Huayu: Just started as a stagehand, but the director's comeback system

On February 9th, the first day of the Lunar New Year, only one film, The Beauty Inside, was released. The person most concerned about the film's data is not Jiang Huai, but Hou Yong, the director of Jasmine Flower.

Hou Yong desperately hoped that the other party would not be able to support the box office of his film, which he had poured so much effort into, and that they would disappear without a trace because the film was withdrawn from release.

We still don't have the first-day box office figures, but Hou Yong has already asked his friends in the industry to find out the average occupancy rate of the cinemas in Inner Beauty.

According to last year's standards, the average occupancy rate of cinemas was between 8% and 12%. If today's occupancy rate is lower than the average of 10%, then the other party will definitely lose money.

While waiting for the results, Hou Yong was extremely anxious, constantly praying that the film wouldn't even reach an 8% attendance rate.

"Director, the attendance figures for 'Beauty Inside' are in..."

When Hou Yong heard his assistant's hesitant words, he sensed something was wrong. With the overwhelming publicity surrounding Inner Beauty, his worst-case scenario was a 20% attendance rate, a fact his assistant was well aware of.

But judging from the tone the other party is using now, it's highly likely that the outcome is even better than my worst-case scenario.

"Director, the data I received from China Film Group is 46%, but this data is definitely inflated."

Hou Yong's assistant's first reaction upon receiving this data was to question it, since the average occupancy rate of a hit movie is only around 40%.

The other party's data is really too high, even surpassing those big-budget Hollywood imports.

"Okay, I understand."

Hou Yong also questioned the 47% attendance figure, but if the other party dared to set such a high figure, there must be at least a 30% attendance rate, making it impossible to lose money.

Hou Yong, increasingly resentful, could no longer sit still; he absolutely could not accept this outcome.

Hou Yong has only two special relationships with directors: Zhang Yimou and Tian Zhuangzhuang.

Although Jiang Huai graduated from Beijing Film Academy, he wasn't taught by Tian Zhuangzhuang after all.

Although there are rumors that he is Zhang Yimou's apprentice, it must be false.

"Brother Yi, I need your help with something..."

Considering public opinion, Hou Yong planned to secretly do something underhanded to Jianghuai. He didn't need to ruin Jianghuai, just cause the box office of "Inside Beauty" to plummet.

However, his own power was not enough, so he needed to bring in someone influential to help him. Therefore, Hou Yong's first call was to Zhang Yimou, and he explained his plans to him in detail.

"Old Hou, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I'm really short on cash right now. Next time, next time I'll definitely..."

Zhang Yimou's lips twitched for a long time after hearing Hou Yong's words before he recovered. Everyone outside was saying that Jiang Huai was his apprentice, and the other party dared to say such things to his master.

Moreover, this is a special time when the Olympic director is about to be selected. Even if Jiang Huai and his mentor-student relationship is nominal, he absolutely cannot give anyone a handle to use against him now.

Not to mention that he helped Jiang Huai get introduced to China Film Group, and now Jiang Huai's title of Zhang Yimou's apprentice at China Film Group is genuine.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yimou didn't dare to say more to Hou Yong. Friends were important, but his future was more important. He had been severely criticized at last year's Olympics, and this time he had to prove himself, otherwise he would never be able to hold his head up again.

Therefore, Zhang Yimou hung up the phone decisively after giving a few perfunctory replies.

Hou Yong's anger flared even more after Zhang Yimou's rejection, but fortunately he knew that Zhang Yimou was not the kind of person to inform on others, and as long as Tian Zhuangzhuang helped him, there was still a chance.

"Old Tian, ​​I need your help with something..."

"Old Hou, we're both getting old, why bother arguing with the younger generation? I'll treat you to a drink later."

Like Zhang Yimou, Tian Zhuangzhuang also hung up on Hou Yong.

He had no interest in directing the Olympics, but Jiang Huai was a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy, and the other party might even be a new face of the Beijing Film Academy. Naturally, he didn't want to get involved in those dirty affairs.

"Damn it, they always say they're brothers for life, but when there's a real problem, nobody lifts a finger."

After venting his anger in his office, Hou Yong had no choice but to accept the reality; he truly had no other options now.

Everything in the world is a balance of yin and yang. The fact that Hou Yong's side is full of energy means that Jiang Huai's side is happy.

Jianghuai also obtained the cinema occupancy rate, but unlike Hou Yong's false 47%, Jianghuai saw a real 39% occupancy rate.

Thanks to the previous blitz of publicity and the traffic generated by the Golden Rooster Awards, inner beauty has received unprecedented attention.

Based on this data, the film's box office revenue on its opening day could even reach around eight million.

Of course, the opening day figures are definitely somewhat inflated. The final box office prediction will depend on the overall box office during the entire Spring Festival period in the first week, but it is enough to prove that Inner Beauty can break even.

Besides this, he has also been notified of a Golden Bear nomination.

Tomorrow, February 10th, is the opening ceremony of the Golden Bear Awards. The Golden Bear Awards have already informed the nominated directors in advance.

Moreover, it received three of the most important nominations: the Golden Bear for Best Film, the Silver Bear for Best Director, and Best Actor.

With these three nominations, even if they ultimately receive no awards, it will be enough for Jianghuai to promote itself.

Upon receiving the news, Jiang Huai immediately notified Liao Fan, who had been nominated for Best Actor, and Liao Fan had already booked a flight from his hometown in Hunan to the capital.

The German visas for the group had already been processed. Once they arrived tomorrow, Jiang Huai would take Liao Fan and Ning Hao to Germany to attend the opening ceremony.

Although Jianghuai's share in both "Black Coal, Thin Ice" and "Beauty Inside" was not large, the contract stipulated that the film copyright and future copyright revenue would belong to Jianghuai, and the other investors also agreed.

The film's awards are still uncertain, but the rights to "Black Coal, Thin Ice," which has received three nominations, will definitely be sold overseas.

Thinking of this, Jiang Huai was even happier, and even wanted to fly to Germany today to sell his products, just like Guo Fan.

If you happen to find someone with a discerning eye, perhaps even the inner beauty and the crazy stone can be sold off along with it because of their fondness for the stone.

After Ning Hao arrived at Jiang Huai's home in the capital, the two immediately began to celebrate. This was the best New Year's gift for both Jiang Huai and Ning Hao.

After all, he was the assistant director of "Black Coal, Thin Ice," and his title would be prestigious in the future.

In their excitement, the two didn't care whether the newspaper was closed or not, and immediately leaked the news.

Once this news gets out, the two can not only shed their titles as new directors, but also boost the box office of "Beauty Inside" once more.

Jiang Huai's current goal is no longer just to dominate the Spring Festival box office; with such a huge boost in popularity, he aims to become this year's box office champion.