You don't understand the happiness of the director

Wang Quan said to Anna, "The funds for the Golden Horse Awards are not rich. In order to take care of the organizers, we should still be able to save as much as possible. Everyone else has a room, and we are no exception."

Anna nodded with deep understanding, not feeling at all that her boss was trying to take advantage of her. After all, he was indifferent to her previous initiative. It seemed that he and his girlfriend had a really deep relationship.

As a personal assistant, she was naturally introduced to Gadot by Wang Quan, but Anna originally thought that the boss and the bamboo pole were just playing around, who would have thought to be so serious.

They arrived in the morning, and the staff member who received them, Director Zheng, said that he would come back in the afternoon to explain the specific process, so that Director Wang, who was tired from traveling and traveling, could have a good rest first.

After closing the door, Wang Quan lay down on the bed. Anna looked left and right. There was only one bed, "Boss, where should I sleep?"

Wang Quan, "The bed is so big, do I occupy it all?"

Anna's eyes lit up, and she immediately took off her shoes and got on the kang, lying next to Wang Quan obediently, but her restless heart started to jump again, but she didn't dare to do it after the last experience.

The first time she came to the mysterious East, Anna was so excited that she couldn't sleep at all. She saw a newspaper next to her, pulled it over and looked up at it. She couldn't understand the Chinese characters written on it, but she could recognize Gal Gadot. The newspaper should be talking about the release of "Escape Room" in Asia.

After Wang Quan "slept" for two hours and scanned the movies that were shortlisted this year but had not been seen yet, he woke up.

Then Anna handed over the newspaper, "Boss, this is for you. It should be prepared by the organizer for you."

Wang Quan took it and took a look. It turned out that "Escape Room" was released on Neon. It also mentioned the box office in some Asian countries and regions.

Neon was released relatively late, and now it only has the box office of the first two weeks.

Weekend box office in North America refers to Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Neon's weekend box office is only Saturday and Sunday, one less day.

The box office on the first weekend was US$890,000. Wang Quan knew about it and Boss Tao mentioned it to him.

The box office the following weekend was $690,000.

The cumulative box office in two weeks is 2.36 million US dollars!

Only then did Wang Quan realize that Sony had already made a profit in just two weeks!

This is just the box office, there are also copyrights from various channels!

It seems like 1 million dollars is a bargain?

The reason why the price of 1 million was set is because the neon box office of "10 Cloverfield Lane" was only a little over 1 million.

But it doesn’t matter if you suffer a little loss at this time. You can make Sony money and make other companies jealous. Then you will become the favorite of major companies. The copyright of the next "Juno" may increase the price. .

Moreover, the success of "Escape Room" in Neon is also somewhat accidental. It was the huge success of itself and "Juno" at the East Film Festival, which led Sony to increase its confidence and invest more publicity resources, not only promoting the movie, but also He promoted the legendary kingship and made his fame in Neon even further. Both Yui-chan and Nozomi-chan had sent him messages, saying that he had appeared in such-and-such newspaper and such-and-such magazine again, which also had a great influence on his future development. Great benefit.

In addition to Neon, "Escape Room" was also released in some Asian regions, basically earlier than Neon, and was also mentioned in newspapers.

In Pickle Country, it grossed over $3.08 million in four weeks and is still in theaters.

In Hong Kong, the box office grossed US$1.2 million.

In Indonesia, the box office exceeded 2 million U.S. dollars, Malaysia’s box office was 1.22 million U.S. dollars, Bay Bay’s total box office was 950,000 U.S. dollars, Thailand was 710,000 U.S. dollars, and the Philippines was 450,000 U.S. dollars...

The copyrights in these countries were all sold to Paramount in a package. Wang Quan calculated that the box office in these Asian countries has already reached tens of millions. This does not include South America, Africa, Oceania, Antarctica, and consumption. A more capable European ticket warehouse.

The total of these territories is at least more than 30 million. Even if the share is not as high as in North America, and even if there are publicity and distribution expenses, Paramount will definitely make a profit from the box office, not to mention other derivative income.

Sure enough, only by mastering the global market can we get the most pork, and Wang Quan is even more ambitious about setting up overseas distribution channels.

Just as I was thinking about it, the hotel phone rang. Director Zheng called and said that someone wanted to see Director Wang and I didn't know if it was convenient for him.

Wang Quan asked who.

The other party replied Jay Chou.

Wang Quan thought about whether to greet him at the elevator entrance or at the door of the room. He was also an Asian music king.

Later, Wang Quan decided to ask Anna to greet him at the elevator entrance, "Go pick up this person and bring him to the room."

Wang Quan found a picture of Jay Chou on the Internet and showed her, "He looks like this, has hair, and speaks Chinese. Remember it."

"Um."

After a while, the door rang, and Wang Quan walked to the door to greet him, "Dr. Jay, welcome."

"Director Wang, I'm sorry, I was presumptuous."

The two people with outstanding achievements in their respective fields shook hands, solemnly and enthusiastically. Behind him were an assistant and Director Zheng.

Jay Chou expressed his intention to come, "I have something to ask of you. I know that Director Wang is an expert in scripts, and I also know that you won't be staying in Tibei for long, so I took the liberty to come over and ask you to review this script." .”

Wang Quan should be regarded as the only Chinese who has been nominated for the Oscar screenwriting award. According to Wanwan, Oscar is the most embarrassing thing in the film industry, so Wang Quan is the most embarrassing screenwriter in the Chinese world, and he is good at a wide range of genres. He has also been in comedy before. It has grossed more than 7 billion in box office worldwide.

Wang Quan pretended to be surprised, "Oh, you wrote the script yourself?"

"Yes, I still want to be a director myself." Jay Chou said a little shyly. He wrote, directed, and acted himself. He was originally very proud of it, but when Wang Quan sat across from him, it seemed that he was a bit out of his league, and with his appearance, With his looks and body, if he wanted to be an actor, it would not be difficult for him to become a director and director.

The key thing is that he can also compose music and write lyrics. Although the song "Learning to Meow" is not nutritious, it does have two brushes, and many people on the island are listening to it.

This time Jay Chou came here to ask professionals to help him revise the script. This was already his last draft of the script, and he also asked many screenwriters on the island to help him read it.

At the same time, he also found a reason to get acquainted with Wang Quan. When he was filming "The Golden Jacket", he often heard people in the team talking about this 21-year-old young man who was nominated for an Oscar. They spoke highly of him and were optimistic about his future. Become a leading figure in the new generation of directors, oh, except boss Zhang Weiping.

Jay Chou originally intended to get involved in the film industry because he knew that music needs inspiration, while acting only requires technology. Inspiration will eventually wither, but technology will become more and more mature.

He even wanted to make a career in Hollywood, so he took the initiative to visit and make friends regardless of the little king's face.

In fact, it would be more respectable to attend the Golden Horse Awards and have a chance encounter, but the host of this year's Golden Horse Awards is his ex-girlfriend Patty Hou, who he just broke up with. Xiao Zhou can't add fuel to the fire anymore.

Jay Chou said, "I know your schedule is tight, so just email me when you finish watching it."

"Well, I'll try my best to take a look today. I'm really curious about the story written by the musical talent."

What Wang Quan is thinking is that after helping him this time, he will ask him to sing and write a movie theme song in the future. He can't refuse, right?

Wang Quan sent Jay Chou to the elevator, and then he was preparing to attend the Golden Horse Awards ceremony held at the Arena. He didn't know whether he would be walking the red carpet alone this time or with a red carpet partner.

~

At this time, in order to walk on the red carpet with Wang Quan, the managers of several entertainment companies in Wanwan were quarreling.

"Hey, Yichen is very popular, isn't our Shaohan popular!"

"If we want to talk about being famous, who can be as famous as our Jon? "The Prince Turns into a Frog" broke the record!"

"Yichen and Qiao Qiao are in TV dramas, and Shao Han is a singer. I think our Lun Mei is the most suitable. She is the movie star."

"Lun Mei has no curves at all and is not feminine at all. Will Director Wang like it? When it comes to femininity, we have to talk about our Wei Ning, and she is mixed race and more international style..."

~

Beijing, Nortel women's dormitory.

Yang Mi walked into the dormitory humming a song, and the TV station had been tuned to the movie channel.

Since Wang Quan confirmed to participate in the Golden Horse Awards and served as the award guest, relevant news can often be seen.

Yuan Shanshan joked, "It's the Golden Horse Awards that give him face. I heard that my senior brother didn't even give him face when he was asked to go to the Academy Awards last time."

Zhang Xiaofei said, "You can't say that. Maybe senior brother was just not free at that time."

Zhang Xuan, "I feel that this year's Golden Horse Awards shortlisted works are not interesting, so it's Brother Wang Quan who is worth watching."

Yuan Shanshan looked at Yang Mi, "What song are you humming? Some song about Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf?"

Oh, finally noticed it!

Yang Mi took off her coat and said, "This is a song specially written for me by Brother Quan."

"Ah! Director Wang also wrote a song for you!" Zhang Xuan exclaimed.

Zhang Xiaofei, "Given the relationship between Mimi and Director Wang, isn't this a normal thing?"

"That's right, he also wrote several songs for Liu Yifei." Yuan Shanshan said in a strange tone, he wrote one for you, but he wrote several songs for Liu Yifei.

Yang Mi chuckled, "Songs are different from song to song. Some songs are lighter than a feather, and some songs are heavier than Mount Tai. This song that Brother Quan wrote for me took several months to be carefully crafted. It took him who knows how many brain cells to write, and he could write several scripts in the time it took to write one song. As for Liu Yifei’s songs, my brother Quan said, he wrote two or three in almost one day, which are purely game works."

Zhang Xiaofei nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "Mimi, let us listen to it?"

Yang Mi shook her head, "I haven't completely mastered it yet. I'll wait until I learn it. This song is not a song that can be learned instantly like a cat meowing a jumping frog. It's very difficult. It's as big as three or four floors above. high."

Without further ado, the red carpet ceremony of the awards ceremony has begun. This year's starlight is a little dim. There are few big-name stars and big-name directors. Director Yu Yusen is the biggest, and actor Aaron Kwok is the most popular.

In addition, there are many actors and stars such as Jin Chengwu, Zhou Xun, Liu Jialing, Zhang Zhen and so on.

Wang Quan appears in the middle section, holding a tall and demure woman on his arm.

Yuan Shanshan asked for Yang Mi, "Who is this person?"

Zhang Xiaofei also said, "Who is it? She's not popular, is she?"

Zhang Xuan said, "Yeah, I feel like I'm not worthy of Senior Brother Wang Quan. I thought she must be at least a big S-level actress."

Yang Mi chuckled, "It doesn't matter whether it's worthy or not. It's just a red carpet walk."

"Oh, the host called her name, Junning?" Zhang Xiaofei heard it.

The red carpet host routinely asked some questions. She first asked, "Junning, how did it feel to walk on the red carpet with Director Wang?"

Zhang Junning laughed and said, "It feels a bit unreal. As a director, even if he is so talented, he is also so handsome. It really makes people have no way to survive."

"Oh, are you saying that those ugly directors will have no way out?"

The host is very brave. Zhang Junning, who has just debuted, did not panic at all, "No, no, I am talking about those actors who are not handsome enough, such as Yang Youning and Chen Bolin."

She picked actors she knew well and could joke around with.

Wang Quan thought to himself, she is a very smart girl. I heard that she is still a graduate student in the law department.

Afterwards, the host asked Wang Quan, "Director Wang, have you seen all the films shortlisted for the Golden Horse Awards this year?"

Wang Quan smiled and said, "What a coincidence. Although I have been abroad recently, I have watched all five of the five Best Feature Film nominees. Some were in Tokyo, some in Venice, and some happened to be seen when I returned to China."

The host immediately asked, "Which film do you most expect to win the best picture?"

Wang Quan, "I must say, it's very offensive."

"Tell me about it, Junning, do you want to hear it?" the host asked Junning Zhang.

Zhang Junning also hoped that she could have more effective broadcast scenes, so she followed Lin Chiling's style, shook her arm, and said in a cooing voice, "Director, just say it~"

Wang Quan said, "Junning, this style is not suitable for you. Promise me that you will never act like a spoiled brat in the future, okay?"

Zhang Junning's face turned red all of a sudden, but the media around him were crazy about it. Director Wang would be able to create effects.

But at the same time, Wang Quan also grasped Zhang Junning's hand tightly and crossed his fingers with hers, as if to cheer her up.

"Let's talk about it. First of all, "Crazy Stone" is excluded. It is difficult for any award to favor comedy films. Then "The Thread" is also excluded. For the same reason, supernatural horror films are not what the judges like. "Exile" Well, since we already have "Gunfire", why bother with "Exile"? It can also be excluded."

Wang Quan concluded, "The best picture must be a competition between "If Love" and "Father and Son". I will bet that the best picture will go to "Father and Son" and the best director will go to director Chen Kexin of "If Love"."

"What about the best actor and best actress?" the host asked again.

King Power, "are also from these two movies. They should be the biggest winners."

After saying that, Wang Quan pulled Zhang Junning into the venue. Behind him, Ning Hao, who was wearing a big gold chain, saw Wang Quan leaving, and then he started walking on the red carpet with Huang Bo.

Originally, Huang Bo didn't plan to come, and I was just a supporting actor, and I wasn't shortlisted. Why did I come? Later, Ning Hao said that he wanted to find someone to accompany him to strengthen his courage, so he was willing to accompany him.

~

In front of the TV, Liu Yifei rubbed her hands and said to Zhao Liying, "Wang Quan has always been very accurate in guessing the prizes, and I should be able to win all the prizes this time."

Zhao Liying took out a hundred-dollar bill and said, "Really? I don't believe it."

Liu Yifei shook her head and took out a hundred yuan and put it on the table, "You tell me, it's not easy to earn some salary, so why bother~

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(Recommend a book by a friend, "The Movie King: My Entertainment Era", a daily essay about a single female protagonist, which will be on the shelves soon. If you are interested, you can read it)