Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 137 Achievement: Fame

He didn’t know whether Fan Jiuyi felt embarrassed or not, but Zhang Chen felt quite embarrassed.

But it doesn't matter.

Anyway, it’s Fan Bingbing’s own money, as long as she is happy.

There are still controversies, but Zhang Chen no longer cares. He has already deployed all his ammunition and is now just waiting for the final result.

The box office of "The Shallows" is growing steadily every day.

On Friday, November 11, the first day box office was 19 million.

On November 11, Saturday, the box office was 20 million.

On Sunday, November 11, the box office was 21 million.

On Monday, November 11, the box office was 22 million.

On Tuesday, November 11, the film was half price in some cities and the box office was 23 million.

On Wednesday, November 11, the box office was 24 million.

On Thursday, November 11, the box office was 25 million.

On Friday, November 11, the box office was 26 million.

On November 11, Saturday, the box office was 27 million.

Nine days after its release, The Shallows officially broke the 10070 million yuan box office record, reaching million.

The third domestic film in the history of Chinese cinema with a box office of over 100 million yuan was born.

The second director in the billion-dollar club was born.

At the celebration banquet held by China Film, Zhang Chen and Han Sanping personally smashed the digital ice sculpture representing the 100 million box office revenue, and this scene was also faithfully recorded by the media.

At home, Lu Chuan, who saw this scene, knew that the situation was hopeless and collapsed completely on the sofa.

He suddenly felt a little regretful and wondered why he had offended Zhang Chen in the first place.

Far away in the coal-bearing province, Zhang's father and mother were looking at the TV screen excitedly. They wanted to call their son but were afraid that he was busy with social engagements.

After much hesitation, I finally received a congratulatory call from Lao Li.

Hotel Banquet Hall

More people were cheering. The third Chinese movie with a box office of over 100 million yuan was born. At this moment, they were much more excited than when the second one was born, because the second and the first were both works by Zhang Yimou, and the third was directed by Zhang Chen, a new director who had only made two movies.

Among those present, Han Sanping had the deepest feelings. He was one of the producers of this film and also the main driving force behind it.

Although everything originated from a bet between him and Zhang Chen, it is undeniable that the project was facilitated by his strong intervention, and he successfully postponed the Lunar New Year schedule by one month, so that it would start in November. From this point of view, he deserves credit.
Dong Jianqiang is also proud of this. This movie is the first project he participated in after joining Xingchen Entertainment. It is a reflection of his ability. Now that the movie is a success, his position in the company will be unshakable.
Director Chen of the Special Effects Production Center also had many feelings.

The special effects of The Shallows were created by their entire department working day and night without sleep. Every frame and every shot of the shark contains their hard work.

Now that the movie is a success, it is equivalent to the success of the special effects production center. He can fully imagine that with the stimulation of "The Shallows", the special effects production center will definitely receive a steady stream of orders in the future.

Fan Jiuyi was feeling complacent.

She was proud of herself because she was the one who insisted on working with Zhang Chen, even though Zhang Chen was just a new director with one work to his name at the time.

The choice made at that time has led to today's success. It is true that choice is more important than hard work.

From then on, she became the heroine of a billion-dollar box office movie, and a major heroine at that.

Completely different from Zhang Ziyi's type.

Although Zhang Yimou's movies also grossed over 100 million yuan, there were many stars, and Zhang Ziyi was just one of them.

"The Shallows" is different, it's my own one-man show.

As for the most important shark, she had already ignored it.

The strong sense of success makes Sister Jiuyi feel like she is floating in the clouds. This is the feeling of success.

If Zhang Chen wasn't surrounded by a group of big shots at this moment, Sister Jiuyi would definitely give him a sweet kiss. Not only a sweet kiss, she would allow Zhang Chen to do whatever he wanted.

At this moment, Zhang Chen was indeed surrounded by a group of bigwigs, as if he was the focus of everyone.

Han Sanping looked at the young man in front of him with great satisfaction. In addition to being a film company, China Film also undertakes political tasks.

Expand the total domestic film market and increase the share of domestic films in the box office.

Both are indispensable.

This is the fundamental reason why he is so focused on making blockbuster films.

Because only blockbusters can attract audiences into the cinema, and only blockbusters can increase the annual box office total.

The box office revenue of Zhang Chen's film "The Shallows" is equivalent to that of five ordinary domestic films.

If there are more than a few movies like this one every year, would he still worry about not being able to complete the task?

But he also knew that this was simply unrealistic.

Throughout the whole year of 2004, apart from "House of Flying Daggers", there was no movie that grossed over million yuan, even if we count Hollywood blockbusters.

Then "The Shallows" did it so abruptly.

This is amazing.

He actually couldn't figure it out.

The cost of "The Shallows" was not high, the special effects were not first-rate, the release date was not good, and the actors were average, so why did it gross over 100 million yuan?
Just relying on publicity?

Han Sanping thought that was not the case, but he couldn't figure out the reason.

It seems I have to seek advice from this kid when I have time.

The bosses of other film and television companies all tried their best to say flattering words.

"Congratulations to Director Zhang. The Shallows has achieved such great results. I really regret not meeting Director Zhang earlier. I wonder if Director Zhang can give me a chance..."

Zhang Chen's success has already been established, and Bona Yu Dong is eager to obtain the distribution rights of "Dark Invasion 2", even if it means sharing it with others. Zhang Chen's movies have become popular now, not to mention the sequel "Dark Invasion 2".

"Darkness" has already been successful and has a fan base, so its sequel doesn't need much promotion at all, and releasing it is equivalent to making money.

"Director Zhang, we are old friends. I heard that you like to drink. I happen to have a bottle of 86 Maotai with an iron cap at home. I will give it to you later. Only a wine lover like you would not waste this bottle of good wine."

Wang Changtian of Guangxian also catered to Yu Dong's wishes. His ideas were actually similar to Yu Dong's, but they focused more on how to deeply bind with Zhang Chen to avoid being poached by Bona or other companies.

"Director Zhang, when can we discuss the overseas rights to The Shallows? Columbia will always be your partner."

Chen Guofu is different from others. He is eyeing the overseas copyright of "The Shallows". The previous "The Darkness" made the company a lot of money, and this time "The Shallows" must be the same.

But it is impossible for Zhang Chen to sell it at a low price again.

"Darkness" was sold to Columbia for $200 million, but that was because he was still a young Karami at the time.

Now that The Shallows has grossed over 100 million yuan, things are different now, so we definitely need to have a good chat about the price.

But he is not going to get involved and will leave professional matters to professionals.

"Mr. Chen, please move over there, let's talk~"

Dong Jianqiang naturally took over the conversation. He was nominally the general manager of Star Entertainment, and he was in charge of all matters except creative work, including overseas copyrights.

"Congratulations to Director Zhang. I said I could make money by following Director Zhang~"

The Wang brothers also came over at this time. How could Huayi be absent from such an occasion? Moreover, Huayi is also one of the co-distributors of "The Shallows".

With a box office of 15 million, based on a % distribution commission, even if the bulk of the money goes to China Film, the Chinese can still make a lot.

What's more, the movie hasn't been released yet, and the box office is still rising strongly. It is possible that the final box office will exceed the 1.5 million of "House of Flying Daggers".

But no matter what, earning over 100 million is already a victory, and the only thing left is a matter of how much you earn.

"The Shallows" is a big hit, what will Director Zhang shoot next?
The Shallows 2 or The Darkness 3?
But no matter what is filmed, we at Huayi will support it. We will provide money and people. I just hope to witness the birth of that greatness with Director Zhang."

The group was toasting each other, and seeing that the atmosphere was about right, Wang Zhonglei asked tentatively.

Seeing this, the others also stopped what they were doing and expressed their opinions one after another: "We at Bona and Guangguang have the same attitude. We will give money if you want it and give people if you want them."

How could a good thing be monopolized by your Huayi alone?

Zhang Chen raised his glass and said, "Thank you for your support, but after The Shallows, I have another film contract with Hollywood New Line, so I need to finish that first. As for new works and sequels, I haven't considered them yet."

Hearing this, everyone was a little disappointed, but they also knew that there would be no result to be discussed in such an occasion.

The real competition takes place underwater.

Silently.

By the time you receive the news, the matter has actually been settled.

For a moment, everyone was thinking about how to get Zhang Chen's next movie.

There are too many wolves and too little meat.

Zhang Chen's projects don't require a lot of investment, but they all do well at the box office. Such projects would be high-quality even in Hollywood.

But because the investment is not large, the number of people involved will definitely not be many.

It’s hard to say who gets on the bus and who gets off.

The celebration banquet was in the form of a party, and everyone walked around freely. Zhang Chen had finally gotten rid of the entanglement of those investors, but Fan Binbin was being targeted again.

The ones who were thinking about her were Wang Jinghua and Mr. Wang.

The two of them came to her almost at the same time.

"Binbin, congratulations, you will be a top actress in the future~"

"Congratulations to Binbin for winning the billion-dollar female lead role. From now on, she will be the only one in her class."

Mr. Wang's compliments were obviously better than Wang Jinghua's. Sister Jiuyi had never seen such a scene before. Both Sister Hua and Mr. Wang used to call her Xiao Fan.

Sure enough, success is the panacea.

In fact, she knew why these two people came to her.

At present, the conflict between Wang Jinghua and the two Wangs of Huayi has become public.

Parting ways is inevitable and there is no possibility of reconciliation.

But at this critical juncture, "The Shallows" became a success and his own value doubled.

Naturally, both sides of the split wanted to pull her to their side.

It not only strengthens itself, but also weakens the opponent.

But Sister Jiuyi knows her own business. She will not go to either side. She plans to adopt Zhang Chen's suggestion, set up her own studio, and be her own boss.

Of course, she hasn't told Zhang Chen about this yet. She still wants to hear Zhang Chen's opinion on the details.

In the distance, Li Lianhua felt annoyed when she saw Fan Jiuyi being found by the two big guys.

I didn't expect that if I didn't keep a close eye on it, this slutty fox would become so powerful.

Now that she has become the heroine of a billion-dollar box office movie, it is completely impossible to suppress her anymore.

It can be predicted that from today on, the title of Huayi's No. 1 Sister will no longer have anything to do with her.

In the future Huayi, he will be Binbin and she will be just Xiao Li.

She felt upset when she thought about it, but having risen from a music teacher to her current position, Li Lianhua was not someone who would give up easily.

He immediately instructed his sister, "Xiaoxue, didn't Zhang Ziyi say a few days ago that she gave up the project of "Eden Lake"? The female lead must not have been decided yet. Please help me contact Director Zhang. I want to get this role, no matter what the cost."

Li Xue asked uncertainly: "Any price?"

"Yes, at any cost!"

(End of this chapter)