Zhao Linlin knocked on the door and walked into Cheng Peng's office, but her expression was a little strange, and she looked like she couldn't help but smile.

Cheng Peng felt that Zhao Linlin's smile was full of malice no matter how he looked at it, so he said: "Linlin, why is your expression so weird, I can see my cold hair stand on end!" ”

"It's a good thing, someone is looking for you to endorse it, and the price is one million!"

One million endorsement fee, this is a good endorsement contract, but Zhao Linlin's weird expression, Cheng Peng thinks it shouldn't be a good contract: "You smile so weirdly, it shouldn't be a kidney treasure or something, right?" ”

"How come, Kidney Bao must be looking for middle-aged men to endorse, how can it be possible to find young people, looking for you is a brand of underwear, I think it's good!"

Cheng Peng only felt that the sky was thundering: "With my image, with my temperament, you actually let me endorse underwear 1 pants?" ”

Zhao Linlin finally couldn't help it, and laughed wildly: "What's this, isn't it just an endorsement of underwear 1 pants, people Xiaobei also endorses underwear 1 pants!" One million, this endorsement price is about to catch up with the first-line stars, don't you think about it? ”

"Laugh, laugh at you! Let's get down to business, you definitely didn't come to me because of this! ”

"Zhang Ziyi is very interested in the script of "Dark Invasion", and has made an appointment to meet tomorrow afternoon, and you have to talk to her then."

"That's good news!" Cheng Peng immediately smiled, Zhang Ziyi is the best choice for the heroine, and she promised to meet to show that there was a play.

Zhang Ziyi has just finished the filming of "Ambush on All Sides", but she has already received several books, she originally planned to take Hou Yong's film "Jasmine Blossom", Hou Yong served as Zhang Yimou's photographer, and she met her when she was filming "My Father and Mother", which is an old friend.

But after watching "Dark Invasion", she was deeply shocked, she didn't expect the story to be like this, she never thought that there would be directors in China to write such a story, it was too unique and different.

Zhang Ziyi feels that "Invasion of Darkness" is not an ordinary horror film, and more importantly, both the story and the depth are better than ordinary horror films.

She knew that Cheng Peng won three awards at the Berlin Film Festival, and she heard many people praise Cheng Peng's genius, and she felt that she didn't think so, but after reading the script, she was convinced, this is really a genius!

Zhang Ziyi saw Cheng Peng's photo in the newspaper and thought he was very young, but when she saw the real person, she felt that he looked younger than in the newspaper.

"Miss Zhang." Cheng Peng looked at Zhang Ziyi and nodded with a smile.

"Hello, Director." Zhang Ziyi responded politely, and then introduced the man next to her to Cheng Peng, "This is my brother Zhang Zinan." ”

"Hello, Mr. Zhang." Cheng Peng knew that he was Zhang Ziyi's agent and nodded.

"Hello."

"Miss Zhang, you must have read the script, I invited you over this time to ask your opinion on the script, and everyone can exchange opinions."

"I like this script very much, it's so different, I've never seen such a story in China, but this story is dark, especially the final ending, my back is cold after reading it, and I don't know how shocking it will be if it becomes an image. But I have a question, can the script pass the review? ”

"After we submitted the script to the Authority, they proposed two revisions, the first is that the real place name cannot appear, so the name Shennongjia must be removed, and the second is the ending, saying that the ending is too dark and too desperate and must be revised. After we revised it again according to the comments, we applied again, and the results will come out soon, and there will be no problem with the review. ”

Zhang Ziyi sighed and said, "Hey, I knew it would be like this, those old-fashioned." The ending is the essence of the movie, and it is also the best part of the movie, and it will be greatly discounted if the film is deleted. Did you bring a new script? I want to see the new script. ”

"There is a new script, but it is used to fool the Authority guys, and I will still shoot the original script."

Zhang Ziyi let out an "ah", looked at Cheng Peng in disbelief, and asked, "Are you afraid that you won't be able to pass the trial?" ”

Cheng Peng is quite confident in this: "After the film is finished, two completely different versions will be cut, one will be released in China and one will be released overseas, and the domestic version will end when Chen Ran escapes from the cave, and some changes will be made in the details to make the story warmer, while the foreign version will retain the original ending." ”

"The director's film is ready to be released overseas? Chinese films are not easy to sell overseas, although "Hero" sold $17 million in North America, but it has not been released yet! ”

"Yes, it is difficult for Chinese films to sell overseas, in fact, not only Chinese films, but also the only Asian films that can be sold in Europe and the United States are kung fu films and horror films, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has driven the boom of kung fu films, and "Midnight Bell" has set off a boom in horror films, and now Hollywood pays special attention to Asian horror films, and I am more confident in this."

"The director knows a lot about overseas markets."

"There's no way, it's easy for a director to starve to death if he doesn't keep an eye on the market, don't talk about these gossips, let's talk about the script and the role of Chen Ran!"

"Okay!" Saying that, Zhang Ziyi took out a small notebook from her bag and took out a pen, "Say it!" ”

Cheng Peng was stunned when she looked like a student listening to the teacher's notes, and said, "Miss Zhang, what are you doing?" ”

Zhang Ziyi smiled, like a shy little girl, and said: "I don't remember my surname very well, and I often forget things, so every time I discuss the role with the director, I must write it down, otherwise it is easy to make mistakes." ”

Cheng Peng nodded, and began to describe to Zhang Ziyi his ideas for the whole movie, including the visual style, rhythm, overall feeling, what is the theme of the movie, and what is the expectation of the performance of the whole movie.

No, Cheng Peng did not directly talk about the content in the script, but described Chen Ran's past, describing Chen Ran's life before the story began, what family she was born in, what her relationship with her parents and family was, what her love experience was like, how she met her husband, and it was time to get married. When did she and Zhu Zhu meet, do they usually get together, how do they get in touch, etc.

Although these things do not appear directly in the movie, as actors, they must be aware of them, so that they can understand the psychological state of the characters and react appropriately when performing.

Cheng Peng's way of telling the script is closer to Wong Kar-wai, that is, he hopes to establish a real and three-dimensional character image in the hearts of the actors through his own description, so that the actors can be prepared to grasp the characters when they perform and will not deviate.

Of course, it is not enough for the director to design the background story of the character, as an actor, you need to add more details to the framework given by the director, dig deeper into the character's past, in short, write a detailed biography of the character.

Zhang Ziyi graduated from Chinese opera, and the students of Chinese opera are all experiential and know the important surname of desk work, so she rarely spoke throughout the afternoon, and listened carefully to Cheng Peng's description of Chen Ran's life.

It's just that later, when talking about the content in the script, she will ask questions, but they are all very specific questions, such as what is the subtext of some dialogue, why she said it, why she did it, and so on.

After the script was discussed, the issue of remuneration was finally put on the table, and Cheng Peng quoted a price of 2 million.

Hearing this remuneration, Zhang Zinan shouted: "Director, Ziyi's current salary is 5 million, your salary is too outrageous, and it is seriously inconsistent with Ziyi's worth." ”

Cheng Peng nodded and said: "I know that the salary is lower, but I can only get this price, the investment in the film is 20 million, but half of the money will be spent on special effects, and the funds for shooting and post-production are only 10 million, this price is the highest price I can give." ”

Speaking of this, Cheng Peng glanced at Zhang Ziyi and said: "I know that Ziyi is not a person who cares about salary, Zhang Jizhong spent 2 million to ask Ziyi to shoot "Smiling Proud Jianghu", but Ziyi resolutely refused, but accepted "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" with a salary of 170,000 yuan, I believe Ziyi's vision." ”

This is a compliment to Zhang Ziyi, in fact, Zhang Ziyi really wanted to take "Smiling Proud Jianghu", after all, a salary of 2 million is a sky-high price for a young girl who has only acted in one movie, but after she told Zhang Yimou about this idea, she was scolded. In the end, Zhang Ziyi followed her teacher's advice, gave up "Smiling Proud Jianghu", waited for half a year, and waited for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" that made her internationally famous.

The opposite is typical Shu Qi, the role of Yu Jiaolong was originally scheduled to be played by Shu Qi, but Shu Qi felt that the filming cycle of the movie was too long and the salary was too low, so he turned down the role and went to take on an advertisement, and Zhang Ziyi was lucky to get the role of Yu Jiaolong.

Afterwards, Shu Qi regretted it a lot, and was angry with his agent Wen Jun and fired his squid, but what was the use? Once an opportunity is lost, it is impossible to regain it.

Cheng Peng knows that Zhang Ziyi loves money more, but she knows how to make a lot of money, so she is not particularly concerned about the salary, she reduced the salary when she filmed "Purple Butterfly" in 02, Cheng Peng believes that she will also make the right choice this time.

Zhang Ziyi hadn't opened her mouth yet, but Zhang Zinan next to her sneered: "That's Ang Li, do you think you can compare with Ang Li?" ”

"Brother, what nonsense are you talking about!" Zhang Ziyi was a little annoyed, this brother of hers was really outrageous, how many people he had offended with this mouth, she quickly apologized to Cheng Peng, "Director, my brother doesn't have a mouth, please don't take it to heart!" ”

Cheng Peng knew that Zhang Zinan was the best, and he could even say things like Jackie Chan hugging Zhang Ziyi's thighs, and what else could not be said, so he said with a smile: "What he said is also the truth, I can't compare with Ang Lee, so my salary is ten times higher than Ang Lee." But seriously, although the salary of my film is a little lower, this movie will definitely go to the film festival and be released overseas, which will definitely be good for you who take the international route. ”

In fact, Zhang Ziyi has already made up her mind to act in this movie, although the salary is indeed low, but the script is very good, plus Cheng Peng is a director who won the award at the film festival, it will definitely be a great success, nodded and said: "I believe this will be an excellent movie, I am willing to star in this movie." ”

"Happy working together!" Cheng Peng smiled and nodded, after Zhang Ziyi got it, it shouldn't be difficult for the other actresses.