Chapter 918 Invitation
No matter whether you like Stephen Chow or not, he is the king of comedy!
And he was kind to Shen Xudong - the first issue of "Screening Room" back then was "The King of Comedy: Stephen Chow", which directly opened up sales. In addition, the highest-rated episode of "Movie Essay" was also "Westward Journey" 》…
It can be said that Stephen Chow gained a lot of wool.
Therefore, Shen Xudong respects Zhou Xingchi very much.
In fact, Stephen Chow had a miserable time in the Hong Kong entertainment industry - Xiang Huaqiang and Chen Lan united with other celebrities to boycott Stephen Chow, which made many film companies dare not invest in Stephen Chow, and many stars did not dare to cooperate with him, and they all came forward to express their unfamiliarity with Stephen Chow.
Needless to say, Huayi helped Zhou Xingchi a lot when he was able to establish himself in the mainland!
You must know that around two thousand years ago, the mainstream media was very disdainful of Stephen Chow, saying that his movies had too many swear words, pranked celebrities, and taught bad children...
"Shaolin Soccer" has not been released in mainland China...
Zhou Xingchi's first movie "Kung Fu" released in mainland China was invested and distributed by Huayi. Huayi was an absolute giant in the film market at that time. Although the success of "Kung Fu" was due to the film itself, it was also related to Huayi. It has nothing to do with Yi's vigorous publicity and distribution.
Feng Xiaogang guest-starred in Zhou's movies, promoted his website, and praised him on various occasions.
But Feng Xiaogang invited Zhou Xingchi to help promote the movie on the platform, but Zhou refused...
In addition, in 2010, the release dates of Feng Xiaogang's "Tangshan Earthquake" and Zhou Xingchi's "Yangtze River No. 7 Love the Earth" collided. In order not to affect Zhou Xingchi's box office, Feng Xiaogang postponed the release of "Tangshan Earthquake" by two weeks...
But Zhou Xingchi really dislikes Feng Xiaogang... a bit.
As for some people saying that Zhou Xingchi has no friends, this is a bit exaggerated. When Xinghui was founded, the funds were provided by the wealthy Liu Luanxiong. In addition, he also had a good relationship with Luo Zhaohui, a real estate wizard who died of indulgence...
Why do so many people scold him?
First, the Hong Kong community has a tradition of helping each other. Especially after the decline of Hong Kong film and television, many front and backstage jobs were unavailable, and it was even more necessary for big bosses to take the lead and help. In this regard, Stephen Chow did not do well, neither contributing money nor effort. .
Second, he basically doesn't think about problems from other people's perspective. To put it mildly, he is too focused on his own affairs. To put it worst, he doesn't care much about the life and death of others, even if this person has worked with him for a long time.
To Zhou, you are just like a stranger, so he won't hate you or speak ill of you, nor will he help you.
It’s hard for people like this to survive in the entertainment industry!
But there is no need for him to look at other people's faces, whether he likes to scold or not...
So, talking to him is very simple, he asks you questions.
"We predict the box office, in addition to the movie itself, we also need to look at the schedule and genre. Then there must be a movie that exceeds 1 billion during this year's New Year, otherwise, this schedule will be scrapped... "囧" is a family comedy, and The quality is also good, and it is expected to exceed one billion!”
"What about..."One Shot to the End"?"
Shen Xudong was a little surprised: "You actually know "One Shot to the End"?"
Zhou Xingchi said in very awkward Mandarin: "... This movie is directed by Ning Hao, and it is released one day apart from "Twelve Zodiac Signs"... I am still paying close attention to it."
Shen Xudong thought for a while, and then said: "I used to think that "One Shot" is similar to "囧", both worth billions, but now I feel that I have overlooked that the film market may not be able to accommodate it..."
Also, two movies with over 1 billion yuan appeared in the same period. In addition, no matter how good "Zodiac" is, it is also a Jackie Chan movie, which can at least collect 500 million yuan at the box office...
Therefore, Shen Xudong did not dare to speak too absolutely.
Next, Zhou Xingchi asked Shen Xudong for his movie secrets.
"When I make movies, my idea is very simple. You see, movies are nothing more than investors investing, production companies shooting, cinemas showing, and audiences watching. How to satisfy everyone? Everyone must make money, and the audience will also get something. Satisfied!"
"So, it must be a commercial film. For commercial films, the box office can be roughly calculated from the script stage..."
Zhou Xingchi listened for a while and then asked, "You attach great importance to the script?"
"Of course!" Shen Xudong nodded: "I am a screenwriter!"
…
When Shen Xudong came to see Zhou Xingchi, in addition to respect, he also received an invitation to cooperate.
It's not "Mermaid".
In the movie "Mermaid", according to Wang Changtian's words, "Stephen Chow is definitely the biggest winner!" ’
Indeed, Stephen Chow’s Mermaid movie earned RMB 680 million, while Enlight Media’s profit was less than RMB 200 million...
Shen Xudong would not do such a thing!
Unless Zhou Xingchi is willing to buy out, he will definitely not do it - "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" has not yet been released, the game copyright has been sold, 110 million was sold to Tianmei Games, and all types of buyouts cover mobile games, PC games, and web games. tour…
Including horizontal fighting, MMO RPG, card and other types,
Of course this money belongs to Tianmei Media - 300 million buyout!
Stephen Chow doesn't know these things yet, but he will definitely know. So, will he still be willing to accept a buyout for the next movie?
Even if they are willing to accept it, the price is unimaginable.
By the way, many people are looking forward to "Kung Fu 2", but the copyright of "Kung Fu" is in the hands of Colombia. When "Kung Fu" was released in North America, Columbia spent US$20 million on publicity and promotion, and the total box office was US$17 million...
If they want to make "Kung Fu 2", Colombia will definitely have to carve up the mainland market, but Stephen Chow is unwilling...
He even ditched Enlight Media for "Mermaid 2", and it has never been released since then!
Because Enlight is also the copyright holder, if you make a sequel without notifying Enlight, how can you let it be released safely?
Therefore, Shen Xudong directly took out the script - the script of "The Sun is Fierce" and said: "I wrote this script with the mentality of a movie fan. I want you to collaborate with Ng Meng-tat again..."
"I haven't acted in a long time!"
Although Stephen Chow shook his head, he still took the script and briefly read it.
The script of "The Sun is Fierce" is very simple, and it is a semi-documentary autobiography. The protagonist Zhou Xingxing is famous, but he is very withdrawn...
The entertainment industry is more like a river and lake than a river and lake. It emerges from the mud and remains unstained. This is the biggest dream in the entertainment industry...
Zhou Xingxing has a partner, Uncle Da. Of course, the two have not seen each other for almost ten years and have no intersection.
He was diagnosed with cancer, so he wanted to meet Uncle Da...
The two met and had a drink...
Let’s start talking about Zhou Xingxing’s cooperation with Ng Mang-tat…
Later, Uncle Da learned that Zhou Xingxing was suffering from cancer, so he helped him organize the situation and invited all the actors he had worked with back then to come over. Of course, very few were willing to come, only seven or eight people, and it was another hotpot. Bureau…
When the dinner was over, the main reason, Karen Mok, came...
Zhou Xingchi quickly read through the script and immediately asked: "...Why is it called "The Sun is Fierce"? How does this story end?"
""Sun-Strong", Sun-Strong, means that there are many things that you think are important, but in fact they are only other people's business. The sun doesn't care at all, it is still fierce and hot..." After a pause, Shen Xudong continued: "In closing, I He planned to let Uncle Da have cancer, and he found out before receiving the call from Zhou Xingxing... That's why he tried his best to encourage you to reconcile with the past... Later, Zhou Xingxing found out that he had misdiagnosed, and wanted to call Uncle Da directly, But with project preparations at hand, Zhou Xingxing arranged a role for Uncle Da, and then went to find him. He was dead... He also left a letter to Zhou Xingxing, and he knew all the truth..."
"tragedy?"
"We can't let you still do comedy now, right?"
“…How much does that cost?”
"It depends on how much you get paid!"