Chapter 255: Already on the market
"By the way, it's almost the New Year now." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Zeng Xiaoxian suddenly remembered something, "Qing, don't go with me when you leave, you go to my home in Shanghai first, there is a desk in my bedroom, in the desk"
"Desk?" Fang Qing said with some doubts.
"Well, there should be a script in the drawer of my desk, it is the script of an idol drama that I wrote, called "My Girl", you can help me give Ye Youyue, if you can, please tell her, it is best to start filming immediately after the New Year, although the time is a little tight, but if it is only an idol drama, it should be in time!"
Zeng Xiaoxian said that "My Girl" was something he had thought about a long time ago, and he had written it before. It's just that it wasn't handed over to the company, and now it's time for the New Year, Zeng Xiaoxian thinks it's time to hand it over to the company, because Zeng Xiaoxian has the impression that "My Girl" will be broadcast at the end of the year.
If this is a domestic TV series, it will be given up, because according to the convention of domestic TV dramas, if the TV series broadcast at the end of the year, maybe the script has already appeared, it is too unsafe, but Korean TV dramas are different, especially such idol dramas, which basically belong to Shuimu dramas, and they generally write scripts while filming, and look at the audience's preferences to determine the direction of the script for the next episode, so it is more than enough to shoot now.
In fact, everything has a so-called peak and decline period, and the Korean dramas that were once rampant have entered a period of decline in Zeng Xiaoxian's previous life. At the peak of Korean dramas, there will be several works that are well-known in Asia a year, from the earliest "Blue Life and Death Love" to the smash hit "Da Jang Jin" to the later "My Name is Kim Sam Soon", etc., the more you go to the later such works, the more lacking such works are, and before Zeng Xiaoxian's rebirth, it is almost impossible to find a work that can be popular all over Asia.
As time goes by, Zeng Xiaoxian's plagiarized works will become fewer and fewer, and they will disappear in the end, so Zeng Xiaoxian has to take advantage of this.
Of course, with Zeng Xiaoxian's current ability, prestige and appeal, write something casually, as long as it is not too bad, it is not difficult to become popular all over Asia, this is the so-called celebrity effect, but since there is an easier way, and these Korean things are wasted when they expire, why bother, Zeng Xiaoxian of course also knows that the road of life in the future can only be relied on by himself, and plagiarism cannot be plagiarized for a lifetime, but he is not pedantic enough to reject plagiarism because of this.
What to say is uneasy, this is a unique thing given to him by God alone, why don't you make use of it!
After making up his mind, Zeng Xiaoxianxun asked for leave like Zhang Ji, and once he decided, he would never drag his feet.
"Director Zhang, now that there is news from the United States, "New Moon" is about to be released, I want to take a few days off, at least to run the early publicity!" Zeng Xiaoxian said very sincerely.
Zhang Ji is in a good mood, generally speaking, actors are not allowed to go out without permission, because it will affect the filming, but is Zeng Xiaoxian an ordinary person? Of course not, during this period of time, the filming has gone so smoothly, and Zeng Xiaoxian has also taken a lot of credit.
If it weren't for him, it would have been at least two more months to shoot, and he is an actor who rarely makes mistakes, which is very popular in any crew.
Since Zeng Xiaoxian has saved so much time for the crew, it doesn't seem so unacceptable to let him take a few days off. After thinking about it, Zhang Jizhong still said: "Yes, but now the shooting is very nervous, you still have to come back early to shoot!" ”
"That's great, thank you, Director!"
A plane roared to the ground at the New York airport in the United States, and when the plane stopped, Zeng Xiaoxian got off the plane and rushed directly to the premiere site.
When I arrived at the premiere scene, after entering, I immediately met the director Catherine, and the movie was about to be released, and she was also beaming. This is completely different from her previous filming of "Twilight", when he filmed "Twilight" before, he was only a cutting-edge director, but if this one can be a big hit, she will be able to squeeze into the position of a first-class director in Hollywood, and she will no longer be as embarrassed as before, and her joy is directly expressed on her face.
"Dear Zeng, long time no see!" Catherine said with a smile.
"Long time no see, how are you doing?" Zeng Xiaoxian said with a smile.
"Of course, I heard that you've been filming in China recently. Catherine asked.
"Well, yes, it's a TV series!" Zeng Xiaoxian said with a smile.
"TV series? How did you go about filming a TV series! As an American, Catherine still has a hard time understanding that Zeng Xiaoxian, who is an international superstar, would go to make a TV series, which is too exaggerated.
"Well, it's hard for you to imagine. But this is what it is, and in our country, this is not surprising! Zeng Xiaoxian explained with a smile, in fact, what Zeng Xiaoxian said is not true, in addition to the models at the bottom of the Chinese entertainment industry. In several other industries, anyone who can succeed in their own circle will not change careers casually.
Catherine didn't ask much, after all, the national conditions of each country are different, and it does not necessarily mean that the American system is better than China's.
Zeng Xiaoxian chatted with Catherine for a while, and they scattered to be interviewed by reporters, or they were surrounded by a large number of reporters when their talents were separated.
"Zeng Xiaoxian, can you tell me how much the box office of your tone will be?" A reporter asked.
"Box office, I hope there will be more than a billion dollars at the box office." Zeng Xiaoxian thought about it and said, but he didn't say it too slowly, after all, this seems to be a sequel, and it is not uncommon for a sequel to be inferior to the first episode.
Regarding Zeng Xiaoxian's casual remarks about such a high and outrageous box office, the reporters below not only felt that Zeng Xiaoxian was arrogant, but felt that Zeng Xiaoxian was modest. After all, according to the box office of the previous "Twilight", even if "New Moon" is not as good as "Twilight", it is still very easy to play a billion.
"Will this "New Moon" surpass the box office results of "Twilight"?"
"I hope it will!" Zeng Xiaoxian said with a smile.
Time passed minute by minute, and finally it was the turn of the movie to be released, Zeng Xiaoxian sat next to director Catherine, he obviously felt the nervousness of this female director who was still talking and laughing before, "Twilight" was very famous before the adaptation, and the first "Twilight" before it won an almost demonic box office result.
This is a time of glorious achievement, and at the same time, it is also a huge burden, which will crush her at any time, in fact, not only Catherine, but also the main creators of the crew have such nervous expressions.
The lights dimmed, and the Fox logo appeared first at the beginning of the film. The picture brightens, and Bella, who appears as the heroine first, appears in a fairytale-like fairyland that is beautiful for showing.
The story of "Twilight" is full of twists and turns, and every time it is thrilling, there will always be a low exclamation from the audience in the theater, Zeng Xiaoxian already knows that he has succeeded, after all, a movie that can attract the audience to devote themselves to it is definitely a good movie, isn't it!
Until the movie slowly came to an end, the audience who watched the screening gave warm applause to the creators of the film, thanking them for bringing such a good movie to themselves.
The box office of the film announced the huge success of the film, only one week of release in North America received a box office of 200 million US dollars, and the simultaneous launch of Europe and Japan also achieved great success, a week after the European release, "New Moon" received a box office of 230 million US dollars, and in Japan "Twilight" also received a box office of 160 million US dollars, just one week, in the three major box office markets in Hollywood on the box office of 590 million US dollars, firmly sitting on the throne of the box office champion without wavering, All the films in the entire New Year's schedule, and even the movies of the previous year, have formed a strong deterrent.
Judging from this box office result, compared to the original "Twilight", the results of "New Moon" will only be better, and no one knows where it will go.
But that's just the beginning.
Coupled with the box office in South America, Australia and other places, the global box office grossed 650 million US dollars, so Fox Company laughed from ear to ear, 650 million US dollars, which is not a small amount, and this box office can definitely rank in the top 50 of the global movie box office list, which is obtained after comparing it with the box office of all films in history.
Besides, it's only been a week, according to this momentum, the global box office of more than one billion dollars is not a problem at all, that is to say, Fox will have a box office of more than one billion after "Twilight", and if the momentum continues, "New Moon" will almost become inevitable to pass "Twilight", although it should only be stronger than "Twilight", but it is enough to make Twentieth Century Fox steal fun, in that case, the top three highest-grossing movies in history, they will have two Twentieth Century Fox, In that case, they are really infinitely beautiful, even the other seven major Hollywood companies are only deflated in the face of this achievement, how can this not make the people of Twentieth Century Fox not ecstatic and secretly happy.
Whether the appearance of "New Moon" can break the box office myth of "Magic Man" on the basis of "Twilight" is a very complicated issue, and no one can say for sure, but at least there are already signs of this, isn't it?
Fox's first reaction to this was a sequel, and then a third episode would be made, but the sequel was still in Zeng Xiaoxian's head, and it hadn't come out yet, even if he wanted to shoot it, he couldn't do it, and suddenly he was depressed, so he could only keep urging Zeng Xiaoxian to hurry up and release the third episode.
Since the big hit of "Twilight", it has been compared with the equally popular "Magic Man", from the comparison of sales at the beginning to the box office of the current adapted script, before which "Magic Man" has had two movies released, accumulating more than two billion US dollars at the box office. If you want to be on the total box office, "Magic Man". "Twilight" still has a long way to go, but "Twilight", as the first part of "Twilight", announced his strong attack with a global box office of $1.3 billion as soon as it was released, and it is a step closer to the box office comparison with "Magic Man".
Last year, "Magic Man and the Prisoner" was only nearly 800 million US dollars, and the body that was blown up was incomplete. And under the strong blow of "New Moon", the possibility of "Magic Man" being completely exploded again is very high.
Although there are only two books in the "Twilight" series and the "Magic Man series" have been the object of comparison, the box office of the movie is the same, and the proud box office of "Twilight", which was released at the beginning of the year, has made a good start with a box office of 650 million. While reaping the success and prestige of the big idea, it also caused huge psychological pressure on the follow-up films, which directly deterred the films of the following year.
First of all, in the comparison of box office figures, as well as the comparison of yields, although the box office of "Magic Man Series" is good, but the cost is also high, often hundreds of millions, plus the share of major theaters, in fact, in the end, the net profit in the hands of Warner is only one or two hundred million, but "New Moon" is different, "New Moon" is basically a low-cost or medium-cost movie in Hollywood, and it only spent 50 million dollars last time to harvest a high box office of $1.3 billion, which made Fox taste the sweetness.
In the filming of "New Moon", Fox invested about 100 million in costs, making "New Moon" more exquisite than "Twilight", with a larger lineup and more aggressive publicity, but even if a lot of investment is made, the income is more, plus the publicity costs, there will be three or four billion after the theater is shared, this is only the first week, and it will only be more in the future.
Of course, the more box office, the happier Zeng Xiaoxian is, according to the original agreement with Fox, Zeng Xiaoxian can get a 7.5% dividend, and the box office of 600 million US dollars in just one week will bring Zeng Xiaoxian 100 million US dollars.
Fox is still in pain this time, but there is no way to make it painful, who has already agreed, the promise of the person cannot be reversed, after all, there is a contract, and Fox still wants to continue to cooperate with Zeng Xiaoxian. What if Zeng Xiaoxian is provoked, anyway, it is Zeng Xiaoxian who holds the copyright of "Twilight", if he doesn't nod, don't think about the third part.
Hollywood doesn't know how many companies are cooperating with Zeng Xiaoxian! You must know that Zeng Xiaoxian only sold the copyright of "Twilight", and "New Moon" is just the second part of "Twilight", and there are two more in the back, Hollywood doesn't know how many companies are eyeing this, especially after the release of "New Moon", which caused a box office frenzy, various film companies want to pull Zeng Xiaoxian into their portfolio, Zeng Xiaoxian's value is not only reflected in "Twilight".
Zeng Xiaoxian is basically an all-rounder, not to mention the ability to write scripts, just look at "Twilight", and the acting skills are also very good, and look at the long form, the sales volume has reached 35 million copies, what an exaggerated number. (To be continued.) )