Chapter 664 How to influence destiny
Entering June, the summer movie market continues to be hot.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" won three consecutive North American weekly box office championships, and "One Night", released on June 1st, did not pose any threat at all.
So far, the North American box office of "Spider-Man 3", released on May 4th, has reached 287 million US dollars, temporarily ranking first in the North American annual box office.
The global box office has reached US$632 million, temporarily ranking first in the global annual box office.
Although the series has suffered a lot of criticism, the fans accumulated in the first two parts, coupled with the high-quality special effects scenes, are still very competitive in the market.
"Shrek 3" ranks second at the North American box office with a North American box office of US$261 million. The global box office reached 556 million, but it ranked third.
The North American box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" has accumulated 246 million US dollars, temporarily ranking third in the North American annual box office.
However, in the global box office list, with a box office of US$562 million, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" surpassed "Shrek 3".
It is worth mentioning that "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" also stars Hong Kong actor Yun Fat Chow.
Most of the famous actors in the Chinese film industry would like to work on the international stage of Hollywood, but in fact, very few of them can make a name for themselves.
Not counting Bruce Lee from the early days, Lien Kit Lee is one, and several of his films are pretty good. The most successful is Cheng Long, whose "Rush Hour" series and "Mystery of the Spell" series are his masterpieces in Hollywood.
Therefore, although the trend of kung fu movies has faded in Hollywood, Cheng Long can still maintain his net worth of US$20 million.
Little Gilbert is indispensable. The "Mystery of the Spell" series he created single-handedly promoted Cheng Long to the position of a Hollywood superstar.
Of course, several other people who are doing well in Hollywood are basically related to little Gilbert. For example, Shuchang and Bingbingli.
But it's a pity that Shu Chang's short-sighted family restricted her. But so far, Shu Chang is still the number one actor among the generation born in the 1980s. Even the extremely popular Fairy Sister is not as good as Shu Chang.
No matter how much I brag about my fairy sister, Shu Chang's international achievements will be left there. This solid result is evidence that Shu Chang has surpassed the fairy sister.
There is another story recently, that is, "The King of Kung Fu", which brought together two major kung fu superstars, Cheng Long and Lien Kit Lee.
This movie is produced by Chinese entertainment giant Huayi Brothers Media and Lionsgate Pictures. As soon as the project was approved, Huayi Brothers Media began to hype it up.
First, Wang Zhongjun boldly announced that he would produce the film with a Hollywood team, and then Wang Zhonglei came out and said that they were already discussing the possibility of directing with the great Hollywood director Gilbert Jr.
After that, new news continued to be released, sometimes it was said that Tom Cruise was expected to join the film, and sometimes it was said that Brad Pitt was very interested in the script.
In short, it is to hype it as much as possible, to stir up the heat, and then it will attract attention.
Of course, Gilbert Jr.’s assistant office did receive an invitation from Huayi Brothers Media. But this kind of rubbish invitation usually never reaches little Gilbert, and the assistant office handles it directly.
But no matter what, this project didn't even make a splash in Hollywood, and even Lionsgate didn't pay much attention to it. But it caused quite a stir in China, with many people wanting to join the crew through connections.
In addition to Cheng Long and Lian Jie Li who were the first to be confirmed, Bing Bing Li defeated another Bing Bing and other actresses to get the role of the white-haired witch.
The way Bingbing Li defeated other actresses was also very simple. She starred in the "Mystery of the Spell" trilogy, which made Huayi, who was eager for the international market, no longer think about it.
The competition mentioned here is not an audition. Auditions are actually not very popular in the Chinese entertainment industry. Before the audition, there is actually a predetermined discussion session, which is the basis for determining whether the actor can get the role.
For example, Bingbing Li had a meal with the two big and small kings of Huayi, as well as the film's producers and investors, and then presented his qualifications, and the decision was made in a few words.
This may seem a bit hasty, but in fact the Chinese entertainment industry has been doing this for many years. Moreover, not everyone can go to eat. If you are not one of your own people, you may not be able to eat if you want to.
But that's another story.
The most eye-catching role, of course, belongs to the role of Jin Yanzi, which has caused many flowers to compete for it. But in the end, only two were selected, yes, Shu Chang and Sister Shenxian.
If he followed the trajectory of his previous life, Shu Chang would not be competitive at all.
But things are different now. The international results are there. Even the more Buddhist fairy sister felt the pressure, let alone the fairy sister and her mother.
In fact, the two of them are considered good friends in private, and they have something to talk about. But in this kind of competition involving roles and celebrity status, personal friendships have to be put aside.
Not to mention someone like the fairy sister and her mother, what kind of daughter’s best friend? What he is grabbing is the role of his daughter's best friend.
Besides, Shu Chang stole my daughter's role back then. If it weren't for her, Yifei would have become an international superstar.
Shuchang has a high international reputation and good results. The relationship between the fairy sister and the fairy sister is relatively strong, and the mother can work up and down. For a while, Huayi Brothers was also in trouble, not knowing who to choose.
It happened that at a dinner party in Hong Kong Island, Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei had dinner with the two leading actors Cheng Long and Lien Jie Li, and they talked about the choice of Golden Swallow.
Cheng Long recommended Shu Chang. After all, he and Shu Chang had a great time working together in the "Mystery of the Spell" series. Even Jie Li didn't recommend anyone. After all, he wasn't familiar with these two girls.
It just so happened that at this time, little Gilbert actually called Cheng Long and invited him to his own birthday party.
Cheng Long asked a lot: "Director Gilbert, I am preparing a play here, and there is a character named Jin Yanzi who is pending.
There are currently two candidates, one is Shu Chang and the other is Yifei. ”
"Yifei? Who is it?"
Little Gilbert said this, and the fairy sister immediately lost her qualifications to compete, and Shu Chang successfully got the role of Golden Swallow.
Little Gilbert really didn't mean it. If you want to talk about the fairy sister, he will definitely know who it is. On the contrary, he has not heard the real name of Yifei for so many years, so it is normal for him to forget it.
Only after hanging up the phone did little Gilbert remember that that was the name of his fairy sister. But he doesn't care anymore. Whether it's the fairy sister or the witch sister, they are nothing to him.
As a world-class director with outstanding reputation, it is not necessary to take care of the emotions of an actress who suddenly appears.
It's not like he wants to have sex with others, and they probably won't give him the opportunity to have sex with them.
Little Gilbert generally doesn't bother to pay attention to women who are not his own.
His words changed the trajectory of the two actresses. The fairy sister was a little disappointed. Her mother had already told her how important this movie was.
It depends on this movie to open up international popularity and expand the market of island countries in Southeast Asia and the United States.
She was already too far behind and could not afford to lose this opportunity again.
But in the end, Shu Chang stole the role. Under the influence of her mother, the fairy sister had a different idea about Shu Chang.
Shu Chang's side is also more complicated, mainly due to family reasons. But this time it was better, and it didn't affect her from taking this drama.
(End of chapter)