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Chapter 719 Exclusive Weight Loss
Hua Jin is a very dedicated actor. As long as he is interested in the role of the Joker, he will definitely be willing to make sacrifices for it.

Sure enough, Hua Jin answered Li Yu in the same way. He smiled and said, "No problem. I will lose weight when the filming starts."

"It's not an easy task to lose more than 20 kilograms in just a few months. I can ask Huana to provide you with a nutritionist to serve you alone." Li Yu said again.

"No need, I have my own unique method for weight loss." Hua Jin said confidently, as if losing dozens of pounds was a very easy thing for him.

As someone who has seen the answer, Li Yu knows what Huajin's exclusive weight loss method is.

He only eats one apple a day to survive, relying entirely on his strong willpower.

In his previous life, he relied on this trick to complete his weight loss plan. When the filming of "Joker" started, he had lost 23 kilograms, and some said 24 kilograms.

Whether it is the twenty-three or the twenty-four, it proves that Hua Jin is a ruthless person.

Being so cruel to himself, no wonder he can bring the character of the Joker to life.

In addition to eating an apple a day to lose weight, he also studied pharmacy knowledge and understood the side effects of drugs, because the Joker is a mentally ill person in the movie.

He also read and watched a large number of books and movies to gain a deep understanding of the criminal psychology of the characters.

I can only say that a ruthless person like him deserves to win the Oscar for Best Actor.

After receiving the award, he said that he had a deep feeling for the character of Arthur. He could understand Arthur's inner world and all the pain that Arthur had experienced and suffered for a long time.

He also said that the role of Arthur was full of challenges for him, especially since the audience already had a preconceived impression of the Joker.

Actors like him should be considered experientialists.

This school of thought is more likely to produce superb performances, but it also has very obvious shortcomings. It is easy to get stuck in the role and eventually suffer from schizophrenia.

Li Yu knew what method Hua Jin would use to lose weight, so he deliberately joked: "Is your unique way of losing weight to eat only one meal a day and then starve?"

Li Yu didn't want to say directly that Hua Jin would lose weight by eating only one apple a day.

If he really said that, Hua Jin would be terrified, as if he had seen a ghost.

In fact, Hua Jin was already shocked when he heard Li Yu ask him if he would lose weight by eating only one meal a day.

Because Li Yu's guess was very close to his inner plan.

It’s just that his plan is crazier and more extreme than Li Yu’s guess.

"Let's send you a nutritionist. It's very difficult and dangerous for you to do it alone. You are losing weight for the movie, so it's only natural for the crew to provide you with help." Li Yu insisted.

Eating only one apple a day is really extreme.

If this method is used on another person with poor physical fitness, after a few months it will not be a matter of losing 20 kilograms, but a matter of losing 5 kilograms including the person and the box.

Hua Jin was somewhat moved, but he remained silent and acquiesced to Li Yu's arrangement.

In addition to securing Hua Jin as the soulful leading actor, Li Yu also interviewed many actors and selected some who he thought were suitable to play supporting roles.

When Li Yu finished these things, the "Barbie" banquet was over, and the final box office was fixed at 14.5 billion euros.

Most of it was overseas box office revenue, with the box office in China being less than 4 million RMB, and it was released for less than twenty days.

This movie really has no market in China and was not originally made for Chinese audiences.

It's pretty good to have 4 million at the box office, which is all thanks to Li Yu. If the director wasn't Li Yu, the domestic box office of this movie would be even worse, and it's very likely that it wouldn't even have 3 million.

Everyone at Warner Entertainment is naturally very satisfied with the global box office of 14.5 billion.

But they also felt that something seemed strange. Wasn't the original intention of their cooperation with Li Yu to use Li Yu's identity as a Chinese director to further expand the Chinese market?

Why does it seem that the expansion has not been successful at all?
But it doesn't seem to be a big problem. Although it goes against their original intention, as long as the box office is good, it's fine.

Two billion-dollar movies, one of which grossed 14.5 billion, which is the highest-grossing movie since the establishment of Warner Bros.

When meeting Li Yu, the senior executives and shareholders of Huana did not dare to kowtow to him. They only said thank you for the food you gave them, but they still said that Director Li was awesome.

Unlike the project launch of "Aquaman" and "Barbie", the project launch of "Joker" was very low-key.

Especially "Aquaman", which was extremely high-profile. At that time, Warna held an official press conference and officially announced that Li Yu was the chief director of "Aquaman".

The situation has changed. At that time, Li Yu was a newcomer to Hollywood and had little fame and reputation.

Before Aquaman, most of Li Yu's films did not take foreign audiences into consideration, so his films had little influence abroad.

As for those award-winning works, they are considered unpopular in China, let alone abroad.

In a situation like this, it is very necessary to hold an official press conference to warm up the event and carry out extensive publicity.

It’s different now. Li Yu has become one of the most popular directors in Hollywood in recent years.

Li Yu's exposure is too high. Although "Barbie" received mediocre response in China, it attracted a lot of attention abroad.

If "Joker" is approved and promoted in a high-profile manner, the effect is likely to be counterproductive.

When a person's name appears frequently, people will get annoyed.

What's more, "Joker" will not start shooting until several months later.

There is not much point in promoting it now. It will not achieve any effect except wasting money.

It would be better to wait for Li Yu’s popularity to die down, and then focus on marketing after the filming starts.

Before Li Yu returned to China, people from Warna reminded him not to forget to come to the United States to attend the Oscars ceremony in a while.

"Aquaman" didn't even get a nomination for Best Special Effects at the last Oscars. Li Yu himself didn't care, but it was Warna who couldn't hold it anymore.

They all want to push the Oscar judges' heads into the screen and make them open their eyes and see why "Aquaman" does not deserve a nomination for Best Special Effects.

A movie with great special effects and good global box office, it's fine if it doesn't get an award, but at least give it a nomination? Can you give it some face?

Warner Bros. spent a lot of money on the production of "Barbie" this time. It's hard to say whether it can win an award, but it will definitely be nominated.

After all, money makes the world go round. Don't think of the Oscars as too sacred. The Oscars for Best Actor and Best Actress can also be won through manipulation.

The Oscars are voted on by more than 7,000 members of the American Academy of Motion Picture and Science.

It is a tacitly accepted practice for producers to hire professional lobbying companies to do public relations for the judges.

This is how the nicknames of the Oscars "Water Emperor" and "Water Queen" came about, referring to the fact that the people who won the Best Actor or Best Actress awards in a certain session are not worthy of their positions, and the awards are too watered down, so much so that people can't stand it.

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