Chapter 497 Break into Hollywood 1/2
After the two bragged, the food arrived, and the two chatted while eating. Zhao Hong felt a little hungry, and felt that the food was not bad, so he put the food into his mouth with big mouthfuls.
Zou Daheng then started to get down to the topic and said: "Hong Zai, I heard that the heroine of your "Shu Shan 3" has not been decided yet. Have you already considered it?"
"Well, I haven't thought about this yet." Zhao Hong said after swallowing the food in her mouth.
Zou Daheng felt a toothache from watching it.
He had no choice but to say: "Well, we in Jiahe don't have a single first-line female star. Zhang Manyu is a very good actor, but she has no chance. Do you think she can be the heroine this time?"
He was looking forward to it when he spoke. He valued Maggie Cheung's acting skills very much, and he didn't know why her acting skills had improved in recent years.
Zhao Hong knew what Zou Daheng wanted to do as soon as he heard it. Although Man Shen was still very green at this stage, he had no choice but to affirm his acting skills. After all, he was the one who won the golden horse and golden statue.
It was a bit regretful that she was not with Zhao Hong in DreamWorks, but her boyfriend Er Dongsheng was in Jiahe, so she signed a contract with Jiahe.
If she were in DreamWorks, Zhao Hong would definitely support her and let her win a Grand Slam at the three major European film festivals.
His boyfriend Er Dongsheng is also a relatively powerful person. He turned out to be an actor and starred in "Sir's Poisoned Tiger Gun", "White Jade Tiger", "The Sword of the Third Young Master", "The Heaven and the Dragon Sword" and so on.
It's just that he is now a director. In 1986, he directed his first movie "The Story of a Mad Man".
The film was not only nominated for the Best Picture at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards, but Er Dongsheng was also nominated for the Best Director and Best Screenplay awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
Last year, he directed his second film "The People's Heroes", which starred Ti Lung, Tony Leung, and Qin Pei. The film followed the route of a police film, but in the end the film only received a box office of more than 3 million Hong Kong dollars in the market.
It can be said that it ended in box office failure, so he slowed down his pace as a film director and rejoined the ranks of actors.
Currently, I am having a passionate affair with Zhang Manyu!
This person is a good shot at making literary films. After the 1990s, he shot his peak work "New Love". Zhao Hong is also very optimistic about such talents.
It's just that for Zhao Hong now, these are small roles, and they are not yet up to the point where she can personally recruit them.
"It's okay for Mr. Xu to do this. After all, he is the director this time. I rarely care about his movies, but I can still give him a few words of advice." Zhao Hong said with a smile.
"Hong Zai, thank you so much. You don't know how embarrassed Jiahe is right now! There aren't any top-notch female stars, so it's very difficult for the academy to recruit talents." Zou Daheng said with a hint of gratitude.
"Uncle Zou, this is a small matter. I still have an impression of Zhang Manyu as an artist. Her acting skills are not bad. If you hadn't been too quick, I would have ordered her to be recruited to DreamWorks. She will definitely be a big girl in Qingyi in the future.
, I am quite optimistic about it." Zhao Hong said with a sigh.
He was quite optimistic about this actress, but his temper was a bit lazy, and by the time he was thinking about it, she had already been pried away by Jiahe.
She debuted as the runner-up of Miss Hong Kong in 1983. In the past few years, she has been studying at Hongfu Academy, and her acting skills have been making rapid progress.
Zou Daheng felt nervous when he heard this. He hurriedly said: "Hong Zai, please don't do anything dirty. We are the only one in our company."
When Zhao Hong saw that he was protecting a chicken, he felt a little funny in his heart.
"Don't worry! I can't tell the difference between the number of artists in my company. I don't have the time to care about this matter." Zhao Hong waved her hand and said.
Zou Daheng breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He thought to himself, what is Zhao Hong's current status? It's not necessary to personally recruit artists!
Zhao Hong would not be polite to Zhang Manyu in Jiahe. If he was in a small company, he would not be polite.
Afterwards, the two of them talked about some recent things in the film industry.
Zou Daheng is a little worried about the entry of capital. Although he still has some experience in movies, he cannot resist the power of capital!
For example, DreamWorks was pushed over with capital. He didn't believe that he was not as capable as Zhao Hong in the film field, but what could he do?
Her own capital is not as good as Zhao Hong's, and DreamWorks Cinemas has opened all over the world.
So now he is a little frightened when he sees capital entering the market.
Zhao Hong was a little speechless when she saw him like this. Can other capital investments compare with hers?
He had to carefully explain to Zou Daheng the stakes of these capital investments. It would be impossible for them to achieve the scale of DreamWorks.
After listening to Zhao Hong's words, Zou Daheng felt that they made sense. He began to feel confident that these real estate developers would develop into the entertainment industry. They may not necessarily be able to invest more than him, and he also had rich industry experience.
Besides, I am walking ahead of them, so I am really not afraid of them.
As for Zhao Hong, he is a special agent, a little monster.
After chatting for more than an hour, they left one after another.
In fact, this time Zou Daheng is not only doing it for Maggie Cheung, but mainly because Big Nose wants to enter Hollywood. What DreamWorks has prepared for him is the "Die Hard" series.
This movie may not be shot until next year, but the project has already begun. Zhao Hong is planning to shoot this movie himself, and he is also going to test the waters of Hollywood.
"Die Hard" is a very good commercial film. Although Zhao Hong does not want to film and develop in Hollywood, it is still necessary to show off her presence occasionally.
Currently, MGM and United Artists are starting to get on the right track, so they shouldn't take it too easy when filming movies in Hollywood.
Zhao Hong is currently separating MGM and United Artists. He plans to sell one of the companies in a few years. Before that, he explained this matter to the two leaders. Whoever is in charge of the company that does not develop well will sell it.
Yes, this allows them to have a certain degree of competitiveness, and the CEO of a failed film company can only be the deputy to victory.
Both Robert Egger and Meyer are confident about this and are willing to accept such a bet.
If the system of the "Die Hard" series hadn't been so awesome, the first part of this film would have been released years ago. Zhao Hong never had the time or the right opportunity to shoot this series.
Now that DreamWorks has established a foothold in Hollywood, it is the right time to develop this series.
This is not only to build momentum for his company, but also to allow Zhao Hong to take a step forward in his career as a director. Although he has shot many blockbuster movies and even won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, he is still a second-rate director among directors in the world.
There's no way the rules are set by Westerners. No matter how much box office it gets in Asia, it won't be as meaningful as a movie that hits the box office in the United States.
Currently, if you want to become a world-class director, you still have to go to Hollywood.
Zhao Hong was reluctant to go to Hollywood before, mainly because she didn't want to be criticized by them. There were many things that he couldn't stand as a newcomer. For example, when he first went there, he couldn't shoot big productions.
The director's salary is extremely low, the investor can only be their local company, and they have the final say in distribution and editing. Of course Zhao Hong is not willing to do this!
Besides, Zhao Hong believes that her movie will definitely be a hit. Isn’t shooting a movie for them a gift of money?
I don’t want to do this kind of loss-making business!
But it's different now. He has two giant companies in Hollywood. He can shoot however he wants with almost no restrictions. It's almost the same as shooting in Hong Kong.
Chapter completed!