How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 544 [Inception] suppressed [Twilight Saga 4] but destroyed [Detective Sherlock Holmes 2]

Chenglong, who has made a successful comeback and transformed, now cherishes his movie reputation.

Therefore, after the end of "London Showdown", I have only worked on one "Twelve Zodiac" project, and it has not been completed yet, and is still being carefully crafted.

"I heard that Nolan wanted a new film, so I recommended Xiao Zhou and Liu Tianwang to them," Zhang Nan said truthfully.

Chenglong became anxious when he heard this.

"And me?"

Seeing this, Zhang Nan pretended to be curious and asked, "Aren't you working on the [Twelve Zodiac Signs]? Do you still have time to work on other projects?"

There is definitely no time for other miscellaneous projects, but this is a project for Nolan, a new Hollywood director.

"[Zodiac] is busy here, but the workload is not heavy." Chenglong explained.

Zhang Nan immediately said after hearing this: "That's just right, I have a project here, and I am missing a heavyweight to take charge of it. If you have time, this project will be given to you."

"What project?" Chenglong asked cautiously.

Zhang Nan said bluntly: "The name has not yet been decided, but the investor has directly offered 100 million yuan. There are no other requirements, but a film contract with the heroine. I think the production team in the company is also idle. If you take this job, you can earn at least 50 million yuan, regardless of costs and expenses, and you will get a share of the box office after the movie is released. If you, Brother Chenglong, are willing to star, I will talk to the investors and it will be a 50-50 split."

Yes.

This project originated from Datiantian.

When people came to the door, Zhang Nan couldn't refuse directly. After all, in the "Warring States" project, they were very considerate and helped him raise Hu Ge's salary.

But the question is who to look for?

Hu Ge didn’t need to think about it. He had only cooperated with him before and the project was not successful.

Not to mention Yu Entai.

Then the only ones left are Wu Jin, Zhou Jie, Liu Tianwang, Zhou Jiegun and Chenglong.

Zhang Nan chose, and finally set his sights on his eldest brother Chenglong.

After all, in the original time and space, Da Tiantian starred in "Police Story 2013" with Chenglong after "Warring States".

Zhang Nan thinks it’s better not to destroy the original ecology.

When Chenglong heard that the funding was in RMB, he knew it was a mainland project. He wanted to refuse, but when he heard that the box office share was 50/50, he hesitated.

no way.

This box office dividend is really attractive.

In addition, the current mainland film and television industry is also on the rise, and the market is getting bigger, which makes it even more attractive.

"I'll think about it." Chenglong didn't make the decision easily.

Zhang Nan doesn't care.

With his current position as a celebrity, if he can look at the favors and help Tiantian's project with Chenglong, he is already in place.

……

Here Zhang Nan and Chenglong ended their conversation, the lights in the screening room dimmed in time, and the big screen lit up.

After various logos flashed, the movie screen officially started.

What came into view was a picture that went from blurry to clear, with two children playing faintly on the beach.

Then the scene flashed by, showing Zhang Nan's bearded face, who was then carried to a long table in the living room of a luxurious villa.

Zhou Jie, who had a ravaged face and gray hair, opened his mouth and asked Zhang Nan a riddle.

"Are you here to kill me?"

Zhang Nan said in an incoherent tone: "I'm here to take you back."

Under the language of the lens, the suspenseful atmosphere of the movie is heightened, and various questions emerge in the minds of the audience.

But director Nolan did not give the audience time to react. As soon as Zhang Nan finished speaking, the scene went dark, the camera turned, and the timeline changed.

Because everyone can see that Zhang Nan and Zhou Jie have become younger. The next step is to explain the setting of Dream Inception after the failure of Dream Inception. At the same time, Zhang Nan and his team failed the mission from the plane and were about to escape, but were stopped and then included.

After that, it was about finding someone to form a team, stealing dreams again, explaining why my wife always makes trouble, trains appearing in the city, attacking and defending with hot weapons on snowy mountains, racing on the street, fighting in microgravity in the hotel...

In short, the plot must have drama, the scenes must have scenes, the suspense must be suspense, and the excitement must be thrilling. Action movies must have exciting fights [Inception], and drama films have all the bells and whistles 【Inception】 should have.

At the end, a spinning top was thrown to attract the audience's attention after watching the movie and guess whether the ending was a dream.

But the problem is - the protagonist's dream totem should be a ring, and the top is his wife's totem.

But overall, the movie was wonderfully made.
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The next day.

The first-day box office of [Inception] is out - US$7653 million.

It’s more than double the first-day box office of The Original Time and Space, which grossed US$2178.2 million.

Without it.

Christopher Nolan was so generous that he arranged Jay Chou and Liu Tianwang into the crew of "Interstellar", so Zhang Nan can't be stingy!

Moreover, it is also good for Zhang Nan to maintain the box office of all starring movie projects exceeding one billion US dollars.

Then "Inception" surpassed "The Twilight Saga", which was released on the same day, with a first-day box office of US$4 million, and took the single-day box office championship.

Of course.

The box office of [The Twilight Saga 4] was not greatly affected. Although it did not win the box office of 7164.2 million U.S. dollars like the original film, it still made more than million U.S. dollars in a single day.

After all, the main audience for this kind of fan-oriented movie is the idiot fans, who are quite different from most ordinary viewers. No matter how powerful "Inception" is, it will not affect its box office.

But another film, Sherlock Holmes 2, which was released at the same time, was greatly affected.

It didn't even make 10 million US dollars at the box office on its first day of release.

It can only be said that in terms of playing a smart character, Robert Downey Jr. would be better off taking the path of "Iron Man" who majored in science and engineering. Taking the path of liberal arts is indeed not good.

Then the next Saturday.

"Inception" continues to take the top spot, with a single-day box office of more than 4 million US dollars, beating the single-day box office of "The Twilight Saga" of more than 2 million US dollars, and the huge box office of "Sherlock Holmes " Millions of dollars in box office in a single day.

Then comes Sunday.

[Inception] is still strong at the box office, with a single-day revenue of more than 40 million US dollars.

But [Twilight Saga 4] exposed the weakness of fans towards the movie, and the single-day box office has dropped to more than million US dollars.

And [Detective Sherlock Holmes 2]...

Its performance has led Warner Pictures to decide to shelve the plan for "Sherlock Holmes 3".

……

In its first three days, "Inception" grossed US$1.7 million at the box office in North America, once again consolidating Zhang Nan's status as a Hollywood star.

After all, in the previous "Harry Potter 8", Zhang Nan said that he was the starring role, but everyone understood that it was just a name that sounded good.

And looking further back, it was [Jurassic World 2] at the end of last year.

If we really count, the interval is not that long, not even a year. It takes many superstars several years to star in a masterpiece, and there is no guarantee of a box office hit.

However, the stalemate between Zhang Nan and Hollywood giants during this period of time cannot be hidden from the discerning eye.

Over the years in Hollywood, there have been many superstars who have become lonely due to stalemates with Hollywood giants.

But the previous performance of MGM and Disney, coupled with the current box office of [Inception], announced to everyone that Zhang Nan won the stalemate.

So what else is there to say.

All kinds of guest film appointments are pouring in Zhang Nan like crazy.

[The Hunger Games], [Prometheus], ​​[The Bourne Supremacy], [The Expendables 4]...

Even New Line Cinema began to show favor to Zhang Nan, resisting the pressure from Warner Pictures and offered a guest appearance in "The Hobbit 1".

(End of this chapter)