Emperor Superstar Cultivation System

"Crack!" At this moment, the door was opened, and James came in with a happy face, holding a magazine in his hand, "Dear Zhang, our reputation has risen again."

Zhang Yimou only glanced at the magazine, and the three large characters watching movies made his eyelids twitch.

James didn't notice it at all, and said with a smile, "Look, our salary, as professional writers have already said, is the highest in China, with the most luxurious lineup, and no movie can compare!"

"Now we are undoubtedly a nationally watched movie! I can already predict how successful it will be at the box office!"

madness!

Zhang Yimou cursed inwardly, playing scheming, with 5000 years of history and culture, several large and small national wars, it can be said that every successful person is a conspirator, and this blond foreigner obviously did not understand the opponent's means.

"Mr. James." Zhang Yimou pressed his temple with a headache and sighed, "Do you think this is really good?"

"Okay, why not?" James said inexplicably, "Attention now can at least increase the box office by 10% when the picture is published! With the increase of attention, this number will be even greater. With these magazines we can do it. Propaganda, how much have we lost our minds?"

Zhang Yimou sighed. He felt that this topic must be discussed carefully, and this cannot continue. [

"Mr. James, don't you think it's strange that the world's thieves have retreated? Huayi is a big company in China, with an investment of tens of millions, and the chairman personally dispatched it. Don't they really have the heart to waste it? Let the hero family dominate? Even if we chose to use our strength to make them bow their heads on the day of the press conference, wouldn't they fight back?"

"Strength is recognized. I don't think Feng Xiaogang can match you, and I also don't think their lineup's reputation and influence can surpass ours." James shrugged so-called "You mean that the thief in the world has not given up. ? Zhang, you are too...worried about the sky."

"Worry." Zhang Yimou sighed, took the magazine in his hand, turned to the forecast page, and said seriously, "James, we must have a good talk about this issue. Haven't you noticed that since the shooting of Heroes, the same kind of The search for entries has never stopped? And because of the retreat of the thieves under heaven, the targets of the whole country are now paying attention to us. They just took a step back, but we have to rush to catch up."

"Isn't that a good thing?"

Zhang Yimou gritted his teeth and said, "There is an old saying in China that the higher you climb, the harder you fall. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment..."

"You don't have confidence in yourself?" James laughed, "Zhang, you are too suspicious. How can a thief compare with a hero? If you lack confidence, isn't the investment of 500 million yuan not enough to give you confidence? The sample is very Excellent, keep it up."

"No!" Zhang Yimou expressed his firm opposition for the first time, "If this vortex is allowed to expand, it will be impossible to clean up the situation in the end! The most serious situation..."

He looked at James and said word by word, "Hero's box office will collapse! There will only be a first-time viewing situation! Do you want to see it?"

James smiled and shook his head, "Worrying, worrying..."

But he looked at Zhang Yimou's resolute expression, didn't say any more, shrugged and spread his hands, "ok, ok, then tell me, what should we do?"

"Low-key!" Zhang Yimou said without hesitation, "No news can be released to the outside world! Let the outside world completely forget about us! This is also a hunger marketing method. Our crew is undoubtedly the number one in the country! It is impossible for the outside world not to want to know , The more we want to know, the less we don’t tell them! At that time, it will stimulate the box office even more.”

James made an exaggerated expression, but said nothing, motioning Zhang Yimou to continue.

"Similarly, the thieves want to quit, we can't give them another chance, we have to find out their news, let them have a taste of the scenery. It's better for the two films to share the risk than to go shopping on our own." Said. After finishing, he sighed, "It's a pity that they thought of this on the day of the press conference, and they can't compare to us. Obviously we have to use our strength to make it bow its head, so it simply chose to avoid it! It missed the best time, and it may be too late to save it now." gone."

However, James' next sentence almost made Zhang Yimou kick him to death.

"That's it? Zhang, in the final analysis, you still don't have confidence in yourself. In the United States, it would be strange if a film with such investment is not widely publicized. If you can become the first, no one will give up in this publicity offensive .”[

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yimou vetoed "This is China!"

"The market, the form is completely different from the US! I am the director of this film!" An anxious anger burst out in his heart. "If this continues, if the hero is not perfect, he will definitely not be famous in history!"

"That's your business!" James saw the angry Zhang Yimou, unexpectedly suppressed his smile, and snorted coldly, "Zhang, you are too...progressive!"

"You want to invest, but no one in China dares to play, so you have to pull it abroad. Miramax will give it to you. If you want technology, we will give it to you too. If you want theater chains and channels, we will all agree."

"But." He said coldly, "Don't forget, Hero must sell all overseas copyrights to our company!"

One sentence, like a sharp sword, made Zhang Yimou's lips tremble.

He suddenly understood, this foreigner, he probably already noticed it!It may even be possible to find out on the day of the launch!

If the hero makes money domestically, then the overseas copyright will definitely increase!Miramax invested 500 million yuan, so naturally it didn't want to buy out overseas copyrights at a higher price.

Well, the hero's box office collapsed, but it was even better.They can take the opportunity to ask for a price and make the buyout option lower.

All the money has been invested, and the most famous director in China is hired, so it is impossible for the other party to destroy his own brand.In other words, there is no problem with the quality of the hero, and the Chinese box office has nothing to do with Miramax!Even lower is better!

It turned out to be the case.

Zhang Yimou gritted his teeth. The person in charge has never been single-minded with him from the beginning!

He suddenly felt that he had always underestimated the other party.

"Zhang, are you short of money? No, it costs millions to shoot an advertisement. I already knew that what you are asking for is a name!" James said slyly, "What is the most attractive thing in the world? Name!"

"You shoot heroes because you want to be the number one director in China! You want to tell everyone that I, director Zhang, can not only win awards, but also make a lot of money by making films."

"You won't let the hero down, you will definitely go all out." James laughed, "Then, whether the Chinese box office is good or bad, it's up to your new pictures to decide, and it has nothing to do with us. But the investment is Is it our Miramax investment? Afterwards, we will use a sum of money to buy out overseas.”

"Zhang, you think too well."

"What obligation do I have to help you come down? Tell me?" He sneered, "Mrzhng, what you can do now is to go all out to shoot a good hero. You have been promoted to a shrine, and there is no way to come down. Or ask for more blessings."

After saying that, he turned and left.

"Crack!" came the sound of Zhang Yimou smashing the cup behind him.

He stared at the door for a long time, then suddenly let out a long sigh.

"They are all pioneers. In fact... why should I be difficult for Huayi?"

"However, back in the day, I would still do that!" He lifted his spirits and made a call, "Old Zhang, call Lao Jiang, and we have something to discuss."

A few minutes later, Zhang Weiping and another middle-aged man with an ordinary face and combed hair came to his room.

If anyone behind the scenes sees him, they will definitely exclaim "Big Brother."

Jiang Zhiqiang, who entered the industry at the age of 13, has been wandering abroad for more than ten years. He was named "Asia's Best Producer" and was named "Asian Hero" by Time Magazine.

In 99, he was famous in the film world for his production of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and this time the hero is also the producer.

After the three of them were seated, Zhang Yimou recounted what happened just now, and Zhang Weiping scolded, "The people who guessed that Miramax would not be with us, and now even the household registration papers have been pierced!"

"If you don't want to pierce the so-called, anyway, when it comes to overseas copyright negotiations, it will be more difficult than the present. At that time, he may be the one who bites us the hardest." Zhang Yimou said with no expression on his face, "Now, we have to What I do is how to retreat from the limelight!"

"You said that the thieves in the world are killing us? Are you sure?" Jiang Zhiqiang was still a little puzzled.

"It's possible, and it's huge." Zhang Yimou said, "They don't need to do anything, they just don't need to fight with us."

"In this way, our greatest advantage will become our greatest disadvantage!"

After a moment of silence, Zhang Weiping said in a deep voice, "Now, it is really difficult for us to back down! Even if all the news is blocked, it will be too late. In two months, the media has formed a habitual thinking. If we don't post it, they will Guess, no matter what, the hero’s attention will continue to increase.”

"It would be great if we get help from investors. But this will inevitably lead to a further increase in publicity costs. According to what you just said, James will definitely not give us any help." Jiang Zhiqiang sighed, "The person in charge of the publicity of the thief under heaven, this time It’s really dangerous to retreat to advance. You don’t need to pay an iota, just take a step back and push the hero to this point.”

Anyone can predict that if the hero maintains this level of attention, something that no one wants to see will happen on the day of watching the movie.

Overexposure, first, makes the hero lose his sense of mystery, and second, it makes the flames in the hearts of the audience accumulate to the highest point.As long as there is a slight next time, I am afraid that we will be greeted with overwhelming criticism!

"Now, I can only focus on making good heroes!" Zhang Yimou gritted his teeth. "If I had known this, the press conference should not have been scheduled on the same day."

"Blame me." Zhang Weiping sighed, "The two brothers Wang Zhongjun approached me and asked me about the release date, but I didn't tell him."

"It can't be said that for a film to be successful, publicity accounts for one-third of the weight. As an opponent, you have done nothing wrong."

"I will devote all my efforts to filming the hero so that they can't find a single flaw! But the premise is that the hero can no longer be heated up! Do everything possible!"