Zhang Yuanjun devoted most of his energy to the filming of "Looking for the Dragon" in New York, but he also had to allocate some of his energy and time to Z Studio.

The company sent a five-member working group to New York to report to the boss.

The Hunger Games, the company's highest-grossing and most valuable IP, is coming to an end this year.

This series has brought the company unprecedented profits.

Now that it is coming to an end, the company has to find another IP development.

"Human Removal Project" is preparing to shoot the third part this year, but the profitability of "Human Removal Plan" cannot be compared with "The Hunger Games" at all, and "Human Removal Plan" is at most stronger than chicken ribs, a bit chewy, and you won't lose money in your hand.

But Zhang Yuanjun still advocated that "Human Removal Plan" be filmed downward, and the profit was indeed not as profitable as "The Hunger Games", but he knew that "Human Removal Plan" had formed its own independent world view behind it, and the sequel movie could be filmed all the time, and he also produced dramas.

Adding up, the future profitability of the Human Eradication Program cannot be underestimated.

There is no well-known IP to support this small workshop, as long as "Human Eradication Plan" can be filmed, it will be filmed, and the production cost of each part is not high anyway.

There is also "Moving Labyrinth", the first part of which exploded at the global box office of $34 million at a cost of $34 million, and is ready to release the second part this year.

There is a lot of money to be made, but many of the company's executives want to make another mainstream big IP like "The Hunger Games", instead of grabbing horror films and R-rated films that are not on the table.

At the meeting, Zhang Yuanjun said while looking at the company's financial report last year: "Is it that I don't want to make a big IP, if I can, I still want to do "Harry Potter", but now the slightly promising IPs in the Hollywood market are in the hands of big manufacturers, and it is God blessing that we can pick up a "Hunger Games". ”

Now that Hollywood is stuck in comics and IP sequels (remakes), Zhang Yuanjun also wants to come up and take a sip of soup, but he has no cards in his hand, so he really can't drink it.

Doing this kind of thing, it really depends on luck, to have a big IP of "The Hunger Games", plus a small IP like "Human Removal Plan", which has a short cycle and quick results, Zhang Yuanjun is quite content for the time being.

There is only one "King Kong" in the hands of the legend, and Thomas Toole went crazy to make a new IP to continue the company's life, and ended up making a "Pacific Rim".

Zhang Yuanjun learned the lesson of the legend, to do IP, just follow fate, if you have a film in your hand, shoot it first, and don't want IP to be so far away.

If you can't enter the mainstream, you can be an independent film company, and it's quite comfortable to shoot at a small cost.

The salaries of the company's executives are a lot, and Zhang Yuanjun is not in a hurry at all.

Like "Shark Beach" and "Hold Your Breath" that I took over today, Zhang Yuanjun is very optimistic, the cost is small, there are also highlights, and the publicity and distribution are done well, and profitability should not be a problem.

After talking about the new film, Zhang Yuanjun thought it was okay and wanted to go back to sleep with his wife, so he had a meeting after the play, and he was exhausted.

But he was stopped again and asked Zhang Yuanjun: "Is the second part of "Fast Pursuit" filmed?" ”

"Fast Pursuit" has a global box office of more than 150 million US dollars (including the mainland box office), and since it is profitable, according to Hollywood rules, it is necessary to make a sequel to continue to make money.

Zhang Yuanjun asked rhetorically: "What did Lion Gate say?" ”

"They also want to make a second part, and they are willing to bear 50% of the production cost and 70% of the publicity."

Zhang Yuanjun nodded, expressing his satisfaction with Lionsgate's bid: "But I may not have a schedule this year, you do the script and preparation first, and I will leave the time for the crew at the beginning of next year." "That's the only way to do it.

In fact, the script of the second part is already in preparation, and today I just asked for the opinion of the actor and boss.

The boss is willing to shoot, and they just get it down.

Boss Zhang sandwiched a few thick materials from the company and yawned home.

His wife was already asleep, and the sound of Zhang Yuanjun entering the door woke her up.

"It's okay, go to sleep." Zhang Yuanjun said.

But Liu Yifei had already woken up: "Why is it so late." ”

"There are more things," Zhang Yuanjun put down the information, "It's the financial report, the project summary, and the development of new projects this year and next." You sleep, I'll just wash my face. ”

Liu Yifei sat up and said lazily: "Pour me a glass of water." ”

Zhang Yuanjun took off his coat and gave her the water cup, Liu Yifei took a sip and put the cup on the bedside table, and called her husband: "Take a bath, shoot a day during the day, and have a night meeting at night, and the body smells bad and dies." ”

Zhang Yuanjun sniffed himself: "It's tasteless." ”

"It doesn't smell yet, but I smell smoke when I come in." Liu Yifei said.

"I guess they smoked in a meeting, and I washed it." My wife doesn't like the smell on her body, and he can't even get into bed.

Zhang Yuanjun was tinkling in the bathroom, and Liu Yifei couldn't sleep, so she simply sat on the bed and waited for her husband to finish washing.

Zhang Yuanjun came out after washing and saw Liu Yifei leaning on the bedside and swiping her mobile phone.

Zhang Yuanjun lay down in the quilt, he was sleepy: "Don't look at it, go to sleep, turn off the light." ”

"Hmm." Liu Yifei put down her mobile phone, turned off the bedside lamp, took her husband's hand and put it on her waist, and lay down in her husband's arms.

"Husband."

Zhang Yuanjun was about to fall asleep, and when he heard Liu Yifei calling himself, he replied with a smile: "Hmm." ”

Early the next morning, Zhang Yuanjun obviously felt that Liu Yifei was a little unhappy.

It's not like getting up gas, she doesn't get up early during work.

Did someone recruit her?

Zhang Yuanjun thought about his performance last night, and fell asleep after taking a shower, so he didn't recruit her.

Zhang Yuanjun asked her carefully, "What's wrong with you?" Early in the morning, show me a face, isn't my aunt gone? ”

"Don't you love me anymore?" Liu Yifei said bluntly.

"Nonsense, of course I love you. MuaMua。 As he spoke, he hugged his wife's head and kissed him twice.

"I talked to you last night, and you slept like a dead pig." Turned out to be complaining about this.

"My wife," Zhang Yuanjun said while packing up the things that the two of them went to the set, "I really couldn't open my eyes last night, and I really didn't have the energy to talk to you." Have pity on your husband. ”

"Hmph." It's a little emotional.

"In this way, I don't have a job tonight, I'll accompany you, let's have a candlelight dinner together, take a bath together, I'll talk with you all night, let's have a good life for two, how about it?" Zhang Yuanjun tried to compensate his wife.

"That's pretty much it." Liu Yifei's requirements are not high, she just wants her husband to accompany her, she wants to talk, she wants to be affectionate, her husband is by her side, "Let's go." ”

When he went out, Zhang Yuanjun also asked Liu Yifei: "What did you tell me last night, I fell asleep and didn't hear it." ”

"I didn't hear it and want to hear it a second time?" Liu Yifei didn't say it.

"I know it even if I don't say it." Zhang Yuanjun fell asleep last night, but he also vaguely heard a few words, I don't know if it is accurate, "Are you saying that you still like me so much?" ”

"It's disgusting, who likes you." Liu Yifei looked disgusted.

"Don't admit it," Zhang Yuanjun laughed, "The love words of husband and wife have not been heard by others." ”

"Drive, go." Liu Yifei said.

Liu Yifei really didn't confess to her husband last night, but when Zhang Yuanjun was sleeping with her, she said a dream word: "Sissi, I like you so much." ”

Liu Yifei heard this dream sentence.

I love to listen to it, but it doesn't stop her from sulking in the morning.

Liu Yifei calls this one yard to one yard. (End of chapter)