Chapter 313: The first shot of the new year, box office exceeded million!

No Country for Old Men has been in theaters for nearly a month.

It only earned nearly 10 million US dollars at the box office.

It has expanded from 28 cinemas to over now.

After being shortlisted for the Oscars, it was mentioned that the film would be officially released on a large scale in 860 theaters!

As an R-rated film, its audience is limited, but its reputation is surprisingly good.

Those filmmakers who came from the Western era directly shouted: "Chen An's best work so far!"

And Chen An, who has produced the "best" works, has just arrived in Hollywood.

Jerry had something to do, so someone from his company came to pick him up.

And the first thing Chen An did when he arrived in Hollywood was not to return to the company.

Instead, I went to Industrial Light & Magic to check out the special effects production of "Mars Gravity".

The progress is good. The big order from Chen An is very important for Industrial Light & Magic today.

As the parent company gradually went downhill, the subsidiaries naturally suffered.

The production is progressing very quickly, but it will still take some time, so the release date will have to be pushed back to the second half of the year.

Then return to the company.

I happened to run into James Wan, who was holding the script of "Saw 3" and probably wanted to apply for filming.

The boss was nominated for an Oscar this time, so he was probably going to come back, but I didn’t expect to run into him by chance.

"Director Chen, you're back, what a coincidence!" James Wan couldn't help but smile happily when he saw Chen An.

Seeing the other party's happy smile, Chen An glanced at the script in his hand and asked, "Saw?"

"Yeah, I have another great idea."

James Wan nodded.

Chen An didn't say much and pulled the other person into the office and sat down.

"Come and sit down!" Chen An patted the sofa and asked the other party to sit down, "Let someone else shoot this movie."

He felt it was a waste to let the other party continue with this already successful series.

James Wan looked confused. What did you mean by not letting me shoot?
"Director Chen, I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"

He was sitting on the sofa and felt his butt was itchy. No matter how he sat, it didn't feel right, so he suddenly asked the director about this.

Chen An shook his head: "You think too much. I have a new script. I think it's a bit of a waste to let you continue filming. You should try something new to become a successful and independent director, rather than a director of a blood-thirsty film series."

As he said this, he took out a script from his bag and handed it to the other person.

James Wan, whose mood was full of ups and downs, breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately it was a false alarm, but he quickly took the script handed to him by Chen An.

The English name "Insidious" is printed on it, which is the so-called "Insidious".

"Take it back and have a look. This task is now handed over to you. I have seen your ability. I will give you an additional 3% of the box office share on top of your original salary. Work hard!"

Chen An patted the other person's shoulder and started giving him dates.

A 3% share is good, but it is more of a symbolic meaning. Many first-line actors and directors can only get a fixed salary, and those who get a share are already top-notch!
In his opinion, this was Chen An's confidence in him, which was of great significance!
James Wan excitedly held the script and nodded, saying, "Yes, Director Chen, I will try my best. I have also written the script for Saw 3. You can take a look at it, and then you can decide who will direct it!" Chen An took the third script handed over by the other party and said that he would find a good person and would not let your efforts go to waste.

The company is so lucky to have an employee like you. I am really crying.

He personally sent his beloved child out and asked him to go back and study the script carefully.

After a few busy days, I checked out some other projects, such as "The Hangover" which is about to be released in the summer. This is a big money-making killer, a low-budget comedy.

As for the box office of "No Country for Old Men", no one has paid much attention to it. After being nominated for the Oscars, it basically cannot lose money. As for how much it will earn, it depends on this Oscar.

After finishing the work, he has to start public relations, otherwise Chen An’s rush to Hollywood would be in vain.

In fact, the public relations expenses do not need to be too high. Public relations is one aspect, and the strength of the work is another.

There are too many public relations, and others may easily think that you are being taken advantage of. How can you show your sincerity if you don’t come a few more times? You have to wait until I have gotten enough!
Warner was in charge before, but this time Chen An is in charge of it himself, and the amount is less than 10 million US dollars, which is already the one with the greatest public relations efforts!

Any more would be unreasonable.

Of course, the money is also a risk. If I win 10 million US dollars in the award, I can earn it back in minutes. Not to mention the copyright, it should be no problem for the box office to increase by 20 or 30 million US dollars.

And the copyrights of Oscar-winning films shouldn’t be too easy to sell!

Previously it was a collaboration with Warner, who was responsible for distribution. This time it is only responsible for North American distribution. As for global distribution, Chen An will definitely sell it directly, and it’s an English film!
Until the voting deadline on February 22, the Oscar organizing committee issued a statement to schedule the red carpet ceremony and awards ceremony for five days later on the 27th.

The enthusiastic public relations atmosphere that permeated Hollywood came to an end. Everyone stopped abruptly and the judges no longer accepted invitations.

During this period of time, Chen An held banquets to invite the judges to drink, and after drinking, he held another banquet to invite the judges to drink!

For some perverted ones who like to advance, let Jerry handle it. After all, he is one of the producers, and he likes it.

Chen An is still relatively self-disciplined. The United States has many problems, and it is confusing to listen to them. This kind of large-scale confrontation is still too dangerous.

It would be better if Naomi and Theron took turns.

It’s a pity that Naomi went to film "King Kong", so he could only find Theron to comfort his tired heart.

It's just that the other party likes to play with toys too much, and he has a lot of them. This time, the other party has a tail behind him. The exotic style is so dominant that Chen An is a little malnourished!

The first domestic film of the year, "Lost on Journey: Spring", was a huge hit!
It grossed 124.5 million in four weeks!

The most popular actor during the entire Spring Festival or at the beginning of the year is undoubtedly Wang Baoqiang!
Starring in two movies, both of which broke 100 million yuan in succession!
However, Chen An's film "Mars Gravity" and Chen Kaige's already promoted blockbuster "The Promise" have not yet been scheduled.

"Lost on Journey: Spring", which was released on January 2005, was praised by the media as "the first shot of the new year, and it has been booked as the box office champion of in advance!"

Wang Baoqiang, who was the focus of publicity when the movie was released, can be said to have completely stood at the center of media opinion. This grassroots boy who rose to fame overnight and then proved himself again, starred in two movies that were released one after another in just two months, and both broke the 100 million box office!
If it was Andy Lau, no one would find it strange, but you, who last appeared at the Golden Horse Awards and was scolded by Chen An, won the Best Newcomer award together with a little girl.

Now it’s very popular all over the world!
It was really the combined force of heaven and earth that first selected him by Feng Xiaogang, and then spotted by Light Year Media, and he immediately soared into the sky!

At the celebration banquet, the media who came with curiosity looked at the silly boy with a naive smile on the stage, who was taken by director Chen Wei to knock on the ice together. This was a treatment that they did not have in the crew of "A World Without Thieves"!

Although he is also one of the leading actors in "A World Without Thieves", the main stars are naturally Andy Lau and Zeng Li.

Wang Baoqiang was also very happy when facing the media interviews. He wiped away his tears excitedly. Now he has finally made a name for himself!

The days before were not wasted. The days of squatting at the gate of Beijing Film Academy looking for opportunities to be driven away and doing odd jobs and playing minor roles in major crews finally saw the light of day!
"Yes, thank you Director Feng, thank you Director Chen for recognizing me, and thank you Director Wei for taking me to Director Chen to decide on my role. I really don't know how to thank you enough."

Wang Baoqiang, who was surrounded by media attention, had tears in his eyes and spoke words of thanks incoherently.

He finally became famous!

(End of this chapter)