Chapter 261 Science Fiction Blockbuster Project
Joy City, Chaoyang District, 8th floor.

The luxurious international cinema built by Golden Harvest Cinemas in Beijing is located on the eighth floor of Joy City.

This is a fully functional five-star international cinema with 8 top-notch professional theaters, including 1 super-large theater that can accommodate 600 people, 3 luxurious VIP halls, and 1672 ordinary halls, with a total of seats.

The cinemas are equipped with British Harkness wall-to-wall screens, German Schneide variable aperture lenses and American DTS-XD10 digital decoders.

This international cinema of Golden Harvest can even be said to be the most advanced cinema in Beijing.

The Joy City where the cinema is located is a shopping mall that recently opened in Chaoyang District.

Joy City is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Chaoyang North Road and Qingnian Road, between the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads. It is surrounded by many high-end residences, so there is no need to worry about the flow of people.

Even after ten years, Joy City is still a famous shopping mall in Beijing.

At that time, Golden Harvest Cinema Line was looking for a suitable place in Beijing to build a cinema, and Joy City was also recruiting investors in preparation for its opening.

It can be said that the two sides hit it off immediately.

When negotiating the contract, Liu Zhou wanted to buy the property where the cinema was located, but the developer behind Joy City, COFCO Group, refused to sell it.

In this regard, Liu Zhou had to give up and asked Gao Jun to have a good talk with them about the rent and term.

This is why it is difficult for private film companies to run a cinema chain. The rent alone is a huge amount of money.

After Huayi went public, it was full of confidence at first. It did not think about becoming a movie company as it did later, but was preparing to make a big splash in the film industry.

The Wang brothers also started building the Huayi Cinema Chain at that time, but eventually had to leave because the costs were too high.

Among domestic private film and television companies, only Wanda Cinema Line has been doing smoothly. However, it is backed by the real estate giant Wanda Group, so there is no value in learning from it at all.

If Golden Harvest wants to expand the scale of its cinema chain in the future, it will certainly need to invest huge amounts of money if it operates all of them itself.

But no matter what, the platform of Golden Harvest Cinemas has been completely set up.

In addition to this international cinema in Beijing, the three newly built luxury cinemas in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou and the ten original cinemas of the acquired Liuyang Cinema Chain have also completed modernization and are also ready.

And today is the official opening day of Golden Harvest Cinemas.

The first movie screened by Golden Harvest Cinemas was Ning Hao's "Crazy Racing".

The premiere of this movie was also the opening ceremony of Golden Harvest Cinemas, so Liu Zhou also invited some familiar people to come. There were not many people, but each of them was a big shot in the industry.

As for who to invite the rest of the people, it was all left to Zhang Zhao to decide.

In a lounge in the cinema, Liu Zhou and Han Shanping sat opposite each other.

"Liu Zhou, your enemy is quite ruthless. It looks like he wants to kill you this time."

"It was mainly because I didn't think carefully enough and gave them the opportunity."

"Now you know you're afraid, right?"

"I see. To be honest, I was sweating profusely at the time. If they really succeeded, not only would my reputation be ruined, but my career would also be ruined."

"Fortunately, you handled it decisively and promptly, otherwise the situation you described might have really happened."

"Since they can't defeat me this time, it will only make me stronger. From now on, they have to be careful about their revenge."

"Do you know who is the one who bullied you?"

"understood."

Liu Zhou was about to continue speaking when Han Shanping interrupted him:
"Forget it, you don't have to tell me who it is, you just need to know it yourself. But if you need my help, just ask."

"Thank you, Mr. Han." Liu Zhou said sincerely.

This matter happened outside the entertainment industry, so Han Shanping's influence would be greatly reduced, but Liu Zhou appreciated the kindness.

"Why are you being so polite? I will always stand by you, whether in public or in private."

The two chatted briefly for a while, and then someone came to inform them that the premiere was about to begin, and they both stood up and walked towards the super hall.

On the way, Han Shanping suddenly asked:

"By the way, have you finished writing the script for the science fiction blockbuster you mentioned before? I've been waiting for it."

"It's finished. I'll show you the script in a couple of days."

"no problem."

When the two arrived at the hall, it was already full of people.

In addition to some celebrity guests and media reporters, there were more than two hundred ordinary movie fans.

The absolute protagonist of tonight is Ning Hao, but although he looks like a gang leader, he is actually not very good at talking.

On the contrary, the male lead of the film, Huang Bo, who is not famous yet, is very good at speaking, so the pre-screening interview did not become a dull occasion.

The two also knew that what everyone was most looking forward to was the movie, and they themselves did not seem very comfortable on the stage. In less than half an hour, they ended the pre-screening activities.

After the classic Golden Harvest opening credits, the movie officially began.

Compared to Crazy Stone, Crazy Racing is a continuation of the same line, also using multi-line narratives and the same dense laughter. Listening to the laughter in the hall, Liu Zhou knew that the movie was a sure success.

In fact, not only ordinary movie fans, but even veteran movie fans like Liu Zhou and Han Shanping are occasionally amused.

After the movie ended, Han Shanping couldn't help but sigh:
"It's a very good movie. You have a good eye for talent."

“In fact, there are many excellent filmmakers in China, but they just lack opportunities.”

“There’s nothing we can do about it. It’s not like before. What matters now is marketization, and it’s even harder for newcomers to stand out.

As for discovering new blood, we at China Film Group have other missions and are not suitable for this. I think you private enterprises can take on this responsibility."

"Haha, don't worry. We at Golden Harvest have already been planning this. Our cooperation with the Central Academy of Drama provides support for newcomers."

"You need to expand your vision. You can't just limit yourself to the Central Academy of Drama. The Beijing Film Academy is the place that produces the most directors."

“Of course we won’t forget it. In addition to the Beijing Film Academy, we will also cooperate with the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Not only that, we will also have a support plan for all young or new directors.

It’s like Andy Lau’s Asian Rising Star Director Program, but the funding and resource support we provide is much greater.”

"Haha, not bad. You look like the boss of a big film and television company. Don't worry, everyone can see what you do."

"I know. I am not short of money now. Since I became famous in the film and television industry, I have to do something for the industry now that I have spare money."

This is also what Liu Zhou really thinks.

He has enjoyed the dividends brought to him by the film and television industry. Now that he has the ability, he must not forget his original intention.

Besides, it doesn’t cost much for Golden Harvest to support young directors and other behind-the-scenes talents.

Even if you can discover someone as talented as Ning Hao, you can make money, and you can also gain a good reputation by doing so.

After the premiere of "Crazy Racing", it was released nationwide on August 8th.

This black comedy, which did not have any big stars in the cast, grossed 14 million on its first day of release.

In the following two days, he won another 18 million and 21 million respectively.

In the first three days of the film, it grossed a total of 53 million yuan at the box office, which is in no way inferior to Feng Kuzi's "The Banquet".

Although everyone has long known that if the quality of "Crazy Racing" is not inferior to "Crazy Stone", the box office will definitely be a hit.

But when the movie box office really started to explode, it still shocked people in the industry.

With such results, there will be no problem in breaking the 100 million yuan box office. According to the good reputation that has been spreading now, I can't imagine a box office of 200 million yuan, but 150 million yuan is still very likely.

At this time, "Transformers", which has been released for a month, was officially taken off the screen today. The total box office in mainland China was 2.63 million yuan, which is nearly million less than the original time and space.

In fact, this is normal. When the original "Transformers" was released, there was almost no rival. This time, there is a blockbuster movie like "Edge of Tomorrow" released at the same time.

Although the two films were released nearly two weeks apart, it inevitably had a significant impact on the box office of "Transformers".

Another movie, "Edge of Tomorrow," also broke the 200 million box office mark eighteen days after its release, reaching 230 million. It seems not impossible to surpass the box office of "Transformers."

Without Liu Zhou's support and the influence of previous public opinion, "Edge of Tomorrow" would not be comparable to "Transformers" at all.

I believe that after seeing this situation, some Hollywood production companies will pay more attention to the Chinese market and the influence of Chinese filmmakers on the box office earlier.

In other words, the Chinese special edition in history may have appeared earlier.

The Big Seven in Hollywood are quite cunning. They want the box office from the mainland market but don't want to use mainland actors.

Therefore, a special version will be edited for release in mainland China, in which a Chinese actor appears for a minor role.

But if the movie is released in other places, the scenes of Chinese actors will be cut.

But even so, there are still a lot of stars flocking to it. If they succeed in getting the role, the press releases will be very high and they will become international stars in Hollywood.

Domestic audiences are not very clear about the situation in this regard, and some people actually thought they had successfully made it into Hollywood after seeing them.

On the contrary, weaker Hollywood production companies might be better off inviting Chinese actors to participate, at least as a role, and some with quite a lot of screen time.

Liu Zhou was too lazy to worry about such things, as he couldn't stop it.

Ten years later, mainland actors had no resistance to Hollywood, let alone now.

So Liu Zhou just thought about it for a moment and didn't take it to heart.

During this period, especially after the previous public opinion crisis, Liu Zhou also officially decided to shoot the science fiction blockbuster.

So Liu Zhou has been writing the script these days.

It took nearly a week, and after Liu Zhou finished it, he immediately went to Han Shanping's office with the script.

When Han Shanping saw the manuscript in Liu Zhou's hand, his eyes lit up.

He immediately took the manuscript from Liu Zhou, and then couldn't wait to open the first page. The name of the script was very conspicuous, and Han Shanping couldn't help but read it out loud:
"The Martian?!"

(End of this chapter)