You don't understand the happiness of the director

(In the previous chapter, 110,000 was changed to 80,000~)

"Are you sure the decimal point is correct? Are there two digits missing?" Zhang Weiping asked, Wang Quan's two previous movies seemed to have sold around 8 million on the first day. Did this big-breasted and brainless secretary mistake million for W (ten thousand)? ).

"No, boss, more than 83,000 dollars, that's it."

Then Zhang Weiping laughed, very happily.

Zhang Weiping is so concerned about the release status of "Juno" because "The Golden Armor" will be released simultaneously in North America, China and other countries next week, which is considered the same period as "Juno".

He was very worried that Zhang Yimou would follow in the footsteps of Chen Kaige's "The Promise" and be crushed by a young actor. That would become an international joke and would probably affect the domestic box office.

Now it seems that Wang Quan, who does not make commercial films, is nothing to be afraid of. Even if Zhang Yimou's costume blockbusters are deteriorating in North America, and each one is not as popular as the other, it should not lose to a literary film with a box office of only 80,000, which is ridiculous. ridiculous.

Like Zhang Weiping, the one who is also concerned about the box office of "Juno" is the big and small kings of Huayi Brothers.

On this day, Wang Zhonglei walked into his brother's office excitedly, walked to the window, and looked at the office building opposite, where Qiankun Pictures was located.

"Brother, the movie King Quan is released, how much do you think it will be at the box office?"

"Literary and artistic films are taking a long-term approach. The initial explosion was not huge, so guess less, 1 million box office." Wang Zhongjun said.

"Then you are a little too flattering to the king. It's not even one-tenth, only 80,000!" Wang Zhonglei sounded as happy as if he had won eight million.

Wang Zhongjun said calmly, "It should be because the distribution scale is relatively small."

"Yes, there are only seven theaters showing this movie in the United States."

Wang Zhongjun became interested, "Oh, so few? It's a bit unexpected."

Wang Zhonglei smiled and said, "What does this mean? It means that he is not good at making literary films. He was so hyped before that he swept the East Film Festival. The East Film Festival is nothing. If he had spent some money, "Kekexili" could have swept the East Film Festival. Film Festival.”

"It's a new director, and it's a new company, so the appeal is still not good," Wang Zhongjun smiled, "It's a pity that Director Feng went to the Northeast to shoot "Assembly", otherwise he would have been so happy when he heard about it."

Wang Zhonglei chuckled, "The news from him is lagging behind, so he definitely doesn't know about it. Let me give him the good news."

He immediately made a call. Feng Xiaogang had just finished work. When he heard the news, he was so happy that his teeth flew out.

Although he and Wang Quan had no grudges in the past and now, he was very happy when he thought that Wang Qiankun would have to go around because of the failure of his son's movie.

Zhang Hanyu and Deng Chao glanced at him and wondered what was going on. She was so beautiful. She was out filming for three months, and her sister-in-law was pregnant?

At this time, producer Chen Guofu came over, and Feng Xiaogang hurriedly stopped him, "Old Chen, come here, Mr. Wang's phone number, please come and listen."

Chen Guofu always said that if "Juno" can win an award this time, or even be shortlisted for several Oscars, director Xiao Wang will become famous.

Feng Xiaogang didn't like hearing this. He, a Chinese, got the Oscar whenever he wanted. He really thought he was a chicken being sold.

When Chen Guofu heard Wang Zhonglei say, "The first day of "Juno" cost 80,000 yuan, he was calm.

"This still depends on the scale of the opening. How many cinemas has "Juno" been in?"

"Seven, no cinema is willing to show it. I heard that this film has invited Oscar-winning actresses and a lot of big-name stars. This time we must not lose all the money we made before."

Chen Guofu said, "Oh, if you have nothing else to do, just hang up."

Then Feng Xiaogang asked him, "Old Chen, is the box office of that King Power movie particularly low?"

Chen Guofu shook his head, "It's not particularly low, it's a bit high."

"What?"

~

"What! It's only 80,000!"

In the Sina Blog editorial department, Mayo learned from a friend in the news department that "Juno" had a box office of 80,000 on its first day.

This can be said to be a very shabby figure, only one percent of King Quan’s previous works.

This friend said, "I think it's mainly because the distribution scale is too small. Is it because no one watches literary and artistic films? It's the same in our country, but it would be good if it can win awards in the future."

Mayo asked, "Are you going to publish this news now?"

A friend said, "I have to post it. Domestic audiences are particularly interested in the news about "Juno". "The Departed", which was adapted from "The Departed", has more famous stars, so it's all being compared."

Mayo, "I have an idea for you. Don't post the box office this time. Post reviews from abroad. IMDb. Pick some good reviews from there."

The friend thought for a while and nodded, "Lao Mei, just for your sake, but you still have to persuade Director Wang to make more commercial films in the future. All reputations are false and there is no real one." The box office is great."

When the North American box office of "Escape Room" exceeded 100 million, the whole network was really excited. Netizens could not wait to fly to the United States to support Director Wang's box office.

Soon, Sina Entertainment published an article in an inconspicuous corner, describing the good reputation of "Juno" in the United States. It included not only comments from IMDb netizens, but also praise from professional film critics, and cooperated with the writing of the article. According to people's comments, some netizens immediately began to look forward to being nominated for an Oscar and winning the statuette.

Although there was no special promotion, it quickly became popular and attracted a large number of netizens to watch.

Zhenjiao Dagu: Damn, Sina is so slow. It’s so hard to publish special reports now.

Wingless Cloud: Did you see it? It scored 8.1 on IMDb. This score can be said to be a sure shot to be nominated for an Oscar!

Dong Xianyuan: Foreign netizens seem to be praising the heroine and the music, but no one is praising our director Wang?

Wen Tianxiang: Those who praise the movie are also praising the director. The movie was all created by Director Wang, and even the heroine’s acting skills were trained by the director.

Cold Smoke, Mud Rain, Drunken Years: The film critic said it better, saying that Director Wang miraculously captured the hearts of the American people, which is simply unbelievable!

Of course, there is a lot of praise, but some people still care about the box office.

Bookworm: Why is there no box office data? How much was the box office on the first day and how much was the box office in the first week?

Ning Caichen: For literary films, the box office is not important. It just depends on Director Wang being nominated for an Oscar.

Up, down, left and right: The box office of literary and artistic films can also be very high. I remember that the North American box office of "Brokeback Mountain" was almost 100 million.

Pay attention to my magnification trick: Director Wang is indeed great, but he cannot be compared with Li Bian. The number one foreign language film in North America is still his "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Di Zetian: Is it because Director Wang’s box office results are not satisfactory?

However, this inquiry was quickly drowned out by netizens' praise for "Juno"'s high reputation.

It wasn't until a few days later that someone on the NetEase blog posted an article "The Genius Director Has Fallen?" Hollywood no longer favors royalty! 》, and then quickly appeared on the homepage of NetEase blog.

In this article, the author lists the box office sales of "Juno" on its first day and first week.

$83,000 on the first day and $860,000 in the first week.

"Are you shocked? Yes, this is the first week box office data of "Juno", not even 1 million!"

The author said, "As for this data, the domestic media have all avoided talking about it, avoiding the important and trivial. This surprised me. Why? Is it shame to mention it? Is it because they are afraid that the myth of royal power will be shattered? Is it because of that poor self-esteem? Really? I think it’s not necessary!”

"The failure of "Juno" at the box office is not because of a bad film by King Power. It's just that literary films are usually dull and have a limited audience. In addition, without the assistance of a professional team to distribute such films, they can only be released on a small scale in an attempt to create miracles. If With Harvey Weinstein in charge, I think the box office would have already exceeded 10 million."

"However, the box office failure of "Juno" is doomed. I hope this incident can teach Director Wang a lesson, that is, don't easily touch areas that you are not good at. Your specialty is to make commercial and enjoyable films, such as "Escape Room" which has a good reputation Although it is average, it is very successful at the box office. Don’t dream of winning awards at a young age. It is better to wait for a few years and wait until you are forty before you consider expressing your thoughts through movies.”

As soon as this post came out, it caused a stir.

Meow Schrödinger: What, Director Wang missed it?

Jiuyou Zhidao: It’s fake, no matter how hard Director Wang pulls his hips, he won’t lose less than a million in the first week, right?

Rabbit Fighter: This is not an afterthought. In fact, when Director Wang chose this subject, I was not optimistic about it. He is still suitable for making commercial films.

Nanshan Fumeng: Now you know how strong Li Yin is. The awards and box office are all so great. Director Wang is still young.

Yilvlangmao: We must be from Wanwan upstairs, don’t look at how old Director Wang is and how old Li Yin is!

Three Traces: It doesn’t matter, one failure is nothing. Believe me, Director Wang, you will definitely fail a second or third time!

Yang Mi read this post with a heavy heart. Now Yuan Shanshan didn't dare to flirt with her in the dormitory. She felt like Mi Mi would curse at any time.

Why are these people like this? It's just a defeat. To put it so ugly, where are all the fans before?

After thinking about it, Yang Mi very carefully wrote a text message and sent it to Wang Quan, hoping that he could cheer up.

Wang Quan was in the car at this time, and Anna was driving.

He replied: Why cheer up?

Yang Mi: Is it because Juno failed at the box office?

Wang Quan: Who said it failed at the box office?

Yang Mi: On the Internet.

Wang Quan: The box office was very successful. We just held a celebration party.

Yang Mi: Huh?

Wang Quan dialed Mimi's number directly, "What's wrong? Someone is talking about me online?"

"Well, they also said that your genius fell, as if you had an accident." Yang Mi said angrily.

Wang Quan chuckled, "I'm not a genius myself, I'm just diligent."

"So what's going on with Juno's box office? Is it because America is targeting you?"

Wang Quan, "It is a low-cost literary film with low commercial attributes, so the usual approach for theater chains is to show it to a few theaters to see the number of people in each theater, and then decide whether to expand the theater."

"That's right. What about the number of people in a single hall?"

Wang Quan laughed, "It's more than 10,000 yuan per hotel, and it's more than 20,000 yuan per hotel on weekends. It's so good!"

Yang Mi said happily, "Then will it be released on a large scale this week?"

King Power, "expanded from seven theaters to 50."

"Ah, that's still not much?"

Wang Quan, "Because it is mainly shown in Los Angeles, 50 theaters are enough to cover it, and most of the Oscar judges live in Los Angeles, so it is enough for them to see it."

"That's it~" Yang Mi felt a lot better. He couldn't see Brother Quan being wronged. Brother Quan was wronged, so how could he pretend to be cool!

"Okay, my new movie is about to start shooting, no more chatting."

"okay."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Mi immediately returned to the dormitory in high spirits.

Seeing her like this, Zhang Xiaofei asked, "Mimi, why are you in a good mood suddenly?"

Yang Mi, "The operating rules of Hollywood are too complicated, and I can't explain them clearly to you. Just wait and see, my brother Quan is holding back his ultimate move!"

~

At this time, Wang Quan and Anna were driving to the "Twilight" set, and it was more convenient for him to have a car there.

Just like what he said to Yang Mi, the single museum exceeded 20,000 and was close to 30,000. His audience showed extreme enthusiasm for this film. This film is a success!

After entering Oregon, Wang Quan suddenly asked Anna to stop the car when he saw a maple forest on the roadside.

"What's wrong, boss?"

Wang Quan, "Suddenly thought of an ancient Chinese poem, stop the car and sit in the maple forest at night~"

Anna didn't understand, but she soon understood. Wang Quan was very active in spreading Chinese culture to her.

Because of this maple forest, Wang Quan arrived more than an hour late, but the leading actors did not complain. I didn't say what time I would arrive, I only said I would arrive in the morning, and anything before 12 o'clock is considered morning.

They are all a group of young people with dreams of becoming famous, and Wang Quan has successfully made three young actresses popular, Meghan, Gadot, and Wang Keying. He is well-known in this regard.

So everyone was very well-behaved. Even Robert Pattinson, who played the male lead who didn't like the script, waited patiently. But Taylor Lautner, who played Jacob the wolf, was a little impatient. After all, he Still young, less than 15 years old this year.

The Throne version of "Twilight" was a year and a half earlier than the original version, so Kristen Stewart was not yet 17 years old and was very young.

The leading actor, Robert Pattinson, is only 20 years old and is in better shape than in the original version. Although his face is square, he still has a pretty face.

The most difficult choice was the role of the werewolf Jacob. The original actor, Taylor Lautner, was only 14 years old this year. King Quan was determined to replace it with an older actor.

But this role requires Indian ancestry and vigor.

The Indians were almost dead, and it was too difficult to find a suitable teenager. In the end, King Power decided to use the original lineup for the three protagonists. Although Taylor Lautner's face was a bit tender, she had already grown up and played the role. One dog-licking werewolf is enough.

In addition to the three main protagonists, the Alice in the Cullen family is still Ashley Greene.

But Rosalie, another member of the Cullen family, was replaced by Alexandra Daddario.

The heroine's big-breasted classmate Jessica was replaced by Kaley Cuoco, who had just starred in the yet-to-be-aired "The Big Bang Theory" as the heroine Penny.

The most important thing is the female vampire Victoria, the villain of the previous movies. King Power finally succeeded in inviting Kate Beckinsale to make a surprise cameo.

Of course, she has few roles and is not here today.

Wang Quan got out of the car, his legs were a little swaying, he held the car door and waved, "Hello everyone, I've been waiting~"

(We don’t have enough trolls anymore. Who wants to make a cameo?)