How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 598: Gravity] Premiere, Lin Yishan wants to leave the [Fast and Furious] series

Compared with the craziness of "Tiny Times 1", the box office performance and popularity of "Tiny Times 2" have obviously declined.

After all, there is such a thing as junk food.

If you don't eat for a long time, you will feel a little missed, but if you eat too much in a short time, it will make you want to vomit - instant noodles.

Guo Xiaosi's approach of releasing two "Tiny Times" movies within three months is obviously a bit addicted to making money, and he wants to quickly gain popularity with an attitude of just doing two movies and leaving.

Too thirsty for fishing.

Therefore, [Tiny Times 2] ultimately cannot be said to replicate the success of [Tiny Times 1].

It didn't even reach the box office of 3 million yuan, and finally stopped at the box office of 2.96 million yuan.

But the two "Tiny Times 1.2" cost 1.2 million yuan and Guo Xiaosi's fanatical fans accumulated over the years, in exchange for a box office of 7.8 million yuan and a lot of black and red fame.

Whether this transaction is a loss or a profit is a matter of opinion.

However, Zhang Nan felt that Guo Xiaosi must have made a lot of money.

Because in the next two years, "Tiny Times 3" and "Tiny Times 4" were filmed one after another. After adapting the "Tiny Times" series of novels, the "Grand Trail" project was completed non-stop.

If I didn't think this deal was very profitable, I wouldn't be so enthusiastic.

……

end of August.

The preparations for [The Wandering Earth 2 to 1] are already in full and stable progress.

If nothing unexpected happens.

It will be ready for launch in early 2014.

The preparation speed is slower than the preparation speed in Hollywood.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

After all, in terms of scale, Hollywood is still much larger than Zhang Nan's single company.

Fortunately, Zhang Nan is not too anxious about the "Wandering Earth" project. He can just complete it before the final glory of the special effects movie era ends, and it will become the world's top blockbuster IP.

But after three months of pretentious rest, Zhang Nan flew to North America again.

……

8 month 31 day.

[Gravity] premiere.

Zhang Nan had a chance to make a guest appearance, so he naturally participated as promised.

But what Zhang Nan didn't expect was that Lin Yishan also attended the premiere of "Gravity".

"Are you friends with Alfonso Cuarón?" Zhang Nan didn't quite understand the reason why Lin Yishan attended [Gravity].

Tell the truth.

Lin Yishan has directed many "Fast and Furious" series, and many of the "Fast and Furious" series have done well at the box office.

Lin Yishan's current status in Hollywood is not low.

Not to mention the premiere of Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity" or the premiere of George Lucas's reboot of the "Star Wars" series, he can get invitations.

But generally speaking, directors will not attend other people's movie premieres unless they have some friendship with each other.

This is using your own fame to bring popularity and box office to others. "Director Zhang, I'm here for you. There's something I've been thinking about for a long time and I want to ask you for your opinion." Lin Yishan explained.

Zhang Nan was a little confused when he heard this, "What's the matter?"

"I want to leave the [Fast and Furious] series." Lin Yishan replied.

Zhang Nan was stunned when he heard this.

You have already filmed the sixth installment of this [Fast and Furious] series. You have accumulated a large fan base and the popularity of the series has also increased. You will soon be promoted to the world's top series IP. Are you leaving?

What is the difference between this and joining the Fruit Party in 1949?

"It's so good, why do you suddenly want to let go of this series that you have been running for so long? When I sent you in, I spent a lot of effort and favors." Zhang Nan used a questioning tone with some persuasion. The way.

Upon seeing this, Lin Yishan responded directly, "It can't be said that everything is going well. One of the male protagonists, Paul Walker, lost his life while driving a car in July, which made the original script useless. And Having directed several "Fast and Furious" series, I feel that my inspiration is a bit lacking and I want to change my style."

Zhang Nan didn't hear much of Lin Yishan's explanation. He was just surprised that Paul Walker drove the car so early. The original time and space thing should have only hit the sky in November.

But after thinking about it, Zhang Nan also felt that it was natural for this guy to rush to the sky in advance.

After all, this guy is drag racing around Los Angeles every week.

Before I became famous, I was fine, my mentality was relatively stable, and I could still control myself.

Once you become famous, your mentality becomes extremely arrogant and you can't control it at all.

only……

Seeing Lin Yishan firmly wanting to give up the directing rights of the "Fast and Furious" series, Zhang Nan was a little embarrassed.

Because his original plan was to join "Fast and Furious 7" halfway through Lin Yishan's path, and successfully get "Fast and Furious 7" with a global box office of more than billion US dollars, which seems more reasonable.

But now that Lin Yishan has given up, his plan cannot be implemented!

However, Zhang Nan also knew that the most important thing to avoid when persuading people is to face a direct confrontation, so he asked in a roundabout way: "Then... after giving up the [Fast and Furious] series, what are your plans?"

What Lin Yishan was waiting for when he came this time was Zhang Nan's words, "I haven't been back to China for a long time. I want to go back and visit."

Back home?

Aren't you in North America?

After being stunned for a moment, Zhang Nan realized that Lin Yishan was talking about the mainland.

"The mainland film market has indeed developed well in recent years. There have been several movies with a box office of more than 1 billion yuan and almost 200 million US dollars. A few days ago, there was also a movie similar to "Twilight". Fans The movie has become very popular, and the two movies combined have grossed more than 100 million US dollars at the box office."

Zhang Nan first gave Lin Yishan a general description of the situation in the mainland film market, and then said: "But the overall size is still a bit small for a director of your level, or to put it another way, you The current celebrity position is not to the point where I can ignore the producers, and the environment is still not suitable for you."

"I don't have to come up with a project when I go back to the mainland. It's okay to wander around, find inspiration, and take a rest. Besides, I can't do a project here alone. I still have you, right? I heard that you have launched a new science fiction series project in the Mainland. If I can't get the project here, I will find a job in your project, and you will definitely not refuse it!"

See the picture poorly.

Zhang Nan woke up instantly.

This guy is tired of filming the "Fast and Furious" series. I just saw the "Wandering Earth" series he made in the Mainland, and I'm a little jealous of the director's position in it.

But the subsequent development of the [Fast and Furious] series is no worse than the [Wandering Earth] series!

Of course.

The gap between the current "Fast and Furious" series and the "Wandering Earth" series starring Zhang Nan is still huge in the eyes of others.

After discovering the root cause, Zhang Nan knew how to persuade Lin Yishan.

(End of this chapter)