Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 515 Director’s Choice

July 1987 ended quietly.

Time flies and it’s August.

This year, when the whole world has entered a period of tremendous change, has already passed.

On August 2nd, Hideki Hanyu arrived at Yunshang Pictures.

Coming with him was Naomi Watts, who had been by his side recently.

(Naomi Watts photo)
During the few days when he was trying to calm down Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts tried her best to please him, which made the scumbag very satisfied.

Today I brought Naomi Watts to Yunshang Pictures. In addition to work matters, I naturally wanted to give women some benefits.

In the manager's office, Fred Weber handed a script to Naomi Watts.

"This is a joint venture between us and Artisan Films. It is expected to start shooting in October. Although the budget is only three million, the role of the heroine is very suitable for the current Miss Naomi."

For this actress, domestic audiences are most familiar with the role of Schwarzenegger's wife in "True Lies".

But Hanyu Hideki went on to say, "Don't be too anxious and happy. The group has made a request. I hope you will modify or add an Asian male character in the script of the sequel to Night of the Blood Corpse, preferably an action type." ”

In Hollywood as a whole, in terms of investment scale in the field of low-cost films, although Yunshang Pictures has only been established for a short time, it is definitely in the first echelon.

Because of this, Hideki Hanyu could give an order, and Fred Weber would help Naomi Watts choose a suitable script from a bunch of projects.

Fred Weber handed a document to Hideki Hanyu.

Naomi Watts answered sensibly, "As long as I can act in a movie, I'll be satisfied."

Although there are many beauties around him, after thinking about it, no one is suitable to replace Jamie Lee Curtis.

The most important thing is that with the help of Blockbuster, a video channel, Yunshang Pictures' low-cost movies will not lose money even if they cannot be released in theaters.

But after seeing the actress' name as "Jamie Lee Curtis," he thought to himself that the film had no unexpected deviations because of his investment.

After listening to Fred Weber's introduction, Naomi Watts quickly took over the script and thanked, "Thank you, Manager Fred."

Fred Weber continued to report after taking the file, "There is also Midnight Nightmare. The project sponsor still wants to invite Al Pacino to star. After we contacted Al Pacino, he said that he would not be available for a short time. schedule, so the film will definitely not be able to start filming this year.”

For today's British beauties, practicing acting skills is actually the most important thing.

As for Naomi Watts, she only has a resume as a graphic model so far, and those so-called acting courses cannot provide shooting experience.

If you don't like the script, you will reject even the invitations from major studios.

Some women are beautiful, but if they are allowed to act in comedies, it often ends up being a disaster.

And this is the benefit of hugging Hideki Hanyu's golden thigh tightly.

"Okay, I'll wait for you outside."

At this time, Hanyu Hideki asked the beauty with a smile, "Are you satisfied with this script?"

Hideki Hanyu said, "As long as you are satisfied, I will discuss something with Fred next. You can go outside and read the script first."

When Hanyu Hideki said this, he remembered the main purpose of his visit today.

In fact, Hideki Hanyu didn't understand how this actress with short hair, an average figure, and a tough man-like appearance could become synonymous with sexiness and beauty.

Returning the file to Fred Weber, "I have no problem with the actors."

Jamie Lee Curtis was originally the actress who played the heroine in "A Fish Called Wanda".

After some consideration, Hanyu Hideki felt that for the sake of box office, it was better not to make random changes.

After all, this kind of slightly absurd comedy movie actually tests the actor's professional ability the most.

America's Hollywood aesthetic in the 1980s really left him speechless.

In today's era, top actors still have their own persistence.

Hideki Hanyu took it and took a look, not paying much attention to the actor.

It’s completely different from later generations, where creativity was completely exhausted and a few major studios monopolized resources. It was hard to win an Oscar, but the result was to play a superhero in Marvel.

Of course, Naomi Watts can practice with a three million dollar project, which is quite a luxury in Hollywood.

"Selected, this is the list of actors proposed by John Cleese."

"Contracts have been signed. The preparations for A Fish Named Wanda are relatively comprehensive. John Cleese has many connections in the UK. We only need to arrange the producers and finances here. The crew can start preparations at any time. If the actors are successfully placed, filming will begin in the UK next month.”

When Fred Weber heard this, he said excitedly, "Thank you, boss."

"Fred, I have already communicated with the group about the budget. If you declare it normally, the group will not block any budget."

Naomi Watts knew that Hanyu Hideki wanted to talk about business, so she simply agreed and took the initiative to close the door when she left the office.

After Naomi Watts left, Hideki Hanyu looked at Fred Weber, "How are the two projects that I asked you to talk about before going?"

Therefore, it is definitely a wise choice to first practice and adapt yourself in low-budget movies.

After all, she is different from Nicole Kidman. Before Nicole Kidman came to Hollywood, she already had filming experience in Australia, and she also took a very long time to prepare after coming to Hollywood.

Of course, this woman's acting skills are well-known in the industry.

"It's okay, just wait for Al Pacino."

"Have the actors been selected?" Hanyu Hideki asked curiously.

When Fred Weber heard this request, he immediately said with some embarrassment, "Boss, the script has been finalized. Adding the main character in this case will destroy the logic of the entire script."

Hanyu Hideki hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I'm not asking you to add a main character, with some drama, not a villain, just with more distinctive characteristics. No matter how you change the rest, it's fine."

"I understand, I will contact the screenwriter immediately."

Fred Weber was immediately relieved when he heard that he was not the main character.

After all, he still values ​​the project "Night of the Bloody Corpse" very much, and does not want the already prepared project to be destroyed due to the boss's excessive interference.

Seeing Fred Weber agree, Hanyu Hideki also breathed a sigh of relief.

The sudden request to add more roles was naturally not Hanyu Hideki’s idea.

This was a request Hirohashi Asako made when he contacted Asako Hirohashi yesterday and told him not to block the budget of Yunshang Pictures.

Obviously, the success of the BEYOND band from export to domestic sales made Asako Hirohashi want to use this opportunity to praise others.

This time the sequel to "Night of the Blood Corpse" has a high chance of success, so Asako Hirohashi wants to rely on this movie to help support artists with cloud entertainment skills.

After much selection, I finally chose Kato Masaya, whose popularity began to decline again after the disbandment of F4.

Hanyu Hideki didn't have any objections to this kind of thing.

After all, as long as it doesn't affect the filming of "Night of the Blood Corpse", it's actually not a big deal if someone comes in to gain popularity.

Looking at later generations, Chinese actors collectively appeared in Hollywood movies and even produced special versions.

However, when Hideki Hanyu talked about "Night of the Blood Corpse", it reminded Fred Weber of something, and he immediately said it to Hideki Hanyu.

"Boss, there are still two problems in preparation for Blood Corpse Night."

Hideki Hanyu asked, "What two questions?"

"First of all, it's the director. We hope to find a director who has a big-picture perspective in setting up the story background, but is not too rigid."

As soon as Fred Weber made this awkward request, Hanyu Hideki scratched his head for a moment, thinking that it would be better to leave such an awkward request to his subordinates.

Just when he wanted to say he didn't know, someone suddenly came to mind.

The director who later achieved mutual success with the "Lord of the Rings" series, Peter Jackson.

If I remember correctly, this guy should have finished working on his debut film "Space Oddity" in New Zealand.

Peter Jackson is an interesting person.

I like to think about special effects, and eventually founded the world's top special effects company, Weta Digital.

Before becoming famous, Peter Jackson made a name for himself with low-cost bloody and black humor horror films.

After becoming famous, he turned around and created the majestic "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and then completely reached the top.

Speaking of which, Peter Jackson's characteristics are very suitable for the sequel to "Night of the Blood Corpse".

Special effects and bloody violence are needed, but the world view of the work must also be spread out.

But the biggest problem now is that this guy doesn't even have a movie now, and "Space Stranger" won't be released until the end of the year.

Even though Hideki Hanyu wanted to recommend it, he couldn't find a suitable reason.

After thinking about it, he finally said, "I can't think of any suitable candidates for this right now. You guys can look for it yourself first."

Hanyu Hideki's idea is that if he can't find a suitable one before the end of the year.

At that time, "Space Oddity" happened to be released, so he had reason to recommend Peter Jackson. If the right candidate is found before then, then we can only say sorry to Peter Jackson.

"Okay, there is a second question. The sequel will introduce a brand new male lead. The script boss has also read the script. Does he have any good recommendations?"

Hideki Hanyu thought about it and remembered that the male protagonist in the script was young and immature, a fledgling, righteous and motivated rookie hunter.

It is not easy to find beautiful actresses in Hollywood these days, but it is really easy to find young and handsome men.

Hideki Hanyu said, "How about starring River Phoenix in Mosquito Coast with me?"

River Phoenix was the one who died of a drug overdose at the door of Depp's "The Viper" bar in another time and space.

Many people say that if River Phoenix had not died, it would not have been Leonardo DiCaprio's turn to become famous.

I won’t say whether this sentence is true or false, but if everyone can say this, it proves that this River Phoenix is ​​on par with DiCaprio.

Fred Weber responded, "We considered him, but his salary didn't fit within our budget."

"Okay." Hanyu Hideki said.

A River Phoenix would not cause Yunshang Pictures to change its planned investment budget.

At this time, he remembered his chance encounter at the Texas Barbecue restaurant a few days ago, and said again, "How about Johnny Depp?"

Fred Weber said, "That actor from Boyz?"

Hideki Hanyu said, "Yes, the other person is quite famous recently because of this drama."

"We are also considering him, but in my opinion, his somewhat gloomy temperament makes him more suitable to play a vampire, but it would be a bit difficult to play a hunter.

Seeing that it still didn't work, Hanyu Hideki remembered a regular customer of Depp's bar.

"You can find out that there was a movie called River's Edge in 1986, and there was a male protagonist named Keanu Reeves in it."

Fred Weber said, "I really don't know this actor. I will collect information on him as soon as possible."

Hideki Hanyu said, "You must also respect the wishes of the future director when it comes to the male lead."

Fred Weber said, "Don't worry, boss, I know this very well."

Hanyu Hideki finally asked, "Besides these, is there anything else? I will leave Los Angeles after today."

Fred Weber shook his head, "No more for now. If there is anything that needs to be handled by the boss, I will contact the boss in time."

"Then I'll take my leave first." After saying this, Hideki Hanyu stood up and left the office.

But when he walked to the lounge to find Naomi Watts, he unexpectedly saw that besides Naomi Watts, there was one more person inside.

It was he who asked Nicole Kidman to calm down a few days ago.

It didn't matter that Nicole Kidman showed up, but what made him feel a little strange was that these two women, who had never been in contact with each other before, were now chatting quite affectionately inside.

That scene was more or less weird and scary.

But, since these two people seem to be reconciled, the scumbag is completely serious about it.

Pushing the door open and entering, Hideki Hanyu greeted the two women calmly.

However, the next moment, Naomi Watts came over with the script in hand, hugged his arm and said coquettishly, "Hideki, I have read the script. I really like the character."

When Hideki Hanyu saw the undisguised provocation in Naomi Watts' eyes as she looked at Nicole Kidman when she was speaking, he immediately understood that the two women were not reconciled, they were just acting.

As for why he did this, he probably didn't want to openly quarrel and make him annoying.

Nicole Kidman did not show any weakness in the face of Naomi Watts' provocation.

Immediately stood on the other side of Hanyu Hideki, grabbed Hanyu Hideki's sleeve and said, "Dear, I have calmed down and realized my mistake, please forgive me."

Nicole Kidman's extremely affectionate name is a direct counterattack to Naomi Watts.

In fact, Nicole Kidman regrets it very much now.

Why did she make Hideki Hanyu leave so angry over something a few days ago? As a result, Hideki Hanyu and Naomi Watts hooked up, which directly caused her biggest advantage over Naomi Watts to disappear. .

Ok……

Apparently Nicole Kidman mistakenly believed that it was after she made Hideki Hanyu angry that he went to find Naomi Watts, which eventually led to the two hooking up.

As for the way two women compete overtly and covertly for him, Hanyu Hideki said that he likes to see it.

And if the two women don't fight, how can the scumbag have a chance to fish in troubled waters?

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki said directly.

"I'm done with my work, let's go now."

After saying that, he turned around and left the lounge, heading towards the elevator hall at the lead.

Behind him, Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts made eye contact and sparks flew.

But the next moment, they all followed Hanyu Hideki's pace.

When the two followed Hideki Hanyu into the elevator, they found that Hideki Hanyu did not press the downward button for the elevator, but pressed the number on the top.

Nicole Kidman curiously asked, "Hideki doesn't plan to leave now, but wants to go to the top floor for a drink?"

Who would have thought that as soon as her question came out, she immediately heard Naomi Watts chuckle next to her and reminded her in a slightly satisfied voice.

"Nicole doesn't know yet, but we came to Yunshang Pictures today by helicopter."

Being laughed at because of the unequal information, although Nicole Kidman was angry in her heart, she had to pretend to be surprised and said, "So that's it."

But then, Naomi Watts secretly boasted again and said, "After all, we rested on the beach in Malibu last night, so it was somewhat inconvenient to drive here."

At this time, Nicole Kidman had already sworn in her heart that if Hanyu Hideki hadn't been in the elevator, she would definitely tear this British woman's mouth to pieces.

But before she could get angry, the elevator door had already opened.

As Hideki Hanyu walked out, he said something that surprised both of them equally.

"I'll go to Malibu to rest for one night today, and I'll go back to Neon tomorrow."

Even Naomi Watts didn't know about Hideki Hanyu's schedule.

However, the woman reacted quickly and immediately followed Hanyu Hideki towards the tarmac, saying, "My dear, let me spend the last night with you."

After her death, even though she was very reluctant to stay with Naomi Watts, Nicole Needleman was even more unwilling to see Naomi Watts spend the last night with Hideki Hanyu.

After all, Hanyu Hideki has been spending time with British women these past few days.

If she hadn't been with Hanyu Hideki on the last day, she would have really lost her status in Hanyu Hideki's heart and been completely overtaken by Naomi Watts.

With this in mind, Nicole Kidman followed without hesitation and boarded the helicopter together.

In the cabin, the two women looked at each other, their eyes conveying the same meaning.

"Shameless Bichi!"
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Before dawn on August 3rd, Hideki Hanyu got up from the bedroom of his Malibu mansion.

In the bedroom at this time, the beautiful bodies of Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts were stacked on top of each other. They were both asleep. It was obvious that they had rested very late last night.

After the two women arrived in Malibu yesterday, in order to compete for favor, they fought from the beach to indoors, from the ground to the bed, each showing their special skills and refusing to admit defeat.

While Hanyu Hideki, a fisherman, was "overjoyed" to enjoy his success, it also made them very tired.

But the happy time is always short-lived, and it’s time for Hanyu Hideki to set off.

He took off from Malibu by helicopter and went directly to San Jose. After bidding farewell to Hitomi Kuroki there, he didn't notice someone's eyes and headed to the airport without stopping.

After a ten-hour flight, Hideki Hanyu arrived at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture.

Of course, at this time the airport was still called New Tokyo International Airport.

Because of the distance, Hideki Hanyu used to like to land at Haneda International Airport.

This is the first time he has landed a private jet at Narita International Airport.

From the perspective of airport construction, it is mainly responsible for international flights.

Narita Airport was built later and was opened in the 1970s. Its facilities are better than those of the current Haneda International Airport.

However, although the facilities are new, the services for private jets are not as thoughtful as Haneda International Airport.

When Hideki Hanyu left the airport, there was not even a dedicated private jet exit. Instead, he had to leave with people in a commercial vehicle.

Fortunately, he did not publicize his return this time, otherwise it would be normal for the commercial vehicle passage to be blocked by fans of his books for an hour or two.

As for why Hideki Hanyu came to Narita Airport, it was naturally for the Asia ACG Exhibition that closed on August 4th. This exhibition was held in Chiba Prefecture.

And the moment he left the terminal, he saw a petite figure waving vigorously at him on the side of the road.

"Teacher! Here!"

(End of this chapter)