After listening to Yang Xiaomi talk about her experience in taking the film, Yang Fan suddenly asked: "Did you hear that it was a Hollywood blockbuster and the director was Roland Emmerich? So you just agreed without thinking about it?"

"right!"

"...be careful, there are many liars in Hollywood!"

"fraud?"

Shen Changlin interjected: "The Oscar red carpet incident involving Huang Shengyi and Yang Zhi is a typical case of being deceived..."

According to the press release issued in advance, Huang Shengyi will be the "only Chinese actress invited" to that Oscar and will soon walk the red carpet with the great actor Tom Hanks.

Then, the news came out: Fainted?

Contributed to Scandal of the Year!

It later turned out to be a trick...

The invitations are all fake!

Yang Fan continued: "I'm just telling you that a certain crew has a great director or actor..."

By the way, let me give an example: "The project of "Escape Plan" was originally going to be cancelled. The box office in North America was only over 20 million US dollars. Even if the disc sells well, it will be difficult to recover the cost, but because the Chinese market is very hot …So, the sequel is ready to start…”

"Escape Plan" brought together Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, two veteran kung fu superstars, and it only took in US$25 million in North America, while the box office in China was close to US$42 million...

"The sequel to Escape Plan? Is it a blockbuster movie?"

"B-level movies, I guess they won't be released in North America, they'll just be released on DVD."

"What does this mean?"

"Generally speaking, in the United States, movies that do not enter theaters and are only released on disc are called bad movies... There is no room for this film to survive in the mature theater market.

It’s just that the Chinese had a favorable impression of the first film, so Hollywood and Chinese capital hit it off and used the sequel to explore the final value of the first film in the Chinese market. It was planned to reduce costs and produce shoddy products, otherwise how would you make money? You see, it will definitely be done by then. We will invite A-list actors to support us!”

Nonsense, the film is a well-known IP, and the heavyweight Stallone endorses the film's finale. It would be a fool not to seize this opportunity!

"Isn't this a lie?"

"Yes, it's just a lie..." Yang Fan: "To be precise, it uses the Hollywood brand to attract investment. If you think of a good project, they will invest in it themselves. Most of the people looking for cooperation are bad movies... but it doesn't happen. It's a miracle... "Lord of the Rings" and "Fast and Furious" have absorbed a large amount of German funds, with a return on investment of 100%..."

"It depends on the specific person," Shen Changlin concluded: "Now the mainstream in Hollywood is remakes, reboots, sequels... Only a few directors have the right to make original projects..."

"Which ones?"

Shen Changlin looked at Yang Fan, who clapped his fingers and said: "David Fincher, Nolan and Quentin... By the way, Woody Allen also counts... In fact, traditional studios don't like David Fincher because He was disobedient and did not guarantee that his personality would bring success. Because "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was poor at the box office, Sony transferred the "Jobs" project to Universal. Universal did not look for him, but instead hired Danny Boyle to direct it. !”

Yes, traditional studios like directors like J.J. Abrams who have personality but are obedient enough and, most importantly, make money!

"Then according to what you said, wouldn't it mean that many directors are unemployed?"

"You're overthinking it, my status is here!"

Shen Changlin added: "To be precise, as long as a director is supported by a big-name actor, his status is not low. Because up to now, the status of big-name actors in Hollywood is still very high."

Yang Fan nodded: "Yes, Ben Affleck was preparing to shoot "This Is the Night", but because David Fincher invited him to star in "Gone Girl", he put the entire project on hold!"

Yang Xiaomi was a little surprised: "You know so much about Hollywood?"

"...It's hard to say we understand it, but we still know a little bit about "Independence Day 2"... At that time, 20th Century Fox was looking for Chinese investors and approached us..."

“Why are we looking for Chinese investors?”

"Because they know the probability of this movie being a hit is very low..."

Well, Yang Xiaomi mainly talks to Yang Fan...

She yearns for Hollywood. In fact, most actors around the world also yearn for Hollywood - after all, it is the global film center!

But she didn't have time to know more...

Shen Changlin chatted with Ning Hao about the promotion work of "Manslaughter", starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, and Cate Blanchett. Warner has secured 3,400 theaters for the film to open. , for a feature film with a cost of 60 million US dollars, it can be considered as an all-out effort...

"If you want to stay in Hollywood, I can also give you the copyright of "The Evil Dead"..."

"...Just like "Manslaughter", make an American version?"

"right!"

Ning Hao shook his head: "I'm too tired, and I have no idea of ​​making new works for the time being..."

"Then you have a good rest and think about "Alien"..."

…

"Alien" is "Country Teacher"...

The core of these two stories is that advanced civilizations wanted to destroy the earth's civilization, but finally gave up.

The difference is that "Country Teacher" is a work about grandeur and insignificance, full of philosophical meaning and full of respect for teachers, while "Alien" is absurd and black humor...

Ning Hao's style is black humor with gags...

The focus is also on the little people.

The problem is, he is getting further and further away from real life...

"Alien" lost its pyrotechnics and even used nonsensical comedy. This is abnormal!

In fact, "Alien" is not only a problem faced by Ning Hao alone, it exists in every creator who started from the grassroots but has enjoyed success, such as Lao Jia...

So they are also looking for appropriate roles for their status.

Ning Hao transitioned to become a producer, and Jia Zhangke also started to work as a producer...

It's good. There are talented people from generation to generation. Looking at the overall environment, it is they who took a step back and enabled more young people to move forward. As a result, there are various types of movies with rich themes and high quality.

If everything was like the Beijing Circle, we would cherish our own things and stay together for warmth...

Then Chinese movies are completely finished!

…

After chatting with Yang Fan, Yang Xiaomi roughly understood that "Independence Day 2"... there is a high probability that it will not be a hit.

Her idea of ​​using this to enter Hollywood may be broken.

Shen Changlin saw that her expression was not right, and comforted her: "Don't be too sad... Actually, Hollywood is not interesting..."

"What am I sad about? I just took the job!"

Well, you shouldn't ask her about this kind of thing...

In the original time and space, after "Baby" was released, its reputation and box office both collapsed...

The 'mainstream' media took it upon themselves to target an actress who wanted to change, which is incredible!

After negative reviews about the movie spread, Zhou reportedly asked her, "Are you okay?" Yang Xiaomi asked, "Which aspect is good? Which aspect is not good? I just did a good job."

Regarding mentality, Sister Mi is really impeccable!

"How much do they pay you?"

"$600,000..."

"This is too low. Does it look down on people?"

Yang Xiaomi rolled her eyes at him: "...It's already very high, and I'm not well-known in Hollywood!"

"But you are a top star in China. They are looking for you because they want to take advantage of your influence in the country." At this point, Shen Changlin became excited: "I think you can start the price at a low price, at least 5 million US dollars." Pay! "

Yang Xiaomi was speechless: "...The problem is that if I don't agree, they will find someone else!"

Shen Changlin disagreed: "Who can be as popular as you?"

"... She is much more popular than me, Four Danshuangbing... By the way, my agent told me at the time that Yang Tianbao and Tang Yan were both fighting for this opportunity."

Okay, forget that Sister Mi is not irreplaceable!

Of course, in Shen Changlin's mind, Sister Mi is his only idol.

Especially after having been intimately together for a week recently, I have found the position that the other party is most willing to accept...

Ahem...

Yang Xiaomi looked at the surrounding street scene, and then asked: "Where are we going?"
Chapter completed!