Chapter 402: In the name of the people, the first round is over
The global box office champion in this world today is not "Avatar" directed by Macron on Earth, but "Huanyu", a science fiction movie that has never appeared on Earth.
Like "Avatar", this movie is also a science fiction action film, with a box office of 3.238 billion US dollars, while "Avatar" only received 2.785 billion US dollars at the box office, ranking second in the world.
After all, Marvel in this world has just started, and "Avengers 4" has not yet been released. It will take a long way to surpass "Avatar" and even compete for the global box office championship like it did on Earth.
Of course, Zhang Xiao doesn't have much confidence in breaking the box office myth of "Huanyu".
With more than three billion US dollars, that is not an easy task.
On the day of the start-up, Zhang Xiao did not shoot, but took everyone to visit the set that had been set up. In the evening, he invited everyone to have a meal together.
After three rounds of drinks and five delicious dishes, Zhang Xiao said to everyone: "I said at the press conference that the box office of "Interstellar" must reach at least two billion US dollars to be considered a success."
"But to be honest with you guys, that's not what I thought at all."
Deng Cao nodded in agreement and said: "Two billion US dollars is indeed too difficult. I think more than 1.5 billion US dollars will be enough."
Hearing Deng Cao's words, Zhang Xiao was stunned. It was obvious that his words had been misunderstood, so he explained with a smile: "Brother Cao, you misunderstood what I meant."
"My goal for this "Interstellar" is not a box office of two billion US dollars."
Deng Cao asked in confusion: "What is that?"
Although the others did not speak, they looked at Zhang Xiao very curiously.
Zhang Xiao's expression instantly became extremely serious and he said: "I want to challenge the global box office championship held by "Huanyu"."
"..." When everyone heard Zhang Xiao's words, they didn't react at all.
Use a domestic science fiction movie to challenge "Huanyu", which has a box office of 3.238 billion US dollars?
This is so fucking crazy, so daring to think about!
However, when they thought about Zhang Xiao's investment regardless of cost, the two 1:1 spaceships, and the amazingly good script, they suddenly felt that this goal was not impossible.
After Chen Daoming reacted, he picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, then placed the wine glass heavily on the table, and said loudly: "Okay, then let's work hard for this goal."
Deng Cao also continued to say excitedly: "If "Across the Stars" can beat "Huanyu" and become the number one film in history, then all of us will be able to leave a mark in the history of Chinese film. I feel excited just thinking about it."
Zhou Xun also spoke, saying: "Although it is difficult, it is not impossible."
Zhang Xiao saw that everyone was in such high spirits, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, you have to eat your food one bite at a time, and walk the road step by step. If "Interstellar" wants to be successful, we have to rely on everyone here to work hard with me.
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At this time, Reba patted Zhang Xiao on the shoulder and reminded: "Brother-in-law, did you forget to send everyone the shooting schedule?"
Zhang Xiao said: "Don't worry about this. I will send the timetable to everyone's mobile phone dealer after dinner."
"Let me tell you in advance that I hope this movie will be released during the Spring Festival. The schedule may be a bit tight, so we have to shoot the special effects first."
"As for the special effects team, they divide the work and cooperate. They are shooting and doing post-production at the same time."
Hearing Zhang Xiao's arrangement, Chen Daoming frowned and asked: "Zhang Xiao, if you don't go to the scene to supervise, will they have problems?"
Zhang Xiao shook his head with a smile and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, the post-production will be followed up by our director Lin Chao. He will arrive tomorrow. I will go over every once in a while to take a look. There will definitely be no mistakes."
Chen Daoming exclaimed: "What? Why is Lao Lin here too?"
Zhang Xiao explained with a smile: "Director Lin said that he is also a science fiction fan and has always wanted to shoot a science fiction movie. For this one, he knew that I was going to shoot "Interstellar", so he recommended himself to the crew to be my assistant director.
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Chen Daoming nodded and said: "Well, Lao Lin has rich experience. With him here, there is nothing to worry about!"
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The next day, Zhang Xiao took the actors into the green screen studio and started filming.
This kind of play does not require very high acting skills from the actors, and Zhang Xiao is looking for actors who are good at acting, so he can basically pass it in one go. The only problem is that it is more troublesome to shoot.
Sometimes it may take two or three days to shoot a scene.
However, perhaps Zhang Xiao's confession to everyone at the banquet before filming played a role. Everyone performed very well and had very strict requirements on themselves.
During the filming process, even if we shot over and over ten or twenty times, no one complained.
Of course, not only are the actors awesome, the special effects production is also very awesome.
The head of Taishan Special Effects Company, Liu Haiquan, personally went into battle and led more than a hundred special effects staff to work hard with each other.
No matter how high Zhang Xiao's requirements are, they can always find a suitable method and create a picture that satisfies Zhang Xiao.
This accelerated the filming progress of the entire drama a lot.
When Zhang Xiao was filming "Across the Stars", the TV series "In the Name of the People" which was popular all over the country had also been aired.
The highest ratings of the last two episodes even exceeded 15%, and the average ratings of the two TV stations reached 4.6% and 4.77% respectively, breaking the previous record set by Zhang Xiao.
However, this TV series not only has amazing ratings, but also has an extremely good reputation. More than one million people have given it a super high score of 9.5, and the number of online views has exceeded 15 billion.
The huge success of a TV series often means that other TV series at the same time are completely discontinued. In China, the audience watching TV at night may not be 15%.
"In the Name of the People" accounts for 10% of the bonus, which shows how bleak other TV series are.
After the TV series ended, netizens started discussing it online.
"I didn't expect it to end so soon. I still want to chase it again!"
"After watching the entire TV series, it is full of interesting information. It is definitely a good drama."
"Xiao Shen's TV series is still very good. I haven't watched TV for a long time, but I sat on the sofa and watched it again because of this series."
"Who doesn't? It costs money to watch on my mobile phone, so I bought a new TV."
"Please ask other crew members to study "In the Name of the People" carefully. What is a classic? This is a classic."
"Every actor in the play played their role vividly and vividly. It's amazing."
Chapter completed!