Chapter 630: Daughter
"The new century blockbuster, "Avatar", with an investment of up to 500 million US dollars, has finally started casting, and Tom Cruise, Blatter Pitt, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman and other superstars have expressed strong interest in the film when Dr. Li made it clear that he would not play the leading role in the film......
"The film companies in North America and Asia under the Imperial Group of Companies, and many theaters in North America, Europe, Asia and other theaters have recently signed a new 3D theater plan, including theater renovation, which is said to be in preparation for the release of the 3D masterpiece "Avatar" at Christmas......
"Shocking, Dr. Li, who is not yet twenty-four years old this year, is suspected of taking his daughter to an amusement park, according to an anonymous insider, it is his and Alice's child, who is almost three years old......!"
From the end of March to the middle of April, even if Lee Chung-hee basically stayed in the manor on vacation, he didn't see a single shadow, but the legends about him can be seen everywhere.
It wasn't until mid-April that he returned to Los Angeles and went to ILM to see the production of the Avatar special effects.
When I came out in the evening, the media reporters who heard the news had already blocked the downstairs tightly.
"It is said that in the contract signed with the theater chain, there are clauses such as guaranteed box office!" The Hollywood Reporter reporter exclaimed, "Are you so confident in the box office of 'Avatar'?" ”
"I don't know about this," Lee Chung-hee directly denied, that was not a good thing, although he had to make concessions for the release of "Avatar", after all, a 3D theater would have to invest about a million dollars casually, even if it was a renovation. The minimum is also around $500,000.
But he didn't want to spend any money on it himself. It's too much trouble. And the return on investment is too low.
Therefore, he had to sign the same contract, and also gave the rights to at least five 3D movies in the future to these vampires at a relatively low share.
However, it will be worth it in the end, especially when it comes out at the box office.
Judging from the version of "Avatar" before the rebirth, the contribution of 3D theaters was too great, and there were still too few 3D theaters at that time, which undoubtedly limited the final box office from reaching 3 billion.
And now. "Inception" is almost 3 billion, and he believes that with his influence and popularity, more 3D theaters will definitely be conducive to the box office.
"The specific contract is negotiated by the people of the company," he shrugged, "If you want to know, you have to ask the relevant people!" ”
"You've mentioned countless times how good the movie is, will it be better than Inception?" USA Today.
"Let's put it this way. The world of Zào in Inception is a replica of reality. But "Avatar" is the ultimate display of our most brilliant imagination, and it will show you a different, but more perfect alien and alien ......! ”
"Is it more powerful than Star Wars?" The other party asked.
"Well, after watching my movie clips, Lucas confessed that the Star Wars picture is very rough, not that the movie is very rough, but the image of an alien planet, especially in a 3D theater, what you see will be an incomparably magnificent one!"
"Do you have the best candidates for the hero and heroine, and since it's such a good movie, why don't you star it yourself?" Los Angeles Times
"There are so many things I have to do, being a director is already the ultimate, or is it because this movie is so important, so I directed it myself!" Lee Chung-hee shrugged.
The reporter of the British Sun finally waited, "Can you tell me about your daughter?" ”
Lee Chung-hee shrugged with a smile, "What do you want to know," he deliberately asked rhetorically, in fact, he didn't want to deny the photos taken by reporters.
That day, he and Melissa took Elizabeth to Disneyland, but after thinking about it for a while, he didn't deliberately avoid it, first, he didn't want Melissa to be wronged, and second, he also felt that it was time to get some vaccinations first, so that people would know that he had children, and in the future, everyone would not be so shocked.
Otherwise, if he didn't want this news to be reported, the other party wouldn't be able to publish it at all, and he wouldn't dare to publish it.
Sure enough, as soon as I saw the newspaper, in the past almost half a month, the media all over the world went crazy, but unfortunately, except for the side photo of him holding Elizabeth, I couldn't see him again.
His agency team just said that he was busy making "Avatar", and it was at this time that there was suddenly news of an exaggerated $500 million zuò and the start of casting.
In fact, the casting of "Avatar" ended in April last year.
"A little girl can make you think of my daughter, your imagination is always so rich!"
He still didn't deny it, just vaguely, and then quickly got out of the encirclement, even if the entertainment reporters were reluctant to ask, he mostly was, "Is it useful to say what I say, anyway, you will all make it up according to your own ideas!" ”
Throwing off his tail, Lee Chung-hee quietly went to Imperial Pictures again, where he decided to finally make "Sherlock" with the British film production company.
First of all, it was his first truly British local drama, with only three episodes, and there were many things to do, including finding a venue, filming permits, actors, etc., all of which needed local acquaintances.
It's the same as in China.
What's more, just like his father said, being strong at the beginning is to let others know that you are not a good bully, but when you are strong enough, you can become calmer, so that you will get more respect and have a wider network.
At the beginning, whether it was the Imperial Film Company in South Korea or the Imperial Pictures in North America, they rarely cooperated with others, and even made their own completely Zuò at one time, but since last year, when the Imperial Lee family officially stood proudly, they have instead taken out more good scripts to share with others.
Invest together, make money together, other film companies cooperate with each other to avoid losing too much, once it is a successful film series, it will basically not cooperate with others.
But Imperial Pictures is willing, which of course is reflected in this year's Oscars from a certain point of view, which is what Li Wenxi said.
He said that "Inception" is undoubtedly very good, but there are many awards, especially Won Bin's Best Supporting Actor, which is not very convincing, but other film companies naturally want to support him for such a scene in order to thank him for his favor.
There are more than 6,000 judges for the Oscars, but they all have to beg for food in the film industry, and this time, all the film companies have one mind, so that one can still stop it.
The second thing is about "Rejuvenation", the actor suddenly killed a white horse, Leonardo DiCaprio, which David Fincher found to audition.
He killed Zhang Dongjian and Blatter Pitt, and the heroine also changed dramatically, and Cate Blanchett became Natalie Portman.
"Do you have time?"
Looking at Leonardo DiCaprio, who was very excited in front of him, but his face was vicissitudes because he had been in the desert, Lee Chung-hee smiled helplessly.
This guy actually told him that it was because he heard that the actor of this film played well and won the Oscar for Best Actor, so he has been crazy about the actor recently, and he has traveled thousands of miles to ask for leave to come here for an interview.
"Why don't I have time, I have two months to finish there," Xiao Lizi seemed to be afraid that he would deprive him of his qualifications, "The director here said that it will not be filmed until September at least, so I can rest for two or three months in the middle, and then slowly find the feeling, not to mention, the director also said, my eyes are very good!" ”
Okay, Lee Chung-hee smiled helplessly, because he listened to his words, he really changed his previous eye habits, and his acting skills are obviously longer.
"Didn't you say it, at most two movies, I can get the best actor, you have already said, "Blood Diamond" can let me get the nomination, this time "Rejuvenation" is also the least nominated, so I can win the award at most the year after graduation!"
This guy is excited like a child, to be honest, Lee Chung-hee has always felt that he is a little ungrown, and he has been looking for the woman who can take care of him like his first love and treat him as a little brother.
Natalie Portman next to her watched the two of them chatting with great interest, she and Leonardo DiCaprio didn't see much of each other, and it was naturally interesting to see each other for the first time.
Lee Chung-hee has no opinion on her being chosen as the heroine.
Cate Blanchett's acting skills are good, but as we all know, her performance in this film is so substandard that she didn't even win any awards.
Of course, that's no wonder, she had too many film appointments that year, and that year, she took on three big dramas and flew busily.
And Natalie Portman was originally an acting genius, she also played a ballet dancer in "Black Swan" later, and won an Oscar, and now there are still many months for her to learn, she must have no problem.
I haven't seen him for a few days, and I feel a little stranger, but before he could speak, Natalie Portman pouted at him and said with a clear heart: "Don't you feel rusty, I also think,"
Then he grabbed his hand very gossipily, "Hey, that's really your daughter!" ”
Even Leonardo DiCaprio immediately turned his head to stare at him.
To be honest, Xiao Lizi's mouth is not strict, not to mention, he is dating those supermodels, but he is not very willing to lie to his friends, so he smiled, "That's right, but let's say it first, you must not say it!" ”
He reminded Xiao Lizi, and this guy slapped his forehead, "Oh my God, it's really, you guy is too fast, is she really three years old, doesn't that mean that you were already ...... when you were just an adult." You're ......! ”
Natalie Portman's mouth was also speechless, and her heart was even more astringent, "If that's the case, you should have married Alice earlier, why didn't you get engaged until last year...... Oh, it should be that their family didn't look down on you at that time! ”
She talked to herself, and she helped Lee Chung-hee round the words, and Lee Chung-hee was naturally so happy. (To be continued......)