Chapter 263 Backhand
If "Stone" can be promoted in conjunction with "Supergirl", there will be many benefits.
Even, if there is really a linkage, even "The Rescue", which will be released later, can also reap dividends.
"Super Girl" is so popular, it is really the peak since its debut.
Although the national finals ended in August, the end of the competition does not mean that the popularity has passed. On the contrary, a new round of popularity has just begun.
In my memory, Mango Channel seems to be dragging the top ten in the country to tour everywhere to maximize profits.
Zhang Chen is also thinking about how to maximize his own interests.
Li Yuchun, Zhou Bichang, Zhang Liangying...
These three names are really famous in later generations.
Zhang Chen was thinking about how to get in touch with these three people.
Spoiling Ke Yimin is just a stop-gap measure, and it will most likely bring him into Mango Channel's sight, but how to continue to maintain this flow is the most important thing.
The fan bases of these three people are huge and brainless.
As long as they say something and hope that my fans and friends will support "Stone" or "Hurricane", it will not be a huge profit.
"But there is a premise for all this. We must eliminate the negative impact as soon as possible..." Chen Xi reminded.
Zhang Chen nodded: "Don't worry, I'm already in contact. I believe there will be news from there soon."
Although they stopped the rhythm and expressed their position through "Dialogue", overall, their badmouthing of Xingchen Entertainment continued.
To change this situation, Star Entertainment must take action.
In fact, if you don’t do anything, you can defeat yourself after the box office of “The Stone” comes out.
But since they want to cooperate with Mango TV, they must make preparations in advance.
Mango Channel is a big media after all. If Star Entertainment’s reputation is too controversial, they may not agree to cooperate.
Fortunately, Zhang Chen had prepared a backup plan before.
......
USA, California, Santa Barbara
When Diane walked into Pete's office, the latter's face looked a little ugly.
"Diane, I want to know why a well-prepared project suddenly has to be stopped. Could it be that our New Line has done something to misunderstand you?"
The success of "Eden Lake" made New Line realize that Zhang Chen is a treasure, and they made some concessions in exchange for the opportunity to continue working with Zhang Chen.
The project "Seeing the Devil" has been under preparation. New Line has invested a lot of resources. It was promised that it would be launched next month, but Star Studio suddenly said it would suspend it.
What are you doing?
Pete was a little annoyed.
Xingchen Studio, or Zhang Chen’s tricks, made him a little unable to get off the stage.
Now someone in the company is spreading rumors about him, saying that there is a rift between him and Zhang Chen. It is estimated that an inquiry from the top management will be coming soon.
Di An looked at Pete in front of him, his smile remained unchanged, and he said in a leisurely tone: "No, no, no, Pete, relax, the matter is not as serious as you think~"
Peter Looking at the relaxed look of the woman opposite, he was a little angry, but he still held back his temper: "Well, Ms. Diane, as Zhang's agent in the United States, can you tell me what happened? The crew stopped working. But it's a very serious matter..."
Di An smiled: "Okay, actually, it's like this. Zhang didn't give up cooperating with you, but wanted to change the project?"
< br>"Change a project? Why?"
Diane shrugged: "Zhang encountered some problems in his own country, and some guys who were not very friendly to him were looking for trouble with him, so he needed to use projects with Hollywood to find a turning point, and the previous "See" "Demon" is a cult film, obviously not suitable."
"Is that so?"
Pitt frowned, not just terminating the cooperation, but he rashly terminated the "See the Demon" project. All wasted.
Di An saw his worries and said proactively: "It's not as serious as you think. A lot of the work done before "Seeing the Devil" can be reused. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to. , we can find other people to cooperate, such as Lionsgate, I think they will be very happy, and you don’t have to worry, Zhang said, the "See the Devil" project will still cooperate with New Line, but it will need to be postponed for a period of time ..." "No, how could we not be happy? New Line will always be Zhang's friend, let Lions Gate go to hell. As friends, we will be happy to cooperate with whatever Zhang needs us to do."
Just kidding, he's not stupid, how could he push Zhang Chen out? Wouldn't that mean he cut off his limbs?
Di An looked at Pete's performance with a smile. After Pete expressed his loyalty, he continued: "By the way, I forgot to ask, what is Zhang's new project?"
" "A Quiet Place", a horror monster movie, this is the script~"
Dian handed over the script: "By the way, Zhang said that this can be made into a series."
“Oh?”
Hearing that it was a horror monster movie and could be made into a series, Peter became interested.
Zhang Chen relied on horror monster movies to break into the US market. "Dark Invasion" is also a series, but their new line was not in good luck and they failed to get it, so it fell into the hands of Colombia.
He is very much looking forward to this time that "A Quiet Place" can once again replicate the miracle of "Dark Invasion".
Peter began to read the script, and Diane didn't say anything, looking around Peter's office.
The room became quiet for a moment, with only the sound of rustling pages turning.
Ten minutes later, Pete raised his eyes again: "Amazing, I really don't understand how Zhang's head grew. This script is even better than "Dark Invasion". It has the potential to be a big hit, and the cost is very low. All The total number of scenes is no more than five..."
Diane listened to Pete chattering there. Although she looked calm now, she had the same emotion as Pete when she received the script before...
She is also a veteran in the industry, and she can tell whether the script of "A Quiet Place" is good or bad at a glance.
The most important thing is that this film is really easy to make into a series, and the cost is very low.
What does this belong to? This belongs to a gold mine.
Just look at how much money Lionsgate made from the low-budget "Saw" and you'll know that no one wants to miss out on such a project, even if it's just a possibility.
Then she remembered the other scripts that were sent along with "A Quiet Place", as well as Zhang Chen and the monster universe plan he talked about on the phone, and her blood boiled just thinking about it.
One story is nested within another story, and the background is all figured out.
What kind of monster is her boss? If possible, he would like to see what is inside Zhang Chen's head and what kind of brain can produce those weird ideas.
But those are things for the future. Now, she still has to finish the things assigned by her boss first.
"Diane, when do we start?"
Hearing Peter's words, Diane came back to her senses: "No, no, no, you are mistaken. This time it is not the cooperation between Light and Star Studio, but And Xingchen Entertainment, Zhang’s film and television company in China..."
Speaking of this, Dai An felt a little sad.
According to Zhang Chen's plan, in the future, only those cult films will be co-produced by Star Studio and Hollywood film companies, while the others will be co-produced by his Star Entertainment.
“Huh? Why do you do this?”
Peter felt like he had to take off his pants and fart, which was completely unnecessary.
“I don’t know why, maybe it has something to do with his situation in China.”
Pete thoughtfully said: “It seems that his life in China is not satisfactory. Oh God, I have persuaded him to come to Hollywood, but he refused, insisting that his career is in China..."
Pete complained in a low voice, Diane smiled bitterly, and she said the same thing I have said it more than once, and Zhang Chen gave the same answer.
I really don’t understand what her boss thinks. He seems to be different from other Chinese directors.
He remembered that there seemed to be a guy named John Woo who said during the filming of "Mission: Impossible 2" that he would never make Chinese-language films again.
At that time, she thought that all Chinese directors were like this, but now she realized that it was not the case, at least his boss was not like this.
"Then what do I need to do?"
"It's very simple. Announce the news of New Line's cooperation with Star Entertainment on "A Quiet Place" as soon as possible. I think this is what Zhang needs..."
(End of this chapter)