How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 36 Luc Besson
Didn’t you see that [Modu Fortress] was so bad, the box office on the first day was 7000 million, and it was only because the movie was too bad that the box office reached 2000 million on the second day.

And Twentieth Century Fox spent a lot of effort to promote it before the release of "Independence Day".

Not to mention advertising everywhere, it also created a precedent. During the intermission of the Super Bowl, it spent 130 million US dollars on the "Independence Day" film.

With such a handwriting, if the box office of "Independence Day" does not explode on the first day, it is estimated that [-]th Century Fox will explode.

Of course, [Modu Fortress] cannot be compared with [Independence Day].

The quality of [Independence Day] is very explosive in this era.

However, Zhang Nan's dull response made Will Smith on the phone very upset.

What's the matter, brother, the movie starring my brother is a big hit at the box office, so I called you as soon as possible to announce the good news.

Is that how you react?
"Oh, it's over, Zhang, when your movie is released..."

Speaking of this, Will Smith paused for a moment, staying up all night waiting for the box office data made his brain a little bit dull, and only then did he realize that Zhang Nan had just debuted for less than a year, and when Zhang Nan's "Jingcheng Wuguan" was released, the two hadn't met yet. know.

Then...then you can't complain like that.

Will Smith just wanted to change his mouth.

At this time, Zhang Nan had recovered from the state after being woken up.

Seeing that it was five o'clock, Zhang Nan couldn't continue to sleep, and Zhang Nan planned to mess with Will Smith's mentality of waking him up.

"Will, in fact, the box office on the first day of a movie is not very important, what is important is the box office trend on the next day and even after that.

Whether the box office on the first day is good or not has already been determined before the movie is released, relying on the promotional campaign before the movie is released.

What you should pay attention to is the next day and subsequent box office, and you also need to follow the crew to run promotions and announcements, which is very tiring.

Have you been up all night?
I suggest that you take a break right now, and you will be busy later. "

After Zhang Nan finished speaking, he hung up the phone, and Will Smith on the other side of the phone was taken aback.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is indeed the case.

Thinking of this, Will Smith's original excitement due to the box office hit on the first day of "Independence Day" slowly dissipated, replaced by the exhaustion of not sleeping all night and the worry about the busy work in the next few days.

Zhang Nan's action can be regarded as making Will Smith feel uncomfortable.
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nine in the morning.

[Independence Day] is still in hot theaters.

At this time, the premiere box office of more than 5000 million US dollars was still very explosive, and the popularity directly made it occupy the headlines of newspapers in North America and even the global film industry.

Although Zhang Nan was woken up by Will Smith at five o'clock in the morning, he didn't have a good rest.

But Zhang Nan looked at the golden finger, it was originally because the box office appeal of [Jingcheng Martial Art Museum] had remained at 2.4 million U.S. dollars after it was released worldwide, and it started to soar again.

Let Zhang Nan forgive Will Smith for disturbing his dream in his heart.

However, although the box office appeal is soaring, Zhang Nan is very happy with the result of the box office appeal in vain.

But the work that has been determined still needs to be done.

[Fifth Element] The machine will start in the afternoon, and he, who is the protagonist, naturally can't come here at the last minute, that would be too impolite.

So I tidied up a bit. Anyway, there are makeup artists and stylists on the set, who will help Zhang Nan get it done, so Zhang Nan drove towards the set of [The Fifth Element].

When he arrived at the set, Zhang Nan didn't expect that he would meet the director Luc Besson immediately.

"Zhang, you're here so early."

Director Luc Besson was watching the staff set up the scene on the set. When he saw Zhang Nan coming, he walked towards Zhang Nan enthusiastically.

Zhang Nan also responded enthusiastically, "Hi director, I like your film [This killer is not too cold] very much."

To praise someone, of course, you must praise the point you are most proud of.

As a director, what is more worthy of praise than the masterpiece of his career.

At this time, Luc Besson was only in his 30s, and the most outstanding work in his directorial career was "This Killer Is Not So Cold".

This "The Killer Is Not So Cold" is to Luc Besson what "Farewell My Concubine" is to Chen Wuji.

The reason why Luc Besson was chosen by Sony-Columbia, one of the eight giants of Hollywood, to direct the top B-level movie [The Fifth Element] with an investment of 9000 million US dollars, is mainly because [This Killer Is Not So Cold] This movie has a strong reputation in literature and art. film achievements.

Or to put it more accurately, it is because of the success of [This killer is not too cold].

Sony Columbia found Luc Besson and asked him to be the director of the project [Fifth Element].

So Zhang Nan's compliment is considered a compliment to Luc Besson's heart.

After hearing this, Luc Besson couldn't close his mouth happily.

"I still have a few collector's edition discs released by the movie in my hand. If you like it, I will give you one later."

Luc Besson is a real person, in the face of praise, he just opens his mouth to give a disc.

Of course.

Also at this time [This killer is not too cold] still lacks time to brew, and it is not as famous as later generations, so the disc is not worth much now, so Luc Besson is willing to give it away.

As for Luc Besson's behavior, Zhang Nan certainly would not refuse, and accepted it with a smile.

With this disc, Zhang Nan feels that when he returns to China in the future, if he has the opportunity to show off his contacts in Hollywood over the years with the domestic directors and stars, he will have another piece of "physical evidence".

The two had just chatted a few words at the entrance of the studio, when there was a problem with the set, Luc Besson hurried over to solve it.

Before leaving, Luc Besson called an assistant director and took Zhang Nan to the set for a while.

After all, the official start time is in the afternoon, and Zhang Nan, the leading actor, cannot be allowed to do physical work in the crew, so people can only take Zhang Nan to stroll around the set to pass the time.

And Zhang Nan, who was wandering around the set with the assistant director, looked at the somewhat messy environment on the set, and he had a rough understanding of Luc Besson's director level.

[The Fifth Element] is Luc Besson's first commercial film.

The success of [The Fifth Element] affects the success or failure of Luc Besson's transformation from an art film director to a commercial film director.

It can be said that the meaning of [Fifth Element] to Luc Besson at this time is equivalent to the meaning of [Hero] to Zhang Guoshi a few years later.

The relationship is very important, and it will affect the future career. Luc Besson cannot be treated carelessly. The preliminary preparations of [The Fifth Element] are all under the supervision of Luc Besson himself.

Therefore, the situation on the set of "The Fifth Element" can reflect Luc Besson's directing ability and level to a certain extent.

(End of this chapter)