Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 230: Push it

"Oh?"

Zhou Xun raised his eyebrows.

"I thought you were thinking about buying a bigger villa just now."

"..."

It was actually said right.

This must not be admitted.

Gu Ming curled his lips, "What are you talking about? It seems that such a villa is not enough to live in."

"I'm not as exaggerated as you think."

Gu Ming told the truth.

Most of the time, it's just an exchange of art, not such a deep bond.

Besides, the bond is too deep, is it a good thing?

As time goes by, people will always get older, but there will always be people who are young.

There are too many people with ties, and you are just trying to deal with them. How can you find someone younger?

Doesn’t that affect your pursuit of beautiful things?

That's it, it's good for everyone to have time to communicate.

"Okay, let's forget it." Zhou Xun smiled, looked out the window and then looked at Gu Ming, "Do I have any other acting plans this year?"

"No more, what's the matter?"

"There is a Hollywood crew who wants me to star in their movie. If you don't have a film here, I will agree and go to their place." Zhou Xun blinked, "The pay is pretty good, and the producer is also a good person. Big name director.”

"It's a bigger name than you." At the end, Zhou Xun added with a smile.

It would be okay if he didn't add this sentence, but if he added it, it would interest Gu Ming.

"who is it?"

It's not that Gu Ming is boasting.

Based on his own achievements, he has won awards and box office, and there may be many directors who are in the same position as him, but I can say that they are definitely better than him.

If they are still alive and working now, their total amount is basically no more than one hand.

Just a few.

"Spielberg."

"He! That can be said to be a bigger name than me." Gu Ming couldn't deny this.

In 75, "Jaws" grossed US$900 million and earned a global box office of US$82 million. In 93, "The Extra-Terrestrial" grossed nearly US$[-] million. In [-], "Jurassic Park" became the first global blockbuster movie. Billions of movies.

Breaking records again and again.

Gu Ming felt admired when he thought about it.

wrong!

and many more.

A film for which he was a producer?

Looking at Zhou Xun's cheerfulness, I'm afraid he's not a supporting role, but a protagonist.

In a movie produced by Spielberg, find a yellow man to play the leading role.

"What's the name of your movie?"

"Memoirs of a Geisha." Zhou Xun said, "It tells the story of a neon geisha, and I play the protagonist."

Sure enough it was.

The movie that the previous life International Chapter and Gong Li acted together.

"I advise you not to answer it." Gu Ming immediately advised him.

"If we are just pure friends, I will definitely not displease you, lest you hate me or think that I can't see you well."

"But with the relationship we have now, and the fact that I'm still your boss, to be honest, accepting this film is not a good choice."

"Why?" Zhou Xun was puzzled.

"My judgment!" Gu Ming pointed at himself.

"A Hollywood crew filmed a neon story, but the protagonist turned to a Chinese. He couldn't please anyone."

"The Neon audience must have been unhappy with having a foreigner play a national."

"The audience in our country..." Gu Ming chuckled.

"Most people don't know what geisha is or not. They only hear the word geisha at the end and think so."

"You should know your status among domestic actresses, right?"

"If a top actress in the country insists on playing a neon role and also performs a trick, it will have a very bad impact on your reputation."

"But, this is Spielberg." Zhou Xun was still a little hesitant. He is the director with the highest cumulative box office in the world, and it would be difficult for any actor to refuse to star in his movies.

"He produced it, not directed it." Gu Ming emphasized.

Zhou Xun didn't say much.

He stood stunned for a few seconds.

Then he took out his cell phone and made a call, opening his mouth and speaking in English, "Director Rob, I'm sorry, I can't take on your film. I have other things to be busy with. I'm really sorry."

"Oh, okay, okay, I understand."

"To bother you."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Xun smiled and looked at Gu Ming, "I believe you."

Believe it with your mouth.

But give up such an opportunity to cooperate with Spielberg.

It would be a lie to say that I would be happy.

During dinner in the evening, Gu Ming found that Zhou Xun was a little distracted.

Gu Ming joked, "Do you regret it?"

"If you regret it, you don't regret it." Zhou Xun shook his head.

"I just feel a little empty."

"I was the first choice for that role, and the international chapter was the alternative. I gave up, and the [-]% chance fell on her." "Do you think she will surpass me?"

"Are you afraid of this?" Gu Ming smiled, "Even with Spielberg, the global box office of that film cannot exceed [-] million. You have starred in two films with global box office exceeding [-] million. She is still far behind. Of."

"I can't make another movie for you." Gu Ming smacked his lips, "Don't worry, the global box office will be no less than [-] million!"

"Are you directing it yourself?" Zhou Xun asked with wide eyes.

"Forehead……"

"I can't guarantee this." Gu Ming shrugged, "In recent years, I have almost had a filming plan in mind. Coupled with the Olympics, I may not be able to cooperate with you again until after the Olympics."

"This is what you promised! You must let me be the heroine again after the Olympics." Gu Ming stretched out his little finger and hooked with Gu Ming.

The hook is hung up and cannot be changed for 100 years.

After the hook was pulled, Zhou Xun realized something.

"That's not right! What does the Olympics have to do with you?"

"Could it be?"

"Shh!" Gu Ming reached out and pressed Zhou Xun's mouth, "Zhang Yimou and I are co-directing, just know it, don't tell anyone."

"Yeah." Zhou Xun nodded, looking at Gu Ming with deep admiration in his eyes.

"I always thought that I could see your back, but in the blink of an eye, I was nowhere to be seen again."

"Awesome, Director Gu."

"Average, average." Gu Ming modestly made a gesture of pressing down his palms.

……

5 month 5 number.

"Taken 3" held its premiere the day before its release.

Gu Ming was sitting next to Li Lianjie.

"How is your "Huo Yuanjia" going?" Gu Ming took the initiative to find a topic to talk about.

"It's in the post-processing stage."

When this movie was mentioned, Li Lianjie subconsciously sat up straight and felt energetic.

That "Huo Yuanjia" is a project of his group. If it succeeds, he will no longer be an independent actor in the future, but the real boss of the crew.

If the actor is not satisfied, change it!
The director is uncooperative?Change director.

When he was filming in Hong Kong Island, he envied Jackie Chan's status in the crew, and now he has finally reached this point.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank Director Gu for asking me to do the project of "Hurricane Rescue"."

Li Lianlian's words were full of gratitude.

He knows very well that "Taken" is a lifesaver for him.

Originally, a Chinese actor working here in North America would have fewer opportunities for trial and error.

But after this series, if it fails, then come back and do "Taken" and that's it. As long as the box office is good, the failure of the previous one will have little impact.

It is equivalent to having many more trial and error opportunities out of thin air.

He even felt that Gu Ming was his third noble person.

The first one is Zhang Xinyan. He was selected from so many people to star in "Shaolin Temple".

The second one is Xu Ke. Although the two have had quite a few conflicts, without "Once Upon a Time", there would have been no second spring in his acting career.

The third one is Gu Ming. The movie "Hurricane Rescue" can be said to have truly launched him into the position of a first-line actor in Hollywood.

Although they are the weakest group among the A-list, and there are some super A-list actors, their family members know how difficult it is for a yellow person to get along in Hollywood.

Without Gu Ming, it would be difficult for him to climb to the front line.

"You're welcome, we cooperate with each other and achieve each other's achievements." The situation at that time was that Jackie Chan might not be able to act in non-action comedies. Without Li Lien, there would be no Chinese actor who could sell box office around the world.

Then you have to choose foreign actors, which will have a big impact on your influence.

"Then do you think we can still achieve each other's success?" Li Lianjie asked casually.

"Maybe!" Gu Ming nodded.

"I have an idea in my mind that I should find a director to make a series."

"It's quite suitable for you. Most of them involve shooting, there aren't many action scenes, and it's not too difficult. You can find someone who has trained for several months and can play it. It will just allow you to recover and recuperate."

"but……"

"You are too expensive now. According to the market price, the first one is 2000 million, which means it must be at least 800 million."

"How much will it cost when the fourth and fifth parts are filmed?"

"It depends on who you work with." Li Lianjie laughed, "It's just like what you said. The movements are not difficult and won't hurt you. And for the sake of your director, I can ask for less of the salary. The first part will be fine." How about 500 million? If there are sequels, it will be increased by 200 million for each movie."

He has long since realized that series is the only guarantee for an actor.

Not to mention the series that Gu Ming is going to make.

If you have the opportunity, you have to seize it even if it costs less than the salary.

"Okay, then it's decided." Li Lianjie was even willing to reduce his salary, and Gu Ming happily decided, "Then let's finish this matter after the promotion period of this film is over?"

"Okay, by the way, what's the name of this movie?"

"'Give me back my dog's life'."

"Hmm?" Li Lianjie turned to look at Gu Ming.

"It should be called "John Wick", but it probably means giving back my dog's life, because a dog destroyed an entire gang."

"Interesting." Li Lianlian felt that the plot was a bit ridiculous, but it was very compelling and looked like it could sell the box office.

After the two chatted for a while, Li Lian connected.

The video was completed as scheduled.

The evaluation, as expected, is not very good, even bad.

The fans who got it back only gave it a B rating.

You must know that most of the people here today are action movie fans, but even so, there is only this rating.

It's a bit worse than the previous two.

(End of this chapter)