How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 475 Xu Zheng and Jiang Wen

Five days.

1.3 million yuan box office.

Seeing the achievements of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", Zhang Nan could only say: No wonder so many film and television companies like to use the method of booking out theaters to boost box office in the future. It is so convenient.

Of course.

Not all of the 1.3 million box office results of "The Founding of the People's Republic" in its first week were due to bookings, but a lot of it was contributed by fans.

After all, the whole movie has gathered so many celebrities. It is definitely very popular in 2009, not to mention in 2019.

Otherwise, blockbusters like this won’t appear frequently in the future.

Things that are not profitable may appear once due to strong promotion, but they will not become the norm.

……

Longbow Film and Television City.

In the office, Zhang Nan first received Xu Zheng, who was the first to arrive.

Zhang Nan, who was sitting behind his desk, looked at the project plan for "People on the Road" in his hand, frowning slightly, which made Xu Zheng standing beside him quite nervous.

It's not that Zhang Nan is dissatisfied with this project plan. After all, investing in the [囧] series has been something he has already thought about.

But he never expected that Xu Zheng's status in this "囧" series was just a starring role, not even a director.

So how did this guy become the controller of the [囧] series?

Zhang Nan thought about it carefully and then figured it out.

He was confused by Xu Zheng's future fame and the impression of the "囧" series.

In fact, the [囧] series is quite similar to the [Fast and Furious] series.

They all started out as mediocre and later developed into top-notch series.

The total box office of the first film "Unfortunately" was only over RMB 3000 million, making it difficult to make a sequel.

It was not until the second film "Thailand" became the first mainland movie to have a box office of over [-] billion yuan that the status of the "囧" series soared.

So now comes the problem.

Can Xu Zheng take charge of the copyright of [People on the Road]?
This is also the reason why Zhang Nan frowned.

However, Zhang Nan couldn't answer this kind of thing just by thinking about it. He could only ask, so Zhang Nan pretended to read the entire project plan, and then slowly opened his mouth and asked Xu Zheng, who was standing there in a panic: "Project Pretty good, but...can you make the decision?"

When Xu Zheng heard Zhang Nan's question, he nodded quickly and said: "Director Zhang, I can make the decision. Don't forget that I am the leading actor in this project, but I basically initiated the entire project. In fact, I am in charge of this project." There is no difference between being a producer and a producer."

In the [Nightclub] project, Xu Zheng only had one starring role, and the director was handed over to a new director who had just graduated from college - Yang Qing. In fact, Xu Zheng was the director and producer during the filming of the film... And so on, a mixture of identities.

There is an advantage to this approach.

That is, even if the movie fails, it will not affect Xu Zheng's transformation into a director.

After the success of "Nightclub", Xu Zheng followed suit and started "People on the Road" again.

However, this time Xu Zheng also learned the lesson from the lack of director and starring roles in "Nightclub", which resulted in not many films scheduled in theaters.

Instead of looking for a newbie to fool people, the director hired Ye Weiming, who had directed "Young and Dangerous", "Various Stars", and co-directed "The Name" with Chen Straw Hat, as the nominal director. "That's okay. I invested in this project, but I think the cost is only 700 million. Do you want to add more?" Zhang Nan suggested.

Hearing Zhang Nan's suggestion of additional investment, Xu Zheng was moved, but in the end he shook his head: "Director Zhang, the investment is almost enough. It is originally a comedy, but the cost is high, and it will be difficult to recover the original cost."

Hearing Xu Zheng's answer, Zhang Nan nodded with satisfaction, agreeing with Xu Zheng's idea.

This also makes us understand why Xu Zheng, as a first-time actor, was able to win a position as the top director in the mainland with just a few movies.

Because other directors, such as Chen Wuji, Chen Straw Hat, etc., are eager to maximize their investment and increase their popularity, and never consider whether the film can make back the money.

The result is naturally overwhelming.

With a pragmatic attitude like Xu Zheng's, it is indeed difficult to succeed, because investors like this.

Of course.

When Xu Zheng had not taken off in the past few years, his attitude was quite pragmatic. After he took off completely in the future, his whole person began to float.

"Then do as you say!"

……

Xu Zheng left happily, and Jiang Wen came to Zhang Nan's office with his own abstract painting style.

Looking at the stick figures Zhang Mazi, Huang Silang and Ma Bond in the script titled "Let the Bullets Fly", Zhang Nan had no idea of ​​applying for UNESCO World Heritage, and the corners of his eyes were still twitching.

Jiang Wen also saw Zhang Nan's reaction and quickly explained: "Director Zhang, I'm a rough guy and my painting skills are not very good, but look at the feeling in these shots. Isn't it very artistic?"

Why don't you call this a good painter?
How can you really put money on your face?

Zhang Nan took another look at the stick figure style in the script, trying to find some connection with the scenes in the movie.

But after searching for a long time, Zhang Nan just felt like he had become Yan Xiaoliu. Listening to Xing Captou talk about the troubles and murderous intentions of Qixia Town, except for his confused look, he just didn't get the chicken - funny.

"Putting aside the script, isn't your production cost a bit too high? With 1.3 million yuan, can you get your money back?"

For Xu Zheng, the cost must be increased, but for Jiang Wen, this must not be done, because no matter how much you pay this guy, he will be destroyed in the end.

"Director Zhang, it's all about money, this is art!" Jiang Wen started to be ridiculous.

But Zhang Nan didn't pay any attention to it, "It's just a few special effects shots, and most of them are literary dramas. How can you get so much money?"

"The starring role is expensive. Uncle Ge only asked for 530 million because of my face. God of Gamblers Zhou is asking for a salary of 4500 million yuan!" Jiang Wen exclaimed.

Is it worth hiring a weekly gambling god for 4500 million?
In Zhang Nan's opinion, it is quite unworthy.

Not to mention the God of Gamblers Zhou at this time, even the God of Gamblers Zhou in the original time and space was not worth so much money in 2009.

Zhang Nan couldn't figure it out. In 2009, Zhou Gambling God only starred in a movie called "Confucius". The box office hadn't even exceeded 9000 million yuan, but it was only over 4500 million yuan. It was worth [-] million yuan.

"9000 million yuan, this is my bottom line. Either agree, or find someone else. I think Boss Yang is very fond of you." Zhang Nan directly subtracted 4000 million yuan from the production fee, basically The salary bubble of Zhou God of Gamblers has been reduced.

Looking for Boss Yang?

Jiang Wen refused.

Because he is just a rich fanboy, and he always catches a fan and chases him away. What should he do?
"Okay, okay, 9000 million, just 9000 million!" Jiang Wen said in a helpless tone.

(End of this chapter)