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Chapter 560 Masterpiece!

At the box office, the number of screens opened is too small, there is almost no pre-sale publicity, the pre-sale tickets are not good enough, and the box office on the first day did not explode, but the word of mouth spread quickly in North America. Spread out.

Major media, film and television magazines, and film critics from all walks of life, including ordinary audiences who actually helped word of mouth, gave very high evaluations after watching "The Shawshank Redemption". Comments, comments from the media news, many people shouted that this is a masterpiece.

God made?

What kind of movie dares to call itself like that, Zhou Le, you hired the navy too much, you dare to say anything, and it’s amazing, why don’t you say that you made an epic movie in the history of world movies?
More and more good word-of-mouth appeared, making those who doubted gradually frown. If all the rounds are full of high scores, it may be the data generated by One Plus One and Zhou Le hired people, but with the first day of release The evening peak movie viewing time is here, and the movie theaters in some big cities are full for "The Shawshank Redemption".

The people queuing up and the voices calling for more movie theaters to be released are the best word-of-mouth evidence. There is no need for anyone to explain or prove it. The market will give the most accurate answer.

Zhou Le was sleeping soundly at home. Driven by the explosion of word-of-mouth, all the media focused their attention on "The Shawshank Redemption".

Media from Asia, media from Europe, those who did not pay attention to this movie before, were suddenly pulled into a state of 100% attention by word of mouth, some were released and some were happy to watch, but they did not follow the synchronization The countries and regions where it was released had to hurry up and send people to the North American market as soon as possible to interview, to interview Zhou Le, to interview the audience after watching the movie, and to interview those vicious film critics.

An actor who was the most popular last year, just won the Oscar winner, what will the new movie he wrote, directed and acted in be like?Should I pay attention to it? If I want to complain, should I take a look first.

It doesn't matter if you look at it, what kind of movie is this?Was it really written by a Chinese person like Zhou Le?
Redemption, the redemption of freedom, a movie interprets the word freedom, a prison, a movie, no special effects, no too many stars, no magnificent plot.

Zhou Le used the way of storytelling, with Rhett as the first perspective, told several people and told their stories. Shawshank’s redemption was never the redemption of Andy alone, but the redemption of everyone. Andy was just Redeeming freedom in his own way, 20 years, how many 20 years in his life, when he was faced with a situation where he could not prove his innocence, he finally acted.

It is not the time to act, but the action that has been prepared for 20 years. He just prepared for his actions with accurate and unmistakable judgments.

All the people who watched the movie felt that when Andy came out of the sewage pipe and opened his arms facing the heavy rain, it really made all the audience breathe a sigh of relief. No matter how depressing the previous plot was, in this All of them were released in an instant.

God made.

It seems that these two words are not an exaggeration.

More than 2000 screens were declared insufficient on the second day. Many places were full during prime time. Many people lined up to buy tickets. Some people left messages on the Internet saying that he couldn’t buy tickets on the Internet. It’s a good movie. Why is it not getting the respect it deserves.

Chen Hao slept very comfortably this time. When he opened his eyes, it was already early morning, and there were dozens of messages in his phone. This is still a private phone. I believe that Xiaofei on the private office phone will receive more messages.

Most of the congratulatory messages are followed by invitations. In the information age, the speed of news delivery is calculated in minutes. What happens on this side of the world, people on the other side of the world may be able to see the details on the Internet within ten minutes. news.

When many people questioned Zhou Le's ability as a director, "The Shawshank Redemption" slapped those people's faces.

In the WeChat group of the seven directors of "My Motherland and Me", Xue Xiaolu was the first to send a message of congratulations. Although the film was not released simultaneously in mainland China, it was released in Xiangjiang and Baodao early on the same time as North America.

Xue Xiaolu listened to the introduction of a friend in the United States. She watched this movie in Xiangjiang early in the morning when Zhou Le just landed in LA. Getting ready for the next show, the cleaning staff woke her up, but she was still sitting in a daze.

Shocked!

unimaginable!

A milestone for Chinese filmmakers!
Epic movie!

Her mind was in a mess, and a lot of thoughts rushed out. She felt that it was ridiculous that she would question Zhou Le's directing level in her heart like that. After watching this "The Shawshank Redemption", Xue Xiaolu had a feeling, This film will leave a strong mark in an important position in world film history.

This is a great work!

In the end, Xue Xiaolu came up with such a proposition that she didn't think was "big" at all. When she walked out of the cinema, she immediately sent a congratulatory message to Zhou Le, and then strongly recommended this movie to several other directors in the WeChat group, claiming that They can fly to Xiangjiang to watch it, and they will never regret it. They will regret it if they don't come, and they will regret it if they watch it late.

"This is a film that Zhou Le wrote for America, and it is also a work that he proves himself to the world."

The first-day box office of 836 million US dollars is not high, but it can be seen from the current movie-watching enthusiasm and word-of-mouth. Everyone is already guessing what will happen on the second day of the release.

This is a literary movie, not a family carnival or a commercial blockbuster with special effects, but because of Zhou Le's existence, this movie has attracted more attention. After the word of mouth came out, the publicity effect brought by his personal influence also Out.

"Zhou Le's movie has a lot of reputation, so I have to go and see it."

From the evening until the early morning, it has always been a screening with high attendance rate, one after another, and in the early morning of the second day after the screening, there are still many people watching the movie. At 07:30 in the morning, there are still four screenings in big cities. The successful attendance rate can be regarded as someone who has created a record in a small way.

Under our overnight consultation, we added 2000 screens for screening the next day. This amount is enough to support the audience of this movie. After all, a considerable part of the audience only watch commercial blockbusters with special effects and enjoy two hours of enjoyable audio-visual Feast, as for what literary and artistic films are not, I never expected movies to bring me anything?I don't expect the movie to make any sense either.

North American literary film theaters have given the green light to schedule this film, so that more people can see this work from a Chinese director through more channels.

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Marvel Studios.

"Have you seen it? If you haven't gone, please go and see Zhou Le's new work as soon as possible. Does anyone still think there is a problem with my saying that 3000 million is just the threshold?" Kevin Feige has been recognized by some people, although "The Shawshank Redemption" is not a big commercial production, but its release is destined to bring Zhou Le's status to a higher level.

All editors and directors can come, and the actor who has just won an Oscar still has a lot of popularity, and his influence and appeal are among the top few on the world film stage.

He also succeeded in playing Iron Man. Before the "Invincible Hulk" hit the street, he would not say these words even if he killed Kevin Fitch. Now he has to say that he wants to start filming the second part. Music is the most important thing. With his current popularity, even if he himself publicly told all the audience, it is my personal reason for not appearing in the subsequent episodes of Iron Man.

Even if he said that, it's useless, and the audience will directly blame Marvel Pictures.

Once, some "Twilight Saga" production investors made a stupid choice, let a good one take over the brilliant sequel, and directly played it to death.Not only lost money, but also lost the word-of-mouth accumulated in the first film. If Zhou Le had not been invited back later, there might be no future for a series of films. How much they paid for this, maybe only they themselves Know.

Marvel Pictures does not want to repeat the same mistakes. Kevin Feige told everyone the conversation between himself and Zhou Le. Now he is taking the initiative. We lost money in "Invincible Hulk", and we also lost word of mouth. Under the same model, we It's easy to think about, not all superheroes can be popular, who will play the role and which superhero will be the scorer.

"Let's vote with a show of hands? I just won the Oscar for best actor, and this is another film that has exploded in word of mouth. The writer and director are omnipotent. What kind of attitude should we have when facing Zhou Le? Those who agree with my proposal raise their hands." Kevin Fitch looked around, without much hesitation, everyone raised their hands.

In front of his eyes, there was a planning document, which clearly stated Zhou Le's remuneration for "Iron Man 2".

3000 million US dollars in salary, 3% of the net box office proceeds.

With such a number, a few days ago, most people would think that Kevin Fitch was crazy, but now, they think that he, the president, is really far-sighted.

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Summit Entertainment.

"The contract hasn't been signed yet? What are you thinking about? If it doesn't fall into the contract, everything verbal is false!"

"Dawn of Twilight" and Zhou Le didn't even sign an actor contract. They agreed verbally before that, 3000 million film remuneration plus 5% of the net box office revenue. Zhou Le has been filming in China, and no one would think such a high salary Zhou Le would regret it, so he was not in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, "The Shawshank Redemption" turned out to be out of nowhere. This is not a movie that considers Zhou Le's box office. This is a movie that will let the whole world know that Zhou Le's salary has increased.

Being able to write a screenplay, direct, and being a film star himself, being a producer is no problem, it’s like hiring him alone, you can just throw a project over, don’t worry about anything else, he will do it all by himself up.

A visionary person affirms Zhou Le from another angle. A man who can make a movie like "The Shawshank Redemption", who knows what kind of works he can produce in the future, it is impossible to ask him to make a movie in the future. It's a matter of money, but it depends on whether he has time and is interested in your script, otherwise what he wrote himself will be filmed and acted by himself, which is more enjoyable.Don't look at the inconspicuous box office of "The Shawshank Redemption" on the first day, and don't look at the production cost of this movie. If it sells for [-] million, One Plus One can make a lot of money.

The vice president of Summit Entertainment, who has been in touch with Zhou Le, came to visit and felt uneasy. He was really afraid that Zhou Le would open his mouth. The company gave a certain increase in the quota, but this quota has a price, and the price is still on him. He negotiated a reward from the company, and negotiated a reduction in his year-end bonus if the salary went up. If he didn't agree, he would just pack up and leave.

The sun was setting, the afterglow of the setting sun, a glass of red wine, for the first minute, the vice president was not in the mood to taste the good wine he brought, but for this minute, he felt his pores all over his body relax, and the stimulation of the red wine on the taste buds made him He almost closed his eyes to enjoy it.

"Let someone sign the contract tomorrow."

He didn't take this opportunity to ask for prices, and he didn't even talk about it. A few hundred or one percentage point increase in the box office share is definitely negotiable, but Zhou Le didn't. He is more willing to get a person and a company at this moment. With a little favor, in the follow-up time, after this incident spread, it would add bricks and tiles to his reputation in the circle.

Money is not earned in a day, nor by one person.Personal 'image' is a long-term accumulation.

Tens of millions just decided to put it in his pocket, but the next moment he drove to Kobe's house to grab a meal, which made Xiao Fei and Xiao Wang Ma Qiang secretly laugh. Our boss really doesn't look like a billionaire with cash flow .

A sumptuous dinner, top-notch ingredients, and the most important VIP-level treatment. After eating and drinking, Zhou Le also paid for the 'meal fee' to teach Kobe how to make animation movie narrations. It's not just me reading from the book Lines, priorities, how to control the rhythm, how to adjust the tone, and how to present the texture of the voice. These are the main things I learned in the Yanjing Weekly News class. The Broadway stage has tempered his lines skills.

Today, under his guidance, the narration work of Kobe's animated short film "Dear Basketball" has been completed ahead of schedule, and no pictures are needed. Everyone closes their eyes and listens to Kobe's side with John Williams' soundtrack. You will feel this person's love for basketball, and the helplessness and reluctance in the face of aging.

After looking at the pencil drawing paper that Gran Keen got out, one by one, three-dimensional images appeared, and Zhou Le immediately gave everyone a shot in the arm.

"We're going to compete for Best Animated Short at the Oscars next year."

If he said this a month ago, everyone would think it was a self-encouraging speech, and they would laugh, be happy, and generate confidence, but they would not take it seriously.

After the publication of "The Shawshank Redemption", many people will take these words seriously. In their perception, those with strength will naturally have a top-level vision.

(End of this chapter)