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Chapter 243 Influence
domestic.

Because "Pulp Fiction" is a pure Hollywood film, Huang Ze's winning of the award was only reported by a few newspapers and was not on TV or anything.

However, in the film system, which obtains information from the outside world relatively quickly, the news was quickly known.

In addition, Huang Ze won the award at the Oscars in the United States. No matter how you look at it, it has brought glory to the country and domestic filmmakers, and the news spread several orders of magnitude faster.

"Hey, Brother Kai, did you hear that Huang Ze won another Oscar?" Tian Zhuangzhuang found Brother Chen Kai who also worked at Beijing Film Studio and started discussing it.

"Huh, I know." Brother Chen Kai's voice was a little stiff. "Best Original Screenplay, after all, I received this award as a screenwriter."

"Oh, you know, I was just saying that to you." Tian Zhuangzhuang realized that his classmate might be jealous, so he stopped talking about this topic, said hello and walked away.

Brother Chen Kai was left standing there with an unhappy look on his face.

He didn't know what was going on, but whenever someone mentioned Huang Ze, he would get very angry.

I always feel like the other person has robbed me of something.

It was also for this reason that he had made up his mind that he would never see Huang Ze again unless he got one of the three major ones.

Another classmate of Huang Ze, Zhang Yimou, who had won three major awards, was holding a newspaper with a look of joy on his face.

"This classmate is getting better and better!"

"It's even made it to the U.S. and grossed nearly $100 million at the box office. It's really astonishing."

"If I were given this, it would be enough for me to take photos until I'm 80 years old."

"You plan to continue filming until you are 80 years old!" Gong Li smiled and glanced at Zhang Yimou, "Then I will always be your leading lady. I will only be 65 by then."

"By the way, why don't you ask Huang Ze to cooperate in a film?" Gong Li's eyes sparkled, "If not for yourself, you have to think about our future."

"I heard that Huang Ze is very generous. Your classmate Zhang Jianya gets millions of dollars for directing a movie."

"He's so rich, so you can make movies with fewer constraints in the future. You can shoot however you want and only need to consider the effect and quality. You no longer need to save costs or anything like that."

"Besides, it's obviously easier to win awards if you work with him, and you can even try to win an Oscar."

"Oscar." Zhang Yimou felt something in his heart was touched.

It's just money, he doesn't care much.

He has won three major European awards and has the Golden Bear in his hands, so he is confident that he can make it in the top three.

But the word Oscar really didn't give him any confidence. Thinking of the success of Huang Ze's "Pulp Fiction", he felt himself wavering. After thinking it over, he slammed the table and said, "I'll talk to him."

the other side.

Zhang Jianya and Zhang Shuping, who were preparing for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and setting up the scenic spots needed for filming, naturally learned the news from phone calls with other friends from Xinghai.

Then it quickly spread throughout the entire crew.

"Hey, did you know? Mr. Huang won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay."

“Didn’t he win Best Director?”

"It's not that easy to win the Best Director award. There are so many great white directors. And even if it's the Best Original Screenplay, it's rare for Mr. Huang to win it. How many Chinese people can win an Oscar, even if the scope is expanded to include Asians?"

"The key is that the box office is high enough! It's only one step away from breaking the 100 million mark. I think, with the news of winning the two awards released, it will break the 100 million mark in the next two days."

"Wow, the North American box office has exceeded 100 million! Has no domestic director ever been able to do that before?"

"Why do I feel like Mr. Huang wasn't lying when he told us that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is going to win an Oscar?" Zhang Weiping hesitated while chatting with others.

When he heard Huang Ze say that before, he thought Huang Ze was joking.

But with the North American box office surely exceeding 100 million and winning two Oscars, he no longer dared to think so.

Although that is most likely bragging, it is also bragging from a director whose North American box office has exceeded 100 million.

No matter who you are, you will always keep some hope in your heart and dare not deny it completely.

"We have found a way, and it is indeed possible." Zhang Jianya nodded in agreement. "Even if we don't win an award, I think with the influence of Director Huang's first two films in Hollywood, it should be no problem for our film to earn more than 20 million US dollars in North America, right?"

"Haha, it would be great if there were really that many." Li Lianjie, who saw a group of people walking over after chatting, heard the specific content of their conversation and joined in the conversation.

Then he looked towards the United States, his eyes shining.

If this martial arts film could earn more than 20 million at the box office, wouldn't he become another action star to break into Hollywood after Bruce Lee?

Do not!
By then, you can no longer be considered a star, you should be called a superstar.

After all, that is something that even Jackie Chan, whose film pay has already exceeded 10 million, has not accomplished!
Moreover, his influence in the country will be incomparable.

The corners of Li Lianjie's mouth curled up slightly.

The country is becoming more and more open. If I can really make it into Hollywood, then I will have a real business card for foreign exchanges in the future. It will definitely not be as simple as just being extremely popular in China after "Shaolin Temple".

Fortunately, I haven't immigrated yet, otherwise the effect will be greatly reduced. Li Lianjie was somewhat thankful.

I originally had this idea, but since I couldn't make any sense out of the movie, I might as well immigrate to the United States and practice martial arts.

As it turned out, this was just an idea, but Huang Ze pulled him into filming two "Once Upon a Time in China" movies. The movies were quite profitable, and he was busy making one after another, enjoying it.

Of course, there was another very important reason, he saw Huang Ze’s choice.

In his opinion, the other party has achieved such success and his vision is definitely better than most people. When everyone wants to immigrate, he still chooses to retain his nationality, definitely because this way he can get more benefits.

After some consideration, he chose to learn from Huang Ze and let his wife Huang Qiuyan immigrate to Hong Kong Island. This way, he would have the convenience and his own identity would be guaranteed, achieving the best of both worlds.

“I just don’t know if Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon can get 20 million at the box office.” After the joy, Li Lianjie’s heart suddenly began to beat.

He has seen the complete script of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". After reading it, he felt that the script was really ordinary, even not as good as the script of "Once Upon a Time in China". Moreover, if you put aside the martial arts elements in it, it is more like an art film about personal emotions and choices.

"Can an art film with all yellow actors get high box office?"

"That's pretty bad!" Li Lianjie shook his head, and then shook it for the second time.

“Not necessarily.”

"After all, this is Director Huang."

"Maybe it can create a miracle?"

……

On the third day after the Oscars, Huang Ze created a small miracle in Hollywood.

The North American box office of "Pulp Fiction" has officially exceeded 100 million US dollars!
A few days ago, everyone knew that "Pulp Fiction" would definitely break 100 million US dollars, but before it did, it always lacked that sense of shock.

When it truly became a movie that broke the 100 million-dollar box office in North America, not only the domestic and Hong Kong circles, but also the Hollywood circle were shocked.

A film with a production cost of only 7 million US dollars, starring a group of out-of-date stars and unknown newcomers, actually earned over 100 million yuan at the box office.

Even if the publicity costs are spent, how much can it cost? The box office revenue alone is enough to make a lot of money.

This is definitely an example of a low-budget, high-grossing film.

Many Hollywood companies have set their sights on Huang Ze, a goose that lays golden eggs!

Warner naturally didn't want to let the goose that laid the golden eggs run away, so he arranged for George, who had the most contact with Huang Ze, to take Huang Ze to various parties.

Prepare to corrupt Huang Ze with wine and women.

Are you using this to test the director?

Which director can't stand such a test?

Huang Ze chose to drink the wine, and Rou Lin fought back.

Even Jennifer Connelly Huang Ze couldn't hold back, as for everyone else, they were all rotten sweet potatoes and bird eggs, Huang Ze had no interest at all.

Of course, it was only temporary. Huang Ze was also worried that he wouldn't be able to bear it if it continued like this, so he arranged a flight back to Hong Kong Island and said goodbye to George, who had just come out of the banquet with him.

"I have to go back."

"Don't you want to play for a few more days?" George smiled a smile that all men understand. "If you don't like this batch, let's change to another batch. Tell me which one you like."

"I'm not that kind of person." Huang Ze shook his head. "Okay, no more jokes, I really have to go. I have to go back to shoot a new movie."

"Okay." Hearing that Huang Ze was going to make a new film, George was delighted and stopped trying to stop Huang Ze. He emphasized once again, "Remember to call me when the film is out, brother."

"We at Warner Bros. are very interested in your new film."

“And are willing to pay a high price for it.”

George raised his eyebrows and said, "As old friends, we will definitely offer better conditions than other publishers."

"But this is a costume martial arts film."

"As long as it's your film, we have confidence in it."

"I hope so." Huang Ze smiled and shook his head after getting in the car.

Even if they are willing to pay a high price, given Warner's wealth, they will definitely buy it out.

Then the problem arises. There has never been a precedent of martial arts movies being a hit in the North American market before. Even kung fu movies are modern action movies, and the box office results achieved by Bruce Lee are far from being a hit.

How much can Warner Bros. offer for its costume martial arts film?

He clearly knew how high the box office this film had been in the United States in the previous life, and that it was in line with the viewing interests of North American audiences. His own fan base was also stronger than Li An's, so why did he still sell it for millions of dollars?
Huang Ze knew that if he wanted to sell to North America, he had to share the cake with the local giants, but this was too harsh a division.

Seeing others make money is more painful than losing money yourself!
"Hey, don't think about this anymore. It's too early to think about this before the filming even starts. Wait until the film is out before worrying about it."

(End of this chapter)