Time flies so fast. In the complete week from July 9th to July 15th, the box office revenue of "To Our Fading Youth" in the Chinese mainland market finally reached 82 million yuan. If only domestic films are counted, it is second only to the Lunar New Year at the beginning of the year. "Party A and Party B" and "Flash Girl" are released.
Subsequently, from July 16 to July 22, the second week of release, as the reputation of "Youth" further spread, the film's box office trend in the second week was also quite gratifying, with another 67 million yuan collected, a total of 149 million yuan, exceeding "Flash Girl", and even two other imported films that exceeded 100 million yuan in the first half of the year, jumped to second place on the annual list.
Obviously, it is only a matter of time before it surpasses "Party A and Party B", which currently ranks first in the mainland box office with a total box office of 153 million yuan.
As the film's producers, Jinshu and China Film Group began planning to hold a celebration ceremony when the first week's box office was released. Later, they decided to wait until the box office exceeded 100 million and put it in the second week of release. The final date was set for Saturday, July 24. .
Or the capital.
This is Friday, July 23rd.
Mo Wuling returned to Suzhou a few days ago, and it was only a week before he flew back again.
For the release of "Homecoming".
Due to the success of "To Youth", all the main creators of the film have become very popular in the industry recently. In addition to the newcomer Cao Jingchu who has become a blockbuster as a director, Mo Wuling, the screenwriter, has also become the target of close contact with many film and television companies.
Just a week after returning to Suzhou, a film company boss there somehow found out about her movements and came directly with a box of cash, 300,000 yuan, which was still a deposit, and he just wanted to buy a script from her.
Mo Wuling could only refuse.
After all, it is clear that whether it is "To Youth" or "Chu Han" that has already started filming, she can only be regarded as a ghostwriter, and the original idea was proposed by a certain guy. Therefore, if he casually writes scripts for others under such a name, Mo Wuling feels that he cannot bear the responsibility if something goes wrong.
The other party looked at the thatched cottage three times and persisted, feeling that he was giving face to Mo Wuling and Mo Wuling was not giving face to him, so he got angry and blocked the door, revealing that he actually had connections on the road and had tattoos on his arms.
Then he was arrested.
They didn't do anything right here. They were detained for 15 days. They were still in the detention center, but they had sent people to apologize twice in a row, saying that they were blind, blah blah blah, and even sent the box of cash over, saying that they were It's an apology.
Of course Mo Wuling didn't want it, he just asked the other party to stop bothering him.
Actually, no matter what, as a normal person, the recent popularity in the circle still makes Mo Wuling feel happy and tipsy.
Just not lost in it.
After all, Mo Wuling can calm down every time he thinks about someone who can throw everyone in the world out of a solar system. What do I do if I do this
In a small conference room at the CCTV headquarters near Fuxing Gate in Xicheng District, CCTV director Zhao, who took office at the beginning of the year, was unexpectedly present at the negotiation meeting. Ren Jingxi, who originally wanted to push Mo Wuling out to shine, explained in person: " All leaders should have seen the sample film. "Homecoming" is definitely not a petit-bourgeois love story between men and women at first glance. It is hidden behind the emotional journey of the hero and heroine, rich knowledge of national culture and anecdotes about the film industry. , is a drama that explores modern people’s life attitudes and the pursuit of the meaning of life, and also involves thinking about the inheritance of national culture. It is a very meaningful TV series.”
In fact, because of the recent success of "To Youth" written by Mo Wuling, "In Time", which she led and produced, has also become the subject of close attention by many TV stations. If we simply consider maximizing the commercial interests of this project, CCTV is definitely not the best partner.
The problem is that this TV series is obviously not just about how much it sells for each episode.
Everyone in the small conference room basically understood this. After Ren Jingxi finished speaking, Director Zhao, who was unexpectedly present, smiled and said: "Xiao Ren, I also took the time to watch the sample film. To be honest, it is really a good film. , However, everyone is also understanding, please tell me the conditions under which you are willing to hand over this drama to CCTV. You know, I am not referring to the purchase price."
Ren Jingxi was not polite and said straight to the point: "CCTV has a two-year exclusive broadcast right. This is one of them. The other is the prime time slot of the main station at eight o'clock in the evening."
Director Zhao pondered for a moment and said: "Two years is a bit short, maybe three years. You have to know that CCTV used to buy films with permanent copyrights. Oh, I also know that the situation is different now, but two years is not enough. It's too short."
Ren Jingxi didn't insist too much and nodded: "Okay."
"About the prime time slot," Director Zhao paused habitually and said, "I can agree, but as you know, it will be the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China soon. In recent months, this drama will definitely not be available. Therefore. , if you insist on the prime time here, at least wait until the end of the year."
Ren Jingxi said: "This is not a problem. The later stages of the series have not been completed yet. Coupled with the review, the end of the year will be just right."
Director Zhao smiled and nodded: "Then, let's talk about the specific price."
Talking about money will inevitably hurt feelings, but in this drama, both parties have the intention of connecting their feelings, so it was settled in a few words.
300,000 per episode.
According to the final number of 23 groups currently determined, the total is 6.9 million.
Such a price, a few decades later, may be a few days' salary of a traffic superstar, but at a time when the average film purchase cost is only 80,000 yuan, CCTV can offer a price of 300,000 yuan, which is already very generous.
Of course, this is only relative to CCTV itself.
With Mo Wuling's current fame, bidding was opened up, and a single episode could easily exceed 500,000 yuan.
However, as I said before, the most important thing about this drama is not about money. The core is still a promotion for Suzhou Jinshu Film and Television City. As for publicity, there is currently no platform for CCTV to reach a wider audience, let alone CCTV's eight-point prime time slot. If a TV series with obvious advertising and marketing implications is broadcasted, if more than ten or twenty years later, everyone becomes more and more aware of various commercial routines, they may have to pay CCTV in return to get a good schedule.
Anyway, things ended up being decided very happily.
Then they discussed various details until noon, when Director Zhao enthusiastically invited the two women to stay for a working meal. Finally, they even left each other business cards to keep in touch in the future.
It was past one o'clock in the afternoon when we left the CCTV headquarters.
Ren Jingxi did not explain to Mo Wuling why the new director Zhao was quite warm to them. Although, Mo Wuling, who was born in a family of officials, should be more sensitive to this, but now it is just the opposite. Wuling likes to focus more and more on his own small career, writing scripts and TV dramas, while Ren Jingxi is becoming more and more versatile.
The two got into a new Audi A6 bought by Ren Jingxi downstairs. In fact, he originally wanted to buy a Mercedes-Benz S600 or something like that because Mercedes-Benz models are commonly used around someone. Of course, there are also more expensive Rolls-Royce and Maybach. Ren Jingxi didn't think much about it, it wasn't that he couldn't afford it, but he felt it was unnecessary.
However, I brought my father with me at that time. As a result, my father did not think it was necessary for the Mercedes-Benz S600, which was quoted at 1.6 million.
Finally, I chose the Audi A6, which currently costs 460,000.
This was considered a luxury car in this era, and driving it out for business and entertainment would not be considered a loss of status, so Ren Jingxi did not insist on it.
When Gu Yu, who had been Ren Jingxi's maid and now her assistant, started the car, Ren Jingxi, who was sitting in the back seat with Mo Wuling, asked, "By the way, where are you waiting?"
Mo Wuling took out a thick stack of information from his white Gucci bag and showed it to Ren Jingxi: "Look at the house."
Ren Jingxi was a little confused: "You want to buy a house, um, move out of Maoer Hutong."
Mo Wuling shook his head: "No, I just plan to choose a house recently."
"That's good. I also said that I would stay at your place for the night and take a nice bath in the underground swimming pool. After following the crew of "Returning the Pearl" for more than half a month, I feel like I am about to fall apart."
Mo Wuling laughed and joked: "Who told you to work so hard? You will never make enough money. How about going to see a house with me in the afternoon?"
This brings the topic back again.
Ren Jingxi asked: "Since you don't plan to move out, why are you looking at the house?"
Mo Wuling hesitated for a moment.
Of course, this was the little advice someone gave her last time, so she was a little conflicted. She wanted her best friends to know that she got the idea from him, but she also wanted to keep this little secret to herself. In the end, his desire to show off overcame his exclusivity and he said, "The advice he gave me was that once you have money, you can buy more houses as an investment."
Ren Jingxi blinked: "Why do you say that?"
Mo Wuling looked innocent: "Anyway, that's what he said. Well, it probably means that real estate is the best investment direction in China for many years to come."
Ren Jingxi understood, and then as if he had some realization, he suddenly asked: "Um, "To Youth", Jinshu gave you a big red envelope?"
Mo Wuling shook his head: "No, the movie is still being released, how could it be so fast?"
Regarding this matter, the last time she attended the launch conference of "Chu and Han", Jinshu and China Film Group mentioned it to her, saying that they would give her a big red envelope when "To Youth" is released. She felt that This can be regarded as what he deserves, or it can be regarded as a benefit for him, and of course he will not refuse.
Seeing Ren Jingxi still staring at him, Mo Wuling said, "I have saved a lot of money in recent years. I didn't know how to spend it before, but he happened to mention it."
Ren Jingxi couldn't help but tease: "You believe what he says?"
Mo Wuling asked, "Don't you believe it?"
Ren Jingxi was speechless for a moment, and then added: "I think it is a good idea to invest in stocks recently, and I opened an account. Unfortunately, my dad was watching and didn't dare to invest too much, so he transferred 1 million, and tried I bought randomly and made more than 300,000 yuan recently."
Mo Wuling curled up his lips: "I thought about it too, but then he dissuaded me."
Ren Jingxi perked up: "What did he say?"
Now Mo Wuling started to show off: "I won't tell you."
Ren Jingxi raised his hands in a gesture like dragon claws: "Do you want me to serve you with a heavy punishment?"
Mo Wuling smiled and protected himself: "Anyway, what he meant was that I was not involved in the stock market, saying that I couldn't afford it. I think the same thing is true, you shouldn't be able to afford it, right?"
Ren Jingxi knew that Mo Wuling would not joke about this kind of thing. He tilted his head slightly and thought for a moment, then quickly made up his mind: "Then I will clear the account next week."
Mo Wuling still smiled: "Maybe we can still make money, the situation is so good now."
Ren Jingxi came over: "If I lose money, it's yours?"
Mo Wuling rolled his eyes: "What do you want me to do? You have to go stock trading yourself."
"No more speculation," Ren Jingxi became more and more determined. He grabbed a stack of information from Mo Wuling's lap, opened it and started browsing, and said, "I will speculate in real estate with you."
Mo Wuling still smiled and reminded: "Don't blame me if you lose, blame him."
"I can't reach him, so I blame you."
Mo Wuling pouted slightly: "I just saw it. I didn't expect you to have such a rogue side."
Ren Jingxi did not defend himself. He flipped through the information and said resolutely, "Well, if you go look at the houses in the afternoon and which one you like, well, if you buy one, just help me choose five."
"Are you showing off that you are richer than me?"
"of course."
Mo Wuling: "..."
Ren Jingxi suddenly smiled again and stretched out his arms to hug Mo Wuling's slender body: "Baby, one day when I make a fortune speculating in real estate and you don't miss him anymore, then come with me and I will support you." .”
Mo Wuling blushed and patted Ren Jingxi's little hand that was wrapped around him, and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about."