Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

Jet Li's purpose for calling Chen Qiming was simple.

He asked Chen Qiming whether kung fu stars were really popular in Hollywood.

And asked Chen Qiming for advice on how he should enter Hollywood.

Regarding these two questions, to be honest, Chen Qiming himself didn't know what to say.

Are Chinese Kung Fu stars really popular in Hollywood?

Perhaps there are indeed many foreign audiences who are curious about Chinese Kung Fu.

However, it is obviously wrong to just make a Hollywood movie and be liked if there is no suitable scene.

Jackie Chan has a say in this.

In 1985, he began to enter Hollywood.

Why has it only been in the past few years that you have officially made some achievements in Hollywood?

It’s not like the movie hit the audience hard.

If the plot of the movie is not good, no matter how successful you are, you may not be able to become popular in Hollywood.

As for how to enter Hollywood, to be honest, Chen Qiming doesn't know how to answer.

He can't always say: Go! Let a Hollywood film and television company invest in a movie and give you the lead role!

Do not be silly!

Even though Jet Li is extremely popular in Asia, he is the top actor.

You won't get any preferential treatment in Hollywood.

Just like Jet Li said in the dream of his previous life.

Hollywood film and television companies are very realistic.

What they need is actors who can bring them benefits.

If you don't have much box office appeal, Hollywood companies won't even look at you.

And the Asian Chinese market.

To be honest, it can earn up to 10 million US dollars at the box office.

This is the kind of movie that explodes at the box office.

If the box office is not particularly explosive, maybe four to five million would be the maximum.

With such a small box office, if Hollywood companies invest millions and millions in actors like Jet Li, the chances of losing money are very high.

Therefore, no wise Hollywood film and television company would do that.

Of course, in recent years, several movies starring Chen Qiming, Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Lai Ming, etc. have achieved very good results in Hollywood.

This has also made Hollywood companies pay a lot of attention to Chinese actors.

For an actor like Jet Li who is very well-known among the Chinese, they are still willing to give him a chance.

Therefore, after Jet Li asked Chen Qiming how to go to Hollywood, Chen Qiming took the lead and introduced him to Fox, Warner, and Paramount.

After introducing the two parties to each other, Chen Qiming stopped caring about this matter.

Again, he is not anyone's eldest father.

As the most popular Chinese person in Hollywood.

He can help the Chinese actors behind.

But he couldn't be a nanny.

Chen Qiming has already introduced Warner, Fox and Paramount to Jet Li.

These companies are all giant Hollywood film and television companies.

The energy is extraordinary. As long as Jet Li has the ability to impress these companies, then these companies will naturally invest in movies for him to star.

But if Jet Li did not satisfy them, Chen Qiming cannot be blamed.

Because he has done his best.

To be honest, you have to admit that Jet Li's behavior is quite good.

Let’s talk about getting along with Yongsheng.

Most of the actors who got along with Yongsheng still respected Xiang Jia after the breakup.

But there is absolutely no one like Jet Li who has such a good relationship with the Xiang family that he can be the master of Boss Xiang’s son and visit him every year.

All I can say is that this guy knows how to communicate.

Jet Li, who knows how to communicate well with people, received a reply from Chen Qiming and knew that Chen Qiming had taken the lead in introducing people from several major film and television companies to get to know him, but they had not yet negotiated and did not know whether they could succeed, so he called Chen Qiming to express his gratitude.

In addition, he also sent a lot of tea, local specialties and the like to Chen Qiming's home.

In a word, Jet Li has done enough to save face.

It makes Chen Qiming feel that if he can't negotiate well with Warner and other companies, he can consider letting Jet Li star in future dramas of his company to help him.

After watching Jet Li’s performance, let’s look at God of Gamblers’ operations.

Chen Qiming can only say that he has been popular for too long and has drifted away.

In mid-May, Chen Qiming ended his filming in the United States and his very comfortable filming life, and flew back to Asia with the crew.

First is Hong Kong.

The crew has several scenes in Hong Kong, then BJ, and then other places in the Mainland where the protagonists need to go.

How many years has it been since Chen Qiming filmed in Hong Kong?

One year? Two years? Or three years?

Chen Qiming forgot about it. Anyway, it seems that he hasn't shot on the streets of Hong Kong for a long time.

Maybe it was because he hadn't seen Chen Qiming on the streets of Hong Kong for so long. When the crew was filming in Kowloon, they were directly surrounded by his fans.

"Mingzai, I love you!"

"Ah ah ah..."

"Wuwu X﹏X Mingzai..."

"Mingzi, I will definitely keep our child!"

A large number of fans blocked the street and almost stopped the traffic. The staff were prepared as if they were facing a powerful enemy, fearing that one of them would accidentally let these fans in and cause serious disaster.

Fortunately, there were enough people to keep the fans outside.

only……

Chen Qiming, who was putting on makeup inside, couldn't help but blush when he heard a loud fan shouting outside.

"Don't look at me like that, the fans are just shouting for fun!"

Seeing John Woo looking at him with a strange expression, Chen Qiming couldn't help but say.

Fans nowadays are really getting more and more naughty.

He will also raise his children.

This is so awesome, it feels like I've had an affair with her.

Just when John Woo was still looking at Chen Qiming strangely, a staff member ran over, "A Ming, Director Wu, someone is visiting the class!"

"Who?" Chen Qiming looked at John Woo. He didn't seem to have any friends here who wanted to visit the class.

"Don't look at me, I don't know either!" John Woo shook his head.

"Go and have a look!" Chen Qiming stood up, followed by John Woo.

"Director, are you going to start filming?" Seeing John Woo and Chen Qiming both stand up, and Nicolas Cage standing up next to him, he thought filming was about to start.

"Someone comes to visit the class, let's go take a look!" Chen Qiming said.

"Oh? Are they your friends? Then I'll go with you!" Cage put down his clothes and ran out.

"Hey! You guys are here in a group!"

When he came to the entrance of the set and saw the person coming, Chen Qiming couldn't help but joke.

There was not one person coming, but several.

Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau, and Tony Leung.

"I heard that your project is a large-scale production, with an investment of hundreds of millions. Let's come to study and visit!"

Leslie Cheung said with a smile.

"Then you've come to the right place. There's a big scene today. It's definitely rare to see in Hong Kong."

John Woo also knows these people, Leslie Cheung has also worked with him, and others have interacted with them on various occasions.

"Here, let me introduce you to each other. This is our other leading actor Nicolas Cage."

After Chen Qiming greeted a few people, he introduced Cage to a few people.

"Hello, Mr. Cage!"

"Hello there!"

Of course many of you know Nicolas Cage, the Oscar-winning actor!

In addition, many people present must have seen the movie he starred in in the cinema. Being an actor is not a profession that is complacent.

A good actor is always improving.

If there is a good movie on the market, most actors will choose to watch it in theaters.

Even if they find a particularly good performance, some actors will buy the disc, take it home and continue to watch it carefully, so as to enrich themselves by learning from other people's performances.

There are many such films in Nicolas Cage's previous films.

The few people did not stay at the entrance of the set for long. After introducing Nicolas Cage to a few people, everyone walked into the set together.

"Why don't you introduce the reporter to the interview? You haven't appeared in the audience's sight for a long time."

While walking, Leslie Cheung pointed at the reporters outside who were filming here.

"You're wrong, I made the headlines just two days ago!"

Chen Qiming smiled.

Two days ago, when he returned with the crew, he was blocked by reporters at the airport.

It can only be said that the lineup of superstars is different.

As soon as he came back, he stole the limelight from Zheng Zeshi, who had just won the Best Actor Award at the 16th Academy Awards.

Newspapers in Hong Kong and Taiwan are almost full of news about him.

oh! And Nicolas Cage.

After all, Cage is an Oscar winner, so his reputation is quite high.

When many newspapers reported on Chen Qiming, they placed his photo next to Chen Qiming.

"How long do you need to shoot here? Can you attend the opening ceremony of "Black Gold"?"

Andy Lau was in front and suddenly turned around and asked.

"Don't worry, I won't miss it!" Chen Qiming gave him a reassuring look.

"I'm a little confused. With your image, you're going to play a villain. Aren't you afraid that fans won't agree with you?"

Tony Leung, who had been silent all this time, spoke up.

Upon hearing his words, everyone turned their curious eyes to Chen Qiming.

The reason why everyone is so curious is because Chen Qiming's management team announced half a month ago that Chen Qiming will star in the movie "Black Gold" produced by Qiming Film and Television.

What attracts more attention is that this time, Chen Qiming will not play a decent guy, but will take on the role of a villain in an unprecedented challenge.

Who is Chen Qiming, Asia's top superstar, a world-class star.

The idol of countless people.

It can be said that if anyone in Asia has the biggest idol burden, it is undoubtedly Chen Qiming.

But he is such a big star and idol.

He actually wanted to challenge the villain.

This is definitely big news for the media.

Not only the media, but also fellow actors are very curious.

You know, these days, actors still have a heavy burden of being idols.

Such as Tony Leung, such as Andy Lau, such as any of the Four Heavenly Kings, except Jacky Cheung.

None of the others have played villains.

And now, Chen Qiming actually wants to play the villain, how can this not make people curious.

"If I were asked to play a villain in Hollywood, especially a role that would damage the image of the Chinese community, I would definitely not play it.

But this is China, and everyone is Chinese.

If someone wants to play the villain, why can't it be me? "

Chen Qiming replied with a smile.

"My suggestion is that you'd better not act, especially a role where the villain is very charming!"

At this time, Maggie Cheung, who was walking in front and talking to John Woo, suddenly turned back and said.

"How do you say it?" Chen Qiming was a little curious.

“If you want to play this role, it means that this role must be a good one and very attractive.

However, you have to think about it, you are not an ordinary actor, you are a superstar with a large number of fans.

You all know the charm of the character, can’t the audience see it?

What if your appearance causes fans to imitate or even target this character? "

Maggie Cheung explained.

"It shouldn't be enough...!" Chen Qiming frowned.

He had thought about this problem before.

But in the drama Black Gold, the character originally played by Tony Leung Ka Fai was a really charming character. He liked it very much, so he subconsciously ignored what Maggie Cheung said.

"Anyway, my suggestion is that you don't act. Even if you act, you must clean up the role in the end, otherwise it will easily cause adverse effects." Maggie Cheung said again.

"I will consider it!" Chen Qiming muttered.

"Boss, you should decide quickly. If you don't want to act, you'd better confirm it quickly.

You know, I am also an international star now. I am very busy and have no time to wait for you! "

Andy Lau raised his head and said proudly.

"Show some shame! If it weren't for me, you wouldn't know which crew you were working for now!

Unlike now, not only has the salary increased significantly, but also I have been favored by Hollywood. "Chen Qiming said speechlessly.

……

After taking a few visitors around the temporary shooting location and arranging for a few people to observe, John Woo waved his hand and the shooting started directly.

Today's scene is about Kester, after obtaining Chen Li's identity, coming to Hong Kong to learn about Chen Li's past and investigate, in order to avoid being exposed in the future.

After he came here, he was tracked by Chen Li who wanted to change his identity.

The two staged a street chase on the street.

Compared to the face-changing movie in the dream.

The investment in "Swapping Identities" was a lot higher.

The addition of Chen Qiming allowed Paramount to increase its investment budget to US$100 million.

One hundred million US dollars, this is considered a big production in Hollywood.

Because there is no shortage of money, John Woo naturally does not have to tie his hands when filming.

In the street battle in Hong Kong, he directly bought more than ten abandoned cars for Chen Qiming and Nicolas Cage to cause trouble.

boom……

bang bang bang...

Prop guns and explosions were heard everywhere.

The street chase between the two turned into a small battle.

Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, who came to visit the class, couldn't help but look at each other.

"No wonder there is so much investment. Just this scene, without so much money, it would be impossible to film it."

After a moment of silence, Leslie Cheung couldn't help but say, "In recent years, Hollywood movies have accounted for an increasing share of the Asian market, and this is not unreasonable.

With so much money thrown at it, it’s no wonder the audience likes it. It’s true that every second of the sail is worth money! "

"Chen Qiming understands trends very well. When Hollywood blockbusters first became popular, he began to strive for big productions.

I heard that he set up a special effects company in the United States to specialize in special effects. "Alone" and "The Storm 2" were produced by this company. "

"It's also his fault. Without the resistance of their company's films, Hong Kong films would have sunk into nowhere.

In the past two years, the box office of Hong Kong movies has been getting lower and lower, and it has gradually become unable to support a large number of staff.

A lot of capital is also retreating now.

I think within one or two years, this industry may shrink by at least half! "

……

(End of this chapter)