Chapter 220: "Inception" Released (4/5)
Sitting in Wen Ziren's car, Zhang Junsheng told him what he had just encountered, and then added: "I thought we were talking about feelings, but I didn't expect it to be a deal in the end!"
“… Haha..."
Wen Ziren stared at him for a long time, and then laughed heartily...
"What are you laughing at?"
"In Hollywood, 80% of actresses do this kind of thing part-time, and you're lucky to be so behaving like this, and you've only encountered it now!"
“… I'm clean, I wear a condom every time!"
Wen Ziren glanced at Zhang Junsheng: "... I'm too lazy to tell you, by the way, I'm very interested in the 'horror universe' series you said, but "Latent" is not very suitable for this kind of big picture, so let's do it, I'm going to try it in the next "Conjuring"!"
"The global box office of "Latent" is close to 200 million US dollars, and you won't make a sequel?"
“… The sequel will definitely be made, but not me, I'm going to hand it over to Adam Robitel, I'll be the producer, horror movies are a gold mine! The DVD rights to "Latent" have been sold for $30 million!"
Wen Ziren was a little pleased...
In April this year, "Latent" was released, and the investment of $2 million in exchange for a global box office of $200 million, and won $60 million in North America alone!
It shocked Hollywood in general, Lionsgate in particular!
The original "Saw Horror" was also low-cost and high-income, but Lionsgate did not trust Wen Ziren and limited him to the "Chainsaw" series.
Since "Saw 2", Lionsgate has said that as long as he participates in the production of another "Saw", it will support him to shoot new works, but "Saw" is now the sixth part, and Lionsgate's promise has not been fulfilled.
During this period, he filmed "Dead Silence" or attracted investment from other companies.
Maybe it was also because "Dead Silence" was not very successful, which made Lionsgate Pictures have concerns, so Wen Ziren left Lionsgate...
Then a "Latent" announced the return of the box office bomb!
How much does Saw cost?
And how much is the box office?
How many videotapes and DVDs were sold later?
What is the income from TV copyright fees?
It can be said that "Saw Horror" guarantees the financial chain of Lionsgate!
Such a director will abandon when he says abandon, and he can only say that the big guy of Lionsgate has 'foresight'!
Last year, Wen Ziren served as the producer of two films, "Human Eradication Project" and "A Quiet Place", which sold 400 million US dollars worldwide, and the cost added up was less than 20 million...
Wen Ziren has proven his place in the field of horror films!
As for the "Latent" series, it must continue to be done, Hollywood's consistent rule is that an IP must squeeze out all its value.
"It's a pity that your horror film can't be released in China anymore, if you're interested in other genres, you can try it!"
“… There will be a chance!"
Wen Ziren sighed...
……
The Chinese Theatre in Hollywood is located in the heart of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, adjacent to the Dolby Theatre.
By the way, it has a handprint ritual similar to the Walk of Fame, of course, this handprint is not the same as the Walk of Fame handprint.
Because the Avenue of Stars is on the road, the area can be extended almost infinitely, so thousands of them have been sent out to people in front of and behind the scenes, and dozens of new people are added every year.
As for the handprints in front of the Chinese Theater, because the place is very small, it is relatively difficult to climb up, and there are only about 200 of them.
In fact, these are all things that Hollywood people self-crown or promote each other, trying to immortalize themselves in history. To get it or not to get it, when a lace news is good, don't care too much.
Of course, in recent years, in order to generate revenue, the operator has engaged in a lot of purely commercial handprint activities, as long as money is given, so many movies will spend money on such an activity in order to create topics to attract attention during the early promotion.
As for the handprints, they should not be placed next to those celebrities who are justified or invited to press their handprints, but will be placed elsewhere, so the handprints of these stars will not be included in the roster!
Rubbing the red carpet is the same as holding a concert in the Golden Hall, foreign gilding, taking it back to show off, for the sake of movie promotion is understandable...
However, the Chinese Grand Theatre is indeed the place where many blockbusters premiere!
"Inception" chose to premiere at the China Grand Theatre superstar, a very conventional choice...
In the screening room, Wen Ziren whispered to Zhang Junsheng: "This is the president of Warner Bros., Jeff Robinoff..."
"Zhang!"
"Hello, long admiration of the daimyo!"
Jeff Robinoff is a veteran filmmaker who led Warner Bros. to the Harry Potter series.
It's a pity that he ran into Doug Walter, Nolan's die-hard fan...
How did Doug Walter step by step become CEO of Warner Bros.?
His method is very simple, which is to hug Nolan's thigh!
"Inception", it was because of Jeff Robinoff's opposition that it gave the summit a chance...
So, although Jeff Robinoff agreed to Warner's release of Inception, it is doubtful how much Warner Brothers will contribute to this...
If "Inception" is a box office hit, it means that Jeff Robinov's vision is not good...
After a brief chat with him, Zhang Junsheng said goodbye.
After all, it's not all the way!
In fact, Jeff Robinoff's later generations are really not very good, his investment vision is very problematic, and Li An's "Billy Lynn's Halftime Fight", "Alpha", and "White Boy" are not doing well at the box office!
"Warner Bros. infighting is particularly strong..."
"It's normal, there are often scenes of infighting in large companies!"
Zhang Junsheng whispered back, smiling and smiling at the guests who came...
“… Does Yuehua also have infighting?"
"What do you say?"
Yuehua's high-level fighting is very strong, especially in the variety show department, after the broadcast of "Where Are You Going, Dad", it directly triggered a reality show frenzy, and also caused friction between the five major variety show teams...
"Infighting" in large companies is a normal thing.
It's not because you can't manage, it's too idle, or whatever.
When there are more people, there will naturally be intimacy and alienation, and then it will naturally be divided into factions and camps, and there will be conflicts of interest, which is an unavoidable thing.
Since ancient times, the art of management has not been to eliminate internal contradictions, but to control contradictions, or even use contradictions.
Moreover, as a professional manager, Tang Ningyu is not only responsible for the company, but also responsible for the team and his career, these three goals do not always coincide, and sometimes even contradict each other.
Therefore, many times, in the face of internal disputes in the company, Tang Ningyu can only fight with the mud...
Fortunately, Zhang Junsheng always controls the overall situation, and the company's focus is movies!
The film department is safe and sound...
However, it is not a way to fight like this, and after returning to China, Zhang Junsheng is ready to reorganize the company.
"Okay, the movie is out, stop talking!"
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