The richest man starts from a street stall

Chapter 410 The National Anticipated Fighting Animation

Dou Po animation will be released on October 10st, and it will be released simultaneously worldwide.

Movies shot in China are generally released in China first. If they sell well, foreign theaters may introduce them to test the waters with a small number of screens.

If the water test effect is good, arrange more screens.

The effect of testing the water is not good, of course it will be removed from the shelves directly.

Doupa physical books are not only popular in the United States and European countries, but also in other countries.

Needless to say, this is mainly due to Goldfinger.

Of course, the English version of Dou Po International is of good quality, otherwise, even if the physical book is sold, the content of the story does not attract crooked Guoren, and he would not read it after buying it.

Speaking of the sales of the physical English version of Dou Po International, 9 million copies were sold in the days of September 10th.

If it wasn't for the fact that the printing factory couldn't keep up with the production capacity, during the period before the National Day, Chen Shi would have wanted to continue to open and sell it again.

Shenshi Group and foreign publishing houses placed a new wave of large orders. The entrusted printing factory added more people and worked overtime, and quickly completed the task of 5000 million copies.

When it comes to the release date of Dou Po animation, Chen Shi will cooperate with foreign publishing houses to carry out a large wave of global promotional activities.

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Ten days before National Day.

Rongcheng Times Financial Center, 30th Floor, Chairman's Office.

"I'm sorry, boss. We have tried our best in the past two months. There are only 1000 yuan screens in the United States, and there are not many other countries. The total amount of screens is less than 3000 yuan."

Yang Hanwen felt a little guilty. No less than 5 million yuan was invested in this Dou Po animation. There were several major revisions, and two times the boss asked to directly remake it.

The Dou Po animation is about to be released. On the movie performance page of a certain treasure, during the pre-heating stage, the number of people who want to watch Dou Po has reached a terrifying 2000 million.

Generally speaking, if the number of people who want to see a movie can reach 300 million, it is definitely a potential hit, and it is not a problem to sell 15 billion at the box office.

And the number of people who wanted to see it reached 2000 million, which shocked the people of the whole country. The expectations are so high!

Such an exaggerated desire to see the data, domestic distributors and theaters are optimistic about the release of Doupa Animation, even if it is produced by Shenshi Group, which has no previous works, but after watching the promotional film, they are actively arranging films and arranging enough for Doupa Animation The screen and the number of shows will affect the film schedule of the same period.

Generally speaking, during the year, the National Day schedule and the Spring Festival schedule are the times when movie sales are the most prosperous. Films are arranged at this time. There are a total of [-] movies, and the competition is very high.

If there are too many sets for this movie, there will be much less for other movies, and the actors and producers of other movies are not willing.

But this can't be helped. The theaters will arrange for the release of whichever one is good.

It goes without saying that Dou Po has the largest number of people looking forward to it. It is so popular that it makes all the film industry bosses jealous.

This has not yet been developed for pre-sale, and if it is really open, it is estimated to be at a pace of one billion.

Others, such as "Youth", directed by Feng Da, are stories about the art troupe.

The comedy "The Iron Fist of Shame", Cheng Long's "British Showdown", Mou Bing's "Space Hunting", Chao Ge's "Psychological Crime: City Lights", etc., are all very much looking forward to.

Even Chen Shi is planning which one to watch.

That's right, Chen Shi released his own movie, but wanted to watch other movies.

If it is really going to be discovered by the media, it is also helping others to promote it.

Nowadays, various media are gossiping and guessing how much box office Doupa animation has in China.

20 million?
Certainly not a problem.

30 million?
Probably not a problem either.

This was in 17, and it was 30 and 18 years before the box office could easily reach more than 19 billion.

40 million?
I can't even think about it.

As for foreign box office, domestic people also have very high expectations.

If it was the past, mainland films would have sold tens of millions of dollars overseas, and I would have woken up with laughter.

Well, it seems like no movie is ever that lucky.

It's already good enough to be released, but it can still be eager for box office hits.

And now, there is hope for Doupa Animation.

It's just that Yang Hanwen's team's overseas operations are not very smooth.

It's one thing for a physical book to sell well, but it's another thing for those theater owners to agree.

"Hey, that's fine."

Chen Shi looked at Yang Hanwen's distressed face, and then sighed, not surprised by this result.

After listening to Yang Hanwen's reports many times, Chen Shi understood the specific situation.

The domestic battlefield is very important. Needless to say, the filming went smoothly and he was very satisfied.

The group has entered the film industry, and he also has some understanding of domestic theaters and the number of screens.

Last year, there were 37 theaters recognized by the General Administration of G Electricity, but there were actually 48 urban theaters, and more than 300 rural digital theaters.

Among them, the big theaters include Yida Cinemas, United Cinemas, New Film Federation Cinemas, Daguangming Cinemas, China Film Southern Film Shinkansen, China Film Star Beauty Cinemas, Tianhe Cinemas, Pacific Film Network, Century Global Online, etc. .

Among them, Yida occupies the top spot and outshines others.

In 15, Yida Cinema's annual box office revenue reached 31.61 billion yuan, which is almost equivalent to the box office revenue of Lianhe Cinema and SMI.

All theaters are very optimistic about the release of Doupa. There are a total of 8051 theaters across the country, with 4.1 screens across the country. All theaters have arranged a film schedule for Doupa. A total of nearly [-] screens have been arranged, and the time is also in prime time. .

Other movies that are about to be released have avoided this time slot for their release schedules, not daring to hit the crater.

Some movies are scheduled during the National Day schedule, and there is really no way to avoid them, so we can only ask for blessings.

During the 17 National Day period in the previous life, the shy Iron Fist was the hottest at the box office, selling more than 20 billion.

I don't know how much this world can eventually sell under the influence of Dou Po.

Doupa animation is so popular in China, but the situation abroad is not optimistic.

Even though the English version of Dou Po International is selling very well, the filming is not smooth, and I am not optimistic about Hua Guo's films, nor the animation production level of Shenshi Group.

Some crooked nut netizens also complained that Doupa made it for their own company, and they were a little worried about the quality.

But at the same time, these loyal fans of Doupa are also very much looking forward to the release of Doupa.

Seeing the quality of the 2-minute trailer, most of them are praises and expectations, but they are worried that the quality of the whole film will not be good.

Shenshi Group claimed that it spent [-] million US dollars, which is considered a big production.

In fact, there is no US$1 million, but there is still more than US$[-] million.

But Shenshi Group, including the cost of the script, said it was [-] million U.S. dollars and there was no false publicity.

Chen Shi thought about the difficulty of arranging films overseas, and said, "I really want to buy a theater chain and run it myself."

There are rare moments of sadness on his handsome face.

It is also reasonable for foreigners to discriminate against Huaguo movies. Who said that Huaguo movies are basically hit the streets overseas.

"Boss, there is no rush to buy, and the other party may not sell." Yang Hanwen shook his head, and at the same time introduced the situation of overseas theaters to the boss.

Regal, AMC, Cinemark USA, and Carmike are the four largest theater chains in the United States by revenue, with a combined annual revenue of $100 billion.

Regal is already the largest theater chain operator in the United States. In 13, the company had 42 theaters and 580 screens in 7394 states, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa and the Columbia area.

This is a film tycoon, and the shares are in the hands of various consortiums, so it is not so easy to acquire.

AMC, which ranks second, has 4959 screens, while Cinemark, which ranks third, has about half of AMC's screens

Domestic readers are no strangers to AMC. In 12, Yida acquired the second largest cinema operator in the United States for US$29 billion.

截至13年12月30日，AMC在全米国拥有344家影院、4959块屏幕。

However, it took Yida Group two years from the start of operation to the final closing of this acquisition.

There are only ten days until the release, and the acquisition is not in a hurry.

Moreover, it is impossible to postpone the release plan. During this period of time, a lot of publicity was spent and a lot of money was spent.

In addition to publicity expenses, it is not a good thing to let fans dove.

The film distributor helped Shenshi Group find a 1000-yuan screen for cooperation, and it was distributed across the United States, but there are still many theaters that have not scheduled films.

The vast majority of them are still AMC films.

The filming has been arranged, but it is possible to implement it in the end, or temporarily modify the filming plan.

The person in charge of each theater chain has the right to schedule films based on sales performance. If the films are sold well, the number of screenings may be increased.

If the attendance rate is not high, it may be replaced by the screen after three days. This is a normal thing.

Chen Shi thought deeply and expressed his thoughts: "We can also try renting a screen."

"Boss, how to rent?"

Chen Shi said: "These crooked Guoren don't watch Haodoupo animations. If we have money, we may not be able to buy the theaters. The construction time is too long, so we rent the screens and gamble with the theaters."

"For example, if the minimum attendance rate is 50%, rent for one month, if it exceeds 60%, it will be divided into 45%; if it exceeds 70%, the excess will belong to us.

In the final analysis, foreigners still look at the money, so we will directly guarantee the performance of the other party to ensure that they will not lose money. These capitalists may agree to it for the sake of money, and let the publisher discuss it again. "

If it wasn't his own theater chain, Chen Shi couldn't use the golden finger.

If it is a temporary rental, although it is not within the radiation range of Golden Finger, he can directly influence Wai Guoren's desire to buy movie tickets through the online store, thereby affecting the box office.

There is another reason why Chen Shi does not want to buy theaters. In 2020, if there is an epidemic like in his previous life, the revenue of theaters around the world will plummet, and theater companies will lose money. They all want to sell the theaters.

At this time, Chen Shi didn't want to carry the burden of telephone theaters too early.

After hearing this, Yang Hanwen's eyes lit up. He felt that the boss's idea was good, and he was full of energy: "Boss, are you confident?"

Chen Shi leaned on the sofa, smiled, and said with confidence: "It's okay, you can't lose money. Without such a high guarantee, these capitalists will not agree. But I believe the attendance rate will exceed 70%, I will cheat them .”

It is extremely difficult to achieve 100% attendance.

Occasionally some scenes of some popular movies can be achieved, but the full schedule cannot be achieved.

Next, the two discussed some details of the film bet, and then entrusted foreign film distributors to negotiate.

(End of this chapter)