"Martial arts films?"

Zhou Zhao and Lu Wenhua looked at Zhang Sheng in disbelief.

They didn't think that Zhang Sheng's new film would actually make this type of movie.

Martial arts films don't seem to have broken one billion at the box office today.

There seems to be no movie directed by Zhang Sheng that is less than one billion.

Do you make martial arts films?

What do you want to do?

Want to break the lowest box office of a movie you directed?

Is this still the Zhang Sheng they know?

Is this the boss they know well?

He doesn't pay attention to the box office anymore?

Is the heart of the king unpredictable?

"Yes!" Zhang Sheng said, "The male protagonist has been decided, Li Zhenguo." ”

"The investment in this movie is not low, right?" Lu Wenhua frowned.

Li Zhenguo's salary in Hollywood is not less than $20 million.

Converted into Chinese dollars, that is more than 100 million.

Even if it's a friendship price, you have to give 100 million, right?

And that's just an actor's salary.

If you add the salaries of other actors, as well as the cost of filming and production, the investment must be not small.

Wouldn't it be more secure to invest in other movies at the box office?

"300 million should still be needed, right?" Zhang Sheng said, "The male protagonist is Li Zhenguo, and the person who plays with him obviously can't be too low." The actor's salary should be quite a lot. ”

"The other actors have ideas?" Zhou Zhao looked at Zhang Sheng and asked.

With his understanding of Zhang Sheng, someone must have chosen someone.

"Yang Ziyu, Sisi." Zhang Sheng said, "I play the second male lead. ”

"Huh?"

Lu Wenhua and Zhou Zhao were both a little surprised.

Zhang Sheng actually took the initiative to star.

Could it be that the sun has come out of the west?

Although he won the Golden Dragon Award for Best Actor, everyone knows that he is not much interested in acting.

He takes too much effort to act in the role.

Lu Wenhua and other people from Changsheng Entertainment are obviously also very supportive.

After all, Zhang Sheng directing a movie is far more profitable for the company than he is starring in a movie.

Zhang Sheng starred in a movie, they have nothing to do with each other, but directing a movie is different.

However, with such a lineup and a budget of 300 million, it should not be too high.

Perhaps, there is no salary of Zhang Sheng and Gu Sisi in the 300 million budget.

Zhang Sheng's current salary is hard to say.

Hollywood once offered him more than $30 million in salary, but he still refused.

However, Zhang Sheng starred in a budget of 300 million, and the risk is not great, even if it is an unpopular martial arts film.

If you add Li Zhenguo and others, the risk is even lower.

Losing money is definitely not going to be lost.

But how much money do you expect this movie to make, I'm afraid it won't be high.

At least it can't make as much money as "Transformers", which is still in theaters.

And martial arts films can't talk about any film and television peripherals.

If it were a different director, even if it was Liu Yuan, Lu Wenhua and Zhou Zhao would probably try their best to persuade them, and even directly disagree.

It's a pity that Zhang Sheng is not an ordinary director.

He is the largest shareholder of Changsheng Entertainment, and it must not be an exaggeration to say that he is the boss.

What movie he wants to make, he has more autonomy than anyone else.

Zhang Sheng doesn't care much about the company's management, but he has the final say in the whole company.

He wants to make a movie, you can persuade him, but you can't stop it.

What's more, even if Zhang Sheng is not the boss, with his current reputation, if he insists on going his own way, the company will not be supported.

Don't earn much, at least you have to earn.

In which company is a director like Zhang Sheng not allowed?

He wants to make a profitable movie, and who will stop him!

"You don't want to borrow a martial arts film to win an award, do you?" Lu Wenhua seemed to think of something and immediately asked, "If you want to win the award, why don't you make a literary film?" Wouldn't that be easier? ”

I really want to win an award with this movie.

However, I don't just want to win the Golden Dragon Award, I also want to do it in one step and even win the Oscar together.

I'm not sure I'll be able to get it, but it's much better than shooting other movies.

"Martial arts films have more box office guarantee than literary films." Zhang Sheng said with a smile.

When Lu Wenhua heard this, he didn't say anything anymore.

Nowadays, the highest box office record of literary films can be higher than that of martial arts films.

However, aside from "Farewell My Concubine", the box office of other literary films is indeed not very good.

Martial arts films do have more box office guarantees than literary films.

In fact, the group of martial arts fans is still very large.

It can be seen that the ratings of these martial arts dramas are not low.

"When will the script come out?" Lu Wenhua asked.

How the film is, you can see some from the script.

Lu Wenhua still has some expectations for Zhang Sheng's new film.

After all, the screenwriter of the "Condor Trilogy", the script of the martial arts film he wrote, is still worth looking forward to.

"In a few days." Zhang Sheng said, "I'll revise and revise again." ”

Today, "Transformers" is a global hit.

Although North America did not sit on the throne of the single-day box office champion for a few days, it continued to be the runner-up in the single-day box office.

The overall box office is still very amazing.

And in foreign markets outside North America, the performance is even more amazing, almost all of them have won the single-day box office champion, but the time is long and short.

"Transformers" has a good chance of surpassing "Inception" at the global box office.

Especially in China, there is basically no suspense.

This was somewhat unexpected by Zhang Sheng.

Perhaps, the popcorn movie has a wider audience.

Fans who don't like to use their brains still have a huge group.

The box office is higher than "Inception", and the profit brought by this movie to Changsheng Entertainment is obviously greater.

Nowadays, the film and television peripherals of "Transformers" have become popular all over the world with the popularity of the movie.

Profitability in this area is unimaginable.

But who would have thought that under such an astonishing profit around film and television, Zhang Sheng did not make persistent efforts, but turned around to make martial arts films.

This news spread in the circle, causing an uproar, and I don't know how many people were stunned.

What does he Zhang Sheng think!

Martial arts films?

Can today's martial arts films still be profitable?

Well, with Zhang Sheng's box office appeal, losing money will definitely not lose money.

After all, martial arts films don't need any special effects, and the production cost won't be too big.

With Zhang Sheng's reputation in the hearts of fans now, even if the filming comes out, it is estimated that it will have a box office of several hundred million.

The question is how much can you earn?

This is not in line with Zhang Sheng's character!

How much money he makes in a science fiction film now, everyone can see!

How can a person who doesn't even make a classic movie like "Farewell My Concubine" make a martial arts movie?

Could it be that he is optimistic about the martial arts film market?

It's not impossible!

In the past, who was optimistic about science fiction films?

But now?

Zhang Sheng's sci-fi films have been sold again and again, not only domestically, but globally.

Is there still a market for martial arts films, but everyone doesn't grasp it?

But even if the martial arts films he made are a big hit, can they still be a global hit?

Science fiction films can go international, can martial arts films too?

How can it be.

"Really make martial arts movies?"

Gu Sisi finished filming Jiang Bin's play, and when he came back, he got the script of Zhang Sheng's new film.

It is really a martial arts film as rumored in the circle.

And it seems to be different from previous martial arts films.

There is no arrogance in this at all, nor is there the chic of fighting swords, but it gives people a kind of depression.

The psychological level of Yu Jiaolong played by her is treacherous and complex, she is a daughter during the day, and she fights and talks about love at night, and she is an untamable girl who has fantasies about the love of children in the rivers and lakes.

And her end was also tragic.

In other words, all the characters in this movie are actually tragic.

"Of course!" Zhang Sheng said, "Now we have already started to prepare. You're not interested? ”

"Yu Jiaolong and Luo Xiaohu are a lot of intimate scenes." Gu Sisi seemed to think of something as he spoke, and then asked, "You play Luo Xiaohu?" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Sheng smiled and said.

He played Luo Xiaohu completely because Yu Jiaolong and Luo Xiaohu had a lot of intimate scenes.

Who asked Gu Sisi to play Jade Jiaolong?

As for why Gu Sisi was chosen to play Jade Jiaolong?

Every miller draws water to his own mill.

Didn't the actor who played the role of Yu Jiaolong in the original version go international step by step with this movie?

Gu Sisi's "Resident Evil" series has already made her a little well-known internationally.

If you add the role of Jade Jiaolong, you can gain a firm foothold in the world.

At least the visibility can go further.

"That's good!" Gu Sisi nodded and said, "If you act, then it's no problem." ”

It's not that she's not interested in this movie, but she doesn't want to make too intimate scenes with others.

This is also a habit she has had since her debut.

And in love with Zhang Sheng, now that she is married, she obviously attaches more importance to this aspect.

"What about the other characters?" Gu Sisi then asked, "Is it decided?" ”

"Li Zhenguo plays Li Mubai, and Yang Ziyu plays Yu Xiulian." Zhang Sheng said, "The other roles have not yet been decided. ”

Needless to say, Li Zhenguo is a first-line international superstar.

Yang Ziyu is also one of the few Chinese actors who has gained a foothold in Hollywood.

is even the only Chinese actress who has gained a foothold in Hollywood.

In Hollywood, if it's not second-tier, it's quasi-second-tier.

And what about Zhang Sheng and Gu Sisi?

The popularity of the two in China can be said to be unparalleled, and they are not unknown in the world.

This cast may surpass any of Zhang Sheng's previous movies.

"I'm afraid the salary is amazing, right?" Gu Sisi said, "The investment budget for this film is not small, right? ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Sheng said, "I take dividends, and Li Zhenguo seems to have this idea, which is estimated to be a salary plus dividends." As for Yang Ziyu, it hasn't been talked about yet. Her salary is far less than that of Li Zhenguo. What about you? It's the same as together, or is it getting paid? ”

"Let's get dividends like together!" Gu Sisi said.

It's unlikely that the film will lose money.

If the box office is objective, getting dividends is not necessarily lower than getting a salary.

What's more, she doesn't care about any of this.

If you have to consider the interests of the company behind it, Gu Sisi will have the same salary.

Now Zhang Sheng earns half of the money.

Of course, neither of them cared about how much money the other had.

There is no shortage of money anyway.

After getting married, Gu Sisi didn't think about taking care of Zhang Sheng's money.

She can't even manage her own money.

"Transformers" is still being screened around the world, and Zhang Sheng's new film has begun preparations.

With the four leading actors determined, the other roles are much easier.

Who is the most important supporting role?

That's not the role of the blue-eyed fox.

It's still difficult to cast this role.

It is necessary to have acting skills, and it is also necessary to have a certain foundation of action.

In addition, it is obvious that the age should not be too old or too young.

This narrows the scope.

(End of chapter)