How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 227 Hannibal Released

After giving Jun Ji Hyun some advice, Zhang Nan got off the plane through the gangway and waved goodbye to Jun Ji Hyun who was going to film in Hollywood.

Watching his private plane take off again, Zhang Nan turned and walked towards the business car that had been waiting for a long time.

As soon as I got in the car, there was an assistant beside me holding a stack of documents, and began to read to Zhang Nan:

"The [Shushan Biography] directed by Xu Ke in Xiangjiang wants to cooperate with us on the special effects of the film, but the price is very low."

"What's the reason?"

Hearing the words, Zhang Nan asked back, "It can't be without any reason, let us give him a low price!"

Longbow Special Effects Company has been negative in terms of revenue since its establishment until now, that is, it has only recently reached a balance of payments, and it is still very fragile.

But in terms of technology, not to mention the top level of Hollywood, but also the top level of Hollywood.

Therefore, in terms of price, it is directly comparable to Hollywood, which makes it a bit difficult for film and television companies in Asia.

Therefore, there are not only few longbow special effects projects in Asia, but the projects that are negotiated are also procrastinated.

In the past, such things could never be sent to Zhang Nan.

This time it is estimated that the investment scale of [Shushan Biography] is not small, the director Xu Laoguai is not low, and his own artist Wu Jin participated in the project, so the longbow special effects side was undecided for a while, so they sent it to Zhang Nan is here.

The assistant hesitated for a moment, and slowly said: "The reason they said over there is... [Shushan Biography] is a big production, and after it is released, it can bring a lot of fame to the longbow special effects."

When Zhang Nan heard this, he almost laughed out of anger.

Waiting for "Shushan Biography" to bring a lot of fame to the longbow special effects after its release?

That's not just looking for fart to eat.

With the investment scale of "Shushan Biography", the box office after the release, in the current downturn of the Xiangjiang movie circle, unexpectedly did not even make it into the top ten of the 2001 Xiangjiang movie box office list.

Making special effects for [Shushan Biography] at a low price is probably not to increase the reputation of the longbow special effects, but to blacken the longbow special effects.

But these at most made Zhang Nan laugh, not enough to make Zhang Nan laugh angrily.

The reason why Zhang Nan was so angry was that the people from Xiangjiang Film and Television, represented by Mr. Xu, dared to take advantage of the special effects company under his name, but said that you took advantage, which was illogical. A perfunctory reason for superiority to bargain.

"Tell me that it is impossible to lower the price, because the recent environment is not good, if you want to cooperate, you have to increase the price by 20.00%." ​​Zhang Nan gave instructions directly.

The assistant nodded and took it down when he heard the words, and then said in passing: "Zhou Xingxing's [Shaolin Football] crew also proposed cooperation in special effects, but it is only a few fragmentary special effects scenes. Do you agree or reject? At this price?"

"Did [Shaolin Soccer] make any excessive demands in terms of price?" Zhang Nan asked.

The assistant shook his head.

"Then agree to cooperate, and the price will go as normal."

Zhang Nan gave a reply, and then asked: "Have Huaying and Shanghai Film Group contacted? Did you say when we will meet to talk about the release of [My Sassy Girlfriend]?"

At this time, the theater chains in the mainland are not as huge as they are all over the country in later generations, and only exist in large and medium-sized cities.

Moreover, the main combat power is not private enterprises, but owned by Huaying and Modu Film Group, which have been transformed from the eight major studios in the past.

Therefore, if you want "My Sassy Girlfriend" to be screened on a large scale in the mainland, and get companies represented by Huaying and Shanghai Film Group, that is the top priority.

Fortunately, after so many years of laying the groundwork, Zhang Nan has a good relationship with both parties.

Moreover, when [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon] became popular, Zhang Nan took advantage of the situation and asked the two parties for help in distribution, and the two parties also agreed.

Therefore, the issue of [My Sassy Girl] being released on a large scale in the Mainland should not be a big problem.

However, this kind of matter will not be settled until it is signed in black and white.

"Mr. Han from Huaying and Director Zhu from Shanghai Film Group are already waiting for you in the film and television city." The assistant looked through the documents in his hand, found the right content, and replied.

Hearing this answer, Zhang Nan felt a lot more at ease.

The reason why Zhang Nan puts the mainland at the end is that he put Asia in circles for so long.

Because he is very clear.

At present, in the whole of Asia, the box office potential of the mainland is already the largest market.

It has the background of breaking the box office of 3000 million U.S. dollars for a single film, which is 2.5 million yuan.

It's just that no one has been able to discover this yet.

But soon.

Because "Hero" a year later will prove that the mainland film market has gradually matured, and it will also usher in the era of blockbuster movies in the mainland.

There are too many [heroes] in advance to eat this piece of cake from the mainland film market, Zhang Nan is afraid that it will hurt his teeth.

If the [Hero] is delayed too much, the competition in the mainland movie market will gradually become fierce.

Then from 2001, [Hero] entered the field one year in advance, and Zhang Nan felt that this timing was the best.

Being able to eat cakes will not be too much of a blow, and the competition is not fierce. It belongs to beautiful people, good life, and low prices.
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Hong Kong.

[Shushan Biography] crew.

Seeing the reply from the special effect of the longbow in his hand, Old Freak Xu looked gloomy.

He really liked the high-quality technology of the longbow special effects, but wanted to use it at a low price.

But now the other party's behavior of not only refusing but also raising the price completely made him feel like he was being slapped in the face.

I wanted to retaliate, but when I thought of Zhang Nan standing behind the longbow special effects, my energy was exhausted.

The assistant next to him looked at the situation in confusion, and asked, "Director Xu, what should we do? The original price of the special effect of the longbow, if we want to use it, the cost is a bit tight, and now it has been increased by 20.00 %, the funds are simply not enough.”

Old Freak Xu also had no choice but to hear the words.

Stealing chickens is not enough to lose money, but being greedy for petty gain is a big loss!
Old Freak Xu could only take a deep breath, and then said lazily: "Let's leave some important special effects to Longbow Special Effects according to the original plan, and find a cheaper company for some less important special effects."
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2 month 9 day.

Produced by MGM, starring Zhang Nan, and directed by Ridley Scott, the R-rated movie - [Hannibal] officially landed in North American theaters.

The box office of the North American premiere was 5800 million U.S. dollars, breaking the record of the R-rated film premiere of "Scream 1" which was 4230 million.

The next week's box office of 3000 million US dollars allowed it to win the North American single-week box office rankings for two consecutive weeks.

After ten days of release, with a cumulative box office of over [-] million, [Hannibal] can be said to have been a success.

Driven by the two box office successes of "Gladiator" and "Hannibal", Ridley Scott directly became a hot director in Hollywood.

Naturally, because of the box office success of [Hannibal], Zhang Nan once again consolidated his reputation as a box office mascot.

And just up to now, Zhang Nan has successfully cooperated with major theaters in the mainland through the channels of Huaying and Modu Film Group.

It can be said that until now, a regional distribution channel at the continental level throughout Asia was barely communicated by Zhang Nan.

So Zhang Nan didn't procrastinate, and planned to take advantage of the moderate popularity of "Hannibal" to promote the release of "My Sassy Girlfriend".

After notifying South Korea's CJ Film and Television Company of this idea, they readily agreed.

　There's another chapter at four in the afternoon

　　
　
(End of this chapter)