Rebirth of the Thousand-Faced Movie King

Chapter 393: The long-awaited

"I……"

Understand this.

Both Goodman and Kang Bo felt speechless at the moment.

Because, how to say?

Previously, actors were in their eyes, even though they made more money.

But this is more compared to ordinary people.

For their company, no matter how much these actors earn, their earnings are limited.

Even if he is a superstar.

It's impossible to compare these actors to them.

But Chen Ping in front of him was a monster.

With just three movies, he earned a box office share of US$200 million.

Don't look at it. 200 million US dollars is not much.

In Hollywood, even superstars may not be able to get $200 million.

"you sure?"

Looking at Chen Ping, Goodman asked again.

He couldn't believe it.

Because even if there are some superstars, even if they can get such funds, they generally will not do this.

Because for actors, they don’t particularly like investing.

Or even if it is investment, it will not be a big investment.

The best way for them to make money is through filming.

Anyway, no matter how the movie goes, no matter whether it makes a profit or a loss at the box office, they still have the film chips.

But once you make such a large investment, there will be countless risks.

Not to mention Hollywood.

Just say domestic.

Andy Lau has been a king all his life, but he may be the most miserable one.

what is the reason.

It was because of his continuous investment that he ended up losing money again and again.

Put aside these things.

An investment of US$200 million is also the lifetime savings of those superstars.

"Sure."

Chen Ping nodded: "I'm just not sure if any Marvel shareholders are willing to sell their shares."

"This, I can help you communicate."

Goodman was surprised and delighted.

To know.

Marvel is now on the verge of bankruptcy.

Although he said that Marvel is worth $500 million, most of it is the copyright of a series of Marvel heroes.

But if the copyright says it is worth it, it is worth it; if it says it is not worth it, it is not worth it.

Because Marvel heroes are not currently popular in the market, the public is not particularly looking forward to Marvel.

This is also why the copyright of Iron Man can be sold by Marvel, and it can be returned to Marvel after passing through four or five hands.

Many Marvel shareholders have long wanted to exit.

But the problem is that not many people are willing to take over.

After all, many people believe that this kind of virtual asset is too insecure.

but.

Chen Ping, who knew the value of Marvel, didn't think so.

If it weren't for the fear that Marvel would be unwilling to sell more shares, Chen Ping would be willing to acquire more.

but.

Marvel's shares are very dispersed, and being able to acquire 20% of the shares already has a very large say.

"OK……"

Chen Ping nodded.

After that, the three of them stopped talking about Iron Man.

With Chen Ping's $200 million injection, everything will be easier to handle later on.

soon.

After Guman's communication, some other small shareholders chose to withdraw.

Chen Ping spent US$100 million to acquire 20% of Marvel's shares and became the largest shareholder.

In addition, another US$100 million was spent to inject capital into Iron Man.

"Chen...this is the script of Iron Man."

Goodman handed Chen Ping the script for Iron Man.

Chen Ping frowned while watching: "The script needs to be modified. The male protagonist Tony is not Japanese, but Chinese."

"In addition, the male protagonist was not kidnapped in the country of Yue, but in the country of A."

"Pepper Pepper, the number one female, can invite Gwyneth to star."

"Tony finally admitted that he was Iron Man."

Chen Ping said.

Goodman had already taken out his pen and kept recording.

Isn't it strange?

Goodman was previously the CEO of Marvel and was looking for Chen Ping to star in Iron Man.

Now he seems to have become Chen Ping's subordinate.

However, in principle, Guman is not a subordinate of Chen Ping, he is the CEO of Marvel.

But as Marvel's major shareholder, Chen Ping has a huge say at this time.

Needless to say, with an additional US$100 million spent on Iron Man, it can almost be said that Chen Ping has absolute influence on Iron Man.

certainly.

Chen Ping did not make changes blindly.

There are actually quite a few differences between Marvel movies and Marvel comics.

in particular.

Many Marvel heroes have been sold.

If a complete Marvel universe is to be created later, certain modifications must be made.

It’s no longer possible to film it like this according to the original comics.

so.

Chen Ping basically relied on the successful experience of Iron Man in his previous life.

"Chen, was it too rash for Tony to admit that he was Iron Man at the final press conference?"

Goodman thought for a moment and asked.

Chen Ping shook his head: "A lot of heroes in Marvel heroes are anonymous, although this can reduce their troubles. But for Tony, he is originally a very arrogant and proud person, which is also his personality. At the same time, this is also one of the signs that distinguishes him from other heroes."

certainly.

Tony admits that he is Iron Man, except for his personality.

It is precisely because of his recognition that in the future, Tony will have an extremely high status in the entire team and even the entire earth.

Because his identity was exposed, he has been responsible for saving the team and the earth.

So.

This is also the reason why Iron Man will become the most popular among so many heroes in Marvel.

This is not Iron Man's personal ability.

It's not about how handsome he is.

Not that he knows how to pick up girls.

But it's his responsibility.

Now that he has exposed himself, he has to shoulder this responsibility.

at the same time.

I am Iron Man...and will be his glory.

"It seems like it's getting more interesting."

Goodman thought for a while and made no objection.

"By the way, there's one last thing."

At this point, Chen Ping curled his lips and said: "Improve the actor's film credits, and the number one male film credits will rise to 20 million US dollars."

"Male number 1?"

"right."

"It seems to be Chen... you."

"It's me, do you have any comments?"

"this……"

Goodman almost vomited blood.

He looked at Chen Ping blankly.

Male number 1?

Isn’t this about yourself?

Give yourself some extra chips?

Isn't this a scam?

only.

After a while, Goodman suddenly understood something.

Why is this guy so generous in adding an additional $100 million in filming funding?

It turned out that he was waiting for him in the casting process.

Take a look now.

Although Chen Ping spent $100 million to get in, he only took away $20 million.

This deal seems to be quite a bargain.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Ping looked at Goodman with a smile: "Previously, the investment was only 100 million U.S. dollars, and we had no choice. Now it has been increased to 200 million U.S. dollars. No matter what, we cannot wrong the main actors, don't you think?"

finally.

Goodman still agrees.

Can you disagree?

Now, Chen Ping is the biggest shareholder in Marvel and Iron Man.

"OK...Chen, I think it makes sense."

Goodman nodded.

Although Chen Ping showed off his tricks, the US$20 million in film chips was not unacceptable.

At least they have money now.

As long as the funds are in place, everything is fine.

The next time was the filming of Iron Man.

…

With the support of US$200 million, the Iron Man crew was established very quickly.

All the main actors also arrived.

but.

It’s different from shooting other films.

Iron Man is a movie with countless special effects.

so.

Chen Ping often needs to perform alone.

When it comes to performance, there is no physical performance.

For example, the Iron Man Mark1 armor worn by Chen Ping.

During the performance, it would be impossible to actually build Chen Ping such a high-tech armor.

certainly.

You can’t build it either.

During the filming, Chen Ping was simply put on an iron armor model.

As for its functions and effects... Chen Ping has to show it himself.

Just like the scanning of various objects in Mark1, Chen Ping must express it through association.

There is also the action of putting on Mark1, which must also be completed through Chen Ping's imagination.

You have to imagine in your mind that Tony is wearing Mark 1 armor at this moment.

It's just that these are more difficult.

But for Chen Ping, an actor who has played countless roles, this is not difficult at all.

Many times, Chen Ping just needs a few looks and a few actions... and he behaves naturally.

Especially the detailed shots of the steel suit worn on the human body.

Because this is done by post-production special effects.

But whether it's Chen Ping's facial performance or body movements...

This made the director of Iron Man extremely confused when he saw Chen Ping's performance.

If it weren't for the on-site shooting.

He thought Chen Ping was really wearing that coveted armor suit.

…

"Chen, do you really want to go back?"

"Yes."

"But there is a film I still want you to star in."

"Let's talk about this later."

The filming of Iron Man took Chen Ping almost three months.

Although after Chen Ping finished filming Iron Man, there are still many blockbusters waiting for him.

However, Chen Ping refused for the time being.

There is still an important matter waiting for him in the country.

this matter.

That is the second film of People on the Road to Thailand, which was previously filmed by Chen Ping, and is about to be released.

This film has been shot a long time ago.

It was even filmed a year ago.

But Chen Ping has never shown it.

Not showing it does not mean there is no schedule.

Rather.

Chen Ping has been continuously accumulating an audience throughout this year.

By playing for free.

During this year.

Chen Ping has successively launched the first "Human Journey" to the market through video websites, TV stations, VCDs, etc.

inside.

Many people like to go to movie theaters.

But among them, there are more who have never entered a movie theater.

Chen Ping's purpose.

That is the first part of "Journey on the Road", showing it to audiences who have never been to a movie theater.

What Chen Ping has to do is to allow them to enter the cinema for the first time after watching the first part of "On the Road", and buy tickets to watch the second part of "On the Road", which is "Thailand".

certainly.

Chen Ping knew that the conversion rate would not be very high.

For ten friends who have watched the first part of "Journey to the Road", one of them will watch the second part, which is already very good.

But Chen Ping didn't particularly care.

With a population of more than one billion in the country, even if there is a one-tenth conversion rate, he is extremely terrifying.

However, it is obvious that at this time, many people do not have much expectations for the box office performance of "Thailand".

…

"Teacher Chen Ping, why didn't you appear in the "Journey to the Road" series?"

"I have a role in it."

"But, you are not among the leading actors."

"Well, I'm not the lead actor."

exactly.

Not only is Chen Ping not the starring role, he is not a supporting actor either.

He only played a supporting role in it.

"But many people like to watch movies starring you."

"I think Xu Zheng and Bao Baobao performed very well. Whether I play the leading role or not, it doesn't have much to do with it."

"Then how much box office do you think Thai囧 will have in the end?"

"I think it will definitely exceed the surprise of countless people."

"Teacher Chen Ping..."

"Everyone, don't keep interviewing me, Xu Zheng, Baobao and the others are the protagonists of this press conference."

Just returned home.

Chen Ping took Xu Zheng and Wang Baobao to hold a press conference for "囧囧".

Although Chen Ping did not appear in Thai囧.

But who is Chen Ping?

When Chen Ping returned from Hollywood, the entire domestic media was already abuzz.

To know.

It's different from before.

Although Chen Ping was famous domestically before, he was still just an average actor internationally.

But this time.

After Chen Ping took his starring role in The Matrix and The Dark Knight Returns.

Especially the Dark Knight.

It can be said that Chen Ping is the number one contributor to The Dark Knight's global box office revenue of over 1 billion US dollars.

So.

Chen Ping also became a Hollywood first-line superstar at this time.

He also became the number one superstar in Asia.

Such a big name.

Even Chen Long, Li Lianjie... they can't compare.

so.

Even though Chen Ping did not star in this film, it still attracted countless media and fans.

…

"Xu Zheng, baby, how are you feeling?"

The two-hour press conference ended, and Chen Ping took the main actors to have a late-night snack.

"Teacher Chen Ping, I just feel that the media is not very enthusiastic about us."

Wang Baobao said a little embarrassed.

Xu Zheng also said: "Teacher Chen Ping, you should have played the male lead at that time."

Chen Ping smiled and said: "I acted too, didn't I? I acted for a whole day."

This is true.

For Taijiao, Chen Ping did appear.

It's just that this appearance is equivalent to a walk-on role, with only one or two scenes in it.

In fact, Chen Ping didn't even say a word in it.

Huang Bo on the other side had a very high emotional intelligence and glared at Wang Baobao and Xu Zheng: "What are you talking about? Does Teacher Chen Ping still want to star? Don't look at how awesome Teacher Chen Ping is in Hollywood. By the way, listen. Said the great director Cameron wants to cooperate with you."

"Cameron... I did, but I rejected him."

"Oh my god, Teacher Chen Ping, you even rejected Cameron."

"What's the point? Not every movie Cameron makes is a scam. Hey, what do you think I'm going to do... Today is the press conference of Thailand, so let's talk more about our movies."

It can be seen that several of the leading actors don't have much thoughts about Taijiao, and Chen Ping is also helpless.

Although Chen Ping made a lot of arrangements.

But most people don't have much thought about Thailand.

This is also true.

The box office of the first film was only over 20 million, and anything less was a loss.

As for the second part.

Although the investment is larger, it is not necessarily any better than the first one.

In addition, this is a comedy film, and there is no overly awesome acting.

Or is there any classic setting...etc.

They feel that this is just an ordinary movie that makes people laugh after watching it.

He does get some of his people into movie theaters.

But the box office is definitely not that high.