As the investor and actor of this film, Wen Zhuoyu is only more curious than others. So after twelve o'clock in the morning, Wen Zhuoyu immediately called the theater chain and asked about the box office data on the day of the premiere.

- Six hundred and seventy thousand.

"Xiusheng" ranked third in the box office rankings on the day of its premiere with a box office of 6.7 million. Steady on the throne of the third runner-up.

"It seems that choosing this schedule is also very good!" Wen Zhuoyu was satisfied with the box office results. For a literary film whose production cost is not high, the premiere is already a good start, and the online word-of-mouth about this film is also rave reviews. Wen Zhuoyu is particularly optimistic that as long as the box office is based on this The trend goes down, and the cost recovery is in sight!

Just when Wen Zhuoyu was holding his wallet and waiting for "Xiusheng" to return to the original, he received a call from director Cen Wangnian again and was informed that "Xiusheng" had been shortlisted for the nomination list of the main competition unit of the Golden Lion Award.

On the other end of the phone, director Cen Wangnian said excitedly, "If this film can win the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture or Best Actor, we will pay back." He is also worthy of Wen Zhuoyu's strong support. .

Wen Zhuoyu was also surprised. He knew that director Cen Wangnian was a frequent visitor to several major international film festivals, and he also expected that the film "Xiusheng" should be shortlisted for the main competition unit of several film festivals, but when things really happened as scheduled, Wen Zhuoyu still felt that Overjoyed.

After hanging up the phone, Wen Zhuoyu directly jumped on Gu Xihuai, shared the good news with him, and invited Gu Xihuai to go to the film festival with him. Gu Xihuai put her arms around Wen Zhuoyu and agreed, and after a while of silence, she suddenly asked, "Is this a honeymoon trip?"

Wen Zhuoyu looked at Gu Xihuai with a stunned expression, and was shocked by his sweet brain circuit: "...Yes, this is our honeymoon trip!"

Chapter 82

In mid-June, after a month of release, the film "Xiusheng" was successfully drawn after receiving a box office of 126.8 million. Not only recovered the shooting cost, but also earned more than 2 million. Simply amazing.

With a big wave of his hand, Wen Zhuoyu simply took out more than two million yuan and wrapped several big red envelopes, which were distributed to Director Cen Wangnian and the other main creative staff of the crew.

Because in the early stage of preparations, no investors were willing to invest in this play, and Wen Zhuoyu was also introduced by Chen Xusheng who was distressed by Cen Wangnian. Probably because Wen Zhuoyu invested too much and couldn't pay back the money. In order to finish the film with the least amount of money, all actors, including the director himself, and the staff of the lighting, camera, and props crew held relatively low prices. The remuneration has been followed until the end. Even Cen Wangnian is solely responsible for the editing and soundtracking in the later stage, and he must ensure that every penny invested by Wen Zhuoyu is spent on the cutting edge.

Wen Zhuoyu knew that the reason why everyone could accomplish such a good job with such a small amount of money was mostly because of the face of the director, Cen Wangnian. Now "Xiusheng" can achieve this result, and it is inseparable from the efforts of all the crew members. After all, this theme and this lineup of films were not originally aimed at the box office.

In fact, "Xiusheng" is not Wen Zhuoyu's highest return on investment, but it is the most enjoyable film he has made. He admires director Cen Wangnian and his shooting team very much, and is willing to share the joy of this success with everyone.

And Wen Zhuoyu's way of sharing joy has always been so boring, simple and pure - that is, giving out red envelopes and holding a celebration banquet.

Everyone didn't expect Wen Zhuoyu to be so generous, and they were so excited that they were embarrassed to ask for this red envelope. Wen Zhuoyu pushed and pulled several times at the celebration banquet, and everyone accepted it hesitantly.

After accepting the red envelopes, eating the celebration feast, and after several rounds of pushing the cups and changing the cups, the people who were a little unfamiliar because of the time it took to finish the game became familiar again.

Knowing that Wen Zhuoyu and Gu Xihuai have teamed up to set up a new film and television production company and hired Chen Xusheng as a partner, Cen Wangnian was actually a little moved. It's just that his family knows his family affairs, and he has been filming for half his life, and there are not many movies that can return to the original except for the awards. I don't know if Wen Zhuoyu will dislike him as a money-burner.

Of course Wen Zhuoyu would not dislike it. In fact, the reason why we have to hold another celebration banquet this time through "Embroidered Life" is that Wen Zhuoyu is here for Director Cen Wangnian and his royal team.

If a film and television production company wants to gain a foothold in the industry, it only needs to make a few movies with good reputation and good box office. However, Wen Zhuoyu and Gu Xihuai partnered to set up a film and television production company, which was obviously ambitious. He didn't want to make a fuss. Therefore, in the field of commercial films, Wen Zhuoyu recruited director Chen Xusheng and his production team to take the lead. As for the field of literary films, the best candidate is naturally Cen Wangnian.

It happened that Cen Wang had a conflict with the agency over the filming of "Embroidered Life" some time ago, so Wen Zhuoyu naturally wanted to take advantage of the situation, and it would be best to directly lead the team to dig into his own bowl.

Director Cen Wangnian didn't expect Wen Zhuoyu to have the same heart, so he would combine it in the next shot. It just so happens that director Cen Wangnian Nanying's contract with the original brokerage company is about to expire: "There is still half a year, and I will not renew the contract when it arrives. I don't need to take any liquidated damages."

Director Cen Wangnian said cheerfully: "In August, we will go to the Golden Lion Awards ceremony, and when the closing ceremony is over, it will be September. Go back and drag it on, and it will be the New Year. After the New Year, I will report to the new company. At that time, it is not too late for us to start the project again."

Wen Zhuoyu gave director Cen Wangnian a thumbs up, and sure enough, Jiang was still old and hot!

As soon as I went home and talked to Gu Xihuai, Gu Xihuai immediately smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Director Cen would be warm and tactful when he was making a movie, but he would act resolutely and vigorously."

Wen Zhuoyu smiled: "Director Cen is indeed a decisive person." Otherwise, he would not be able to mortgage his house for filming.