Chapter 598: Pursuit of Victory
As to whether Lu Yanhe will take on independent films in the future, his overseas agent Darren Wilson seriously advised Lu Yanhe not to act as much as possible.
Unless it’s a book that’s good enough to win prizes, don’t act in it.
“Acting in a movie is not charity. It’s not like they come to you with a pretty good book and you just think, act and do a favor, and that’s it.” Darren Wilson said, “ There are many independent film actors in the world, but no one can copy your current achievements. Protect your current achievements and don’t let obvious failures appear on your resume.”
Chen Ziyanhe. Darren Wilson's attitude is the same.
"As I said before, we can consider famous directors and good scripts. It's not that small-cost independent films cannot be made, but the requirements must be strict." Chen Ziyan said, "If you think these independent film scripts are good, you want to help them There are many other ways to help."
Lu Yanhe quickly raised his hands to stop them.
“Wait a minute, I’m confused. I never said I wanted to help these independent films in this way. Why did you and Darren both assume that I would act in these films? I took the role. Of course, the standards are very high, and I don’t accept all the roles. It doesn’t mean that if the script is better, I will definitely act in it.”
“No way, to a certain extent, it is a common problem for all actors to want to star in artistic films with deep connotations.” Say, "Like you who can do this There are only a handful of actors who clearly understand the meaning of business and success. The most difficult thing for a person to balance is his actual pursuit of interests and his spiritual pursuit."
Lu Yanhe: "Well, I won't act like that. There are many independent films that you have seen before You made it very clear to me. You see, I have won several film awards in the past few years. As you said, in fact, the box office success of "The Mist" has helped my career more than helping me win. "Path of Glory" won the Best Actor award."
"That's mainly because when you win the Best Actor award in China, you have already reached the top of the domestic entertainment industry and there is not much room for you to continue to rise." Chen Ziyan said, "If you win the Best Actor Award Best Actor at the Western Film Festival, that's still different."
"Well, especially in the past year, doing "The Birth of an Actor", "Love Letter", and the Jump Up Theater. , I am very clear that I very much need success in a real sense , so that everyone can trust me and do these things together," Lu Yanhe said, "They didn't come to try these new things with me because I won the Best Actor and Best Screenplay awards."
The box office success of "The Fog" actually means something very important to Lu Yanhe in the eyes of overseas filmmakers: Lu Yanhe is not only successful in China and Asia, he is also successful in Europe, America and the world. can achieve success.
Belief that a person can achieve such an achievement and that person has achieved such an achievement on a factual level are two different concepts.
Especially——
Although Lu Yanhe was not the leading male protagonist at the beginning of the project "The Mist", and the protagonists were actually three other people, but in the subsequent announcements and the focus of the audience after the movie was released, Lu Yanhe became the biggest star of the movie "The Mist" star.
This concept is probably similar to what Daniel Radcliffe is to Harry Potter and Meryl Streep is to "The Devil Wears Prada". A real movie The big star, the person who used to be called the "pillar".
That’s why Lu Yanhe can become a real movie star who wins both awards and box office.
This makes Lu Yanhe, in the greatest sense, the intersection of the lists of actors that all parties want to work with.
Whatever you want, you will get. There will never be a situation where the film company is dissatisfied with what the director wants, and the director looks down upon what the film company wants.
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Because of Lu Yanhe's current situation, many people don't quite understand Lu Yanhe's next choice.
Including Muken Sorge.
"I heard that you are going to make a Malaysian movie and a Chinese TV series later, and you are not the first protagonist yet." Muchen Sorge expressed great confusion on the phone, " "The Mist" has just been released and has done very well at the box office. Shouldn't you be pursuing your success at this time and either accept a role in an award-winning literary film or a starring role in a blockbuster film? "
< br>Lu Yanhe smiled and explained to Mu Ken.
"These two projects have been in contact and negotiated for a long time. Besides, am I also waiting to shoot the second part of "The Mist"?" Lu Yanhe said, "With the results of the first part, the results of the second part The box office performance shouldn't be bad, right? I believe in you very much."
Mu Ken: "I heard in Hollywood that you have rejected many scripts recently, and some people even asked me. Would you like to act in a movie in Hollywood? , some people are already wondering if you agreed to play "The Mist" because my wife is Chinese - many great actors are indeed unwilling to come to Hollywood to act in films, and everyone has begun to suspect that you are They are not the kind of people they are.”
“Of course I am willing to act, but I have to get a good script and role,” Lu Yanhe said, “The roles that are coming to me now are the same. Script, too Ordinary, either a character similar to the one in "The Mist", or a typical Asian character with stereotypes. I have no interest in playing a labeled Asian character in a Hollywood movie. Such characters are just casual. If you can find an Asian face to play the role, why let me go?"
Mu Ken: "I will help you tell the people in Hollywood about your attitude. No matter what, you have to let everyone know. , you are not opposed to acting in movies in Hollywood. Don't let them get the wrong impression."
"Okay, I understand. Actually, I already have a person who handles my overseas management affairs. My agent, Darren Wilson of Williams Agency, is helping me connect with various companies and directors. If I am not interested in acting in Hollywood, why should I find an overseas agent?”
"That's okay." Mu Ken nodded.
"Muken, how is the script for the sequel to "The Mist" going?"
"Still thinking about it." Muken said, "I found two other screenwriters in Hollywood to follow I'm thinking about the direction of the sequel, do you have any ideas?"
"I don't have any ideas for a sequel to "The Mist", but I have a script in hand. I just wrote an English script called "Buried Alive". I wanted to cooperate with D19 before, but we couldn't reach an agreement," Lu Yanhe said, "I thought maybe you could help me recommend a suitable producer and director. Can you come and run this project?"
"Oh, you wrote a script and are looking for a director?" Mu Ken asked directly.
"This script is quite special. The whole story takes place in a narrow coffin, and only one actor appears in the whole scene." Lu Yanhe said, "The cost was very small. I wrote this before filming "The Fog". At that time, I wanted to use this script to knock on the door of Hollywood. It is experimental in nature and is not suitable for you to direct now."
As soon as Lu Yanhe finished speaking, Mu Ken understood.
This kind of film, where one person and one coffin shoots the entire movie, no matter how brilliant the script is, it is destined to be a small film.
For a director who has already made hundreds of millions of dollars in box office, he is not suitable to make such a low-cost movie again.
His remuneration alone cannot be covered by this low-cost budget.
Now, Muken Sorge's director's salary for a movie starts at at least five million, not counting later dividends and bonuses.
Mu Ken said: "Send me the script and I will read it for you."
Lu Yanhe said yes.
He added: "I talked with D19 at that time. They wanted to keep the film rights in their hands. I didn't want to, so we didn't negotiate. Now that I think about it, I want this film. Do it yourself and then find a distribution company. "Okay." Mu Ken said, "It seems that the production cost of this film is really low."
"Well, it is estimated to be between two hundred and three million U.S. dollars." Lu Yanhe said, "If an actor with no reputation at all is used, the cost will be lower, but I still hope to find an actor with a certain reputation. Starring, good acting."
"Of course, a person never fails to do so. From beginning to end, this is too demanding for an actor," Mu Ken said, "You have to hold an audition, right?"
"Well," Lu Yanhe said, "But before that, I still have to do it. Let’s register a film company in Hollywood first.”
After talking to Mu Ken, Lu Yanhe hung up the phone.
As for the script "Buried Alive", the original intention of writing this script was because it was easy to shoot, low-cost, and could be used as a stepping stone to enter Hollywood.
Unexpectedly, the unexpected box office hit of "The Mist" helped him skip this step.
But Lu Yanhe felt that it would be a pity not to film it after he had already written it.
It’s just that this script is no longer suitable as a key project.
So, it is better to use it as a practice for Linghe.
After Chen Ziyan heard about Lu Yanhe’s plan, she nodded and said, “That’s good, but if you want to register a film production company in the United States, then one person from Wan Qingqing will definitely not be enough. Yes, she has a small office over there , hired a few people, but the contract was not signed with our Linghe, and they are not counted as our Linghe people. Moreover, those who want to register a film production company must have more professional staff, and we can't just do it like that. A small office.”
Lu Yanhe said: "Sister Ziyan, at present we are only using "Buried Alive" to practice, and there is no need to recruit all the people in the company so quickly. What if "Buried Alive" is finished and there are no follow-up projects to follow? The burden is quite big." Chen Ziyan: "What do you mean?"
"Let's see if Director Mu Ken can give it to me. Recommend a more reliable producer or director. If there is such a person, after we register a film company, it is mainly to facilitate the handling of the copyright of "Buried Alive" and to sign a cooperation agreement with them, "Lu Yanhe said, " Leave all the specific shooting to them. Wan Qingqing or Song Jiang can just focus on the financial matters. They don't have enough experience. If so, we may have to find someone from China to watch it together. Hollywood has much more experience in making movies than we do. Too many crews take the money, and in the end only one third may be used to make the movie, and the rest will be used. "Being swallowed."
Chen Ziyan nodded: "Yes, we are not familiar with this in the United States, and it is easy to be fooled." "
"Well, so using this small project to practice, firstly, it will give Wan Qingqing and Song Jiang an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the operation of the crew, and secondly, it will also give us an opportunity to familiarize ourselves with Hollywood. In this project We can bear the risks and costs ourselves if we suffer losses and take detours, which is better than suffering a bigger setback in the future," Lu Yanhe said.
Chen Ziyan nodded.
Lu Yanhe: "In addition, I also asked among Yuming's alumni circles if anyone is engaged in the film and television industry in Hollywood. At this time, you still have to hug those who should be hugged for warmth, more or less. There are some points that can help us avoid detours."
Chen Ziyan: "You really have this resource. You should make good use of it. Your alumni circle is basically composed of elite talents from all walks of life. If you can use it, it will be a great help. "
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In the evening, Lu Yanhe held a live broadcast for the first time in a long time, live broadcasting his reaction to watching Jump Theater's second play "Whirlpool" in real time.
This is also to promote Jump Up Theater.
"Whirlpool" is adapted from Liu Jiazhen's short story, starring Huaiqian, who has excellent acting skills but has never been very famous.
He and Lu Yanhe met before because Yongshan Hesan deliberately caused trouble.
As an actor of the younger generation who has very good acting skills but is not known to the public because he has been appearing in low-budget art films, that incident was the first time Huaiqian was recognized on a large scale. It was also because of that incident that he met Lu Yanhe, which led to this cooperation.
There are two plays adapted from Liu Jiazhen's short stories, one is "The Silent Staircase", played by Lu Yanhe. Another "Whirlpool" was discussed at the time. The male protagonist of this story should be young and have very good acting skills. The salary should not be too high to avoid exceeding the budget. After much calculation, a list of actors was drawn up. Among the few people, everyone looked at Huaiqian and felt that the name looked familiar. After checking again, they extended an invitation to him.
Huaiqian also replied that he was willing to perform in less than a day after receiving the invitation.
Suspense crime stories have always been a popular subject in film and television.
However, there are not many good stories. Such stories are often in the hands of a very small number of top suspense writers. For writers like Liu Jiazhen who are currently in demand, his novels are the targets of competition for major film and television companies. Huaiqian is difficult to get in touch with -
He is neither an actor who is ready to explode because of the bargaining power of a large company, and he also hangs out with his agent. There is no powerful company to help him obtain resources, so he basically spends his time in He has appeared in art films and movies, is well-known in small circles, but is not well-known to the public.
In this case, he is unable to win the leading role in a mainstream project, and there is no need to play a supporting role - after all, in mainstream projects, important roles within the sixth series are basically replaced by various companies. Resource stuff.
Huaiqian's agency didn't come to the table and couldn't help him replace resources. Even if he was known as the leading actor in literary films, he could only play a small supporting role beyond the sixth level.
If he wanted to play this kind of role, his agent wouldn't let him take it.
Moreover, once he actually acts, the reputation he has earned in the art film circle will be lost.
This opportunity to star in "Whirlpool" is considered to be the best resource Huaiqian has received from all aspects in recent years.
With the current attention of Jump Up Theater, Huaiqian has also entered everyone's field of vision.
Just like the two girls who starred in "Girls' Adventures" last week, they were immediately included in the backup cast lists of major film and television companies.
During the two hours that Lu Yanhe watched "Whirlpool", except for a few commercial breaks when he went to the bathroom and checked his cell phone, Lu Yanhe was engrossed in watching TV the rest of the time.
In the middle, he lamented no less than three times, "The acting in Huaiqian is so good."
Jump Up Theater naturally did not let this go, and immediately bought related hot searches for this drama.
In fact, Lu Yanhe is not exaggerating, Huaiqian indeed showed good acting skills in "Whirlpool".
There are two scenes with explosive emotions, which are very emotionally arresting.
One of the five-second face-changing clips also became popular online.
The ratings of "Whirlpool" were 0.78%.
Compared with "Girls' Adventures", it increased by 0.1%.
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Huaiqian's Weibo account gained 110,000 followers overnight.
Someone @"The Birth of an Actor" official Weibo said that Huaiqian deserves to be on the next season of the show.
The official WeChat account of "The Birth of an Actor" also responded immediately: Huaiqian is already a very famous young actor in our domestic literary and artistic film circles. If he is willing to come to our show to play, of course we will Very welcome.
The next day, Huaiqian’s agent told him that since the broadcast of "Whirlpool", he had received two scripts, both of which were main characters in the sixth series, and both were rated A by the platform. project.
The agent is excited.
After taking Huaiqian for so long, I have never encountered such a time.
Huaiqian also breathed a sigh of relief.
As an actor whose acting skills have always been praised, Huaiqian has always been a bit conceited.
Obviously he has such good acting skills and his image is not bad, but his climate is always lacking and his reputation is very small.
Is he really not destined to become popular?
Sometimes, he had such thoughts.
Fortunately, at such a time, a work like "Whirlpool" appeared.
The agent added: "Jump Up Theater has sent us another script."
"Huh?"
"But this time it's not a suspense crime type. The script is about love." The agent said, "Would you like to read it?"
Huaiqian nodded and said, "Of course."
"But compared with the salaries offered by the two dramas just now, the salary offered to us by Jump Up Theater has hardly increased, and the difference is a bit big." the agent said.
Huaiqian said: "I have become famous because of "Whirlpool", and I have to repay others no matter what."
"Yes." The agent nodded.
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Recommended old book "I Became a Scandalous Heroine Overnight"
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