Chapter 1364: Collecting Big Stars(1/2)
After negotiations on investment, Brookheimer did not end there.
Although he was a person who gradually showed his desire to control the crew, he did not dare to be arrogant in front of Yin Jun.
Not to mention that Yin Jun is his boss, a Hollywood giant, and the number one screenwriter in the world, just say that Yin Jun himself, as a director and producer, is better than him.
Now when it comes to "Life and Death Speed", Brookheimer is fascinated by the sharp and concise style inside, and thinks it is much better than "Beverly Hills Police Detective".
The reason why it is not very popular is that the first is that the story takes place in Xiangjiang, and the production team is not a star team; the second is that it is that it fights against "Superman 2", which makes both films not good and the box office is not satisfactory.
As for another movie "The Shawshank Redemption", Brookheimer also saw it very clearly. If the movie was replaced by a Hollywood director with some qualifications, most of the Oscar best director would have been obtained.
Although Brookheimer is determined to be a commercial director, this does not hinder his respect for excellent directors.
Yin Jun is such a person in terms of directorial ability.
If Brookheimer and Yin Jun collaborate, then in the filming of the movie, although the producer is higher than the director, he will never interfere with Yin Jun's directing. At most, he will only do more according to his own wishes in the final editing.
After all, Brookheimer is not qualified to be sarcastic when he reaches Yin Jun's level of directing ability.
Brookheimer also admires the male lead in "The Speed of Life and Death".
Fei Xiang is tall and handsome, very suitable for the setting of action movies.
This time in "Top Gun", Brookheimer fell in love with Fei Xiang and wanted him to play the leading role.
Christian Phillips?
After he said this, Yin Jun was stunned.
It took a moment to realize that this was Fei Xiang's English name.
"Why did you think of him? Couldn't he be too tall?" Yin Jun asked.
As we all know, although pilots are tall and big, they are not as good as the higher they are. Especially the combat aircraft in the 1980s and 1990s, they are too tall and are not suitable for driving, and their movements are not very flexible.
So, usually, a pilot about 170-190 cm,
Fei Xiang is already 190 cm tall and can play basketball. He is definitely very outstanding among pilots.
If you exceed a little more, you will not be selected as a pilot.
When Tom Geum starred in "Top Gun", the crew basically used low-tall actors, which maintained an average height so as not to be relatively short.
"You are tall and handsome!" said Brookheimer. "At most, we will try to choose actors with high heights at that time, so that they will look even."
Yin Jun smiled unconsciously, "Okay, there's a high-end version in this life."
"Okay!"
The boy nodded and agreed.
Fei Xiang has been on Broadway for more than half a year and has starred in several stage plays, so he should have had enough fun.
During the Spring Festival, when he called Yin Jun, he said that he would go back to Xiangjiang to shoot movies in the new year.
After all, Yin Jun is very nice to him. When he became so popular, he could still agree to him and let him act in a stage play to satisfy his wishes. Of course, Fei Xiang knew what kind of gratitude means.
Originally, the boy prepared a movie in the adventure category for him in Hong Kong, but when Brookheimer mentioned it, "Top Gun" is obviously more popular, so let Fei Xiang come to the crew.
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A film company must have its own basic foundation.
What is the basic plate?
It means having your own strong production team and movie stars who are willing to work with you.
For example, Paramount is bound to Tom Cruise.
Needless to say, Spielberg is their treasure of the mountains.
20th Century Fox has always fully supported Cameron.
Usually if the movies of these companies are not in a good mood, they will launch new movies with these teams, so that the momentum will be greater and the attention will be regained.
Yin Jun must also consider his basic plan in Hollywood.
Cameron must be one.
Brookheimer is one.
Pierce Brosnan, who is now starring in "The X-Files", is a.
Fei Xiang and Eddie Murphy are definitely two.
The bigger brands Tom Hanks, Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Johnny Depp, must count.
But Yin Jun didn't think that it was enough.
Think about how many big names Disney has gathered with its live-action movies from Marvel Studios?
That is the peak existence of a company.
Yin Jun has such good resources and such good opportunities. Not many big stars on the Internet can take them into their pockets before they become famous. It is a waste.
For example, Robert Downey, 18 years old this year, can debut as a youth idol with Johnny Depp and become an important star of the Kirin Group in the next 20 or 30 years.
It is easy to find Robert Downey Jr. His father Robert Downey is already a good director. Moreover, Robert Downey Jr. has been acting in movies since he was a child and is quite famous in the United States.
But Yin Jun didn't need so many American stars before, and Robert Downey Jr. had one biggest shortcoming, that is, when he was young and energetic, he couldn't control himself.
Although Johnny Depp is crazy and has a very literary style, he doesn't know how to take drugs, while Robert Downey Jr. is an expert, so he was locked up and quit.
The reason why Yin Jun found Johnny Depp to play the role of his younger brother in "Rain Man" was not because of this.
Although in the United States, work and personal life are separated, it is impossible that Robert Downey Jr. is a contracted actor of Qilin Culture, so he framed the Qilin Group. There is no reason at all.
Anyway, Kirin Group is not a listed company, so it doesn’t affect anything at all.
The key is that Yin Jun is unwilling to bear this reputation.
In his opinion, all actors are as self-disciplined and excellent as Tom Hanks, that would be great and you don't have to worry about it yourself.
But then I thought about it, Robert Downey Jr. seemed to be arrested for taking drugs almost 2,000 years away. Is it still more than ten years before I can stop eating because of the choke?
You know, Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for the Oscar for the Best Actor in 1993, when he was only 28 years old!
Such an excellent actor seems to be a waste without him.
So if you think about it this way, Yin Jun felt relieved. This time he came to the United States and ordered people from the agency department to contact Robert Downey Jr. and to give him a contract for 20 movies in 30 years.
In addition to Robert Downey Jr., Yin Jun is also preparing to sign the genuine male lead Keanu Reeves in "The Speed of Life and Death".
Keanu Reeves is now starring in a stage play on Broadway, and his fame is pretty good, at least better than Fei Xiang, a man who became a monk halfway.
Keanu Reeves has a much more distinct personality trait than Robert Downey Jr. and is very personalized.
For example, after he became popular in "Life and Death" back then, he no longer starred in commercial blockbusters, but chose several art films, but all failed.
If "The Matrix" hadn't made him famous again, he might have faded out of the entertainment industry long ago.
Even so, after "The Matrix", Keanu Reeves had an old problem and took on a lot of in-depth movies he liked, and he went from being a superstar to a second-rate star again.
Then, just when everyone thought they would no longer see Keanu Reeves in commercial production, he suddenly used two movies "Quick Chase" to kill him and returned to the ranks of top-tier action stars.
What else can you say to such a person besides admiring his personality and life that should not be lost?
Therefore, Yin Jun also gave him a 30-year contract for 20 movies, and it was perfect for him to do things according to the contract.
As long as you complete my movie, you can do whatever you want, and you can also guarantee the commercial blockbusters of Kirin Group to prevent you from going ups and downs like you did in your previous life. How great!
Generally speaking, there is no need to worry about the professional qualities of Hollywood actors. As long as they sign a contract, they will definitely be completed, unless they directly don’t want to get involved in Hollywood.
No company is willing to cooperate with such celebrities who treat contracts randomly and do not keep their word.
At this point, even the hostile Hollywood giants have a very deep understanding.
In fact, this kind of contract from Kirin Culture has been criticized by Hollywood recently, especially those brokerage companies, who are very disgusted.
The reason is that this way the actors are bound to the company, so that the space they can move around is greatly reduced.
But such a contract does not violate the law.
Because this is a kind of contract, that is, a contract with the number of movies is agreed upon, and does not involve the specific length of the years, and there is even no binding.
Fortunately, only Qilin Culture did this, and other film companies were unwilling to engage in such a bondage.
Bundling it, not only to enjoy the rights, but also to give these actors.
No matter what the movie they star in, the guaranteed fee is necessary. If you calculate such a contract, it will be at least 20 to 30 million US dollars.
If you sign three or five such new stars, it means you have to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on them.
This is not the most terrifying thing.
What’s even more terrifying is how much resources do you have to spend to make them famous? This is much more burden than salary!
It would be better to just use money to invite those big stars to make movies, as this guarantee is more secure.
In fact, both agency companies and film companies are preparing to watch the jokes of Kirin Group.
Of course, at the beginning, Schwarzenegger slapped them hard. This stupid big man who originally looked like he had only muscles actually became a hot action movie star through "Terminator", which is something almost everyone would never have imagined.
Before this, Schwarzenegger had been wasting many years in Hollywood, but he had never succeeded.
To be continued...