Superstars start as villains

Chapter 213 Untitled.

Chapter 213 Untitled.

In the summer of 2012, [Painted Skin 2] was the best, earning 7.26 million box office in one fell swoop. In comparison, last year's [Painted Wall] was too bad to be watched directly.

But what is interesting is that the director of [Painted Skin 2] is not Chen Jiashang, but Wu Ershan. As for why Chen Jiashang made such a side-by-side [Painted Wall], it is worth pondering.

On the other hand, [Thai囧] also launched in Thailand in a low-key manner. As the boss, Zhou Xing naturally went to visit the class. It's like being peeled off by the sun.

That is to say, as a big boss, Zhou Xing is willing to spend money, and the hotel he lives in has air-conditioning. In order to save production costs, Xu Zheng lives in a small hotel that doesn't even have air-conditioning. Fall asleep and wake up the next day like being fished out of the water.

He left after staying in Thailand for three days. During these three days, Zhou Xing had a good impression of Xu Zheng. Although he was not from a major, he did a good job.

Returning to the crew of [The Great Master], Zhou Xing started to have a headache again. Sunglasses King still took a piece of paper every day and took pictures slowly. Sometimes he even handed over the lens to the cameraman. He was wandering around, beautiful Its name is: Find inspiration.

As for the expiration of the actor's schedule?It seems that the King of Sunglasses has never considered this issue at all.

In October, Zhou Xing found that he seemed to have been cheated. He had been in the group for more than half a year, and he had only shot one-third of the filming of "The Great Master".

According to this posture, it is estimated that the filming will not be finished next year. Zhou Xing finally knows why those investors love and hate Sunglasses King. Fortunately, he did not invest in this film, otherwise he would probably be so angry.

The funniest point is that [The Great Master] was shot with a film camera, and as the effect of digital cameras gets better and better, expensive film cameras have gradually disappeared in the mainstream market, and even film manufacturers have begun to stop production. The film on the screen has been wiped out by Sunglasses King, but according to his shooting speed, it is estimated that it will not be enough to use up all these films.

According to Sunglasses King, "The Grandmaster" may be the last film film, and he hopes to leave a perfect ending for the film film.

Sometimes, Zhou Xing had to admire Sunglass King's persistence.

What's more interesting is that after Zhang Zhen joined the crew of "The Great Master", he practiced Bajiquan for nearly three years. In a recent martial arts competition, this guy actually won the gold medal, which is simply jaw-dropping.

I don't know if it's because he's been on the set for a long time, but Zhou Xing gradually got used to Sunglass King's way of filming, and he's not in a hurry at all. Anyway, he doesn't rely on his salary for a living. Zhang Ziyi and the others aren't in a hurry. Why are they in a hurry?

Just like that, before we knew it, it was the end of the year again, and when the crew of "The Grandmaster" went to the Northeast for filming, it was another year of Lunar New Year.

"Zodiac", written, directed and acted by Cheng Long, won 8.8 million yuan at the box office in one fell swoop.

And this year's Lunar New Year file is destined to become a legend. A small-budget movie called "囧囧 in Thailand" not only broke through the horrific Lunar New Year file, but even set a first-week box office record for a Chinese-language film of 3.1 million yuan in the first week.

The funny trio of Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang, and Huang Bo completely conquered the New Year audience. [Thailand] finally won a high box office of 12.6 billion, and won the 2012 Mainland annual box office champion in one fell swoop. It can be described as a dark horse. , a black to the end.

In fact, Huang Bo didn't take this movie too seriously after he finished filming "囧囧 in Thailand". After all, a comedy movie with a cost of only 3000 million yuan can make a lot of waves. I was completely dumbfounded, thinking it was an error in the data, and added an extra zero.

Wang Baoxian actually had a premonition that this drama would be popular when he was filming, but what he didn't expect was that this drama would be so popular.

As for Xu Zheng, he was even more confused. In fact, he was the person who did not expect [Tai囧] to be so popular. Originally, he thought that as long as the box office could keep its capital, then the company would make a small profit. opportunities for mentoring.

When the box office broke 3.1 million in the first week, the entire project team was in a carnival. Only Xu Zheng walked outside alone, blowing the cool breeze, which woke him up. He really succeeded.

After the explosion of "Tai囧" became popular, reporters also dug out the fact that Xu Zheng was rejected by Huayi. In fact, it was not only Huayi who rejected Xu Zheng back then, but what the audience likes to watch most is the story of such a counterattack. , the reporters selectively ignored other film and television companies, but brought out the grievances between Xu Zheng and Huayi in the most obvious place.

In this regard, Xu Zheng was a little proud at the beginning, but soon after thinking about it, he began to say nothing about Huayi's affairs, which was obviously to flatter him and kill him.

The production cost of "Thailand Lost" is 3000 million, but the publicity cost exceeds the production cost. Obviously, under the Internet mode, the film's publicity cost will rise sharply, and some companies with insufficient capital are gradually being squeezed out of the market, because Even if they have good works, they can't afford the high cost of publicity, and the smell of wine is afraid of deep alleys!

Originally, Xu Zheng didn't care about the 2% income. However, when the box office of "囧囧 in Thailand" exploded, Xu Zheng was surprised to find that this 2% would bring him nearly 1000 million income. For him, It can be considered a huge sum of money.

Of course, it will definitely not be available in the near future. After all, it usually takes three to four months for the cinema to pay the producer. This is still in the case of a relatively close cooperation between the producer and the cinema.

The time quietly came to 2013 in the Gregorian calendar. Just when everyone thought that "Thailand 囧" would be the biggest winner of the Lunar New Year file, Master Xing's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" also started a miracle journey at the box office.

The box office on the first day was as high as 7685 million, the three-day box office broke 2.2 million, and the final box office was 12.4 billion. The momentum is not weaker than that of "Lost in Thailand". Once again, Master Xing used his movie to conquer audiences on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

At the same time, "Journey to the West Conquering the Demons" also has Huayi's investment. For Huayi who has just experienced the "Thailand" turmoil, Master Xing also helped the Wang brothers find some factories.

However, what people didn't expect was that it didn't take long for Master Xing to sue Huayi in court. The reason was that the two parties signed a supplementary clause in the jump, which is commonly known as the gambling agreement. According to the gambling agreement, Master Xing fulfilled the box office requirements in the agreement, and Huayi should pay him more than 8000 million yuan in share.

However, Huayi stated that the supplementary terms were illegal and refused to pay the share.

The final verdict was that Huayi won the case, and this incident was quickly reported by major media. Master Xing suffered from being dumb and at the same time terminated the cooperative relationship with Huayi.

Although the lawsuit was won, almost everyone in the circle believed that Huayi had made a bad move, that Huayi's family had a great career, and would it be impossible to survive without the 8000 million yuan?Obviously impossible.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see Master Xing's ability and box office appeal. No matter whether this contract is right or wrong, even if Huayi suffers a little loss and cashes in the 8000 million share, Master Xing will definitely help Huayi earn back the money in the next play. .

However, at such a critical moment, the Wang family brothers' petty spirit has never disappointed people. Legally, Huayi has indeed made a profit, but in people's hearts, they have suffered a crushing defeat. If there is a better choice, no one is willing to Cooperate with such a back-and-forth boss.

Speaking of the dispute between Master Xing and Huayi, Xu Zheng is the one who pays the most attention, because what happened between Master Xing and Huayi is the same as what happened between him and "Zhixing Film and Television". You don't have to admit it, and "Zhixing Film and Television" seems to be fine.

However, what Xu Zheng didn't expect was that in mid-June, he got his share.

"Thank you Mr. Zhou, me."

Xu Zheng was a little incoherent with excitement, not only because of the money, but also because this was the first money he earned as a director.

Zhou Xing waved his hand: "You don't need to thank me, you deserve it. Although Zhixing Film and Television is not as big as Huayi, I don't think I'm so stingy."

Xu Zheng smiled brilliantly.

"If there is any need in the future, the company will try its best to cooperate with you, and at the same time will give you the most relaxed creative environment. You can ask for any request at any time. I know that there are many people who are poaching you outside, but you should understand that in you They will definitely earn back the money spent on you twice." Zhou Xing said seriously.

Xu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and was slightly moved in his heart. Since "Tai囧" became popular, there are indeed many people from film and television companies who are interested in him, and some even offered good bargaining chips, saying that as long as he nods, the contract money will be paid. He doesn't need to worry about it.

At this time, in fact, Zhou Xing's best choice was to withhold the money and use it as a bargaining chip in future negotiations, but Zhou Xing did not do this, but settled the share for him in advance.

Xu Zheng hesitated for a moment: "Mr. Zhou, I just have one condition. I hope to participate in the investment of my next movie."

"No problem, but the investment share cannot exceed 10%." Zhou Xing made some calculations.

Xu Zheng was secretly happy, 10% of the share is actually quite good, as long as the next movie can maintain the box office of "囧囧 in Thailand", it will be tens of millions of income.

It’s not bad for Zhou Xing, just like he talked with Huang Baiming about the cooperation of [Ip Man], he will naturally have to work more when he gets the money, as long as Xu Zheng’s next play can help the company earn money, what’s the point of sharing a little bit with him ?

In fact, most people understand the principle that money is scattered and people gather together, and people disperse and wealth is scattered. It is nothing more than greed.

In September, [The Great Master] finally wrapped up. At the same time, Zhou Xing secretly vowed that he would never take a film about King of Sunglasses again. This guy is too good at ink.

Of course, as far as this movie is concerned, Zhou Xing thinks it will definitely be a good movie, but he only hopes that the editing of Sunglasses King will not be so artistic.

But with the pissing nature of the King of Sunglasses, this seems to be an extravagant wish.

Back in the capital, as soon as Zhou Xing opened the door of his house, he saw a little Douding staring up at him. Just as he was about to pick up his son, Xiao Douding ran to the kitchen.

"Mom, Dad is back."

Obviously, Xiao Douding knew Zhou Xing when he was a child. Although Zhou Xing rarely came back this year, he often met with his family through online video.

"Why didn't you tell me in advance when you came back?" Tong Liya rubbed her son's head, and when she turned her head, Zhou Xing was behind her.

Zhou Xing stepped forward to put his arms around her, smelling the unique fragrance of her body, and slowly closed his eyes.

This moment seemed like an eternity, until Tong Lia was really embarrassed by his son, then pushed Zhou Xing away and reminded in a low voice: "The child is watching."

Children are easy to coax. After Zhou Xing took out a bunch of toys, the little guy gradually became familiar with Zhou Xing. When Tong Lia reminded them that it was time to go to the table for lunch, the little guy refused to get off Zhou Xing. up.

"Why are you alone at home today? Where's Lily?" Zhou Xing asked casually.

Tong Lia shook her head and sighed, "Lily's mother is seriously ill. I gave her a holiday and came back when her mother recovered. I gave her 3 yuan when she left."

Zhou Xing nodded. Tong Lia is now more and more like a hostess. He has not been at home this year, and Tong Lia is responsible for the relationship between relatives. Relatives also speak highly of her, even the mother-in-law Said that this girl has finally grown up.

After lunch, the little guy fell asleep not long after. Zhou Xing put him on the bed in the second bedroom and covered him with a thin quilt.

Then he quietly walked behind Tong Lia who was washing the dishes, hugged her, and breathed out the fiery breath on the back of her neck and shoulders

"Where's the son?"

Tong Lia was taken aback, but the long separation made her very sensitive to Zhou Xing's affectionate reaction.

"Already asleep."

After a long absence and getting married, Zhou Xing hugged Tong Lia's soft body and walked into the room.

After staying at home for a week, Zhou Xing gradually realized that his body was getting too much, but Tong Lia was more and more radiant.

Lily has already returned from her hometown. She said that most of her illnesses have been cured, and she is probably afraid that such a good employer will be replaced if she does not come back for a long time.

With Lily's existence, Tong Lia also completely broke away from the state of a housewife, and occasionally went shopping and watching movies with Zhou Xing. After the paparazzi and their photos were reported, they became popular searches.

Tong Lia's fans found that this little woman who had been married for two years not only did not become a yellow-faced woman, but also seemed to be more attractive.

And Zhou Xing rarely appeared in the public eye this year, which made fans who like him speculate about what he was doing during this time.

In 2013, there were no good kung fu movies in the Chinese film circle. Tony Jia once again entered the field of vision of Chinese kung fu fans with "Tom Yum Kung 2: Boxing World".

Although many viewers said that this film is nothing but fried rice, they have to admit that the action scenes of this film are quite good.

However, outsiders watch the fun, and insiders look at the doorway. From Zhou Xing’s point of view, Tony Jia is completely dragged down by the underdevelopment of Thailand’s film industry. He has been looking for Buddha statues for the villagers and saving elephants since "Stealing the Buddha Line". Nothing new.

"Is it possible to invite him to make a movie?" Zhou Xing suddenly had a thought in his mind.

(End of this chapter)