Chapter 847 The Decision Is Yours

Hasbro makes toys. Back then, in order to sell Transformers toys, it made the "Transformers" animation...

Later, he tinkered with the live-action "Transformers" trilogy, which was a hit.

Then, he ambitiously wanted to create a movie universe, and debuted "Battleship"...

Hasbro and distributor Paramount are very satisfied with "Battleship" - otherwise, it would not be released on the same schedule as "Avengers"!

The cost is as high as $200 million.

It was originally scheduled to be released on April 18th, but since "Search" was released, it was postponed for two weeks and released on May 2nd...

According to the predictions of the importer China Film Group, the box office of "Battleship" should be around 500 million - after all, the "Transformers" series is too powerful...

As for "Avengers", around 300 million...

This prediction is normal. Box office predictions in the industry are usually based on historical works, current period and genre...

After all, the highest-grossing Marvel superhero movie, "Iron Man 2," only had 175 million...

The box office of "Thor", "The Incredible Hulk" and "Captain America" ​​did not even exceed 100 million!

The prediction of 300 million is already considered an overestimation.

Therefore, Chen Xi doesn't quite understand why Shen Xudong is worried about "Avengers" and rarely mentions "Super Battleship"...

It’s hard for Shen Xudong to explain...

But he also thinks there should be a movie released on May Day!

Tianmei is the leader in the mainland. On May 1st, five or six domestic films are released at the same time to compete with Hollywood. As a leader, should we promote our style?

The problem is... a fatal situation!

The number of screens today is 10,800, and the upper limit of the market is less than 150 million. According to Shen Xudong’s prediction, the total box office in May will only be 1.8 billion at most...

"Avengers" took 600 million, "Men in Black 3" took 500 million, "Battleship" took 300 million...

The remaining movies combined together took 400 million...

You must know that the movies released in May are not only domestic films, but also many batch of films, such as "Werewolf", "The Three Musketeers", "Soul Tank 2"...

This is no longer as simple as a dead end...

After thinking for a while, Shen Xudong asked: "What does the company think?"

"The company wants to make a film for approval..."

"Is there something wrong? We have agreed to fight against Hollywood, and we must use Chinese films... What other options are there?"

"How about we do a restored version of "New Dragon Inn" or a restored version of "Once Upon a Time"?"

"...What's the point? If you want to fight, fight hard. The opponent has a bomb. You say a pair of 3?"

"You can't bring out Ning Hao's "One Shot to the End", right?"

“…”

Shen Xudong glared at her. Are you kidding? "One Shot" is a movie with a box office of one billion. Are you going to compare it to "Avengers"?

Even if he wins, it’s still a miserable victory…

This is a surprise weapon prepared by Shen Xudong for the Lunar New Year...

After thinking about it for a while, Shen Xudong said: "Well, Su Lun asked me about the schedule for the first two scenes. I guess one of their youth film projects should be finished soon. You go find her and ask her to work overtime to finish it." Post-production, then release!”

Chen Xi was stunned for a while, then asked: "Youth movie?"

"What's wrong with youth films? Youth films are currently the most popular genre that meets the needs of mainstream moviegoers. Last year, "A Little Thing About First Love" has proven the potential of this genre..."

"...Okay, I'll go ask!"

"Well..." Shen Xudong nodded and was about to continue reading the information. When he looked up, Chen Xi was still in the office...

"What's wrong? Is something wrong?"

"Nazha came to me two days ago... and said that you were very cold to her... and asked me if I was..."

"Bullshit!"

Shen Xudong immediately interrupted her: "I haven't contacted her at all. How can I be cold?"

"...How do I explain to her?"

"Explain what?"

"Explain that you are pulling out the heartless scumbag!"

"Why unplug the ruthless..."

Shen Xudong explained righteously: "The first day you met me... I just don't want to delay girls' search for true love... I can be sure that I am definitely not true love, so why should I delay other people's youth? I do this for their own good. !”

"...It's a pity that you don't want to be an actor...You're too thick-skinned..." Chen Xi couldn't help but exclaim: "With your kind of shame, you can definitely give a speech!"

"Anyone who betrays me will receive 1 million, and those who are loyal to me will receive hundreds of millions in the future..."

Chen Xi looked confused: "What?"

"Forgot, there is one more sentence: understand! Applause!"

"…Neuropathy…"

…

Tianmei has earmarked 200 million for youth film shooting, and has approved four films: "The Year in a Hurry", "The Left Ear", "The Best of Us", and "To Youth"...

The heroines must all be their own people.

However, it is not these that have been finalized, but the movie version of "Why Sheng Xiao Mo"!

This movie version uses the same actors as the TV series version, the heroine Tang Yan, the hero Zhong Hanliang, and even the second female lead is Wang Likun... but the director was replaced by the Olympic bid...

This movie has some twists and turns. Originally, this project was supposed to be launched directly after the TV series version was broadcast, but the copyright of the movie was taken away by Brother Song, who wanted to invite Zhang Ziyi to star...

Fortunately, Zhang Ziyi met Sanchongmen...

Oh, Zhang Ziyi and Song Ge are old acquaintances. In the original time and space, Song Ge established Perfect Pictures, and the first investment was given to Zhang Ziyi's "Perfect"...

In fact, Zhang Ziyi contributed a lot to Song Ge being able to work as the general manager of Wanda Pictures!

She has a very good relationship with a boss named Ding Mingshan, who is a shareholder of Wanda.

Make new friends and never forget old ones.

Zhang Ziyi, who hit it off with Ding Mingshan, introduced her old acquaintance Song Ge to join Wanda Film and Television... So, when Wanda Film and Television went public, many people were surprised to find that Zhang Ziyi's mother was actually a shareholder of Wanda Film and Television, holding 18 million original shares. Later it was said that it was worth 1 billion!

Oh, later, after Brother Song found Da Jin Zhang Jun, he did not forget Zhang Ziyi. Zhang Jun invested 9 billion to establish Houde Qianhai Fund. Song Ge, as the fund manager, immediately used the money to help several celebrity friends establish Star VC.

This company is very famous, its partners include Ren Quan, Li Lianhua, Huang Xiaoming, Huang Bo, and of course Zhang Ziyi!

Pull it back. Zhang Ziyi encountered a triple family, and Wanda Film and Television had no interest in developing "Why Shengxiao Mo". It was not until the middle of last year that the company took back the film adaptation rights of "Why Shengxiao Mo"...

In fact, it's quite complicated - in short, Wanda Film and Television is also one of the producers now.

The cost is 35 million, of which advertising placement is close to 30 million, which means that as long as it is released, it will basically make a profit!

Judging from the popularity of the TV series "Why Sheng Xiao Mo", as long as the movie of the same name doesn't pull the hips, it will be easy to break 200 million at the box office...

The decision is yours!

However, Tang Yan's management team is very depressed - why should it be released on the same schedule as the Hollywood blockbuster?

Shouldn't a movie like this be released on Valentine's Day or Lunar New Year?

Then Chen Xi said directly: "It's useless. Stop looking at the schedule with the same old eyes. Let me tell you, no matter which schedule there are, there will be Hollywood blockbusters!"