Chapter 177 Why Are You so Happy?

"Once a day, the complexion is very good;

Once a week, not so happy;

Once a month, very depressed;

Does anyone do it once a year?

--Yes, yes, here, hehehe.

--Oh no, why are you so happy, once a year and still so happy?

--Today, hehe, today."

Yang Lingyue just entered an office of China Film and heard three people telling jokes.

Ma Ke was laughing so hard that he fell backwards.

"Mr. Ma, why are you so happy?" A man in a suit wearing glasses, about 30 years old, asked seriously.

Ma Ke's smile froze on his face.

Then several people in the office burst into even louder laughter, except Yang Lingyue and Ma Ke, but they still couldn't help laughing.

"Stop talking nonsense, the real owner is here, come on, let me introduce you."

Ma Ke stood up and said.

Then everyone got to know each other. Gao Hongping, who was about 45 or 46 years old, had a Mediterranean hairstyle and dressed casually, was the manager of the investment department.

The man in a suit with glasses is called Yu Cheng, the deputy manager of the distribution department.

Marco needs no further explanation.

"Why didn't General Zeng come with us?" Marco asked.

"It's more troublesome for women to go out." Yang Lingyue explained.

"Hey, it's General Ma again. I don't know why you come so early. We agreed to meet at 10 o'clock, and it's just past 9 o'clock now." Gao Hongping of the Mediterranean complained.

Originally, Yang Lingyue planned to wait for Zeng Li, but Zeng Li asked him to go first, and she immediately set off from Shichahai. The distance of about five kilometers was not too close.

Zeng Li didn't come, so they didn't talk about business. Gao Hongping and Yu Cheng asked about the relationship between Yang Lingyue and Tong Gang indirectly.

Yang Lingyue didn't keep it a secret, nor did he pretend to be cool. He frankly said that he didn't know him and had never met him.

Yang Lingyue's directness made the two of them a little embarrassed, but after all, they were all people who knew how to behave, and the matter was turned over after a few words and a smile.

At 9:30, Zeng Li, dressed in a professional suit, knocked on the door and entered. She smiled and nodded at everyone, then sat next to Yang Lingyue and apologized for being late.

"It was Mr. Ma who came early." Yang Lingyue complained like Gao Hongping.

Ma Ke put his hands together and bowed to Yang Lingyue, then said to Zeng Li:

"Yes, yes, it's my fault, Mr. Zeng, shall we start?"

"Okay, but I still have to thank Manager Gao and Manager Yu for their help, otherwise the script would not be so easy to pass the review." Zeng Li first said a polite remark and then said:

"We have already discussed the specific quotas when we met last time, so I won't repeat it. I wonder if Manager Gao has any objections?"

"There are two questions:

First, we want the 5% from the Sports Bureau. We will coordinate some of the issues mentioned by Mr. Ma and Mr. Zeng before, including the booking of venues by sports departments in various places. And we are investing this 5% with real money.

Second, the publicity expenses need to be increased. According to our estimate, it needs to be increased to 15 million. The script is good, but after all, it is a theme for the elderly and a sports genre, and the audience is really limited. Don't be petty."

Getting to the point, Gao Hongping became serious and said slowly.

Yu Cheng nodded beside him to show his agreement.

I have to agree. The distribution is tentatively decided to be China Film. According to the current ratio, the distributor will take about 6% of the box office share. They must be thinking about increasing the publicity investment. Anyway, it is a transfer from one hand to the other.

Speaking of this box office share, China generally has: the film producer accounts for 30%-40%, the distributor accounts for 5%-10%, the theater chain accounts for 5%-10%, and the theater accounts for 50%-60%.

The common ratios are 35%, 6%, 7% and 52% respectively.

Of course, on this basis, the movie box office needs to pay 3.3% business tax and 5% film special development fund, and also needs to pay 1% management fee to the Office of the National Film Industry Development Special Fund Management Committee (referred to as the "Special Fund Office").

So the actual box office that can be used for sharing is 91.7%.

If Gao Hongping's suggestion is followed, with a total production cost and publicity cost of 23 million, the box office needs to reach about 71 million for the producer to avoid losses.

Judging from the current box office level in the mainland, the top four this year are "The Warlords" with 200 million, "Curse of the Golden Flower" with 143 million, "Lust, Caution" with 135 million, and "Assembly" with 125 million.

Yes, the fifth place is "The Disciples" with 62.5 million.

Of course, there will be box office in Hong Kong and overseas.

So the higher the investment, the better, but can you say that Gao Hongping is unreasonable?

"The Last Race" is indeed as people say, the subject type is very niche.

The communication and publicity investment of the Sports Bureau are both a sweet date and a slap in the face.

According to the initial investment of 13 million, as long as the cumulative box office exceeds 40 million, it can be recovered, and the rest is profit. Yang Lingyue is still a little confident about this.

"Can the distribution ratio of China Film be reduced?" Zeng Li said.

"Six points, is it still high? Excuse me, Director Yang has never directed a feature film and has not passed the market verification. But the leaders, General Manager Ma and Director Ning all have great confidence in Director Yang, so we put it at six points." Yu Cheng said slowly.

It was indeed a straightforward statement.

Ma Ke had already picked up a pen and paper to write and draw, and it was obvious that he had no intention of talking now.

Zeng Li looked at her boyfriend for help, and Yang Lingyue shook Zeng Li's cold hand on the table and gave her a reassuring look.

When Zeng Li told him that everything was going well, Yang Lingyue did not make it clear.

Since Zeng Li wanted to try the path of film and television management, it is always good to have some bumps on the road to growth.

But seeing his girlfriend like this, Yang Lingyue still felt a little distressed. He originally planned to be an auditor. The main purpose of his coming today was to meet with Mr. Han San. The leader had spoken, so he had to take it seriously.

Gao Hongping and Yu Cheng saw the actions of Yang Lingyue and Zeng Li, and they twitched their mouths at the same time, knowing that you two were together, but this?

I can only say that I have money, uh, no, it's good to be young.

"Manager Yu said that the distribution ratio is like this, so let's talk about the publicity investment first. Brother Ma, what do you say?" Yang Lingyue smiled and called the name directly.

"Wait for me." Ma Ke said without raising his head.

So the office fell silent. Gao Hongping and Yu Cheng looked at the ceiling calmly. Friendship is friendship, business is business, and you have to listen to the leader's instructions, but you can't ruin your own job, right?

The immediate boss, Mr. Han San, is a pragmatist. Each department has to evaluate performance. Of course, as long as the final result is good, the process will naturally be good.

Zeng Li was a little embarrassed and put her hand under the table, but she still let her boyfriend hold it, which was very dry and warm.