Rebirth of the Thousand-Faced Movie King

"Shocking: The Lord of the Rings box office exceeded $870 million."

“Hollywood movies bombard the world.”

"This is only the first installment of The Lord of the Rings. Some experts predict that with the next three installments, the Lord of the Rings series will exceed US$3 billion in box office."

have to say.

The Lord of the Rings was a huge success at the box office.

It is not only successful in North America, but also in the global market.

Even those who have never seen The Lord of the Rings before are attracted by the mysterious Middle-earth world created by The Lord of the Rings.

Following the camera, they are immersed in it.

And at the same time that The Lord of the Rings was a huge success.

As the director of The Lord of the Rings, Peter gained unprecedented popularity.

The cast of The Lord of the Rings also shined.

For example, male number 1.

Although the leading male role here is just a short-looking hobbit, who calls him the leading male?

Another example is Mike who plays Gandalf.

Vigo as Aragorn.

Liv who plays Alwen.

but.

Among them, the most amazing performance is Chen Ping.

Originally, Chen Ping became instantly popular in the 3-minute promotional video.

Not to mention.

When he actually appeared in the world of Middle-earth, countless viewers were captured by Chen Ping.

Especially those women.

For this reason, Chen Ping was also named by Hollywood media as one of the top ten most charming actors in the world.

In the past, only Hollywood superstars could be included in such a list.

Even in the whole of Asia, no one has been on the list.

But Chen Ping's appearance broke this surprise.

"Chen Ping, several documentary companies in Hollywood have contacted you, and the conditions offered are acceptable. What's the situation there?"

"I want to wait a little longer."

"No, just wait."

Facing the explosion of Lord of the Rings and Chen Ping's surge in popularity, Chen Long gave Chen Ping a call.

He was a little confused, but Chen Ping hadn't signed the contract yet.

But in the end, Chen Ping still shook his head.

He was still waiting.

Wait until Chen Ping doesn't want to sign the contract.

But Chen Ping wanted to wait for a perfect signing plan.

"Do you still want to avoid being restricted by the age limit?"

"Brother Long, that's what I think."

"I go……"

Chen Long was shocked by Chen Ping's idea: "Chen Ping, you are too ambitious. Let me tell you, Hollywood can only get no more than 10 actors with unlimited years."

"I know."

"Then you still say it."

"I think what if they offer me such conditions."

"Tch...fuck it, it's impossible."

Chen Long complained: "Okay, you should think about it carefully."

Without further persuading Chen Ping, Chen Long hung up the phone.

In fact, Chen Ping knows his current situation better than anyone else.

Although he can sign a contract now and get better conditions.

But Chen Ping was still not particularly satisfied with this condition.

and.

From these conditions, Chen Ping knew.

At most, they only regard themselves as potential artists, and they will not devote most of their resources to themselves.

As for the reason.

In fact, these capitals can be seen clearly than anyone else.

Chen Ping became popular because of Lord of the Rings.

in other words.

The popularity of Lord of the Rings was not due to Chen Ping.

This sentence must not be contradicted.

Although Chen Ping is indeed very popular now, this popularity was completely brought about by The Lord of the Rings.

It is unknown whether Chen Ping will still be popular after leaving Lord of the Rings.

certainly.

Chen Ping also saw this very clearly.

He is not proud to think that just because he plays an elf prince, he will become so popular.

Even the number one male would not dare to say that, let alone him.

so.

Chen Ping also understood his position more clearly.

certainly.

He also knows better.

If these companies are to be given unlimited-year contracts, then Chen Ping must show greater potential.

For this.

Chen Ping is not a fool to think that he can dominate Hollywood without signing a contract with an agency.

In fact.

There are two conditions that allow Chen Ping to make such a decision.

The first condition.

There are three Lord of the Rings films, and this is only the first.

With Chen Ping's current popularity, the role of the Elf Prince in the second and third films will definitely be played by Chen Ping.

The second condition.

That is, Chen Ping recently took over the role of the third male lead in "The Matrix".

This character is the villain of The Matrix, Agent Smith.

Or you can call it an antivirus program.

Although at the beginning, this anti-virus program was just a program.

But later, Smith evolved step by step and became a super villain.

Not even the savior could kill Smith.

Same with Lord of the Rings.

The Matrix is ​​also a trilogy series, maybe even...possibly a tetralogy.

As long as Chen Ping successfully plays this role, then Chen Ping will be able to shine even with Smith in the future.

so.

Chen Ping owns the "Lord of the Rings" series.

Now the "Matrix" series has been added.

Two super series blockbusters can definitely push Chen Ping to the forefront of Hollywood.

And at that time, it's time to really negotiate the terms.

…

"Chen Ping, come to Xiangjiang quickly."

"What are you doing in Xiangjiang again?"

"Our God of Gamblers is about to explode."

"It's nothing explosive, but it doesn't surpass Lord of the Rings."

"I'll go, you still want to surpass Lord of the Rings... Hurry up, come here."

"OK."

Although he said this, Chen Ping still went to Xiangjiang.

Compared to the global explosion of Lord of the Rings.

Undoubtedly, the God of Gamblers played by Chen Ping did worse at the box office.

But this misery is only compared to the global box office of The Lord of the Rings.

But in Xiangjiang market.

The God of Gamblers was extremely surprised that there was an explosion.

Yes.

Chen Ping previously predicted that the box office of God of Gamblers would be only 100 million at most, and it would not even be able to break 100 million.

This kind of prediction does not mean that Chen Ping's popularity has declined. The last movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" can break 100 million, why can't God of Gamblers break it?

In fact, movies are very fantasy.

If this movie breaks 100 million, the next movie will definitely surpass it.

If this was the case, then Chen Long should have exceeded billions at the box office long ago.

In terms of production, God of Gamblers is not as sophisticated as A Chinese Ghost Story.

This is because the director is Wang Jing.

In addition to having great experience in the scenes he likes, this guy also shot some other shots, some scenes, some plots... all in a mess. For example, the plot after the God of Gamblers loses his memory is obvious at first glance that it is not particularly intentional. Moreover, the character Andy Lau has too many roles in the play, and there is no particularly outstanding plot. It is because of Andy Lau that the scene about him was filmed for more than an hour.

Plus.

This time it was only three days late for the release of The Lord of the Rings.

According to the previous situation, it was completely suppressive.

But the reality was completely beyond Chen Ping's expectation.

Although God of Gamblers did not surpass The Lord of the Rings at the box office in Hong Kong, it was not completely crushed by The Lord of the Rings.

instead.

As previously publicized in the media, Chen Ping really felt like he was beating himself up.

Yes.

The Lord of the Rings is played by Chen Ping.

God of Gamblers, also played by Chen Ping.

Although the Elf Prince played by Chen Ping in Lord of the Rings is not the male lead.

But it doesn't matter.

Being able to play such an important role in such a blockbuster film is a success in itself.

not to mention.

Chen Ping can be said to be the actor who benefited the most from Lord of the Rings.

Those friends who have watched Lord of the Rings naturally ran to watch God of Gamblers.

This look.

That would be extraordinary.

All the fans complained and said: "Idiot, it's another bad movie made by Fatty Wang. However, Chen Ping's role as the God of Gamblers is perfect."

"The God of Gamblers has a bad review, Chen Ping is invincible."

"Actually, it's okay, but it's mainly focused on the God of Gamblers scenes. The scenes without the God of Gamblers scenes are all garbage shots."

"Hahaha, I think so too. But King Liu Tian was so miserable. In God of Gamblers, he was crushed to death by Chen Ping throughout the whole process."

"Yes. Originally, Liu Tianwang played the second male lead in God of Gamblers. Not to mention, Liu Tianwang's acting skills are slightly inferior to Chen Ping."

"Hahaha, I knew that Chen Ping brought his own BGM when he appeared on the stage. The previous Chinese Ghost Story did so, and the current God of Gamblers Gao Jin played by Chen Ping did the same."

"Come on, come on, the music starts..."

These are some comments.

If it were a year ago, those who made these comments would have been scolded to death.

In other words, no one dares to make such a comment.

No one thought to post such a comment.

But in just one year.

Chen Ping went from being the fifth heavenly king in his original position to becoming a being that surpasses the heavenly king.

Not to mention.

Chen Ping also has a "Lord of the Rings" bonus.

finally.

After Chen Ping went to Xiangjiang and conducted a series of publicity.

The final box office of God of Gamblers reached 150 million, once again breaking the local box office record in Hong Kong.

Such a record.

Although it is a bit lower than the 210 million for The Lord of the Rings, God of Gamblers is a glorious defeat just because of Wong Jing's not-so-serious way of making movies.

…

but.

In addition to God of Gamblers, what Chen Ping pays attention to is also Chen Ping's previous film "People on the Road".

Although Chen Ping did not play "The Man on the Road", this film truly belongs to Chen Ping.

But it's a pity.

"Unfortunate Road" did not reach the box office of over 100 million like "God of Gamblers".

Under the pressure of The Lord of the Rings, the final box office of "Unfortunately" was locked at 36 million.

This box office is not high.

Of course, it's not too low.

But Chen Ping is quite satisfied with this box office.

Because Chen Ping actually invested only about 10 million in this movie.

Again.

Chen Ping did not appear in this film, and Chen Ping did not even promote this film.

He just treated this movie as an experiment.

Now let’s see.

The effect is not bad.

The box office revenue was more than 36 million yuan, which is a small profit based on a 33% box office share.

to this end.

After receiving the share of fees from major theater chains, Chen Ping also held a celebration banquet and gave red envelopes to the two leading actors, Xu Zheng and Wang Baobao.

This made the two leading actors Xu Zheng and Wang Baobao feel a little embarrassed.

Wang Baobao said shyly: "Brother Ping, why are you so embarrassed to take the red envelope again?"

Xu Zheng also said sheepishly: "The box office was only over 30 million, and we almost lost money. We are all embarrassed."

This made Chen Ping laugh loudly: "Xu Zheng, baby, what else do you want? Do you think you can just make a movie, and then the box office will exceed 100 million, and then you will be financially free?"

This is totally a dream.

"Take it."

Chen Ping continued: "Besides, we have a second movie. Maybe our second movie will hit a box office of over 1 billion."

"I go……"

Chen Ping's remark made Xu Zheng and Wang Baobao choked.

They thought that the over 100 million they mentioned was already too high for their expectations.

did not expect.

Chen Ping was not satisfied with breaking 100 million, so he went straight to break 1 billion.

Be good.

One billion.

There has never been a box office of 1 billion in China.

Even those top Hollywood blockbusters only have a box office of a few hundred million in China.

"Why, I don't believe it... Otherwise, let's sign a betting agreement. If our second movie really breaks 1 billion, you will make 5 movies for me in the future. If it doesn't break 1 billion, I will give you money every year 10 million chips."

"Ten million chips, I sign."

Wang Baobao immediately took out the pen.

This account is too easy to settle.

Wang Baobao was originally a bit actor, and then he was spotted by a big director, and then he starred in a few movies.

Although he has gained some fame in the few movies he starred in, the credits are really not that good.

And some of the movies he starred in didn't do well at the box office.

Most of them are popular but not popular.

For example, "The Blind Well" seems to have been filmed but not allowed to be released.

Another example is "Mr. Tree". Although Wang Baobao's performance is very classic, the total box office is only more than 2 million.

With such a box office record, how can Baby Wang get much box office?

At this time, Chen Ping's gambling agreement gives him 10 million every year... This is simply a bloody profit.

Even if it goes according to what Chen Ping said, if it breaks 1 billion by then... that would be great.

If it really breaks down, Chen Ping will not treat him badly, and the film will not be short of chips.

As for Xu Zheng.

After just thinking about it for a while, he agreed.

As for the reason, it is also normal.

Although Xu Zheng is slightly more famous than Wang Baobao, Xu Zheng's fame comes more from TV series.

But TV series and movies are completely different.

Prior to this, Xu Zheng did not have many achievements in the film field.

On the contrary, although Wang Baobao's grades are average, at least he has a good reputation.

But Xu Zheng doesn't even have a reputation.

Chen Ping is now a big boss in the country. Whether this gambling agreement is broken or not, it will be good for him.

Fortunately, the two also signed a gambling agreement with Chen Ping.

"OK, that's settled then."

Looking at the contract, Chen Ping was extremely satisfied.

With this contract, Xu Zheng and Wang Baobao, two box office celebrities, will be bound to Chen Ping in the next few years.

In fact, Chen Ping didn't have this idea at the beginning.

Because Chen Ping thought that if he made a film in the future, he could contact them again.

As long as they can afford a piece of chips, they will come.

But later Chen Ping felt that this was not reliable.

One is that when the time comes, the two of them may not be available.

If there is no schedule, why should we force them to do the filming?

in addition.

When an actor is not famous, it is easy to say anything.

Once he becomes famous, whether he will accept your roles in the future is another matter.

certainly.

There is still one……

That is.

When this movie becomes popular, some actors will come forward and make it themselves. What will you do then?

Especially the big boss Xu Zheng.

When the time comes to direct and act, Chen Ping will cry to death.

so.

This is also the reason why Chen Ping wants to acquire Happy Mahua.

Although Happy Twist does not make money, the actors in it are treasures.

Once acquired, these actors will be completely bound.

But after doing this, Chen Ping sighed a little: How did he become a capitalist?

However, while sighing, Chen Ping also knew that capital and artists are actually inextricably linked.

When Chen Ping was an actor, he was thinking about how to escape capital.

When Chen Ping became a small-capitalist, he wanted to bind actors to make money for himself.

This has some feeling of a dragon-slaying boy turning into an evil dragon.

But Chen Ping also knew.

If he doesn't do this, he will definitely not be able to protect his own interests in the later stage.

However, as an actor, Chen Ping also understands the feelings of other artists.

In the future, Chen Ping will also adopt more open cooperation. For example, like Sheng Teng, he will create independent studios for major artists.

…

Shaking his head, Chen Ping put this thought aside for the time being.

Fatty Wang is right.

There are two kinds of movies in this world, movies that make money and movies that don’t.

Chen Ping's purpose in doing this is to ensure that the movie makes money.

only.

It is not safe for Chen Ping to use a gambling agreement to bind Xu Zheng and Wang Baobao.

Because, no one can guarantee that the second part of "Jonny Road" will break the 1 billion box office.

Could it be.

Is the second part really better than the first?

In fact, Chen Ping believes that they are all similar.

Even though the second part is better than the first, it's not much better.

But why is there such a big difference in the box office between the second and the first part of "Previous Life".

One only has a box office of tens of millions, while the other has a box office of over one billion.

the answer is……

audience group.

Although the first part was an attempt, its purpose was to stimulate the entire market.

He wants more audiences to be exposed to movies and finally enter the cinema.

Chen Ping did a data survey before.

Taking the data of movie theaters as an example, with the size of 20,000 movie screens in China, it is fully capable of supporting a box office of more than 1 billion.

But why is there still no box office of 1 billion?

On the surface, no super blockbuster was born.

But the deeper level is that there are still many people who have not actually seen the movie.

There are even many people who have never been to a movie theater in their lives.

This group of people is not just old men and women. In fact, there are many young people, and a considerable proportion of them have never been to a movie theater.

Since you haven't even been to a movie theater, you can imagine how high the box office can be.

so.

People on the Road is a test work.

What he tested was the domestic movie-watching crowd.

At present, Chen Ping’s first phase of testing has ended.

Then, that's the second stage.

It is not the ultimate goal for "Journey on the Road" to be released in theaters. He has to let more people enjoy this drama.

So, how to appreciate it?

It’s totally impossible to do it in movie theaters alone.

Even if it were 100% possible for people to film on Jongtu every day, it would still be impossible.

but.

In addition to movie theaters, there are many ways for everyone to see this movie.

for example.

Through TV stations, through DVDs, and through the now more developed Internet.

to this end.

Chen Ping made a phone call to Cheng Liang from Penguin Video.

…

After receiving a call from Chen Ping, Cheng Liang said directly: "Superstar Chen, you haven't called me for a long time."

"President Cheng, what are you talking about?"

"What, isn't that the right name? You are a big star in Hollywood now."

"Forget it about being a big star, I just played a small role."

"You're still a small character, but The Lord of the Rings is all the rage."

"No matter how popular it is, it's still a small role. Just because I played a small role in it, I can't become a big star in Hollywood. If so, wouldn't those actors who were in the crowd in Lord of the Rings also become big stars?"

"Your nonsense skills are getting better again."

"Hahaha, Mr. Cheng, no matter how much you talk nonsense, you guys can't talk nonsense. You see, you guys actually came up with a super VIP thing not long ago. I really believe you. VIP is not enough, but super VIP is also needed."

This so-called super VIP is the VIP among VIPs.

In the past, many viewers thought that as long as they opened VIP, they could watch various videos without advertisements.

I found out later.

Damn it.

Activating VIP is just one step. After activating, there will also be advertisements and not all movies can be watched.

If you want to watch all movies, please activate super VIP.

Being complained by Chen Ping made Cheng Liang a little embarrassed: "Stop complaining, if we make money, we will open this one? You don't know how much the cost of video procurement is now. It can easily cost tens of millions or hundreds of millions." Yes, the purchase cost alone costs us tens of billions a year. We haven’t even made back the cost through advertising and VIPs. So, we can only come up with this setting.”

"In that case, should we create an advance on-demand service later, so that we can make more money?"

"Advanced on-demand... Hey, what a great idea, thank you."

"Thank you."

Chen Ping vomited blood.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Liang actually had the idea to adopt it.

It's just that Chen Ping doesn't understand the operation of the Internet and won't care about it.

Why is Penguin Video messing around? How can he have time to study it?

"Okay, I won't complain about your super VIP anymore. Mr. Cheng, I called you today because I have something to discuss with Mr. Cheng."

"you say."

"Recently, my movie has been released on Jongtu. I want to get your Penguin Video."

"OK, that's no problem."

Cheng Liang nodded directly: "Otherwise, as you said just now, we will count your film on an on-demand basis. In this way, you can also charge another fee."

"Don't, don't, don't..."

Chen Ping was frightened by Cheng Liang.

He didn't put people on Jiongtu on Penguin Video just to make another round of money.

Say it again.

It's already on the shelves in movie theaters, even if it can still make some money, how much can it make.

"I'm giving you a bonus today. My film is completely free."

"free?"

"right."

"So generous?"

"Didn't you just say that Penguin Video spends tens of billions of dollars on purchasing videos every year? I will just be a good person and give you free videos. However, you must give me some important recommendations."

"I'll go, Chen Ping, I went to Hollywood this time, my horizons have improved...it's free...is there any backup plan?"

"Is there any back-up plan? No, no."

"You think I will believe it...Okay, I won't ask you any more questions. However, your free offer is really timely. I will recommend it to you immediately."

"Wait a minute, you don't have the source of the film yet. I'll pass it on to you later."

"No, I have pirated film sources."

"What the heck."

Chen Ping burst into tears.

Domestic movies are really weird. Even before the original movie sources are given, pirated ones appear.

If Chen Ping wanted to charge a fee, with a formal platform like Penguin Video, they would naturally not dare to pirate film sources.

But Chen Ping came to him and said it would be free of charge. That was all right. The source of the film was not released.

But Chen Ping was really helpless about this kind of thing. He scolded Cheng Liang and then hung up the phone.

Get everything done.

Chen Ping wasn't thinking about the company.

What he likes most is not running a company, but filming.

So.

Next.

"The Matrix", Chen Ping is here.