Chapter 36 Mr. Xiao Wang of Huayi
“It seems that you have doubts about the number of 280 million. Can you elaborate?”
“It’s very simple. The cost is 280 million. According to our current According to the current market situation, the producer can get about 35% of the total box office, so the total box office must reach at least 800 million new pictures to make money. Does China now have a movie with a box office of 800 million? "
"The current domestic box office? The record is 250 million for "Hero". Zhang Weiping is not stupid. Would he use 280 million to waste it? I would say, the cost is at most 100 million. It depends on whether there is a big scene. If there is no big scene, 100 million There may be something fishy about it."
"Also, Andy's salary is said to be 10 million US dollars. Please, please be smart when you brag. You really think you are a 'big liar', and people all over the country are doing it. It's 'take two steps'.
Jet Li's previous salary for filming "Hero" was only 8 million US dollars. He is Jet Li, he is a truly international star. In the field of kung fu movies, the one who truly has international appeal is only 8 million US dollars. Andy Lau is like this The most influential ones in this category are in Southeast Asia. How dare they be paid more than Jet Li? ”
Zhang Chen broke the news frequently, and Dai Jun and Li Jing were stunned.
Zhang Chen really dared to say it!
At the same time, I am very lucky that today’s episode is really recorded By the way, the ratings will definitely soar.
In front of the TV, Dong Jianqiang was about to faint when he saw Zhang Chen's mouth. He called Zhang Chen, but found that the other party had already turned off his phone.
It just so happened that Zhang Chen mentioned him in the show at this time:
“Actually, before I came on the show, Dong Jianqiang, the manager of the distribution team of Light, told me to try to avoid conflicts with "House of Flying Daggers". This topic may be said to be disrespectful to the seniors.
I must emphasize here, Manager Dong, I always keep your advice in mind. I have never had any dissatisfaction with Director Yimou from the beginning to the end. In terms of respect, I am criticizing Zhang Weiping..."
Seeing this scene, the two hosts were amused again, and Dong Jianqiang's lungs almost exploded with anger.
Are you playing word games with me?
But it's too late to say anything at this time. "Super Interview" is a recorded broadcast. If it had been discovered early, it could have been remedied. Now that it has been broadcast, it is too late to do anything.
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Didu TV, backstage of the technical department
Li Jing and Dai Jun, along with the staff of the technical department, looked at the real-time data of the program’s ratings:
"Director Zhang, the current ratings are 0.3..."
Ten minutes later, "It's gone up, it's gone up, it's 0.5..."
"Ah, it's 0.6 now."
"0.7"
"0.8"
“0.9”
"1.0"
"1.1"
The excitement in the voices of the staff could not be concealed, and Li Jing and Dai Jun could not suppress the ecstasy on their faces. They had already expected the ratings of this issue. It will skyrocket, so I came to the TV station to see the first-hand data.
Sure enough, this Zhang Chen is simply their lucky star.
The ratings peaked at 1.1, with an average of 0.9. This is considered the best result since the launch of "Super Interview".
At this time, Li Jing, as the producer of the program, was very glad that the decision to let them jump in the queue was right. She secretly vowed that Zhang Chen would be the guest of their "Super Interview" from now on, and he could jump in the queue anytime he wanted to appear on the show.
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On the other side, Dong Jianqiang was logging into the network to see if there was any impact.
Sure enough, someone has already posted on Maopu.
'Hahahaha, it amused me to death. Have you watched tonight's "Super Interview"? The director of "Dark Invasion" is really a wonderful person, and he often makes famous quotes...
The most capable person in the entertainment industry...
With a plan in hand, I have the world...
Be confident and get rid of the appearance...
The courage Liang Jingru gave you... …
The man behind Zhang Yimou…
Hahaha, this guy is so funny, what should I do? I thought "Dark Invasion" might be a bad movie before, but now I'm suddenly curious and want to watch it...'
There are other comments like this There are people discussing it on many active websites such as Tianya, Maopu, Baidu Tieba and everywhere.
Dong Jianqiang looked at it and suddenly realized that maybe this was not a bad thing, and maybe it could turn into a good thing. He immediately called his subordinates: "Xiao Deng, after Zhang Chen appeared on "Super Interview", the online discussion was very intense. Please guide it in a direction that is beneficial to us. Maybe it will help the box office."
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After hanging up the phone, Dong Jianqiang called the person who caused all this again, but the phone was still turned off.
Dong Jianqiang put away the phone, but he was muttering in his heart: "This kid Zhang Chen is really a monster. He is already very good at making movies, and he also has such sensitive tentacles in publicity. Could it be that he is the biological son of God?"
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Emperor City
Feng Xiaogang and his wife are also watching "Super Interview" at their home in Bauhinia Gardens at the moment. He himself is a joker, and he usually pays attention to drawing inspiration from the same type of programs. .
“This Zhang Chen is pretty good, I dare say, what he said about Zhang Weiping was really refreshing.”
Xu Fan spoke first. As Mrs. Feng, she knew her husband very well.
Although my husband usually looks like a little steel cannon, spraying this and that, he is actually quite sensitive.
Last year on "Cell Phone", Zhang Weiping criticized Feng Xiaogang for "distorting human nature" and "dark psychology". Feng Xiaogang did not reply. Now someone finally vented their anger on their behalf.
Although Feng Xiaogang on the side did not speak, his heart was really happy.
Finally someone came out to criticize Zhang Weiping’s crazy dog. Zhang Chen has done what he has always wanted to do but failed to do. It would be great if the box office of "Dark Invasion" could beat "House of Flying Daggers", but it is a pity. , he knew that was impossible, the size difference between the two was too big.
Thinking of this, he felt a sense of connection with Zhang Chen.
Before Lao Mouzi's "Hero" came out, he had always been the top-grossing Chinese-language film. The media evaluated him as "in terms of understanding the Chinese audience, Feng Xiaogang has to surpass Zhang Yimou."
Then, "Hero" came out, with a box office of 250 million. It not only ranked first in the year, but also the record holder. The total box office of all his movies by Feng Xiaogang probably only amounted to this amount.
Last year's "Mobile Phone" had the best box office, only 53 million, which was far from 250 million.
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At this moment, our client Zhang Chen is still fast asleep on the plane from Dayuan to Qin City. The road show is really tiring. On average, he has to go to six movie theaters every day and shuttle between two or three cities. They have to start work as soon as they land, so they can only seize any opportunity to catch up on sleep.
As soon as he landed in Qin City, Zhang Chen received a call from Lao Cao.
"Tatsuko, someone comes to the dormitory to see you and wants to discuss purchasing DVD copyrights. What should you do?"
"You can give him my phone number, but I am running away recently. For publicity, the phone is often unavailable, or you can wait until I get back on Friday to talk..."
Not long after, Zhang Chen received a call from the other party.
The other party was an audiovisual culture company in Guangzhou. The two parties had a general discussion and felt that it was okay, so they made an appointment for a detailed discussion on Friday.
Just as I hung up the phone, another call came in. It was also an unfamiliar number, and the caller ID said Jingcheng.
Zhang Chen is probably from a reporter. He has already answered several calls like this.
The call was connected
“Hello, I’m Zhang Chen.”
"Zhang Chen, hello, I am Wang Zhonglei from Huayi Brothers."
"Huh? Mr. Wang?" Zhang Chen was a little surprised.
"Yes, it's me."
"Uh, Mr. Wang, you're looking for me because..."
Zhang Chen didn't understand why Wang Zhonglei called him suddenly On the phone, I heard the other person chuckle and say: "Nothing, I just want to congratulate Director Zhang on the success of his debut film. I watched "Dark Invasion". It is really a rare and good movie, and it also fills the gap in monster movies in our country." ”
"Thank you, thank you~"
"In addition, I also want to get to know Director Zhang. We are all in the same circle. There may be opportunities for cooperation in the future. Is Director Zhang free tonight to have a meal together? "
"Uh..., I'm sorry, Mr. Wang, I'm on a road show in another place now, and I won't be back in Beijing until Friday."
"How about Friday night, I'll arrange a place. Director Zhang, tell me the location and I'll send a car to pick you up then."
"Well, that'll be hard work, Mr. Wang."
"Wherever, see you then. I wish "Dark Invasion" a great success."
"Thank you Mr. Xiao Wang for your kind words, see you on Friday."
(End of this chapter)