I have to teach the world a lesson

"'Seven Days to Die' is a big hit in France!"

"What exploded?"

"Go check out the AlloCiné website. Yesterday there were only 1,000 reviews, and now they have exceeded 3,000! And all of them are positive reviews. The few negative reviews are because the movie was too scary and they couldn't stand it. I gave up at the end!”

"Oh my God! This..."

"When can we see the movie?"

"I don't know, but we probably won't be able to watch it. Mainland China has a unique censorship system for this type of movie. I guess it won't be censored. We can only go to Hong Kong Island to watch it..."

"oh!"

"However, I heard that many people bought tickets to go to France and Brazil specifically to watch this movie..."

"Actually, there's no need to bother. I heard that [Jitu Video Website] has updated some clips!"

"Really?"

"real!"

"..."

China.

Xu Shengnan silently looked at "Seven Days to Kill" on the hot search.

She was silent.

At this moment, she had to realize her mistake, and this mistake was even a complete failure!

On that day, she should have insisted that [Starlight Future] cooperate with this movie!

Even on that day, she shouldn't have let Ke Zhanyi take on "Future Police". On the third day, the daily box office of "Future Police" had dropped to 10 million...

Theaters see this movie as having limited potential, and have already begun to reduce the film's schedule.

Tomorrow will only be worse.

The reviews of "Future Police" were appalling. She once thought about raising the film's reputation through operations, but after seeing countless negative reviews, she chose to give up.

When a good operation meets a good work, that’s the king!

But when a good operation encounters a bad movie, it can only be like firecrackers exploding shit, and it smells terrible!

Xu Shengnan became pessimistic about "Future Police". Although there was no loss, if there were no accidents, this movie would be nailed to the pillar of shame among the 2010 Spring Movies and then ridiculed by the crowd.

if……

When Ke Zhanyi chose the horror film "Seven Days to Die", if [Starlight Future] and [NC Studio] had not had a happy relationship, Zhang Sheng would still have cooperated with [Starlight Future].

Xu Shengnan briefly thought about a lot of what-ifs, but now that it was over, there was nothing left to say.

In the office.

Xu Shengnan received a call from overseas.

Overseas phone calls revealed the box office of "Seven Days to Die"!

The box office of "Seven Days to Die" in France three days after its premiere was US$2,000, US$10,000, and US$20,000 respectively!

Because there is only one cinema, even if the cinema is full, the box office share is very limited...

Xu Shengnan looked at the box office in Brazil. The box office in Brazil was much more amazing than that in France. The first premiere was 30,000 US dollars, then 50,000 US dollars, 90,000 US dollars...

Thanks to the influence of "The Dog Over the Mountain" and the influence of the [Southern California International Film Awards], a lot of copyrights were sold in Brazil...

Although, the total box office of "7 Days to Die" in three days was only US$220,000, equivalent to more than 1.2 million RMB...

But, it’s never the end of this movie!

Xu Shengnan then received another call, another call from China.

This phone call allowed Xu Shengnan to confirm that a recently launched video website called [Jitu] was a video website owned by Zhang Sheng!

Several key members of [Jitu Video] are actually students who helped Zhang Sheng build the website together...

Xu Shengnan clicked on the [Jitu Video] website.

She saw various clips and videos about "Seven Days to Kill" in [Jitu Video]...

Once these videos were posted, nearly ten thousand people clicked them, and the comments below were refreshed every few minutes.

After Xu Shengnan looked at it for a while, he closed his eyes quietly.

She has realized that Zhang Shengzhi's "business ecological network" has become more and more terrifying.

It is not only a content, but also a source. It is not only a source, but also a platform...

There was a knock at the door.

She saw Ke Zhanyi walking in silently, with a somewhat sad expression on his face.

"Sister Shengnan, I don't want to film "Happy Events at Home 2010", is that okay?"

"That is a blockbuster with an investment of nearly 50 million, and it is a rare collaboration between mainland China and filmmakers from Hong Kong Island. Not everyone has this opportunity."

"This is a bad movie! Worse than "Future SWAT"..."

"Besides this movie, do you have any good movie projects?"

"I..." Ke Zhanyi was silent for a moment, then shook his head.

Xu Shengnan looked at Ke Zhanyi: "I know you have your own ideas. I have learned about this movie. Although I don't know what the script is like, the director's salary for you is already two million, and I will also give you a part of the box office. The split time is also short, only half a month. Director Ke, we must have a full meal. After we have a full meal, we can then think about artistic creation..."

"Sister Shengnan, it's not about money. I feel like I don't have any say in this company. I'm like a marionette..."

After seeing Ke Zhanyi's expression, Xu Shengnan was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Do you have Zhang Sheng's courage?"

"I don't……"

"Do you have Bi Feiyu's talent?"

"I……"

"Your perseverance?"

"I……"

"Do you have the ambition to take a gamble? Put all your wealth at a low pressure. If you win, you will have complete control of the voice. If you lose, you will have nothing. You may not even be able to turn around in this life..."

"..."

Every word Xu Shengnan said was like a needle piercing Ke Zhanyi's heart.

Ke Zhanyi's lips trembled slightly, and in the end he could only shake his head.

"You have nothing, so why do you want the right to speak?"

"..."

Reality was like a big mountain, pressing hard on Ke Zhanyi.

His face turned frighteningly pale, but he finally lowered his head.

He suddenly felt like he was just an ordinary person.

"Director Ke, I know that Zhang Sheng's rise has given you a lot of excitement. His legendary experience has inspired countless people. I believe that he can break through the class barrier and climb higher and higher, but I hope that he can You understand, you are not Zhang Sheng. Ever since you chose to follow us [Starlight Future], your destiny has been separated from Zhang Sheng! You are like me, although you have detailed information, you never dare to underestimate it. Zhang Sheng, but when "Seven Days to Die" came out, I still didn't think Zhang Sheng could create a miracle!"

"..."

"The reality is cruel, but everyone, including myself, has to accept it. I still say that you are not qualified to be picky now. The company values ​​you very much. No matter what movie you make, as long as you can make a profit, the company will I will always support you and let you make money! After you really make money, you can think about investing and controlling the right to speak. This takes time. No one can reach the sky in one step, even a monster like Zhang Sheng. You have come this far step by step, let alone you!"

"..."

Ke Zhanyi heard Xu Shengnan staring at him and said these words.

He still lowered his head, but the emotion of wanting to "control" gradually faded a lot, and he even felt the shame of "waking up from his dream with just one word".

After Xu Shengnan finished speaking, the office fell into silence for a short time.

Then, there was a knock at the door.

Zheng Chengwu walked in, and when he saw Ke Zhanyi, his face showed an unprecedented seriousness.

"Director Ke, "Seven Days to Die" is officially going to be shortlisted for Cannes!"

"ah?"

"The screenwriter of this movie is you, right?"

"The complete script should have been written by me."

"Oh! Katsuo, please contact our legal department..."

After Ke Zhanyi finished speaking, he looked at Zheng Chengwu and saw Zheng Chengwu walking towards Xu Shengnan with squinted eyes, as if he wanted to discuss something important with Xu Shengnan!

Legal department?

What legal department?

………………………

France.

The afternoon sun shone on Zhang Sheng's face.

Zhang Sheng took a sip of bitter coffee, which had a deep and mellow aroma.

Avery Tashi comes to [Sailu Cinema] again.

This time I came here and brought good news.

As a horror film, "7 Days to Die" was actually shortlisted for the [Cannes International Film Festival].

Horror film shortlisted for three major international film festivals in Europe!

This is the first time in history...

Bi Feiyu next to him was so excited that he didn't know how to speak. He just kept thanking Avery Tashi in broken French.

But Avery Tashi heard it really weird, and finally waved his hand and asked Bi Feiyu to speak in English!

year 2010……

Being shortlisted for any of the three major international film festivals in Europe is explosive news for the entire Chinese film industry.

Bi Feiyu won a small award at the Berlin International Film Festival some time ago. Countless filmmakers on the Internet were blown away. He is already a young director in the prime of the sixth generation. If he wins another award at Cannes...

Oh shit!

Isn’t this worthy of heaven?

After Zhang Sheng listened to Avery Tashi telling him a series of process arrangements for the [Cannes International Film Festival], he smiled on the surface and nodded, expressing his gratitude, but he was very calm in his heart.

He can't even make any waves. He is not much of a filmmaker, and the name [Cannes International Film Festival] has no appeal.

"Mr. Avery Tashi, can you bring the judges from Cannes to the second [Southern California International Film Awards]?"

Avery Tashi heard this sentence unexpectedly...

Afterwards, Avery Tashi had a complicated expression, and finally looked at Zhang Sheng: "After the three major European film festivals and the Oscars, how many people are willing to attend your [Southern California International Film Awards]?"

"Someone will attend..."

Just when Zhang Sheng squinted his eyes and smiled, Zhang Sheng's cell phone vibrated.

He took a look and saw that it was Ke Zhanyi who had hit him.

"Thank God, Mr. Zhang, your call has finally been answered..."

"Director Ke, what's the matter?"

"Mr. Zheng from [Starlight Future], I would like to have a chat with you..."

"what's the topic?"

"Mr. Zheng means that I am the screenwriter of "Seven Days to Die". I hope I can get an invitation letter. At the same time, I also hope you can add my name to the screenwriter column..."

"Director Ke, have you seen this movie?"

"Ah? I didn't go abroad, so I didn't have time to see it. What's wrong?"

"The screenwriter of this movie is not you..."

"ah?"

"The plot in his script is completely different from that in your script. We have registered the new script of "Seven Days to Die" in both China and France..."

"Mr. Zhang, this..."

At this time, Zhang Sheng heard that Ke Zhanyi's phone seemed to have been robbed. Then, a middle-aged man's voice appeared on the phone: "Maybe the plot of the script is different, but the most classic picture, Sadako from The scene of the TV crawling out was conceived by our Director Ke, and it originated from a dream of Director Ke. Isn’t it too much to use this to ask Director Ke to add a name?”

"Sorry, Director Ke didn't come up with this..."

"Director Ke obviously came up with it. We have the first draft of the screenplay by the screenwriter. Zhang Sheng, I hope we can work together as well as before. If not, we can only file a lawsuit!"

"Sorry, Mr. Zheng, you'd better not fight the lawsuit, because you won't win at all!"

"What can't be won? We have evidence! I told you, we have the first draft of the script and various compositions!"

"Mr. Zheng, you can try, but I think you are reining in your horse now. Don't do anything impulsive!"

"Mr. Zhang, I advise you not to attack the stone with an egg. Don't think that because you are so popular now, you can bully and infringe on our copyright at will!"

"Mr. Zheng, you are the ones who really hit the nail on the head. The first-hand evidence I have is much more detailed than yours... If you don't believe it, you can try, but are you sure you want to break up with me?"

"..."

The other party hung up the phone.

Zhang Sheng was not angry because of the other party's words, but smiled.