Xu Xin and starring Jay Chou, Gui Lunmei, and Yang Mi... has become an unforgettable memory for many people during the hot summer vacation in 2007.

Then, August 26th.

"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Episode 35.

The grown-up Guo Xiang appeared for the first time. When the audience was in anticipation, they finally saw Guo Xiang, played by Yang Mi, chatting with a group of Beggar Clan disciples...

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

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

While the media was still exaggerating and celebrating the birth of the first film in the third quarter with a ratings of over 9, the box office of "The Untold Secret" had already exceeded 186 million. At the same time, it was facing the critical juncture of the end of production.

On the side of Jay Chou of "Big Slam Dunk", Jewell released a message through the official website at the end of August.

On September 5th, which is the tail end of the perfect ending of "The Secret That Cannot Be Telln", Jay Chou's new album named "I'm Very Busy" will be released worldwide...

Launch simultaneously!

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

Then, the crew project of "Chou Niang" announced that it would officially start filming in Dalian on September 7, with Yang Mi starring in the lead role.

As soon as he said it, everyone was shocked!

But it's not over yet.

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

TV series broadcast schedule for the third quarter of 2007: Saturday, December 29, 2007, CCTV 8. "Wulin Gaiden".

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

Late August, early September.

The summer vacation is over and the new semester is beginning.

Netizens looked at this information with some numbness.

What catches the eye are Jay Chou and Yang Mi.

Yang Mi, Jay Chou.

"Slam Dunk", "Ugly Girl", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "World Tour", "Wulin Gaiden", "I'm Busy"... I'm even busier...

Even if I haven't looked at anything serious yet...

But as for the news...

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

A Jay Chou.

A Yang Mi.

One is Little Heavenly King evolving into Jay Chou.

One is promoted from a young girl to a popular actress...

Everyone, just stop being busy and just play with you two... forget it.

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

Until the end of the year...

you two……

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