my movie years

Chapter 137

All these opportunities were brought by Zhang Hao, so Zhao Liying was very grateful to Zhang Hao, and always wanted to treat him to a meal, or to see if there was any opportunity to repay the favor, to act with zero pay or something.

But looking at the eager eyes of the people around, Zhao Liying knew that she had no chance.At least before climbing to a higher position, it is impossible for her to have any interaction with Zhang Hao.

Thinking of this, she envied Da Mi Mi very much.

This woman is lucky, why can she find such a good match.

Not only Zhao Liying is jealous of Da Mimi, but other actresses in the banquet hall who have various ideas about Zhang Hao are also jealous of Da Mimi.

Many of them have malicious intentions, cursing Da Mi Mi and Zhang Hao to break up early, so that they can be in charge.

According to this idea, it is better to have a big power.Although Da Mi Mi's journey as an actor through Zhang Hao is very smooth, but at least Da Mi Mi really likes Zhang Hao.

Individuals in the banquet hall had their own thoughts, while Zhang Hao was interviewed by reporters outside the banquet hall.

"Director Zhang Hao, your box office of "The Prestige" has exceeded 3.5 million, and it has also broken the box office record of your director career. How do you feel about this?"

Zhang Hao replied: "I'm very happy. The high box office shows that the audience recognizes my work, which gives me more motivation to continue to create more wonderful film works for the audience."

"Director Zhang Hao, Mr. Chen Shijiu, a famous film critic, criticized your film for being too commercial and lacking artistic expression. How do you respond to this?"

It seems that this reporter doesn't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement, and he dares to ask such a question on such an occasion.

The reporters present all looked at Zhang Hao, holding up their cameras, expecting Zhang Hao's response.

"So? Many Hollywood movies also come from the mainland. Isn't this money? Is it necessary to care about these things?
I think, let the movie return to the movie itself, and don't be affected by these out-of-context news, speculation, or public opinion provoked for some purpose.

Let the movie, return to the movie itself. "

After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he ignored the reporters and went straight into the banquet hall.

Many reporters looked at each other in blank dismay, and then dispersed.

They also wanted to go in, and they were able to get in in the past, but now they absolutely can't get in without an invitation.

As soon as Zhang Hao walked into the banquet hall, all eyes were on him, and then there was warm applause in the banquet hall.

This applause is the greatest respect for a director, and Zhang Hao deserves such applause.

Yu Dong greeted him, took two glasses of champagne from the waiter, and handed Zhang Hao a glass.Loudly said: "I propose, toast to director Zhang Hao's achievements."

"Cheers..." There were almost 100 people in the banquet hall, and they all raised their glasses.

An assistant held up a camera and took pictures of this scene, which is also a good publicity idea.

After drinking, everyone came up to greet Zhang Hao and get to know each other.

Yu Dong arranged for an assistant to communicate with Zhang Hao's assistant Tang Xiqian and the manager of the hotel in the banquet hall: "After the ice is knocked, serve the cake, then turn off the lights, and sing Happy Birthday together."

"Okay, I have already arranged it here."

"There is also a special room for presents. Director Zhang means that he will accept gifts that are not too expensive. If they are too expensive, he will donate them to charity in the name of the gift giver," Tang Xiqian said.

"OK, let's arrange it like this!"

Everyone split up and made final arrangements.

As a director to Zhang Hao's level, a simple celebration banquet and birthday are no longer simple.

"One, two, three..." Along with the sound, Zhang Hao and Yu Dong smashed 3.5 million ice cubes together, and the banquet hall applauded like thunder.

The cumulative box office of "Fatal Prestige" is 3.5 million, which is worth celebrating.

Deng Chao, the temporary guest host, held up the microphone and said, "Today is our director Zhang Hao's 25th birthday. Let us all wish him a happy birthday together."

After Deng Chao finished speaking, the lights in the banquet hall were turned off, leaving only a few warm lights.

Da Mimi and Zhang Hao's good friend Ma Qiang pushed the cake cart over and sang the happy birthday song softly.

Then the whole audience sang in chorus: "Happy birthday to you~
happy birthday to you~
happy birthday to you~
Happy birthday to you~"

One time was not enough, when the cake trolley was pushed in front of Zhang Hao, and when Zhang Hao made a wish, the English version came again.

Zhang Hao silently stood in front of the cake cart and made three wishes, then blew out the candles on the cake cart.

"Happy birthday~" Da Mimi said, and handed Zhang Hao a knife for cutting cakes.

"Cut it with me!" Zhang Hao said.

"Okay."

So, Zhang Hao and Da Mi Mi cut the three-layer cake.The mischievous Da Mi Mi even smeared a little cream on Zhang Hao's cheeks, Zhang Hao was not to be outdone, and came back together for revenge.

Da Mi Mi was being bullied, so she quickly greeted her good friend: "Tang Tang, Shi Shi, come and help me."

Tang Yan and Liu Shishi shook their heads and said, "You guys come by yourself, we dare not."

The relationship between them and Zhang Hao is not that good, what if Zhang Hao doesn't want to get angry.

Looking at Zhang Hao and Da Mimi who were fighting, President Wang smiled and said to Yu Dong: "Sure enough, you are a young man. It makes me feel a few years younger."

"Yeah, it's nice to be young." Yu Dong also laughed.

After breaking the ice, singing the birthday song, and sharing the cake, it's time to socialize.

In fact, this is also the most important part of the celebration banquet, and some projects may be born from here.

Yu Dong found Zhang Hao and chatted on the sofa in a corner: "I heard that you are preparing a film?"

Zhang Hao didn't hide anything, and said truthfully: "Yes, I have already invited Hua Tsai to join. Haotian Studio intends to be a sole proprietor of this film, mainly for the prize."

After saying this, Yu Dong understood, and immediately said: "In terms of distribution, Bona will fully support you."

"Thank you Mr. Yu." Zhang Hao thanked.

"You're welcome, we are partners, so we should cooperate seamlessly." Yu Dong patted Zhang Hao on the shoulder, satisfied with the answer, and went to socialize.

Zhang Hao happened to see Zhou Xun who came to the celebration banquet, so he asked, "Brother Xun, do you have time to chat with me?"

"Of course I'm free," Zhou Xun asked, holding a glass of wine and sitting on the sofa next to Zhang Hao, "What does Director Xiao Zhang want from me?"

Zhang Hao has always been too lazy to beat around the bush, and cut straight to the point: "It's like this, I'm preparing a new film, it's a literary film, and I plan to go abroad to compete for awards.

There happens to be a role that is very suitable for you. I wonder if you are interested in acting. "

"Really?" Zhou Xun's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What genre? Has the leading role been decided yet?"

"It's a feature film, it tells the story of the mortician, Hua Tsai has already agreed to act in this film, and I plan to invite Mr. Jin Shijie, it's up to you." Zhang Hao said.

"Okay, when?" Zhou Xun was of course interested.

"Just next month, do you think about it?"

"Next month? No problem. My "The Great Magician" has just finished filming. Give me the script earlier, and I will take it." Zhou Xun agreed.

Therefore, Zhang Hao successfully abducted Zhou Gongzi to star in this film.

The two of them didn't talk about the remuneration. First, they knew that the remuneration for such a film would not be too high. Second, this kind of thing is usually discussed by the producer and the agent.

After talking with Zhou Xun, Zhang Hao approached Qin Hao again, and confessed directly: "Actually, I originally planned to invite you as the leading actor."

Qin Hao was very excited, but knew that there was still a follow-up.

Sure enough, there was a but after that.

"However, Hua Tsai lowered his salary. For the sake of the film, the male lead finally gave it to him." Zhang Hao said, observing Qin Hao's reaction at the same time.

A trace of disappointment flashed across Qin Hao's face, but he still forced a smile: "It's okay Director Zhang, we will have a chance to cooperate again later."

"I'm sorry for you, I broke the appointment."

"No, no, nothing, don't say that." Qin Hao said.

Originally, Zhang Hao just invited him to the celebration banquet, and didn't make any promises to him.Qin Hao was sober, so he didn't feel cheated.

Instead, Qin Hao said: "It is my honor to have this opportunity to meet Zhang Dao."

"Haha, it's also my honor to know such an excellent actor as you." Zhang Hao said, took a script from his assistant Tang Xiqian, and handed it to Qin Hao: "There is no male lead actor, but please be sure to guest star me." movie of."

"Director Zhang invited me so kindly, how dare I refuse, isn't it just a cameo, I'll accept it even if I don't need a paycheck." Qin Hao has the straightforward atmosphere of a Northeast person, and he agreed regardless of what the role is.

After Qin Hao left, Zhang Hao asked Tang Qianqian beside him: "Brother Xun said just now that he starred in "The Great Magician"?"

"Yes, boss." Tang Qianqian replied.

"So, doesn't Liang Chaowei have time?"

"I'm afraid not, because Director Wong Kar Wai called Leung Chiu Wai over again, and now he is filming "The Grandmaster"."

"Uh," Zhang Hao paused, shook his head and said, "Forget it, that's it."

Although he was the main character at tonight's celebration banquet, Zhang Hao didn't seem to have any intention of coming out to socialize.After chatting with Qin Hao, Zhang Hao continued chatting with Guo Fan.

"How was the production of "Shark Beach"?" Zhang Hao asked.

Guo Fan replied: "The filming work has been completed, and there is still some post-production work that needs to be completed, so we can officially enter the publicity stage at the end of August."

"Very good, this is your first time directing independently, you have to do this job well, don't make it impossible to go on at the beginning." Zhang Hao told Guo Fan.

Guo Fan laughed and said, "It doesn't matter, if the box office hits the market, I will continue to come back to be your assistant director."

"welcome any time."

The two men looked at each other and smiled, reaching a tacit understanding.

After talking about things, Zhang Hao went out to socialize.

This time there was no role like Zheng Guohui, and Guo Fan and Ma Qiang acted as masters of drinking, so the celebration banquet seemed to be uneventful, and Zhang Hao was not even drunk.

Deng Chao and Huang Xiaoming found Zhang Hao, and they said gratefully: "Thank you Director Zhang, thank you for giving us this opportunity."

"You're welcome, it's all your hard work." Zhang Hao said with a smile.

"No, no, no," Deng Chao said, "You don't know, since "The Prestige and Magic" became a big hit, there are so many scripts in my hand that I can't fit them in."

Huang Xiaoming also echoed: "Me too, now I have more than 30 notebooks in my hand, and I am confused."

"Yes, if there is a place where Director Zhang needs me in the future, such as guest appearances or something, I will come without saying a word."

"Me too……"

"It's easy to say." Zhang Hao accepted Deng Chao and Huang Xiaoming's thanks.

Amidst the laughter, the celebration banquet came to an end, which also indicated that "The Prestige" is coming to an end in the mainland theaters.

If the film can get the extension key, it will be delayed until mid-August at most.

Although the summer schedule in the mainland market is not as intense as that of Hollywood, there are still many films waiting to be released. It is estimated that "The Prestige" has been squeezed and there is not much room for it.

Back at home at night, Da Mi Mi was stretched out on the sofa.He shouted: "I'm so tired, I don't want to move at all."

"Isn't it? Are you that tired?" Zhang Hao asked with a smile.

"Of course, you can ask Guo Fan, he is crazy about filming, he is so crazy, filming with him is torture." Da Mimi spat.

"But he is indeed a serious and responsible director, isn't he?" Zhang Hao said.

"That's right," Da Mi Mi also agrees, complaining just to act like a baby with her boyfriend.

"Okay," Zhang Hao patted Da Mimi's white and tender calf, a princess hugged Da Mimi, looked into her eyes and said, "Lady, I will serve you tonight."

"Don't, don't, don't..." Da Mi Mi Buyi writhed back and forth in Zhang Hao's arms.

Zhang Hao naturally reacted, and amidst Da Mi Mi's exclamation, he directly hugged him into the bedroom...

In addition to the great success in the mainland market, the overseas copyright sales of "Fatal Prestige" have also achieved good results.

The previous two films gave Zhang Hao good confidence in the market, which made "The Prestige" very popular.Especially the two regions of Japan and South Korea are regarded as the audience of the Greater China Cultural Circle, although these two regions do not recognize it.

In the past, Hong Kong Island movies could achieve good results in these two places, but with the gradual decline of Hong Kong Island movies, it has been a long time since Chinese movies have been seen in these two places.

Recently, Zhang Hao's works are more popular.

The film dealers in the two places are very fond of Zhang Hao's works, and after seeing the finished film of "The Prestige", they love it even more.

So after some bidding, the copyrights of the two places were sold for 200 million.

After that, there will be copyrights in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and other parts of Asia, as well as copyrights in Europe and the United States, and copyrights in Ah San.

It is worth mentioning that Ah San's remake of the Bollywood version of "Genius Gunner" has been confirmed to be introduced to mainland theaters, and audiences can compare which one is better.

Not only that, a director in Thailand also plans to remake "Genius Gunner", there is also a director over there who wants to remake "Genius Gunner", and South Korea also has one.

For a while, "Genius Gunner" actually had a tendency to become "Meteor Garden", and was remade by various countries in East Asia.

As the copyright owner, Zhang Hao certainly welcomes them to remake.

Because, in this way, some very good conditions can be negotiated, such as adaptation copyright fees, and participation in the box office share.

This also means that, although the box office income of a movie is important, it is not one of the main sources of income.

In terms of peripheral development, Chinese-language films are far inferior to Hollywood on the opposite side. After all, after decades of commercial development, the market system is already very mature.

However, incomplete development also represents an opportunity for growth. You can learn from other people's experience and avoid some detours.

Like later, the peripherals of "The Wandering Earth 2" were sold out, which is enough to prove that the peripheral development of the Chinese film market has reached a certain level.

In addition to copyrights in Asia, which are already very hot, there are also a lot of scattered copyright sales in Europe.

What's more, what people pay is in US dollars, which adds up to tens of millions when converted into RMB.

But North America is not so good. We all know that the North American film market is very exclusive. Even if they are both English-speaking countries, it is basically difficult for films from other English-speaking countries to be released in North America.

What's more, it's a Chinese movie.

While "Manslaughter" set a box office of more than 30 US dollars in North America, the box office of "Genius Gunner" also only reached more than 20 US dollars.

Although it is said that the box office is so low because of the insufficient number of theaters and screens.

But even if we increase the number of theaters and screens, it is estimated that the box office will not increase much.

Therefore, the copyright of "The Prestige" in North America did not sell well.

If it's a costume blockbuster, it might sell better.

But soon, Chinese costume blockbusters will become obsolete in Hollywood.

Another thing worthy of attention is that "Manslaughter 2" produced and distributed by Bona Pictures has also landed in theaters.

The film is directed by Ye Weimin, a director from Hong Kong who went north. He once directed "Certificate of Voting" with Chen Kexin, and also directed "People on the Journey".

It's a pity that it wasn't "People on the Journey: Lost in Thailand", otherwise it would have taken off directly.

The leading actors are Xie Tingfeng, Wu Zhenyu, Liao Fan, Fan Binbing.

Just looking at the lineup, you can tell that this movie is just a sequel to "Manslaughter", but it has nothing to do with Zhang Hao's "Manslaughter" story.

Zhang Hao took the time to watch it. It was a Hong Kong-style gangster movie, and it still had the usual flavor.

As expected, the film earned 1536.5 million box office on the first day, and 6211.4 million box office in three days on the first weekend.The investment in the film has reached 7000 million, and it still needs to work hard to get back the money through the box office.

One more thing, I mentioned before that a director wanted to put the story of "Genius Gunner" on the college entrance examination, but was ruthlessly killed by the scissors.

The director came up with "Our Exam Era" directly on a whim.

In the interview, the director said that what he showed was a story unique to the campus life of a Chinese high school, and then took a little of the popularity of "Genius Gunner". .

Ever since, the title of this film is about exams, but it actually talks about the youthful restlessness of male and female students.

Not to mention, not many shots were taken, the pictures are very beautiful, and the leading actors are all handsome men and women, which attracted many good-looking fans to watch.

The starring role of the film is Zhu Yilong who was rejected during the audition for "Genius Gunner".

"Our Age of Exams" and "Manslaughter 2" were released at the same time, and they gained quite a good box office. They won 3369.8 million box office in the first week.

Compared with the investment of several million in the film, after time accumulated, the box office has almost doubled.

When other film companies and investors saw it, this genre was good, simple and easy to write.It's a youthful dog-blood story. If you find a few handsome men and women to play the roles, you will have a good box office and a good tool for making money.

Unlike Zhang Hao's movies, all of them are difficult movies, and his stories can't be imagined by ten or eight minds.

In other words, movies such as "Manslaughter", "Genius Gunner" and "Fatal Magic" cannot be reproduced in large quantities, and it is not easy to operate.

But a youth film like "Our Exam Times" is a replicable model, and everyone is moved.

It is estimated that the director himself did not expect that he accidentally opened his mind and created a genre of youth films.

"The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" cried and fainted in the toilet, because it was robbed of its title before it was released.

(End of this chapter)