How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 629 The Dilemma of the Film and Television Industry of Two of the Four Little Dragons

Hearing Wu Jin's answer, Zhang Nan didn't say anything and just patted his shoulder.

While he was chatting with Wu Jin, Gore Verbinski, the director of "The Lone Ranger" and the director of the "Pirates of the Caribbean 1.2.3" series, took the opportunity to get in front of Zhang Nan.

"Zhang, long time no see." Gore Verbinski greeted Zhang Nandao with a somewhat emotional voice.

Zhang Nan nodded when he saw this and said: "We haven't seen each other for a while since [Pirates of the Caribbean 3]."

Hearing Zhang Nan mention the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, Gore Verbinski's eyes twitched unconsciously.

There is a special rule in the film and television industry in Hollywood. In the first three seasons of any film and television project, the staff can be paid half salary, but when a film and television project reaches the third season, full salary must be paid. Well, after all, you can film the third season, the project must have made money.

This rule is clearly legal in the TV drama industry, and it has gradually had some impact on film projects.

Of course.

This kind of influence is aimed at people at the bottom and cannot affect top superstars like Zhang Nan.

And Zhang Nan’s departure from the [Pirates of the Caribbean] series was different from the way he left.

Gore Verbinski, who was finally kicked out of the "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" project, roared something like, "If you don't leave me here, I will leave you there. If you don't leave me everywhere, I will go to the other side." .

Of course.

As a result, during the few years when the two groups relaxed, Gore-Verbinski clearly felt that the popularity of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series was fading a bit too quickly, and then he hurriedly returned to Disney Pictures and made this "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. The Lone Ranger] come out.

Gore Verbinski, who was waiting for a big deal, was furious because he felt that the success of the entire "Pirates of the Caribbean" series was mainly due to Zhang Nan, but it was also due to him as a director. secondary factors.

Now seeing Zhang Nan, who was kicked out of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series by Disney just one movie after him, Gore-Verbinski felt that Zhang Nan should be like him, a little resentful of Disney Pictures' mishandling, so he watched the opportunity right. He came forward, planning to get close to Zhang Nan to see if they could cooperate again.

No more, Disney Pictures changed directors in "Pirates of the Caribbean 4".

Gore-Verbinski refused on the spot.

He has nothing but the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and for Zhang Nan, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is just one of many projects, not the most outstanding one.

Gore Verbinski knew that Zhang Nan's situation was different from his.

Then Gore Verbinski relaxed again and made a "Rango" comedy with Johnny Depp and Isla Fisher.

then……

So after filming "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", Gore Verbinski was waiting for a hug with his full salary. As a result, a producer from Disney Pictures came to discuss with him about reducing his salary. .

So when Gore Verbinski saw this, he relaxed for a while and co-directed a [Heavy Metal] animated film with David Fincher and James Cameron.

Fortunately at first, Gore Verbinski was able to attract a lot of investment thanks to his reputation as the director of three "Pirates of the Caribbean" series.

The current film "The Lone Ranger" is too low-profile again. Gore Verbinski is probably a little sad knowing his future career as a director.

He was kicked out directly, but Zhang Nan was asked for it respectfully. For the copyright issue, Disney Pictures paid a large sum of money.

You must know that since the establishment of Disney Pictures, its copyright operations have always been to blackmail others, and it has never been blackmailed by others.

The name of Disney’s Legal Department is not just a boast. This shows how outrageous Zhang Nan's situation is.

But Gore-Verbinski's current situation is almost desperate, and he can only try to fight hard.

"Zhang, after [The Lone Ranger], I'm afraid my directing career will suffer a heavy blow. If there is an opportunity to cooperate, please give me your support because of our past cooperation."

Gore Verbinski's words had a literate oriental flavor, which made Zhang Nan a little uncomfortable and stunned. But after thinking about it, he will make a satirical project like [Pyongyang] in the future, and he knew that this guy must be a critic of Asia. Culturally aware.

So Zhang Nan looked at Gore Verbinski and was thinking about whether to help him.

This guy still has some directorial ability, after all, the quality of the [Pirates of the Caribbean 1.2.3] trilogy is there.

Directly introducing this product to the domestic film and television circle will definitely attract a large amount of investment.

However, although there has been an influx of capital in the mainland film and television industry in recent years, if some of the funds are taken away from this industry, there will be less funds to cultivate new forces in the mainland film market.

Fortunately, Zhang Nan is only Chinese, and his influence in the film and television industry is not limited to the mainland. He has the final say in the vast film and television industry in Asia, counting from the powerful Four Little Dragons to the end. of.

And now I have given Gore Verbinski a hand and made him one of my own. After the summer vacation this year, [Pirates of the Caribbean 5] was a hit at the box office. After he returned to the [Pirates of the Caribbean] series again, he became an obedient and loyal director. That’s it.

After all, Gore Verbinski has already been kicked by Disney Pictures once. After realizing the true face of Disney Pictures, he also received his favor. He must be the only one in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. The horse is following his lead!

But where to put this stuff?

Neon?

No, in the film and television industry there, except for action movies about real people and true love, other things are getting worse and worse.

This can be seen from the fact that Hayao Miyazaki said many times that he wanted to retire, and what he was finishing was an animated film, but he was dragged back many times.

Hayao Miyazaki is already in his seventies or eighties, and he has made so much money, and his reputation is almost at its peak. The animated movies he makes are not like live-action movies, but can use real female artists.

The heroines are all paper figures, and they are broken as soon as they are made. The only ones who can be contacted for a long time are the voice actors.

But damn, just like there are no beauties on a radio station, the voice actor industry is even more outrageous. Some female character voice actors are voiced by damn men. How do you play?

Who can play with who?

Singapore?

It has been several years since Li Lianjie became a naturalized citizen, but in the end he still did not make any splash in the film and television industry, which made Li Lianjie start to go astray, setting up some charity fund to make money.

But obviously, this path is not so easy, otherwise Li Lianlian would not come back in 2017 to support Ma's father's alien face and join in the excitement of "Kung Fu Dao", which is called a kung fu movie but is actually a flattering project. .

Otherwise, why would Chenglong, a global kung fu superstar, not participate in this project?

Is it because Chenglong's skills are not good enough?

Or is it because Chenglong's reputation is not good enough?

It can only be that Li Lianlian is really out of projects and is taking on whatever projects he can get, not to mention that the star of the project "Gong Shoudao" is still Dad Ma, who has strong capital behind it, and Ali also has plans in the film and television industry.

After flattering the boss, the project flow is still flowing.

But it's a pity that Li Lianlian didn't expect that Father Ma would float too fast and be hammered soon. The endings of the celebrities following behind him were a bit unclear, such as Little Swallow, who simply flew away.

(End of this chapter)