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Chapter 427 Strong Support from the Military

Regardless of the toys in the movie "Armor and Steel", the game is loved by everyone. Even as far as the game is concerned, it is a bit more comprehensive than the movie itself. At least, there are many more robots appearing in the game, and the settings of the robots are also much more systematic.

As for toys, due to cost reasons, they are taking the high-end route, and the sales volume is still very good. Especially in Europe, America and other places, there are even many similar robot competitions. Of course, the scene is much more child's play than in the movie. Those are mostly children from rich families playing together.

The movie box office is the best in China, but it is pinched by Hollywood movies in Europe and North America. The box office is affected, but it is not helpless. This Hollywood attack on Zhang Le's films is at most a loss to both sides, and of course the "injuries" to each other are not very severe.

It's not that there is no sniping power when Hollywood films meet Zhang Le, but Hollywood obviously doesn't want to fight Zhang Le to the death, so there is no pressure on the release time.

After "Armor and Steel" was released, Zhang Le gradually began to put his energy into the preparation of "Transformers". Relatively speaking, the preparation of this film took a lot more time than other films. Among them, some negotiations with the military will undoubtedly require Zhang Le to come forward in person.

In this movie, Zhang Le will not only show some conventional military weapons, but also many top-level equipment of the Chinese military, and even shoot scenes at military bases. All these need to be negotiated by the director Zhang Le himself.

Of course, the Yang family now has a great influence in the military, coupled with Zhang Le's own influence, the military still gave great support.

The preparation of "Transformers" has attracted much attention, and the naming of the world's major car dealers has also been settled. There is no exact confidence in how much advertising money this film has earned, but it is said that the cost of the film was directly recovered, and there was even a profit.

The exact amount of investment in this film is unknown to everyone, but it can be imagined. I am afraid that it is much larger than Zhang Le's previous film investment. Xinle Film and Television once said that the investment in this film will break the record of Xinle Film and Television, which is evident.

Zhang Le's film investment in the past has surpassed that of other film companies, and the investment in this film is naturally even more terrifying. But what people didn't expect was that the cost had already been recovered before the film was released, or even filmed.

However, thinking of the global influence of "Transformers" whether it is cartoons or comics, it is understandable to sell at a high price. Especially the titles of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime sold at a high price.

Of course, with the reporter's in-depth report, everyone knew this time. That title sells not only the ones in the movie, but also the toys. After the movie is released, the corresponding car logos will appear on those toys.

As soon as the news came out, everyone was relieved.

But still amazing. Everyone knows that the comics, animations and toys of "Transformers" have made Zhang Le a lot of money. As soon as the live-action movie comes out, how much Zhang Le will make with this series is simply unimaginable.

It is said that the idea of ​​"Transformers" went to Zhang Le, and even the first draft went to Zhang Le.

With this Zhang Le, you can make a fortune. Of course, today's Zhang Le is not far behind.

"Iron Armor and Steel Fist" has been released for more than a month, and the domestic box office still exceeds 2 billion, but it is just over. The foreign box office is only more than 4 billion, and the global box office is only 8 billion Chinese dollars. In Zhang Le Not much in the film, but not bad. At least, the profits of this film have made many film and television companies jealous.

Not long after "Armor and Steel Fist" was drawn, "Transformers" started immediately. But this time, Zhang Le did not start the game in a low-key manner like before, but held a grand launch conference.

Of course, the reason is undoubtedly to take this opportunity to push the two newcomers to the public.

Movie promotion is inseparable from actors. And actors don't want to use movies to promote themselves.

Zhang Le's "Transformers" does not need to rely on two new actors to promote, but the two actors need to rely on this film to become famous. After all, the two newcomers are now signed artists of Xinle Film and Television. The more popular they are, the more profits they will create for Xinle Film and Television.

The launch conference of Zhang Le's new film naturally attracted many media. What's more, Zhang Le's movie is his most watched movie so far. Of course, this is just about the movie itself. If you count other things, I am afraid that the film adapted by Zhang Le and Yang Xiner has received the most attention.

Naturally, it is impossible to have only two newcomers at the movie launch conference, and the rest of the important actors will still be present. Just like Zhao Jin who just finished shooting "Battle of the East China Sea". And he is undoubtedly the most famous actor among actors.

Zhao Jin has accumulated a lot of knowledge, and now he can be said to be the most popular action actor in China. Moreover, his image as a soldier is still loved by many fans. In this film, as well as in the "Battle of the East China Sea" he just completed, he appears as a soldier, but it is very different from the previous "Wolf Warrior". The action involved is almost all gunfights, without any fighting scenes.

After all, "Battle of the East China Sea" fights against aliens, "Transformers" fights against Autobots, and unarmed combat is useless at all. But I have to admit that the scale and influence of these two movies are many times larger than the movies he starred in before.

Although "Transformers" is a supporting role, it is because of the attention the film itself has received and the fact that the director is Zhang Le. Even if it is a supporting role, I am afraid that it will attract more attention than any movie in the past. Moreover, this time it is an international level of attention. In addition, his role in the film is still very brilliant.

Naturally, the opening press conference included questions from media reporters, but what Zhang Le didn't expect was that the first question asked by the reporter was about how he obtained support from the military.

"I heard that Director Zhang received strong support from the military for filming this film, and was even able to film scenes in military bases. I wonder if this is true? It is rumored that Zhang Le has a strong military background. I don't know if it is because of it. This is why it has the strong support of the military?"

Zhang Le frowned, if the former sentence was okay, but the latter sentence was not half friendly.

"There should be quite a few film and television dramas supported by the military, right? Whether it's anti-Japanese war films or military films, almost all of them have received strong support from the military! Maybe it's because there were few films about this aspect in the past that surprised everyone. The strong support of the military has nothing to do with the military background. If you invest billions of dollars to shoot a film and need the support of the military, I don’t think the military will refuse. The reason why this film has received great support from the military The support, or because of the film itself. Didn’t my company’s previous productions of “National Day” and “Wolf Warrior” receive support from the military? There are also many works from other film and television companies that have also received support from the military?”

Those film and television works are obviously not as thorough as Zhang Le's film, but his film has invested billions of Chinese dollars, so it is naturally different.

Of course, everyone knows that this has nothing to do with investing at all. However, this topic is a bit sensitive, and reporters with ordinary experience would not ask such questions. Although the topic is hot, I'm afraid it will get hot. Huaxia is not the United States. If you don't understand the national conditions, you will be eaten by the crab god sooner or later.

In Zhang Le's answer, he mentioned the investment of billions of Chinese coins, which obviously diverted the attention of many reporters.

"Director Zhang, what is your preliminary investment estimate for "Transformers"? How can you guarantee to get back the cost of such a high investment?" asked a reporter.

"The initial estimate is 350 million US dollars." Zhang Le smiled and said, "As for the issue of getting back the cost, I haven't really thought about it. I, Zhang Le, have made so many movies, and I have never lost money. It’s still the same old saying, if a movie is made and fans like it, it won’t lose money.”