Huayu's Traffic King Text Volume 279. Is it necessary to update "Wolf Warrior 2"? I have to say that the road show of "Wolf Warrior 2" is not easy, because Wu Jing is very energetic, and he does his best at every stop, and Yuan Hua, who is accompanying him, can't slack off.
After all, he asked for leave and was absent for several stations before, and now he will not say that he will make up for the past when he comes back, but he must not be perfunctory in the future.
The main reason is that during this period, Wu Jing has been tense, serious, and even showed some signs of exerting too much force. Yuan Hua felt that it was necessary for him to enlighten him, otherwise it would be too tiring to stay by his side every day.
"Brother Jing, are you still worried? Didn't I tell you a long time ago that "The Founding of an Army" is nothing to worry about!"
Wu Jing smiled wryly and shook his head: "After all, it is a tribute film for the 90th anniversary of the founding of the army, and the first two tribute films were very successful at the box office. The right time, place and people are available. How can we not worry?"
Although Yuan Hua told him a long time ago that "The Founding of an Army" is definitely not their opponent in "Wolf Warrior 2", Wu Jing is still facing a big enemy, and even feels that Yuan Hua is too optimistic.
This is also normal, except for Yuan Hua, who would have thought that "Wolf Warrior 2" could rake in a box office of 5.6 billion? After all, the most ideal box office forecast currently has a box office ceiling of less than 2 billion.
It is also the theme of the theme, and it is also the sequel to the hit series of movies. "Wolf Warrior 2" and "The Founding of the Army" are destined to be compared, and this box office battle is inevitable.
Moreover, the two films happened to be scheduled on the same day, but this is not because everyone insists on ignoring the signs, but because both films are under the signboard of "Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Army", so it is said that they chose to release the movie before the Army Day this year. Released on the most recent Friday.
The reason why I did not choose to release it on August 1 is mainly because the Army Day is a Monday. Generally speaking, it is unlikely that a movie will be released on a weekday, except for holidays.
However, Army Day is only a commemorative festival for citizens, so there will be no national holiday, so we can only choose the next best thing, and choose to release it on the nearest Friday before Army Day, which is July 28.
? Yuan Hua talked with great confidence:
"You don't worry too much. I heard that the word-of-mouth they have screened is mediocre, and Ye Daying, the grandson of General Ye, posted an open letter on Weibo a few days ago to bombard the director of "The Founding of the Army" for not understanding the history of revolution, and the film crew let "comedians" ", "Little Fresh Meat" came to play the role of the revolutionary martyrs, purely for the pursuit of actor fame and commercial profits, and turned the revolutionary history into comedy and farce, which is irresponsible to the historical martyrs.
The open letter was jointly signed by 17 descendants of revolutionary heroes, and made a public protest to the producer of "The Founding of the Army" through radio and television, demanding that the film producer apologize to the families of all the main participants of the August 1st Nanchang Uprising, which aroused heated discussions and concerns from many parties. "
Wu Jing sighed and said: "This matter is indeed good for us, but we also have our own troubles. Now Legendary Film and Television is still suing me, trying to prevent our movie from being released as scheduled"
Yuan Hua was stunned for a moment: "Uhyou won the first trial, don't worry."
"But they were not satisfied with the result of the first trial and still insisted on appealing"
Yuan Hua waved his hand and said, "Then let's continue the lawsuit! The second trial will most likely uphold the original verdict, so what are you afraid of! Believe me, our movie will not be suspended"
Yuan Hua still has an impression of this matter. In his previous life, this lawsuit was originally won by Wu Jing.
In May of this year, two months before the official release of the movie, Legendary Film and Television sued Dengfeng International, a company under Wu Jing, for compensation of 10 million, and also demanded that theaters, TV stations, and video sites stop broadcasting "Wolf Warrior 2."
The reason given by the company is that as the producer of the first part, although he did not participate in "Wolf Warrior 2", he owns its copyright, but Wu Jingfang adapted it without permission, which is suspected of infringement.
This matter is also very simple. This legendary man film and television is the co-producer of "Wolf Warrior" and one of the four main investors. The investment share is close to 17%, and he enjoys 20% of the copyright income of "Wolf Warrior". But Wu Jing didn't take them to play when he was filming "Wolf Warrior 2", which caused disputes.
Under normal circumstances, all investors have the right to own the copyright of film and television works, as well as the copyright of derivative products, and share the corresponding benefits, no matter whether it is the main investor or the controlling investor.
However, except for the main investor and controlling party, other investors only have the right to benefit from the project and have no decision-making power. And if there is a sequel to the film and television work, then the investor of the first film has the priority to invest in the second film.
To put it bluntly, copyright income and copyright ownership for investment are two different concepts. All film owners enjoy copyright income, but they do not necessarily have an equal proportion of copyright ownership.
As long as you invest 20%, the 20% copyright income isThis is a "producer + producer + third-party ticket purchase portal" feast of ticket rebates.
Therefore, it is not to blame that Wu Jing was timid before the battle. This was not a fair battle in the first place, and "Wolf Warrior 2" was at a disadvantage before the battle started.
Yuan Hua suggested: "Let's do this, if the other party chooses to raise the file, we will follow suit; if the other party chooses not to move, then we don't move"
In Yuan Hua's view, Wu Jing's method of temporarily raising the file was not wise. Here, the file was raised for four hours. As a result, "The Founding of an Army" was turned upside down by ten hours, and it was six hours ahead of "Wolf Warrior 2"!
But even so, in the end we also know how badly "The Founding of an Army" lost? This is still a miserable loss even though they were six hours ahead of the release. If we talk about the competition in the same period, then the result is not to mention!
And relatively speaking, if "Wolf Warrior 2" does not play tricks, there is a high probability that "The Founding of an Army" will not be mentioned as a file.
After all, people also want to save face, okay? Wouldn't it be criticized if you still played with such a cleverness when you already had the right time and place?
Besides, before the release of the two films, it is obvious that "The Founding of the Army" belongs to the side that is firmly seated on the Diaoyutai, so there is no need to engage in those that are not there
Wu Jing wanted to persuade him again, but Yuan Hua went ahead and said:
"Okay, just trust me once, let's do it! Besides, you have already secured a guarantee contract of 800 million box office for this movie, and you won't lose money anyway. Why are you so nervous?
No matter how bad the situation is, we will take care of you, don't you think? "
As soon as these words came out, Wu Jing lost his temper. The 800 million minimum guarantee was obtained long before the start of the film, and the film studio can obtain 217 million income in proportion. The production cost of the film is 180 million. Regardless of the box office, Wu Jing and others have locked in a profit of 47 million in advance.
Just because it is released with a minimum guarantee, if Wu Jing wants to change this matter, he must obtain the consent of the distributor, Huazhang Film and Television. If Yuan Hua disagrees, this matter will not be able to proceed
Wu Jing said helplessly: "Well, you have the final say ?