The press conference of "Source Code" set off an uproar in the whole of China, whether it is optimistic or not, everyone knows that Stephen Zhao is really going to make a science fiction film this time! Although many people don't think that "Source Code" is a science fiction film after listening to Stephen Zhao's general explanation of "Source Code", the slogan is shouted, that is, you can't regret or fail, and regret and failure are equivalent to beating yourself up.

This time, even die-hard fans began to worry about Stephen Zhao.

"Shouldn't Master Xing really inflate himself to the point of thinking that he is invincible in the world?" They are worried, and there is a kind of anger that hates iron but not steel.

In fact, not only are they worried, but Stephen Zhao is actually a little worried in his heart, because after the Chineseization of "Source Code", the plot has changed greatly, and I don't know if the audience can accept it.

In addition, the choice of director has become a difficult problem for him to face!

Asking a Hollywood director to shoot this film? Definitely not! Because the way of thinking of Hollywood directors is Western, the style of the films made is definitely also Western, which is completely different from the Oriental style of Chinese films.

There is no need to worry about style alienation among domestic directors, but none of the domestic directors have ever shot science fiction films, which means that these directors are novices. The difference between a novice and a veteran may not seem big, but only when the matter comes to the end will you know that there is a world of difference between the two.

After thinking about it, Zhao Xingchi had no choice but to let Zhao Xiaogang get on, and then he assisted from the side.

He has already boasted about Haikou in front of the media, and after two months of filming, it will be released on July 7, and he must not skip the ticket.

Skipping the ticket, that means beating yourself in the mouth.

Credit is definitely still there. But it's not so solid, unless the movie is very classic, and everyone praises it. Just like Blizzard in the previous life, even if the ticket bounced many times, game fans still believe it, because the games made by "Blizzard" are all classics. The word "Blizzard" stands for a classic!

The difficulties on the director's side were temporarily solved, and the difficulties of the actors and the difficulties of the location followed.

The difficulties of the exterior are first of all the explosion of the train, which must be approved by the Ministry of Railways; The second is the police station, and the adapted plot requires a lot of police force.

The difficulty of the actor is the first in the male lead, which is the most critical, the heroine is half a vase, and the other supporting actresses, supporting actors, and dragon sets are all added. It's easy to choose.

The difficulty of location is relatively easy to solve, and with the current fame and influence of Red Star Media, although it takes a little effort to get through the relationship between the Ministry of Railways and the police station, it can still be done.

The choice of the actor is more tricky, and Stephen Zhao's idea is to enable a mixed-race child!

Why use mestizos?

The reason is simple, enter the Western market!

When Chinese people watch Western movies, they actually have slight face blindness to the actors in the films, and they can't recognize who is who after watching them once or twice. Only by looking a few times can you know who is who just by looking at your face. Westerners, in turn, look at the Chinese. In fact, there is also face blindness, and it is not light, because in addition to the visual impact on their memory, the state of mind full of superiority also affects their memory.

Mixed-race children are different, the appearance of Eastern and Western mixed-race children makes the mixed-race children's faces very special. There are not only the delicate and soft of the Orientals, but also the three-dimensional toughness of the Westerners, both East and West.

In addition, in terms of the mentality of the audience, mixed-race people also have an advantage.

If the Huaxia "Source Code" enabled a Westerner to be the male protagonist. This will make Chinese people repulsed, and they all think: "Is this a Chinese film or a foreign language film?" With a gringo as the starring role? ”

At this point, Stephen Zhao has a deep understanding that Lao Mouzi's "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" in his previous life was because of the presence of gringos in it, so Stephen Zhao lacked the slightest interest in watching the movie.

If the actors of "Source Code" are all Chinese, Western audiences will be very unaccustomed to it, and they will not even have the interest in watching the movie. If there is a half-breed, they will feel much more comfortable and think, "It's the same kind!" ”

In this way, Chinese people will not reject this film because they look like Westerners, but Westerners will forget that this film is a Chinese film because of the protagonist of the mixed-race children, so they will enter the cinema, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

It's a pity that looking at the Chinese film industry, Stephen Zhao didn't find a qualified mixed-race child!

Mixed-race children are not just able to find someone to come, at least three conditions must be met, the first condition must be an actor, the second condition must be that the age must not be too big, and the last condition must be a little famous in China and the United States.

To enter the Western market, the main consideration is the US imperialist market, which is the world's largest ticket warehouse.

Half-breed children who meet the three conditions, none of them.

Either the first two conditions are met, but the third condition is not.

Either the first or third condition is met, but the second condition is not.

In the end, Stephen Zhao had no choice but to exclude the option of "mixed-race" and choose from those young Chinese actors who are famous in China and the United States.

There is no doubt that if there is no age limit, Cheng Jie and Lin Yunfa are undoubtedly the best candidates for the leading actor, and the two have a high reputation both in China and in the United States. Especially Cheng Jie, his popularity is so high that most American imperialists know him, and he was selected as "the most familiar Chinese star of American imperialists".

It's a pity that the two are too old to meet the criteria for the male lead in "Source Code".

Choosing down, Stephen Zhao still didn't find a suitable candidate, because the younger generation of Chinese stars, except for some actresses who are well-known in China and the United States, such as Zhao Ziyi, the male stars were all wiped out. Among the male stars, they are either not famous at all on the side of the US imperialists, or they are not famous at all in China.

Theoretically speaking, it is more appropriate for actors who are famous in the United States but not famous in China to use to shoot "Source Code", but unfortunately, those actors in the United States are either poorly famous and have no value at all; Either it looks like a crooked melon and cracked jujube, which is weird and scary to look at.

After thinking about it, Stephen Zhao had no choice, so he had to put it down first and choose the other actors.

Heroine. Needless to say, let Zhao Ziyi play it, who has a high reputation in China, the United States and even the entire West, and has no problems with age, appearance, and acting skills, he is the best candidate.

When Stephen Zhao made a phone call, Zhao Ziyi was filming in Hengdian. However, when I heard his invitation, I immediately agreed.

"The salary is 8 million!" Stephen Zhao's bargaining is not an ordinary fierce.

Zhao Ziyi was angry and funny on the other end of the phone, and immediately counteroffered: "10 million, don't talk about this low number!" ”

Stephen Zhao ignored her and only said: "The heroine's role is not too much, and she doesn't need too high acting skills, so I can only give 8 million!" ”

After a stalemate, Zhao Ziyi gave in, gritted his teeth and agreed, "Okay." 8 million is 8 million, you black-hearted profiteer! ”

Stephen Zhao smiled: "I will pass the script to you later." ”

Stephen Zhao knew that he earned 8 million.

Don't look at Zhao Ziyi's box office appeal is not very good, she has always been criticized by insiders, but she is also an international superstar, and she has taken over Hollywood blockbusters with a salary of up to 4 or 5 million US dollars. After returning to China, Zhao Ziyi's salary will inevitably decline, otherwise no one in the whole of China will invite her.

4. $5 million. Converted into Huaxia currency, it is more than 24 million to more than 30 million. In Huaxia, the investment in a movie can rarely exceed 100 million!

Just ask. How can anyone afford to invite Zhao Ziyi?

Rao is like this, after lowering part of his salary, Zhao Ziyi's salary is still as high as 12 million!

Zhao Xingchi cut 4 million all of a sudden, and naturally earned it. Of course, he also knew that Zhao Ziyi agreed so happily. is because Zhao Ziyi's salary for filming "The King of Kung Fu" is 3 million US dollars, that is, more than 18 million. And the film "The King of Kung Fu", he invested 50 million US dollars.

took advantage of him in the film "The King of Kung Fu", so he naturally wanted to give him face in the film "Source Code".

8 million is 8 million, and it is regarded as a return of favors.

After hanging up the phone. Stephen Zhao also selected actors for other roles.

"Goodwin", that is, the female officer who had a lot of conversations with the male protagonist, and finally helped the male protagonist press the stop button, so that the male protagonist died naturally in the real world.

In the adapted "Source Code", this female officer is still an important role, because her role positioning has not changed.

Stephen Zhao wanted to give this role to the actresses of his company, such as Tang Xinya and Li Qingxia, but before he could confirm it, his mobile phone and office phone rang non-stop, and he was almost blown up.

In addition to the role of "Goodwin", the heroine, the male protagonist, the physical scientist and other characters have all called to ask.

The heroine has already decided that it is Zhao Ziyi, so anyone who calls to ask about the role of "heroine" refuses directly.

asked about the call of the "actor", and Stephen Zhao also refused.

For the role of "Goodwin", several actresses Mao Sui recommended themselves to him, including Zhou Bing, Lin Bingbing, Tang Yuyan, An Xuaner and other well-known actresses. Stephen Zhao was almost tempted, but in the end he refused all, because he thought of Li Qingxia, and he was ready to praise Li Qingxia as an international superstar.

At present, the first sister of Red Star Media is Tang Xinya. However, due to the constraints of external conditions, Tang Xinya's development is close to the peak.

Li Qingxia is different, she is both heroic and charming, her external conditions are very good, she dares to say that she is second in the circle, and no other actress dares to say that she is the first, with extremely high plasticity.

Of course, this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that Stephen Zhao feels that he should give Li Qingxia an explanation.

Eat dry and wipe clean and don't admit it, this is not Zhao Xingchi's style.

In the evening, after selecting all the actors who played all the roles except for the male lead, Stephen Zhao dialed Li Qingxia's phone: "Let's have dinner together at night, I want you to play the second female lead in the new movie "Source Code". ”

As soon as Li Qingxia wanted to speak, Zhao Xingchi hung up the phone and did not allow her to refuse.

"......" Li Qingxia was speechless for a moment, her brows frowned slightly, and her face showed a look that was half distressed and half cowardly. (To be continued......)