After the millennium, Simon was inspired by the atmosphere that night and flew to Hawaii with a group of women the next day for a short vacation and a perfect time without the annoying fathers and mothers of the little guys.
Although.
The vacation was over, and Simon also decided to take a few more days off for himself.
On another day off, I went to Australia again.
Christmas and New Year's Day have not passed. After the holidays, we still have to visit our relatives. It is the same whether in the East or the West. What's more, I have to go over and bring my eldest son back to avoid being tricked into hunting again by an old man who is over 90 years old.
The small ones are nothing to worry about, the main thing is the other one.
Even if the old man is still energetic, at this age, he definitely cannot withstand any bumps. As for playing with guns, it is even more inappropriate. If you have nothing to do, continue your hobby. It would be great to collect more watches. If you can’t do it, you can just buy some watch makers.
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In Hollywood, Simon went to Australia to visit relatives, and the last box office week at the end of the year that spanned Christmas passed quickly.
In the week from December 31, 1999 to January 6, 2000, the North American film market experienced another flip.
It’s no longer “Jumanji 2” that takes the top spot this week, but “Chicago.”
In the week after its release, "Chicago" saw a measly 18% box office drop, but still maintained its second-week box office at more than 40 million US dollars, reaching 40.54 million US dollars. The cumulative box office also exceeded 90.3 million US dollars, which is quite impressive for an old-school musical. It's simply a miracle.
According to the analysis of the Gaomen Pictures team, this trend is mainly due to last week. Because of Christmas, most viewers tend to bring their families with them, so they are more inclined to the type of family fun. This is also the reason why Disney has a good reputation. The reason why "Pokémon" was able to maintain a good trend last week was that "Cars" achieved a slight reverse decline.
In comparison, even if it is not R-rated, "Chicago" has reached a PG-13 rating. Moreover, this PG-13 obviously has elements of Daenerys' public relations operation. After all, the plot of the film is both murderous and thigh-high, and it is not suitable for children to watch at all.
Therefore, the box office potential of "Chicago" was actually suppressed during the week of Christmas.
On New Year's Day, even though many moviegoers still tended to have family fun, more people began to be interested in the musical "Chicago", which caused the film's slight 18% drop the next week.
In the first week of filming, with its excellent reputation and seven Golden Globe Award nominations, everyone believed that "Chicago" would definitely have a long-term success.
Now, the cumulative box office in two weeks has exceeded 90 million US dollars. If you start a big long-term project next, then... how far will you go
Two hundred million
More than enough.
Three hundred million
If "Chicago" can be a big hit during the upcoming awards season, coupled with the huge popularity it has accumulated from two consecutive weeks of blockbusters, the domestic box office threshold of 300 million US dollars is not something we can't look forward to.
Anyway, with the release of the box office of "Chicago" the next week, the whole of Hollywood is already looking at similar musical projects.
It’s so popular, if you don’t follow the trend, who should you follow
Then, the second place on the list was not "Game of the Brave 2", but was topped by "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring".
In its fourth week of release, because there were no new films to start, the single-week decline of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" narrowed to 25% compared to last week, with revenue of US$35.04 million, and the cumulative box office reached US$240.73 million.
Steady progress towards US$300 million.
Judging from the current trend, the local volume of the first "Lord of the Rings" is expected to be similar to that of "Cyborg 2".
Daenerys Entertainment still has some regrets because of this. If "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" can win a Golden Globe Award and even an Oscar nomination, with the size of this movie, the local country can hit 400 million in the long run. It's not impossible.
As for overseas, if it can have the halo of awards and the widespread influence of the "Lord of the Rings" series of novels, it is not a luxury to have a global level of 1 billion.
However, the strategy was set initially, and if it really beats "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", even if it can get a nomination, the possibility of winning an award in the end is very small. After all, this is still a commercial film. , even if the artistry is sufficient, but it lacks some connotation that is worthy of winning awards, it is still useless.
Of course, Simon remembers that the final film of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was a big hit at the Oscars. He also knows that the first two "Lord of the Rings" at least did not get nothing in terms of nominations. However, since the popularity is not enough, there is no need to do it for the time being. Useless effort.
The third place on the list is finally the turn of "Game of the Brave 2" which was released in its third week.
Compared with the relatively good 36% decline in the next week, the box office of "Game of the Brave 2" dropped by 43% this week, with revenue of only 29.78 million U.S. dollars, and the cumulative box office was 163.7 million U.S. dollars.
There is no problem breaking through 200 million, but it is only at the same level as the first film.
Apart from the top three films, the box office trends of other films during the same period have basically been determined and there is no need to go into details.
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While Hollywood's year-end schedule is wrapping up, across the ocean in China, the film market is booming.
The 'New Millennium, New Generation' promotional campaign co-operated by Jinshu Media and Huanzhu Film and Television has achieved unexpected success. It's really unexpected.
From December 31st to January 6th, in the same box office week, two small-budget films promoted by "New Millennium, New Generation" were widely publicized at all levels and became popular among many people across the millennium. Two must-see movies for Jubilee.
In fact, when it comes to costs and the like, even if they have been influenced by Hollywood's super blockbusters, Chinese audiences are still not too sensitive to this.
On the contrary, thanks to the publicity of the Jinshu family, the public is full of curiosity and some instinctive support for the underdog as to how two new-generation directors can use a small budget to produce two films with very good reputations.
In addition, we are welcoming the new millennium after all, and at least among the young people, it seems most appropriate to take the opportunity to watch a movie.
As a result, two low-budget movies, first of all "Wormhole", quickly earned 37 million yuan in box office in the first week of production, which shocked a lot of insiders.
A small cost of 2 million!
How come the box office reached 37 million in one week
A return on investment of more than ten times, not to mention, it’s just the beginning!
Then, "Tongtianpu", which is promoted by Jinshu Headquarters, also had a box office of 29 million yuan in the first seven days.
This first made a group of people from Jinshu remember an argument that someone once said, pure martial arts, because Hong Kong and Taiwan have filmed all the modes that can be filmed. In the new era, martial arts It’s hard for the film to do much.
Therefore, "Detective Dee: The Tongtian Empire" is an extension of the combination of martial arts and supernatural beings. It should retain the martial arts spirit, but at the same time, it should go a step further and add mysterious and supernatural elements to make the project more attractive than pure martial arts.
This is beside the point.
In short, although the cost was directly recovered in the first week, "Tongtianpu" with a production cost of 5 million was still far behind "Wormhole" with a production cost of only 2 million. This made not only Jinshu internal, Even the entire Chinese film industry, which is ready to move due to the recovery of the industry, seems to have found its direction.
We want to make modern dramas and comedies.
But, here comes the question again, what to shoot and how to shoot
In fact, there is no shortage of comedy in China. Some comedy artists who have been more active on the small screen in recent years, especially during the Spring Festival Gala, are more or less involved in the filming of movies. The subject matter is of course comedy, and most of them go straight to the New Year schedule. However, not many can cause much repercussions.
This again relates to a theory brought up by Simon.
Staying on the small screen for a long time will inevitably create a sense of cheapness, making the audience feel that I can watch it on the small screen for free, so why should I spend money to go to the cinema to watch it on the big screen
In any case, with this unexpected New Year's Eve schedule, two small films with a combined production cost of only 7 million yuan, and with their continued popularity, it is not a problem for both of them to exceed 100 million yuan, which is really annoying.
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Beijing, it’s January 8th.
Saturday.
Because not only were the two films successful, but they were actually the first success of the entire 'New Millennium, New Generation' project. Even though Jinshu's films failed to beat Huanzhu Films and Television's, we still took the initiative to plan for this project. A celebratory dinner will be held on Saturday.
The road show team that traveled intensively across the country just before and after the film was released has also returned.
The headquarters of Huanzhu Film and Television near Beijing Normal University has been busy recently. In addition to the promotion of "Wormhole", there are also some follow-up releases of "In Time" after its perfect ending on CCTV, as well as the upcoming grand launch of "Return" in the middle of the month. Zhugege 2", not only that, Ren Jingxi is also planning a martial arts reality show.
Anyway, it was very busy, so Saturday was also a full day of work.
In the evening, Ren Jingxi directly grabbed his father, who wanted to go home from get off work, and went to the Xidan Hotel where the banquet was held.
Ren's father has a very upright character and has never been interested in these social activities, or he is somewhat instinctively resistant. However, after his daughter 'threatened' that if her father was unwilling to accompany her, she would have no choice but to drag her brother along, so she compromised. In turn, he threatened that if the eldest daughter dared to take her son to those messy occasions, she would...
Ren's father couldn't say things like breaking his legs, nor could he say other harsh words, and then he got stuck.
The children are too old to take care of them.
In the end, he was taken over.
In fact, she also knew that her daughter was still closely connected with the big shot in the United States. The father and daughter were relatively open and honest. Ren Jingxi took the initiative to admit that the other party did want to let go. This time, it was her own initiative, or there was indeed some repayment of gratitude. Thoughts, but more importantly... I really like it.
In private, I heard my daughter say a lot about that foreign man, just those few songs and his profound attainments in Chinese culture. Apart from the fact that such a man has some indiscretions about men and women that Ren's father can't stand, I really can't fault anything else.
Obviously, it was not his turn to find fault with a small Chinese language teacher. After all, it was a place where he could easily sit in the auditorium and chat and laugh with the big shots.
Therefore, Ren's father is not worried at all about any occasion his daughter attends.
With that man around, Ren's father didn't think anyone would harass his daughter at all. Thinking about it this way, it was also a benefit.
In this case, by forcing him to attend, his daughter obviously just wanted him to relax more, and according to one theory, enjoy life.
Capitalism!
Sure enough, when they arrived at the banquet hall of Xidan Hotel, Ren Jingxi immediately turned his back on him. After introducing his father to Wu Shanlin, President Han of China Film and Television and others, he ignored him and let him move around freely.
If her father can find her a baby mother, I'll just open the champagne tonight.
Although, it's unlikely.
The unexpected departure of my mother is a long-lasting pain that no one in the family wants to talk about and it is difficult to get rid of. My father is the one who is hurt the most. He has no intention of continuing the relationship. He only hopes that their three children can be well, safe and happy.
There is still some time before the dinner starts, which happens to be reserved for socializing.
Ren Jingxi first saw the tall Jian Xin, went to say hello, and asked when he would be coming back. He learned that he was returning to China to shoot a refrigerator commercial, and he also knew the company, and half-jokingly asked about the price. , if you can afford Miss Jian, who is already an international supermodel, your bid must not be too low.
Jian Xin didn't hide it, she raised a finger and shook it.
Ren Jingxi understood that it was either 10 million or 1 million US dollars.
Of course, it can't be compared to the multi-million dollar endorsements of Western stars, but in China, this is already the top price. Ren Jingxi knows that the famous Jack Cheng in Hong Kong has shot for domestic companies in the past two years. Advertising is only 8 million yuan. There is a human factor involved, but it is also impossible to give a higher price in China.
In fact, of course it is not in vain to inquire about this kind of thing, it is all very precious data.
For example, when artists under his own Jinshu Film and Television Company receive advertisements, they are familiar with the market conditions and can maximize their profits as much as possible. Ren Jingxi is very knowledgeable about these details.
Just as he was talking, his own artists came over to greet him.
It's the little maid.
There was no sign of the other two.
Ren Jingxi also knew that after the filming of "Returning the Pearl 2", the two of them had already thought about leaving. Mainly because of Huanzhu Film and Television, the two women felt that the resources they deserved were not obtained for them. What's more, they have also climbed high in Hollywood, and Ren Jingxi even signed several newcomers who are somewhat threatening to them. For example, this time in "Wormhole", from the director to the starring, several main creators were hired by Ren Jingxi. Jing Xi took him under his command, and they were all young people.
In short, everyone wants to have a good future and cannot be stopped.
When they signed the contract, "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" had already become popular, so the agreement was very loose and they could leave at any time.
Ren Jingxi himself was aware of this. Therefore, to a large extent, it was also because Ren Jingxi was unwilling to give them too many resources. These were three birds that could not stand on the branch and could fly away at any time.
Just get together and disperse easily.
On the other hand, the little maid, although she has reached the same position as the other two with "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and got an opportunity in Hollywood, she has no intention of leaving.
Ideas are not hard to guess either.
Once the two of them leave, the little maid will be the absolute number one sister at Jinshu Film and Television. In theory, she should be the first to choose any good resources.
This is also true.
However, if he wants to make "Huan Zhu Ge Ge 3" again, Ren Jingxi actually doesn't have much intention. However, it is unlikely that the three heroines will be brought together within a reasonable budget.
Ren Jingxi has no intention of clinging to the "Huan Zhu Princess" series. Recently, he has even thought about changing the name again to Huanzhu Film and Television Company. The meaning of the label is too obvious. Maybe in the TV industry, others will be shocked when they hear it. , and then I will look at your TV series with high regard, but if I want to develop into movies, games, etc., I will be a little constrained.
While chatting with the two girls, several main creators of "Wormhole" arrived. Ren Jingxi took the initiative to greet them, and the little maid also followed, but Jian Xin went elsewhere.
Everyone was enthusiastic again.
Ren Jingxi has already mentioned that the company will focus on determining the development direction of actors. Some will focus on movies, and some will focus on the television industry. Of course, the little maid is unwilling to give up on both sides, but if she has to choose, she will definitely choose movies. After all, she is now I can have one foot in Hollywood.
As for TV dramas, in China, even if you are at the top level, the salary of 10,000 to 20,000 yuan for an episode of TV drama is already the highest. No matter how high it is, most crews cannot afford it. Therefore, even if a 40-episode drama is taken into account, if one film is filmed and a year of work is completed, it will only cost hundreds of thousands.
In comparison, let's talk about Anqi Jiang. Due to the success of "Taken", no one will even take a look at any of her films, even if they are for supporting roles, and the price is less than US$100,000.
The gap in income and style is obvious.
The next goal of the little maid is to get the heroine of "Detective Chinatown", one of the several big projects that Jinshu Department is preparing. She has already found out the news from Ren Jingxi. The heroine of "Detective Tang" will not have many roles. , belongs to the vase, but it just suits her. As for the other films, I don’t have too much hope.
After all, the public image of the little maid is too clear. There was "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" before and "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" later, so it was not easy to change.
Just like once, Fan Ye has been filming movies for decades. When the audience sees her, the first thing they think of is "Huan Zhuge Ge".
The top management of Jinshu understands this problem now, so the core heroine will definitely not fall into the hands of the little maid.
There is a chance to win the vase.
In short, if you want to win, while building a good relationship with Ren Jingxi, you must also become familiar with Jing Zhong, who has been tentatively appointed as the director of "Tang Detective".
After socializing like this, everyone finally began to sit down.
Ren Jingxi's table happens to be the main creator of "Wormhole". However, on both sides of Ren Jingxi, one is his father and the other is a little maid. The main creators of "Wormhole" are further away.
At the table next to it are the core of the Jinshu Series, the main creators of "Tongtian Pu", as well as important guests such as China Film and Television CEO Han.
After Wu Shanlin made a speech, the dinner officially began.
Watching the waiters serving the dishes one by one, the little maid whispered to Ren Jingxi: "Who is that fat man next to China Film and Television CEO Han? He seems familiar?"
Ren Jingxi glanced over and said softly with a smile: "As you know from the "God of Gamblers" series over there in Hong Kong, don't shout like a fat man. Be careful of being heard. You won't want to go to Hong Kong in the future." ”
The little maid immediately understood, but because it was Ren Jingxi, in order to show her closeness, she was so "open-mouthed". Of course, she would not be so devoid of emotional intelligence in front of outsiders.
However, the little maid soon realized something: "Sister Ren, Mr. Han pulled director Wang to sit next to him. China Film will not focus on cooperating with the Hong Kong circle next, right?"
Ren Jingxi knew about this earlier than the little maid, but this time she just nodded.
it's common.
Let’s just say that this time, Jinshu and Huanzhu Pictures released two blockbuster movies in one go. It was also New Year’s Eve. China Film Group did not make any moves, and it definitely looked bad.
The problem is that China Film Group has always been concerned about China Film Group's reputation, and they can't do nothing just because of this.
The other side also understands this, and of course they will not place too much hope on this side.
Another problem is that there is no shortage of film talents in China, but there are too few who can keep up with the current trend. It just so happens that China has opened up restrictions on Hong Kong films entering the mainland. Whether it is political or commercial, China Film and Hong Kong, which are good at commercial films, It is a trend to start cooperation there.
What Ren Jingxi hopes is that the two parties can live in harmony in the future.
As for suppressing China Film Group in turn, just think about it. If you really do it because you are crazy, you are causing trouble for yourself. After all, people have the ability to lift the table. After lifting the table, they go directly to the kitchen and turn on the stove, leaving the rest of the group to starve.