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Chapter 624: Shu, I want to give birth to a child for you

Interstellar does have a role suitable for Mei Ting.

For example, the role played by Anne Hathaway in Nolan's version.

There is no need to replace the Doctor with a domestic actor, just set the character played by Anne Hathaway as the Doctor's adopted daughter.

In the global doomsday crisis, an American adopts a Chinese daughter and shows his fatherly love, which is also in line with the political correctness and G-spot of Europe and the United States.

Having said that, Wang Shu is very clear that "Interstellar" is a movie aimed at the European and American markets.

In order to ensure box office success in Europe and the United States, this role cannot be played by domestic actors.

If this role is given to a domestic actor, perhaps it can achieve good box office results in China.

But the box office in Europe and the United States will most likely be affected.

Because no matter how it is changed, giving such an important role to a European and American actor will foreseeably be more beneficial to the box office in Europe and the United States.

Therefore, it is best to cast the actors according to Nolan's version of "Interstellar" in the original timeline.

You can even directly use the original crew.

In this way, the entire movie can be more controllable.

The level of global box office is also closely related to Wang Shu.

Although Wang Shu cannot start a company in the United States at this stage, the investment in "Interstellar" is huge. It is not only difficult for Paramount to invest alone, but it is also worried that it will not be able to recover the cost.

Therefore, this movie has evolved into a co-production in which Yikeshu Company participated.

Normally, as a co-production, adding domestic actors is a normal operation.

However, this film is not a co-production for the domestic market, but a co-production for Europe, the United States, and even the world.

Plus, it's Paramount that's in charge.

Even if Wang Shu wanted to put domestic actors in, they could only play minor supporting roles, not the main characters.

If Wang Shu were not the investor and producer, he would not even have these rights.

Rather, the script of "Interstellar" originally belonged to Paramount. If Wang Shu's demands were too many and too unreasonable, Paramount would not cooperate with him and would find another director to direct the film.

Wang Shu knew that "Interstellar" was a classic and did not want to give up this project.

Therefore, even though he participated in the investment and production, he only got the right to modify the script, the right to edit the film in theaters, and the right to recommend the leading actors.

No, one word can’t decide who will play the leading role.

If he wants even this right, then Paramount will simply not play with him.

"Can I also participate?" When Mei Ting heard Wang Shu's words, she stood up in disbelief and looked at Wang Shu with shining eyes.

The expression is surprised and the eyes are eager.

Wang Shu smiled and said, "I have the right to recommend actors. I will recommend you to Paramount when the time comes."

"If Paramount agrees, then you can be in it."

"If you don't agree, I'll think of another way."

He knew in his heart that Paramount would most likely not agree.

But, it didn't stop him from using this to coax Mei Ting.

Anyway, if Paramount doesn't agree, I'll just put the blame on it.

When Mei Ting heard this, her heart felt as sweet as honey.

The look she gave Wang Shu was full of love.

It seemed that at this moment, no matter what Wang Shu asked her to do, she would do it obediently.

She was very clear that she was now on the verge of entering the international stage, if she could star in another movie that Wang Shu collaborated with Paramount.

As long as the movie doesn't fail, she will have one foot on the international stage.

And then, if I could star in an art film that could win an Oscar.

Just like Zhang Ziyi, stepping onto the international stage.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but pounce on Wang Shu, kissed him on the lips, and said softly with love in her eyes: "Shu, you are so nice."

Wang Shu smiled and pinched her face, teasing: "Do you still want to have a baby now?"

When Mei Ting heard this, she rolled her eyes at Wang Shu with resentment, then pouted her lips and said affectionately: "If you want me to give birth, I will give birth to you~"

"Hehe." Wang Shu rubbed Mei Ting's head.

Mei Ting seemed to have thought of something at this moment, and asked in confusion: "At the dinner earlier, Brother Chen Long asked you if you could cooperate, didn't you say that Paramount would make the decision?"

"Yes." Wang Shu responded without commenting, "It is indeed Paramount that makes the decision, but that doesn't mean I don't have the right to recommend actors, right?"

After that, he pinched Mei Ting's face again and said, "This movie is a Paramount project. Although I have the right to recommend actors, I can't recommend our Chinese film actors for both the male and female protagonists, right?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Ting understood what Wang Shu meant.

This was because Wang Shu wanted to recommend her to Paramount, so in order to increase the success rate, he declined Chen Long.

For a moment, his eyes looked deeply at Wang Shu.

The love and emotion in her heart made her lie in Wang Shu's arms and hug him tightly, as if she was afraid that Wang Shu would leave her.

Hold on tight and don't let go.

"boom!"

Zhang Weiping was originally drinking alone and was in a bad mood. When he learned that Han Sanping, Ye Lin, Wang Changtian, Wang Shu and others had held a celebration banquet, he became so angry that he smashed the wine glass in his hand to the ground.

Bombarding Han Sanping was just a joke.

He blasted Wang Shu, but was ridiculed instead.

Let’s not talk about these things. He is more concerned about the box office of "Three Shots Surprise".

Originally, he expected this movie to have a box office of 3 million, which would definitely make him a huge profit.

As a result, now it is only 1.3 million.

According to the current box office trend, it is unlikely that the film will be able to achieve a box office revenue of 1.5 million by the end of its release.

On the other hand, "Life of Pi" had a box office of 3.6 million yuan in mainland theaters!

Zhang Weiping found it hard to accept that the box office of "Movies and TV Series" was affected, which in his opinion was equivalent to cutting off his source of income.

As the saying goes, destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents.

At this moment, Zhang Weiping hated Wang Shu to death.

If Wang Shu hadn't made two movies to compete in the New Year season, the box office of "Three Shots Surprise" wouldn't have suffered such a huge impact.

It’s all because of Wang Shu!
Zhang Weiping is a selfish person who does not reflect on himself.

I have been working with Zhang Yimou for many years, and I always feel that I can't get enough of him.

It got to the point where Zhang Yimou broke up with him, and he still thought that Zhang Yimou had let him down.

Really have no shame!
"Wang Shu!" Zhang Weiping's face flushed and he spat out these two words with gritted teeth.

It took him a long time to calm down.

However, no matter how he thought about it, he felt uncomfortable, so he took out his cell phone and called Zhang Yimou.

"What a plan. Pacific Rim has achieved a box office of 6 million in just ten days. You are also a great director. How about we also plan to shoot a special effects blockbuster?" Zhang Weiping expressed his idea.

Zhang Yimou fell into a brief silence when he heard this. He looked down on commercial films and only admired art films.

Despite the success of commercial films such as "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers" and "Curse of the Golden Flower", he was still obsessed with art films.

The following films, "Three Shots Surprise", "Under the Hawthorn Tree", "The Flowers of War" and "Coming Home" are all art films.

Originally, with the appearance of several art films, the reputation of the national master had improved compared to the previous period of continuous commercial films, but he could not help but take on the film "The Great Wall".

All of a sudden, the reputation was ruined again.

The national teacher knew very well that he was not good at commercial films.

It is also clear that he is a hard-working director.

Therefore, when he heard Zhang Weiping's words, he was very hesitant.

I have always looked down on commercial films, and I am not good at making them.

He did not have absolute confidence in making a special effects commercial blockbuster.

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Zhang Yimou didn't want to do this project, but it was difficult for him to directly deny it.

After all, Zhang Weiping had said that he was also a big director. If he denied it directly, it would be embarrassing. He then said, "We are different from Wang Shu. He is doing well in Hollywood, which is why he was able to help big Hollywood film and television companies and China Film Group to co-produce Pacific Rim, a global film."

"If it were us, we probably wouldn't be able to do this."

"By then, in all likelihood, it will just be like the movies like Hero and Curse of the Golden Flower, where at best they can only sell overseas copyrights but will not be able to participate in the overseas cinema box office revenue."

Zhang Weiping was really envious of the 6 million box office in ten days, but he did not give up and said, "It's okay, we will just focus on the domestic box office and sell the copyright overseas."

"As long as the domestic box office is good, plus the copyrights sold, we can make a lot of money."

The subtext of this statement refers to the fact that, just like the previous plans to shoot films such as "Hero", although the new picture only enjoys overseas copyright income, the corresponding investment in the new picture can also be much less.

In this way, the risk is reduced, and even if the movie doesn't do well at the box office, it won't be a big problem.

It’s not that Zhang Weiping doesn’t want a share of the overseas box office revenue, but that he doesn’t have the ability to do so.

For a long time, the overseas operations of many of Guoshi’s works have been handled by another partner of New Picture.

Moreover, it is separate from the domestic New Picture, and Zhang Weiping is not eligible to share this part of the profits.

Therefore, for him, since he will not get any share of the box office revenue from overseas theaters, there is no need for him to consider this.

As long as Zhang Yimou is there, he has enough confidence to attract investment.

Just as he said, the national master is also a great director, and there are many bosses at home and abroad who want to invest in Zhang Yimou's movies.

"But we don't even have a script." Zhang Yimou responded speechlessly.

Not only did he realize that he was not very good at making commercial films, he also did not have enough confidence in making special effects blockbusters, which he had never tried before, and he also did not want to make commercial films.

In the original timeline, the differences between the two grew larger and larger, which was why the Imperial Master no longer tolerated Zhang Weiping.

Zhang Yimou wanted to make art films, while Zhang Weiping wanted him to make commercial films.

Because the country is director-centered, it is difficult for Zhang Yimou to achieve high box office by shooting art films. Even though he is credited as a producer, the honor of winning awards has little to do with him.

All the honors belong to Zhang Yimou.

On the other hand, commercial films, thanks to Zhang Yimou's name, generally achieve good box office results, and he can actually earn more.

Therefore, Zhang Weiping, based on his own interests, has always asked Zhang Yimou to make commercial films.

The two of them quarreled a lot about this.

Like many mainland directors, Zhang Yimou looks down on commercial films and has always advocated art films.

This is also the reason why several of his films after "Curse of the Golden Flower" were art films.

"Regarding the script," Zhang Weiping pondered for a moment, then said, "It's okay. As long as you agree, I'll go find it right away."

"I believe it won't be long before we find it."

After these words fell, Zhang Yimou fell silent. He said, "But I have no plans to make commercial films at the moment."

When Zhang Weiping heard this, his face froze.

He had heard Zhang Yimou say many times that he didn't want to make commercial films, and he knew in his heart that Zhang Yimou had always wanted to make art films.

But, this time is different!
"Pacific Rim" achieved a box office of 6 million in China on November , which shows that three years have passed since "Curse of the Golden Flower" was released, and there is now great potential in the domestic market!
This is all money!
If I don’t find a way to make money, I will feel uncomfortable!
Zhang Weiping said calmly, "Yimou, do you know what it means that Pacific Rim has achieved a box office of 6 million in the past ten days?"

"It means that the present time is different from the past!"

“This shows that our domestic market has grown a lot compared to previous years!”

"Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about the domestic screen."

"In 06, there were only about tickets."

“Now, there are more than 5,000.”

"In 06, Curse of the Golden Flower grossed nearly 3 million yuan in China. If it were released now, it would probably gross 5 million yuan!"

"Aren't you moved at all?"

"Don't you have any regrets that Curse of the Golden Flower didn't make 3 million back then?"

"Don't you want to make a movie that's a big hit?"

After hearing this, Zhang Yimou fell silent again.

He does want the movies he makes to have higher box office, but his goal is to make art films that both have high box office and win awards.

He really despises commercial films and doesn't want to make them.

Not to mention, he thinks he is relatively better at making art films.

I can still feel confident directing an art film.

I have no idea about directing a special effects commercial film like what Zhang Weiping mentioned!

Among the directors in the film and television industry all over the world, very few are able to be all-rounders.

Most of them are only good at one or two types of films, and the other types of films they make are either failures or on the verge of failure.

For example, the famous Hong Kong director Xu Ke, he started out making comedies.

Not only was the box office mediocre, it also had no special features.

It was not until he discovered the martial arts film industry that he became famous.

Later, Xu Ke was not satisfied with the martial arts film track, and tried his hand at comedy and made the movie "Women Are Not Bad".

Off the street.

Not only did this movie flop, but the urban kung fu film directed by a famous Hollywood actor also flopped.

His failures over and over again basically prove that he is only good at martial arts films.
Although Zhang Yimou was called the national teacher, he was actually like that.

He is good at making art films with a rural flavor.

Other types of films are not so easy to handle.

Zhang Yimou didn't want to film it, and he didn't want to argue with Zhang Weiping again on the phone, so he immediately said, "I'll think about it."

Zhang Weiping understood Zhang Yimou and knew that the other party's words "think about it again" were tantamount to rejection.

But it was not a good idea to continue asking for it, so he said in a muffled voice: "Okay, think about it."

(End of this chapter)