You don't understand the happiness of the director

Before "The Twilight Saga: New Moon", the first-day box office champion and single-day box office champion in film history was "Spider-Man 3" with 59 million on its first day, and the runner-up was "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" with 54 million. In last year's summer release, these two The movie swept the summer season with the legacy of its predecessor, which is very impressive.

Who would have thought that such a high score could be surpassed by a movie that was ridiculed as a third-rate romantic drama, and it was surpassed so easily.

No wonder Boss Tao is so excited and proud. He is so awesome for being able to do this!

Wang Quan saw that her hands were red, so he quickly took them over and blew on them and rubbed them.

In fact, Wang Quan is okay and not particularly excited. 63.5 million dollars is far behind the original time and space.

There were 72 million terrifying existences in the original time and space!

However, Wang Quan also understands that when it was 72 million, it dominated the schedule and had no rivals. But now it is a hot summer schedule. Not only is "The Incredible Hulk" in the same schedule, but last week there were also "Kung Fu Panda" and Adam Sandler's It’s a comedy called “Don’t Mess with the Zohan”, so it’s normal that the show didn’t start so explosively.

"By the way, how much is the box office of "The Incredible Hulk"?" Wang Quan asked.

Dorothy, "Let me see, oh, it's not bad, 15 million."

The two movies have less influence on each other than the original time and space. Wang Quan thought they would change the schedule, but he didn't expect the head to be so strong. Who gave them the iron? Is it Iron Man?

Afterwards, Dorothy read some comments from netizens to Wang Quan.

"Damn, there are no seats, okay? I can only watch it tomorrow!"

"The view from the corner of the first row is too uncomfortable from this angle. I'm going to do a second painting tomorrow!"

"The little werewolf is so handsome, I covet his body!"

"There are so many big scenes, it's not the same as the Twilight Zone I thought~"

"Bella, wake up, the little werewolf is healthy and muscular, why not choose him!"

“It’s actually better than the first one, which is a bit surprising!”

Wang Quan stopped her, "I just want good reviews, right?"

Dorothy, "There are also negative reviews, but they are basically focused on the fact that it is inconsistent with the original work. I don't think the problem is big."

Wang Quan sighed, still unable to satisfy everyone, "How much is Rotten Tomatoes?"

Dorothy, "Now it's 55%~"

Wang Quan was pleasantly surprised, "Wow, there are so many!"

The Rotten Tomatoes rating of the first part was only 45%. Unexpectedly, the second part was even higher, which made Wang Quan very pleased.

Dorothy smiled and said, "When I looked at it yesterday, it was 50%. It is a growth trend. I hope it can exceed 60%!"

You should know that the Rotten Tomatoes rating of "Iron Man" is 94%, and then look at the score of your own movie, it is simply pitiful.

Wang Quan looked at the reviews from the film critics again. This time he still spent money, but he could feel that the overall review was higher than the previous film. It seemed that his decision to step out of his comfort zone was correct.

Of course, it also depends on whether the final box office can reach the figures of the original time and space.

Wang Quan, who had obtained two film history records, still wanted to continue filming. He chatted with Dorothy for a while and then left.

It is late at night in China at this time, and many film and television companies are waiting until now to get off work just to see the data of "Twilight Saga 2".

Now that the data is out, people are dumbfounded.

63.5 million!

This is, this is nearly 500 million!

And it’s only the first day!

At Huayi Brothers Company, the big king and the little king kept breathing in the cold air. It was so scary, so scary!

Chen Guofu was also there, "The key is that this film broke two major first-day and single-day records in North American film history. From now on, King Power will be regarded as this in Hollywood."

He gave a thumbs up. Even though he had witnessed the magic of royal power countless times, he was still shocked this time. Is this a record in film history that he, a Chinese director, can break?

Wang Zhongjun said, "It's better not to tell Director Feng this news. It will save him trouble. The worst thing to do when filming a comedy is to avoid being in a bad mood."

Wang Zhonglei, "Yes, with such a high box office, which director would be really happy for him after seeing it."

Feng Xiaogang was filming "If You Are the One" in the neon Hokkaido at this time. It was true that he couldn't see it, but another international director saw it. There was nothing he could do. The Internet news had come out and it was overwhelming.

After getting first-hand information, Sina and other online media began to build momentum. "The box office on the first day was nearly 500 million!" King Power breaks all single-day records in North America! 》

Looking at this title, Wu Yusen felt very heavy. Although his "Mission: Impossible 2" only made 12 million U.S. dollars on the first day, he did not want to admit that the waves behind the Yangtze River pushed the waves ahead, and the waves in front were filmed dead on the beach.

He has studied "The Twilight Saga", which is the kind of movie that starts with a strong momentum. Even though it made 60 million on the first day, the final global box office may not exceed the 546.388 million of Disc 2.

Even if it exceeds the limit, if you resort to inflation, how will you respond, little Wang Quan?

Money is becoming less and less valuable. Even if the global box office of "Twilight 2" exceeds 600 million U.S. dollars, it may not be as good as the 546.388 million U.S. dollars in 2000.

Unless Twilight 2 can reach 700 million dollars, but is that possible? It shouldn't be possible, right?

Director Wu was worried about gains and losses, but Damimi, who was filming in Hengdian, couldn't wait.

Master, "Mimi, have you eaten?"

Yang Mi, "What, Shishiyou also knows that "The Twilight Saga 2" broke the historical single-day and first-day box office records in the United States!"

Master Liu, "..."

Yang Mi, "It's a pity that we can't watch it now. I'm really anxious. Tangtang, how about we go watch it together after the movie is released."

Tang Yan passed by and said, "Ah, oh, okay~"

Then Master Liu started to murmur to Yang Mi again. This was the first time she knew, "Is Director Wang so powerful? This is too exaggerated. The record has been broken."

"Of course that's awesome!"

Tang Yan: Well, it’s really awesome~

Yang Mi added, "It's a pity that we have to film, and Liu Yifei flew straight to Los Angeles just to watch Twilight in advance. She is a die-hard fan of the original work and bought the English version as soon as it came out."

Not far away, Hu Ge watched Yang Mi happily talking about the topic of royal power, and couldn't help but feel inferior for a moment.

~

In Los Angeles, Liu Yifei once again made an appointment with Jing Tian to meet at a movie theater. This time it was in the morning, and it was a big movie theater with many theaters, so it should be no problem.

"This time we will watch the IMAX giant screen hall. It is more enjoyable to watch blockbusters in this kind of hall." Liu Yifei took Jing Tian in, and she paid for the ticket.

"Thank you, senior sister~" Jing Tian behaved very well.

Although it was morning, it was Saturday after all, so there were still many spectators, mostly young girls, and they were at the back.

"The screen is really big!" Jing Tian sighed.

Liu Yifei, "There are also some in the capital now. There is one in the Dawangdao Cinema, which is bigger than this one. I watched "Gravity" there before."

"Is that Senior Brother Wang Quan's cinema?"

"Well, he has some shares."

Jing Tian smiled and said, "Senior sister is so familiar with senior brother Wang Quan."

"Me, we are just ordinary friends."

As if to deliberately expose her lies, Wang Quan, an ordinary friend, called. Liu Yifei was a little panicked. There were people around her who couldn't get out, so she had to lower her voice and said, "What's the matter with you? I'm watching a movie. Let's talk later."

Wang Quan, "Oh, I just heard from aunt that you came to Los Angeles, but you didn't tell me. What movie are you watching?"

"Twilight 2."

Wang Quan said, "Oh, come to the company after watching it."

"What are you doing?"

"Can't I miss you?"

Liu Yifei quickly hung up the phone. Jingtian covered her mouth and smiled, almost hearing it.

Liu Yifei said awkwardly, "It's just the longing of ordinary friends."

Jing Tian, ​​"I believe it, but she is a die-hard movie fan of Director Wang. Senior sister, can you let me get to know her too?"

Liu Yifei looked at Jingtian, who looked sweet and seemed to be very rich, and her alarm went off, but she couldn't help but said, "Well, I'll ask him then."

The movie started, and the two of them shut up and watched the show carefully, because it was already the third year since the dragon raised its head, and the dragon in the opening animation had grown up a bit, and the whole picture could be seen.

There was a scream in the theater. The little werewolf took off his clothes and screamed. The little werewolf cut his hair short and screamed. The little werewolf turned into a big dog and screamed loudly. Especially the little werewolf fought against the werewolves of the same race for Bella. This The fight between the big dogs was so exciting that even Jing Tian couldn't help but hold Liu Yifei's hand.

There are many high-energy clips later, and the character design of the little werewolf feels good. Although Liu Yifei realizes that it deviates a bit from the original work, she can completely accept it. This makes it feel like a blockbuster. Brother Quan is really good at shooting!

After going out, Liu Yifei called Wang Quan and told him about Jingtian.

Wang Quan spoke very nicely, "Since we are junior sisters, let's come together. I'll treat senior sisters to dinner."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Quan said to Dorothy, "We can continue talking about this "Ex Machina" matter in the afternoon. Maybe there will be some changes."

Although "Ex Machina" is called this, it is far different from the movie of the same name starring Alicia Vikander. It is adapted from Golden Harvest's third-level film "Ex Machina."

However, it is not intended to be a R-rated movie. The main focus is horror and suspense, but not that scary.

The script has been adapted, and Dorothy is a little hesitant about this project. The budget of 15 million is the same as that of "Shark Beach", but it does not have the buff of the screenwriter King Quan. Can this thing pay for itself?

After waiting for a while, Wang Quan arrived at Liu Yifei and Jingtian.

Wang Quan held Jing Tian's hand enthusiastically, "This is Junior Sister Jing Tian, ​​you are so beautiful. After Senior Sister Yi Fei graduates, you should be our school beauty at Nortel."

Jing Tian was so ashamed that he said he didn't dare to take it seriously.

"If there's anything you shouldn't be, she's the school beauty, that's what netizens say." Liu Yifei introduced her with a smile, putting her arm around Jing Tian's shoulders.

Jing Tian: Oh, if I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have promoted the school beauty, that would be so embarrassing!

Wang Quan took them to visit the company.

"This is another little golden man!" Jing Tian asked, "Can I touch it?"

"certainly."

Jing Tian touched it and was very excited, "The one at school is covered by glass, so you can only watch it from a distance."

"You can do whatever you want here with us."

After walking around, Wang Quan took them back to his office, where there happened to be a script on his desk.

"What is this?" Jing Tian glanced at it, "Is it a secret?"

Wang Quan, "What a secret? It's just a script that may not be able to be filmed. You can read it if you want."

"Ex Machina?" Jing Tian picked it up.

Wang Quan, "This is a science fiction thriller, but because the company invested all the money in my "Inception", I'm afraid I won't have the money to make it."

Liu Yifei asked, "Isn't Twilight 2's box office very good?"

Wang Quan cried and said, "The money recovered from Twilight 2 will be used for the post-production of Twilight 3. The filming of Twilight 3 has been completed, but there is no money for post-production."

Jing Tian quickly read it. Although she only had CET-4 English and couldn't understand the script, it seemed that Long Toutou Company's movies had not lost money yet, so she asked cautiously, "How much investment does this movie have?" How many gaps are there?”

Wang Quan, "20 million budget, still 10 million short, sorry."

"Hiss!" Jing Tian, ​​who originally said he was here to vote, also took a deep breath, which was a bit much.

Afterwards, they had a meal, and Jingtian went back to the hotel by himself. Wang Quan and Liu Yifei continued shopping, hiding in the car and nibbling from time to time.

The next day, Wang Quan received a call from Jing Tian. She wanted to talk to Wang Quan.

"What, you want to invest in this movie!" Wang Quan pretended to be surprised, but in fact, after knowing Jing Tian's name, Wang Quan had been seducing her to invest.

In Hollywood, big companies often cooperate with foreign companies on some extremely high-risk projects. For example, China has picked up many Hollywood secondary projects. Such projects usually face extremely high risks of losing money, but don't shoot them. It feels like a waste, so I pass the risk on to others.

And because of different investment levels, profits are not divided according to investment shares. The partner may lose money, but the dominant party makes a lot of money.

Wang Quan thought that since Dorothy thought "Ex Machina" was risky, it would be better to find an overseas company to share the risk. Jing Tian happened to show up, so he gave it a try, but he didn't expect that she would actually take the bait.

This can’t be considered as cheating our compatriots. Once the “Ex Machina” project is completed, it may actually make money. This may also open up a pioneering path for Chinese capital to participate in Hollywood film production.

Jing Tian said that the agency behind her was willing to bear the $10 million shortfall, but there was a condition.

"Let you be the heroine?"

Jing Tian was pleasantly surprised, "Ah, is that okay?"

"If you can accept being naked..." Wang Quan deliberately frightened her.

Jing Tian hurriedly shook his head, "I just want to play a small supporting role, is that okay, senior brother?"

Wang Quan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I agree to this condition, but the details of investment and return will have to be discussed by your company with our Tao Boss."

10 million dollars is basically enough for the upfront cost, which is equivalent to spending other people's money to do your own thing.

But with more than 70 million RMB, even if Wang Quan has the film and television library, he still can't figure out what Tiantian's background is, and the comments about her are all mixed and inconclusive.

Just let professionals handle the rest of the negotiations. Another day later, Wang Quan sent Liu Yifei and Jingtian to the airport. They were going back to China.

On this day, the opening weekend box office of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" was also released.

After 63.5 million on the first day, 50.8 million on the next Saturday, 41.6 million on Sunday, and a total of 155.9 million dollars in the three days of the first weekend!

Breaking the opening record in North American film history again!

(Please give me a monthly ticket!!!)

(ps: The original space and time is the second in film history, not as good as Spider-Man 3.)