Today is only August 1st.
With Wang Yi's investment, a low-budget film like "Thirty-Three Days of Lost Love" can definitely wrap up filming and be edited by late August.
Promote and distribute in early September, and set the release date.
It will be released in mid-September and run until mid-October.
Although it won't have the boost from Singles' Day, it will have the traffic from the National Day Golden Week!
Not only will the box office not decrease, it might even sell better!
After all, "Thirty-Three Days of Lost Love" is strong enough that if it's released in mid-September, it might even crush the National Day holiday films!
Wang Yi remembered that during the 2011 National Day holiday, only "Legend of White Snake" and "Painted Wall" sold reasonably well.
But neither of them broke even, and their combined box office barely matched "Thirty-Three Days of Lost Love"!
Thinking of this, Wang Yi returned to his office and dialed An Ke's number.
Soon the other party answered, their voice filled with excitement:
"Boss Wang, all the costumes have been received, the director is very satisfied, thank you so much."
"No need to be polite, we're friends,"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
"How's your movie coming along?"
"A part has already been filmed, but overall progress is still a bit slow. Sigh, romance films aren't favored these days, no one is willing to invest."
"The producer put in 1 million, the director personally contributed 1 million, and they secured another 2 million in investment, but it's still not enough!"
An Ke sighed repeatedly:
"So, while filming, we're also looking for investors, progress is slow, and it's estimated it won't be released until November!"
Sure enough, the crew is short on money!
No wonder it's only a low-budget film of 9 million!
It's not that the producer and director don't want to go big, it's that no one is willing to invest!
These days, nine out of ten romance films flop and are not favored by capital.
"Four million to shoot a film? That's probably not even enough for the actors' salaries, right?"
Wang Yi smiled, just as he had expected, the crew was poor!
"Yes, it's not enough, the crew is very poor right now. I, as the assistant director for costumes, makeup, and props, don't even know if I'll get paid! It's worrying me to death, if only someone would invest!"
An Ke sighed repeatedly:
"I envy those rich film crews who casually get tens of millions in investment!"
"Lack of investment is easy to fix, I'll invest for you!"
Wang Yi said with a smile. Isn't this a coincidence?
"You'll invest? Really?" An Ke's face lit up with joy, then she shook her head:
"Don't tease me, Boss Wang, you're also just starting your business, and this is also when you need money."
"That was before. Yesterday our Meiyou Chunyu Style officially launched, sales were pretty good, we sold 10 million in 12 hours!"
Wang Yi was not modest in the slightest.
As for An Ke spreading this news, letting the crew and celebrities know?
That would be excellent!
By gaining attention from celebrities, Meiyou can become famous in the entertainment industry, facilitating future collaborations and promotions.
Celebrities are also people, and they also like gossip.
"What? Twelve hours, and sold 10 million!"
An Ke exclaimed in surprise, her voice couldn't help but get much louder, and the staff nearby all looked over.
Even the director and several lead actors couldn't help but look over!
Ten years later, 10 million might not be much.
First-tier celebrities' salaries easily reach tens of millions, starting from tens of millions.
But in 2011, first-tier celebrities' salaries were only in the millions, 10 million was definitely a huge sum!
To get a salary in the tens of millions, one would need to be a superstar like Guoji Zhang who has won numerous international awards and is hugely popular in Hollywood!
Therefore, with the total budget of 9 million for "Thirty-Three Days of Lost Love", many second and third-tier celebrities could be invited!
"Yes, we sold 10 million yesterday, but today is quite a bit less, probably only 8 or 9 million!"
Wang Yi sighed, in a very disappointed tone.
"Eight or nine million in a day, and you call that little? Boss Wang, you're getting carried away!"
An Ke was speechless:
"If we had an 8 or 9 million budget for this film, we'd be burning incense and praying for it! Sigh!"
Just then, the director walked over, with a displeased expression:
"An Ke, make your call outside, don't disturb the crew's filming!"
"Director, someone wants to invest!" An Ke said with a laugh.
"What? Investment!"
The director was overjoyed and instantly changed his expression:
"You can make the call right here, call as much as you want, for as long as you want!"
"Won't it affect the crew's filming?"
An Ke said with a laugh.
"No, absolutely not! How could it affect anything? It's clearly a motivation! Yes, it makes us more energetic! Isn't that right?"
The director looked around.
"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.
Even the main actors nodded repeatedly.
"Haha, the director is really adapting!"
Wang Yi was amused.
An Ke changed the subject:
"Boss Wang, you heard it all, you can't back out now. If you don't invest, I'm finished, the director will tear me apart!"
Director Du Tianhua's expression changed slightly, and he quickly retorted:
"Don't talk nonsense, I have such a good temper, how could I do such a thing?"
In front of the investor, the patron dad, what are you blabbering about?
Wang Yi smiled:
"Alright, give the phone to the director, I'll talk to him!"
"Okay!"
Du Tianhua took the phone:
"Hello, Boss Wang, I am Du Tianhua, the director of 'Thirty-Three Days of Lost Love'."
"Hello, I am Wang Yi, CEO of Meiyou Technology."
After some pleasantries, Wang Yi got straight to the point:
"Considering An Ke's friendship, and that our Meiyou also needs a wave of marketing integration and promotion, I am willing to invest in your film."
"Marketing integration is no problem, thank you! Thank you!"
Du Tianhua was extremely excited.
It was like sending charcoal in snowy weather, what a great person!
"How much funding do you need?"
Du Tianhua thought for a moment:
"Five million, no, four million will do!"
Wang Yi did not immediately agree:
"An Ke told me you already have four million. Another four million, making it eight million, probably won't be enough."
"How about this, I'll give you five million, but there's a condition: finish filming as soon as possible, Meiyou will be integrated, and it will be released in mid-September! Can you do it?"
"Five million? Mid-September!"
Du Tianhua was overjoyed:
"No problem! Today is only August 1st, and a part has already been filmed. Once the funds are in place, we can wrap up filming in half a month, a September release is no problem!"
For this kind of investment, the sooner it's released, the sooner the return on investment, no one would object.
As for product placement?
They've already invested five million, accounting for more than half of the total investment, a definite patron dad, what's wrong with asking for some product placement?
Let alone asking for product placement, even sending an actress to attend to them... is normal!
No one is more familiar with the treatment of a patron dad than a director.
"Alright, I'll invest in this film, regarding the box office split..."
Wang Yi said halfway, this was the main point.
In his previous life, "Thirty-Three Days of Lost Love" was a dark horse of the year, grossing 350 million at the box office.
The producers could get about 35%, which was 122.5 million.
Wang Yi invested five million, accounting for 55.56% of the total investment, the share would likely be sixty or seventy million!
In a few months' time, 5 million turning into 60 million, absolutely worthwhile!
Moreover, it could also promote Meiyou, bringing tens of millions in revenue to Meiyou!
Cannot miss this opportunity!
"Don't worry, Boss Wang, the box office split will be strictly according to the investment ratio! As long as the film is a box office hit, you invested the most, so you'll get the biggest share."
Du Tianhua felt uneasy saying this.
These days, no one is optimistic about this genre, and he himself lacked confidence.
According to his estimate, with a nine million investment, at least twenty-seven million at the box office would be needed to break even.
If it could sell an additional twenty million, that would be good enough.
As for a big box office hit? That's just to fool investors!
But Wang Yi readily agreed:
"Alright, prepare the contract. Tomorrow afternoon, I'll go to the capital to sign it, and the funds will be transferred the same day!"
(End of chapter)
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