Jiang Yan did not elaborate on the copyright issue, because even if it were to be filmed, it would not be until the second half of next year.
So after talking about this, Jiang Yan directly asked about "Slaying the Wolf".
"Slaying the Wolf" will wrap up on September 5th, and it's now time to start promoting it.
Wu Jing will finish her filming of "Surprise" in a few days and then come to Hong Kong. It will be released around the end of October.
Regarding "Slaying the Wolf", Jiang Yan still said that the box office should not be too ugly, so the film schedule is very important.
So after leaving Wang Jin's place, he went directly to Xie Tingfeng's company. Boss Yang was already waiting for him.
That night, Jiang Yan and Boss Yang drank wine, and Boss Yang arranged for Jiang Yan to receive several female celebrities.
But Jiang Yan refused, I am a gentleman!
After returning home, Zhou Zhiruo was already waiting in the room covered with flowers.
Birthdays have to be romantic, so spending hundreds of thousands on flowers and hundreds of thousands on jewelry are trivial.
That night, although Jiang Yan had made Zhou Zhiruo angry several times during the cycle of "Dark War", he was still full of passion tonight.
Early the next morning, Zhou Zhiruo, who had had a sweet dream all night, woke up and wished Jiang Yan a good morning.
Jiang Yan's face was full of confusion. Why was Zhou Zhiruo more open-minded than usual today?
But he didn't think much about it, he just enjoyed it...
So the two of them didn't get out of bed much in the morning, and in the afternoon, the two of them went out.
Zhou Zhiruo went to the crew, while Jiang Yan went directly to Yuan Heping.
The actors who have action scenes in "Kill Bill" have been practicing in Yuan Heping's training room for two weeks.
Except for Li Binbin, the leading actors have not changed, and so have the other important roles. However, Chiba Shinichi is not here, and he has no action scenes, so he will go directly to Hengdian when the time comes.
When Jiang Yan came to Yuan Heping's training room, the first thing he saw was a tall woman training with a sword there.
After taking a closer look, it turned out to be Uma Thurman, the original heroine of "Kill Bill".
The power of time and space is huge. "Kill Bill" was set two years in advance, but the heroine still fell on her.
But the reason is reasonable. Uma Thurman and Quentin have collaborated for a long time.
Uma played "Martha's wife Mia" in "Pulp Fiction" in 1994, and contributed the classic shot of "Vincent and Mia dancing on stage" that is famous in film history, so Quentin can still choose her this time
That's very reasonable.
Seeing Jiang Yan's arrival, Quentin was the first to greet him.
The two hadn't seen each other for several months. When they met this time, Quentin gave him a bear hug and then called him Master.
"No one in Xiangjiang treats the master like this." Jiang Yan joked with a smile.
Quentin immediately gave Jiang Yan another fist, and then started to introduce the current situation with a smile.
When the project was finalized a few months ago, Jiang Yan told Quentin that except for individual actor assignments and part of the soundtrack, the rest of the actor assignments, including directing and even editing rights, would be given to Quentin in "Kill Bill."
Quentin is naturally very grateful for this, but he also understands the ways of the world, so he naturally has to explain to Jiang Yan why he chose these actors.
"Uma Thurman, she and I have worked together before."
Quentin first recruited Uma to introduce Jiang Yan to him.
"Hello Joey, I like your songs very much." Uma greeted Jiang Yan with a smile.
"Hello, Ms. Thurman." Jiang Yan responded politely.
Quentin then introduced the basic situation of the heroine, saying that she is good at this and that, her acting skills are spiritual, and her various character creations are also very strong.
This is true. Uma's short-haired image in "Pulp Fiction" is indeed stunning, smart and charming, but who would have thought that this is a woman who is over 1.8 meters tall in real life?
So this girl's plasticity is indeed very strong, or Quentin's exploration of her is indeed very strong.
But looking at her and Quentin's appearance, Jiang Yan could tell at a glance that there was definitely something going on between them.
Jiang Yan glanced at Quentin meaningfully and said nothing.
However, Quentin understood the meaning, so he pulled Jiang Yan over and explained in a low voice with a smile: "It's up to you, but believe me, she will be fine."
"But she seemed to have won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress last year, right?" Jiang Yan asked with a smile.
In 1998, Uma starred in the action film "The Avengers" and won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress.
The worst heroine will definitely have an impact on the film.
So if Jiang Yan wanted to change someone, the reasons would actually make sense.
Quentin then became anxious: "...There is a reason for this. Besides, master, we agreed that I will decide the casting, and the contract has been signed."
Jiang Yan shrugged and said, "You know, I'm not short of money."
"Well, Master, you have to believe me. I chose her after thousands of selections. I definitely didn't rely on those dirty rules!" Quentin swore immediately, but his eyes were still a little dazed.
Jiang Yan then became more playful and stared at him directly.
Quentin blinked, then sighed and said: "Okay, I admit that there are reasons like that, but I really think she is the most suitable. In fact, if it weren't for that, I would have chosen her. You don't even know
How hard she works, her temperament and acting skills are also very consistent, her father is a Buddhist, she has a mysterious Eastern temperament, when she wields the samurai sword..."
Quentin confessed a lot, which made Jiang Yan completely understand that Quentin was serious and that the so-called rules were just for the taking.
But even if he doesn't confess, Jiang Yan has no objection. The original version is her, who else can he replace?
Of course, the most important thing is that he thoroughly explored the most important role of "the gaze of the wise teacher".
The world of Hollywood is treacherous, the culture and race are different, and the way things are done is very different from that in the mainland.
And Jiang Yan does not have the energy of Mainland China, so with this skill, he can eliminate many misunderstandings and avoid being taken as "taken advantage of".
Everyone, be honest and don't engage in those fancy ways of playing. This will be very beneficial to Jiang Yan's future development.
"Master, you have to believe me." Quentin finally said a little aggrievedly.
Jiang Yan smiled and patted Quentin on the shoulder and said: "I didn't say I didn't believe you, I just wanted to say, how cool would it be if we could transform the worst heroine into a heroine who explodes Hollywood!
right?"
"Master, do you really think so?" Quentin was immediately overjoyed.
"Of course." Jiang Yan raised the corner of his mouth and looked at Quentin and added, "The premise is that her sword skills can pass the test, so why don't you come and have a fight with me?"
"No problem, wait a minute!"
Quentin suddenly felt a chill running down his back when he saw this, "Why me?"
Jiang Yan laughed: "I don't hit women, come on, let me see how much you have improved."
Quentin was anxious: "No, give me some face!"
"Okay, then I'll be gentler."
"..."
After having a bit of fun with Quentin, and then communicating with various actors for a while, Jiang Yan went directly to the bank.
This time he went over to sign for a loan and told Quentin that he was not short of money, but in fact he was really short of money now.
The total investment budget of "Kill Bill" is US$70 million, of which the production cost is US$45 million.
Since the proportion of filming in the mainland is larger than that of the original time and space, the production cost is about 10 million lower than that of the original time and space.
Jiang Yan’s Stars and Sea accounted for 70% of the US$70 million, and the rest was shared by Warner and other investors.
Originally, Warner only wanted to participate in the distribution. After all, the film did not have the slightest appeal to them at the beginning.
Movies with female protagonists were actually not very popular in 1999, or it could be that the film companies did not realize that this type of movie would be a hit.
In addition, this is a nondescript Eastern Kung Fu movie, and the only interesting thing about it is the blood, so Warner positioned it as a horror and bloody Kung Fu movie.
When it comes out for review, it will basically be NC-17, which means people under 17 cannot watch it.
In terms of making money, there is definitely a market for this kind of film, but investing 70 million is a completely different concept.
Can a bloody movie make money with such a high investment?
But then Jiang Yan's album became a big hit, Jiang Yan found director Quentin, and "This Man from Earth" became a big hit.
This gave Warner a new understanding of Jiang Yan's vision, so he changed his attitude and decided to invest directly.
In fact, there are some voices among Warner executives who want to fully invest, but even if it is approved, Jiang Yan will not agree.
Mutual benefit and win-win, isn't it good for everyone to make money in the long run? I always worry about what it means to have my copyright settled in one pot.
So in the end Jiang Yan remained strong, but the financial pressure of nearly 50 million US dollars was no joke.
Previously, Jiang Yan invested more than 20 million in Penguin, and Boss Ma invested 1 million U.S. dollars. He spent a total of nearly 20 million on various TV series, and Xingchen Technology also invested a total of nearly 50 million.
Although "Shaobao", "Peerless Two Prouds" and "Extreme Challenge" have paid back a lot of money, it is still not enough, and there is still a gap of 30 million US dollars in total.
Judging from Jiang Yan's current theoretical income, this amount of money is definitely no problem.
However, although this year's "dna2" and "joey" made a lot of money, it will take some time to get the remaining share of the album's approximately 20 million US dollars.
Similarly, the current total sales of "This Man Came from Earth" have exceeded 60 million, and Jiang Yan's calculated profit is more than 20 million US dollars, but it will still take time to get the share.
The previous income from advertising endorsements and other income has been invested in the stock market. Now the U.S. stock market is changing day by day. Taking out one dollar is equivalent to earning 5 dollars less in the next few months, so naturally it cannot be transferred or even pledged. He cannot reveal any flaws.
Therefore, Jiang Yan can only be transferred from place to place at present.
The best partners are movie companies, movie theaters and newspapers, but these combined are not enough to reach 10 million US dollars.
So Jiang Yan could only take out loans.
Twenty million U.S. dollars was not a small amount, so Jiang Yan directly pledged the Xiangjiang cinema, villas, newspapers and some stocks in Hong Kong stocks.
I finally had enough money, and I also had a little extra, enough to invest in the next "Lan Yu" and "Shaobao 2".
There is not much money left, and Stars and Seas may have to live a tight life in the next days, but in just three months, the US stock market will usher in a big harvest. It will not even take three months, and the album and movie will be divided in one and a half months.
Achievements will come and all problems will be solved by then.
After securing the money, Jiang Yan left Hong Kong on October 9 to start his guest appearance tour.