Chapter 526 Declined

Shen Xudong originally wanted to tell the truth...

But the truth is too hard to hear, so I'd better give it a polite compliment.

How to promote a movie?

It's too simple. Acting, costumes, art, props. If you don't have these, just blame yourself for your hard work...

As long as you want to praise it, "Dream Showbiz" can do it!

After boasting and following the procedure, he stood up and prepared to leave, and then... Huang Zhonglei came over and warmly invited him to get together...

Shen Xudong was a little hesitant.

Obviously, this is the situation of the crew of "Ink Attack"... He is really unworthy of being an outsider.

But... "Ink Attack" also has something to do with the company. The heroine played by Zeng Li...

Still agreed.

Oh, the original heroine of "Ink Attack" is Fan Jiuyi, who wants Chen Hao to cut off the Hu...

Popularity, acting skills, popularity, and favorability, Chen Haowan currently has a fan base of 900 million, and... Huayi Brothers have a cooperative relationship with Tianmei Media...

Therefore, the heroine of "Ink Attack" was offered to Tianmei Media, but Chen Hao did not accept it, so she was replaced by Zeng Li...

Of course, the main reason is because Sister Jiuyi did not renew her contract with Huayi, but went out to work alone.

…

""Manslaughter" is a suspenseful crime film. The upper limit of the box office for this type of film is only 50 million. What's more, "Manslaughter" focuses on Gong Li... The box office will definitely not be too high..."

"Gong Li is not what she used to be. I heard that "Carol" has a very good reputation in North America. Is there a high chance that she will be nominated for an Oscar?"

"Being famous in North America and being popular in China are two different concepts. Look at Zhang Ziyi, isn't she bragging about being a top performer in North America? Domestic audiences, who will care about her? "The Banquet" relied on director Feng Xiaogang and Uncle Ge!"

"That's true..."

When they arrived at the restaurant, Huang Zhonglei mentioned "Manslaughter", and Shen Xudong dispelled his worries with a few words.

Of course, it's only on the surface...

After all, the film market at this stage is too small, and there is no so-called audience division by genre - there are less than 4,000 screens in total, how about a cent?

Huang Zhonglei was relieved mainly because "Manslaughter" was only released on December 4. At that time, "Ink Attack" had been released for 11 days, and the audience's movie-watching craze was over.

"By the way, has your company signed a contract with Gong Li?"

"No," Shen Xudong shook his head: "She signed a contract with ICM Agency in the United States..."

"Then why do you praise her so much?"

"No... The play "Manslaughter" will only be marketable if she plays it... The same goes for "Carol"!"

"...I'm telling you."

Huang Zhonglei sighed...

He felt that he had found the reason why Gong Li was deeply bound to Shen Xudong...

Well, that's actually not true. Shen Xudong didn't think much of it at first. If he could have predicted today, he would have definitely encouraged Gong Li to sign with his company...

Hey, there’s nothing wrong with signing now, right?

Based on the performance of "Carol" during the awards season, Gong Li is definitely nominated for an Oscar...

Then she is a legend among Asian actresses.

Signing her at this time...there are many benefits!

But there are quite few roles suitable for her. After all, she is already over forty...

When an actress is over forty, the suitable screen image is either at work or at home, and it is difficult to play the leading role...

Just as I was thinking about it, Zhang Zhiliang led the creative team of "Ink Attack" and walked in...

Shen Xudong quickly stood up and said hello.

…

"Ink Attack" is a co-production. According to the promotion: "Ink Attack" is jointly produced by Huayi Brothers, Japan (Comstock Ltd), South Korea (Boram Entertainment Inc), and Hong Kong (Sundream Motion Pictures Itd) with a heavy investment of US$16 million. …

The cast is also very strong, including Andy Lau, Ahn Sung-ki, Long Liqi, Cui Siyuan, Zeng Li and Wang Zhiwen.

The director, Zhang Zhiliang, is as famous as Xu Ke and is known as Wen Zhang, Wu Xu. In the Hong Kong film industry, he is a rare literary and delicate director. His films "Cage Man" and "Flying Over the Dusk" have swept the Hong Kong Film Awards. The scenery is unique for a while.

Shen Xudong was somewhat impressed by this director.

In 2011, with "Butterfly on the Shoulder", he lost all the credit he had accumulated in the previous twenty years. The audience regarded him as "another bad movie director who went north". When investors saw him, they subconsciously "tightened their money" bag".

Because he tricked investors into jumping off the building!

A literary genre film costs 80 million, which is enough to make a "Warring States". Let's put it this way, a large-scale 3D MMORPG game like "Zhu Xian" needs to be developed from scratch for two years by a team of more than 100 people. Such a scale is always The investment is only more than 20 million yuan...

"Butterfly on Shoulder" cost 80 million?

I really wonder where the money was spent!

Therefore, when seeing Zhang Zhiliang, Shen Xudong didn't pay much attention to him, but started chatting with Liu Dehua.

"Yes, mainly action movies...after all, Chinese-language movies that are world-renowned are action movies..."

"There are also police crime movies..."

"There must be a chance. I have a good script in my hand..."

Liu Dehua's eyes lit up - he knew a little about Shen Xudong and knew that he had very high requirements for the script. If he said it was good, it would definitely not be bad...

"It's called "The Tuner", and the protagonist is a blind man... pretending to be blind..."

Shen Xudong was telling the story of "The Tuner" to Andy Lau, and Zhang Zhiliang took the initiative to come over: "Dr. Shen, what do you think of "Mo Gong"?"

"...Well, a commercial blockbuster."

"Can the box office exceed 100 million?"

"...I can't tell," Shen Xudong looked at Huang Zhonglei: "Ask Director Huang, he is in charge of this issuance..."

"Then do you think there's anything wrong?"

"...Written seems to be displeased with the mountains. As a visual art, it would be the best thing if the film can have ups and downs on the screen and leave some classics. The movie "Ink Attack" is all smooth and there is no irritation. , but there’s nothing worth mentioning…”

"I mobilized thousands of people to shoot together, and the shots were realistic..."

Shen Xudong retorted directly: "Do you know "The Final Battle"? A huge scene with hundreds of thousands of people..."

"... Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's have something to eat. Starting tomorrow, we will have a nationwide road show. This is a tough battle!"

Huang Zhonglei interrupted the 'discussion' between the two: "Xudong, want to eat something?"

"Well... I ate beef brisket at Jiuji this morning, but I haven't eaten anything yet!"

"Nine notes?"

"Yes...they told me that Jiuji's beef brisket is the best!"

"Of course Jiuji's beef brisket is delicious, you should try other things too!"

"Where I live is relatively close to Sheung Wan. I can reach it by bicycle."

Liu Dehua was curious: "Where did you buy the house?"

Shen Xudong replied: "Repulse Bay...Mr. Wrinkle sold it to me cheaply..."

"Mr. Wrinkle Wenhuai?"

"Well... when he saw that I always stayed in hotels, he transferred a suite to me..."

Shen Xudong is not a fool. He has a mansion to live in, why would he stay in a hotel?

He just doesn't show off his wealth, but it's not that he isn't rich...

It was not his money that was used to acquire Jiahe, but his and Gaofen Fenla's investment...

Moreover, the price of Wrinkle Wenhuai is reasonable, with an area of ​​400 square meters and a price of 18 million Hong Kong dollars. Of course, we can directly buy it. Repulse Bay is a luxury house and a gathering place for Hong Kong's wealthy areas!

Not only does it have an air basketball court, swimming pool and green areas, it is also surrounded by fences to protect security and privacy.

"It's better to buy in Sai Kung area...my home is over there in Sai Kung..."

"...Forget it, I don't live there all the time..."

The two of them were really chatting happily, and Zhang Zhiliang, who was standing next to him, interjected again: "Dr. Shen, I read a novel called "Ticket", which tells the story of a resentful girl who, with the encouragement and encouragement of her friends, relied on the ticket left in her infancy to travel together. Embark on the arduous journey of thousands of miles to find your mother..."

"...Let me tell you a story..." Shen Xudong really didn't want to talk to him. A story like "Ticket" is too cliché, and Zhang Zhiliang can't tell it well!

So, I simply changed the subject: "A migrant worker carried the body of his friend and returned home thousands of miles to celebrate the New Year...China is a big country and there are many stories. It is not interesting to search for my mother thousands of miles away. My first film "The Lost Orphan"..."

Hearing this, Huang Zhonglei interjected: "Are you talking about last year's news?"

"Yes...Zhang Yang talked to me and wanted to make a movie. We are contacting Zhao Benshan..."