Rebirth of the Great Entertainment Empire

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Zhou Xingchi's movies are very many, many of which have created high box office masterpieces!

But looking at all of Zhou Xingchi's works, the best one can be said to be the two parts of A Chinese Journey to the West-Moonlight Box and The Great Sage's Marriage.

However--

Zhou Xingchi's best movie failed to get the box office it deserved when it was released, let alone the glory it deserved.

A total of more than 60 million Hong Kong dollars was invested in Journey to the West in the previous life.

In order to match the schedule of Lunar New Year movies, Moonlight Box was first launched in January 1995, and the box office was once very popular. Within two days, the total box office revenue of 60 movie theaters in Hong Kong was more than 5 million Hong Kong dollars, which was slightly lower than that of Jackie Chan. Red Fan District.

In the same year, A Chinese Journey to the West was screened in Shanghai, and later in the three northeastern provinces, and the box office was once very good.

But the good start didn't last too long, and the subsequent overall release took a sharp turn for the worse. Even in the most popular Xiangjiang market at that time, it finally ended with 25 million. The final release of The Great Sage Married released more than a month later The box office is only 29 million. Although the cost can be recovered, it is far from Zhou Xingchi's previous films.

In Beijing, A Chinese Journey to the West was regarded as a case of failed distribution. In February 1996, Moonlight Treasure Box was launched as a winter vacation film, and The Great Sage Married debuted in May. The box office ended at around 100,000, and some film companies decided to replace Journey to the West with a domestic film two days after the screening to avoid more losses.

The failure at the box office is not the biggest blow to Liu Zhenwei, Zhou Xingchi and others. The biggest blow to them is glory. , Zhang Zien, who was the deputy director of art at the time, believed that the film could not represent the artistic pursuit of Xiying Film Studio, and could even be regarded as cultural garbage.

It was not until 1997 that A Chinese Journey to the West began to spread in mainland universities and on the Internet and quickly became popular. Since the late 1990s, it has become a cultural totem and the most culturally influential cultural phenomenon in China. , its language style has developed from the influence of the Internet to become a style characteristic of the language of the new era. It is no exaggeration to say that the film has influenced a generation of Chinese people-the film is regarded as a classic among many nonsensical films.

It's really a pity that such a good movie failed to get the box office and glory it deserved!

Moreover, Xu Cun felt that if it was released at the right time and promoted effectively, A Chinese Journey to the West might not fail to bring its influence to the whole of Asia, even Europe and the United States.

Therefore, after confirming that the movie that Zhou Xingchi and the others wanted to make was really A Chinese Journey to the West, Xu Cun cut to the chase and said, Do you have no money to make this 3D Western Journey?

Zhou Xingchi said with a little embarrassment: Well...we still lack actresses with outstanding looks and good acting skills. Master, do you think any teachers who have time, can you invite them to come and help us?

How could Xu Cun not know about Zhou Xingchi's careful thoughts? But Xu Cun didn't bother with him——Xu Cun said bluntly: I can invest in the money, let your mistresses participate in the performance, and I can also show your movie through all channels... However, I There is one condition.

Hearing that Xu Cun was going to show them the movie through all channels, Zhou Xingchi, Chen Jiashang, Wu Mengda and others were all very excited—DreamWorks’ omnichannel represents money, fame, and immeasurable money , represents an inestimable name. It can be said that as long as it is on the omnichannel of DreamWorks, A Chinese Journey to the West is more successful than most movies. Moreover, those who participated in the production or participated in A Chinese Journey to the West There is also the possibility of world-class success!

After taking several deep breaths, Zhou Xingchi forced himself to suppress the excitement in his heart, and then said without hesitation: No matter what conditions you put forward, Master, we will definitely agree!

Xu Cun was very satisfied with Zhou Xingchi's attitude, so Xu Cun's tone softened, and said: My condition is that I can decide the release time of A Chinese Journey to the West, even if I let it be released ten years later, you are not allowed to ask. .”

The condition Xu Cun raised made Zhou Xingchi and the others confused - they couldn't understand why Xu Cun raised such an inexplicable condition?

but--

Although he couldn't understand why Xu Cun raised such an inexplicable condition, Zhou Xingchi still said unequivocally: Okay, master, it's up to you to decide when A Chinese Journey to the West will be released, and we promise not to ask!

With Zhou Xingchi's unequivocal guarantee, Xu Cun said again: If you need it, I can name a producer for A Chinese Journey to the West and direct your 3D production part by the way. Of course, if you don't need it, then it's fine. gone.

Hearing Xu Cun's words, Zhou Xingchi and others were even more overjoyed - Xu Cun's name is a gold-lettered signboard, and no one else can ask for Xu Cun's name. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as Xu Cun's name is hung, the box office At least three to five times more sales, not to mention, Xu Cun also agreed to direct their 3D production, you know, in terms of 3D production, Xu Cun is definitely the world's number one!

Zhou Xingchi stood up, then bowed respectfully to Xu Cun, and said, Thank you, Master, for supporting us!

Xu Cun accepted Zhou Xingchi's gift and admitted to supporting Zhou Xingchi.

After receiving Zhou Xingchi's gift, Xu Cun said again: I heard that you formed a film company with Yang Guohui and others?

Zhou Xingchi immediately explained nervously: Master, I... I'm still an artist of DreamWorks. The company asked me to make a movie, and I made it without negotiating the price. I started a movie company with them just for fun. I... ...I will withdraw my shares tomorrow...

Xu Cun waved his hand lightly to stop Zhou Xingchi from continuing, and said, I'm not against you starting a film company, but Yang Guohui and the others are not the ones who make big things. You take out your shares and form a film company yourself. Even if A Chinese Journey to the West is co-produced by your film company and DreamWorks, the production fee will be paid by DreamWorks, and your film company will be responsible for the production, giving your film company 5% of the omni-channel box office share.

In the past two years, Xiangjiang’s film companies have sprung up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, like Andy Lau’s Canopy, Wang Jiawei’s Mao Zedong, Er Dongsheng’s Unlimited Films, Chen Kexin, Zeng Zhiwei, Zhong Zhen’s UFO, etc... not less than Zhou Xingchi Anyway, most of these film companies can't grow the tail of a rabbit.

Hearing that Xu Cun paid all the money and gave Zhou Xingchi's film company 5% of the omni-channel box office share, Wu Mengda, Chen Jiashang and others all showed envy or even jealousy. Investing in A Chinese Journey to the West and personally serving as the producer of A Chinese Journey to the West is probably supporting Zhou Xingchi!

Zhou Xingchi, who is the person involved, felt even more deeply - Xu Cun cared about his marriage, gave him a big house, and helped him build a career foundation, even his own father may not be able to do this!

From this moment on, Zhou Xingchi respected Xu Cun as his master like a master like a father from the bottom of his heart!

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