Xing Ye is a good actor and a good director. In terms of artistic creation, it may not be a good partner. But from the perspective of commercial box office, he is still the leading commercial director in China.

The 13-year "Journey to the West" proves that he still has unparalleled box office appeal, but his partner Huayi doesn't see it that way. probably felt that there might not be more high-grossing films in the future, and because of the box office share of more than 80 million, he went to court with Xing Ye and parted ways.

According to media reports, Xing Ye's request for an extra 80 million was based on a supplementary agreement, and he negotiated with Hua Yi in the email at that time, but the other party did not sign it for a long time, and then the movie was released, and the box office exploded!

Hua Yifang's explanation is that of course he can't count without signing! And after the court ruled that Xing Ye lost the lawsuit, he officially responded: The result of the judgment shows that the court knows more about movies than Mr. Zhou's company.

This is reasonable and legal, but it is really not righteous!

In contrast, Yu Dong's approach is more restrained. "Mythology" was released in 05, and the guaranteed box office of 7 million sold to 97 million. Yu Dong felt that he had taken a big advantage, so he gave another 10 million to the Eagle Emperor.

This makes the Xiangjiang film circle very recognized by Yu Dong, from 03 to 08, 80% of Hong Kong-made films were released in the mainland through Bona. Yu Dong was able to start a successful business from scratch, and at the age of 39, he let Bona Pictures land on the NASDAQ, which has nothing to do with this way of life.

Of course, when "Journey to the West" was released, Hua Yi was still in full swing, but Xing Ye was dying.

There is a Doring negative pulsatilla, don't bully the poor youth. 80 million net profits at your fingertips, and the "star master" who may run out of Jiang Lang's talents at any time, anyone will hesitate!

A few years later, Xing Ye returned with the king of "Mermaid", allowing Zhongying and Guangxian to pick up a big bargain. It's a pity that Lu Lin, Song Ge and Zhou Xingxing didn't have much intersection before and couldn't participate in it.

At this moment, hearing about the request for cooperation, Lu Lin's thoughts quickly turned, wondering whether he was more sincere or more commercially hyped.

After all, the release of "Mermaid" is imminent, if the news of the cooperation between Xing Ye and Lu Lin comes out at this moment, such as the remake of "Journey to the West" or "Kung Fu 2", it will definitely make many fans excited and will be of great benefit to the promotion of the new film!

Lu Lin didn't suffer any loss, and said with a smile: "Actually, I also have this idea!"

Wang Changtian said with a smile: "This is a good idea, if the news of the two of them cooperating in "Kung Fu 2" spreads, fans will definitely be very excited!"

Zhou Xingxing shook his head slightly, "Director Lu is a good boy and is suitable for playing the male lead, but the copyright is not in my hands!"

"Kung Fu" was invested by Columbia Pictures back then, and the copyright was also in the hands of others, so it was really not something he could shoot if he wanted to.

Wang Changtian is an expert in hype, and said with a smile: "Preparation, it's just an intention!"

Lu Lin couldn't see his plan, and said with a smile: "Anyway, when the media asks me, I'll tell the truth, get the copyright, Mr. Zhou directs, I don't mind playing the male lead!"

Zhou Xingxing smiled: "Seriously, no kidding, you see if he is a good boy, and he has a real kung fu, anyway, there is really no one in China who is more suitable for starring in "Kung Fu 2" than Director Lu!"

Lu Lin smiled: "Mr. Zhou has won the award, I really say pretty boy, we have to belong to you here!"

Zhou Xingxing smiled shyly, and a few people chatted for a while, which can be regarded as the matter of hyping "Kung Fu 2" to attract attention. Of course, this is not very reliable, after all, the copyright owner is Columbia Pictures, and those Yankees have always liked to talk about copyright.

For example, Chen Kexin's own company filmed "Sweet Honey", and later sold the copyright to Golden Harvest due to financial constraints, and Golden Harvest transferred it to Warner.

Since then, for every official screening of "Sweet Honey" around the world, Warner has charged $5,000 per game for the copyright fee, and is not responsible for providing copies.

Later, Chen applied to Warner for digital restoration, but was rejected on the grounds that "China's piracy problem is serious". It wasn't until a few years later at the Cannes Film Festival that the commemorative screening of "Sweet Honey" was approved by Warners because it believed that the state of intellectual property protection in Europe was better, and Director Chen had to pay for it out of pocket.

Zhou Xingxing didn't do such a good IP as "Kung Fu", but went to fry the cold rice of "Journey to the West" and shoot "Mermaid", and the copyright was not in his hands was a big reason.

After all, he has long since transformed from an actor and director to a businessman, and he is not young. No matter how hard you work to make a movie, it is not interesting to let others take the big head.

When the meal was finished, the people dispersed. The next day, many people in the circle thought that this morning's entertainment headline would be the news of the premiere of "Lao Paoer". After all, there is Director Feng, the Golden Horse actor, and so many celebrities.

The clinker swiped the screen, but "Lu Lin met Zhou Xingxing, it is rumored that he may shoot "Kung Fu 2"!"

This news is too eye-catching, one is the king of Chinese comedy, a special effects tycoon, and the king of the box office. may be cooperating with the sequel to the Chinese classic "Kung Fu", which really surprised and excited many people. As a result, the news is getting more and more out of shape, and there is news that Zhou Xingxing has officially invited Ma Yun.

I don't know if it was Wang Changtian's handiwork, or netizens played on their own, in short, Wang Zhonglei and Director Feng were very unhappy. Netizens are discussing "Kung Fu 2", and they naturally pay less attention to "Lao Paoer".

On Christmas Day on the 25th, the box office results of the previous day were released. "Villain Angel" won the box office championship of the day with a box office score of 139 million. "The Battle of the Deer", which has been released for two weeks, ranked second with a score of 127 million.

These two films are considered the first echelon, but the reputation of "Villain Angel" has also been released, with only 4.3 points on the comic network, and it is impossible to sell at the box office. Even if he is the champion of the day, it is estimated that he can only take this one day.

In third place is "Lao Paoer", which only received 50 million on the day of its release, but the Douban score is as high as 8.1, and there is a lot of room for box office growth. As for "Kunlun Shrine" and "Never Expected", they are already cool.

According to the box office trend of "The Battle of the Deer", as well as the market performance of "Villain Angel" and "Lao Paoer", the expected box office of "The Deer" in the mainland was adjusted to 3.2 billion, which is quite optimistic about the future.

Regarding "Kung Fu 2", a project that has attracted the attention of the industry and the audience, some executives also suggested that they could try to contact Columbia Pictures.

After all, Lu Lin's films have been selling well all over the world in the past two years, but the agency distribution rights in North America and Europe have always been in the hands of Warners, and other companies in the six major Hollywood companies are still very greedy. Use this as a bargaining chip to talk to Columbia Pictures.

When the executives were having a meeting and chatting, Song Ge's assistant came to report that Zhang Miao, director of Sony Columbia Pictures China, wanted to come over to discuss cooperation with Song Ge.