"This express report was sent from the United States this morning. I think you should take a look."
Early in the morning, Xin Li walked into Pan Disheng's office with an express report.
"Is it about cooperation with Warner?" Pan Disheng stared at the horse betting column, without even looking at the express newspaper, and said, "Has the ghost guy changed his attention again?"
The cooperation between Debao and Warner is not as simple as imagined. It is true that Xin Li has connections in Hollywood, but Warner is not very satisfied with Debao's comprehensive capabilities. It has been half a year since the two parties reached an intention to cooperate, but no real substantive work has been done. No progress at all.
"It has nothing to do with Warner." Xin Li shook her head in distress, sat on the sofa opposite Pan Di, held her forehead and said: "It's about your old friend Zhou Wen. You may not know that he has been secretly doing something recently. one thing."
"Oh?" Nowadays, Pan Disheng is very concerned about anything related to Zhou Wen. He throws away the horse betting newspaper in his hand, quickly opens the express letter from the United States, and asks at the same time: "What did he do?" ?¡±
"Zhang Jiazhen, who was kicked away by you, was entrusted by Zhou Wen to sign a two-month screening contract with 50 theaters in the United States half a month ago to screen the "Debao" and "Heping" co-produced, which once made Debao famous for a while. "Boxer", this report is the box office data of "Boxer" on the first day of its premiere in North America."
"Only 50, hahaha, Zhou Wen is really generous!" Pan Disheng laughed loudly when he heard this, and he felt very happy. He didn't want to invest too much energy in the film industry, but he also knew that there were only 50 theaters in the United States. means nothing. In other words, the Yankees are not optimistic about the quality of "The Fighter". If Debao is responsible for contacting it, at least 300 medium-sized theaters will jointly screen it.
"Tsk, tsk, 50 theaters only have a pitiful 50% occupancy rate. Zhou's trip to Hollywood seems to be a failure." Pan lit a cigar and puffed away happily, "Continue to develop at this momentum. , I¡¯m afraid that without waiting for two months, the ghost guys will lose confidence in this movie, Ali. Did you see it? This is the result of betraying me. Without me as a backstage for him, Zhou Wen would be just a caterpillar overseas. ,Hahaha!"
Xin Li opened her mouth to speak but stopped. It could be seen from her frown that she did not agree with Pan Disheng's point of view.
"If you want to fight with me, Zhou Wen is still a little too green. He will surrender even if he just fights for his family wealth!" The sound of Pan Di's voice in the express report became more and more enjoyable, even when "Boxing Fighter" swept across Southeast Asia. When he dominated Japan and South Korea, he had never been so happy.
"Boss. Some things can't necessarily be solved with money!" Xin Li finally couldn't hold it back and said with a very disdainful look: "Although the ghosts value interests too much, once a contract is signed, they will strictly abide by it." As long as the contract is implemented, even if "Boxer" does not meet their expectations, they will complete the two-month screening period as stipulated in the contract, so it is too early to say this now, and there will still be big changes before there is any result!"
"Accident?" Pan Disheng shook his head and sneered: "So what if something unexpected happens? The Zhou family may develop very quickly in Hong Kong. But he is still a fledgling in Hollywood. He needs connections but not connections, and he needs financial resources but not financial resources. The company There are not even professional public relations talents. How can the ghost guys help you if you can't get benefits? Ali, doing business requires not only planning. You must also be good at flexibility. Just watch, I will teach him a painful lesson. Let him understand what the real way of doing business is!¡±
¡°What do you want to do again?¡± Xin Li frowned upon hearing this.
"What else can I do? Just do something that makes me happier!"
Even though Pan Di sounded like a gentleman when he smiled, with Xin Li's feelings, he would definitely do something shady. He had so many thoughts in his mind that the brother Sheng whom he admired since childhood was getting farther and farther away from him. There is no common language between them.
"Ali, do you have time tonight? I'll treat you to dinner. There's a French restaurant that just opened" Pan asked with a smile.
"I'm sorry, I've been very busy recently." Xin Li said this and left with a thoughtful look on her face.
"Why are you showing such a bad face? I've never been short of women!" Pan fluted and threw away his cigar in a depressed voice
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"There is only one week left for everyone to familiarize themselves with the script. In one week, "A Chinese Ghost Story" will start filming on the Lantau Islands. Now, while there is still time, if you are not sure about anything in the script, you can come to me at any time to communicate."
In the conference room of Zhou Films, Zhou Wen gathered all the crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story" for the first meeting before the start of filming.
In addition to the two leading actors and actresses Zhang Guorong and Wang Zuxian, two main supporting actors Wu Ma and Liu Siu-ming were also invited. The former played Ning Caichen and Xiaoqian respectively, and the latter played??Chixia, grandma.
The four people in front of Zhou Wen are basically the main lineup of "A Chinese Ghost Story". In addition, characters such as Xiahou Swordsman, Corrupt Official, Xiao Qing, etc. will be selected within seven days. Of course, with the idea of ????training, Zhou signed a contract Newcomers will be given priority.
Zhong Chuhong, who was sitting next to Deputy Zhou Wen, looked at everyone and added: "Is there any problem with the schedule? If so, I will go talk to your agent."
"I have a few songs on hand to record, but I don't need Honggu to intervene, I will handle it myself." Zhang Guorong said with a smile.
Wang Zuxian joked: "I am a contracted artist of Zhou. If you don't send me an announcement, I will definitely not have any filming, so my schedule will definitely be fine."
"I don't have any problems. Ever since Ah Wen came to see me, I've turned down all the announcements and just waited for the new movie to start filming." Liu Zhaoming said with a hearty smile.
There is no problem with the schedules of the three leading actors. When Wu Ma expressed his opinion, he was a little embarrassed and said: "I, my schedule may be a little tight. There are still a few guest scenes left in "Midnight Dinner" directed by Wang Zhong."
"The one produced by New Art City, directed by Wang Zhong, starring Zheng Zeshi and Zhu Baoyi?" Zhong Chuhong asked.
"Yes." Wu Ma sighed with embarrassment and said, "The company's business has been sluggish in the past few years, so I'll earn some small roles to support my family."
People like Wu Ma who are both film-makers and bosses are common in the entertainment industry. After they have accumulated a certain amount of connections and funds, they will invest in some small-cost movies to make money. However, some people are good at management and operations, and companies do There are some people who are good at acting, but some people are only suitable for filming and acting, and the company's performance deteriorates day by day.
Zhong Chuhong showed understanding, nodded and said, "ok, leave it to me."
"Master Ma, if you need help, just ask and I will try my best to help you." Zhou Wen smiled.
Wu Ma waved his hand and said with a smile: "No need to bother, I just encountered some minor problems, I can handle them myself, haha, I'm sorry for causing trouble to you."
¡°It¡¯s okay, we all have friends, so we should help each other.¡± Zhong Chuhong smiled.
"Hey, if the person in my family could help Awen like Hong Gu, I wouldn't be so tired." Wu Ma was quite touched, and even envied the tacit cooperation between Zhou Wen and Zhong Chuhong.
Zhou Wen is good at acting, filming and directing, and his scripts are well written. Not only did the three films make enviable box office profits, they also became popular at this year's Academy Awards, becoming the favorites to win.
As for Zhong Chuhong, she is sexy, gentle, considerate and generous. She puts down her celebrity pretensions and devotes herself to the development of the company. In the entire entertainment industry, such a virtuous wife is probably only rivaled by Miss Fang from Shaw Brothers and Shi Nansheng from the film studio. Compared with the two women Among the heroes, Honggu can also help Zhou Wen win awards for filming and enhance the company's reputation.
"The words "golden boy and beautiful girl" are not enough to fully describe the two of them. In short, the combination of the two can be called a good story in the Hong Kong film industry.
After confirming the schedule, Zhong Chuhong stayed to discuss the contract and remuneration with everyone. Zhou Wen asked Yuan Bochu, Yuan Xiangren and other key members of the Yuan Family Class to communicate in the next door office. On the one hand, he arranged for the distribution of action design plans and asked the members of the Yuan Family Class Focus on training in the near future, and on the other hand, determine the background.
After the Yuan family's high-altitude training in Nepal, the overall quality of the team members has improved to a higher level. Not to mention "soft skills" such as "A Chinese Ghost Story" that require Wi-Fi to be completed, they can also complete the hard fight with real swords and guns. .
In the eyes of the current Yuan family members, "A Chinese Ghost Story" is just a side dish. After all, the team's tacit understanding has reached an unprecedented level, so there is no objection in terms of martial arts.
Originally, Zhou Wen planned to let Yuan Heping guest star as the murderous Swordsman of Xiahou. However, Yuan Heping was currently captured by Hong Jinbao to film "The Oriental Condor". Zhou Wen had to discuss it with the king of cameos, Yuan Xiangren: "Brother Ren, are you interested in guest starring as the Swordsman of Xiahou?" ?¡±
Yuan Xiangren chuckled and said, "Forget it, I don't look good. If you let me play the role of the corrupt official or the master, it would be fine, or the one who sells talismans and coffins. I'm more interested in that one, hehe."
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Zhou Wen had a black eye, but he didn¡¯t expect that Yuan Xiangren¡¯s taste was quite unique, so unique that he was interested in a coffin seller from the small county town of Guobei.
"Okay, Brother Chu, are you interested?" Zhou Wen looked at Yuan Echu again.
Yuan Bochu shook his head and said: "Master Ma secretly communicated with me when we met today and asked me to be his substitute."
"No, Master Ma is also a martial artist!" Zhou Wen scratched his head depressedly.
Yuan Echu smiled bitterly and said: "Haha, he isHe had an old injury and could complete the normal movements, but the drudgery of Diao Wei Ya was enough for him to drink a pot, so for the sake of filming progress, I still agreed to it on my own initiative. "
" Hanging wires is indeed a hard job. Sometimes actors have to hang in mid-air for a long time. Young and strong people can say that, but Wuma people's physical strength is not as good as before in middle age, not to mention old injuries.
"Grandma, my headache is killing me." Zhou Wen continued to scratch his head anxiously.
"I say Awen, don't worry. If you can't find anyone, you can do it yourself. It's just a few guest appearances anyway, so it won't delay your directing." Yuan Xiangren suggested.