Chapter 328 Cheng Long’s Invitation
Early the next morning, Dong Jianqiang called.
Zhang Chen thought he was going to see him off, but he didn't expect that was not the case at all.
“It’s broken 200 million, it’s broken 200 million~”
Dong Jianqiang murmured to himself on the phone, as if he was stunned.
"Are you really not going to wait a few more days? Wait until the celebration banquet is held before leaving~"
The 200 million yuan box office club, only Zhang Yimou has achieved it so far.
Zhang Yimou is indeed a bug-like existence. In the novel world, it is equivalent to the first high-quality book.
Zhang Chen shook his head: "Forget it, you can have the celebration banquet yourself, I'm not very interested in this~"
He really thinks this matter is meaningless, just eating, drinking and bragging. , nothing to write home about.
"By the way, how much is the box office of "Myth"?" For some reason, Zhang Chen suddenly thought of Cheng Long.
"Why do you care about this? "Myth" was released a few days ago. If I remember correctly, the box office should be 98 million."
"98 million?"< br>
"Well, if you don't say that he is the eldest brother, there is indeed a pattern. If it were given to me, I would definitely buy 2 million at the box office to make up the whole sum, but he wouldn't buy it..."
< br>The difference between a box office of over 100 million and a box office of 98 million is not 2 million, but a class.
Despite the excitement in the past two years, there are still only a few movies that can exceed 100 million in box office.
"Hero", "House of Flying Daggers", "Shark Beach", "A World Without Thieves", "Kung Fu", "Manslaughter" and "Hurricane Rescue"...
Being able to participate in a film worth over 100 million yuan, It is a matter of honor for both actors and directors.
Zhang Chen has three movies under his belt, and if calculated based on the cumulative box office, he is the highest and the number one director in the country.
Thinking of this, Dong Jianqiang immediately became excited. Although Zhang Chen acted very indifferent, he had already thought about it and would find the navy to start speculating on this matter.
Entering the 200 million yuan club is already amazing, being able to defeat Zhang Yimou is even more amazing.
He couldn't figure out why he was indifferent to this. What a great opportunity to brag.
......
Guangxi, the crew of "Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots"
Teacher Fu also saw the news and couldn't help but be proud of his students.
One of the only 200 million-dollar directors in China is his student. If you tell me, you will be envied by many people.
Just the fact that this movie was sponsored by students has made countless classmates and colleagues jealous. Why don’t I have such an outstanding student?
During these days of filming in Guangxi, the more he filmed, the more he felt that the script was good and that Mr. Motoyama’s performance was also good.
He also didn’t expect that Uncle Zhao, a performer in sketches, would be so proficient in acting that he was as good as many veteran actors in Renyi. He was really a treasure.
Fu Donglai thinks he might be able to win the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Awards next year.
...
At the same time, Lu Yang, who was far away in Hong Kong, called Zhang Chen as soon as he learned the news.
"Congratulations to senior brother, congratulations to senior brother, senior brother is the best~"
If Lu Yang hadn't been in front of him, he might have paid homage.
Zhang Chen also said cooperatively: "Well, let's get flat."
After the two of them laughed enough, they asked: "You should have almost finished filming over there, right?"
"Well, all the scenes in Hong Kong will be filmed in two days, and then we will return to the mainland. Let’s shoot the highlight~”
“Well, did anyone else make trouble later?”
At this time, Lu Yang’s voice was indescribably confident; “No, there hasn’t been one since that day. Wu Xing dared to jump out and stab him, and the other actors also cooperated..."
Of course they cooperated, and those who didn't cooperate will probably be beaten.
The two of them were chatting, and suddenly a new call came in. When they saw the name, it was Cheng Long.
"Okay, let's not talk about it for now, someone called in again."
After hanging up Lu Yang's phone, he switched to Cheng Long, and his elder brother's voice immediately came from the call. :
"Director Zhang, congratulations on entering the 200 million yuan box office club~"
"Thank you, thank you, Uncle Long, you are so polite~"
With Zhang Chen's current status, he can indeed care about many people, but Cheng Long is special.
Not only is he the same generation as his father, but in terms of age, he should be called uncle, and his status in the circle is extraordinary. Calling him uncle doesn't mean anything.
"Speaking of which, I regret so much that I let such a good work as "Rescue" slip away from me. Otherwise, I would be the starring actor with a box office of 200 million yuan now..." Cheng Long said in his tone. It was a joke, but how could Zhang Chen detect a feeling of reluctance?
"Uncle Long, there will be opportunities in the future, there will always be opportunities to cooperate~"
Zhang Chen comforted him casually, but suddenly said: "That's what we agreed. I'm not joking. Don't use my unsuitability as an excuse anymore."
Seeing Cheng Long tricking him here, Zhang Chen He shouted that he was wronged: "I'm not making excuses, you are really not suitable~"
"Okay, okay..."
I heard that he wanted to mention Xiao Longnu again. , Cheng Long immediately interrupted, and at the same time he did not forget to emphasize:
“But this time we have agreed to really cooperate. You can write the script, any type can be, comedy, Gunfights, disasters, action, horror, suspense, all of them are fine, as long as they cooperate with you..."
Cheng Long finally identified Zhang Chen.
Speaking of it, he was actually quite embarrassed.
After the new millennium, it was as if he was cursed. One after another of his Hollywood films failed, he had no choice but to return to Hong Kong.
I thought that Hong Kong was my base, but I found that Hong Kong’s box office was no longer good.
It’s not that he is failing, it’s that the entire Hong Kong market is failing.
The box office sales of "New Police Story" and "The Myth" that he came back to film in Hong Kong were not as good as those of his works a few years ago.
On the contrary, the mainland market suddenly emerged and became the box office elixir of the film market.
However, the people around me all have works worth over 100 million.
Andy Lau has it, Tony Leung has it, Stephen Chow has it, and now even good brother Tony Leung Jiahui has it, but he doesn't.
The only opportunity passed by him, and the good brother was fulfilled. He also allowed the good brother to cross 100 million yuan in one fell swoop and directly enter the 200 million yuan club.
My painstaking transformation work "Myth" finally sold out at 98 million.
Boss Yang wanted to buy box office, but his elder brother's pride made him refuse such an approach.
If I exceed 100 million, I will rely on my ability to do so. This is the unique pride of Big Brother~
Zhang Chen was speechless. He knew that he was being tricked, but he couldn't refuse, because The opponent is Cheng Long.
Cheng Long has definitely contributed to the development of the entire Chinese film and television industry.
In later generations, his achievements have actually surpassed Bruce Lee's.
It’s just that Cheng Long has an extremely serious personal style. It’s really hard to choose what kind of subject matter to work with.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind~
"Uncle Long, I thought of it~"
"What is it?"
"A new action category, parkour, do you know?"
Cheng Long on the other end was silent. It was obvious that he knew very little about this extreme sport that was born under his influence.
"It doesn't matter if you don't know. Go and find out. Especially in France, there is a man named David Bell who is a master in this field. You can learn from him. The story I think of is about running Cool..."
Yes, Zhang Chen was thinking of the "Violent Street" series.
Rather than saying it is a movie, it is better to say it is a parkour promotional video.
Even David Bell admitted that parkour was inspired by Cheng Long's movies.
It would be nice to have him star in a parkour promotional video with his idol.
"Okay, I will definitely learn it. When are you going to shoot?"
"Well, I can't decide yet. I have too many film appointments. Maybe next year, maybe the year after..."
What Zhang Chen said was obviously not good news, but Cheng Long was still willing to wait.
After finalizing these, Cheng Long had nothing else to say. The two were about to hang up the phone when Cheng Long suddenly remembered something: "Oh, by the way, I have a comedy movie "Baby Project" in the first half of next year, and there is a character in it. The role is very suitable for Gao Yuanyuan, please ask her to try it out~"
Zhang Chen was stunned, and just about to refuse, he found that the person on the other end had hung up the phone.
Obviously, Cheng Long was reciprocating the favor.
No matter how big or small the role is, as long as it appears in Cheng Long's movie, it is enough for many people to brag about it for a lifetime.
Giving such an opportunity to Gao Yuanyuan is obviously a return of the favor just now.
But, brother, there is really no need~
In fact, Da Meiyuan and I are not that close~
But it is useless to say anything else at this time.
A few minutes later, Zhang Chen informed Da Meiyuan of the news. As for whether "Baby Project" will conflict with "Search", it depends on Da Meiyuan's own methods.
……
I have an idea and I don’t really want to write "Painted Skin" anymore.
Recently, my thinking has gradually become clearer, and I want to make more movies from abroad.
What do you think?
(End of this chapter)