Chapter 372: Who is the winner?
Han Shanping sat in the middle with a serious expression, looking coldly at the people present. A cold smell suddenly appeared in the air. Those who were seen lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. Ye Ming stared at the teacup on the table closely, as if he could see the flowers in the teacup. Zhang Yimou was holding a black leather notebook, writing and drawing on it, not knowing what he was recording.
Chen Kaige and Jiang Wen, on the other hand, were smoking and saying nothing. These people know the purpose of this tea party. It's not just about [Star Wars]. If it's just about Star Wars, then at this time, it's enough to talk about it on a small scale. Box office, this is the root of everything.
Regardless of whether the experts at the Golden Rooster Awards admit it or not, the box office of a movie will always speak for itself.
Han Shanping took a sip of tea and then said slowly: "Comrades, I have called you here today to discuss the situation of this year's film market. According to the data, it is only 200 million so far. The leader is very dissatisfied. What do you say? , everyone openly said that the speaker is not guilty and the listener is a warning."
Chairman Liu of the New Film Alliance lazily raised his hand and said: "I have two things to say. I think the reason for this is that there are no imported blockbusters. This time last year, the box office was already 700 million. Well, this year, I don’t need to say that everyone knows the reason. What are the quality of those movies? It’s nonsense to say anything else. Box office is the last word. I don’t see any hope in relaxing the restrictions on the introduction of blockbusters.
The General Administration should have relaxed this ban long ago. I speak directly, so don't be offended. "
As the chairman of the New Film Alliance, it is natural for him to consider whether there are movies shown in the cinema and what kind of movies are shown, which will have a fatal impact on the income of a cinema.
Lao Liu is in this business, so of course he wants to speak for himself.
At this time, Jiang Wen immediately retorted: "What's the use of introducing blockbusters? After all, it's an external force. I don't think the foreign monks can chant sutras. Our country can also produce good movies. The key is to say How to shoot and who will shoot."
Jiang Wen is a director, so when it comes to a question like this, he naturally thinks of the interests of his own industry. Moreover, Jiang Wen is also a person who says what he wants and doesn't care whether others like it or not. listen.
Seeing the trend of quarreling, Han Shanping knocked on the table and said: "Introducing blockbusters and one's own hematopoietic function are very important. Therefore, the leader also decided to make some relief in this aspect. We will introduce the latest blockbusters from the United States. [Star Wars: The Phantom Menace], and this movie is already dubbing in the later stages. The movie market must be booming by then. Now let me talk about the issue of the screening rights of this movie, which is still the old rule. Several newly established theater chains, you bid for it yourself, and whoever gives the higher price will get this imported blockbuster movie."
Anyway, the experience of each theater chain I am sitting in has not happened once or twice. Therefore, when it comes to such a matter, everyone is familiar with it and cannot quote their own price. In the end, it is still rejected by the New Film Alliance Chairman Yoo got the screening rights.
Of course, this does not mean that if New Film Alliance can screen others, it cannot. In fact, in places where New Film Alliance does not have cinemas, especially in the south, other cinemas can also show the films after paying a certain management fee. This means that China Film has given New Film Alliance an opportunity to make money. That’s all. The bulk of the imported blockbusters has already been taken away by China Film Group, so there is no problem for this young man from New Film Alliance to take a sip of soup with China Film Group.
At this time, Ye Ming's bid was a bit confusing to Zhang Yimou. Brilliant Cinemas is the largest private cinema chain in the country. Why is Ye Ming not interested in such things?
Zhang Yimou lowered his voice and asked: "Ye Ming, this is not in line with your style. You are rushing to do the five-yuan movie ticket thing, but why [Star Wars] is not interested."
Ye Ming smiled and said nothing else, but said helplessly: "I don't have money. I don't have the wealth of New Film Alliance. The price of China Film is too high, so high that I can't afford it. Moreover, I am right This film is also not very popular, so I’ll watch it when the time comes. If the market response is really good, I can just pay New Film Alliance a management fee and continue to show it.”
But Ye Ming knew that this was impossible. At this time, no one thought of this. The powerful Hollywood blockbuster "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" actually failed miserably at the box office.
Zhang Yimou said curiously: "You said that [Star Wars: The Phantom Menace] will not do well at the box office. I have seen this movie. When it was popular in the United States, a colleague invited me to see it. I have to say, Hollywood productions are like this Zi's blockbuster is indeed a classic movie, and just because of the name of "Star Wars", its box office in the West cannot be lower. If it is shown in our country, then at this time, I think The box office shouldn't be low. Just like Titanic, no one would have thought of the box office."
Thinking about the box office performance of Titanic, it makes people feel excited. It is undeniable that [Star Wars: The Phantom Menace] is indeed a sincere work, but the audience just doesn't buy it. It's really hard to explain this clearly.
Ye Ming said with certainty: "I know this, but the situation is different. The Titanic can be said to be a miracle that cannot be copied.
Think about it, it’s not even half a year since [Star Wars: The Phantom Menace] was shown in the United States. In fact, it won’t take half a year or half a month before pirated discs will be on the market. The pirated discs on the market today may not be of good quality, but at least they can be watched. Therefore, as long as movie fans in our country love [Star Wars], it is impossible to let go of [Star Wars: The Phantom Menace] under such circumstances. More than 90% of people have passed I’ve watched the pirated discs.
Let me tell you, if I had already spent ten yuan to buy a disc and watched it while lying comfortably on my sofa at home, would I still spend thirty or forty yuan to go to the cinema to watch the same movie? "
An average movie costs more than 20 yuan now, but a movie like a Hollywood blockbuster probably doesn't cost more than 20 yuan. If it costs 30 or 40 yuan, it is very annoying and normal. One thing.
Therefore, when it comes to such an issue, Ye Ming is very open-minded, and in fact this is also the case. [Star Wars: The Phantom Menace] did suffer a disastrous failure at the box office, and this is something that no one expected. . You must know that Titanic was not introduced simultaneously, but it created a box office miracle.
After Ye Ming said this, Zhang Yimou fell silent. Piracy is indeed the case. Who made Star Wars so famous? The prequels were naturally pirated long ago.
At that moment, Zhang Yimou said helplessly: "If I were to shoot a blockbuster, I would have to focus on cracking down on piracy, and I would never give them any room to attack."
Although he said this, Ye Ming also knew that it was difficult. Even the General Administration could not completely eradicate this matter, let alone Zhang Yimou. At this time, everyone was sitting down one after another after a lot of excitement. Chairman Liu was signing the contract. After passing by Ye Ming, he said with a victor's attitude: "Manager Ye, I haven't seen you in a while." , Come back to my place for tea when you have time. "
Drinking tea, drinking some tea, isn’t that a letter of challenge to Ye Ming? This was a provocation to Ye Ming. Chairman Liu fell into disrepute over the five-yuan fare issue and was severely punished by Ye Ming. In the end, although he was willing to settle the matter through relations, Liu The chairman is in trouble.
Therefore, I thought of using this opportunity of [Star Wars: The Phantom Menace] to teach Ye Ming a lesson. I invited Ye Ming to come over for tea. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Ye Ming’s brilliant film and television wants to show [Planet] The Great War: The Phantom Menace] must pay a considerable price.
The New Film Alliance will never let go of this opportunity to kill Ye Ming.
When it comes to matters like this, Chairman Liu can be said to be extremely skilled at playing.
He wanted to see Ye Ming look good, but who knew that Ye Ming said with a smile: "Absolutely, I wish Chairman Liu a great box office success, and whether the New Film Alliance can have a good year, just count on this film, right?" "
What he said was a bit shady and not sincere at all. Chairman Liu snorted, as if he didn't want to argue with young people, and sat in his seat arrogantly. Feng Xiaogang came back and said: "Ye Ming, you didn't participate in this matter, so you put your movie on the line. It seems that it was premeditated. Now I am looking forward to your movie more and more."
Ye Ming also has his own theater chain, so it is impossible to not care about the source of the movie. If [Star Wars: The Phantom Menace] can be screened, it will be very beneficial to the brilliant theater chain. Limitations Ye Ming didn't have to do this, he naturally said that he had a good movie in hand, and when he thought that Ye Ming was going to make a movie, he probably bet on his own movie.
Although Feng Xiaogang also felt that Ye Ming might be overestimating his abilities, but considering the popularity of "Crazy Stone", under such circumstances, Feng Xiaogang was sincerely looking forward to Ye Ming's new film works. And the box office of this new work is related to the topic of the next tea party. (To be continued)
