How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 315 Spielberg’s visit

To be honest, Zhang Nan had thought that after the success of "Pirates of the Caribbean" at the box office, some people would attribute its success to him.

But I didn't expect it to be so big.

After all, in the entire [Pirates of the Caribbean], the performance of Johnny Depp's Captain Jack is visible to the naked eye.

And now this situation, which far exceeds its expectations, can only prove one result.

That is because of his hard work in Hollywood over the years, these Hollywood giants and media have been somewhat 'tamed' by him.

Of course, this result has no disadvantages for Zhang Nan, only advantages.

The only one affected is Johnny Depp.

Because his contribution in "Pirates of the Caribbean" was completely overshadowed by Zhang Nan, Johnny Depp did not dare to ask too high for the next sequel of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Yes, even Johnny Depp thinks so.

But this is not necessarily a bad thing for Johnny Depp.

After all, he ended up having conflicts with Disney over the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and the main reason was the high price of the film. Zhang Nan's step helped him solve a problem in advance.

……

7 month 18 day.

According to the original plan, [Bad Boys 2] starring Will Smith was going to be released in the North American movie market.

But looking at the scene, Zhang Nan's "Pirates of the Caribbean" was frantically beating Schwarzenegger's "Terminator 3".

Will Smith, the star of "Bad Boys 2", touched his body, which is a bit thin compared to Schwarzenegger.

Michael Bay, the director of "Bad Boys 2", also recalled the memory of being bombarded by Zhang Nan in many of his past works.

Colombia, the producer of [Bad Boys 2], even took a look at the US$2 million production fee for [Bad Boys 2300], which was less than a fraction of [Terminator 3].

In the end, it was decided to postpone the release.

7 month 25 day.

"Tomb Raider 9000", which Paramount invested 2 million US dollars in production fees, also followed the role of "Jedi Men 2" and postponed its release.

Then during the summer vacation of the North American Film Market, a rare scene appeared.

[Pirates of the Caribbean] beat [Terminator 3], which had high hopes, for more than a month.

Shockingly, "Terminator 3", which originally dared to release 3 million U.S. dollars in the North American movie market, lost half of its slogans, and allowed "Terminator 3" to be released in the North American movie market for a month, and only took 1.5 million. The US dollar box office is a result similar to that of "The Hulk" - the North American box office does not even cover the production fee.

Fortunately, in terms of overseas box office, "Terminator 3" is doing pretty well, with a box office of more than 2 million U.S. dollars, bringing the total global box office of "Terminator 3" to more than 4 million U.S. dollars.

And "Pirates of the Caribbean", while suppressing "Terminator 3", made a huge box office of 3.05 million U.S. dollars in North America, and also scored 3.5 million U.S. dollars at the global box office, pushing its total box office to To the extent of $6.5 million.

It can be said to be extremely domineering.

But for commercial blockbusters, the box office in the first month is basically 90.00% of its box office.

And this is the hottest summer vacation period in North America. [Pirates of the Caribbean] and [Terminator 3] have stopped, and the previously postponed [Jedi Men 2] and [Tomb Raider 2] have appropriately begun to be released.

Therefore, the final box office data of [Pirates of the Caribbean] and [Terminator 3] are basically settled. …

Inside a Hollywood villa.

Although [Tomb Raider 2] has been postponed, the box office results have not changed much compared to the original time and space.

With a cost of 9000 million U.S. dollars, it only achieved a box office of 7000 million U.S. dollars in North America, and the total global box office was only 1.6 million U.S. dollars.

It can be said that this [Tomb Raider 2] is a bit of a loss, and Paramount, which is having a hard time, is likely to terminate the continued development of this project.

So... as the star of the movie "Tomb Raider 2" with a female protagonist, Jun Ji-hyun came directly to Zhang Nan's villa when the movie's box office results were almost settled.

Because in Hollywood, there is only one starring film like this.

"Okay, okay, it's not good to settle down at the box office, but that is already a settled fact. No matter how you sit on me now, you can't change it! My abdominal muscles are a little stiff from your sitting on me. Okay, can we change our exercise routine?"

Zhang Nan was lying on the bed, supporting Jun Ji-hyun, who was constantly performing non-standard squat movements, and trying to persuade her.

"Ouba, I can't live without the [Tomb Raider] series!" Jun Ji-hyun has completely lost his mind now, and his words are a little bit wrong.

"I know, I will talk to Paramount. It should be no problem to make another film. At the worst, I will get a larger share of the project and let Paramount get a smaller share, but you also have to give me a little credit. If you lose money on the next movie, I think you should stop being in the entertainment industry. There is a circle called the toilet in the three-piece bathroom set, which is very suitable for you."

Hearing Zhang Nan's promise in the first half of the sentence, Quan Zhixian was very relieved, so he worked harder.

But after listening to the second half of Zhang Nan's words, Quan Zhixian's beautiful eyes flowed.

"Oppa~, you are so understanding!"

……

The next day.

Zhang Nan walked out of the bedroom and came to the living room holding her waist.

The main reason why I came out even though I was feeling unwell was that another guest came, and this guest was quite respectable.

It was Steven Spielberg.

When Zhang Nan walked down the stairs, he found that Spielberg had broken in and skillfully found a seat on the sofa to sit down.

Even hearing footsteps, Spielberg, who looked up at the stairs, greeted Zhang Nan with his expression from a distance.

"Steven, I have something to say. My lumbar muscles have been a little strained in the past two days, so I don't have time to chat with you." Zhang Nan went directly to his sofa and was not polite to Spielberg.

Spielberg didn't care when he saw this. After all, the friendship between the two and their mutual status meant that the two of them must be relatively skilled in getting along like this.

"Lumbar muscle strain? I'm afraid it's not a muscle strain!"

Spielberg's old face showed a trace of a bad smile, and he said in a tone of experience: "Zhang, sometimes you should exercise appropriately! Otherwise, you will suffer when you get old."

"So - can you tell me more about the crime you are suffering now? I want to see if it can be avoided." Zhang Nan asked directly and politely.

When Spielberg was asked about the unspeakable secret, his old face twitched and he was a little speechless. He quickly changed the subject and said: "I am here to talk to you about three things."

(End of this chapter)