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    Now that "Tomb Raiders" has been completely filmed, there is still work to be done on the film's follow-up.  {This includes editing and post-production of special effects.  With Lan Naicai as an outstanding person and Peter Jackson as a big star, both aspects are going very smoothly.  Instead, Duan Zihao, as a director, became the hands-off shopkeeper.  I left all the post-production to Peter and Lan Naicai.  I started doing advertising and publicity work myself.  In terms of advertising, Duan Zihao set up a TV to play movie highlights, published story serials in newspapers, and posted movie promotion posters in subways and bus stops.  In short, basically everything that can be done has been done.  So much so that Duan Zihao turned on his horsepower and promoted this to the extreme.  Movie King Entertainment has always been at the forefront of its peers in its promotions, and it¡¯s no different this time.  Especially in the behind-the-scenes footage shown on TV, special effects were used to create a very good title sequence.  In this trailer with the slogan "Opening a new century of tomb robbing", none of the protagonists show their faces. Instead, the protagonist passes through a "monster concentration camp" composed of thousand-year-old tombs, ferocious man-eaters, giant rat monsters, etc.  , while bringing the tip of the iceberg of the "New Century of Tomb Robbery", it also revealed the ins and outs of the story of tomb robbing for the first time.  At the beginning of the trailer, a low voice-over unhurriedly recounts the mysteries of ancient tomb culture. The picture shows a cave covered with vines and flickering lights, ferocious man-eating beasts crawling in the dark and damp cave, and a huge rat monster.  Emitting a permeating howl, the thousand-year-old tomb has an extremely complicated shape and is full of dark and gorgeous Eastern style. As the camera extends upward, insects and birds are constantly sneaking around in the picture. The atmosphere can be described as mysterious and strange.  While the voice-over tells the origin of "Tomb Robbery Notes", three tiny figures can be vaguely seen, climbing along the cliff to face the thousand-year-old tomb - such a strange and eerie scene, full of mystery.  While it is not surprising, it also raises expectations for the film.  It can be said that in order to do a good job in the early publicity of this time, Duan Zihao worked hard and tried his best to make everything the best.  For three full weeks, I worked on the front line with the staff of the Propaganda Department. Not only did I fly to Southeast Asia for promotion, I also went to Thailand and South Korea for promotion. It can be said that it was a lot of hard work.  It wasn't until the entire publicity campaign achieved astonishing results, and the feedback was even more surprising, that he breathed a sigh of relief.     at the same time.  The post-production of "Tomb Raiders" was almost completed, and Peter Jackson and Lan Nai informed him that he could watch the samples.  After receiving the news, Duan Zihao immediately flew back to Hong Kong from South Korea.  As soon as they heard the news that Duan Zihao was back, the rest of the crew rushed over and watched the samples with him immediately.  During the whole process of watching, Duan Zihao didn't say a word, but there seemed to be a strange light flashing in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking.  On the contrary, Peter Jackson changed from his usual arrogance.  He praised the brilliance of this drama endlessly, as well as Lan Naicai¡¯s attentiveness to post-production.  After watching the sample film, Duan Zihao just patted Lan Naicai on the shoulder to express his approval and left without saying anything.  Lan Nai saw it clearly.  Andy Lau is not dissatisfied with the film. In fact, the effect of the film may have exceeded his expectations. However, his joy for this result is still restrained.  There seems to be something else on his mind.  I really wanted to ask Duan Zihao what happened, but before he could speak, Duan Zihao had already left quickly.  Only Lan Naicai and others were left full of doubts.  Duan Zihao went directly back to the office, closed the door, and fell into deep thought alone.  Just as Lan Naicai estimated, he had something on his mind, and it was a secret that he had never mentioned but always kept in his heart.  " Duan Zihao is indeed very satisfied with this new film. After all, he shot it himself and starred in it If it were just treated as a stand-alone film, he had no reason to be dissatisfied.  But there's more to this film than just that.  In fact, the success or failure of this film is related to one of Duan Zihao's dreams. The success of filming is only the first step towards realizing the dream. Therefore, even if he is satisfied with the effect of this film, he can only show some improvement.  Retained pleasure.  Yes, Duan Zihao has a dream, or in other words, a deeply hidden ambition, which is to surpass the United States in movies and defeat the giant Hollywood, or at least be on an equal footing with it.  It is undeniable that when it comes to movies, Hollywood is the well-deserved leader. No matter in terms of quantity or quality, other countries and regions cannot compete alone.  But as a witness to the rise and fall of Hong Kong films, while Duan Zihao regretted the decline of Hong Kong films in his previous life, he also longed for the future, hoping that one day his dream would come true.  As the boss of an entertainment company and a star with huge influence, Duan Zihao feels that he should be able to do something for Hong Kong films and Chinese films now, but he has never been able to do something about it.??Plan.  Should we follow the path of national characteristics?  But although national ones are international, under the strong power of Hollywood, any other nationally featured films can only be popular for a while and cannot shake its dominance at all.  "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is an example. It was a sensation and attracted a group of followers, but it also fell silent and had no impact on Hollywood.  As for those who follow the trend, they are already criticized in China and have lowered the image of Chinese movies.  "The best in this aspect is Stephen Chow. The two films "Shaolin Soccer" and "Kung Fu" have had a certain impact on Hollywood. They can be regarded as outstanding representatives of Hong Kong films going global.  But it is also undeniable that taking the kung fu route alone is not a long-term solution.  Not to mention that films with the same theme can easily cause aesthetic fatigue and make it more difficult to create new ones. Even if we can maintain this influence, it is even more difficult to expand the influence of Chinese films in such a narrow theme.  In short, with such efforts alone, Hollywood cannot be shaken for the time being.  In addition, there has been an attempt, that is, directors and actors directly go to Hollywood to develop, hoping to win respect for Chinese films in the most direct way.  But unfortunately, the result is the same. In addition to making a lot of money, actors and directors have not expanded the influence of Chinese films much.  The reason is because of the power of Hollywood. No matter how famous actors and directors are, when they arrive in Hollywood, they have to act according to other people's rules. They can't decide what movies to make and what roles to play.  This way.  The advantages of the director and actors were not brought into play, and they were even underestimated by Hollywood. In the end, they had no choice but to fail.  As a "experienced person", Duan Zihao is well aware of these situations, and he deeply feels that to challenge the authority of Hollywood, he needs to start by strengthening himself. Not only must he have good actors, but he must also have productions that are not inferior to Hollywood. When these two  or combined.  To have an impact on Hollywood.  But it¡¯s easy to say, but so difficult to do.  First of all, the big-budget films that Hollywood invests heavily in are not something that Chinese films can compete with.  Not to mention whether you can spend so much money on a movie, just thinking about whether you can recover the cost can scare away a lot of people.  Specific to technology, first of all, animation technology is not comparable to that of the Chinese film industry.  Moreover, while Hollywood is strong, Chinese films are shrinking, and the entire industry is sluggish.  It also directly caused the shortage of talents.  From the director to the actors to the script writers, there are gaps.  As a senior filmmaker, Duan Zihao is deeply worried.  ¡°To save Hong Kong and even Chinese movies, he knows that he cannot do it alone.  As a singer and actor.  He is quite popular in Asia, but in the West, his influence is still not enough.  As a boss, his financial resources have increased significantly.  But facing the huge power of Hollywood, it is undoubtedly still a drop in the bucket.  But now, Duan Zihao has directed and starred in "Tomb Raiders".  But for the first time, I saw the breadth and depth of Chinese culture, as well as the inexhaustible essence of stories.  Who says our Chinese culture can¡¯t resist Hollywood culture?  Who says China can¡¯t create such magnificent movies?  Having just watched the finished sample film, Duan Zihao felt an uncontrollable excitement in his heart for the first time.  I am excited about the discovery of national film culture and the dream of shaking up the Hollywood film industry.  ¡°And I¡¯m excited to be the leader in saving Chinese-language films.  Now after watching the sample film, Duan Zihao is more optimistic about the prospects of the movie, and then he has to think quietly about the next step.  ¡­ Hong Kong has always had the habit of trial screenings of movies. Before a film is fully released in Hong Kong, it must be screened in several cinemas to see how the audience reacts.  If it gets a good response, it will be fully released in Hong Kong. If it doesn't get a good response, it will be cautious to reduce the number of theaters and reduce the number of theaters in order to protect costs.  Many of the previous films of Movie King Entertainment basically followed this route. No, it should be said that most film companies in Hong Kong do this.  Due to the fierce competition, everyone will be cautious in the competition, for fear of making any big mistakes.  But this time, Duan Zihao wants to break this convention!  That's right, he has decided that "Tomb Raiders" will not go through trial screenings and will be released directly in Hong Kong. It should not be released in all of Asia!  Be bold!  This approach is really bold of him!  You know, unless you have 100% confidence in your movie, no one would dare to do this.  In fact, Duan Zihao¡¯s boldness is yet to come. He has already made up his mind that after it is fully released in Asia, if the effect is good, it will be released globally and directly listed on the TV series.Lu Hollywood!  Through difficult negotiations, Duan Zihao has reached an agreement with hundreds of theaters in Hollywood in the United States through Peter Jackson. If the box office of "Tomb Raiders" can exceed one billion in Asia.  The United States will accept its official release in North American theaters.  In other words, these Yankees gave Duan Zihao a proposition, a billion proposition. Before this, there had never been a Chinese-language movie that could earn a billion box office in Asia. For the Yankees, this is a proposition.  It's an impossible task. They have done a survey. The best Hong Kong movie has achieved the best results in Asia, only 300 to 400 million. One billion?  Just kidding!  In fact, not only are these Americans not optimistic about this new movie from Movie King Entertainment, but even the locals in Hong Kong are not optimistic about Duan Zihao and his movie. The reason is that the highest box office in Hong Kong of 50 million was created by Duan Zihao himself.  Yes, the highest box office record in Asia is 380 million, which was also created by Duan Zihao. Now if you want to jump from 380 million to 1 billion, that is simply too mythical.  The only one who can laugh about this is Mr. Pan Dickson of Debao.  In the office of Debao Film Company, Pan Disheng had just had a phone call with the heads of the Asian regions of Columbia and Sony. He had already received very definite information. These two companies would not help Yingdi Entertainment develop theaters.  In other words, if Duan Zihao wants to sell a billion dollar box office in Asia, it will be even harder than reaching the sky.  "Hahaha, this joke is so arrogant!" Dickson Pan chewed his cigar and laughed.  "He really thinks he is the god of movies. A movie can sell a billion dollars at the box office! I think he is completely fooled!" "You know, even the most powerful Uncle Shao Liu did not dare to boast.  What's the concept of a billion-dollar box office in Haikou? If he's not good at math, he's too arrogant. He really thinks that the whole of Hong Kong belongs to him. What kind of bullshit savior is he that can control the movies in Asia?  Record" After angrily venting his jealousy and dissatisfaction with Duan Zihao, Pan Disheng solemnly said: "Notice, use our media channels to fully denigrate Duan Zihao's drama. I want to watch it.  Look. How did he transform into Duan Yiyi this time! Hahaha, hahaha" Debao Company's media channels are still very powerful, at least in the shortest time, countless trolls appeared to sing  Duan Zihao said that he was so bold that he wanted to do something "Duan Yiyi", which might only lead to embarrassment to the end. He also said that "Tomb Raiders Notes" doesn't look so grand, it's all parallel imports, and it will be exposed as soon as it is released.  Prototypes for bad movies and so on.  The trend spread quickly.  Everyone at Movie Emperor Entertainment felt a little unconfident, and even Brother Hong Jinbao began to wonder if Duan Zihao had gone too far this time.  It's okay to brag, but you can't go too far. Why do you say it has a box office of one billion?  Wouldn¡¯t 500 million be enough?  What if the box office crashes?  Just when everyone was worried about Duan Zihao, Duan Zihao flew all the way to Japan.  What greeted him at the Japanese airport was Kitagawa Haruko, who looked charming and had a coquettish figure.  As a famous female devil in Japan, there is a little boy of about one year old beside her.  Duan Zihao was very surprised and glanced at the little boy.  Then he asked Kitagawa Haruko, "Whose child is he? How did you bring him here?" Kitagawa Haruko smiled, then pulled the little boy to the front and said to him: "Hurry up and call daddy."  The boy called Duan Zihao in a childish voice: "Daddy." Duan Zihao was completely confused.  He travels to Japan several times every year, but nothing happens to Kitagawa Haruko every time. But now he suddenly gave himself a son. This is amazing.  Looking at Duan Zihao¡¯s surprised look.  Kitagawa Haruko thought it was funny, so she explained: "Do you still remember when I came to Japan to film "God of Gamblers" two years ago?" Then she revealed that she was secretly pregnant and gave birth to the child.  Duan Zihao was so shocked that he couldn't stand it anymore. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Out of nowhere, Sister Lin fell from the sky, and I was like a child fell from the sky.  "His name is Duan Jianxiong, and his Japanese name is Kitagawa Kenxiong. If you don't like it, you don't have to admit him. In short, I didn't want to introduce him to you, but even though he is very young, he also knows that he must have one.  Dad" When she said these words, the eyes of this famous female devil in Japan showed extremely loving kindness.  Duan Zihao didn¡¯t know how to answer this question.  Fortunately, Kitagawa Haruko ordered the convoy to go home at this time, and saw a group of Japanese strongmen in black suits bowing extremely respectfully to the two of them, "Hai", especially when Kenxiong was only over a year old, but he was not afraid of such a scene at all.  , it looks like heavenHe is the kind of person who does great things.  In this regard, Duan Zihao was even more emotional.  My son, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, will probably not be a good bird when he grows up. At the very least, he will be a big boss.  ¡­ After staying in Japan for five or six days, the relationship between Duan Zihao and Duan Jianxiong gradually established. After all, blood is thicker than water, and it is easy for father and son to ¡°call¡± each other.  In contrast, Kitagawa Haruko regretted that she had introduced her son to Duan Zi, because she was a little afraid that Duan Zihao would take her son back.  However, her worries are definitely unnecessary. Not to mention that Duan Zihao still has a lot of love debts to deal with in Hong Kong, and he has no experience in raising children at all. In the end, he was very soft-hearted, thinking of this  I have done nothing to rely on Shirakawa Haruko. She has been raising her for more than a year, so what reason do I have to snatch her away?  Seemingly sensing Kitagawa Haruko¡¯s thoughts, Duan Zihao took the opportunity to explain the matter, which made her no longer worry about this.  At the same time, Duan Zihao also told Kitagawa Haruko about his purpose of coming to Japan this time. His purpose of coming to Japan was very simple, which was to negotiate with Japanese theaters for a full release.  Because Duan Zihao knows very well that Japan is the movie box office of the entire Asia, no, it can even be said to be the box office powerhouse of the entire Hollywood movie in Asia. This irreplaceable status was not achieved until the Chinese movie exceeded 25 billion in the previous life.  surpassed Japan and replaced it.  But now, there is absolutely no Asian country that can replace Japan¡¯s movie box office status.  Duan Zihao knows that if he wants to get a billion box office in Asia, the only thing he can do is to deal with Japan and put all the Japanese money into his own pocket. This is the last word.  In response to Duan Zihao's request, Kitagawa Haruko agreed to help without hesitation. Nonsense, he was the father of her child, and Duan Zihao made it clear that he would not take the child away. For Kitagawa Haruko, this small favor is more important than anything else.  important.  Seeing that Haruko Kitagawa agreed to help, Duan Zihao couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. At least he felt confident that he could achieve a box office of one billion for the first time.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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