HPDBC Chapter 134 Hey, that's what you call professional!
Chapter 134 Hey, that's what you call professional!
Han Sanping, carrying the tape, strode back to the Central Film Studio with great fanfare.
After seeing off the big Buddha statue and the leaders from Tangshan, Gu Heng finally had time to slump in his boss's chair, let out a long sigh, and begin to review the company's recent business progress.
First of all, the money for "Mr. Tree" has finally arrived in my account!
While Gu Heng was still in Tangshan, "Mr. Tree" was finally released with an incredible box office of 1.56 million yuan.
Based on the revenue share that Vision Entertainment received, they directly received 5470 million from the domestic box office!
Adding to the copyright fees they previously ripped off overseas film distributors in Venice, Vision has directly recouped nearly 9500 million this time!
After deducting the meager filming costs, they made a net profit of 9000 million!
Without exaggeration, this is absolutely the most profitable art film in the domestic film industry since Qin Shi Huang unified the six kingdoms, bar none!
The worst part is that this debt can't be kept secret within the circle.
Domestic box office data is transparent, and the price of overseas rights was personally revealed by Han Sanping.
Right now, the entire Beijing entertainment circle is green with envy when they look at Vision Entertainment!
I'm so envious and jealous!
Who would have thought that making an art film about a rough, rural man smoking could earn more money than a blockbuster movie?
Besides film revenue sharing, the second major event is the acquisition of cinema properties.
Although housing prices haven't yet fallen to the rock-bottom levels seen during the global financial crisis triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the second half of the year, the central bank's bigwigs implemented six interest rate hikes in 2007, directly pushing mortgage interest rates to their maximum. This impact has already spread from the residential market to the commercial real estate market.
Gu Heng was too lazy to wait for the absolute bottom in the second half of the year; money sitting in an account that doesn't generate income is just a piece of waste paper.
Thanks to the frenzied efforts of Chen Kai's team, all the target cinema chains have been acquired and are now undergoing high-profile interior renovations.
Including the seven cinemas that Gu Heng previously acquired from Warner, Time Cinemas now quietly owns 42 modern cinemas!
A screen worth a full 100 Kun!
You should know that there are only 3500 movie screens in the whole country these days.
With this move, Time Cinemas quietly squeezed into the top five of the national cinema rankings!
The insane expansion speed of Time Cinemas quickly alerted industry leaders.
The Wangs of Huayi Brothers and Wang Changtian of Enlight Media were all making frantic inquiries behind the scenes.
"Where exactly did this Time Cinema chain come from, coming from out of nowhere?"
As a result, all sorts of people used their special abilities to investigate, and in the end, they found a name: Wang Gang.
And it's 100% wholly owned!
Everyone in the industry was completely baffled. Who is this Wang Gang?
Could it be that the old man who played Heshen has crossed over into real estate? I've never heard of such a wealthy and powerful figure in the industry!
Many business owners who boasted of their extensive network wanted to use their connections to get to know this "General Manager Wang" and establish a good relationship in advance.
And what happened? When I called, the receptionist at Time Cinema just casually said, "Sorry, our boss is very busy lately and doesn't have time to see customers."
These words completely baffled these big shots.
After finishing his business, Gu Heng finally had time to turn on his computer and check out the latest news in his circle.
As soon as I logged on, Huang Bo's QQ messages kept flashing in the lower right corner. When I clicked on them, they were all a bunch of mysterious links.
"Boss! I know you don't have time to look, so I've packed everything up for you."
Gu Heng's face darkened. "You've been over there for months, you're practically blown away by the winds, and there's still internet in that vast Gobi Desert?"
"Isn't this about keeping track of what's going on in the industry?"
"Is the notebook ready yet? When are you guys coming back?"
"Almost there, it's almost finished. Boss, let me tell you, lately that bastard Ning Hao..."
Even while watching the drama unfold, you still find time to enjoy the gossip. You deserve to become incredibly famous!
Clicking on the encrypted link that was going viral online, Gu Heng stroked his chin and carefully examined the photos.
A moment later, Gu Heng couldn't help but offer a sharp critique from a professional director's perspective: "Tsk tsk, this angle, terrible! This lighting, terrible! The composition is absolutely awful!"
"But to be fair..." Gu Heng smacked his lips, "the acting of these actors was quite good, they were really into their roles! Their facial expressions were well-controlled, they didn't have any idol baggage at all."
Wow, that's what you call professional!
After finishing his review, Gu Heng closed the webpage, feeling utterly bored.
If it weren't a real celebrity, it wouldn't be as good as AI from later generations.
Having finished his business and eaten his fill of gossip, Gu Heng finally remembered that he still had to return to his daily life.
After spending a month in the dark and dreary editing room, facing Lu Yang's rough old face and a screen full of ruins every day, Gu Heng felt that if this continued, he would soon turn into a jade.
I haven't seen my little fox in so long, I miss her terribly!
I need to find the little fox's big, watery eyes to cleanse my eyes.
Over the next few days, Gu Heng took a complete break and spent his time eating and drinking to his heart's content with Yang Mi.
They even brought out Huang Xiaoming and Liu Yifei from the hot pot group, as well as the newcomer Shu Chang.
A few of us went to see Stephen Chow's "CJ7" and then watched Jay Chou's "Hot Shot".
In fact, when these two films held their premieres, the organizers sent Gu Heng invitations with utmost respect, hoping to leverage the name of this newly crowned Venice Golden Lion director to generate buzz.
But Gu Heng was locked in a dark room editing videos at the time, so he didn't have time to join in on this kind of fun.
They might as well just have Su Qing represent Vision Entertainment and go through the motions.
In the past few days, as the photo incident has continued to escalate, the entire Hong Kong entertainment circle has collectively become cowards, and everyone has fallen silent.
Those Hong Kong and Taiwanese directors and artists who used to run rampant in mainland China are now too afraid to utter a word, lest the fire spread to them.
In contrast, the mainland entertainment circle is absolutely ecstatic! They've always been overshadowed by the Hong Kong entertainment circle, and this time they've finally gotten their revenge.
Several mainland business owners were so excited that they organized a high-end gathering and insisted on taking Gu Heng to a club to celebrate with champagne.
But Gu Heng is cunning; he simply found an excuse to deny everything.
These days, it's better to avoid trouble. Haven't you noticed that the tone from above has changed?
It's obvious they intend to take advantage of this turbulent trend to severely rectify the atmosphere in the entertainment industry.
At a time like this, who would dare to defy the rules and go out partying? Wouldn't it be better to just stay home and cuddle with your wife?