Text | An Qing
Editor | 9527 Miaogujun
The first movie to break out of the summer season is, of course, " Catch a Baby " starring Shen Teng . The movie became a hit as soon as it was released. Shen Teng and The combination of Ma Li has become an eye-catching configuration.
Judging from the quality of "Catch a Baby", this movie is really the highest quality among the movies produced by "Happy Twist" in recent years.
According to the Douban score, the first wave score of "Catch a Baby" has stabilized at 7.4 points. The excellent word-of-mouth results are enough to prove the performance of "Catch a Baby" at the subsequent box office.
combined word-of-mouth and current box office data, and the official also gave a more specific box office forecast. If nothing unexpected happens, "Catch a Baby" will take in a box office of 3.7 billion.
Such box office performance is directly linked to the quality of the movie.
The movie "Catch a Baby" not only has an excellent cast, but also has a plot full of laughter. There is a lot of comedy baggage in the movie, and many plot foreshadowings are fresh and funny. The movie-watching atmosphere in the cinema is full of laughter and laughter.
More importantly, the core of the movie "Catch a Baby" truly explains what "the core of comedy is tragedy."
The movie exaggerates and entertains the way most East Asian families educate their children. In the play, Ma Chenggang and Chunlan, in order to raise their son Ma Jiye, let him live in "The Truman Show". Everything around him is fictional. .
In order to temper him, they create difficulties and dilemmas, completely ignore the child's self-needs, and use self-motivated giving to tie up the child's growth. At the end of the movie, neither Ma Chenggang nor Chunlan apologized seriously. Just like many parents in East Asian families, they never communicate correctly with their children.
What is even more tragic is that Ma Chenggang has an eldest son who was not well educated and a younger son who deviated from his own design. As a result, at the end of the movie, Ma Chenggang jokingly proposed having another child.
The movie "Catch a Baby" is full of laughter because of the performances of Shen Teng, Ma Li and Sarina teacher. However, after watching the movie, most young people can taste the mixed emotions in the movie.
This is a fictional story, but it is repeated in real life. For children from East Asian families, parents’ self-motivating dedication and “in the name of love” intervention are like a wet coat. It will be cold when you take it off, and it is not warm when you wear it.
The core of the movie makes "Catch a Baby" another comedy worth remembering after laughing. With a box office of 3.7 billion, "Catch a Baby" deserves its title.
Obviously, this time Shen Teng won the bet again. The audience has more trust in the comedy starring Shen Teng. Now Shen Teng has become the top box office star of mainland filmmakers. Even , Wu Jing, and were also voted by Shen Teng. Left behind.
So how much real "dividends" can "Catch a Baby" bring to Shen Teng?
First of all, the combination of Shen Teng + Ma Li was a must-have configuration before the movie was released. Therefore, in terms of investors and producers, there is absolutely no lack of investment in "Catch a Baby".
There are ten producers of the movie "Catch a Baby" alone. Among them, in addition to Wanda, Maoyan, Alibaba, Horgos and other limited companies, as long as the configuration is superior, they will basically join the production.
Haikou Xihong Hutong Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd., Xihong City Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Happy Twist Co., Ltd. are three big companies.
The predecessor of Happy Twist is the grass-stage team composed of early Twist actors such as Shen Teng and Ma Li. The early Happy Twist was actually a company worth 300,000 yuan, but today's Happy Twist has grown into a large company with a market value of several billions.
As for Xihong Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd., which is also in the production side, the major shareholder accounting for 15% is Happy Mahua.
At the same time, Haikou Xihong Hutong Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd., which appeared among the producers, is a company 100% invested by Xihong City Film Industry.
After all the calculations, Happy Twist is actually the biggest winner.
Happy Twist made Shen Teng, a billionaire box office star, popular. Shen Teng should have received higher remuneration after the movie became a hit, but in fact, the relationship between Shen Teng and Happy Twist has always been awkward.
In the early days of
, Shen Teng had no shares and could only be regarded as an actor signed under Happy Mahua. After he became famous, he also did not get shares of Happy Mahua, so he did not participate in the extra profit sharing of the movie.
Generally speaking, at least 45% of a movie's box office share will be distributed to theaters, and the theater share of some movies can even be as high as 50%.
If the final box office of the movie "Catch a Baby" reaches 3.7 billion, the producer can get a maximum share of 2 billion. Xihong City Pictures and Happy Mahua, which occupies the majority, will get more. But Shen Teng, who signed a contract with Happy Mahua, actually only received the agreed-upon salary for the movie.
To put it bluntly, whether the movie is good or bad has nothing to do with Shen Teng. But having said that, no one can guarantee that every movie will make money. Happy Twist has suffered losses before.
According to previous financial reports, Happy Mahua’s net profit in 2018 was only 110 million, but Shen Teng personally took away 92.49 million. The high risks of the film and television business are self-evident, and it may be the wisest not to take shares. choose.
Moreover, compared to Shen Teng who needs Happy Twist, Happy Twist actually needs Shen Teng more. From the movie promotion strategies of Happy Twist that have been produced for many years, we can find that Shen Teng has become the signature of almost all bad movies to attract audiences to the cinema.
Many movies don’t even have Shen Teng’s role, and they insist on adding Shen Teng’s name to the starring list. Shen Teng is a box office guarantee for comedy movies, but Happy Twist is not.
Moreover, after "Catch a Baby", Shen Teng's box office value is still soaring. If Happy Twist can't offer high-priced remuneration, Shen Teng has no worries about staying in the company. After all, he has nothing to hold on to and is relaxed.
According to netizens, while the salary limit order is still in place, Shen Teng received a salary of up to 60 million for the movie "Catch a Baby". This is unimaginable when both the script and the team are worthy of Shen Teng's trust. How much remuneration can Shen Teng, who has gradually drifted away from Happy Twist, get in some subsequent movie shootings?
So don’t look at the popularity of the movie "Catch a Baby", it seems to be a situation where Shen Teng is at a disadvantage. In fact, Shen Teng got a high salary and got rid of high risks. Now Shen Teng, who can advance and retreat freely, has greater opportunities. free space.
Including leaving Happy Twist and cooperating with directors Zhang Yimou and Han Han, there is no need to be controlled by the company.
Finally, what are your thoughts on the movie "Catch a Baby"? What do you think of Shen Teng’s high salary? Participate in the discussion in the comment area, talk about your evaluation of the movie or Shen Teng, and predict the final box office performance of the movie "Catch a Baby".
