What should I do if my girlfriend is famous and doesn't dump me?

Chapter 357
Is Zhang Yu confident in "Die Hard"?

How confident!
He hasn't watched the movie at all, and he doesn't know what the movie is about, so he can't talk about self-confidence.

But this obviously cannot be said.

"When did I lose confidence?" Zhang Yu said, "I am very confident in the domestic box office and foreign box office of the film "Die Hard". Of course, if you ask me to give a specific number, it still counts." Well, I'm afraid of being slapped in the face."

Cheng Jie's movie box office has always been good.

Whether domestic or foreign.

This cooperation with Zhang Shisan, the box office is still very exciting.

Especially foreign box office.

As for the domestic box office, it goes without saying.

It is not difficult to see from the trailer that "Die Hard" is a big production.

The action scenes in it are very hot.

"Director Zhang, is there a sequel to "Die Hard"?"

A reporter asked about Zhang Yu.

The films written by Zhang Yu seem to be gradually becoming "series", and many films will have sequels.

Like "Changjin Lake", the two films were filmed together.

"That depends on whether Brother Jie is interested." Zhang Yu said with a smile.

"Yes!" Cheng Jie said with a smile, "Why are you not interested?"

Is there?

Of course there is interest.

As for whether there will be a sequel, it depends on whether the film makes money and how much it makes.

If it earns more, a sequel will naturally follow.

If it earns little or no profit, even if there is a script, the sequel will not be filmed.

However, Cheng Jie still has full confidence in the box office of this movie.

Among other things, the domestic box office must be stable.

The box office appeal of him and Zhang Shisan alone is enough.

Whether it will explode or not is unknown.

For a movie to explode at the box office, it is obvious that the box office appeal of the main creator is far from enough.

"Director Zhang has an idea for a sequel to the film?"

After the publicity campaign ended, Cheng Jie couldn't help asking.

He is very interested in the sequel of the film.

If there is a series of movies in hand, no matter it is for him personally or for his company, it will be excellent.

"Brother Jie, please call me Thirteen!" Zhang Yu said with a smile, "If Brother Jie is interested in the sequel, the script will come out soon. As for when to shoot, it depends on your opinions."

Nowadays, more and more people call him "Zhang Dao", and fewer and fewer call him "Thirteen".

This is the reason for the change in status.

Now few people would put on airs of elders in front of Zhang Yu.

Most of the people who call him "Thirteen" have good personal relationships.

"We still have a movie in our hands. If we want to make a sequel, it probably won't happen until we finish processing that movie." Cheng Jie said.

Continue to cooperate with Zhang Shisan?

That is naturally the best.

But if it is continuous shooting, it is not in Cheng Jie's interest.

He didn't want to be bound by a series of films by Zhang Yu.

Cheng Jie is not an unknown person.

He didn't need to rely on Zhang Shisan either.

In his view, the cooperation between the two is based on a win-win situation, not because he wants something from others.

How could Zhang Yu fail to see what Cheng Jie was thinking.

Didn't care about that.

Cheng Jie had the confidence.

Two people cooperate, win-win is the foundation, there is no question of who is the master and who is the second.

Zhang Yu didn't think about it, but Cheng Jie needed it.

It's about his image.

"Okay, let's talk then."

Zhang Yu nodded and didn't say much.

When Cheng Jie said this, it may be that he wanted to see the reaction of the film before making a decision.

Who can guarantee that Zhang Shisan's movies will never be rushed?

At the end of December, "Die Hard" was released.

And "Changjin Lake", which was released for more than two months, was drawn.

The domestic box office broke the [-] billion mark, second only to "Inception" and "Transformers", ranking third in the domestic box office.

foreign box office
Forget it, don't mention it!
"Die Hard" was released, and Zhang Yu also took Yang Ruoxue to the premiere of this film.

That was also Zhang Yu's first time watching this film.

This film is actually a common genre film in Hollywood.

Fight the terrorists alone, the hero saves the hostages!

Very familiar routine.

Compared with the original version, the scene is undoubtedly larger, and the details are handled better. Of course, the action design inside is also far superior to the original version.

As for whether it will be as successful as the original version, it is still hard to say.

However, Zhang Yu personally feels that this film is not far behind those Hollywood blockbusters.

And the film gives people a familiar "Cheng Jie film" feeling.

Although there are no too difficult or thrilling moves, there is a feeling of watching Cheng Jie's works at his peak.

After the film was released, topics such as "Who said Cheng Jie is old" and "Cheng Jie is back" appeared on the Internet.

Moreover, with the release of the film, this topic went directly to the trending searches.

Of course, some people say that this is Cheng Jie's "retrospective work".

Compared with some of the actions in the film and Cheng Jie's works at his peak, Cheng Jie is obviously a bit powerless.

It's impossible for a movie to be truly unanimous.

The film has both positive and negative reviews.

However, the movie network score is nearly nine points.

It can be seen that most movie fans still approve of this film.

The box office of the film is naturally not bad.

Or well.

The box office broke [-] million on the first day, and naturally won the single-day box office champion without any suspense.

However, online box office estimates for the film were not high.

"The estimated box office of "Die Hard" on the Internet is a bit low, only [-] billion." Fang Zhengxian looked at Zhang Yu and said.

He wanted to hear Zhang Yu's forecast for the film's box office.

Online box office estimates are imprecise and change frequently.

"Is [-] billion still low?" Zhang Yu smiled dumbly, and said, "The investment in this film is only a few hundred million. The [-] billion box office has earned. Your expectations are too high."

"The cooperation between you and Cheng Jie should not stop there!" Fang Zhengxian said.

He feels low, that's because Zhang Shisan wrote a film, and none of the films released this year is less than [-] billion.

The cumulative box office of the four films "Kung Fu Panda", "Jurassic Park", "Inception", and "Changjin Lake" has exceeded [-] billion.

As the screenwriter of Zhang Shisan, the fifth film released this year, and it is also an international superstar like Cheng Jie.

How can this box office not be lower than the average?

"This film was never intended to be a big hit." Zhang Yu said, "Other films, except for the cartoon "Kung Fu Panda", which film has a production cost of less than one billion? "Die Hard" doesn't count. It's a big production."

"It seems to be too!"

Fang Zheng smiled and said.

Now in China, an investment of hundreds of millions is indeed not considered a big production.

However, is a big production a high box office?

"By the way, have you noticed a topic on the Internet?" Seeing Zhang Yu's puzzled face, Fang Zhengxian said, "Some netizens say that Cheng Jie has hindered your work written by Zhang Shisan."

"Ok?"

Zhang Yu looked at Fang Zhengxian in surprise.

hold back?
What are you holding back?
"Among the works you wrote, "Die Hard" has the lowest box office among the films released this year." Fang Zhengxian said, "You know the box office of the first four films."

If the box office of "Die Hard" is only more than [-] billion, it is indeed a bit of a hindrance.

I am afraid that the average box office of the film will be less than [-] billion directly.

Well, less than five billion!
There are not many films with a domestic box office of more than [-] billion yuan.

This is simply looking for trouble.

But there are quite a few people who are looking for trouble for nothing.

The topic of "Cheng Jie dragging Zhang Shisan back" is becoming more and more popular.

Some support it, some refute it.

Each presented evidence, and the discussion was in full swing.

None of them can convince anyone.

And with this topic, many talents suddenly discovered that the film written by Zhang Shisan was so good this year!

Too bad!
How much is the cumulative domestic box office for the whole year?
Zhang Thirteen and his four films have all broken through [-] billion in total.

The estimated box office of the fifth film of more than [-] billion is a drag!
It's not that Cheng Jie is too bad.

After all, the box office of more than [-] billion is already very good.

It's a big profit!

Obviously Zhang Shisan was too fierce.

"What's this called?"

Cheng Jie looked at Ding Zhi, feeling depressed as if he was speechless.

This is really forcing the dog.

Are you holding others back?

Am I that bad?

That topic is so hot that it is almost on the top of the hot search list, how could Cheng Jie not pay attention to it.

Don't talk about promoting movies nowadays, and always pay attention to the dynamics of public opinion. Even in normal times, it's hard to know about such a topic.

"You'd better think about how to respond!" Ding Zhi smiled wryly, and said, "Media reporters will definitely ask you about this matter. If one is bad, you may really have a hard time saying it."

Ding Zhi didn't know whether to be lucky or depressed at this time.

Cheng Jie overwhelmed him as the director, and naturally he took the blame.

Otherwise, I'm afraid it's not "Cheng Jie holding Zhang Shisan back", but "Ding Zhi holding Zhang Shisan back".

"How do you respond?"

Cheng Jie's head hurts just thinking about it.

Ding Zhi spread his hands, expressing that he didn't know.

"I feel like I can't deny it!" Cheng Jie said, "If the domestic box office of "Die Hard" is only more than three billion, it is really suspected of being a hindrance!"

"Damn, more than three billion is a hindrance." Cheng Jie said a little aggrieved, "Xie Qian is right, that guy is not human! How did he do it?"

"I just want to know." Ding Zhi said with a little sigh, "Did you say that the domestic box office has exceeded [-] billion this year?"

"There should be!" Cheng Jie said in a daze, "However, even if it exceeds [-] billion, the cumulative box office of Zhang Shisan's works may reach one-third!"

Horror!
Of course, what I'm really afraid of is that Zhang Shisan did it with only five movies.

Maybe four would do it.

"The domestic box office is still the same, what about the foreign box office?" Ding Zhi said, "The works written by him probably account for more than [-]% of the overseas box office of Chinese-language movies."

How terrifying!

Except for the few films written by Zhang Yu, the box office of Chinese-language films abroad is really not that good.

The foreign box office of the three films "Kung Fu Panda", "Jurassic Park" and "Inception" is amazing.

Ding Zhi and Cheng Jie looked at each other, and when they talked about this, their eyes flashed disbelief.

How can a person be so awesome.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Zhang Shisan supported the entire Chinese movie alone.

"Brother Jack!"

While the two were sighing, his assistant came over and handed the tablet to Cheng Jie.

"what happened?"

Seeing Cheng Jie's expression, Ding Zhi couldn't help asking curiously.

"Zhang Shisan posted on Weibo to respond to this matter."

Cheng Jie handed the tablet to Ding Zhi while speaking, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Yu's response undoubtedly solved a big problem for him.

"Oh."

Ding Zhi was a little surprised, and then took it over to have a look.

"How did we get to the film "Die Hard" which is the one with the smallest investment among several films?" Cheng Jie said with a sigh.

He ignored it because he was arrogant and didn't think about it at all.

Since when did Cheng Jie's movies rely on the scale of investment to measure the box office?

There is obviously no causal relationship between the film box office and the size of the investment.

However, this can stop everyone from talking.

Is there a problem with the lowest investment and production cost and the lowest box office?
It's not that I, Cheng Jie, held Zhang Shisan back, but that the investment capital is not large, and the box office expectations are not high.

Zhang Shisan said that the box office has exceeded his expectations.

As for why it exceeded, the credit is obviously on Cheng Jie.

This is a bit flattering to Cheng Jie.

However, Zhang Yu posted this Weibo, and indeed turned the negative impact of this topic on Cheng Jie into nothingness.

Zhang Shisan himself didn't think that Cheng Jie was holding him back, so what else could others say?

In fact, Zhang Yu didn't think Cheng Jie would be a hindrance.

The box office of the film really exceeded Zhang Yu's expectations.

Especially the North American box office.

Two days after its domestic release, the film landed in North America.

Screenwriter Zhang Shisan still has a lot of box office appeal in North America.

Of course, not as good as Cheng Jie.

After all, movie fans are the same everywhere, they pay more attention to actors.

Zhang Shisan's reputation in North America is obviously not as good as that of Cheng Jie.

The film directly won nearly [-] theaters in North America, and the box office won more than [-] million US dollars on the first day, almost topping the single-day box office list in North America.

Although losing to a Hollywood blockbuster, it is also reasonable.

After all, there are quite a few blockbuster movies released in North America during this schedule.

Not to mention getting together, but the competition is definitely fierce.

It is already extremely good to win the box office runner-up.

Of course, it may still be difficult for "Die Hard" to win the box office of "Inception" and other films.

But even so, it's pretty good.

The film is sure to be a big hit.

As the largest investor, Thirteen Film and Television, and Yaowen Entertainment, the second largest investor, naturally made a lot of money.

However, the copyright is in Zhang Yu's hands.

He is the biggest winner.

"It's too early!" Fang Zhengxian said, "You should wait until this topic becomes more popular, or wait for Cheng Jie to respond before you come forward."

"Is there a difference?" Zhang Yu shook his head and said, "How much can that little popularity increase the film's box office? Why bother! Cheng Jie is very embarrassed now, and I have at least earned him a favor by showing up at this time."

Fangzheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Zhang Yu came out later, which was more beneficial to the box office, but he put Cheng Jie on the fire.

If you show up first, even if you can't get Cheng Jie a favor, at least it will make him feel better.

That's more affordable than the little extra box office.

"Of course, the most important thing is that I really don't think there is anything holding him back." Zhang Yu continued.

(End of this chapter)