Actor: My Entertainment Era

Including Huayi, many company bosses asked themselves that the price was already very high, and part of it would naturally go into Zhang Yuanjun's personal pocket. This is an industry rule.

But they didn't understand why Zhang Yuanjun kept holding on and refused to nod.

There are only a few people in the entertainment industry who can play poker. The news that Wang Zhonglei was discussing cooperation with Zhang Yuanjun in Australia reached the ears of various bosses within two days.

The bosses of various companies scolded Huayi as an old fox. They secretly inquired about Zhang Yuanjun's whereabouts and wanted to eat alone without fear of dying.

Just as the bosses of various companies were preparing to fly to Australia to meet Zhang Yuanjun, Wang Zhonglei and Zhang Yuanjun returned home.

Wang Zhonglei arrived the day before, and Zhang Yuanjun landed the next day.

The Cannes Film Festival opens on the 16th, and Zhang Yuanjun will fly on the 14th, leaving little time for domestic bosses.

Zhang Yuanjun's time in Cannes was already full and he had no time to discuss business with domestic bosses.

They are also more willing to talk to Zhang Yuanjun, because there are human feelings after all, rather than talking to the American producers of the "Hunger Games" series.

The thing Zhang Yuanjun heard most when he returned to China was "the collapse of domestic films."

The May Day stall is so miserable!

Except for "Golden Heist" which successfully exceeded [-] million, the other two movies completely failed.

But even "The Golden Heist" encountered Ning Hao's biggest negative reviews since he started filming.

The audience did not accept that such a film was made by Ning Hao: "If this film was made by a new director, I would give it 7 points, but for this kind of film made by Ning Hao, I can only give 5 points."

"A farce, I'll continue to look forward to "No Man's Land"."

But in fact, "The Golden Heist" is still a comedy that is above the passing line as a whole.

The rampage of the big ship, coupled with the collapse of domestic films on May [-]st, has made domestic filmmakers cry out for policy protection to prevent domestic films from being overwhelmed by Hollywood.

They turned a blind eye to the "China-U.S. Film Memorandum" just signed in February this year, and still wanted to hide under the protection of the policy.

These clowns are not making waves.

In fact, audiences don’t care that much whether they watch domestic films or imported films. On the consumer side, as long as it is a fair and competitive market, consumers have the right to freely choose products. It is undoubtedly a rogue act for manufacturers to bind consumers with national sentiments.

A more interesting phenomenon is that many viewers missed Zhang Yuanjun especially after the May [-]st defeat:

"Huang Bo lost, and only Zhang Yuanjun is left in the mainland."

At present, the actors with the most box office appeal in the Mainland are Huang Bo and Zhang Yuanjun.

But in fact, Huang Bo did not lose. "Killing" is destined not to be a big seller. It has nothing to do with who plays Niu Jie, and Huang Bo's Niu Jie is very good.

The box office failure of just one or two movies is not enough to determine the life or death of an actor's appeal.

"Huang Bo and Zhang Yuanjun have been acting in literary films in the past two years, just like they have agreed." The conscience of heaven and earth is that "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" became a hit just last year.

But the audience doesn't care, they just like to watch big stars make blockbusters.

Seeing such comments, Zhang Yuanjun was quite proud. It turned out that the audience was expecting so much from him.

Adding fuel to this domestic despair is The Avengers.

The time has come for Marvel to dominate the world.

"Avengers" was a smash hit in North America, with 1870 million midnight screenings and over 8000 million on its first day. It was the best midnight and first-day performance for a comic-book movie.

The first-day gross of US$8000 million also made "Avengers" the second-largest film in film history, second only to last summer's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" which grossed US$9100 million.

It was screened first on Hong Kong Island, and its single-film box office accounted for 9% of the total box office for the day. It can be understood that all cinemas in Hong Kong are showing this movie.

After landing in the Mainland, movie fans packed almost all domestic midnight premiere venues, with an attendance rate of nearly 100%.On the first day, 38% of the films were scheduled, contributing 72.3% of the market's box office.

The score of 6300 million on the first day contributed to the best score after the holiday.

On the first weekend, it exceeded 2 million in two days without any suspense.Entering the working day, "Avengers"'s film schedule ratio has never dropped below 38%. Moreover, it has occupied almost all 3D and IMAX screens in the country. The higher ticket price has also made "Avengers" a box office hit on weekdays. The trend is reversed.

The big show before the holidays and the release of "Avengers" after the holidays have made the industry unable to lift its head. Even Wang Zhonglei said in public that he "can't compete."

But the bosses of various companies have no time to pay attention to the market. They are almost all watching Zhang Yuanjun's movements.

This guy is starting to stay at home!

I go out twice a day, get up early to run in the community, and take a walk in the community after dinner in the evening.

But Zhang Yuanjun’s house was lively.

Different customers come to the door almost every day.

Some classmates and friends come to get together, or staff come to report on work. Of course, there are also heads of companies coming to discuss investment.

Today Wang Zhonglei brings people, tomorrow Zhong Lifang comes with gifts, the day after tomorrow Wang Changtian comes, and the day after tomorrow Ren Zhonglun also comes with several senior executives.

As for China Film, Huanrui Century, Ciwen Media and other companies, they have naturally discussed relevant cooperation with Zhang Yuanjun.

Dongshan Villa, which was originally very quiet, has been very lively with cars coming and going these days.

But Zhang Yuanjun was the one who never saw Bernard.

Coming to the door rashly will only make Zhang Yuanjun even more annoyed.

Bernard had no choice but to make countless phone calls to Zhang Yuanjun's studio to make appointments every day.

Finally, after meeting all the film company CEOs he wanted to meet, Zhang Yuanjun's staff gave Bernard a filming schedule.

Bernard has been anxious to death these days.

Every time Zhang Yuanjun meets with the CEO of a company, news will come out about what conditions the two parties have offered, how good the talks have been, and that the cooperation has basically been agreed upon.

Speaking of now, according to the information collected by Berner, the highest bidder is Huayi, which invested US$2700 million to buy out the box office of "The Hunger Games 2" in the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan in the coming year.

It will definitely not make money at the box office, but Huayi doesn't want to make money at the box office.

The second highest bidder was Shanghai Film Group, with Ren Zhonglun gritting his teeth and paying $2400 million.

Bernard had no way of knowing the specific details of the division of accounts.

Knowing that Zhang Yuanjun was willing to see him, Yu Dong took the two vice presidents to Dongshan Villa to have tea with Zhang Yuanjun the next day.

Zhang Yuanjun first said that he has been too busy these days, with wedding preparations and collaborations: "I said I wouldn't take any roles this year, so they booked me for next year and the year after that. I have a dozen scripts in my study."

Yu Dong expressed his understanding: "The market is so miserable this year, and the film company also wants to ask you to save the box office."

Zhang Yuanjun said modestly: "Don't be too superstitious about actors. The box office is only a matter of one person starring in the lead role. I want to be in a movie this year, but I probably won't be able to do "Titanic"."

Bernard and his team agreed with Zhang Yuanjun's point of view: "This film was a hit beyond everyone's expectation."

Then of course we have to talk about investing in "The Hunger Games 2".

After fishing for Bernard for so long, Zhang Yuanjun also wanted to close the net. He pretended: "Many bosses in the United States want to invest in us. As you know, my studio is just a small shrimp in Hollywood. Big companies want to swallow it up." It was easy for us, and I had to agree to their request. There was really not much left for the country."

"It is indeed not easy to start a business," Yu Dong said, "We understand it too. You don't need to have any baggage here. Each company quotes, and you choose a high-quality partner. If you are not selected, it is because we are not capable enough, so there will be no complaints."

Bernard was ready to be ripped off. (End of chapter)