"The King of Kung Fu" is scheduled to be released on the 24th of this month.

So at the Academy Awards ceremony on the 13th, Liu Yifei came again.

One is to promote the upcoming "King of Kung Fu", and she is also the invited guest of honor tonight.

She doesn't have an appointment in her hand for the time being, and she is not in a hurry to join the group, so it is necessary to brush her face in various fields to find a sense of existence.

So this sister really told the truth in the red carpet interview: "I've been busy with drama performances recently, and I've learned a lot from my seniors, but I haven't joined the group yet." ”

I couldn't fix it for the host, so I had to end the interview hastily and let her in.

Zhang Yuanjun and Li Yang chose to continue filming.

It's not that I wasn't invited, but I didn't go.

To participate in a film festival, you have to ride in it all day, Zhang Yuanjun has no film to participate in the award, no new film promotion, and no brand activities, so he just delays time.

And he doesn't have a good impression of the Academy Awards, the more he does it, the more stingy he becomes, and now he has won the Municipal Commendation Award, I heard that in recent years, it has been difficult to solicit sponsorship, and it is even more interesting.

On the 13th, the two failed to date, Liu Yifei had to be busy with the award ceremony, and Zhang Yuanjun had to stay up late at night to catch up with the show.

"Detachment" is progressing well, and it is expected to be completed in two weeks.

After Liu Yifei returned from Hong Kong Island, she was busy with the world premiere of "The King of Kung Fu" held in Beijing.

She will be very busy throughout late April and during Labor Day.

The premiere was held in Chaoyang Park, and the main creators and celebrity guests appeared one after another, and the young lady wore a silver-gray scale off-the-shoulder dress on the red carpet, with a bumpy figure, much more stylish than Li Bingbing, who was in the same company.

The movie landed in the United States on the 18th, and Lionsgate launched 3,151 theaters in the United States, becoming the most widely screened film of the week.

The film also lived up to expectations, topping the weekly title in North America for the first three days, closing $20.87 million.

In China, "The King of Kung Fu" was released on the 24th, with a harvest of 16 million on the first day, and more than one million on Hong Kong Island on the first day.

But the next day, some media criticized the film for its "thin plot" and "double J play is out of style." ”

But Huayi is still optimistic that "The King of Kung Fu" will exceed 100 million in the first weekend, but the result is only 80 million.

If "The King of Kung Fu" was a Huayi project, then he would not have allowed Feng Xiaogang to say after the release of the film, "There is something wrong with this story, it's messy, I can't stand it, and I don't understand why the American box office is so good." ”

At noon on the last Monday in April, Zhang Yuanjun finished filming the last shot and finished "Detachment".

He breathed a sigh of relief and relieved himself of the burden on his heart, "Detachment" is not an easy movie, and many of the characters in the play have not been detached.

2 months to shoot very fast, but Zhang Yuanjun was very tired, not physically tired, but mentally and psychologically.

The whole group was finished, and the heroine Huang Lu hugged him with tears in her eyes, and she was also very depressed when she filmed this scene.

"Okay, okay, it's two years older than me." Zhang Yuanjun patted her on the back.

The crew held a finale banquet in the afternoon, stayed for one night, and returned to Beijing the next morning.

Peter Jackson, on the other hand, took a step back from "District 9", and Zhang Yuanjun only needed $11 million to get 40% of the income of "District 9".

The rest of the money was made up by Sony, the publisher found by Peter Jackson.

It took so long to reply, it should have been that I didn't talk to Sony.

After Zhang Yuanjun returned to Beijing, he slashed again, saying that he was only willing to pay 8.7 million.

After May Day, Zhang Yuanjun signed a peace agreement with the representative of the film company in Beijing, agreeing that Z Studio would invest $10 million to acquire 40% of the investment share of the sci-fi film "District 9".

Zhang Yuanjun also entrusted his friend Rodrigo Cortez as a representative to the crew as a producer, assisting and supervising the filming and post-production of the film.

How much can these 10 million Zhang Yuanjun produce?

How could someone as fine as Zhang Yuanjun use his own money!

When he signed the contract with "District 9", he held a ceremony!

Peter Jackson, director Neil Blomkamp and Sony's producers all went to the capital to prop him up — and if he didn't, Mr. Zhang would have to cut back on his investment.

"Yuanjun, will you star in "District 9"?"

Zhang Yuanjun didn't tell the truth: "This cooperation is an investment behavior, as for whether to star or not, it depends on the director's choice." ”

"Why would you invest in a film like 'District 9.'"

"Because I like science fiction movies very much, and the idea of 'District 9' is very good, I want to vote for it."

"Is it convenient to disclose the share of this investment and related interests?"

"This is a trade secret, so I can't say it, but one thing that can be said is that we can participate in the global account sharing on Region 9, and I think it is very significant."

Zhang Yuanjun's refusal to disclose the investment amount is not all out of confidentiality, isn't it difficult to cut leeks if he does!

Peter Jackson's name is very good.

After the signing ceremony, Huayi and Berner took the initiative to contact Zhang Yuanjun.

Now there are some people in the film industry who want to invest money outward, and they are also encouraged to invest outward.

But Zhang Yuanjun didn't see any of them, and said to the public that he was busy raising funds for the new film "Source Code".

Hua Yi and Bernard stomped their feet angrily and scolded the street.

This is robbing while the fire is burning!

While investing in American movies, he said that he lacked money to make new films.

Isn't it just to want a premium when you do this!

Huayi and Bernard are not the masters who are short of money, especially Huayi, the current private boss, is ready to go public, and there is money.

The general premium, Huayi is acceptable, borrowing a boat to go to sea, they don't mind paying for a ticket, but looking at Zhang Yuanjun's current appearance, I am afraid that he will bite him hard.

As soon as Huayi and Berner hesitated, someone immediately took action - Orange Sky Entertainment!

Orange Sky has a lot more money than Huayi and Bernard, and Wu Kebo is obviously more willing to spend money than the Wang brothers and Yu Dong.

Orange Sky has had a dilemma since its inception, there is money, there are people, but no one takes him to play.

To put it simply, you can use your artists, but without your money, you don't want to participate in the project.

Orange Sky announced the acquisition of Golden Harvest with great fanfare, which also means to make a name for itself.

Wu Kebo can't spend his money now, and the old studio doesn't take him to play, and a newcomer with strength and channels like Zhang Yuanjun has undoubtedly become his best choice.

As soon as Wu Kebo moved, Huayi and other old players in the circle couldn't sit still.

They allowed Zhang Yuanjun to enter the arena because Zhang Yuanjun has always been alone, a personal studio, no matter what he does, he can't make waves, but they don't allow a rich and talented giant like Orange Sky to enter the venue, and if Orange Sky goes to the table, I'm afraid it will take away a big piece of cake.

Not to mention that Orange Sky's acquisition of Golden Harvest is basically a certainty, if Orange Sky borrows Zhang Yuanjun's hand to make up for the shortcomings of production, then Orange Sky will become a behemoth integrating production, distribution, cinema chain, and artist brokerage!

Therefore, Wang Zhonglei hurriedly asked Zhang Yuanjun to have dinner, the place was in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhang Yuanjun saw that the fish was hooked, and happily went to the appointment. (End of chapter)