How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 695 Zhou Xingxing: I choose the second option. Zhang Nan: Then I would recommend two more people

But so far, how many movies have there been in the mainland film market with a box office of 8.9 billion yuan?
Therefore, investors who are willing to directly provide a salary of 20 to 30 million yuan are very rare.

Most capital parties promise to give the movie a share of the box office.

Zhang Nan's move was a fixed director's salary of 50 million yuan, which really shocked Zhou Xingxing.

But Zhou Xingxing has a very high level of director and is also very sensitive to funds.

When the fixed director's salary of 50 million yuan is added to the film cost, the production cost of "Mermaid" soared to 350 million yuan.

The box office revenue required to recoup the investment is 10.5 billion RMB.

Although Zhou Xingxing feels that his director level is not low.

In addition, in July this year, the Mainland Film Market has successively released "Monster Hunt" with a box office of more than 2 billion yuan, "Pancake Man" with a box office of more than 1 billion yuan, and "Journey to the West" with a box office of more than 900 million yuan. The Return of the Great Sage].

However, the box office expectations for the new project "Mermaid" are only over a billion yuan.

Of course.

It’s none other than Deng Chao.

So instead of taking a lot of risk, it's better to be safe first.

In fact, Zhou Xingxing already has a candidate in mind.

Because Zhou Xingxing has always adhered to the principle that no matter how poor his acting skills are, he can still get qualified shots as long as he does it a few times.

What fell into Zhang Nan's hands was only about 600 million yuan.

Anyway, his acting skills are absolutely passable, and now he is a little bit behind the scenes.

Zhang Nan's eyes lit up when he heard this and said: "It's a pleasure to cooperate."

"By the way, Director Zhou, the hero and heroine of the movie I'm watching haven't been decided yet!" Zhang Nan said suddenly.

This is already a lot.

When Zhou Xingxing heard Zhang Nan's words, his eyes suddenly lit up.

But the box office of "The Mermaid" is 33.91 billion yuan!
The revenue of the producer alone is as high as 13.25 billion yuan.

According to the second cooperation method, although the production cost of "Mermaid" has reached 350 million yuan.

Without it.

Zhou Xingxing has never cared about acting skills.

After deducting 350 million yuan, there is still a net profit of nearly 1 billion yuan.

"Director Zhang is so generous, but I don't know what's interesting. I choose the second type of cooperation." After Zhou Xingxing finished thinking, he raised his head and said with a smile.

If the other party doesn't know how to act at all, that's easy.

This includes Zhou Xingxing’s investment of 100 million yuan and a 33% profit share.

The reason why Zhou Xingxing took a fancy to Deng Chao was not because of Deng Chao's explosive performance in "Scorching Sun".

He would personally perform it for the other party to see and let the other party learn from it.

So gradually, Zhou Xingxing's criteria for selecting actors for his film contracts changed to not selecting actors with good acting skills, but only actors who are popular and can bring topics to the movie.

In the past two years, Deng Chao has become so popular thanks to the popularity of "Running Man" that it is indeed so hot that it is a bit hot.

Of course.

No matter how popular he is in the Super League, there is still a big gap compared with Zhang Nan.

That's why he didn't indicate the choice of the male lead in the plan for Zhang Nan this time, because he still had the idea of ​​​​cooperating with Zhang Nan and riding on Zhang Nan's popularity.

"What does Director Zhang mean?" Zhou Xingxing asked expectantly.

Zhang Nan doesn't want to be a Riddler, and said: "My artists Hu Ge and Da Tiantian, Director Zhou should be good too. If the male lead has not been decided yet, Director Zhou may wish to consider it.

Moreover, the two of them will soon have a sequel to the series released in North America in September. If it can be successful, "Mermaid" may be released in Europe and the United States to sell some box office. But the main reason still lies with you, Director Zhou.

After all, Director Zhou, you have chosen this theme well, and it is very relevant to the recent enthusiasm for environmental protection in Europe and the United States. "

to be frank.

Hu Ge's acting skills can only be regarded as average, and he can't keep up in movies, let alone Da Tiantian.

If it were someone else directing "Mermaid", Zhang Nan really wouldn't dare to stuff these two things into it.

After all, if a project with a box office of more than 3 billion yuan is ruined by these two people, the loss will be huge.

But Zhou Xingxing is different.

In "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", a traffic star like Lian Xiaowu who only said to Liu Tianxian: "You owe me here, what should I get in return" in "To Youth - So You're Still Here", You can carry them all.

There will definitely be no pressure to bring another wave of Hu Ge and Da Tiantian.

Zhou Xingxing, who was on the side, heard the words and his expectations were all disappointed.

But I heard Zhang Nan mention the performance of Hu Ge and Da Tiantian in Europe and the United States, as well as letting "Mermaid" sell box office in Europe and the United States...

The idea that had been determined before was slowly shaken.

"Director Zhang, you asked me to think about it. It's hard for me to make a decision on such a big matter for a while." Zhou Xingxing replied.

Zhang Nan continued, "That's for sure, but I plan to release The Mermaid during the Spring Festival next year, which is about four months away. Director Zhou should consider it as soon as possible."

Zhou Xingxing: "..."

……

end of August.

【Get out of here! The box office momentum of "Tumor King" and "Scorching Sun" has already been weak, and then China Film will put "Mission: Impossible 5", which has also started to have weak box office trends in North America, into the mainland movie market in early September.

Tell the truth.

As soon as this wave of "Mission: Impossible 5" entered the mainland movie market, it was like a dragon swimming in the sea and a tiger returning to the mountains and forests. It was very satisfying.

After all, over the years, with the continuous development of the mainland's economy, the Chinese people's feeling that the moon outside is rounder and the air is sweeter has become less and less.

But there is still some left.

In addition, the "Mission: Impossible" series is a well-known IP, and Tom Cruise is also a top star who has dominated the world for many years.

In the original time and space, "Mission: Impossible 5" had a box office of 928.53 million yuan in the mainland movie market and a first-day box office of 1.07 million yuan.

Now, under Zhang Nan's instigation, "Mission: Impossible 5" has become a co-production with China Film and Longbow Pictures.

There was no covert suppression, and with full support, [Mission: Impossible 5] directly exploded into astonishing box office appeal.

The box office for the zero-hour show directly exceeded 1.69 million yuan, and the box office for the first day reached million yuan.

At the time point of early September, the movie "Get Out!" released in August will be released. Tumor King] and [Scorching Sun] were directly killed.

At the same time, I was so surprised that I couldn’t bear the follow-up films [囧 in Hong Kong] and [Charlotte Trouble], which are scheduled to be released in September.

Because there is also Marvel Studios’ new project after [Avengers 2] in October - [Ant-Man].

Therefore, the situation of [Hong Kong Embarrassment] and [Charlotte Troubles] at this time can be said to be a wolf in front and a tiger behind, which is extremely embarrassing.

If you want to postpone the release further, it will be December.

Because there will also be a new [007] series film [007: Specter] released in November.

But December is not a kind place!

"The Secret of the Dragon" directed by Wu Ershan and starring Huang Bo and Cheng Kun, "Lao Pao" by Feng Xiaogang and Xiao Wu, "Villain Angel" by Deng Chao, "Detective Chinatown" by Chen Cheating and Wang Baobao, are not It’s so exciting, and the December schedule is already packed.

(End of this chapter)