How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 356 The 2005 North American summer vacation came a little late

finally.

诺兰这边的【蝙蝠侠1】的上映日期，从6月29调整到了7月15，推迟了将近半个月的时间。

The release date of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" starring Johnny Depp has been postponed from July 7 to September 15, which can be regarded as directly launching competition for the North American summer vacation.

To be honest, even David Morris, the president of Warner Pictures who presided over the discussion, was a little surprised when such a result came out of the discussion.

This is too intimidating to Zhang Nan.

But thinking about Zhang Nan's undefeated record over the years, and this first arrogant speech, David Morris felt that it was right for Warner Pictures to be cautious this time.

After all, the total investment in [Batman 1] plus [Charlie and the Chocolate Factory] has reached 2.6 million US dollars.

If it is crushed because of the confrontation with Zhang Nan, then Warner Pictures will not go bankrupt like MGM, but it will also be severely damaged, even with the income accumulated from [Harry Potter] over the years. .

……

Then--

As Lionsgate announced the schedule adjustment for "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Warner Pictures also subsequently announced schedule adjustments for "Batman 1" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" .

The most popular summer schedule in North America was really freed up because of Zhang Nan's slightly arrogant words.

Zhang Nan's power in Hollywood has reached its peak.

After all, Hollywood has no shortage of powerful people who can take on Hollywood giants and film and television companies in recent years.

But there has never been a man who can make Hollywood giants and film and television companies adjust movie schedules with just one arrogant word.

Such a situation made Zhang Nan feel a little unconfident. He quickly called Universal Pictures and asked them to take advantage of this time to add more large screens that can enable 3D viewing in their distribution channels.

Otherwise, if a big story is said but the scenes are sparse, it will not look good.

Universal Pictures has always attached great importance to "Jurassic World 1". Universal Pictures has used all the means that can increase the box office of "Jurassic World 1".

Even during this period, the reason why Zhang Nan's arrogant words have spread so widely is that Universal Pictures is probably secretly fueling the situation.

Now that Zhang Nan has obtained the means to continue to increase the box office of [Jurassic World 1], it is directly ALL IN.

……

5 month 19 day.

The release of "Star Wars: Episode III" marked the first shot of the 3 North American summer vacation.

This shot has a bit of a Dao Lang feel: the first shot of the North American summer vacation in 2005 came a little later than the one in 2004.

Because the first shot of the North American summer vacation usually starts in early May, but this wave has almost been delayed until the end of May.

During this period, some film and television companies also wanted to start this shot in early May.

But it can’t hold up the huge reputation accumulated by the five [Star Wars] series, not to mention that even if it overturned [Star Wars: Episode 3], it was followed closely by Zhang Nan’s [Jurassic World 1] Well, these film and television companies only dare to think about it, but don't dare to take action.

This delayed the first shot of the North American summer vacation to almost the end of May.

……

On the red carpet at the premiere of [Star Wars Episode 3].

Zhang Nan walked quickly down the red carpet as usual and said hello to George Lucas.

Originally, Zhang Nan wanted to go in just to say hello, but his visit was just a formality.

But was 'stopped' by George Lucas.

"Zhang, I heard that you want to use [Jurassic World 1] to compete with my [Star Wars Episode 3]?" George Lucas tilted his head and looked at Zhang Nan.

Zhang Nan, however, did not tolerate George Lucas at all, "Why, are Steven and I not qualified together?"

George Lucas's tilted head straightened instantly.

Zhang Nan is not easy for him to deal with, and Zhang Nan's words involve Steven again, making it even more difficult for him to fight against him.

"That's not what I meant. Don't blame me randomly. I'll sue you for defamation. You need evidence to spread rumors." George Lucas quickly explained.

Zhang Nan directly pushed George Lucas away, "Are we talking about evidence or spreading rumors? I'll tell you the truth, if it weren't for our relationship over the years, I wouldn't have given you 20 days of schedule. Luo Ji World 1] is scheduled to be released in early May."

"Are you so confident in [Jurassic World 1]?"

George Lucas has been busy filming [Star Wars Episode 3] during this time. Although he has a good relationship with Spielberg and Zhang Nan and can directly inquire about [Jurassic World 1], but I haven't had time to really pay attention to it.So [Jurassic World 1], for George Lucas, really only knows some vague content.

"Everything you say is false. Anyway, the answer will be revealed in 20 days." Zhang Nan dropped these words and strode towards the reaction hall.

George Lucas, who was left behind by Zhang Nan, had a heavy face at this time.

Because he could hear confidence in Zhang Nan's words.

This made him, who was quite confident about the box office performance of "Star Wars: Episode III" at first, a little hesitant.

After a while, George Lucas came to his senses, then took out his cell phone from his pocket and called Twentieth Century Fox.

There is only one content, which is to change the original publicity plan and change the slow-flow model to a model that focuses on the box office in the first month of release.

The advantage of this change is simple, that is, it can obtain huge box office data in the first month, but it will be weak in the follow-up.

3th Century Fox actually adjusted the schedule of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" at the request of Lionsgate. They were also a little worried about the schedule of "Star Wars Episode [-]", but they didn't dare to say anything.

After all, the one who can walk the talk in the [Star Wars] series has to be George Lucas, and [-]th Century Fox is just a collaborator.

Now that they received George Lucas's attitude, [-]th Century Fox immediately agreed.

……

Inside the theater.

Zhang Nan found his seat.

As soon as I sat down, I realized that the person sitting next to me was Tom Cruise.

Tom Cruise looked at Zhang Nan sitting next to him and felt quite uncomfortable.

Because Zhang Nan's career in recent years can be said to be blooming steadily.

But his acting career over the years has been full of surprises.

The "Mission: Impossible" series that he worked so hard to develop was blocked by Paramount. Later, he relied on his background to star in many movies, but there was only "Minority Report", a movie with Spielberg. The box office performance improved a bit, but it didn't meet expectations.

This is why he was looking for connections some time ago and collaborated with Spielberg on "War of the Worlds".

But just like top directors who know how the movie will do at the box office after filming, top actors actually feel this way too.

And this [War of the Worlds] gave him a not-so-good feeling.

So today's position near Zhang Nan was specially arranged by him with [-]th Century Fox in order to find an opportunity to chat with Zhang Nan.

Zhang Nan didn’t know that so much was going through Tom Cruise’s mind in just this short period of time. Seeing Tom Cruise stunned, Zhang Nan was the first to speak: “Cruise, we haven’t seen each other for a while, right? , I heard from Steven that you guys worked well together in [War of the Worlds]."

"Well, it's pretty good, quite enjoyable."

Hearing Zhang Nan speak, Tom Cruise quickly reacted, nodding and agreeing.

But in fact, in his heart, Tom Cruise did not feel at all how pleasant it was to work with Spielberg in "War of the Worlds".

Without it.

The rhythm and script of the movie were a bit too bad in his opinion.

It was a good commercial film, but it ended up being anticlimactic in the end, and there was no decisive battle scene.

The alien, as the main villain, suddenly died at the hands of the virus.

If two people had replaced this movie to act and direct it, it would probably not have any box office success after it was released.

But this movie was starring and directed by him and Spielberg.

It is estimated that the two people have accumulated a lot of fame over the years, and the special effects of the movie cost a lot of money, which is indeed good.

The final movie will not be low at the box office.

But Tom Cruise knows very well that this kind of movie box office data is based on the loss of his personal fame.

Of course, Spielberg's reputation was also depleted.

But... what Spielberg lost due to [War of the Worlds] can be made up for in [Jurassic World 1]!
Where does he add from?

"Zhang, after the premiere, I want to talk to you about something. Do you have time?" Tom Cruise asked directly without beating around the bush.

(End of this chapter)