"People will not be unlucky all the time. This one will definitely make money."
This movie has a global box office of 177 million U.S. dollars. According to the contract, Pengbo Media will earn at least 200 million U.S. dollars. However, you cannot say these words to Zhou Yi now, because Zhou Yi will think that he is a lunatic.
Seeing Peng Bo's confident look, Zhou Yi was completely stunned. She couldn't imagine that a gambler who kept losing would come back. This is not a movie, this is making a movie. Once the money is spent, you will never get it back.
"Do you want to listen to Sister Weiwei's opinion?" Seeing that she couldn't convince Peng Bo, Zhou Yi could only move out of Heinwei.
"No, I have the final say. Remember, don't doubt my vision. Hey, go ahead, go ahead. The fumes in the kitchen are too heavy and affect your skin..." Peng Bo smiled and drove Zhou Yi away from him. When he
When he came out of the kitchen again, Li Ran was talking to Zhang Yimou affectionately and respectfully.
Now, Zhang Yimou was afraid that Li Ran would think that her role in "Hero" was not enough. Unexpectedly, Li Ran understood his difficulties generously, "Director Zhang, after I read the script, I couldn't stop crying. Let's talk about it."
, you have provided me with the opportunity to work with actors like Sister Gong and Tony Leung, which is also an improvement for me."
This girl is getting better and better at talking.
"It is thanks to Mr. Peng and your training that I have reached this point. As long as you let me act, as long as the schedule allows, no matter how big or small the role is, no matter whether there is remuneration or not, I will do my best, because without you, no one knows who I am.
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Zhang Yimou smiled and looked up to the sky. He suddenly became happy. He had lost four movies in a row. He didn't know what the fate of this heroic drama would be. However, Li Ran gave him a little confidence.
Of course Peng Bo is also confident. He will remember the box office correctly. The second-ranked "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", which was broadcast at the same time in 2002, had a box office of RMB 16.2 million. The difference in box office is so huge.
, it can be seen how popular the movie Hero was in its previous life.
"Mr. Peng, please take a step to speak." Zhang Yimou pulled Peng Bo affectionately, and the two came to the study.
"Please speak." Peng Bo was very polite.
"Mr. Peng, you are now the largest investor. However, the box office of my previous movies was not high. I can't guarantee the box office of this one."
"You can make your own films. You can take care of the artistic aspects, investment, and publicity." Peng Bo said immediately, "I have read the script. It is very good. The spirit of the swordsman in it is
, reminds me of Akira Kurosawa's "Seven"
"Warrior"; the dialogue between King Qin and Wuming in it reminds me of Jia Yi's "On the Passage of Qin"; the word "strong wind" that keeps appearing reminds me of Liu Bang's "The strong wind rises and the clouds fly, and the warriors are safe"
"Guard the four directions."
Peng Bo spoke casually, but Zhang Yimou listened carefully.
"If "Seven Samurai" is the highlight of the Japanese samurai spirit in Akira Kurosawa's heart, then "Hero" may be the perfect presentation of the Chinese swordsman spirit in your heart. Sky, flying snow, one person, one sword and one long shirt, ten steps to kill
A man travels thousands of miles without leaving a trace. He walks freely and freely in the floating world, and carries the benevolence and righteousness in his heart. A man can paint the world with a pen, level the world with a sword, have a tiger in his heart and smell the roses..."
The more casually Peng Bo spoke, the more solemn Zhang Yimou's expression became. He looked at Peng Bo and said after a long time, "Mr. Peng, I really didn't expect that the person who understands me is you, Mr. Peng. No, I want to respect you."
One cup..." He suddenly became excited again.
Sister Fang brought the wine glass at the right time, "By the way, have you decided on the unknown actor?" Peng Bo asked, holding the glass.
In this film, Tony Leung plays Can Jian, Gong Li plays Feixue, Chen Daoming plays the King of Qin, Li Ran plays Ru Yue, and Donnie Yen plays Chang Kong. In the previous life, Wuming was played by Jet Li, but things will change.
"Wu Ming is the most important actor in "Hero". I can't say who will play the role. The actor who plays Wu Ming must not only have good martial arts skills, but also have huge market appeal..." In investment
In front of others, Zhang Yimou answered honestly.
The reason why a charismatic character is needed is because this film is of international standard. Obviously, Zhang Yimou wants to promote this film to the international market.
"Then who do you want to invite?"
"When I was filming "Happy Days," I discussed with the planners who to play the assassin who assassinated Qin Shihuang. We thought all over the world. In the end, I wanted to ask Jackie Chan to play the role because Jackie Chan and I had collaborated on a TV commercial."
In the previous life, Zhang Yimou contacted Jackie Chan, and Jackie Chan also said that although he is currently the highest-paid Chinese movie star, he can cooperate with Zhang Yimou without paying any salary.
"However, I also considered that Wuming was an orphan since he was a child. He has a lonely temperament, a reserved spirit, and a lot of blood in his chest. After practicing swordsmanship for 10 years, he has mastered the unique skill of killing in ten steps. He is the only assassin who can assassinate Qin Wangzheng.
If 47-year-old Jackie Chan is used, the age of the King of Qin will inevitably increase with his age, and this film tells the story of the early days of the King of Qin, so the characters cannot be too old."
"Oh, that's it." Peng Bo understood, Zhang Yimou still wanted to invite Jet Li.
"Yes, Jet Li is only 36 years old. He is just right to play the assassin next to King Qin. He was born in Beijing, can speak authentic Mandarin, and is a rising international star. With his international box office appeal, this is also a good deal.
." Zhang Yimou said.
Moreover, Jet Li's image can be good or evil, and it can better reflect the character of an assassin. What is more suitable is that Jet Li also lost his father at a young age, has a reserved temperament, and has great ambitions. It is more suitable for Jet Li to play the role.
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"What's the problem?" Peng Bo didn't understand this.
"The main problem is remuneration," Zhang Yimou answered honestly.
Since 2000, Jet Li has been developing rapidly in Hollywood, and the filming of "Kiss of the Dragon" has reached 9 million US dollars. This figure frightened Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping. If 9 million US dollars were allocated to Jet Li, the rest would be
There's no need to do it. Jet Li refused to film the second and third episodes of "The Matrix" last year because he thought the $3 million was too low.
"Mr. Peng, we really can't afford this price." Zhang Yimou looked directly at the young financial backer in front of him.
Peng Bo smiled. Why worry about the box office? In fact, he just wants me to invest more money. "Have you contacted him?"
"Contacted." Zhang Yimou still had the courage to ask someone to throw the "hydrangea" to Jet Li on the other side of the ocean, intending to impress Jet Li with his fellow countrymen's feelings and his reputation as an art master.
After Jet Li accepted "Hydrangea", he read the script seriously, but there was no response. "We called twice and sent several faxes to Jet Li. Jet Li's attitude was also vague, oh, he is such a big star.
It’s hard to invite.” The great director also sighed.
"Leave this matter to me. I said, you just need to worry about art." Peng Bo lit up his cup and said, "You don't have to worry about other things."
"Really, do you have a way?" Zhang Yimou was overjoyed.