Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 486

Early the next morning, under Xiaoying's constant urging, Chen Hao left the hotel refreshed. In the room, Sophie Marceau was still lying on the bed and fast asleep.

Day and night, the whole body is transparent, which made Sophie Marceau, who was crazy all night, sleep deeply.

"Forget about being exhausted." On the plane, Xiaoying looked at Chen Hao who was sleeping beside her and muttered.

"Be stricter with your mouth. If you dare to talk nonsense when you return to China, the previous promise to buy you a car will be void." Chen Hao said suddenly.

Xiaoying was taken aback when she heard the words, she actually pretended to be asleep and listened to herself, it was really bad.

"I've never said anything indiscriminately, hehehe..." Xiaoying quickly apologized with a smile.

The corners of Chen Hao's mouth turned up slightly, and he patted his head with his eyes closed, "Well, good boy, I will reward you when I go back!"

Seeing that Chen Hao didn't open his eyes, Xiaoying glared at Chen Hao fiercely, grimacing and laughing, "Thank you Mr. Chen!"

"En!" Chen Hao nodded, continued to close his eyes, and stopped talking to the funny Xiaoying.

……

In the North American film market, the autumn file in October is indeed bleak.

In the second week of October, the overall box office dropped by 10% compared to the previous week. If there is no "Taken 30", then October will really be cold to the end.

A total of 5 new films were released this week, but none of them performed as expected.

上映第二周的《飓风营救2》以2250万美元的周末票房蝉联了北美周末票房冠军, 单周票房3675万美元，两周10天累计票房达到了8675万美元。

There is no problem with the North American box office of "Taken 2" exceeding [-] million yuan, but due to the poor reputation, it is estimated that the North American box office should not be much different from the first one.

But even so, the investment of 3500 million US dollars won the box office of over [-] million in North America, not to mention the market outside North America, so the third part of the series can obviously be put on the agenda.

The runner-up on the list is Sony Columbia's remake of the horror film "Ghost Fog", which earned $3 million in 1175 days over the weekend and opened in nearly 3000 theaters. This result obviously does not satisfy Sony Columbia.

Moreover, "Ghost Fog" has given unanimous negative reviews both at the Venice Film Festival and the North American media. Sony Columbia is obviously very depressed.

At the same time, "The Feast of the Beast", invested and produced by Liang Tianchi Films, was also released last Friday, with a box office of 3 million US dollars in 600 days in the first weekend, ranking fifth on the list.

With a total investment of $600 million, the thriller should be able to make a small profit.

……

It happened to be October 2005, 10 when Chen Hao flew back to the United States after filming The Da Vinci Code.

This day is Halloween in the western world, and it is also the day when Liangtianchi Pictures' "Chain Saw 4" officially lands in North American theaters.

However, instead of going to the cinema to watch the film, Chen Hao went directly to Liangtianchi Films to edit "The Da Vinci Code".

"Mr. Chen?" Wen Ziren asked in surprise when he saw Chen Hao, "The filming of "The Da Vinci Code" is over?"

"It was just finished yesterday." Chen Hao nodded and said, "How is your script writing?"

"I'm still writing. I gave up many of the plots I thought about before even scaring me." Wen Ziren replied.

Chen Hao raised his brows when he heard this, he had to scare himself before putting it in the movie?No wonder he is good at making thrillers.

"Then keep going." Chen Hao smiled, "By the way, what's the name of your new script?"

"Dead Silence!" Wen Ziren replied.

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words, it really was this movie, "By the way, have you ever thought about creating a horror parallel universe?"

"Horror parallel universe?" Wen Ziren was taken aback when he heard that.

"Yes, I think you like thrillers. See if you can connect them through some settings so that they can interact with each other in the same time and space. I believe it will be very interesting." Chen Hao laughed.

Wen Ziren thought for a while after hearing the words, "This idea is very interesting and worth a try."

"Think about it, and look forward to your new film." Chen Hao patted Wen Ziren and left.

Chen Hao then went straight into the editing room and started editing "The Da Vinci Code".

Because he has the full version in his head, it will be relatively easier for Chen Hao to cut it.

The next day, Chen Hao met Smart who had been busy with the announcement of "Chain Saw 4" in the office.

"How is the performance of "Saw 4"?" Chen Hao asked.

"Very well, the first-day box office is 2% higher than the previous best third film in the series, reaching $1470 million." Smart laughs.

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words, "This first-day score is almost catching up with "Taken 2"."

Although they are all sequels, the cost of "Taken 2" is 3500 million US dollars. This is the case when Chen Hao asked Liam Neeson to sign three consecutive films, while "Saw 4" only invested 1000 million!
"Yeah, look forward to "Chain Saw 4" being able to create the series' highest opening weekend box office!" Smart laughed.

Chen Hao smiled after hearing this, "By the way, you can ask someone to contact Hasbro."

"Hasbro?" Smart had a headache when he heard that, wondering what his boss had come up with.

"Yes, I want to make a live-action Transformers movie." Chen Hao explained.

"Transformers live-action movie?" Smart said a little excitedly.

Smart is not opposed, but a little excited, because Transformers is a household name in the United States, and it is a best-selling toy that has grown up with generations of Americans.

Transformers has a history of more than 30 years, and it can be described as enduring. It can be seen from the fact that Downey still chooses to buy this toy for his son.

"Yes, Transformers has a huge fan base in the United States, and its value cannot be fully developed just as a toy. Movies are undoubtedly the most suitable form of entertainment that attracts more attention and has greater influence.

And if you make a movie, it will definitely stimulate the sales of toys. Hasbro has no reason to disagree. " Chen Hao said.

Smart nodded upon hearing this, obviously approving Chen Hao's decision.

"If we only want to make a movie version of Transformers, then the investment must be at least 1 million US dollars, which the company can afford, but the investment is too large, and it is more appropriate to have another giant.

And how much do you plan to invest in your new film next year? asked Smart.

"Next year, I guess I will still cooperate with Sony Columbia, so there should be no budget." Chen Hao said.

"That's good, I'll get in touch now, sooner rather than later." Smart said.

Chen Hao was taken aback when he heard the words, "So refreshing?"

At that time, when Chen Hao chose to acquire Marvel, although Smart did not explicitly object, he was undoubtedly not optimistic.

"Transformers is definitely more promising than Marvel, and I also like Transformers." Smart laughed.

Chen Hao smiled when he heard this, it seems that Transformers are indeed very popular in North America.

After saying this, Chen Hao walked into the editing room again.

Only in the evening, Smart brought back bad news.

"Chen, we are late. Hasbro has reached a cooperation agreement with DreamWorks."

　Thanks to "Qinglian Earth" for the 500 reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)