Superstars start from HK Entertainment

Chapter 557: Big box office hit on the first day

He Jin specially bought several well-known film magazines across the United States to see how Americans responded to "The Fast and the Furious".

To be honest, there are a lot of bad reviews, but there are also a lot of good ones.

"After watching this movie, the biggest feeling is that the character positioning is not clear, and it can even be said to be confusing. The two protagonists are sometimes good and sometimes evil, and the story plot is boring. If there is no more exciting racing and chasing scenes and passing the passing line,

Fighting, this film will have no viewing value."

"This is a very good idea, but the producers set the background of the story to the police catching robbers. I have to say this is a big pity."

After reading a few negative reviews, He Jin scratched his head a little. The previous movie reviews were all positive, but suddenly there were so many negative reviews, which made him a little uncomfortable.

After thinking about it again, he felt that this was not necessarily a bad thing.

Everything has two sides.

If the reviews for "The Fast and the Furious" were all positive, then the film would definitely not be as popular.

Having been together for decades, He Jin knows very well that if a movie wants to take off at the box office, what it needs is this kind of favorable reviews to go hand in hand with negative reviews.

He Jin put away the pile of newspapers on the table and looked at the time. It was past nine o'clock in the morning, but the box office data for yesterday's premiere of "The Fast and the Furious" had not yet arrived.

When he heard Anni across from him saying that the box office in one day reached 4.9 million, He Jin immediately cursed secretly.

"Box office data?"

Among them, male viewers accounted for 68%, viewers under the age of 25 accounted for 59%, and Asians accounted for 37%, with an average score of 7.4 points.

This also makes it many times more difficult for the distribution company to compile box office data.

The producer of the movie "Fast and Furious" is He Jin, who is also the screenwriter and starring of the movie.

New Line Cinema.

He is just an ordinary middle-to-lower person in this industry.

This is the audience's on-site score after watching the movie. The market authenticity of this score is much more reliable than the scores of film critics who only know how to talk.

But it is undeniable that this film has initially gained recognition from North American audiences.

Therefore, now is a good opportunity to flatter someone. How can you give the opportunity to others?

Annie kept walking by the office window, looking back at the office door from time to time.

And now, the movie he signed and advocated for being released in theaters has finally succeeded.

Boom, boom, boom!

Finally, when Annie looked at the time again, there was a knock on the office door, and his assistant Jesse hurriedly opened the door and entered. Before anyone came in, her excited voice came over.

Even if they are suspicious, they cannot change their habit, but they are relatively more careful, and the things they choose have changed from what they like to what children like.

However, he immediately stopped Jesse and said, "No, I'll call him myself!"

Since he can succeed in one, he can succeed in the second.

He looked excited, and the hand holding the report couldn't help but clenched into a fist.

"Annie, yesterday's box office data is out!"

With a revenue of US$4.9 million in one day, this film has a bright future.

However, he quickly gave up thinking about why the proportion of Asians was so small, and instead focused on the "7.4" written in red handwriting.

"How much?" Annie asked immediately.

At this moment, Annie felt like crying.

New Line Cinema’s promotions focus almost entirely on areas where Asians gather.

New Line Cinema's investigative department is very responsible.

Even in the video tape market, his results are only average.

Hearing Jesse's words, Annie was stunned.

He Jin didn't wait for the data before he could wait any longer. He was about to take the little Jew out for a trip when Xiaoping walked in with a report.

Suddenly, Annie thought of He Jin and immediately asked Jesse to call He Jin to tell him the good news.

Therefore, he is more eager for the success of this movie than He Jin, the boss of the original producer.

Whether they feel happy or not is entirely their own experience, no one can replace them.

Although the number of people scoring this data is small, future scores may be even lower.

And if he fails, not to mention bonuses and promotions, his current position may not be guaranteed.

He has been working hard in the film industry for many years. On the surface, he is a supervisor responsible for the introduction of Hong Kong films at New Line.

Anniba couldn't call He Jin daddy, as long as she could get "Fast and Furious 2" from him.

"The Fast and the Furious" is a purely commercial movie, with a larger proportion of male viewers and viewers under the age of 25, which was expected.

Shopping is their nature.

He picked up the report in disbelief, and after reading it, he murmured excitedly: "Success, I successfully won a project that may exceed tens of millions of dollars."

In the future, when facing those producers who were involved in the production and distribution of theatrical films locally, he could finally say loudly, "I am also a producer. Although I have not produced an excellent film, I have an outstanding vision.

I brought the company a film that doubled its profits."

On the other hand, Asians only accounted for 37%, which surprised He Jin.

"No, it's yesterday's sampling report sent by New Line." Xiaoping placed the report on the table in He Jin's room, "They conducted field sampling surveys in more than 20 cities including Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. According to

They said that this data is very real and they made the statistics by asking people one by one."

"4.9 million U.S. dollars!" The excitement on Jesse's face couldn't be suppressed at all. She put the data report on Annie's desk, "It's only one day! In just one day, we recouped the cost of signing this movie.

I can’t imagine how much money we will make from this movie!”

According to He Jin's estimate, Asians account for at least 60%.

Women are inherently restless animals.

Not to mention that the second "Fast and Furious" is still in the hands of He Jin.

If this project fails, Anni can imagine that he will not have the authority to sign new projects in the future.

I thought in my heart that I had lost money.

But for several consecutive years, almost none of the movies he introduced have entered theaters.

So far, New Line has spent close to $5.5 million, including purchasing distribution rights and publicity.

"Congratulations! It seems that your new line is going to make a lot of money! If you have a chance, don't forget to treat me to dinner."

In addition, this is a movie starring all Chinese.

When Anni called, He Jin was shopping with the little Jew in the mall.

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If he succeeds, a considerable bonus will fall into his hands, and he will have a great chance of being promoted and responsible for more projects.

Compared to Hong Kong, which only has a few screens, the market in North America is naturally countless times larger.

"By the way, call Mr. He and tell him the box office results."

He Jin asked.

He Jin flipped through the report and browsed it carefully.

They contacted a total of 1,234 viewers for rating and evaluation.

The audience score of 7.4 is already a very good score for a film with all Chinese faces and a purely commercial film.

He succeeded, finally succeeded.

But he didn't expect that the actual proportion was less than half, which really surprised him.

"The Fast and the Furious" was signed by him for New Line.

The audience is the one who consumes.

The success of this film will affect his future.

Don’t you see, those commercial films of later generations are always sitting back and watching.

However, business is all about integrity, and no one can change a contract that has been signed, even if he wants to regret it.

Moreover, under the circumstances at that time, the price of four million US dollars was already beyond the reach of New Line.

Therefore, He Jin immediately congratulated Annie on the phone.

I recommend a friend's book "Hollywood Drawing". This novel should be a rare high-quality Hollywood novel in the past two years. Anyone who is interested should read it.

(End of chapter)