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Chapter 140: The Great Gathering

Chapter 140: The Great Gathering

Shirley's sudden order made Paramount's top management nervous, contacting the orphanage, contacting the media, and contacting celebrities...... And such a change, in the end, even alarmed the shareholders of Paramount, and called one after another to ask the reason, Shirley had to explain one by one with a wry smile, but she was very conflicted in her heart, hoping that Liang Xiaolong had no target, so there would be no so-called competition; I also hope that what Liang Xiaolong said is the truth, so that her judgment can be proved to be correct, and her authority in Paramount can be further confirmed. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

cut off the call, Liang Xiaolong also breathed a sigh of relief, although the success of "Peerless Tribulation" depends on the director, but after all, it is his script, he naturally hopes that the box office can be popular, especially not because of the collapse of other films, otherwise the media will inevitably hype up this, which is very likely to affect the box office of the upcoming "Street Dance Boy". At this moment, the phone rang again, and Shirley said, "Captain, if "Independence Day" is really as scary as you say, I want to ask you for help." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "Okay, but I haven't finished dealing with the matter here, and I can only rush back at night." Shirley recounted the publicity plan: "There will be the first event today, you can just come back tomorrow." ”

"Next year, "My Leader, My Regiment" has to choose a good release time, don't crash again." Liang Xiaolong suddenly had a feeling of palpitations, it is not too scary for two blockbusters to collide together, after all, the market is very large, but it is terrifying for two blockbusters of the same type to collide together, fans, especially those senior fans will compare the two films, and all aspects will be divided into high and low for you, and one side will definitely be affected, and even both sides will be affected.

Liang Xiaolong carefully recalled that in his previous life, there were those high-grossing films released in 97, and the most profound memory was naturally "Titanic", but he didn't think that "My Captain, My Regiment" would collide with "Titanic", because "Titanic" was only released in December 97, when "My Captain, My Group" was released early.

"It seems that Jurassic Park is going to have a sequel." Liang Xiaolong thought about it carefully for a long time, but he didn't come up with a reason, after all, he was still very young in his previous life in 97, and he basically didn't watch the films produced before 2000 in the cinema, and most of them were in the future, so many times he couldn't tell whether those films were released in a few years, even if he knew in his previous life, he couldn't remember it for a while. The reason why "Titanic" and "Jurassic Park Sequel" are remembered is because the former caused a sensation in the former world, and the latter is the sequel to the dinosaurs that caused a sensation all over the world in '93.

However, Liang Xiaolong also knows that after 95 years of downturn in Hollywood, there is no shortage of high-grossing films every year, and in 97, there will definitely be more than "Titanic" and "Jurassic Park Sequel".

Liang Xiaolong worked at Weta Digital Studio for another day, continued to instill his creative intentions in the creative team, and rushed back to Los Angeles that night. And Paramount's action is also very fast, the director of the film, Michael, starring Bruce, Ben, Andy and Liv appeared in the Sunshine and Starlight orphanages, donated $300,000 in finances, took photos and signed autographs for the orphans, and played various games with the orphans.

Moreover, the love activity did not end in a day, and all major media pointed out that Liang Xiaolong and Shirley would join the Anxin lineup every other day to give gifts and love to the orphans. Bruce also pointed out in the interview: "Just like the movie "The Peerless Apocalypse", disaster can strike at any time, maybe twenty years later, and then it will be up to their generation to save the earth." Therefore, we contribute our limited strength to help the children grow up as much as possible, and the future is in their hands. ”

"I'm back." Liang Xiaolong slammed his luggage onto the sofa: "Baby, sweetheart, don't come out to pick up the car yet." ”

"No one?" Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but be stunned, and shouted a few more times, but no one answered. He searched the rooms again, but still couldn't find a figure: "Why did these two women go?" Liang Xiaolong was a little worried, and called Rachel first: "Baby, where is it?" Rachel said, "At home." Liang Xiaolong said: "Baby, please, be professional in lying, I'm at home now." Rachel smiled: "My dear, I am in my hometown in England, and I have to spend time with my parents." Liang Xiaolong asked, "What about the sweetheart?" Won't you go back to your hometown to accompany your parents? ”

Rachel smiled, "That's right, congratulations, you'll be alone next." Liang Xiaolong smiled bitterly: "You two are too unpopular, when will you come back?" Rachel said, "In a few days, you'll be busy anyway." ”

Liang Xiaolong is really busy, in addition to participating in Paramount's charity activities, he also has to take Richard's physics special effects team to Yunnan to build giant tree forts, temporary bridges, etc.

"Captain, you really got it right." As soon as she arrived at Paramount, Shirley threw a report to Liang Xiaolong: "The box office of "Independence Day" on the first day is 9 million, and this is still the ability to grab the box office for three days a week and weekend is bound to be even more crazy, and it is indeed the biggest competitor of "Peerless Tribulation". Fortunately, we started promoting it yesterday and had an advantage in public opinion, so we were not affected by "Independence Day" at the box office. However, as more and more people watch "Independence Day", the conflict between "Peerless Apocalypse" and "Independence Day" will become more and more obvious, and we will have to keep making news. ”

"The first week is the most important, if you can comprehensively suppress the other party in public opinion, the next box office should not be affected." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "So, I will fully cooperate with you this week." Shirley shook her head and said, "It's not a good way to suppress it comprehensively." First of all, according to what you said, the box office potential of "Independence Day" is higher than that of "The Peerless Apocalypse", and we are already passive, and if Fox takes action, we may not be able to hold them down. Secondly, our Paramount and Fox are strategic partners, and "Titanic" is a joint venture between our two companies, so there is no need to fight to the death. ”

Liang Xiaolong thought for a while, and suddenly smiled: "I think I understand, you want to turn the competitive relationship into mutual advancement?" Shirley smiled: "Smart, before this, we have to take advantage of public opinion, and then hype through online channels to infinitely amplify the advantages of the two films, so that we can change the audience's concept to a large extent, not to choose a certain film, but to watch both films once, and then compare." In this way, even if we end up in the other party's reputation, the purpose of profit has been achieved. ”

"It's all old foxes." Liang Xiaolong also deeply admires this mature approach, if it is replaced by Yanhuang Film Company, at least Liang Xiaolong will not use this method, but choose to fight to the death. However, this also proves that Yanhuang Film Company is not mature enough, and he is right to hand over the management to Carl.

Liang Xiaolong asked about the adaptation of the new script again, and Shirley smiled: "Although the background of the story is huge, because Qin Qiong's deeds are recorded relatively clearly, the adaptation is quite smooth, and now it is nearing the end, plus the review time, filming should start after Christmas." Liang Xiaolong said: "What about the production funds?" Shirley suddenly laughed: "It's very economical, 50 million dollars is about the same." ”

"50 million dollars, that's enough." Liang Xiaolong also understands that in domestic filming, the actor's salary is very small, and the local army can be asked to help in large-scale battle formations, and the investment is very small, and it only cost 30 million US dollars to shoot "Hero" in the previous life 02, and now 50 million US dollars is enough to create luxurious war scenes. However, Liang Xiaolong still reminded: "Shirley, you should know the plot of Wagangzhai, right?" ”

Shirley laughed: "Of course, I am the producer of this film, and sometimes I also participate in the adaptation. Liang Xiaolong said: "There are many heroes in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and Wagangzhai is a hero concentration camp, if your drama can sell well at the box office, you can continue to shoot those heroes and make it into a series, aren't you Paramount the best at shooting series?" Shirley said: "To do it, we naturally have to do our best, and now it depends on the ability of Western audiences to accept pure Chinese culture, and fortunately, "Terracotta Warriors" has taken the lead and laid a good foundation, otherwise I wouldn't dare to invest easily." ”

Every new theme means two results, box office success or box office failure, and as the CEO of a large company, Shirley's every choice needs to be cautious, unlike Liang Xiaolong, who has a small family and a small business, but has a lot of liquidity, even if one or two investments fail, it doesn't matter, anyway, it will not affect the operation of the film company because of problems in other industrial chains.

Shirley said: "If this film can be popular at the box office, I will increase investment and develop Chinese-themed films next year, and you will be able to help more when the time comes." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "I can only say that I am extremely happy." Shirley said, "Everyone is here, let's go." ”

In the next three days, the crew of "Peerless Tribulation" continued to run to various orphanages, donating money and materials, interacting with orphans, and TV and newspapers reported almost every day. In this way, the actor's exposure rate is more, his fame is also improving, and the film has attracted the attention of the audience, and its influence is getting bigger and bigger.

On the fourth day, Paramount and Fox launched activities at the same time, hyping up the Internet to infinitely magnify the advantages of the two films and compare the differences between the two films at great length. For example, one of them wrote: Is it the horror of a meteorite impact on the earth, or is the alien invasion more terrifying? "The Peerless Tribulation" tells us the story of a collision of stars, which happens almost every day in outer space, but not on Earth. "Independence Day" focuses on alien invasions, and the Space Agency is known to invest large sums of money every year to find out if extraterrestrial life actually exists.

Both stories may happen one day in the future, but that story is more realistic, and only after watching two films can you make the right decision.

This kind of publicity continues, and the audience is more excited about the two films under such bombardment, and even many fans who originally didn't like space movies have entered the cinema because of this. Therefore, there was a magical scene in the collision of the two films, and the box office was not affected, but robbed the audience's pockets very steadily.

When everything stabilized, Liang Xiaolong took the personnel of Weta Digital Studio to Yunnan, climbed the Nantianmen again, stood on the top of the mountain, and said, "Richard, what do you think of here?" Isn't it a good fit for a tough fight? Richard laughed: "Although I don't know much about war, I want to put the tree fort I designed here, with dozens of machine guns to strafe, and there are enough supplies, I believe it will be difficult to breach." Liang Xiaolong said: "It seems that I really didn't choose the wrong place, so I put the tree fort here, and it must be built majestic enough to be permanently preserved, which can be regarded as my local tourism industry to make a contribution and let tourists have one more place to travel." ”

Richard left some people to conduct field surveys and collect data, and then came down from Nantianmen to the banks of the Nu River, looking at the remaining bridge piers: "I think it is more practical to build a dangerous bridge. "Liang Xiaolong didn't want to build a bridge that could be opened to traffic, anyway, it was going to be blown up in the end, as long as it looked realistic. Richard added: "You can add more gravel or even lime powder to the bridge, and the scene will be more spectacular when it explodes, and it will be more suitable for capturing the picture." Liang Xiaolong said: "Anyway, as long as the bridge built can ensure that people will not collapse when they walk over." ”

In addition, many war fortifications had to be constructed on both sides of the Nu River, and Richard's team had in-depth investigations in this regard, whether it was a bunker trench that could be built at the level of World War II.

"In the end, it's a mass grave, a big project." Because Liang Xiaolong added a scene where tens of thousands of peasants were caught by devils to dig tunnels and then buried alive, and in order to be realistic, a mass grave needed to be built. In this regard, Liang Xiaolong did not choose the site himself, but took Richard's team to conduct a field trip and choose a suitable place to build.

"I think you can choose to shoot more diversely." Richard eventually chose the foot of a hill: "You can build a trench on the flat ground to bury the corpses; You can also dig a cave, drive people in, and then directly blow up the entrance of the cave, which fully demonstrates the cruelty of the devil's killing. Liang Xiaolong smiled: "After all, it is a professional, but I feel that it is still not diversified enough, so it is better for you to use your imagination again." Richard said: "This is very simple, you don't need to construct it, just throw it directly into the Nu River, anyway, with the water conditions of the Nu River, the corpse will be thrown down, and it will not be found nearby." ”

Liang Xiaolong shook his head and denied: "A large number of corpses are thrown into the Nu River, and the people downstream will definitely find out and report it, and the reason why Takeuchi Lianshan slaughtered civilians in the film is because he wants to keep the secret of hollowing out the mountain." Richard shrugged: "Then I can't help it." Peter next to him said, "Man, don't worry about one or the other, you're making a war movie, not a slaughter movie." Liang Xiaolong said with a smile: "Yes, as long as the two methods of slaughter in the trench and the cave are perfectly expressed." ”

After Liang Xiaolong accompanied the working group to be busy in Yunnan, the box office of "100% Men" came out again in the new week, and it has been released in the sixth week in China, winning 15 million US dollars, and the total local box office has reached 191 million US dollars, and it will be released for another week, which is very likely to break through the 200 million mark. In the fifth week of overseas release, but it also passed the hot period, winning $18 million, and the total overseas box office reached $195 million. The total global box office is as high as $386 million.

And "Peerless Tribulation" won the second place at the box office in the second week because of Paramount's timely publicity methods. The most amazing thing is "Independence Day", a film with a production cost of only $70 million, which overwhelmingly suppressed the $100 million "Peerless Apocalypse", with a box office of $91 million in the first week.

"The situation of the two heroes competing for hegemony, fortunately, the hot screening period of "100% Man" has passed, otherwise under the impact of these two films, it will only be incomplete." Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but be glad that he chose the release time, he would have collided with "Terracotta Warriors" earlier, and he was not caught between these two films later, and these three films have super high quality, how can "Man 100%" compete?

"All the data has been collected." Richard put a design drawing in front of Liang Xiaolong: "You see, if there is no problem, you can contact the construction team." After Liang Xiaolong took a closer look, he said: "Generally speaking, there is no problem, but when the specific shooting is carried out, some changes may be made, but these will be discussed later." ”

Liang Xiaolong dialed Han Sanping's phone again: "Mr. Han, all the designs have been completed on my side, when will the construction team arrive?" Han Sanping said: "Don't worry, I have contacted the construction company, and they will soon come to the site for evaluation." Liang Xiaolong said: "Then please, I will let Carl transfer the funds to you first." ”

"Everything is ready, I wonder how the actors are going?" Liang Xiaolong smiled, thinking that it was almost over, it should be time to enter the pre-shooting. Thinking of this, Liang Xiaolong first called Sophie: "Beauty, the crew is going to gather in Beijing, when can you come over?" Sophie said: "I have already done all the documents, I can go to Beijing the day after tomorrow, and you will pick me up when the time comes." Liang Xiaolong said: "That's okay, I'll see you the day after tomorrow." ”

Liang Xiaolong notified all the leading actors one by one, informed them of the meeting place, and then called the costume designer Nigra. Di: "Let's go, go to Beijing, it's time to assemble." ”

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