How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 488 [Yueguang Treasure Box] and meeting Li Lian

Because the entire contract between Longbow Film and Television City and the contracted artists is renewed once a year, the time limit is almost unlimited.

In other words, if you don't want to renew the contract, just leave.

Zhang Nan's Longgong Film and Television can be said to rely on its strength to sign large-scale commission contracts with artists.

It’s just a salary of 1300 million U.S. dollars, plus filming expenses, as well as subsequent releases and releases.

A project can cost tens of millions or even nearly [-] million US dollars.

Chenglong was a little unsure.

It's not that Chenglong doesn't have so much money. On the contrary, this little money is just drizzle for Chenglong.

After all, in the 90s, his income from one movie was tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars.

After so many years, the wealth accumulated is quite rich.

However, after many defeats before retiring, and after experiencing the worry-free, yet famous and profitable process of the [British Showdown] project, Chenglong felt a bit like going from luxury to simplicity.

Zhang Nan naturally saw what Chenglong was thinking, so he suggested: "Brother Chenglong, if you feel that this remuneration has a little impact on the production cost of the film, you can actually discount the remuneration into investment. I am here. No problem."

Chenglong was stunned.

Think back to the entire project process.

For this project, he found the script, raised the funds, and he starred in it himself.

Then Zhang Nan directly received more than 1000 million US dollars of investment for nothing.

"I...think about it." Chenglong finally refused without any force.

When Zhang Nan saw this, he didn't force it, "Okay, you can think about it slowly and call me after you think about it. After the premiere of [British Showdown] here, I will probably have to go back to the mainland."

Promising Will Smith to introduce Li Lianlian to the crew of "Kung Fu Dream", the premiere of "Transformers 2" in the mainland in May...etc., Zhang Nan had to negotiate and arrange it.

"Okay, we'll chat on the phone then." Chenglong nodded slightly, but he was a little confused.

People in the global film and television industry are all trying hard to take root in Hollywood. How come Zhang Nan keeps returning to the mainland in recent years?
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Mainland.

It was mid-to-late March when Zhang Nan came back from North America.

What is shown in the movie theater is the comedy masterpiece produced by Hong Kong and Mainland China - "Koshiko Treasure Box".

Huang Bo, Zeng Yasang, Guo Degang... dozens of second-tier stars from across the Taiwan Strait and three places gathered together, and the director was Liu Zhenwei, one of the bandit trio in "Westward Journey".

And the quality of the entire [Koshihiko Treasure Box] can be said to be quite good.

It perfectly brings out the characteristics of stitching and exaggerated comedy that have been in the Hong Kong film and television industry for many years.

With an investment of 3500 million yuan, it has already achieved a box office of close to 9000 million yuan in the mainland.

There will definitely be no problem getting back the money.

There is a high probability of even making tens of millions on a small scale.

Because the final box office of this film was 1.31 million yuan.

However, these have little to do with Zhang Nan, who is currently meeting with Li Lianlian in Changgong Film and Television City.

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In the office of Longbow Film and Television City.Zhang Nan invited Li Lianlian to sit on the sofa.

It can be seen that Li Lianlian's complexion is quite bad now. Compared with Chenglong's high spirits, the difference is as big as a world of difference.

Without it.

Chenglong's side is the glorious comeback of [British Showdown].

Li Lianjie here...

One film called "Sign Up" plus another film called "The King of Kung Fu", as well as Li Lianhe's own high salary for the film.

Basically, [Huo Yuanjia] wiped out the market that Li Lianlian had created in the mainland.

So much so that except for a guest appearance in a new film starring a Hollywood action star - "The Expendables", he no longer has any film appointments on hand.

Even the filming of "The Expendables" was not based on Li Lianlian's own strength, but because of the reputation of the mainland film market, and it was because they could not afford Wu Jin, Chenglong and Zhou Jie. Under such circumstances, Li Lianlian was chosen.

Therefore, even without a film contract, Li Lianye began to imitate Chenglong's transformation and directed an art film "Ocean Paradise" by himself.

It was also in this film that Li Lianlian recognized his great son, the coat of arms.

However, although the movie has not yet been released, Li Lianlian knows very well that this movie will not bring him any huge fame or fortune.

So when he heard that Zhang Nan had a film appointment with him, Li Lianlian waited for Zhang Nan to come back and rushed over without stopping.

"The project is not mine, it is an idea of ​​Will Smith. He wanted to pave the way for his son in Hollywood, so he wrote a script about a black child learning kung fu. He wanted to find a kung fu superstar to lead the project and bring it to the movie. exposure.

Although it is a supporting role, the character is very outstanding, and he is not far behind the protagonist. "Zhang Nan saw Li Lianlian's anxiety, so he stopped talking nonsense and directly told Li Lianlian the details of the [Kung Fu Dream] project.

Set up a stage for children?

After listening to this, Li Lianlian looked a little ugly.

Zhang Nan naturally noticed Li Lianlian's displeasure, so he quickly explained: "When Will Smith talked to me about this project, I was the first to recommend Li Lianlian, but it happened to be the premiere of [British Showdown] at that time. At the screening ceremony, Chenglong heard it from the side and was very moved and wanted to grab the film contract, but unfortunately, he happened to be preparing a new project and couldn't spare the time."

The half-truth and half-false set of beautiful words made Li Lianlian's idea of ​​​​matching Will Smith's son soothed a lot.

But listening to Zhang Nan's words about Chenglong's [British Showdown] and new projects, Li Lianlian couldn't help but reveal a hint of envy on his face.

But soon relieved.

First, he knew more or less from Chenglong why he had asked him to express his idea of ​​signing a contract but was rejected by Zhang Nan.

Secondly, he just recently returned from the "Suicide Squad" project in North America. Stallone and Schwarzenegger are also very envious of Chenglong's glorious comeback. He is not the only one who is sour, so the sourness is naturally reduced.

"So, what's the remuneration?" Li Lianlian cleared his mind, pondered for a while, and then asked the most practical question directly.

There's no way it's not practical.

The nature of immigration is similar to that of moving, but the degree is much greater.

Having just immigrated, there are a lot of things to spend money on.

Although he has quite a lot of assets, it is wrong to just sit back and have nothing.

"800 million US dollars, plus [-]% box office dividend, and it only lasts for two months, and it will not be overdue. If you have one more day, you will get double the price of one day." Zhang Nan said what he had negotiated with Will Smith. First set priced with room to go.

Li Lianlian frowned when he heard this.

Two months of release, 800 million US dollars, and [-]% box office dividend.

(End of this chapter)