Li Hyuk's work has temporarily entered a quiet period. After celebrating his two children's birthdays in May, he plans to take the children to travel abroad.
However, the movie market is not calm during this period. The box office champion of "I Want to See You" has not yet been firmly established. In an instant, it was surpassed by "Fast and Furious 7". I have to say that this exciting Hollywood blockbuster is indeed very attractive to the audience.
As of the end of May, the film had grossed 2.423 billion at the box office, successfully reaching the top spot.
In addition, it is worth noting that the Marvel super blockbuster "Avengers: Age of Ultron" hit theaters on May 12. Although the movie achieved good box office, the relatively high viewing threshold is not as high as Disney's.
Create great results in the Chinese market as expected.
However, due to its early release, starting from Tuesday's release, "Avengers: Age of Ultron" set an unprecedented first-week box office record of 964 million, making industry insiders believe that this record is almost impossible to break.
However, perhaps because too much enthusiasm for watching the movie was consumed in the first week, the film's box office dropped rapidly later on, making it difficult to surpass "Want to See You".
Hollywood blockbusters are still fierce. In the first half of the year, except for "Want to See You", "Wolf Warrior", and a youth film "Left Ear", the rest are almost dominated by Hollywood. "Want to See You" is under siege by many Hollywood blockbusters.
It almost couldn't hold on to the second place on the box office list.
But don't worry, because most of the heavyweight domestic films are concentrated in the second half of the year, especially the most important National Day period, which has always been dominated by domestic films, so movie fans can look forward to it.
As a popular star, Li Hyuk has no shortage of invitations. Just when he wanted to try out a TV series, Bona Pictures sent him an invitation to work with Hong Kong director Lam Chiu-yin and actor Zhang Hanyu on a film adapted from real events.
action movie "Operation Mekong".
There is still some controversy at Bona Pictures about whether to invite Li Hyuk to star. The most important thing is that director Lin Chaoxian prefers Peng Yuyan, but Bona executives, especially Yu Dong, want to invite Li Hyuk to star.
In the movie market where youth idol themes are popular, an action movie may not be so popular. Especially if Zhang Hanyu is chosen as the male lead, Yu Dong wants to have a better guarantee of box office success.
Let me ask you who in China can achieve the ultimate in acting skills, number of fans, and box office appeal, only Li Hyuk.
Yu Dong's idea is good. Every film project is inherently risky, so he naturally wants to be safer. But Lin Chaoxian doesn't think so. He has collaborated with Peng Yuyan on many films and is very optimistic about this Taiwanese actor.
In the end, it was Yu Dong who made the final decision. Even if Lin Chaoxian threatened to resign, he remained unmoved and firmly sent an invitation to Li He and asked him to come to Bona Pictures for an interview.
Not to mention, Li Hyuk is actually quite interested because he has never filmed a similar subject before, and the salary offered by Bona Pictures is quite high.
Finally, at Yu Dong's invitation, Li He went to Bona Pictures to understand the situation. By the way, he also had a big project to discuss with Bona Pictures. It might be a bit difficult to rely solely on investors such as Huali Film and Television who have always supported him.
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"Mr. Yu, I have heard of your name for a long time, but I have never had the opportunity to meet you. Finally, I met you this time." As soon as they met, Li He shook hands with Yu Dong warmly.
"No, I've admired you for a long time. Come on, sit down first."
The guests and hosts sat down and waited for the female secretary in black stockings to finish serving tea. Then the two started chatting, talking nonchalantly but not getting to the main topic.
While chatting, Yu Dong secretly said that he was surprised that it was not easy for Li He to get around. He was so good at doing Tai Chi that even he was amazed. The key is that he is young. He has achieved such great achievements at such a young age, but he is not arrogant at all.
, it’s really rare!
The two chatted for a while, and then a bald man arrived. Yu Dong introduced Li He: "Let me introduce to you, this is Lin Chaoxian, the director we have been working with at Bona Pictures."
"Hello Director Lin, I have heard about you for a long time. I like the movies you made very much, especially "Guild Wars", the action scenes are quite exciting." Li He complimented.
As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. What's more, Li Hyuk is a first-line superstar in the mainland. Even if he is a Hong Kong director, he has to be taken seriously.
"Hello, I've heard of you too. Your works are very good." Lin Chaoxian showed a professional smile.
"Let's sit down and talk, sit down and talk..."
The three of them sat down respectively, and Yu Dong was the first to speak: "I invite you to come here this time. You must also know that we at Bona have planned a big project. It is an adaptation of real events and will be directed by Director Lin. We would like to invite you to play the second male role.
No. Fang Xinwu."
"I understand clearly, but I heard that Peng Yuyan was originally more interested in this role. Director Lin also created it in his image when he wrote the script. Is it a bit..." Li He had some doubts.
Yu Dong waved his hand and said, "As long as you agree to star, the script can still be changed, right, Director Lin."
Damn the mainland guy, Lin Chaoxian cursed in his heart, but he could only smile and say: "Of course, the script is only the first draft, and it can still be revised. Mr. Li He, do you want to increase the number of scenes?"
Li He shook his head and said: "That's not necessary. I want to say that the script is actually great. Peng Yuyan and I are quite similar in some aspects. There are not many changes to be made. And I personally have always looked forward to collaborating with Teacher Zhang Hanyu."
"So we have reached an agreement?"
"Of course……"
"OK, then I wish us a happy cooperation."
Lin Chaoxian sighed secretly, Peng Yuyan, it's not that I won't help you, it's just that I really don't have a chance and I can't help you!
Before arriving, Peng Yuyan had called Lin Chaoxian and asked him to give him a chance to audition. However, facing the combination of an A-list star and an industry giant, he, a weak Hong Kong director, had no chance to open his mouth.
In fact, at the beginning of many film projects, internal roles are almost all determined through such conversations, and very few roles can be released for auditions.
Li Hyuk won this role and seemed to have robbed Peng Yuyan of another project. He wouldn't hate me to the bone, would he?
It seems that the Tiantingyan trio that Taiwan mainly promotes, except for Ruan Jintian, the other two have been robbed of many projects by themselves. There is no way, people are so good.
After reaching an agreement, Lin Chaoxian didn't want to stay any longer and left on the pretext of going back to revise the script, leaving Li He to continue chatting with Yu Dong.
"Mr. Yu, I have actually been planning a historical drama project recently, and I have encountered a lot of difficulties." Li He said, observing Yu Dong's reaction.
Yu Dong's eyes twitched, his eyes glistening, but his tone was calm: "If you have any problems, you might as well tell them, I can definitely help."
An old fox is an old fox. In fact, Yu Dong has always wanted to participate in Li He's project. He made a lot of money watching the gorgeous movies next door, which made Yu Dong greedy.
But don’t rush up to the pole to join in cooperation, otherwise others will definitely not take you seriously.
Li He naturally understood what Yu Dong was thinking. He laughed secretly in his heart, but changed the topic: "Don't you know that Mr. Yu reads online novels?"
"I haven't seen it, but film and television projects adapted from online novels are very popular now. To be honest, our Bona Pictures has also obtained a lot of copyrights." Yu Dong said.
"It's a coincidence, so am I. It's just that there are some difficulties in advancing this project, and several producers have to jointly invest." Li He said.
"That must be a big project. I wonder how Bona Pictures can help you?" Yu Dong asked.
Li He didn't hesitate and said directly: "I know that Mr. Yu has many connections in the circle, and I would like to ask you to help me with the matchmaking and invite some people for me."
"That's no problem, but I don't know who you want to invite?"
"I will give you a list of specific people in a few days. I hope Mr. Yu can help me with this," Li He said.
Yu Dong said: "No problem, but you have to know that although I have been in the industry for so many years,..."
"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if you can't invite him. I also told Mr. Wang of Enlight Pictures that he has promised to help." Old boy, don't be too pushy. It's almost done.
I've put so much effort into recruiting people for you, why don't you give me a chance to enter?
The eyes of the two people met in the air, revealing endless meanings. Suddenly the female secretary in black stockings came in and said: "Mr. Yu, they are here."
"Look, brother, I'm also very busy here. Why don't you talk to my secretary and ask her to help you find a favor?" Yu Dong stood up and said.
Li He smiled slightly, then suddenly looked solemn and said: "Fifteen percent?"
"No, at least fifty percent."
"Brother Yu, don't make a decision in a hurry. The investment in this project is huge. You may not be able to afford 50% of it."
"Don't be afraid, we at Bona Pictures have a big appetite."
The old fox and the little fox looked at each other, and Li He said goodbye: "How about the details? You can talk to other companies, and I will not participate. In short, I hope to negotiate as soon as possible so that this project can go smoothly after I come back."
Go ahead, I'll take my leave now."
"Walk slowly, we'll talk next time..."
Watching Li He leave, Yu Dong said to the female secretary in black stockings: "Xiao Lin, let me know, there will be a meeting in the conference room, and all senior executives will attend."
The female secretary in black stockings nodded and said: "Okay, Mr. Yu..."