Chapter 554 Influence
The version of "The Great Wall" directed by Zhang Yimou won a super high box office of 278 million yuan on the first day of its release, which not only shocked Jiang Heng, Du Huan and other iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures executives, but also shocked the entire Chinese entertainment industry.
Because according to the current reputation of the film and the first-day box office estimate, the final result will definitely exceed 3 billion.
This means that Zhang Yimou will be the third director in the Chinese entertainment industry to have a single film exceeding 3 billion after Jiang Heng and Zhou Xingxing.
At the same time, it proves that monster blockbusters are feasible. As long as the adaptation is in place and reasonable, it can not only make money, but also make a lot of money.
Instantly stimulated many investors and directors, thinking about how to follow the trend and make a similar film.
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China Film, Han Sanping went to visit the crew of "Nine-story Demon Tower" with a smile.
In fact, a long time ago, he felt that monster blockbusters had great potential.
It's just that Jiang Heng has never been fond of filming this type of film. He has only made one film in all these years, "100 Million Years of Prehistory".
In addition, Jiang Heng's films have no longer been invested by China Film Group in recent years, so Han Sanping has been looking for directors who are capable of directing monster-type special effects blockbusters.
In his opinion, Director Lu Chuan is a good candidate.
First, he is relatively young, although he is nearly ten years older than Jiang Heng.
But compared with the fifth-generation directors such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Feng Xiaogang, Lu Chuan is very young.
The most important point is that Lu Chuan knows the preferences of young audiences and has a lot of ideas.
So the two sides hit it off, and China Film Group took the lead in taking most of the investment to produce this monster-type special effects blockbuster "Ghost Blowing Lamp: Nine-story Demon Tower" written and directed by Lu Chuan.
The crew started work in August this year, and it is still filming in a desert town in the west of the motherland.
Because the distance is too far, Director Han is too lazy to visit the set on weekdays.
However, due to the excellent box office performance of "The Great Wall", Han Sanping felt it necessary to take a look at the filming of "Nine-story Demon Tower".
The crew, Lu Chuan led the main creative staff of the crew, warmly welcomed Chairman Han Sanping's visit and guidance.
After a brief visit to the filming base, they came to Lu Chuan's temporary reception room.
"I guess you have heard about the box office performance of "The Great Wall"?" Han Sanping sat down, lit a cigarette, took a puff and said with a smile.
Lu Chuan became more energetic after hearing this, sat on the sofa, and leaned forward slightly.
"Of course I heard that, 278 million in one day, the total box office should be over 3 billion!"
Han Sanping sighed, "Yes, 3 billion, Jiang Heng made money again this time. Of course, Zhang Yimou's dividend will not be less!"
Lu Chuan said: "Zhou Xingxing's "The Mermaid" has a box office of more than 3 billion. "The Great Wall" can also exceed 3 billion. So, this monster special effects blockbuster is still very marketable, and this is a subject that Jiang Heng is not very good at, which is most suitable for us to cultivate!"
Han Sanping smiled and agreed with him.
Lu Chuan continued: "Our movie not only has outstanding special effects, but also has the blessing of the original novel, so the box office will definitely not be bad!"
In fact, when "The Great Wall" was not released yet, Lu Chuan always said that "Nine-story Demon Tower" would perform better than it in the market when talking about this movie.
But now, no matter how thick-skinned he is, he dare not say that "Nine-story Demon Tower" will surpass "The Great Wall" and win more than 3 billion box office.
After all, the investment gap is too big. The total investment of "The Great Wall" is hundreds of millions of US dollars, while that of "Nine-story Demon Tower" is only 90 million, and it is claimed to have invested over 100 million.
In his initial conception, "Nine-story Demon Tower" would be very successful if it could make over 1 billion at the box office.
But "The Great Wall" gave him confidence, making him feel that a box office of more than 10 or 20 billion is not impossible.
Of course, it takes more money.
"Director Han, I think the investment in the film can be considered to be increased, and the special effects can be made more exquisite and shocking!"
Unexpectedly, Han Sanping shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Adding budget midway is a taboo. You have done very well so far. Just follow the previous shooting plan!
I came all the way here this time to tell you that if you shoot well, the box office prospects of this type are very good. The company also supports you to continue to work on this type. The budget for the next one will be more!"
"One hundred million US dollars?" Lu Chuan said with shining eyes.
Han Sanping was stunned when he heard this. This young man is still too impatient!
"At least 300 million to start!"
"300 million, that's fine!"
Lu Chuan smiled awkwardly. Although this investment amount was lower than he expected, it was still acceptable.
Beijing, Huayi Company.
After seeing the first-day performance of "The Great Wall", the Wang brothers were so envious that they regretted not acting faster and digging Director Zhang when Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping were in conflict!
Now it seems that Zhang Yimou is really capable and can make such a good commercial special effects blockbuster.
It's too late to regret. Fortunately, they have a backup candidate, Xu Ke.
Speaking of which, Xu Ke has been "jumping" back and forth between Huayi and Bonanza in recent years. He shoots one for Huayi, and the next one is likely to cooperate with Bonanza. And after cooperating with Bonanza, of course he has to cooperate with them Huayi!
So Mr. Wang called Xu Ke and invited him to Huayi to sit down.
Xu Ke is not very busy at the moment. "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" will be released on Christmas Eve, December 24. The premiere ceremony has not been held yet, and the preview promotion has not started yet!
After receiving the call, he agreed without much hesitation and rushed to get here before the end of the get off work day.
After sitting down in front of the tea table, Mr. Xiao Wang first asked about the new film. Xu Ke was full of confidence, saying that the special effects were super shocking and it would not be a problem for the box office to exceed 1 billion.
Wang Zhonglei nodded, "With your ability, it's no surprise that it will make 1 billion! But I have to say that it's a waste of talent to make a main theme movie, which limits your imagination!"
Xu Laoguai laughed, "What can I do? Director Jiang suggested me to make this! But then again, this movie is really cool, especially the tiger-fighting scene in the movie. I suggest that Mr. Wang go to the cinema to watch it!"
Wang Zhonglei smiled, "I will definitely support your movie and go to see it!"
Took up the teacup and took another sip, "You have seen the current market situation. If you want to have a super high box office, you still have to be Special effects blockbusters, but Director Jiang has shot too many themes such as science fiction, mecha, and mythology. It is difficult for ordinary people to compete with him in these fields. After all, monsters are still the best! "
Xu Ke nodded, "I didn't expect that "The Great Wall" could have such a good result. Monsters are indeed promising!"
Wang Zhonglei smiled when he heard this and helped Xu Ke refill his tea, "How about we work together again and make a monster blockbuster?"
Xu Ke also had this idea, "No problem, as long as the investment is in place, there is no problem on my side!"
Wang Zhonglei's expression froze when he heard this. He felt painful when he mentioned investment, because he really didn't dare to give so much! (End of this chapter)