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Chapter 230. One Billion Box Office

Now that "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles" has been filmed, there is still a follow-up work for the film. {This includes editing and post-production special effects.

With Lan Naicai, a great man and a big shot like Peter Jackson, both aspects went smoothly. On the contrary, as the director, Duan Zihao became the boss. He handed over all the post-production to Peter and Lan Naicai. He began to do advertising and promotion work.

In terms of advertising, Duan Zihao sets the movies that are scrolling on TV, posting story series in newspapers, and posting movie promotional posters on subways and bus stations.

In short, basically everything that can be done is done. So much so that Duan Zihao started to promote this to the extreme.

The promotion of the Best Actor Entertainment has always been at the forefront of the ranks, and this time it is the same. Especially in the behind-the-scenes broadcast on TV, special effects have been used to create a very good opening.

In this trailer with the slogan "Opening a New Century of Tomb Raiders", the protagonists did not show any of their faces. Instead, the protagonist brought the tip of the "New Century of Tomb Raiders" through a "monster concentration camp" composed of a thousand-year-old tomb, ferocious human-eating beast, giant rat monster, etc., while revealing the ins and outs of the tomb robbery story for the first time.

At the beginning of the trailer, a low voiceover tells the mystery of ancient tomb culture in a slow manner. A cave covered with vines and flashing lights appeared in the picture. A hideous human-eating beast crawled in the dark and damp crypt. The huge rat monster made a creeping howl. The shape of the thousand-year-old tomb is extremely complex, full of oriental dark and gorgeous style. As the camera extends upward, there are constantly insects in the picture, and birds sneak in the scene. The atmosphere is mysterious and weird. The voiceover tells the origin of the "Tomb Raiders' Chronicles". At the same time, three tiny figures can be seen vaguely, climbing up the cliffs and facing the Thousand-year-old tomb--- such a strange and gloomy picture. While not knowing it, it also makes people's expectations for the film soar.

It can be said that in order to do a good job in the early publicity this time, Duan Zihao has put in all his efforts and strived to do everything to the best of his ability.

For three weeks, he worked on the front line with the staff of the Propaganda Department. He not only flew to Southeast Asia for publicity, but also to Thailand and South Korea for promotion. It can be said that he worked hard. Until the entire propaganda offensive achieved amazing results, the news that was even more overjoyed, he breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, the post-production of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" was almost done, and Peter Jackson and Lan Naicai told him that he could watch the sample.

After receiving this news, Duan Zihao immediately flew back to Hong Kong from South Korea.

As soon as he heard the news that Duan Zihao was back, the rest of the crew immediately arrived and accompanied him to watch the sample.

During the whole viewing process, Duan Zihao said nothing, but there seemed to be a strange light in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Instead, Peter Jackson changed his past arrogance and praised the excitement of this drama incessantly, as well as Lan Naicai's intention in post-production.

After watching the sample, Duan Zihao just patted Lan Naicai on the shoulder to express his praise, but left without saying anything. Lan Naicai saw clearly. Andy Lau was not dissatisfied with the film. In fact, the effect of the film may exceed his expectations, but his joy was still restrained for this result. It seemed that he had something else to worry about.

I really wanted to ask what happened to Duan Zihao, but before he could speak, Duan Zihao had already left quickly. Only Lan Naicai and others were full of doubts.

Duan Zihao went back to the office, closed the door, and fell into deep thought alone. As Lan Naicai estimated, he had something to do, and it was a secret that had never been mentioned but had been in his heart.

Duan Zihao is indeed very satisfied with this new film. After all, he shot it himself and starred it himself... If he only treats it as a separate film, he has no reason not to be satisfied. However, the significance of this film is not only this. In fact, the success or failure of this film is related to a dream of Duan Zihao, and the success of the filming is only the first step to realize his dream. So even if he is very satisfied with the effect of this film, he can only show his joy of being reserved.

Yes, Duan Zihao has a dream, or a deeply hidden ambition, that is, to surpass the United States in movies, defeat the big tycoon Hollywood, or at least be on par with it.

It is undeniable that Hollywood is a well-deserved boss in terms of films. In terms of quantity and quality, it is not something other countries and regions can compete alone. But as a witness to the rise and fall of Hong Kong films, Duan Zihao regrets the decline of Hong Kong films in his previous life, and he is more of aspiring for the future, hoping that one day the dreams will come true.

As the boss of an entertainment company and a star with great influence, Duan Zihao feels that he should be able to do something for Hong Kong films and Chinese films now, but he has never had a plan for how to do it.

Taking the national route? But although national is international, under the strength of Hollywood, any film with other national characteristics can only be lively for a while and cannot shake its dominance. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is an example, which caused a sensation and caused a group of followers, but it also returned to silence and did not have any impact on Hollywood. As for followers, it has been full of criticism in China, which has reduced the image of Chinese films.

The best in this regard is Zhou Xingchi. The two films "Shaolin Football" and "Kung Fu" have had a certain impact on Hollywood, and are considered an outstanding representative of Hong Kong films going to the world. But it is also undeniable that taking the Kung Fu route alone is not a long-term solution. Not to mention that films of the same theme are likely to cause aesthetic fatigue and are even more difficult to create new things. Even if this influence can be maintained, it is even more difficult to expand the influence of Chinese films in such a narrow theme.

In short, with such efforts alone, Hollywood cannot be shaken for the time being.

In addition, there is another attempt, which is that directors and actors go directly to Hollywood to develop, hoping to win respect for Chinese films in the most direct way.

But unfortunately, the result is the same. Apart from making a lot of money, actors and directors have not expanded the influence of Chinese films much. The reason is that Hollywood is strong. No matter how big the actors and directors are, they have to follow other people's rules when they go to Hollywood. What kind of films and roles they play are not the ones they can decide. In this way, the advantages of directors and actors are not exerted, and they are even more despised by Hollywood, and they can only return in a defeat.

As a "experienced person", Duan Zihao is well aware of these situations and deeply feels that to challenge Hollywood's authority, we need to start by strengthening ourselves. Not only do we need good actors, but also productions that are not inferior to Hollywood. Only when the two are combined can we have an impact on Hollywood.

But this is easy to say, but it is really difficult to do. First of all, big-produced films that Hollywood invests heavily are not something that Chinese movies can compete with. Not to mention whether they can invest so much money in a movie, just thinking about whether they can recover the cost can already scare a lot of people away.

Specifically in terms of technology, animation technology is not comparable to the Chinese film industry. Moreover, while Hollywood is strong, Chinese films are shrinking and the entire industry is in a downturn. It also directly caused a lack of talents. There has been a gap in the number of people from directors to actors to script creators. As a senior filmmaker, Duan Zihao is deeply worried.

To save Hong Kong and even Chinese movies, he knew that it would not be possible to rely on him alone. As a singer and an actor, he was very popular in Asia, but in the West, his influence was still not enough. As a boss, although his financial resources are increasing significantly, he is undoubtedly still a drop in the bucket in the face of his huge Hollywood strength.

But now, by directing and starring this "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", Duan Zihao has seen the profoundness of Chinese culture and the inexhaustible essence of stories.

Who says our Chinese culture cannot resist Hollywood culture?

Who said that China cannot create such magnificent film fine works?

After just watching the sample films, Duan Zihao felt an uncontrollable excitement in his heart for the first time.

Excited for the discovery of national film culture and the dream of being able to shake the Hollywood film industry.

Also excited to be the leader in saving Chinese-language films.

Now that I have watched the sample, Duan Zihao is more optimistic about the prospects of this movie, so I have to think quietly alone about what to do next.

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Hong Kong has always had the habit of film previewing. Before a drama is fully released in Hong Kong, it will first be previewed in several cinemas to see how the audience reacts. If it is well reflected, it will be fully released in Hong Kong. If it is not well reflected, it will be very cautious in underground chips and compress the theater chain to protect costs.

Many movies of the Best Actor Entertainment took this route before. No, it should be said that most film companies in Hong Kong did this. Because of the fierce competition, everyone will be cautious in the competition, for fear of major mistakes.

But this time, Duan Zihao wants to break this convention!

That's right, he has decided that the drama "Grave Robbers" will be released directly in Hong Kong without being previewed, and should not be released in Asia!

Bold!

This is really his boldness!

You know, unless you have 100% confidence in your own movie, no one dares to do this.

In fact, Duan Zihao's boldness is still here. He has made up his mind that after the full release in Asia, if the effect is good, it will be released globally and directly landed in Hollywood!

Through difficult negotiations, Duan Zihao has reached an agreement with hundreds of Hollywood theaters in the United States through Peter Jackson. If the box office of "Grave Robbers" can exceed one billion in Asia, the United States will accept that it will be officially released in North American theaters.

In other words, these Americans gave a topic for Duan Zihao, a topic of one billion. Before that, no Chinese movie could win a box office of one billion in Asia. For the Americans, this is an impossible task. They have conducted a survey. The best movies in Hong Kong in Asia have only achieved 300 million to 400 million, 100 million? Just kidding!

In fact, not only are these Americans not optimistic about the new drama of Actor Entertainment, but even the locals in Hong Kong are not optimistic about Duan Zihao and his movies. The reason is that the highest box office in Hong Kong is 50 million, and it is also created by Duan Zihao. The highest box office record in Asia is 380 million, which is also created by Duan Zihao. Now that it is going to soar from 380 million to 1 billion at once, it is simply... so mythical.

The only thing that can be laughed at is Mr. Pandison of Debao.

In the office of Debao Pictures, Pandison just called the Asia Regional Head of Colombia and Sony. He had already received very accurate news that these two companies would not help the movie king entertainment develop theaters. In other words, it would be harder for Duan Zihao to sell a box office of one billion in Asia than to reach the sky.

"Hahaha, this joke is so arrogant!" Pandison bit the cigar and laughed. "He really thought he was the god of movies. A play can sell for a box office of one billion! I think he was completely rusty!"

"You know, even the most powerful Uncle Shao Liu in the past would not dare to boast about such a big Haikou! What is the concept of a billion-dollar box office? If he hadn't learned mathematics well, he was too arrogant. He really thought that the whole of Hong Kong was his. What kind of bullshit savior he could influence the movie records in Asia..."

After venting his jealousy and dissatisfaction with Duan Zihao, Pan Disheng solemnly said: "I'll use our media channels to fully criticize Duan Zihao's play. I want to see how he transformed into Duan Shiyi this time! Hahahahahahahaha..."

...

Debao Company's media channels are still very powerful. At least in the shortest time, countless navy troops appeared to criticize Duan Zihao, saying that he was bold and wanted to do something like "Duan Shiyi". Maybe he would only be embarrassed to the end. He also said that "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" is not so grand, it is all parallel products, and the prototype of a big and bad movie will be revealed as soon as it is released, etc.

This trend was flying very quickly, making everyone in the Entertainment King of Actors a little unconfident. Even Brother Hong Jinbao began to wonder if he was playing too much this time. You can brag, but you can't over-the-top, why do you have to say that the box office is one billion? Wouldn't it be better to have 500 million? What if the box office is broken at that time, what should I do?

Just when everyone was worried about Duan Zihao, Duan Zihao flew all the way to Japan.

He was greeted at the Japanese airport with a charming appearance and charming body. As a famous female devil in Japan, there was a boy about one year old beside her.

Duan Zihao was very strange and glanced at the little boy. Then he asked Haruko Kitagawa, "Whose child is he? Why did you bring him?"

Kitagawa Haruko burst out laughing, then pulled the little boy forward and faced him and said, "Call him quickly, Daddy."

The little boy shouted in a tender voice and said, "Dadly."

Duan Zihao was completely confused.

He travels to Japan several times a year, but every time Kitagawa Haruko doesn't have anything to do, but now he suddenly shook out a son for himself, which is amazing.

Looking at the surprised look of Joke Hao, Kitagawa Haruko felt it was funny, so she explained: "Do you still remember the incident of coming to Japan to film "God of Gambling" two years ago?" Then she told her secretly about her pregnancy and giving birth to a child.

Duan Zihao was shocked and could not do it anymore.

Someone is a child who falls from the sky, but he is a child who falls from the sky.

"He is Duan Jianxiong, and the Japanese name is Kitagawa Kenxiong. If you don't like it, you can refuse to admit it. In short, I didn't want to bring him to you, but although he is very young, he also knows that he must have a father..." When he said these words, the famous Japanese female devil's eyes showed great affection.

Duan Zihao didn't know how to answer this question. Fortunately, Kitagawa Haruko ordered the convoy to go home at this time, and saw a group of Japanese strong men in black suits bowing extremely well at the "Hai" of the mother and mother, looking extremely respectful, especially that Jianxiong was only over one year old but was not afraid of such a scene at all. It seemed that he was born to be the kind of person who did big things.

Duan Zihao felt even more moved by this.

My old son suddenly appeared, probably won’t be a good person when he grows up, at least he is a big shot.

...

After staying in Japan for five or six days, the relationship between Duan Zihao and Duan Jianxiong was gradually established. After all, blood is thicker than water, and it is easy for father and son to "call". In contrast, Kitano Haruko regrets introducing her son to Duan Zihao because she is a little afraid that Duan Zihao will snatch her son back.

However, her concern is definitely unnecessary. Not to mention that Duan Zihao still has a lot of love debts to deal with in Hong Kong, and he has no experience or experience in raising children at all. In the end, others are very soft-hearted. When they think that this is Haruko Shirakawa's reliance, she has not done anything. She has been raising it for more than a year. What reason do she have to snatch it?

As if he saw Haruko Kitagawa's thoughts, Duan Zihao looked for an opportunity to explain this matter, which made her no longer worry about this. At the same time, Duan Zihao also told Kuro Kitagawa's purpose of coming to Japan this time. His purpose of coming to Japan was very simple, which was to negotiate with Japanese theaters for a full release.

Because Duan Zihao knew very clearly that Japan was the ticket store for the entire Asia, and it could even be said that it was the box office of the entire Hollywood movie in Asia. This irreplaceable position was not until the Chinese movies exceeded 25 billion in the previous life that it surpassed Japan and replaced it.

But now, absolutely no Asian country can replace the status of Japanese movie ticket warehouses.

Duan Zihao knew that if he wanted to get a box office of one billion in Asia, the only thing he could do was to get Japan and put all the Japanese money into his own pocket. This is the bottom line.

Regarding Duan Zihao's request, Kitagawa Haruko agreed to help without hesitation. He was the father of his child, and Duan Zihao stated that he would not take the child away. For Kuya Kitagawa, helping this little thing is more important than anything else.

Seeing that Kitagawa Haruko agreed to help, Duan Zihao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At least he had the confidence to be the first time he had a billion-dollar box office. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!

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