"For the first time, a Chinese film has entered the top 100 box office rankings in the world! It is of great significance!"
"The box office of "Death Comes 2" exceeded US$340 million, and Tianwang Studio once again gained fame and fortune!"
At this time, "Death Comes 2" has become one of the hottest topics in China, and its name has directly topped the Chinese Internet search list.
Countless people responded with praise, and even those who were unhappy with Wang Shang did not dare to express any unfavorable opinions at this time, otherwise they would soon be sprayed to death by a bunch of people.
There are many criteria for judging whether a movie is good or bad, including the rating in IMDB, popularity, box office success, comments from famous movie figures, and various well-known film awards around the world such as Oscars...
There are definitely different opinions on which movie is the best, and it’s hard to tell.
But one thing that can be confirmed is that no matter how bad the movie is, as long as it does well at the box office, it is a success.
The movie "Death Comes 2" was not only a big hit at the box office, but also received extremely high reviews, with a high score of 8.0 on IMDB.
So, there is no doubt that it is a successful movie!!
Naturally, Tianwang Studio was the one who most celebrated the success of "Death Is Coming 2". On the day of the release, Wang Shang flew back to Shanghai from Nanhai Province and directly booked the lobby of a five-star hotel to prepare for "Death Is Coming 2".
》The crew and actors held a celebration banquet to thank them for their hard work.
Naturally, everyone showed up as expected and received the red envelopes and surprises that Wang Shang prepared for them.
"Boss, have you ever thought about filming the third "Death is Coming"?" In the middle of the celebration banquet, director Zhang Qing came over with a glass of red wine and asked expectantly.
"The third part? The third part can be started. But before that, I need to contact Ubisoft in the United States." Wang Shang responded.
"Really?" Director Zhang Qing was overjoyed, his eyes became even hotter, and he quickly asked: "Boss, can you still let me direct this time?"
"If you are confident, it doesn't matter if I let you direct it." Wang Shangxiao said. The agreement he signed with Tianwang Studio lasts for fifteen years, so it is naturally worthy of Wang Shang's training. This is what Wang Shang was willing to do at the beginning.
The reason why "Death Comes 2" was given to him to direct.
If "Death Comes 3" plans to start filming, it will definitely find an experienced director like him.
The next day, just when Wang Shang wanted to call Ubisoft Game Company, the other party called first: "Hi Mr. Wang, good morning!!"
Wang Shang knew who it was as soon as he heard it: "Mr. Malen, good afternoon, I was about to call you, but you called first."
Mullen laughed loudly on the opposite side and said, "That means we have the same spiritual connection."
Wang Shang was used to these foreigners using idioms indiscriminately, and he didn't bother to explain the idioms to him. Instead, he went straight to the point: "Let me tell you something. Now that "Death Comes 2" has become a big hit, we are striking while the iron is hot.
How about launching "Death Comes 3"? Do you want to send someone here?"
"Mr. Wang, what you said is what I want to say. However, the CEO felt it was a pity that our company did not participate in the investment in "Death Comes 2" last time, so this time he specifically asked me to discuss it with you and prepare to invest in this movie.
Three movies. You can’t take all the benefits by yourself, right?”
"Investment?" Wang Shang thought for a while, and realized that it was indeed not about taking all the benefits, but sharing the benefits that would be conducive to mutual growth and development, so he agreed: "Okay, we will discuss it in detail when you come."
On the third day, people sent by Ubisoft arrived in Magic City. There were two groups. One group was responsible for assisting the screenwriter team in creating the script for "Death is Coming 3". The other group was responsible for negotiating the investment dividends for "Death: Coming 3".
On the fourth day, Wang Shang completed negotiations with them. Ubisoft Game Company invested 70 million and received a 30% dividend. If the third movie has as popular a box office as the second movie, Ubisoft can get it
150 million dividends. In other words, you can easily make a net profit of 80 million.
However, Wang Shang did not lose money. The investment of 70 million yuan is basically enough for film production. In other words, Tianwang Studio can enjoy a profit share of 70% without spending any money except for promotional expenses, which is similar to picking up money.
Same.
On the fourth day, Tianwang Studio announced the launch of the filming plan for "Death Comes 3", and the director will still be Zhang Qing.
With the help of the box office success of "Death Comes 2", the movie plan quickly spread without much publicity, and the entire entertainment industry suddenly became excited again. Countless actors struggled to become characters in the movie, even in supporting roles.
It doesn't matter, after all, it can make itself famous all over the world.
Many big stars were interested and expressed their goodwill and intention to participate in the film to Tianwang Studio through their agents.
Among these people, Wang Shang saw celebrities who were relatively famous in the previous time and space, such as Li Bing, Shu Qi, and Gao Yuanyuan. He also saw stars who were unknown in the previous time and space but have become very famous in this time and space. He also saw some stars who are not yet famous but may become famous in this time and space.
Later famous actors, such as Xu Zheng and Huang Baoqiang.
"Xu Zheng, Huang Baoqiang?" Wang Shang couldn't help but think of the two very popular "囧囧" movies from the past time and space - "囧囧" and "囧囧", especially "囧囧" which has a domestic revenue of 1.26 billion yuan.
With an astonishing box office record, it became the first Chinese-language film in the history of Chinese films to have a box office of over 1 billion, and became the box-office champion of Chinese-language films in the history of Chinese films!!
"Maybe I can take pictures of them, but I don't have time to take pictures now!" Wang Shang wanted to take pictures himself, but he didn't have time, so he finally decided to show them first and talk about it later.
After Wang Shang signed the investment agreement for "Death Comes 3", he flew directly back to Nanhai Province. There were many companies that wanted to invest, but they were all rejected by Wang Shang. Wang Shang only had 70% left.
profit dividends, and never want to take advantage of others.
After the filming plan was announced, Bi Han from Tianwang Studio was harassed by celebrities who kept coming to ask for roles. Finally, he announced that he would leave the specific matters to Zhang Qing, the director of "Death Comes 3".
Become a little cleaner. And because Wang Shang left the magic city early, he was not taken advantage of by these enthusiastic stars.
Zhang Qing, who has been harassed by countless celebrities and actors, said that the script has not been officially written yet, so there is no way to cast the characters for the time being.
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After Wang Shang returned to the "Fast and Furious" crew, the crew had already organized and designed the shooting scene and was preparing for the official shooting.
The fugitive Hua Qiang (Yang Gang), rebel police officers Brian (Bryan), Hua Xuan (Song Zheng), Interpol Ju Shi (Zhang Shi), and policewoman Du Man (Du Man Ni) wanted to film the escape and pursuit scenes, so they came here.
Shi Zheng was learning parkour under the guidance of Yan Ran, and several other actors were obviously also interested in this very cool sport and joined in the learning with great interest.
"Parkour is also called 'city running' or 'Parkour'. It treats the entire city as a big training ground. All walls in Wuding become objects that can be 'climbed, Sichuan and Chongqing'."
"Not everyone can do it. It requires strong physical coordination, strength, bounce, and courage..."
After making some brief introductions, Yan Ran took all the actors who wanted to learn to the prepared training ground. This training ground was laid out with many mats, suitable for beginners to practice.
Yan Ran taught some basic parkour decomposition movements, such as basic landing, rolling, balancing, and cat crawling, and then let the students practice freely on their own...
Wang Shang thought this parkour was very pleasing to the eye, so he couldn't help but start learning it. After practicing a few times, he felt it was quite new. He looked back at the others and saw Xiaoyu and Xiaojie having a great time.
Skin.
"Oops..." At this time, a voice sounded. Wang Shang looked over and found that Song Zheng was covering her right wrist with a pale face.
"Something happened!" Wang Shang and others hurriedly gathered around. The doctor equipped by the crew quickly examined her injuries: "It's just a small thing, nothing serious. Apply the medicine for a few days and it will be fine..."
Not long after, another person was injured. When Smith was having too much fun, he accidentally fell over and injured his elbow. Yan Ran quickly told them to concentrate and overcome their fear.
On the first day of practice, four people were injured.
I stopped practicing the next day and started officially filming the movie.
In the following days, Zheng Xinlan discovered for the first time that Wang Shang, who had always been kind and friendly, was quite scary when filming a movie. He kept yelling at the actors at the top of his lungs all day long, making the actors tremble. Even the two giants Zhang Zhang
Both Shi and Yang Gang felt scared.
And it was the first time she discovered how hard it was to make a movie. The entire crew got up at five or six o'clock every day and ended at eleven o'clock in the evening. Sometimes the filming was tight until the early morning. The entire crew was ordered by Wang Shang to run around in circles.
The pace is very fast, even meals have to be devoured, and sometimes there is no time to go to the toilet.
And sometimes some actors fail to perform well enough after many times. They are scolded by Wang Shang, and many actors turn pale after being scolded. Especially Song Zheng, a complete newcomer, who has the most NG, and is scolded by Wang Shang.
Shang scolded and cried several times.
That's not all. After making movies, as long as he has free time, Wang Shang also urges actors to learn racing skills. If they don't learn it well, they are not allowed to stop. Even if they are injured, they must learn quickly.
"What's so good about being an actor? Why do you work so hard to be an actor? Do you really want to be a star? Do you love fame and fortune?" Zheng Xinlan couldn't understand it at all.
At around two o'clock in the night, the crew had just finished their work, and Du Manni and Song Zheng endured the pain and went straight back to the dormitory.
"Ouch, my right hand is swollen! It hurts so much!" Song Zheng just sat down on the bed, covering her right wrist, moaning in pain.
"Be patient, you need to rub it hard when applying the medicinal wine, it will be very painful." Dumanni took the medicinal wine and helped her rub it.
"Hiss~~ Be gentle~~ The director is so cruel, I am a beauty!" Song Zheng complained while crying out in pain.
"Azheng, is this your first movie?" Dumanni asked.
"Yes what's the matter?"
At this time, Zheng Xinlan happened to pass by the door of their room. After hearing their conversation, she couldn't help but stop and listened carefully.
Du Manni couldn't help but educate her: "Actually, you are very lucky to get this kind of opportunity from the beginning. People outside, even big stars, want to get in first. You just came in as a complete newcomer.
And he is still the protagonist, which can be regarded as a blessing gained from ten lifetimes. And don’t feel aggrieved when the director scolds you, it’s because you haven’t accumulated enough.”
"Okay, I won't complain! By the way, Sister Ni, why do you want to be an actress?" Song Zheng quickly changed the subject.
"My family is poor. The whole village in my family is very poor. Let alone college students, there are not even high school students. You know Director Wang's second work "The Hope Tree", right? If Director Wang hadn't advocated it back then,
They have established a Hope Tree Fund and are supporting our village. It is estimated that I will not even have the chance to go to high school or college." Du Manni's tone became lowered as she talked about her own affairs.
"Director Wang is my idol, not because of his achievements, but because he invests tens of millions into the Hope Tree Fund every year. It is precisely because of him that I determined to pursue the path of stardom. When I took the exam
When I was in college, the whole village contributed money to help me pay for my tuition, and it was also because of Director Wang. The village chief, grandma, uncle, and dad, all the people in the village thought that celebrities are the best people in the world.
"
"In the future, I will be like Director Wang, become a big star, make money, and help those poor people!!" Du Manni's eyes were particularly bright when she said this.
"Celebrities are the best people in the world..." Zheng Xinlan fell silent after hearing this.
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PS: I found out that I really wanted to kill someone, so I spent a whole day in a dark room, and it was still more than three chapters... I was relieved~~~