Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 106: Zhang Chen, the Jokester

The DVD rights of "The Shallows" have really been sold to Zhongkai Audio and Video, who also sold the previous "The Darkness".

However, when "Darkness" was released, he was still a nobody and the DVD rights were only sold for 60.

It's different now.

The huge success of "Dark Invasion" also made Zhongkai a lot of money.

So the offer for "The Shallows" this time is quite sincere, 500 million.

The market has improved this year.

Before, everyone was paying this price, around 500,000 or 600,000 yuan, not much higher.

Zhang Chen's "Dark Invasion" 60 is actually a lot, and Feng Xiaogang's "Big Bowl" only sold 50 before.

However, Zhang Yimou is an exception. "Hero" directly sold 1400 million.

When making the second part, "House of Flying Daggers", Zhang Weiping wanted to do the same thing again, but it simply scared away all the buyers.

Later, the word of mouth failed and the box office did not meet expectations, so Zhang Weiping had to lower the price, but even with the price cut it still sold for 500 million.

But that was Zhang Yimou.

In fact, the price of five or six million is quite reasonable, and everyone can make a profit.

Of course, the price of popular films will be a little higher. The audio and video copyright of "Cell Phone" was sold for 800 million, which is already a sky-high price.

The asking price for "The Shallows" was 500 million, but Star Entertainment was not happy with it. In the end, the price was negotiated to 600 million, and it was a tiered price.

In other words, if the box office does not exceed 600 million, it will be 400 million. If it exceeds million, Zhongkai Audio and Video will need to add another million.

Currently, there are only two films with box office revenue of over 1400 million yuan, "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers", with the former taking 500 million yuan and the latter taking million yuan.

But there is only one film whose audio-visual copyright exceeds 10 million - "Hero".

If the box office of "The Shallows" exceeds 1000 million, Zhang Chen doesn't want to be the boss, but he can't be the boss either. Giving million will be enough.

What's more, Xingchen Entertainment also helps them fight against piracy.

Zhongkai Audio and Video agreed.

……

Xu Qing woke up almost at night after sleeping for a whole day. People say that there are only cows that die of exhaustion but no land that is damaged by plowing. Those people are ignorant.

It's also very tiring, you have to cooperate, sometimes you have to move yourself, and it also strains your voice...

I got up, washed up, and felt a little hungry. Just as I was about to go out to find something to eat, Zhang Chen called.

"What do you want to eat tonight?"

"Hunan cuisine." Xu Qing is from the Tujia ethnic group and loves spicy food.

Zhang Chen hesitated for a moment. He thought about what to do if he got stung at night after eating Hunan food.

But he didn't have the courage to say it.

"Okay then, I'll send you the location later, and we'll meet at the hotel."

Hunan restaurants also have non-spicy dishes, and you can also brush your teeth more often at night.

Of course, what they talked about on the phone was eating, but they both knew in their hearts that they were eating seafood.

This is basically what happens between men and women when they first get to know each other. They want to be together every day, and it would be best if they could grow old together.

Zhang Chen also felt something mysterious last night.

The elder sister possessed much more knowledge than he had imagined, and many of the ways of playing were very novel, so the curious little Zhang Chen called him.

Xu Qing arrived earlier than Zhang Chen and reached the private room first.

Zhang Chen arrived a little later, and as soon as he entered the door, his face darkened: "I seem to be followed by reporters."

It’s all because of today’s press conference. He felt good about talking big for a while, but then he was targeted by reporters.

He didn't notice it at first, but when he arrived at the hotel entrance, he found that he seemed to be followed.

But it's too late.

"What should we do then?" The eldest sister was also looking forward to tonight and was a little disappointed when she heard this.

"Forget it, let's eat first. I'll think of a solution when we're done."

Anyway, he is horny now and he must have sex tonight.

If there are conditions, we should go up. If there are no conditions, we should go up even if we create conditions.

The two men ate first. Pulling a cart with an old ox is very physically demanding, so it had to be fed enough grass first.

There were only two people in the private room, so Zhang Chen was not in a hurry to start here, but he definitely had to create a lively atmosphere.

Eat and chat...

Zhang Chen gave her riddles to guess, such as...

A tall man, guess a food.

500 men, guess a sport.

Two women fighting, guess a food.

Anyway, it was jokes about that kind of thing, which made the older sister laugh non-stop. Whenever she heard something interesting, her little hands would excitedly pat Zhang Chen's shoulders.

Jokes are also a form of flirting and are very helpful in secreting that thing.

After talking for a while, the stock was sold out, so I had to tell the story.

If Qiu Chuji had not passed by Niujia Village... "You see, if Qiu Chuji had not passed by Niujia Village at that time, then those Jin soldiers who secretly followed him would not have died in the courtyards of Guo Dingtian and Yang Tiexin's two families.

Similarly, Wanyan Honglie would not be obsessed with Bao Xiruo when he saw her.

The Guo and Yang families will not be affected, Li Ping will not be stranded in the desert, Guo Jing and Yang Kang will be born safely in Niujia Village, and the Six Freaks of Jiangnan will naturally not go to the desert.

Without the help of the Six Monsters and Guo Jing, Temujin would have died at the hands of Jamuka and his men, and the Mongolian tribes would not have been unified.

Since Mongolia could not unify, it would not attack the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty would not have perished.

On the other hand, if Wanyan Honglie did not have Bao Xiruo, he would have to devote himself to the power struggle, and the Jin Dynasty would be in internal turmoil.

The Jin Dynasty was in civil strife and had no powerful enemy, Mongolia. The Song Dynasty continued to develop. According to their habit of focusing on trade and the total amount of social wealth, the sprouts of capitalism would first appear in China.

So, all of this is Qiu Chuji's fault. Why did you go to Niujia Village and wander around when you had nothing to do?"

The elder sister was so amused by his nonsense that she was trembling with laughter.

"What's wrong with the director's brain? How come you guys can't come up with such a bizarre story?"

Zhang Chen thought to himself that you haven’t seen “The Man From Earth”, that story is really mind-blowing.

Xu Qing loved to listen, and Zhang Chen took the opportunity to press on. Xu Qing was most famous for her role as Ren Yingying, so naturally Zhang Chen told him jokes from Jin Yong's dramas.

"Let me tell you the story about the six major sects besieging Guangmingding in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber..."

Anyway, it was picked up by later generations and it doesn’t cost money, so Zhang Chen continued to take it.

"In the novel, if Zhang Wuji had not mastered the ultimate martial arts, the Ming Cult would have been destroyed. But that was actually to highlight how powerful Zhang Wuji was, and to forcibly give the Ming Cult a weak aura.

In fact, the failure of the six major sects' siege of Guangmingding was already a foregone conclusion. Just look at the map and you will know.

According to what is said in Mr. Jin's novel, after research and study by bored people, the Bright Summit of the Ming Cult should be located south of the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, west of the Taklimakan Desert, and near the current Ili River Valley.

Putting aside other things, it is already quite difficult for the six major sects to besiege Guangmingding.

There were no mobile phones in that era, so communication basically relied on shouting and transportation basically relied on walking.

I'm lucky not to get lost, and the distance is not that close.

Guangmingding is about 1000 kilometers away from Kunlun, the closest of the six major sects, and is separated by the Taklimakan Desert.

The straight-line distance from Dong and Huashan to Guangmingding is more than 2,700 kilometers. In the middle, it passes through the Hexi Corridor with extremely complex climatic conditions and then enters the Taklimakan Desert.

Wudang and Shaolin are more than 3000 kilometers away from Guangmingding, and it takes three months just to walk there.

Emei is not the farthest, but it is the most difficult to travel.

The road to Shu is difficult, harder than climbing to the sky, and this is not nonsense.

Going all the way from Emei Mountain in Sichuan to XJ, passing through the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, there is no need to mention the altitude sickness. If you take a detour through the Qinling Mountains, cross the Yellow River, climb snow-capped mountains, and cross grasslands, the difficulty is higher than Tang Monk's journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

These are straight-line distances, but in reality they are much farther.

Of course, the heroes have Qinggong skills and may be able to walk faster.

But people and horses need supplies along the way.

As for supplies, it is easy to get them if there are fewer people, but it is useless to go to Guangmingding if there are fewer people.

When there are too many people, supply becomes a hassle. Otherwise, in ancient times, it would have been impossible to send food and fodder before the troops moved.

The key point is that the Ming Cult is not stupid. You have been clamoring to besiege me for half a year. Should I prepare in advance?

It is common sense to set up an ambush along the way and defeat the enemies one by one.

Even if this were not the case, the Ming Cult chose to deploy its troops at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains and be ready for battle.

Using a tired army to attack the powerful Ming Cult, even if Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were reborn, they would not be able to win the battle.

Not to mention that the altitude of Guangmingding is over 4000 meters, while the Central Plains where the six major sects are located is only about 1000 meters above sea level.

Once we arrive at Guangmingding, various altitude reactions, coldness and lack of oxygen will slow down our marching speed and cause us to be physically exhausted. There will definitely be a lot of non-combat casualties, and the remaining ones will be a bunch of sickly people. The Mingjiao side will be well-rested, so there is no need to say how the battle situation will be.

So, although the six major sects have gone to great lengths to fight, the result is bound to be in vain. This is not the six major sects besieging Guangmingding, but the six major sects coming to the door to offer their heads. If it were true, the five Dharma Kings who protect the Mingjiao would all be able to get a pentakill. "

During the meal, Zhang Chen took advantage of the situation while telling stories. At first, they sat on one chair each, and then the two chairs got closer and closer...

Zhang Chen's hands were restless, constantly wandering around his body, and then he opened his mouth in astonishment: "You're not wearing anything?"

The elder sister looked at him seductively: "Well, I thought you wanted to stay in the hotel..."

Zhang Chen was distracted, and his elder sister's bottom line was obviously lower than his.

But he looked at the occasional waiter walking by outside and realized that he still had to find a formal place to do his business, but first he had to get rid of the reporters who were following him outside.

……

Outside the hotel, two reporters had been watching for more than two hours, but they hadn't seen Zhang Chen come out yet...

One of the skinny guys finished eating the bread in his hand and couldn't help complaining: "Damn, you're taking so long to eat. I don't know what you're doing in there?"

Another fat man holding a telescope laughed and said, "What else can he do? Of course he's eating. Guess who he's with? I bet it's a woman."

Hearing the fat man's answer, the thin man showed a lewd smile on his face: "Do we need to guess? It must be a woman. It's a pity that we can't take pictures of them, otherwise we would have posted it..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is a restaurant. If there was any, it wouldn't be here."

The thin man said: "I was just talking casually. Unfortunately, we were late for today's press conference and didn't get any big news."

Fatty: "Yeah, otherwise we wouldn't have to suffer here."

The temperature is already quite low at night in October.

"Wait, they're coming out, set up the camera quickly."

(End of this chapter)