Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 280 Then, let’s have a celebration party
How is the box office performance of "Urban Demon Tale: The Nara Vengeful Ghost Picture Scroll"?

Gu Ming actually cares about this issue too.

As far as he knew, Superman was the box office champion in Japan in 1979.

The final allotment revenue of "Superman" was 28 billion yen. The actual box office revenue is unknown, but it was at least over billion yen.

Gu Ming doesn't expect to be able to compare with Superman. In his opinion, it would be great if the rationed income could be half of Superman's.

If he gets the 1.4 billion yen in ration income, he can get more than 500 million yen. Compared with the investment of less than 70 million yen, it is a pure bumper harvest.

With this in mind, Gu Ming visited Toei Center Film Production Company, abbreviated as Toei Center Film Production Company.

Kurosawa Mitsuru personally received Gu Ming.

"Furuya-kun, please sit down! So, would you like tea or coffee?"

Gu Ming said, "Tea."

Kurosawa Mitsuru said, "Is black tea the only option?"

Gu Ming: ...?
Soon the secretary brought two cups of steaming hot black tea, and Gu Ming took a sip.

However, based on his tea drinking habits, he couldn't tell how good the tea was.

"Of course I'm not here for tea today, Mr. Kurosawa Mitsuru. Let's get this straight. How did this movie perform at the box office last week?"

Kurosawa grinned.

"Gugu-kun is really a person who can't sit still. Well, I won't be polite with you."

Kurosawa Mitsuru raised three fingers.

Gu Ming said "oh" and exaggerated a little: "300 million yen?"

He thought about it quickly in his mind.

Generally speaking, the final box office should be about three times that of the first week, which means that the final box office should be between 900 million and 1 billion yen.

The distribution ratio discussed previously was 60% of the allocated income, which is 37.5% of the total box office revenue.

Gu Ming calculated that it was almost 300 million yen.

All in all, the return on investment is twice, which is quite considerable.

"So the final box office revenue should be around 1 billion yen? That's not bad, right?"

Gu Ming felt very relieved.

Kurosawa frowned, looking at an illiterate person.

"Furuya-kun."

"what happened?"

"How did you come up with that number?"

"Ah... ah?"

Kurosawa Mitsuru hesitated to speak, but finally chose to tell the truth.

"Generally speaking, the box office should be five or even seven times higher than the first week!"

This time it was Gu Ming's turn to be startled: "Why is it so high?"

Kurosawa spread his hands and said, "Why not so high?"

It was only after Kurosawa Mitsuru's reminder that Gu Ming finally came to his senses.

In later generations, there were many movies and the filming time was shorter, so a month of release for a movie was considered long.

But it’s different now.

It is common for a movie to be released for a year, and it takes a very long time to recover the funds, so the release point will be higher.

For example, when "Shaolin Temple" was filmed in China, it was shown for more than two years.

Gu Ming calculated it quickly with his pig brain.

If we calculate it five times, the box office revenue would be over 1.5 billion yen.

"This is a bit scary!"

"Yeah, I think it's scary too," Kurosawa Mitsuru said. "The head office has already increased the number of screenings and theaters, and we expect to reach 900 theaters this week. Of course, the cost of printing is also quite high, and that's already factored into the distribution costs."

Gu Ming responded.

This is why we find a distribution company instead of distributing it ourselves.

The price of a copy is extremely expensive! A copy in the country would cost at least tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan!

Gu Ming was not sure about the price in Japanese yen, but if he published it himself, the price of printing a copy alone would be enough to drive people crazy.

Of course, the Jiubai Museum did not print 900 copies, but several hundred copies, which were distributed after agreeing on the release time.

This is also the reason why companies including Toei, Toho, Shochiku, etc. will take charge of all services from production to release.

If you print and screen the films yourself and take the box office revenue yourself, the material costs will be much lower, and correspondingly, you can get more share of the box office revenue, which will attract more and better film talents.

"Okay, Furuya-kun, you should be able to rest assured. At the end of the quarter, Toei will complete the accounting and hand over the previous quarter's income to you on time. You can rest assured about this. Toei's reputation is still very strong."

"It's okay if your reputation is strong, but your starlight shouldn't be too strong."

"What?" "Just kidding."

Gu Ming laughed out loud: "Well, I'm going to hold a celebration party. Mr. Kurosawa Mitsuru, do you want to come?"

"If the time is right, of course I can!"

Kurosawa Mitsuru also wanted to get closer.

Even if this movie fails at the box office, it will still be able to easily recoup its costs and still make a profit.

An investment of 70 million yuan can generate hundreds of millions of yuan in revenue, which is quite impressive.

"By the way, there's one more thing."

Kurosawa Mitsuru bent down and fumbled for a long time, then pulled out a file from under the desk and handed it to Gu Ming.

"These are the results of a survey conducted by Toei cinemas last week. Furuya-kun, you can take it as a reference. Then, if possible... prepare for the second film as soon as possible!"

Gu Ming responded and opened the file to take a look.

Here are the reasons why audiences chose this movie, as determined by Toei Cinemas through a survey.

"I don't know Akira Furuya. I just came here because I wanted to see a movie."

“I heard from my friends that it was well filmed.”

"It tells our own national story. It's understandable and very interesting."

"I like the humorous and funny aspects of that."

"I'm a movie fan."

"I've seen Cat's Eye."

Gu Ming flipped through it, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

It wasn't a Japanese story he was telling.

To be precise, it is the shell of a Japanese story, but the inside is completely different.

In any case, Gu Ming solemnly accepted the file.

"Maybe we'll talk about the next movie later, but at least this time we can celebrate our success openly!"

……

……

"You two didn't really kiss, did you?"

"No way, right?"

Meeting Nakayashiki Tetsuya's teasing gaze, Niikemoto Tatsumi clenched his fists and his face turned red.

Finally, I could only whisper.

Cough Yalu!

If you had been a Yakuza two years earlier, you would have been finished if I had done it or not!

The answer is of course no, there was a prop in between, it was just to create a comedic effect.

Manatsu Ryuu, on the other hand, was laughing heartily, looking very carefree.

He changed into a formal suit today. Although he still looked a little silly, probably because he played the supporting role in a billion-dollar movie, he still looked quite outstanding.

Next week he will go to Toei to audition for Spider-Man. With the successful experience of having a movie, his chances of success will be much higher.

Tuan Shilang felt that he was half an outsider, but he was in a pretty good mood at the moment. Although he was just a supporting role who was killed shortly after his appearance, he also made himself a familiar face, which was different from the past.

"Oh! Brother Gu Gu is here!"

Seeing Gu Ming dressed in a suit and tie, they all started laughing.

Don't say it.

After Gu Ming dressed up, he looked very much like a human being!
"Brother Gugu!"

"Hello, Brother Gu."

"Brother Gugu, who will be coming tonight?"

Gu Ming said: "Oh, the Shogun, Taiko, the Emperor, the Consul of the American Embassy in Japan, and Oda Nobunaga will all be here."

Manatsu Ryu:?

You can't treat me as a fool just because I look a little silly!
Gu Ming laughed and said, "It's just a joke, don't be so serious. I don't know many important people, but I have sent out a lot of invitations, so I think a lot of people will come later."

He casually assigned a task to Zhen Xialong: "You have basically met those people. If it is convenient, please greet them outside the door."

Manatsu Ryu looked at the question mark on Gu Ming's head.

NPC: Furuya Akira!

Identity: Boss!
Mission: Go out and greet guests!
Rewards: Rewards for good work and punishments for bad work.

Manatsu Ryu instantly accepted the mission.

Welcoming guests is a tough job, but it's also a great opportunity to make a name for himself! Especially since he plays an important supporting role in the movie, somewhat like Qiu Sheng in Uncle Nine's zombie movies. With such an important role, just going out and saying hello more often would make him feel good!

(End of this chapter)