Back to the Republic of China as a director

With the paid support of Ji Shuangyu, a new version with English and French subtitles has been launched. His translation is much better than the nondescript half-literal translations of some imported films.

And for these two versions, Ji Shuangyu also added foreign language version posters, which were sold in theaters and made another wave.

After it went online, not only a large number of foreigners watched it, but also many Chinese people went to...

You can read "The Strange Talk of Things in the Ancient Capital Town" again, and at the same time, you can see how those foreigners are fascinated and discussing. It's just one price, two enjoyments.Finally, I realized how they felt when they watched the introduction film in the past.

In such a hot situation, there are indeed foreign companies with offices in Shanghai looking for Kunlun Bookstore, hoping to import this film.

This kind of foreign company officially imports Chinese films, spends money to buy the screening rights, treats them as serious feature films, and screens them like their own films, which is unprecedented.

Anyone who knows a little film technology can understand the excitement of this film. It looks really different from previous Chinese films.

Businessmen are profit-seeking. In the past, they filmed exotic scenes in China to make money. The introduction of this film is naturally to make money.

The prices offered by these companies are in the thousands of foreign dollars. I thought that the Huaxia people would agree without hesitation.

As a result, Kunlun Bookstore ruthlessly gave an offer: one hundred thousand dollars.

These companies are completely confused, do you want to talk about it? ?

One hundred thousand US dollars can be exchanged for 15.

Even inside Kunlun Bookstore, there are some doubts. They seem to cooperate sincerely. Although the price is not particularly high, this is a record created by Huaxia Films.Commerciality must be considered when transporting to other cities, let alone transporting to foreign countries.

This decision was made by Zhou Siyin, and many people knew that it was Director Ji who made the decision.The general manager steadfastly supported him.

There were complaints both inside and outside.

Those foreign companies thought they could bargain at first, and tried to quote several times, but Ji Shuangyu was unmoved, and said that he had already given a cheap price.They call you like this, you can't sell it, no matter how good the auction is, it will only rot in your hands!

They also spread the news on purpose, causing the outside world to discuss it. Is it true or not?Is the sky-high price of one hundred thousand dollars intentional?Everyone didn't understand why Ji Shuangyu was unwilling, thinking that he didn't want to sell the price he quoted.

But because Zhou Siyin suppressed it, the news didn't make waves, and many people just thought it was a rumor: Anyway, it's impossible for someone to be rich and famous, right?

Outsiders don't know that people in the industry like Zhou Ruojuan, plus Zhou's family, will not be ignorant of the truth.

Ever since "Ancient Capital" was released... no, his eyes have been blood red since the advertisement of Hanxing Pen, and all the achievements of Kunlun Bookstore's film department have appeared in his dreams. Wow!

Now I heard that they wasted such a great opportunity to gain both fame and fortune, the first film to be purchased by an overseas production company!Zhou Ruojuan wished she could squeeze Zhou Siyin away and sit up to make this decision by herself.

He couldn't help complaining to the old lady Zhou: "I heard that Ji Shuangyu asked for this decision. Zhou Baoduo listens to him now. Dad, do you think they will...? Zhou Baoduo can't get married, he is addicted to beauty , I don’t make any money, I think it’s very dangerous.”

The old man Zhou didn't even look at him, and said indifferently: "What kind of a gentleman's friendship is in your mouth, it becomes an affair. Even if Ji Henian made the decision, there is nothing wrong with it. What is danger, cheap selling is the only way." It's dangerous. You go and reflect on it for me."

Zhou Ruojuan: "..." died of anger.

……

Until the two-month screening of "Strange Tales of Things in the Ancient Capital", the attendance rate remained high.

Foreign Film Company: I gradually feel that things are a little bit wrong...

Not seeing a decline in two months is too exaggerated!

As I said before, the show time is calculated according to the attendance rate. As long as the attendance rate exceeds half, the theater will have to keep running. For a year or two, as long as half of the seats are sold, it will have to be played.

Moreover, there are several theaters showing it at the same time, so the results should be multiplied by multiples. According to rough statistics, the number of movie viewers in the past two months has reached as many as 300 million, which is already far more than the best imported movie at the box office last year. !

Compared with the uncertainty of the new film, the theater simply loves this film. Playing it is equivalent to making money, and what was spent on copying it in the first place is nothing.A theater with many seats can earn several thousand yuan a day.

Such income made those first-run foreign theaters envious, and only regretted why they didn't join the joint screening in the first place.

What made foreign production companies feel more pressure was that "Ancient Capital" was screened for too long and exceeded their expectations!

They also have contracts with Chinese-funded theaters, and they want to show new films in these theaters, or have a second round of screenings.The channels are of such a scale, and there are countless channels. If "Ancient Capital" is released for a long time, it will inevitably affect other companies.

Whether it's the first round of screenings or the second round of screenings... In two months, these companies have a backlog of at least two or three films, and at least seven or eight films have not been released!

The theaters are making money, but they are losing money, and seeing that they will continue to lose money, who can bear it, the Shanghai market is huge, okay?

But the theater was not willing to release "The Strange Story of Things in the Ancient Capital" in advance, nor did it conform to the contract they signed with the film.And the recent backlog of imported films is not a big investment blockbuster, and I know it can't be compared with "Ancient Capital".

So the theater also made various tactful evasions and wanted to postpone it-it couldn't just tear it apart, after all, we still have a lot of cooperation.

Now the film market in Shanghai is bustling.

Usually theaters rush to import films, but this time because of showing Chinese films, they are avoiding the offices of foreign production companies in Shanghai.

It’s okay for those who have their own theaters to invest in, but only the second round of screenings will be affected. It will be difficult for companies without their own theaters. Both the first round of screenings and the second round of screenings will be affected.At this time, other foreign-funded theaters will not borrow them to show the first round.Seeing their miserable situation, it was too late to gloat in the bottom of my heart.

When the news spread, the audience became anxious, fearing that the theaters would not be able to withstand the pressure and withdraw "Ancient Capital", so they also wrote various letters and suggestions, asking the theaters to hold on and put this film down!We still have to watch!

But things have to be resolved anyway, and everyone sits together to discuss what to do.

Everything is related to interests, and everyone refuses to give in.

It was also at this time that Zhou Siyin, the general manager of Kunlun Book Company, who was shining golden light, and Ji Shuangyu, the director of "The Ancient Capital", came to the scene and proposed that these foreign-funded films could be screened in the cinemas he invested in. for everyone.

This moved both parties badly: "Mr. Zhou is really self-sacrificing..."

"Solve our urgent need!"

"The root cause of this matter is also because of us. The prosperity of the film market needs everyone to work together to maintain it." Zhou Siyin said it in such a high-sounding way that everyone almost felt that he was really thinking about each other, especially those Western production companies.

But as long as you have a normal mind, you will know how a businessman can lose money...

But this has nothing to do with people who take advantage of it, so hurry up and slip away.

Zhou Siyin retained the head of the office of one of the Western production companies.

Ji Shuangyu sat down and said, "Confirm the transfer terms. In addition, we want to discuss another additional term with your company."

This Western production company named Baker is considered to be a medium-to-high overseas production company. It entered the Shanghai market relatively late, and it does not have its own theaters.

The person in charge of their Shanghai office is a foreigner who is very fluent in Chinese, and he even gave himself a Chinese name, Bai Liyan. He looked at the person opposite him warily: "What terms? Why are you here to negotiate?"

"Because he's very good at it, haven't you heard of it?" Zhou Siyin also sat down calmly.

Bai Liyan: "..."

"Don't be afraid, it's just cooperation." Ji Shuangyu smiled, "I heard that your company has its own theaters in New York and Paris?"

Bai Liyan: "..."

Bai Liyan almost yelled, but it can only be said that he also had a faint feeling in his heart, and everyone was not stupid.

"You, you want to sell "The Strange Tale of Things in the Ancient Capital" to our company for screening? One hundred thousand dollars?"

Back then, Bai Liyan and his company also went to Kunlun Bookstore.Bai Liyan himself is very optimistic about this film... Nonsense, who isn't, he wants to play a small game and make a big fortune.

When Ji Shuangyu bit him to death and refused to agree, everyone said you would regret it, but now, Feng Shui takes turns!

After Bai Liyan thought about it for a while, he knew that Ji Shuangyu wanted to do this business. No wonder he was so calm and scary at the beginning. Did he expect this form a long time ago?

At the beginning, everyone thought that [-] US dollars was impossible, and the money had to be allocated by the headquarters. They couldn't imagine how much potential this film had just based on dictation. They only considered the differences in the markets of the two places.But looking at the backlog of films on hand now, that's not the case at all...

Ji Shuangyu smiled and said: "You live in Shanghai. You should know that this film has a very good reputation among foreigners. There is no obstacle to watching it. As long as you put your heart into it, the overseas box office will not be low. One hundred thousand dollars, I didn't even ask for the account to be dismantled, you still have to earn money after the overseas screening, I said the price is cheap, I didn't fool you."

He didn't think he could sell it at the beginning. It is really unlikely that the production company at that time would be willing to give up the money.

However, Ji Shuangyu didn't exactly expect that they would have so many films in their backlog—even if they didn't, would anyone not be moved after seeing the screening for two months, or even three or four months in the future?

Ten thousand steps back, they will not be impressed, and Ji Shuangyu still has a back-up plan, that is, to show it in a foreign film festival that has just started a few times but is already quite famous, so why not buy it now?Anyway, his subtitles will never be in vain.

Bai Liyan sighed and said: "Mr. Ji, if this is your idea...you are really too patient and confident. Since a month ago, you have been sure of winning. I don't think I have much choice."

"Haha, don't say that, it should be said that our two parties are a match made in heaven. After all, there are many companies affected, and we only chose Baker Films. I think your company's screening conditions are relatively good, so I waited for it." Ji Shuangyu laughed. .

There are all kinds of companies that Ji Shuangyu came to look for before. Ji Shuangyu has passed the test. He needs a large enough screening network and a good scale to afford his ideal introduction fee. At the same time, he is particularly eager.Otherwise, some small companies are in a hurry, but can they afford the money?

Bai Liyan rubbed his head, gritted his teeth, and said, "I really want it to be my first introduction, but it costs one hundred thousand dollars. Even if we have a backlog of films, I may need time to convince the headquarters..."

Ji Shuangyu: "I think one premise should be clarified. Mr. Bai has also watched this film, and you know very well in your heart whether compatriots like you will spend money to buy tickets for it. There is an old saying in China, called give it a try , a bicycle becomes a motorcycle.”

Zhou Siyin: "???"

Bai Liyan: "...Don't think it's my first time in China!"

Also the old saying!

"So if I were Mr. Bai, I would try my best to push this film to be released and promote it. If I make money, are I afraid that there will be no future? Even if I can't make money, at least the backlog of films will be screened." , It’s not a loss, the headquarters will only think that you have successfully resolved the crisis.” Ji Shuangyu desperately incited.

He even began to give examples to analyze the shortcomings of those popular films in his country, and how it compares with this film. What surprised Bai Liyan was that he seemed to know all about it, making people feel that even if he went abroad to work as a film selection manager, he would definitely be able to success.

Bai Liyan couldn't help it after listening for 10 minutes, not mentioning the solution to the backlog of screenings. If he really introduces a film that is enough to set a box office record, his vision and ability will be proved, bonuses, salary, position , fame, experience...

He is in the headquarters, so he does have some connections, so he can give it a go and increase the promotion fee for this film...

"Stop talking, I'll contact you right away!" Bai Liyan wanted to take advantage of his memory to record Ji Shuangyu's provocative words just now and relay them to the headquarters.

"It should be stable." Ji Shuangyu said after saying goodbye to Bai Liyan.

The other company is eager to show its own movie in China, so it will definitely accept this additional condition that does not cause much loss.And as long as they show as scheduled, the rest will be left to the film itself.

Businessmen will not prevent any film from being released as long as it has enough box office.

"The screening of Nanyang has also been negotiated." Zhou Siyin said, Nanyang is a major exporter of Chinese films, and all kinds of costume martial arts films are especially popular among overseas Chinese there.

Because that is also the main market, Zhou Siyin is also planning to invest in Nanyang Cinema, otherwise, once the channel is blocked, it will be very uncomfortable.Just look at Bai Liyan's company and you'll know it. Just because they didn't open their own cinema in Shanghai, they might be let go in the end.

"That's good." Ji Shuangyu is quite satisfied with the current profitability. Yong'an Cinema and the entire Kunlun Film Department are thriving, and he has enough money to buy color film.

Zhou Siyin: "Then... let's go."

He made an appointment with Ji Shuangyu, and today he took Ji Shuangyu to his apartment to have a look...

Ji Shuangyu had only been to the Zhou family's old house in the past, and Zhou Siyin's private house was more like his own home, where he lived half of the time.Because he was busy, Ji Shuangyu didn't have much time to go, and Zhou Siyin was too embarrassed to invite him if he didn't mention it.

When passing through the market, Ji Shuangyu stopped, "Wait, steamed dumplings, let me go down and draw another lottery!"

It was the place where "The Prayer of the Bell" was painted. As soon as Ji Shuangyu saw it, she couldn't help but try her luck again.

"I don't know why, Mr. Ji is not very...hehe every time." Driver Hu smiled honestly. Anyway, every time he saw Ji Shuangyu didn't get a good lottery.

Ji Shuangyu: "..."

He froze for a moment, and said to Zhou Siyin, "You should smoke..."

Zhou Siyin quietly squeezed his hand beside him, "This time it will definitely work."

He pretended to bend down, and kissed Ji Shuangyu's finger in the blind spot of the rearview mirror.

Ji Shuangyu: "..."

He exchanged glances with Driver Hu in the rearview mirror, and then held back a polite smile.

Ji Shuangyu opened the car door, "This...whether you win the draw or not, it's a blessing from you!"

In case the fortune-telling is the same as last time, Zhou Siyin will scream again.

There is a probability of superstition, so be cautious about flirting with this!

Driver Hu didn't quite understand what they were talking about, "?"

Ji Shuangyu exchanged a few words with the boss, looked back at Zhou Siyin, took out a pick, held it in his hand for three seconds, first showed it to the boss, and carefully asked: "How is it?"

The boss looked shocked: "Oh my God!!"

Ji Shuangyu was ecstatic: "It's Shunzi?!"

Boss: "It's not the youngest!"

Ji Shuangyu: "..."

Ji Shuangyu turned it over and saw that the three sticks added up to just over thirteen points, and they were stuck on the winning line.Although it wasn't Shunzi, it was indeed a record-breaking for Ji Shuangyu!He never hovers below six!

So Ji Shuangyu soon became happy, what kind of metaphysics, Ling Dang'er's luck is really useful, "Come and give it to me, I don't want to save it, I want to eat two!"

The boss also cheerfully filled him with steamed dumplings, "What kind of incense did you burn, it's good luck."

Ji Shuangyu smiled without saying a word.

Carrying two sets of steamed dumplings, he returned to the car full of satisfaction, and met Zhou Siyin, who was even more satisfied.

Zhou Siyin crossed her legs and said with a faint smile, "How is it? Do you want more in the future?"

Driver Hu: "??" What kind of charades are you playing?

Ji Shuangyu leaned close to his ear, and said implicitly: "If I had known about kissing, I might have won a straight draw."

"Ahem!" Zhou Siyin put down his crossed legs in embarrassment, adjusted his sitting posture, and his ears were red.

Driver Hu: "???"

Seeing that Ji Shuangyu was still smiling, Zhou Siyin rubbed his forehead: "Drive, drive."

……

Zhou Siyin lived in a garden house. Ji Shuangyu went to the living room after visiting the garden, and saw that Zhou Siyin had several new physics books in the original language.

"You started to study this?" Ji Shuangyu asked.

"I just asked someone to buy it abroad... it's a bit difficult to understand." Zhou Siyin said shamelessly, "I just want to understand, the time and space you mentioned, do you want to invest some money in people to do this research? If we can get Understand the mechanism?"

The education he has received has a little understanding of physics and chemistry, but these have to be read by experts and scholars.

Ji Shuangyu didn't know what to say, and finally said: "...Thank you, but this kind of investment may take a long, long time, and there may not be any results. If you don't understand it, don't read it. It takes a lot of time to learn. , save some time and see if I get it."

He made a joke.

"Wait, I'll make the last effort." Zhou Siyin said, "Although I don't have the talent in this area, and I don't have time to study..."

Ji Shuangyu: "?"

...What, do you want to see some formulas at the end?No need.

Zhou Siyin picked up the physics book, solemnly placed it on the altar, specially added three sticks of incense to it, and then bowed with palms together.

Ji Shuangyu: "..."