China Entertainment's Standout

Chapter 399: Reach the top in one step, gain both fame and fortune

Zhou Yutang is busy with movie promotions. The promotion work for another movie "The Conjuring" co-produced with New Line has reached the final stage.

Warner's resources were used and the overwhelming press release aroused a lot of discussion there.

"Reality is reality, and movies are movies. They cannot be confused. The kid from the East may have been a little overconfident after the success of "The Purge". With such crazy publicity, in my opinion, the box office of "The Conjuring" will definitely not be It will exceed 30 million."

"The promotion model of "The Conjuring" may stimulate some viewers to go to the cinema, but the box office of the movie ultimately depends on the reputation of the movie itself. I am not optimistic about this work."

"The Purge is a rare and stunning work. Zhou won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director in Berlin this year. He is the screenwriter of "The Conjuring" and James Wan directs it. I am full of expectations for this movie. .”

"There is nothing to look forward to. Just wait. Reality will tell that Eastern boy that this is Hollywood, the sacred temple of the entertainment industry, and it is not a place where he can play around."

Zou Zhongyan gave a detailed report on the publicity work of "The Conjuring".

Over the past half century, the film's protagonists, the Warrens, have been considered the most outstanding experts in the fields of paranormal phenomena and demonology in the United States and even the world.

They are often called upon by the church to control local outbreaks of evil spirits.

Over the past few decades, a large amount of text, video, and photo materials have been left behind.

A moving table, a moving doll, an alarm clock that changes the time, a possessed priest.

In the real world, the Warrens live in the United States. Her husband passed away in 06, and Mrs. Warren lives alone.

The biggest highlight of the movie "The Conjuring" is that every story in the movie has a real prototype.

The trailer even features Mrs. Warren on stage, making the movie seem more real.

Based on this real excitement, many people are very interested in "The Conjuring", but there are also many disparaging and slanderous words.

Although Warner is strong, it cannot cover the sky with one hand, and other competitors are not vegetarians either.

Many people in the industry in North America were disgusted with the crazy marketing promotion of "The Conjuring" and violently criticized and suppressed the movie before it was released.

Zhou Yutang climbed over the wall and read some messages under the trailer, looking calm.

I'm not afraid of people criticizing me, I'm afraid of not being exposed.

For now, audience expectations are high.

Excellent movie quality, combined with real events as a marketing hit.

He can't wait to see how the movie does at the box office.

Zhou Yutang received the news while sleeping at Gao Yuanyuan's house.

After "Search", Da Meiyuan completely consolidated her position as a top actress and received many top business announcements in one go.

During this period, Zhou Yutang was also very busy, and the two had not seen each other since the road show.

Da Meiyuan had just returned to Beijing. She called directly and said sweet and soft "I miss you", which made Zhou Yutang a little unable to resist.

I am not afraid of my sister being ambiguous, but I am afraid that my sister is thirty years old.

What's more, Gao Yuanyuan is at the peak of her beauty in her thirties.

This time, the golden wind and jade dew met, and it was dry firewood and fire again. The tossing last night was a bit harsh. Da Meiyuan and Begonia still didn't wake up from their spring sleep. Zhou Yutang hung up the phone on purpose, got up and called back outside the bedroom.

Because of the time difference between the two sides, it was almost noon here and still midnight there.

"Yu Tang, did you know that the box office for the premiere is out!"

Zou Zhongyan's voice was full of uncontrollable excitement: "2983 theaters opened, and "The Conjuring" took in US$1950 million on the first day, topping the box office list here."

"Sister Zou, you haven't slept all this time, have you?"

"Ah."

Zou Zhongyan laughed and said: "I spent a whole day reviewing box office data and interacting with people from New Line. I couldn't sleep at all."

"I didn't sleep much either."

Zhou Yutang glanced in the direction of the bedroom.

It took a lot of effort to deal with Da Meiyuan last night.

After talking about the work arrangements there, Zhou Yutang took a sip of water and said in a leisurely manner: "We have made a good start, let's see what happens next."

The premiere results are certainly gratifying, but the most important thing is to look at the box office during the three-day weekend, which is related to the potential of the movie.

Even Liu Yifei was paying attention to this matter. When the two appeared on a variety show on the Rays, Xiao Liu asked curiously: "Xiao Zhou, the horror film "The Conjuring" that you collaborated with New Line Company seems to be The box office is very good.”

"It's just average, it just topped the North American single-day box office list."

"You are so disrespectful like this. I really want to hit you."

Liu Yifei, who was stimulated by someone's Versailles, waved her little fist towards Zhou Yutang.

However, she deliberately acted fierce, not threatening, but rather charming and cute.

After recording the program, Zhou Yutang continued to talk about his lust in the car, hugging Liu Yifei's plump body, and continued the topic of "The Conjuring":

"It's a pity that we can't see it in the mainland."

"You want to see?"

"Uh-huh."

"Then I will ask the publicity team to arrange a promotional stop in Hong Kong for "Bouquet"."

Zhou Yutang said with a smile: "When the time comes, we can go over there and watch."

Just because I want to see it?

Liu Yifei's starry eyes shone with surprise, and the smile on her face became even brighter, as sweet as melted honey. "Dear Zhou, we opened for three days over the weekend, and FXXK got $5135 million!"

The old white man Bob's voice was full of excitement, and he sounded very elegant and easy-going: "Just wait and count the money, we made a lot of money this time!"

This old man is usually very well-educated. He is used to seeing things happening and always has a smile on his face.

I really couldn't control myself at this moment, and I was so excited that I was a little incoherent.

"Bob, your heart isn't in good shape. Relax."

Zhou Yutang held the phone a little further away to avoid being shocked by Bob's roar, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:

"Take care of yourself, there will be a lot of dollars waiting for us to earn in the future."

"Zhou, you are right, I wish us a happy future cooperation!"

Zhou Yutang is also looking forward to the performance of "The Conjuring".

The results did not disappoint him.

In the days since the movie was released, Sister Zou didn't sleep for more than three hours for several days in a row and worked very hard.

Soon, Zhou Yutang also received a call from Wen Ziren, and Director Wen also expressed sincere emotion: "Zhou, you are such a genius. Congratulations to us, it was a success."

"Yes, we succeeded."

Zhou Yutang can understand Wen Ziren's excitement.

First there was Saw, then there was The Conjuring.

He has risen to become one of Hollywood's top horror film directors.

Moreover, James Wan's personal studio also received a small share of the film, truly gaining both fame and fortune.

of course.

Wen Ziren made a lot of money from this, and Zhou Yutang certainly did not lose.

Zhou Yutang had a 40% share, and it was clearly written in the contract he signed with New Line Company.

Whether it is "Purge" or "The Conjuring", he can participate in the investment of the sequel and share a share of the pie.

"I think we can now talk about the rest of the story, the stories you told me."

"Take your time, Annabell series, Ghost Nun. Apart from you, I can't think of anyone more suitable to be the director of this series of movies. Working together, we can fully expand a Conjuring universe."

"A highly entertaining horror film that's also one of the most clever, viscerally effective thrillers in recent memory." --Variety

“‘The Conjuring,’ a brilliantly effective haunted house film that barely spills blood, has an undercurrent of fear.” — The New York Times

"Entertainment Weekly" commented: "Wen's technique is also very superb, firmly gripping the audience's nerves. The atmosphere creation method and sound effects he uses to shock the audience in the film are very effective, and they are not cheap at all." . What’s even more amazing is Zhou. He has brought many surprises to the audience in his last film "The Purge". After winning the award in Berlin this year, he brought another film "The Conjuring". This is a talented young screenwriter. There will be a place for him in Hollywood."

In addition to its great box office performance, "The Conjuring" also has a very good reputation. Cinemascore, a well-known film industry survey organization in the United States, gave the film an "A-", which is a very rare evaluation.

The positive rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website is as high as 85%, and 68 media outlets gave "The Conjuring" an overall rating of points.

You know, among the similar horror films that have done well at the box office in recent years, there are basically no horror films that have received more than 60 points from the media.

The 2004 American version of "The Grudge" sold over 49 million in box office in the United States and received a -point overall media review.

"The Ghost Story", which created the blockbuster series, also scored 68 points in overall reviews.

Before the movie was released, there were many so-called industry insiders who predicted that the movie's first-week box office would not exceed US$3200 million.

However, reality slapped them hard.

While "The Conjuring" topped the box office list, it also surpassed the US$4237 million achieved by "The Purge" to become the horror movie with the highest opening box office this year, and set the best opening box office for an original horror film!

Professional box office agencies have given accurate predictions. This horror film, with its good reputation, is very likely to earn a total box office revenue of more than 1.2 million U.S. dollars, or even higher.

Zhou Yutang is from China, but has close ties with the other side of the ocean.

After the painting results came out, he also received a call from the old man Zou Wenhuai.

The follow-up projects of "The Conjuring" have to be put on hold first, and New Line is also preparing a sequel to "The Purge."

In Hollywood, making a sequel to a movie means making money.

I thought that this time I was really carrying a sack to hold Dao Le.

Zhou Yutang was rarely excited.

"The Conjuring" was a big hit in North America, and the news quickly spread back to China. Several entertainment portals, including Weibo Toutiao, were all contracted by Zhou Yutang alone.

“‘The Conjuring’ grossed over 50 million U.S. dollars in three days over the weekend. It has a good reputation and is expected to exceed 100 million U.S. dollars!”

"Zhou Yutang is in charge of the project, another miracle for low-cost movies!"

"Revealing the secrets of the supernatural phenomena in "The Conjuring"!"

This time, film and television companies in the industry have become numb.

If I was a little bit jealous when I heard that Zhou Yutang's copyright was sold in Cannes, I wasn't even jealous this time.

He stepped into Hollywood and made two consecutive movies a hit.

That really deserves his fame and fortune.

(End of this chapter)