Chapter 107: He's going to make a big production this time (Part I)

Li Jie was born in martial arts, he is not an actor from a professional class, and he mostly starred in action movies, which also limited his training and growth in acting skills.

His acting skills have always been criticized, even now that he has entered Hollywood, he has become one of the few Chinese actors who have gained a firm foothold in Hollywood. And his acting skills have also become the biggest obstacle to his development in Hollywood.

Li Jie's acting skills are lacking, but since acting for more than 20 years, he has already developed a sharp eye, and he can still distinguish the quality of the script.

When he saw the script, he was moved. Although "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a martial arts film, it is about martial arts, but it is about people's hearts. But what Li Jie is worried about is undoubtedly whether Zhang Le, a young director who has sprung up, can make the charm of this movie and whether he can control it!

What's more, Li Jie has developed in Hollywood, and he has almost no longer taken on domestic dramas. But this script made him excited.

It can be seen from the script that Li Mubai is not the absolute protagonist, or there is no absolute protagonist in this play, and there is no obvious emotional tendency. This is very different from the martial arts films he has made in the past. And it is this difference that makes Li Jie excited.

Li Mubai's experience of the world, the vicissitudes of life, knows that the rivers and lakes are not a place to escape from the world, and he can't abandon the sword if he wants to, but the jade dragon is a newborn calf, and sees the rivers and lakes as a place to escape from reality and be happy with revenge, this difference directly leads to the tragedy that I don't kill Boren in the end, but Boren dies because of me, which seems to be a hint: "Abide by the rules of the rivers and lakes", not a kind of obsolescence, but a kind of wisdom.

The martial arts perspective of this play is not chivalrous, but in the rivers and lakes, his intention is to describe, display, and analyze the rivers and lakes as a special social form, and it has become inevitable to adopt a neutral narrative perspective.

And this kind of neutrality makes the whole play seem calmer, even if the final tragic ending, there is not too much emotional catharsis, the audience may feel that it is not easy to enter the play, but this perspective allows us to avoid the embarrassment of "I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain", which provides convenience for the deep meaning behind the story.

This is not a film that blindly pleases the audience.

Li Jie likes this play, but he has a lot of concerns, if it weren't for the fact that the script of this non-drama was from Zhang Le himself, I'm afraid Li Jie wouldn't be so entangled.

"What's so exciting? It seems that this script is surprisingly good. Li Jie's wife, Zhao Min, said with a smile.

"Very good indeed! But are there still fewer directors who make a good script into a bad movie? Li Jie shook his head and then said.

"This script was written by Na Zhang Le himself." Zhao Min said, "I came back to check the information of that Zhang Le, and he was a little interesting." ”

Li Jie looked over curiously.

"He made two films that combined with more than a billion at the box office. In terms of box office appeal, he is definitely not worse than those big directors. Zhao Min said, "Ajie, the domestic film market has developed rapidly in the past two years, and it may not be impossible to catch up with or even surpass the North American market. Hollywood's big studios are bound to pay more and more attention. And you have a unique advantage. ”

"You mean let me take this play?" Li Jie looked at Zhao Min and asked.

"I just hope you don't ignore the domestic market. After all, that's the advantage of your foothold in Hollywood. If you don't have a work in China for too much time, it's a drain on your influence. Zhao Min said, "If this script is really that good, you might as well think about it." Although Na Zhang Le is young, he is indeed talented. If you really don't have faith, why don't you ask your old friend Chen Ke. Chen Ke has worked with Zhang Le, so he should know him better. ”

Li Jie lowered his head and pondered, still struggling.

"Zhang Le is now less than twenty-five years old, and he has achieved what he is today, and it is self-evident how great his potential is. At this time, I took over his play and made a good fate, maybe I will get an unexpected report in the future. Zhao Min continued.

Li Jie nodded, agreeing with his wife's suggestion.

Whether an actor takes on a certain play or not is not only the script itself, but also all aspects. Many actors, knowing that it is a bad movie, still take it.

People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves. Isn't the entertainment industry just a river and lake?

In the Hawaii Hotel, Yang Xin'er asked Zhang Le and said, "Do you really plan to invite Li Zhuo to play Li Mubai?" ”

"Among the entire Chinese actors, he is the most chivalrous, and he is undoubtedly the best choice for Li Mubai." Zhang Le nodded and said.

"I'm afraid he won't take it! Nowadays, he spends all his energy in Hollywood, and many big domestic directors have invited him, all of which have been rejected. The salary even exceeded his salary in Hollywood. Yang Xin'er said.

"Li Jie is not without drama now, making a film costs tens of millions of dollars, and his wife Zhao Min is a good businessman, he is so worth that he can't be moved by money." Zhang Le smiled, shook his head and said.

"That's right. If he can really take over this play, it will be excellent. His box office appeal in Europe and the United States is also good. If he stares, this movie may not be released in Europe and the United States. Yang Xin'er nodded and said.

"If he takes it, I hope the salary will not be opened by the lion." Zhang Le shook his head with a smile and said.

"What if he is really a lion with a big mouth?" Yang Xin'er asked with a smile.

"As long as it's within tolerance, it's still acceptable. In terms of his box office appeal in Europe, America, China, and other parts of Asia, it is acceptable for the salary to be higher. And the most important thing is that he is indeed the most suitable to play Li Mubai. Zhang Le thought about it and said.

"What's the range?" Yang Xin'er nodded, agreed, and asked.

"Twelve million dollars. If you exceed, find someone else. Zhang Le thought for a while and said, "Without Butcher Zhang, would you still eat raw pigs?" ”

"Let's wait for him to take this play." Yang Xin'er said with a smile.

Yang Xiner didn't care about how much she invested in the new film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Li Jie's salary in Hollywood is now about 10 million US dollars, even if he has given a friendship price, it is unlikely to be much lower. An actor's salary directly exceeds the sum of Zhang Le's previous two films, and even doubled.

So how much to invest in this film, then you can imagine. No matter how much she invests, Yang Xin'er doesn't care at all, it's not how much confidence she has in Zhang Le's movies, nor how much confidence she has in Zhang Le himself. She supports Zhang Le, and now there is no reason for her.

What's more, the money from investing in these movies is still earned by Zhang Le. And Yang Xin'er never thought about whether the money belonged to her, Zhang Le, or the two of them.

"We're here for tourism, so why do we say that we are going to work." Zhang Le smiled and said.