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A few days later, November 23, evening.

The Christmas file is in the middle and late stages, and the box office fight is still one-sided.

It was in such a situation that Zha's debut film "New York Trip" held a new film premiere at the Chandler Theatre.

There is not much high-profile, high-profile is useless, now all the news pages have been warmed up for so long, and those who should know the news almost know.

Only useful results, quality and word-of-mouth, rob the audience fans of the Christmas file.

Having said that, Warner can't help but give face, and there are still many media friends on the scene.

After all, it is a new film invested by Firefly Pictures, and the publisher is Warner. Although the director is a newcomer, he is still well-known in the MV and advertising circles. Everyone wants to know whether they can have the strength of PK "National Treasure".

Several executives from the distribution department of Zach Schneider, Wen Ziren, Eva, Jack Gyllenhaal, Dashi Johnson and Warner attended the premiere. After the red carpet and the interview, they sat in a row.

The premiere? Let's watch it first.

Director Zha took the microphone and looked around at the fans underneath, slightly emotional.

After indulging in the feeling of being watched for a few seconds, I still came back to my senses. First, I would like to express my gratitude to the media reporters, star actors and crew members who came to join us today.

"This film was prepared for the opening in June. After more than five months of hard work, hundreds of people have completed the production of "New York Trip". Today is to witness all the results."

The guide looks very touching, because it is really not easy.Under the pressure of hundreds of millions of productions, it is certainly not that easy for a director like him who has just stepped into the movie circle.

In other words, he has been holding back for more than half a year.

"Here, I would like to thank Director Lehman for his support and trust, as well as James Win, Eva, Jack, and the entire shooting team... everyone for their cooperation."

After that, Lehman, as the investor and the film producer, also went up and said a few words, one is to express his expectations for the box office of the movie, and the other is to praise Zhadao's efforts in film production.

For three years, the people and things he has been in contact with have made him very easy to deal with similar situations.

Even if some reporters are keenly aware of the confidence in Lehman's words about the new film's performance, they are curious about this and raise a question.

"Mr. Lehman, "New York Trip" is a zombie apocalyptic thriller movie. The box office record of similar plot is still "Resident Evil 2: Revelation" starring Milla Jovovich, with more than 51.2 million US dollars in the United States. With 78.14 million U.S. dollars, compared with the cost of expenditure, it is still a loss from the box office level alone. Why do you have the confidence to invest more than 100 million U.S. dollars to shoot such subjects."

It seems that this reporter has done his homework.The comer is not kind.

Lehman chuckled, "Then why are the "Resident Evil" series a failed work, and they are still willing to continue to invest in shooting? I think no one is a fool, and I also heard that Constantine Films was The script is already in preparation."

With a rhetorical question, the reporter who asked the previous question was silent.

"Resident Evil" is a box office loss, and there are still a lot of losses.

Compared with the shooting cost of more than 45 million US dollars, even if the announcement is not included, the world has only accumulated more than 78 million, and it has lost at least nearly 35 million.

But people make money in different ways.

Why not talk about the sponsorship fees of game companies and the success of the movie's offline market?

Just being in the DVD rental rankings and being able to enter the top 20 of the annual list, the profits from this can make up for the difference in the box office.

Not to mention that the film market has been increasing the audience base for this type of audience, with huge potential for growth.

The growth rate of the same series is increasing by a huge amount.

As a result, the box office of the third movie can be profitable, and the fourth movie has a net profit of more than 100 million. The sequel has a very long life.

Caught a subject and smashed the wool, and smashed a full seven, the entire series must be worth more than 2 billion at least.

What is a gold mine? This is a gold mine.

"I am still very confident in this kind of subject matter."

Just after Lehman finished speaking, another reporter asked: "Then what do you expect from the box office?"

"Of course I hope the more the better, but this depends on whether the audience supports the film."

"can you give me more detail?"

"Then 300 million, it has to be equal to the investment cost."

Lehman thought for a while, looked at the reporter who asked the question indifferently, and expressed his psychological expectations with confidence.

"300 million in the world?"

"No, 300 million in North America." Lehman frowned, feeling that the reporter had no savvy.

But from the reporter's point of view, Lehman is so conceited-overconfidence is conceited.

Some people in the media can't wait to go back to rush the draft and want to slap Lehman in the face.

"A zombie thriller movie has never won 300 million, and there is no worldwide. Why is "New York"?"

"Movies have always been compared, isn't it always better than movie fans to accept it? Good quality works will naturally be accepted."

The premise is proper announcement.Lyman added silently in his heart.

...

Bella has recently visited several major theaters in Los Angeles because of the film critic column.

It is tiring to watch movies repeatedly and write about the experience of watching movies, and substituting work into life.

But I can’t stop doing it, right?

But for today's premiere, she is still very interested.

A new film produced by Lehman.

The name is worth seeing.

Bella adjusted her sitting posture and took out small notes at any time to record...

Not far from her, Paul Anderson also sat comfortably in his seat.

He is the director of "Resident Evil 1", as well as the screenwriter and producer of the series.

After failing at the box office for the first film, he found other directors to direct the second film.

Unexpectedly, the box office is still on the street. Although the overall income of the movie is still profitable, who doesn't want to make more?

The third script is still being conceived, but Paul Anderson, who has been frustrated continuously, lacks self-confidence. He doubts whether the "Resident Evil" series can make a profit at the box office alone, otherwise the profit is too small and it is not stable.

In case it is too powerful, I don’t know if investors will continue to support it.

When he learned that a masterpiece with a similar theme was released, and Lehmann was considered a golden sign in the market, Paul Anderson watched "New York Trip" with a certain degree of learning.

Of course, if you fail, you can also learn lessons to prevent you from falling into the trap.

For some reason, seeing Lehman confidently saying that the local box office can exceed 300 million yuan, he is very willing to support it.

The larger the market for zombies, the more favorable it is for the "Resident Evil" series.

Anyway, zombies are indeed a niche in the film industry.