Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 630: New Script, Great Beauty

Zhou Mo spread out the book in his hand and motioned for Ryan to read it himself.

Ryan took a look and found it was a biography of Washington, the first founder of America.

"Zhou, are you interested in this?"

"Ah."

Zhou Mo nodded slightly without further explanation.

Because it’s hard to explain.

Although his English was already very good, it was still difficult for him to convey the plan in his mind to Ryan through just a few sentences and make him understand clearly.

In Zhou Mo's previous life, he had read a very special piece of literary creation on the Internet about the early history of America.

Compared with common historical novels, the interesting thing about this literary creation is that it uses the format of classical Chinese vernacular novels to describe historical content.

For example:
Father Washington rode his horse forward and threw out a rope. The rope swung twice in the sky and then turned into a ray of golden light and rushed straight towards the old chief. The old chief screamed "bitter" and his head was tied with the rope.

The above content is actually modified by Zhou Mo, which is actually even more hellish.

Zhou Mo also watched the campaign video of Chuan Bao some time ago, and somehow he suddenly thought of this part.

So, I considered the possibility of making this thing and filming it into a short drama.

With the company's current special effects technology, the cost of achieving this level of visual effects is already very low.

Give it a try, it doesn't cost much.

Zhou Mo called Da Tiantian and told her what he was thinking.

After listening to this, Da Tiantian was silent for a long time.

It was not until Zhou Mo thought the call was disconnected that she spoke again.

"Isn't this line a bit too abstract?"

"Then do you want to see it?"

"……think."

"That's it."

Zhou Mo stopped hesitating and called the company immediately. He only told them an idea and a requirement and asked them to take care of the rest of the work.

With the current staffing ratio of Shanhe Company, Zhou Mo no longer needs to stay up late to write this kind of script himself. He can just hand it over to the company's screenwriter.

In the next few days, Zhou Mo continued to run roadshows during the day and deal with work matters at night.

Judging from the data, it is a foregone conclusion that "Arkham Knight" will surpass "Captain America: Civil War" in box office, it's just a matter of how much.

Domestic box office: Arkham Knight’s total box office exceeded 9 billion in 16.5 days.

News came from the company that if the current trend continues, the final box office may exceed 30 billion yuan.

After hearing this report, Zhou Mo was not very optimistic about this speculation.

the reason is simple.

In a few days, a large number of movies will be released in China.

Among them, the first one is "The Mermaid".

If "Arkham Knight" wants to reach a domestic box office of 30 billion, it must encounter a good schedule with no competitors throughout the whole process.

Clearly, Mermaid is not.

Even once "The Mermaid" is released, it will definitely greatly weaken the single-day box office of "Arkham Knight".

This is inevitable.

"It can be considered as a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple. It's family members fighting against each other." Zhou Mo shook his head, but his mentality was very stable.

He did not insist that "Arkham Knight" must get a box office of 30 billion.

After all, it's just Batman's solo movie, and the box office is limited.

The real breakthrough can be found in "Super Bat".

Mixing two top IPs together, plus supporting characters like Wonder Woman and Aquaman, as long as the quality is not compromised, breaking through the box office is basically a piece of cake.

Before leaving, Zhou Mo received another call from an old acquaintance.

Achuan...

No.

To be precise, it is America’s new leader, King of Understanding.

"Congratulations, you have finally achieved what you wanted."

"You too, the movie box office is very good. I knew from the beginning that your movie box office will definitely be very good..."

This time, Achuan called, in addition to basic communication with Zhou Mo, to ask about Zhou Mo's film plans.

"Zhou, when will the filming of FITH that you mentioned be completed? I'm eager to see this movie in theaters this year."

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows.

I'm afraid you don't just want to see this movie in the theater, but also want to see it in front of the camera.

"If all goes well, we will definitely see it before the end of the year."

"Very good. If you need anything, you can call my secretary and the hotel will provide you all the help they can." Achuan was satisfied.

The two chatted about the plot for a while, and Achuan suddenly lowered his voice and brought up a new topic.

"Zhou, I have a great idea about a movie. Are you interested in listening to it?"

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows.

Achuan actually took the initiative to talk to him about his movie plans.

It's really rare.

"What content?"

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, as if Achuan was organizing his words.

After a while, the voice sounded again.

“The idea I’m telling you is…”

Zhou Mo listened to this for nearly ten minutes. The more he listened, the tighter his brows furrowed, until in the end a deep "川" shape formed on his forehead.

Most of what Achuan said can be summarized in one sentence:
MacArthur drove a tank and a five-star general burned down a company camp.

There is no doubt that this is a very sensitive topic.

"Why did Ah Chuan suddenly come up with this idea?" Zhou Mo was a little confused, but then he thought about it and vaguely remembered that in his previous life, Ah Chuan seemed to have sent a lot of people to do an audit at the mold.

But no matter what, he will definitely not take over this movie.

On the other side, Ah Chuan was still talking: "Zhou, I think this movie will definitely become the most profound movie in history, if not the only one."

It will indeed be the most profound film in history.

No matter which director.

After all, it’s hard to say whether this will be the last movie.

"What do you think of what I said, Zhou?" Achuan asked Zhou Mo for his opinion.

Very well said.

Don't say it next time.

Zhou Mo doesn't want to shoot these dangerous things.

He will definitely not touch these things until the system gives him the combat power to withstand nuclear bombs.

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……

three days later.

Zhou Mo returns to China.

I took a large group of people with me to promote "Arkham Knight" and went to several promotional events.

By the time Zhou Mo finished his roadshow, the domestic box office of "Arkham Knight" had exceeded 20 billion yuan.

Zhou Mo held another celebration banquet that evening.

This session is actually for the company’s employees.

Reward them for their busy time.

Without their round-the-clock efforts, Arkham's statistics would not have been maintained so well.

Operation and promotion have never been an easy task.

Zhang Yimou also came to the banquet, and with Zhou Mo's introduction, he formally met several leading actors of "Assault on Arkham".

After Zhou Mo introduced his identity, he left decisively, leaving the few of them to communicate with each other, while he and Da Tiantian ran to lean against the heater.

It's February and the temperature in Beijing is still very low.

"After today's banquet, can you get away?"

"Well, leave the rest of the things to others. Thank you for your hard work during this period." Zhou Mo shook Da Tiantian's hand and expressed his gratitude to her.

Since Zhou Xingxing cannot appear, Da Tiantian is actually the person in charge of "The Mermaid".

Not only do we have to plan the publicity for the crew, but we also have to constantly deal with inquiries and exposure from all sides.

Fortunately, she has finally trained herself in the past few years and is now quite familiar with handling these things.

Although she did not participate in many things during the filming of "The Mermaid" and was not very clear about the real details, it was basically enough for her to handle interviews.

"It's okay, I'll just continue my studies." Da Tiantian was fine, "But I'll leave the rest to you. I have to take care of the business of the medical beauty company next, so I won't be in charge of the crew anymore."

"Well, just rest assured, I'll take care of everything."

Two days later.

The day The Mermaid was released.

This is the first time that Stephen Chow has appeared in front of the camera in a year.

Before this, although he would meet with people, it was always in a small circle.

Even if someone takes a photo of me, I will ask them not to send it out.

As soon as it appeared on the stage, as expected, it immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Everyone who sees him, whether they are actors or reporters, will subconsciously stare at him for a while before reacting.

As for Zhou Xingxing himself, he always greeted the guests with a smile.

After greeting most of the guests, Zhou Mo and Zhou Xingxing walked backstage.

"Director Zhou, thank you for allowing me to be where I am today."

There is no doubt that Stephen Chow still cares about his appearance.

He had an interview with Chai Jing before.

When asked about his expectations for his family, Zhou Xingxing's first response was:
"Look at the way I am now, do I still have a chance?"

Facing Zhou Xingxing's thanks, Zhou Mo waved his hands and said, "Director Zhou was a very handsome man back then after all. It's a great achievement for me to be able to recover to his youthful state."

The two chatted and laughed and returned to their seats.

The segment before the movie starts is mainly hosted by Stephen Chow.

Zhou Mo sat in the audience to prevent any emergencies.

Beside him, Lin Yuna was holding the handle of the seat with a nervous look on her face.

Zhou Mo saw that her lips were tightly pursed together and poked her lightly with his finger.

"Are you nervous?"

Lin Yuna was so scared that she almost screamed.

After recovering from his shock, he patted his chest and looked at Zhou Mo with a hint of reproach in his eyes.

"Director Zhou, you scared me to death."

"Don't be nervous. The movie you're starring in is about to be released. You should be excited."

"How can I not be nervous? This is my first movie."

"You were in Kimchi, so shouldn't you have made a movie?"

Lin Yuna shook her head.

"It's completely different. Filming over there, whether in terms of specifications, cost, or production, is incomparable to here."

When Zhou Mo heard this, he said "Hey".

"Tiantian said before that you speak Mandarin very well now, but I didn't quite believe it. Now it sounds like you have almost no accent."

Lin Yuna blinked.

"Of course I have been here for two years. I speak Mandarin very well."

(End of this chapter)