My wife is in my arms

Chapter 1338 Pre-sale Box Office Five

It's not that he can't make this call.

Instead, he hit... If others give him face, it will affect his own career; if they don't give him face, he will lose face. But it's not fair to blame his eldest disciple.

That's just how business is.

If you're not comfortable speaking up or don't have enough influence, you need to find someone influential to help you. It's hard to succeed on your own; you need to know how to leverage others to reach greater heights.

It would be most appropriate for my own daughter to make this call.

Zhang You refused because of his daughter's presence, and he didn't need to worry that Zhang You would offend him, nor would his eldest disciple feel that his master was not concerned about his affairs.

If it were someone else...

As long as his eldest disciple asked, Han Dong would not hesitate to do it, even if it meant doing it himself. But Zhang You was another story. Even he was a little unsure about this person.

But the only thing Han Dong was certain of was that his daughter San Dou was born to him and his daughter. Strangely, Zhang Youzhi had never visited his home since his daughter gave birth to San Dou.

Because of this.

Han Dong was still feeling quite uncomfortable.

He wasn't planning on doing anything to him, he even helped him take X-rays, and came to see what was wrong with his son!?

After a while, Han Dong heard his daughter, who was sitting on the sofa with San Dou, suddenly shout, "Er Tao, you're really in trouble this time! 'Crazy Stone' has already surpassed 200 million at the box office, while 'The Contest' has only increased by 3 million."

Pan Dehua, who was clinking glasses with his third senior brother, was taken aback.

"Has it really broken 200 million!?"

Pan Dehua asked hurriedly.

"real"

Han Wei's voice came through.

"This movie..."

Lin Zhendong didn't say anything more. As a former director, he knew what such pre-sale box office figures represented—signs of a blockbuster film's imminent explosion.

Although the pre-sale box office for the summer season was even lower than this, both of Zhang You's screenplays were huge successes. This means that the success of his screenplays is not accidental, but a testament to his talent. In other words, he has a strong understanding of the market and knows what moviegoers like to watch.

So as long as "Crazy Stone" is of good quality, judging from the pre-sale box office, it can be confirmed that this movie will be the box office champion of this Spring Festival. After a while, Lin Zhendong looked at his junior brother and asked, "What was the total production cost of 'Crazy Stone'?"

"Less than 100 million"

Pan Dehua replied.

"..."

Not only Lin Zhendong was shocked.

The others were also stunned.

Less than 100 million, or about 80 to 90 million, according to the revenue sharing between the cinema and the production company, means that the film's pre-sale box office today has not only recovered the production cost, but has also started to generate a profit.

Han Dong was also surprised. The pre-sale box office was indeed too exaggerated. The key was that the production cost was not high. It was estimated to be another example of a small company achieving great success, following "Goodbye Mr. Loser".

The pre-sale box office performance of "Crazy Stone" has put pressure on even Han Dong. After all, his current film, "The Vanished Woman," is the fourth film script written and invested in by Zhang You. If the box office is less than 1 billion, people in the industry will definitely say that he is too old and can't even make a good film based on a script written by Zhang You.

The responsibility definitely lies with him.

I suspect even Chairman Tian and Chairman Lin are no exception. However, Chairman Lin is somewhat better off, as he ultimately signed a performance-based agreement with Feitian Entertainment. If the box office exceeds 1.5 billion, Tianyu Entertainment will have nothing to do with it. But the more this is the case, the more Chairman Tian will care about "The Vanished She." I was just thinking about these things.

His cell phone rang.

Seeing that his apprentices were looking over one after another, Han Dong waved his hand at them, signaling them not to worry about him.

Han Dong got up, went outside, and answered the phone. Tian Dong's voice came through the line, saying, "Uncle Han, 'Crazy Stone' has broken 200 million in pre-sale box office within twelve hours. What are your thoughts?!"

What opinion could I possibly have!?

Han Dong smiled and asked a question in return.

"I estimate this movie will gross at least 3 billion."

Chairman Tian began, “Judging from Zhang You’s three works, none of his scripts have grossed less than 2 billion at the box office. So, after you finish filming ‘The Vanished Her,’ I plan to discuss with Tianyu Entertainment and Zhang You about increasing the publicity budget to 150 million. Anyway, Zhang You will cover the bulk of it, and we only need to contribute 15%. If the box office exceeds 1.5 billion, the company will receive 30%.”

It's up to you to decide.

Han Dong said with a smile.

How could he not understand what Chairman Tian meant?

The three parties jointly funded a large-scale promotional campaign. Once the box office target was met, the rest would have nothing to do with Tianyu Entertainment. Thirty percent... that's not a small amount.

If it reaches two billion.

With the extra 500 million, Feitian could earn tens of millions more, and even higher... Han Dong wasn't very confident, but the pre-sale box office figures for Zhang You's "Crazy Stone" greatly boosted Tian Dong's confidence.

"Uncle Han, please don't say that. I'm still young and need your guidance. From the negotiations for 'The Vanished Woman,' I realized that I do have many shortcomings. Please feel free to speak your mind in the future. You were my Uncle Han when I was a child, and you'll still be my Uncle Han now. Please go ahead with your work. I have a few friends to attend to. I'll visit you after the New Year."

Ended the call.

Han Dong stood outside for a while before returning to the table to watch his disciples continue their drinking contest.

This is hardly respect for Uncle Han.

It was only after seeing the three scripts written by Zhang You, all of which were expected to be box office hits, that I belatedly realized that Uncle Han was forward-thinking. So I made a special call to tell him about it, while also indirectly reminding him to make good films.

Once "The Vanished" surpasses 1.5 billion yuan at the box office, the subsequent box office revenue will have nothing to do with EE-Media.

The afternoon sun streamed in through the window.

Zhang Yi, who had just given birth yesterday, sat in a bouncy chair with her daughter in her arms. She stood on tiptoe to make the chair sway slightly while softly humming "The Man Under the Moon," a song she released a few days ago that had achieved decent results.

"If I were to revisit my hometown via your old terrace, I would hope the furnishings would be exactly as they were before. Unfortunately, someone else has taken over, and there is a promise that is hard to keep..."

The singing came from the room.

Zhang Yi gently patted her baby girl in the swaddling clothes.

Her figure was bathed in the light filtering through the window, as was the little girl in her arms, though she was wearing a hat that covered her eyes, creating alternating light and shadow above and below her nose.

Because of the natural birth, she is still in some pain today, though it is only slightly better than yesterday.

According to the medical staff at the postpartum care center, the tearing pain from vaginal delivery will not significantly lessen after a week and will not completely disappear for two to three weeks, but recovery will take longer.

Noticing that her daughter had woken up, Zhang Yi stopped humming, took off her clothes, and began to breastfeed the little girl.

While feeding him, Zhang Yi chuckled and said, "Your dad is going to make a lot of money today."

(End of this chapter)