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Chapter 556: Pacific Rim

Wang Shu lay on the bed, quietly watching Mei Ting carefully cleaning up the vomit on the floor.

Even though you are not good at this, you still force yourself to do it.

Even though he vomited all over the floor, he was willing to bear it.

If you are not an experienced person, you will feel nausea and vomit if there is a foreign object blocking deep in your throat.

Unless you are very good at this, it will be like this.

Mei Ting obviously has little experience, but.
Even though Wang Shu had a heart of stone, he was moved.

After the other person cleaned up the vomit on the ground and returned to the bed, Wang Shu took him in his arms.

Mei Ting lay down obediently, looking up at him with fascinated eyes.

His eyes were full of love.

Mei Ting was born in a big city and lives a relatively bourgeois life. She has always had a soft spot for talented men.

Her criteria for choosing a partner is that a man can be without money or looks, but must be talented.

In the original timeline, both of her husbands were like this.

Neither the first director Yan Da nor the second photographer was as rich and powerful as her.

Just because of some talent, she was attracted to him.

Compared with many materialistic female stars in the entertainment industry, Mei Ting's personality is obviously a breath of fresh air.

Wang Shu, a talented director who has won an Oscar at a young age, is exactly what she likes.

Plus, he's handsome, which is also a plus.

And it’s also very impressive, every time it’s very impressive, which is also a plus.

As for money and other aspects, she doesn't care much about them.

The previous items already make him the perfect partner in her mind.

However, there is an age gap between the two, so Mei Ting feels a little inferior.

Wang Shu stroked Mei Ting's cheek and whispered, "How about you play the leading role in this co-production?"

"Ah?" Mei Ting was surprised when she heard that.

Although she had fantasized about it in her heart, she never expected that Wang Shuzhen would choose her to play the leading female role.

Now, all the artists from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong are eyeing this drama. Mei Ting feels that there are many people who are more qualified than her to star in this co-production.

Not to mention Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi, the four Dans and two Bings are more prestigious than her.

Therefore, she always thought that even if she had the opportunity, she would only play a supporting role.

Playing the leading female role is just a fantasy in my heart.

"What? You don't want to?" Wang Shu teased with a smile.

Mei Ting certainly would not be unwilling, she leaned obediently in Wang Shu's arms and replied softly, "No."

Then he added, "I'm just a little surprised."

"There are many people who are more qualified than me to play the leading female role. I didn't expect you to choose me."

"Silly girl." Wang Shu stroked Mei Ting's hair and said softly, "I didn't choose you before because you were not suitable."

"If I have a play that suits you, I will definitely choose you."

These words seem to be spoken with deep affection, but in fact they are just misleading.

However, Mei Ting believed it and really thought that there was no role suitable for her before and that was why she was not chosen.

In fact, she can be a substitute for any role, whether it is the heroine in "Travel to Taipei", "Time Traveler", or the second female lead in "Ghost Ship".

However, Wang Shu did not choose her due to comprehensive considerations of the market and various aspects.

This time, she will be given the starring role in the co-production film because Chen Long has been confirmed to play the male lead and a well-known Hollywood male star has been invited to play the supporting role. The status of the female lead is no longer important.

With this kind of lineup, it wouldn't be a problem even if the leading actress was a newcomer.

After all, even if the heroine is a well-known actress in mainland China, she is still unfamiliar to overseas audiences.

In China, with the participation of Chen Long and other well-known Hollywood male stars, the gimmick is enough.

Just like when Stephen Chow was filming "Kung Fu", the cast was already good enough, so it didn't matter even if a newcomer was cast for the female lead.

What's more, Wang Shu is an Oscar-winning director. Even if the cast is average, he still has a reputation in China.

In fact, with Wang Shu’s current status, he can praise anyone he wants.

It’s just that a good choice of actors can create classic screen images and take the movie to the next level.

If the choice is not good, it will only make people famous but not leave any classics.

"Thank you." Mei Ting felt sweet in her heart and was very touched. She propped herself up and kissed Wang Shu on the lips.

"Silly girl." Wang Shu touched the other's hair and held it in his arms.

Then, he reached out and pinched Ping Ping Wu Ji hard.

The reason is ordinary and needs to be grasped.

"Doesn't it hurt?" Wang Shu deliberately used force, and when he saw that Mei Ting didn't say anything, he asked.

"It doesn't hurt!" Mei Ting smiled back.

In fact, it was very painful, but since Wang Shu liked it, she chose to endure it silently.

After hearing what he said, Wang Shu pushed harder, and Mei Ting almost cried out in pain.

Fortunately, I bit my lip and didn't make any sound.

"Does it hurt?" Wang Shu asked.

"It doesn't hurt." Mei Ting said softly.

In that case, Wang Shu became impolite.

Soon, Mei Ting's upper body turned red.

She didn't make a sound from beginning to end, and even when it was extremely painful, she bit her lips tightly.

After doing this for a while, Wang Shu patted the other person and signaled with his eyes.

Subsequently
Two days later, casting for the co-production "Pacific Rim" officially began.

原时间线中，这部电影的剧本创作始于2011年，2013年7月12日于美国上映，7月31日在国内上映。

自2013年7月31日在中国大陆上映后，首日收获5606万元，成为2013年进口片首日票房亚军。

The box office exceeded 100 million yuan in two days.

It took in 2.9 million RMB in its first five days, becoming the box office champion of the week and also the highest-performing film in the first week of the 2013 Chinese summer season.

The next week, it earned 2.1 million and retained the championship, with a total of 12 million in 5 days.

In the third week, it grossed 1.5 million, achieving its third consecutive championship. With a cumulative total of 6.5 million, China surpassed North America to become the film's largest box office destination.

In the fourth week, the company collected 4000 million, ranking fourth, with a total of 6.96 million.

An imported film grossed 6.96 million yuan in box office revenue within one month of entering theaters.

If the film is postponed and continued to be released, 8 million or 9 million will not be a problem.

Indeed, in the original timeline, the domestic box office champion in 2013 was "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" directed by Stephen Chow, with 12.4 billion.

But, Pacific Rim ranked fourth.

The second one is "Iron Man 3".

Ranked third is Zhao Yanzi's debut work "So Young", with 7.2 million.

Among the top four, Zhou Xingxing has the box office appeal, and it is not surprising that "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" broke 10 billion. Zhao Yanzi's "So Young" is about selling feelings.

At this stage, this type of movie is very popular.

Any movie or TV series of the same type can become a hit.

It is indeed a dividend of the times.

Only "Iron Man 3" and "Pacific Rim" are real commercial popcorn movies.

Of these two films, "Iron Man 3" belongs to a series and is guaranteed to have a certain number of fans and market worldwide.

Only "Pacific Rim" lacks various bonuses.

Even so, it still earned a box office score of 6.96 in China, becoming the first Hollywood A-level production to outperform North America in mainland China.

In short, this movie really has a market in China and overseas.

East and West are compatible.

Instead, it is something that the West loves to watch, but cannot adapt to the local climate in the East.

It’s not that I like watching it in the East, but I can’t adapt to the Western environment.

Of course, if Wang Shu were to make a co-production now, he would first have to ensure that the casting had a market in the West.

Only in this way can we ensure that the film will not flop when it is released in the West.

As for the domestic market, the results of the original timeline have proven that even an imported film without domestic actors can outperform North America at the box office.

Not to mention, now we have Chen Long, Mei Ting and others.

The casting on the first day was very lively, but Wang Shu did not go. Instead, it was hosted by the staff of Yikeshu.

Because the first day is only the primary election, and there will be a re-election three days after the primary election.

Only at the re-selection stage did Wang Shu take charge of the casting.

Under normal circumstances, casting doesn't need to be so complicated.

Except, it's made so complicated on purpose.

The casting of "Pacific Rim" this time is similar to that of "The New Dream of Red Mansions", and is mainly for hype and publicity.

It is made so complicated, lively and grand because they want to create hype and momentum.

Whether a movie’s box office can be increased, publicity and promotion always come first.

As long as the publicity and promotion are in place, even a bad movie can achieve good box office results.

If the promotion is not in place, gold will be covered in dust.

When making commercial films, Wang Shu always pays great attention to publicity and promotion. He will not miss any opportunity to hype or create momentum.

The box office performance of a movie after its release cannot be determined by just talking.

Only by doing your best in all aspects can you create a high-grossing commercial film.

"Yuanyuan, here!"

Xu Huanhuan saw Gao Yuanyuan from afar and waved to her.

Gao Yuanyuan is accompanied by Jiang Yiyan and Sun Jiayi.

Whether it is Xu Huanhuan, Jiang Yan, or Sun Jiayi, they are all Gao Yuanyuan’s best friends.

Not only friends, but also close girlfriends.

In addition to these people, Jia Jingwen is also Gao Yuanyuan’s best friend.

But this is only at this stage. In a few years, Gao Yuanyuan's group of close friends will become Jiang Ling, Xu Huanhuan, Wang Xiaojing, and Liu Xiyuan.

Artists in the Beijing circle rarely work alone. They often work in groups of several people, which means there are all kinds of groups of close friends.

Just like Huo Siyan, Li Xiaolu, Qin Nan, Liu Yun and others are best friends, Gao Yuanyuan and Xu Huanhuan are also best friends.

In the original timeline, among Gao Yuanyuan's group of close friends, Jiang Yan was the one who performed the best.

But this person is a heavyweight. Chen Hao used to be the top star in Orange Sky. It was this person who joined Orange Sky and forced Chen Hao out.

Looking back on her rise to fame, she first fell in love with director Yin Li, who was 25 years older than her, and then she came to prominence with the help of Yin Li.

After she came to prominence, she hooked up with a well-known photographer even though she already had a boyfriend, causing Yin Li to chase her to the crew and cause a scene.

She joined Orange Sky in 2006 and soon hooked up with Orange Sky boss Wu Kebo, which led to the elimination of Orange Sky's then top star Chen Hao.

There are also Deng Chao, Tong Dawei, Wu Zhenyu, etc. Anyway, she will flirt with anyone who can provide help to her.

As long as you cast a wide net, you will always catch fish.

For example, Chen Daoming was willing to reduce her salary to recommend her to the director to play the leading female role, which led to her snatching the leading female role originally intended for Zhang Xinyi.

In addition to these, there are also incidents of illegal villa construction and remote teaching.

This person threw away his integrity in order to get to the top.

However, this is nothing in the entertainment industry. Everyone is a bad person and no one has the right to laugh at anyone else.

It can't be that just because a person is less bad, he can laugh at someone who is more bad, right?
There is no such thing, there are only winners and losers.

If she was just using any means necessary to get ahead in the entertainment industry, then the public would just watch for fun.

After all, many people know that the entertainment industry is a messy place. If she can get to the top, she might even be ridiculed as inspirational.

But she cheated, and that cannot be tolerated.

"Ring illusion~"

Jiang Yiyan and Sun Jiayi also knew Xu Huanhuan and greeted him with smiles.

Jiang Yan is doing quite well now, but Sun Jiayi is not so good. In a few years, she may even disappear from the entertainment circle and open an online store.

To be honest, if she hadn't happened to meet Sun Jiayi and Gao Yuanyuan together when she came here, she wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to Sun Jiayi.

After they greeted each other, Jiang Yiyan teased with some ulterior motives: "Huanhuan, don't you know Director Wang? Why do you have to take the first test like us?"

It seems like he is joking, but actually he wants to explore the extent of the friendship between Xu Huanhuan and Wang Shu.

If Xu Huanhuan is treated preferentially during the audition, then they can start with Xu Huanhuan and get in touch with Wang Shu through Xu Huanhuan.

"Alas~" Xu Huanhuan sighed and complained: "That was several years ago. Now I have little contact with Director Wang, and we no longer have much of a friendship."

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then continued, "And I'm not the only one here for the preliminary exam. I just saw Jiang Wenli and Qin Hailu."

"They all know Director Wang, and they are just here for the initial test."

She said that she had not been in contact with Wang Shu for a long time and they no longer had much of a friendship, but she was actually feeling proud.

And she hadn't been out of contact with Wang Shu for a long time. On holidays, Wang Shu's birthday, movie releases, etc., she would send him text messages and sometimes call him.

Wang Shudu responded to this.

So it’s not that there is no contact, but that we have always maintained contact, but the frequency of contact is not very frequent.

"Are Jiang Wenli, Qin Hailu and the others here?" Gao Yuanyuan expressed her surprise before Jiang Yan could respond.

For several of them, the hope of getting a role through audition was already slim, and now with talented actors like Jiang Wenli and Qin Hailu coming one after another, it has made things even more difficult.

"Yes, I just saw them." Xu Huanhuan continued.

Jiang Yiyan couldn't help but say, "Yuanyuan, if you had accepted Director Wang's invitation and had the experience of working with Director Wang, you should have an advantage over us like Huanhuan now."

Back then, Wang Shu invited Gao Yuanyuan to star in an idol drama, but Gao Yuanyuan declined due to schedule reasons.

At that time, compared to Wang Shu's idol dramas, the movies she starred in were more popular.

Just think of it as declining the invitation from an up-and-coming director. Although it's a pity, I won't regret it.

Who would have thought that the director, who was just a budding star at the time, would suddenly become the youngest Oscar-winning director in history!

(End of this chapter)