ATV office.

When Zhao Donghuai received the report that Cheng Long was visiting, he didn't hold back and asked Aaron to wait outside for more than ten minutes. He then opened the windows to ventilate and add air freshener to improve the environment.

After Cheng Long came in, he greeted him politely and said, "Sheng Zhao, Brother Jiachun and I have been studying and thinking carefully for a while, and we would like to ask you to become a shareholder of our New World Pictures, just like you hold shares of Debao and 100 Years Film."

Industry is like that.”

Director Zhao was stunned, "No, your (Police Story 4) has been filmed a long time ago and will be released soon. Why do you suddenly want me to be a shareholder??"

Isn't this a bit sudden?

Aaron smiled and scratched his head, "I want (Police Story 4) to hit a global box office of US$400 million. Without your help, Mr. Zhao, this would definitely not be possible."

Zhao Donghuai thought for a moment and said, "If you have any plans, just tell me."

New World Pictures was founded by Cheng Ka-Chun and Cheng Long. Initially, Cheng Ka-Chun took out 500 million Hong Kong dollars, and Aaron got it based on his status and connections in the film and television industry. Cheng Ka-Chun held 60% of the shares and Aaron 40%.

Zhao Donghuai had no involvement in the film and television group.

The development of New World Pictures? It’s okay, but compared to Debao, a hundred years is too far away. For example, after the opening, Jiang Wen, who successfully transformed into a profitable director after filming "The Great Eunuch", used the project of "The Great Eunuch Li Lianying"

, went to New World Pictures for financing.

Funding has been obtained, but filming has not officially started yet.

Zhao Donghuai suddenly took out (Let the Bullets Fly)... (The Great Eunuch Li Lianying) project was ruined. Even after letting the bullets fly, Jiang Wen will no longer be a director in the short term.

They are all insiders, but Jiang Wen was hand-picked by Zhao Donghuai to be the director and one of the male leads of Bullets Flying. If he becomes a star, he will be a star, and he does not need to pay liquidated damages.

Then New World Pictures paid Zhao Donghuai 100 million Hong Kong dollars in copyright fees, and in April last year asked Zheng Yinjian to make a follow-up movie (Twilight), in which Ajian fell in love with a white female vampire and randomly found a white man.

Pretty girl.

Will it be released after filming is completed?

The sales in Europe and the United States were not bad, totaling 37 million U.S. dollars in Europe and the United States, which is equivalent to 288 million Hong Kong dollars. However, the final money recovered by Europe and the United States is equivalent to earning back the copyright fees and Ajian's salary.

That's just following the trend (The Twilight Saga), and you can make a profit just by copying it.

The box office of Hong Kong and South Korea is more than HK$70 million, and the net profit is a net profit. The island country plus stars, Malaysia and Thailand sold the box office for HK$20 million, and the mainland took 110 million yuan in box office.

That fantasy love movie starring Zheng Yinjian contributed tens of millions of net profits to New World Pictures.

Then, I hired ordinary directors to direct some ordinary projects, and there were losses and profits. Overall, I still made more money. However, compared with Xu Ke Studio, 100 Years Pictures, etc., the gap is huge.

But that’s also a huge reason why Cheng Long’s (Miracle) was squeezed out of the market last year. As soon as (Police Story 4) is released, it will definitely explode.

Aaron also quickly explained, "If it were just a normal announcement and release, I would add Bruce Willis, Cameron Diaz, the number one female child star in Europe and the United States, and three previous films, especially on the ATV movie channel.

After getting one or two Police Story movies to play for free, I feel that there is a lot of hope for it to break $300 million globally."

"But the top dollar is more than 300 million US dollars. Only Xiao Chen came forward and publicly sued Old Jack from a bank in California. He kidnapped him and planned to use his heart transplant to survive. The lawsuit became bigger and more sensational. So the police

Story 4 can be imitated by films such as (Never Compromise) (Memories of Murder)."

"With soaring gimmicks and attracting countless movie fans, the film can earn over $400 million globally, or even higher."

"Sheng Zhao, you take 51% of the equity without any money. I just want you to arrange for a barrister to help Xiao Chen sue Old Jack. This is the biggest publicity for the movie."

And once the global box office exceeds US$100 million, it will naturally lead to greater profits from video tape sales and rentals. Zhao Donghuai grabbed US$100 million and took away 51% of the equity of New World Pictures.

During this process, Zhao Donghuai simply called Brother Gai and his father to sue him, and protected Xiao Chen's life in the lawsuit in California to prevent him from being tricked and killed.

It has been more than five months, almost half a year. Dr. Chen, who was lured to Hong Kong by Pfizer at the cost of his grandson's life, and his whole family have already come to live in Hong Kong. Xiao Chen, who was kidnapped, was also brought back safely.

After all, Jack Sr.'s illegitimate son, Paul, used a combination of punches, and that bank had successively released billions of dollars in bad cash flow. As soon as the news was announced, a run was triggered, and it would go bankrupt.

Zhao Donghuai laughed dumbly, "You have finally understood the relationship between film and television entertainment and publicity. It's okay. Today, March 26, (The Legend of Concubine Wan Guifei) has been released for a full month. It's good to promote (Police Story 4) like this."

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Anyway, a certain bank has to go through bankruptcy procedures according to the procedures. It is not a big deal to let Xiao Chen, who has escaped from the devil's cave, come out to have some trouble. Xiao Chen is also 20 years old.

After thinking about it, he smiled again and said, "If you want Xiao Chen to sue Old Jack, then I have to give various mafia godfathers, police officers, FBI and the like around California a chance to make a fortune."

Since we want to destroy that bank, we should first notify the Hydra members, and those with deposits should evacuate first, while those without deposits should continue to borrow from the bank...

Cheng Long was overjoyed. He also understood that when New World Pictures did not have Zhao Donghuai's equity, they really wanted to hire some good, high-quality directors and actors to act in their films. Even if they were paid enough, everyone would still choose them.

Western selection screening schedule.

After all, everyone's schedule is precious, whether it is a project taken by the owner of Zhao's Film or a project taken by the owner of Debao, 100 Years Film, it is not bad.

There's only one of him there, so it's really hard to play.

What era is this? The most popular and prosperous era in the film and television industry. It was established in March last year. It has been just over a year now, and the profit of the entire New World Pictures is less than 100 million Hong Kong dollars.

Not even Zhou Xingxing or Andy Lau earn more from any one of their films.

Without Director Zhao to carry the banner, even if Police Story 4 becomes a hit, it's not a huge amount of money. It's really not on the same level as Debao after a hundred years, and the gap is getting bigger and bigger.

Only by giving up 51% of the equity can you truly be one of your own.

"Sheng Zhao, let me go and talk to Xiao Chen first? He lives in Tsim Sha Tsui Huazhi Hotel, right?"

Zhao Donghuai nodded, "Yes, Dr. Chen is still an expert invited by Pfizer."

It's been nearly half a year, and Zhao Donghuai has been fighting wits and courage with Pfizer, Novartis, Bayer and other groups, but so far he has not been able to let the other party conquer the formula of Chinese decoction for treating high blood pressure. In the process, of course, one by one undercover agents were discovered and driven away.

Those undercover agents who were discovered were naturally transferred to the new community of Dakeng Village, waiting to join the Baicao Hall as researchers after it was built.

But the famous traditional Chinese medicine doctors invited by Pfizer are still safe, because the CEO of Pfizer Asia Pacific is also a member of Hydra...

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Wait for Cheng Long to leave.

Zhao Donghuai had just taken a sip of tea when he saw Azhen coming over and said, "Boss, Bao Qingtian has finished filming. Although the tapes sent today still need post-production, the two units sent half a month ago have already been completed.

It’s in the later stages, when will it be broadcast?”

Director Zhao was stunned, "So fast?"

Qiu Shuzhen said happily, "You only gave five units, a total of 25 episodes. The crew has been in Bianliang for more than 50 days, and all the people in Bianliang are fully helping to prepare for the war."

"The filming was pretty good. The crew members are still in Bianliang and haven't come back yet. They said they wanted to experience life in Bianliang for a few days."

Bao Qingtian in the five units is (The Beautiful Eucalyptus) (The True and False Number One Scholar) (The Civet Cat for the Prince) (The Story of Two Nails) (Exploring Yinshan). As long as the cast and crew work together and work hard, the filming will really not be slow.

"Then let's start at eight o'clock tonight. At the beginning, we will broadcast one episode a day, and then call Bianliang. The actors will not be in a hurry to come back and fax the script for the rest."

At present, ATV's Cantonese and Mandarin channels still show "Full House" at 7pm. In the past week, only 7 episodes of this TV series have been released.

When the first round of "Full House" is over, let's talk about "Bao Qingtian" showing two episodes a day. As long as Bianliang shoots quickly, this drama will hopefully sweep into the summer vacation.

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In Bianliang in late March, the temperature is already very pleasant. Occasionally the weather will be below 10 degrees, which is still cold. But occasionally the temperature will be 20 degrees during the day for several days. It is a good season for the citizens to travel lightly and play and work.

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Bao Qingtian's creative team, Director Liang, Director Sun and others, plus Jin Chaoyu, He Jiajin, etc., are visiting the former Qingming Mountain and River Painting Park, and they are having a great time.

Seeing Zhang Zhilin and Lin Jiadong running from behind, Adong gasped and said, "Director Liang, Director Yang, we have called. Our (Bao Qingtian) crew has sent five more units of scripts, and we will probably shoot more."

It’s been a month or two.”

Director Sun was shocked, "Does Mr. Zhao think so highly of our crew? Although I also know that what we are filming should be a high-quality TV series, but we only had 25 episodes before. With these five additional units, I'm afraid it will take about 25 more episodes."

Bar?"

A TV series, with twenty episodes of high quality and thirty or forty episodes of stronger ones, is already a long time in terms of current Hong Kong TV series projects.

There are about 50 episodes of TV series piled up at once, so they are basically the hottest shows?

Before they finished filming the first five units, Director Sun and the others were confident in the team they had assembled, mainly because they were becoming more confident with the more filming, but their confidence was not as strong as that of any other idol drama crew led by Chen Hong.

Jin Chaoyu was also a little confused, "Isn't it not aired yet? I haven't seen the ratings yet. I heard that the modern idol drama "Full House" is currently on the air. The first episode was swept across East Asia and Southeast Asia.

It has a viewership of 21 million people."

"After one week of airing, the peak ratings reached 27 million people, right? How many episodes was that?"

There is no rule that the longer the series is, the more classic it is. It’s just that since Zhao Donghuai took the lead on ATV, this is often the case with ATV TV series. The longer the series, the stronger the ratings.

TV series as short as Beginnings and Full House are an anomaly.

Zhang Zhilin said excitedly, "It's useless to think about it so much. Let's just keep filming. I thought I would go back to Hong Kong after playing here for a few days and wait for the opportunity. There are five more units, so I can play one or two more

It’s been months.”

He is the "dynasty" in Kaifeng Mansion F4. Although he is not as handsome as He Jiajin's Zhan Zhao, he is not bad in ancient costumes.

I originally felt that it was a little regretful to end a TV series so soon, but now there is no need to regret it, let’s continue!

I stayed here in Bianliang for a month or two. When I first came here, I couldn't get used to it. It was too cold. They came here on February 5th, the tenth day of the first lunar month. In that kind of weather, they were not afraid of the cold when they stayed at the Huazhi Hotel. It was very cold.

It’s cool, but what about the filming scene?

Where does the heating come from at the filming site? The costumes are still so thin. In order to prevent the figure from becoming too bloated, I have to resist and suffer from the cold. Now the weather is getting warmer and the real spring is here. It is comfortable to film a TV series.

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Director Sun was also happy, "You're right, let's continue to stay and take pictures. I haven't had enough of the food here. After all, this was an imperial city thousands of years ago, and the various delicacies passed down are so amazing."
To be continued...