It should have been in 2014, Damien Chazelle took the project book of "La La Land" to meet the investor, and as soon as he said that it was a musical, the other party was already frowning. After he said that this was still a musical about jazz, the investor had already wanted to get up and walked away, but out of politeness, he still asked, "Who are you going to find in charge of the music part?"

Chazelle replied, "My college roommate." ”

The investor said: "You have too many ideas..."

And then there was no then.

By the way, the translation of "La La Land" into Chinese is "La La Land"...

First of all, the current big market environment is not profitable musicals, let alone niche jazz in musicals, the last musical theme with a return on investment was which movie "Mamma Mia", that movie was a work in 08...

"Chicago", which was blown through the sky, was actually losing money, and could only barely draw through follow-up copyrights...

Times have changed, and musical-themed works are only slightly of interest in the English-speaking region.

Damien Chazelle is madly obsessed with musical, and he wants to make movies about dreams and love.

He is very sensitive, and he thinks that most of the movies nowadays are cynical, which is very bad.

Damien, who graduated from Haval, is very smart, he knows that only by making money can he continue to make movies, and if he wants to make money, he can't make movies by temperament, he must compromise with the market, and satisfying the audience is the first thing, and the second is his own demands.

So his movies are absolutely not boring, and every second of the presentation is just to catch your eyeballs.

Thematic expressions are placed on the back burner.

In this regard, he is no different from a popcorn blockbuster director, except that the latter relies on special effects, he relies on exquisite plot choreography, sharp editing, and gorgeous camera movements.

He has no artistic pursuits?

How is it possible, he is just a little more worldly!

……

Warner Bros. has confirmed the reboot of "Lethal Weapon" and has almost reached a cooperation with Yang Xin.

Yang Xin's conditions are too much: $12 million + 15% global profit share or $20 million at the box office...

Warners certainly leans towards the latter, but the first part will give $20 million, so what about the next few films?

Do you want to learn from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew to pay Johnny Depp $30 million?

Taking a step back, Yang Xin asked for $8 million + 10% of the global box office, as well as China's box office share, he wanted 20%!

The first reason why Warner chose Shen Ming was that he took a fancy to his appeal in the Chinese market, and he directly shared 20% of the profits?

That's...

"It's good that I didn't ask for a share of the perimeter!"

“… OK！”

"Then, let's do it together!"

The agent agreed, and now it's just Shen Ming's head...

"Lethal Weapon" is a killer movie that needs a knowledgeable director, and Warner Bros. thought about it for a long time and decided to find David Leitch.

David Leitch, an assistant director, assistant director of "The Mechanic", "Wolverine 2", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Hitman 47" and "Captain America: Civil War", 14 years later, he started the "Fast Pursuit" series, and at the beginning of this year, he launched the "Extremely Cold City" series...

It's a ruthless man!

In his films, the stylization of the images is particularly obvious, the fight scenes are beautiful but not much, and the protagonists are all kinds of pretenses...

But Shen Ming is not used to pretending, I hope they can collide with new ideas...

David Leitch also has two projects in his hands, "Deadpool 2: I Love My Home" and "Fast and Furious: Special Ops", at least until these two are completed, there will be time to prepare for the first part of "Lethal Weapon", and it is estimated that at least until 2020, the movie will be released...

……

On the third day, January 21, there was the Golden Globe Awards.

In the afternoon, the powder room.

Yang Xin commented on Shen Ming's performance in "The Ellen Show": "Your talk show yesterday was too... No self-cultivation!"

"How can I have self-cultivation?

"The current environment in North America is like this, everyone only talks about entertainment, not depth!"

He felt good on his own.

Let's say Allen says he's 'the next Tom Cruise', and he just responds with 'Do you need me to jump off the couch'?

Also, Alan mentioned "Lethal Weapon", and Shen Ming smiled: "I hope I don't let my dog die..."

Anyway, Lao Mei has a good impression of him.

As long as he doesn't talk about politics and doesn't involve tendencies, Shen Ming feels that he is still a person who can entertain!

"The Allen Show" is a bit like "Base Camp", an entertainment program, the host has a lot of personality charm, there is no depth to meet the public's appetite, and those with depth are niche...

When it comes to celebrity interviews, they are all high-sounding words, and there is no depth at all...

But the audience just loves to watch it!

Brother Ming glanced at the milk Xiao who was still hanging something on his head: "Didn't you see it?"

“… No Chinese subtitles..."

All kinds of resentments...

Her level of English is limited to everyday communication, which is 'come is e, go is go, nod yes, shake no'...

In the past few days, she can only stay in her room and scroll through Weibo...

I can't watch it on TV, and without Chinese dubbing, I can't even understand "SpongeBob SquarePants"!

"Let you learn English well, be lazy!"

"Cheng Xiao, you really have to make up for your English level, we are helping you get in touch with a few big overseas brands, at least you have to ensure that the accent is normal!"

"I heard that Fox Zhun introduced "Allen Show", it will definitely be accompanied by Chinese subtitles, you can take a look at it then!"

"Don't talk about these things yet," Yang Xin changed the topic: "The first part of "Lethal Weapon" invested 60 million US dollars, and almost for the series built around you, you have to have a snack..."

"I know, isn't this filming going to start yet?"

"At least until 19 years, David Leitch is now popular, and there are a lot of projects looking for him!"

"Why don't you use our director?"

"..."Lethal Weapon" is first faced with the North American movie-going community, I heard that you are working with Damien Chazelle on another film?"

"That's right, it's called La La Land..."

“… More than 20 million dollars? Or a song and dance film?"

"Singing and dancing is just the appearance, the core is still love and dreams..."

“… Forget it, you can do it yourself with the money you earn!"

"The company is not investing this time?"

"You've invested in it, and we'll definitely chase it. ”

Qiancheng Film and Television now has a kind of blind trust in Shen Ming...

As long as it is a project that he is optimistic about, no matter what the scientific basis is, just follow it!

In Zhang Jiazhen's view, Shen Ming is simply a cash cow, and the total box office of Qiancheng Film and Television this year's distribution and co-distribution exceeds 10 billion - "Wolf Warrior 2" directly accounts for nearly two-thirds, as well as "The Fault in Star Fortune", "District 9", "Great Wish"...

At about five o'clock, Milk Xiao put on makeup, put on a dress, followed Shen Ming, and the two got in the car and went to the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

The 74th Golden Globe Awards are about to begin!