Chapter 105: This movie made him a net profit of million?

The film grossed 40 million U.S. dollars in North America in three days.

To be honest, if Liu Manli hadn't said this, Lu Wenyuan's first reaction would have been to treat it as a rumor.

What the hell, telling ghost stories?
But precisely because this news was "endorsed" by Liu Manli, he didn't even have the space to deceive himself.

These days he had been immersed in the joy of finally defeating Bai Youlou once again, but his joy was shattered at the happiest celebration banquet.
However, such box office results did not shock Hu Manyin too much.

Because as early as in Cannes, she had already become a bit like Bai Youlou. I always feel that whatever achievements he makes are reasonable.

So, she didn't have time to be happy about Bai Youlou's success. She was now very worried about Lu Wenyuan.
Although my senior brother is a bit of a bad mouth, he is still a good person after all.

As a result, now I feel like I am about to fall apart!
If there is a girl who likes fragile little puppies, this is a good time to take Lu Wenyuan down, hug him in her arms and comfort him.
Unfortunately, no.

Hu Manyin admires the stronger one, while Liu Manyin doesn't even look at Lu Wenyuan.

He could only lie there quietly for a while.

And Hu Manyin did not let Lu Wenyuan down for taking care of her in the company.

At this time, I am still willing to continue to comfort him.

"Brother, don't take it so seriously. They say that failure in gambling leads to success in love. Maybe something good will happen soon."

I swear to God, Hu Manyin was just saying this casually.

Lu Wenyuan did regain some of his mentality, but no one knew what was going on with his brain circuit.

I actually understood it as, "Do you think my chances of success will increase if I confess to Lu Ning now?"

Hu Manyin: ???

This... This kind of metaphysics, she just said it casually.

isn't it?
What a coincidence! Lu Wenyuan's agent, Brother Li, came over and called him, "Go to the window over there and take a few photos with An Luning. It will be done in a few minutes."

"Hey~"

Hu Manyin subconsciously jumped a little, but Lu Wenyuan turned around and gave her a firm look.

When she saw that look, she knew she was doomed.

Just when I was about to catch up with her and say something, Liu Manli, who had been wandering around for a while, actually came back.

"Xiao Hu, are you free? Can we chat for a while?"

On one side is the senior who treats me very well, and on the other side is the idol I have always loved. This choice is really
It's easy to make a decision~
"Of course I'm free!" Hu Manyin decided to ignore Lu Wenyuan without thinking.

At most, the confession will fail, but what if it succeeds?

When it comes to love, you can't be too superstitious about science.

Sometimes you have to look at some metaphysics.

Come on, brother!
Then Hu Manyin happily entered the process of being easily tricked by Liu Manli.

In just over ten minutes, she basically told Liu Manli everything except the sleeping position she had with Bai Youlou.

On the other side, Lu Wenyuan was holding a glass of wine, chatting with An Luning in front of a window with a nice view, seemingly naturally.

The handsome man and beautiful woman standing together look like a perfect match.

But this is a requirement for posing.

It seemed that An Luning's mouth was moving, but in fact, what Lu Wenyuan heard was: "12345677654321"

In a clumsy posed photo, An Luning very "unprofessional" transformed into Miss Number, and made a lot of noises.

However, Lu Wenyuan did not blame him. Instead, he reminded her, "You can actually read out the phone number. That will look more natural."

An Luning's eyes lit up and she gave him a look of gratitude.

Then she really started to read out a string of numbers, and this string of numbers was memorized by the "scheming" Lu Wenyuan.

Whose mobile phone number is the first one that comes to mind?

Of course it’s mine!

Until now, Lu Wenyuan, who doesn't even have An Luning's personal contact information, said that pursuing girls does indeed require a few tricks!

The joy at this moment diluted his resentment towards Bai Youlou.

In the face of love, those little festivals are not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning.

He even imagined that maybe An Luning was too embarrassed to give him his contact information, so he cooperated on purpose.

So, after the photos were taken, Lu Wenyuan ran to the bathroom without waiting for a moment, entered the number that he had memorized firmly in his mind into his mobile phone, hesitated for a moment, and called directly.

At this moment, he obviously has no brains at all.

Because anyone with a little bit of common sense should know that the high-end dress An Luning is wearing has no fucking pockets!
Even if that really is her number, no one would answer the call.

But what the hell was that after the waiting tone rang five times, it actually got through.

However, a man's voice that sounded a little lazy came from the other end of the phone!

"Hey, who is it?"

"Bai Youlou?!" Lu Wenyuan screamed like a groundhog.

"Oh shit, are you sick? Who are you? It's so loud. " Bai Youlou said a little impatiently.

"I"

"Hey, wait a minute~"

Just as Lu Wenyuan recognized Bai Youlou's voice almost instantly, Bai Youlou was also quite familiar with this bastard's voice.

After being stunned for a few seconds, he finally reacted, "Lu Wenyuan, you big idiot!"

Before the long beep sound was over, Lu Wenyuan had already decisively hung up the phone.

That was a close call, I almost got scolded.

As long as the words are not completely said, it does not constitute a complete curse.

So he was not scolded.

However, Lu Wenyuan couldn't understand why An Luning could recite Bai Youlou's mobile phone number so easily? How could she remember it so clearly? !

After the other party hung up the phone, Bai Youlou didn't think much about it, but just felt a little speechless.
Who leaked my cell phone number?

Ordinary people can only find Lao Zhou’s phone number and company number. His personal contact information is actually quite confidential.

So far, Lu Wenyuan is the second person who somehow has his contact information.

As for the first one, it is more interesting.

Open the mobile phone text message interface.

【China Mobile】Dear users, China Mobile reminds you that the weather is about to get colder. Please add clothes in time when the temperature drops, and keep warm to prevent colds and diseases. I wish you a happy life every day!

This is a seemingly normal carrier message.

There is only one "flaw".

Bai Youlou uses China Unicom.
As a result, China Mobile sends him various messages every now and then?

It seemed as if he was in Cao's camp but his heart was with Han.

He almost felt guilty about China Mobile. Look at this operator, how good it is at stealing customers.

Of course, this was obviously a "prank" by a mobile user on Bai Youlou.

As for who it is~
If Bai Youlou thought about it carefully, he could actually find it.

But he just didn't want to find out.

Sometimes in life, why do we have to make things so clear?
Very interesting.

Putting down his phone, Bai Youlou was ready to continue playing the game, but at this time he heard a lot of music coming from outside.

"Hey? What's going on?"

"It seems like some aunties are doing square dance. This is one of the biggest disadvantages of the place we rented. It is too close to the residential area. There is a small square next to it. During the day, there are old men playing erhu, and at night, there are a bunch of aunties doing square dance. Fortunately, when we were renovating it, we considered that recording songs should not disturb the residents, so we used a lot of soundproofing materials for the renovation. When we close the windows, the noise is very small."

After hearing what Lao Zhou said, Bai Youlou acted as if he didn't hear it.

Looking out from the window, I saw a group of middle-aged women "dancing their youth" there.

However, Bai Youlou was not very interested in the aunts' dancing styles.

He has a very picky taste now.

Classical and elegant, with Zhang Xiaorong as a shining example.

Modern and sexy, Jiang Yuanchu has danced for him in the RV before, and the more he dances, the less clothes he has, which is very exciting.

The dancing skills of these two people not only delighted Bai Youlou but also whetted his appetite.

If aunts want to reach this level, they can only say that they still need to practice.

So Bai Youlou's attention was actually on the BGM of their square dance.

"They can't dance to this song either~"

This made Lao Zhou laugh, "Why don't you write a few songs for them to dance to in the square~"

Bai Youlou turned around and looked at him. Just one glance and Lao Zhou felt something was wrong.

"No, you really want to write it?"

Bai Youlou didn't respond to Lao Zhou's question, but pointed to the rooftop and said, "When we first got here, I said that the rooftop of this small building is perfect for barbecue, drinking some wine, and singing, right?"

"Yes, I was planning to do it, but because it is too close to the residential area, I feel it will disturb people at night."

"You just don't know how to integrate with the people." Bai Youlou said contemptuously.

Old Zhou was a little unconvinced, "Oh, you can do it?"

"Bet a hundred bucks."

Blanch!
Another hundred?
"Boss Lin, the box office of "Tomb Raiders" has basically stopped rising after reaching 900 million. They asked us if we want to raise the price." "Raise? Until it reaches 1 billion? No."

Lin Juntao rejected the proposal without even raising his head.

Indeed, whether a movie can reach the 1 billion mark actually represents different meanings.

If you're not too far away from the target, just grit your teeth and go for it. There are many ways to play in the entertainment industry, some legal and some illegal. It all depends on how the game is played.

But it is obvious that Lin Juntao is not that interested in movies that promote other people's IPs, even if he can get a piece of the pie from this IP.

But it’s not the biggest one after all.

Sometimes, even if film and television companies cooperate, they may turn into competitors. This is also common.

Lin Juntao is actually quite satisfied with the box office performance of "The Lost Tomb", a movie in which the company participated in investing and distributing.

The final box office is estimated to be just over 900 million, and 1 billion is unlikely. The reviews of this movie are so-so, and the daily box office is basically better than nothing. If it can't get the extension key, it will be taken off the screen after one month.

Of course, I made money.

It is considered a successful project.

It’s just~
Guess what?!
Huaxing Entertainment did some calculations and found that their profit from the blockbuster "The Lost Tomb" was not as high as that from "Whiplash".

That’s right, a movie with a box office of 900 million does not make as much money as a movie with a box office of more than 100 million.

It’s because “The Lost Tomb” got too much money.

First of all, 5% of a movie’s box office revenue must be set aside as a special fund for the development of the film industry, and 3.3% for related taxes and fees.

About 57% of them are from cinemas and theater chains.

Stronger issuers will also get 10%.

The rest belongs to the producers and investors.

Therefore, only about 30% of the box office revenue of "Tomb Raiders" can be shared by companies such as Huaxing Entertainment.

About 300 million.

This money may seem like a lot, but don't forget that there is still a cost of 200 million.

After a rough calculation, hey, the profit is 100 million, how should we divide it?

As for "Whiplash", the total box office is about to reach 200 million.

With the same profit sharing ratio, Huaxing Entertainment, as the distribution company, even though it gave a friendly price at the beginning and did not charge as much as 10%.

But there is also 8%.

Sixteen million!

It really made a little more than the movie "Tomb Raiders". From that movie, Huaxing only got about 10 million at most.

Of course, Huaxing actually paid some marketing costs for "Whiplash".

Bai Youlou didn't move at all after the movie was released, as if he was dead.

It was all thanks to Huaxing Entertainment’s online help that he was able to support himself.

On the one hand, it was Lin Juntao's subjective reason, and on the other hand, it was indeed profitable.

The company already has a marketing team, so the cost in this regard is not high.

Bai Youlou's company is the one that really made the most money, it's an exclusive investment! He doesn't have to share the money with others!

With this movie that cost several million dollars to invest, Bai Youlou can probably earn 50 million!
"Wow! This kid is rich!"

Lin Juntao couldn't help but sigh that he couldn't afford it and had no way to buy it. Now Bai Youlou was really worth a "sky-high price".

Moreover, he knew that Bai Youlou sold the copyright for more than 40 million.

With this calculation, this movie made him a net profit of 100 million?

A hen that lays golden eggs!
So, it’s useless to just look at the box office! Making money is the true meaning of a commercial film!
Lin Juntao is really regretful now. He feels that he was wrong in that he had been "moved" several times before but did not put it into action in the end.

Why didn't they capture Bai Youlou when he was in his "down and out" state? !
Whether or not he wins the Cannes Best Actor Award is actually not that important, but with this kind of earning power, a director like him can even support a film and television company.

Lin Juntao felt that if he announced to the public at this time that Bai Youlou had signed a contract with Huaxing, his company's stock price would skyrocket.

"Not only that, boss~"

"Hey, what's not stopping?"

Lin Juntao looked at Sister Hong who came to see him again, and his eyelids twitched subconsciously.

He always felt that every time Sister Hong came to see him, he would feel as if he had lost something out of thin air.

Of course, this is not Sister Hong’s fault, it’s mainly because Lin Juntao regrets it.

This time is no exception!

Sister Hong didn't say anything, she just took out a report and said it concisely:

"More than 80 million US dollars, North American box office."

"Who?"

"Bai Youlou, could it be me?" Sister Hong joked, "Boss, this is just the beginning. If this kind of box office can be achieved in North America, the subsequent film will have the foundation to harvest the markets in Japan and South Korea."

Why does he need Sister Hong to teach him this?

Lin Juntao knew it all too well.

Although Japan and South Korea, the two major Asian box office markets, are not as big as China, their markets are still considerable! Moreover, North America has always been the trend. Apart from local films, imported films from North America basically dominate the market.

Then Whiplash.
"Has Bai Youlou sold the Japanese and Korean copyrights?!" Lin Juntao asked impatiently.

Sister Hong spread her hands and said, "I don't know. I'm not his agent, and I didn't come to see you today for this matter."

"This matter is the most important!" Lin Juntao emphasized.

If it hadn't been sold, Bai Youlou himself would definitely not have been able to get the film released in Japan and South Korea, as he simply didn't have the channels.

But Lin Juntao does!

After so many years of working in the film and television industry, he has already opened up Asian channels.

However, just when he was almost impatient to contact Bai Youlou, Sister Hong said with a smile, "My matter is not necessarily less important than yours~"

"What is it?"

"Our dear classmate Lu Ning"

As soon as the pre-casting shake came out, Lin Juntao knew that he had to sit up straight and listen.

The little ancestor is about to start causing trouble!
However, what Lin Juntao did not expect was that An Luning's "mischief" this time actually played into his hands.

"theme song?"

"Yes, she insisted on asking Bai Youlou to write two songs as the theme song and ending song of her new drama."

"That's easy. Bai Youlou is quite willing to sell her songs. They're just a little expensive. It's only two songs. Just buy them for her."

Lin Juntao breathed a sigh of relief. Such a simple thing would of course be met immediately!

Otherwise, it would be bad if this little ancestor caused other troubles.

However, Sister Hong only said half of what she wanted to say.

"Boss, please listen to me first. Do you know who she wants to sing?"

"Who? Herself or Lu Wenyuan?"

"Wrong, she wants Bai Youlou to sing it himself, and she has to go to the crew for an 'inspection' to tailor the new play."

Lin Juntao was silent.

Good guy!
With this requirement, after the whole process, how much would Bai Youlou charge him? !

No, it’s not about the amount of money.

The problem is whether Bai Youlou can be invited.

He just made 100 million!
This does not include the share of the North American box office!

Anyway, from Lin Juntao's own perspective, if he had earned so much money as Bai Youlou by making movies, he probably wouldn't be willing to lower his status to play with a little girl.

I've never heard of someone having to come to your home in person to sing the theme song for a TV series.

Isn't An Luning taking Bai Youlou too lightly?

Do you really think he is still the idol he used to be?
Of course, in the eyes of the "little ancestor", they are probably all the same.

"This is not a easy matter to handle." Lin Juntao said directly to Sister Hong.

However, Sister Hong did not look embarrassed. "I will tell you, the boss, about this matter. I don't need to save your face. I will just give it a try."

Lin Juntao breathed a sigh of relief, "If you have any difficulties, come to me again."

After saying that, he picked up the report and seemed to be carefully studying the "box office miracle" created by "Whiplash" in the North American market.

His action actually meant seeing the guest off.

Sister Hong naturally understood, smiled and turned to leave.

The manifestation of information asymmetry~
She actually knew very well that An Luning was not disrespectful and treated Bai Youlou as a top idol.

She just still regarded Bai Youlou as the shy boy who once confessed his love to her with a blushing face.

The little girl's thoughts are not as deep as those of domineering bosses like Lin Juntao, and she doesn't think as much.

While she was happy for Bai Youlou's achievements, she would not change her attitude or the way she gets along with him.

Perhaps a girl like Hu Manyin would have a more obvious change in attitude because of Bai Youlou's situation and identity changes.

An Lu Ning doesn't know how to do that.

　Thanks to Super Blowing Bubble Gum for the 10000 reward, thanks to Yi Fei for the 500 reward to "Jiang Yuanchu", thanks to Black and White Dancer for the 100 reward to "Jiang Yuanchu", and Gangshu Magic Rings for the 1500 reward to "An Lu Ning", thank you bosses

　　
　
(End of this chapter)