Chapter 196 "Painted Skin" Can't Pass the Trial
I'm afraid Zhang Chen won't be able to beat him.
This is really not Chen Xi’s belittling.
Zhang Chen thinks it’s nothing because he has the filter of future generations. From the perspective of future generations, neither Wu Baige nor Zeng Zhiwei is anything special.
After the rise of mainland China’s economy, all the aura attached to Hong Kong has been shattered.
Those Hong Kong celebrities who were once unattainable have finally been reduced to singers at weddings, and they can be hired for tens of thousands of dollars.
There is no halo.
But it’s really not the case at this stage.
Who is Eric Tsang? He is a big shot in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong. Apart from Boss Yang, I have never heard of anyone who has made him suffer.
Wu Baige is even more amazing.
Hong Kong directors collectively ventured into Hollywood, but they all came back defeated as if they had been bowed down.
Zhang Chen suspected that Wu Baige had done this.
Because he was the only one who managed to stand, while the others all rolled back to Hong Kong in despair.
If you look at it from this point of view, Wu Baige does have a reason to be awesome.
While the two were talking, the door of the office was pushed open, and Ning Hao walked in with a gloomy look.
"What's wrong with you? Why do you have such an expression?"
Ning Hao smiled bitterly upon hearing this: "I feel like I just missed 100 million~"
"What's going on?" The two of them were successfully captured. Pique interest.
Ning Hao told Lu Zheng about bringing capital into the group.
“How much money is he going to spend on you to make you regret like this?”
"I didn't dare to ask. I was afraid that if I asked, I wouldn't be able to withstand the temptation. I really almost gave him the role of Brother Dao's girlfriend~"
Ning Hao is still fascinated when talking about this. , I don’t know whether it’s regret or regret.
"Haha, who did you choose for that role?"
"Zeng Li, "Stone" needs popularity, and Zeng Li's "Black 2" has just that."
"Your choice is right. If it is an insignificant role, then it doesn't matter. If you give it, you will give it. It will not affect the movie itself. Just treat it as making extra money. But your "Stone" is a work that made you famous. , still need to be taken seriously.”
Ning Hao nodded, he was not a person who didn't know how to adapt.
While the three of them were chatting, the door of the office was pushed open again, and this time it was Dong Jianqiang who came in.
"Zhang Chen, what's wrong with your phone?"
"My phone?" Zhang Chen subconsciously took it out, only to realize that it was out of power.
"Master Han couldn't get through your phone number, so he called me. He asked you to go see him when you have time."
"Master San is looking for me? Did you say anything?"
"No." Dong Jianqiang shook his head, but then pointed to the newspapers on the table and said: "But I guess it may have something to do with these. ”
……
In the afternoon, Zhang Chen was preparing to appear at China Film.
The secretary knocked on the door and took him into the office.
Han Sanping was on the phone when he saw Zhang Chen waving his hand and motioning for him to sit down casually while he continued talking on the phone.
Zhang Chen sat down, bored.
About ten minutes later, Han Sanping’s call was finally finished.
"Come, try the Tieguanyin here. Someone gave it to me specially..."
As he spoke, Han Sanping poured Zhang Chen a cup of tea. It smelled really good, and the whole room was filled with laughter. Fragrant.
Although he didn't understand tea, he knew it shouldn't be bad and definitely not cheap.
"What do you want the Third Master to do when you come to me?"
"The main thing is about Hong Kong. In the past two days, I have noticed a trend of cliques there..."< br>
Zhang Chen didn’t expect it to be because of this, so he nodded: “Yes, they even formed a group to scold me yesterday~”
His eyes rolled: “Why, is there a hidden secret here?”
Han Sanping laughed: "That's not true. I just want to remind you to pay attention to your sense of propriety. They have just returned, and the higher-ups don't want to see any antagonism.
Of course, I'm not telling you to pretend to be a grandson. , do whatever you want, just don't be angry."
Zhang Chen nodded, if that's the case, then there's no problem.
At first I thought I had to force him to lower his head, but that’s okay.
"By the way, after "Manslaughter", do you have any other ideas?"
Han Sanping was inquiring about his new film. Zhang Chen simply told the truth: "It's true~"
"Oh? Let's hear it~"
Zhang Chen just wanted to discuss it with China Film Group As for the filing, I told the plot of "Painted Skin" exactly as it is.
Fox demon?
Wang Sheng?
Pei Rong?
Shemale love?
Eat people's hearts?
As Zhang Chen continued to talk, Han Sanping's brows furrowed more and more.
Zhang Chen also noticed Han Sanping's expression and hurriedly finished telling the story, then asked impatiently: "What, Mr. San, is there something wrong with this story?"
Han Sanping glanced at Zhang Chen: "You've finally figured it out. Didn't you always refuse to make blockbusters before? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
Zhang Chen said in his heart, why? Isn't it because of "The Promise"?
Poet Chen's "The Promise" is so awesome that it has directly closed the door for Chinese costume blockbusters to enter the world.
Zhang Chen just wanted to gather a handful of wool and finish "Painted Skin" before "The Promise", otherwise he would have to waste several years.
But he certainly couldn’t say it clearly. He could only scratch his head: “I don’t know why, but I just suddenly thought of this story.”
Unexpectedly, Han Sanping changed his tone: "It's just this subject matter. What's the matter with you kid? Why are the subjects you choose recently so sensitive? "Manslaughter" is like this, and this "Painted Skin" is still like this?" "Huh?"
Zhang Chen was dumbfounded, what happened to "Painted Skin"?
"Manslaughter" is suspected of crossing the line, which is acceptable, but "Painted Skin" is a romance film cloaked in magic. Is this still sensitive?
Seeing that Zhang Chen still didn't understand, Han Sanping looked angrily: "Do you think you can pass the trial by changing a ghost into a demon? Isn't that just feudal superstition? With your current popularity , as long as you dare to take pictures, someone will definitely report it. If someone reports it, the General Administration cannot pretend not to see it, and there is a high probability that they will be killed..."
Zhang Chen was speechless for a moment, he didn't expect it to be like this.
He originally thought that it would be okay to make the film into a romance film based on the way it was in his previous life, but now listening to Han Sanping's wishes, there is a high probability that he still has to finish it.
"Then what should I do?"
"How to do it? It is best not to do it and change to other subjects."
Zhang Chen was silent and silent, Han Sanping I just knew he didn't want to change.
He also knows that these movie makers have a lot of brains.
Being a bit aloof means that sometimes you are easy to talk to, but sometimes you are stubborn.
“Alas~”
Han Sanping sighed, “If you really want to shoot it, then listen to me. You must not use this in the first version of the script. Write a bloody and violent one. Send it up, let them kill it, then change it and then send it to trial
Anyway, if you say no, I will change it, focusing on a positive and upright attitude. After waiting a few times, I will help you intercede. Maybe your version can pass..."
Zhang Chen's heart moved, this Isn't it just a variation of opening the door and opening the window in later generations?
If you want to open a window in the wall, you can't say that you want to open the window, but say that you want to open the door.
If others don't agree, compromise. Then, most of them will agree to open the window.
Han Sanping had the same idea.
Zhang Chen showed a bad smile: "Third Master, you are very bad~"
"Nonsense, it's all for your sake..."
Zhang Chen can now be regarded as Han Sanping's favorite general , although he is not a member of the system, he can really help a lot.
Don’t forget that China Film Group holds the right to import movies. It has the final say on which Hollywood movies can enter the Chinese market and which ones cannot.
It seems like you are making a lot of money.
But there are actually many factions inside, and the fighting is fierce.
Now he, Han Sanping, has a stronger say, but once his several investments cause China Film to suffer losses, it is not clear whether this powerful man can still maintain his position.
Zhang Chen’s several films each attracted investment from China Film Group Corporation, and they made money every time.
This is a great help to Han Sanping.
……
After coming out of China Film Studio, Zhang Chen returned to the company, where preparations were being made for tomorrow's celebration banquet.
"Dark Invasion 2" has been in theaters for 22 days. As of yesterday, the box office has totaled 53 million. This number comes from the Film Special Fund Office.
Before 2004, domestic box office statistics were all done manually, which was not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also inaccurate.
Even the data obtained by the issuer every night is actually inaccurate.
There is no way, manual statistics will cause various problems.
Starting in 2004, officials began to use computers to calculate box office statistics. Although there are still problems of one kind or another, compared with manual calculations, they are much more accurate.
The formal official organization responsible for releasing box office data is the Special Funds Office of the State Film Administration.
This is the only authoritative box office statistics agency in China, derived from computer network data of theaters across the country.
But not many ordinary viewers know about the Special Fund Office. There are basically only two channels for everyone to know about the box office.
One is media reports. The source of the information may be the publisher, the theater chain, or it may be just fabricated.
The other is the box office of Baidu Tieba. There are good people who specialize in handling it, but it can be regarded as a publishing platform with relatively high credibility.
According to Dong Jianqiang’s suggestion, the number on the ice sculpture at the celebration banquet was directly written as 60 million, and no one knew it anyway.
But both Zhang Chen and Ning Hao were shameless, so they didn’t let him do this, so they wrote 55 million. It seemed a little less domineering, but that was only compared to the previous work.
Looking at it as a movie alone, this box office is already very good.
……
On the day of the celebration banquet, the stars were shining and the media gathered.
The celebration party is actually publicity, a desperate struggle before the movie is released.
However, generally only movies with good box office will hold this event. Maybe it can be improved to a higher level, or it can be completed.
If the box office is not good, it will be useless if it is held. No one will watch it, and no one will watch it, and money will be spent in vain.
For the celebration banquet of "Dark Invasion 2", Star Entertainment, as the organizer, invited many people.
In addition to the main creative team, there are also a large number of friends in the industry, and more than 20 media were present.
Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Guoli, Fan Binbin, Xu Qing, Zeng Li, Yang Xiaomi, Wang Luodan, Li Lianhua, Xu Jinglei, Wang Jinghua, Chang Jihong...
Those who came to support The stars are about to catch up with the premiere, and the sound of reporters pressing the shutter never stops.
“Thank you to all the guests and media friends for coming and taking time out of your busy schedule to attend the celebration banquet of "Dark Invasion 2"..."
The host is looking for Liu Yiwei.
"Producer Mr. Zhang Chen and Director Ning Hao please stand on the rostrum and let us witness with our own eyes the scene when they smash the ice sculpture..."
Zhang Chen and Ning Hao followed the instructions and took their places, and the ice sculpture came on The red silk covering was removed, revealing the number 55 million inside.
This number is quite reliable. After all, they are a new company and they dare not go too far.
According to Dong Jianqiang, no one in the industry is as honest about the box office figures of the celebration banquet as they are, and no one in the industry would brag about 10 million more.
Zhang Chen has also heard about similar things in later generations. "Bangzi Tiger Chicken" is said to have a box office of 12 million in its first weekend. Damn it, until the film was released, the total box office was only more than 800. Ten thousand.
It’s really a trap in the city, I want to go back to the countryside.
......
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Foretelling, the next chapter will start again
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