Huayu’s ex-husband

Chapter 159 158. Liu Tianxian received another movie invitation

"Wei Wu, why did Fan Bingbing offend you?"

That night, when the two of them were lying on the bed preparing to rest, Liu Tianxian finally couldn't help but ask.

Because he didn't give her face on the day of booting, Liu Tianxian secretly swore in his heart that he would not let Wei Wu go to his bed at night...

Unexpectedly, as soon as Wei Wu came up, he scolded Fan Bingbing all day long. When Liu Tianxian saw this situation, he immediately gave in and never mentioned anything about not letting Wei Wu go to bed.

After all, although Wei Wu lost face to her, at least he didn't scold her like that!

It’s better to be honest at this time! Just don't draw fire to yourself and draw Wei Wu's anger onto yourself.

After all, I don't have as good a mental quality as Fan Bingbing. After being scolded all day, his face remained calm and his heart stopped beating. When he called it a day, he looked like nothing was wrong.

Wei Wu put his hands on the back of his head and said, "No, you know, I always deal with the situation and not the person. If you don't meet my requirements, won't I still scold you? What's more, what about her?"

However, Wei Wu asked himself, although 90% of it may indeed be due to the overall quality of the movie, there may also be 10% for PUA!

After all, Fan Bingbing was not a law-abiding master to begin with. He was already successful enough, and now he has obtained the system.

Her character will inevitably expand. If she is not strictly controlled and suppressed from the beginning, it will only become more and more difficult in the future!

What's more, the character of these big flowers has been honed over the years! It definitely doesn’t mean that if Wei Wu scolds you a few words, you will not be able to bear it!

After all, this group of people has really experienced the wind, sword, frost and sword. They came from the rude era when domestic entertainment was in the ascendant. Regardless of the city government or the means, they are beyond the reach of the younger generations.

When they first debuted, the living environment for mainland actors would only be worse than it is now. At that time, we really relied entirely on the influence of Hong Kong and Taiwan, and we were always criticized and looked at people's faces.

If you had a weak heart or poor mental quality, you wouldn't be able to survive in this industry until now.

Therefore, Wei Wu's current firepower is not bad for Fan Bingbing to be honest.

Liu Tianxian breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Today I heard someone talking behind my back, did you become a great director? Why do you curse so much now?"

Wei Wu took his hands out from the back of his head, turned to look at Liu Tianxian, pretending to be angry and said:

"Who? Who said that? I'll kick him out of the set immediately! Anyone who commits a crime will be executed!"

Liu Tianxian rolled his eyes and said, "Tch, didn't you tell me last time that anyone who commits a crime of stabbing someone in front of others will receive a reward? Why would you have shouted to kill me if it were you?"

Wei Wu said confidently: "Yes, I have always been so lenient with myself and strict with others. I have always advocated: above oneself, everyone is equal; below oneself, class distinction."

Liu Tianxian's eyes almost went up to heaven, and he said speechlessly:

"I've seen a lot of double standards, but this is the first time I've seen someone as confident and shameless as you!"

"Who are you talking about?" Wei Wu was "furious" and immediately stretched out his hand to tickle her, forcing Liu Tianxian to admit his mistake:

"Hahaha... don't, I was wrong, I was wrong, don't scratch me, I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I apologized to you..."

The two were arguing for a while, and Wei Wu suddenly remembered something:

"By the way, have you responded to Li Yu?"

"Yeah", Liu Tianxian nodded and said:

"I have made it clear to him that because the schedule has expired, I can no longer cooperate with him. Director Li Yu originally wanted to persuade me, but seeing that my attitude was really firm, I gave up!"

Wei Wu nodded and said, "Let him find someone else. You don't lack this opportunity anyway!"

"Well", at this moment Liu Tianxian suddenly remembered something:

"If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot. Today my agent handed me another script for me to audition. The director is actually Wu Yusen!"

As soon as it was mentioned that the director was Wu Yusen and it was during this time period, Wei Wu immediately guessed which movie it was. It must be the famous "Red Cliff"!

In 2008, it won the annual box office championship in mainland China with a box office of 321 million, beating "If You Are the One" and "Painted Skin" to win the annual box office crown. As for "Red Cliff (Part 2)", with 260 million, it ranked sixth in the year.

At that time, this movie should be regarded as the most heavily invested movie in the history of Chinese films.

It is said that the original budget of the film was US$60 million, but as everyone knows, Wu Yusen has an old habit of overspending!

The original filming of "Windtalker" was due to cost overruns and a disastrous box office failure, which ultimately bankrupted MGM!

According to the financial report released by China Film Group Corporation, the final production cost of "Red Cliff" was US$85 million, or approximately RMB 600 million. Because it was too long, it was forced to be split into two parts for release.

It is said that due to overspending, Wu Yusen had to pay out of his own pocket in the end, and the overspending part was recorded as personal investment. Of course, he finally complained to reporters that he lost all the director's fees!

That’s it! Why didn't I pay you to death?

One of the best investments in the history of Chinese-language films, with such a huge star cast, and in the end, such a thing was produced?

It's equivalent to a five-star hotel using the ingredients of a Man-Han banquet and serving me a plate of Bobo Chicken. The taste is exactly the same as the one-yuan skewers sold at roadside stalls!

Although Bobo Chicken is not unpalatable, and is even quite delicious to some people, this is definitely not what workers go to a five-star restaurant to eat!

The first "Red Cliff (Part 1)" released in 2008 had a global box office of US$127 million, and the second "Red Cliff (Part 2)" released in 2009 had a global box office of US$118 million.

Putting the two movies together, the total global box office is only US$245 million, which is not enough to triple the US$255 million.

What's more, the formula of triple return on capital only applies to the situation of a single market position in the country.

The overseas box office share ratio is much lower. If the overseas box office share is too heavy, it may have to be four to five times or even higher to recover the capital.

This is exactly the case for "Red Cliff". The domestic box office of the two movies did not exceed half of the global box office. The upper part only accounted for 35%, and the lower part was even less, only 30%.

What's more interesting is that the box office of these two movies in Neon is higher than that in the mainland. The box office of the two movies in Neon has exceeded 50 million US dollars.

And the box office in Kimchi Country is also pretty good. The first part made over 8 million US dollars, and the second part made over 14 million US dollars. Basically, Japan and South Korea together contributed almost half of the global box office!

Although Wu Yusen was already in despair and was kicked out of Hollywood at that time, he was so skinny that a camel was bigger than a horse, so he was still considered a first-tier director in Asia.

It is a period blockbuster, and the IP of Three Kingdoms is quite valuable, so the copyright for this movie should have been sold for a lot of money at that time.

If you calculate it this way, you should have paid back your money, but you can definitely make no money.

After all, if this movie didn't make back its money, then there probably wouldn't be the next movie "The Wheel" that made all investors lose money!

"Hey, what are you thinking about? I'm asking you something? Do you want to answer it?"

Liu Tianxian pushed his chest with his right hand, pulling him out of his thoughts. Wei Wu said in deep thought:

"It's "Red Cliff", right? Do you want to interview Xiao Qiao?"

"Yes." Liu Tianxian nodded, feeling that Wei Wu was worthy of being a great director of his own company. As expected, he had great powers and could receive any news in advance.

Wei Wu made the final decision: "Since I've been invited, you can go and give it a try. You may not be the one to choose anyway."

Wei Wu thought for a while and decided to let Liu Tianxian give it a try.

Although this movie has a mediocre reputation, it is still a blockbuster, and its Douban score of 6.4 is at least passing, which is still slightly better than "Kung Fu King" with 5.8.

The key point is that the largest investor in this movie is China Film, which is completely different from being entangled by Huayi.

What's more, if the sky falls, there will be tall people holding it up. In this movie, Xiao Qiao is just a flamboyant heroine. No matter whether the box office is good or bad, it is basically difficult to blame her for awards or blame.

Moreover, "Red Cliff" has another advantage over "The King of Kung Fu" in that its overseas influence is real.

At least in Asia, its box office is still acceptable, and at least many countries or regions are in the top ten of the year.

For example, "Red Cliff Up" ranked fifth in Neon, and "Red Cliff Down" ranked third in the year. This is completely different from "The King of Kung Fu", which ranked outside the top 50.

As of Wei Wu's rebirth, these two "Red Cliffs" plus Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon" are still the three highest-grossing Chinese-language films in Neon, and "Red Cliff" is still the Chinese-language film champion.

Therefore, even if the film's reviews are poor, as long as it has a certain increase in her fame and influence in Asia, it is actually acceptable!