Chapter 450: 444: Exclamation
Super Spender
Chapter 450: 444: Exclamation
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This number caused an uproar among all media outlets in Floral Village, because even after three days had passed, its reputation didnât drop. This meant it was likely to compare its final box office performance with some major blockbusters in Floral Village. The question was, what the heck kind of movie was this?! Could this even be called a movie?! Wasnât it just a game video, shot in-game by an ordinary player? It was nothing more than post-production video optimization, and this could be called a movie?!
But believe it or not, this film, which many directors, actors and even the media in Floral Village had previously not looked up to, brought in 1.1 billion Federal coins at the box office over the first three days of the weekend. This box office number means nothing in the North Federation movie rankings â breaking 200 million Federal coins in the first three days of the weekend is not uncommon.
But look at both sidesâ production costs, okay? Those films that break 200 million Federal coins over the first weekend, how much do they cost to produce? Almost all are measured in billions. Arenât all film budgets at least one billion Federal coins or more? There are even some with budgets of two or three billion Federal coins. And what about your filmâs budget? For Godâs sake, 60 cents per hour? And thatâs in Flame Nation coins. Could this be considered a cost? Even if you include all the performersâ costs, you havenât spent even ten thousand yuan in total!
âHave all copyright issues been settled?â Having confirmed the box office tally for the next day, Finn Lewis called Yuri Johnson in the North Federation.
âEverything is signed, including the entire cast and crew, and all participating personnel have agreed to the copyright ownership and related profit distribution. We have no issues at all. The one hundred million Flame Nation coins reward we had initially offered, was evenly split among the entire creative team. There are thirty-seven people in total,â said Yuri Johnson, responding quickly.
These game companies were already going through tough times, but now these games could create third-party benefitsâgood grief! You need to know, although the gameâs creators received a 13% box office share, WY also had a 10% box office share in their contract as operating costs.
As for the domestic film industry, it was a whole other level of stimulation. All domestic directors and actors were left speechless. How were they supposed to play around this? A simple game video created by a player could premiere in the North Federation, and it even amounted to 1.1 billion Federal coins in box office sales. And this wasnât even the final box office tally! Who knows what the final tally will be!
But as for them? Hell, what did their films amount to in foreign premieres? As for science fiction blockbusters and special effects blockbusters, those were even more ridiculousâthe crude quality of the product they were pushing. You know the saying: âItâs not scary to meet someone who doesnât understand your worth; itâs scary when your worth is compared with someone elseâs value.â It was alright before. After all, everyone found it hard to make a name for themselves in the North Federationâs box office. Occasionally a movie would pop up, but it was only one.
But now? Even a non-professionalâs work could create such a sensational effect. What were these directors and actors doing? Now it seemed, it wasnât that Flame Nation films were uninteresting, but rather, they werenât doing their job.
Regardless, from the moment this news broke, the national entertainment industry was utterly restless. Some directors even bizarrely began attacking the movie, claiming it contained zero artistic components and was merely showing off special effects with subpar camera work. However, such comments were almost killed by the wrath of netizens.
There wasnât even a need for Finn Lewis to interject. The man came out to apologize on his own. You didnât outperform a gamer, and you had the audacity to criticize their camera work? If your camera work is good, why donât you produce a movie that could premiere in the North Federation? Why donât you try earning some money from the people of the North Federation?
While there were diverging opinions within the industry, some reacted quickly. Even Finn Lewis didnât foresee that some people in the circle would react so fast. However, for now, Finn Lewis put these matters aside. On the third day of the movie premiere in the North Federation, he drove to Jade City. It was Sunday, and Emma Lewisâ dadâs birthday. Finn Lewis hadnât told Emma that he would be attending, but not just as Emmaâs friend.