Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 652
"Dude! A $2.5 million bet is the biggest bet I've ever seen in my life." Downey laughed.

"It's just box office, not real cash!" Chen Hao said with a smile.

After the press conference, Chen Hao and the main creators went directly to the "Iron Man" crew to prepare for the start.

On the way to the crew, Downey looked at Chen Hao, who was frowning slightly, thinking that he was worried about the bet, so he wanted to explain it.

Downey regards Chen Hao as his benefactor and best friend. Although the two rarely see each other, it is Chen Hao who pulled him out of the shadow of drugs in 4 consecutive films, saying that he has completely changed his life. His life is not too much.

"Yes, it's just the box office. With your ability, my charm, and the love of Iron Man fans, it's not a problem at all. There's no need to worry. Focus on making good movies. The fans will definitely let you win the bet. " Downey laughed.

Hearing this, Chen Hao knew that Downey was worried about him, but he was actually worrying too much. Chen Hao frowned just thinking about making a movie.

"Don't worry, I have full confidence in myself, you, and the movie." Chen Hao smiled.

Tang Ni patted Chen Hao on the shoulder, smiled and nodded.

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"Chen Li made a bold statement that the North American box office of "Iron Man" will surely exceed 2.5 million U.S. dollars!" --- "Los Angeles Times"

"Chen vs. Utah News Bet Iron Man $2.5M! Possible?" - The Washington Post

"Magic or Genius!?" - The New Yorker

"Chen Heliang Tianchi Films gambled 1.3 million US dollars, and "Iron Man" officially launched!" --- "Variety Show"

……

Shortly after the "Iron Man" launch conference ended, the North American media reported on this highly interesting conference.

In particular, the "Iron Man" gamble of 2.5 million at the box office spread across the United States in an instant, and it also aroused a lot of heated discussions.

Naturally, almost the vast majority of those who are not optimistic about Chen Hao, because judging from the past record of Marvel superhero movies, apart from the most popular Spider-Man, not even any of the "X-Men" series can exceed 2.5 billion dollars.

It is indeed a bit whimsical for a not-too-popular superhero Iron Man to want to win a box office of 2.5 million US dollars in North America.

Moreover, Chen Hao, as a Chinese director, has the precedent of Li Yin's fiasco in "Hulk", which is even more unfavorable.

Whether it is racial discrimination or not, the vast majority of Americans definitely think so.

Sony Columbia.

"2.5 million dollars? Is he crazy? Do you really think he is a god?" Tommy Mottola sneered while watching the news.

"Which time did you watch a movie before Chen started filming? What's the result?" Davies said.

Tommy Mottola turned pale when he heard this. As Davis' close partner, Tommy Mottola must have hated Chen Hao to death, so he always slandered him.

In his opinion, making a movie can be successful once, twice, or even three times, but it is impossible for one person to succeed all the time, right?

In the end, did he really meet him? Chen Hao is simply his nemesis!

"Previous success does not guarantee that he will continue to be successful. Ask everyone here, do you think the box office of "Iron Man" can reach 2.5 million?" Tommy Mottola changed the topic, "I think 1.5 million box office That's enough."

"Yeah, Iron Man's popularity is far less than Spider-Man and X-Men, even Green Lantern and Fantastic Four. As a result, there is no box office other than Spider-Man that can break 2.5 million!"

"That's true. Although they are all rich second generations, Iron Man is not Batman!"

"Chen's ability is still there, and it's worth wooing, but this time "Iron Man" I think it's not bad if it doesn't lose money. I'm afraid it will be impossible to complete the box office of 2.5 million!"

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Listening to everyone's discussion, Davis felt nothing. He knew everyone's reaction was normal, but it was hard for him to believe in Chen Hao.

However, he has cooperated with Chen Hao for a long time, and he believes in Chen Hao's ability and his own intuition, "Iron Man" will be successful, at least it will not lose money.

Then the Marvel superhero movie universe proposed by Chen Hao has the possibility to continue to advance and succeed, and once it succeeds, the benefits it will bring are immeasurable, and it may even last for decades.

Sony Columbia will also benefit from this, and Davis, who proposed to take a stake in Marvel, will also benefit for life. With this huge achievement, it is almost certain to win Sony Columbia.

Taking a step back, it doesn't matter even if it fails, because everyone is against it now, so the matter of buying shares should not pass, and it will be nothing at that time.

It's just that a proposal was not passed, and it didn't hurt him at all.

But once he succeeds, he will definitely be in charge of investing in Marvel, and after that, he will have a step up.

Therefore, if it fails, there is no risk, it succeeds, and the benefits are huge. Of course, Davis is very positive.

"Mr. President, I really think we can think about it. After all, Chen hasn't missed a shot yet." Davis turned to look at the president of Sony Columbia.

The president smiled and shook his head, "Davis, I know you are optimistic about Chen, and he is indeed capable, but the current situation is that everyone is not optimistic about Marvel, so you should stop insisting, how about this, this The proposal is on hold for now."

After hearing this, Davis secretly thought that it was so, but his face had a very ugly expression.

Tommy Mottola on the opposite side couldn't help smiling when he saw Davis's appearance, but his eyes were a little wandering, and he didn't know what he was thinking!
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When Chen Hao, Downey, Anne Hathaway and other main creators arrived on the set, Yang Qing and Hao Yi had already prepared the incense worship case.

It is not surprising that some members of the crew have made many movies with Chen Hao, but the behind-the-scenes and Anne Hathaway, Don Cheadle and others who collaborated with Chen Hao for the first time were very curious and puzzled.

Downey started to explain and told them what it was for.

After Yang Qing came to tell Chen Hao that everything was ready, Chen Hao directly called Downey, Anne Hathaway, Jeff Bridges and others to the incense case.

Downey asked the two of them to follow Chen Hao's example, lighting incense, worshiping God, and then inserting the incense into the censer, and sharing the pig's head and fruit.

Afterwards, Chen Hao walked up to the red cloth with the penis expander, opened it, and said loudly, "I announce that "Iron Man" is officially launched!"

After a burst of applause, everyone performed their duties and began to make final preparations.

"Iron Man" is adapted from the original Marvel comics of the same name. The characters in the story are created by Stan Lee, Riley Leiber, Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The character of the actor Tony Stark is Based on entertainment legend Howard Hughes.

In the original comics, the character of Tony Stark participated in the Vietnam War, which was in line with the background of the time when the comics were published.

It was later changed to the Gulf War, and this time after it was adapted into a movie, the battlefield was changed to Afghanistan again, which was also changed to suit the tastes of the audience.

After all, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War have passed for a long time, and the most recent one is the Afghan War, which can make the audience more immersive.

"Iron Man" was filmed in Los Angeles, with major locations including Edwards Air Force Base, the Movie Drive in Penang, California, and the Playa Vista Terrace.

Among them, it took a lot of effort to obtain the filming rights of Edward Air Force Base. Some people were worried that Chen Hao was from China and would steal the secrets of the US Air Force! ! !

In the end, it was Davis from Sony Columbia who came forward to communicate and obtained the right to shoot, but even so, the crew must shoot in the area specified by the US Air Force. Without permission, no one can trespass anywhere!

Especially weapons, you can't shoot or secretly shoot at will, if it is serious, you will really be caught!
Chen Hao could only roll his eyes at this. Do you really think I am an agent of the Spear Bureau? !

However, the U.S. military also has an advantage, that is, it is relatively generous in borrowing weapons, such as Hummer military vehicles, tanks, missiles, F22, etc., all agreed to borrow them for filming.

On this point, the U.S. military is indeed relatively open, and of course it has something to do with the U.S. wanting to demonstrate its powerful military power through Hollywood movies that are rampant around the world.

Especially after 911/[-], the United States was once shrouded in the shadow of terrorist attacks, and urgently needed to show its strength and maintain its identity and image as the only superpower in the world.

So in many big Hollywood productions, you can see some well-known weapons and equipment in the United States.

However, the "Iron Man" crew started not at Edwards Air Force Base, but at the Playa Vista platform.

Playa Vista Park is a diverse recreational community with recreational spaces, performance venues, and open-air public spaces located on the east side of the largest urban development in the United States.

It used to be an airport, the place here is big enough, and the labor cost is relatively cheap, allowing the crew to build a large enough set.

The first scene "Iron Man" chose to shoot was the Afghan scene built here.

As the largest weapons manufacturer in the United States, the heir and talented designer of the Stark Group, Tony went to the air force base in Afghanistan to hold a weapons introduction meeting, and wanted to sell the weapons developed by the group to the army.

"Everyone be quiet, start filming now! Everyone be quiet!"

"One last check, light?"

"Ready!"

"recording?"

"no problem."

"photography?"

"OK!"

……

Yang Qing went to see Downey again, and after the group of extras were ready, he gave Chen Hao an OK gesture, Chen Hao nodded and said, "Let's get started!"

"Scene 35 of "Iron Man" Scene 1, Shot 1, pop!"

In a neat suit and wearing sunglasses, Tony stood in front of the generals at the air force base, talking freely.

"Is it better to be feared? Or is it better to be respected? But I want to say, why not have both? With this belief, I will present to you the top products of the Stark Industries Freedom series..."

"Crack!" Chen Hao yelled after seeing Downey standing there upright.

"Donnie, don't be too serious. After all, you are a playboy and a prodigal son, so you can take some small actions to show that you are bohemian, complacent, and relaxed." Chen Hao said.

Downey nodded upon hearing that, "OK, do it again!"

"Scene 35 of "Iron Man" Scene 1, Shot 2, pop!"

"Is it better to scare people? Or... the top product of the Freedom series." Donnie put his hands in his trouser pockets as he said, "This is the first trick-or-treating system that combines our exclusive impact technology!"

"The No. [-] machine is aimed at Don Cheadle and the others, and give a close-up shot!" Chen Hao said.

"People say that the best weapon doesn't need to be fired, but I don't agree with it!" Tony said while taking off his sunglasses and looking at the sun.

Afterwards, Tony put on the sunglasses, "I think the best weapon is a weapon that can destroy everything with one shot. My father did it this way, and so does the United States. I can guarantee that as long as one shot is fired, even mice will not dare to come out again." hole!"

Then, Tony made a gesture, ready to launch the director!
"For your reference, the 'Jericho' bomb!" Tony said seriously, then straightened his arms!
"Turn on the blower!" Yang Qing yelled immediately after spotting Downey's movements.

Immediately a gust of wind blew up, dust was everywhere, and Tony staggered. Don Cheadle and other generals also took a step back, and quickly stretched out their hands to cover their faces.

The post-production special effects will add an explosion scene to the mountains behind Tony. The dust and Tony's staggering are caused by the shock wave generated by the explosion.

"Okay, this scene is over." Chen Hao smiled, "Everyone performed very well, especially Donnie!"

"Haha..." Donnie laughed happily upon hearing this.

The whole crew is very happy, which is a good start.

"Okay, let's go on to the next scene!" Chen Hao shouted.

"Scene 36 of "Iron Man" Scene 1, Shot 1, pop!"

Tony came to a large box and pressed it lightly, and the box opened. It was a wine box with self-refrigeration function, and inside was a bottle of good wine and a dozen wine glasses.

Tony picked up a glass and said, "If you purchase more than 5 million yuan, you will get a free glass of wine!"

After finishing speaking, Wei Wei raised her wine glass, "To the world peace!" Then she drank it all in one gulp!

Immediately, the phone rang, and Tony took out his phone.

The mobile phone here, Chen Hao made a slight change. After all, as someone who has been there, Chen Hao knows some future development trends, and the mobile phone is naturally very clear.

As Tony, the leader of black technology, the mobile phone is naturally a great weapon to show his technological genius.

Therefore, Tony's mobile phone is not as flamboyant and gaudy as the original one with a flip cover and a twisted screen, because this design will prove to be tasteless in the next few years.

Tony Stark, a technology expert, naturally wouldn't use anything useless, so Chen Hao directly ordered a full-screen folding smartphone!

Full screen, foldable, touch screen operation, video calling, for 2007, it is indeed far ahead!
Of course, what Tony is holding is just a prototype, as for the video call, it also needs post-production special effects!
"Obie? What's wrong?" Tony asked.

"It's nothing, I just can't sleep!" Obi smiled, "How is it going?"

"It's a piece of cake!" Donnie shook his head and said.

"OK, see you tomorrow!" Obi smiled and hung up the phone.

(End of this chapter)