Chapter 227: Wang Jinghua cleverly pushes the box office

It doesn't snow much in November in the capital, but at the end of November 2008, it snowed in the capital. On this day, Shao Yingying finished filming the last scene in the capital in the snow, and invited the foreign colleagues in the entire crew to have a serious Chinese meal. Tomorrow, the whole crew will fly back to Hollywood to shoot the remaining shots of "Super Body" in the studio, if Shao Yingxing's money is enough to introduce foreign special effects technology, then these shots can be shot directly in his special effects studio.

Things in this world are so unfortunate, it seems that everything is one step behind, no matter how much you catch up, you will always end up not making enough money for yourself. Of course, this has to be done on a not-so-special premise, which is that you are not a contented person.

In the days when he flew back to Hollywood, Shao Yingying finally explained his idea of the third part of the "Source Code" series to the screenwriter, that is to say, at this time, the screenwriter can completely detach from the overall framework of Shao Yingying for separate operations, when the script is completed, Shao Yingying will review it first, and then register it in the United States to prevent script infringement.

HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE SAFEST, IN 2014, QUENTIN TARANTINO SUED FOR GAWKER-MEDIA, THE REASON FOR THE LAWSUIT WAS THE LEAK OF THE SCRIPT DIRECTED BY QUENTIN, AND THE HAPLESS GAWKER-MEDIA WAS NOT THE LEAKER, BUT USED THE LEAKED SCRIPT AS A SCOOP FOR NEWS HYPE. Look, no matter what kind of entertainment industry the world is, it's really messy, and sometimes there is really no way to explain it clearly in a sentence or two.

At the same time, Hollywood's hype about Shao Yingying's time has finally reached a cold Cheng dΓΉ. Because "Rejuvenation" starring superstar Brad Pitt will be released on Christmas, it is reported that the film will become a strong contender for the Oscars.

This is a very interesting Hollywood anecdote, and the Hollywood press has been looking forward to the film before the release of "Rejuvenation". After the release of "Rejuvenation", it was praised by many media as the biggest winner of this year's Oscars, and some media even praised Brad Pitt as the Oscar winner. So, in a hot hype, everyone looked at "Rejuvenation" together, and saw the tall and tall for a while, the philosophical meaning for a while, and the meaning of life for a while.

The biggest competition with "Rejuvenation" was "Slumdog Millionaire," and it was predicted that one of the two films would make a big splash at the Golden Globes. The other will shine at the Oscars.

Outcome......

Shao Yingying wanted to laugh, this was not schadenfreude, but one party was too lucky. When one party is too unlucky, it always makes people sigh that the world is impermanent.

The battle between the two films culminated in Slumdog Millionaire, which was nominated for 105 awards around the world and won 79 awards, both at the Golden Globes and the Oscars in 2009. Slumdog Millionaire is the biggest winner.

At that time, the Hollywood media was worried about "Rejuvenation". Shao Yingying still remembers watching this history when he was not yet famous, and even said a line that will become a buzzword in someone's mouth in the future, that is, 'You may be wronged, you may not be convinced, but you lose'.

In addition to the strength of the award, luck is too important, even if there is a lot of manipulable space here, but in fact, the last trembling fall can not be done. Absolutely no one dares to pack a ticket, as long as someone dares to pack a ticket. Then he is not a liar, because the award has lost credibility.

In the hotel, he flipped through the relevant media reports on "Rejuvenation", Shao Yingying got up and walked out of the room, he now not only has to take care of the filming of "Super Body", but also has to talk to the special effects staff about the special effects of the next play, and even he has thought of the name of the movie for the finale, which is called "Become a God or Die", which is particularly easy to remember when translated into English, and two words and two question marks can be done directly.

As for how he can discuss with the special effects staff about the special effects of a movie that has not yet started shooting, it is entirely because these things are all thought up by Shao Yingying alone, whether it is the script or the special effects shots, the two sides are completely compatible, and there will be no situation where the number is not right or the efforts of one of them are in vain.

So, Shao Yingying was busy again and felt that he was about to deviate from walking, and his phone did not stop in the hands of the translator, not only to remotely control the screenwriter's inquiries about the direction of the script, but also to deal with all kinds of problems invited by the special effects studio. There are no doors!

It wasn't until Harry Sloan's figure appeared in the studio that Shao Yingying briefly stopped what he was doing.

"Shao."

Harry Sloane looked a little sluggish in a black suit and blue tie, and the first thing he said after entering the studio was, "Can you find a quiet place to talk?" ”

Shao Yingying nodded, and when he followed Harry Sloan out of the studio with the translator, they got into Harry Sloan's car together, and Shao Yingying and Harry naturally sat in the back seat at the same time.

"Shao, MGM can still raise up to $60 million after the movie "Super Body", which is our best effort." Harry Sloan said very solemnly: "I have quarreled with the board of directors more than once for this matter, and now MGM has all his hopes pinned on you, no matter what, these two movies must be all played, otherwise it will ......"

When this sense of trust emanated from Harry Sloane, Shao Yingying felt like a man who had not worked with him for much time and was willing to put all his net worth on himself, this man was not a standard gambler and liked the thrill between life and death.

Shao Yingying said cautiously: "Harry, you actually, you don't need to do this at all. ”

"What else can I do? Seeing MGM lying half-dead on the hospital bed, relying on the medical equipment provided by the bank to prolong his life and refuse to go to the operating table? Shao, you showed up too late, if you showed up ten years earlier. I'm certainly not pinning my hopes on you, ten years ago, MGM wasn't what it is now. Ten years ago, MGM would not have pinned its hopes on any of the great Hollywood directors who had already made a name for themselves. ”

After Harry Sloan said this, he reached out and flicked it lightly on his sleeve, flicking off a bit of dust on his suit, as if an ancient nobleman watched the soldiers who stretched out their hands stubbornly refuse to run away one by one, even in the face of death.

His hands should have been sipping wine in a magnificent glow-in-the-dark glass in the midst of grandeur. And the armor on the body should also be hung in the room that symbolizes honor under the daily wiping of the servants. It's just that when the country where the nobleman is located is about to collapse, he must stand up even if he does not belong to this bloody land. Because, only when the country is there, he is an aristocrat.

In such an environment, when the nobles saw the soldiers crawling out of the pile of dead. He may have put away all the pride of his blood when he saw soldiers in the majestic castle. will choose to hand over his noble back, cling to this soldier, life and death.

"Harry, I think I should be convincing you to believe in miracles right now, not all patients lying in a hospital bed won't be able to get off the operating table. But what I'm going to say now is ......."

He didn't speak, he held out a hand, not to shake hands, but to hand it out in a palm-erect position.

Harry Sloan understood. Reaching out as well, both hands are holding each other's thumbs at the same time.

It's like two men's backs pressed against each other. In this battle, they want to kill the enemy on all sides.

"I hope you can hold up MGM with two movies." Harry's eyes were full of sustenance, indicating that he was completely desperate.

"You shouldn't say that at this time." Shao Yingying is very calm.

Harry asked, "What should I say?" ”

Shao Yingying said with a grim face: "KILL-THEM-ALL!! ”

At that time, Shao Yingying was full of murderous !!

This sentence was learned by Shao Yingying in countless Hollywood movies, which is also a classic line, but it is especially suitable for use here at this time.

Life, in fact, is two words, choice.

"Now I know I made the wrong decision." For the first time, Harry played a joke with Shao Yingying.

Shao Yingying deliberately raised his head and said, "It's late." ”

"Hehe......"

"Hahahaha!"

There was loud laughter in the car, a MGM boss on the verge of collapse, and Shao Yingying, who faced the accusations of the national media, actually experienced the friendship of sympathy at this moment, fate is a strange thing, you can't buy it when you want it, and you don't be stingy when you should give it to you.

"Are we friends?"

Shao Yingying laughed even louder when he heard Harry Sloan's inquiry.

This day has become a special day, very special.

……

"The Wind" was released.

Shao Yingying was finishing up "Super Body" at this time and could not return to China. However, even so, he is full of confidence in the movie "The Wind", which is also full of his hard work.

At this time, Wang Jinghua's role was revealed, he first did publicity on the Internet according to the publicity steps arranged by Shao Yingying, and then began to buy a large number of billboards in Beijing, Huangpu, Yuezhou and other ticket warehouses, and spent a lot of money just to put away the publicity.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Jinghua called Shao Yingying and asked Shao Yingying to record a VCR and send it back even if he was not there, otherwise it would chill the hearts of fans.

On the day of the premiere, Wang Jinghua attended instead of Shao Yingying, and the domestic media especially gave face to the huge conference room of the five-star hotel.

However, what the media is most concerned about is not the premiere of "The Wind", but Shao Yingying's progress on "Super Body" in the United States.

This is thanks to Wang Jinghua, who carried out the preliminary publicity in an orderly manner according to Shao Yingying's publicity strategy, and arranged for artists to be announced all over the country, and also played a small trick that she was already very good at, and played a line of exciting slogans on websites, paper media, and billboards.

The slogan reads: A movie ticket is your investment in Shao Yingying's fight against the entire Hollywood media, even if you may not be able to reap the box office dividends of the movie, but you will definitely reap the victory of a Chinese filmmaker on the international stage!

Wang Jinghua even arranged for the media to interview herself, and when the host asked about this sentence in the interview, she replied: "Everyone knows that shooting science fiction movies in Hollywood is very expensive, and the hero Huayi is a company that has just shaken off the burden of debt and started again...... It can be seen that Mr. Shao Yingying's situation in Hollywood will not be too good. ”

"The main reason why we hope that fans can go into the cinema to see the movie "The Wind" is because the profits from this box office will be used by Mr. Shao Yingying on the post-production of "Super Body". If you like to watch Mr. Shao's movies, if you believe that the hero Huayi will not let you down, if you want to see a Chinese person standing on the international stage on this battlefield for the first victory......" Wang Jinghua patted his chest and said: "I, Wang Jinghua, only as the president of the hero Huayi, implore you to support us with a movie ticket, thank you!" ”

Wang Jinghua has moved his brain to the point of flashing national feelings, plus the media can publicize it, just Wang Jinghua's words and the words on the propaganda slogan are enough to touch the hearts of countless people.

This is the first war of the Chinese in Hollywood, this is another Chinese-led film since "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero", not to mention that the starring role is still Fan Yuyi, why not support it? At the end of 2008, the money for a movie ticket could no longer improve the standard of living, so why can't you accumulate a small amount to fight for a spiritual victory??

So, when the movie tickets of "The Wind" appeared in the window of online pre-sale, the people instigated by Wang Jinghua broke the pre-sale box office of 10 million on the first day, although it fell in the next few days, but before the end of the pre-sale, the online pre-sale results still reached a very considerable 83 million!

Of course, there are also many viewers who want to see what the first domestic movie with the name of 'no real shooting' looks like, and who made this movie use this technology as a gimmick in the early promotion.

Just when the box office prospects of the movie "The Wind" were very good, Wang Jinghua attended the premiere on behalf of Shao Yingying.

"Sister Hua, how is Mr. Shao Yingying's filming in Hollywood now?"

"Sister Hua, is the box office of this movie really as you said in the interview, and will it be invested in Mr. Shao's Hollywood-made movie?"

"Sister Flower......

These people seem to have forgotten that this is not the premiere of "Super Body" after Shao Yingying's return to China, but even so, the topic has not left Shao Yingying. (To be continued......)