Chapter 650: Chinese people will never be so useless
Previously, Cheng Long said that he would help Fang Jing introduce Hollywood. During this period, he had been paying attention to whether there were any big productions in Hollywood. Until recently, Leonardo DiCaprio was itchy for a while, so he invested and served as a producer and wanted to make a movie.
It was already afternoon when Fang Jing arrived. He didn't go to meet anyone immediately. Instead, he changed into a decent suit after taking a shower.
When he arrived at a high-end restaurant, Xiao Lizi was already waiting for him. When they met, Fang Jing said hello and introduced himself.
"I didn't expect your English to be very good. It's beyond my expectation." As soon as the words came out, Xiao Lizi felt something was wrong, so he changed his words and said, "I meant your academic qualifications, alas, no..."
Fang Jing waved his hand and said with a smile: "I know what you mean, it doesn't matter."
The moment he got Fang Jing's information, Leonardo couldn't believe it. A junior high school graduate could actually become a boss in the entertainment industry. This seemed impossible to him.
Here, birth often determines many things. Only in China can so many miracles happen.
Seeing Fang Jing staring at him, Leonardo was curious, "Mr. Fang, what can I do for you?"
"Haha, it's okay. I watched your movie, Titanic, when I was a kid, and I have always liked you. I didn't expect to finally see you in person today."
While talking about Tom and Jerry, Fang Jing also talked about Tom and Jerry. In these two dramas, Xiao Li Zi is really beautiful in his prime, with peak appearance, and has fascinated countless people.
He succeeds because of his good looks, and loses because of his good looks. He has been attending the Oscar Awards for more than ten years in film and television. In the past few years, he has been cruelly abusing himself, filming mental illness, crazy people, and 180 Jin Greasy.
My uncle just won the Oscar.
The photo of me holding a squirt gun and showing off my floral underwear was taken after the filming.
Xiao Lizi was very happy to hear someone praising him. He knew that Fang Jing was a very popular artist in China.
"Thank you. I have also listened to your songs. They are very nice."
The two exchanged business blows, and the translator next to Xiao Lizi couldn't sit still. She was worried that Fang Jing couldn't understand English, so she was invited by Xiao Lizi to be the translator.
But now it seems that there is no need for her at all. She is just sitting and making money without moving.
The two chatted for a while before getting down to business. DiCaprio took out a folder and gave it to Fang Jing, "Mr. Fang, the movie I'm going to shoot this time is called Robin Hood Origins. Here's the information. Take a look."
Fang Jing was stunned when he heard the title. He didn't expect it to be this movie.
DiCaprio has made a lot of movies in the past few decades and has been a producer many times. It is impossible for Fang Jing to remember all his works, but the origin of Robin Hood is very deep in his memory.
Without him, this should be the only work that won the Golden Raspberry Award for Leonardo DiCaprio in his career. Like the Golden Broomstick Award in China, the Golden Raspberry Award is awarded to bad film directors and actors.
Bite the bullet, Fang Jing picked up the folder and looked at it. Sure enough, just like in the previous life, this play was about a soldier who came off the battlefield and resisted evil.
What made his scalp numb was the fact that the protagonist relied on a bow and arrow to kill the enemy, killing them one hundred times, which was comparable to the domestic drama "Arrow on a String" in previous years.
As Fang Jing watched, Leonardo said excitedly: "I plan to gather actors from multiple countries to shoot this movie together. I believe it will be a very good work."
"If you are willing, I will let you play the role of the protagonist's bow and arrow master in the film. You guys are very good at Chinese martial arts. Maybe we can also add a scene where you teach the protagonist some martial arts."
After a long time, Fang Jing closed the folder and took a sip of coffee to calm down. His first reaction after reading the synopsis was that he must have watched a lot of domestic dramas.
The protagonist's skills are comparable to those of Yan Shuangying, but he is slightly inferior in terms of pretense and kung fu.
Returning the folder to Xiao Lizi, Fang Jing carefully told him some lines, such as don't point the knife at me, or I will let you see your brain.
"Wonderful!" After hearing this, Xiao Lizi slapped his thigh, "Tell me again, do you have any other good ideas..."
All at once, Fang Jing taught him all the drama, and the more he listened, the brighter his eyes became.
"Mr. Leonardo, it's a pleasure to meet you, but I can't act in this play."
"Why?" Xiao Lizi, who was in excitement, was stunned, "Didn't we have a pleasant conversation? Is it because of the investment relationship? This can be discussed."
"No, no, no!" Fang Jing waved his hand. "It's not about the money. It's just that this movie is not suitable for me. The market for such movies is also very small in China."
What magical drama have ordinary people in China not seen? The origin of Robin Hood is not as exciting as Yan Shuangying. He really acted it, and he will not be scolded for broadcasting it.
The first foreign movie is a bad movie, and it will be difficult to turn around in the future.
Lao Mouzi, who was as powerful as a national teacher, made three or four movies in a row in Hollywood, but no one asked him to direct since then, so he came back dejected.
"That's such a shame, Mr. Fang. I think you are really suitable for this role. You can think about it and give me an answer after some time."
"Definitely, thank you!"
After exchanging phone numbers and emails, Leonardo left, leaving Fang Jing alone in the restaurant, with neither party talking a word about money.
After Leonardo left, Fang Jing sighed and rubbed his brows. He had a bad start. The first movie was a bad one for DiCaprio's career as a producer.
Not in a hurry to return to China, Fang Jing continued to stay in the hotel as he still had to wait for a director.
In the past two days, Li Zizi sent him several emails, hoping that he could play one of the roles. The amount of money to join the cast was reduced from the initial US$7 million to US$5 million.
Fang Jing politely refused, but still did not relent, so the matter could only be dropped.
In the evening, Cheng Long came to the United States and Fang Jing went to pick him up. The two went to meet the great director Quentin, the same one who had shot Kill Bill.
Quentin also has a movie to start, called Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, in which there is a role that is very suitable for Fang Jing, that is Li Xiaolong, a martial artist from the far East.
In this drama, he is a walk-on, and he is defeated in a few moments.
After the meeting, Quentin tactfully suggested that Fang Jing would need to invest 30 million US dollars to get this role, and the shareholding would not be the normal shareholding, but a little less.
"Fang Jing, what do you think?" Cheng Long blinked, signaling for him to agree.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a big production, its largest investor is Sony, and the film team is also strong. Currently, several of the leading actors are tentatively scheduled to be Hollywood superstars, and there are even Oscar winners.
Working with such a team, there is no reason why things will not be successful.
Thirty million US dollars is not much for Nanjing. It is just a ticket to Hollywood. Besides, this movie may still make money.
After reading part of the script, Fang Jing held back his anger, took a deep breath and said, "Money is not an issue, but I need to change the part about Bruce Lee."
In Quentin's script, there is a five-minute scene in which Li Xiaolong is portrayed as a three-legged cat kung fu and movie star who is easily defeated and has his face sat on his butt.
I won't talk about it when I'm defeated, but I'll jump up and down after losing, unconvinced, showing that I'm an arrogant, bragging, and grandiose idiot.
No Chinese person can stand it.
"No!" Quentin crossed his legs, smoked a cigar and shook his head, "The script cannot be changed."
"Then there's no need to talk. Let alone the money, I won't make this kind of movie no matter how much money I'm paid."
Seeing Fang Jing suddenly getting up to leave, Cheng Long frowned, "What's going on? Can't we talk about it?"
"Look at this scene." Fang Jing pointed out the Bruce Lee scene to him.
After watching it for a few minutes, Cheng Long became angry and looked at Quentin angrily, "This scene must be changed. It's not that Li Xiaolong can't lose, and the same goes for Chinese people, but he will never lose so cowardly, and he is not such a person."
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Cheng Long had known Li Xiaolong many years ago, and he couldn't accept seeing him being insulted like this in the movie.