Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 714 Mosquito Meat? A Fall (Back pain, can't sit for long periods, needs some time to recover, last two updates)
Zhang Weiping's underhanded tactics caused less of a stir in the industry than expected.

It's not because people believe in Zhang Yimou's innocence, but because this method is too low.

So low it's practically worthless.

"If things continue like this, who would dare to cooperate with him? If things fall apart one day, he'll fabricate all sorts of scandalous things about your ancestors for eighteen generations."

Ning Hao speaks without restraint.

Lu Yang, Guo Fan, Xu Zheng, and the others were all there, and they couldn't help but laugh.

Wu Chen also felt like laughing.

Zhang Weiping's vision is limited to this extent.

He thought this was a threat to Zhang Yimou, but in reality, it was a self-isolation from the entire industry.

"Forget about him. I've called everyone here today because there's something good."

Wu Chen's words immediately piqued the curiosity of Ning Hao and the others.

"What good thing?"

"Don't worry, Xiang Zhuo and the others have already come up with a plan for Xu Zheng's 'Lost in Thailand,' and the script has been filed for record. As for the share, I don't think we need to give away that much."
Are you interested in subscribing to some?

Wu Chen smiled and looked at the group.

To be honest, this is both an affirmation of their achievements over the past few years and a way to maintain the relationship.

While feelings are important, they are ultimately unreliable if they are based solely on feelings without any shared interests.

Ning Hao was about to speak when he realized that "Lost in Thailand" had considerable potential.

However, Guo Fan had already raised his hand in advance, as if to vote.

"Senior brother! I'll go all out!"

"Damn! Guo Fan, you didn't even read the script, yet you dared to go all out?" Ning Hao looked at him in astonishment.

"Hehe, I trust my senior's judgment!" Guo Fan said confidently. "He's already offering it up for us to subscribe to internally, what are we afraid of? Isn't this just giving away money?"

After saying that, he tugged at Lu Yang next to him.

"You have to max out your credit limit! Otherwise, I'll take it all from you!"

"What are you thinking about? Still thinking about my credit limit?" Lu Yang laughed and scolded. He wasn't stupid; this was clearly Wu Chen's year-end bonus for everyone.

"Um, Director Wu," Xu Zheng, who hadn't spoken until now, said at this opportune moment, "I haven't done anything yet, so I guess I won't participate in this subscription?"

Wu Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

I must say, he is a smart person.

Wu Chen patted him on the shoulder: "Whatever you want. Take good pictures!"

In addition to Ning Hao and his group, Wu Chen also invited Xiang Zhuo, Chen Guowei, Pu Songri, and others to this internal subscription.

The news that the script for "Lost in Thailand" has entered the filing stage is naturally impossible to keep secret from the industry now.

In particular, Starry Night Pictures is currently in the eye of the storm.

Within half a day, all sorts of rumors were flying around.

[Starry Night Pictures has a new film project in development! The title is suspected to be "Lost in Thailand," possibly a comedy?]

[Exclusive Scoop: "Lost in Thailand" Likely a "Lost" Genre Film; Starry Night Comedy May Be Directed by Ning Hao?]

The industry was somewhat surprised.

"Lost in Thailand? What's the connection between it and Lost on Journey? I remember the intellectual property rights to the Lost on Journey series are held by Huaqi Film & Television, right? Could it be that Xingchen co-developed it with them?"

"This is interesting! This is obviously a comedy! Xingchen's low-budget comedy, wow, now the investment share is going to be fought over like crazy."

"Who will direct? Wu Chen? That's unlikely, he just finished such a big project. Could it be Ning Hao?"

All sorts of true and false information are mixed up.

Of course, the one who suffered the most was Liu Guangwei of Huaqi Film & Television.

Looking at the latest news online, he suddenly regretted it.

How did they end up resolving the intellectual property rights issue for the "Lost in..." film series with Starry Sky Pictures?
If he had the copyright, he could have easily squeezed Xingchen for a large sum of money right now.

At worst, after the movie is released, you can sue the other party for copyright infringement. Whether it's seeking compensation or generating buzz for your new film, it's a win-win situation!
"Damn it! I got tricked!"

Liu Guangwei started cursing in his office.

Meanwhile, others in the industry were incredibly quick to act.

Han Sanping was the first to respond, making a phone call immediately. "Lost in Thailand? This time it shouldn't be a commemorative film for you and Yifei, right? Or is the budget too low again, and you can't divide the profits?"
Or is it another 'small project' like "Love is Not Blind"?

Han Sanping recounted almost every "scam" he had experienced with Wu Chen over the years.

Wu Chen laughed as he listened over the phone.

"Chairman Han, none of these are it."

Han Sanping's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

Good grief, there's more to it than meets the eye?

He took a deep breath and slowly asked, "What else?"

"It's nothing," Wu Chen explained with a smile. "The main thing is that this time, I allocated some shares to the brothers inside the company for them to subscribe to."

About 25% is gone. So, the share we can offer will be quite small.

"Even a small mosquito is still meat!" Han Sanping is no longer buying into that; he's started eyeing mosquito meat instead. "Any amount is fine! Save some for me first!"

"Okay, okay."

Wu Chen smiled and agreed.

Upon checking the caller ID, it turned out to be Wang Changtian from Enlight Media calling.

He couldn't help but say to Han Sanping, "Chairman Han, the light source has come back on, I'll hang up now."

"You're joining in too?!" Han Sanping thought anxiously.

If you calculate it that way, wouldn't what ends up in his hands really be like mosquito meat?

"Chairman Han, we're all friends."

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Han Sanping felt helpless.

He keeps calling people "friends," but these "friends" are all here to eat his dirty money!
Wang Changtian, on the other hand, didn't have so many ideas.

What does it matter if it's just a piece of meat, even if it's just a mosquito bite? Who cares about anything else?

Domestically, after its initial frenzy, Interstellar's box office remains at a high level of 80 to 90 million yuan per day.

And the Thanksgiving season in North America has officially begun.

Twilight Saga: Endgame and The Muppets will be released as scheduled.

Thanks to its strong fan base, Twilight Saga did indeed steal a significant number of screenings from Interstellar on its opening day, and its single-day box office was exceptionally high, even surpassing Interstellar with over $71.6 million.

But, that's all.

Starting from the second day, its box office revenue plummeted as everyone predicted, leaving only 4000 million.

As for Disney's "The Muppets," its combined box office on the first and second days barely exceeded 1200 million, making it the biggest casualty of this release period.

In contrast, "Interstellar," after a stable period in the middle of the week, experienced another terrifying drop in box office revenue with the arrival of the Thanksgiving holiday!

Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, box office revenue returned to $4000 million!
On Friday, Black Friday, sales soared to a staggering $5050 million!
The entire North American market went crazy for it.

The comments from movie fans were filled with fervent praise.

"I hereby declare that Twilight fans can go home. At the end of the universe, it's not vampires falling in love, it's love!"

"I've watched it three times! I think this is the most interesting movie in recent years, and every movie by Wu Chen has a lot of room for interpretation because, compared to most directors, his movies are more worth chewing and savoring."

"The term 'science fiction' itself was coined for 'Interstellar'!"

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Meanwhile, the global box office figures for Interstellar's opening week were finally tallied and released.

North America, $1.78 million.

Mainland China, 4.56 million RMB (approximately 7200 million USD).

The total amount from Europe, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and other regions is US$2.1 million.

Global opening weekend box office: $4.6 million!
This figure does not include the box office figures for the current Thanksgiving week.

The media, like sharks smelling blood, quickly assembled and announced this box office storm to the world.

[4.6 million in its first week! Interstellar kicks off a global money-printing spree, a billion dollars is already in its grasp!]

[An incredible turnaround! Thanksgiving box office hits a new record, the staying power of "Interstellar" is unfathomable!]

[Could the box office charts be rewritten? Foreign media predict that "Interstellar" could reach a total box office of $15 billion!]

(End of this chapter)