Chapter 326

It has been raining continuously for some time.

The weather temperature is also gradually decreasing.

On the campus of Wucheng University of Arts and science, tens of thousands of students began to wear autumn and winter clothes. Some students who can't stand the cold even put on their own down jackets.

It's very hot when it's hot. It's very cold when it's cold. It's only summer and winter. It's spring and autumn.

Compared with normal times, today's Ding Yue is also wearing a thin white sweater and a long windbreaker. The sweater and windbreaker are Burberry's, and the whole person looks a bit polite.

After getting dressed, Ding Yue came to the spacious balcony of his apartment as usual.

This balcony is very important.

Ding Yue originally chose to move his new residence here because of this balcony.

Standing on the balcony, Ding Yue looks to the left to see the campus of Wucheng University of Arts and Sciences.

Looking straight ahead, you can see the library in the distance.

Looking to the right, you can see one construction site after another. The towering tower crane has been supported, and one construction site vehicle after another goes in and out.

Ding Yue's vision is very broad.

We can not only see the original 2500 Mu campus, but also see the first phase of the landmark building, the book ship library, which was expanded last year.

We can also see the vast construction site in the West where the second phase of comprehensive expansion is under way. We have to say that the location of the Yayuan apartment building is very well repaired.

The construction of Wucheng University of Arts and science is proceeding in an orderly way, whether it is the construction of infrastructure, or the construction of the teaching level of each department, as well as the construction of the overall talent training of the school, are thriving in the bright direction.

Ding Yue enjoyed the feeling very much.

A private university in Nuo university has been growing up with its own efforts. This feeling of "farming" gives Ding Yue an extraordinary sense of achievement.

Of course.

Another reason why Ding Yue has worked so hard to build Wucheng University of Arts and Sciences with the system is that he wants to know how the system will reward him when he makes Wucheng University of Arts and Sciences the top comprehensive university in the world and achieves this ultimate goal?

Think about it. It's a little bit exciting.

Just as Ding Yue was immersed in self thinking, the mobile phone on the desk in the living room rang.

Ding Yue turns around and walks back to the living room. He takes a look at the caller ID, which is from Secretary Wen Ruohan.

Pick up the mobile phone, Ding Yue went out directly.

"I'll get into the elevator right away. To be brief, or I'll see you later in the second canteen."

"Mm-hmm. OK, headmaster Ding, my money is ready. Headmaster Ding, are you going to the second canteen for breakfast now?"

"Yes."

"All right."

When Ding Yue left Yayuan No. 1 apartment building and came to the second canteen, he saw Wen Ruohan, the secretary who was waiting here.

"Good morning, principal Ding."

Wen Ruohan said warmly after meeting headmaster Ding.

"It's cooling down. Aren't you cold?"

In order to show more legs, the girl will show more legs.

"Hee hee, it's OK."

Wen Ruohan shook his head with a smile, and then walked into the first floor of the second canteen with President Ding.

Ding Yue finds a seat and sits down. Wen Ruohan goes to have breakfast.

Generally speaking, if Wen Ruohan and President Ding come to the second canteen together, Wen Ruohan is responsible for making breakfast for president Ding.

Sometimes headmaster Ding gets up late and sleeps a little longer. Wen Ruohan often buys breakfast for headmaster Ding and delivers it to his apartment.

Wen Ruohan feels that sometimes he is not only the office secretary of President Ding, but also the life secretary. However, he does not bear much. Finally, he buys breakfast and milk tea.

However, Wen Ruohan found that President Ding has been drinking less milk tea recently. When he arrives at the second canteen every morning, he has to drink a cup of hot soybean milk instead of hot milk tea.

"Headmaster Ding, you seem to drink less milk tea. Instead, you drink a cup of hot soybean milk every morning. Is soybean milk better than milk tea?"

Wen Ruohan called after breakfast and asked curiously.

"Keep fit."

Ding Yue answered calmly.

Now Ding Yue found that drinking too much milk tea is not good.

"Let's get down to business." Ding Yue while eating soup dumplings, said.

"Well, headmaster Ding, as of yesterday, the total box office of our school's" super Marines "was 2.473 billion yuan in one month, and then he successfully applied for a one month extension of the key. The one month extension was about 100 million yuan, which was 2.573 billion yuan in total."

Wen Ruohan began to report to President Ding seriously.Because today, President Ding is going to give bonus to the staff of leap animation studio, that is, the 3% profit bonus that President Ding promised to give leap animation studio.

It is precisely because of the 3% profit bonus of President ding that the owners of Feiyue animation studio made the animated film "super Marines" day and night before the National Day in three or four months.

The final box office explosion was beyond Ding Yue's imagination.

At the beginning, Ding Yue thought that if the box office of "super Marines" was several hundred million, he could make money. Finally, he would share 3% of the profits to the members of leap animation studio as an incentive, that is, millions.

Now it's not just a few million.

Because the total box office is 2.573 billion yuan!

Due to the one month extension of the key application for super Marine Corps, Ding Yue didn't want to delay another month, and then had to settle the box office for several months before he could get the box office share. At that time, it would be too late to pay bonus to the staff of Feiyue animation studio.

So Ding Yue asked his secretary Wen Ruohan to find out the financial situation, and then from the money he had on hand, he gave the 3% bonus to the staff of Feiyue animation studio, in recognition of their hard work and hard work.

"With the box office of 2.573 billion yuan, how much revenue can we get?"

Ding Yue raised his head, chewing the fragrant steamed buns in his mouth and asked.

Before Ding Yue, he roughly calculated that there must be at least one billion.

"I simply calculated it last time. It seems that there is a profit of 1.3 billion anyway?" Ding Yue did not wait for Wen Ruohan to report the data.

"Headmaster Ding, the box office of 2.573 billion yuan will first deduct 5% of the special film fund, and then 3.3% of the tax."

Wen Ruohan replied.

Hearing this, Ding Yue could not help but feel distressed.

Five percent of the special film fund and 3.3 percent of the tax revenue add up to 8.3 percent.

For the box office of 2.573 billion yuan, this is a lot of money.

"2.573 billion yuan multiplied by 91.7 percent, leaving about 2.359 billion yuan."

Wen Ruohan continued: "of the 2.359 billion yuan, according to our contracts with cinema lines and cinemas, their share will account for 43%!"

"So high!"

After hearing this, Ding Yue took a breath.

It seems that my previous income is about 60% of the total box office, which is a bit too much.

Many of these special funds, taxes, and the share of cinemas and cinemas have been allocated.

"President Ding, the proportion of the share of the cinema line and the cinema, because we have no long-term cooperative relationship with the cinema line and the major cinema companies, and the distributor is also us, so it is the first time for us to share accounts and cooperate, so the share of the cinema line and the cinema has reached a high proportion of 43%."

Wen Ruohan explained to President Ding why the proportion of cinemas and cinemas is so high.

Usually, the proportion of a movie's box office, cinema line and cinema share varies from 38% to 43%.

How much depends on the agreement between the distributor and the cinema line and cinema.

Generally, if there is a relationship between the circle or the distributor, the proportion of the cinema line and the cinema will be less than 40%.

For example, the super Marines of Wucheng University of Arts and Sciences is released by Ding Yue's leap Group, which has never been involved in the field of film and television before, and has nothing to do with any cinemas or cinemas.

As a result, 43% of the box office and cinemas of "super Marines" will take up the proportion.

Ding Yue's simple calculation, this has to be a billion, right?

"If the cinema line is 43%, that's about 1.014 billion yuan." Wen Ruohan continued: "2.359 billion minus 1.014 billion, the rest is ours, because the distributor is our leap media, so the distributor's Commission of about 5% - 15% is not deducted, we only need to subtract the cost of distribution and production, then the rest is the net profit."

"What's the final net profit?"

Ding Yue pondered, is there 1.3 billion left in the end?

"In the end, our revenue minus the cost and the issue cost, we still have 1.263 billion yuan of revenue." Wen Ruohan said excitedly: "headmaster Ding, we have made more than 1.2 billion in one movie. My God, it's incredible!"

For Wen Ruohan, the revenue of more than 1.2 billion yuan is just an astronomical figure. I'm afraid only the enterprising person like President Ding can make this big money!

"1.263 billion..."

although this figure is less than Ding Yue's last calculation, it is very good.Just imagine.

In this parallel world, which company can make a net profit of more than 1.2 billion by making a movie?

If the investors and directors of those films in the same period knew that Ding Yue had made more than 1.2 billion with a super marine, they would be envious to death.

The most important thing is that the 1.2 billion yuan of film revenue will not have to be further divided when it comes to Ding Yue's leap Group, because the investment is all made by Ding Yue.

Unlike other films, the film owners have several hundred million yuan of income, and ultimately they have to share money with various investors. After this round of sharing, the investors will get even less.

Take the movie of the same period of "super Marines" as an example, this fantasy movie has also exceeded the box office of 2 billion yuan.

After excluding the tax and commission of various sharing funds, it will be about $700 million in the hands of the film makers.

It's not bad that an investor can make 100 million yuan if they share the 700 million yuan with the investors in proportion.

Usually, for a movie with an investment of hundreds of millions, there is not only one investor, but also many investors.

And "super marine" has only one investor, that is Ding Yue.

All the cost investment was made by Ding Yue alone. At that time, it was tens of millions. However, tens of millions were not much for Ding Yue. Ding Yue was very confident at that time, at least he could earn back the cost, so he spent tens of millions on this super marine.

Now it seems that the return is super rich!

The production cost plus the publicity cost, a total of more than 80 million, eventually earned more than 1.2 billion, "super Marine Corps" has become a legend in Xia Guo's film industry, countless directors are toothache.

"Headmaster Ding, you promised leap animation studio 3% of the profits as a bonus, that is 37.89 million, the money I have let the financial side ready."

Wen Ruohan said with pride.

Wen Ruohan has been busy with it since President Ding gave orders yesterday.

Now that the financial department has prepared the money, President Ding can give bonus to the staff of Feiyue animation studio at any time.

"Well, after breakfast, we went to leap animation studio. Did you inform them? Today, all the full members of leap animation studio will be here

Ding Yue asked with a smile.

"Mm-hmm, I already informed you last night. After breakfast, I will inform you again. Then the celebration banquet has been arranged this evening. It's in the campus theme hot pot shop on the third floor of our second canteen. It's reserved after 8 pm!"

Wen Ruohan nodded.

"Very good!"

For secretary Wen Ruohan's efficiency, Ding Yue has always been very satisfied.

After breakfast, Ding Yue took out a paper towel to wipe his mouth, and then stood up: "let's go, go to leap animation studio!"

Ding Yue is going to give 37.89 million yuan to the staff of his own leap animation studio. In Yancheng, a producer is very sad.

It is the so-called waterlogging death of waterlogging and drought death of drought.

Ding Yue was drowned by box office revenue, while Ma Wenhai was drowned by drought!

Because the box office of Ma Wenhai's sci-fi film "Battlestar" is only 547 million yuan in one month.

The box office for "Battlestar" this film, two words - blood loss!

Because the production cost of "Battlestar" is more than 100 million. The production cost of more than 100 million, plus publicity and distribution, is even higher.

You know, before the release of "Battlestar", the publicity was very crazy, all kinds of large-scale, hot search, buy every day, and I don't know how much it cost.

But we can know that the total box office of 547 million yuan is far from the cost of recovery!

For Ma Wenhai and investors, the days before the release of "Battlestar" were pretty good, but every day after that, the box office of "Battlestar" was pitifully low, which could not be compared with "super Marines" and "Warcraft".

Therefore, one month after the release of "Battlestar" expired, because the results were a little poor, they did not apply for a key extension.

Even if you apply for the key extension, it's impossible to earn the follow-up box office. There's no need for that.

"Lao Ma, how much did you lose this time

In Ma Wenhai's villa, Ma Wenhai's friend Chen Dachun is talking with him about the loss.

"I lost more than one billion yuan, and my personal investment of 35 million yuan was totally wasted. Alas!"

Ma Wenhai sighed. A cigar in his hand was not fragrant at all.

As Ma Wenhai is the director, producer and one of the investors of the film "Battlestar", other investments are all brought by Ma Wenhai.

Therefore, according to the contract signed by Ma Wenhai and investors, after more than 500 million box office revenue is divided, all the money will be given priority to those investors.Even so, after more than 500 million yuan of box office revenue has been divided, there will be less than 200 million yuan. Even if it is fully distributed to investors, it is not enough.

In other words, all the investors of "Battlestar" are losing money.

And Ma Wenhai himself put in 35 million, completely hit the drift, a penny is confiscated back!

"35 million is not a small sum of money. The most important thing is, Lao Ma, it's not so easy to make investment next time he wants to make a movie after he has broken down this time."

Chen Dachun said with regret.

"Don't mention it!"

Ma Wenhai's mood is very complicated now: "why can the cartoon of Wucheng University of Arts and sciences have such a high box office?"

Up to now, Ma Wenhai can't figure it out. Why! Why!

Ma Wenhai is indignant that his sci-fi film, which has made such a big investment, has suffered Waterloo in the National Day archives.

"I know that this is the first time that you have lost money as a director for so many years, but we have to analyze the reasons and strive for the next time that you will not be in Waterloo, otherwise, I'm afraid that your directing career will be..."

Chen Dachun, as a producer, has to persuade his friends.

"Then tell me where I failed this time!" Ma Wenhai took a deep breath and looked at old Chen.

"As you said just now, the box office of the National Day file is so big that a large part of it has been robbed by" super Marines "and" Warcraft ". This is indeed a reason, but as far as the film" Battlestar "is concerned, there is also a reason."

Chen Dachun rationally analyzed the reasons for Ma Wenhai's failure.

"I was robbed of my share." Ma Wenhai fell into a strange circle. He thought that his box office failure of "Battlestar" was due to the fact that "super Marines" and "Warcraft", which both exceeded the box office of 2 billion, took away the basic set.

Every year the National Day file's basic plate is so big, as a result of two big hit special pop film, so his "Battlestar" can not be squeezed the box office space?

In this parallel world of Xia, now in 2021, the highest box office movie in China is only 3 billion.

The movies that can surpass 2 billion box office are all hot money. The movies that can surpass 1 billion box office are all hot money of the year!

Ma Wenhai has made several films with a box office of more than one billion before, and the box office of the last sci-fi film was also a big hit.

The result did not expect, this year's release of "Battlestar", actually encountered Waterloo!

"Let's not talk about the fact that the box office space has been squeezed. As far as the quality of the film itself is concerned, in fact, I will analyze it later. Compared with your last film with the same sci-fi theme, it doesn't make much progress." Chen Dachun pointed out the problem.

I have to say that Chen Dachun's vision is very original.

After all, he is one of the well-known directors and producers in China. For his old friend Ma Wenhai's blockbuster, he can see the problem.

"How can we make progress? Special effects have been used very well. Actors, we are also looking for the traffic stars of the current fire. I use mature systems for props, dubbing and sound effects!"

Ma Wenhai frowned and said to old Chen.

"To tell you the truth, Ma, you love to use traffic stars. You have to change it." Chen Dachun shook his head and suggested.

"Don't use traffic star, how to guarantee basic dish?" Marvin Haydn's eyes widened as he spoke.

Since entering the new era of Internet, Ma Wenhai believes that traffic stars are the key to existence, and acting skills can be weakened, but popular stars and actors are indispensable.

Therefore, Ma Wenhai's several films are basically popular stars.

The first few films are still popular stars, while the latter ones are basically pure traffic stars. This year's "Battlestar" is a super popular traffic star. As for acting skills, is it important?

For Ma Wenhai's cognition, it doesn't matter at all!

However, in Chen Dachun's view at this time, this is a misunderstanding of Lao Ma's thinking.

"Lao Ma, in recent years, the reputation of traffic stars is not very good except in the rice circle, and passers-by have no good feelings for traffic stars."

Chen Dachun has to seriously analyze the current situation for his old friends: "yes, a few years ago, many directors did use traffic stars to make movies, making a lot of money, but the times are changing. According to my observation in recent years, the proportion of traffic stars in movie actors is more and more out of balance, that is, it is less and less important for the audience to watch What is it? Story, special effects, acting. What do traffic stars have? With the flow of stars, maybe even the story is not good

Chen Dachun's words made Ma Wenhai fall into meditation.

"Lao Chen, what you said..."

MA Wenhai wanted to refute his old friend's words.

But when you think about it carefully, it seems that what Lao Chen said is reasonable.Now there are many directors using traffic stars to make movies and TV series, but the income is gradually becoming lower and lower.

Ma Wenhai's "Battlestar" has made a huge setback. It seems that it really means that making movies with traffic stars is going down.

Unless it's a low-cost movie, stars may still make money with traffic.

If you want to make a high-cost movie with big scenes and special effects and use traffic stars, it may be out of line with the movie itself because of the unexpected acting skills of traffic stars and the requirements of the shooting process.

"What have you got out of my words?" Lao Chen took a puff of his cigar and asked.

"Tut... How to say that? I just thought that you said something reasonable." Ma Wenhai frowned tightly and said: "let's say that the star of" Battlestar "requires a lot when filming. Because he is a top traffic star, it's hard to serve him, which virtually increases our production cost!"

Seeing that Ma Wenhai, an old friend, had such an idea, Chen Dachun showed a smile: "of course, this is only one of the reasons. For the control of the whole film, I think you may have reduced it because of the problems of the actors. I remember you used to control the rhythm of the film, but it was very strong!"

"Yes, it does."

Ma Wenhai nodded and said softly.

"Lao Ma, when we make a movie, we encounter Waterloo once. It's nothing. As long as we find out the reasons and solve all the problems, we will do the next movie seriously, and your reputation will come back to the public view again!"

Chen Dachun encouraged his old friend.

The loss of 35 million is a lot of money for Ma Wenhai, but it will not make Ma Wenhai, a well-known domestic director, fall back.

The defeat of "Battlestar" is mainly a great challenge to Ma Wenhai's reputation and status as a first-line director.

The decline is for sure.

But because Ma Wenhai had such a good foundation before, the defeat of "Battlestar" did not bring him to the bottom of the earth at once.

Chen Dachun thinks that if Lao Ma's next film is stable, he can still stabilize his position as a leading domestic famous director.

"Lao Chen, Lao Chen, I knew that you came to see me from Haicheng this time, and it will certainly make me regain my confidence."

Ma Wenhai looks at Chen Dachun sitting on the opposite sofa and is glad that he knows him. His eyes seem more profound than his own.

Mr. Chen is always able to analyze and summarize many problems he can't see.

"Ha ha ha, who is your old ma? I still believe in you, the great director of Xia Guo. In this way, old ma, I'm the first one to vote for your next movie!"

Chen Dachun looked up and said with a laugh.

Last year, Chen Dachun made a lot of money from one of his films. This year, he didn't make a film. Next year, there will be one, but it was co shot by Chen Dachun and another director. Because of the official theme, the basic set can be stable.

Therefore, with money in hand, Chen Dachun can support his old friend Ma Wenhai to fight again!

"Don't you fear that I'll give you a loss? I've lost my underpants this time. " Ma Wenhai laughed and joked.

"I'm afraid I won't throw, will I?" Chen Dachun smoked a cigar and said, "because of various reasons, you didn't have money to invest in this movie, which made me avoid a loss investment. I won't be allowed to invest in the next movie that makes money."

"It's the same old saying, Mr. Chen, if you want to vote, I promise to reserve a place for you!" Ma Wenhai's eyes revealed a sense of friendship, looking at Chen Dachun said.

"OK, old friend, cheer up again. I'm afraid you will be overwhelmed by all kinds of comments on the Internet this time."

Chen Dachun came to Yancheng this time to talk about his failure with his old friend Ma Wenhai, because he was worried about his old friend.

After all, since the box office failure of "Battlestar", online queries about Ma Wenhai can be described as wave after wave.

Never tasted such a tragic defeat of a person, encounter this kind of situation, if the state can not adjust over, it can be miserable.

"Well, I'm just sorry. It seems that domestic sci-fi movies are still very difficult to make. I opened up a little market for the last one, but this one will be Waterloo this year."

Ma Wenhai's state is stable because of his old friend's care.

But he is still very sorry that he failed to make a good domestic science fiction film.

"I know that you want to make a good science fiction film in China, but it needs to be done little by little. We're not in a hurry."

Chen Dachun understands his old friend very well.

He is different from the type of films he loves to shoot. He is good at shooting police and bandit suspense, ancient costume detective and so on.

Ma Wenhai, an old friend, is determined to make a sci-fi film that can win in China.His last film was also a science fiction film, and the box office was ok, but the reputation and score were still a little short of the ideal goal. This year, it was a good year, and it went straight to Waterloo.

Ma Wenhai never thought that Ding Yue, a former competitor, was talking about him in Wucheng University of Arts and science.

"So, director Ma Wenhai and director Chen Dachun have a good relationship?"

On the way to Feiyue animation studio, Ding Yue chatted with his secretary Wen Ruohan, and then came to Ma Wenhai, the "predestined" rival of the National Day archives.

"Well, director Chen and director Ma have a very good relationship. Director Chen Dachun is the master director of police bandit suspense films in China, and director Ma Wenhai is the pioneer of science fiction films in China."

"Pioneer of science fiction movies?"

When Ding Yue heard Wen Ruohan say that, he could not help but frown and mutter, "is that the level?"