How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 535: Capture [People on the Road 2]

In the villa in Longbow Film and Television City.

upstairs.

It was the playful voices of the three girls, Ye Quanzhen, Zhou Huimin and Li Jiaxin.

Zhang Nan, on the other hand, was lying on the sofa in the living room quite helplessly, a little exhausted both physically and mentally.

There is no way not to be tired.

First, he took Ye Quanzhen and the little Jewish Zhou Huimin for prenatal check-ups for two consecutive days, preparing various matters and worrying about all kinds of things. After returning, he had to face Li Jiaxin's nutritional squeeze on him.

Even an iron man can't bear it!

But fortunately, Zhang Nan could take a break today because Xu Zheng came to visit.

……

Knowing that guests were coming, the three women went back to the room. The living room was silent, except for the sound of Zhang Nan flipping through the pages of the script Xu Zheng had brought.

Xu Zheng, with his bald head, sat on the guest sofa opposite Zhang Nan a little restrained.

Not long after.

Zhang Nan had already finished reading the script in his hand.

It didn't surprise Zhang Nan that it was the script of "囧囧", but the title at this time was "囧囧2".

In fact, to be honest, apart from the fact that the starring roles of Xu Zheng and Wang Baobao remain the same, "囧囧" and "囧路1" have nothing to do with each other at all.

But [Thai囧] has to bear the title of [囧囧路2], which is normal.

After all, no matter where they are, sequel movies are easier to invest in and promote than original movies.

"The script is still good, and there are plenty of jokes, so——"

Zhang Nan paused and joked: "Who are you going to find as the director this time?"

In the previous "Nightclub" and "Journey to the Road 1", although Xu Zheng only starred in the film in name, he was actually already doing the work of a director.

The same is true, so the return of costs and small profits from the two movies gave Xu Zheng the idea of ​​​​formally directing.

Xu Zheng, who had been in the circle for so many years, was almost full of cleverness. Naturally, he heard the joke in Zhang Nan's tone, but this issue was too important to him after all.

So Xu Zheng immediately sorted things out, and once again sat upright and said solemnly to Zhang Nan: "Director Zhang, this time I want to try directing and acting myself."

This answer did not surprise Zhang Nan.

Without it.

The current scene can be regarded as a milestone for the mainland film and television industry.

If we say Zhang Yimou's "Hero", it opened the curtain on commercial blockbusters in the mainland.

Then Xu Zheng's "Thailand" was successfully performed on the stage under the curtain opened by Zhang Yimou, which changed the result that blockbusters in the past were not very profitable.

Since then, the mainland film and television industry has truly entered the mature blockbuster era.

The silence caused by Zhang Nan's thoughts made Xu Zheng misunderstood, thinking that Zhang Nan didn't trust his directing skills, so he quickly explained: "Director Zhang, [Nightclub] and [People on the Road 1] 】Although I only have the name of a starring role, I basically do all the directing work, so... Director Zhang, I am not considered a new director."

Zhang Nan reacted quickly after hearing this, nodded slightly, and continued: "I have heard about this. I was just thinking about how much money will be invested in this project, and how to divide the money. After all, you are a director, and It's the starring role.     Blood brothers have to settle accounts clearly, and this is a matter of interests, so it's better to settle it in advance."

"Director Zhang, I asked Ning Hao to help calculate the project cost. There is... 3000 million yuan, which is about it."

Xu Zheng quickly explained Zhang Nan's concerns, but when he mentioned the 3000 million yuan production fee, he hesitated slightly and looked at Zhang Nan's face.

After all, although he felt that for Zhang Nan, an investment of 3000 million yuan was nothing, but if Zhang Nan saw that it was his first time directing and was not optimistic about the project, he would think it was expensive.

Fortunately, Xu Zheng didn't see any bad emotions on Zhang Nan's face, so he continued: "As for the matter of dividing the accounts, the series "The Journey" belongs to you. If you can give me the opportunity to direct, I will I'm very grateful and don't dare to think about other things. Then I have already negotiated with Wang Baobao and Huang Bo. Their salary is only 3000 million yuan, which is included in the million yuan production cost. ”

Xu Zheng's attitude was very low.

But this is also normal.

After all, no one could have imagined that a comedy film would eventually hit a box office of 1 billion yuan in the mainland and earn more than 1.2 billion yuan in box office within 22 days.

According to the current exchange rate of 6.3 between the RMB and the US dollar, [Thailand] is also a project with a box office of about million US dollars. Even Hollywood can squeeze into the top ten of the North American annual box office rankings.

But Zhang Nan also knows that fishing for water is unsustainable.

If he really follows Xu Zheng's wishes now, then when "囧囧" really becomes a hit at the box office, Xu Zheng will definitely have some opinions in his heart.

"Let's do this. If you invest, I'll give you another 500 million, which is the salary of the director and the leading actor, and then I'll give you % of the box office dividend." Zhang Nan said with a little sweetness.

Xu Zheng was stunned when he heard this, and then a grateful expression appeared on his face.

Without it.

Don't look at the fact that many actors in later generations began to transform into directors after becoming famous, and their paths were very smooth. Even writers like Guo Xiaosi could come in to direct.

But that was based on the fact that the mainland film and television market at that time had been booming for many years, and there were also precedents of Xu Zheng, Zhou Xingxing... and other artists-turned-directors who continued to succeed.

At this time, the conditions in the mainland film and television industry were not as good as they would later be. Although capital from all parties was rapidly pouring into the entertainment industry, when developing projects, they would still only consider well-known directors, rather than choosing an artist director who had become a monk halfway.

Therefore, Xu Zheng's transformation journey has been bumpy and bumpy. This is the first time he has encountered such strong support from Zhang Nan.

……

Not long after.

Xu Zheng left with excitement.

When Old Luke saw this, he jumped out at the right time.

"As for Huaying, according to your previous instructions, I have already negotiated that the release of [Harry Potter 8] in the mainland will be postponed to the end of August."

"Then [Captain America] will be released soon. Marvel Studios asked me to ask you when you can arrive for the premiere, and it is best to stay for a few more days, because if [Captain America] premieres, If it succeeds at the box office this week and the popularity rises, they will immediately launch the final film of the first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe - [Avengers], and they plan to let you make a guest appearance."

"There is also Tom Cruise's [Mission: Impossible 4] project. I am also asking. The project is about to be completed. When can you arrive."

A long list of unfinished business rushed out of Old Luke's mouth, leaving Zhang Nan stunned.

"Why didn't you tell me so many things earlier? Are they all piled up and told to me?"

　The afternoon chapter will be a few hours late due to something else.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)