Chapter 538 The dust has settled
Half a month later.

Zhou Mo received the box office statistics of "The Misfortune".

As of mid-July, the total domestic box office has reached 800 million yuan.

Although it failed to break the box office of "The Great Wall" and "Cold Wind".

But judging from the current trend, it will be able to break the box office record created by "Avatar" in China for movies starring foreigners.

In 2010, the total box office of "Avatar" was 13 billion, which not only broke the box office record of foreign language films in the mainland, but also broke the domestic box office record, and it was nearly three times the record.

Nowadays, thanks to Zhou Mo's several breakthroughs, the domestic box office record has reached the 25 billion mark, which has long broken the history set by "Avatar".

And now, another record is about to be broken.

This is the situation in China, and internationally, the total box office performance of "JERK" in several regions has now exceeded 2.5 million yuan.

Adding the Chinese-speaking regions, the number of viewers exceeds 3.5 million.

According to the budget given by the company, the film should have no problem grossing over 5 million US dollars in the end.

At present, the film's roadshow has come to an end.

Several of the main actors went back home on the third day after the film was released in China, and they also had promotional personnel in America.

Zhou Mo, on the other hand, was finally able to have a good rest and prepare for the next task assigned by his superiors.

Hold meetings, give presentations, and share experiences.

The time came to July 25th.

Zhou Mo finished his interview during the day and attended a dinner party. When he returned home in the evening, it was already past ten o'clock.

I looked at my phone and saw a message from Datiantian.

"Have you slept?"

Immediate reply:

"No."

"Is it convenient to call?"

Zhou Mo didn't type, but just made a phone call, and the call was quickly connected.

"Hello, hello, your director Zhou called me in the middle of the night. What do you want me to do?" Da Tiantian started to turn the tables.

"I miss you, is that okay?" Zhou Mo responded with a smile.

After these words were spoken, Da Tiantian's breathing paused for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Mo heard Da Tiantian instructing the assistant on the other end of the phone: It's okay, you should go and rest quickly.

After a while, Da Tiantian picked up the phone again.

"You are so bad, you just know how to play tricks on people."

"What I said is all from the heart, and the heavens and the earth can all bear witness to it." Zhou Mo said in a resounding voice.

Da Tiantian made a sound.

"loquacious."

Zhou Mo asked back: "Don't you miss me?"

Da Tiantian listened for a while before speaking softly.

"think."

Zhou Mo then asked, "Have you adapted to the situation in Lao Mouzi's crew these few days?"

Da Tiantian: "It's OK. The conditions of the crew here are good and there's not too much work. Brother Long also asks me if I have any troubles every now and then."

Zhou Mo felt relieved when he heard this.

In his previous life, when Zhang Yimou was filming "The Great Wall", it was extremely difficult.

And it’s strenuous in every sense of the word.

Actors acting, film scripts, crew communication, etc.

Even Wang Jing could see that the filming of "The Great Wall" was halfway through and they had no idea how to proceed.

As a director, Zhang Yimou's feelings are even deeper.

Fortunately, this time, Zhang Yimou and Da Tiantian are no longer collaborating on "The Great Wall", and Da Tiantian is much better than in her previous life in all aspects.

The situation with just two people will naturally go much more smoothly.

"Have you encountered any problems again?" Zhou Mo continued to ask.

"Generally speaking, there are no problems... It's just that Director Zhang has high requirements for camera sense, so sometimes he would shoot the same shot repeatedly. I was a little uncomfortable when I first came, but it got better later."

"That's fine." Zhou Mo was not surprised.

Lao Mouzi's habit is actually quite acceptable.

After all, Zhang Yimou did this to adjust the visual experience. After repeated shooting, he can indeed find that the picture quality is improving.

If it was the King of Sunglasses, then we would be doomed.

There is no fixed plan for this when filming, but just have a bunch of leading actors shoot over and over again on the set, back and forth, continuously.

When asked what he wanted to shoot, there was no definite answer.

Just two words:
feel.

Then ask what kind of feeling you want.

The answer is just three words:
do not know.

Anyway, just start shooting. When you have achieved that feeling, you can stop.

After reporting the situation, Da Tiantian shared some things about the crew with Zhou Mo.

At the end, he suddenly asked a question.

"By the way, are you going to America's place again recently to continue filming Batman?"

Zhou Mo shook his head.

"The Batman thing has to wait. The Monkey King: Hero is Back will be released in a few days, and I have to help out."

Da Tiantian just remembered it then.

"Oh, right, The Return of the Great Sage will be released in a few days. I forgot about it and you didn't even inform me." "You were busy with the conception of The Business Tycoon some time ago, and then you went to the crew of The Faraway Must Be Punished right away, so I didn't inform you."

Da Tiantian: "What about the quality of the movie? I never asked."

"Don't worry, I've seen the finished film and it's of pretty good quality. It should be able to give all domestic audiences a surprise." Zhou Mo's tone was full of confidence.

In the previous life, "The Return of the Great Sage" was already very complete.

In this life, coupled with the technology provided by his special effects company, the quality of the film can be said to have risen to a higher level with basically no adaptation of the plot.

The result couldn't be worse.

"You're so sure about your words?" Da Tiantian was also a little surprised.

An animated film, which is 3D, can get such high praise from Zhou Mo.

She even had the urge to go to the movies.

"Do you think I should take a day off and go to the movies?"

"Sure, tell Lao Mouzi, it should be possible to ask for a few days off."

Ordinary actors are not allowed to take leave because they are afraid of affecting schedules and costs.

But for Da Tiantian, not only is the investment and script their own, even the crew is their own, so how can it be affected or not?

Da Tiantian thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. I have a lot of scenes to shoot these days, and if I choose to shoot, it will delay other people's work. I can watch the movie later, so please tell Director Tian for me."

"No problem, I'll watch it with you then."

"it is good."

Da Tiantian asked again: "So after "The Monkey King: Hero is Back", you're going to America?"

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "Don't worry. Before I go to America's place, I will definitely go to the crew of "Even if I'm Far Away, I Will Punish You". Now you don't have to worry that I won't come to see you, right?"

Da Tiantian snorted softly.

"What am I worried about... Director Zhang has told me several times that he wants to find an opportunity to meet with you to discuss future cooperation, but the two of you always have limited time."

"I understand. I understand everything. I went there to meet Lao Mouzi."

Da Tiantian's voice became relaxed again.

"Then remember to call me before you come, and I'll clear the time for that day."

"OK."

……

at the same time.

Huayi.

The office was filled with smoke, which was the turbid gas emitted by burning cigarettes.

In the smoke, the two brothers struck their own meditator poses.

In just one month, the two brothers Wang seemed to have aged several years.

At a quick glance, it is obvious that the skin on their faces has become looser.

During this period, the two brothers' condition could no longer be described as dire.

Faced with various negative situations, the two brothers couldn't even do what they could to patch up the gaps in another place, and they were just doing things in all directions.

At the beginning, the two brothers just wanted to delay it as long as possible to see if there was a chance to survive by relying on the time difference.

But the betrayal by Wu Baige and Huang Silang directly shattered their plans.

Of course, Wu Baige and Huang Silang were not having an easy time either. Going head-on with Huayi was a helpless move for them. From today onwards, these two people could basically be said to have disappeared completely.

Later, the two brothers wondered if they could sell some of their assets to solve the urgent problem first.

However, due to Cui Yongyuan's repeated calls, the crisis not only failed to be resolved in a timely manner, but it became increasingly serious. Competitors attacked, shareholders withdrew their capital, customers left one after another, and the company's image collapsed.

Now, they didn't even have a chance to survive.

At this point, the two brothers finally made up their minds to choose amputation to survive. They took drastic measures and sold everything they could, just to get through the difficult times.

However, the people they found all responded to the several assets for sale with an attitude of waiting for a good price.

It seems like he's not very interested.

The two brothers certainly understood the truth.

Ask for a high price and pay it back low.

But the price offered by the other party was really hard for the two brothers to accept.

If we really sell the assets at that price, it would not be a heroic act, but rather amputation from the ankle.

"What should we do now?" Xiao Wang spoke slowly in the smoke.

The king did not respond.

How to do?
What else can I do?
Now that we have come to this point, if we do as others ask, we can at least move forward.

Otherwise, there is only one ending waiting for the company.

It's over.

"Let's sell it. There is no other choice. While Wanda is still willing to pay, we should sell it as soon as possible." The king finally made up his mind.

"But what about the price?" Xiao Wang was unwilling.

"That's the price, unless you can come up with the money."

Xiao Wang stopped talking.

The king suddenly sighed, "It's good enough that we can sell it. After all, we were the ones who took the initiative to sell it back then. Later, they won, and we lost so thoroughly. There's nothing to say."

Speaking of this, the two brothers simultaneously recalled the conversation that took place on the phone when they first chose to contact Wu Baige.

"Hey, Director Wu, I'm sure you know why we contacted you. There's nothing much to say. In our eyes, you are the one who can create box office records. Zhou Mo is just a young man who doesn't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. He relies on his achievements to ban this and that.

Is he worthy? !

Therefore, Huayi invested in the project of The Crossing, and we hope that we can work together to create brilliance in the future!"

(End of this chapter)