The Crown Prince of Huayu!

Chapter 72 Science Fiction Blockbuster
Although he felt a little unsure, Ning Hao was not stupid enough to question Han Jiadong on the spot.

Looking at Tong Liya brought by Han Jiadong, he added: "The role of heroine is very suitable for my younger siblings. Are my younger siblings interested?"

Thinking that the heroine had an intimate scene in the film, he quickly added: "Don't worry, I promise you won't let your younger siblings suffer."

Tong Liya was a little moved.

Although I haven’t read the script, this is a heroine with an investment of 30 million!

If the director is willing to help raise an investment of 30 million, the quality must not be bad, right?

It just depends on the situation, there is a high probability that it will not be turned on until after school starts. If you go to shoot this movie, your studies will definitely be delayed...

Involuntarily, she looked at Han Jiadong.

Han Jiadong thought about it and shook his head: "Forget it, she has to go to school."

"Uh... well."

Ning Hao felt a little resentful.

He was thinking that 30 million would be a hot hand. If Tong Liya could play the role, he would feel more at ease.

On the way back.

Seeing that Tong Liya was a little depressed, Han Jiadong asked while driving: "What's wrong? Do you blame me for helping you reject the heroine?"

Tong Liya shook her head.

To be honest, she was relieved when Han Jiadong refused for her.

But I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

After all, for an ordinary girl like her, the opportunity to be the heroine of a 30-million-dollar movie may only come once in her life.

Let’s take a look at who are the leading ladies who have been able to star in this kind of movie before?

Liu Ruoyin, a diva-level figure, became famous all over the country with her song "Later".

Zhang Ziyi, the Queen of Golden Statue, Golden Horse and Hundred Flowers, even Hollywood companies have invited her to make movies.

Zhang Manyu, the Best Actress in Berlin and the Best Actress in Cannes, has won many awards in China, making her the number one actress in the country.

They are all existences that can only be looked up to.

And just now, I almost got a role that could only be obtained at their level.

How could you not be disappointed after passing a character of this level?

Han Jiadong comforted: "This movie is actually a man's drama. The heroine doesn't have much role in it, and it won't be of much help to you if you act in it. The most important thing for you now is to lay a good foundation. When your acting skills are improved, there will be more in the future." Good scripts are waiting for you.”

"Oh."

Tong Liya's expression improved slightly.

Han Jiadong added: "But you can just show your face inside. Later, I will ask Ning Hao to free up the role of the male protagonist's wife. There are only a few scenes for that role, so you can finish it in your weekend time."

"Really?"

Tong Liya looked happy, twisted her body uncomfortably, and looked at Han Jiadong timidly: "You...why are you so nice to me?"

"Don't worry about why I treat you so well. Just think about how to repay me."

"??!"

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After the final exam, Han Jiadong went back to his hometown for two days, and then flew to North America to start his next project: "Inception."

This is the movie that he told Andy Lau before that would cost over US$100 million.

Although he is not as creative as Nolan, if he wants to complete this science fiction blockbuster, 100 million US dollars is considered to be as low as possible. If it is more, it may exceed 150 million US dollars.

Before "300" was released, this kind of big production was considered the top in Hollywood. Obviously no company dared to cooperate with him easily.

And "300 Spartans" has not even completed the post-production phase yet. But depending on the situation, it will definitely be okay to get it ready and released before the summer vacation.

Han Jiadong doesn't want to start filming this science fiction blockbuster right now, he just wants to do the preliminary preparations.

Once "300" is released, work can officially begin.

But by then, the conditions for cooperation will be different from now.

"This is the condition for negotiating with Liu Dehua and Jin Chengwu. Take a look."

Xu Qin handed over a document. She spends most of her time in China now, but she also often flies to North America to handle some company matters.

Han Jiadong took it and looked at Andy Lau's first, mainly to see the salary.

"One million dollars..."

Andy Lau's current salary in China is actually less than one million U.S. dollars when converted into movies. For movies like "A World Without Thieves" and "Spring Knife" with action scenes, the salary is RMB 7 million. If there is no action scenes, it can be even less.

This is still the price of the protagonist.

As for the villain Saito he plays this time, although he can be considered a major character, he is ranked sixth or seventh according to the series.

But Han Jiadong can also understand. After all, if Andy Lau's current salary is really converted into only a few hundred thousand US dollars, not even a million, it just sounds like it is downgraded.

Putting Liu Dehua's information on his desk, Han Jiadong picked up Jin Chengwu's information and looked at it.

The character who played the role in "Inception" was also Japanese. Compared to Andy Lau, he had fewer roles and less pay, only US$500,000.

After watching it, Han Jiadong thought for a while and then said lightly: "Treble the salary of both of them."

After completing the casting work for "Inception", Han Jiadong flew to Berlin again.

This time, he is not here to compete for awards, but to sell films.

Thanks to last year's two action films, "House of Flying Daggers" and "Kung Fu", which both achieved good results overseas, "The Knife" is also very popular.

Just by selling the copyright, all the initial investment was recouped and the return was several times higher.

Among them, eight million dollars were sold in North America alone!

This was even after "House of Flying Daggers" failed at the North American box office.

Compared to "Heroes," which took in more than $50 million at the box office, "House of Flying Daggers," which was released last month, only made over $11 million at the box office.

Sony Columbia Pictures spent $15 million just to acquire the rights!

Add in the money spent on promotion, and just looking at the box office, Sony almost lost $10 million on this movie!

However, Sony sold nearly 17 million DVDs alone.

So there will definitely be no loss.

Although the films directed by Han Jiadong have been successful in North America, they are not martial arts films after all, and the prices are naturally not as high as those of Zhang Yimou's martial arts films.

Gu Changwei, who also came to Berlin, came back with a full harvest this time. "Peacock", his first directorial debut, won the Jury Silver Bear Award, second only to the Golden Bear Award, which was a good start for his directorial career. .

By selling the copyright, the cost of more than 10 million was recovered.

Otherwise, if "Peacock", which was also released during the Spring Festival, collides with "Xiu Chun Dao", I really don't know how to recover the cost.

domestic.

With the blessing of Liu Dehua and the mini-game segment designed by Han Jiadong, Happy Camp has ranked first in ratings for four consecutive episodes.

The continued popularity of the show has also boosted the popularity of "Xiu Chun Dao".

It hasn't even been released yet, but countless people are already looking forward to it.

"Watching movies during the Chinese New Year" has also become a hot topic nowadays.

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