The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 151 Xiao Liu and Emma, preparations for the TV series to go overseas
“Leon, you’re finally here. I’ve been waiting for you.”

"Oh, Crystal is here too."

Chris, the director of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", greeted Zhang Chen and his companions warmly when he saw them walking over.

He had previously helped Zhang Chen shoot a Coca-Cola commercial, and after spending nearly a month together, the few of them had become familiar with each other.

"Chris, the commercials you've shot have endeared you to fans all over the world. I hope this movie will help them remember you again."

"Haha, I haven't congratulated you on your country's first World Cup yet. I hope to see your performance on the field then."

When Zhang Chen heard Chris's blessing, he didn't know what to say. He really didn't want to make boasts in front of others and then be slapped in the face by reality.

Just follow the nature of those people and lose gracefully without embarrassing yourself.

To be honest, it was Zhang Chen's first time to attend a movie premiere. Fortunately, he only attended as a guest and did not need to answer questions from reporters and audiences like the main creative team.

The two words that stand out are: leisurely.

But the more he thought about it, the more reality developed in a direction he didn't want to happen.

Just when the movie was finished and the creators were being interviewed.

A reporter at the scene asked a question that interested everyone.

"Leon, everyone knows that you have spared no effort to recommend this novel to people all over the world since the day the movie novel was published. So, who is your favorite character in the novel and the movie?"

When Zhang Chen heard this question, he also saw Emma sitting on the stage looking at him expectantly, and when he turned around he saw Liu Yifei with a nervous look on her face.

"I like the bravery of the little lions, the calmness of the snake court, the wisdom of the eagle court, and the loyalty of the little badgers."

How could Zhang Chen fall into such an obvious trap?

There are many young actors from different academies on the scene. If the answer is too biased, it will easily make the young actors unhappy.

Teens are at their most psychologically sensitive age, so Zhang Chen felt it necessary to take their emotions into consideration when speaking.

"If you ask me who I like best, I prefer Snape." Zhang Chen looked at everyone present with a smile on his face.

This answer surprised the audience who had just finished watching the movie.

"Snape is a villain!"

I don’t know where a child’s loud shout came from.

"Alan is not a bad guy." Zhang Chen explained to the actor who played Snape.

"Besides, I always feel that things are not that simple. Am I right, Joanne?"

Whether Snape is a bad person or not is actually implicitly expressed in many details in the first movie.

“Leon, I can’t say much.”

Rowling also knew that Zhang Chen was trying to create buzz for the movie, so she kept it a secret.

"Then which of the three young actors do you like, Leon?"

Another reporter asked another tricky question.

“It doesn’t matter who I like, what matters is whether the audience likes it or not.”

"Everyone, do you like Harry, Hermione, and Ron?"

"like!"

There are so many children here at the scene. It is an extremely happy day for them to see the characters from novels and movies come into reality.

“You see, everyone likes it.”

"Okay, I'm here to watch a movie today, so you should ask your questions to the actors and director."

After Zhang Chen answered a few questions, he asked the reporters to refocus the topic on the film's main creators.

The time passed quickly afterwards, and after answering many questions from the audience, the premiere came to an end.

"Brother, Hermione is so smart." Perhaps it was because girls admired each other, Liu Yifei fell in love with the wise little girl in the movie after watching it.

"What? You don't hate Emma anymore?" Zhang Chen looked at Liu Yifei with amusement.

"I still don't like it!"

"Don't you like Hermione?"

"Hermione is Hermione, what does it have to do with Emma?" Liu Yifei answered as if it was a matter of course.

"You're not taking a photo with her?"

"want!"

What a weird little brat, Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

Afterwards, the two of them came to the area where the creative team and Rowling took photos.

After Zhang Chen took a photo with them alone, Liu Yifei joined them.

This is the photo
"Sissi, can you smile a little?"

"Humph!"

"Emma, don't be so serious."

Others watched Zhang Chen directing the two little girls to take a photo.

There are only two words missing from his face: eat melon.

Zhang Chen felt as if he had been involved in a Shura field for no apparent reason? He really had not expected that the two girls at such a young age would have so many little thoughts.

The key point is that he didn't do anything. It's really unfair for him to be so angry.

Finally, a group photo was taken with Zhang Chen in the middle and the two little girls on one left and one right, but their faces were glancing to both sides.

Zhang Chen wasn't sure whether the photos would be usable when they were developed.

But he had a feeling of helplessness about having to deal with his sister forever and having a 50-50 chance.

"Well, it's time for us to go. See you at the premiere in China then?"

Zhang Chen doesn't plan to attend the North American premiere in a few days, but he still has to attend the premiere in his own country as the host.

The next day at noon, in Zhang Chen’s castle in Scotland.

Zhang Chen is going to meet another target of this trip today.

Warner's head of production.

The first Harry Potter film has been completed, and he has seen the finished film. If the plot is just as he imagined, he has put aside his worries about the box office.

As long as Warner doesn't do anything weird, the movie will definitely be a big hit.

However, since the young actors are in a rapid growth stage, their height changes every year.

Therefore, it would be best if the movie could be released one per year based on the plot of the novel.

Then the filming of the second part should be put on the agenda.

Zhang Chen's initial collaboration with Warner was to sign a contract for each film, and the contracts of the actors were all in his hands.

It is totally impossible for Warner to bypass Zhang Chen and shoot the film on their own.

The Gryffindor common room on the third floor of the castle.

This was decorated by the crew after Zhang Chen rented it to the crew.

The entire layout was no different from the room he remembered. "Leon, should we start the second part?" Warner sent Lorenzo again.

"Lorenzo, it's still unclear whether the movie will be profitable, don't be too anxious." Zhang Chen lay comfortably on the soft sofa. Firewood was crackling in the fireplace next to him, making the whole room warm.

“Leon, the height of the young actors doesn’t wait.”

“I knew that, but without knowing if I was going to make money, I felt it was a risky move.

How about I wait until I get my share of the profits before considering it?"

"Leon, believe me, the box office data for the first screening in China has come out. If it were in North America, the box office data for the first screening would not be less than 3000 million US dollars!"

Lorenzo was anxious. Seeing that the first part made money, a normal investor would think that starting the second part immediately would be the right move.

"Lorenzo, do you think Westerners are interested in Kung Fu?" Zhang Chen couldn't find a way to translate the word "martial arts" for a moment, so he used a word that foreigners could understand.

"Leon, you suddenly... Well, there are many Kung Fu fans in the West, and Jack has shown the charm of Kung Fu to the Western world."

"Then is Warner interested in purchasing a Chinese costume Kung Fu TV series?"

This is the main purpose of Zhang Chen waiting for Warner to come to Ying Country.

This is Jin Yong’s expectation, and also Zhang Chen’s expectation.

Although we know that cultural export is difficult, we have to give it a try.

The key to success here lies in convincing a media company that owns TV stations around the world.

It happens to have its own TV station under Warner.

Although this TV station is currently in a half-dead state, it at least has a certain share in the North American market.

He also thought about looking for a media company like Star Media that had channels all over the world, but he didn't have much in common with them, and the only intersection he had was still causing trouble for them.

The most important thing is that Zhang Chen can now use the sequel to "Harry Potter" to "threaten" Warner. When the box office of the movie really explodes, Warner's desire to make money will definitely outweigh its current hesitation.

"Leon, you know the TV series"

"I know, but what if it's me, and a Hollywood special effects team?"

"This"

After hearing what Zhang Chen said, Lorenzo couldn't help but hesitate.

To be honest, he is not optimistic about the ratings of China's ancient costume kung fu TV series in the Western world.

The first is the issue of cultural barriers. There are people who like Kung Fu, but after all, this group of people is limited.

The second issue is the language. Westerners rarely watch a Chinese TV series.

There is also the difference between movies and TV series. Chinese movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon can be successful, but it is not certain that they will be successful if made into TV series. The lengthening of the plot will raise the threshold for watching.

But Zhang Chen gave two reasons.

First of all, the performance of Zhang Chen, the world's superstar, will definitely attract many curious viewers to watch the TV series.

Secondly, the Hollywood special effects team can ensure that the final effect of the TV series will not be particularly bad.

But this is also an unknown market, and no one knows whether this idea can succeed.

“Lorenzo, I won’t make it difficult for you. After all, I know this is uncharted territory.

How about we sign a tiered profit-sharing agreement? It all comes down to ratings.”

For this first attempt, it was really difficult to ask the other party to directly quote a price. The price was too high and Warner did not agree.

If the price is too low, Zhang Chen will not agree.

So the best way is to just take the money out of the TV station’s pocket.

There are only a few profit models for TV drama production, such as selling episodes, sponsors, advertisements, discs, copyrights, and peripheral products.

After purchasing the TV series, the TV station can sell the advertising space to advertisers based on the ratings of the TV series.

What Zhang Chen is eyeing now is the money that advertisers have to pay to the TV station.

"Leon, I need to think about it again after I get back."

Lorenzo did not give Zhang Chen a clear answer in the end.

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news in China, and then we can discuss the project establishment of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."

Zhang Chen almost told the other party directly that if they wanted the rights to shoot the sequel, they should carefully consider his TV series purchase suggestion.

",,," Lorenzo obviously understood the meaning of Zhang Chen's words. After a moment's silence, he nodded.

On November 11, Zhang Chen was waiting for news.

"Boss, the North American box office data for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is out."

Xue Yining hurried to Zhang Chen's house and reported the news that Zhang Chen had been waiting for a week.

"$3500 million."

Xue Yining swallowed her saliva. She didn't expect that the first movie invested by Zhang Chen would have such a horrible box office on the first day.

This is only the first day, and these are just the box office data from North America. It is hard for her to imagine how horrific the results will be after the film is released worldwide.

"Got it. Please help me keep an eye out for people who want to find me recently. If anyone from Warner comes, let me know in advance."

The huge sales of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" naturally caused a sensation in the global film and television circles, and the whole world seemed to be caught in a frenzy of the magical world.

In addition to direct revenue from the movie box office, Warner and Morning Glory have also started printing money from the sales of film-related peripherals.

Currently, the sales of peripheral products in China and North America have reached 2000 million US dollars.

The production and transportation costs of the peripheral products were approximately US$100 million, and the purchase price that Morning Glory sold to Warner was approximately US$800 million.

Zhang Chen has not yet made money from the movie box office profit share, but the crazy shipments of peripheral products have already indicated that Zhang Chen's business is very likely to pay back and has a high probability of making a profit.

Now, he is waiting for a group of people to come.

"I said this guy must have something to hide. Look, he even attended the premiere of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and said he didn't invest in the movie."

At China Film Group, Han Sanping was looking at a document containing overseas film data.

When he saw that the movie he wanted to invest in was a big hit in North America, he regretted it deeply.

He should have shamelessly asked Zhang Chen for a portion of the investment share, so that he would have a very impressive achievement in his year-end report.

"No, I have to be involved in the next one anyway."

On January 1 next year, China will formally join the WTO, which also means that markets in all aspects must be integrated with the world.

In the film market that Han Sanping is concerned about or in charge of, he holds a pivotal position.

He looked at a list of imported films and thought of one that wasn't particularly good, but it was the only one he had at the moment.

"I hope Zhang Chen can understand the predicament of our domestic films." Han Sanping sighed.

Since its establishment, China Film Group has shouldered the responsibility and obligation to support the development of the domestic film industry. However, in recent years, no decent film has been able to gain enough attention internationally.

Although those art film directors have won many international awards for China, the content of those award-winning films is
We have joined the WTO, and in 08 it is time for China to show its face to the world. However, it is not a happy thing when the international community only sees movies depicting China's poor life during its backward times.

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