Chapter 699: Selling Box Office

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Fortunately, Xie Yu has good memory and self-learning ability, but he dared to make progress again within a week.

Although she was occasionally harassed by Chen Qiaoqian, her life was going smoothly.

Until one day, Xie Yu was unhappy when she found the scandal on the Internet about the new beauty Jiang Yilin and the male idol Deng Xianxu.

Then, Xie Yu immediately took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Jiang Yilin to inquire about the situation.

It wasn't until the evening that Jiang Yilin sent a message back to Xie Yu, saying that Deng Xianxu was the company's top brother. She and Deng Xianxu recently had a TV series on the market, and the company arranged for them to speculate on the scandal as a marketing tool.

Xie Yu immediately went online to collect information about Deng Xianxu. This Deng Xianxu, a graduate of the 2006 undergraduate acting class of Beijing Film Academy, has a representative work, ha...

There are really a lot of them, and there are very few movie resources. Most of them are costume TV series, and they are called "the most beautiful man in costume".

Although this first place is definitely a bit of publicity and exaggeration, he is indeed a handsome guy.

The new work is a sweet costume drama that will be released in a few days. The heroine is Jiang Yilin, who has been doing well recently.

Looking at the stills, objectively speaking, the two of them do have a close relationship, but Xie Yu couldn’t be happier!

And Xie Yu's intuition was indeed very accurate. While Jiang Yilin was replying to Xie Yu's message in her bathrobe, she heard a male voice shouting from outside the bathroom: "My dear, haven't you washed it yet? I've been waiting impatiently."

Jiang Yilin shouted disgustingly: "Hurry up, hurry up, wait for me a little longer, I'm a girl!"

Then, he whispered with a depressed expression: "The silver wax gun head is not as good as my little dwarf!"

I casually put my cell phone on the sink again, then I tidied it up briefly and walked out...

At this time, Xie Yu found out on the Internet that just six months ago, before the costume detective drama was released, Deng Xianxu was also rumored to have had an affair with Wu Xinyi, a young girl born in 1997.

There is nothing more to say now, and I feel relieved, which makes Xie Yu feel relieved to some extent.

In fact, Xie Yu also understood that his worries were unnecessary.

Jiang Yilin's attitude has long made it clear that the relationship between the two is nothing more than a transaction.

Jiang Yilin has basically evolved into an animal in the entertainment industry. The more famous she is, the less likely she is to be with Xie Yu.

Even if she gets married in the future, she will find someone in the industry who is much more famous than her and marry her.

Sure enough, reporters later photographed the two staying up all night, visiting the night market together, or showing off their affection.

During the talk show, the two also expressed their affection for each other.

However, Xie Yu saw a hand accidentally placed on Jiang Yilin's shoulder, judging from Jiang Yilin's attitude.

Xie Yu, said nothing.

Looking down at the script in his hand, Xie Yu began to think about that person who was more qualified to replace Jiang Yilin.

The next day, Xie Yu expressed to the counselor Chen Youyou that she wanted to make a low-cost horror movie.

Naturally, Chen Youyou fully supported it and even expressed her willingness to help. She studied film management and her goal was to develop as a producer.

And she looked like Xie Yu was unwilling to do anything mischievous. Maybe it was because of these more than a year of getting along that she got to know Xie Yu better!

Xie Yu could only give her an associate producer title first. The details would have to be discussed with the boss Wei Xu who would rush to Shanghai.

However, after contacting the boss Wei Xu, he was willing to help Xie Yu become a producer, but the third boss Zheng Jiaming had just made a movie, which was causing harm to the employees of 402 Dormitory Co., Ltd.!

Finally, it is true that the book "Midnight Taxi" written by Xie Yu was jointly invested by Xie Yu's Studio and Dormitory 402 when Xie Yu bought a house.

After Chen Youyou reported to the leadership for approval, she not only gave Xie Yu a red light, but also gave her a lot of resources.

After all, Xie Yu is a well-received director who has not yet paid any compensation. He must support those who deserve support.

In such a short period of time, Xie Yu, who was not well-known in school, actually became famous and began to be "watched".

There was even a modeling company that contacted Xie Yu and asked if he needed a model. This made Xie Yu really confused. Fortunately, these things could be left to the producer.

After much deliberation in the final selection, Xie Yu still felt that Lao Dong was the most capable. After agreeing to give her niece Dong Xuan'er an important female supporting role,

Old Dong agreed to be the producer of Xie Yu's new movie "Midnight Taxi", and of course Chen Qiaoqian, the sister of producer assistant Chen Youyou, also got a role.

There are connections everywhere!

The classmates also recommended some experienced actors, and Xie Yu was very experienced and added a large number of internship positions to the theater.

Xie Yu also confirmed the famous heroine Pan Lin who graduated from the theater, and the actor Li Hong who graduated from the theater.

Both of them are very popular on the small screen and have won some awards. The movies they starred in were only supporting roles.

This one-on-one challenge was also an opportunity for them, so they only received a symbolic remuneration of several hundred thousand.

Compared with their nearly 10 million TV drama salary, Xie Yu's investment of several million is really just like having fun.

Half a month later, after the crew of "Midnight Taxi" obtained the filming permit, and after several filming sessions, the filming of the drama started.

When filming started, Xie Yu found that the support from the theater was indeed different.

Everything went smoothly, although the acting skills of the actors were a bit rough, and the male and female protagonists, perhaps because they were used to filming TV series, were a little slow, and their emotions were a little difficult to brew.

But compared to those from Tianyu Art Academy, they are much better.

In this way, everyone still honed their acting skills with each other, and often asked Xie Yu, director, if he wanted to do another one, I think...

Then, Xie Yu set a record. It took him twenty-five days to shoot a movie. Coupled with rising prices, the shooting cost exceeded four million.

Although this money is not as good as Xie Yu's catching a wave of market trends in the stock market, it does feel a little distressing.

So in the last few days of filming, everyone was a little afraid of Xie Yu, a director with a small stature and a gloomy face.

However, Chen Qiaoqian was heartless and gave Xie Yu snacks to eat.

After the filming of the film was completed, Xie Yu and the school's film and television technology department jointly edited and produced the film.

Due to some special effects techniques, it took more than two months to edit the film until after the New Year.

However, it also made Xie Yu feel ashamed, and the special effects cost more than three million yuan.

In this way, the external cost is said to be 10 million, which is considered an entry-level mid-level production, but Xie Yu still cut it to 90%.

Then, it’s time to apply for the dragon license and arrange for the release. The theater definitely has resources in this area.

Originally, because it involved ghosting, although it was said to be a psychological factor, for the sake of being a drama department production, the dragon mark was delayed for a while, so I gave it to him.

This made Xie Yu's hanging heart finally relax.

Then, it was time to arrange a theatrical release, which was indeed in April.

Boss Wei Xu and producer Dong all provided resources for the show.

The number of screens released this time is also the largest.

Finally, it’s April!

Jiang Yilin had just finished shooting a set of commercials. After returning to the apartment, she simply washed herself and got ready to go to bed.

But suddenly she couldn't sleep again, and she didn't like the large number of commercial performances and advertising work that the company arranged for her.

Since the sweet pet drama received mediocre feedback from the market, the company has given her less and less resources, and it even seems to overextend her popularity.

The handsome guy Deng Xianxu didn't pay much attention to her, and began to coach newcomers from the company's gymnastics and beauty pageants.

Maybe the more you get, the more you lose!

Suddenly Jiang Yilin thought of that little man. She hadn't contacted him for a long time and didn't know how he was.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yilin picked up her phone and wanted to send a message to Xie Yu.

After thinking about it, Jiang Yilin did not send it, but wanted to check the status of Xie Yufei's letter first.

Suddenly, a piece of news caught Jiang Yilin's attention.

Xie Yu:

My new work "Midnight Taxi" will be released on April 12th, everyone is welcome to pay attention!

Seeing this, Jiang Yilin immediately sat up, picked up her cell phone, and started dialing.

The phone over there rang for a long time, and Xie Yu said tiredly: "Hello!"

Jiang Yilin: "Xie Chaozi, I'm angry. Didn't I agree that I would be the heroine in your new movie?"

Xie Yu heard this familiar voice and said uncomfortably: "Hey, who are you?"

Jiang Yilin was stunned: "I looked at the address book on my phone and recalled the familiar voice."

Jiang Yilin said doubtfully: "What's wrong with you, me, Jiang Yilin!"

Xie Yu: "Oh, classmate Jiang Yilin, what can I do for you?"

Jiang Yilin said dissatisfied: "Xie Chaozi, how can you talk to me in such a tone? I am Jiang Yilin!"

Xie Yu: "I know, but does this have anything to do with me?"

Then, after a "pop".

"Du, du, du..."

The sound of hanging up the phone rang.

Jiang Yilin called over angrily, but unfortunately the phone kept ringing, but no one answered.

After Xie Yu set her phone to silent, she fell asleep.

Recently, I have to deal with the special effects team again when editing and scoring films. Although I have learned a lot, I am still very tired.

Waiting until the next day, when he saw more than ten missed calls from Jiang Yilin, Xie Yu just smiled and went to wash up.

It was released across the board on April 12, and Xie Yu also went to the cinema to buy a ticket to watch it.

After a simple dragon logo and studio logo flash up, the movie begins.

The opening scene shows a scene in a taxi, with several people collaborating to murder the driver.

The murderers here are all Japanese students from the school's International College. The performances satisfy Xie Yu's bad taste.

Then there is the male protagonist Li Hong who is not popular because of his writing. He is forced to work as a midnight taxi driver with the support of his girlfriend Pan Lin due to life constraints.

But something strange happened. The actor Li Hong couldn't remember anything about driving every night.

However, the number of kilometers traveled and the fuel consumed told Li Hong that the car had been driven out before.

Then, with the encouragement of his girlfriend, Li Hong began to follow up and investigate.

Finally, it was discovered that the old Wei who originally drove the car died of myocardial infarction two years ago, but every night, the car would drive out automatically.

During the investigation, a series of ghost figures were discovered, and finally it was discovered that Lao Wei had never known that he was dead and was still driving for his family to earn money.

Li Hong also realized that his girlfriend was killed five years ago, and he has never been able to admit it...

None of the "ghosts" here are harmful to others, they are all kind-hearted.

I saw that although the cinema was sparse, no one was walking around or playing with their mobile phones. Instead, they kept their eyes on the movie screen, and even their emotions changed accordingly.

Xie Yu let out a breath. Although it may not be a big hit, there should be no problem in recovering the cost!

Sure enough, as Xie Yu expected, although the number of moviegoers was not large, it has been growing, and it was released after 21 days in the cinema.

Thanks to the popularity of movies in the market, the box office of Xie Yu's "Midnight Taxi" exceeded 80 million. Although it did not exceed 100 million, the cost was definitely recovered, and it was a huge profit.

Although there are big box office hits from movies that often exceed 100 million yuan, I don’t like them.

But some people who think Xie Yu has some potential will give Xie Yu a new Feibo account and like it one after another, making Xie Yu a little popular.

As for the students who went to the theater, after congratulating Xie Yu and expressing their love, it was time to do whatever they wanted!

After things stabilized, the icing on the cake was that producer Dong was very happy to tell Xie Yu that his movie was due to the relationship with the International Academy.

It was introduced by Japan's Toei. Although the price is only 500,000, Ant Shao is also meat, and it can be regarded as an exported international film.

Xie Yu nodded with some thoughts, thinking that he would also study this topic in the future and take the international route, high-end!

Then, Old Dong mysteriously pulled Xie Yu and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to celebrate!"

At this time, Xie Yu was happy and naturally followed the good example.

However, I didn’t expect Lao Dong to take Xie Yu to the dance floor for a disco. Xie Yu was afraid of being stepped on and was not very happy.

Fortunately, he just bypassed the dance floor and entered a private room. There were two middle-aged men with filthy faces inside, and saw Xie Yu coming in.

He quickly stood up and said: "Director Xie is here, please, please!"

Xie Yu looked at Old Dong and saw that Old Dong's face was full and he nodded with satisfaction.

He introduced: "Xiao Xie, the fat one is Boss Cao, and the thin one is Boss Liu. Your movie was a hit today, and they asked me to thank you specially."

At this time, Xie Yu suddenly thought of something. In the movie, Xie Yu set up a plot.

Li Hong was drinking with his friends at the bar, saying that he was with his girlfriend and dancing on the dance floor, but no one saw it.

This is, Xie Yu wants to imply, the protagonist’s girlfriend is not set up by humans.

At that time, Xie Yu was filming other plots, and Lao Cao volunteered, saying that he wanted to help Xie Yu film this plot well, and not only did he spend no money, but he could also earn tens of thousands of yuan.

Xie Yu, who had underestimated the price of goods in Shanghai and had already overspent, naturally agreed.

Facts have indeed proved that Lao Dong is really capable, and this part was shot well.

The important thing is that I didn’t spend a penny and earned tens of thousands of dollars.

At this time, the fat Boss Cao said: "Congratulations to Director Xie on the box office success!"

Xie Yu said with a smile: "I am also grateful to Boss Cao and Boss Liu for their support. The ballroom section was indeed a blessing to our movie's rich plot."

Boss Liu: "It seems that we have the possibility of further cooperation. I wonder if Director Xie has any new works?"

Xie Yu asked doubtfully: "New work? It shouldn't be that fast. I have to take a break and work on a movie for several months. I'm exhausted."

Boss Cao hurriedly said: "It's because of the hard work. The movie is a hit, so it's time to relax."

The old Dong said a little slyly: "Boss, stop pretending. How are you preparing the fresh abalone? I'm hungry."

Boss Cao: "The fresh goods have been prepared a long time ago. It depends on Director Xie's wishes."

Xie Yu said confusedly: "That's great. I'm hungry too. Try some fresh abalone. I'll tell you in advance. I have a big appetite."

The three of them laughed immediately, and Boss Liu said: "I can supply it here, no matter how big it is. We have a sufficient supply."

"Don't worry, Director Xie. We are very considerate of our friends."