Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 154 Don’t want such a son

Gu Ming finally fully experienced the treatment of the Meilian Sect.

pity.

This is not a white office space.

It doesn't have that much special meaning.

This desk is not as big as others.

I have to say, this is a pity.

……

With regret, Gu Ming began to form a crew.

Write down the crew members you have worked with before and find them useful, and book them in advance.

The official start time of "Now You See Me" has been set by Gu Ming as July 7th.

It happened to be one month after "The Intouchables" was released, and by then there should be no need for me to do any more promotion.

Speaking of which, according to Sony Columbia's distribution strategy, one month before the release of "The Intouchables", I had to go to the United States and start participating in activities, such as talk shows.

Looking at the current date, it’s already April.

There is still one and a half months.

We must act as soon as possible to scout locations for "Now You See Me".

Otherwise, we won’t be able to make the trip.

There are quite a few scenes that need to be shot in this film.

Gu Ming also wanted to shoot scenes all over the world and achieve good visual effects, so he had to do it himself.

Others dare not take the blame.

So, a week after gathering the crew, Gu Ming left the capital with his people.

Go to Shenghai first, then Hong Kong Island, London, New York, Las Vegas, and Paris.

These are the roughly six places where Gu Ming's "Now You See Me" will be filmed.

Go around these six places.

Determine the shooting location, negotiate a contract with the owner of the building that will be used, and contact the economic company in advance for the extras that will be needed.

Do it all.

It’s already May 5th.

Gu Ming simply lived in the United States.

By the way, we have also negotiated with three foreign actors to play the main roles in "Now You See Me".

Of these three people, Gu Ming used two old friends.

The member of the protagonist group who can hypnotize is Viggo Mortensen, who previously starred in "Green Book".

After all, he will have a movie called "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" released at the end of this year. In the third part of "The Lord of the Rings", he still has a lot of roles, which can bring some benefits.

Another thing is that he is cheap.

Seeing that Gu Ming took him to star in "Green Book" and gave him an Oscar nomination, he only received a salary of US$300 million.

Then the film jumps back to the end, revealing the true identity of the mastermind Dylan.

Gu Ming originally wanted to use a white man, but then he thought about it. In this case, wouldn't it be unfair to use a white man as the villain?
It's not a big problem now, but what about in the future?
Besides, it may not be a big problem for others to use it.

But he became famous with "Green Book", and "The Intouchables" is about to be released. How many fans will he have?

Then make a movie where a villain is the villain, and he is the only villain with any memory in the whole film. Will it hurt the fans?

Of course, the most important thing is whether it will hurt the money of movie fans?
In the end, it hurt Gu Ming's wallet.

This risk is somewhat high.

So, for the sake of beauty, Gu Ming immediately changed his mind. Let someone play this decent character. The villain should be a white man. Anyway, white men have been villains too many times and they don't care about this once or twice.

However, in this case, it would not be appropriate to use Morgan Freeman, the gay actor in the original movie. The age was not suitable, so Gu Ming chose a gay actor named Kevin Hart.

After learning that Gu Ming had chosen him to star, this guy thanked him on the spot.

Just slip away as you say.

What a great talent for a talk show!

As for the villain, it was another actor he had worked with. Gu Ming looked for Daniel Craig, a gay British actor who had appeared in "Taken".

His face is also a bit fierce and he looks old, so it's not a big problem to play this villain.

When meeting Daniel Craig.

The other party seemed a little excited.

In fact, Daniel Craig also had mixed emotions at this time.

I think at the beginning, although Gu Ming was famous, his box office persuasiveness was not very strong.

But who would have thought that Gu Ming would actually make three movies in succession, "Taken", "The Bourne Supremacy" and "Green Book", with box office exceeding [-] million in North America.

He directly became a popular director in Hollywood.

And what about him?
The most famous movie he has ever acted in is "Tomb Raider" with Julie. The North American box office was 1.3 million, but he played Laura's boyfriend in the movie!
When you watch "Tomb Raider", do you go to see Lara Croft's boyfriend?
It's a bit embarrassing to meet someone you know again, but the other person has already become famous.

"Sit down, this is the script for your character, a very outstanding villain. Are you interested?" He picked up the script and read it quickly. Daniel Craig nodded, "I'm very interested. Work with you again.”

"Then I wish us success in our cooperation."

Gu Ming extended his hand. As for the remuneration, he would not discuss it with him personally.

There will be other people negotiating with their agents.

The final negotiated salary was 100 million.

……

After negotiating with these three actors, Gu Ming stopped worrying about "Now You See Me" and began to participate in one TV show after another with Will Smith and Dustin Hoffman.

Start warming up for "The Intouchables".

While participating in the show, I was also invited by Will Smith to his home in Beverly Hills.

In this villa, Gu Ming met Will Smith's wife Jada Smith.

There is also a little Hey in his arms who looks cute now.

Uh, now!Just now.

Seeing him, Gu Ming's mind immediately pictured a gangster with dreadlocks and rotten teeth.

This is not the most speechless thing.

The most speechless thing is that Youya actually introduced her good friend to her mother.

What is this operation called?
Where did you put your father?
Gu Ming looked at Will Smith subconsciously.

"Gu, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, can you box?" His eyes moved down and fell on Will Smith's right hand.

"Yes! You also like boxing? I have a special gym here. How many games should we go to?" Will Smith smiled and made a few punches.

"No, I'll just ask."

Also think you should beat this son up as hard as you beat the host on Oscar night.

A small tree can't slip straight if it is not repaired.

You dare to introduce your friends to me!

"I see you don't like sports." Will Smith shook his head, took his son from his wife's arms, hugged him for a while and then suddenly said, "Gu, are you interested in being my son's godfather?"

"Forehead?"

Gu Ming was stunned.

This time I was really confused.

Why did you find yourself again?

Being Jaden Smith's godfather?
The godfather is also a father.

Thinking about what will happen to Will Smith, his biological father, in the future, this boy is definitely a filial son.

It's slightly inferior to Lu Bu's foster father.

My life is not strong and I cannot hold it down.

But after Will Smith asked him once, he couldn't refuse directly. Who would he look like?
Gu Ming's head turned quickly.

After coming up with a countermeasure, he immediately began to show his acting skills and his face became embarrassed.

"Isn't the godfather the priest who baptizes children? I'm an atheist."

"Of course, in China, we also have a word similar to godfather, called godfather."

"Godfather?" Will Smith said in his awkward pronunciation.

"Hey!" Gu Ming nodded, "That's the word, but I'm not even married, so it's not appropriate to be a godfather!"

"Then let's wait until you get married?"

"Okay!"

The other party has said so, how can you refuse?

Gu Ming could only drag it out one day at a time.

One day Will Smith might even forget about this.

And you can deny it when the time comes. It happened a few years ago. Who would be emotional about such a thing?
Moreover.

Give yourself a few years and achieve great results without necessarily worrying about Will Smith's emotions.

It is true that Hollywood is a producer-centered system, but for great directors and famous actors of the same level, the status of the director is probably higher.

……

After participating in seven or eight talk shows and so on.

Finally came the evening of June 6th.

Sony Columbia still had great expectations for "The Intouchables" and directly spent money to hold a premiere.

A bunch of celebrities were invited to support the show.

(End of this chapter)