Zhang Yimou nodded and said: "The pig's feet we need should not only have good acting skills, but also have international influence. This is an important criterion for our selection, and you can be considered outstanding in this regard."
Yes, but after all, the time of his rise is slightly shorter, and his international influence may not be greater than that of Li Lianjie.
I won’t say much about the relationship between the two of us. Anyway, you understand that if you want to win this role, it will not be easy. With an investment of hundreds of millions, there is no room for mistakes.
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The relationship is a relationship, but it involves his own work. In such a situation, Ye Ming is very confident that Zhang Yimou will deal with such an issue in a business-like manner. Of course, he has some inside information for himself.
He and I are very good friends.
Ye Ming nodded and said: "I understand this. Where is Li Lianjie? It should be almost here now, right?"
In fact, when Ye Ming and Zhang Yimou were talking about Li Lianjie, Li Lianjie was also in Hong Kong City talking about this matter with his friend. This friend of his, who was also an acquaintance of Ye Ming, was Xiang Hua, known as the Fifth Brother in the world.
Not only is he a big businessman, he also acts in movies, and he is also a big brother on the road. Therefore, Xiang Huahao has a special status in the entertainment circle of Hong Kong City.
At this moment, Li Lianjie also just came back from the United States. He said that he was going to the capital to participate in the hero audition, but he did not go to Hong Kong immediately. Because Li Lianjie had no idea about such a problem. In this situation,
In one situation, he himself would meet an opponent, and he felt a little uneasy, so he directly went to his friend Xiang Hua to discuss the issue.
Xiang Hua took out Lafite, gave each person a cup, and handed it over and said: "Hollywood is the center of the world's movies. Every move there is actually related to the situation of the world's entertainment industry. The final goal of any star is
You want to conquer Hollywood, but you and Zhou Runfa have finally entered the mainstream media of Hollywood. Why do you want to come back?
If you come back under such circumstances, is it considered a compromise or a step backwards in the eyes of others?"
This is what Xiang Huabo doesn't understand very much. Being able to go to Hollywood is really not something that ordinary people can do, but Li Lianjie has achieved such a thing no matter how he says it.
He came back on his own, and he came back very suddenly. Even though the relationship between Xiang Hua and Li Lianjie was very good, he still didn't understand what was going on.
Li Lianjie said with a smile: "I went to Hollywood with Cheng Long, Zhou Runfa and others, which actually opened the door to Hollywood, but it was not as refreshing as we thought.
Hollywood is Hollywood, and there is a certain degree of discrimination against us Chinese people. In fact, under such circumstances, I feel that what I did there was not very enjoyable. It just so happened that blockbusters were also started to be shot in China.
After I received the invitation, I immediately agreed to come to the audition. It’s just that at the beginning, I didn’t expect that someone would follow me to compete for such a role. In such a situation, I thought I’d better stretch my muscles first.
It’s better to go over there, otherwise, it will look like I’m desperately begging them for such a role, and it will look like I’m a bit passive.”
Li Lianjie, in fact, this is a style of promoting big names. Of course, as an international superstar, he also has such a qualification. He asked Zhang Yimou to wait. In fact, the matter would be over if he explained briefly that the flight was delayed or something.
But Li Lianjie's behavior is actually a sign that he attaches great importance to this role.
Xiang Huaru hesitated and said: "Are you talking about Zhou Runfa? I heard that there is a guy like Ye Ming. Needless to say, Zhou Runfa is not your opponent in kung fu dramas, but a person like Ye Ming is what you are referring to.
Please pay attention, he has been very popular in the entertainment industry recently. Therefore, for a character like this, he will be your biggest competitor."
Although Li Lianjie and Ye Ming have never fought against each other, so in a situation like this, no one knows which of the two has the best kung fu, but after all, they are both good at kung fu.
A reminder like this to Hua Rong is actually a very simple matter. Such a question did not cause Li Lianjie to be concerned at all.
Li Lianjie did not regard this person as the same person at all, but simply said: "Ye Ming, I have also heard of some things like this. As for this, he does have a certain influence internationally, but after all, it is
I am a newbie, so even if it poses a certain threat to me, it does not necessarily mean that I will fail.
I just want to say that such a competition makes me a little unhappy, as if I have to join this crew. Moreover, Ye Ming and Zhang Yimou have a very good relationship. They are both people who applied for the Olympic Games. Therefore, these relationships are the most exciting.
Disgusting.
These domestic relationships are even more important than your acting skills and your fame."
As a big star from the Mainland, Li Lianjie naturally knows very well what kind of connections there are in the Mainland.
Therefore, when it comes to this kind of competition, there is no comparison between Li Lianjie and Ye Ming. Almost everyone in the entertainment industry knows that Ye Ming and Zhang Yimou have a very good relationship. Now that Zhang Yimou is filming blockbusters, Ye Ming is reluctantly
If he is qualified to compete for this role, under such circumstances, if he wants to compete for the role in Zhang Yimou's movie, it must be Ye Ming who takes the initiative.
Therefore, Li Lianjie's worry is actually not unreasonable. Xiang Huaru was stunned for a moment and did not expect this to be the case, but after thinking about it carefully, he nodded and said: "That's true, it's true.
It's like that. I've actually encountered this kind of thing myself in the Mainland. This is what I mean, I won't cooperate with people from the Mainland easily. Sometimes, the related parties are really annoying, but you
We also have to face this kind of problem in the mainland. So what are you going to do? Go directly to Zhang Yimou for cooperation, maybe you will suffer a loss."
You will suffer a loss if you go, but if you don't go, there may not necessarily be good results. At this time, Li Lianjie is actually in a dilemma.
In Hollywood, Li Lianjie is not as exaggerated as he seems on the surface. Therefore, it was only on this issue that Li Lianjie thought of returning to the mainland for development. He also attached great importance to such a matter.
How will your first film back in the Mainland be received by everyone?
Therefore, at this moment, Li Lianjie nodded and said: "I still have to go, but how to go. This needs to be carefully calculated. In Hollywood, it is actually more difficult to perform a relatively good script. After all, Hollywood
There are so many good actors, so what we can rely on is basically kung fu. Under such a situation, Hollywood doesn't have many scripts to choose from.
Therefore, returning to the mainland for development is also a good choice, and the first shot must be fired."
Xiang Huaru said without hesitation: "This is a film with an investment of hundreds of millions. It is unique in the mainland, and it is actually relatively rare in Hong Kong. How about you and I find out our relationship and look over there?"
What is your reaction? In my opinion, you are actually the most suitable for a role like this. Whether it is in terms of kung fu, character styling, or reputation, you are more suitable.
Zhou Runfa looks a little bookish."
This can be regarded as a relatively fair evaluation of Xiang Hua.
As for Cheng Long, Xiang Huao believes that Cheng Long will not come. Cheng Long has his own movie to shoot. Therefore, under such a situation, it is impossible for Cheng Long to participate in this matter.
Li Lianjie pondered for a while and said: "Actually, I also asked someone to test it out. At this time, there is no reply. That's not it. I transferred to Hong Kong City and wanted to meet with you, Fifth Brother, to discuss this issue. I'll wait for it.
News, I will tell you what will happen."
Making a decision before taking action is something that Li Lianjie cannot be anxious about. After all, when it comes to such an issue, Li Lianjie is afraid of both ends. If he leaves Hollywood and goes to the mainland to shoot, it will give people the impression that he is messing around in Hollywood.
He stopped going, and then returned to the mainland to film. But if he didn't go back, to put it bluntly, he would not have any representative works in Hollywood.
With such a status, he is relatively embarrassed in Hollywood. In fact, the news about the test in the capital came very quickly.
After all, such a thing is not confidential information, and Li Lianjie also has his own connections in the capital. If at this time he just wanted to inquire about Zhang Yimou's new work, it would be relatively quick.
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Therefore, at this moment, Li Lianjie received a report that Zhang Yimou had actually chosen two people, one was Li Lianjie and the other was Ye Ming, and Zhou Runfa was just a candidate. If neither of them played the role, it is estimated that this role would go to Zhou Runfa.
However, if the two of them are competing, then on an issue like this, nothing would happen without Zhou Runfa.
Moreover, Li Lianjie also got the news. Zhang Yimou's crew actually preferred that such a role would be his. At this moment, Li Lianjie's face had always been gloomy and finally showed some smile: "The news over there said that it is
The possibility of choosing me is still higher. They need to shoot a blockbuster, a film with international influence, and a gloomy one. Choosing me is relatively beneficial."
At this time, Xiang Hua also nodded and said: "In this case, it's pretty much the same. Your international influence is higher than Ye Ming. No one can deny this.
Ye Ming has only been around for a long time. The international community has just started to get familiar with Ye Ming.
But you are already a very famous actor in Hollywood.
At least judging from your face, you are a relatively familiar face in Hollywood. In this case, you don’t have to worry about anything. As long as you express your willingness to perform, I think Zhang Yimou will not refuse to agree.
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Although Ye Ming has risen relatively quickly, on an issue like this, he himself cannot be more influential than the veteran Cheng Long, Li Lianjie, Zhou Runfa and others. No matter how it is, Ye Ming is
Ming's shortcomings.
At this time, in comparison, in fact, qualifications are indeed part of capital at this time, especially on an issue like this, if the difference in reputation between two people is not very big, then at this time, qualifications
In fact, it will become somewhat important.
Li Lianjie was not happy for a long time, and then said with some regret: "However, I also know one piece of news, that is, the issue of remuneration over there, for something like this, I'm afraid it's a little worse than I thought.
"Although my salary in Hollywood is not as high as that of Cheng Long, among Hollywood stars, it is still above average. However, if I want to star in this movie, they won't be able to offer such a high salary."
Li Lianjie's career in Hollywood is somewhat unsatisfactory, but no matter what, he is also one of the few Kung Fu stars in such a thing. Therefore, in terms of salary, although there is no way to compare with Cheng Long, at least
, he is also an above-average star among Hollywood stars. He is not doing well, which is because compared with the top Hollywood stars, he is not very good.
No matter what, his salary in Lethal Weapon 4 was also US$5 million. Although that movie mainly featured Mel Gibson as the protagonist, there is no problem with Li Lianjie's salary of US$5 million.
Of course, this is talking about his Hollywood salary. The movie "Danny the Wolf Dog" is estimated to be only five to six million, but it has completely ruined Li Lianjie's reputation, which is a shame for Chinese actors.
Anyway, Li Lianjie's salary is the highest.
During the movie "Hero", if Zhang Yimou gave him five million US dollars, then it is estimated that this movie would not have to be filmed. Basically, most of the investment would be given to Li Lianjie, and the rest would not be filmed.
[Hero] claims to have an investment of hundreds of millions, but in fact it cannot be that much.
Therefore, Zhang Yimou also clearly stated a problem, that is, under such a situation, Li Lianjie will not be given such a high salary at this time. If he wants to star, he must lower his salary.