How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 294 Whet Peter Jackson's Appetite
12 month 18 day.

With its predecessor "Lord of the Rings 1" and its box office of 9.74 million US dollars, "Harry Potter 1" still hit the global box office of more than 8 million US dollars.

The scene of [The Lord of the Rings 2] is even more huge.

This time, the premieres were held simultaneously in places around the world where they could be released simultaneously, instead of just having a big scene in London like the previous one.

And due to the outstanding performance of "Lord of the Rings 1" in the North American film market, this wave of New Line Cinema has also put most of its energy on the premiere ceremony in North America.

Therefore, the premiere scene in North America was very ostentatious.

And since the charm of "The Lord of the Rings" mainly lies in the magical color of the movie, the protagonists are actually more like symbols to the audience, and they cannot bring much fan effect to themselves.

Therefore, when Zhang Nan's figure appeared on the red carpet, the fans around the premiere and the paparazzi and reporters standing on both sides of the red carpet erupted a warm response that had never been seen before.

"Zhang, your popularity is really not just an excuse!" Director Peter Jackson greeted Zhang Nan politely as he walked up the red carpet.

Zhang Nan has heard such compliments many times.

But only this time, Zhang Nan's reaction was quite modest and self-satisfied, he waved his hand slightly, and said, "It's all the love of movie fans and the love of colleagues."

Without it.

Whether the words of praise are effective or not depends on the person who speaks.

When other people said this, Zhang Nan naturally laughed it off.

However, Peter Jackson has already filmed the trilogy of "The Lord of the Rings", and the released "Lord of the Rings 1" has achieved a global box office of more than 8 million US dollars. The box office of the upcoming "Lord of the Rings 2" will also hit another record. For Xingao people, Zhang Nan's reaction naturally couldn't just be laughed off.

We must know that the current Peter Jackson, relying on the box office of "Lord of the Rings 1", has already reached the status of Spielberg, George Lucas and James Cameron in Hollywood.

What's more, there is a "Hobbit" trilogy behind Peter Jackson.

Of course, the most important thing is that Zhang Nan is asking Peter Jackson for this trip.

So after a few words with Peter Jackson, Zhang Nan started to insinuate himself with Peter Jackson.

"Peter, now that [Lord of the Rings 2] is about to be released, how is the post-processing of [Lord of the Rings 3] going?" Zhang Nan asked with a deeper meaning.

Although the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy has been filmed long ago, in fact, it can only be regarded as the rough material, and various operations and processing are required to complete the film. This is why the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy The main reason why only one movie is released every other year, rather than all of them released at once.

Of course, this kind of operation of one film a year also has a secondary reason why New Line Pictures wants to keep the water flowing and maximize profits.

"With the experience of the first two films, it is estimated that in two or three months, we will be able to deal with it." Peter Jackson thought for a while and gave the answer to Zhang Nan's question, but he did not feel the meaning of Zhang Nan's words. deep meaning.

"Is it still scheduled to be released in December?" Zhang Nanming asked knowingly.

Peter Jackson nodded, "New Line Films thinks this way, and I don't have any objections. After all, compared to the summer vacation file with a large market and fierce competition, the Christmas file seems to be more suitable for [Lord of the Rings] Some."

Hollywood is superstitious like this. If a series of movies is popular in that schedule, then if there is no accident, the follow-up series will all be in this schedule.

"I'm done with [Lord of the Rings 3], do you have any arrangements?" Zhang Nan continued.

Even Peter Jackson, who was in a state of smugness, could hear some deep meaning from Zhang Nan's words at this time.

After all, relying on the box office of "The Lord of the Rings 1", he has indeed gained both fame and fortune, and his status in Hollywood has also risen again and again.

But Zhang Nan's situation in recent years is no worse than his own. In fact, if you really talk about it, it is an achievement that is even higher than him.

Because "Lord of the Rings 1" only grossed over 8 million US dollars at the global box office, it did not even reach the box office threshold of [-] billion US dollars, and it was still far short of that.

However, Zhang Nan passed the threshold of the global box office of one billion US dollars many years ago, and this year he directed and acted in a film "Rebirth of the Doom 1", which also crossed the threshold of the global box office of two billion US dollars.

"Not yet. If I really want to say it, that is, I have some ideas about adapting the old movie [King Kong], but the copyright is in the hands of Universal Pictures. I have been in contact with Universal Pictures recently, but It may take several years to discuss, so Zhang, do you have a project here?"

Peter Jackson confided to Zhang Nan about his recent situation. At the end of the words, he revealed his strong desire to cooperate with Zhang Nan, and his eyes lit up.

Without it.

At present, there are no directors and protagonists in Hollywood who do not want to cooperate with Zhang Nan.

After all, Zhang Nan's undefeated experience over the years and the exaggerated box office performance of each movie are so attractive.

Seeing that Peter Jackson, who is almost at the top in Hollywood, showed a strong willingness to cooperate in the face of his own insinuations, Zhang Nan was quite proud.

But regarding the plan for the derivative film of "The Lord of the Rings", although he is very sure that he can persuade the president of New Line Pictures, Alan Toby, he has not discussed it with him at this time, and it is not very good to give Peter Jackson a package. Reply to ticket.

"It's still an idea. I have to talk to Allen to see if it works."

Zhang Nan explained vaguely, "But it won't take too long. I'll go over to chat with Alan when I see him in a while, and I'll give you the exact news after the premiere."

Peter Jackson was whetted by Zhang Nan and wanted to continue asking.

But Zhang Nan suddenly saw Alan Toby, so he patted Peter Jackson on the shoulder, interrupted his movement of opening his mouth, left Peter Jackson's side, and walked towards Alan Toby.

Only Peter Jackson, who hesitated to speak, was left in place, looking a little lonely.

Fortunately, this is the premiere of [Lord of the Rings 2], whoever is lonely, Peter Jackson, the director of the [Lord of the Rings] series, cannot be lonely.

As soon as Zhang Nan left, the atmosphere in which the two big bosses were talking about keeping strangers away was over.

A group of guests who came to attend "Lord of the Rings 2" crowded in front of Peter Jackson.

All kinds of flattery are basically constant, trying to impress Peter Jackson, a great director, and trying to get some salary from Peter Jackson.

Let Peter Jackson seem to see himself before and just now, in front of Zhang Nan, from these people.

(End of this chapter)