Some very individual directors are very averse to screenwriters influencing their own ideas. Therefore, this is an issue that varies from person to person and must be explained in advance.
Stallone shook his head: "I'm just an action actor. My specialty is action scenes. I don't have much appreciation for artistry. Mr. Liu is a master-level warrior. It's too late for me to be happy with the actions you designed!"
"That's it!" Liu Qingshan spread his hands in a happy gesture, "Since Mr. Stallone doesn't mind, I'm relieved! Just give me a few days. If you have any questions after getting the first draft, feel free to ask Come out so I can revise it!"
"Then I will send someone back to China with you. He will bring a list of actors I may need, as well as some of my personal ideas!"
The matter was settled like this. In fact, many people were paying attention while they were talking.
After all, the entire market is in demand for Liu Qingshan's scripts. There is a reason why people are so supportive of his movies.
But even though they knew they were talking about the script, no one came up to disturb them easily, which shows that the weight of the three of them together is still quite heavy.
However, there are also people who understand that Martin is Liu Qingshan's agent for overseas scripts, and there are always many people around him.
By the time the reception ended, it was already one o'clock in the morning, but at this time it was already evening in China.
In other words, the box office on the first day in the Mainland already has a basic framework.
Compared with this life, the original "Ip Man 1" did not have a high domestic box office, barely exceeding 100 million Chinese dollars. And it has not been released abroad.
The market facing this version has undergone tremendous changes. The box office phenomenon that originally took 10 years to explode was advanced several years due to the emergence of Liu Qingshan.
Moreover, his first directorial work exceeded 5 billion. This was undoubtedly a shot in the arm, and the original market structure was suddenly shaken to pieces. However, some high-quality works caught up with this company, and in the end the box office was There is a significant improvement.
In fact, it was already remarkable that the box office exceeded 100 million, and it was even a record-breaking achievement.
But now Liu Qingshan's unexpected emergence has completely broken the normal development pattern. For example, the news came from home today that today's premiere day, as of 5 o'clock in the evening, has actually exceeded 100 million.
And the main box office contribution in a day is in the evening. Although this data already includes a large part of the pre-sales of the evening show, the result of breaking 100 million in one day is really terrifying.
This does not include data statistics from overseas markets. The calculation method in many countries is presented in weeks.
For example, Han Country only collects statistics once a week, so the current data is far from meeting global synchronization standards.
However, the premiere in Laos and the United States started at 9 p.m., and there were only two shows scheduled for that night. Lao and the United States alone contributed more than 5 million U.S. dollars in box office results.
If this trend is followed, when the film is fully released in theaters that have been contacted in advance the next day, it will also be a very scary figure, far exceeding the domestic box office target.
Based on this consideration, Liu Qingshan temporarily decided to stay in Los Angeles for two more days and take advantage of this movie-watching trend to visit a few more screening locations to do some promotion.
Also due to an unexpected postponement of his schedule, he received a program invitation from the TV station early the next morning.
The inviter comes from the HBO TV network under the name of Warner, the second largest TV station in the United States, which adopts the cable network media method, and its sister channels account for 90% of the pay TV channel market in the United States.
This also means that at least 9 out of 10 paying users of old American TV channels regularly watch HBO.
But the biggest profit project of this TV station is not variety shows, but TV series.
Many famous American dramas, such as "The Pacific", "Band of Brothers", "The Sopranos", "Sex and the City" and "Six Feet Under", a new type of drama between movies and TV series, are produced by this company .
In terms of TV series, Liu Qingshan has been cooperating with Universal TV stations, FOX TV stations and UEN TV station headquartered in Seattle.
The reason why he got the invitation, in addition to movie promotion, must also be the need for cooperation in this area.
However, since they didn't mention it in the invitation, Liu Qingshan would just pretend to be confused, because even if the other party really proposed it, he would have to seek approval from the other three TV stations in advance.
But he didn't plan to miss this variety show invitation. The promotion of the movie was only one aspect, and giving Jin Xishan and Taylor time to perform was the real purpose.
In fact, Taylor has performed on this TV station many times, and her final decision was still due to her lobbying in advance.
Otherwise, according to his temperament, even if he agrees to the small TV station Qilin TV, he will not give the only opportunity to this company.
The reason why Taylor is active is that she has received very high treatment from this TV station, which is not only reflected in the advertising fee, but also the appearance rate, performance time, etc. She has been treated like an A-list diva.
Of course, this is driven by personal relationships. For example, Nash, the big boss of Warner Records, has a certain personal relationship with him. This person also holds another position at Warner headquarters.
There are also white rapper Eminem, the father of American country music Kenny Rogers, and others, who are also shareholders of Warner.
For this reason, in the entire next day, apart from going to several theaters, the rest of the time was reserved for rehearsing with the band.
What they are going to participate in at eight o'clock tonight is a semi-interview program that the movie channel has urgently set aside for them, and it is a live broadcast.
The entire cast of "Ip Man" will participate. Not only will they be interviewed, but they will also have time to perform several songs.
Of course, with such an intensive program arrangement, we will not only pay a small part of the advertising fee through the promotion method of the film, but will pay everything according to the market price.
However, Liu Qingshan's personal announcement fee includes appearance fees for Ren Jiahua and others. After all, the purpose of the program is to promote the movie, and it cannot completely break other industry rules.
As for why the other party is willing to offer such generous conditions, it is actually easy to understand.
Because the current Liu Qingshan is as valuable as his script, if it weren't for the coincidence of time, it would be difficult for any TV station to invite him.
Moreover, his market popularity in Laos and the United States has not diminished. Even if he is far away in China, his slightest disturbance in the East will still arouse a wave of public opinion here.
Another important reason is that the HBO TV network's movie channels provide services in 25 countries and regions in Asia, including hotels in mainland China and foreign comprehensive residences that also have access to their movie channel signals.
Therefore, this live broadcast will also spread to mainland China. These foreigners are all talented people. Even if there is a program involving Liu Qingshan, there will definitely be Chinese businessmen who will actively participate.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the group was picked up by the TV station.
Most people do not need to get into work immediately, but Liu Qingshan, Jin Xishan and Taylor need to participate in some activities such as visiting the TV station office building.
Foreigners also know how to follow the formality. They only need to casually show up in the designated work area and take a few photos with the staff to meet the requirements of the program team.
Just while filming this scene, an interesting thing happened.
Since the TV station had publicized the information in advance, not only did most people who had no work arrangements inside and outside the huge office building not leave the building, even the downstairs was crowded with fans who came after hearing the news.
Among these people, a picture of a girl familiar to all three guests appeared, that is, Ralph Lauren and Catherine, who came with them on a chartered flight.
But this time they did not ask for any privileges through their respective family connections. Instead, they mingled with the welcoming crowd downstairs like ordinary fans.
The only reason they were discovered was because they had pulled up a huge banner hundreds of meters long in the yard downstairs in the name of the Metropolitan Club.
That's right, it's over a hundred meters, almost the length of the entire parking lot in the courtyard, and there are many promotional photos and even life photos of the three people from different periods since their debut.
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This is not the most exaggerated thing. What is even more shocking is that they placed three cars lined up in front of a huge banner. Each car was decorated with flowers, and three people stood next to the car. photo.
These three photos are of the same height as them, and the clothes they wear are all endorsed by their respective brands. It is obvious that the organizers have put a lot of thought into this aspect.
And after seeing their car entering the yard, the song "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" was played live. This song was also believed by fans to be a song Liu Qingshan wrote specifically for them.
"The noise this time is a bit loud. Are Love and the others crazy?" This was Taylor's first reaction.
No wonder there is such a fuss, because each of those three cars is a limited edition and costs at least a million dollars.
Liu Qingshan also frowned, "This is obviously approved by the TV station, otherwise the security will not let them in. I'd better ask Gary!"
Gary is the receptionist sent by the TV station, a short, middle-aged man with Mediterranean hair.
However, his good talk left a profound impact on everyone. Liu Qingshan even doubted that this person could talk for an hour at a stretch, and the content of the topic was not the same.
"Mr. Gary, you probably know about this, right?"
Gary laughed loudly: "Not only do we know it, but the entire TV station knows it, and even your assistant, Ms. Shi, knows it!"
Shi Hui didn't follow him this time, and he didn't know whether it was to avoid it or because he was really concerned about the box office trend.
"I want to know the reason behind it. Dear Mr. Gary, don't you think this is a very showy act of flattery. Such a high profile can easily attract criticism from the market!"
