Chapter 315: The new film starts
If it weren't for Wang Mingfei to say, He Mu wouldn't know that he already has a reputation for promoting new directors in the circle, it seems that the more famous new directors have been promoted before, Andy Lau has been promoted, He Mu thinks that he can't compare to Liu Tianwang in any way except for being young, but after he cooperates with Tao Quduo in a new film, it is estimated that his reputation for promoting new directors will be implemented, if he supports Wang Mingfei to make a movie again, I don't know if Lu Dao will become kind and cute in the eyes of new directors.
The director hoped to take advantage of the fact that there was still some snow in the capital to shoot a few snow scenes, without further ado, He Mu took Wang Mingfei, Zhang Ziyi, and director Jin Yimeng to meet the next day. To be honest, the selling point of this film is not the director, Zhang Ziyi and Zhu Bingbing's love rival scene, Zhang Ziyi's He Mu's emotional scene, and even the appearance of Korean small-eyed male stars are one of the selling points of the film "Very Perfect", but how to ensure the quality of this film is not something that these stars can decide, even Zhang Ziyi, who is both a producer and a producer, is difficult to say, after all, it depends on the director, she is not only the director, but also the screenwriter of the film, she knows best what this movie should look like, Even before filming began, every scene in this movie was already frozen in her mind.
Seeing Wang Mingfei beside He Mu, Zhang Ziyi thought it was his new assistant, and didn't care much, first of all, He Mu introduced director Jin Yimeng.
"Hello, I didn't expect Director Jin to be so young and beautiful, it's really unexpected." He Mu shook hands with Jin Yimeng and said a few polite words, in fact, this woman looks average, among the female directors known to He Mu, except for Xu Jinglei, who he has never seen in the industry for so many years. I'm afraid it's going to be Wang Mingfei next to him.
"Xie Lu Xie, I didn't expect He Mu to be like this, I was originally afraid that you wouldn't be able to play the big brother of Zhu Bingbing. But now I'm relieved. ”
"Looks like I'm looking a little anxious." He Mu smiled self-deprecatingly, Zhu Bingbing was four years older than He Mu, and Director Jin was very worried about this reassurance, am I so old?
Jin Yimeng hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean that, I think you are so young, but you have a sense of stability as a mature man." It was very suitable for the role of Changrui, which surprised me. ”
"Maybe I'm pretending to be better, if I don't look stable and mature, I can't convince the public." It's all forced.
Everyone said a few polite words. began to talk about work, He Mu introduced Wang Mingfei to Jin Yimeng by the way, and she was going to follow Jin Yimeng in the future, Zhang Ziyi realized that this beautiful young girl was not He Mu's assistant. After listening to He Mu talk about her resume. Both of them are very satisfied, she has worked with Chen Li and Hou Yong, two famous directors, and she is a photography major, which can make up for Jin Yimeng's strong theory and lack of practical control experience.
In this meeting, Jin Yimeng explained the style and effect he wanted to present to the audience to He Mu, the producer and male number one, so that he knew in his heart, and then discussed the candidates for several important supporting roles. There is also a more sensitive and unavoidable issue, He Mu's salary.
Zhang Ziyi is the biggest star in this movie. Her salary is discounted by 10 million yuan into the investment, becoming the actual largest investor in this movie, this is not envious, constantly blessed by famous directors, and constantly pasted gold on big productions, Zhang Ziyi took a shortcut road that almost all female stars envy but can't envy, of course, her hard work and hard work are also the key to success, and the international road is not something that anyone can take.
In addition to Zhang Ziyi in the first echelon, she has to count Bingbing, who is also her own boss, and set up her own studio at the age of 26, the two dramas she invested in and starred in were both cooperated with the tiger wolf, and she made a lot of profits from it, as if she was also a little rich woman, but her status in the film industry is much worse, because there are no awards for awards, there is no box office for the box office, Sister Bingbing is rampant in the entertainment industry by relying on topics and beauty, as well as a maverick character, but these have been able to help her become a first-line actress. It's just that the salary is far less than Zhang Ziyi, and it is at the bottom of the so-called Sidan Double Ice.
Zhang Ziyi directly asked He Mu's salary, "How much should I give you?" ”
He Mu asked rhetorically, "Then how much did you give Bingbing?" He Mu hopes to have a comparison and reference.
Zhang Ziyi didn't hide it, "1.5 million." ”
He Mu felt that his salary should not exceed that of Zhu Bingbing, after all, Zhu Bingbing has been famous for many years, and He Mu has only been in the industry for more than three years, and this industry requires qualifications.
After Zhang Ziyi finished talking about Bingbing's salary, He Mu did not express her opinion, just waited for Zhang Ziyi's reply, He Mu herself would not have much opinion, but Zhang Ziyi could not be hasty, she had to show her fairness here with He Mu.
In terms of the influence of TV dramas, Zhu Bingbing only got one "Rouge Snow" last year, and He Mu In addition to the unstoppable momentum of "True Treasure", last year's "Chang'an Chaos" also had a great impact, and He Mu's audience popularity over the years is much stronger than that of Zhu Bingbing. In terms of movies, He Mu has an international actor, and the box office of "One Shot 147" far exceeded expectations. "Shop" has re-established a benchmark for small costs, and the box office has been rising, on the other hand, Zhu Bingbing only starred in "Jingwumen" and cameo "Peach Blossom Luck" last year, all of which received mediocre responses, and it can be said that he has made no achievements in the film industry.
Based on the above considerations, Zhang Ziyi offered He Mu a salary of 1.6 million, although this price is not as good as Chen Kun and Huang Xiaoming, let alone compared with those Hong Kong actors, but it is definitely the best among young actors in the mainland, after quoting the price, Zhang Ziyi also explained to He Mu, "Don't be too low, the older the actor, the more precious he is, and when Xiao Mu grows up, the salary will naturally go up." ”
He Muxin said I really don't have a bottom line, his previous movie salary was 800,000 yuan for "One Shot 147", but now it has doubled in a year, and it has surpassed Zhu Bingbing, which is beyond his expectations, and it is indeed worthy of his achievements in the entertainment industry. He Mu felt that there was no need to call Datang to bargain again, he gladly accepted this price, and when the time came, the crew would just pay the salary to the Tiger Wolf Artist Department, he is still a Tiger Wolf artist.
At this meeting, He Mu pushed Wang Mingfei out of the room, negotiated his salary, and finalized the actors who played Zhang Ziyi's two best friends were Lin Xinru and Yao Chen.
In late February, the crew was quickly formed, and Shuimu Forest experienced "Night. After the success of "Shop", the company continued to recruit troops, the company's personnel expanded a lot, and the efficiency was improved a lot, and soon the "Very Perfect" crew with director Jin Yimeng as the core was soon completed, and the film was launched in a low-key manner in Tianjin.
It's not that they deliberately want to be low-key, it's just that there is a more high-profile movie in Huairou at the same time, that is, "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", and a small part of the guest list released alone is enough to make the media boil, just think about it, you can know how magnificent this film will be, who cares about a "Very Perfect" at this time.
Seeing the report on the news about "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", He Mu immediately asked Zhang Ziyi for instructions, if he was called over there one day, he was afraid that he would have to take a day and a half off, and then he knew that Zhang Ziyi would also star in this movie, thinking about it, how could such a famous actress Sanye give up. The two blew up each other's roles in the play, and found that they would not appear at the same time after watching Zhang Ziyi's appearance in the film, He Mu said that he really didn't imagine that Zhang Ziyi could be like this, the classic roles played by Zhang Ziyi in the past, the gentle and childish mother in "My Father and Mother", the rebellious and arrogant Jade Jiaolong in "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger", the charming and tender little sister in "Ambush on All Sides", He Mu can imagine all the screen images of Zhang Ziyi are the kind of serious characters, they can be sexy and charming, and they can be unattainable. But it is impossible to be as cute as Sophie, so two-two.
He Mu just had a scene with Zhang Ziyi at first, the two walked on the street and bumped into each other, as for Zhu Bingbing, he didn't see it, as if he had called it a day and left, although it was just a short scene, but He Mu still wanted to say admiration, Zhang Ziyi's fame was no accident, she didn't simply wear cute girl clothes on her body, but changed her whole mentality to Sophie's way, although she is thirty years old, but she is a cute little woman in every move, playful, eccentric, and there is no sense of disobedience, The most important thing is to be free to retract and release, in the play she is Sophie, an unlucky person who was dumped, the director shouted "click" and she immediately turned back into the familiar Zhang Ziyi, this kind of skill is by no means something that little girls like Shishi, Mi Mi or Liu Yifei can do.
After filming this scene, He Mu returned to Beijing, and it was about three or four days before his scene was filmed in the capital. During this time, He Mu continued to learn about "Night. Chen Li and other senior executives of the company are also considering other ways to make profits.
This is the work of Night. In the fourth week of the release of "Shop", "Destiny Express 3" won the weekly championship, but the box office has dropped to 14 million, and this result was barely in the top five before, and the film market has really reached a difficult off-season.
What is a bit unexpected is that "Crazy Racing" counterattacked "Dragon and Phoenix", rose to second place, earned 6.5 million, successfully broke through the 100 million yuan mark, and the cumulative box office was 100.2 million yuan.
On the occasion of "Crazy Racing" breaking 100 million, "Dragon and Phoenix" also reached 94 million with this week's 6 million harvest, and it can almost break through that threshold after two weeks.
Immediately following these films is He Mu's "Night. Shop" and the Taiwanese film "Cape No. 7", both films earned 5.5 million at the same time, "Night. "Shop" successfully broke through the hurdle of 50 million, with a box office of 52.5 million, and "Haijiao No. 7" plus 9 million in the first week, with a cumulative box office of more than 10 million, is too far from Taiwan, and it is obvious that it is not adaptable...... (To be continued......)
PS: [ps: The third update on the 15th, I still owe 8 chapters ~ good night ~]