Chapter 264: An Important Step

"We don't have time to stop him. Crawn's words silenced everyone.

"The cartoon that Zhang Fan used to challenge us has been sent to the grading committee for review at this time. Crowe explained word by word, "Now that several other companies have stood on Zhang Fan's side, we have no chance to stop him." ”

"It's not that serious. A senior executive frowned and said, "Even if that film can be released to a G-rated standard? We can't make a billion dollars at the global box office ourselves, who else in this world can do it? Just rely on the cartoon that Zhang Fan commissioned DreamWorks to produce?"

"Hahaha~~~" Many people in the conference room laughed.

Disney is the kingdom of cartoons, and they can't make a billion-dollar animated movie at the box office, let alone Zhang Fan, a newcomer.

Even if DreamWorks helped produce it, DreamWorks' own highest work is only $600 million Kung Fu Panda. Even if DreamWorks wants to help Zhang Fan make a billion-dollar animated film at the box office, they don't have that strength.

Although Disney's executives are very dissatisfied with the matter of agreeing with Zhang Fan on Pixar. However, they never thought that Zhang Fan would be successful. Because it's as ridiculous as a fairy tale!

And once Zhang Fan fails, then Disney will be able to obtain the right to adapt Zhang Fan's best-selling movie. In the eyes of many Disney executives, this is simply like picking it up for nothing.

However, looking at the victorious smiles on the faces of many high-level executives around him, Crane felt that there was a faint uneasy emotion in his heart.

With the great power of Disney, it is natural that he has been able to learn from DreamWorks what the cartoon commissioned by Zhang Fan is. Even the title is known.

Frozen looks very simple, but it's just an ordinary story between a prince and a princess. And it's the kind of style that Disney does best. In the eyes of Disney's top executives, this is not the summer season, and this cartoon can win the global box office of $400 million.

But Clown sensed something wasn't quite right. Years of experience taught him that the cartoon was very dangerous. Therefore, Clun spared no effort to push Disney to mobilize several major companies to suppress Zhang Fan through the classification committee.

However, what he didn't expect was that many people on the board of directors thought that the cartoon would not be successful, and used this unexpected blow on the Hulk. Now the consequences have been revealed, and the snake has been startled.

"Since you can't stop it, it's better not to stop it. The chairman of the board of directors nodded vigorously, "Just let them release it as a G-rated movie." I don't believe they can do miracles!"

The meeting room was filled with the sound of conformity. Only Crawn bowed his head and smiled bitterly, because the uneasiness in his heart that came from years of experience in the industry became stronger and stronger!

"I hope so. Crowne, who had done his best, could only comfort himself in this way.

Because several major companies are on Zhang Fan's side, Frozen has successfully passed the review of the grading committee. In the end, it appeared on the big screen at the level of a family carnival. It was only at this time that Zhang Fan was completely relieved.

As long as Frozen can be released smoothly, Zhang Fan is not afraid of whether he can reach the global box office of one billion dollars!

The Christmas season, full of consumption, has begun. The first is Zhang Fan's second superhero movie, the Hulk.

Because Sony got the distribution rights, it spared no effort to promote the movie. Under the overwhelming publicity offensive, with the help of the previous Iron Man's might, no major production dared to fight it on the weekend of the Hulk's release.

In just three days, the Hulk hit more than $55 million at the first-week box office, successfully topping the North American box office.

Although the box office performance is not bad, it is just that this result is too big a gap compared to the previous Iron Man. Many people were surprised. After all, almost everyone thinks that the era of superheroes is coming, why did the Hulk only half the box office of Iron Man in his first week?

You must know that the box office of a movie in the first week has almost decided the fate of a movie. Unless it is a divine drama like Titanic, the fate of other movies is almost in the hands of the box office in the first week.

Sony was also very depressed. He won the distribution rights and connected more than 4,000 screens. Although this is not a summer file, the Christmas file is not much worse than the summer file, but the time is short.

This time, Zhang Fan did not set up a temporary theater line, because he knew that the results of this movie would not be a hit. So when those small theaters who made a lot of money on Iron Man came to the door to express their hope to continue to form temporary theaters, Zhang Fan chose to refuse. However, he left this opportunity to Frozen.

In the second week, the Hulk's box office began to plummet, earning only $34 million. The reason why it can continue to win the box office championship is because there are no strong movies released this week.

By the third week, several of the major theater chains contacted by Sony began to reduce their screens, and the box office results dropped all the way to the level of 18 million dollars. And the throne of the weekly box office champion was also snatched away by the catastrophe of the new release.

The media is sensitive and the fastest to turn the wind.

Before the release of the Hulk, the media was full of hygabout and singing praises for superhero movies. But after the box office performance was not as expected, they quickly changed the direction and began to analyze why they failed, superheroes were just a flash in the pan, and so on.

For these comments from the media, Zhang Fan didn't even bother to read them. If only everything had to trust the media and listen to the media. That normal person can also be made into a nervous disorder.

In the midst of the continuous downward discussion from the outside world, Zhang Fan's ambitious work Frozen has officially entered its own stage!

"This time it's much more powerful than when the Hulk was back. Li Ruhui, who accompanied Zhang Fan on the red carpet of the premiere, looked at Zhang Fan slightly sideways.

"Because this movie is far more important than the Hulk. Zhang Fan smiled and waved to the fans around him. As Zhang Fan continues to create excellent works, he has been sought after by many fans. It's like those movie stars.

In the United States, the director's fame is no worse than that of a well-known actor. There will also be many fans who will become fans because the director has produced excellent works. It's completely different from some parts of Asia. In many places, the audience just looks at one face. As long as the face is beautiful, both men and women will be sought after. This can be regarded as an indirect stimulus to the vigorous development of the plastic surgery industry.

"Are you really so confident that you will definitely reach a billion-dollar box office?" Compared with Zhang Fan, who has a relaxed face, there is an indelible sorrow between Li Ruhui's eyebrows.

That's a billion dollars, and there have only been a few movies in the world that have exceeded this number at the box office since their birth so many years ago? Zhang Fan really dared to offer such a condition to Disney!

In fact, Li Ruhui also knows very well that if it weren't for Zhang Fan's conditions, which seemed almost impossible to do. And the public opinion at that time had forced Disney to the extent that it had to agree, so with the importance of Pixar to Disney, it was impossible for them to take Pixar as an agreed bet with Zhang Fan no matter what!

Without Pixar, Disney would have lost at least more than a third of its strength!

But this kind of condition is too difficult, at least Li Ruhui does not have such great confidence. Once he fails, not only will Zhang Fan leave Hollywood, but he will also hand over so many film adaptation rights in his hands!

Zhang Fan's ones are very popular, and they have been in the top 10 of the best-selling list for some time. With the continuous increase in sales, while bringing a lot of royalty income to Zhang Fan, it is also the film adaptation rights that have risen.

If you give it to Disney for nothing, it will be really unacceptable!

"Don't worry. Zhang Fan turned his head and gave Li Ruhui a smile, "Believe me, I will definitely succeed." After taking Pixar, Disney was my next target. ”

"Well, I believe you. At this time, what else could Li Ruhui do but believe in Zhang Fan? The legally binding contracts were signed, and no one could change them.

"The box office of the Hulk was not as expected, and Sony's attitude immediately cooled down. After entering the premiere theater and chatting with some acquaintances for a while, Zhang Fan and Li Ruhui came to their seats and sat down. Li Ruhui glanced at it, but it was just a middle-level Sony representative, and said in a low voice: "It's too red and fruity." ”

"Isn't the North American box office over 100 million?" Zhang Fan said with a smile, "The global box office results are also good." Didn't the experts say that the global box office must have exceeded $300 million? The investment in this film is not large, and it has already made money. ”

"But compared to Iron Man, the gap is too big. Li Ruhui is still very unwilling.

"It's not a one-dimensional comparison. Zhang Fan smiled and shook his head, "Don't think about that, Sony has to take the distribution rights by itself, and invest in publicity by itself." It has nothing to do with me, I just count the money. The most important thing now is this Frozen right now. There is also the post-production of Captain America and the preliminary preparations for Thor. ”

Zhang Fan will not slow down to make a movie series. He's not one of those old studios with years of history. Zhang Fan is also not interested in devoting the rest of his life to the entertainment industry.

Zhang Fan wants to complete the requirements of the system and become the brightest star in the world, but he will not spend a lifetime for this goal. Therefore, Zhang Fan will speed up the speed of various works as much as possible. Strive to achieve the desired results in the shortest possible time.

After that, Zhang Fan will hand over his business to professional managers to take care of. And he himself will take the women around him to travel the world and enjoy a comfortable life.

The so-called career, the so-called ideal. In Zhang Fan, it is the foundation for being able to spend a happy life in the future.

Therefore, Zhang Fan not only made his own films, but also began to recruit people to expand the company and start several films at the same time. He didn't even need to worry about the long shooting time, because he gave all the scripts. The total movie is only one or two hundred minutes, and it doesn't take too long at all.

And at this time, this Frozen is an important step towards Zhang Fan's success!