Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

How Much Box Office Can Chapter 811 Earn?
Jimmy Reiner, who was responsible for the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack, was not at home or in the office, and Ronald couldn't find him.I guess I went to the cinema to watch "Dirty Dancing".

A large number of guests are still in the lounge, waiting for the premiere of Ronald, and the premiere party afterward.As a last resort, Ronald immediately returned to the Twin Theater with Diane.

As soon as Ronald arrived in the lounge, everyone started clapping loudly, cheering the producer-director up.The guests didn't know the situation outside, only saw that the audience was not very enthusiastic.

"Open the champagne!" Ronald waved his hand, and the waiter delivered the champagne, opened the seal and handed it to Ronald.

"Bang!" Ronald shook, and the cork flew out, and everyone cheered again.

"Bang, bang..." The champagne in the waiter's hand, as if hearing a horn, was opened one by one, and then distributed into champagne glasses arranged in a pyramid shape.Then the waiters filed in and shared a cup for each of the guests.

As a member of Hollywood, the guests have the art of speaking. They came up to congratulate Ronald loudly, lined up to hug him, and said a few words.

The situation of the audience of the previous movie, everyone has seen it, did not react as strongly as Ronald's previous movie.Looks like a mid-range blockbuster that could make money.Ronald left the mature production system of other studios and took care of all the production and distribution work by himself. It seems that he still lacks a lot of experience.

The film reviews lifted yesterday were mixed.There are female film critics who say good things and strongly praise Ronald for expressing the social issues of women's freedom and liberation in the 60s, and there are also Jewish film critics who criticize him.

But who knows?Even if Ronald's movie fails, he can still work for the seven major studios and continue to be a director. Now he comes forward to congratulate him when he is most disappointed. If he fails to complete the film, he will be able to impress Ronald. There will be more opportunities in the future .

"Ronald, it's a masterpiece."

"Good movie, very good movie."

"I haven't seen such a touching masterpiece in a long time. Good luck at the box office."

"thanks, thanks"

Contrary to these hypocritical people, Ronald is really grateful to these people.

I went through the process from anxiety to relief just now.He thought these guests were very lovely and respectable.

They didn't have an intuitive feeling for the audience who went straight to the box office just now. Those who came to congratulate now were not their good friends, but they really liked the movie, so they came up to say these warm congratulations. friends.

"Ronald, your movie is really good. I wish my father, like Dr. Housman, can be rich and respect his daughter."

This time came a woman that Ronald didn't know, about 35 or [-] years old, wearing a red and blue pinstriped dress with a white background, and a small backpack across her body, she didn't look like a star, but a staff member .

Ronald looked at Cannold, he shook his head, saying that this is not an employee of the day.

At the moment of embarrassment, the agent next to him, Richard, appeared behind him at the right time, and reminded him in a low voice, "Sidney Beadle Barrows, she is the 'Mrs.' of an escort company."

Ronald's face changed, why did this kind of person get into the premiere?Ronald held her hand to prevent her from hugging, but he kept saying, "Sidney, thank you for liking my movie."

"She was caught by the LAPD in 1984 and used advertising to market her business. Afterwards, a big man bailed her out and pleaded guilty after paying a fine of $5000. Last year, she also wrote an autobiography 'Mrs. Mayflower'."

Richard hastily explained the background of Mrs. Mayflower.The Secretary of the Navy who helped out on the "Top Gun" project came to Los Angeles last time, and it was Richard's escort service.

He is very familiar with these "ladies" who are hidden in Hollywood and other high-end communities, wandering between power, beauties, and capital.

The top management of America is lubricated by these people to quickly realize various resources.

"We won't have such a lady tonight..." Ronald asked Richard in astonishment.

"No, no, her autobiography was bought by the TV station and made into a TV movie. Her role was also played by the famous actor Candice Bergen. In a sense, she is also a Hollywood insider. "Richard quickly said that he would not invite these people to Ronald's premiere.

"Hey, it's a good movie. How about the box office prospects?" Cameron came up and hugged Ronald again.

"I don't know. Some viewers outside have gone to buy tickets for the second show, which is a good sign. For the specific estimate, we have to look at the Cinema Score questionnaire that will come out tomorrow."

"If you get a B+, you can make a lot of money. Generally, for movies rated B+, the multiple of the total box office to the first weekend box office is 3.8." Scores, for box office predictions, are pretty accurate. "

"In fact, Director Cameron is right. Our Cinema Score score is not consistent with the evaluation of film critics and the film's awards. But we are very proud that it is accurate in predicting the prospects of the box office. The popularity is quite high. Especially a large-scale release film like Dirty Dancing that is screened in more than 1100 theaters at the same time."

The manager of Cinema Score came over to interject, taking the opportunity to promote his company's business again in front of many directors and stars present.

"However, there is one point that I disagree with. Just like the sci-fi horror films directed by Cameron, the musical romantic comedies directed by Ronald are also a very special type of film. In the Cinema Score scoring system, these two types of films , Generally, the ratings will be low. Therefore, if you can get a B+ result, it will not only have a box office multiplier of 3.8. Our experience shows that the average total box office can reach more than 4.2 in the first weekend."

"You are an expert." Gail Hurd came over to raise his glass and had a deep chat with him.

Ronald turned to Cameron, and Columbus, and several other directors.They are chatting on the side.

"So, we only need to look at the Cinema Score score and the box office of the first weekend to roughly estimate the total box office of the movie?"

Chris Columbus did the math for "The Nanny," and it's pretty much what the Cinema Score executive said.

"The low ratings of horror movies and musicals he said are similar." Cameron agreed while drinking champagne.

Several people chatted for a while, and Columbus and his wife left first.

Ronald pulled Cameron aside, "What's going on with you and Gale?"

The two were good friends who came together from the assistants, so they didn't beat around the bush when they spoke. Ronald asked directly.During the welcome just now, Gail and Cameron behaved abnormally.

"Well," Cameron stroked his beard and stroked his long hair, "What can I say? Her producer side is now beginning to surpass my wife's side."

It turned out that since the success of the two films "Terminator" and "Alien 2", Gail Hurd's idea is to continue to make persistent efforts and take on more commercial films.

But Cameron felt that the previous accumulation was exhausted, and the model stunts gradually reached the bottleneck.He feels that with the current model technology, it is difficult to surpass the possibility of the previous two films.He hopes to delve more into the computer special effects technology that is booming now.

The two husband and wife had a disagreement between the pursuit of technology that surpassed the past, and the pursuit of more commercial films under the mature model under the existing conditions.

"Well, I hope you don't quarrel, you are all good friends I made in the new world..."

"Relax, I won't call you for arbitration." Cameron laughed and toasted with Ronald.

"Hey, that's really great, that dancing segment." Tom Cruise finished dealing with many fans and brought his wife Mimi Rogers over to chat with Ronald.

"Thank you", Ronald hugged Tom sincerely. Today, Cruise shouted "Dirty Dancing" in front of the TV media for his own box office. It is worth watching. With his current influence, after the TV news broadcast, There must be many fans of his who bought tickets because of this sentence.

"To be honest, the dance here is the most expressive among all the musicals I have seen. Speaking of which, you should cooperate again, maybe make a musical. Crazy' dancing was critically acclaimed."

Mimi Rogers cocked her mouth and took up her job as a broker.

Ronald glanced out of the corner of his eyes, Paula Wagner, Cruise's real manager, was stalking him in the corner.Paula's stomach is already very big, and it is estimated that she will give birth in one or two months, but when encountering this kind of occasion, as a manager, she still has to appear on the scene and stay silently, not to overwhelm the host, and prevent other managers It is very hard for people to take the opportunity to poach corners.

"Paula", Ronald couldn't stand it anymore, he went to greet her proactively, and asked her to sit down on the sofa beside him.

"Sorry, I sent Rick to New York to prepare for the premiere there, and he can't come to accompany you." Ronald beckoned the waiter to bring a glass of water to Wagner.

"Come on, make me look like I can't work." Paula was still grateful, but she still had to pretend that she wasn't unable to work.As an agent in Hollywood, you can't relax for a while.

"Let's take a picture together." Ronald greeted the on-site photographer invited by Daydream, pulled Cruise over, and pushed him to the side of Paula Wagner, and then with Richard, Diane and others, Everyone gathered around and took a photo centered on Paula. "

"What's your name? This is my business card." Paula pulled the photographer and wanted to explain to him.

"It was hired by our company, and the photos and negatives will be carefully sent to you." Ronald knew that on the one hand, Paula wanted to prevent the bad photos taken by Tom Cruise from spreading to the media, on the other hand, The agent asked to keep a low profile and try not to appear in the media.

Ronald understood the truth here, so he told the photographer to be careful. In the end, this photo will be kept as a private collection, witnessing the friendship of several practitioners, and will be carefully placed in the offices of several brokers in the future.

"Ronald, it's great to see you make a movie with a female lead in the 60's. Baby brings back so many memories for me."

Julie Coleman, Roger's wife, came over to chat with Ronald.

"I hope you like this movie. I thought only high school girls were interested." Ronald smiled and clinked glasses with her, looking aside, Roger Coleman was chatting with the Cameron couple.

"How much is expected at the box office?" Julie is also the main producer of New Century, and her vision of reading scripts and choosing directors is no less than that of her husband Roger.Martin Scorsese's first theatrical film "In Cold Blood" was Jolie's producer.

"It's hard to say, it depends on the Cinema Score score and the box office statistics released on Monday." Ronald said with a long breath.

The scene outside just now made Ronald a big sigh of relief. At least his own movie can't lose money.And it looks like there is a good chance of making a lot of money.

Just don't know how many?
"That's the matter of earning more and earning less? Being a producer is the happiest time, right? I know this movie will make money, but I just need more imagination to imagine how much I can make in the end."

"Who says no?" Ronald raised his glass and took a sip of champagne.

Anxiety and excitement alternate, and a large amount of adrenaline is secreted in the body.This feeling is very exciting.

It wasn't until the movie he invested in was actually released and saw good signs that Ronald understood why Minahan Golan, the Israeli of Cannonball, was so obsessed with making movies.

There are two kinds of film success.One is artistically successful, well-reviewed, award-favored, but not particularly profitable.

The other is commercial success. The audience has a good reputation, but the film critics don't like it, and the awards are ignored.

These two kinds of success have completely different feelings for the director.Ronald is not much favored by film critics, but commercial success is common.

However, that is, after all, a film produced and distributed by other companies.Now it's Ronald's turn to release the movie himself, and he understands what kind of mood he feels when he knows that his wealth will increase significantly in half a year?
Of course it's very cool.

Julie Coleman is right, this feeling is like knowing what is going to happen to a beautiful woman, but before it happens, the joy that a man will have is mixed with the expectation of the future feel.

Magnifying this feeling ten times is Ronald's current mood.

"Ronald, have you figured out how to count the money?" Roger Coleman came over and teased Ronald at the beginning.

"It also depends on the rating of Cinema Score..."

"Nonsense, when I was a producer, when I was in the distribution business, there was no company with Cinema Score? Distributing movies relies on intuition. Sometimes you see the audience's reaction to that movie, and you know that you hit it." Hit the jackpot."

"Ooh, thanks for your kind words, but this is my first dry release. I don't know."

"Trust your feelings, Ronald." Roger Coleman put his hands on Ronald's shoulders and said to him.

"How many theaters is your movie showing in the country?"

"1175 Homes".Ronald was familiar with this number.

"Did you know? With this momentum, you can reach 700 million in the first weekend."

"Oh yeah?" Ronald raised his eyebrows at Coleman's estimate, isn't it too optimistic?

Ronald was a little uncertain, how long the popularity of these middle-aged audiences could last, and how many people would watch it?

And there are many professional women in big cities like Los Angeles and New York, maybe they are more empathetic to Baby's independent thinking and Penny's brave actions.

But what about female residents in the South, Central, and some of the smaller cities?What would those female viewers think in the southern and central regions where conservative thoughts are very strong?
If only Coleman's estimates come true, B+ will bring about a 4.2-fold multiplier effect. If the first weekend is 700 million, the domestic box office of the entire movie can exceed 3000 million.

With a conservative calculation, this money can allow Ronald to return his capital and earn a little bit.

If the country can rank among the top three in the box office rankings, then overseas movie buyers will actively place orders for copies.Another 3000 million box office is very likely.

In this way, if the two are added together, Ronald may have a considerable return.

Coupled with the money earned from videotapes and soundtracks, Ronald estimated that this adventure on "Dirty Dancing" could double his fortune.

……

"I'm going to take a shower first, I'm so tired today."

Back at the hotel, Ronald felt that his body's energy had been consumed a lot. After letting Diane sit down, he went to take a shower first.

After 10 minutes, the hot water took away the sweat and fatigue, and Ronald regained his relaxed feeling.

"Ronnie, I have your call."

"Hello, who is it?" Ronald walked out of the bathroom in his pajamas, lay down on the big bed in the bedroom, and answered the phone.

"It's me, boss, Jimmy Leonard."

It turned out to be Jimmy who was in charge of the soundtrack.

"I've just come back from the cinema and the audience reaction has been overwhelming, and I'm guessing it's going to be reprinted soon."

"Yes, I think so too, what do you think?" Alas, Ronald yawned, and drowsiness began to hit him.

"Columbia Records is now working hard to produce MJ's new album 'Bad'. If we want to reprint it, we must find other manufacturers and pay a high price to jump in line."

Ronald listened to Jimmy Reiner's thoughts for a while, his eyes began to sink, "What do you know, Jimmy, I can't accept any more bad news or good news today. If you have any ideas, you can find them tomorrow." Eddie report."

"Okay, boss, I will give you the plan after discussion."

"Hmm..." Ronald hung up the phone, fell down on the bed, and touched the high-thread-count sheets. The comfortable feeling made him no longer want to leave.

"Ronnie..."

Diane came out of the bathroom and changed into sexy stockings and underwear, and a pair of very high and very sexy high heels.What she was dressed in today was the one she was going to wear in Las Vegas.The dress studded with diamonds gave her a coquettish atmosphere.

"Ronnie, Ronnie?"

Diane posed several poses, and Ronald lay on the bed without responding.

Walking in, Ronald's eyes were closed, his hands hugged the pillow, and he was lying sideways on the bed, with a slight snoring sound coming from his nose.

Diane pouted. It was a well-prepared surprise, but the hero fell asleep.

"Hmm..." Ronald moaned comfortably in his dream.

Diane held his hand and scratched it lightly a few times, but there was no reaction at all. Ronald seemed to be in a deep sleep.

After thinking for a while, Diane began to remove her makeup, took off her earrings and necklace, put on comfortable pajamas, lay down beside Ronald, curled her body into a ball, and then squeezed into Ronald's arms .

She put Ronald's hand touching the sheet on her body, wrapping her arms around her, the body temperature made her feel warm and comfortable.

"Well, Diane..." Ronald mumbled in his dream.

"Hee hee," Diane laughed, "Ronnie, Ronnie..." She leaned over and kissed Ronald, then turned off the lamp.

……

The next morning, Diane woke up from her sleep and found that the warm body was no longer by her side.Touching around is not on the bed.

Diane opened her eyes and found that Ronald was no longer in the bedroom.

"Ronnie? Brother Ronnie?" Diane got up, put on her slippers, and went out.

"I ordered breakfast, and it will be delivered later." Ronald was answering the phone, covering the receiver with one hand, and said to Diane.

Seeing that Diane nodded in understanding, Ronald went back to communicate with the person on the phone.

"Well, you continue to say..."

"The Cinema Score score has come out, and the evaluation is A-, which is better than expected."

"Great!" Ronald made a fist gesture to himself, and then blurted out, "Yes!"

"The box office statistics are not yet complete, but last night's national box office exceeded 200 million US dollars, there is no big problem."

"It's all good news, all good news. I'm flying to New York this afternoon."

"Diane", Ronald put down the phone, looked at Diane who had just showered, and hugged her up.

"Hahaha..." Diane writhed in Ronald's arms as it was itchy by Ronald's beard.

Ronald smelled the pleasant smell of shower gel on Diane's hair, and took a deep breath, "Let's have breakfast first, I have half a day today, where do you want to go?"

"Oh, Ronnie, I'm like right here with you."

"Um……"

Ronald kissed deeply, and Diane's pleasant smell also spread over.

"What is this?" Ronald carried Diane into the bedroom and found the clothes she had taken off last night.

"Hee hee, do you want me to wear it for you to see?"

(End of this chapter)