Chapter 451: A billion-dollar blockbuster? Real or fake?
In fact, there was nothing funny, but seeing Wu Hu smiling happily, everyone had no choice but to laugh too, so as not to be regarded as disrespectful.
Compared with Kung Fu Emperor, it goes without saying that Wu Hu, the old monster of Xu, started from "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman", to "A Chinese Ghost Story", to the subsequent Once Upon a Time series, and then to the current Di Renjie series. Among the directors of Xiangjiang, Wu
This guy is Tiger's favorite.
Faced with Wu Hu's praise, Old Monster Xu was obviously overjoyed.
Several people entered the venue while chatting. Lao Yu asked what happened between Wu Hu and Zhang Weiping. In fact, he had asked some of his friends, but he went to participate in "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" last night.
His friends at the premiere didn't know either.
Except for a few people, no one knows what happened last night.
Even though I was present at the scene, at most I just felt that Wu Hu did not agree to Zhang Weiweiping's request and refused to sing on stage because of discomfort in his voice. It was as simple as that.
Wu Hu glanced at Lao Yu, smiled and shook his head, "It's just a little misunderstanding, not worth mentioning!" Both Old Monster Xu and Lao Yu were a little regretful. They also thought they could get some information about Zhang Weiping so that he could make a fuss.
Embarrassing or something, after all, the two movies are currently competing. If there is more Zhang Weiping's dirty information, it may have some effect.
Then, Wu Hu saw some familiar figures in the venue, Xiao Wang among the Wang brothers, Zhang Big Beard, Wang Fatty, the king of bad movies, Chen Changhua, Ming Jiaozhu, Angela BB, Chun Ge, Zhou Gongzi, Li
Wang, Liu Yan, Gui Lunmei, Fan Xiaoxuan.......
Compared with last night's premiere of "The Thirteen Hairpins", tonight's premiere of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" had even brighter stars, which shows how popular Zhang Weiping is.
Wu Hu was willing to attend last night because of Zhang Guoshi. Without Zhang Guoshi, who would care about Zhang Weiping?
Seeing Wu Hu's arrival, many people at the scene cast their eyes towards him, especially those actresses, whose eyes lit up a lot.
Leader Ming directly brought Angela BB forward, "Fat Tiger, long time no see!"
Wu Hu couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that the two of them were still together. Is Angela BB still willing to come together with Master Ming?
Wu Hu said to Lao Yu and the others: "Lao Yu, Director Xu, Brother Jie, you go and do your work! I'll say hello to some friends."
"Okay! Let's talk later!"
"Brother Ming, long time no see!" Wu Hu hugged Master Ming, and then shook hands with Angela BB, "BB is beautiful again, Brother Ming is so enviable!"
Angela BB covered her mouth and chuckled, while Master Ming laughed, patted Wu Hu's arm and said, "Just kid me! Congratulations on your new album's global sales! By the way, why didn't Sissi come with you?
, I haven’t seen her much recently.”
It is obvious that Master Ming regards Wu Hu and Yahuazi as a couple. In fact, many people in the industry also think so. After all, in the "Xingxing" crew, Yahuazi did not hide too much about Wu Hu's thoughts.
, anyone with a discerning eye can see it.
Moreover, two days ago, we could see the news that Wu Hu and Yahuazi were together!
While they were chatting, Brother Chun, who had recovered from the survival show, also came forward to chat with Wu Hu, and then Xiao Wang, one of the Wang brothers, also came over.
Next to him, there are Zhang Bearded and the King of Bad Movies, and behind them, there are Chen Changhua and Zhou Gongzi, Gui Lunmei and Fan Xiaoxuan, Li Wang and other stars.
In fact, Wu Hu is no stranger to these people. He knows a lot about their works and has read some of them.
For example, Zhang Big Beard and Wang Fatty, although their international reputation cannot be compared with Wu Hu, they are still well-known celebrity directors among flower growers.
Not far away, Juli's son Yang, with Huang Shengyi, wanted to come forward to make a good relationship, but it seemed that he couldn't get in. There were too many people around Wu Hu.
Although Wu Hu had rejected Xiao Wang at the beginning and asked Xiao Wang to smash some things, Wu Hu is now the one Xiao Wang needs to fawn over.
It's not that Wu Hu's status is higher than that of Xiao Wang, but that Xiao Wang wants to poach Wu Hu, a cash cow, from Star Film and Television.
Wu Hu's commercial value no longer needs to be proven. Two albums have become popular all over the world. One "New World" has become popular in Asia, and the other "Stars" sold the first broadcast rights for an episode of 2.6 million, which was the first day in the industry.
price.
Who doesn’t like being able to write scripts and control the overall situation? As an investor, you just need to invest some money and wait for the owner to share the money.
It's a pity that they didn't ask Wu Hu to star in their movie at that time. When Xingye was filming "Journey to the West, Conquer the Demons", they didn't ask him, but Wen Zhang.
However, when I think about the time when the other party was planning to make this movie, he was just an amateur with nothing, and he had no reputation at all, so it was really impossible for him to be cast as the male lead.
Although he later released an album and his fame spread internationally, the selection had already been decided at that time and it was difficult to change, and Wu Hu was also filming his own movie at that time.
It wasn't until Wu Hu's "New World" became a hit in Asia, and Wu Hu's acting skills in the movie also impressed people, that everyone felt as if they had missed something.
But last month, after "33 Days of Love" was released, Wen Zhang became an instant hit and became famous all of a sudden, so they breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the box office of "Love Is Not Blind" cannot compare with "New World", compared with other domestic movies this year, it is already considered a leader.
By the way, Wen Zhang was also present today, but when Wu Hu appeared, his light was overshadowed by Wu Hu. In terms of fame, Wu Hu is now on the same level as the Kung Fu Emperor.
After exchanging business bragging with the King of Bad Movies and Big Beard Zhang, and chatting with celebrities like Chen Changhua, Xiao Wang took the opportunity to ask Wu Hu if there was any new work he could collaborate on. What were the Wang brothers’ reputations in the industry?
Their strength is obvious to all. If there is any project, they will definitely go all out.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wu Hu can only fight haha. With Star Film and Zhongying, the Wang brothers are Wu Hu’s third or fourth choice. There is a real opportunity.
not much.
If you choose the Wang brothers, you might as well choose Lao Yu from Bona!
At least Laoyu has never blackmailed Yahuazi.
Wu Hu, who has never been very fond of holding grudges, naturally doesn't like to interact with his girlfriend's enemies, but it is okay to occasionally collaborate with artists under the Wang Brothers.
After all, New World Media does not sign artists, so it can only offer artists from other companies at a discount.
Their artists, such as Ming Jiaozhu and Chen Changhua, have all worked with Yahuazi. They have also had drinks with him several times. If they have the opportunity to collaborate, he doesn't mind.
However, Wu Hu still said: "Actually, there was an opportunity to collaborate on "Now You See Me". After all, the investment for that movie was a bit large. The initial budget may be more than 400 million, but the film industry
He seems to have a soft spot for big investments”
When they heard that a movie had an investment of more than 400 million, everyone couldn't help but secretly gasp.
Stars who are actors are somewhat envious of Yahuazi. You must know that Wu Hu directly chose Yahuazi as the heroine of this drama without any audition.
But as an investor, Xiao Wang thinks differently. With an investment of more than 400 million, if the box office is not good overseas, it will be almost impossible to recover the cost in the flower gardening country. The flower gardening family has no ticket warehouse yet.
this size.
But after thinking about it, I feel that there is nothing surprising. After all, Wu Hu's salary starts at least tens of millions of dollars, plus some Hollywood stars will be invited to star. The actor's salary investment alone is a huge investment.
.
Xiao Wang's heart trembled. Fortunately, he didn't rush to find them in the first place. If he really invested in this movie, it is very likely that the investment would be in vain.
Only a person with a big family and a big business would be the one to be taken advantage of.
This reminded Xiao Wang of "The Promise" by Master Li Shi and "Red Cliff" by Director Wu. Both of these films have investment in Zhongying. If nothing else, then Wu Hu's "Now You See Me"
, it is very likely to become the next "Red Cliff" or "The Promise".
After all, if a flower-growing actor becomes a starring role, the chances of him becoming famous overseas are too high.
Thinking of this, Xiao Wang couldn't help but secretly rejoice, and laughed and said: "It's okay, it's okay, we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."
Wu Hu nodded and said: "Indeed! In fact, I have another project. This project is a science fiction project with a larger investment because it involves a lot of special effects shots. I made a rough estimate and estimated it to be one billion.
, If Brother Wang is interested"
Upon hearing this, the star actors couldn't help but secretly shudder, and stared at Wu Hu with bright eyes, but they didn't dare to ask whether it was true or false. After all, an investment of one billion was indeed a bit scary. You know, flower growers
None of the movies has grossed a billion dollars at the box office.
And a movie alone requires an investment of one billion. Is this possible?
Xiao Wang's lips twitched and he coughed lightly, "Really or not? One billion, how much global box office will it take to recoup the cost? Fat Tiger, listen to my brother's advice, it's better not to touch science fiction movies, we flower growers
Audiences generally don’t buy into sci-fi movies.”
The stars also nodded, after all, this is a fact.
Bearded Zhang and Fatty Wang only thought that Wu Hu was bragging, asking for one billion to make a movie. He was crazy!
With so much money, it would be impossible to keep it in the bank and earn interest in a lifetime.
In fact, there are quite a few people who think like them. After all, Wu Hu was originally a braggart, and his catchphrase was 'I'm not bragging to you'.
They didn't know that Wu Hu was talking about "Inception". This movie was set in another time and space and cost more than 150 million dollars, most of which was spent on special effects.
If you think about it, wouldn’t it be more than one billion flower coins?
Of course, if he invests and uses some domestic actors instead, the investment may be smaller. But the money spent on special effects cannot be saved.
Therefore, an investment of at least seven to eight billion is definitely needed.
Naturally, the cost cannot be easily recovered due to the size of the ticket warehouse. However, if the global box office exceeds 500 million US dollars, then there is no problem in recovering the cost.
Wu Hu couldn't help but sigh, "Yes! I'm also considering this matter, but even if I want to shoot, it will be the year after tomorrow, and it won't be possible next year."
Wu Hu was not surprised that Xiao Wang would shrink back. In fact, even he himself was worried. Although he now has the title of international superstar, it is only in music.
In movies, he hasn't proven himself overseas yet.
Europe and the United States are xenophobic, which is inevitable, so Wu Hu estimated that even if he copied "Inception" to this time and space, the future box office results would probably not be as good as the original work from another time and space.
Unless you wait a few more years until the flower grower's bankroll is large enough.
After that, Wu Hu said goodbye to them for the time being and continued to brag with stars like Chen Changhua, Zhou Gongzi, and Li Wang.
Leader Ming asked him directly: "Fat Tiger, what kind of movie is that? Are you kidding us? How do you recover the cost after investing one billion?"
Chen Changhua and the others also nodded, but those actresses looked at Wu Hu as if they wanted to eat him. Such a man really wanted to take him home!
On the other side, Zhang Dabeard couldn't help but sigh, "Today's young people are amazing!" Fatty Wang smiled, "They are indeed a bit brave, but their vision is different from ours. They have already set their sights on the international market.
.”
This sounded like he was complimenting Wu Hu, but there was something wrong with his tone and smile, as if he was insinuating that Wu Hu was too ambitious.
Xiao Wang smiled and asked: "What do you think, Director Wang, is the chance that he is deceiving people?"
Fatty Wang shook his head, "Whether he is deceiving people or not depends on whether his big investment in "Now You See Me" can recover the cost. If the overseas box office performance is not good, then no one will play with him in the future.
.Young man, your steps are a bit big!”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Xiao Wang nodded, "His "New World" did give many people strong confidence. If it hadn't been for "Fast and Furious",
5" will be released consecutively with Pirate Ship and Kung Fu Panda. Maybe his first movie will be able to enter the 500 million box office club..."
Speaking of this, Fatty Wang and Bearded Zhang couldn't help but feel a little envious, especially Fatty Wang. After all, he was in movies, while Bearded Zhang was only in TV series.
Fatty Wang
Although he has made many classic movies, until now, no movie has exceeded the box office of "New World".
If you want to surpass this, you have to wait for him to film the "Macau Storm" series.
In the field of TV dramas, Wu Hu's idol drama sold 2.6 million yuan per episode in the first round of broadcasting rights. His bearded face was so envious that his eyes were red.
Think about the Jin Yong dramas he filmed, which of them had better ratings than others? But how much did the highest-selling episode of his dramas cost?
Thinking about it, Zhang Dabeard's tears can only be swallowed in his stomach, which is too bullying for the elderly.
At the beginning of the year, when one episode of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" sold hundreds of thousands, everyone was already exclaiming. Of course, after all the copyright fees were added up, the total price of each episode was almost four
Millions, it’s scary to think about it.
The "Journey to the West" he filmed before was released at the end of July. Until now, all the copyright fees have been totaled, which is only about 3 million yuan per episode.
He was quite confident last year because he was able to sell the rights based on the trailer alone and set a record for the highest price for a domestic TV series.
In the blink of an eye, this record was broken by "The Legend of Zhen Huan" at the beginning of the year. Now it will definitely be broken by Wu Hu and Yahuazi's "Xingxing". After all, "Xingxing" alone sold 260 yuan for the first-round broadcast rights.
What if the price of one episode is astronomical.
How could Wu Hu know that these people would secretly be jealous and jealous of him? At this time, he was receiving the impact of Liu Yan's big ball.