Chapter 1937 Zhang Yimou’s happy life

Because Zhang Weiping is a pure businessman, whether he is making movies or attacking people, he is actually doing it for his own benefit.

What Zhang Weiping did in this regard was quite pure.

Just as Fa Ge himself had guessed, Zhang Weiping was tearing him apart just to publicize that the whole city had golden armor.

This is because Zhang Weiping received some information in advance through some market research and some media screenings. That is to say, for the entire movie, although it is Zhang Yimou's movie, Zhang Yimou studied in China, or even in the world. It is quite prestigious.

But on this issue, everyone is not very satisfied with Zhang Yimou's movie this time. From professionals to half of the audience, in fact, they are not very satisfied with "The Golden Armor".

Changed from the movie Thunderstorm, to be honest, Thunderstorm is a fine drama, there is nothing wrong with this, but Thunderstorm is definitely not a good movie. Do you know the box office of the movie Thunderstorm shot in Hong Kong?

It was a little over 169,000, or even less than 170,000 at all.

m, it’s less than 170,000 yuan, so the boss who lost money only has his underwear.

A Xiangjiang movie, even if it's low-budget, can't cost more than a dozen or two hundred thousand yuan.

This is a regular movie broadcast in theaters, not a small movie or a Japanese love action movie.

The box office of the movie is less than 170,000 yuan. In this case, excluding taxes, the producer can get 50,000 yuan, which is considered good.

This is the rhythm of blood loss, so it can be seen that Thunderstorm will definitely not be a good movie script.

Of course, by the way, the movie Thunderstorm is a work produced in Hong Kong in 1996.

But even in 1996, the box office of less than 170,000 yuan was still very cheating.

The promotion of "The Golden Armor" was based on the movie "Goodfellas" shot by Lei Yu, and finally created a mission of Prince Jay, the character played by Jay Chou.

I have to say that Jay Chou actually worked very hard in his performance, but he was not able to save the movie Golden Armor.

Anyway, if this movie can be described with one characteristic, it would be that it has only three characteristics: gorgeous, gorgeous, very gorgeous.

For ordinary directors, this movie may be considered a qualified big movie, but this is a movie directed by Zhang Yimou, an international director. Good guy, this is the movie directed by a great director like Lao Zhang, who is a national master. Kind of stuff?

No wonder professionals and audiences alike were less than satisfied. This also depends on who the director is. Can a great director like Zhang Yimou direct a movie like this? If this can satisfy people, then what’s weird about it?

It is precisely for this reason that Zhang Weiping may not be confident about the box office of this movie. If he is not confident, then why not hype it up?

Therefore, this is one of the reasons why Zhang Weiping and Fa Ge are at odds with each other.

Of course, Zhang Weiping was just trying to create hype here. He was originally supposed to be starring in Fa Ge, but later he hired Jay Chou, who is quite popular among young people.

In fact, inviting Xiao Zhou there was just for the sake of box office.

However, it is obviously said that the protagonist of Fa Ge is the golden armor in the city, but if you invite Prince Jie over, aren't you trying to overshadow the show?

Anyway, no matter what the situation is, if the role of Prince Jie is added, then the role of Fa Ge, who is the male protagonist, will definitely be affected.

It is precisely because of this reason that the relationship between Fa Ge and the crew is not that friendly. But even if he wasn't very friendly, he would definitely attend the premiere.

But because Zhang Weiping wanted to create hype, the situation ended up like this. As the leading actor, Fa Ge couldn't appear at the premiere.

It can be said that "The Golden Armor" is quite satisfactory except for the box office, but there are no highlights in terms of the remaining fundamentals.

The mainland box office of 270 million yuan is claimed to be an investment of 360 million yuan, but in fact, it is just a claim. Basically, if you follow the habits of people in the industry, this movie will be regarded as having an investment of 200 million yuan. Not bad.

If many of the projects were done by Zhang Weiping's own affiliated companies, the cost could be even lower. For example, clothing props, some on-site projects, etc. can be done by your own affiliated companies.

This is also a common thing in the entertainment industry. Cost savings can be included in the total cost. In this way, the investment in external publicity will be higher. In fact, it is a matter of freeing up money.

According to the mainland box office, "The Golden Armor" will definitely suffer a loss.

But having said that, ordinary directors will definitely lose their blood, but this is a film directed by Zhang Yimou, so it can be distributed around the world.

In terms of global box office, Golden Jackpot has a box office of less than 80 million U.S. dollars. If you calculate it this way, the box office is more than 400 million U.S. dollars, plus video tapes and other peripherals. Basically, this movie can definitely not be regarded as a loss. of. This means taking advantage of Zhang Yimou's capital. If it were replaced by another domestic director, it would basically be a loss.

This is the role of international directors. Why are so many people willing to invest in movies made by international directors? That’s because the works of international directors rarely lose money. Even if they lose money in their own country, there are world movie box office, so the risk will be reduced. to the smallest. It’s not that there is no risk, but the risk is smaller.

Zhang Weiping wants to invite Ye Ming. This is also for the sake of box office and publicity. If Ye Ming agrees to help, it will be very helpful for publicity, even for publicity in the United States. necessary.

Zhang Yimou knew that it was okay for Ye Minghe to only remember the relationship, but if it was about the relationship with Zhang Weiping, it was not that good.

If two people don't deal with each other, it won't be a matter of one or two days.

Therefore, although I knew that asking Ye Ming to compare was in line with the needs of publicity, I still said: "If we ask Ye Ming at this time, what reason should we use? If it is the reason of the premiere, then I guess Ye Ming will directly The ones that refused to drop.

This guy doesn't have a very good temper. If he refuses, why not invite him over?

After all, we have no reason to invite him here. He has never participated in this movie, and no one from Huihuang Film and Television has participated in this movie. It is difficult to invite him. "

In fact, Zhang Zhang Yimou originally planned to invite actors from Brilliant Film and Television to participate, but as it turned out, there was a little action here, and Ye Ming was unconscious over there. Zhang Weiping thought that since Ye Ming was in a coma, he should invite people from Brilliant Film and Television. If you come over here, it’s a bit inappropriate. This is actually Xiao Jiujiu who Zhang Weiping himself played. Anyway, the actors of Huihuang Film and Television have no use value after leaving Ye Ming, but the use value must be greatly reduced. But who knew that this guy Ye Ming actually said he would wake up.

At this time, Zhang Weiping suddenly thought of something and said: "Since there is no reason to invite Ye Ming over for the movie, how about inviting him over for a meal in your own name?"

As long as Ye Ming comes over, then let's talk about inviting him to the premiere, and I guess things will be close to ten by then. "

Zhang Yimou is a great international director, and like Ye Ming, he is also the spokesperson for the Olympic bid. In the film circle, they are the two of them who are the business cards of Chinese films in the world.

Therefore, the relationship between the two people is still very good.

At this time, Zhang Yimou hesitated and said: "Invite me in a private name? This is not impossible, but it's not a New Year's Day or something, so what kind of reason should I use to invite you?

If we want to celebrate his recovery, it has been so many days since he recovered. Isn’t this a very appropriate reason? "

Even if you want to invite Ye Ming for personal reasons, then for such a problem, you have to find a suitable one. It is not easy to invite someone who is not suitable.

Zhang Weiping immediately said: "It's not easy to find a reason? Isn't your little daughter just born? At this time, you said that you would invite him over to celebrate. Isn't this a good reason?"

Zhang Yimou was stunned, his little daughter?

This is a good reason in the first place. Zhang Yimou married Chen Ting from the Film Academy in 2001. It was a secret marriage, and he had always done a very good job of keeping it secret.

The marriage of the eldest son and the second son was not known by anyone in the entertainment industry. Moreover, basically everyone does not know that Zhang Yimou is married, let alone that they know that Zhang Yimou has a child.

Chen Ting is born in the 1980s and was born in 1981. Xiao Zhang Yimou is thirty-one years old.

But this kind of old-young pairing is relatively common in the entertainment industry.

For example, there is half a century difference between Brother Xie and his girlfriend?

Zhang Yimou hesitated for a moment, did he want to use this reason? If so, he would naturally invite Ye Ming, but it seemed a little inappropriate to use it at this time.

After all, marriage is a personal matter, so the fewer people who know about such an issue, the better.

At this time, Zhang Weiping said: "You don't have to hesitate about this matter. Ye Ming is not a big-mouthed person anyway. Even if Ye Ming knows the news, he won't be able to talk about it everywhere. You should be familiar with Ye Ming on this point." Don't worry. Also, do you think your marriage will be kept secret forever?

This is an impossible thing. Therefore, at this time, people will know sooner or later, and it will not have a big impact if Ye Ming is earlier.

You have to think about Mrs. Ling. She can't be protected by you for the rest of her life, right? "

Perhaps it was Zhang Weiping's words that moved Zhang Yimou. This is indeed the case. This matter cannot be kept secret for a lifetime. Therefore, Zhang Yimou thought for a while and said: "For the same reason, Ye Ming is really not the kind of person who gossips. Many people in the entertainment industry have secrets about Ye Ming." We all know it, and we haven't seen any secrets leaked.

That's fine, I'll take this opportunity to invite Ye Ming to come and sit down. There's no need to go anywhere else, just go home. I will invite him to the premiere then. "

At this time, Zhang Weiping nodded with satisfaction and said: "As long as you can think like this, I won't go. There is some distance between me and Ye Ming.

If I were to follow him, it might be counterproductive on a question like this. If you two entertain Ye Ming, you will definitely achieve good results. "

Since such personal information has been typed out, it must mean that Ye Ming can be invited over a question like this.

After all, China is a society of favors, and sometimes favors are more useful than money. Of course, money is the foundation, but with favors, spending money can make things smoother and more valuable.

Chen Ting, Zhang Yimou's young wife, was born in a film school. She is also one of Ye Ming's junior sisters. This aspect is also a very important topic.

As for classmates, although they are not from the same class, they still have the friendship of classmates after all.

Speaking of which, Zhang Yimou is also a student at the Film Academy, and we are all part of the same family.

Therefore, Zhang Weiping believed that if Zhang Yimou used personal reasons to invite Ye Ming to dinner, there would be no problem.

Thinking of this, Zhang Weiping left happily. With Ye Ming's help, the promotion of this movie will definitely be even more powerful.

After verification, Zhang Yimou hesitated for a moment, and then finally called the phone and said: "Xiao Chen, let me tell you something so that you can be well prepared.

In the next two days, I will invite Ye Ming to our house for dinner to celebrate the birth of our little daughter. "

Chen Ting was a little surprised. It was kept secret. Marrying Zhang Yimou was a very confidential matter. Basically few people in the entertainment industry knew about it.

Therefore, the four of them are basically protected in secret and have no contact with people in the entertainment industry.

At this time, Chen Ting was actually very cooperative with Zhang Yimou. She hesitated and said, "Is that appropriate? Ye Ming is a celebrity in the entertainment industry. Is it appropriate to invite him to my home?"

Zhang Yimou said with a smile: "This is not a big deal. We are all students at the film school, so we can be considered a family.

If it were an outsider, I would not invite him to our home. Moreover, at this time, I actually believe that Ye Ming is not the kind of person who talks too much.

Therefore, it is no big deal for you to let Ye Ming know. "

Zhang Yimou was very relieved about this, otherwise he would definitely not have introduced his wife and children to Ye Ming.

Hearing what Zhang Yimou said, Chen Ting felt relieved.

It would be best if this matter could be kept secret. After all, once this matter is exposed, it will have a very big impact on Zhang Yimou.

It is said that it has been decided that Zhang Yimou will be responsible for directing the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. This cannot have any impact on him.