Wherever there are people, there will be rivers and lakes. Where there are rivers and lakes, there will be right and wrong. Where there are right and wrong, there will be entanglements.
The preparation for "The Gift of Room No. 7" began in early March.
Because the prison he wanted to build was much larger than previously expected, Zhu Mei's request to Shanhaiwang was to speed up the construction and try to complete it in April.
The main body of the prison is three three-story cells, which are not connected to each other. However, the capacity of 1,000 people must be taken into consideration for specific uses.
For example, there are places for working, places for eating, exercising, and intervals, etc.
According to this demand, it covers an area of up to 50 acres and takes two months to complete, including six connections, which will consume a lot of manpower and material resources.
In general, it will cost three times more money than the half-year construction period.
But Zheng Rongrong didn't care about any of this. She only cared about whether "The Gift from Room No. 7" was filmed well.
The more real Zhu Mei makes the prison, the more people can feel the sincerity of the crew, and the more "The Gift of Room No. 7" can win praise.
Although Zhu Mei told Zheng Rongrong that "Gift from Room No. 7" will definitely make money, Zheng Rongrong actually doesn't care much whether "Gift from Room No. 7" makes money or not.
What she wants is fame and honor, enough for her Shanhai.com to break away from the shackles of a video website and truly have the opportunity to appear in front of everyone as an upright entertainment media company.
Zhu Mei made it very clear to her that "The Gift of Room No. 7" will go to the Venice Film Festival in August, the Busan Film Festival in September, and the Edo International Film Festival in October.
If you go to three major film festivals like this, you can win at least two of the festival's top awards, and maybe you can win all three.
Zhu Mei said so confidently not because of her overwhelming self-confidence, but because of her strength.
There are also the tastes of the judges, etc. No matter from any point of view, "The Gift of Room No. 7" will not lag behind others.
If this is really the case, Shanhai.com is really awesome!
They only distributed "Love Letter" and the copyright is retained by Zhu Mei Studio, but "The Gift of Room No. 7" is a movie they invested in and produced, and any honors they get belong to them.
And with such good results, it ranks first in the country. Even the achievements of Mr. Hao He in literary films cannot compare to this one.
Mr. Hao He's work won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, but how old was he when he filmed it
How old is director Zhu Mei now? There is no comparison between the two!
Not to mention that "The Gift of Room No. 7" itself is more suitable for modern people's tastes. In terms of audience, it is simply much larger than the masterpiece of Mr. Hao He back then.
Now that we are famous, we have endless money, and we have the support of theaters, are you still afraid that those big directors and stars won’t come to make our movies
You really think too much!
However, Zheng Rongrong also knew in her heart that it was impossible for "Gift from Room No. 7" not to make money.
Taijiguo and Japan's cooperating cinemas have already said hello that this time they will give 35% of their share to Shanhai.com, which is much more than "Love Letter".
Generally speaking, when foreign films enter the domestic market, it is very generous to get 30%.
Before 2012, Hollywood blockbusters only took 25% in China.
But it also depends on the specific movie.
A movie like "The Gift of Room No. 7", with strong support from book fans, is clearly a movie that will explode at the box office and word-of-mouth. If you don't come up with some good conditions to attract the producers, why should they? Use it to distribute it for you and make money
That’s why the publishers of Japan Benz and Taiji Kingdom increased their sales by 5 percentage points, giving Shanhai.com a reassurance.
Of course, the box office share of "The Gift of Room No. 7" in Taiji Kingdom and Nippon has now been increased to 40%.
Yes.
Even before filming started, it had already increased to 40%.
The reason lies in the casting of "The Gift of Room 7".
Zhu Mei is very willing to listen to Shen Huan's suggestions, especially correct suggestions.
For example, Shen Huan asked her to choose actors from Japan and Tai Chi, which would not only make the actors' acting skills explode, but also make the box office a hit. Zhu Mei listened to this.
So before deciding on the male lead, she first let the media of Japan and Tai Chi off the hook.
"Although the Chinese version of "The Gift of Room 7" cannot choose actors from the Tai Chi Kingdom (Japan) as the protagonists, the five main supporting characters in Room 7 can be included."
As soon as he said this, he immediately received a positive response from the powerful actors of Riben and Taiji Kingdom.
Especially Jiang Shiyu, the national treasure actor of the Tai Chi Kingdom who said last year that he was "willing to play any role". He was the first to get Zhu Mei's phone number from nowhere and called her.
Fortunately, Zhu Mei understands English, otherwise neither of them would know how to communicate.
Jiang Shiyu is really sincere, and he can be paid whatever he wants, which basically includes food and accommodation, but he has to be one of the five main supporting actors. If there are too few scenes, it will be boring.
In return, he will actively promote "The Gift of Room No. 7" in Tai Chi Kingdom, and he will not let down the director's trust in him and show his best acting skills.
How could Zhu Mei hesitate when faced with such a scapegoat
Director Zhu, who had originally considered him, notified Jiang Shiyu a few days later that he was preparing a tough and gentle leader of the club for you. Are you coming
Jiang Shiyu replied in the affirmative, and then that afternoon, he uploaded the book cover of "The Gift of Room No. 7" on social media to celebrate that he had won this role.
Jiang Shiyu has more than 5 million fans in Tai Chi Country.
After hearing the news, everyone was happy and expressed that they must see brother Jiang Shiyu's performance.
By the way, take a look at how brother Jiang Shiyu used his extraordinary acting skills to outshine other actors.
Among the main actors of "The Gift of Room No. 7", Jiang Shiyu was the first to be announced.
But not long after he made the announcement, the 64-year-old national treasure actor Ha Kang-hyun also smiled and wrote a signed copy of the book "The Gift of Room No. 7" specially given to him by Shen Huan. One sentence.
"Hello everyone, I am Director Zhang Minhuan."
Wow, Tai Chi fans are even more excited.
Two!
There are actually two Tai Chi actors participating in the performance of "The Gift of Room No. 7", which is really great!
"Let me just say that Brother Chu Liuxiang likes our Tai Chi country very much, right? Or is he a Tai Chi native in China? Otherwise, how could he choose two good actors from Tai Chi country in the first place?"
"Hehe, it goes without saying that you haven't seen in which country "The Gift from Room 7" was first released?"
"Just because of this arrangement made by Brother Chu Liuxiang, I will definitely watch at least three shows and stand up as proof!"
"Five games for me! Just watching Ha Kang-hyun and Kang Seok-woo is not enough!"
"I was thinking, would it be embarrassing if the actors from Hua Guo and Riben were all suppressed by our two movie kings?"
"Hahaha, yes, yes, I'm looking forward to it! You must go see it!"
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Seeing the Tai Chi people discussing happily there, other actors were now anxious, especially those from Japan.
What's wrong
"Gift from Room No. 7" sold well in Tai Chi Country, but it sold even better in Japan!
We claim to have 100 million book fans!
How come the ones from Tai Chi Kingdom have been selected, but our Japanese movie stars haven’t made any move yet
Be positive!
But they didn't fret for long.
The next day, Masato Naito, a hardcore boy from Japan, known as the Man of Steel, also posted a photo of himself and Zhu Mei.
"Thank you Director Zhu Mei for your appreciation. I am the adulterer Jiang Wanfan."
Looking at Naito Masato's smiling emoticon, the Japanese people were confused.
What's happening!
Why did Masato Naito, a national treasure-level film actor known for his serious themes and three-time winner of the Best Actor of Japan, take on such a role
Even if they are model criminals, fraudsters, or intimidation criminals.
What about this character who is completely different from his own personality and interpretation method
I don’t understand!
But it doesn’t matter much. Naito Masato is one of our strongest players. In terms of acting, it’s not a problem at all to beat the Tai Chi duo and kick the Chinese actors!
After the movie comes out, what will they look like if they see that the one with the best and most explosive acting skills is our Masato Naito
Japanese book and movie fans can't help but feel happy when they think of this.
The cinema distributors of Tai Chi Country and Japan Ben also saw that such a strong lineup will definitely bring great attention and attract domestic movie fans to enter the cinema, so they gave a high share of 40%.
Such a division is unprecedented!
At the same time, it also puts huge pressure on the actors in China!