How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 628 Oscar and the preparation for Wu Jin’s filming of Wolf Warriors

Based on the box office performance in the last two days, the actual box office of "Beijing Love Story" in the first week is at most around 60 to 70 million yuan.

But the capital on the sidelines is not as sober as Zhang Nan.

They only saw that after the lively Spring Festival was about to end, another masterpiece appeared with a box office of 2.04 million yuan in the first three days.

What does this mean?

This shows that the potential of the mainland film market continues to rise!

So what are you waiting for? Hurry up and get started!

But in recent years, the number of qualified directors in the mainland film and television industry has been almost divided, and new capital investors have simply been unable to find any good directors.

then……

Wu Baige, who had been idle for a long time, was dug out again and put together the "Taiping Wheel" project.

The animated film genre that has not been paid attention to for many years in the mainland film industry has also been revived - "One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes" has been officially approved.

The most popular ones are comedies.

So if you don't go, it will be in vain.

[Wolf Totem], [Scorching Sun]... films with low commercial attributes have also received investment.

So this time Oscar sent him an invitation letter again, and Zhang Nan made it clear that he would attend.

For example, Dengchao seized this opportunity and made a comedy film - "The Breakup Master".

Moreover, Xu Zheng's success as an actor turned director in "Thailand", coupled with the current lack of directors among new investors in the industry.

The Mainland film and television industry is in full swing.

In the end, it was impossible to find capital for mainstream projects, and even turned its attention to the field of literary films.

"Thailand" has the reputation of being the first mainland movie to break a billion yuan box office.

Zhang Nan's appearance on the red carpet made all the reporters excited.

……

And I will also attend the premiere of [Captain America 2] in early March.

Without it.

After not going to the Oscars for many years, Zhang Nan felt that the cool-down time for his two awards should be enough, and this time he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor statuette award. The weight was not too big, not too small, and it was supported by DiCaprio , I am very sure that I can get it.

3 month 2 day.

For a while.

North America.

As a result, in the mainland entertainment industry, this time in 2014 became the best time for actors to switch careers as directors.

Then some investors turned their attention to the successful case of Guo Xiaosi, a writer-turned-director, in "Tiny Times 1.2", and began to fool Hanhan.

But the number of actors who want to switch to directing is still limited.

But Zhang Nan is already packing his luggage and preparing to leave for North America again.

The 86th Academy Awards ceremony was officially held at the Dolby Cinema in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Because Zhang Nan has not appeared at the Oscars for a long time, and with Zhang Nan's current fame, this breaking news is enough to make the headlines of many small newspapers.

When Zhang Nan walked into the award ceremony, she was surprised to see Wu Jin.

Then Zhang Nan walked towards Wu Jin casually.

Without it.

The seats at the Oscars ceremony are divided according to the crew.

The reason for this division is to facilitate celebration. After all, you can't win a prize and let people hug and celebrate with someone who didn't win. That would be secondary harm to the non-winner.

Although Zhang Nan starred in few movies in 2013, there was only one "Voldemort 2", which was released in the year and was a commercial film.

But with more than a billion dollars in global box office, it managed to squeeze into the Oscars.

At the same time, Zhang Nan's guest starring roles in "Iron Man 3", "Gravity", "The Hobbit 2", and "The Wolf of Wall Street" were all nominated for Oscars.

And the genres of the several movies are not the same.

So it can be said that Zhang Nan has a place in every corner of the Oscars ceremony.

"Gold?" Zhang Nan approached Wu Jin and asked in a questioning voice.

Wu Jin had long been reminded by people around him that Zhang Nan was coming towards him. After hearing Zhang Nan's questioning words, he understood what Zhang Nan meant. He was curious about why he appeared and explained: "Director Zhang, I came here with the crew of [The Lone Ranger]."

【Lone Ranger】?

Zhang Nan searched his memory about this movie, and the only information he got was that this movie was produced and released by Disney Pictures, and directed by Gore Verbinski, who had collaborated with him three times in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. of.

The whole "The Lone Ranger" movie can be regarded as following the wave of "Avatar" 3D movies. The plot tells the story of an Indian warrior narrating the thrilling adventures of a western cowboy.

The investment is not low, US$2.15 million.

But the box office was a bit underwhelming. It was only 2.58 million US dollars, which can be said to be a total loss.

However, for such a large production, it is still okay to visit Oscar.

"Protagonist?" Zhang Nan asked Wu Jin without hope.

After all, this film about an Indian warrior dictating a Western cowboy is completely different from Wu Jin's image.

Sure enough, after hearing Zhang Nan's rhetorical question, Wu Jin said with some embarrassment: "Director Zhang, you know me. I am currently taking the professional route of supporting roles. This film happens to have some action scenes. During the casting period, you We are negotiating with Disney Pictures again on the [Pirates of the Caribbean] series. [The Lone Ranger] director Gore Verbinski has collaborated with you on [Pirates of the Caribbean], so for your sake, I will Found me."

Zhang Nan: "..." You kid will really take the credit for me!

However, it cannot be said that Wu Jin's involved explanation is completely unreasonable.

Since Wu Jin is so good at talking, Zhang Nan will naturally not hesitate to speak like gold, "Recently, there has been a lot of capital rushing into the mainland film and television industry. I remember that you had a dream to be a director before, and you always played a small role in North America. It’s not a big deal, just go back when you have time, and I’ll ask people from the company’s project team to help you set up a few bureaus, get some investment, and your dream will come true~”

While giving guidance and caring about Wu Jin, he also helped prepare for the emergence of "Wolf Warrior 2". Zhang Nan felt that his move was killing two birds with one stone.

Wu Jin is very satisfied with his current status in North America. When he heard Zhang Nan describe his career in North America as a walk-on, he wanted to retort: ​​Which walk-on can earn tens of millions of dollars a year?

But based on Zhang Nan's situation, Wu Jin found that his career, which earned him tens of millions of dollars in salary this year, seemed to be really not much different from that of a walk-on actor.

Hearing the suggestion from Director Zhang Nan Yuan Meng again, Wu Jin was moved, but this kind of career change span was too big, so he was still a little hesitant.

"I am an actor..."

Zhang Nan directly interrupted Wu Jin's hesitation and encouraged: "Bald Zhengzi, you guys also knew each other when I was filming the [Martial Arts] series!

He is now a director with a box office of 1.2 billion yuan in the Mainland. This achievement can be regarded as a top figure in the director circle in Hollywood.

And after you left, newcomers who got involved in mainland film and television, Deng Chao, also took advantage of the popularity during this period to become directors.

Do you know that writer named Guo Xiaosi?

It doesn’t matter if you don’t know. I’m a little disabled in height, but I’ve also become a director. Thanks to my fan traffic, my movies have sold well at the box office. I hooked up with another racing driver writer named Han Han, and he also learned to cross over and become a director. .

The current demand for director talents in the Mainland is extremely high. If you go back to work on a project like this, you can make a lot of money without the help of a company. With the help of a company, I will give you a number. "

After finishing speaking, Zhang Nan stretched out two fingers and said, "The production fee of 4 million yuan is easy."

Four hundred million yuan, even converted into US dollars, is still fifty or sixty million.

It doesn’t seem like much, but it’s far behind Hollywood’s A-level productions with investment of over 100 million.

But which new director can handle so much money for his first project?

Wu Jin was moved, but he was a little unsure and said: "Then I... go back?"

(End of this chapter)