"The King of Kung Fu" is scheduled to be released on the 24th of this month.
So at the Academy Awards ceremony on the 13th, Liu Yifei came again.
One is to promote the upcoming "The King of Kung Fu", and she is also an invited guest to present awards tonight.
She doesn't have any film dates in hand right now, and she's not in a hurry to join the cast, so it's necessary for her to show off her face in various places to make her presence felt.
So this sister really told the truth during the red carpet interview: "I have been busy performing in dramas recently, and I have learned a lot from my seniors. I haven't joined the group yet."
The host couldn't help it, so he had to end the interview hastily and let her enter.
Zhang Yuanjun and Li Yang chose to continue filming.
It’s not that I wasn’t invited, it’s that I didn’t go.
To attend a film festival, you have to spend a whole day there. Zhang Yuanjun has no films to participate in awards, no new film promotions, and no brand activities. Going there is just a waste of time.
Moreover, he doesn’t have a good impression of the Academy Awards, and has become more and more stingy with them. Now it has become a municipal commendation award. I heard that it has been difficult to attract sponsorship in recent years, and it is not interesting.
The two were unable to go on a date on the 13th. Liu Yifei had an awards ceremony to be busy with, and Zhang Yuanjun had to stay up late to catch up on the show.
The progress of "Transcendence" is gratifying, and it is expected to be completed in another two weeks.
After Liu Yifei returned from Hong Kong Island, she was busy with the world premiere of "Kung Fu King" held in Beijing.
She will be very busy throughout late April and Labor Day.
The premiere was held in Chaoyang Park. The main creators and celebrity guests appeared one after another. The young lady walked on the red carpet wearing a silver-gray scale off-shoulder dress. She had a curvy figure and was much more stylish than her counterpart Li Bingbing.
The movie was released in the United States on the 18th ahead of the rest of the country. Lionsgate launched a theatrical release in 3,151 theaters across the United States, making it the most widely screened movie that week.
The movie also lived up to expectations. It topped the list for the first three days in North America, grossing US$20.87 million.
In China, "The King of Kung Fu" was released on the 24th, earning 16 million on its first day, and over one million on its first day in Hong Kong.
But the next day, some media criticized the film for its "weak plot" and "the double-J fight scene loses its charm."
However, Huayi was still optimistic that "The King of Kung Fu" would surpass 100 million in its first weekend, but the result was only 80 million.
If "The King of Kung Fu" was a Huayi project, then he would not have allowed Feng Xiaogang to say after the movie was released, "There is something fundamentally wrong with the story of this movie. It's such a mess. I can't even watch it. I don't understand why the US box office is so good." .”
At noon on the last Monday in April, Zhang Yuanjun finished shooting the last scene and finished filming "Transcendence".
He took a deep breath and relieved the burden on his heart. "Transcendence" is not an easy movie, and many characters in the film have not been able to transcend.
The two months of filming went very quickly, but Zhang Yuanjun was very tired from the filming, not physically, but mentally and mentally.
The whole team finished filming, and the heroine Huang Lu hugged him with tears. She also felt very depressed during the filming of this movie.
"Okay, okay, you're still two years older than me." Zhang Yuanjun patted her on the back.
The crew held a closing banquet in the afternoon, stayed one night, and returned to Beijing the next morning.
Peter Jackson, on the other hand, has taken a step back from "District 9". Zhang Yuanjun only needs to pay $11 million to obtain 40% of the profits of "District 9".
The remaining funds were provided by Sony, the publisher that Peter Jackson found.
It took so long to reply, probably because we haven't reached an agreement with Sony.
After Zhang Yuanjun returned to Beijing, he struck again and said that he was only willing to pay 8.7 million.
After May Day, Zhang Yuanjun signed a contract with the film studio representatives in Beijing, agreeing that Z Studio would invest US$10 million to acquire 40% of the investment share in the science fiction movie "District 9".
Zhang Yuanjun also entrusted his friend Rodrigo Cortez to join the crew as a representative as a producer to assist and supervise the filming and post-production of the film.
How much can these 10 million Zhang Yuanjun produce?
How could someone as smart as Zhang Yuanjun use his own money!
There was a ceremony when he signed the contract with "District 9"!
Peter Jackson, director Neill Blomkamp and Sony's producers all came to the capital to support him - otherwise, Zhang Yuanjun would reduce investment.
"Yuanjun, will you appear in "District 9"?"
Zhang Yuanjun did not tell the truth: "This cooperation is an investment. As for whether to star or not, it depends on the director's choice."
"Why would you invest in a movie like District 9?"
"Because I like science fiction movies very much, and the idea of "District 9" is very good, I just want to invest in it."
"Is it convenient to disclose the share of this investment and related rights and interests?"
"This is a commercial secret and cannot be discussed, but one thing we can say is that we can participate in global ledger sharing in "District 9". I think this is of great significance."
Zhang Yuanjun's refusal to disclose the investment share is not entirely out of confidentiality. Wouldn't it be difficult to cut leeks if he disclosed it?
Peter Jackson's name is very useful.
After the signing ceremony, Huayi and Bernard took the initiative to contact Zhang Yuanjun.
Nowadays, there are many people in the film industry who want to invest money abroad, and the higher authorities also encourage investment abroad.
But Zhang Yuanjun didn't see anyone. He said to the outside world that he was busy raising funds for his new film "Source Code".
Hua Yi and Bernard were so angry that they stamped their feet and cursed in the street.
This is taking advantage of the situation!
While investing in American movies, he said he was short of money to make new movies.
Don’t you just want a premium for doing this set?
Neither Huayi nor Bernard are short of money, especially Huayi, which is now the leader of private companies and is preparing to go public again, so it has plenty of money.
The general premium is acceptable to Huayi. They don't mind paying for the ticket to borrow a boat to go to sea, but looking at Zhang Yuanjun's current appearance, I'm afraid he will bite him hard.
As soon as Huayi and Bernard hesitated, someone immediately took action - Chengtian Entertainment!
Chengtian's money is only much more than that of Huayi and Bernard, and Wu Kebo is obviously more willing to spend money than the Wang brothers and Yu Dong.
Chengtian has always had a dilemma since its establishment. He has money and people, but no one to play with him.
To put it simply, you can use your artists, but without your money, you can’t participate in the project.
Chengtian announced the acquisition of Jiahe with great fanfare, and it also meant to build a reputation.
Wu Kebo now has money that he can't spend, and the established studios won't let him play. A newcomer with strength and channels like Zhang Yuanjun has undoubtedly become his best choice.
As soon as Wu Kebo moved, Huayi and other old players in the industry couldn't sit still.
They allowed Zhang Yuanjun to enter because Zhang Yuanjun always works alone. No matter how hard he works in a personal studio, he can't make trouble. But they don't allow a rich and well-connected giant like Cheng Tian to enter. If Cheng Tian comes to the table, I'm afraid A big piece of the cake will be taken away.
Not to mention that Chengtian’s acquisition of Golden Harvest is basically certain. If Chengtian borrows Zhang Yuanjun’s help to fill in the shortcomings of production, then Chengtian will become a behemoth integrating production, distribution, theaters, and artist management!
Therefore, Wang Zhonglei quickly made an appointment with Zhang Yuanjun for dinner at Yujiangnan. Zhang Yuanjun saw the fish taking the bait and happily went to the appointment. (End of chapter)
