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Text Chapter 171 Shao Daheng, who cannot retreat from fear

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    Chapter 171: The intimidated Shao Daheng could not withstand the temptation of Ming Pao. After agreeing to Jin Daxia to serve as the vice president of Ming Pao, Zhang Yi became busy.  Traveling back and forth between the hospital, the villa, and Mingpao.  ¡°In addition to taking care of Zhang Dexin in the hospital and paying attention to the foreign exchange market, I am familiar with Mingpao affairs.  In a fulfilling life, time always flies by.  "Resident Evil" was released in North America for more than a month, and it shocked countless people with its incredible box office of more than 80 million US dollars.  Coupled with the box office in European countries, the global box office directly exceeded 100 million US dollars.  With an investment of 30 million Hong Kong dollars, achieving such a profit once again proves the financial ability of Zhang Yi's movies.  Of course, it is impossible for all of the box office revenue of more than 100 million US dollars to go to Zhang Yi.  Excluding theaters, distribution companies, and production companies, there are not many films in Zhang Yi's hands, but there is no doubt that it is the film that made the most profit for Zhang Yi.  Shaw Brothers held a grand celebration party for this, and Zhang Yi, as a writer, director and investor, was naturally embarrassed to be absent.  After the meeting, Shao Daheng asked Zhang Yi to stay.  "I heard that the great Hollywood director Spielberg asked you about your novel about the resurrection of dinosaurs?" Shao Daheng asked with a smile.  When Zhang Yi heard this, he smiled. Shao Daheng knew about this, so Zhang Yi was not surprised.  After all, when Spielberg was talking to him about this matter, the top executives of Shaw Brothers were right next to him.  At that time, it was a little surprising that Spielberg talked about this novel.  After all, this novel has not been translated into English.  If there is an English version, Zhang Yi will not be surprised.  After all, after the novel appeared, several film companies competed for its copyright, and it was very fierce.  Zhang Yi still had some impressions about this matter.  As for such a situation, it is obvious that the producers of the Hollywood companies have seen the ability of adapting the novel into a movie to attract money.  The reason why we shot "Resident Evil" first was that the special effects had not yet achieved the ideal effect.  Another important reason is that Shao Daheng wanted to be safe. After all, the investment in "Jurassic Park" was more than ten times larger than that in "Resident Evil".  He asked at this time, obviously interested in this.  However, Zhang Yi hesitated.  When I first approached Shaw Brothers to film "Jurassic Park", it was mainly because I didn't have enough funds.  Now, when it comes time to film "Jurassic Park," I will definitely have no shortage of funds.  "Jurassic Park" makes money, there's no doubt about it.  "It does happen." Zhang Yi smiled and said to Shao Daheng.  "You will go to the mainland to film a movie in the second half of this year. In the first half of next year, you will shoot a love movie with your little girlfriend. In the second half of the year, you will prepare to shoot the sequel to "Resident Evil". Have you ever thought about shooting that "Resident Evil" movie in the next year?  "Jurassic"? I believe that by that time, the special effects have reached the ideal effect, right?" Shao Daheng said immediately.  The year after next?  87 years!  In 1987, there was a major stock market crash that swept the world.  For many people, this is undoubtedly a catastrophe.  But for people like Zhang Yi who are foresighted, just like the current fluctuations in the foreign exchange market, it is an opportunity to make big money.  Of course, this happened in October.  But "Jurassic Park" obviously couldn't be filmed in a short time.  Because Zhang Yi wants to use the movie "Jurassic Park" to develop peripheral products, it is not as simple as simply making a movie.     and.  The investment in "Jurassic Park" is a bit large. Instead of wasting money on it, it is better to invest in the stock market and earn more.  The copyright is in your hands, and you can make movies at any time.  But the stock market turmoil of 1987 did not wait for anyone.  "Uncle Six. How do you want me to give you an accurate picture of what will happen in the year after next? Moreover, I can't guarantee whether the special effects will achieve the ideal effect at that time!" Zhang Yi smiled bitterly.  Then he said.  Shao Daheng looked at Zhang Yi, smiled and said, "Then you give me an accurate answer. Does Shaw Brothers have a share in this movie?" "Uncle Liu wants to invest?" Zhang Yi looked at Shao Daheng, saw him nodding, and then  He said helplessly, "Uncle Liu wants to invest, of course it's no problem." "That's pretty much it. Haha." Shao Daheng laughed after hearing this.  "How much does Sixth Uncle plan to invest?" Zhang Yi asked.  "What's the budget? It must be more than the 50 million you told me last time, right?" Shao Daheng asked immediately.  "The budget of fifty million US dollars is based on the premise that the movie effect is not the best. We will save as much as we can. If we want to achieve the best effect, it will cost at least US$80 million." Zhang Yi said calmly, and then looked at Shao Daheng  .  Eighty million US dollars, and that¡¯s just the production cost.  That means that if the global box office does not reach more than 200 million, it will lose money.  The risk is undoubtedly high.  Of course, the production cost of the original version was only over 60 million.    There are definitely risks, and they are not small.  Zhang Yi directly said 80 million, firstly because he wanted to surpass the original version, and secondly, of course, he wanted to scare away Shao Daheng.  However, it seems that Shao Daheng has tasted the sweetness brought by "Resident Evil" and was not frightened by the sky-high production costs at all.  He looked at Zhang Yi, then thought for a moment and said, "I can't compare to you, kid. I can invest up to 20 million US dollars, otherwise it will be difficult to operate with Shaw Brothers and Wireless." Zhang Yi nodded.  Zhang Yi could barely accept 20 million.  Just a few days after the celebration party for "Resident Evil", "A Chinese Ghost Story" was released in January, with a box office of nearly 30 million in Hong Kong. At the same time, a Xiaoqian trend was also set off in Southeast Asia.  Wang Zuxian also took this opportunity to become famous in Southeast Asia.  And Zhang Yi naturally made a lot of money from this movie.  Of course, compared to "Resident Evil", it is much less.  At the same time, Zhang Yi¡¯s second chapter album was released without much publicity, but it still spread around with amazing sales.  Regardless of the quality of this record, Zhang Yi's popularity alone is enough to put any singer in Southeast Asia to shame.  Just like Leslie Cheung said, if you compare record sales with Zhang Yi, you are looking for trouble!  There are seven songs in the album, among which "Serve the Country with Loyalty", "Farewell My Concubine" and "Men Should Be Strong" are very masculine and make many people excited when listening to them.  Among them, the song "Love Is You and Me" sung by him and Zhou Huimin moved countless people, but its high pitched voice discouraged countless singers.  When Zhang Yi wrote this song, he originally planned to have the men and women sing it in reverse tunes.  After all, the pitch of the original version sung by Yun Duo was a little too high, and Zhang Yi was afraid that Zhou Huimin wouldn't be able to match it.  At least, Zhang Yi is sure that Zhou Huimin in her previous life could not sing.  However, today¡¯s Zhou Huimin is no longer what she used to be because of Zhang Yi, a little butterfly.  He practiced martial arts with Zhang Yi and was full of energy.  He also studied under the guidance of Guanghuang Ersheng, and his singing skills and timbre have been greatly improved.  I can actually sing it.  Of course, there are still some differences compared to the original version.  However, there is also a different charm.  "Boss, Master Zhou is here." Lin Xiao came in and said to Zhang Yi.  "Who?" Zhang Yi looked over with some confusion.  "Master Zhou Qinglin from the Sun Sect." Lin Xiao said again.  When Zhang Yi heard this, he was overjoyed and hurried out.  "Senior Brother Zhou, you are finally here." Zhang Yi said to Zhou Qinglin with a smile.  "I came to Hong Kong this time because I was asked to bring you some things. Then I have to go to Japan." Zhou Qinglin smiled and said to Zhang Yi. Seeing that Zhang Yi was a little confused, he continued, "Uncle Sun was invited to Japan.  I need to accompany you for the lecture." Zhang Yi nodded immediately after hearing this.  The Uncle Sun mentioned by Zhou Qinglin is naturally Master Sun Jianyun, the second generation head of the Sun Sect.  In my previous life, in 1985, I was indeed invited to Japan, and in 1988, I was invited to Japan again.  After all, Master Sun Jianyun is now over seventy, and he is quite old. It is okay to communicate with him for a while, but it is obviously inappropriate to actually take action.  Although this trip to Japan was by invitation, taking action is inevitable.  Naturally, this requires a descendant of the Sun sect who can fight and calm down the situation.  Zhou Qinglin is naturally suitable. After all, he is extremely famous in the martial arts community in Southeast Asia.  "This is what Uncle Sun asked me to give to you. He said that if you have time to go to Beijing, go find a door." Zhou Qinglin then handed a bag to Zhang Yi and said.  Recognizing the sect is undoubtedly acknowledging Zhang Yi¡¯s identity as a descendant of the Sun family, but it only requires going to the Beijing Sun Style Tai Chi Research Association.  Learning from a master is indeed very important for those who practice martial arts.  Just like Wang Xiangzhai, the founder of Dacheng Quan (Yiquan), although he received the true biography of Guo Yunshen, Xingyiquan never recognized him as Guo Yunshen's disciple.  This is undoubtedly an embarrassment.  After arriving in Beijing, Zhang Yi never thought about how his master concealed his past. At this time, he was extremely curious about what Zhou Qinglin handed him.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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