China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 579 "Revelation: China Cao's box office artifact is actually...

"Now You See Me" is scheduled to launch in early April, and the filming location will be in the United States.

In addition, there are some Paris locations, but mainly to fool the audience, the protagonists do not need to go to Paris to shoot.

Cao Xuan set off a week in advance, mainly to say hello to the top management of Warner, and at the same time to review the script and preliminary preparations with director Wen Ziren,

In order to ensure Fanxing's control over the crew, Cao Xuan served as the supervisor and producer of "You Now You See Me".

Hollywood is a producer-centered system, and the producer of the crew is the boss. With the addition of a supervisor to guarantee the bottom line, it can be said that he has great power.

However, there are too many positions. Even if Cao Xuan delegates a lot of power, he can't just paddle. Many things still need to be handled personally, especially this time at Hollywood's home court.

Da Mimi also rushed to the United States with him.

As one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, she doesn't have many personal roles, but there are many group dramas, and it can be said that she has to be present from beginning to end.

Da Mimi is also very busy. Before that, she took on three movies in one go. She just finished filming the movie version of "Wulin Biography", and now she is filming "Now You See Me" non-stop.

In fact, when she was filming this movie, the time was a bit collided with another "Laughing Jianghu", the distance is so far, and "You Now You See Me" is so important, it is impossible for a big honey to get involved in the movie.

So Da Mimi wanted to push that "Laughing Jianghu" at first, and liquidated damages were prepared.

In the end, Lao Zhao stopped it with a single sentence. "Laughing Jianghu" can shoot other people's scenes first, and then wait for Da Mimi indefinitely. When she finishes her work here, when will the reshoot.

Just kidding, let's not talk about Da Mimi's own popularity, she participated in Cao Xuan's new Hollywood movie, and now the circle is blown up.

With an investment of US$8500 million, it is definitely at the top level in today's Chinese film industry.

Li Bingbing's participation in "Snowflake and Secret Fan" will cost 2000 million US dollars, and the media will make all kinds of embarrassing blows.

The movies that can actually be compared together are actually the "Green Hornet" starring Xiao Zhou, which is said to have invested over [-] million US dollars.

However, "The Green Hornet" was produced by Columbia Corporation, Xiao Zhou was considered the second male, he was just an actor, and "You Now You See Me" was arranged by Cao Xuan, which is undoubtedly the core of the core.

The difference between the two is not the same, on the contrary, Da Mimi and Xiao Zhou have similar positions, both starring.

No one knows what the future of "The Green Hornet" will be, but Cao Xuan's name is the most effective in the domestic film market.

Not to mention Xiao Zhou, even if the rumored Xing Ye was cast in this role, he would not be able to challenge Cao Xuan. If he wanted to overwhelm Cao Xuan in China, unless Bruce Lee was resurrected.

Putting the stars aside, no matter what, Da Mimi starred in "You Now You See Me", which undoubtedly has greatly improved itself.

In case it explodes, a Hollywood "international actress" will definitely benefit their movie a lot.

Cao Xuan wants to intercept Hu Manwei and other actors, and they also want to take advantage of him.

Da Mimi even regretted that she took on so many plays, if she did it after "You Now You See Me" was released, the film salary would at least double.

But I can't blame others, who made her want to break into the film market at the beginning, she didn't care about meat and vegetables, and took so many in one go, now it's too late to regret it.

In fact, Da Mimi is not a big thank you, several blockbusters made her the most popular floret nowadays.

Even if the appeal in the film is not deep, but with the super popularity + the backing of the stars, it can still achieve a pretty good salary.

The movie "Wulin Biography" gave her 200 million yuan, the first pay for the crew.

In contrast, Sha Yi, who was popular in "Let's Run", is only 120 million, Guo Zhenni is 100 million, and Yan Ni is 100 million. A few actors, packaged together will not exceed 200 million.

The salary of "Laughing Jianghu" is 220 million, and Lao Zhao can be regarded as a waste of money to hire a big honey. It is said that the male protagonist Xiao Shenyang's salary is only 30, and Cheng Ye and other apprentices even get paid.

Of course, this is just a rumor, and it is not clear whether it is true or not.

But the cost of "Laughing Jianghu" is really not high, only about 1000-2000 million. Leaving aside the remuneration of Da Mimi and several Hong Kong and Taiwan actors, plus the production funds, there must be very limited remuneration left for Zhao Jiaban to perform.

Looking at it this way, a boss like Cao Xuan who gives a lot of resources and pays the full salary is definitely a model of conscience...

The one who paid the most was "The Inn of the God of Wealth", with a salary of 250 million. Yinghuang has money, and I heard that Chef Xie gave Xiao 600 million.

However, this movie mostly uses Yinghuang actors, although the salary is high, but it can return a lot of money.

Yinghuang approached Damimi mainly because of her popularity in the mainland, and at the same time approached Tong Dawei to hype up the "Temptation of Going Home" gimmick.

In the past two years, mainland films have risen, and films with a pure Xiangjiang lineup have become less and less popular. If Hong Kong films used to find mainland actors, they were co-produced and censored, and now they really have the meaning of taking advantage of the popularity of mainland artists.

The three movies, Da Mi Mi and the single-film remuneration accounted for 670 million yuan, even if the company still has to share the rest, the rest is still considerable.

Not to mention there is "Now You See Me", with a film salary of 30 US dollars, or a little over 200 million yuan.

And this is just for movies. Although the current film market remuneration is also rising year by year, it is still stable overall, but the TV drama market is not as crazy as usual.

As long as there is no artist who can be called famous, the salary is not less than 5 per episode, and the more popular the more sought-after.

Especially TV dramas like Da Mi Mi have guaranteed ratings. If you don’t pick anything and just watch it for money, someone may agree to it for an episode of 40.

That is to say, Da Mimi is full of ambitions. She not only wants to catch up with Liu Tianxian, but also wants to go to the film industry, improve her status, and get more commercial endorsements and fashion resources. Otherwise, ordinary people really can't bear this temptation.

This is also what Cao Xuan admires about Da Mi Mi, because he has a long-term vision.

Now filming TV series is to make money. If she is not a taboo about meat and vegetables, she may earn tens of millions, but it is just a novelty, and it will be difficult to say in a year or two.

But if you can seize this opportunity and continue to climb up, you will not only be popular for a longer time, but also earn more, and even become a capital for sharing fruits one day in the future.

Da Mimi has always said that her idol is Hu Jing, and hugged the thigh of Empress Donggong tightly.

But in fact, Da Mimi's real idol is Cao Xuan, and he is not a fan of music and movies, but a career fan.

She also wants to become an entertainment giant like Boss Cao, turning her hands into clouds and turning her hands into rain.

I don't know how many nights, Da Mimi hated that she was born ten years late, otherwise she would be the vice president of Fanxing at that time.

Bah, what vice president, she wants to be the president of Fanxing Group.

Da Mi Mi slandered Hu Jing in her heart more than once for being too conservative and only keeping watch over her. If she had been the Empress of the Eastern Palace, she would have gathered the power of the stars long ago and returned to the old Shaw Brothers Fang Yat-Hua.

No, she is more powerful than Fang Yathua......

Of course, she was muttering in her heart, and she would not dare to hook up with Cao Xuan now.

Whether she succeeds or not, she can't overwhelm Hu Jing. What's more, she will be crazily retaliated by the Empress of the East Palace, and even the Empress of the West Palace will end up punishing her.

She didn't dare to do it before, but now, as a confidant of Donggong, she knows that Hu Jing is pregnant, so she dares not even more.

What she didn't know was that even if he had met Cao Xuan ten years earlier, even if they were together, Cao Xuan would not let her interfere in the management of Fanxing.

Just kidding, even if he hasn't watched "Wu Zetian", he still knows what happened to Qingzi, the "defeated emperor".

When two ambitious people get together, they can cooperate and even become confidantes, but it is best not to be a husband and wife, let alone do business together...

.........

After getting off the plane, Da Mimi followed Cao Xuan by car to the office rented by the crew.

Under normal circumstances, Hollywood film crews have their own companies, and many things can be discussed directly in the company. Fanxing has not opened an office in Hollywood for the time being, and he does not want to send others to Warner, so he can only temporarily rent an office in the name of the film crew.

However, this also reminded Cao Xuan that Fanxing should set up an office or branch in Hollywood to deal with related matters.

"When you received the letter, I was still wandering, the promise of that year. Take it all to heart..."

On the way, Cao Xuan closed his eyes and fell asleep, humming softly, Da Mimi listened curiously.

"Boss, is this your new song?"

Cao Xuan didn't answer, but asked instead: "What do you think of this song?"

"It's very nice, the melody is fresh and beautiful, and the aftertaste is endless."

Da Mimi was very supportive, Cao Xuan smiled and hummed another song instead.

"An excellent person like me should have lived a brilliant life, but after more than 30 years, he is still floating in the sea of ​​people... A person like me who does nothing... a person like me who is unwilling to be ordinary..."

After humming for a while, Cao Xuan looked at Da Mimi: "This is my new song, what do you think?"

"It's very good. It sounds good and has depth. It not only makes people aftertaste, but also makes people think deeply and hits the soul directly."

Da Mimi wailed and praised, but complained crazily in her heart.

A dignified world-class superstar with a net worth of hundreds of billions, is ashamed to say that he is mediocre, and he is so unwilling to be ordinary.

If you are floating and sinking, we will be left sinking...

In fact, not only Da Mi Mi complained, Cao Xuan also realized that the lyrics of this song "Someone Like Me" were wrong, and it contained more confusion and frustration, which did not match his current situation and mood.

If it is forced into a new album, it can only be shirked as an early work, and after perfect creation, it is now released.

Of course, it doesn't have to be about Cao Xuan himself in this song.

It is not the first time he has done reading comprehension. Many of his songs have multiple interpretations.

"People Like Me" can be said to be a song composed by Cao Xuan, who is feeling the confusion of the post-[-]s and [-]s.

Or Cao Xuan chatted with a person who was about to leave the campus, learned about his state of mind, and combined with his own encounters back then, he had a flash of inspiration and achieved it overnight.

Changing more than 30 years to more than 20 years, it is not about Cao Xuan today, but about the young people of Cao Xuan at that time and now...

Making up stories is Cao Xuan's forte. I dare not say how perfect it is, but at least it can be justified.

Although it is a temporary office, a lot of preliminary work for the crew is done here, and there are more than 40 permanent staff alone, which is comparable to an ordinary company.

As soon as Cao Xuan arrived, Wen Ziren also hurried over. As soon as everyone introduced, Da Mimi went to try on makeup, and Cao Xuan and Wen Ziren went through the script.

The movie "Now You See Me" has not changed much compared to the original version, but Cao Xuan has a stronger sense of existence.

It's not that Cao Xuan wants to be in the limelight, but because he himself is the box office leader, he just wants to keep a low profile, and neither the director nor the screenwriter will agree.

The original movie was about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse summoned by the police undercover. Now it has been changed to the police undercover asking the magician played by Cao Xuan for help.

The rest of the plot is similar to the original version. First, there is a magic trick that shocked everyone, and then it is reversed and analyzed afterwards. During the period, there are various wits and courage, and then reversed.

Again, the selling point of "You Now You See Me" is the reversal.

In addition, Cao Xuan also arranged some preparations for the sequel, although the original space-time movie also made arrangements for the sequel.

It's a pity that the second part was launched in a hurry, and the stunts and magic tricks were not bad. However, the logic of the plot is full of loopholes. Cao Xuan will definitely not make such mistakes. After the first book came out, he has been perfecting the script of the second part.

Of course, whether or not to make a sequel depends on the performance of the first part of "Now You See Me", but you will not be polite if you should bury the button.

The next day, Cao Xuan went to Warner to pay homage to the pier in the morning, and met with several magician consultants of the movie in the afternoon.

In fact, one of the most famous - David Copperfield.

The most famous magician in the world, the most famous magic tricks, including traveling through the Great Wall, making the Statue of Liberty disappear, flying in the air and so on.

In fact, most of the magic in "Now Now You See Me" can be done with special effects or editing, and there is no need to use real magic.

Finding these magicians is more about endorsement, and better rich magic "details" to make the movie look more real.

Magic is a thing that looks very good, but as long as the truth is exposed, many things can't bear to be looked at directly, and it can be regarded as ruining people's jobs.

Because of this, revealing magic is the most despised by insiders.

Strictly speaking, the magic tricks or plots of "Now You See Me" can be regarded as revealing secrets in a sense, but they don't involve many key points.

The most important thing is that the main storyline of "Now Now You See Me" is not only doing justice for the sky, but also despising secret magic. The old villain is a person who makes a living by revealing magic, and was finally sanctioned.

And "Now You See Me" is essentially propaganda magic, and many magicians are willing to help.

In addition to David Copperfield, domestic Liu Qian, Li Ning, and Fu Tenglong are also on the film's consultant list.

After all, it was a magic-themed movie, and it was a good publicity stunt to find so many big-name consultants.

However, if some professional magicians or magic lovers go to watch the movie because of the reputation of these consultants, they may be a little disappointed, after all, the magic in the movie is not real magic.

Of course, "Now Now You See Me" is mainly aimed at a large number of ordinary audiences, as long as they enjoy it, whether it is really magic is not very important.

In addition to these consultants, the crew also specially invited two professional magicians and card trick artists to guide the crew for filming needs.

After all, Cao Xuan and Chris Evans of the American team have a lot of poker scenes. If you want to shoot handsome and chic, you must have professional techniques.

Especially Cao Xuan, who started practicing card magic and fancy cutting before the Spring Festival.

After less than half a year of study, Cao Xuan is currently able to skillfully perform more than a dozen types of card magic, and the tricks are also well practiced, at least he can fool laymen.

Card tricks are actually not important, after all, there are plenty of solutions in movies, but if playing cards is not fancy, then you can only ask someone else to do it. The solution is a solution, but it is best that Cao Xuan can support a certain basic shot.

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After Cao Xuan arrived, the production crew officially began to set up and prepare for shooting. He also met several leading actors before starting the film.

Juan Fu, who plays the role of the hypnotist, has a more restrained personality and is quite British and gentlemanly.

Cao Xuan doesn't know why the original version chose a big guy to play the hypnotist, maybe because of the contrast effect, but the gentle curly blessing looks more like a master of hypnotizing the soul.

Chris Evans, who played the role of Unlocking King, has the same name as Cao Xuan's English name. Cao Xuan took a look at his buttocks, and it was indeed very upturned.

Chris Evans was a mouthful, so Cao Xuan simply imitated Juan Fu and called him by his nickname—Mr. Tao.

It is said that this guy loves to grow a beard when he is not filming, like a kiwi, but when he gets to work, he has to shave it clean and turns into a peach, so he is called Mr. Tao, or Chris Tao.

Mark Ruffalo (Hulk) is not as calm as he looks, but rather likes to joke. Cao Xuan is always dazed when he sees him, and he almost called Dr. Banner several times.

Gal Gadot is well-known in later generations, but it doesn't really fit Cao Xuan's aesthetics. It's not that Cao Xuan thinks she's not beautiful, but that she's not the top beauty in Hollywood.

In his opinion, Gal Gadot is very fond of actresses with looks and cameras.

Wonder Woman is amazing, with countless fans, and "Red Notice" is also very good-looking, but in other movies, sometimes it is eye-catching, and sometimes it feels mediocre.

In fact, all actresses have a similar situation. Some movies and TV shows are amazing, and some movies and TV shows even look average, or even a bit ugly.

Then if an actress whose appearance is the advantage, her career may have a low appearance, but most of her works must be kept above the standard.

However, Gal Gadot relies too much on appearance and camera, and his appearance fluctuates, which to some extent also proves that his own conditions are insufficient.

In other words, this is what many call a "temperament beauty", who is more heroic and capable. If the role is similar to the appearance, it will be a plus point, otherwise, there may be no gain, or even a hindrance.

Of course, aesthetics is difficult to define, and everyone has their own standards.

Cao Xuan thinks that Gal Gadot is a temperamental beauty. Some people may think that she is the number one in Hollywood. This cannot be argued, and Cao Xuan does not want to argue.

He doesn't fall in love with Gal Gadot, and he doesn't care if he is beautiful or not. The most important thing is whether the other party can bring him benefits.

Cao Xuan specifically discussed with a stylist, and designed the look according to Gal Gadot's advantages. It just so happens that the character is a female police detective, which is quite convenient.

For the black Amin, Cao Xuan was actually a little surprised. Because of "Doomsday Dictatorship", he had preconceptions that he was a very violent and fierce person, but in fact he was very kind and honest in private, especially easy to talk to.

After the gathering of many main creators, Cao Xuan held a special meeting, during which he introduced Damimi.

This group of people has been in Hollywood, even if they haven't met, they know each other well, only Da Mimi is from China, and they have nothing to do with this group of people.

Therefore, Cao Xuan has to mention a special word, which also shows that this is his own person, everyone weighs it.

Da Mimi was not stage fright, and introduced herself in fluent English, which pleased Cao Xuan.

He said at the beginning that compared to Liu Tianxian, if Da Mimi wants to hit Hollywood, she must first pass the language barrier.

Da Mimi may have gotten the letter from Hu Jing. Since 2007, she has been studying English crazily. She has worked hard for several years. She dare not say how top-notch her English is, but communication and filming are absolutely no problem.

If it doesn’t work, you can just use dubbing. Don’t think that there are no dubbing actors in Hollywood. They have been used in many movies, and there are even some classics.

Hollywood is a place of all nations. There are actors from every country. It is inevitable that some languages ​​are not particularly fluent. At this time, dubbing can be used.

And sometimes, in order to better shape some characters, voice actors are also used.

For example, if an actor’s voice is relatively thick, but a more clear and magnetic voice is suitable for the role, or if an actor’s voice is more serious, but he is acting in a comedy theme, these will all be handled by voice actors.

There is also a small part, that is, the newcomer's lines are not good enough, and the voice actors are used to make up for it.

There are not only small fresh meat and traffic stars in China, Hollywood has newcomers who are unworthy of virtue every year, but most of these people are not successful, and they are not Hollywood's C positions, so domestic people don't care much about them.

Let's put it this way, there is no clean entertainment industry in the world, but some are bad and some are worse.

The longer Cao Xuan has worked with Hollywood, the filters have been broken countless times, but he has actually seen many advanced and unique features of Hollywood.

He drew a circle and wrote it down, intending to pick a few situations that can be Sinicized and transplanted, and then go back to the country for a wave of experiments, learning from the skills of the barbarians to control the barbarians...

On April 4, "Now You See Me" officially opened in Los Angeles.

At the opening ceremony, Cao Xuan invited Guan Erye out again.

It's not easy to get beef head and pig head in the United States, so I simply cut a few pounds of beef and pork, and also provided a few plates of Western-style snacks such as hamburgers, French fries, and egg tarts, so that Er Ye could try something new.

The photo of Cao Xuan with the excited and curious Mr. Tao and Juan Fu respectfully offering incense to Er Ye Guan was photographed by the American media, and it was seriously reported.

"Secrets Revealed: China's Box Office Artifact, the Mysterious Oriental God Ritual"

Some people also dug up the previous interview clips of Dwayne Johnson and others, and it is completely true that Cao Xuan will play some weird oriental rituals and rules in filming, which may have a very significant help to the box office fortune.

The American media discussed it in various ways, thinking that they had discovered a great secret, and it is said that the American crew followed suit.

If you can’t find Guan Erye, you can move a Tathagata, Avalokitesvara, or Mazu from the Chinese. If you can’t find it, you can use the local Jesus and Jehovah.

While drawing a cross, burning incense, I don’t know if God, the old man, can eat incense...

(End of this chapter)