Entertainment 1998

Chapter 463 462, buddy is stubborn and unwilling to bow his head
A movie with an investment of 6 US dollars is a tiny investment even in mainland China, let alone in the United States.

Basically, this amount of money is not enough to hire a second-rate actor with a little bit of status.

But in Jiang Feng's hands, a movie was completed. No, to be precise, it should be a Hollywood work. After the filming of this movie called "Paranormal Activity" was completed, the distribution company Lionsgate Entertainment arranged 2000 cinemas across the United States to screen the film at the same time.

Some people may have no idea about this number. Let's take "Farewell My Concubine" as an example. This movie was already very popular two years ago. After winning the Palme d'Or, the number of cinemas in the United States where it was initially shown was 50.

That’s right, it started with 50 theaters, and then gradually increased to 100, 500, 1000, 1500…

Well, at that time, at most 1500 American cinemas were showing "Farewell My Concubine" at the same time, but what about "Paranormal Activity"?

The first time it opened, there were 2000 stores!
When this news reached China, it immediately caused a stir on the Internet. Netizens from all over the country took to the comment sections of major websites and Tianya Forum to shout out to the country's top film directors:
Zhang Yimou, when you make a movie in the future, don't say that you don't have enough money to make a movie, because no matter how little your money is, it can still exceed 50 RMB.

Feng Xiaogang, when you promote your own movies next time, don't say that this movie is a big production that cost so much RMB, because Jiang Feng and Hollywood tell you that a movie tells a story, not how much money we invested.

Director Kai Ge, when you invest in movies in the future, remember that a movie is a movie, and a film studio is a film studio. No matter how magnificent a film studio is, it cannot cover up the paleness of your movie, just like "The Emperor and the Assassin" released last year. It is said that the funds for reshooting this movie alone can be used to shoot 25 "Paranormal Activity" movies.

Director Jiang Wen, I suggest you go to Hollywood and learn from Jiang Feng how a film crew makes rational use of film. For example, the movie you shot, "The Devils", is said to have burned 120 million RMB in film alone.

Well, enough for two and a half Paranormal Activity movies.

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Sitting in his own living room, Jiang Feng slapped his forehead when he heard the domestic news relayed by Wang Jinghua and Han Shanye. This buddy really suffered an unexpected disaster.

Yes, the production cost of the movie "Paranormal Activity" is indeed only 6 US dollars, but you also have to calculate its publicity and distribution costs? !

According to the original plan, the publicity and promotion costs of the movie "Saw 2" in the North American film market were 1000 million US dollars, and "Paranormal Activity", as the pilot film of this movie, directly accounted for half of its publicity and promotion costs, which is 500 million US dollars.

According to the current exchange rate, 500 million US dollars is approximately equal to 4150 million RMB.

A movie with a total investment of more than 4000 million RMB is definitely considered a big production in the country, right? !

Of course, Jiang Feng understood it himself, but he didn't plan to explain more about the matter because there was no need to. He might as well use the time to shoot two more scenes.

But whether it was Wang Jinghua or Han Shanye, they were both experienced and experienced people, and they were absolutely flawless in doing things. The first thing they did when they arrived in Los Angeles was to watch Jiang Feng call the four famous film directors mentioned above.

During the phone call, he did not apologize, nor did he mention "Paranormal Activity", let alone discuss the hot topics on the domestic Internet in the past two days. Instead, he humbly "reported" on his work.

Well, just call them and say hello, Director Yimou or Director Kaige, I recently came to Hollywood to film, and I feel the local customs and culture here are pretty good. You have given me a lot of guidance in the past, but now I realize how important your advice was to me when I am in a foreign country.

Eh…

Jiang Feng sighed.

Sometimes, I really have to admire the cunningness of people like Han Shanye and Wang Jinghua.

Because once I made this call, I lowered my posture and made my attitude clear to these famous domestic directors: Netizens are netizens, I am me, and no matter what achievements I have made, in front of you, I am still an elementary school student.

In this way, there will be no potential conflicts!

"Well, how is it, Jiang Feng?"

Sitting in the living room of Jiang Feng's house, Wang Jinghua, as the agent, explained the purpose of the visit and asked. However, Jiang Feng, who had thought the whole thing through, still shook his head.

"Boss Han, Sister Hua, I can't make this call."

"Why?" Wang Jinghua asked.

"Jiang Feng, you are young, only 22 years old this year. You are a junior in front of Zhang Yimou, Director Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, and Jiang Wen. It should be okay to be humble on the phone, right?!"

"It's nothing."

"Then why didn't you call?" Han Shanye frowned.

In the past, I felt that Jiang Feng was a good kid. No matter what I said to him, he would happily agree. How come he dared to disobey orders less than ten days after arriving in Hollywood? !
At this time, Jiang Feng spoke.

“It’s very simple. Paranormal Activity has just been released, and the four famous domestic directors have been harassed by netizens. I called them and asked them to lower their stance. That’s no problem.

But let's assume that Paranormal Activity earned 1000 million US dollars in box office in just two days after its release. Would the four famous domestic directors be harassed by netizens even more? Because 6 US dollars in exchange for 1000 million US dollars in box office is a miracle in the industry.

Then, should I still call then?

If this movie won the weekly championship at the North American box office within one week of its release, would I still call?

If this movie earns more than 1 million US dollars in box office after one month of release, would I still call?
If this movie earns more than 1.5 million US dollars in box office within two months of its release, do you think my phone call will still work? Because if this happens, I guess every domestic film director will be ridiculed by netizens...”

To be honest, Jiang Feng was a little excited.

What Wang Jinghua and Han Shanye did cannot be considered wrong. As Chinese people, we are all influenced by Confucianism, which emphasizes moderation and the idea of ​​not offending anyone if possible.

But Jiang Feng feels that sometimes young people should have the courage of young people. Things should be done. It is your business if you misunderstand them. It has nothing to do with me.

If you want to do something to me or boycott or suppress me just because you have misunderstood me, then go ahead.

"Um…"

For a moment, there was silence in the living room.

Looking at Wang Jinghua, then turning his head to look at Han Shanye, Jiang Feng stood up and said with a smile: "Sister Hua, President Han, the guest rooms are on the second floor. Except for the first room which has been occupied by Li Xing, you can stay in whichever room you like among the other four.

Each room has an independent bathroom where you can wash up or take a shower.

I'll cook right here!
You have come to the United States with great difficulty, and you are staying at my house, so let’s not get drunk or sleep tonight.”

After saying that, Jiang Feng turned around and went to the kitchen.

Although he did not expect Han Shanye and Wang Jinghua to come, Li Xing still bought a lot of vegetables for the family, including pork, mutton, beef, and fish. With these ingredients, Jiang Feng could prepare a sumptuous meal no matter how they were cooked.

Just as Jiang Feng was cooking, Wang Fei called.

"A Feng, did you miss me? I missed you!"

(End of this chapter)