Because of the praise of "Chainsaw" by the North American media and film critics, and the fact that many fans also praised the movie, more and more American fans have noticed this low-budget horror film.

And Sony Columbia, after seeing the potential of "Saw Horror", also stepped up its promotional efforts, which made the box office drop in the second week of the film's release horrifying.

In the North American box office charts the following week, "Saw Horror" dropped one place and ranked first on the list, with a cumulative box office of $11.09 million over three weekends!

The actual second-week box office performance of "Saw Horror" was $17.12 million, compared with $18.27 million in the previous week, a decrease of only 6.29%.

In two weeks of release for a total of 11 days, "Saw Horror" has a total box office of $35.39 million!

From this point of view, it is basically a certainty that the box office of "Chainsaw" will break $50 million, and it is not impossible to be higher.

And the box office popularity of "Chainsaw", coupled with Chen Hao's special status as director of Huaxia, also made Chen Hao the focus of attention of North American media for a while.

Of course, there is appreciation and disparagement.

Chen, a genius director from China, only spent $1.2 million to shoot the wonderful "Chainsaw", which taught many suspense thrillers in North America a good lesson, don't use those old-fashioned routines anymore, they are outdated for a long time!

And those who think Chen can only make low-budget horror films should check out his last film, "The Moon," the best sci-fi film of 2002!

Although Chen is young, he is a talented producer, director and screenwriter, and his talent as a screenwriter and director can be seen from his three current films.

After his initial success in North America, let's look forward to seeing more from him!"

--- The New Yorker

"Chen, a rookie director from China, the success of "Chainsaw" is obviously an accident, just like Wu Baige filmed "Changing Face", as for "Mission Impossible 2"?

Everyone may be a little curious because Chen is from the other side of the ocean, and when everyone's novelty passes, Chen will definitely encounter Waterloo, just like Wu Baige's "Wind Whisperer"!

Believe me, Chen's next movie is going to be a ridiculous, boring big bad movie!"

--- The Washington Post

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The media's controversy over Chen Hao has caused the result that many North American fans know the name Chen Hao.

As for people, the faceblind Yankees obviously can't remember Chen Hao's face!

At this time, Chen Hao was receiving his guests.

Greg Silverman is one of the principals of Warner Bros. China.

"Chen, last time I was going to see you in person in Cannes, but it just so happened that the cinema city we jointly established with Huaying opened, and I really couldn't get out, so I could only ask someone to contact you. Greg Silverman said.

Chen Hao raised his eyebrows when he heard this, when he was in Cannes, Warner Bros. did come to the door and wanted to buy the North American distribution rights of "Moon" for $1.5 million, which was still very sincere.

If Chen Hao hadn't been more familiar with Davis of Sony Columbia, he might have agreed to that cooperation.

"At that time, Warner Bros. was indeed the most sincere family. Chen Hao said with a smile.

Greg laughed with satisfaction when he heard this, it seems that Chen Hao feels good about Warner Bros.

"If it weren't for the fact that Sony Colombia and I had a better relationship, maybe we would have been able to work together once. Chen Hao continued.

Greg frowned slightly when he heard this, and then smiled, "It's not too late to cooperate, as long as you give half of the copyright to Warner, then we are willing to invest more to make it a classic horror series."

And you will become a household name in North America and even the world because of directing this series. ”

When Chen Hao heard this, he really wanted to look at him with the eyes of an idiot, is it so naked?

"Saw Horror" is a low-budget series with little investment, plus there is a distribution channel in Colombia, can I still use you Warner?

These Hollywood giants really eat people and don't spit out bones, do you really think that if you are young, a well-known director in North America can fool you?

"I've worked very well with Colombia. Chen Hao said directly.

Greg frowned slightly when he heard this, and then continued, "As long as you are willing to give half of the rights to Chainsaw to Warner, I can promise to invest $30 million in your next movie!"

Moreover, we have jointly built a theater with Warner and Huaying, and in the future, your film will be distributed in China, and we will also give more schedules!"

Chen Hao raised his eyebrows when he heard this, this is eyeing the copyright of "Chainsaw", $30 million is not a small investment, especially for a rookie director like Chen Hao.

But thinking about the Hollywood giant's strong distribution ability, if they can really get the copyright of "Chainsaw", they will definitely be able to earn much more than $30 million.

As for the domestic film arrangement, it is not tempting to have Han Sanping behind him.

"I don't have any ideas for the next movie yet!" Chen Hao shook his head again and said.

It's all for the sake of profit, and it's so naked, Chen Hao can't believe this Greg, if he really plays, Chen Hao feels that he is definitely not enough for others to have one hand.

It is Davis, who has been working together for a long time, that makes Chen Hao trust him even more.

Greg frowned when he heard this, it seems that he can't get the movie copyright for a while, the young man in front of him is not easy to fool, and more importantly, there is a Columbia stuck in the middle.

"If Saw doesn't work together, maybe we can work on your next movie. Greg laughed.

"If I have a new idea, I'll let Warner know. Chen Hao smiled and nodded.

After sending Greg away, Chen Hao met another Hollywood giant, Universal.

Previously, Universal had brought himself a message through the then president of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival, and the intention to cooperate was not strong at that time, and now it has come to the door again.

Without exception, I still want the copyright of "Saw Horror".

Chen Hao naturally didn't agree, and directly said, "Why don't you exchange the copyright of "Fast and Furious" with me!"

The other party directly refused, judging from the box office performance of the first part of "Rush", this series is obviously promising, and it is by no means comparable to "Chainsaw".

And the second part of "Furious" has already started filming, unless the box office is a big hit, how can Universal be willing to let go?

Next, Chen Hao also received invitations to cooperate with other companies, most of which were for film copyrights, especially Lionsgate, which started with horror films.

However, Chen Hao naturally refused.

At the same time that Chen Hao issued a good guy card, Sony Colombia also quarreled over the copyright issue of "Chainsaw".