Chapter 410: Hot
Just as Jenny and Heath began to shoot outdoors in New Zealand in the middle of winter, Hollywood on the other side of the ocean was lively, "Inception" just set off a box office storm for a week, on July 22, "Agent Sauter" was officially released again, and the industry is also quite concerned about this movie - the same is an action movie with a female protagonist, in "Codename Shero" The world has now entered the 1.2 billion mark, and it is heading for 1.3 billion, if "Agent Sauter" can also have a global 1 billion results, Then there is no doubt that major companies will launch female hero films while the iron is hot in order to catch this express train to a billion. WwW.lwXs520.cOM this is also good news for Hollywood actresses, so that their acting paths can be broadened, and the distance between them and male stars can be shortened in terms of leading roles.
However, what is disappointing is that the box office performance of "Agent Sauter" is as flat as its reputation, and this typical commercial film also has typical shortcomings, that is, the plot is mediocre and the rhythm is stable, which can only be said to be unsuccessful. Julie is still as cool as ever, but Jennifer. Jefferson is like a Chinese kung fu master in his own movie, showing off his waist skills and flexibility and strength in all directions, compared to her admirable basic skills, Julie's Viva and motorcycle chase and other dramas are more popular, this movie with a very strong Cold War mentality received more than 10 million on the first day, and after getting a cumulative box office of more than 36 million in the first weekend, it fell sharply to 4 million the next Monday, judging from the decline trend, it is quite ideal for the domestic box office to have a 100 million end. -- She even regrettably only won the third place in the first weekend, "Inception" in the second week of release got 42 million, and "Codename Shero" in the fourth weekend of release reported 38 million, defending her runner-up throne with a gap of 2 million, and it is also firmly in the first place at the annual box office - Speaking of which, if "Codename Shero" wins the championship this year, then the box office champions in 2009 and 2010 are all played by Jennifer, This re-election is quite hard-won, and in Hollywood, where competition is extremely fierce, it is even more difficult than winning the Oscar. However, this is not unusual for Jennifer at all, it is nothing more than another miracle she created, you know, before this her "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", "Pirates 3", "Iron Man", has occupied the top of the 06, 07, 08 list, as far as the world is concerned, there are also 07, 08 global tops - the global champion in 2006 is "Ice Age 2", the strong overseas box office made it beat "Pirates 2" and became the king of the year.
One person has occupied the top spot for five years, which sounds a little incredible, but it is somewhat tricky, after all, although she is the 'female character with the most scenes' in these five movies, she is not the protagonist, and people value her "Devil Wears Prada" and "A Week with Monroe" more than her "Demon Wears Prada" and "A Week with Monroe", until the box office of "Codename Shero" in 2010 broke ten, and everyone had to admit that Jennifer herself also has the ability to bring out a billion-level movie on her own. However, the myth of the five-year consecutive championship, just looking at the data is still easy to make peers feel desperate, but also hope that 2010 will end soon, 2011 will come as soon as possible - according to the current schedule, Jennifer herself will not have a movie in 2011, this is also a rare year for her to rest, the most recent movie should be 2012's "The Avengers", which sounds like a strong contender for the annual crown. So, 2011 was an auspicious year for film projects aspiring to win the title β unless Jennifer's unnamed project was suddenly finished and rushed to the top of the game in 2011. Although judging from all indications, this should be an art film, but the peers who have become frightened birds do not dare to take it lightly, if there is no "Iron Man" in 2008, "Monroe" is the champion, it is also an art film!
"The bland reaction of 'Agent Sauter' should have something to do with its background, the Cold War was already 20 years ago, and young people may not even know about it, don't they? The Cold War mentality is no longer so popular, and if we still insist on choosing Russia as the villain, then even using Russian gangsters will be more effective than using the Soviet government - seriously, do the current audience know what a Soviet is......
"Why look for Russia? It's an outdated choice, powerful, mysterious, belligerent, ideologically conflicting -- it's perfectly in line with the current image of China."
"Haven't you heard Jennifer's presentation at the regular meeting of the Film Association? Fool, if you don't want to be blacklisted, it's better not to have such a stupid idea, any actor who dares to star in a movie that portrays Beijing as a villain has a great chance of being noticed by Beijing - this is not only a problem of a film not being able to enter the Chinese market, the studio that produced the film, even the actors and directors, their films will be blocked for a long time. β
No one wants to be blocked by an emerging huge market that has the potential to become the second largest in the world, this outdated person who failed to make it into the association took a breath of cold air and was a little stupid, "**The characteristics of the government, aren't they?" We're lucky to be living under the stars and stripes - but aren't MGMs still running Red Dawn? β
"After listening to the report, MGM blocked the project, they don't want to test Beijing's bottom line, and now the crew is busy revising the logo. Hemsworth is also quitting - he has already been chosen to be the protagonist of "Thor", I think it must be Jennifer who said something to him, after all, if he loses the Chinese market, Marvel will definitely kill him. β
"What about Brad...... Didn't I remember that he made some kind of movie and was banned from China from entering the country? You know, he used to brag about it a lot at the Human Rights Conference. β
"It's true that his luck is not good, but after all, it is only a market with a maximum box office of only 200 million, and his artistic life cannot end because of this, right? A weakness can't destroy a star of his grade. β
"Maybe......" It seems that this somewhat outdated filmmaker has indeed dismissed the idea of cooperating with Brad, although he may not be able to invite a star of this grade - for the filmmaker, one less market means an increase in risk, and no matter how big the coffee position is, it may not be as big as 200 million US dollars, right? Especially this year, China has released two satellites with a box office of more than 100 million US dollars, and the enthusiasm for 3D is undiminished, which makes all filmmakers who want to make 3D movies cannot ignore this, and even if they don't want to do 3D, as long as they follow the trend of those popular films that have won the box office in China, how can film companies give up hope of entering the Chinese market?
Muttering, he perked himself up again, "I don't mind trying as long as I can find the right and cheap actors, I mean, "Codename Shero" shows us a path to success, while "Agent Sauter" tries and mistakes - the plot is trendy, the kung fu is hard, these are the two elements necessary for success......"
"The plot is trendy, this is the most important, "Inception" is an example, the special effects are not too much, the cost is smaller than "Codename Shero", the risk is also small, and most of the actors are very cheap-"
"Leonardo isn't cheap - does he have a problem with Pete?"
"Leo has always chosen his social responsibility to be environmentally friendly, and he is very cautious politically, so there should be no similar problems. It's George, he's embarrassed right now, you know, there's been a rumor that he's not in agreement with Jennifer, and now it's going to be harder for the movies he's acting in to get into China, and you know, he's not that strong at the box office in the first place......"
"At this point, you have to admire Leo - have you heard that he seems to be joining Jennifer's new film, which was suddenly decided a while ago."
"Really?"
"He'd already been on a flight to New Zealand β if it weren't for the paparazzi who took pictures of him on the plane and looked it all in, people wouldn't even know that the movie was shot in New Zealand and would all be staring at Yosemite. You have to admit that Jennifer's ability to keep secrets is really getting stronger. β
"The public relations ability is not weak, since I know the shooting location, but so far there are no paparazzi photos on the set, it must be the public relations team who said hello first - her relationship with the media is indeed too good, but unfortunately, this can't stop people from reporting her enthusiasm for the marriage change."
"Mainly because it's really a bit too conspicuous, since the marriage has been separated, in terms of her attention, public relations can't suppress the fact that - let's get back to the topic, what kind of actress are you going to choose? What is the approximate budget? β
"Well, to be honest, before that, I want to meet Jenniferβ" The studio stammered, a little embarrassed, "Actually, I've always had the idea, but after hearing what you just said about China, my resolve has strengthened -- I want to be a big deal. Marshall pulls the strings and listens to her pointers......"
"Do you know how long she's going to be in New Zealand?" The producer who had been pitching his project screamed, feeling like he had wasted a lot of time, "Maybe it's the end of the year!" There was no definite timeline at all - not even the gate of the ranch, it was a closed filming, not even a telephone-"
Realizing that the investor was looking at him in surprise, he hesitated for a moment, but continued to shout, "Idiot - do you think I haven't tried to make contact with Jennifer?" My distant cousin is her personal assistant! If I could find her, I would have flown to New Zealand to find her investment, how could I still sit here and talk to you! β
Although as an investor, he was sprayed in the face by the producer without dignity, but the filmmaker did not mean to be angry, on the contrary, his eyes brightened, "-Javier, why did you never mention this before?" In this way, we can sign a letter of intent for this project first, and the specific plan will be decided after you meet Jennifer......"
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The summer heat inevitably makes Hollywood people impetuous, but at the end of July, there is little entertainment in the New Zealand ranch at night except for the stars. -- As the filming began, Jenny and Heath were also asked by Salvi to move to another building on the ranch, and more like a small town, where the party was held casually in the evening, and the outbuildings, which were the huts for the shepherds to live in while the sheep spent the winter: such a huge pasture, the sheep had to move from place to place on time, and they would not gather until the winter to eat the prepared hay, so there were also several rooms, which were very convenient for living and eating, and there was also electric heating in each room, but it is far away from the inn complex, so that the two actors are really isolated from the crew, and they can eliminate all interference and concentrate on their own performance.
"Whew." Throwing a piece of wood into the fireplace, Jenny let out a sigh of white air, rubbed her hands, and saw that the flames were gradually rising, and the heat wave drove out the cold in the hall, she couldn't help but smile happily, and counted the time in her heart with her chin propped upβ10, 9, 8, 7
Before he could count to one, Heath appeared in the living room, laughed and said, "I thought you weren't that fast, I was going to come out and make a fire in five minutes," and took a seat on the carpet next to Jenny, and pulled out the copy of "That's You", which he had laughed at himself just a few weeks ago.
Jenny grimaced, turned around and picked up "Merino Sheep Common Disease Care" from the couch, and also turned to the page she had read last time, "What about Leo?" β
"He should still be partying in the main lodging area." Heath said, absentmindedly turning the page. "Besides, there's a TV and there's a cell phone reception."
Yes, Jenny didn't know if Salvi's decision to move had anything to do with her private cell phone - she suspected she might have been a little revealing in his presence - but the fact now is that there was no cell phone signal in this more desolate home, the television had been moved, and all she and Hiss could read was the boring animal husbandry books and bloody romance novels, at first, Jenny read romance novels, and Heath claimed that he was half a herder after filming "Brokeback Mountain", and read herdsmen's books, but now, The two of them have already begun to exchange books and read ......
"Hiss." After surviving two pages of 'Observation of the feces of a sick sheep with diarrhoea', Jenny couldn't take it anymore and put down the book.
"Huh?" Heath said that he was not surprised - in this hellish place, if you don't talk, you can't pass the long night, Jenny guesses that this is why Salvi arranged this, he just wanted the natural intimacy and familiarity between her and Heath, and he didn't want to put on a show.
"You ......" out of some kind of unspeakable tacit understanding, they didn't talk about Hollywood - that would be contrary to Salvi's intentions - of course, for the same reason, the topic was not particularly personal, in the past few days, they talked more about some common problems of stream of consciousness, philosophy, literature, social phenomena, and now, Jenny actually felt a little speechless, she closed her eyes and thought about it, and instinctively asked the first question that came to mind. Well, what do you think 'love' is? β