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Chapter 764: Giving Wu Jin leverage to give Michael Bay a bad check
"Then why are you panicking?" Zhang Nan asked, a little unhappy with Michael Bay's fussing and lying about military information.

"..."

Michael Bay fell silent upon hearing this.

Because he just wanted to get some information about the situation and attitude of the subsequent projects of the [Transformers] series from Zhang Nan in this way.

Now that the goal has been achieved, there is naturally nothing more to say.

"Okay, okay, after this premiere is over, I'm going to talk to Paramount Pictures and see what's going on inside."

Seeing that Michael Bay was silent, Zhang Nan did not continue to ask.

In fact, at this time, Zhang Nan had already speculated on the reason why Paramount Pictures was willing to hand over the "Transformers" series of derivative film projects to Travis Knight, the rich second generation of Nike.

But it was Travis Knight who initiated his father's relationship or used money offensive.

Of course.

This is also normal.

Because [Wolf Warrior 2] can be seen from the name, this is a sequel movie project.

Zhang Nan took Michael Bay to the premiere of "Wolf Warrior 2" where the stars were not so bright, and caused a lot of noise.

Since the release of [Transformers 2007] in 1.

That's why Paramount Pictures, with Travis Knight's enthusiastic suggestion, tried to test the waters with a spin-off.

It's been ten years since he filmed "Transformers 4".

[Jurassic World Series], [Pirates of the Caribbean Series], [006 Digital Agent Countdown Series], [Lord of the Rings Spin-Offs-The Legend of Sauron Series], [Harry Potter Spin-offs-Voldemort Series], [Speed and Passion Series], [Wandering Earth Series]...

More importantly, it is because he has invested too little time in the [Transformers] series.

……

Although the box office of [Wolf Warrior 2] was ridiculously high after its release, not many people were optimistic about [Wolf Warrior 2] before its release.

It is this wave of "Wolf Warrior 2" that has Zhang Nan's cameo, which has gained a lot of attention.

For example, "Xiu Chun Dao 2", which is still in theaters, is a practical example. The box office of the sequel has achieved the same level of reputation as the previous film.

Because Zhang Nan is not idle every year, but is constantly accepting films.

None of these series projects are inferior to the "Transformers" series. The producers behind them are either Hollywood giants or Zhang Nan himself.

Not a moment.

The reputation of "Wolf Warrior 1" is relatively average, and the box office is only - million yuan.

The box office performance of sequel movie projects is generally similar to the box office and reputation of the predecessor.

Without it.

Paramount Pictures must be a little anxious, but they can't urge Zhang Nan to speed up the progress.

But these reasons are all his own, and it is naturally difficult for Zhang Nan to tell Michael Bay.

Zhang Nan even makes a cameo appearance in Marvel Studios' movie universe plans from time to time.

Otherwise, the premiere of [Wolf Warrior 2] would have been even more shabby.

"So energetic~"

After walking on the red carpet, Zhang Nan came to Wu Jin, patted Wu Jin on the shoulder and said. Upon seeing this, Wu Jin showed a tired look on his face and said: "Director Zhang, please stop making fun of me. To be honest, I regret changing my career as a director. It's too tiring.

Not only was the preparation period before the movie shooting tiring, but the production period after the movie was shot was also tiring, and it was even more tiring when the movie was about to be released.

No matter how [Wolf Warrior 2] fares at the box office this time, I plan to give up my role as a director and return to being an actor to take a break. "

How does this work?
[Wolf Warrior 2] is about to have a box office of 56 billion yuan. You are at the peak of popularity. My Girls' Generation version of the little ones are about to be born, and I am short of money for milk powder.

However, Zhang Nan also knew that forcing Wu Jin to persuade him at this time would be counterproductive.

So Zhang Nan said: "Is that so? I'm still thinking that after your [Wolf Warrior 2] project is over, I'll let you take over Teng Hua and join the same directing class as Guo Fan in [The Wandering Earth 2].

After all, the script of [The Wandering Earth 2] is almost polished now, and his performance in [The Wandering Earth 1] was indeed a bit too stretched. Since you want to take a break, then..."

Zhang Nan deliberately spoke slowly, just waiting for Wu Jin to regret it.

as predicted.

Before Zhang Nan finished speaking, Wu Jin immediately interrupted Zhang Nan excitedly and said, "Director Zhang, actually I suddenly feel that I still love the profession of directing very much, and the tiredness is only temporary. It has recovered now.”

There's no way not to love it.

That's the director's position for the sequel to the "The Wandering Earth" series, which grossed nearly 5 billion US dollars in global box office!

No matter which director can get involved in the "Wandering Earth" project, he will basically have nothing to worry about for the rest of his life.

no way.

In the global film and television circle in this time and space, Spielberg ranks first with a director's box office worth over 10 billion US dollars.

But the single-film box office of "The Wandering Earth 1" is already half of Spielberg's box office in his directing career over the years.

And if it really counts, "The Wandering Earth 1" will be ranked among the top ten in the global director career box office rankings based on the single-film box office alone, and it will still be seventh, not the last.

"Okay, after the premiere of [Wolf Warrior 2] is over, I'll say hello to the crew of [The Wandering Earth 2]." Zhang Nan gave a supportive attitude to Wu Jin's quick response.

Wu Jin nodded in agreement with joy, and then sent Zhang Nan and Michael Bay to their seats in the screening room to sit down.

As soon as Zhang Nan sat down, Michael Bay couldn't wait to speak: "Zhang, you know my love for the profession of directing, which has been going on for decades.

And when filming [The Wandering Earth 1], I also directed several of the battle scenes.

If, I mean, if Paramount Pictures really wants that rich second generation to take over my director position in "Transformers", see if you can leave one for me in the "Wandering Earth" series. The director's position. "

"..."

Zhang Nan was a little speechless after hearing Michael Bay's words on the snake-killing stick. He could only say perfunctorily: "Let's take a look."

After saying this, Zhang Nan also knew that the force was a bit too weak and might not be able to appease Michael Bay. Zhang Nan continued: "If Paramount Pictures really hands over the [Transformers] series to that rich man, You’re a second-generation kid, Michael. Based on our cooperation over the years, I will definitely give you a director’s position in [The Wandering Earth].”

The reason why Zhang Nan dared to make such a promise was naturally not because of his relationship with Michael Bay.

But because Zhang Nan knew very well that the second-generation director of Nike was not good enough to control the "Transformers" series, so he gave Michael Bay a blank check.

But Michael Bay doesn’t know!
He just felt that Zhang Nan was indeed interesting to him.

At the same time, Michael Bay's inner attitude towards the "Transformers" series has also undergone a 180-degree turn.

Michael Bay began to pray that Travis Knight, the rich second generation of Nike, could really succeed in taking his place in "Transformers".

After all, the "Transformers" four-part series bundled together can only be tied with "The Wandering Earth 1". The gap between the two series is so big that even a fool knows which one to choose.

(End of this chapter)