They are all too deep into the drama!

Chapter 601: Find someone good-looking, otherwise you will be wronged

The uncle and nephew suddenly decided to go straight to Hollywood for the company's last film project in 10 years.

It’s just that we need to prepare a crew for filming there, and Green Shade Media will have to put in more effort.

In fact, before this, Shelf Films could be completely responsible for the things on the other side of the ocean, since it was Huo Mingjie's company anyway.

However, Shelf Films has now been reorganized with MGM to become New MGM.

Even if MGM is swallowed whole, there are actually drawbacks.

With the operating rights of the new MGM in hand, we can borrow its channels, connections and everything else.

But after all, the board of directors is too complex and too mixed to be ruled by Huo Mingjie alone. This made many things inconvenient...

Just for the sake of the new movie, Huo Mingjie has added another burden to himself.

As soon as New Year's Day was over, Huo Mingjie flew directly to the other side of the ocean, both to participate in the filming of 007 and to take people there to prepare for the expedition.

This year, Huo Mingjie will probably spend the Spring Festival on the other side of the ocean...

As the first film shot after the reorganization of the new MGM, it was also expected to recreate the glory of MGM in the past.

The 007 series is a well-known IP for most people, so the launch of the latest film in this series is undoubtedly a hot topic.

So from the very beginning of the preparations, the process was huge!
The role of "Second Generation Dr. Q" that was internally given to Huo Mingjie alone has attracted a number of Asian American stars in Hollywood to get excited, and they have begun to use private means to try to snatch the role.

This is just a supporting role, and the competition for other important roles is even more fierce.

That is to say, the sixth "James Bond" has left a deep impression on audiences around the world, so he has not been replaced...

The most intense competition here is the competition for the title of "Bond Girl".

What is the 007 movie series that audiences like to watch the most?
Isn’t it just watching James Bond picking up girls while saving the world from crisis?

All the previous Bond girls have become familiar to audiences around the world thanks to the popularity of the movies.

New MGM also wanted to make a bigger fuss, so it simply held an audition, calling on beauties from all over the world to apply for the identity of Bond girl.

When Huo Mingjie arrived here, he saw a group of young girls in the lobby of the new MGM.

Although their looks may not meet Huo Mingjie's aesthetic standards, they are all well-proportioned and have great figures, which makes him feel that they are dazzled by the flowers...

Leon, the new interim president of MGM who was reprimanding Fang Zun at the high-level meeting yesterday and was very decisive, hurried out with people to greet him after learning that Huo Mingjie had arrived.

Before coming here, this guy was particularly scheming and asked people not to notify Hamid.

Well, Hamid is also the vice president of New MGM. He is the "catfish" that Huo Mingjie specially asked the headhunting company to find to put some pressure on Leon!
Although his men were following behind him, Leon didn't care. When he saw Huo Mingjie, he was extremely attentive and flattering, saying:
"My respected boss, why didn't you inform me earlier when you came here in advance?"

Having said that, Leon suddenly paused, then said with a beaming smile:

"But you've come at the right time. Do you want me to take you to the Bond Girl interview?"

"This is already the last round, and they are all top beauties..."

While speaking, Leon gave Huo Mingjie an ambiguous look that said "you know what I mean".

In China, it is called unspoken rules, which is a bit shameful to talk about.

But here we simply remove the word "implicit", and some things become explicit rules!
As long as Huo Mingjie nods now, at least in the next few months, we can change one every day without repeating the same thing...

From this, it can be seen that the ancient art of weighing and weighing from the East has indeed put a lot of pressure on Leon, the elite old white man, during this period of time.

In order to get rid of his "temporary" title of interim president as soon as possible and prevent Vice President Hamid from surpassing him to take the position, Leon had to try his best to please the big boss Huo Mingjie!

But Huo Mingjie is still quite picky.

Some of the so-called beauties in Europe and the United States are really not to his taste!
So in response to Leon's enthusiastic "hospitality", Huo Mingjie shook his head and refused:
"Or not... Do you have time now?"

The 007 movie will not officially start shooting for some time, the reason why Huo Mingjie came here early during the Spring Festival is because of serious business!

When Leon, the old white man, saw Huo Mingjie like this, he immediately restrained his expression and said seriously:

"Okay boss, I'll take you to the office!"

Regardless of whether you are free or not, the boss has already spoken, so you have to make time even if you are not free!

Huo Mingjie was brought by Leon into his office.

As soon as he came in, Leon, who was very clear-headed, took the initiative to give up the boss chair behind the desk, and then sat down obediently opposite.

Huo Mingjie was not polite and sat down directly and said:
"You should have read the project plan I sent you before."

We need help in preparing the movie in Hollywood.

Leon was previously an executive of Sherfer Pictures and was familiar with many things, so Huo Mingjie naturally had to ask him for help in advance.

Leon, who had been prepared for this, nodded and said:

"I've read it all... From a professional perspective, this plan generally has no flaws."

"If everything goes well, it will be of great benefit to you, boss!"

On the other side of the ocean, movies and TV shows with idol romance themes are also very popular.

With Huo Mingjie's face that can break through different aesthetic boundaries, no matter where he is, it will be a sure success if he starts out as an idol to accumulate fans!
"But there is a problem!"

When it comes to serious matters, Leon, the old white man, becomes serious.

"I'm afraid it's not a wise choice to choose a popular Hollywood actress as the heroine!"

"Although you are my respected boss and a national superstar in your own country, I have to say that you are not well-known in Hollywood, and many people are not willing to... lower their status!"

Leon, who has been studying Chinese hard in recent years to please his boss, even used the term "lowering one's own price" in Mandarin. "Of course, if we really want to invite them to star, it's not impossible. But the asking price of these top female stars will probably be very high, starting at tens of millions of dollars plus more than 30% of the box office share!"

There's no way around it, the entertainment industry just likes to pay attention to status.

Huo Mingjie is just a "little unknown" person on the other side of the ocean. If he wants those top female stars to support him, he will have to spend a lot of money!
Huo Mingjie thought for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said:

"So what do you suggest?"

Leon had a shrewd smile on his face and said loudly:
"The female lead will be a cheap newcomer, and I can find a way to get someone to come over and help out as a guest star. Then I can use some tricks when promoting it."

Since it is considered a "friendly guest appearance", the status of the actors naturally does not matter.

Not to mention that Huo Mingjie is now the behind-the-scenes boss of the new MGM, even just based on his previous connections at Shelf Pictures, there are people willing to give him face.

At this point, Leon suddenly remembered:

"By the way, Mr. Cheng Long seems to have a good relationship with you. You can try to invite him like you did in the script of Inception!"

Cheng Long was indeed very optimistic about Huo Mingjie and was willing to promote him. He had previously introduced him to many connections in Hollywood.

A few days before Huo Mingjie came to the other side of the ocean, he took time out to attend the premiere and promotional activities of "Little Big Soldier".

It is easy to imagine what kind of attention this movie co-produced by Cheng Long and Huo Mingjie will receive in China...

Well, that’s not right. Actually, it’s not just the mainland.

Because this movie did not have a global simultaneous release, there has been an uproar on the Internet in the Country of Sakura, demanding that this movie be introduced as soon as possible.

Originally, Jackie Chan did not have high hopes for the box office of this movie, which was made based on his own idea. It was just a work that attempted transformation.

But the first-day box office of the movie surprised him, it exceeded 20 million directly.

Then the box office in the next few days was able to maintain similar results, and it seemed that it would easily break the 100 million mark.

The movie's reputation is not very good, but it is not bad either. It can be regarded as a masterpiece since Cheng Long's deliberate transformation. Coupled with the anti-war theme, the movie score on Douban can be maintained at around 7 points.

The movie, which cost more than 20 million RMB, made a lot of money at the box office in China. Then, it made a lot of money at the box office in the country of cherry blossoms and Korea, and there were also copyright fees from overseas sales.

Simply because the cost of the film was not high, Huo Mingjie took the initiative to convert his salary into a profit share, so he also had a share of the money earned. In the end, he could probably get about 10 or 20 million, which is much more than what he earned from the salary alone!
With such an unexpected and surprising result, Cheng Long was so happy that he directly gave a big red envelope of 500,000 yuan to the crew and the distributor.

In front of the media, Cheng Long was generous in praising Huo Mingjie.

There were even media questions asking him whether he considered Huo Mingjie as his successor, and he readily admitted it...

Otherwise, why do so many people call Cheng Long "Big Brother"? Because he is really nice!
When he participated in the filming of "Inception" before, Huo Mingjie didn't even have to ask for permission. The crew just contacted him and he came over out of courtesy.

Now that Huo Mingjie has seriously asked him to come over and help, I think he won't refuse!

Seeing Huo Mingjie nodded slightly in approval, Leon immediately continued:

"In terms of scripts, it's not appropriate to go with New Michael. Fortunately, our Shelf Films can also meet many screenwriters in the industry!"

Shelf Films was once a well-known film and television production company in the industry. It participated in the filming of many blockbusters and also made many connections.

Finding a good script is not a problem!
Hearing this, Huo Mingjie nodded, then pointed at the square-faced man he brought with him from the mainland this time, and said:
"This is Lu Yuancheng. He hopes you can help him prepare for the new movie."

This Lu Yuancheng was the person sent by Green Shade Media to prepare for the new movie in advance.

In the last week, Huo Mingjie actually didn't know much about film and television works outside of domestic entertainment. Apart from popular IPs such as "Avengers", "Superman", "007" and "Harry Potter", he didn't know much about other things.

At most I watched some short video clips, but I didn’t have a deep impression of them.

So on the other side of the ocean, his "unique vision" is somewhat ineffective, and it is difficult to guarantee that he can accurately pick out a popular script.

Even if the new movie is simply made because the company has too much money and wants to test the waters in Hollywood, it can't just end up losing money!

Therefore, we have to be extremely cautious in selecting the script, and even specially select someone to be responsible for the coordination.

Upon hearing this, Leon patted his chest and promised to help with all his strength.

After finishing the serious business, Leon, the old white man, actually enthusiastically invited Huo Mingjie to go to the casting site together.

It seems that Huo Mingjie must pick two people to take away today.

Huo Mingjie declined the offer, but suddenly he remembered it and said:
"You said before that you wanted to choose a cheap and easy-to-use newcomer as the heroine. It just so happens that the audition for the Bond girl is very exciting this time. Please help me choose one!"

Since it was a convenient thing to do, Huo Mingjie didn't focus on the one who was selected. He just picked a similar one from the unsuccessful ones.

Hearing Huo Mingjie's words, Leon's eyes turned, and then he showed an ambiguous smile again and said:

"So my dear boss, what are the specific requirements for the heroine?"

As long as Huo Mingjie opens his mouth, Leon, the old white man, will try his best to find a candidate who meets the requirements!
Huo Mingjie raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and after a moment of silence, he said:
"Good-looking ones... I prefer Italian and Eastern European looks!"

The looks of the Saxons and Anglos do not actually conform to the aesthetic tastes of most people in our mainland. On the contrary, the beauties in Italy and Ukraine have delicate looks and are more likable.

Black Widow’s looks are not universally recognized in mainland China.

But everyone recognizes Monica Bellucci from Italy as the "Best Actress".

There was also the Eastern European beauty who cosplayed as an elf, and she amazed a lot of netizens.

It was just that the time period was not right. One of them was old and the other was young. Otherwise, Huo Mingjie would definitely have to meet them in person...

Huo Mingjie is very aware of the influence of his golden finger. Especially for this kind of idol love-themed movie, the actresses will definitely be confused after filming.

If I find someone who is not good-looking, Huo Mingjie will not be able to let himself down!
Hearing Huo Mingjie's words, Leon smiled even more brightly, patting his chest and saying:
"My respected boss, I will definitely satisfy you!"

After all, this is Hollywood, the heyday of Hollywood, where world-class handsome men and beautiful women gather, and you can find whatever you want...

(End of this chapter)