Chapter 863 Extra 4: A man’s romance: Chang’an or the Three Kingdoms?The production cost is US$ million to US$2 million plus the publicity and promotion expenses.
The final global box office grossed $6996 million.
This was Disney's biggest loss in history.
You have to know that Disney has been making huge profits in every aspect over the years.
Although this huge loss did not affect the company's situation, it was like a bolt from the blue for Liu Qianqian.
Being fired is certain, and the team's long-standing marketing direction has been slapped in the face.
The film, which had been trying to enter the big screen for many years, was completely declared a failure.
There were not many resources left for her in the country. The small screen was dominated by the 85 flowers, and the 90 flowers and 95 flowers rose one after another.
What's more, there is no place for her.
Although the press release was issued with great fanfare, the situation was actually very embarrassing.
However, we have to sigh that she is the only Chinese actress who can star in a Hollywood A-level production.
She achieved what neither Gong Li nor Zhang Ziyi could do.
But the end result was a joke.
Five days after its domestic release, the box office dropped by 10 million.
It was rushed to grandma's house.
She had a perfect debut experience, which once overwhelmed other actresses of the same period, but now she is in a terrible state.
He is also a legendary figure.
During the National Day holiday, the weather was clear and cool in autumn, and domestic cinemas finally had a good harvest.
The release of films such as "My Hometown and Me", "Jiang Ziya" and "The Battle at Lake Changjin"
It did spark a wave of movie-watching craze, and Lightyear's acquisition of cinema chains finally brought in profits from the box office.
Before, they made money by selling popcorn. It was really like all crows were evil. Once they set an example, people all over the country followed suit.
Fortunately, the audience didn’t delve into it too deeply, otherwise Chen And would have been criticized to death and even hanged on a street lamp as a petition.
Beijing, North Canal, two fishermen did not go to the cinema to watch a movie or travel like others.
After the second half of the year, tourism channels have been opened.
"Brother Wei, what do you think of my idea?"
Fisherman Chen An was looking at the fish mark while chatting. Anyway, the fish was not smart and was not likely to bite the hook.
Chen Wei sat on a small folding chair, smoking a cigarette leisurely, "I think your story about the white-haired soldier is better, but it is indeed too large and difficult to start."
"But I think you can leave your story about the Yellow Turbans to me, and you can be in charge of the White-haired Soldiers. After all, you are a legendary director."
"What's wrong? Do you want to steal my job?" Chen An scolded with a smile: "This is just an idea of mine and you want it?"
“I think it’s great that so many excellent and interesting works start with a good idea.”
Chen Wei said, just send them all, buddy, I will accept them with pleasure!
Chen An shook his head and said, "Both projects are too big to be carried out at the same time. Otherwise, even the company won't be able to handle it."
This time I am not 90% sure like before. After all, it is original and I dare not take any risks.
"That's right." Chen Wei put out his cigarette and nodded in agreement: "Just from your description, I know that the battle is not small and the investment is not simple."
"But you really tickled my fancy. It turns out that men should make a big scene!"
"I've thought about it, but it's not that simple." Chen An shook his head helplessly, still hesitating.
During that time at home, he had two ideas.
After thinking about it, I feel that I have never tried a large-scale costume war film like "Hero", and I am itching to do so.
The scene of millions of troops marching on the battlefield with swords and weapons as fierce as tigers is exciting enough to think about.
So he had two ideas, one of which was UnionPay’s 2019 advertisement, "The Last Transfer in the Northern Tang Dynasty".
He thought it was a good subject and it gave him a lot of ideas.
There is also a lot of room for development, including the ups and downs of the Tang Dynasty, two large-scale battles, and the white-haired soldiers who defended Anxi.
There are many things to discuss. "Boss, which one do you think is farther, Chang'an or the sun?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I heard some people came from Chang'an, but no one came from Taiyang!"
"Why can't I see Chang'an when I look up?"
The whole city is filled with white hair, but I will never throw away my Mo Dao.
Having fought alone for forty years, how dare I forget the Tang Dynasty?
The glorious Tang Dynasty is an unavoidable point in history, and its decline is also a point that makes countless people sad.
There are countless regrets among them.
But the problem is also obvious. Putting aside the long and sad tone of the story, there are too many things to say.
The second one is a magical modification of the Three Kingdoms, starting with the Yellow Turbans and beginning with Zhang Jue, the great and wise teacher.
It is not a simple epic story, but a fantasy version with enhanced special effects and war scenes.
It sounds a bit cliché, but that is precisely why the story begins with Zhang Jue, a Taoist immortal with a mysterious and mysterious image.
It is the continuation of the myth. After Zhuanxu reached the sky and the earth, the mythological era ended. After that, King Yu’s nine tripods to control the world ended his extraordinary luck.
The First Emperor swept across the world with his jade seal to lock the world's energy channels. The twelve golden men suppressed the world, cut down mountains and destroyed temples, and completely cut off the extraordinary.
At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped the throne, a corner of the jade seal was broken, and the extraordinary gradually returned.
The Han Dynasty succeeded the Qin Dynasty. Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Rebellion shook the world and shattered the Han Dynasty. The curtain was raised!
Well, needless to say, it comes from "The Monster Museum". The background of the original work is too grand and it collapsed later.
He simply decided to take the most exciting chapter of the Yellow Turbans as the beginning of the story and create a Three Kingdoms series.
This is just the outline of the story. The subsequent plot can be polished and expanded slowly. After all, many movies start from an idea.
When the time comes, I will say: I am Zhang Jue, and I invite you to die with me!
It's still quite interesting.
But the reason for his hesitation was very simple: he needed money!
It sounds like these two projects are not the kind that can save money, and Chen An is not very sure about them, so he is still struggling with it.
"It's not like you to be so hesitant. In the past, you always made decisions directly." Chen Wei was a little surprised. He could feel the hesitation in Chen An's heart.
This was probably the reason why the other party asked him to come over to go fishing with him today. They had known each other for decades, but he still didn't understand each other?
Chen An's hand trembled, and he almost got stabbed while changing the bait on the fishhook. "I've been troubled a lot lately, and I'm a little depressed. Besides, the investment won't be small, so I still have to hesitate."
"What happened to a certain audio company abroad?"
"A lot of it, the beautiful country is indeed a country founded by bandits, it's in their genes."
"No help from above?"
"Of course there was pressure at the international level, but the president of the other side is a lunatic and his brain is not working well."
Of course Chen An knew that the other person was actually a normal person in comparison, but now he was indeed a little crazy, and not very normal compared to normal people.
After casting the rod again and putting it away, Chen An lit a cigarette: "But you are right, if I fail, I fail. Anyway, I am not short of money now."
"Instead of struggling to choose, I can just give it all to the company to write together, and then I'll film whichever one is better written."
"Didn't you write them all yourself before?"
"You think too highly of me. I have been giving back to my teacher for so many years with my academic achievements of burning books and burying scholars."
Chen An said that you think too highly of me, "I used to write scripts with a structure, or focus on one point, mostly through small characters."
"I don't have that kind of historical knowledge. I asked professional screenwriters and historical researchers from my company to revise 1937. Let alone the stories of the Tang Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms. I've only watched the TV series about the Three Kingdoms."
"I can handle modern themes, class structures, and era conflicts, but forget about the rest."
Chen Wei thought about Chen An's work and said, "Yes."
"But if both scripts are good, how about giving one to me?"
"you guess?"
"Fuck off!"
The river surface was sparkling and the breeze was blowing, and they both laughed at the same time!
(End of this chapter)
