"True Lies" only took 50 days to complete the filming work, which was more than a month shorter than the original planned filming cycle. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

When Goodsmith, the president of Lionsgate, received the notice, he couldn't help but be surprised, but more worried.

Hollywood has no shortage of fast cutters, and the shooting cycle of some movies can even be shortened to two or three weeks, but in such a short period of time, the quality of the films made without meticulous craftsmanship can be imagined, and many of them have also created an embarrassing record of zero box office.

Goodsmith can't help but worry about whether Song Zheng's filming in such a short period of time will also be attributed to the ranks of big bad movies after it is released.

You must know that for this movie, Lionsgate invested real money in it, and the final investment in the whole movie reached 80 million US dollars, some of which will be left for future publicity expenses, and most of the rest will be retained by Song Zheng and smashed on special effects, in fact, the money used for filming is not very much.

However, this does not mean that "True Lies" is a shoddy film, and the reason why the production cost of this movie has been compressed to this extent is because of the small amount of remuneration.

Song Zheng didn't get paid, the actor's, screenwriter's, and director's salaries didn't get them, all of them were counted as funds and invested in the movie itself, others like Tang Wei, Wang Qianyuan, and Huang Lei's salary was also very small, after all, Tang Wei was just a newcomer, Wang Qianyuan was not famous, although Huang Lei was famous in China, but for Hollywood, he was also an out-and-out newcomer, and the other actors chose Hollywood second- and third-tier actors, and the salary was also very low.

Without the help of big-name actors, the filming cycle is still so short, can Goodsmith not worry that the $40 million he threw in will not be wasted?

When Goodsmith euphemistically expressed his worries at the finale banquet, Song Zheng didn't feel offended, in fact, he could understand the other party's thoughts very well.

"Mr. Goodsmith, you're worried about your $40 million, and likewise, do you think I'm going to joke with my $40 million!?"

Goodsmith was stunned when he heard this, and after thinking about it carefully, it was really like this, Song Zheng couldn't just throw 40 million dollars into it in order to trick him.

"Okay! I apologize, Song, in fact I'm really looking forward to the movie's release and the audience going crazy about it!"

Song Zheng had a smile on his face, but he was scolding the street in his heart: If I believe you, I will be a big fool.

The day after the banquet, Song Zheng and all the Chinese members rushed back to China by plane with all the films.

When Song Zheng was still flying in the sky, the domestic film industry was sensationalized by a major event.

In the third week of its release, the box office of "The Assembly" finally exceeded $365 million, reaching $369 million, successfully sinking the broken ship that had weighed on the hearts of Chinese filmmakers for nearly a decade.

At the same time, the box office of "The Assembly" in North America also reached 230 million US dollars, successfully winning the box office champion in the first half of the North American box office.

Although it failed to break the box office record of a Chinese film in North America set by "Hurricane Rescue", it is very rare for a movie with the main theme to get such data.

You know, what is the box office performance of "The Founding of the People's Republic" after its release in North America in history?

Hehe!

On the European side, "Assembly" was also released in the second week, but it was all bought out, and no matter how high the box office was, the 1+1 company couldn't share the money.

However, the box office of Xiangjiang, Baodao, and Southeast Asian countries is still worth looking forward to, and there is no need to count on the stick side, but all the movies imported from China, the vast majority of them can only be scheduled to midnight shows, therefore, Shangjie sold out directly, and the Japanese side heard that the box office has reached 150 million US dollars, and if it is shared, 1+1 companies can get about 50 million US dollars.

The previous "Hurricane Rescue" made 1+1 companies earn $350 million, and now this "Assembly", if nothing else, will only earn more.

After a long flight, Song Zheng just got off the plane, and before he could get out of the safe passage, he was frightened by the pick-up battle in front of him, and it was also thanks to him that he was wearing sunglasses, otherwise, he would have been blinded directly.

"Director Song, the box office of "The Assembly" broke the box office myth that "Titanic" created in China, I don't know, what do you think about this?"

"Director Song, did you worry that the controversy caused by "Assembly" before would affect the box office of "Assembly"!?"

"Director Song, now some people say that "Assembly" involves box office injection, do you have anything to say about this!?"

Song Zheng walked all the way forward, surrounded by the crew responsible for blocking it, he was not surprised at all that the broken ship was sunk by "The Assembly", the box office had reached 280 million before, if this saved the broken ship, it can only be said that it is too weak.

However, when he got the news from the reporter, Song Zheng's heart was still a little excited, after all, now the honor of sinking "Titanic" belongs to him, and for a long time in the future, this matter will be enough for him.

But before Song Zheng could be beautiful enough, he suddenly heard such a sentence, and immediately choked him nauseously, if the previous "Hurricane Rescue" and "No Thieves in the World" have the possibility of box office injection, he really can't guarantee this, after all, "Hurricane Rescue" is a co-production with Huayi Brothers, and "No Thieves in the World" has Feng Xiaogang's shares, he didn't do it, it doesn't mean that the partner must not have done it.

But "Assembly" is different, this movie is wholly owned by 1+1 company, Song Zheng is the boss, if it were not for his order, Shang Jie would definitely not dare to do anything on this movie.

Song Zheng thought about it and looked at the reporter, and when he saw the other party's stunned face, he suddenly held his breath in his heart: "Who did you listen to about this!?"

When the reporter saw that Song Zheng finally responded, he was immediately ecstatic, who among the reporters in the industry did not know that Song Zheng was the most difficult to interview, and it would take a lot of effort to get a sentence out of his mouth.

"Now many people are spreading about this matter, and it is groundless, not necessarily without reason. ”

Song Zheng frowned when he heard this, and said: "Okay, it's groundless, then I have nothing to say, the clear is self-clearing, what I haven't done, there's nothing to say, the domestic box office statistics are supervised by relevant departments, whether the box office of "Assembly Number" is injected with water, this matter is not difficult to check, if you really have a heart, go check it." ”

Song Zheng said, looking at the work card hanging around the reporter's neck: ""Kyoto Times, I remember, before your newspaper did not come up with conclusive evidence to prove that the box office of "Assembly" was indeed flooded, I and all the artists under my company refused to be interviewed by your newspaper!"

When the reporter heard this, he was dumbfounded, he just wanted to make a big news, and it was best to witness Song Zheng's madness, who knew that the price was so big.

All of 1+1's artists refused to be interviewed by the Kyoto Times, and the consequences of this incident were absolutely tragic for this reporter, and he might even lose his current job.

"You ~~~~~~~ I have the right to press the news!"

Song Zheng sneered and said, "Yes, you do have such a right, and it is protected by the law, but we also have the right to refuse an interview, which is also protected by the law!"

After Song Zheng finished speaking, he stopped talking and walked out of the airport hall quickly, there was already a company's car waiting at the door, and Song Zheng saw Shang Jie as soon as he got in the car.

"Mr. Song, that incident ~~~~~~~"

Song Zheng smiled and waved his hand, he knew what Shang Jie was going to say, since the reporters had just asked about the box office injection of "Assembly Number", it is conceivable that this matter must have started now.

"Sister Shang, no need to explain, I know you haven't done it!"

When Shang Jie heard this, he was a little relieved, and then said, "Mr. Song, do we need to make a statement?"

Song Zheng shook his head and said: "There's no need, the person who released this news must be looking forward to our response now, and then he will have the opportunity to quarrel with this fight, why should we let them get their wish, I followed the reporter just now, the clear person is self-clearing, what we haven't done, don't say anything." ”

Shang Jie was still a little uneasy: "But what if someone does something in here and deliberately frames him!?"

Song Zheng thought about it, but felt that this matter could not be guarded against: "Find someone to keep an eye on." ”

Shang Jie nodded in response, and then followed Song Zheng to talk about a lot of recent company things.

Song Zheng listened for a while and said, "Sister Shang, you can make your own decisions about these things in the future, and if you can't make the decisions, just follow Xinru to discuss it!"

After Song Zheng finished speaking, he suddenly thought of one more thing: "Red Star Dock, how is the movie co-produced by Huayi Brothers with Columbia, is there any news now!?"

Although I didn't pay attention to it at all, in the end, Chen Jinfei had made a battle post before, and now he is about to play PK, so he should pay attention to it.

"There is news that the filming has been completed, and now it is in the post-production stage in the United States, Mr. Song!

Song Zheng smiled when he heard this, and said: "Don't worry, small fish and shrimp can't afford too much wind and waves, Chen Jinfei is a layman, expecting to take the money and smash us down, he thinks too much!"

Making a movie, Song Zheng doesn't care about Chen Jinfei, even if he spends money, can he still be afraid?