Chapter 591 Selling Books
For Shen Xudong, the biggest advantage of "The Fault in Our Stars" being a hit after its release is that the original novel has sold out...
It went straight to the top of the best-seller list.
in addition…
Preparations for "The Twilight Saga" are progressing more smoothly - it's the same thing all over the world, chasing winners!
Also, Kristen Stewart, Alexandra Daddario, Amber Heard sent various messages of congratulations...
By the way, he also implicitly expressed the need for artistic growth.
Well, it’s not subtle at all, I just sent the photo directly...
Shen Xudong gave Daddario special guidance. In addition to the fact that Shen Xudong prefers bigger canteens, the most important thing is that the girl's big eyes are very suitable for horror movies...
It just so happens that Wonderful Studio has a lot of horror films to shoot.
Professional counterpart!
"Escape Room", "After Lights Out", "Spiritual Contract", "A Quiet Place", just keep talking...
Oh, "A Quiet Place" is not suitable. It is a family drama. Let's change it to "Shark Beach"!
The cost is low anyway.
As for Kristen Stewart and Amber Heard...I'm sorry, Shen Xudong has returned to China and has no time to guide them...
——Compared to "The Fault in Our Stars", he cares more about the performance of "The Fault in Our Stars"...
After all, his roots are in the country.
The second week's performance of "The Couple"... How should I put it, is a bit disappointing. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" has been weakened in various ways, but there is an audience. Even Golden Harvest's theaters have to spend half of it. The screening room is dedicated to showing "Order of the Phoenix"...
As of August 19, the box office of "Order of the Phoenix" has exceeded 100 million, and the cumulative box office of "Old Man" is 142 million...
In other words, after "Order of the Phoenix" was released, "The Wife" only received 42 million at the box office...
Well, "Order of the Phoenix" surpassed 100 million in 9 days...
It doesn't seem to be as good as "Old Man", which had a total box office of 142 million!
But... "Order of the Phoenix" is competing against "The Old Man" under unfair competitive conditions - the latter was released for 6 days first, which is equivalent to a 1,000-meter race, and ran 500 meters first...
Shen Xudong has already anticipated this situation - at this stage, Hollywood blockbusters are better than mainland movies.
If you let Shen Xudong make his own choice, for a 40-yuan movie ticket, his first choice would be "Order of the Phoenix" instead of "The Old Man"...
But he was still very angry, so he asked Huang Bin directly: "What happened?"
"The number of screens is only 4,000, and "Order of the Phoenix" has taken away more than half of it. The film schedule of "The Couple" has been cut by more than half! The film schedule has been cut, so it's strange that the box office is good, plus piracy is rampant..."
"Piracy is spreading again?"
"Well...Baidu has blocked the keywords, but as long as you search for '"Lao Qian"...if you scroll back, you can still see pirated information!"
"...Ma Dan, can't you block it anymore?"
"They said that technical control can't be done, so they can't just block the word 'conman', right?"
Shen Xudong sighed: "What did the above say?"
"The above is cracking down on piracy..."
"Combat piracy, just say it..." Shen Xudong was a little dissatisfied.
But he has no choice - "The Old Man" is estimated to have stopped at around 150 million. On the one hand, the movie-watching craze has dissipated, and on the other hand, "Blockbuster" will be released tomorrow.
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The news of Shen Xudong's return to China was not kept secret - everyone knew that he would definitely return to China, because the Huabiao Awards will be held on August 23, and he would definitely participate...
Many media, entertainment reporters and TV stations want to interview him - he has become famous again in the United States!
Shen Xudong chose Sina Entertainment this time - which can be regarded as a reward. Sina Entertainment is the exclusive cooperation platform of Tianmei Media. News about general movies, including "Life Events", "Lady", and "Blockbuster" are spread through Sina...
Sina first asked about the situation of "Rush Hour 3":
"The "Rush Hour" series is an action movie. According to the genre, the video revenue of action films is higher than the box office revenue. "The Fault in Our Stars" is different...the box office revenue is estimated to account for more than 50% of the total revenue!"
Speaking of this, Shen Xudong smiled: "I saw some people on the Internet saying that Li Lianlian's box office is very low and he will never get a salary of 10 million US dollars. They don't know that Li Lianlian's video revenue is higher than the box office revenue. For example, "Romeo Deadly" 》’s North American video revenue reached 120 million U.S. dollars, setting a record for the highest video revenue for a B-level action movie..."
"I made The Fault in Our Stars on the one hand because I felt there was a market for it, and on the other hand...it was just to sell books!"
"Selling books?"
"This is my first English novel. After it was made into a movie, it was only three days after its release. Publishers from more than a dozen countries have already contacted me about publishing it... Therefore, movies are the best communication tool!"
"...You're not on the new rich list of writers?"
"Well," Shen Xudong nodded: "...I asked them not to exclude my income."
Last year's Rich List of Writers, which is the first Rich List of Chinese Writers, Shen Xudong won the first place with 28 million without any suspense... The second place was Yu Qiuyu with 14 million...
"Why?"
"Because it's unfair...my income is too high!"
"We only compare royalties..."
Shen Xudong shook his head: "My first royalties from "The Fault in Our Stars" were close to 3 million U.S. dollars. How much would it be converted into RMB? Moreover, according to my publisher's prediction, the final sales volume of "The Fault in Our Stars" will be confirmed globally. If it exceeds tens of millions, the royalty income will be high..."
Not in the same dimension, there is nothing to compare!
"Then "The Fault in Our Stars" was a hit at the box office. What's your biggest feeling?"
"Relief!"
"Relieved?"
"...I previously formed an investment fund for the filming of "The Purge", "Juno", and "The Fault in Our Stars". Three consecutive films were successful, and I finally had the money to pay off the debt!"
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"What's so frustrating? The overseas box office of "Old Man" is close to 26 million U.S. dollars, and South Korea alone took in 13 million U.S. dollars... The box office in Asia has exceeded 50 million U.S. dollars!"
In the car, Shen Xudong comforted Gao Fenfen, and they supported the premiere of "Blockbuster" together.
Gao Fenfen sighed: "But the domestic revenue has not reached the target!"
Shen Xudong smiled: "What can we do? "Harry Potter" is too powerful... It has a global US$900 million, which is not on the same level at all!"
"...I heard that the North American box office of "Order of the Phoenix" was not as good as its predecessor... its reputation has also declined..."
"No matter how bad it goes, it's still Harry Potter, and the fans are here!"
"...Why are you so calm..." After Gao Fenfen finished asking this question, he immediately thought of something: "Oh, "The Fault in Our Stars" was a big seller..."
"It's not a big hit. After all, it cost $47 million!"
Gao Fenfen rolled his eyes: "Don't talk to me, do you think I'm a fool? It's just a drama, the actors are not very famous, you will spend more than 20 million US dollars to make such a film?"
"...It doesn't make much money, and Lions Gate made all the money..."
Shen Xudong would never reveal his true earnings in the United States.
After all, money moves people's hearts...
What's more, he really makes quite a lot of money - he has already packaged and sold overseas distribution rights to Fox for US$68 million...
This revenue alone accounted for more than 40 million US dollars!