Chapter 572 The night the comet came
Chen Hao was silent for a while. In the end, he didn't know whether he had figured it out or something. He turned to look at Wang Shu and chuckled: "Director Wang, you are quite handsome like this, you know?"
Wang Shu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and asked with a smile: "Are you praising me?"
"Of course." Chen Hao nodded noncommittally, and then repeated, "Really handsome."
"Haha." Wang Shu smiled cheerfully, easing some of the embarrassment.
Chen Hao suddenly didn't know what to say, and then asked, "Why did the heroine of "Pacific Rim" find Mei Ting? They all thought she was one of the Four Dans, or Zhang Ziyi or Gong Li. , I didn’t expect it to be Mei Ting, and many people were a little surprised.”
Of course, Wang Shu would not give a true answer to this question. He smiled and said: "I have worked with Sister Mei Ting before. She has good acting skills and is very pleasant to work with. In addition, she is more suitable for this audition, so I chose her." She.”
After saying that, he added, "Some people think that choosing someone like Four Danshuangbing will have more market appeal."
"Actually, for a movie aimed at overseas markets, unless the heroine is a well-known Hollywood actress, the choice will be the same no matter who you choose."
After hearing these words, Chen Hao suddenly felt enlightened.
They, the domestic entertainment actors, are still struggling with who has the bigger status among the Four Dan Shuang Bing and others, and who has the advantage to get the role. However, in the eyes of a big Hollywood director like Wang Shu, whether it is the Four Dan Shuang Bing or the others, Artists are all the same.
For example, when Li Yu was filming "Lust, Caution", Zhang Ziyi came to recommend herself, but Li Yu rejected it and chose newcomer Tang Wei.
This all shows that in the eyes of big Hollywood directors like Li Yu and Wang Shu, it doesn't matter whether the actress is big or small, as long as she feels she is suitable.
After understanding this, I couldn't help but think of what Wang Shu said before, "If I say you are suitable, you will be suitable", and I felt a little restless in my heart.
"I see." Chen Hao responded and continued with a smile, "I also asked why the heroine is not Zhang Ziyi and others. So that's the case."
In fact, she also knows that many movies feature big-name male stars paired with newcomer female stars.
Therefore, no matter who is chosen to play the heroine in "Pacific Rim", it can be regarded as a normal match.
I just wonder why I didn’t choose when people like Zhang Ziyi were there.
Now, she got her answer.
In the eyes of Oscar-winning directors, all domestic actors are equal, and there is no so-called status.
There is only one who is more suitable, or whom one admires.
But this made her realize a serious problem.
Since Wang Shu has such a perspective, wouldn't it be easy for some sluts to get roles just by being charming?
For a moment, she was a little worried about whether Wang Shu could resist the temptation that was everywhere in the entertainment industry.
After all, the entertainment industry is really
She glanced at Wang Shu secretly. Wang Shu had been busy with work these years and had no time or energy to fall in love.
Nowadays, they are all Oscar-winning directors.
I'm sure there will be some changes.
Chen Hao did not think that she could become Wang Shu's girlfriend. The age gap between the two made her restrain these thoughts.
She must have fantasized, but the gap in reality made her restrain these thoughts.
"Haha." Wang Shu smiled and said, "So, if you want to act in a movie, just tell me."
Chen Hao couldn't help but rolled his eyes when he heard Wang Shu mention this again.
She does want to act in movies, but.
She sighed silently in her heart and fell into confusion.
I really wanted to swallow my pride and agree to Wang Shu, but I couldn't speak out because of my pride.
This look seems pretentious.
In fact, many people's inner emotional changes are so pretentious.
Chen Hao opened his mouth. He wanted to mention again that that time was just an accident, and we can just forget about it in the world.
Then I thought about Wang Shu's attitude, which would definitely be "You're right, that's it" and so on, which suddenly made it boring.
She has now realized that in this matter, it is not that she feels that it is over and there is no need to worry about it anymore.
But Wang Shu would not think so.
As long as Wang Shu doesn't think so, everything is in vain.
Chen Hao wanted to act in a movie, so he simply stopped arguing and sighed: "Let's talk about it later."
She realized that it was useless to say more, and she also wanted to act in a movie, so she could only answer like this.
Wang Shu smiled. He had a small-budget movie in his hand, and he could indeed invite Chen Hao to star in it.
This movie is called "The Night the Comet Came", and it can be done in one room with just a few actors.
In the original timeline, it premiered in 2013, with a Douban score of 8.6.
If Wang Shu made this movie, it would only take him half a month to complete the filming.
Because the cost is really small.
The whole movie is just actors walking around the room. There are no big scenes and not many outdoor scenes. It is all supported by mysteries.
He had an idea in mind. If Paramount didn't ask him to direct "Interstellar" after filming "Pacific Rim", he would put this small-budget film on the schedule.
At that time, it will be produced solely by Yishu Company, and will be handed over to China Film for distribution after the film is completed.
After working together for so long, Han Sanping couldn't bear to get involved in such a low-budget film.
It's August now, and "Pacific Rim" is expected to wrap up in mid-September. It's still a long time before the Chinese New Year, so we can take advantage of this time to shoot another "The Night the Comet Came."
If Paramount comes calling, hold off.
In the original timeline, "The Night the Comet Came" had a low box office because it was a low-budget film, it was not announced, and it was released in limited theaters.
Now, if it is directed by Wang Shu, relying on his popularity and reputation as a science fiction film director.
As long as it is promoted that "The Night the Comet Came" is a new science fiction film written and directed by him, it will surely attract many people to the cinema.
The cost is hundreds of millions, and it might be able to generate hundreds of millions in box office.
The cost of "The Night the Comet Came" is really low. You only need to rent a decent house to set up the scene, and then find eight actors.
The cost mainly lies in the actor's salary and the rent of the house.
In 2009, it was an era when coal bosses entered the industry, but it was not yet an era when capital was becoming popular.
Although actors' salaries have increased a lot, they are not high.
This year, Zhou Xun's salary was 4.5 million, Zhao Yanzi was 3.5 million, Fan Binbin was 2.5 million, Li Binbin was 2 million, Liu Ye was 1 million, and Deng Chao was 80 million.
Sun Li, because she starred in "Space Traveler", her salary was different, it was 1.5 million.
In the original timeline, her salary in 2009 was 1 million.
Of course, Zhang Ziyi is 1000W.
After a trip to Hollywood, no matter how well he did, his net worth was far higher than that of all mainland movie stars.
Even Ge You, who is quite popular, only has a salary of 6 million.
In the entire mainland, only Gong Li's salary exceeds hers.
After Gong Li, she is the most valuable mainland movie star.
No matter male or female stars, they are far behind.
Even if Hong Kong Island is included, only Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chaowei, Yan Zhan, Chen Long and others have the same salary as her.
Like Zhang Ziyi, Zhen Zhuan has such a high net worth because she went to Hollywood and her salary skyrocketed.
In other words, if you go to Hollywood these days, you will be paid tens of millions when you return home. And for a movie star like Liu Ye, who has never been to Hollywood, his salary of 1 million is ten times the difference compared to Zhang Ziyi.
This shows how tempting Hollywood is.
"The Night the Comet Came" has a total of eight roles. Even if Wang Shu cast Zhou Xun, Li Binbin, Fan Binbin, Liu Ye, Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming and others to play the roles, the total salary would only be 12 million.
The setting of this movie is only one house.
In other words, even if Wang Shu assembled this lineup, his budget would not exceed 20 million.
Not to mention, people like Zhou Xun, Li Binbin, and Fan Binbin are very busy, so there is no need to put together such a lineup.
He can ask Sun Li to play the female lead and Chen Hao to play the second female lead.
As for Chen Hao playing the female lead.
Wang Shu feels that Chen Hao's current popularity and popularity are not as good as Sun Li's. Sun Li's role as the heroine will be more interesting and will have a certain guarantee for the movie's box office.
Not to mention that at the beginning of this year, Sun Li and Liu Yan tried their best to play mahjong with their elders.
In addition, Sun Li and Liu Yan obviously also want to star in his movie.
You can't just turn a blind eye all the time, right?
Therefore, Wang Shu plans to invite Sun Li to play the female lead, Chen Hao to play the second female lead, Liu Yan to play the female lead 3, Chen Kun to play the male lead, Deng Chao to play the second male lead, and Jiang Wu to play the third male lead.
As for the fourth female lead and the fourth male lead, even if a big star is asked to play the role, the other party will not agree to it, and they can only play some actors with lower status.
Therefore, the total remuneration of the actors for the entire drama does not exceed 5 million.
The production cost does not exceed 1000W.
Including publicity and distribution, the cost does not exceed 3000W.
1000W for production and 2000W for promotion.
He wanted to see if, with an investment of less than 30 million W, he could cut a wave of leeks and leverage a box office of several hundred million.
After all, he is now an internationally renowned Oscar-winning director. With the reputation he has accumulated for so long, it is time to cut some leeks.
Not to mention "The Night the Comet Came", with a Douban score of 8.6, which is not bad in the first place.
If some viewers walk out of the theater and curse, it means they didn’t understand.
At that time, Wang Shu can also imitate Director Chen Kaige and Chen Kaige and make wild remarks, mocking the audience for not being able to understand it in ten years.
And he would choose Chen Kun and Deng Chao to play the male lead and the second male lead simply because Zhou Xun and Sun Li often talked about these two in his ears.
Domestic entertainment pays attention to one's human nature and sophistication.
With his relationship with Zhou Xun and Sun Li, he can't always let these two play subpar supporting roles.
There has to be some good characters to appease Zhou Xun and Sun Li's emotions and maintain the characters in their hearts.
It just so happens that "The Night the Comet Came" can be solved in one go.
As for Jiang Wu, he felt that the image was more in line with the original film and was used to make up the numbers.
Seeing that Wang Shu had stopped talking, Chen Hao was worried about missing the opportunity, and then he hesitated and said, "Didn't you say that you would probably go to Hollywood to develop in the future?"
Wang Shu understood what she meant and said with a smile: "Not even a single horoscope."
After saying that, he then added, ""Pacific Rim" will probably be finished in the middle of next month, and there are still several months before the Chinese New Year."
"If Paramount doesn't come to me, then I should make another movie before the Chinese New Year."
Then he looked at Chen Hao and said with a smile, "When the time comes, you will play the second female lead."
Chen Hao just happened to look into Wang Shu's eyes. Combined with these words, his heart skipped a beat and he quickly looked away to cover up his emotions.
She had no idea that Wang Shu not only told her to find him if she wanted to act in a movie, but also had plans.
This.
Chen Hao was really flattered.
After she calmed down, she asked in surprise: "Is it possible to make another movie a year ago?"
Wang Shu said with a smile: "I have almost written the script, and I will wait until I finish filming "Pacific Rim" to find actors."
"In addition, this movie is not a big production, so it will definitely come in time."
"What type of movie?" Chen Hao asked curiously.
"Science fiction movie." Wang Shu answered.
When Chen Hao heard that it was a science fiction film, he was already excited even more.
Because as we all know, the movies that Wang Shu is good at are science fiction movies.
She couldn't help but ask: "Can you tell me about it?"
Wang Shu nodded and roughly explained the plot of "The Night Before the Comet" to Chen Hao.
After listening to it, Chen Hao was a little confused, but he was still attracted.
As an actor, she knows that it is full of suspense and reversal.
And this is exactly the type of movie that Wang Shu is good at.
That's right, since "Terror Cruise."
In the eyes of many people, Wang Shu is good at science fiction films that combine suspense and science fiction.
If he made other types of movies, many people would be skeptical about the quality of the films.
If it was a science fiction film, not only would I not doubt it, but I would also have confidence that he could make it well.
For example, Chen Hao, after she learned that "The Night Before the Comet" had a suspenseful twist, she immediately thought that this was the type of movie that Wang Shu was good at.
And as long as Wang Shu is good at it, it means that the movie will have a high probability of success.
So.
She pouted and couldn't help but ask: "Why don't you ask me to play the female lead?"
Wang Shu looked sideways at her and asked with a smile: "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
Chen Hao blinked and asked: "How to say?"
Seeing this, Wang Shu said softly: "Forget it, let me tell you the truth."
Seeing Chen Hao staring with big eyes, he cleared his throat and said: "Actually, it is to ensure the box office."
Chen Hao blinked again and waited for Wang Shu to continue.
Wang Shu was not polite and said: "Sister Hao, although you are very famous, you have acted in few movies and your box office appeal is not guaranteed."
"So in order to ensure the box office, the female lead needs to be an actor with a certain box office appeal."
"Then who is this actor?" Chen Hao couldn't help but ask.
Wang Shu did not hide anything and answered directly: "Sun Li is initially selected."
Seeing Chen Hao's eyes looking a little surprised, he continued to explain: "Sun Li previously collaborated with me on "Space Traveler", which is also a science fiction film."
"So even though her popularity is not as high as that of Si Dan Shuang Bing and others, she can claim in the press release that she and I will collaborate in a science fiction film again."
"Using the reputation of "Space Traveler" to promote the popularity of this science fiction film, this will ensure the box office."
Chen Hao felt enlightened when he heard this explanation.
When she heard Wang Shu say that Sun Li was initially chosen as the female lead, she was indeed a little confused.
Because if you want to ensure the box office, Si Dan Shuang Bing and others are obviously more suitable.
But if this is the case, Sun Li is indeed suitable.
(End of chapter)