Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 148 was coated with a protective film.
Ren Zhonglun hung up the phone, and the smile on his face disappeared.

Why did it disappear?

The board meeting just took place, and he was singled out.

Chen Shouzhe gave 60% of the shares to the four companies, so each company should get 15% when the shares are divided equally.

As a result, Shanghai Film Group felt that the film was not profitable because it was a patriotic film. Chen Shouzhe's project was not good, so Ren Zhonglun made a decision to cut it by 5%, so the share was only 10%.

China Film Group's share is 15%, which is 5% more than theirs.

Yesterday, the box office figures came out: over 80 million yuan, clearly breaking the 1 billion yuan mark. The movie not only made money, but also received praise from higher authorities for its patriotic theme. I saw mainstream media reporting on it early this morning, and the Communist Youth League even posted two articles in a row: one congratulating the movie on its box office performance, and the other praising it for breaking away from the patriotic theme and giving patriotic films a new lease on life.

Even with the official efforts, Shanghai Film Group has actually shrunk, giving up 5%.

Not only was he going to be ridiculed, but Ren Zhonglun had also just seen Han Sanping's call. He knew what Zuo Shandiao wanted to say, so he didn't answer the call.

Many people at the board meeting said that because of this incident, Shanghai Film Group was once again overshadowed, which made Ren Zhonglun very depressed.

Immediately after the meeting, he called Chen Shouzhe, partly to maintain the relationship, and partly out of regret. He should have just taken the 15% share, like the August First Film Studio and China Film Group, so he wouldn't have been scolded.

Chen Shou hung up the phone. He didn't think too much about it. If the movie was successful, it would benefit him. At the very least, he would get a Huabiao (ornamental column).

Compared to a certain chicken, the Huabiao (ornamental column) represents the nation's bounty; it paved the way for the mainstream narrative, so the nation should also give it an award for excellence to encourage it.

Everyone in the film crew who saw Chen Shouzhe that afternoon congratulated him.

"Congratulations, Director Chen."

"Director Chen's movie is a huge hit again."

“Actually, I could also play Zuo Shandiao,” Xu Jingjiang said with a smile.

"I should have given it to you earlier." Chen Shouzhe had a very good impression of this person. Besides movies, he also painted. Chen Shouzhe even asked him for a painting.

It's worth mentioning that the portrait of Nie Xiaoqian in the movie was painted by him. In the future, this painting will either go to a museum or Chen Shouzhe will hang it in his collection.

He also enjoys collecting trinkets, a trait he inherited from his master.

"Be sure to contact me next time you find a suitable opportunity," Xu Jingjiang said with a smile.

"Of course, I'll definitely contact you if I find a suitable one." Chen Shou nodded vigorously.

"The Taking of Tiger Mountain" has ignited the National Day film season. Many companies are itching to make money off Chen Shouzhe's fourth film, but there's nothing they can do about it.

Too strong.

As long as it's not a similar genre and doesn't conflict with his films, it's annoying to see his movies every month.

From Painted Skin 2 in June, A Chinese Ghost Story in July, Wu Jing's movie in August, to The Taking of Tiger Mountain in October, and Let the Bullets Fly in December.

They left no way out, making all the production companies grit their teeth in hatred, but there was nothing they could do.

The film "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" grossed over 100 million yuan on its second day, reaching 1.04 million yuan.

It has made history again.

"With the film market so booming now, can even a patriotic film gross over 100 million yuan in a single day?"

Looking at today's box office figures, Yu Dong was incredulous. He seriously doubted that he had read them correctly, but Bona Film Group had its own cinema chain, so there was no mistake.

In his memory, patriotic films are still stuck in the last century, propaganda films about the army and rural areas, where a single scene is repeatedly filmed, and soldiers shouting to the present day about how to love one's country.

Those kinds of movies were popular with the older generation, but young people today don't like them at all.

Unexpectedly, "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" broke records. Their movie-watching data shows that the majority of viewers were young people, with more men than women. This may be because it is a war-themed film, which is why men prefer it.

The fact that it grossed over 100 million yuan in a single day, and that it was a patriotic film, shows that patriotic commercial films have potential, and they can definitely follow the template provided by Chen Shouzhe to make their own films.

"Chen Shouzhe is truly a genius. He has opened up another track, giving more production companies another lucrative subject matter, and he can make money steadily from it," Yu Dong muttered.

"Boss, are we going to make a patriotic film too?" the secretary asked.

"Yes, we definitely have to do it. It would be best if we could get Chen Shou to join us," Yu Dong said.

The secretary nodded. That made sense. Bringing Chen along would ensure the safety of the movie.

Audiences have now accepted Chen Shouzhe, and many viewers are looking forward to seeing any movie with his name on it.

This is the audience goodwill he has built up over many years. Once the audience recognizes his excellence, his works will also be considered excellent.

This has happened to many production companies; mainstream commercial films have paved the way for them.

At the same time, it has given some people hope. For example, a certain international superstar whose son has been blacklisted is trying every means to make him come back to the public eye. The great poet helped him once before, but it didn't work. Now the best way is to use a patriotic film to whitewash his image.

On National Day, Chen Shou gave the film crew a day off. He was going to Sichuan and Chongqing to promote the film. He brought the film to Sichuan, met up with Jiang Wen and the others in the provincial capital, and held a promotional event. The next day, they went to Chongqing. It truly lived up to its name as a magical city. The first floor might be more than twenty stories high. It felt like the world was upside down. No wonder so many directors and artists love Chongqing; the sense of layering is just too rich.

You can see many different levels of depth, along with countless steps and a yellow Ferrari. Chen Shouzhe felt that this city would always be young.

Because everyone can find their own stepping stone in this city, even if it's going downhill, it could also be going uphill.

The filming location for The Stone is right here. This is also Huang Bo's first time directing. The filming of Mojin: The Lost Legend is almost finished. Huang Bo, the new director, is still studying it. The filming time is not fast. After Chen Shou arrived, he and Jiang Wen gave Huang Bo, the 'young' director, a lesson, which benefited Huang Bo a lot.

Zhou Yun even took a picture of this scene and posted it on Weibo, which immediately caused a sensation.

In the video, Jiang Wen points at the screen, Huang Bo is squatting down watching, and Chen Shou is smoking and saying something.

Many celebrities and big names in the industry left comments, all expressing their envy of Huang Bo.

"I envy Brother Bo, receiving guidance from two great directors."

"Director Chen, when will Director Jiang give me some pointers?"

"Looking forward to Huang Bo's transformation into a film. The script is from director Chen Shouzhe, so it's a sure thing."

"I'll be going in a couple of days, so wait for me."

People both inside and outside the industry are leaving comments, and many male stars like Huang Bo are envious. Who wouldn't want to change their career path? Directors are the ones who make the money.

Huang Bo got incredibly lucky to get Chen Shouzhe's script.

If he succeeds, there will be another Director Huang in the future.

Many professional directors are eager to take his place, but Huang Bo is just a country bumpkin. Make way, let us do it.

The guidance from two great directors is something not everyone can enjoy; those who are studying directing should be sitting there, not Huang Bo.

After two days of promotion, Chen Shouzhe rushed back to the Northwest to continue filming the movie, keeping him extremely busy.

However, The Taking of Tiger Mountain's box office exploded during the National Day holiday.

With five consecutive days grossing over 100 million yuan, plus the previous five days, the total box office reached 9.87 million yuan. It almost broke 1 billion yuan in ten days and is expected to hit 2 billion yuan. This is a patriotic film, yet it can still make so much money.

Many production companies are already looking for suitable IPs, and even internet giants like Alibaba and Tencent are envious, as it's a very lucrative business.

Chen Shouzhe received the message, but he rejected it without hesitation.

"I don't have time to attend your seminars. What's the point of seminars? I'd rather spend that time making more movies."

Chen Shou hung up the phone and continued muttering to himself while staring at the monitor.

That was a call from above, informing him to attend some kind of seminar, basically a group of people discussing how this movie was successful.

If it were a great poet, he would definitely like it, because he could go up there and show off, and teach a bunch of old guys a lesson.

Chen Shou had invited him countless times, and he had only gone once, during the filming of "Charlotte's Trouble." But no one cared about him; they were all talking about how the film was successful and how to revitalize the film market.

He was a director, and the biggest contributor to the project didn't say a word.

At first, he thought it was a place to learn, but later he found out that it was a place to suppress him.

Tell him to be humble and not arrogant, and to stop being such a brat.

Lao Tzu broke box office records with his film, but in the end, the seminar he was supposed to hold turned into a criticism session.

None of their ideas were ever filmed, but they were quite good at giving unsolicited advice.

After that incident, he stopped attending any seminars.

However, he thought that the car wouldn't be driven if he didn't attend, but it still drove without him.

It reminded him of a crosstalk performance by his godfather.

A group of experts studied how to combat vulgarity, and so they all went to bathhouses.

Afterwards, I went to Teacher Yu's house to secretly take pictures and reported the process. Not satisfied, I continued to report, and so on for a whole day.

As the main creator of the film, he was able to hold seminars even without his presence.

This shows how these people live, and what role they would play if they didn't have these seminars.
Can he make movies, or can he write screenplays?

As a patriotic film, "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" broke box office records for patriotic films and pioneered the path of commercial patriotic films. Naturally, a seminar was held to discuss the feasibility of patriotic films and their underlying meanings.

Zhang Hongsheng on the other end of the phone knew that Chen Shouzhe definitely wouldn't go. He hadn't gone when Kung Fu was held before, and he hadn't gone when The Martian was held either.

Now that the "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" event is being held, he's even less accommodating. He can't do anything about the so-called seminars. This kind of format is very common within their organization. Otherwise, what would those people do if they didn't hold meetings?
"Forget it, as long as there's box office revenue, the higher-ups are happy, the military is happy, so they'll let you off the hook." Zhang Hongsheng smiled, feeling a mixture of love and hate for Chen Shou.

Young is good!
(End of this chapter)