Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 149 It's not that I'm too strong, it's that they're too weak

Huayi's stock actually bounced a little.

It turns out that Feng Xiaogang established his own company, which was then acquired by Huayi at a high price.

This is big news for Huayi; from the outside, it's seen as a good thing, and the stock price has been boosted.

Some retail investors still believe that Huayi will return to a market value of 90 billion.

With 40 billion now, it's a great opportunity to enter the market and double your money.

Something even more devastating happened to countless companies.

The film "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" has been postponed.

As a patriotic film, "The Taking of Tiger Mountain" grossed 1.4 billion yuan in just 20 days, breaking the domestic box office record for patriotic films.

Although only ten to twenty million yuan are left each day, many people are still going to the cinema to watch it. The film will be extended for a month, until the 26th of next month, which will be the perfect time to continue watching "Let the Bullets Fly".

All the companies are watching with envy; they also want to extend their contracts, but the problem is they can't, as extensions are always subject to change.

This is the kind of treatment only mainstream films receive. With only forty days left, even if they earn ten million a day, they can still reach four hundred million in box office revenue, which would amount to 1.8 billion.

This is the first time in film history that a patriotic film has achieved this level of success, showing countless production companies a sure-fire way to make money.

For a time, many companies began preparing patriotic films, especially Shanghai Film Group, which was most unwilling to accept its 10% share of the market. So they started preparing patriotic commercial films in the hope of regaining their footing.

With the first film as a precedent, the second film was completed in a month and a half. If it weren't for a few trips away in between, the film could probably have been completed in a month.

People from Xi'an Film Studio came. They couldn't participate in "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy," but they did participate in "Painted Skin" this year. As a fellow townsman, Chen Shouzhe still takes good care of Xi'an Film Studio, after all, Xi'an Film Studio helped him when he started out.

At the hospitality of Xi'an Film Studio, Chen Shou had a meal at the canteen before returning to the capital.

"Ah~~~"

Seeing Chen Shouzhe yawning at the airport, Tong Dawei and the others smiled. Chen Shouzhe hadn't slept well yesterday. Looking at Yan Danchen next to him, who was wearing sunglasses and had fair and rosy skin, they guessed that he hadn't done anything to help out yesterday.

"I'm used to going to bed late and waking up early, so getting up early to catch a flight is really tough." Chen Shou has gained a lot of weight recently, and he plans to stop working from now until the Chinese New Year.

Give yourself a good break and stay home and have some fun.

The Northwest is very cold in November, with a biting wind. The airport was crowded, but luckily they had eaten beforehand, as the food at the airport was really bad.

They were on the same flight. After boarding the plane, Yan Danchen was recognized by other people, and many asked her for autographs.

The role of Chang'e, the Moon Goddess, made her a huge star in the past two years, leading to numerous endorsements and luxury brand advertising opportunities.

Journey to the West remains very popular, making it a unique phenomenon in television history.

Huang Bo is still filming the stone. Although the scenes are simple, he is a novice and he is also needed for the filming of "Mojin: The Lost Legend". Therefore, the filming progress is a bit slow. It is expected to be completed before December.

Besides that, Jiang Wen kept contacting him. The movie "Bullets" was about to be released, and the premiere was already scheduled for December 17th and 24th. The 12th was Christmas Eve, the 25th was the day of the Three Great Western Films, and the 26th and 27th were Saturday and Sunday. It was the best release date, and there were quite a few movies choosing to release on these days.

This is the Lunar New Year film season, and Huayi Brothers' old bastard is also being released on this day. It's like Mars colliding with Earth, and this time Huayi Brothers is not backing down.

Their stock has already plummeted to rock bottom. If they don't get any more movies released, Huayi Brothers will be finished.

So even if they face bullets, they have to go for it. They can't change the release date like last year and have a head-on showdown with Chen Shouzhe and Jiang Wengan.

Upon arriving in the capital, you can see huge propaganda posters for bullets.

The three award-winning actors stand in three different positions on the poster, like three mountains.

Directed by Jiang Wen, written by Chen Shouzhe, and produced by Chen Shouzhe.

In addition, I also saw the promotional poster for "Old Scoundrel," starring Feng Xiaogang, and also featuring two handsome young actors.

The tense atmosphere was already palpable at the airport.

Chen Shou is going back to the horse farm, and Yan Danchen still has to film "Mojin: The Lost Legend". That's right, she's still getting the female lead role in "Mojin: The Lost Legend". Many female stars in the industry are envious. It's another big commercial movie.

"Take good care of yourself," Yan Danchen told Chen Shou.

“I’m perfectly healthy, you’re the one who should be taking care of yourself,” Chen Shou said.

"Hmph, I'll recover." Yan Danchen was going all out.

The two left the airport accompanied by their respective assistants. A reporter captured this scene, but even if it was posted, it wouldn't make a difference. They were returning from the same film crew, and even if there was something fishy going on, the photos wouldn't reveal anything.

When Chen returned to the horse farm, the first thing he did was look for his daughter. She had been gone for more than a month, and even though they video-chatted frequently, she didn't recognize him anymore.

"Hug me, hug me." Chen Shou didn't care that his daughter rejected him or pushed him away; he just kept hugging her and playing with her for a while. Soon, she was attached to him.

“You’re getting busier and busier, and the children are growing up. You can’t stay out too long all the time,” the teacher’s wife said.

Chen Shouzhe and Yu Qian are rarely home, and Yu Lao Er also rarely sees his father.

Moreover, next year will be even busier. Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the Deyun Society, and hundreds of large-scale performances and world tours have already been scheduled.

Almost every major city in China has them, and Lao Guo is going all out, so Yu Qian naturally has to accompany him. "From now until the New Year, I won't be going out," Chen Shou said with a smile.

"really?"

“Really, we’ve been busy all year, we deserve a break. By the way, let’s go on a trip to the south sometime,” Chen Shou said.

"Alright, let's go there for the winter." The master's wife nodded.

Chen Shou has been smoking and drinking too much, and his body needs to be taken care of. He went to the hospital for a physical examination and needs to adjust for a period of time. He has gained a lot of weight during this period and is now focusing on training.

Aside from going to the company, there's nothing else to do.

"Then it's confirmed. Let's announce the release date," Chen Shou said.

The movies submitted for review last month have already been approved, so what's the point of reviewing animated films?

However, Chen Shouzhe planned to give everyone in the industry a surprise, so he personally drove to the Film Bureau.

Many people were quite surprised by Chen Shouzhe's arrival, after all, there had been a lot of commotion before, and no one expected that Chen Shouzhe would still dare to come.

"Zhang Bureau."

Chen Shou walked into the office and greeted Zhang Hongsheng with a smile.

"Hey, isn't this Director Chen? What brings you here?" Zhang Hongsheng said sarcastically.

"A movie I made last month did quite well, so I came to have tea with you," Chen Shou said with a smile.

Zhang Hongsheng rolled his eyes. Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy really gave Chen Shou a layer of armor.

The main reason is that it was praised by the August First Film Studio. Many young people expressed their desire to join the army. Isn't that better than a propaganda video?

It is said that an older, influential figure went to see the movie and thought it was just so-so. However, he invited many young people to see it, and the young people liked it very much. Only then did the older figure think the movie was good and praised the August First Film Studio. The August First Film Studio specifically mentioned Chen Shouzhe and said all sorts of good things about him, and even had Chen Shouzhe's name listed in the film.

The boss of the August First Film Studio is even more ruthless than their boss. Who would dare to mess with him? Even the boss behind the Sixth Princess wouldn't dare.

Chen Shouzhe can still stand in front of him with a grin, which makes him feel helpless. He wants to teach him a lesson, but he doesn't know where to start.

"Speak, what is it this time? You're the kind of person who won't act until you see the benefit, you usually wouldn't come here," Zhang Hongsheng said.

“Director Zhang, how could you say that about me? But since you’ve said it, then I’ll say it. Didn’t I produce an animated film last year? It passed the review last month,” Chen Shou said.

“That’s right, I saw the filing. What are you going to do?” Zhang Hongsheng nodded.

“Animated films are family-friendly movies, and my film promotes environmental protection, so I think it’s very suitable for release during the Spring Festival,” Chen Shouzhe said.

"This...you're not giving them any way out? Two movies are scheduled for release during the Lunar New Year season, and you've prepared six movies this year?" Zhang Hongsheng gasped. Was Chen Shou trying to dominate the domestic film market?

Last year's Martian is still hanging in film history, deterring countless production companies. Four have already been released this year, and a fifth is about to be released. Now that it's going to be released during the Spring Festival, how can other film companies not have objections?

However, other film companies certainly have many films, and six is ​​not actually that many. The problem is that all six of these films are related to Chen Shou.

He took the lion's share of the box office revenue. What are the other producers thinking? Are they trying to make a living off him?

There have been animated films released before, and they were quite successful. Now there are one or two every year, but Chen Shou is a disruptor. His films have never failed so far.

Many movies had already changed their release dates to avoid competing with "Let the Bullets Fly" during the Spring Festival, and now they're facing Chen Shouzhe again.

The current film market is becoming increasingly clear: winner takes all.

A single blockbuster film can trigger a siphon effect, concentrating almost all box office revenue on one or two movies.

The rest will die a horrible death.

For small production companies, the options are either to change to a smaller release date or to seek opportunities in the cracks.

If I could kill an elephant, I would become famous overnight.

Although the probability is very small, it is possible to succeed.

Chen Shou is a typical example. The movie "Goodbye Mr. Loser" didn't succeed in this way. He fought his way out of Huayi Brothers' disaster blockbuster and turned Huayi Brothers' New Year's film season into his ATM by relying on comedy films.

Chen Shou's greedy behavior will displease many people, and other production companies don't want to see him behave this way.

"Six films isn't much. China Film Group makes dozens of films every year, and my company only makes six. Is that a lot?" Chen Shou asked innocently.

Zhang Hongsheng rolled his eyes at him. Two of his four films grossed over 500 million yuan, and the other two grossed over 1 billion yuan, totaling nearly 4 billion yuan in box office revenue. The total box office revenue for films nationwide this year was only over 40 billion yuan, and Chen Shou took one-tenth of that from his four films.

The number of films released nationwide was 385, of which 80 were foreign films.

385 movies! Four movies took one-tenth of the revenue. How many of the rest were just cannon fodder?

Chen Shouzhe actually still wants the Spring Festival slot, even though it's a project for next year.

"Forget it, there's a huge gap in the domestic market for animated films. I might hold back on other films, but it doesn't matter for animated films."

(End of this chapter)