Chapter 104 Lu Yu: I don’t believe it
In the early morning, it was only around eight o’clock when Zhang Chen woke up. He had only slept for more than three hours, but he just couldn’t fall asleep.
I can’t help it. There is the character “chen” in my name, so I can’t sleep in.
The room was full of traces of the battle, guns and ammunition were scattered on the floor, and the eldest sister next to her was still sleeping soundly.
Zhang Chen felt a little hungry, and physical labor was indeed exhausting. He had eaten last night, but after all the hard work, it was all left to his eldest sister.
Without disturbing Xu Qing, Zhang Chen prepared to put on his clothes and leave secretly, but then his movements were slightly loud, and Xu Qing woke up.
"Let this be a souvenir for you."
Seeing Zhang Chen holding her lace in his hand, Xu Qing couldn't help but laugh.
"Uh, I don't want it. I'm leaving. I'll call you later."
Looking at Zhang Chen running away, Xu Qing showed a proud smile.
After going downstairs, Zhang Chen took a taxi and went straight to the company without having breakfast nearby.
The promotion of "Shark Beach" has been put on the agenda, and the company has many things to be busy with.
Back at the company, I found that Dong Jianqiang had arrived earlier than him, and handed him a piece of paper as soon as he arrived.
“What is this?”
“The publicity schedule sent by China Film Group, this is the one you must participate in, and the rest will be arranged temporarily.”
Zhang Chen looked at the long list of plans above: "So many?"
"Don't you want to lose to the publicity of "House of Flying Daggers", then you need so many."
>"Okay, I will cooperate unconditionally. Where is Fan Binbin?"
"I have already informed her and asked her to put down other things during this time and concentrate on promoting with us."
Actually, Fan Binbin is very cooperative. Currently, Wang Jinghua and Wang Jinghua are breaking up. People in the company are panicked and no new projects have been arranged for her.
"Shark Beach" is her first major female protagonist movie, and she will definitely be very interested in it.
Hearing Zhang Chen's stomach growling, Dong Jianqiang asked the receptionist to go downstairs and pack two breakfasts. The two hid in the conference room and ate and chatted.
“The trailer has been sent out, and people from China Film are mainly responsible for it, but I have also recruited three people myself to be responsible for future online publicity.”
Dong Jianqiang peeled the eggs while He said that he believed that the company would get involved in the issuance business sooner or later, and it was customary to prepare in advance.
Zhang Chen doesn't care either. He is an outsider in managing the company, so he can just leave everything to Dong Jianqiang.
"How is the contact with Zhang Ziyi?"
"We have contacted her agent. Her agent is Ji Lingling. She said they would discuss it and call us back later."< br>
Zhang Chen nodded and saw that Dong Jianqiang was about to put the egg into his mouth, so he told him: "Don't eat boiled eggs dry, what's the point? Eat them dipped in soy sauce and vinegar. Keep them delicious."
“Really?”
“It’s true, more real than pearls. I’ve been eating like this for twenty years.”
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Chaoyang District, Yingte Apartment
Zhang Ziyi is also discussing the movie with Ji Lingling.
"The director of "Dark Invasion" has collaborated with New Line on a horror film and wants to invite you to be the heroine?"
"The "Eden Lake" project?"
"Yes, it's a heroine. This is the script. Do you want to read it?"
"Okay, bring it."
Zhang Ziyi didn't even bother to eat her rice. This matter has been very popular in the circle recently, and everyone wants to fight.
She did not take the initiative to fight, but unexpectedly she was invited instead, which made her feel full of superiority.
Put down the pancake, clapped your hands, shook off the food residue on it, and then took the script from Ji Lingling.
Quickly flipping through it, she finished reading the script within a few minutes.
It is indeed a major heroine. The heroine is the well-deserved first protagonist, which is completely different from those she has played in the past.
She was considered the heroine in both "Rush Hour 2" and "House of Flying Daggers", but her role was just like that, completely incomparable to this one.
“What do you think?”
Zhang Ziyi did not make a decision rashly, but planned to listen to her agent’s opinion.
"Except for the low pay, other aspects are okay. Although we have been approached by other projects during this period, this one is the best by comparison.
Although Zhang Chen is not a great director like Zhang Yimou and Tsui Hark, but His "Dark Invasion" sold well, and this is a Hollywood project after all. Even if the horror film is niche, it is still a Hollywood project and it will be good for you."
"How much is the salary?"
"They can only give us 300,000 US dollars."
It is indeed not high, it is only 2.4 million yuan when converted into RMB. Liu Tianwang's salary is 6 million yuan.
Don't listen to the false claims made during the promotion of "House of Flying Daggers" that Andy Lau's salary reached tens of millions of dollars. That was all boasted by Zhang Weiping during the promotion.
It is also said that Zhang Ziyi’s salary is US$5 million. How is that possible?
“If we follow the cost of horror films in Hollywood, the salary is actually not bad. The total cost of "Saw" was only US$1.2 million."
Ji Lingling is afraid of Zhang Ziyi I didn’t understand the market situation, so I specially explained it.
“Well, let’s take it and make an appointment to chat together.”
Zhang Ziyi continued to eat breakfast. She always worked with big directors. Zhang Chen's celebrity status was nothing to her, but Ji Lingling was right. After all, this was a Hollywood project.
Zhang Ziyi wants to take the international route.
"Okay, then I'll call them back."
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After having breakfast with Dong Jianqiang, Zhang Chen turned on the computer and prepared to write a blog. In this era, there was no microblog yet. Blog, but many people have already started blogging.
Among them, the best players were Han Han and Xu Jinglei. Xu Jinglei follows the literary route, so every few days she will post some nonsense articles or share some of her own opinions.
At this time, there is still a huge market for literary youth, and the number of likes is very high.
Although Zhang Chen thought this thing was a bit long, he decided to try it out and use his spare time to build his own personal brand.
Compared to a Weibo of one or two hundred words, a blog of about one thousand words is considered a long article, which is a bit troublesome to write.
But when it comes to promoting a movie, why bother?
Write a little about your expectations for "Shark Beach", write a little about interesting things during the filming, and add two stills, and you're done.
Just post the article and wait for it to ferment slowly. He doesn’t have many fans yet.
In the afternoon, Guangguang arranged an exclusive interview for Phoenix TV's "A Date with Lu Yu: Tell Your Story".
Zhang Chen and Fan Binbin attended.
The interview was in the form of a casual chat. There were two large sofas in the studio, and everyone faced each other, just like chatting.
The current "Lu Yu's Appointment" is not a daily broadcast. Lu Yu still does his homework, and the program's effect is guaranteed.
Unlike later, after the broadcast was changed to daily broadcast, the quality dropped drastically.
"I heard that your expectations for the box office of "Dark Invasion" were not high at the beginning?"
Although this visit was to promote "Shark Beach", Lu Yu did not have any expectations. I asked the question right away, but started with "Dark Invasion".
Zhang Chen nodded: "Indeed, my initial estimate was about 20 million or early 30 million. I never expected to reach 60 million. This is also thanks to Teacher Binbin."
Having said this, Zhang Chen also deliberately put his hands together and gave Fan Binbin a bow, causing the latter to wave his hands repeatedly.
“Why do you say it’s thanks to Fan Binbin?”
“Because we didn’t know each other at all before. She went to the movies and was photographed by reporters, which invisibly brought popularity and at least increased the box office. 10 million."
"Isn't it really arranged in advance?" Lu Yu looked at Fan Binbin.
Fan Binbin replied: "That's not true. We didn't know each other before. I wanted to watch a movie that day, and my assistant recommended this movie to me."
"Oh, didn't you thank her assistant?" Lu Yu brought the topic back to Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen smiled: "Yes, I gave her a bonus of 1,000 yuan afterwards, haha, Teacher Binbin also knew about this."
The atmosphere of the chat was very good, It's really just like small talk, the topic is light-hearted and not offensive at all.
“Then what happened when you sprayed Zhang Weiping? Was it arranged in advance?”
"No."
"I don't believe it."
Come on, I knew you would say this.
Zhang Chen shrugged: "It's really not true, but he bumped into him. I definitely can't coddle him. "House of Flying Daggers" is a blockbuster. One sentence he said will be forwarded a lot. If the audience really If I was misled by him and thought "Dark Invasion" was a bad movie, then I would be doomed, so I had to fight him..."
"What happened next?"
"It turns out that "Dark Invasion" is very good, otherwise it would not have achieved such a high box office. In this regard, he is actually doing good things with bad intentions. The success of "Dark Invasion" at the box office is also due to him."
"Haha~" Lu Yu was so amused by Zhang Chen's words that she covered her mouth.
"What about "Shark Beach"? The announcement said that "Shark Beach" is an innovation of yours."
"Indeed, "Shark Beach" is our first domestic monster movie. film, this can be regarded as an innovation.
In addition, this is also the first domestic female protagonist film. There are not many such films with women as the absolute protagonist even in the world. ”
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"Wow, it seems like this is really the case, how amazing?"
"I thought you would say I don't believe it."
"Haha, I don't always say that." Lu Yu felt His routine has been mastered by the other party.
“Generally speaking, the movies we watch usually have male characters as the protagonists. Although there is a heroine, the story revolves around the male protagonist. Strictly speaking, the heroine is actually a supporting role.< br>
But this is not the case in movies with leading female protagonists. The heroine is the complete first protagonist. This is the case in "Shark Beach". There is even no male protagonist in "Shark Beach", the only one who can match the heroine's role. It’s just the shark.”
"I heard that you claimed that "Shark Beach" could have a box office of over 100 million?"
"Yes, "Shark Beach" has achieved many domestic firsts. This is actually the same as that of "Hero" It’s almost an attempt. A film like this will either be a hit or a big hit, and I think it’s the latter.”
Of course Zhang Chen can get whatever traffic he can. He also didn't let go of "Hero" two years ago.
“But the unpopular schedule is November. I have never seen a movie in November in previous years.”
The scripts are all reviewed in advance. Lu Yu is good and always delivers topics. .
"I know it's not popular, so we made a lot of preparations."
"Representatives from theaters expressed their approval after watching the film. They will provide a large number of filming. We have not given up on publicity, and we have not given up on the stars. Damn, Fan Binbin, in terms of appearance, he is at the ceiling level in China..."
Fan Binbin next to him blushed a little when he heard this.
I am beautiful, but not to this level, right? And if you say that, aren't you trying to get me into trouble?
Lu Yu also laughed. She likes guests like this. The ratings of this episode will definitely not be low.
"It seems that you admire Fan Binbin's appearance very much."
"Of course, Fan Binbin, her looks are definitely among the best in the country~"
Listen When Zhang Chen said it was so natural, Fan Binbin behind him covered his mouth and secretly laughed. This scene was completely recorded by the camera.
Zhang Chen didn't notice this at all, and was still minding his own business and said: "In addition, we have also made a lot of efforts to curb piracy..."
"Control piracy, you guys How is it done? ”
"There are many, so I won't go into them one by one here. We will have a special press conference later."
(End of this chapter)