Many people say that Hong Kong is a bridgehead...

East-West Junction!

Actually, no, the British never regarded the colony of Xiangjiang as a bridgehead for the interaction between the Western world and the East, at most it was an intelligence station or a trading point!

The elite of Hong Kong has never regarded strategic thinking, especially geopolitical and economic thinking, as the fulcrum of their own interests, but only as a post station for making money.

This "fast food" landscape is unsustainable, especially when the environment has fundamentally changed...

Therefore, in a few decades, the concept of Xiangjiang may disappear, and when it comes to it again, it will only be a piece of land in the Greater Bay Area.

However, what about Xiangjiang has nothing to do with Shen Xudong, and he will not settle down here.

"Mom, I'm going to the United States after the New Year, why don't you go together?"

"You're going to work?"

"Well, there's a movie casting that I have to control!"

Hearing this, Shen's mother shook her head: "... If you go to work, we won't go..."

"You can go on a trip."

"Forget it, your dad and I don't know English, and we don't know how to ask for directions when we get lost!"

“… Okay, I'll go myself... By the way, do you two want to go to the movies, our company's blockbuster "Zhao Zilong" has been released..."

Shen Mingguang was very interested: "The one played by Andy Lau?" ”

"Huh, how do you know?"

"Two days ago, I went shopping on Temple Street and saw posters of the three movies "Zhao Zilong", "Wonderful Night at the Museum" and "Disciple" hanging at the entrance of the theater..."

Shen's mother hurriedly joined the chat: "The competition is so fierce? ”

They have always wanted to know about their son's work, but they only know that he is making movies, but how movies are made, the two are pure outsiders, and they really don't understand.

Shen Xudong said with a smile: "The Spring Festival stalls are originally big schedules, and in the past, various companies would put their head works in the Spring Festival stalls. ”

"But I saw that "Wonderful Night at the Museum" was not released in the mainland..."

"Well, the Hong Kong film market is keeping pace with North America... The mainland is different..."

Father Shen then asked: "Will "Zhao Zilong" lose money?" I read reports that it cost $40 million... With so much money, it must be difficult to recoup the cost! ”

"Why do you care about that?"

Shen's father said: "I read Zhang Weiping's report, and he said that the mainland market of "Golden Armor" only collected 30 million yuan..."

“… 30 million? How can it be? Shen Xudong was puzzled: "Where did you see the news?" ”

"In terms of information on the Internet..."

"Online?" Shen Xudong immediately Baidu 'Zhang Weiping's "Golden Armor" 30 million', and then a bunch of news popped up, and sure enough, there was related news:

Zhang Weiping calculated an account to reporters: according to the ratio of the producer and the theater chain, they only got more than 100 million yuan of 256 million yuan of domestic tickets, and then excluding the business tax of 8.44 million yuan of the film special fund of 12.8 million yuan, and more than 60 million yuan of publicity copy fees, the company that produced the new picture finally only had 30 million yuan "fraction"...

"He's, according to his algorithm, no one will invest in movies!"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "The promotion of "Golden Armor" has business cooperation, and the posters are all named by the brand..."Manslaughter"'s business cooperation income is close to 45 million, and "Golden Armor" will only be more. ”

“… So why did he say that? ”

Shen Xudong pondered for a moment, and then said: "It may be to set up a person, blowing yourself to go bankrupt for the sake of art; On the other hand, it is also to fool Zhang Yimou, you see, he doesn't make money as a producer, and then gave Zhang Yi a director's fee of 1.5 million, isn't Zhang Yi grateful to Dade..."

"It's too lacking in morality!"

"He has no money, and he has no power, why should he cooperate with Zhang Yimou, it depends on that mouth..."

Shen's mother returned to the original topic: "Aren't we talking about "Zhao Zilong"? ”

Shen Xudong said honestly: "In fact, the cost is not that high, we probably spent about 16 million US dollars..."

"Then why $40 million?"

"Publicity, you must blow it, generally about three times." After thinking about it, Shen Xudong continued: "The investment in "Zhao Zilong" is mainly divided into three aspects, South Korea's CJ Film Company invested 6 million US dollars, and Japanese Benzen's Dongzhu Film and Television invested 8 million US dollars, we actually didn't pay for it, even if we add the publicity cost, it is only about 2 million US dollars..."

Shen Xudong patiently analyzed the box office prospects of "Zhao Zilong" with Shen's father...

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"Zhao Zilong" was released on February 14, and before the Spring Festival, it stood out without suspense with a good result of 32 million yuan, and occupied 80% of the market share with another "Disciple" - "Disciple" was released on February 13, and as of February 17, the cumulative box office was 17 million.

During the Spring Festival, "Zhao Zilong" won 72 million at the box office, and "Disciple" had 30 million...

Both movies are considered good, of course, "Zhao Zilong" is better!

According to the estimate given by the theater, if "Zhao Zilong" is released, the box office can be about 230 million...

"Disciple" is almost 50 million...

That's right, as soon as the New Year arrives, it will give the theater a good start!

In the Hong Kong film market, "Wonderful Night at the Museum" occupies the first place - 19 million Hong Kong dollars, "Zhao Zilong" is also good, 16 million Hong Kong dollars, and "Disciple" is much worse, only 9 million.

In the Asian market, the popularity of "Zhao Zilong" is very high... Of course, the box office is not as good as "Wonderful Night at the Museum".

"Wonderful Night at the Museum" has a global box office of 575 million US dollars, which is a global hit, and three films have been filmed directly...

Of course, "Zhao Zilong" is not bad, after all, the theme of the Three Kingdoms, and the starring role is Andy Lau.

Andy Lau's ability to sell ports is still quite strong, plus the theme of the Three Kingdoms is still Zhao Zilong...

In the original time and space, "Seeing the Dragon Unloading the Armor", a movie related to the Three Kingdoms, sold for $8 million in Southeast Asia, and "Red Cliff" (above) received $25 million...

Even "Guan Yunchang" has $7 million.

The theme of the Three Kingdoms itself is a legendary story familiar to the public, plus the script is good, and the cast is also very good, I can't find a reason not to sell well!

Oh, although the title of "Zhao Zilong" is Zhao Yun, it seems to tell the life of Zhao Zilong, but the climax of the story is the battle of Changbanpo - a horse with a gun, and a million troops rescued Adou...

The reference is "Hero with a Thousand Faces", four chapters of adventure, courage, voyage, and homecoming...

Just for reference, of course.

The first to take refuge was Gongsun Zhan, who showed his talent and was valued by Liu Bei, and later followed Liu Bei...

Therefore, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, including Zhuge Liang and Cao Cao, will be very critical, Liu Bei chose Yu Hewei, Guan Yu is Yu Rongguang, Zhang Fei... Teacher Jin Song, Zhuge Liang, and Shen Xudong pondered for a long time, and finally chose Teacher Wang Jinsong...

There is no way, the appearance of other actors feels more like ordinary literati than Zhuge Kongming, who is strategizing.

Cao Cao chose Teacher Heizi...

I originally wanted to choose Mr. Weizi, but he is over fifty years old and is still a little old.

Shen Xudong had no intention of overturning the case, so he filmed it according to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"!

He is not a historian, "Zhao Zilong" is a commercial film, and there is no need to challenge the audience's inherent perception.

What is the truth of seven in and seven out: At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang fought at Poyang Lake, and Zhang Dingbian, the general of the Chen army, broke into Zhu Yuanzhang in a lonely boat, and also broke through several times...

What does it have to do with you?

Zhao Zilong's Changbanpo rescue Adou has been circulating for hundreds of years, what case did you turn over?

Neurotic, huh?

In March, "Zhao Zilong" was released in South Korea, directly attracting 1.1 million viewers, with a cumulative box office of 9 million US dollars, and Japanese benzene was released simultaneously, the box office champion for three consecutive months, with a box office of 2.9 billion yen, which is converted into US dollars of 21 million...

That's for later, it's the end of February.

Gao Fenfen called Shen Xudong excitedly: "Will the Five Tigers series continue to be developed?" ”

Shen Xudong shook his head: "... Let's continue to do "Zhao Zilong 2"..."