Chapter 590: The Blockbuster Era of Chinese Movies
A blockbuster, "Spider-Man" is a blockbuster, and even in China, the investment will be huge. Zhang Fan's script gave a preliminary budget, and a minimum investment of 500 million yuan was required.
However, 500 million yuan is not a difficult task for Wanding Pictures.
"It's a pleasure to cooperate. You can come directly to us at Longteng Group for movie special effects. Our special effects team's technology is not inferior to Hollywood's technical team at all, and the price is naturally a little cheaper than Hollywood's."
Zhang Fan said with a smile. Wang Cong and Liang Sheng both laughed helplessly when they heard this. Turning around, the money for special effects went into Zhang Fan's pocket again.
However, Wang Cong and the others also know that in terms of movie special effects technology, Longteng Group's technology is really awesome. The strength of Longteng's special effects can be seen from the movie "The Matrix", and its strength is not ordinary.
With the same effect, of course the cheaper option is available. At the same time, you can get a good deal with Zhang Fan, so why not do it.
However, after calculation, half of the investment in this step of the film was taken away by Longteng Group. The special effects enhancement cost basically accounted for 50% of the total investment.
However, Wang Cong and Liang Sheng were willing to spend the money. They had no choice but to refuse in the face of interests. Even if you knew that Zhang Fan had taken more profits, you could only watch others make money.
Wang Cong and Liang Sheng were just the first batch of guests, and soon more and more people walked into Zhang Fan's reception room. After each negotiation, many people walked out with smiles on their faces.
Zhang Fan has prepared a lot of things this time, and these scripts are all about superheroes. All movies require relatively large investments.
The investments of RMB 400 to 500 million are all small, and some invest more. Obviously, these investments carry risks. Some people are just afraid that the risks are too great, so they pull a few people to invest together.
After getting the script, many directors are worried again. They worry about choosing roles. These movies are all created for the global market.
Naturally, those small fresh meats in China are not good, but small fresh meats are okay in China. When it comes to Europe and the United States, people don't buy it at all. When choosing a role this time, we must consider not only the domestic market, but also the international market.
This is the time to test the director's ability. With such a large investment, neither the investors nor the director dare to mess around. Without acting skills and strength, it is basically impossible to participate in the film.
Currently, the most popular Chinese actor in Europe and the United States is probably Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan's tough face has been accepted by the global film market, so many people use Zhang Fan as a reference when choosing roles.
With the gathering of big names, Zhang Fan also gained a lot. However, not everyone is willing to abide by Zhang Fan's rules. The consequences of not complying will naturally be obvious, just by not cooperating.
"Hey, so many good scripts have been given away. I feel so sad..."
After the banquet was over, Leng Yuefei said with a distressed look on her face. She had read all those scripts, and she liked many of them very much.
"Hehe, as long as your husband doesn't give it away, there aren't many good scripts. Don't be so stingy, you are the boss's wife."
Zhang Fan's words made Leng Yuefei laugh. During this time, Leng Yuefei has integrated into the identity of the boss's wife. Leng Yuefei's status in the entertainment industry was already not low before.
But since she got married, her status has completely changed. An earth-shaking change. Before, Leng Yuefei was just an intercontinental superstar.
But now, she has become Mrs. Zhang. The people she comes into contact with are naturally different. In the past, she mainly came into contact with artists. Now she comes in contact with indeed the investors behind her, as well as some wealthy wives from wealthy families.
Coupled with the identity of the Li family, Leng Yuefei's status is completely different now. Even the top rich people do not dare to show Leng Yuefei's face. Now wherever Leng Yuefei goes, everyone is respectful.
"Are you going back to the United States?"
Leng Yuefei couldn't help but asked with concern.
"I'll go back, but not now. There are still some things in the country that need to be dealt with."
Zhang Fan said mysteriously.
"What are you going to do again?"
Leng Yuefei asked subconsciously. The longer the contact lasted, the less clear she was about what Zhang Fan was thinking. Anyway, there were always weird thoughts in his mind, and no one knew what Zhang Fan was thinking.
"What else can you do? If you have nothing to do, just find something to do. Isn't the purpose of life in this world just to do something meaningful?"
Zhang Fan's words made Leng Yuefei roll her eyes at Zhang Fan. She did some thrilling things every day when she had nothing to do. She accidentally started boxing. Every time she saw Zhang Fan boxing, Leng Yuefei felt frightened.
"Aren't you going to make the second part of "The Matrix"?"
Leng Yuefei couldn't help but ask. The first part of "The Matrix" was a huge success. I'm afraid no entertainment company would waste such IP in vain.
"The second part will definitely be filmed. But don't be too anxious. Let's go, I will take you to meet some people."
Zhang Fan smiled slightly and led Leng Yuefei out of the villa. The two drove around Longteng Group for a while, and finally came to a compound.
This compound is located at the foot of the mountain. It is very large and has no other buildings around it, making it very quiet.
"What are you doing at the Guoshu Hall?"
Leng Yuefei asked curiously. This compound was none other than the Chinese Martial Arts Hall established by Zhang Fan. Since the Longteng Homestead was put into use, Zhang Fan had moved the Chinese Martial Arts Hall here.
Zhang Fan Guoshu Museum was once a sensation. But now it is very low-key because Zhang Fan did not promote it on a large scale during this period.
Zhang Fan walked into the courtyard. Although it was already dark, many people were standing in the courtyard.
"Master..."
Seeing Zhang Fan arriving, everyone shouted loudly. But there was no change in their movements.
"Hey, who are you not? Yamada Koichi?"
Leng Yuefei saw a familiar face at a glance. Yamada Koichi, a Japanese karate master, was once defeated by Zhang Fan and wanted to become Zhang Fan's teacher, but Zhang Fan rejected him.
"Hello, Master, my name is Tian Yihong now, and my name was given by Master. I am now a Chinese, and I got a Chinese ID card."
Yamada Koichi said in proficient Chinese with a smile on his face. Hearing this answer, Leng Yuefei's eyes widened. Japan's former karate genius actually became a Chinese and even changed his name in order to learn Chinese martial arts from Zhang Fan.
Okay, this is too shocking.
"Okay, don't be surprised. Yihong is my eldest disciple, and he is now an out-and-out Chinese."
Zhang Fan said with a smile that Zhang Fan admired Yamada Koichi's perseverance. In order to learn Chinese martial arts with him again, he actually changed his Japanese nationality and became a Chinese. He even changed his name. This perseverance made Zhang Fan
His admiration also made Zhang Fan realize what a true warrior is, so Zhang Fan accepted Yamada Koichi and made him his first disciple.