After Xiang Huaru heard this condition, he frowned and said: "This matter is a bit difficult to handle. You are a member of the Screen Actors Guild of America, and your salary has finally reached five to six million US dollars. If you want to lower your salary for the role,
If you are a hero, it may affect your salary in the United States."
This is almost certain. If the salary in Hollywood is lowered after returning to China, then how will you accept the movies in Hollywood? This is a matter of principle. It is impossible to say
In China, you need three million, and in Hollywood, you need five million. This is almost impossible.
Li Lianjie was also very depressed and said: "This is what I'm worried about. Schwarzenegger made a cameo in Batman and Mr. Freeze, and his salary was 20 million. This is the influence of a top star. If it weren't for
If the last film had problems such as a box office failure, then the star's salary in Hollywood will generally increase and cannot decrease. If it is a decrease, then with such a problem, if you want to increase it again,
It’s not easy anymore.”
This is an almost unsolvable problem. Li Lianjie himself really hopes to shoot heroes and consolidate his status as a kung fu superstar in China. After all, he himself also feels that it is not that easy to develop in Hollywood, and he wants to have a career in Hollywood.
It is almost impossible to reach the peak. There are currently only two people who have achieved this. One is Bruce Lee, who can be said to be a legend of Chinese movies. There is no comparison. The other is Cheng Long. Cheng Long later earned the salary of Rush Hour 3.
In fact, it’s also 20 million.
And now Cheng Long is steadily on his way to becoming a Hollywood superstar.
But Li Lianjie is very clear that he is not considered to be a top actor in Hollywood, but in ordinary movies, his salary is relatively high, so hiring him is more risky.
This is why Li Lianjie wants to return to China and film heroes to consolidate his position in China. In such a matter, no matter how you say it, you need to give up one aspect.
At this moment, Xiang Hua said: "This is an issue related to your future positioning. You should carefully consider it yourself."
Xiang Huaru didn't say anything. He knew that his advice was just a reference. It was Li Lianjie who really made the decision. Let's see if Li Lianjie himself has the courage to cut off his ambitions.
In the end, Li Lianjie showed a hesitant expression on his face and said: "This matter is indeed difficult to handle, and there is also Ye Ming, a competitor. If there is no such competitor, then I think I can take a more advantageous position."
status, but with such a competitor, although he is not as famous as me, his influence in Hollywood is indeed a familiar face.
Therefore, Xinhuamian Film and Television Company can use him as a bargaining chip to negotiate with me. Well, I'd better take a look first and see what Zhang Yimou thinks, and then go and see him first and then decide on this matter."
There is actually no way around this. Li Lianjie himself believes that his strength is the best under Cheng Long, but if he doesn't go to the capital to meet Zhang Yimou, he will definitely be waiting to be captured.
Zhang Yimou is a great director at the national level, and his influence in the entertainment industry is not much less than that of Cheng Long. Therefore, Li Lianjie believes that only by going there himself can he get this role without lowering his salary.
This, of course, was not a direct contact, but an intermediary, Xiang Hua, who contacted people from Xinhuamian Film and Television Company, indicating when and what time Li Lianjie would visit Zhang Yimou to discuss cooperation.
At this moment, the news had reached Zhang Yimou immediately, and Zhang Yimou got the news before Ye Ming left.
At this moment, Zhang Yimou also put down his cell phone with some embarrassment and said: "Ye Ming, there was a call from Li Lianjie just now, saying that he would come over tomorrow to discuss cooperation. If you look at Li Lianjie's attitude on this matter, then he also wants to cooperate.
.Under the same conditions, I estimate that Zhang Weiping will definitely choose Li Lianjie. If you two compare internationally, after all, Li Lianjie is more dominant."
This is not to favor Li Lianjie, but the actual situation is indeed the case. Li Lianjie spent more than ten years to occupy a place in Hong Kong City and Hollywood. This influence is much higher than that of Ye Ming.
Normally, Ye Ming does not have the level of Li Lianjie, let alone someone in Hollywood's 20 million salary club.
Therefore, Ye Ming was not frustrated at all, but said with great certainty: "This matter was within my expectation. Cooperation is a matter between both parties. Your company has its own plans, which I completely understand."
But it can also be heard that Ye Ming is indeed a little frustrated. After all, a large-scale production worth hundreds of millions is unprecedented in China. If we look at the cast, it is also the most expensive one.
A powerful one.
Therefore, regarding such a problem, Ye Ming wanted to participate in Heroes, and wanted to participate in this milestone movie in China. Not for money, but just for this movie.
Looking at the situation now, it seems that in such a situation, no matter what it is, his own disappointment can be felt.
If it were really a comparison of acting skills and kung fu, Ye Ming believed that he would not be worse than Li Lianjie, but the problem is that Zhang Weiping of Xinhua Noodles Company thought that Li Lianjie was more suitable for this movie.
Ye Ming himself even said that he didn't have a chance to compare or even a chance to compete. This was the most depressing thing.
Therefore, in such a situation, Zhang Yimou felt very sorry. In fact, if it is based on personal cooperation habits, then cooperation with Ye Ming is the best, because he has cooperated with Ye Ming and knows
Knowing what Ye Ming's acting skills are like and what kind of person he is, the director likes to think of actors based on his own familiarity, so he thinks Ye Ming is the best.
But this [hero] has an investment of hundreds of millions. Even though it is said to be hundreds of millions, the investment is still quite large. Therefore, he is responsible for the investment of his company. What kind of person should be the leading actor?
He alone does not have the final say on a matter. Even if he is a director at the national level and a major international director, sometimes he still has to bow his head in front of capital.
At this moment, Zhang Yimou comforted Ye Ming very apologetically and said: "Xiaoye, don't be discouraged about this matter. In fact, you are not saying that there is no chance at all in such a matter. You have your own opportunity.
This opportunity is the remuneration. Li Lianjie's reputation is indeed very great, so great that only Cheng Long and Zhou Runfa can compare with it. However, these superstars have their own shortcomings, that is, the remuneration is high.
Li Lianjie's current salary in Hollywood is more than five million US dollars, and it is estimated to be six to seven million US dollars now. But such a salary is simply impossible for our crew to afford.
Six million US dollars, needless to say, the company will not allow such a thing to happen. Therefore, when it comes to such a problem, your problem will actually come. In such a situation, if
It means that if Li Lianjie does not lower his salary, it will be impossible for us to cooperate on such a matter."
At this moment, Ye Ming suddenly thought of a problem, which was the same as what Lao Zhang said, Li Lianjie's salary. When filming Heroes, Li Lianjie did lower his salary to perform. At this moment, Ye Ming was stunned for a moment, and then said
: "If you are talking about lowering the salary, how low do you want Li Lianjie to lower it? If it is too low, then I think it is impossible for him to accept it."
Anyway, no one is an outsider, and Zhang Yimou has no intention of keeping it secret. He thought for a while and then said: "The company's bottom line is three million US dollars. This is Li Lianjie's bottom line for filming heroes.
If he can agree to such a salary, then you have no chance. But if Li Lianjie is unwilling to agree, then you have a chance. Don't tell me. Your salary has already been paid.
It’s reached the point of three million US dollars.”
Ye Ming was shocked when he heard this figure. Three million U.S. dollars, which is almost 20 million yuan, and the salaries of other actors, such as Liang Chaowei, Zhang Ziyi, and Zhang Manyu, are definitely not the same.
A small amount.
After thinking for a while, Ye Ming said: "Then wait and see, maybe things will change."
It is said that Ye Ming came to audition. In fact, with Ye Ming's status, there is no need for any audition at all. People in the entertainment industry are almost all aware of Ye Ming's acting skills and Ye Ming's character. If it is said that Ye Ming came to audition, then
When it comes to a matter like this, we actually come over to discuss the conditions for cooperation. As long as the conditions are suitable, basically, it is settled. This is the privilege of a superstar.
The director must be relatively familiar with a superstar. The only difference is actually the conditions for cooperation.
This time Ye Ming came, in fact, it was just for this condition. After explaining this, Ye Ming did not stay much, but returned directly to the company. At this moment, Sister Fang Fang came up and asked: "How are the cooperation matters discussed?
In this way, it should not be easy with Li Lianjie. I heard that Li Lianjie met with Xiang Huaru in Hong Kong City today. They probably also talked about this matter. Tomorrow Li Lianjie will rush to the capital to meet Zhang Yimou.
Meet."
If Li Lianjie really wanted to shoot a hero, then on a problem like this, his boss's chance of success is not very high.
Therefore, under such a situation, Sister Fang Fang is actually still worried about Ye Ming's role.
Ye Ming thought for a moment and then said: "It's hard to answer this question. Although there is investment, it won't be hundreds of millions. The only obstacle for Li Lianjie to star is his salary. His current salary is between five million and five million."
Six million, almost. If I invite him now, it will only cost six million US dollars.
But such a salary is impossible for the Hero crew to come up with. Therefore, in such a situation, he can only have a chance to star by lowering his salary. If this is the calculation, then if Li Lianjie really wants to
Ah, if I star in this movie, my only option is to lower my salary.
My opportunity is actually here. Li Lianjie himself refused to lower the salary, so I had the opportunity to play a role like this."
The initiative on this issue is not in Ye Ming's hands, which makes Ye Ming feel very depressed.
Sister Fang Fang thought for a while and said: "The issue of remuneration is really difficult for Li Lianjie. His salary in Hollywood is 6 million. If he dares to lower his salary when he comes back, it will not be easy for him to get along in Hollywood."
Therefore, in such a situation, he will definitely consider this matter carefully. If you can't win the protagonist, what do you think of the supporting role in such a matter?"
If you can't play the leading role, it would actually be easier if you consider supporting roles.
Like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ye Ming is also a supporting role, but he also steals Zhou Runfa's role. This time, Sister Fang Fang actually thinks that for Ye Ming, this is a good role.
If the opportunity is to grab the protagonist, it is the best, but if there is no protagonist, then grabbing the supporting role is actually a good result.
Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "Let's fight for the protagonist first. At my position, I would not be willing to not fight for the protagonist of Yixia. At that time, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I was not qualified to compare with Zhou Runfa. After all, he
I gave you too much for your high status.
But now it seems that my status has been greatly improved. Although there is no way to compare with the three elder brothers, except for the three of them, I believe that my influence is still relatively large internationally.
Therefore, now I still have a certain chance to compete for this role. If I have a chance but give up, then I will not forgive myself for such a problem. I feel that
Very depressed."
This is the reason why Ye Ming insists. He wants to make progress, improve his acting skills, and go to the 20 million salary club in Hollywood. Therefore, in times like this, no matter what it is, he must always find ways to improve himself.
Acting and influence.
Therefore, the protagonist of the hero is a role that I really hope to win. If I want to give up without fighting for it, then Ye Ming will be a little unwilling to do anything about such a thing.
Although Li Lianjie is powerful, that doesn't mean he has no chance at all.