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Chapter 157: The record is finally broken

Chapter 157: The record is finally broken

Yanhuang Film Company has also invested $60 million in filming last year, "Speed and Leakage", which started filming last year and is released today, invested $80 million, "My Leader, My Group" invested $80 million, and "The Matrix" invested $100 million, which is already comparable to the eight Hollywood giants in terms of the scale of blockbusters. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn addition, Yanhuang Film Company also filmed "Drop of the Heart", "Runaway Bride", "Notting Hill", "Love Chocolate" and "Boy Don't Cry" this year, which will also be released this year, although I don't know how the box office is, but with an annual output of eight films, it is definitely a giant among all independent film production companies.

According to Liang Xiaolong's estimate, these eight films have a lot of profit margin, in contrast, although the eight giant companies also produce more than ten films every year, at least one-third of the films cannot achieve profitability, and the other one-third has little profit margin, so Yanhuang Film Company can even surpass several of them in terms of total revenue.

The take-off of Yanhuang film workers is a miracle, and Bruce Leung and Carl have made a strong mark in the history of Hollywood development, which will definitely be remembered by future generations. However, the current situation of Yanhuang Film Company is also more delicate, as far as this year is concerned, only the script of "Drop of the Heart" is from the Screenwriters Guild, and the other scripts are all written by Liang Xiaolong. For a large company, such a development route is tantamount to deformity and abnormal, but the reason why he did not ask for too many scripts from the Screenwriters Guild is mainly because the company is not developing fast enough and there is a relative lack of internal talents, so Carl is so cautious.

However, during this time, Carl also frequently communicated with the Screenwriters Guild, according to his plan, next year will be three to five scripts from the Screenwriters Guild, planning to catch up with the eight major companies in the number of films produced. However, in order to expand the business, the company has to expand, but this is not too much pressure for Yanhuang filmmakers. First of all, the company's performance is booming, and many talents are eager to enter Yanhuang Film Company; The second is the company's hardware equipment, the new office building, including the interior shooting studio, will be completed in February next year, when the company's hardware and software can compete with the eight giant companies.

There is also Weta Digital Studio, after a large amount of capital injection, Yanhuang Film Company has mastered 70% of the shares and has become a subsidiary of Yanhuang Film Company. Now, the company is in the take-off phase, and it is believed that in another two years, the special effects technology will reach maturity and start to make a profit without having to inject more money.

The company's development results are gratifying, and the results of the eighth week of "My Captain, My Group" also came out, steadily winning $25 million in the United States, and the total box office in the United States is as high as $355 million. The overseas box office is still relatively high, taking in $41 million, and the overseas box office is as high as $505 million. The global box office is as high as $860 million, and there is no suspense in rewriting the box office record.

At the top of the weekly box office list is still "Jurassic Park 2", "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasty" failed to kick "Jurassic Park 2" off the top of the box office list as expected, but it also ranked second with $58 million. The investment in the film "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" is only 60 million US dollars, which can only be regarded as a medium and high investment film in Hollywood, and 58 million US dollars in the first week is already very high, and Shirley is also very satisfied with this result. When attending the premiere of "The Matrix", he said: "Captain, the company will definitely start filming a sequel next year, do you have any good proposals?" It's best to make a breakthrough at the box office. ”

Liang Xiaolong couldn't help scratching his hair, when he recommended the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties to Paramount, it was an era of heroes and had a grand background, so it was relatively easy to make a series. However, he only provided the subject matter and did not participate in the screenwriting, and the success of the film was due to the superb screenwriting skills of Hollywood screenwriters and Michael . Bei's super directing ability. Therefore, Liang Xiaolong has no good ideas about the direction of the series. The only thing that is certain is that you can't shoot Qin Qiong anymore, because Qin Qiong's story is over.

In fact, it is not a big problem in the selection of characters, after all, there are many heroes in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and they are all well-known men when they pull one out. But the selection of characters must have deep meaning, and it is best to have a certain meaning, such as Qin Qiong, isn't it the embodiment of Chinese virtues?

Liang Xiaolong thought carefully for a while: "In terms of plot, "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" is almost perfect under your screenwriters, so it is almost impossible to make a breakthrough in this regard. Therefore, if you want to make the series stronger and bigger, you can only make breakthroughs in scenes and special effects. Shirley couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's exactly the same as Michael's idea, it seems that I have to prepare a lot of money." Liang Xiaolong said with a smile: "I can't bear to let the child trap the wolf, especially the series, it is natural to be stronger, but as long as there is a big difference, it will be disgusted by fans." ”

After a pause, Liang Xiaolong said again: "If you want to make a breakthrough in the scene and special effects, then you must also have a breakthrough in the selection of characters, from a general to a handsome, the duel of thousands of troops is just a thought, and the momentum is more magnificent and huge." Speaking of this, two people involuntarily appeared in Liang Xiaolong's mind, Li Jing and Li Ji, the former had never been defeated in his life, and made great contributions to the founding of the Tang Dynasty. The latter is almost as famous as the former, born in Wagang, but because of Li Mi's suspicion, he had to vote for Li Tang after Li Mi's death, and also made great contributions to the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and destroyed Goguryeo during the Tang Gaozong period, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a victory: "However, because the scene is huge, the characters will increase a lot, and the difficulty of screenwriting will also increase a lot, and a little carelessness will lead to the ruin of the entire series." ”

Shirley shook her head: "It's too presumptuous to do this, don't forget that the goal we set in the early stage is to create a super long series, and if you say it, it doesn't take a few films, and the series will be over." Liang Xiaolong nodded in agreement, indeed, from low to high, fans are easy to accept, but from high to low, fans will not buy it: "Then do you want to use that character well?" Shirley said, "Another door god, what do you think?" ”

Wei Chi Jingde and Qin Qiong were the gods of the left and right doors, and Liu Wuzhou was not the general in place, and Liu Wuzhou surrendered to Li Shimin after his demise, but at that time, Li Shimin's subordinates gathered, and it was difficult to integrate into the collective as an outsider, and he was almost executed. But Li Shimin insisted on using him, and the person who was a confidant died, and Wei Chi Jingde was determined to die for Li Shimin. In the decisive battle of Tang Zheng, Li Shimin was in danger and almost died, Wei Chi Jingde rode the savior alone, and finally stabilized his position, and then participated in Li Shimin's previous battles as a brave general.

Unlike Qin Qiong, Wei Chi Jingde participated in the Xuanwumen Rebellion and killed Li Yuanji with his own hands. However, his situation is different from Qin Qiong, Qin Qiong was more favored by Li Yuan after he voted for Li Tang, but Wei Chi Jingde did not, it was Li Shimin who saved him and resolutely enabled him, and he did not receive any favor from Li Yuan, so in the coup d'état, it was natural to participate in the Xuanwumen Change. After all, if Li Shimin loses the coup d'état, then as a fierce general under Li Shimin, he probably has no way to survive.

"The left and right door gods are indeed very interesting." Liang Xiaolong agreed, at first he thought of Cheng biting gold, but the process of biting gold is a talk, don't look at the romance to evolve him into a fat man without scheming, in fact, scheming is heavier than anyone else. The most important thing is that Cheng Biting Jin and Qin Qiong are iron buddies, they have always been mixed together, and Qin Qiong has basically pointed out Cheng Biting Jin's life route in the first filming, and filming him again will not be attractive to the audience.

"It seems that everyone agrees, so it's decided." Shirley couldn't help but smile: "During this time, I have participated in the investigation of the script and the materials, and I am about to become a China expert." However, the history of the Sui and Tang dynasties is really interesting, there are many heroes, but the concept of heroes is very different from our in the West, such as the constraints of morality and righteousness. Liang Xiaolong said with a smile: "The cultural background is different, and the model of the hero must be different, as long as everyone can accept it." ”

Shirley nodded, and took out a check from her bag: "This is 20 million US dollars, and the naming fee for the first two parts of "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" at that time. Liang Xiaolong couldn't help frowning, shook his head and said, "With the relationship between our two families, it's not necessary, right?" Shirley smiled: "The business field has its own rules in the business field, besides, if you don't accept it, it will seem that our Paramount company is stingy." Liang Xiaolong had no choice but to accept it, of course, he also accepted it with peace of mind, his name is indeed worth the price now.

"The Matrix" was released, and Yan Huang Film Company has the largest investment in the film at present, and there is superstar Keanu. Reeves, A-list actress Jessica. Alba and the famous director Andy. Wachowski called for the box office, and it received a good response as soon as it was released, and the film does have excellent quality and is loved by fans.

However, this is only the beginning, and the discussion of people and networks, people and artificial intelligence in the film has caused the majority of fans to think deeply. Secondly, the film's use of philosophy, theology, and atheism is perfect, and the philosophies of Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, and Christianity all appear in the film. Therefore, as soon as the film was released, it aroused the ideas of major churches, and while they were discussing the film, a new storm of public opinion was brewing. But this storm of public opinion is still being suppressed, as long as a fuse is ignited, then whether it is newspapers, magazines or the Internet, it will become a platform for them to "quarrel and quarrel".

At the same time, the release of "The Matrix" has also made the melee on the box office list more chaotic, and the box office list faintly presents the three-legged trend of "The Matrix", "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" and "Jurassic Park 2". Of course, they are also entangled in competing for the prestige of the box office list, such as "My Captain, My Regiment", "Black Super Special Police Team", and "Immortal Spirit" The gap at the box office is not large.

As far as the top three films are concerned, "The Matrix" still has a certain advantage because it is a premiere, while "Jurassic Park Week 3" is relatively weak, but it is still difficult to say whether it will win or lose in the end.

There were fierce battles on the box office list, fans were happy, but Liang Xiaolong suffered a crime, "Love Chocolate" was finished, Julia suddenly ran back, and this big mouth was strong enough, he even appeared on the set directly with a family, and then pulled Liang Xiaolong's ears: "Boy, you can do it, let me go with the pigeon, and go directly to travel." Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Sister Big Mouth, can you blame me for this?" It's not like you're forcing it. Besides, the plot of "Love Chocolate" is also very exciting, and fans will like it. Julia snorted, "But what about the box office of this film? It must not be that high, right? Liang Xiaolong said: "You have to think about its investment, it will definitely be profitable, and that's enough." Saying that, Liang Xiaolong hurriedly broke free: "By the way, why is that piece finished?" I guess it's going to take another week. ”

The scenes of the film "Love Chocolate" are relatively simple, and Julia's salary accounts for half of the $40 million investment. And such films are generally shot quickly, coupled with Julia's super high acting skills, one month is enough to finish, plus post-production, it can be released in two months.

After being beaten by Julia, Liang Xiaolong had a bad heart again, and hugged Xiao Xia Su from Danny's arms: "Wow, the little guy's eyes are so wide, he must be attracted by the busy scene on the set, and he will definitely like this kind of life in the future." Yes, this interest must be maintained, Sister Big Mouth, why don't you take the little guy here every day in the future, accept the edification of art every day, and ensure that the little guy becomes a child star when he can walk, and he becomes a superstar when he is a girl, and he becomes a movie queen when he matures. ”

Julia was a little crying and laughing, and hurriedly snatched the child back: "Tell you, I'm bringing the child over to eat today, remember, you still owe me forty dishes, don't think about it." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "I won't be a scoundrel like someone, by the way, you still owe me forty dishes, when are you going to pay it back?" Julia said, "Old debts are paid off first." ”

Julia stayed on the set for a day, didn't do anything serious, just left the children wandering around, and occasionally ran out to make trouble, which also made the crew laugh a little more. After staying in the crew for a day, Julia also saw some signs, looked at the sky, ran to Liang Xiaolong's side, and whispered: "I think Rachel and Jesse are a little weird, there is something wrong at home?" Liang Xiaolong sighed lightly: "The reason for this is not enough to be humane with outsiders, sad." Julia smiled and gave him a violent shudder: "I'm from here, maybe I can give you a good idea." ”

Liang Xiaolong just shook his head, his big mouth was advocating feminism, and he had to let him know about it, maybe he helped Rachel and Jessica come up with bad ideas, he had suffered enough.

Liang Xiaolong didn't say anything, Julia ran to Rachel's side again, called Jessica over, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter with you two?" Got in trouble with the captain? Rachel chuckled, "I'm fixing that guy and giving him a long memory." Then, he said the matter with a smile, which immediately resonated with Julia: "You two don't know contentment, you deserve to suffer, but you are not ruthless enough, I will give you an idea, to ......"

"Damn big mouth, can't you just participate blindly?" Seeing the three women muttering cautiously over there, Liang Xiaolong suddenly felt a chill rush from the soles of his feet to the Tianling Gai, and his intuition told him that he had to take protective measures when he went back from work, otherwise he would die an ugly death.

Liang Xiaolong's instincts were not wrong, but the so-called protective measures were not useful at all, because Rachel and Jessica used soft knives, which were impossible to prevent. In other words, as soon as they got home, Rachel and Jessica ran to take a shower, and when they came out after changing their clothes, they got tired of being by Liang Xiaolong's side, and Liang Xiaolong thought that they were gracious and wanted to end the war. But at this moment, Jessica said sweetly: "Honey, I'm so tired, can you help a little?" ”

Liang Xiaolong instinctively remembered Julia's conspiracy, and said uncertainly: "Tell me, what's the situation?" Rachel immediately said: "My dear, your attitude is not good, at least you have to show the momentum of going up the sword mountain and going down the sea of fire." Hey, we still wanted to end the war, but depending on your current attitude, forget it. Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Say it, as long as I don't let me go to the sky to pick the stars and the moon, I will agree." ”

The two women nodded in satisfaction, and Rachel said, "We're tired, help us wash our clothes." Jessica immediately added: "Remember, you have to wash it by hand, use the washing machine, the clothes will be deformed, a set of tens of thousands of dollars, what a pity." Liang Xiaolong smiled bitterly: "I haven't seen you wash by hand before." Jessica stretched out her little hand pitifully: "Can you bear that our hands are rough because of the laundry?" ”

Liang Xiaolong was extremely speechless, this was probably Julia's stupid trick for them, and looking at the posture of these two women, they were really ready to transform him into a family cook. He now has only one wish in his heart, hurry up and shoot, and when "Boys Don't Cry" is finished, this war should also end, and he can live a normal life.

But at this moment, the two women stood up: "Honey, let's go to sleep first, you remember to mop the floor later, be quiet, don't make any noise about us." ”

"Okay, I'll accept labor reform." Liang Xiaolong smiled bitterly, first went to wash clothes, then mopped the floor, wiped the windows, bookshelves and other things, and finally fell into the swimming pool, vented all his energy, and finally could sleep beautifully without thinking about anything.

But this kind of life is not just one day, but every day, busy on the set during the day, going home from work as a cook, and being as tired as a dead dog every day. It's over, Rachel and Jessica are picking and choosing again, the clothes still smell, the floor is not mopped, and the dishes are not well done...... It is estimated that the prisoners of labor camp are almost like this. But who made him a man who made mistakes? If you make a mistake, you have to be punished, and you have to be punished willingly, and then, you run to them and ask: "Baby, sweetheart, I am so conscious, can I be lenient?" ”

"For your sake, ......," Rachel said, kissing him, "as a reward for you." Jessica did the same: "Honey, do a good job, work hard"

"That's it?" Liang Xiaolong cried with a sad face, daring to show his wrong feelings, this war is not over yet.

The night was as cold as water, the mobile phone suddenly vibrate, Liang Xiaolong took out the mobile phone and saw that it was a text message from Sophie: "It's not good these days, right?" Liang Xiaolong replied, "How do you know? Sophie said, "Guess, I miss you." Liang Xiaolong sighed lightly and replied: "When the film is finished, I will go to you." ”

Sophie sat on the windowsill, looking at the bright night scene, but with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

"Baby, do you think we're going too far?" Jessica holds the toy panda with a hint of cunning and a hint of worry in her eyes. Rachel patted her little face and sighed softly: "This struggle must not be abandoned halfway, otherwise we don't want to have a good life in the future, bear with it again, why don't I want to be in his arms." ”

The war of the family is still scorched, and the box office list is finally clear after a week of stalemate, because the box office of the new week is out again. "My Leader, My Group" won another $21 million in China, and the total domestic box office was as high as $376 million. Overseas also won $40 million this week, and the total overseas box office was as high as $545 million. The total global box office has reached 921 million, which has broken the record set by "Jurassic Park" in 1993, and the record of Hollywood's box office list has finally been rewritten.

Seeing such a report, Liang Xiaolong was a little dizzy, and when "Titanic" was released, did the media want to write that after a few months, the record was rewritten, and Hollywood ushered in a new era? But in any case, it is a joy to be able to set a record of your own on the world stage of Hollywood, even if it is about to be broken. Again, this is a big deal for Hollywood, and the honorary mayor of Hollywood has also held a reception for this purpose, inviting many filmmakers to come, and Bruce Leung has received countless compliments, but every now and then, he always says, "Our mayor will have another drinking party soon." ”

This also reminded the filmmakers present of the bet between Bruce Leung and Mark, although this matter was not reported by the media and fans did not know, but it was widely circulated in the industry, but it just felt a bit ridiculous, 1.8 billion, robbing a Swiss bank, right?

In addition, "The Matrix" finally lived up to expectations, beating "Jurassic Park 2" and "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" to the top of the box office list with a box office of $67 million. "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" also took a bite back this week, beating "Jurassic Park in the second position", "Jurassic Park third." And "Black Super SWAT Team" has finally faded away after eight weeks of competition, and it will be fully painted in the next week after it will be released for another week.

And this week is undoubtedly a gratifying week for Yanhuang Film Company, with one film breaking box office records and another topping the weekly box office charts. What's more, the public opinion war of "The Matrix" finally broke out, and a Christian stood up to light the fuse of this public opinion war.

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