Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 601 JW Release
July.

Zhou Mo said goodbye to domestic affairs and flew to America again.

"JW" is about to be released, and he wants to come over to help with the promotions.

"Ah, my friend, you are here at last."

When Luc Besson saw Zhou Mo, he immediately gave him a handshake and a hug.

Zhou Mo patted his shoulder.

"It's been a while since we last met. How have you been?"

"Very good. Also, congratulations on the great success of Batman. If things go as expected, I think I will see an IP called Arkham in the future, right? The first movie made 1 billion US dollars, which is really enviable. If I can have such an opportunity, I am willing to lose my 30 kilograms."

Luc Besson patted his belly twice as he spoke.

Zhou Mo smiled and shook his head.

"I don't think anyone will agree to your request. Also, regarding the IP matter, didn't I send you a plan for the InterContinental Hotel in Europe some time ago? Have you taken a look at it?"

Speaking of business, Luc Besson returns to seriousness.

“Look, Zhou, I think your plan is good.

InterContinental Hotels will definitely break away in the future. In this case, if there is an InterContinental Hotels head who takes the initiative to move closer to the high table to seek development, it will give people a very good feeling. "

Zhou Mo and Luc Besson have talked about the future plans of InterContinental Hotels more than once, and both parties are basically clear about the direction of the plot.

"Since you said so, the subsequent filming will be left to you?" Zhou Mo blinked.

When Luc Besson heard this, he immediately yelled, "Chou, you're leaving everything to me again. Isn't this a bit irresponsible? I still want to make my own movie."

Zhou Mo smiled without saying anything, just staring at Luc Besson.

After a long while, Luc Besson raised his arms and saluted in his country's military style.

"Okay, I'll just shoot it. I never thought that one day I would be troubled by having too many scripts."

The two communicated for a while about the plot design of the InterContinental Hotel in Europe.

After a while, the main members of "JW" came over.

After Zhou Mo said hello, everyone else went about their business, while Zhou Mo stayed in the backstage, handling things over the phone.

Propaganda is a complicated matter, but it is also not complicated.

Someone needs to be in front of the camera, and someone needs to be directing things behind the scenes.

Zhou Mo did not participate in the filming of "JW" throughout the entire process. As a screenwriter, it was easier for him to stay backstage and help check and fill in the gaps remotely.

Next to him, Achuan, a girl with blonde hair and dark yellow makeup on her face, was drinking a bottle of diet cola.

At this moment, he and Zhou Mo were watching the crew being interviewed through the screen.

"Haha, they are still not calm and relaxed enough in front of the camera, their eyes are wandering around, which makes people feel that they lack respect and confidence."

The explanations from the King of Understanding are always so exciting.

And this is just one of all the comments made by the King of Understanding.

"When asked about your private life, you either answer directly, drag the other person into it, or ask the host back, why are you hesitating? You must be stumped by the question."

"Hehe, I knew they supported that bitch, but since they were filming a movie with me, they can't say anything now."

Zhou Mo stared at the screen, but his ears were always listening to Achuan's complaints.

To be honest, it's very interesting just to listen to what Achuan says.

It’s a pity that today is not Trump’s campaign preparation day, so there is no clerk with wavy blonde hair to help him record things.

In addition, he would also give some reminders to the actors at the front desk based on Achuan's evaluation.

After a moment, Achuan stopped complaining and looked at Zhou Mo instead.

"Zhou, you still don't want to join my team?" Another olive branch.

"I'm really not interested in this. I prefer art more than those things." Zhou Mo changed the subject.

He has no interest in being the Duke of Baoguo, and it is impossible for this place to allow him to be the Duke of Baoguo.

With the "Great Wall" in place, no matter who is the boss, it will not ultimately affect his ability to make money, so why bother?

It's good to be able to make money.

Achuan didn't ask any more questions when he saw this. The two of them already had a tacit understanding.

"By the way, Zhou, I saw that TT software a few days ago. This thing has recently soared in the ranking of American app downloads. I even downloaded one to play with it."

"So what do you think?"

"It's quite interesting, with many different styles, and people of all ages are playing. Most importantly, it contains a lot of objective descriptions of me, unlike the media controlled over there, which portrays me as a fool, when it's obviously that woman who is the fool."

When Achuan said the second half of the sentence, his tone was obviously much lighter.

There is a big gap between the media on the donkey and elephant sides, and the media is mostly controlled by the donkey side, so Achuan's image in the media has not been very good.

But on TT, his reputation has improved a lot compared to the previous chaos...

Well, it’s not particularly good.

There are still many people scolding him on TT, but compared with those media, the situation is undoubtedly much better.

"By the way, how much do you think the box office of "JW" will be?" Achuan asked.

"If we count it together with the second part in October, I think one billion should not be less." Zhou Mo thought about it and gave a conservative number.

Compared with its previous life, "JW" has improved a lot in terms of lineup, investment, and publicity.

In addition to the positive reviews that "John Wick" and "Cold Wind" had received in the European and American markets.

To be honest, one billion for two movies is really not a lot.

And Achuan was obviously surprised by this number.

One billion US dollars.

That's quite a lot of money.

But he quickly recovered his mood.

Both he and Zhou Mo knew clearly what was going on.

Regarding "JW", the box office has actually never been the most important area.

What really ranks at the bottom of the revenue list is the stock price and revenue status of Trump Hotels and InterContinental Hotels branches after the movie is released.

Don’t underestimate what Zhou Mo said. The two “JW” movies combined may eventually reach the billion level.

But if the hotel’s stock price changes once, the value may be more than ten billion.

Thinking of this, Zhou Mo asked, "Then do you want to promote it together later?"

Ah Chuan thought about it and nodded, "It's not impossible, but I have to contact my security team and get these things done."

It is quite common here to canvass for votes in person.

From a large venue with tens of thousands of people to a small rally, any event can be a good opportunity for publicity.

Zhou Mo just said this casually. If Achuan really wants to do it later, his team will naturally arrange it.

……

Ten days later.

"JW" grossed $2.4 million.

There was a lot of heated discussion on the Internet about the game behind "JW", especially the moment when Achuan appeared at the end, which really brought a lot of box office revenue to the movie.

The motives of Achuan, the behind-the-scenes character, have become the focus of all the audience's speculation.

Now it is July, and the current Achuan is no longer the Achuan who "stood like a minion" last year. He has a large number of people willing to support him.

This group of people surrounded him and would subconsciously observe and analyze all his actions.

And his appearance in the movie this time is obviously not just a simple cameo in "Home Alone", it must have a deeper meaning.

On several social media platforms in America, the topic of "What does Achuan want to do" has also become a hot search topic.

Seeing this, Zhou Mo took the opportunity to promote the news of "JW2".

Three months later, "JW2" was released.

See you there, audience.

This news has been released and immediately caused a lot of heated discussion.

Many people have only just discovered that "JW" was actually shot in two parts.

It looks like it won’t be long before we see the explanation in the next installment.

At the same time, the InterContinental Hotel opened and was packed with visitors on the first day.

Many old fans of InterContinental Hotels have long been looking forward to InterContinental Hotels opening a hotel in America.

Now, my dream has finally come true.

(End of this chapter)