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Chapter 436 Be bolder
That will also leave a good memory for the audience.

This is good for both me as a director and the two actors.

It's better than the third part that makes the audience feel what the hell it is and they will never watch this series again.

"I think the box office of our film will be very high."

Will Smith grinned, "I'm sorry for Jack Cheng's sacrifice, and I'm sorry for the pain all over my body."

"I'm going to make a bet with you guys here."

"The North American box office of our film will definitely exceed 150 million!"

"If I lose, I will..."

"What do you mean?" Huang Ze raised his eyebrows. You just give us the right to use your wife for a few days?

The problem is that your wife is darker than you.

Brothers are really picky.

"I will take care of your vacation for at least a week."

"Hi!"

"Tsk..." Huang Ze and Jackie Chan were both shocked by the small stakes and protested together.

"I can invite you to that kind of party."

“That kind.”

"Sorry, I'm not interested!" Huang Ze stopped her, "Don't talk about such dark topics with an upright person like me!"

"Then tell me one."

"Then, you will be responsible for the half-price performance..." Huang Ze originally wanted to ask the other party to star in one of his films at half-price, but when the words came to his lips, he felt that it was not appropriate.

If the other party loses, doesn't that mean that the box office of "Rush Hour 2" will not reach million US dollars?

What benefits does this bring to you?
But don’t let the bad luck of this movie prevent the box office from reaching 150 million, that would be bad.

So Huang Ze stopped talking immediately.

"No need to gamble."

"Gambling is a very bad behavior. It is prohibited here!"

"Hey, boring." Will Smith shrugged and went to chat with Jackie Chan.

……

That night, at the wrap-up party.

"Huang, I wish us a big box office success."

“I wish it a big box office success.”

Huang Ze toasted and chatted with each person.

Among these people, Huang Ze and Uma Thurman were the ones who chatted the most happily.

"Huang, the movie 'The Ring' starring me will be released on October 30th. Will you come to the United States to attend the premiere?"

"Of course!" Huang Ze agreed without hesitation.

Not to mention that "The Ring" was produced by his own company, so it is reasonable for him to attend the premiere in person.

Besides, Uma Thurman has been doing pretty well in the past two months.

Whether in the hotel room or signing a contract with Xinghai in advance to film "Kill Bill".

Instead of waiting until "The Ring" is released to see the box office performance before signing.

For this reason, Huang Ze has to give him face.

"I have to go!"

"Do you think this movie can get 50 million US dollars at the box office?" Uma Thurman was a little worried. After all, this was her first time playing the leading role.

It's different from Final Destination 2.

The female lead didn't have many roles in that film, and it was a sequel, so it was reasonable for the film to earn 50 million US dollars at the box office.

If it’s much worse than the first film, she might be judged as box office poison and no one would hire her as the leading actress again.

In "The Ring", not only does she have more roles, but more importantly, it is not a sequel.

If she could get 50 million, and make two films in a row with 50 million US dollars each, even if the box office of the film that Huang Ze mentioned that could break 100 million US dollars was not so ideal, she would not be short of horror films to act in in the future.

"You underestimate the power of The Ring."

In fact, it's not his fault. In the previous life, who would have thought that a Japanese horror film could win the box office championship in Hong Kong Island, and the American version after the remake could also achieve such results. Huang Ze smiled mysteriously, "I think you can be a little bolder."

"Fifty-five million dollars?"

"Be braver!"

"Seventy million dollars?"

"Be bolder!"

"Seventy-one million?" Uma Thurman only added one million.

She really thought she was bold enough.

If a horror film could earn 70 million, it would definitely be a big hit and will become a classic among horror films.

"Then let's use this number." Huang Ze was too lazy to let her be bolder. Obviously, this number had reached her upper limit. "If I guess right, you have to promise me one thing."

"what's up?"

"Promise first, then talk."

"Okay, I agree."

"I haven't thought of anything yet. I'll tell you when I think of something."

……

October twenty-seven.

Huang Ze and several of his personal editors finished editing Rush Hour 2, summarized the key points of the remaining work, asked them to continue with post-production, and then flew to Los Angeles.

Spent two days playing games with Uma Thurman.

October 30th, night.

Two days before Halloween, "The Ring" was officially released.

Because it was endorsed by Huang Ze and Zhang Jianya is also a well-known horror film director, the premiere at Warner was not small in scale.

In short, Huang Ze who arrived at the scene felt it was quite lively.

Horror movie fans either wore pumpkin lanterns or transformed themselves into various images, and occasionally let out a few strange roars.

Everything is telling everyone that Halloween is coming!
Sitting next to Zhang Jianya, Huang Ze glanced at the other person's face and said, "You don't look nervous!"

"Why am I nervous?"

Zhang Jianya crossed his legs and said, "I'm good at making horror movies."

“Not to mention making a film that has already been made.”

"Except for some minor changes to suit the tastes of North American audiences, the overall storyline is the same as the previous one."

“I deeply understood an idiom when I was shooting.”

"Are you confident?" Huang Ze said.

"correct answer!"

"Haha." Huang Ze smiled and ignored this guy. He simply stepped over him and started chatting with his wife Zhang Yu.

They chatted from time to time throughout the premiere.

Zhang Jianya felt a little unconfident. He looked at Huang Ze, then at Zhang Yu, and then he scratched the back of his head. “Not that bad, right?”

"Probably not!"

"You're still not nervous?" Huang Ze patted Zhang Jianya, "Why do you seem a little restless?"

"It's not just one thing that's stressful."

"Hahaha!"

Huang Ze smiled and continued to keep his eyes on the screen.

The scene was just about to begin where a female ghost crawled out of the TV.

Maybe it’s because he has seen it many times in his previous life and several times in this life, so he has become immune to this scene. Huang Ze always feels that it doesn’t seem so scary.

Of course, this only represents a few people such as Huang Ze and Zhang Jianya.

Turning my head to look at the audience, there was no more chatting, no more screaming. It seemed that everyone was holding their breath, fearing that in the next second the female ghost would not only crawl out of the TV, but also rush out of the screen.

Seeing this scene, Huang Ze nodded secretly, "It should be stable now."

(End of this chapter)