Although this number is not a big deal, in fact, for Lin Feng, for a film like "Chinese Students", it is actually a very good result.
Don't think that 16 million is less, but it is actually a lot.
In fact, the box office curve of "Chinese Students" is very interesting.
But Lin Feng was not satisfied, and even disappointed.
why?
In fact, at the beginning, Lin Feng was very satisfied with the box office of "Chinese Students".
But after learning about the amount of publicity costs that Lin Husheng had dropped for Lin Feng's movie, he couldn't be satisfied.
The production cost of "Chinese Students" is actually not high, because the actors used are not big names, the pay is not high, and the director Lin Feng himself does not get paid.
However, the cost of "Chinese Students" only rose to 6 million because of the need to go overseas to film.
After all, shooting on the spot in the United States, apart from anything else, the cost of the crew alone is not small.
If you only look at the production cost, there is actually a profit of 16 million. And also earn a lot.
But obviously the cost of a movie cannot only be the production cost, and the publicity cost is actually a huge amount.
Especially for "Chinese Students", it is pitiful for the parents of the world. In order to help his son build his confidence, Lin Husheng spent nearly 8 million.
Yes, it is higher than the production cost.
Don't think that there are only millions of people for Luo Zizai, but in fact, if the topic wants to be hot, it takes a lot of money.
In fact, the momentum was pretty good, "Chinese Students" even hoped to break 20 million box office.
However, because the topic was dropped in the middle, and "Hua Guo International Student", to be honest, ordinary audiences who have watched the movie would not like it much.
This led to "Chinese Students Studying in China" as a short-lived phenomenon.
The result is self-evident.
Of course, if Huaxin insists on admiring this movie with Huaxin's strength, it is entirely possible to ignore the people who study abroad and just spend the money.
But the problem is that it's really not worth it. "Chinese Students" is not "I'm not the God of Medicine". Even if you spend money on publicity, because the quality of the movie itself is there, it will be worth tens of millions. Box office.
However, the money that needs to be thrown is going to exceed 10 million, and if the other party continues to shoot, then more money needs to be thrown.
After all, Huaxin is a profitable private enterprise, and it is not owned by Lin Husheng alone. Although he can spend his own money, it may not be a good thing for Lin Feng.
"Is it really that difficult to make realistic movies?" Lin Feng asked with a wry smile.
Lin Husheng shook his head and said, "It can’t be said that if "Hua Guo Students" is "I am not a God of Medicine", then Huaxin will do its best, but unfortunately, "Hua Guo Students" is not. It’s not whether it can be done, but whether it’s worth it.
Lin Feng nodded, and then asked curiously: "Did you encounter this situation when "I'm Not the God of Medicine" was released?"
Lin Husheng smiled and nodded: "What do you think?"
"I'm not the God of Medicine" is much more influential than "Chinese Students", how can it be really smooth sailing? However, director Wang Yifan already has top influence in China, "I am not the God of Medicine" itself There are too many people who follow, so even if someone wants to do something, it is impossible to treat it like "Chinese Students"." Lin Husheng added.
"But even if this is the case, Huaxin was under tremendous pressure during the release of "I'm Not the God of Medicine". Therefore, many things are not something you can do what you want. Any industry has its own rules. Why is it hyping overseas students? Before the topic, those people did not move? Because at that time, the influence of the film "Chinese Students" was not considered by them. Realistic themes always involve a certain group, if it does not involve interests, It is easy to say that if the interests involved are large enough, then the pressure you have to face is also large enough.
Of course, Lin Husheng understands more than his son Lin Feng.
"What are your plans next?" Lin Husheng asked.
Lin Feng sighed and said: "During the filming of "Chinese Students", I found that I still had many shortcomings, so I wanted to go to the crew with other directors and learn more."
"I'm very pleased that you have such an idea. There are a few options. One is the film crew of "King Kong" actually shot by director Chen Shaojun. However, "King Kong" may be about to be completed. You can go and have a look. However, Director Chen Shaojun is also the first time he has directed such a large production. Maybe it may not allow you to learn too much as you wish." Lin Husheng thought for a while and said.
"What else?" Lin Feng asked again.
"The Monkey King directed by Wang Yifan, you should know this. If you want, I can say hello to him and ask you to be his deputy director. However, the Monkey King is still in preparation. It’s not impossible for you to join in now, but you might get a little tired.
Lin Husheng said with a smile.
In fact, Lin Husheng is not too optimistic about Chen Shaojun's new movie.
After all, super blockbuster movies cannot be shot by anyone.
The movies that Chen Shaojun has made before basically do not involve big special effects shots, but "King Kong" is a monster movie.
So, in fact, what Lin Husheng really hopes is that Lin Feng can follow Wang Yifan to film "The Monkey King". Anyway, Wang Yifan is in China and is currently the first commercial director. Even Yang Long is not his opponent.
Although Yang Long's new movie has achieved good results, it failed to set a record for the first time.
Therefore, Wang Yifan can be said to be more firmly established as the first person in the commercial director.
Moreover, "The Monkey King" is still in the preparation period. If Lin Feng joins it at this time, then there will be more things to learn.
"Dad, I don't really like commercial movies. I prefer to learn things like reality movies." Lin Feng solemnly said.
This actually made Lin Husheng frowned.
In fact, whether Lin Feng likes to make commercial films or literary films, Lin Husheng doesn't really care too much.
What Lin Husheng cared about was that Lin Feng seemed to think about making movies, not other things.
In fact, Lin Husheng's real intention was not to let his son Lin Feng learn how much from Wang Yifan, but to hope that Lin Feng could make friends with Wang Yifan.
But obviously Lin Feng couldn't understand his intention.
"Fine, then you can go to the crew directed by Li Mingjuan, the "Dear" she is making is also a realistic movie!" Lin Husheng didn't want to explain, some things are understood, but if you don't, you don't.
