Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 161 The Covenant
of course.

Of course, Gu Ming would not shoot such a big scene right away.

The night after arriving in Hong Kong Island, I had a meal with Yang Saucheng.

Peninsula Hotel, Gaddi’s restaurant private room.

"Oh, Director Gu, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

Yang Shoucheng stretched out his hand with a smile, "But speaking of which, although I haven't seen you much, I have heard nothing about you in the past few years."

"Weishui Hollywood!"

"Hey, he's still a small character, far from powerful."

"It's just around the corner!"

"I don't know how long we have to wait." Gu Ming said something haha ​​and changed the subject, "By the way, this restaurant is pretty good! French food?"

"Yes!"

“Among the Western food options, only French food can be served on the table.”

Yang Saucheng curled his lips with a look of disgust on his face, "British food is unpalatable, let alone German food, beer sausage."

"This is the only one that's not bad."

"You order first."

"By the way, we have a friend coming later, guess who it is?"

"I can't guess." Huo Wenxi didn't even come to this meal today, who else could it be?It can’t be that Rong Zhuer, the protagonist of the “Spring Roll Sect” that is [-]% made up by reporters, can’t it?

"Guess."

"I really can't guess. Can you give me a hint? What does it do?" Gu Ming asked.

"actor."

Ordinary actors are definitely not qualified to come to this dinner table.

Then the only thing is...

"Jackie Chan?" When it comes to Hong Kong movies, Gu Ming is the first person who thinks of him.

Never mind what black material there is and how much tidbits there are.

It’s true that filming is life-threatening.

Death-defying in the truest sense.

The style is unique and almost exclusively dominates the Chinese-language global box office every year.

And unlike the fast pace of Hong Kong movies back then, there was basically one movie a year, and all of them did well at the box office.

One person has directly become synonymous with the action comedy genre.

"It's him."

"Welcome!" Gu Ming nodded.

But for some reason, when Gu Ming mentioned him, what came to mind was not his movie, but two other people.

One is Zhang Guoli, why do you think your two children look so similar?
The final outcome is pretty much the same.

The other one is Hong Jinbao. These two brothers from the same opera troupe are also destined to have similar careers.

Jackie Chan's father worked in the army, and Hong Jinbao's great-grandfather was the mastermind of the famous "Assassination of the Song Dynasty".

Of course, none of them are as good as Feng Gong's great-grandfather Niu.

When Gu Ming was distracted.

Jackie Chan is here.

Wearing a Tang suit.

But it didn't make Gu Ming feel that the other party was inappropriate in any way.

After all, most men wearing Tang suits attend international events.

For the other party to dress like this is not only inappropriate, but a sign of importance.

"Brother Jackie Chan." Gu Ming shouted with a smile.

"Director Gu!"

"I've admired you for a long time!" Jackie Chan laughed and shook hands with Gu Ming, "Occasionally I heard Mr. Yang say he wanted to have a meal with you, so I asked him to add a seat. I said I wanted to meet Director Gu."

"Director Gu is the most powerful Chinese director in the world right now." After saying that, Jackie Chan gave a thumbs up. "It will greatly increase the prestige of Chinese filmmakers!"

"I don't dare to take it seriously." Gu Ming shook his head, "There are directors Li Yu and Zhang Yimou, but Jackie Chan is definitely the most famous Chinese movie star in the world."

This one is absolutely deserved.

Unique style, so distinctive.

Even in terms of box office, Li Lianjie, who has the "Rescue" series, can't compare.

"I grew up watching Jackie Chan's movies, from "Enter the Dragon" to "Plan A" to "Rush Hour" and "The Magic Tuxedo" without missing a step."

"Enter the Dragon?" Jackie Chan was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and laughed, "When I was a martial arts master at that time, I was beaten badly by Bruce Lee. Fortunately, I also showed my face."

"By the way, the filming of "Around the World in Eighty Days" has been completed?" "It has been filmed, but I always feel weird." Jackie Chan smacked his lips, "The adaptation is a bit big. For such an influential masterpiece, let me go Playing the leading role always makes me feel a little unsure, but I can't refuse."

"I really can't refuse." Gu Ming nodded.

There is a $2000 million club in Hollywood. Only a few big names can get it. Once they get it, it is a status symbol.

For this film, Jackie Chan was offered a salary of 2000 million.

It is no exaggeration to say it is a milestone.

Unfortunately, after the peak comes the downhill. With the failure of this movie, Jackie Chan's career also went downhill.

A few years later, "Rush Hour 3" also suffered a failure, and at this point, the series was frozen.

Jackie Chan becomes more and more miserable.

"Does Director Gu think this film will be successful?" Jackie Chan asked curiously, as if he could see the hesitation in Gu Ming's expression.

Of course, Gu Ming was not good at making casual friends. He told the truth when they first met, and naturally said in a nice way, "After all, it has Jackie Chan starring and it is a masterpiece. There are certain fans."

At this point, Gu Ming couldn't speak any more.

The more fans you have, the more trouble you have!

Even the race of the protagonist has been changed.

You will definitely be caught by your competitors at the same time and make excuses.

When movie fans take a look at it, they will realize that it is nonsense, and its lethality is comparable to asking Lu Han to act in a science fiction movie.

From the bottom of my heart I refused to see it.

Not to mention there aren't even many comedy moves from Jackie Chan.

It’s not attractive to fans at all!

But can you say this? When it comes to your mouth, it directly turns into "It is very likely to succeed!"

"I hope so." Jackie Chan didn't take this matter to heart. Now his career is booming. Even if one film fails, it will not affect his status.

Don't worry too much.

After chatting for a while, Jackie Chan finally revealed his purpose, "If we have the opportunity, we can make a film together with Director Gu."

"no problem!"

"But Brother Jackie Chan, I won't shoot your action comedy." Well, the main reason is that I don't have to copy it, and Jackie Chan doesn't have any big-selling movies in which he is the first protagonist.

"Kung Fu Dream" did well at the box office, but the first protagonist was Will Smith's son.

"If we cooperate, I might make other types of films."

"What type?" Jackie Chan was also very curious, "To be honest, after making action comedies for so many years, if I can successfully transform and create another type of film, I would still be very interested."

"Kung fu comedy, spin it off, kung fu, or comedy."

"Okay." Jackie Chan smiled and nodded.

"If Director Gu wants to film, please contact me. As long as there is a schedule, I will never refuse."

Gu Ming's record of never losing since his debut made him think he could give it a try.

Otherwise, the possibility of failure is too high.

He knew it too.The audience just watched him work hard.

It would be too risky to switch to other types.

"No problem, I've long wanted to cooperate with Jackie Chan."

As for the time of cooperation.

Not in the near future anyway.

It’s not cost-effective, the pay is too high, and you also need the right to speak.

Wait until the investment of 3 million Hong Kong dollars for "The Dragon Reborn" suffered a huge loss, and next year's "Around the World in Eighty Days", a film with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, will have a North American box office of more than 2000 million.

Jackie Chan's salary should take a big dive. Let's make a movie with him when the time comes.

Otherwise, a salary of 2000 million US dollars.

Although they are compatriots, we have to tell the truth, they don’t have the box office appeal of Will Smith.

……

The next night, Gu Ming immediately started shooting.

What we are going to shoot this time is also a clip showing the abilities of the protagonist group.

Chen Kun plays card magic to seduce a girl, turning the building into a seven of diamonds.

Then the girl was attracted and wanted to have a conversation that night.

Gu Ming gave this actress to Ying Huang, but Ying Huang recommended Zhong Xintong.

Last time it was Cai Zhuoyan, this time it was Zhong Xintong.

It’s necessary to get all the twins together!
Gu Ming couldn't refuse, and considering the role the female character had to play, he reluctantly agreed.

(End of this chapter)