Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 263 Backhand
There will be many benefits if "Stone" can be promoted together with "Super Girl".

Even if the two films can be linked, the later released film "Taken" can also reap the benefits.

"Super Girl" is so popular, it really is the peak as soon as it debuts.

Although the national finals were held in August, the end of the competition does not mean that the enthusiasm has passed. On the contrary, a new round of enthusiasm has just begun.

As I recall, Mango TV seemed to be taking the top ten artists in the country on tour to maximize profits.

Zhang Chen is also considering how to maximize his own benefits.

Li Yuchun, Zhou Bichang, Zhang Liangying...

These three names are truly well-known in later generations.

Zhang Chen was thinking about how to connect with these three people.

Criticizing Ke Yimin is just a temporary measure. It will most likely allow you to get into the sight of Mango TV, but the most important thing is how to continue to maintain this traffic.

The fan bases of these three are huge and brainless.

As long as they say a few words, hoping that my fans will go support "Stone" or "Taken", it would be a huge profit.

"But all this has a prerequisite, we must eliminate the negative impact as soon as possible..." Chen Xi reminded.

Zhang Chen nodded: "Don't worry, I'm already in contact, I believe there will be news soon."

Although they stopped the trend of leading the discussion through "Dialogue" and expressed their own stance, overall, the negative comments about Xingchen Entertainment are still continuing.

If Xingchen Entertainment wants to change this situation, it must take action.

In fact, even if you do nothing, the situation will collapse on its own after the box office results of "Stone" come out.

But since they want to cooperate with Mango TV, they must prepare in advance.

Mango TV is a big media after all. If the reputation of Star Entertainment is too controversial, they may not agree to cooperate.

Fortunately, Zhang Chen had prepared a backup plan in advance.

……

Santa Barbara, California, United States

When Diane walked into Pete's office, the latter looked a little unhappy.

"Diane, I want to know why a well-planned project is suddenly stopped. Did our New Line do something that caused you to misunderstand?"

The success of "Eden Lake" made New Line realize that Zhang Chen is a treasure, and they made some concessions in exchange for the opportunity to continue working with Zhang Chen.

The project "I Saw the Devil" has been in preparation, and a lot of resources have been invested in the new line. It was said to start shooting next month, but Xingchen Studio suddenly announced that it would be suspended.

What are you doing?
Pete was a little annoyed.

Xingchen Studio, or rather, Zhang Chen's move made him feel a little embarrassed.

Some people in the company are already spreading rumors about him, saying that there is a rift between him and Zhang Chen. It is estimated that the top management will be questioning him soon.

Diane looked at Pete in front of her, smiling unchanged, and said in a leisurely tone: "No, no, no, Pete, relax, things are not as serious as you think~"

Peter was a little angry when he saw the relaxed look of the woman opposite him, but he still held back his temper: "Well, Ms. Diane, as Zhang's agent in the United States, can you tell me what happened? The crew stopped working, this is a very serious matter..."

Dai An smiled and said, "Okay, actually, it's like this, Zhang didn't give up the cooperation with you, but wanted to change the project?"

"Change the project? Why?"

Diane shrugged. "Zhang encountered some problems in his own country. There were some people who were not very friendly to him and were looking for trouble with him. So he needed to find a way out by cooperating with Hollywood. The previous "I Saw the Devil" was a cult film, which was obviously not suitable."

"so?"

Pete frowned. It would be fine if they didn't terminate the cooperation, but if they terminated the "I Saw the Devil" project rashly, all the previous efforts would be in vain.

Diane saw his worry and took the initiative to say, "It's not as serious as you think. A lot of the work done before "I Saw the Devil" can be reused. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to. We can find other people to cooperate with, such as Lionsgate. I think they will be happy to do so. And you don't have to worry. Zhang said that the project of "I Saw the Devil" will still cooperate with New Line, but it will be postponed for a while..." "No, how could we not be happy. New Line will always be Zhang's friend, so go to hell with Lionsgate. As friends, we are happy to cooperate with whatever Zhang needs us to do."

Are you kidding? He is not stupid. How could he push Zhang Chen out? Wouldn't that be cutting off his own limbs?
Diane watched Pete's performance with a smile. After Pete expressed his loyalty, he continued, "By the way, I forgot to ask, what is Zhang's new project?"

"A Quiet Place, a horror monster movie, here is the script~"

Diane handed over the script: "By the way, Zhang said that this can be made into a series."

"Oh?"

When Pitt heard that it was a horror monster movie and could be made into a series, he became interested.

Zhang Chen entered the American market by relying on horror monster movies. "The Dark Invasion" is also a series, but New Line was unlucky and didn't get it, and it fell into the hands of Columbia.

He is looking forward to "A Quiet Place" being able to replicate the miracle of "The Darkness" again.

Pete began to look through the script, and Diane didn't say anything, looking around Pete's office.

The room suddenly became quiet, with only the rustling sound of turning pages.

Ten minutes later, Pete raised his eyes again and said, "Amazing! I really don't understand what's wrong with Zhang's brain. This script is even better than The Dark Invasion. It has the potential to be a big hit, and the cost is very low. There are no more than five scenes in total..."

Diane listened to Pete's nagging. Although she looked calm now, she had the same feelings as Pete when she received the script before...

She is also a veteran in the industry and can tell the quality of the script of A Quiet Place at a glance.

The most important thing is that this film is really easy to make into a series, and the cost is very low.

What does this belong to? This is a gold mine.

Just look at how much money Lionsgate made from the low-budget "Saw" and you'll know that no one wants to miss out on such a project, even if it's just a possibility.

Then, she remembered the other scripts that were sent to her along with "A Quiet Place", as well as the Monster Universe plan that Zhang Chen had talked about on the phone, and her blood boiled just thinking about it.

One story is within another, and the backgrounds are all consistent.

What kind of monster is her boss? If possible, he would like to see what is inside Zhang Chen’s head and what kind of brain can come up with such weird ideas.

But those are all things for the future. Now, she still has to finish the tasks assigned by her boss.

"Diane, when do we start?"

After hearing what Pete said, Diane came back to her senses: "No, no, no, you're wrong. This time, it's not Guangguang and Xingchen Studios that are cooperating, but Xingchen Entertainment, Zhang's film and television company in China..."

Speaking of this, Diane felt a little sad.

According to Zhang Chen's plan, in the future only those cult films will be produced by the cooperation between Star Studio and Hollywood film companies, and all others will be co-productions by his Star Entertainment.

"Huh? Why do you want to do that?"

Pete felt that taking off his pants to fart was completely unnecessary.

"I don't know why either. Maybe it has something to do with his situation in China."

Peter was thoughtful: "It seems that his life in China is not satisfactory. Oh, God, I have advised him to come to Hollywood to develop, but he refused and insisted that his career is in China..."

Pete complained in a low voice and Diane smiled bitterly. She had said the same thing more than once and Zhang Chen gave the same answer.

I really don’t understand what her boss is thinking. It seems to be different from other Chinese directors.

He remembered that there was a guy named John Woo who said during the filming of Mission: Impossible 2 that he would never make a Chinese-language film again.

She thought that all Chinese directors were like this, but now she knows that it’s not the case, at least his boss is not like that.

"So what do I need to do?"

"It's very simple. Announce the news that New Line Entertainment is cooperating with Star Entertainment on A Quiet Place as soon as possible. I think this is what Zhang needs..."

(End of this chapter)