Chapter 246 Stepping Stones

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In the eyes of Shao Yifu and Zou Wenhuai, the rapid rise of the Southern Cinema Line has not affected their current status, at best they are just jumping in front of them, at most they are a little bit of an eyesore.

On the contrary, Ye Jingcheng's high-profile involvement in the theater chain may also drive the economy of this industry, and more resources and talents will be used by them at that time. So their big move this time is not aimed at the Southern Cinema Line.

As Ye Jingcheng thought, these two tycoons are planning to develop the Hollywood market.

Golden Harvest's plan is to let Chenglong, who plays the role of the façade, enter the Hollywood star camp first, so find Hollywood's old-school director Robert? Cross, tailor-made a "Killer Trench" action comedy for Chenglong.

This film was mixed with too much scolding, so Ye Jingcheng did not watch it in his previous life. But he knows that the box office of the movie is actually not bad, and the two places of the island country and France alone have achieved more than 10 million US dollars at the box office.

As for the production cost of this movie, the production cost of the film is not very much, and the bulk of it is spent on publicity. Zou Wenhuai personally announced in Hollywood that Golden Harvest will invest $60 million to shoot 6 large-scale zuò films with international superstars.

It can be seen that even if "Killer Trench" is a good start for Golden Harvest to enter Hollywood, the budget will not exceed 15 million US dollars, so this film will not only not lose money, but will also make Golden Harvest profitable.

It can only be said that the aesthetics of "Killer Trench" are not suitable for Chinese people to watch, so it only achieved 580w Hong Kong dollars at the box office on Hong Kong Island, although it still ranks second in the annual box office, but the audience's response is constant scolding.

As for Shaw Brothers' plan to enter Hollywood, Shao Yifu is indeed much more sophisticated than Zou Wenhuai in terms of personality. Zou Wen was full of calculations and figured out the movie "Killer Trench", and stepped into the Hollywood circle with one foot.

And Shao Yifu's approach is more low-key and safe, in addition to finding Hollywood directors to guide the shooting, the actors are also blonde and blue-eyed, and he used a "Earth Catastrophe" as a pathstone last year.

The investment of nearly 16 million dollars can only be said to be a break-even. However, his original ambition did suffer a blow. So this time, Shao Yifu, who thinks he has touched the threshold, once again invested in the sci-fi movie "2020", and the other translation name is "Blade Runner".

The film was produced with a budget of $2,800, of which Shao Yifu invested three-and-a-half, or nearly $10 million, and the film made more than $5 million in total profits.

It's just that compared with Shao Yifu's wishful thinking, the gap between the two is too big, so he once again shelved his plan to enter Hollywood.

Another year, Shao Yifu shot again, and he seems to be very optimistic about sci-fi movies.

It turns out that Shao Yifu's vision is very vicious, science fiction movies are indeed theme movies in the future, but his vision is too advanced, science is not popularized in this era, and how to accept some unimaginable things, even the screenwriter's scientific knowledge may not pass.

So the film he invested in this time was a "Interstellar Blunt Tire" produced by Shaw Brothers himself. This four-like film, which can quite reflect the characteristics of Hong Kong films' "beads", "parody" and "mixing and matching elements", is completely imitating Hollywood jokes, and there is no main story.

As a result, it can't be sold in the foreign market, and the local theaters are scolded, making it a joke in the film industry.

Regarding the situation of Shaw Brothers, Ye Jingcheng just wanted to say two words simply: "You deserve it." "Fang Yihua, an old woman, is not bad in terms of management and personnel, but if you let her invest in films, she will directly fall into the way she manages people.

It's not okay, it's not appropriate. You've got to listen to me, or I'll let you go for a sex movie. It's not that Ye Jingcheng looks down on women, but Fang Yihua doesn't know how to do it at all, isn't it foolish to meddle in the affairs of the crew?

The two big actions of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, Ye Jingcheng just laughed after hearing it. It's no wonder that in the summer box office season, Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers are not blockbusters.

However, compared with the box office of previous years, this year's box office is a good start, and the glorious decade of Hong Kong Island films is coming, and I believe that more and more people will join the film industry in the future.

The summer vacation file is ranked first by Green Lantern Entertainment's "Why Have Me", with a total box office of more than 7 million. Golden Harvest's "Money is Strange" was filmed in second place, with a total box office of 4 million.

The victory or defeat of the two sides has not yet been revealed, but it is certain that the total box office of these two films will exceed three million.

When Li Ying left the office, within a few minutes, Zhu Baoyi made an internal phone call and came in. You said that this stupid girl wants me to come in, why is it so troublesome to make a phone call?

Well, it turned out to be just his own passion. Zhu Baoyi called in because there were two people outside the door who wanted to see him. One of them is Zhou Xingchi, and the other is Liao Qizhi, who became Zhou Xingchi's follower.

It is said that Zhou Xingchi came over this time because he thought about it for a long time. In the end, he was instigated by Liao Qizhi, so Liao Qizhi came over today, firstly, to strengthen Zhou Xingchi's courage, and secondly, to show his face in front of Ye Jingcheng.

"Ye Sheng, I want to ask ......" After sitting down, Zhou Xingchi hesitantly started the topic and said: "I want to ask about that "Invincible Lucky Star", when do you plan to start the film Ye Sheng?" ”

Ye Jingcheng leaned back in the chair and asked indifferently, "What?" What are your thoughts? ”

"This ......" Zhou Xingchi's hands were constantly rubbing, and fine sweat had begun to flow out.

Liao Qizhi glanced at Zhou Xingchi, hurriedly snatched the opportunity to watch Xiàn, and said, "Ye Sheng, let's wait for me to talk." ”

Ye Jingcheng raised his chin and motioned for him to continue. Liao Qizhi rolled his eyes and said: "Actually, that's it, Ah Xing has been honing his acting skills at home during this time, but Ye Sheng knows that acting skills don't rely on personal training, so Ah Xing just wants to learn from the play." ”

Liao Qizhi tactfully expressed Zhou Xingchi's thoughts, and the latter immediately cast a grateful look and answered: "Yes, Ye Sheng." I feel that no matter how well I hone alone, it is not as good as a breakthrough in the practice. ”

"So?" Ye Jingcheng looked at the two of them with interest, originally he promised Wu Mengda to delay the film "Invincible Lucky Star" for a few months, in order to hone Zhou Xingchi's impetuous character.

However, he found that this approach is not practical, Zhou Xingchi is indeed very talented in acting, but his personal personality is very unpleasant. Ye Jingcheng had expectations for him, so he wanted to cultivate this seedling well.

Now it seems that instead of letting time wear out Zhou Xingchi's character, it is better to let him fall more realistically. So he gave up his original idea and replied: "I'll see if Huang Baiming has time to let him direct this film." ”

"Thank you Ye Sheng, thank you Ye Sheng." Zhou Xingchi thanked him repeatedly. Although he wants Ye Jingcheng to direct this film more, the one that remains is impatient, so that he only wants to be famous again in the near future.

"If it's okay, go back first, someone will notify you when a new announcement is made." Ye Jingcheng dismissed.

"Okay, okay." Zhou Xingchi bowed down and smiled, and pulled Liao Qizhi again: "Ah Zhi, let's go." ”

Liao Qizhi is naturally unwilling, your own business is finished. How can you forget about his good brother, without waiting for him to hint at Zhou Xingchi. Ye Jingcheng said: "Liao Qizhi, you stay, I have something to tell you." ”

"Ah Xing, you go first, you don't have to wait for me."

Immediately, Liao Qizhi was overjoyed, and also sent Zhou Xingchi away, saying: "Treat yourself well, you will be him in the future." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Xingchi was silent for a few seconds and left the office angrily.

And Liao Qizhi, who was left, as he expected, Ye Jingcheng asked him to play several different roles, and nodded in agreement in the process, it seems that he will soon have a bright future.

What Liao Qizhi didn't know was that in fact, Ye Jingcheng nodded not to agree with his acting skills, on the contrary, he felt that Liao Qizhi's acting skills were very exaggerated, and he could only give a maximum of 30 points if he really wanted to score.

Keeping this Liao Qizhi down is where Ye Jingcheng is sure that this person can be used.

"That's right, have you read Xingzai's script?" Seeing Liao Qizhi, who was in full bloom, Ye Jingcheng pressed his hand and signaled him to stop.

After Liao Qizhi sat down, he replied repeatedly: "I've seen it, I know how many characters in it." ”

"There's a character called Lily in it, and it's up to you to play it." Ye Jingcheng promised.

"Forced to lly?" After thinking about it repeatedly, Liao Qizhi finally remembered that this role was a traitor and did not have many scenes.

Immediately, he showed some disappointment.

Ye Jingcheng snorted coldly and asked, "Xingzi's first role is less than yours, but his current salary has risen to 100,000, do you know why?" ”

Liao Qizhi immediately defended his gaffe, why can Zhou Xingchi become popular. Liao Qizhi and most of the people who are red at Zhou Xingchi thought at a glance, isn't it because he slapped Ye Jingcheng's sycophants to get on top? Therefore, Zhou Xingchi was able to become famous entirely because of Ye Jingcheng's single-handed operation.

Seeing Liao Qizhi's rapidly changing attitude, Ye Jingcheng nodded, with a teachable face. said: "Good table xiàn, in the future, you will be Zhou Xingchi." ”

"Ye Sheng, don't worry, I won't let you down." Liao Qizhi may not have great wisdom, but he still has some small wisdom.

Secretly said that Ye Jingcheng wanted him to replace Zhou Xingchi, but it was not strange to think about it, how many people could stand Zhou Xingchi's temper.

"Alright, you can go back if it's okay." Ye Jingcheng shook his head secretly, Liao Qizhi's character is full of villain.

Is it possible for Ye Jingcheng to let him replace Zhou Xingchi? Obviously impossible, and Ye Jingcheng's sentence just now has not yet been finished, the whole sentence should be: "You are the stepping stone for Zhou Xingchi's personality change." ”