Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 551: Riding on the popularity of the "Great Commander"
The term "Otaku Goddess" is a foreign word.

Invented by Wanwan in 2005.

It was originally a title used by otaku to describe the female characters they admired, but now it has been widely defined as an adjective for attractive women.

In fact, there are similar adjectives in every stage of entertainment development.

The leader of the jade maiden, the young boy killer, the cute leader, etc...

Hearing that Zhang Chen wanted to define himself as the 'Otaku Goddess', Yang Xiaomi was very excited, and even her voice became a little higher-pitched.

The guy in front of me who liked to bleach for free finally came to his senses and decided to promote himself.

Happiness comes too suddenly.

Yang Xiaomi couldn't bear it anymore. Her body temperature continued to rise, eventually reaching 37.2 degrees Celsius, and she fainted.

As the saying goes, a cigarette after the fact is better than being a living god!

Zhang Chen came to the sofa, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth.

There was the clanging sound of a lighter, followed by a cloud of smoke.

Although it was a spur-of-the-moment idea, Zhang Chen had no intention of lying.

Just praise it and that's it.

Leading Yang Xiaomi towards the path of romance films may not be a bad thing.

The acting path mainly depends on the work.

In her previous life, Yang Xiaomi played the gold-digger in "Beijing Love Story" and basically said goodbye to this type of role.

The audience's inherent impression of an actor is accumulated little by little through roles and reputation. It is difficult to change it later.
Song Jia is a living example.

Originally, the role of Xian'er in "Crossing the Guandong" was very vivid and lively, but this person always wanted to challenge himself. Maybe he wanted to be a powerful actor, and the roles he chose later were more bizarre than the other.

Gu Qiuyan in "The Cliff";

Nan Li in "A Little Dilemma";
Liang Xiaoxia in "Curiosity Kills the Cat";

Zhou Rong in "The World";
All of them are characters with very twisted personalities, which are very difficult to perform, but the better she performs, the more the audience hates her.

The acting path was thus determined.

It will be impossible to transfer in the future.

Other role investors won’t even consider you.

In her previous life, Yang Xiaomi had basically no chance of starring in romance movies, but at this stage, Yang Xiaomi is still quite popular with the public. As long as her character is well established, there should be no problem in developing in this direction.

"Palace" is also a love-themed film, a story about a modern person going back to ancient times to fall in love.

The character positioning in "Those Years" is slightly different from Yang Xiaomi.

If the film is based on the original novel, Liu Tianxian would definitely be the most suitable role.

But there is no need to film it exactly according to the original novel, as mainland China and Taiwan are inherently different.

Changing the heroine from gentle and quiet to quirky and mischievous wouldn't ruin the plot.

As for "So Young", the story itself is actually not very outstanding, the characters are also problematic, and it is too realistic.

A love movie is about romance, beauty, and not forgetting the original intention.

"So Young" does not have these. If it weren't for Zhao Yanzi in the original time and space, the film would have most likely failed.

In this case, it doesn’t matter whether you snatch it or not, it’s all useless.

On the contrary, I must grab "My Love from the Star".

If he remembered correctly, "My Love from the Star" was a production of SBS.

SBS, whose full name is Seoul Broadcasting System, is the only private TV station among the four major TV stations in South Korea and also the TV station with the least bottom line.

It's a fucking thing!

In 08, it was this guy who leaked the opening ceremony of the BJ Olympics.

Well, thinking about this, Zhang Chen felt it necessary to emphasize it to Zhang Yimou again.

Although I have mentioned this to him before, in case he gets busy and forgets, it is better to emphasize it again just in case.

Zhang Chen took a deep puff, and the red color of the cigarette butt flickered in the room.

There is no need for moral integrity when dealing with this kind of shit, so Zhang Chen decided to release all his classic dramas in advance.

I opened my computer and checked, and found out that "Temptation of Wife" is already being filmed. You're lucky.

Since we can’t snatch the ratings champion “Temptation of Wife”, we’ll just make “Shining Legacy”.

"Shining Legacy" is also a ratings champion, comparable to "Temptation of Wife".

Zhang Chen started writing the script framework on the computer.

As long as the characters and the direction of the story are decided, the details can be left to the screenwriter team to fill in.

The screenwriter team of Xingchen Entertainment is now an incredible existence. It is full of experts and filling in a script is a matter of minutes.

After a while, there was a rustling sound coming from the bed. It was Yang Xiaomi who woke up.

Seeing Zhang Chen writing a script on the computer, Yang Xiaomi came over, her eyes becoming brighter and brighter.

"'Brilliant Inheritance'? This is a movie written for me?"

"No."

Yang Xiaomi's eyes curved into crescents, but immediately turned into disappointment when she heard a negative answer. But because of Zhang Chen's next words, her face turned into a smile again.

"This is a TV series. The movie for you is over there."

Yang Xiaomi followed his gaze, picked up a few printed A4 papers on the table and started reading.

"Only You"?
"Only You" is a 2011 love movie starring So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo.

It must be said that Koreans are really good at making romance films.

"The Eraser in My Brain", "If Love Has Providence", "Only You" and "Daisy" are all very good works.

The reason why "Only You" was used instead of "Those Years" is because Zhang Chen vaguely remembered that "Those Years" was published in 07.

Moreover, the author Jiubadao is a very determined person. He was determined to make the novel into a movie himself. For this purpose, he even spent three years learning storyboard design and editing techniques.

Even if Xingchen Entertainment tried to buy it, the other party would most likely not sell it, so it would be better for them to just create one on their own.

Anyway, all he wants is a romance movie, it doesn't have to be a teen romance movie.

In a few minutes, Yang Xiaomi finished reading the script. Her eyes were slightly red and she looked at Zhang Chen with a murderous look.

She knew that Zhang Chen was talented, but she didn't expect it to be overflowing to this extent.

It was just a casually written script, but it almost made him cry.

Also, looking at this guy's usual behavior, he doesn't look like someone who believes in love.

But the love story that can be written is so beautiful.

Then she thought of another question: "Who is the director?"

In a romance film, the director is the most important.

If the director doesn't believe in love, he will never be able to film the beauty of love.

"Xue Xiaolu~"

Yang Xiaomi was stunned. Xue Xiaolu was the director of "Beauty's Rival in Palace". How could a director who had directed palace fighting dramas shoot a love scene?

Unfortunately, Zhang Chen only informed him, not asking for his opinion.

"Where's the hero?"

"I haven't decided yet. If you have a suitable one, you can recommend one~"

Hearing Zhang Chen say this, Yang Xiaomi felt very satisfied.

Zhang Chen’s meaning is very clear, this play is centered around her.

"How about you come and act in it?"

Zhang Chen stopped typing and looked at the other person. Yang Xiaomi also knew that it was impossible, so she laughed and said, "I was just teasing you. I know that you, a big director, are very busy, so how can you have time to play around with a little girl like me~"

"By the way, can you please do me a favor?"

"what?"

"Help me get some tickets for the opening ceremony~"

Zhang Chen glanced at her sideways and said, "Do you think you are the heroine of this book? How dare you make such an excessive request to me?"

"Three will do~"

"I can't get it~"

Zhang Chen decisively refused, "I'm kidding, just return three."
There are only four tickets for the entire Xingchen Entertainment. "One, one is fine~"

"Not even one."

"Isn't there any in Xingchen Entertainment?"

"Yes, but there are only four places, and they have been allocated. I almost had a fight when I was allocating them a few days ago..."

"Please help me, I really want to see it. I will repay you with a spring of gratitude."

Yang Xiaomi deliberately put emphasis on the word "Yongquan".

Seducing me?

Am I, Zhang Chen, a person who is greedy for beauty?
Yes!
Zhang Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "Let me give it a try."

He had no other way but to ask Lao Mouzi or Han Sanping if he could get some extra ones.

……

Before the Olympics, Zhang Chen flew to Hollywood.

We need to finalize a new cooperation project with Warner Bros., and at the same time, we are also concerned about the release of "Twilight".

The first stop was not Warner, but the Cube.

When they met, Diane welcomed her with open arms.

A smile spread across her face and her whole body seemed to be glowing.

"Boss, please allow me to formally report to you the box office situation of Twilight..."

"Sure, I heard it's great."

Zhang Chen sat on the sofa, while Diane began to talk: "The Twilight Saga: Dawn of Time will be released on July 7. Guess how many theaters we will open it in?"

"3400 families."

Diane's tone was full of pride.

Cube is just an independent production company, not one of the Hollywood Big Six.

To be able to reach this number of openings, in addition to the novel’s extremely high popularity, Diane also used some unconventional tricks.

For example, I signed a "guaranteed profit-sharing" agreement with the cinema chains, which means I promised the cinema chains that no matter how the attendance rate is, I will pay the fees according to a standard. This is how I was able to get the number of 3400 theaters.

This number is already the opening number of many Hollywood A-level productions.

“Guess what the first weekend box office was?”

Diane's tone was a little excited. Before Zhang Chen could guess, she couldn't wait to announce the answer: "7060 million US dollars, we directly became the box office champion of the week. The current global box office is 3 million US dollars. The fans are so awesome..."

Diane's tone was filled with indescribable pride: "Boss, we succeeded again. This is a project that makes more money than Juno..."

"Juno" grossed 2.3 million dollars worldwide, making Diane famous in the industry.

Unexpectedly, the box office of the second project has exceeded 3 million before it was released.

At the beginning, Diane was not very optimistic about the "Twilight" project.

From the purchase of the novel copyright to the implementation of the film project, Zhang Chen was the one who pushed forward all of it.
It wasn't until the film was completed that Diane changed her mind and came up with the idea of ​​independent distribution.

This was also the first time that Cube operated such a large-scale distribution, with 3400 theaters opening, setting a record for Cube.

"In North America, we can directly connect with theaters, but not in overseas markets. We can only cooperate with local distribution companies. In the UK, it is Warner Bros. International, in France, it is UGC Distribution, in Germany, it is Constantine Films, in Japan, it is Shochiku Films, in South Korea, it is CJ Entertainment, and in Brazil, Mexico, etc., it is the local branches of Sony Pictures...

The box office in the UK on its first weekend was 1300 million pounds, and both France and Germany broke 1000 million euros.

Currently, Twilight is selling very well in North America and Europe. We have done localized marketing in non-English speaking regions, but it will be released a month later than in Europe and America..."

It is very difficult to achieve simultaneous release around the world.

It is not easy to ensure that the release dates in North America and Europe are no more than seven days apart.

According to the date, the film will be released in non-English speaking regions in the next two days, including China.

However, it is not a co-production, but a batch film.

The importer is China Film Import Company, which has nothing to do with Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen also has no confidence in the market performance of "Twilight" in China.

There is no market for 'vampire' culture in the country.

Zhang Chen spent the next two days at Warner Bros.

"Universal's The Mummy 3 was banned in China. Was it you who did this?"

"Yes~"

Zhang Chen shrugged: "They are creating obstacles with King Kong's copyright, so I'll let China Film Group teach them a lesson..."

Several Warner executives looked at each other and for the first time felt so clearly the influence of Zhang Chen in China.

David Heyman introduced at the right time: "Although it is not quite accurate, Zhang's status in China is similar to Cameron's status in the United States~"

hiss~
Several people finally came to a clear understanding.

"Ron must be regretting his misfortune now~" someone gloated.

The Ron he mentioned is Ron Meyer, the CEO of Universal Pictures, and it was he who insisted that the copyright of King Kong be acquired by CaWarner.

“So, I came back with my new project…”

Zhang Chen distributed the project plan in his hand to everyone through the staff. When everyone opened the plan, the name that caught their eyes was - "White House Down".

Just by looking at the name, you can tell that it is related to the White House.

“Can’t Pacific Rim 2…?”

"No."

Someone was apparently trying to convince Zhang Chen to continue with the Pacific Rim series, but was interrupted before he could finish.

Zhang Chen knew what he wanted to say, which was nothing more than removing the King Kong element, but Zhang Chen was unwilling to do so.

"If you are not interested in this, I can also cooperate with his company..."

"No, no, no, Zhang, don't be so sensitive. I was just giving you a friendly reminder..."

After hearing Zhang Chen say this, none of the Warner executives present continued the previous topic.

Zhang Chen is a cash cow. He made huge profits from two consecutive A-level projects, "Pacific Rim" and "2012". Warner will continue to cooperate with Zhang Chen before he encounters Waterloo.

“Okay, let’s talk about this White House Down, but I only saw a rough outline…”

Facing David Heyman's question, Zhang Chen shrugged: "Yes, there is only a script framework. The story is that a group of terrorists occupied the White House..."

Zhang Chen roughly recounted the plot of White House Down. “It involves a lot of details about the White House, so I hope to find a screenwriter who knows about this aspect to help perfect some details…”

Movies are still very detail-oriented.

If the details are wrong, the audience will be distracted.

But Zhang Chen is a Chinese after all. He cannot and should not know every detail of the White House, so he should find an American talent in this regard.

This is logical.

"Wait a minute, in your script, the President of the United States is a black man?"

Someone raised a question, and several people nearby looked at each other.

"Yes." Zhang Chen looked at everyone with a smile.

"Are you a fan of Ao Guan Hai?"

Just last month, Okuma clinched the Democratic nomination.

"No, I am not a fan of anyone, nor do I have any political inclinations. Don't forget, I am a Chinese."

"Then why do you set it up like this?"

Everyone present thought it was ridiculous. There had never been a black president in the history of the United States.

“It’s a kind of publicity.

If the results are announced at the end of this year and Obama is elected, then the movie will be released next year, and White House Down will be the first movie in the United States with a black president. We can use this to promote it vigorously. If he is not elected, we can also promote it vigorously. At least this way, minorities should support our movie..."

Zhang Chen said this because he knows that Hollywood as a whole leans towards the Democratic Party.

And Ao Guanhai is the candidate of the Democratic Party.

Several Warner executives looked at each other in bewilderment. This was indeed a good publicity gimmick, but what was wrong with this Chinese guy's brain that he actually thought of using such a gimmick to promote a movie.

Zhang Chen indeed thought so.

It is not easy for an action movie to get high box office, so he set his sights on the presidential election.

Just like "2012", as long as it catches on to the popularity, it will definitely have a good box office.

(End of this chapter)