At eight o'clock in the evening on December 12, 1983, "101 Proposals" was officially broadcast on Fuji TV's TV drama period.
During this period, Fuji TV still had variety shows on the 9th of the month, and TV dramas on the 8th of the month, so it was also called the 8th of the month drama.
The drama "101 Proposals" can be broadcast during the prime time on Monday night at 8 o'clock on the eighth day of the month. Not only is the drama itself good, but there is also another reason why Nagayama Kozo's second-generation status is added.
The true identity of Nagayama Kozo is not a secret in the eyes of interested people, and "101 Proposals" is the first TV series he personally directed, and this TV series is also true in terms of storyline, characters, soundtrack, etc. Excellent, Fuji TV executives believed that this drama would be a hit, so it was natural for them to air it in prime time.
In fact, "101 Proposals" was supposed to be broadcast last Monday, but at that time, Joseph Tsao's movie "Love in the Rain" was still on the air, causing the ratings of major TV stations to be affected, so it was Decided to postpone for one week.
Needless to say, the decision to postpone for a week was indeed correct, because by the 12th, the attendance rate of "Love in the Rain" began to decline, and the film scheduling rate also dropped, and it was no longer as popular as it was at the beginning.
This is also normal. After all, according to normal standards, "Love in the Rain" should have been released long ago, but because of its good results, major theater chains postponed the release.
Judging from the current situation, "Love in the Rain" can still be popular for a while.
Even if the so-called attendance rate is declining, it is only compared to myself. But compared to other new movies around, "Love in the Rain", a foreign movie that has been released for nearly a month and a half, is still far ahead, with the attendance rate basically exceeding 100%. Seventy.
You know, even in the early 1980s, if a movie in Japan had an attendance rate of more than 70%, it was already a great success. What's more, it was a movie that was released for almost a month and a half, so this achievement is even more surprising.
Of course, so much time has passed, and the box office has been frighteningly high without exception.
According to the statistics just compiled, as of last night, that is, as of December 11, the total box office of "Love in the Rain" in Japan has exceeded the 7 billion yen mark.
This result is already close to that of the imported Hollywood movie "ET" at the beginning of the year, which had a total box office of 9.62 billion yen, surpassing the local Japanese film "Antarctic Story" starring Takakura Ken, with a total box office of 5.9 billion yen.
However, "ET" is a special case. After all, this Hollywood movie is sweeping the world, not just in Japan.
What's more, the filming schedule for "ET" was longer, more than two and a half months.
Of course, the main reason is that the movie "ET" is too evil.
After all, the box office of 9.62 billion yen has never been seen in the history of Japanese movies, and it maintained the highest box office record for fifteen years before being finally broken by Miyazaki Hayao's "Princess Mononoke" , but that is the history of another time and space.
The movie "Love in the Rain" has exceeded 7 billion yen at the box office in less than a month and a half after its release. If it can maintain this popularity until the end of the year, there is still hope to break the record of "ET".
But the problem is, the cost of "ET" is so high, while the production cost of Cao Zhiqiang's film is slightly higher, there is no comparison between the two.
Therefore, even now, in terms of pure cost performance, Cao Zhiqiang's "Love in the Rain" has been a great success, surpassing the profit of "ET Alien".
According to the agreement, Hongguang Film Factory, contracted by Cao Zhiqiang, can share 15% of the revenue from the rationed box office, and half of the 7 billion box office is rationed box office. Multiplied by 15%, it is 525 million daily yuan of income.
After excluding taxes and considering the current exchange rate, there is an income of 4 million RMB.
Of course, since the Japanese yen is a foreign currency, its actual value is higher.
If these yen can be used in Japan to exchange for some in-demand goods that are urgently needed in the country and imported into the country, such as some imported cars, imported equipment, etc., then the income will be higher, and it is normal for the profit to quadruple.
The reason is very simple, that is, doing Sino-Japanese trade at this time is very profitable in itself. The real difficulty lies in how you earn foreign exchange, or Japanese yen.
Cao Zhiqiang made a movie with a total cost of no more than 300,000 yuan, and the actual cost was just over a hundred thousand yen, and he made 500 million yen. Even if he did not go to Japan to buy in-demand goods and sell them back, the price-performance ratio was incredible. .
"ET" is different. The investment in this Hollywood blockbuster is also very high. In addition to the publicity and distribution expenses, although it later made more money, it is not as good as Cao Zhiqiang's "Love in the Rain" in terms of cost performance. .
From this perspective, Cao Zhiqiang's choice to release the film in Japan first, rather than in China, is the right idea.
Because if this movie is released in China, it will only make ordinary money at most, and it will definitely not make as much money as it does in Japan.
Of course, the box office here in Japan is only one of them.
In fact, due to the popularity of "Love in the Rain" in Japan and the fact that the film was introduced and distributed by Warner Japan, it has been decided to use Warner's power to release it in the United States.
Warner Bros. believes that the romantic drama "Love in the Rain" is very unique in terms of graphics, music, story and special effects. In addition, it also has many Chinese customs and should be loved by American audiences.
Therefore, the preliminary agreement has been reached, and the rules are still the same, that is, Warner is responsible for distribution in the United States, and the copyright is calculated based on the share.
However, due to many reasons, during the release of "Love in the Rain" in the United States, the producer, Hongguang Film Studio, could not get the 15% box office discount from Japan, and could only get the lowest percentage. Three.
This is mainly due to the different box office rules between the United States and Japan.
Because here in Japan, the box office is divided into total box office and rationed box office. The rationed box office is basically fixed, which is half of the total box office, and the other half is fixed revenue for the cinema.
Therefore, people like the distributor, producer, etc. all end up sharing the money in the box office ration.
The United States is different. The United States allocates money from the total box office from the beginning, that is, it includes theaters, distributors, producers, etc., and allocates money from the total box office in proportion.
Among them, the way the accounts are divided in the United States is floating, not fixed.
In other words, the higher the total box office, the proportion shared by the film company will tend to be higher, which will be higher than that of the theater chain. The producer will calculate it based on the film company of the distributor.
For example, Warner's three-percent share to Joseph Tsao is three percent of the total box office, which is the minimum share.
If the box office after the release is high enough, the distributor Warner will get a higher share of the accounts, and the share of the copyright producers will also increase accordingly.
In addition, the share ratio received by American film distributors is very low, much lower than that in Japan.
Of course, if "Love in the Rain" was a domestic film in the United States, the share would be much higher. But the problem is that this is a Chinese film and is an imported film in the United States, so the share that can be allocated to Cao Zhiqiang is much less.
It can give you 3% of the total box office share, which is already very good, not to mention that once the box office is good, this share can be increased.
In fact, Cao Zhiqiang does not expect to become a fat man in one sitting, nor does he expect this movie to be a hit in the United States.
After all, Cao Zhiqiang knows his own affairs.
His "Love in the Rain" is called "Love in the Ancient Pavilion" in China, but no matter what it is called, it is essentially from a Japanese animated film "The Garden of Words" by Cao Zhiqiang in his previous life.
In other words, this movie is originally something that suits Japanese tastes, so it is normal for it to be popular here in Japan.
But if it were to be released in the United States, he was not sure whether it would meet the preferences of American people.
Although the graphics are really good and the music is really good, the storyline and characters may not be likable.
But in any case, this is a breakthrough after all. After all, before this, no mainland Chinese movie has been actively introduced by Hollywood to the United States for release.
There is no doubt that from this perspective, "Love in the Rain" is tantamount to creating a historical precedent.
Therefore, regardless of the box office performance of "Love in the Rain" in the United States, just the fact that this movie can land in the mainstream market in the United States is a great success.
If this spreads back to China, it might be blown into something bad.
There is no way, the Chinese people nowadays are really not stubborn. Most people think that the moon abroad is very round, and foreign things are good. If your own things can be favored by foreigners, especially Americans, that is a pride, then Call it a pride.
If this sentiment reaches 2023, it may be scorned by young people, but in this era, it is completely different.
In this era, young people are proud to go abroad, especially to the United States. It is simply a matter of burning incense and honoring their ancestors.
After all, Cao Zhiqiang does not lead ordinary people, but directly cooperates with the government. Coupled with various technical materials and actual materials produced by the system, in this case, the improvement brought to the country is obvious.
Without mentioning anything else, let’s just say that the aero-engine technology and shield machine technology that Cao Zhiqiang handed over to the country were equivalent to saving the country from making thirty years of detours.
Saving thirty years of travel. How big of an advantage does this add up to?
Cao Zhiqiang knows that even though the country has taken many detours and been deceived a lot, it has still become the world's second largest economy thirty years later, and it shows an aura of giving up to others.
If we can avoid thirty years of detours, deploy more industries in advance, and speed up infrastructure construction and breakthroughs in core industries when everyone's income is very low, it will be equivalent to seizing jobs from Japan and South Korea in advance.
For example, in the fields of automobiles, shipbuilding, large aircraft, and semiconductors, if the country can deploy in advance and reach the level of Japan and South Korea in advance, then relying on the huge market and cheap labor, it will inevitably eat up these industries earlier and increase the country's GDP. The speed increases by a few percentage points.
If the country can really eat up industries such as automobiles, shipbuilding, large aircraft, semiconductors, electronics, and infrastructure in advance, it may not be possible to reach the level of developed countries in 30 years due to the population base problem, but at least it will make the country stronger. One floor to make people's lives better.
Even if these mid-to-high-end industries are eaten up domestically, there is no need to rely on real estate to rejuvenate the country.
But just think about these things. If Cao Zhiqiang is asked to do it by himself, he will never be able to do it.
If you want to eat up those mid-to-high-end industries, it is definitely not something that a certain person or a certain group can do. It must be a great country.
In fact, even though South Korea's shipbuilding, automobile, semiconductor and other industries are very impressive, these industries are all picked up by American fathers.
Strictly speaking, the so-called Miracle on the Han River was created because the United States wanted to suppress Japan and then transfer some of Japan's core industries to South Korea.
Without American father, where would the miracle of the Han River come from?
Just rely on men to go to the Middle East to work as coolies, and just rely on women to go to the US military base to sell...ahem, what about that?
how could it be possible!
For many technical things, if you don’t have the skills to accumulate them, it’s useless just to sell them hard.
In terms of technological accumulation, South Korea and China are completely incomparable.
Even though South Korea seems to be very advanced later, many technologies seem to be very powerful, but in fact they are superficial. The real basic science is far worse than Japan, let alone China.
Basic science is the foundation of everything. The foundation is not solid. If you just play applied science, you may be able to overtake in a corner, but the problem of insufficient stamina will soon appear.
Look at the Nobel Prizes in science. South Korea has won a few. At least before Cao Zhiqiang traveled through time, there was none!
Not to mention culture.
Before Cao Zhiqiang traveled through time, there was not a single Nobel Prize-winning writer in South Korea, and even if it extended to Koreans, there was not a single one.
After all, there is still one over there with my third brother.
Therefore, the rise of South Korea is really a result of the United States' deindustrialization in the 1970s and 1980s, and the vested interests in the global industrial layout of the United States.
Relatively speaking, China is different.
Despite the current poverty in the country, the scale is there, and thanks to the support from the Soviet Union, an industrial and agricultural system with a full industrial chain and a complete academic system have been established.
In other words, China is one of the few countries in the world that has a complete range of industrial sectors and sound technology research and development. Currently, the only countries that can compare with China are the United States and the Soviet Union.
Yes, and the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union and later Mao were completely different things. They were truly awesome.
Regardless of what happens to the Red Empire later on, at least for now, they are really good at it.
In fact, such a country with neither resources nor technology, as long as it develops steadily and makes no mistakes, will definitely not be able to compare with countries like Japan and South Korea once it exerts its power in the middle and later stages.
But the problem is...
Okay, that's a long way off.
In short, Warner decided to introduce Cao Zhiqiang's "Love in the Ancient Pavilion". This is actually the icing on the cake in Cao Zhiqiang's view. It's good to have it, but it's okay not to have it.
Anyway, for the time being, Cao Zhiqiang has not thought about developing in the United States.
I'll bite back and eat one bite at a time, first eating through Japan, then going to Xiangjiang, and then eating all over Asia, and then Europe and the United States.
Asia first, then Europe and America, this order must not be messed up.
When the foundation is unstable, rushing to the European and American markets will only lead to acclimatization.
In addition, Cao Zhiqiang is not only a literary young man, he is also a broker of high-tech technology and materials.
Therefore, he must be cautious and careful, and try not to go to a police state like the United States.
Even if he has to transfer money from Europeans and Americans, Cao Zhiqiang has made up his mind to go to Europe at most and not go to the United States if he can.
Otherwise, if I were detained by the shameless gang in the United States, I would have no way to deal with it.
In addition to being careful, Cao Zhiqiang also has to package himself as a public intellectual who yearns for a free world.
Only in this way can we avoid arousing suspicion in the free world and feel at ease here.
Alas, when I think about it, I have to go abroad to earn foreign exchange, provide technology to the country, and pretend to be a bad person.
I am in the Cao camp but my heart is in the Han Dynasty. It is really difficult for me! (End of chapter)
