How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 182 [Lord of the Rings] Invitation

Twenty-one million Hong Kong dollars.

This is the box office of [Flying Dragons] after it was released for more than a month.

To be honest, the results are quite good. It can bring Wu Jin and Zhou Jie's film remuneration to nearly 100 million Hong Kong dollars.

Don't feel less.

In 1999, this salary was already a lot.

You must know that when Liu Tianwang starred in "A World Without Thieves" in 2004, his total film salary was only 700 million.

At that time, there were only a few people who could compare with Liu Tianwang in the whole mainland.

Not surprisingly, the box office of 100 million Hong Kong dollars can be ranked No.1999 in the 4 Hong Kong annual box office list, and the gap from No.1 [King of Comedy] is only more than 800 million Hong Kong dollars.

This shows how serious the decline of Xiangjiang Film Market is.

But Zhang Nan didn't care about the ups and downs of Xiangjiang Film City. After attending the premiere, he stayed in Xiangjiang for a few more days before Zhang Nan returned to Longbow Film City in Pengcheng.

Because although the "Matrix" trilogy will start filming in July, the roles still have to be decided in advance.

Yes.

Warner promised Zhang Nan a fixed remuneration of US$3000 million, plus a 20.00% box office dividend for the trilogy, as well as the request for the right to decide some roles.

Nothing.

Who is the income of [Doomsday Survival 1], it is too tempting.

The investment of 19.6 million US dollars, the box office of 40 billion US dollars, as well as the benefits of copyright, peripherals, driving stock prices, etc., can add up to a total income of nearly [-] billion US dollars.

Moreover, Zhang Nan used the 2.3 million U.S. dollars in his [Doomsday Survival 15] quota to get back the news of [-] billion U.S. dollars through the channels on Wall Street. It is also for sale.

Both DreamWorks and Lucasfilm wanted to learn Zhang Nan's operation, and they also planned to sell the 7000 million US dollars in salary directly.

But finally held back.

Because they knew very well that Zhang Nan wanted to sell his shares.

That's because I don't have a deep foundation, and I don't have listed film and television company stocks on hand. I can't get the dividends that good projects drive the film and television company's stock price, and I have to argue with the giants about their interests.

The optimal solution under multiple considerations.

And they have shares in the film and television company, they can eat most of the profits, and they sell them at five times the price, which is definitely not as much as keeping them in their hands.

And there is the pearl and jade of the "Survival at the End of the Day" trilogy first.

Warner looked at the [Matrix] series in his hands.

I don't want to replicate 100% of the success of the "Survival at the End of the World" trilogy, but if I can achieve half or one-third of the success of "Survival at the End of the Day", I think it's worth it.

So cruel, Warner agreed to all of Zhang Nan's requests.

Seeing that Warner was so happy, Zhang Nan didn't go too far.

It was just a small supporting role for Wu Jin, which made him so excited that he couldn't fall asleep for several days.

Then the heroine was replaced by Sophie Marceau.

The original heroine, Zhang Nan really didn't realize where the beauty was.

Moreover, it turned out that the heroine's acting career can only be achieved by a [Matrix] series.

The resources of the [Matrix] fell on him, which can be said to be in vain.

In fact, Zhang Nan originally wanted to recommend Li Jiaxin or Akina Nakamori as the heroine.

But it is a pity that they were all rejected by the director who is still the Wachowski brothers now and will become the Wachowski sisters in the future.

Tell the truth.

Some people want to change from male to female, or from female to male, even if they want to become neither male nor female, Zhang Nan will not find it strange.

After all, when the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, and when there are too many people, all kinds of strange things will appear.

But Zhang Nan really couldn't understand that the two brothers changed together.

It is estimated that the father of the two brothers is also very puzzled.

I thought that with two sons, the blood lineage of my family would be considered stable.

But never expected that the world is so impermanent.
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Here Warner Bros.' "The Matrix" trilogy has just started filming.

Alan Toby, the president of New Line Films in Hollywood, pouted his lips in disdain after seeing the news, and said, "I just know how to follow suit."

Because New Line Cinema also announced in February 1999 that it would invest 2 million U.S. dollars to start a super blockbuster - "Lord of the Rings", and the trilogy will start shooting at the same time.

But when he saw that Zhang Nan would star in the "Matrix" trilogy, Alan Toby had a look of regret on his face.

The idea of ​​inviting Zhang Nan to star in "The Lord of the Rings" was not unheard of by Alan Toby, but it just passed by in a flash.

Because of [The Lord of the Rings], a Western fantasy movie, Zhang Nan is an Asian, which is really a bit inconsistent.

Then Alan Toby continued to read the news.

I also saw that Tom Cruise was going to invite Wu Baige to direct "Mission: Impossible 2", and with a salary of 500 million US dollars a day, Zhang Nan was invited to play an important role.

When Alan Toby saw the news, he immediately had a flash of inspiration. He patted his head with some annoyance, and then found Peter Jackson, the director of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and expressed his attitude and thoughts.

"It's okay for me to invite Zhang Nan to play a role." Peter Jackson nodded straightforwardly after hearing Alan Toby's thoughts.

After all, Zhang Nan's current status and popularity, coupled with his starring role, has never failed at the box office.

Let Zhang Nan join the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy with an investment of 2.8 million US dollars, Peter Jackson couldn't be more welcome.

Because before [The Lord of the Rings], Peter Jackson never directed, not to mention A-level productions worth hundreds of millions of dollars, or B-level productions worth tens of millions of dollars.

The 2.8 million trilogy "The Lord of the Rings" came up suddenly. Although Peter Jackson didn't show anything on the surface, how could he not panic in his heart.

The addition of Zhang Nan, the box office mascot, is more or less a comfort and spiritual sustenance. Peter Jackson feels that he will feel more at ease.

But the problem is.

"Then what role should he play? The leading role is definitely not good, it doesn't match." Peter Jackson asked himself with some embarrassment.

The producer of 2.8 million US dollars has invested in it. Alan Toby is very familiar with the script of the entire "Lord of the Rings" series, and tentatively threw out a character, "Gandalf?"

"The scene of Gandalf, no matter how tight I am, it will take at least ten or twenty days to film. How much do you think Zhang Nan will be paid for this scene?" Peter Jackson looked at Alan Toby with a blank expression. .

It is said that Europeans and Americans are bad at calculation, but they are ordinary people.

For those who can achieve capital status, it is not difficult to add, subtract, multiply and divide within [-].

Alan Toby calculated roughly in his mind, and the answer he got made the corners of his eyes twitch a little.

　The monthly ticket is enough for [-]. Thank you for your support. It is a bit difficult to add more this month, because there is something to do at the end of the month. In July, I put all my energy into it, and I will give you a burst of updates. At least [-] a day. , and then strive to maintain the rhythm of the third shift

　　
　
(End of this chapter)