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Chapter 727: Old Monster Xu, Zhou Xingxing and the old man [Journey to the West: Conquering Demons]

End of May.

Even with the blessing of a hot summer vacation schedule, [Pirates of the Caribbean 6] has begun to weaken after being screened in North America for nearly a month.

The daily box office on weekdays dropped below 10 million US dollars.

The single-day box office on non-working days is only around 15 million US dollars.

Looking at the situation of "Pirates of the Caribbean 6", Disney Pictures launched another sequel to its own series on May 5 - "Alice in Wonderland 27".

I want to take over the strong momentum of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" through this "Alice in Wonderland 6" starring Johnny Depp.

But the vision on Disney Studios' part is good.

But in the competition during the summer vacation in North America, if Zhang Nan's status had not reached the level of invincibility that made others quit in the face of difficulties, then what they would have to face would be fierce difficulty.

So seeing Disney Pictures doing this, on May 5th, 27th Century Fox Pictures also took the opportunity to release a new film in its old series - [X-Men: Apocalypse].

At the same time, it also indirectly proves Zhang Nan's personal box office appeal.

[Pirates of the Caribbean 5] and [Alice in Wonderland 2] both star Johnny Depp, and both movies are sequels to the series that have exceeded one billion U.S. dollars at the global box office.

Without it.

……

But [X-Men: Apocalypse] performed very well here.

Early June.

Johnny Depp's acting career suffered a heavy blow.

But they all failed at the box office.

Compared with its cost of US$1.78 million, this achievement can only be regarded as a mere return.

It can be said that this wave of "Alice in Wonderland 2" not only failed to catch up with the strong momentum of "Pirates of the Caribbean 6", but also showed a great wave of timidity.

The director is also Bryan Singer, the founding director of the [X-Men] series.

Because the box office performance of [Alice in Wonderland 2] was even more outrageous.

And the next day's box office continued to drop to less than 10 million US dollars.

Mainland.

Even this [X-Men: Apocalypse] has maintained the average box office performance of the previous [X-Men] series.

In the end, the box office result on the first day of filming was only a measly US$1451.3 million.

Zhou Xingxing came to visit the class with Old Monster Xu.

The cost investment is 1.7 million U.S. dollars, plus the influence of the previous film's global box office of billion U.S. dollars.

According to the first-week box office performance of [X-Men: Apocalypse], many box office forecasting agencies have predicted that the final box office figures for [X-Men: Apocalypse] are: about 1.5 million US dollars in North America and about 4 million US dollars globally.

Inside the set of [Transformers 4].

In the first three days of its release, the film earned US$2630.2 million, US$2049.3 million and US$1897.3 million respectively, with a cumulative box office of more than US$ million.

Of course.

The two of them not only came to visit the class, but also came with other purposes.

For example, Zhang Nan currently holds a project plan for [Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons].

Just by looking at the style, Zhang Nan could tell that this [Journey to the West: Conquering Demons] was written by Old Monster Xu.

"So...Director Zhou is going to recommend Director Xu to be the director of the sequel project of [Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons], and you will be the producer yourself?" Zhang Nan asked. Zhou Xingxing nodded quickly.

"Then... what does Director Xu mean?" Zhang Nan turned his head and looked at Old Monster Xu again.

Seeing this, Old Monster Xu nodded quickly and said, "I do."

"Forehead……"

Zhang Nan was speechless for a moment, because this scene looked a bit like a Western-style wedding. He was in the position of the priest, while Old Monster Xu and Zhou Xingxing were the man and woman.

But aside from this speechless atmosphere, what puzzled Zhang Nan even more was Zhou Xingxing's approach.

In the original time and space, the main reason why "Journey to the West: Conquering Demons" became a project supervised by Zhou Xingxing and directed by Xu Laoguai is that the copyright of "Journey to the West: Conquering Demons" is in the hands of Chinese people, and the Chinese people are also verbally opposed to Zhou Xingxing. He cheated on his promise, causing Zhou Xingxing and the Chinese to have a falling out.

In the end, Zhou Xingxing invited Old Monster Xu out of helplessness or revenge.

But this is not the case today, although Zhang Nan still took most of the profits from "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" just like the original Spacetime Chinese Pictures.

But they were all obtained from investments in an upright manner, and there were no blind promises. There was no conflict between him and Zhou Xingxing.

But now that the matter has come to this, Zhang Nan can't say anything else and can only follow the interests.

"Although the copyright of [Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons] is in the hands of Longbow Film and Television under my name, for the creation of the sequel project, I am still willing to respect the main creative staff of the project. Since Director Zhou has no objection, then naturally I do too There will be no objection, but the investment and profit sharing of this sequel project..."

Having said this, Zhang Nan paused.

After all, some words are too exaggerated and boring.

Zhou Xingxing, on the other hand, had an expression that he had expected.

Without it.

Because the reason why Zhou Xingxing went back to the old path of the original time and space and was unwilling to direct the sequel of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was because he had made a calculation in his mind.

That is, Longbow Film and Television owns the copyright of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", and the performance of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is so explosive.

In addition, his "Mermaid" box office this year exploded, breaking through the box office threshold of 3 billion yuan, further boosting the IP value of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

So for the sequel project of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", if he directs it, he can get a maximum director's salary of 50 million yuan and a few percent of the box office dividend.

As for the investment share of the project, it is definitely out of reach.

In this case, it is better to learn from [Mermaid] and start a new project from scratch.

There is no copyright issue, he can participate in project investment and obtain greater benefits.

"I only want a fixed director's salary of 10 million yuan and a 5% box office dividend." Mr. Xu promptly gave his offer.

Tell the truth.

The price is not high, it has even dropped a bit.

Because Mr. Xu has previously directed "Taking Tiger Mountain" with a box office of 8.83 million yuan, "Detective Dee: The Dragon King" with a box office of 6 million yuan, "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" with a box office of 5.39 million yuan and 2.86 million yuan box office. [Detective Dee: The Tongtian Empire].

These film projects have paid back, and many of them have made a fortune.

Coupled with his qualifications as a veteran Xiangjiang director and the current financial boom in the mainland film and television industry.

For Mr. Xu to direct a film, the salary must be at least 20 million yuan, and he must also receive a large share of the box office dividends.

The reason why Mr. Xu is willing to lower his status is to direct this "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons". The purpose is also very simple.

I want to join the one billion yuan box office club in the Mainland.

After all, Mr. Xu, who has had his time, knows very well that in the entertainment industry, whether he is a director or an actor, his career is all about sailing against the current. If he does not advance, he will retreat.

(End of this chapter)