Zhang Sheng's trip to North America, in addition to promoting the music album, naturally invited Li Zhenguo to star in his new movie.

The result?

The promotion of the album went very well.

The sales volume is amazing, and naturally it goes well.

But there was a problem with inviting Li Zhenguo.

He is not in Los Angeles, but filming in a certain crew.

Zhang Sheng deliberately took the time to go to the crew to find him for this reason.

Hollywood is paying more and more attention to the domestic film market, and Chinese actors like Li Zhenguo, who are developing in Hollywood, are naturally more valued.

This has also made Li Zhenguo's development smoother and smoother in the past two years, and the film appointments have continued.

Zhang Sheng was full of sincerity, but unfortunately he still failed to do so.

It's not that Li Zhenguo can't look down on his movie, and he can't look down on him as a young director.

It's that Li Zhenguo's schedule is very full.

It's a bit of a play.

Zhang Sheng expects the new film to start filming in September and October.

And I couldn't spare time during that time.

Li Zhenguo didn't read the script that Zhang Sheng brought.

He said that he was afraid that he couldn't help but break the contract after reading it.

Li Zhenguo didn't want to break the contract, and he liked Zhang Sheng's script, but it was only to add to his troubles.

Zhang Sheng sighed, but he didn't get too entangled.

I expected it.

"Li Zhenguo is indeed the person of choice." Lu Wenhua said, "When will he have a schedule?" ”

"His schedule is scheduled for the middle of next year." Zhang Sheng shook his head and said, "We can't wait that long for him. Besides, he is the first choice, but he does not have to be. ”

"That's a pity." Lu Wenhua said, "There are only a few that have box office appeal abroad. If it was ten years earlier, Fang Long would have been suitable. Nowadays."

Ten years ago, Fang Long was not old, and his reputation had not collapsed.

Now, Lu Wenhua obviously does not approve of inviting Fang Long to star.

Fang Long's audience popularity has become worse and worse in the past two years.

Among the Chinese actors, except for Li Zhenguo and Fang Long, who have some box office appeal abroad, there are really few people.

Liang Hua and others are also well-known at best.

And the popularity is estimated to be inferior to Zhang Sheng.

"Fang Long's personal style in the film is too strong." Zhang Sheng shook his head and said, "Even ten years ago, this movie was not suitable for him." But why do you have to look for an action actor? Although the male protagonist of this movie has a lot of action scenes, there are many actors who can complete those actions. ”

The male protagonist does not need an action actor.

"Where's Wu Jie?" Lu Wenhua said, "You have to admit that the most well-known in the circle and abroad are action actors. ”

Action scenes don't have to be played by action actors.

However, the action scenes shot by the action actors are definitely much better than those filmed by others.

And most of the actors who have a little popularity in the world are action actors.

It is undoubtedly difficult for literary and opera actors to open up their popularity abroad.

"He doesn't have a schedule either." Zhang Sheng shook his head and said.

Why did Lu Wenhua suggest Wu Jie?

This is not unrelated to the fact that there are many gunfight scenes in the movie.

Wu Jie undoubtedly has a great advantage in gunfight scenes.

After all, I have been trained in the army.

If nothing else, the posture of holding the gun should be more standard.

And he still has a certain reputation abroad.

"Then why don't you act?" Lu Wenhua said, "I'm afraid your popularity abroad is not as good as Li Zhenguo's." If you act, the effect is not necessarily worse than theirs. ”

"I'm not suitable." Zhang Sheng shook his head and said, "The age is not appropriate, too young, and there is no corresponding temperament for the role." ”

Lu Wenhua glanced at Zhang Sheng and didn't say anything more.

This may be a reason.

However, I'm afraid that the more reason is that Zhang Sheng doesn't want to act at all.

An actress in her fifties or sixties can play a girl.

Why can't Zhang Sheng play a middle-aged man with a bit of wandering vicissitudes?

What's more, the male protagonist didn't say how old he was.

There are only two children.

If Zhang Sheng gets married early, let alone two children, it is estimated that there will be no problem with two more.

From teenagers to old age, they are all the same actors.

This is not uncommon in circles.

Age inappropriateness is undoubtedly one of the most lame reasons.

"And who are you going to invite?" Lu Wenhua asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet." Zhang Sheng shook his head and said.

Li Zhenguo first, Wu Jie second, and Zhang Sheng?

But he didn't lose to the two of them.

The reason why it is considered later is more that Zhang Sheng rarely directs and acts himself.

"How is Jiang Bin?" Lu Wenhua asked, "Director Jiang's popularity abroad is actually not small, especially in Europe and other Asian countries and regions. If he acts, not to mention anything else, it is full of gimmicks. ”

"I'm just struggling." Zhang Sheng said, "Don't you don't know about Director Jiang? His films all have a strong personal style. In addition, he is a little older. ”

Jiang Bin is not only an actor, but also a big director.

Pressing or something, Zhang Sheng is not worried.

He makes science fiction films.

Then no one can suppress him.

He was worried that there would be an argument with Jiang Bin during the shooting.

If it really gets up, the relationship between the two is good, and it's not good if it gets stiff.

"Probably not." Lu Wenhua said, "He is also a director, so he should be able to grasp the measure." He still understands the principle of each performing his own duties. He has big wrists, but I've never heard him play big names or anything. ”

Jiang Bin plays a big name?

What a trick!

He has starred in his own movies over the years.

Playing big with yourself?

"There's no hurry." Zhang Sheng said, "He may not be able to take it." You find the time to probe his tone. ”

Lu Wenhua nodded.

He is also familiar with Jiang Bin.

Of course, the main thing is that it is more appropriate for him to go to the mouth than Zhang Sheng, and there is room for relaxation.

It's not an invitation.

"What about the other actors? The heroine should still be the one in your family, right? Lu Wenhua said.

"Let Peng Yuqian play the second male." Zhang Sheng nodded and said, "That character also has a lot of action scenes in the play. ”

Lu Wenhua nodded.

Peng Yuqian's appearance in this movie is naturally beneficial to him.

Other actors who have a lot of roles, Zhang Sheng also discussed with Lu Wenhua.

However, almost none have been determined.

Now it is decided that Gu Sisi will play the heroine, and Peng Yuqian will play the second male.

If it's not decided, there's a direction for that.

The key depends on the male protagonist.

This movie is not a group drama, but a film in which the male protagonist plays the lead.

Lu Wenhua soon found Jiang Bin.

Jiang Bin is so smart, just chatting casually, he knows the purpose of Lu Wenhua's coming.

"He's insincere!" Jiang Bin said with a smile, "I invited him to come to the door in person with the script, but because he revised the script, he almost didn't change it." ”

"Director Jiang, your name is too big." Lu Wenhua smiled and said, "Isn't he afraid of being rejected by you?" Young man, what a good face. ”

"He's not famous?" Jiang Bin pouted and said, "He knows that the director is the director and the actor is the actor?" Am I inferior to him? I, Jiang Bin, also have professional ethics. ”

When Zhang Sheng was filming "Starry Night", although he discussed the director's problems with him, he only occasionally put forward his opinions on how to shoot the film, and he did not make any noise at all.

"It seems that Director Jiang is interested in his new film?" Lu Wenhua smiled and said.

Jiang Bin guessed Zhang Sheng's worries and directly singled out.

They have a good relationship with each other, so there's no need to hide it.

Of course, this is not unrelated to Jiang Bin's character.

"What actor isn't interested in his films? I'm also an actor. Jiang Bin said, "However, if you don't take it, you have to read the script first." He owes me a Best Actor! ”

There is no need to doubt how Zhang Sheng's script is.

However, Jiang Bin is obviously still very cautious.

After all, it was not easy to get to this point for him.

Not all movies he is suitable for.

He hasn't starred in a movie by another director for a long time, but he doesn't want to make an exception and immediately make a mistake.

Interested is interested.

He is long past the age of doing things with interest.

"Best Actor?" Lu Wenhua was stunned for a moment, then reacted, shook his head and said, "This is a commercial blockbuster." You know that's always been the case with his films. ”

Zhang Sheng's films are almost all commercial.

However, who said that commercial films can't win awards?

Jiang Bin said that.

He has won a lot of awards, and he doesn't have that much desire to win them.

The reason why I am interested in Zhang Sheng's movie is that I am completely interested in Zhang Sheng.

He didn't think that Zhang Sheng didn't have anything for him to learn.

Any successful person has his own shining point.

Zhang Sheng is so successful, there must be a lot of things worth learning from Jiang Bin.

Live and learn.

This is also a reason for Jiang Bin's success.

In addition, he directed Zhang Sheng, and he played Zhang Sheng.

This may be a good story.

"It's a big investment, isn't it?" Jiang Bin asked casually.

Zhang Sheng's international popularity has risen sharply now, and if the new film is not aimed at the international film market, it will definitely be a waste.

And if you want to target the international film market, and it is also a science fiction film, the investment will inevitably not be small.

"Seven, eight hundred million." "Maybe more." ”

"It's so big?"

When Jiang Bin heard this, he was a little surprised.

The domestic film market exploded, and movies with a box office of 5 billion have appeared, but after all, they are very few. What's more, it's not so easy for the film to reach a box office of seven or eight hundred million.

The investment in a movie is so big, and the risk is not small.

I'm afraid there are not many people in China who dare to do this.

Of course, Zhang Sheng must be one of them.

Even so, with such a large investment, it is not ordinarily difficult to earn back the cost in China.

Now there are only a few films with a box office of more than 2 billion.

Zhang Sheng's movie has not yet been matched.

But who dares to guarantee that his movies will always make money and will not lose money?

Lu Wenhua probed Jiang Bin's tone, and Zhang Sheng immediately invited him with the script.

Sincerity he also has.

Jiang Bin didn't say much, but couldn't wait to read his Zhang Sheng's script.

He is also very curious about Zhang Sheng's new film.

From Lu Wenhua's words, how could he not hear his admiration for this film?

More than Zhang Sheng's other movies!

Lu Wenhua is not a person who likes to brag.

The name of the script is quite interesting, but what attracts Jiang Bin is more the content.

At dusk, the waves roll.

The waves pushed a stubble-faced man onto the soft sand.

He crawled still.

The child's cry made him look up.

(End of chapter)