Huayu: Start by asking ex-girlfriends for alms

Chapter 313: Inherit the tradition and get close to Uncle Lu!
If the soldiers and horses are not moving, the grain and grass will go first.

The filming locations were mainly in the Bronx and Brooklyn districts on the East Coast, as well as neighboring New Jersey.

However, the selection, transformation and construction of specific filming locations all require time and effort.

As for the auditions of actors for other roles, given that "Joker" is basically equivalent to a one-man show, Zhen Jiecheng doesn't mind showing some courtesy to Huana.

Of course, basic screening was still necessary. Because Bao Dexi had worked in Hollywood with Li An, he was more familiar with that place. So after arriving in Beijing, Lao Bao only stayed for a few days before hurriedly flying to the United States.

All the other gang members accompanied Zhen Jiecheng to discuss and design the shooting plan, waiting for Zhen Jiecheng to finish dealing with domestic affairs before setting off together.

"Jiecheng, we're still short of 20 million!"

Han Shanping gritted his teeth, as if he had hooked up with a woman. They had texted, chatted, and interacted via video. They had rehearsed all the intimacy online, but it was still a step away from actually meeting in person.

So the tone seemed to be squeezed out from between teeth, revealing an indescribable restlessness.

"We are only 2746 million away from 13.5 billion, which will break the Chinese box office record of Avatar!"

Since its release, Interstellar has achieved even more brilliant box office in China than its predecessor, thanks to the triple help of better lens design and plot handling than the original version + household registration book + key extension.

But after all, it is not a mainstream film like "Never Return", nor is it a purely domestic commercial film like "Hero".

China Film Corporation was unable to use its most powerful weapon: booking the entire theater.

We can only rely on the cinema market to accumulate little by little.

"Listen to me this time, you must listen to me!"

"Fuck it, even if we have to spend a lot of money on the box office, we have to surpass that damn 13.5 billion!"

In fact, there is a more cost-effective way: stealing box office revenue.

But Han Shanping knew very well that Zhen Jiecheng's pride would never allow such a situation to happen.

What's more, using such a low-level method as "stealing box office revenue" on a high-quality and well-received film like "Interstellar" is pure insult.

"Mr. Han, let me take care of this." Lu Zheng spoke without thinking.

"On the one hand, in the remaining days, Wanda Cinemas will continue to promote Interstellar and will also make adjustments in terms of film scheduling."

"On the other hand, the ticket price for regular screens is low, and the operation is too complicated. 3D theaters and IMAX theaters are good, and they can get the job done quietly."

"I don't care what the attendance is at that time, all the empty seats are sold anyway."

"Wait, Senior, Brother Lu, you two have finished discussing the matter in just a few words, what about me?" Zhen Jiecheng said with a smile, "Shouldn't you also ask for the opinion of me, the film investor and director?"

Pass cigarettes to them.
"If you have to spend money, then just spend it on publicity."

"The rest is up to God's will, and the success or failure is up to me!"

"I can accept selling tickets through publicity, even if I fail to reach the target and lose money in the end. But if I play these games, even if I break the record, it's still shameful."

"Senior, Brother Lu, you two know me well. I am used to being a playboy, and I especially like to act cool."

"You can't pretend to climb to the top position. You have to stand up straight and step on it, only then can you pretend to be strong."

"Shit! That's not what you said back then!" Han Shanping cursed. "Although I'm not young anymore, I'm not suffering from Alzheimer's. When I was filming Life Events, you said it yourself: If the box office is close to 100 million, you will take the initiative to make it even bigger without my reminding!"

"You bastard, your reputation is so tainted, and now you're showing off your mysophobia?"

"Ahem, I was innocent back then." Zhen Jiecheng retorted, "People are always growing up."

"As for the blame for mysophobia, please don't push it onto me. I won't take it!"

"Innocent? You?" Han Shanping widened his eyes.

"Yes, is there a problem?" Zhen Jiecheng said confidently, "Although I dated many people at that time, they were all serious relationships and I gave them real feelings!"

"Ahem, what now?" Lu Zheng asked with a twitching mouth.

"It's still pure now! No, it's even purer!" Han Shanping spoke before Zhen Jiecheng could answer, "It's just physical effort, no emotions involved. Damn, how can it not be pure?"

"Okay, stop talking about those nonsense! We just need to take the final step, no matter what!"

Han Shanping tugged at his collar.

"13.5 billion, I just want the result!"

"no problem!"

Zhen Jiecheng stood up.

"I've already thought about it. I'll assign a task to Xixi later and ask her to go out and meow meow meow. And Yang Mi, go and commit suicide too."

"What's the matter with Jielun staying at home every day? His fans are crying out for food, how can he be unfilial to his parents who provide him with food and clothing?"

"Hold fan events! Give out benefits!"

"I'd like to buy tickets for Interstellar in 3D and the IMAX theater! One ticket at a time is too cheap, I have to buy the whole family."

"Also, Brother Lu, Wanda Cinema has so many theaters, there should be quite a few that can celebrate the anniversary, right? Can we arrange that?"

"Have a draw, give a discount, give back to customers, and make it more lively?"

After a pause,
“Besides that, we are OK.”

Balabala, talking non-stop.

Han Shanping widened his eyes again, and Lu Zheng's mouth twitched again.

In an instant, the two seemed to be dreaming back to the crosstalk performance of Niu Qun and Li Lishan on the stage of the 88 Spring Festival Gala.

Although the words "Leader, colon" did not ring in my ears, wasn't Zhen Jiecheng's expression a vivid interpretation of "Making Up Excuses"?
"Shit! Is this any different from spending money to boost the box office?" Han Shanping couldn't bear it any longer.

"Senior, there is a huge difference, okay?" Zhen Jiecheng complained, "Jie Lun gave tickets to fans, what does it have to do with me?"

"It's true that the tickets Xixi and Mimi gave were paid for by the company, but they are contracted artists. This is the cost of the company training artists. What does it have to do with the box office of the movie?"

"As for Wanda Cinemas, as a partner, what's wrong with me providing some benefits to Brother Lu? The company's business has nothing to do with ticket fraud, okay?"

"Even if it was misinterpreted! Like I said at the beginning, it's just a promotional tactic. If you go around the streets, you will see that when a store opens, don't they mainly offer discounts, supplemented by free gifts, to promote the store?"

"besides."

“Stop, stop, stop! No need to say more, you are right!” Han Shanping scratched his head and gave a thumbs up, “You understand publicity, no one understands it better than you!”

"I'm sorry, I was wrong."

"You don't have mysophobia, you've always been dirty, filthy!"

At the end of February, one month after the release of "Interstellar", China Film announced that "Interstellar" had been removed from the screen, with China's box office reaching 13.576 billion yuan, breaking the record set by "Avatar" and becoming a new milestone in China's cinema market.

With the addition of more than 8.47 million dollars from the mainland box office, the global cumulative box office reached million, surpassing "Taken" and becoming a new record for works directed by Zhen Jiecheng.

A grand celebration banquet was held immediately, and Warner Bros. took this opportunity to officially announce the news that almost everyone in the industry knew: "DC Comics adaptation of "Joker", directed by Zhen Jiecheng, and Leonardo DiCaprio will join."

The house is full of distinguished guests.

Guo Fan put down the filming task of the crew of "The Adventures of Li Xianji" and rushed back to Beijing. On the one hand, he is the executive director of "Interstellar", and on the other hand, he has to give Chen Long a face, bringing the actor who plays the male lead, Prince Long, to meet the father and son.

"Jiecheng, every time Zuming calls me, he can't help but praise Director Guo for his outstanding performance."

"Jiecheng, you have trained this student well!"

"No, you have to pass on some of your experience. I also want to teach as well as you do."

Guo Fan almost couldn't bear the praise, and his cheeks turned red.

As for Zhen Jiecheng, his face was full of profound meaning.

Chen Long arrived in Beijing this time not only to attend the celebration party of "Interstellar", but also to attend related activities as the promotional ambassador of China's ban on laundry detergent.

Thinking about teaching well now?

Tsk tsk tsk, I'm afraid it's too late
Socializing, giving interviews, and smashing ice sculptures with hammers.

Everywhere you look, you see friendly people.

This made Zhen Jiecheng miss his dear Senior Brother Lu for a moment. If Senior Brother Lu were present, it would surely liven up the atmosphere and avoid the aesthetic fatigue of the same old thing, right?
I heard that Brother Lu has regained his confidence and devoted himself to the creation of great works.

A costume historical blockbuster based on the Hongmen Banquet.

According to media reports: Brother Lu upholds the spirit of craftsmanship and works hard on his work.

The crew members also "inadvertently" revealed their distress during the interview, revealing that director Lu was too demanding on details: the scenes built in the Huairou studio had to be overturned and rebuilt three times, and the Xiangshan location had to be revised several times and had yet to be built.

The art department and photography department were also completely replaced due to their inability to meet the standards.

The research on costumes, makeup and court etiquette took up to eight months to restore historical facts; in collaboration with an international special effects team, spectacular war scenes are presented!

What we need is atmosphere! Absolute momentum, absolute solemnity. Build a bright hall, smash dollars, and cut through thorns and be as strong as a dragon.

Zhen Jiecheng was itching to hear about such an awesome crew, and he couldn't wait to visit the set and ask Senior Brother Lu to give him a set as well.

Oh, by the way, Senior Brother Lu also has a good reputation!

The road is slow, which is homophonic to the road being long.

It not only implies Brother Lu's responsible attitude towards striving for perfection in the film, but also symbolizes Qu Yuan's spirit of exploration: "The road is long and arduous, but I will search for it up and down."

Comparing his nickname "Zhen Tama" with his own, Zhen Jiecheng was so envious that he almost drooled.

Thinking of this, Zhen Jiecheng couldn't help but look at Jing Tian and Guo Fan.

The “infighting” of Beijing Film Academy must be passed on. The more interactions there are, the closer we will be.

"The Banquet" cannot be alone, so we can arrange for these two to overlap with their uncle and have a good show in the box office market.

Close the stall and go home.

Domestic entertainment media are still reporting on the celebration banquet. Under the arrangement of Zuoshandiao, they are frantically promoting the achievements of "Interstellar" and the thriving film market under the leadership of China Film.

Zhen Jiecheng had already picked up the suitcases packed by his wife and couldn't wait to lead the gang to set off.

"Lao Ji, what do you think of your first trip to Hollywood?"

"Nothing!" Ji Jianming glanced at Li Pingbin. "Old Li, I'm wondering, why have you been so excited these days?"

"That's right!" Cao Jiuping came forward, "Didn't you keep complaining about how Jie Cheng was bullying the old man? What, do you, an old man, have a masochistic tendency in private?"

"Nonsense! This is called professionalism, do you understand?" Li Pingbin patted his chest, and his long hair, which was typical of an artistic old gangster, swung back and forth.

Unfortunately, Bao Dexi had already left for America. Without the bald man, there would be no harm.

"Hey, have you noticed that when we went out this time, there was some imbalance in the team." Ji Jianming said.

When filming "Secret", there were a lot of Yang Mi and Sun Li.

"Never Return" stars Jing Tian, ​​Qin Lan, and Liu Yifei will join later.

"Interstellar" is even more lively, Jing Tian, ​​Han's niece, Zhang Mo's niece.

From the beginning to the end, the fruit plates never stopped and the tea cups were never empty. Ji Jianming had become accustomed to drinking millet porridge and being served pigeon soup on the set.

But this time, alas, I’m afraid there won’t be such thoughtful service!

"Imbalance of yin and yang? How is that possible!" Li Pingbin winked, "Don't worry, Old Ji, there will be plenty of women when we get to America!"

"Jie Cheng said, gather all 17 sects and beat them to death!"

Ji Jianming: (￣ー￣)
Is this what I'm talking about?

"Ahem, Lao Li, are you sure?"

"Sure!" Li Pingbin nodded. "With all his talk and tricks, how could Jiecheng deceive me? Although he is a worthless person morally, his character is still reliable."

"No, that's not what I mean." Ji Jianming shook his head. "What I mean is: are you sure you have the time and energy to beat up seventeen gangs?"

Li Pingbin: (°Д°)
"Although Jie Cheng said that this shoot is not difficult, you don't really think it's easy, do you?"

Li Pingbin: (Д)ノ

“Think about Secret, what a simple movie it is.”

Li Pingbin: 0DQ
"Think about Leonardo again. He was tortured by Jie Cheng."

Li Pingbin: o(Д)っ

Looking out the window, the sky is clear and the waves are blue.

Damn! What a bad weather!

Hathaway put on beautiful makeup, changed into more than a dozen outfits, and finally matched her clothes. She met up with McConaughey and drove to the airport.

After arriving, what caught our eyes were cameras and crowds of people.

It seemed as if all the media reporters in Xinxiang had been mobilized. The sound of "clicks" was endless, and the flashes of light merged into one and converged on the same focus.

"It's Leonardo!"

Hathaway widened her eyes in surprise. The information she had previously obtained from the news, compared to what she was seeing with her own eyes now, was a completely different feeling!

Thinner and more.
"Hehehe~ Hathaway, McConaughey, you guys are here too?"

Leonardo smiled and waved.

The smile was very bright, with the corners of his mouth raised very high.

The skinny face and protruding cheekbones set off a pair of increasingly bright eyes.

"Hehehe~ Come here!"

Hathaway shuddered violently, and goosebumps instantly covered her skin.

(End of this chapter)