Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 111: Crush You to Death (Please vote and reward)

The negotiations continued. The other party wanted to share the copyright, but Fang Hong naturally disagreed. He only agreed to allow them to distribute the film, but the distribution ratio was appropriately reduced.

This is explainable. After two days of negotiations, there was finally some progress, which is the same as the situation of their parent company Warner.

The drama "The Conjuring" was invested and filmed by Yutu. After the filming, Yutu only held 25% of the shares, and the other 75% was controlled by New Line Cinema.

All distribution channels including cinemas, pay TV, Internet, DVD, etc. are authorized to them.

This makes New Line Cinema no longer worried. With such a big cake being cut for them, what is there for them to worry about?

Even if they shoot it themselves, they still have to invest. After deducting the investment costs, the share is about the same.

This is the benefit of having a prophet. They didn't know how much box office "The Conjuring" would make, and it would be so popular that a sequel could be made.

As long as the copyright ownership belongs to Yutu, it depends on their mood whether to ask them to distribute the second part or not.

In Hollywood, only big hits and profitable movies are eligible for sequels. If it doesn't make money, even if it's a small amount, no matter how good your movie is, you have to think twice about making a sequel.

The most typical example is "Edge of Tomorrow", which was originally going to have a sequel, but because it did not make money, the second part was delayed for more than ten years.

Filming here is all profit-oriented.

The follow-up film was not discussed in this negotiation because New Line Cinema didn't know whether it would make a sequel or not.

I don’t know how much money it can make, and whether it’s enough to shoot a sequel!
Anyway, as long as they agree to Fang Hong's plan, it means they basically acknowledge that the copyright belongs to Yutu, and there will be no dispute.

After the negotiation, Liu Tianxian was about to leave in the same suite bedroom, dragging her luggage.

Fang Hong grabbed her hand and asked tentatively: "Would you like to stay for two more days?"

"Two days later, and then two days later, it's four days now, boss. A Chinese Ghost Story will be released on the 19th, and now there are less than six days left." Liu Tianxian said.

The other side was urging her to death. If it weren't for this man, she would have gone back long ago.

Fang Hong nodded, waved his hand, and remained silent!

Don't stop her, she really has something to do.

Liu Tianxian dragged the luggage and walked two steps, then put it down, turned back and looked at him.

"What's wrong?" Fang Hong was looked at in confusion.

Liu Tianxian didn't say anything. She pushed him down on the bed and pressed her body on him.

Fang Hong was dazed, and his hands couldn't help but hold her waist. The two of them got close to each other and smelled a refreshing fragrance.

"Senior sister, you're suppressing me."

"I'm going to crush you to death."

Liu Tianxian looked at the man who was so close to her.

This man is so capable that he makes her feel agitated and she feels a little out of control. She can only take the initiative in this way.

"If you say so, then I won't be polite either." Fang Hong said and was about to kiss her.

Liu Tianxian grabbed his neck and pressed his raised head down.

"What exactly are you going to do?" Fang Hong didn't understand.

You’re already in this position and you still don’t let me kiss you, so you can just have sex with me!

"I said, I'll put pressure on you." Liu Tianxian had a blank expression on his face.

"I won't let anyone suppress me. If you suppress me, you will have to pay a price." Fang Hong said.

"What's the price?" Liu Tianxian asked.

"Snapped!"

Fang Hong raised his hand and slapped her butt hard.

The buttocks are rolling and very raised.

"you!"

Liu Tianxian's eyes flashed, obviously she was hurt, and she raised her fist to hit him angrily.

Fang Hong quickly turned her over, his punch missed, and he quickly stood up and ran away, leaving only the sound.

"Feifei, have a nice trip!"

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Liu Tianxian looked at the man's receding back, touched his butt, and muttered, "Coward!"

She was not disgusted by Fang Hong's behavior towards her. Instead, she was glad that this man only dared to act insolently and then run away, obviously not sure whether she would turn against him.

She didn't mind Fang Hong's way of addressing her. Since they were close enough, she just let him call her whatever he wanted.

This time Liu Tianxian is going back by plane, which is estimated to take about twelve hours, or almost an entire night.

After she left, Fang Hong and Yu Xian were busy until late April before they completed the post-production of "Annabelle" and handed it over to Warner. They also introduced Yu Xian to Warner, and he was the one who took over the project from then on.

It took almost two months to complete the production of "Annabelle", and the reason why it was so fast is that the production industry here is well developed.

It's not a special effects blockbuster, it really doesn't take that long.

Don't think it's an exaggeration. "The Blair Witch Project" took 8 days to produce, and "Saw" took 18 days. This was despite the constraints of rules and regulations. The speed was even more exaggerated than that of Hong Kong in the past.

Warner has scheduled the release date for Annabell on May 5, which means it will be released during the May Day holiday.

Although the distribution share of this film is high, it is not worthy of such a good release date. But it is not bad either, as it happens to be the weekend.

Next, Fang Hong and Yu Xian will prepare for the next film "The Purge"!
This movie has a pre-drawn storyboard, so you just have to shoot it according to the storyboard. The plot is very simple.

In the future, in 2029, the United States stipulates:

From 3pm on March 21st to 7am on March 3nd every year, all crimes, including murder, are legal during these 22 hours.

At that time, people will take to the streets and fight and kill without any legal responsibility.

It's easy to fill in the plot.

Thump, thump, thump!

It's just bloody and exciting, there's no logic at all!

This movie has an investment of 300 million US dollars and can be shot directly. The behind-the-scenes team has been contacted in the early stage, and the money is still raised from Hong Kong.

The financing was so easy because "Youth" was released on April 4.26.

This was Chen Zhixi’s first time promoting the film, and the box office revenue on the first day exceeded 3200 million, surpassing the first-day box office revenue of “Let the Bullets Fly”!
It can be said that it was a huge success!

The promotional point of this movie is that it uses the nostalgia of those born in the 70s and 80s to create a craze for reminiscing about youth on the Internet.

The topic of "So Young" has been very popular online, with more than 1300 million reposts on Weibo and over 9000 million hot discussions on QQ Space.

“I don’t know whose youth this movie is paying homage to, but it’s not my youth!”

"Is it only this kind of incredible plot that can attract attention?"

"It feels good, and it's clear and realistic!" "It's so sad, I cried!"

“Whose youth is not confused?”

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The word of mouth is also polarized. The audience just wants to see something new and wanted to reminisce about their youth, but who knew that the plot would be something so bloody like abortion, going abroad, or being hit by a car!

Even so, the audience couldn't help but want to watch it, and after watching it, they couldn't help but want to curse, and they watched while cursing.

Just because I have never seen such a youth film before, only "Those Years", which is a fresh and clean movie, without abortion, bloody stories, or excitement!

A film critic lamented: "So Young retains a rare youthful atmosphere as a whole. This work is a film poem dedicated by the director to his own youth, beautiful, cruel and realistic. The film grasps the atmosphere of the times very well. In the past decade, So Young is the most qualified youth film I have personally seen."

Anyway, no one knows where Chen Zhixi found people to support him. Even he himself said: "Youth is realistic and cruel!"

Even the news website published an article: "Why is "Youth" so popular? The film touches everyone's emotions."

As long as you find the right positioning, your own target audience, and experts to help you clean up the mess, in this era, you don't have to worry about not being able to create a hot topic.

It can be said that Chen Zhixi is more colorful and skillful than Fang Hong.

After all, she came here with Fang Hong and was familiar with all the operations, but she had no idea what to do at the time.

But after listening to his idea that “propaganda is fraud”, it was like opening up my Ren and Du meridians!

Chen Zhixi is smart, but he lacks experience and management skills.

Amid such popularity, the box office dropped to 2724 million on the second day, and then rebounded to 3945 million on the third day. It was really exciting.

The total box office in three days was 9872 million, which is still a little short of breaking million, but breaking million is a foregone conclusion.

Such an achievement surpasses a number of co-productions and Hollywood movies such as "Guan Yunchang", "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "B+ Detective"!

This gives domestic filmmakers hope that local productions can achieve good results without relying on Hong Kong and Taiwan or co-productions.

Without relying on old forces such as Huayi and Bona, the young generation can also occupy a place!
Looking back over the past few years, most of the films were co-productions, with old brands such as Beijing Circle occupying the main film market. However, the "Principal" of Jade Rabbit Pictures has produced three consecutive films, proving that local young people can also occupy a place in the domestic film industry.

They are not ranked based on seniority, but on their own talent!

Some media have begun to tout that a new force is rising!
Of course, this is a form of flattery. Yutu did not respond. Fang Hong is very clear-headed. He knows that it is not possible to break the existing power structure with a few low-budget youth films.

If you want to make a breakthrough, you must make an impact on higher production fields. Only by making better films can you say that you have broken the power structure.

Low-budget youth films won’t last long, they’re just taking shortcuts!
Not to mention other things, at this stage people are making movies like "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", "The Flowers of War", and "Painted Skin".

They just can’t take pictures, that’s the difference!
Recently, "So Young" has been very popular. Zuo Shandiao has also seen it. He said to Manager Lei, "Maybe you can train the young generation. That's good. The film market should have local young generation to play a part. Those people from Hong Kong and Taiwan are too disappointing."

It's no secret that those people are not only arrogant but also greedy. The film and television industry has suffered greatly from them, but there is nothing they can do because they have the advantage in production technology.

Otherwise, when the mainland's film production technology improved later, they would not have been excluded. They are really inhumane!

"This was an accidental achievement of mine. It's still unclear whether it will succeed or not. They are still banned." Manager Lei said with a smile.

"I don't think this is a bad thing. It can also force the principal to train new talents."

Zuoshandiao had also heard about the incident: "Where did the principal go? He seemed to have disappeared without a trace!"

"I heard he went to the United States." Manager Lei said.

"Why go to the United States instead of staying in the country?" Zuoshandiao wondered.

"It seems that Liu Tianxian was there before, and she just came back recently. I'm not sure about the details!" Manager Lei said.

These big guys are still well-informed.

"It seems he is still a passionate person."

Zuoshandiao's words made Manager Lei smile.

"We don't need to worry about those grudges. If Yutu wants to release a movie, just follow the rules!" Zuoshandiao instructed.

I am currently in the United States and am also paying attention to the situation in this country.

After all, it was his first time making a movie, so he must be quite nervous about the box office performance.

Seeing such good results, he was so happy that he asked Fang Hong to give him dividends. He wanted to find two blonde girls to have sex with!
"How shameless! They don't even let the big foreign horses go."

Of course Fang Hong was joking when he said this to him.

As a single guy, there is no other way to relieve loneliness except going to clubs and prostitutes. It's normal.

Those who are financially free are all those who keep others!
When "So Young" was released, Huayi wanted to take action but didn't know how to do it, so it was useless to scold him!

Because this movie has already been criticized by the audience, and the more it is criticized, the more popular it becomes.

As for personal attacks, they are all little-known actors, and the principal didn't sign them, so it doesn't seem worth it. I can only wait for the next opportunity and vent my anger on Liu Tianxian first.

In addition to publicity, Liu Tianxian has been busy with announcements recently. She has also noticed the recent public opinion.

It's impossible not to pay attention because the incident is too big. Even if you don't watch it, as long as you go out, the hosts and reporters will ask about it, because she has a movie released recently!
What’s more, they are not just cooperating with the principal, but rather competing with him!

To be honest, she now understood why that man stopped her from acting in "Youth".

It's so ridiculous, full of curse words.

This was obviously a way of protecting her. They didn't want her to get involved in any scandal. This made her feel relieved and she felt cared for and loved.

It’s just that her “A Chinese Ghost Story” was even worse!
No matter how much criticism was directed at "So Young", it had good box office performance, and no one criticized the actors, only the movie itself!
Her "A Chinese Ghost Story" was criticized in all aspects. The plot, film, director, actors, costumes and props were all useless in the eyes of the audience.

"You have to turn a pure love story into a bloody love triangle."

"Brother doesn't need you to commemorate him like this!"

Even actors like Hei Gu and Yu Shao Qun were scolded, except for Kara Hui, who received good reviews!

However, those who cursed Liu Tianxian were even more powerful:

"She is 108,001 miles away from Joey Wong, and she can't even make a somersault."

"Almost 10 years have passed, and she is still as dumb as a chicken. But she is still as beautiful as ice, graceful as a startled wild goose, and tall and graceful."

Just praised her for her good looks, but her acting skills have not improved at all!

"Movies that are made with the principal are still good, but those made with Hong Kong are immediately bad."

"Did you get dumped by the principal because you were disobedient?"

"It seems that the immortal is still the same immortal, and still hasn't broken through herself."

"From now on, I won't watch it as long as Liu Tianxian is there."

This is a bit too heartbreaking. The good images previously created by "Shen Jiayi" and "Huang Xiaoxian" have been destroyed, and the commercial value has fallen again!
There’s nothing I can do about it, it’s my own choice!
Although Liu Tianxian's spirit was elevated after the trip, she still felt depressed and unhappy when her professionalism was questioned.

After all, no one is a saint who can be free of emotions.

It would be nice if that man was around. I could talk to him and feel like I was used to his presence.

Think about it, the two of them haven’t talked on the phone for a long time!

(End of this chapter)