The two chatted and got down to business.
"I'm very grateful that you came to my side as soon as you came out. This means that we have the opportunity to cooperate, right?" Zheng Rongrong asked methodically while drinking coffee.
Zhu Mei just came out of the mountains two days ago and turned on her mobile phone.
Then within two or three hours, her phone went into bombing mode.
Although it has been more than a month since the serialization of "Gift from Room No. 7", the single volume of "Gift from Room No. 7" is still on the best-seller list in bookstores across the country, always occupying the first position.
In this era when paper books are seriously neglected, about one-third of the first printing of 5 million copies has been sold.
At this rate, at least 80% will be sold by at least June.
It is a high probability that the second edition will be printed within this year.
How much money Zheyue Newspaper Group can make is their business, but this crazy sales, in the eyes of many film companies, represents the further deepening of the influence of "The Gift of Room No. 7".
Think about it, if more than tens of millions of book fans are willing to read "The Gift of Room No. 7", how good will it be
Not to mention that many fans who have heard of "The Gift of Room No. 7" may not necessarily buy the book, but after seeing the movie, they will definitely be interested in watching it.
As long as it can capture this group of fans, "The Gift of Room No. 7" will have a good start, with a box office of 200 to 300 million yuan.
If it's done well, it's not impossible to hit a box office of more than 500 million!
What does 500 million mean for China’s current movie box office
That is Chen Hao's "Havoc in the Devil's Nest" five years ago, which ranked seventh in film history. It had a box office of 500 million.
If a literary film can reach the seventh place in film history, what's not to be satisfied with
No matter which company you work for, it’s a rare honor!
Not to mention that the person who filmed "The Gift of Room No. 7" was probably Mr. Chu Liuxiang's good friend Zhu Mei. Although no director has announced this, many people know that this must be the case.
Zhu Mei has always had her own way of making literary films and has many loyal fans. Then last year's "Love Letter" directly broke the box office record of Mr. Hao He and became the number one literary film.
Since then, many people have called her the "Queen of Art Films."
It is impossible for a director like this to make a bad movie!
Therefore, when a staff member who was assigned the task of dialing Zhu Mei's phone number at different times every day suddenly discovered that Zhu Mei's phone number could actually be dialed, the entire entertainment industry would know about it within an hour.
Big bosses from all over the world are joining forces one after another, hoping to win the favor of the queen of literary films and win the production and distribution rights for "The Gift of Room No. 7".
This is not just a matter of monetary profits and box office records of literary and artistic films. In everyone's opinion, "The Gift of Room No. 7" was born to sweep the major film festival awards.
Let’s not talk about the Oscars for the moment, even if it is an award with great influence like the Golden Globe Award, we have the ability to rush for it.
Not to mention that if it were placed in Asia, it would basically be recommended as a grand prize winner at international film festivals in China, Japan, and Tai Chi.
Take a look.
It can make a lot of money, it can achieve the box office record of being the number one literary film in film history, and it can also win a lot of coveted awards. Who dares not to pay attention to such a film, and who dares not to take it seriously
But no matter how they called, Zhu Mei only had one answer.
"Thank you for your kindness, I still need time to think about it."
As a result, she came to the Huajing headquarters of Shanhai.com on the third day.
Hearing Zheng Rongrong's unabashed ambition, Zhu Mei also smiled and said: "Actually, a few months ago, when I was discussing with Teacher Chu, he suggested that I come to Shanhai.com."
"oh?"
Hearing the decision of this mysterious literary giant, Zheng Rongrong became curious, "What kind of person is Mr. Chu? I really want to meet him. To tell you the truth, I like "A Bowl of Yangchun Noodles" very much. It It reminds me of the days when my family was not rich... I also like the pure love in "Love Letter", and even more the gentle sunshine in despair in "The Gift of Room 7"... "
You've seen him before.
You value him.
You also invited him to star in your company's TV series.
But you never knew that such a genius could be so amazing.
Not only in writing books, writing songs and mathematics, he has such outstanding talents and abilities, it is completely impossible for one person to do it.
"You will know later, but he won't let me talk about it now." Zhu Mei ignored the question, "Teacher Chu said that if you want to make a movie, especially a literary movie like ours, you must find a boss who understands literary movies. , you also need to find a boss who is willing to invest in literary and artistic films, and you also need to find a boss with courage. For now, you are the best choice.
To be honest, Mr. Zheng, the support and generosity you gave in "Love Letter" also won Teacher Chu's gratitude and friendship, so he believes that by cooperating with "Shanhai Net" again, we can make an unprecedented achievement together. , it must be a very interesting thing. "
Zheng Rongrong was flattered so much that she had a smile on her face.
The eldest princess disdains any flattery.
But it also depends on the person.
If the person talking was someone from her own company or an unscrupulous reporter, she would just think it was fart.
But it was Teacher Chu Liuxiang who said these words of praise. Zheng Rongrong felt that he was very discerning and she was such a courageous person.
"Since Teacher Chu Liuxiang has said so, it would be inappropriate for me to be stingy anymore." Zheng Rongrong said with a smile, "Director Zhu, you can tell me whatever you want. Whatever Shanhai.com can do, it will be done!" Money is not an issue, whatever actors you want, no matter what the cost, I will personally hire them and they will be hired for you."
Zhu Mei was not very moved by such heroic words.
Because what she holds in her hand is "The Gift of Room No. 7".
This movie, which is destined and will definitely become a miracle at the box office of Chinese literary and artistic films, has such a strong foundation of fans, fans and public opinion.
Unlike "Love Letter", "The Gift of Room 7" has at least tens of millions of taps, and at least one-third of the meager group of celebrities are its enthusiastic fans.
You don’t have to spend a penny for publicity when you get it, and you have to blow the publicity online.
I dare not say more about the conversion rate, but through various touts and instigations on the Internet, the number of movie fans who come to watch will not be less than 5 million - this is calculated based on 1% of 500 million Internet users. Yes, very conservative.
At 15 yuan a ticket, 5 million people would be worth 75 million at the box office.
This does not include the real group of book lovers.
Those who can still read books in this era must be very fond of literature, so they will not miss this movie adapted from their favorite book.
Judging from the half conversion rate, there are at least 4 million people, which is another 60 million.
For a literary film with a guaranteed box office of 135 million, who else can do it
In terms of cost, as long as publicity and distribution expenses are not included, the cost of artistic films is almost the lowest among all film types.
There are no explosion scenes, no computer stunts, and no ostentatious scene arrangements. All there is is a simple storyline.
As for the most important aspect of cost—remuneration, it does not exist in literary films.
Basically, stars who appear in literary and artistic films are expensive at half the price, and many people just get a symbolic salary.
If you want to star in a literary film like "The Gift of Room No. 7" that is destined to go down in history, as soon as the casting news is released, those stars will rush in for free.
It’s not that Zhu Mei is bragging or exaggerating. As long as she is a qualified movie star, as long as the schedule is suitable, as long as she calls, at least eight out of ten will not refuse, and she can choose whatever she wants.
Therefore, Zheng Rongrong's invitation in person and spending a lot of money were just words to express her attitude, and did not have much effect.
However, Zhu Mei is also looking forward to what kind of exaggerated methods Shanhai.com will use to promote this cooperation.
"Love Letter" cost 200 million yuan to promote, but for "Gift from Room No. 7" you lost 300 million yuan. Are you too embarrassed to go out
"If possible, I hope to build a simple prison myself, and create the most important scene details of "The Gift of Room No. 7" according to the expressions in the book and my vision." With wealthy producers Fang, Zhu Mei was naturally a little more ambitious, "The cost will probably exceed 5 million..."
"What's five million?" Zheng Rongrong immediately stopped her, "Follow your idea, as long as you can get good results, it doesn't matter how much it costs."
"No, spending too much money is not the style of a literary film." Zhu Mei was very satisfied, but did not get carried away. "In other words, if you spend more money to decorate the scene, the rest can be completed with up to 20 million."
"good!"
Zheng Rongrong didn't interfere with her budget. Anyway, there was no problem with the amount.
"But Teacher Chu and Director Zhu, I am ready for your share." Zheng Rongrong expressed her attitude, "Director Zhu, your team will share 15% of the box office profits, and Teacher Chu will share 10%. What do you think? Sample?"
"Ours is too high." Zhu Mei shook her head, "Just the same as Teacher Chu's."
After receiving so much profit from "Love Letter", Zhu Mei no longer has any concept of money. Making movies is the most important thing.
"That's it." Zheng Rongrong nodded and said, "You two will calculate it based on 10% first. If the global box office exceeds 1 billion, we will give you a big red envelope!"
"Thanks!"
Zhu Mei was very grateful to Zheng Rongrong for her generosity, and the negotiation between the two was basically reached.
All that remains is a series of preparation and casting issues.
But before that, she had to go to Lin'an again to discuss it with Teacher Chu Liuxiang!