Before Chen Minhao could speak, Chen Qiang, who was standing aside, said in surprise: "If the box office of "Detective" is 1 billion, wouldn't Brother Chen be able to get 27 million? This producer is too generous."
Kang Hui sneered and said, "Generous? Just remember, capitalists are all evil-minded maggots."
Kang Hui changed into a comfortable position and sat on the sofa, looked at Chen Minhao and asked: "If the producer didn't give you extra money and asked you to spend so much time and energy traveling to more than 30 cities, would you be willing? "
Chen Minhao shook his head and said: "Three or five cities are fine, but 30 cities is impossible."
"If you want the horse to run, you must let the horse eat grass. People who understand this truth are not called generosity, but intelligent." Kang Hui lit a cigarette, leaned forward slightly, and said, "If the box office When it really reaches 1 billion, the additional box office dividends were given to Chen Minhao for 27 million, which only shows that Chen Minhao’s contribution to this 1 billion far exceeds 27 million.”
Kang blew back a smoke ring and further explained: "The road show is not only to attract the audience to attend live events and let the audience know that a movie is about to be released. You must know that there are too many ways and means to promote a movie, and the road show is an investment The one with the lowest return.”
Kang Hui explained patiently: “The road shows in previous years may have been to increase media influence and increase publicity, but now the road shows have only one purpose: to obtain more film arrangements in theaters and increase the film arrangement rate.
There is a jingle in the industry: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuchang, Chengdu and Hangzhou. These movie box office cities are the key publicity towns. But just like Internet products such as Pinxixi and Kuaishou that are declining commercially, movies are also declining commercially. At present, theaters and screens in first-tier cities are saturated, and second-, third- and fourth-tier cities are must-haves for theater chains. "
"What do theater chains have to fight for? They rely on stars. So to passers-by, it looks like it's a star roadshow movie, but in fact it's promoting the theater chain. After the stars promote the theater chain, the theater chain will arrange more films for the movie."
Chen Qiang frowned, grabbed his hair, and said, "Sister Kang, what you are talking about is too complicated."
Kang Hui chuckled lightly and said: "It's actually not complicated. Just remember one sentence: The prosperity in the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit."
Chen Minhao smiled sheepishly and said, "I am also a layman. I can participate in these road shows."
As Chen Qiang said, if the box office of "Detective" can really reach 1 billion, in addition to the agreed salary of 14 million, he will also get an additional 27 million yuan. This is not a small amount of money. People really don't have it. Necessity and money are inseparable.
And if the box office of the first movie he stars in can reach 1 billion yuan, his future film and television career will be much easier, and he will be one step closer to his goal: a global superstar.
But the question is, can the box office reach 1 billion? After all, there are not many domestic films in China that have exceeded 1 billion.
When Kang Hui saw Chen Minhao nodding, she smiled slightly and said, "But you have Beijing Film Theater rehearsals every night from Monday to Friday, so we have to find a proper way to solve this problem.
If a passerby broke the news or a media press release came out: You completely ignored school rehearsals for a movie road show, it will have a bad impact on your reputation, and many of our past efforts may be ruined. Moreover, such a press release will also have a negative impact on the box office of "Detective". "
Chen Minhao looked down at the schedule in his hand and muttered: "I'll figure out a way to solve this problem myself. The rehearsal time was originally scheduled for weekends, but the members of the drama club adjusted the rehearsal time to Monday to Sunday to accommodate my time. Friday night.
I'm trying to see if the rehearsals for the drama can be concentrated these days. After all, Teacher Wu Hongrong is taking care of the album, so there are very few things that I need to worry about. If I rehearse intensively before the road show, the total rehearsal time should be enough in the end. "
Kang returned to his body and sat upright, saying, "What are you going to do?"
Chen Minhao smiled and said: "Based on the last time adjustment, I can see that as long as there are no problems with other students' time and no objection, the rehearsal time can be adjusted. As you just said: Everyone in the world is here for profit, and everyone in the world is here for profit. All the hustle and bustle is for profit. The students in the drama club are also human beings. They don't have to and will not struggle with the word 'profit'."
Kang Hui frowned and asked, "Are you going to give the money directly?"
"Give money? That's too vulgar." Chen Minhao said with a smile: "I give them what they want. Most of the students at Beijing Film Academy just want to increase their exposure and get ahead. A person's breath of life is like a stick of incense. Most of them come to Beijing Film Academy just to be famous, and I plan to take them to another hot search."
Kang Hui nodded lightly and said, "Be careful when communicating. Don't give people any clues. Don't let people think you are using this to make a deal."
Chen Minhao nodded frequently to express his approval and said: "Don't worry, there is no shortage of smart people in this world. You can understand what I mean without having to explain it clearly. After he understands it, he will naturally tell others."
The performance of Zhou Bingqing, vice president of the drama club, not only did not disappoint Chen Minhao, he even exceeded Chen Minhao's expectations.
Zhou Bingqing took the lead again. On the grounds that the final exam was coming soon and several junior and senior students in the club were going to film productions in other places, I proposed to the department chair Zhang Guoping that the drama club should modify the rehearsal time:
Suspension of evening rehearsals for a month, and everyone will devote more time and energy to rehearsals during the summer vacation.
The corner of Zhang Guoping's mouth twitched, but he finally nodded in agreement.
time flies.
On June 2, two days before the road show started, Tian Lin, the producer of "Detective", and Hu Defa, the director, invited Chen Minhao to meet at a teahouse.
As soon as Chen Minhao entered the private room door, Tian Linbian looked over and said with a smile: "How about it, you are quite satisfied with the conditions I offered."
Although Tian Lin spoke vaguely, Chen Minhao knew very well that Tian Lin was talking about the box office sharing conditions: as long as the box office exceeds 100 million, Chen Minhao will receive 3% of the excess.
Chen Minhao smiled and said: "Quite satisfied."
Tian Lin saw Chen Minhao coming forward, poured him a cup of tea, and asked with a smile: "Wang Ruozhou, he is currently filming another movie "Return Date", and he will be able to participate in the road show a week later than you. This week You have to shoulder the responsibility yourself, do you have the confidence?"
After Chen Minhao took a sip of tea, he looked up into Tian Lin's eyes and said directly: "When have I ever let you down?"
Director Hu Defa, who was drinking tea at the side, almost spit out the tea in his mouth, thinking: Chen Minhao's style of painting is not quite right. Isn't he very low-key and humble? Why have you become so arrogant today
In fact, Chen Minhao's "arrogance" was the result of Kang Hui's repeated warnings. Before entering the teahouse, Kang Hui specially warned Chen Minhao: If the capital side asks you if you are confident, you must show confidence. Because sometimes if you are modest and want to keep a low profile, they will think that you are really not good enough.
But after Kang Hui heard Chen Minhao's words, she picked up the teacup and tried to cover up her embarrassed expression. She felt a little regretful: Do you still need me to teach Chen Minhao how to be confident? His self-confidence can already open the door and establish a clan.
Tian Lin raised his eyebrows with interest and said, "Okay, just have confidence."
After a few words of greeting, the group entered the group. Tian Lin took out a detailed schedule and said: "The task of taking the leading role in the first week of the road show will be left to you."
After seeing the detailed schedule, Chen Minhao deeply understood what Kang Hui said: Capitalists are all evil-minded maggots.
During the road show, Chen Minhao traveled to new cities every day. In the afternoon, he went to the banquet halls of hotels in these cities to hold new film press conferences for the media. In the evening, he went to theaters in some large theater chains to meet with audiences.
Moreover, Chen Minhao has three mornings in the first week of his road show to share with colleges and universities. In other words, Chen Minhao’s schedule on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday is to share with colleges and universities in the morning, release a new film at the hotel in the afternoon, go to the theater in the evening, and take transportation in the middle of the night. Tools to go to other cities.
Before Chen Minhao could speak, Kang Hui frowned and said, "Mr. Tian, are these arrangements too much? I'm worried that Chen Minhao's body won't be able to bear it."
Tian Lin glanced at Chen Minhao's face with the corner of his eye, rubbed his hands, and said cautiously: "It's indeed a bit hard, but the hard work is for himself."
Kang Hui looked sideways at Tian Lin and said calmly: "The artist Wan Anqi I led has also participated in many road shows, but I have never heard of a star going to a college in the morning, a press conference in the afternoon, and a press conference in the evening. You have to catch a train at the cinema in the middle of the night. Is it necessary to go to so many colleges and universities?"
Tian Lin smiled awkwardly, lowered his attitude and said: "You are older than me, so I will call you sister. We have studied the composition of Chen Minhao's fans and found that the proportion of college students is very high. We don't want to lose this resource.
More importantly, our company has done some statistics. In the past, the industry generally believed that people who have just graduated and have worked for a few years are the main force in movie consumption. However, recently, the box office contribution rate of college students has been increasing, and college students are willing to express themselves and like to spread the word. We I want to focus on the college student market. "
Director Hu Defa added with a smile: "And one of the target audiences for our movie "Detective" is college students."
Kang Hui said: "Then you should reduce the schedule for Chen Minhao to go to the cinema in the evening."
Tian Lin smiled awkwardly and said: "Many roadshow promotions have already started, and many theater chains have already started promotion. If Chen Minhao does not show up, his fans will cause trouble for us, and it will not be good for Chen Minhao to do so. ."
Kang Hui leaned forward and looked at Tian Lin and said word by word: "Some fans of Chen Minhao calculate Chen Minhao's schedule more clearly than I do. You have such a tight schedule and don't give him any rest time. His fans will definitely I feel bad, do you think they won’t cause trouble for you?”
Tian Lin and Hu Defa looked at each other, and they suddenly realized that this was indeed a problem. Fans of celebrities are a double-edged sword, and it can really backfire if not used properly.
Kang Hui looked at the two of them with a smile: "I can handle the problem of Chen Minhao's fans. I guarantee that they won't trouble you during such a high-intensity road show, but you have to agree to one condition."
Chen Minhao was stunned for a moment and thought: I really thought for a moment that Kang Hui was worried about whether my body could bear it.
(End of chapter)