On March 1, 2012, He Fang signed the "X-Men" cooperation agreement with Fauci, the CEO of Fox Film Productions, in Changsha in the media center of Lake Film and Television City, witnessed by domestic reporters, and briefly accepted an interview with the media.

"May I ask Mr. Fauci, why did Fox choose to direct the fourth part of "X-Men"? What was the reason for choosing him? A reporter asked.

"The question is simple, because the performance of the first three X-Men has been average, so we need an X-Men that can break through. To make a breakthrough, we need a director who leads the film to break through, so we conducted internal evaluation and screening around the world, and finally everyone agreed on what is the most suitable candidate. ”

Everyone can see the reason for choosing him, because He's movies are imaginative and imaginative, and he can ensure enough imagination both in terms of plot and production. In addition, it is He's movies that can sell well, from his debut to the present, none of his movies have been loss-making, and he has always maintained a high income ratio. ”

Fauci responded briefly to the question.

"So what is the way of cooperation with Director He Fang this time? How much is the remuneration given to the director? Another reporter asked.

"The highest standard, He enjoys the highest level of cooperation with Hollywood directors, he has 5% of the right to revise the script and the right to suggest some actors, as well as a basic salary of 20 million US dollars plus 8% of the box office share, which is already the top existence of Hollywood directors."

As soon as Fauci finished speaking, the reporters at the scene came out again and again, the basic salary of 20 million US dollars plus 8% of the box office share, this is really high, comparable to the salary of Hollywood first-line stars, and it is definitely the top in the field of directing.

"Who is the director, what do you think led you to the director position of "X-Men" and get such a high salary?" The reporter immediately asked where it was.

"As Mr. Fauci said just now, my creative ability and box office ability are only based on these two abilities in Hollywood." He Fang shrugged his shoulders and said as if he took it for granted.

"Do you think you can do it?" The journalist asked.

"Why not? My goal is to achieve the global box office height and influence of "Change 3". He Fang replied confidently, because Westerners like confident people.

""Change 3" has won more than $1.1 billion at the global box office, can you really do it? How can it be done? What if you can't? The reporter asked.

"I'm talking about fighting, that is to say, it may not be achieved, but it must be not far away, and I understand that the difference is not far from a fluctuation of no more than 200 million US dollars, which means that I can guarantee a box office of more than 900 million US dollars."

"As for why you ask me how I can do it, it's my ability to make films, of course, I can't talk about this ability, but a "Pacific Rim" without any audience base won $630 million at the global box office is enough to prove that I have this ability."

"If a "Pacific Rim" without any global audience base can get $630 million, why can't "X-Men" with a global fan base?"

He asked rhetorically, and he seemed very confident in this rhetorical question, and the reporters could not refute it.

"Mr. Fauci said just now that you have the right to revise the script and the right to suggest actors, so will you use it? How does it work? The reporter asked again.

Of course it will be used, the reason why "X-Men" has been performing poorly is not because the production is careless, nor is it that the actors are not enough, but that the plot has not made the audience feel good. The other is that I would suggest using more suitable actors to help several lead actors. "Where to explain the reason.

……

The latest part of "X-Men" immediately spread all over the Internet, and domestic netizens were the first to see relevant reports.

"Who is the second Chinese director to take over Hollywood superhero films, will he follow in the footsteps of Ang Lee or surpass Ang Lee?" 》

"The highest salary of 20 million US dollars + 8% box office share, who will take over the director of [X-Men]"

"He Fang's salary is comparable to that of Jackie Chan at the peak, 20 million US dollars, but He Fang has 8% more box office share"

……

Because not only did the media have news reports, but also the official Weibo of Changsha Tuanhuo Culture issued a poster.

"Wow, He Fang has finally become the world's top director, superhero films + global high box office, this is the real top director."

"Tsk, I didn't expect it, He Fang has been refusing to accept Hollywood film contracts because he wanted to prove himself with "Pacific Rim", and now he finally got his wish."

"Pacific Rim" has a global box office of $630 million, and the production cost is only $100 million, and this time it is crazy, at least more than $250 million."

"Upstairs, you have to figure out that the box office of 630 million is 43% of the $2.1 in China, 50% in North America is $120 million, and 25% is in the rest of the world. In other words, what is really distributed to the producer is 90 million + 60 million + 75 million = 225 million US dollars, and there is no deduction of publicity and distribution fees, I don't know how much Fox collects for international publicity, but 10% should be there, and the domestic number will not be lower than this number. Therefore, there is only 200 million US dollars in the hands of Changsha Tuanhuo, and the 200 million US dollars have to remove the cost of 100 million US dollars, that is, only 100 million US dollars have been earned. ”

"Isn't $100 million a lot? Nearly 700 million yuan, is it too little for a movie to earn 700 million yuan in two years? What's more, I heard that the peripherals of "Pacific Rim" are selling well, and according to the 1:3 ratio of Hollywood's box office to peripheral income, the peripheral area alone can earn 300 million US dollars. ”

"Big brother, it's a Hollywood movie that makes a name for itself and a Disney movie that can earn 1:3 at the box office and peripherals, do you think a new story like "Pacific Rim" can sell so much?"

"Even if you don't sell that much, you can sell it 1:1, that's 100 million dollars. What do you want to do if a movie spends two years to earn 200 million US dollars and 1.4 billion yuan? 90% of A-share listed companies cannot achieve this performance. ”

"No wonder Fox is willing to pay $20 million + 8% box office share, this is the fundamental, and making money is king."

"So, who is going to use Chinese actors in 'X-Men'?"

"He only has the right to make suggestions and not to decide, and even if he does, he will not necessarily be adopted."

"It may not have been adopted before, but why are Wu Jing, Fan Bingbing, and Liu Yan not adopted by Wu Jing, Fan Bingbing, and Liu Yan, who were promoted to the international community and recognized?"

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So, what netizens can see, can't the showbiz see? Will those actors' agents not be impressed? But no matter how excited you are, you can't do it.

Because...... He Fang's movie can't be stuffed into it by ordinary actors, although he seems to be able to work with many actors, but there are not many that can really make him fall in love.

In fact, there is also a big problem, that is, the entertainment industry is easy to open a small circle, no matter how much you criticize this kind of small circle behavior, but it is a small circle that will be formed without people deliberately creating it.

Like the Hunan circle, no matter who deliberately created such a circle, but in fact it was formed.

It's almost impossible for people from outside the circle to come in and get involved, it's very difficult, it's very difficult, unless you can stand out in the audition and enter his circle.

Therefore, most of the artists have extinguished the temptation of "X-Men", and there is no need to fight.

Because the actresses in He Fang's circle include Fan Bingbing and Liu Yan, and now there are two Fang girls who are close, and the male actors are Wu Jing, Deng Chao and Huang Xiaoming, including He Fang, who is also an actor.

Even if "X-Men" wants to use Chinese actors, it will use one or two at most, and one or two actors and actresses who are famous and have acting skills will be pulled out in He Fang's circle.

"All the good resources have been divided by a few of them, and they say that they want to lead the development of the whole industry, and outsiders can't grab resources and only a few of them develop, right?"

I don't know which artist's mouth came from the words, and they instantly spread throughout the entertainment industry, as if setting off a wave of resentment against him.

When this kind of voice came from everywhere, he was a little dumbfounded, which can also form resentment?

So He Fang said in front of many of the main creators of the crew: "Some people blame this and that if their strength is not good, there are not a few actors who have worked with me, I rarely use a fixed team to make movies, and I have selected actors through auditions many times." How can this be called a resource monopoly? Do you really blame others? ”

"At the level of commercial blockbusters, directors generally choose actors with box office appeal and acting skills to act, and you always have to have the same box office appeal and acting skills, right? You don't take any of them, and then blame me for being unfair? ”

"Together, you don't expect God to favor you, what good resources are piled up on you? Impossible. Even if it's the actors I work with, I can't always pile up resources on them, and I basically don't work with actors who can't get up through my two films. The opportunity is given to you, and you can't grasp it, do you blame me? ”

"As for some people saying why I always work with so many actors, it's not that I have to work with these actors, if you have the ability, you have such acting skills and external conditions and the same appeal, I will also choose you."

He Fang's response through the main creator of the crew immediately returned to the entertainment industry, and then the circle was directly silent.

Why? Because what he said makes sense, and where does anyone give him a chance? gave it, just like Zhu Yilong, the opportunity for several movies was given. But he can only be a second-tier now, so how can he praise it? Is it hard to get into a line?

Just like Xu Dong and Zhang Xinyu, they are also the resources of the two departments, what does it matter if they can't get up?

Liu Yan is different? Liu Yan worked hard.

Just like the rumor in the circle that Liu Yan lost the resources of "Invasion of Wall Street" because she couldn't speak English, what can you do if you don't have that ability and then you don't get selected?

The second time, Liu Yan worked hard to learn English and acting, which didn't succeed in performing "Human Eradication Project", and finally won $197 million worldwide with a cult film, and squeezed into the ranks of global stars.

If it is because Liu Yan has a special relationship with He Fang, then Xu Dongdong and Zhang Xinyu have nothing to do with He Fang?

If you can't grasp it yourself, if you don't work hard, what's the use of blaming others?

In order not to rely on Fan Bingbing all the time, He Fang really started the rookie actors, although the reviews were mixed, but they really tried to give more people a chance.

Therefore, it is untenable to say that there is no way to control the limited resources and not release them, so when someone spreads these words and these truths to the circle, some people immediately remain silent.

Feng Xiaogang even said in private: "I think He Fang is more widely used than the actors I use, and He Fang also criticized my comedy movies before that there would be big problems without Ge You, I have thought about it repeatedly, and it is indeed inseparable from Ge You." So, he has a wider range of actors than I do. ”

What did Jiang Wen say: "It's a bit too much for someone to criticize who controls resources, the male protagonists he has used include Zhu Yilong, Wang Baoqiang, himself, Deng Chao, Wu Jing, Duan Yihong A lot, foreigners don't count, this is called controlling resources?" Then the male protagonist in my film is myself, doesn't that mean that I am the one who controls the resources the most? ”

"I know that some people think that he has used Fan Bingbing as the heroine in several movies, and some people are unhappy, but as he said, as long as someone surpasses Fan Bingbing in acting, appearance, and appeal, he will not always use Fan Bingbing. Doesn't his "Three Dozen White Bone Spirits" use auditions for newcomers? ”

"Now it depends on who gets the top resources in Hollywood, some people maliciously slander him when they feel that they don't have a chance, and I think some people have such narrow thoughts."

When He Fang heard Feng Xiaogang and Jiang Wen's words from the circle, he went to the phone very gratefully, and then chatted with them for a while.

Jiang Wen is working on the script of the new movie "One Step Away", while Feng Xiaogang is working on the later stage of "1942" and preparing for the filming of "Private Custom".

After talking to the two of them, He Fang suddenly remembered that Zhang Yimou hadn't been in touch for a long time, and he didn't know what he was doing with Zhang Weiping now, so he called Zhang Yimou.

"Hey, Director He, why do you have time to call me?" Zhang Yimou was also surprised.

"It's been a long time since I've heard from you, I'm just chatting with you." He Fang said.

"Alas, Director He, that ...... Can you really help me get out of these troubles? ”

"Of course, when did I ever lie what I said?"

"Hmm......" Zhang Yimou was pondering and considering, he had to make the final decision.

(End of chapter)