This man knows how to hype

Chapter 226 God Film
I heard Xu Xiyu say that he wanted to make a movie that could really open up the situation.

Ke Xinying couldn't help but ask, "What is a movie that can really open up the situation?"

"It's the kind of movie that has both good reputation and box office success, and it would be best if it could leave a mark in film history." Xu Xiyu said as a matter of course.

But Ke Xinying couldn't hold it anymore after hearing this.

She just said: "Brother, don't be so careless, do you know how many movies our country obtained the permission for public screening last year?
769 movies, of which 769 were released in theaters. Do you know what the lowest box office was for a movie released in theaters last year?

Having said that, Ke Xinying made a one gesture and shook it.

Then he said, "It's not 1000 million, it's not 100 million, it's 104. Making a movie is not as simple as you think. It's not something you can do by yourself, there are many factors that affect the quality of the movie."

Hearing this, Xu Xiyu did not show any surprise.

Because he had learned before that the data on Earth was similar.

Taking 2023 as an example, there were 778 films that obtained public screening licenses throughout the year, and 255 films were released in theaters.

其中票房10亿以上的总共10部；5亿到10亿的也只有12部。至于票房在100万以下的，有120部。

Among them, the movie with the lowest box office that can be found has a total box office of 90 yuan. This movie is called "I am an Art Student: Starry Sky Dream Building"

Of course, there are definitely some movies here whose investment purposes are impure.

But there are quite a few movies that are really a big hit.

So, as Ke Xinying said, making a movie is not that easy. There are many factors that affect whether a movie is successful at the box office.

Apart from anything else, the screening rate and duration alone can eliminate many movies.

This is also why most movies on the market have a bunch of co-producers.

Is it really true that one company alone cannot afford to invest in this movie?
no.

The goal is to attract more stakeholders so that we can obtain more channel resources and help share risks.

Among these co-producers, China Film Group Corporation has the most screens. Putting aside the nature of China Film Group Corporation, the cinema chains and cinemas it controls and holds a majority stake in have a total of 20687 screens.

It accounts for 27.44% of the national screen market, which is quite exaggerated.

If you cooperate with it, you will naturally have an advantage in scheduling films.

Therefore, similar to the operations in many novels where a person sets up a small company, finds a group of newcomers who are not even known to the public, and rushes into a script, it can only be said to be very risky.

The key is that they like to hide the investment and not let other film companies invest in it, as if they want to keep the profits to themselves so as not to suffer any loss.

Are you still waiting for the box office to explode?

Just wait, even if the earth explodes, the box office won’t explode.

Because you can't get any screening time at all. There are seven or eight hundred movies a year, and a little-known company is monopolizing the products. Who would care about you?
Even if the cinema schedules a screening,

Leaving aside special subjects such as dramas and animations, let’s just talk about commercial films.

If the cast is full of newcomers and there isn't a single familiar star actor, the audience will most likely not buy tickets to watch the movie. This is a very realistic thing that has been verified by data.

Fortunately, these things are not a problem for Xu Xiyu now.

Huaqing has its own cinema chain, but it is relatively small, with only 306 screens.

However, Huaqing’s distribution channels are very mature, and as long as it co-produces with China Film or other companies, scheduling films will not be a problem.

Apart from that, star actors are not a problem either.

Although Huaqing’s stock price has plummeted now, it is still possible to hire suitable well-known actors when investing in a movie. Its many years of reputation are here.

This is what Xu Xiyu meant by the background.

The foundation that ivy cannot accumulate in a short period of time.

If it only relies on creepers, even if he has a good script, it will be difficult to remake it in a short time. Even if it is remade, it may not be able to replicate the achievements on Earth.

But relying on Hua Qing, as long as his script is excellent, he is willing to invest money, and can control the direction of the film in accordance with the temperament of the original, he will be able to find an excellent team to help him successfully remake it.

Moreover, as a time traveler, Xu Xiyu has advantages in movies.

This advantage is not just in the script story that has been verified by the market.

Moreover, he has seen the original movie. Because he has seen the original movie, he knows better than anyone what the finished script should be like.

He also knows the highlights of the movie and the areas that have been criticized.

This will invisibly improve his control over the film and his ability to plan publicity and promotion in advance.

Thinking of this, he smiled at Ke Xinying and said, "I know that making a movie is not that easy, but people always have to have dreams, don't you think?

If I set a goal of 100 for myself, even if I don’t get 100 in the end, I might get 80. But if I set a goal of passing for myself, I might fail in the end.”

"That's true, but..." Ke Xinying paused. She didn't want to pour cold water on Xu Xiyu and dampen his enthusiasm.

So, he changed the subject and asked, "What kind of movie are you going to make? What story will it tell? Have you written the script?" Hearing this, Xu Xiyu shook his head and said, "I have written the previous scam story, but I haven't started writing this one yet."

"Haven't you written it yet?" Ke Xinying's mouth twitched.

What is this called?
Insufficient funds, undecided actors, no script yet?

Seeing her expression, Xu Xiyu felt a little helpless.

It's not that he's lazy.

It's not like he does whatever he wants.

In fact, during the past six months, he would start recording works on Earth whenever he had time.

If things weren't piling up on top of each other, forcing him to deal with them, he really wanted to take a break for half a year or even a year to record the classic works in his memory.

After all, human memory is limited, and many things will be forgotten over time.

During this half year, he basically recorded all the musical works he could remember. Now he has more than one hundred complete and incomplete songs and instrumental music.

And this number is still increasing.

Because of Xu Xiyu, from time to time, certain scenes, certain conversations, and certain events would remind him of the works that he could sing but couldn't remember for the time being.

Just like just now, I inexplicably thought of the song "When You Are Old".

As for the content of film and television dramas, the recording progress is much slower than that of songs.

However, for the movies he could remember, regardless of whether they performed well or not at the box office, he would first write a basic story outline and synopsis. With the outline and synopsis, even if he really forgot some of the plot, he could go to the screenwriter to expand on it.

As for the more complete script, Xu Xiyu has only finished writing one so far, which is "All or Nothing" that he and Ke Xinying had discussed filming before.

But still the same sentence.

This movie failed to achieve the "stunning" effect that Xu Xiyu wanted.

This movie is essentially a "hot-selling movie". If it weren't for the public opinion that it was a scam, the box office would definitely not have reached that level based on its quality alone.

Thinking of this, Xu Xiyu asked Ke Xinying: "Tell me, I want to make a movie, what points should I pay attention to now?"

"Which ones?"

"First, it should not be technically difficult. This is very important. Once it involves production technology challenges, it is very likely to fail."

At this point Xu Xiyu paused. If conditions allowed, he actually wanted to shoot "The Wandering Earth" and he also wanted to shoot "Inception".

But if you rush into a movie like this, the chances of it failing are very high.

After giving up this idea, he continued, "Second, the production cycle cannot be too long. Whether it is Huaqing's internal or external market, it is impossible to give me too much time.

Third, the cost of filming cannot be too high. Huaqing’s current financial situation is not good. If we make another big investment, it is very likely that the funding chain will be in trouble halfway through.”

"So it means low cost and high return? My God, you are crazy." Ke Xinying was a little helpless.

And the cost is low.

And want high returns.

It also needs to leave a mark in film history.

Where is this kind of movie?
The answer is yes.

For example, a movie cost 7500 million yuan, but it finally earned 31 billion yuan at the box office. In terms of profit, the return rate is amazingly high.

In terms of fame, he has won a lot of awards and nominations.

More importantly, the film has a very good reputation among the general audience. Its Douban score reached 9.0, making it the first domestic film to have a Douban score of 9.

You have to know that this is Douban, which automatically reduces the score by two points for domestic films.

Besides that, the soundtrack of this movie is also excellent.

The theme song of the movie is a song of very good quality even if it is taken alone. And with this movie, the song has reached a new height.

The movie is called "Dying to Survive".

Skillful.

In the early 2000s, Blue Star also had prototypes of smuggled Indian generic drugs, and there were more than one.

In fact, there must be more than one prototype on Earth.

In that era, fake drugs and health products were everywhere. How could it be possible that no one discovered the business of smuggling Indian generic drugs?

Even Cheng Yong, the protagonist of "Dying to Survive", learned about the imitation Gleevec from Lu Shouyi, didn't he?

(End of this chapter)