Chapter 131 Turning the International Chapter into International Dirty
One day ago
Ji Lingling walked into the room excitedly, "Zi Yi, the matter has come to an end. Congratulations, you defeated the others. Candidate, Spielberg finally selected you as the actor of 'Sayuri', and the other two protagonists are Gong Li and Michelle Yeoh."
"Really?"
"Of course. The director, Rob Mitchell, called me personally.”
"Great."
Zhang Ziyi finally made her decision.
"Memoirs of a Geisha" is a project led by the great Hollywood director Spielberg. Although Spielberg is not a director, he is a producer. This film is prepared as an A-level production.
Auditions for the film began very early, but the lead role has not been finalized.
Zhang Ziyi got the audition opportunity through her boyfriend, but no one can guarantee whether she will be selected in the end.
Now that she has finally won, Zhang Ziyi feels that this movie will definitely become a watershed in her acting career.
"What about "Eden Lake"?" Ji Lingling asked worriedly.
Zhang Chen has been gaining momentum in the past two days. Although the media is noisy and the movie is very controversial, the box office of "Shark Beach" is actually heading towards 100 million.
At present, it has exceeded the 80 million mark, and it is almost certain that it will exceed 100 million. Zhang Chen will definitely become the second major director in China to have a box office of more than 100 million after Zhang Yimou.
"Reject him, make a statement and say that we have decided to resign from "Eden Lake" due to the huge controversy."
"Is this good? After all, it has been publicized before."
Ji Lingling regretted why she had to announce it to the media in a hurry. At that time, she just felt that Zhang Chen was riding a donkey to find a horse, so she directly told The media announced that Zhang Chen was defeated.
Zhang Chen did not deny it, but even admitted it cooperatively.
The matter is finally settled.
But now it has become a yoke that traps them.
Zhang Ziyi: "We haven't signed the contract yet?"
"We haven't signed it yet. Zhang Chen has been busy with "Shark Beach", so signing the contract has been delayed."
" He has nothing to say to us if he doesn’t sign the contract, it’s on our side.”
“Okay, do I still need to communicate with them first?”
“Forget it, communication is the opposite. It seems that we are in the wrong.”
Zhang Ziyi didn't take it seriously. She was now focused on A-level productions and Spielberg, and little directors like Zhang Chen no longer paid attention to her.
"Okay, I'll make the announcement."
......
Back at the company, as soon as they met, Dong Jianqiang pulled Zhang Chen to the computer: "I This is the bad news he told you.”
An interview with Ji Lingling played by a reporter in the video: “In view of the current complicated public opinion controversy, we have decided to postpone the production of "Eden Lake" with director Zhang Chen. "Project..."
Reporter: "Doesn't this involve a breach of contract?"
Ji Lingling shook her head: "It doesn't exist, because we have never signed any contract from beginning to end."
"But expensive Hasn’t Fang already announced the cooperation to the media?”
“In business cooperation, what is the most basic business logic? !”
Ji Lingling looked like a business elite and talked about business logic, which made Zhang Chen feel sick.
"Didn't Zhang Ziyi communicate with us beforehand?"
Dong Jianqiang shook his head and was very angry: "No, on the contrary, I contacted Zhang Ziyi's agent immediately after the incident, and the other party gave me The reply was that they were worried that the recent public controversy would affect Zhang Ziyi’s personal image, so they decided to cancel the cooperation. "
What the hell~
Zhang Chen really wanted to do that at this time. Swearing.
Zhang Ziyi has a bad personal image. Breaking the contract will only affect her personal image.
Even things that have been agreed upon can be changed at short notice.
"Shark Beach" has been released for almost ten days and will be released in another week.
After the movie is released, he will rush to North America to start the filming of "Eden Lake". This has been planned before. New Line has already completed the preparations. Just wait for him and the heroine to be in place. Turn it on immediately.
At this juncture, Zhang Ziyi gave up her job.
If someone is to be replaced at this time, where can he find someone?
But he couldn't do anything because he didn't sign the contract.
There is nothing that can be done about this matter from a legal perspective. At most, we can only criticize it from a moral perspective.
But what’s the point of blaming?
Zhang Chen was pacing back and forth in the office with a pale face, wondering how he could explain to New Line.
In the first cooperation between the two parties, Zhang Chen broke the contract. Although he was also the one who was let go, New Line did not think so.
"It's my fault. I should have signed a contract with them earlier." Dong Jianqiang felt a little guilty.
"It's none of your business. Isn't this always the case in the industry? Even if she signs a contract, she won't break the contract? Aren't there still many cases like this in the industry?"
Zhang Chen waved his hand, Tell Dong Jianqiang not to think too much.
"I really can't figure it out. Is the International Chapter just too smart to give up on Hollywood projects just for bullshit public opinion?"
Zhang Chen really can't figure it out.
Is Zhang Ziyi afraid of notoriety? How is that possible? If she is afraid of being scolded, then she is not dirty in the world.
Dong Jianqiang on the side hesitated to speak. Zhang Chen saw it and said impatiently: "Is there any worse news? Let's tell it together. Can it be worse than this?"< br>
Seeing Zhang Chen's behavior, Dong Jianqiang no longer concealed it: "I got a piece of news from Chen Guofu. It seems that Zhang Ziyi has won the heroine of a project in Colombia called "Memoirs of a Geisha"."
"Memoirs of a Geisha? The Spielberg one?"
Tung Jianqiang nodded.
"That's right. No wonder this guy dared to change his mind midway and didn't even look down on Hollywood projects. It turned out that he had embraced a bigger thigh."
In my memory, "Memoirs of a Geisha" was indeed starring Zhang Ziyi , and also won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress nomination. It was also after the Golden Globe Awards that various domestic resources began to tilt towards Zhang Ziyi. Zhang left a kind of domestic female star behind.
From a historical perspective, Zhang Ziyi’s choice is indeed the right one.
But Zhang Chen is angry.
This is because I feel that "Lake Eden" is not as good as "Memoirs of a Geisha".
Zhang Chen is a little angry, but there is nothing he can do if he is not angry. It is really not comparable.
Although Rob Marshall, the director of "Memoirs of a Geisha", is only a little-known director, he had only directed one musical before "Memoirs of a Geisha".
But I can’t stand it. The producer is awesome.
The producer is the famous Spielberg.
Spielberg, the talented Hollywood director, is one of the bosses behind DreamWorks.
And "Memoirs of a Geisha" is a Hollywood A-level production, produced by Colombia, with a cost of 80 million US dollars.
It is indeed not comparable to the low-cost "Eden Lake", it cannot be compared in all aspects.
But Zhang Chen is angry.
"Okay, don't think about this now. The worst thing is to replace someone. If there is no suitable one in China, you can just look for it abroad. It doesn't have to be a Chinese actress..."
Dong Jianqiang knew that there was no solution to this matter, so he could only try to enlighten him.
This is all Zhang Chen can do to calm down his emotions.
......
On the other side, Zhang Ziyi also learned about what Zhang Chen did at the airport today from well-connected insiders.
I scolded Lu Tianming directly, scolded Bai Ye...
This is too cruel.
Zhang Ziyi suddenly became less confident.
"Will he scold me too?"
Zhang Ziyi asked her agent with some worry, Ji Lingling cheered her up: "Don't worry, you are different from those people. An international star, he wouldn’t dare.”
Zhang Chen wouldn’t dare?
He is now on the phone with Zhang Xiaobei.
"I didn't receive any news about your return to Beijing, and I missed the interview..."
After a few times, the two of them became very familiar with each other, and Zhang Xiaobei also gave Zhang Chen some advice. After reporting the news, the two were considered friends, and Zhang Xiaobei was the only reporter who had Zhang Chen's phone number.
“It’s not too late, I’ll give you a chance for a phone interview.”
“That’s great.”
"I have already thought of the theme for you. Do you know that Zhang Ziyi made a statement to withdraw from the "Eden Lake" project?"
"I know, I know."
Of course he knows about this, circle It's spread all over the country, but it's not very popular.
After all, it is an actor's behavior of cherishing feathers. Compared with the scolding war between Zhang Chen and the author circle, it is completely inferior to the level.
The kind of report that no one reads.
"Zhang Ziyi quit cooperating with us not because she was afraid of being involved in a scolding war, but because she received a better project, the big Hollywood production "Memoirs of a Geisha"."
The person on the other end of the phone Zhang Xiaobei was stunned, but he didn't expect that there was another hidden meaning behind the matter.
But then he thought of something and asked tentatively: "What do you want me to do?"
Zhang Chen is definitely not stupid. This kind of news is not for Zhang Ziyi A bad thing is actually a good thing. Zhang Chen definitely didn't break the news to him to help Zhang Ziyi become famous.
Zhang Chen was very satisfied with his performance: "Xiaobei, we are friends, I hope you will focus on reporting this matter.
You can learn about the movie "Memoirs of a Geisha", which promotes Japanese prostitutes. I don't understand why Zhang Ziyi wants to play such a role. This is very hurtful to the feelings of the Chinese people.
Let me break the news for you. The first choice for the role played by Zhang Ziyi was Maggie Cheung, but Maggie Cheung thought it was suspected of insulting China and refused. ”
“I understand. "
Zhang Xiaobei's hands were shaking with excitement on the other end of the phone.
Zhang Chen is trying to make Zhang Ziyi look bad.
I am his accomplice, is that okay?
Of course.
There is something wrong with Zhang Ziyi’s own choices. I am just making the matter public.
Well, this is how the conduct of media people should be.
Reveal the truth~
After thinking about it for a moment, Zhang Xiaobei felt that his image had grown taller.
And this matter is of practical benefit to him personally.
Everyone else is reporting on the scolding war, echoing what others say, but I am unique and find a new way to report on Zhang Ziyi's Achilles' heel.
Is this big news?
It makes me excited to think about turning the international seal into international dirty with my own hands.
Zhang Chen is indeed his lucky star.
“But you can report this later, and then throw it out after the heat of the war has subsided. That’s when the heat is highest~”
“I understand.”
"Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's go out to drink and grill skewers together when we have time~"
"Ah, definitely~"
After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he hung up the phone. He also intended to cultivate Zhang Xiaobei as one of his own.
No way, before Weibo came out, public figures had too little say.
(End of this chapter)