Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 272: Take the bait
Lu Zheng and Jing Tian left. Chen Xi, who had witnessed the whole process, came over curiously and said, "What are you going to do? Are you going to take this opportunity that fell from the sky or not..."

She used to be a producer and knew all too well how the crew used to make money.

Lu Zheng said that he would pay for all the money and would not be responsible for anything. This is simply tempting people to commit crimes.

If Zhang Chen is willing, she can do whatever she wants and Zhang Chen can make a lot of money just from the production fees.

Zhang Chen smiled bitterly~
Whether I am moved or not, of course I am.

But he still has a lot of movies to shoot, including "A Quiet Place", "Painted Skin", "Taken 2", "Rampage"...

He has a lot of film plans in mind, which could be scheduled for several years to come, and they are all big productions.

Big productions are definitely not suitable for Jing Tian, ​​she simply cannot handle it. Even if Jing Tian is not afraid of losing money, he still cares about his reputation.

"We'll see when the time comes. I want to make this money, but it's probably impossible for me to shoot it myself. I don't have the time. At most, I can write a script and find other people to shoot it. Let's see if she agrees."

That's all.

Of course he has the script, and it should be no problem for him to pick any actress to promote. It's not like she will become a top star just by saying so.

If that doesn’t work, a TV series will do. Isn’t "Sito" Jing Tian’s famous work?
It has been proven by later generations that it should be fine if it is done a few years in advance.

……

A few days later, it was mid-June, and there was still a whole month until the release of "Stone".

The promotion of the film has already begun, and the first trailer has been released, with good response.

The company responsible for distribution is China Film Group.

Originally, "Stone" was the project that Han Sanping had his eyes on, and it was the same in this life.

Han is very happy to see outstanding young directors emerging in the country, which proves that the domestic film industry is developing.

The most popular movie these days is "Initial D", a movie by Brother Lu, which has just been released.

The film received average reviews, but did well at the box office.

Zhang Chen remembered that the final revenue seemed to be more than 6000 million, which was very impressive and ranked among the top ten of the year.

These 6000 million plus were basically contributed by Jay Chou’s fans, as it was their idol’s first screen debut.

It’s actually just a fan movie, no different from the later films “Far Cry” and “Tiny Times”.

Zhang Chen took Ning Hao to several talk shows. The early publicity of "Stone" was good, and the film critics and media invited to the film screening played a crucial role.

Amid the overwhelming publicity for "Initial D", "Stone" still maintains a certain level of popularity. Many people are curious about "Stone" and are waiting for the day when it will be released.

……

华谊兄弟
Wang Zhonglei shouted angrily from the office: "What? Huang Xiaoming won't sign the contract. Why doesn't he sign the contract?"

Artist Director Li Xue frowned and said, "He didn't say why, but I guess it might have something to do with Xingchen Entertainment. It is said that Huang Xiaoming is the male lead in Zhang Chen's new play Painted Skin. It should be the same reason for Miss Zhou. She also rejected us..."

When he heard that it was related to Zhang Chen, Wang Zhonglei frowned.

It seems that this is Xingchen Entertainment’s revenge.

He didn't feel it a few days ago, but in the past few days, some artists who had previously agreed to sign contracts with them chose not to, and Mr. Wang finally came to his senses.

Could it be that Zhang Chen was behind the share acquisition two days ago?

Thinking of this, the Wang brothers felt a pang of pain.

They actually sold their share of Taken for a low price.

The attitudes of several stars who had previously agreed to join Huayi now became ambiguous, and some even directly rejected them.

This made Huayi, which thought it could safely weather the star crisis, become extremely anxious.

"During this period, all resources will be focused on Li Binbin..." Li Lianhua is now considered Huayi's most powerful star. Li Xue agreed on the surface, but she knew it clearly in her heart.

If Mr. Zhou had not gone back on his word as agreed upon, her elder sister Li Lianhua would never have received the same treatment as Sister Yi.

What Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang don't know is that their only daughter, Li Lianhua, is also thinking about changing jobs.

……

New Line Corporation, USA

Fan Binbin arrived at the new line and met Pete and Jason.

"Welcome, beautiful Fan..."

Peter came up to give Jiuyijie a hug and said, "You should have met your fans at the airport just now, right?"

Fatty Fan smiled and nodded: "Yes, very enthusiastic, but those should be arranged by you."

When Fan Xiaopang came out of the airport, he was surprised to find that there were fans waiting to pick him up.

But Pete shook his head: "No, Van, of course we have arrangements, but you underestimate your popularity in the United States. After "The Shallows" and "Eden Lake", you already have a group of loyal fans. Don't underestimate these fans, the fans of horror movies are very loyal..."

"Really?" Fan Xiaopang was surprised. She thought those were the people arranged for her by New Line, but now it seems that is not the case.

"Of course, I swear to God, you are no less powerful than Zhang in the United States. However, Zhang's new movie is very powerful. It is a work by Spielberg and will be released in November. But you don't have to worry. Steve said that A Quiet Place will be released around that time. He seems to want you to have a head-on confrontation..."

Fat Fan nodded. He knew that the Zhang that Pete was talking about was Zhang Ziyi.

I also know Zhang Chen’s resentment towards Zhang Ziyi.

Come to think of it, I should thank her. If Zhang Ziyi hadn't stood Zhang Chen up, I wouldn't have had this opportunity.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let Jason take you to familiarize yourself with the environment. We will get down to business starting tomorrow."

"A Quiet Place" is a co-production. According to the agreement between the two parties, although the film is about an American story, it was shot on location in China.

Of course, except for Xiaopang Fan, the other main actors are from Hollywood.

The male lead is Jason Statham, and there are several other child actors who were also selected from here.

Fan Xiaopang came here this time to get familiar with several child actors in advance, otherwise the feelings between mother and children would not be able to be expressed.

Speaking of which, it took a lot of effort to select these child actors, because they were required to have mixed-race features. After all, the male and female protagonists are one Asian and the other European, so the children must be mixed-race.

In addition, everyone must learn sign language.

The young actors need to learn, and Fan Xiaopang and Jason also need to learn.

The story background of "A Quiet Place" dictates that all the actors can only communicate through sign language.

And because the story takes place in the United States, they learned American Sign Language.

At first, Fan Xiaopang thought that sign language was the same all over the world, but it is not.

Every country has its own sign language, which is different. Even within the Commonwealth, where everyone speaks English, the sign language of each country is different.

The learning process is also a process of building relationships with the children. Zhang Chen requires that during the period of familiarity between them, all communication should be done in sign language as much as possible. Only in this way can it appear natural during filming.

Fan Xiaopang learned very quickly, but when he had almost mastered sign language, he had to return home.

Because she had to attend the premiere of "Crazy Stone".

……

Asking for monthly ticket

(End of this chapter)