How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 486 [British Showdown] Holds [Alice in Wonderland]

"Zhang, I have a kung fu movie project for Jaden."

Having said this, Will Smith took a look at the environment at the premiere of [The Showdown], and then continued with some lack of confidence: "How do you think we can invite Jack to be a voice actor in the project?"

As soon as he heard Will Smith's words, Zhang Nan knew the name of this project - [Kung Fu Dream].

4000 million US dollars investment, 3.59 million US dollars global box office.

Looking at the starting point alone, the stage that Will Smith set up for his son can be regarded as one of the few starting points in the entire industry.

"There is no such project."

Zhang Nan pointed to the premiere of [The Showdown], "Given the friendship between you, 1000 million U.S. dollars plus about 5.00% of the box office share is about the same."

This is true, because the original Space Dragon is equipped with [Kung Fu Dream] at this price.

"But now~, we have to see how [British Showdown] performs after its release. If the movie fails at the box office, it may still have a chance. If the movie takes off at the box office, it will be completely gone."

After hearing what Zhang Nan said, Will Smith was silent for a moment.

If it had been someone else's movie, he might have expected a box office flop.

But the movie Zhang Nan invested in...

Thinking about Zhang Nan's brilliant resume, Will Smith didn't dare to have any expectations.

"Zhang, are you familiar with Jet Li (Li Lianhe)?" Will Smith is indeed a figure who has made a name for himself in Hollywood. His mind turned quickly and he immediately set his sights on Li Lianhe, who can be replaced.

When Zhang Nan heard Will Smith's inquiry, he nodded slightly and said: "I can't say that I'm familiar with you, but it's okay to help introduce the film contract. However, I worked with action superstars such as Stallone and Schwarzenegger in [The Expendables]. The salary is as high as 1000 million US dollars, and the movie will be released in August, so I have to be more flexible and the conditions are in place."

Zhang Nan has a general feeling about Li Lienlian, who has changed his nationality.

But Will Smith will definitely do this project for his son.

Then he would introduce it, do a favor, do a favor, and maybe make a small profit from Li Lianlian's salary.

why not?

After all, no one could have imagined that a movie in which Will Smith made his son's debut would have a global box office of 3.59 million?
One percent of the box office share is US$359 million.

It's very convenient for him to operate from it.

"A fixed salary of 1000 million U.S. dollars, plus a 5.00% box office share, and the schedule will not exceed two months. How about this condition?" Will Smith added the schedule schedule to the salary Zhang Nan had previously estimated for Chenglong. .

Zhang Nan nodded slightly, "It should be no problem, but the conditions are fixed at the beginning and it will be difficult to negotiate later, so when I talk to Li Lianlian, I will first ask for 800 million US dollars plus a 1000% box office share." , and then raise it to 5.00 million U.S. dollars plus a [-]% box office share, so don’t reveal your secret when the time comes.”

Will Smith nodded gratefully after hearing this.

"By the way, if your son's movie is shot in the Mainland, I will probably have time to make a cameo, because I will basically be in the Mainland in the second half of the year." Zhang Nan said casually.

Will Smith was stunned when he heard this. This "Kung Fu Dream" must be shot in mainland China.

But please invite Zhang Nan to make a guest appearance...

Will Smith thought about the total production fee of 4000 million U.S. dollars, and Zhang Nan's current guest price in North America - 1500 million U.S. dollars per minute plus [-]% of the box office and peripheral shares.

The entire production fee for "Kung Fu Dream" was given to Zhang Nan, which was not even enough to make a three-minute cameo.

"Sorry!" After saying these words, Will Smith quickly retreated from Zhang Nan.

Here, Will Smith had just withdrawn from Zhang Nan, and Chenglong came closer.

"What happened to Will?" Chenglong was a little confused.Zhang Nan replied: "Will wanted to praise Jaden Smith Jr. and made a project, but there was a shortage of a Chinese action star to act as a co-star. I helped you push the film contract, introduced it to Li Lianlian, and then thought that I am also Jaden Smith. Den Smith’s uncle mentioned that I could also make a cameo.”

After hearing this, Chenglong understood why Will Smith ran away.

If it were him, he would have to run.

At Zhang Nan's current price, 500 million U.S. dollars per minute and profit sharing, it would be heartbreaking to use the projects invested by the six major Hollywood giants, let alone them.

but--

"Don't you have some objections to Ajie's change of nationality?" Chenglong asked curiously.

Zhang Nan explained: "I just don't want to sign him to work with him. It's okay to be friends. And because of my rejection last time, you and he don't get along well. You can get a project to make up for it." Because of the relationship between us, I’m afraid it will be difficult for you!”

After all, if you really have an opinion, Zhang Nan doesn’t have a big opinion against Li Lianlian. After all, he is just an immigrant. But in the future mainland entertainment industry, there will be everything - high-end, floating, etc. Banana people, southeastern people, pickle people...

Li Lianlian is already pretty good.

……

The next day.

The box office for the first day of "British Showdown" on Monday is released.

North America 550.1 million US dollars.

This result is not very good, but in the off-season schedule of the North American film market in March and on Monday, it is already relatively good.

Moreover, the fighting style that was ahead of its time, coupled with the image of Chenglong's sudden change in painting style, also made many movie fans in North America shine.

The movie's reputation is quite good and it has a good impact on the box office.

And this is also true. After the first day, the North American box office of "British Showdown" began to rise against the decline.

The single day on Tuesday was US$600 million, the single day on Wednesday was US$678 million, and the single day on Thursday was US$708.3 million.

By Friday, while the movie's single-day box office share soared, it also soared, reaching $1835.8 million.

If it weren't for Friday, Disney and Johnny Depp's collaboration "Alice in Wonderland" would have been released and grossed $4080.4 million at the box office.

It is estimated that [British Showdown] will not have a problem if the box office exceeds 2000 million in a single day.

Because of these two films, they directly captured 80.00% of the North American film market.

Among them, [Alice in Wonderland] accounts for 60.00%, [British Showdown] accounts for 20.00%, and the remaining films account for 20.00%.

If there were no "Alice in Wonderland", the North American film market would be dominated by "British Showdown".

But... no ifs.

However, despite the pressure of [Alice in Wonderland], [British Showdown] still took in US$1894.2 million and US$1221.4 million respectively during the weekends of Saturday and Sunday.

In the end, "British Showdown" earned more than US$400 million at the box office in its first week.

This means that it will not be a problem for [British Showdown] to exceed [-] million in North America.

It also means that Chenglong's transformation and comeback can be said to be a complete success.

After all, for movie superstars, box office means celebrity status.

(End of this chapter)