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Chapter 293 Chen Xiu: The film and television industry is very important!

"Come on, do it!"

"Ding!" *3
After finishing his drink, Chen Xiu picked up his chopsticks, ready to dig into the food in front of him, but Wang Changtian, who had joined the meal at the last minute, seemed more interested in chatting with him.

"Mr. Chen, congratulations!"

"Hmm? What's the cause of your joy?"

Chen Xiu stopped what she was doing and turned to look at Wang Changtian.

His cheeks flushed, and he looked over with a broad smile, while his hand continued to reach for the wine dispenser on the side.

"Of course it's 'Wolf Warrior 2'! The box office performance of this movie was a real surprise. Mr. Chen, you have a keen eye, I admire you greatly. Back then, Wu Jing brought a project to Enlight Media, but unfortunately..."

Wang Changtian smacked his lips, raised his glass alone with a gloomy expression, and was probably regretting missing out on "Wolf Warrior 2".

Chen Xiu didn't know how to comfort her in this situation. She had already secured the project that the other party had missed, so her words of comfort didn't sound very sincere.

Chen Xiu glanced at Wang Xin, intending to give him a look and ask him to help change the subject.

As it turned out, this show-off was sitting there with a haughty expression, slowly and carefully eating his fish.

When facing other people, Wang Xin still maintained his boss-like demeanor...

Seeing his intention, Chen Xiu could only look away and try to persuade Wang Changtian herself: "President Wang, Guangxian has been developing well these past two years, so why should you care about the gains and losses of a single city or place?"

"That's true. When 'Wolf Warrior 2' was approved and ready for release, Enlight Media approached Wu Jing to help him with film distribution. However, he chose Beijing Culture. Song Ge made at least several hundred million from this deal."

"hehe."

Chen Xiu smiled but didn't reply.

Although "Wolf Warrior 2" is still showing in theaters, its box office performance is already set, and it will eventually stabilize at over 57 billion yuan, not reaching 58 billion yuan.

After deducting 3.3% tax and 5% special support funds, the remaining box office revenue that can be shared is 52 billion yuan, of which cinemas account for 57%, taking 29.6 billion yuan.

The remaining 22.4 billion yuan is the revenue sharing between the production company and the distributor.

The publicity and distribution work for "Wolf Warrior 2" was jointly handled by Beijing Culture and Juhui Film Alliance. They signed a box office guarantee agreement with Wu Jing, giving him 2.1 million yuan of the production cost in advance, while bearing the publicity costs themselves, and then adopted a tiered box office revenue sharing model.

The detailed revenue sharing is unnecessary to elaborate on. As a result, the performance of "Wolf Warrior 2" reached the maximum limit, making the distributor's share a fixed 15%, or 3.36 million yuan.

After deducting 2 million for publicity, Beijing Culture and Juhui Film Union split the remaining 1.3 million.

In the past two months, the stock price of Beijing Culture has nearly doubled, and investors all think they have made a fortune from "Wolf Warrior 2". Only insiders like Chen Xiu know that Brother Song has really worked for nothing this time.

There's no need to talk about this. Once Beijing Culture's financial report is released next year, the stock price will return to its true value.

When Wang Changtian saw his strange smile, his heart skipped a beat, but he knew it was not a good idea to ask about this, so he reluctantly changed the subject.

"Mr. Chen, what are your thoughts on the film and television industry?"

"Personal opinion?"

"Correct!"

"This is a core industry, and an industry that we can trust for the next 20 years, or even longer."

Chen Xiu spoke seriously, and Wang Changtian looked surprised. Even Wang Xin, who was focused on eating fish, looked over at him.

"However, many people in the industry are saying that the emergence of short videos has impacted the film and television industry..."

Wang Changtian spoke softly, his hand constantly stroking the wine glass, his eyes fixed on Chen Xiu, as if trying to discern his true thoughts.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xiu simply scoffed.

"Ha, why don't they look for the reasons within themselves? They've been doing the same thing for so many years. Have they put in any effort in their creative work? Have they padded out their dramas? They're trying to shift the blame to short videos, but I don't accept that!"

"But it's true that many people have chosen to watch short videos."

"The emergence of short videos is in line with the times. We have played the role of a supplement, not a disruptor. No one watches movies and TV shows simply because they are bad."

"However, the impact of short videos has indeed had a significant effect. Many viewers now prefer watching film and television commentary rather than spending time watching dramas or movies."

Wang Changtian put down his wine glass and said with a serious expression.

This casual chat unexpectedly evolved into a discussion about short videos and the film and television industry.

Chen Xiu picked up a piece of fish, put it in her mouth and chewed it carefully, a thoughtful look appearing in her eyes.

After a moment, he looked up at Wang Changtian.

"I think this is a matter of popular trend. Short videos can compress content and attract users' attention, which is related to the current speed of development, or what is called a product of the times."

"In the future, as the pace of life slows down, people will get tired of short videos, and short videos will gradually become longer, but the requirements for content will be more stringent to ensure that they continue to attract viewers."

"Let's think of short videos as a distillation of film and television content! Low-quality, padded, and bad dramas will not have a place in the future. High-quality content can still rely on short videos to attract traffic and promote itself. That's my opinion."

Wang Changtian remained silent, frowning as he pondered these words.

Wang Xin, on the contrary, became very interested: "You mean, you still want to develop your career in the film and television industry in the future?"

"Of course! Even if I stop acting in the future, film and television will still be one of my main focuses." "What about the internet?"

"The two are not in conflict. Tencent and Ali are both vigorously developing the film and television industry, and Amazon and Apple have their own streaming platforms and are also trying to produce their own dramas. Everyone is heading in the same direction."

Chen Xiu frankly stated that he dabbles in acting, but he still values ​​the film and television industry as a business.

Wang Changtian still had questions: "President Chen, how do you plan to develop the film and television industry?"

"We should enrich the subject matter and content."

Chen Xiu picked up her chopsticks again and said, "Currently, there is still a large demand for suspenseful content in the market, which is why 'Detective Chinatown' was able to succeed. Other genres, such as science fiction and realistic fiction, also have a large market, but they are more difficult to produce."

"Are you talking about movies?"

"The same goes for TV dramas. This year's top drama is a realistic one! Datang Pictures has reached a long-term cooperation with iQiyi and registered two suspense web dramas. 'Qin Wang Po Zhen Qu' has successfully gone abroad. In the future, more works can go overseas. Content is still king."

"Indeed it is."

Wang Changtian nodded, but inwardly he was somewhat skeptical.

He felt that Chen Xiu's words were a bit idealistic. Many times, meticulously crafted works don't make money. For example, Feng Xiaogang's "Back to 1942" lost money, while "Personal Tailor," which was full of advertisements, made a fortune.

Moviegoers' tastes are constantly changing, and who can really say for sure what constitutes good content?

Chen Xiu sensed that Wang Changtian was being insincere, but he wasn't there to debate with him today, so he didn't delve deeper into the topic and instead brought up another objective.

"Mr. Wang, I wonder how the production progress of the animated film 'Ne Zha' is?"

“I haven’t paid attention to such details. I’ll have to ask Li Xiaoping. Please wait a moment.”

The film "Detective Chinatown 2," produced by Datang Pictures, received investment from Enlight Media. In return, Chen Xiu also obtained investment shares for several films from Enlight Media, including "Ne Zha."

When Wang Changtian met the two in the lobby downstairs, he mentioned that Li Xiaoping was also entertaining guests at this hotel on behalf of Guangxian.

Since you have something to ask, just make a phone call and have someone come over; it won't take much effort.

Wang Changtian apologized, took out his phone from his pocket, and dialed Li Xiaoping's number directly.

Inside the other private room, Li Xiaoping was celebrating the premiere press conference that had just ended with the main cast and crew of "Sewing Machine Band".

Just as they were anticipating that "City of Rock" would rival "Wolf Warrior 2" at the box office, Li Xiaoping felt her phone vibrate, got up to answer the call, and then came back to tell everyone what had happened.

"Mr. Wang is in another private room. He asked me to go there. You guys continue, I'll be back in a bit."

"Sister Li, we're waiting for you to come back!"

Da Peng quickly shouted that as the director and lead actor of the film, he naturally had to build a good relationship with Li Xiaoping, the representative of Enlight Media, who was both an investor and distributor.

The repeated calls of "Sister Li" are indeed enough to make one's heart flutter with joy.

Li Xiaoping nodded to him, then turned and left the private room.

After everyone left, Da Peng called on the others to continue. When he saw that Na Zha was focused on eating and didn't want to drink, he took the initiative to go over and persuade him to drink.

"Nezha, you seem so happy today, why don't you have a drink with me!"

"Brother Dapeng, I'm sorry, I'm allergic to alcohol and can't drink it."

"Um, then later?"

"I'm going home to rest later. Um, I have a boyfriend."

Nezha told a little white lie, thinking: After Chen Xiu and I broke up, I haven't dated anyone else. He was the one who broke up with me, and I never agreed. So he's still my boyfriend!

Her logic was sound, and she spoke with conviction.

When Da Peng heard that she was already taken, he could only awkwardly suppress his own feelings.

After all, Nezha is Tangren's top female star, and her own status has reached the second tier. This year, with the help of "Divas Hit the Road Season 3" and "Fighter of the Destiny" and her co-star Lu Han, her fan base has increased a lot. Without messing around with romantic relationships, her audience appeal is also much better than in her previous life.

The Tang people were very protective of this precious person, and Da Peng wouldn't dare force her if she wasn't willing.

After seeing Da Peng off, Nezha ate while thinking about why Chen Xiu could accept Reba and Meng Ziyi, but couldn't add himself to the list.

Is it too much pressure for him to be with three people?
It shouldn't be.

When we first started dating, four or five times a day wasn't enough; my body should be even better now...

"Hello!"

"Mr. Chen, are you alright?"

"it's okay no problem."

Chen Xiu rubbed her nose to relieve the sudden itch, then looked up at Li Xiaoping who had just come in.

"Mr. Li, how is the production progress of 'Ne Zha'?"

"Dumplings reported a 50% production progress last month, so it's estimated that the movie won't be released for another year..."

(End of this chapter)