Chapter 318: Pounce, Pounce, Pounce

After a while, Wu Yuchen leaned on the bedside, his heart was calm.

The temptation of Hollywood is so plain and boring.

Kate leaned on Wu Yuchen, poked him with her finger, and said coquettishly: "It's all your fault. I didn't even remember the box office of the premiere just now~"

Wu Yuchen smiled and patted her and said: "It's okay, I'll remember it for you, 19.52 million."

Hearing the number Wu Yuchen said, Kate's expression was a little solemn. For "Van Helsing" with an investment of 160 million, this premiere box office is not bad, but it just passed the passing line.

The next two days can almost determine the fate of this movie. If the box office can exceed 80 million in the first three days of the weekend, it will be a good result. If it can exceed 70 million, it will be acceptable, and the passing line is 60 million.

The 19.52 million of the premiere today made Kate feel that "Van Helsing" may only be around 60 million in the first weekend.

She asked a little worriedly: "Wu, do you think "Van Helsing" is good?"

Wu Yuchen stroked the back of this English wild rose and asked with a smile: "Do you want to sleep happily tonight?"

Kate couldn't help but pat his arm when she heard it: "Oh! Damn it! I can't be happy when you say that!"

Wu Yuchen shrugged and said: "The North American box office of "Van Helsing" should be a little better than "Troy", and it should be over 50 million in the first weekend."

In fact, what Wu Yuchen didn't say was that the fate of "Van Helsing" was not as good as "Troy", after all, the overseas box office was less than half of Troy.

Kate didn't feel much better when she heard it. If it was over 50 million, wouldn't it still fail if it was less than 60 million? This made her scratch her hair in annoyance and asked:

"How did you make this judgment?"

Wu Yuchen did not hide it either. He told Kate about his impressions of the movie before, which was actually a summary of the movie in his previous life. The more Kate listened, the colder her heart became. The pleasure they had felt from the lovemaking almost disappeared.

Wu Yuchen rubbed Kate's hair and comforted her: "Don't worry too much. After all, "Van Helsing" is a big production with good special effects. With you and Hugh Jackman, even if there is a loss at the box office, it can be earned back through the disc copyright."

This did not comfort Kate much, because this was not the first time she failed. "Pearl Harbor" a few years ago was also a big production, but it was a box office failure.

After that, she finally made a big comeback with "Underworld", a vampire and werewolf movie with a cost of 22 million US dollars, and finally achieved a box office of 96 million. This gave her the opportunity to be selected for the big production "Van Helsing" again.

If she fails again in "Van Helsing", she will be demoted and feel uncomfortable for a while. It can be said that she is basically out of Hollywood productions, because she has proved twice that she can't carry the box office of big productions, even though it doesn't necessarily have much to do with her.

In fact, actresses like Kate are really lucky to have a series of movies like "Underworld". She played a very cool and beautiful vampire warrior in it, and gained a lot of fans. She can basically rely on this series for a lifetime. In her previous life, it was the fifth one.

But actors are like this. After entering Hollywood, they must want to keep climbing up, especially like Kate, who has seen the scenery at the top and naturally doesn't want to fall down again.

After the failure of "Pearl Harbor", the production cost of "Underworld" starring her was only 22 million, which was not as high as "Princess Diaries". From this, it can be seen that Kate, the heroine, must have had a pay cut, and her treatment was not good during that period.

That is to say, after experiencing all this, she climbed up again, so Kate doesn't want to go down again. Isn't it for this that she took the initiative to flirt with Wu Yuchen tonight?

Thinking of this, Kate twisted her body and squeezed into Wu Yuchen's arms, and asked in a weak and eager tone: "Wu, do you have any new plans recently?"

Wu Yuchen smiled and said with a little regret: "Unfortunately, dear, my latest plan is a Chinese-language movie, and Hollywood doesn't have it."

"Wu, didn't you say that you have been negotiating the "Batman" project with Warner?"

Wu Yuchen shook his head directly: "I can tell you clearly that this project is a non-existent thing now."

Kate couldn't help showing a frustrated expression when she heard it.

Wu Yuchen certainly knew why the other party took the initiative to flirt with him. Apart from his youth and good looks, didn't she just want to get a chance from him? But what he said was also true. He really had no plans to start a new project in Hollywood in the short term.

However, Wu Yuchen looked at Kate. Although it was Kate who took the initiative to flirt with him today, it was a matter of mutual consent. There was no promise in advance. He could have gotten it for free. But at least he had a good time just now, so he didn't mind helping her.

He thought for a while and said, "Spielberg and Tom Cruise are working together on "World War" and are currently auditioning for the leading actress. I can recommend you to go."

Although Spielberg said before that he wanted to retreat behind the scenes, it is not easy to retreat in the arena. "World War" was approved last year and preparations began this year. Even if he wanted to retreat, he had to finish filming this big production.

Everyone in Hollywood knows about the relationship between Wu Yuchen and DreamWorks. It is said to be a recommendation, but in fact Spielberg will probably sell it out. This movie revolves around the soup, and the heroine is not very important.

Kate opened her mouth, then shook her head with a wry smile and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Wu, but I don't want to play a mother right now..."

The heroine in "War of the Worlds" is Liangtang's wife, a virtuous wife and mother in her thirties and forties.

For Kate, although she has just passed 30 years old, she still has spirit. Once she accepts and starts to play the role of a mother, it will leave the audience with the impression that she has entered the stage of a middle-aged woman. Think about it again. It's not easy to reverse it again. Therefore, even though "War of the Worlds" is currently the top project in the industry, she does not want to go.

Wu Yuchen smiled and shook his head. He had already proposed his kindness, but if the other party didn't accept it, it was the other party's business. It was just a one-time fling, not his girlfriend. Although he, Director Wu, has a good reputation, he doesn't put food in his mouth.

Then Kate kissed Wu Yuchen on the cheek and said in his ear: "Dear, it's not that I don't accept your kindness, it's just that this role is really not suitable for me~"

She still wants to maintain a friendly relationship with Wu Yuchen so that she can use it in the future. Otherwise, wouldn't today's attack be in vain?

Wu Yuchen smiled and rubbed the softness in his hands: "Kate, it's okay. I understand your feelings and don't take it to heart. Come to me anytime in the future. I think we still have many topics that we can discuss together~ "

Kate also showed a charming smile when she heard this, and then lowered her head...

The next day, when Wu Yuchen got up, he was the only one left on the big bed. Kate didn't know what time she fell asleep last night, but she went out early this morning because she had to participate in the promotion of "Van Helsing".

Wu Yuchen didn't pay attention to the other party, stretched out refreshed, then washed up and went to DreamWorks to continue his post-production of "Pirate King 3".

The post-production of "Pirate King 3" is much faster than that of "Pirate King 2". On the one hand, Wu Yuchen has been there, and on the other hand, with the cooperation of the previous "Pirate King 2", the post-production team can also With a tacit understanding, work will naturally become more efficient.

"Van Helsing" was just as he expected, with only 51.75 million in its first weekend. If it exceeds 50 million, it can only be regarded as decent, but it can't stop the market from looking down on it.

Five days later, Wu Yuchen attended the premiere again. There's no way, he's not alone in Hollywood. When he was making a movie, he could say he couldn't come. Now that he's in Hollywood, he has to go, right?

And this time the premiere of "Around the World in 80 Days" by compatriot Cheng Long is from China, so we must support it!

After seeing Cheng Long, this guy gave Wu Yuchen a big hug: "Director Wu, thank you for coming to support me!"

Wu Yuchen laughed and said: "We are all our own people, I will definitely come to support you, Brother Long!"

Cheng Long is still doing well in Hollywood. Many stars came to this premiere, including action star Schwarzenegger, who has now become a governor. He is in the movie "Around the World in 80 Days" "There is also a guest appearance in the film, playing a Turkish prince with a very funny appearance.

"Around the World in 80 Days" is one of the most popular works by French science fiction novelist Verne. The movie alone has been remade many times. It tells the story of a British gentleman named Ford who made a bet with his friends to travel around the world in 80 days. He and the Indian servant "Passepartout" experienced many hardships and dangers during the journey, and finally returned to the starting point at the last second.

Cheng Long plays the role of Passepartout in this movie. However, his identity was specially modified in the movie. He was not Ford's servant, but his friend. From this, we can also see Cheng Long's cards.

It can be said that this movie specifically follows the setting of two male protagonists in Cheng Long's previous "Rush Hour" series, and it also follows the comedy model. Moreover, the protagonist of the original work was the British gentleman Ford, but the male protagonist in the movie became Cheng Long. It can be said that the producer gave Long brother enough face and treatment.

But when Wu Yuchen watched this movie, he secretly thought, maybe these are the reasons for the failure of this movie.

No matter what, it is still an adaptation, and it is still titled "Around the World in Eighty Days". Therefore, many book fans came to see this movie, only to find that the entire movie has been adapted beyond recognition.

On the other hand, Cheng Long has actually shown signs of decline in Hollywood in the past two years. The box office of several consecutive funny kung fu movies in Hollywood has gradually declined. Simply put, his set of funny skills have been repeated too much, and the old American has passed the freshness period.

It wouldn't matter if Cheng Long was young, but now that Cheng Long is older, it is impossible for him to work as hard as he did when he was young and do all kinds of risky actions, which further reduces his appeal as an action star.

Therefore, this kung fu comedy adventure movie with the original name will not please the fans of the original work, it will be boring to watch in terms of comedy, and it will not be strong in terms of adventure and action. It is conceivable that it will eventually end in failure.

What Wu Yuchen can do is actually come to cheer up Cheng Long and say a few nice words to reporters. For example, the movie shows beautiful scenery along the way, which is very attractive and allows the audience to follow the movie and experience traveling around the world. The great scenery. As for the quality of the movie, he didn't mention it at all. Who doesn't know how to do Tai Chi?

How badly did "Around the World in 80 Days" fail?

The production cost was $110 million, but its first weekend box office was only 6.8 million, not the first day of the premiere, but the total box office of the first three days of the weekend!

Wu Yuchen can now imagine how frustrated Jackie Chan is. This time he should be completely determined to return to Chinese-language movies.

However, Jackie Chan is not the only one who suffered this week. In addition to "Around the World in 80 Days", another billion-dollar blockbuster "Catwoman" was released at the same time, starring the first black actress, Black Pearl Halle Berry.

It is better than "Around the World in 80 Days", with 16.72 million in the first weekend. But compared with the box office of 100 million US dollars, it is still a huge loss!

The movie "Catwoman" also directly made major studios re-examine superhero movies, and also had serious doubts about the ability of black female stars to carry the box office, and even exposed how weak the ability of female stars to carry the box office is.

Wu Yuchen also smiled after seeing it. It's not ten years from now. If it's ten years from now when women's rights and black lives are more prevalent, this "Catwoman" may have a different fate.

But to be honest, although the movie is not very good, Halle Berry looks really sexy jumping around in a catwoman tights. She is really a big beauty among black people!

In fact, the final total box office of these two movies is not much different. "Catwoman" has 82.1 million worldwide, and "Around the World in 80 Days" has 72.18 million. Halle Berry is better than Cheng Long in that she has her own black compatriots to support her, so she can continue to be cool in Hollywood.

The two billion-dollar productions that were originally considered to be the top and second of this week were super flops at the same time, and the result was that a 20 million low-cost funny sports movie "Dodgeball" won the box office championship with 30.07 million, which surprised the whole Hollywood.

Everyone also lamented that this "Dodgeball" was very lucky. This kind of thing that rarely happens in ten years has happened to it. This is also the lowest first weekend box office champion since the summer season this year, but it also made him famous and won the first prize.

Wu Yuchen is no longer in the mood to care about Cheng Long, because his "Pirate King 2" will be released in two weeks and has already started a large-scale promotion mode.