"Welcome to ABC TV. Today we have two news reports: the latest developments of Titanic and the great Martial arts..."
In thousands of households, as people spread the news by word of mouth and major television stations rushed to report on it, the extremely fascinating battle played over and over again.
Every move was thrilling, and each frame of slow playback brought an excellent visual impact.
Numerous exclamations were heard one after another in thousands of households. This shocking wave, after repeated brewing, set off a crazy Martial arts fever.
Jean-Claude Van Damme, one of the protagonists, promoted his recently released film "Double Team" in subsequent reports. The originally tepid box office saw an astonishing explosion in the following week.
"Hahaha, my good this week's box office is a full 28 million US dollars. The cumulative box office in North America has reached 45 million, which is enough for us to recoup our costs. The remaining profits from copyrights and discs are estimated to be at least around 40 million US dollars."
An Asian man stood up, and excitedly held Jean- Claude Van Damme's big hand tightly. His ecstatic expression completely changed his previous dejection, and he seemed very happy.
Jean-Claude Van Damme has not come back to his senses yet. He watched the scenes repeatedly played on TV with a silly smile on his face. Looking at his friends walking around excitedly, he couldn't help but chuckle and said:
"Dear Tsui, this is definitely the best decision I have made this year hahahah.."
If there were other people in Hong Kong, they would definitely recognize the middle-aged man called Dear Tsui by Jean-Claude Van Damme at a glance. This guy who has disappeared for nearly a year is none other than the genius director Tsui Hark.
Although his temples have turned slightly gray, Old Tsui Hark's face is still very rosy, as if he is very happy and joyful because of the upcoming good news.
After hearing what Jean-Claude Van Damme said, Tsui Hark laughed, touched the tip of his nose gently, and then said:
"Hey, is there any hope that the final box office of this movie will exceed 70 million US dollars?"
"Double Team" is Tsui Hark's first film to enter Hollywood. The original box office performance accumulated over a week and a half, and was only about 15 million US dollars. According to estimates and calculations, the final box office after the decline will be at most 20 million US dollars.
Although the cost was only 15 million US dollars, it is almost impossible to make a profit considering the global box office. Compared with his expectations, there is still a considerable gap.
Tsui also deeply realized the powerful capabilities of Hollywood's large-scale industrial production, as well as the shooting techniques that conflicted with his own, and the cultural differences.
According to the original plan, after the box office failure of "Double Team", Tsui Hark was ready to make a desperate attempt to shoot a new movie with Hollywood and Hong Kong elements to see if he could finally get a ticket to Hollywood.
But now, Tsui Hark has begun to calm down and decided to study the process of Hollywood film production in depth, just like John Woo.
At the same time, he conducted market research, which he was not familiar with, and further refined and honed his skills. With the foundation of success, he was able to be more confident and proceed with the next plan.
What really alerted him was the subsequent publicity plan for the film. The explosive point triggered by the publicity plan, as well as the publicity made by Jean-Claude Van Damme for "Double Team" in the interview after the event, obviously boosted the box office.
This undoubtedly opened the door to a new world for Tsui Hark, one so gorgeous and dazzling, so thought-provoking.
After hearing this, Jean-Claude Van Damme also grinned and continued with expectation: "Of course I want it to exceed $100 million at the North American box office, but the hope is slim, but Columbia seems to have remembered us.
They are going to invest more money in publicity, and they are also asking me to prepare various action performances, so I hope there will be better results!"
Although Jean-Claude Van Damme is famous, he has always been only involved in B-level productions and also aspires to become the protagonist in A- list blockbusters like Schwarzenegger.
However, years of training have made him understand very well that although the box office success this time will give him a chance, he must seize this opportunity.
The two looked at each other and saw the blazing flames in each other's eyes, a fire called ambition. At the same time, they became more cautious and saw the blazing flames in each other's eyes, a fire called ambition. At the same time, they became more cautious and careful.
The next success will definitely not be achieved in a hurry, and you won't be as lucky as you are now every time.
Rowan naturally didn't know that he had inadvertently saved the Hollywood journey of a director whose movies he liked to watch in his previous life.
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Ofcourse he didn't have time for that as after fulfilling his dutys for Face/off he went straight to Italy on 20th may 1997 to start the shooting of "Life is Beautiful."
The crew is still in the early preparatio n stage and it will take a few more days bef ore they can start filming.
This was much faster than Rowan had expected, which shows that while he was busy working, director Roberto Benigni was also not idle.
"You gave me an assist."
Roberto Benigni laughed and said, "Originally I wanted to talk to Harvey Weinstein, but he got into that incident, so the investment naturally fell through."
"I was just worried, and an Italian company heard that you were investing and the leading actor, so they gave me 10 million US dollars."
"Because of me?"
Rowan was curious: "Am I popular in Italy too?"
Roberto Benigni smiled and said "It was Mariah Carey's single MV. It became popular all over the world after it was released. You also became famous in Italy. That figure, ugh...don't you know?"
"I've been busy with my new job recently and haven't paid attention to it..."
So that's what it is!
Rowan suddenly realized.
I just treated it like a steel pipe and filmed it for a long time.
Apart from being irritated by Mariah Carey, it wasn't a big deal. But thanks to that He's also popular in Europe and can help Roberto Benigni.
No wonder so many wanted to play the leading role in the queen's MV even without being paid. Just like Mary said, this opportunity is much more important than the few thousand dollars in salary.
Mariah Carey's thighs smell so good when hugged!
Rowan didn't expect to hear the name Harvey Weinstein again.
If he wasn't there, his share probably would have been taken by Harvey Weinstein.
This fat man has character issues, but Harvey Weinstein's ability to build a career in Los Angeles is unquestionable.
If Rowan could see the value of "Life is Beautiful", then Harvey Weinstein could certainly see it too.
'Now that I have been replaced by him, I wonder if this can be considered a butterfly effect.' Rowan suddenly thought that this was also an opportunity.
The global entertainment industry pie is big but also small.
If we can get rid of Harvey Weinstein, maybe we can take that fat bully's share when the company is established.
But that's for the future.
Rowan asked, "What's the plan for the shoot? Is there enough money to finish it?"
"It will take some time for the preliminary preparations."
Roberto Benigni said with a smile: "Depending on the shooting situation, the post -production costs may increase to a certain extent, but we should be able to complete the shooting."
Rowan thought he was optimistic.
This does not include the post-production promotion.
If included, it may further increase to 20 million US dollars.
This will also affect Rowan, but not dilute it too much. The contract has been secured by Mary.
In addition to the 2 million in funding, the leading male actor's salary of 300,000 is also included in the investment, accounting for a total of 19% of the entire copyright.
No matter how much it is diluted, it wilI not drop to 15%. Of course he could invest more if he wants to but he won't do if it's not necessary.
Compared to "Taxi", Rowan's salary this time only increased slightly.
It can't be compared with other stars who jumped from hundreds of thousands to millions.
There is nothing that can be done about it; it's Rowan's fault for being so impatient.
Those whose pay has tripled, it was all because their works were released and the box office was doing well that their pay increased. It's not like Rowan who was getting so few roles.
Rowan didn't care either. He isn't short of money anyway.
Besides, I've already received a share of the profits in the later stages, and I've be come a capital actor, so there's no need to give up the opportunity for a little money. An interesting dream dungeon is much more important than that few dollars.
This action also won the favor of Roberto Benigni.