Many people are fans of Chu Liuxiang's books.
However, the domestic sales of his recently published "Jurassic Park" are not very good.
Since its publication in mid-August, it has sold "only" 7 million copies in two months.
This achievement is something that any other author would be ashamed of, but for Mr. Chu Liuxiang’s books, it is an out-and-out slight failure.
Not to mention the best-selling "The Gift of Room No. 7", the regular edition, refined edition, and collector's edition together have sold more than 100 million copies.
Let’s just say that “Xiaoba’s Story”, which was published after the Spring Festival this year, has sold more than 70 million copies so far.
There are many reasons for "bad" sales.
"Jurassic Park" did not have any pre-production before, and it is a sci-fi adventure story. It is completely different from the previous stories written by Mr. Chu Liuxiang, which are either heartwarming or profound about social issues.
The fans of the two books are not much the same.
Many people did not buy it after reading the reviews.
However, this does not hinder the sales of "Jurassic Park" in Taiji Kingdom and Japan, let alone the popularity of "Jurassic Park" in Europe and the United States.
The reason for Taiji Kingdom and Riben is that they admire Chu Liuxiang very much, so they will read any book written by Chu Liuxiang.
Moreover, "Jurassic Park", as a science fiction thriller, is very interesting in itself. They have strong reading habits, so of course they can accept it.
This is especially true in Europe and the United States.
This story of dinosaurs and scientific research, this terrifying atmosphere and effect, just hit their hearts.
The "New York Times" has been in the top ten of the best-selling list for two consecutive months, which proves its strong strength.
You know, the books that can be ranked in the top ten of this list are all written by super writers.
Chu Liuxiang, a foreigner and a Chinese, can be directly included in the list. That is definitely an incredible achievement.
Kronberg wasn't surprised at all.
He didn't even look at the public's reaction. As early as August when he saw the trial printing of "Jurassic Park", he had already signed the contract and started working as the producer and director of the movie version of "Jurassic Park". Preliminary preparations started.
As one of the top directors in the United States, Kronberg certainly has his own team.
With a start-up capital of US$100 million, he is certainly not stingy at all.
As soon as he came up, he spent 10 million US dollars on a special effects company and asked them to make some dinosaur models.
The size, appearance, etc., must be the same as the real thing.
Shen Huan felt a little frightened after hearing the report from the people from Weibao Film and Television.
When Spielberg made "Jurassic Park" in the 1990s, he made a large number of dinosaur models because there was no excellent computer technology at that time.
But now computer technology can fully support the production of dinosaurs, and post-production special effects can make up for all effect defects.
As a result, Kronberg insisted on making a dinosaur model because he said it would make it feel more real.
All right.
You are the director and producer, you have the final say.
Shen Huan thought that he and the truck driver had similar experiences, similar stubbornness, and similar talents, so he decided to endure it.
When Teamsters was working on "Titanic," it forced two of the seven major Hollywood studios to nearly go bankrupt, forcing the producers of the two giants to become so frustrated that they wanted to jump off the building to escape.
Kronberg hasn't reached this point yet.
In fact, Kronberg is really more aggressive than Shen Huan imagined.
Not long after this happened, at the beginning of September, two Hollywood giant special effects companies had already received orders from him, each worth almost 20 million US dollars.
There are two giant companies, one is doing motion capture special effects, and the other is focusing on large and complex scene special effects.
Kronberg gave them his needs and renderings in advance so that they could prepare in advance.
Not to mention this, Kronberg is also planning to rent an island to make movies on site.
After all this calculation, production has basically not started yet, and more than half of the US$100 million has been spent.
When he saw these bills, Zhou Dou couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly, and said to He Yuchang beside him: "Fortunately, Shen Huan did not agree to co-produce, otherwise even we would be heartbroken about this investment!"
"Isn't it?"
He Yuchang smoked a cigar and said with a smile: "According to Kronberg's habit of spending a lot of money, how can he afford 100 million US dollars? It should be at least 150 million, or even more! ... Gee, one movie can cost more than a dozen dollars For 100 million yuan, Lu Xiaofeng and Chu Liuxiang are really awesome!"
"Who said they were so popular and had so much money?" Zhou Dou sighed, "Today is different from the past! With those Internet companies stepping in, traditional film and television companies like us can't compete at all!"
Zhou Dou was talking about Shanhaiwang.
The remuneration Shanhai.com paid to Chu Liuxiang and Lu Xiaofeng was simply unimaginable in the film and television industry.
Lu Xiaofeng starred in "Young Di Renjie" and received a salary of 50 million, setting a record for an actor's sky-high salary!
Even just a few months ago, they actually used 1% of the shares to obtain Chu Liuxiang's 10-year cooperation rights.
Shanhai.com has not yet been listed, but it has reached an ultra-high valuation of US$120 billion.
1% of the shares is 1.2 billion US dollars, 8.4 billion yuan.
This amount alone is equivalent to one-third of Zhou Dou's wealth after struggling all his life, and is already higher than He Yuchang's net worth.
Therefore, if Fengxiang Film and Television provided 150 million US dollars, there would be no pressure at all.
"Let's not mention this. We have the distribution rights, but it is also a good thing. This movie has great box office potential at least in Europe and the United States." He Yuchang waved his hand, "Kalenberg is urging the heroine to join the crew. Well, who did Shen Huan choose? Are our actors good enough?"
"Not for now." Zhou Dou shook his head.
"He won't choose his little girlfriend again, right?" He Yuchang frowned and said: "With Shen Huan, Buyiyi is really capable of soaring into the sky! It's a pity that she doesn't have much cooperation with us!"
"It's not Buyiyi." Zhou Dou said, "Originally, Teacher Chu Liuxiang wanted to choose Chen Qian, but Chen Qian was filming "The Story of Xiaoba" and couldn't leave at all. Buyiyi was also filming "Huan Zhu Ge Ge 2", and the same There is no way to spend half a year with Kronberg."
"They are just hanging around among a few acquaintances! I'm not afraid that they can support themselves!" He Yuchang said with an envious look on his face.
Zhu Mei, Guo Hang, Chen Qian... these second- and third-rate talents who were not famous at all before have now grown into beings that they all must respect.
When I was waiting for someone, why didn't I think about getting along well with Chu Liuxiang
What a mistake!