How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 548 [Mission: Impossible 4] is coming

"New Line and Warner's [The Hobbit], Sony Columbia's [007: Skyfall], Millennium Pictures' [The Expendables 2], Ridley Scott's [Prometheus]..."

Old Luke introduced Zhang Nan to a large list of guest projects he had recently received in North America, and then emphasized: "The prices are in line with those of Marvel Studios. A film can be made in one minute and costs 1500 million US dollars." Among them, Millennium Pictures has the most sincerity and is willing to guarantee that the film will last no less than ten minutes."

Originally, Zhang Nan was a little confused when he heard the title project "The Expendables 2". Why did this film appear in Old Luke's mouth and was still on the relatively high recommendation list?

But when I heard Old Luke's last promise, I understood.

This is too sincere.

With a film duration of ten minutes, that’s 1.5 million US dollars plus a % box office share and peripheral share!

Although there is no peripheral profit sharing for gun battle movies like "The Expendables", it is just some copyright profits.

But just the fixed salary and box office dividends are not a small amount of money.

It can only be said that Millennium Pictures has been able to survive in North America where there are many Hollywood giants, and it can still make a lot of noise. When the Hollywood giants were having a hard time, they even launched projects such as "The Machinist". Truth is capable.

It can be clearly seen from this wave that Millennium Pictures is going to spend a lot of money to invite him to support the production of the "Suicide Squad" IP.

but……

Zhang Nan is really not interested in a series like "The Expendables" that doesn't have any popular peripherals.

Do not!

It can’t be said that [The Expendables] doesn’t have hot-selling peripherals. The firearms in it are all high-profit products that are very popular around the world.

But the problem is, Zhang Nan really can't make any money out of it!

People will die.

Moreover, this film is the only series produced by Li Lianlian in Hollywood. Zhang Nan just won it, which is somewhat not good.

"Millennium Pictures' offer of [The Expendables 2] must have been rejected. There are too many has-been stars in it. If I were to go there, I would have been an outsider with a cut-off status. I would have taken too much, and it would easily make the old people angry. It was inappropriate. .”

After finding a reason to reject the [The Expendables 2] project, Zhang Nan pointed to [The Hunger Games], [The Hobbit 1] and [007: Skyfall], and said: "No. 16 [Mission: Impossible 4] ] When it is released, I have to go back, there will be production soon, and there is not enough time, just a few!"

The reason for choosing [The Hobbit 1] and [007: Skyfall] is very simple. In order to maintain his own personality as much as possible - projects that have exceeded one billion US dollars in the global box office are related to him.

The reason for choosing [The Hunger Games] is simple.

We should also mention the quality of his high-priced cameos, which are expected to be hits on time.

Otherwise, there will gradually be no small and medium-sized film and television companies willing to hire him at a high price.

On this point, Zhang Nan had already reacted when he had been in a stalemate with Warner Pictures before, so many small and medium-sized film studios just stood on the sidelines without taking any action.

I have to give myself the aura of having a guest appearance in a movie and being a hit.

It's an insurance policy.

And [The Hunger Games] is very suitable.

With an investment of US$7800 million, the producer is still Lionsgate Pictures.

The company is small and the investment is low, but in the end it was a box office hit, so most of the credit must go to him, a guest star who already has the reputation of being a box office mascot.

……

[The Hobbit 1] crew.

In just a few scenes, he received a salary of 1500 million US dollars and % of the box office dividends and peripheral income, making the other leading actors envious.

Because they had been working on the crew for several months, they couldn't get Zhang Nan's price.

Of course.

The situation in [The Hobbit] is much better now than in the [Lord of the Rings] series.

The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was filmed in one go. Apart from earning hundreds of thousands in salary and gaining fame, it was difficult for the actors to earn any other income.

But the [Hobbit] series is filmed one by one. As long as the series is successful, the remuneration will definitely increase in the later period.

"Zhang, your price is much higher than that of [Lord of the Rings]." Director Peter Jackson said with emotion.

When Zhang Nan first made a cameo appearance in the "Lord of the Rings" series, the three movies together only earned US$2100 million.

And just to attract attention, news came out that the highest guest salary in a single film was US$7 million.

but now--

The fixed salary is 1500 million US dollars per minute, and there is also a 1% share contract. Even if the box office of "The Hobbit 2000" is only million US dollars, the guest appearance salary is still million US dollars.

It was US$1300 million higher than before.

"People always have to make progress." Zhang Nan replied to Peter Jackson in a low-key tone.

……

after that.

Zhang Nan quickly transitioned to the crews of "The Hunger Games" and "Skyfall".

After once again arousing envy and jealousy among the leading actors, he took the contract and walked away.

Timely.

The time has also arrived for the premiere of [Mission: Impossible 4] - December 12th.

The location is still at the Huaguo Grand Theater.

It’s not that Zhang Nan asked for it, but that Tom Cruise is more superstitious.

After all, the movies starring and guest-starring Zhang Nan are basically held here for premieres, and there has been no case of overturning so far.

This is a good thing, and Tom Cruise said he must take advantage of it.

……

In the screening room.

Zhang Nan did not sit with Tom Cruise, but sat side by side with Liu Tianwang.

"How was your stay with the crew of [Interstellar]?" Zhang Nan asked Liu Tianwang.

Liu Tianwang nodded when he heard this and said: "Director Nolan takes good care of me and Xiao Zhou, but..."

After a pause, Liu Tianwang continued: "Recently, a lot of people from Warner Pictures came to the crew, and they had some conflicts with Nolan. I listened a little and it seemed that it was about the [Batman 3] project. Warner Pictures wants to continue filming, but Director Nolan is not happy, and the funding chain for [Interstellar] is a bit tight, so this project will not be able to proceed."

The news was somewhat novel, but it did not surprise Zhang Nan.

After all, it’s Warner Bros. Pictures!

What I like most is series movies.

The [Batman] series is so profitable, so Warner Pictures naturally refuses to end it after just three films.

This is indeed the case. Even if there is no fourth film of "Batman", Warner Pictures in the original time and space will continue to use Batman's IP and let Batman appear in many movies.

and……

Hearing Liu Tianwang say this, Zhang Nan suddenly remembered why the producer of "Interstellar" was originally solely owned by Warner Pictures, but was finally involved by Paramount Pictures.

Even for "Dunkirk" after "Interstellar", Nolan did not seek investment from Warner Pictures.

The quarrel between the two was probably foreshadowed at this moment.

"The project will definitely go ahead. Even if Warner Pictures withdraws its investment, there will be film and television companies willing to invest in Director Nolan. There is really no one, and I am not unable to take action. You can just film with peace of mind. If this project continues After it's over, I'll talk to Marvel Studios to see if I can give you the role of Hawkeye and create a separate series." Zhang Nan reassured Liu Tianwang.

Of course.

Zhang Nan's remarks are not just lies, and they are trying to overshadow Liu Tianwang. He really made Marvel's entire Hawkeye series come out.

After all, the Marvel superhero projects in the next few years will be really hot.

Not to mention [Iron Man], [Hulk], [Thor], [Captain America], and [Spider-Man].

The settings of important supporting characters such as Black Panther, Ant-Man, and Winter Soldier are a bit like that.

Primitive tribe chief, divorced gangster, World War II amnesia killer... these are all identities.

But it can still be popular.

This made Zhang Nan feel that he might as well let Liu Tianwang take advantage of the popularity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

(End of this chapter)