Chapter 1137: Li Lianjie's Ambition of the Wind Whisperer
There was a secret audition for Zhang Yimou's movie "Hero". Ye Ming, a big star of the new generation, competed with Li Lianjie, a senior, on the same stage. Although it is said that Xinhua Noodle Company has done a better job of keeping secrets, it is impossible.
No leaks at all.√∟,
In the end, everyone finally knew about this matter, and now, there is only one thing that everyone is most concerned about when it comes to such an issue, and that is whether Ye Ming or Li Lianjie will appear in the movie.
In such a situation, in fact, everyone is more optimistic about Li Lianjie. This is a question of appeal. Ye Ming's international appeal is indeed not as good as Li Lianjie.
As a capital investor, Zhang Weiping, although he is doing a proposition essay, it would be better if Peony Stone could make more money. In fact, proposition essays do not worry about losing money, but they worry about how much they can make.
Therefore, in the end, as expected, as most people thought, the news from the Xinhua side was that Li Lianjie would star in Heroes, and both parties would hold a press conference in a short time to announce the cooperation.
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This news is quite popular in the entertainment industry. Most people are paying attention to this issue. At the same time, everyone is more concerned about Li Lianjie's salary.
It is said that Jet Li's salary in Hollywood is now five to six million US dollars. In such a situation, no matter how it is said, everyone believes that Jet Li's salary cannot be that high. On this point
Well, the two parties didn't have much explanation about the issue of remuneration, and they kept silent.
In fact, Zhang Weiping was also very angry at this time because everyone just couldn't reach an agreement on the salary issue. Li Lianjie's asking price was obviously too high. Did he regard this place as Hollywood?
The asking price is 6 million. Of course, Li Lianjie actually charges this price in Hollywood, and people don’t ask for much. If in Hollywood, Li Lianjie now stars in a movie without asking for this price, he may be investigated by the Screen Actors Guild.
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After all, actors have a certain price, and there is an unspoken rule for what price an actor of any level will charge. If your price is too low, how will other actors ask for it? But at this time, we are in the Mainland,
In China, such a price is almost impossible.
Zhang Weiping slapped the table and said: "Li Lianjie is too shameless. He has already agreed to cooperate, but does the attitude he shows at this time look like cooperation? We have already sent out the news.
, and Li Lianjie also sent out news that the contract will be signed soon, but he is still so persistent in asking for 6 million. Does he think it is possible?"
This is the reason why Zhang Weiping is very angry. In fact, at this time, when he expressed his intention to cooperate with Li Lianjie through his connections, Li Lianjie agreed very readily, but he did not give in at all on the issue of remuneration.
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Moreover, Zhang Weiping also discussed with Li Lianjie through acquaintances, hoping that Li Lianjie would make some concessions on the issue of remuneration, but no matter how he said it, on such an issue, Li Lianjie was like saying that a bastard eats iron.
You have to stick to it till the end. You just have no intention of giving in at all.
Zhang Yimou said slowly on the side: "Actually, I didn't want to do it like this at the beginning. What I meant was to let Ye Ming come out first and let Ye Ming play the leading role. In this case, we will take the initiative. Now, okay
Well, since everyone has expressed that Li Lianjie will star, then Li Lianjie obviously takes the initiative.
If it means that in such a good situation, he himself is unwilling to give in. This is also very normal. Because if it is me and I take the initiative at this time, then such a problem
It’s just the same attitude. I won’t give in easily.”
In fact, according to Zhang Yimou's attitude, even if Li Lianjie is invited to do this, the other party's pride must be suppressed first. If it is spread that Ye Mingai will star, in this case, he also wants to give Li Lianjie a beating and tell Li Lianjie that in fact you
It's not the only option. If you don't agree, then we can ask Ye Ming to star in something like this.
However, Zhang Weiping did not agree to such a thing in the end. Zhang Weiping believed that if he offended Li Lianjie to death over such an issue and asked Li Lianjie to return to the United States, the gain would outweigh the loss. And if it was announced that he might have an affair with Ye Ming
For cooperation, it doesn’t matter whether Ye Ming will agree to be the trustee. It means that Ye Ming agrees. But if Li Lianjie leaves because of this, it will also be a loss for Xinhuamian Film and Television Company.
Therefore, Zhang Weiping did not agree to Zhang Yimou's method.
At this moment, Zhang Weiping said helplessly: "I didn't expect this outcome. I thought that since Li Lianjie agreed to cooperate, everyone could always reach a consensus on the salary.
The mainland market is also very big. I believe Li Lianjie will not give up easily. But I did not expect that Li Lianjie is so stubborn and has no chance of giving in on such an issue.
If we had known this earlier, we would not have announced this matter."
Now Xinhua Noodles is actually in a difficult situation. Almost everyone in the entertainment industry knows that Li Lianjie is going to cooperate with New Picture Film and Television Company.
Therefore, this is an arrow that has to be fired. This is a very good conspiracy. It is a conspiracy that Li Lianjie forced Xinhuamian Film and Television Company.
Zhang Yimou said with some worry: "What do you want to do about this matter? If we don't agree, then it's impossible to sign the contract based on the attitude of the other side.
However, it seems that the attitude there was not so tough at the beginning. It can be seen from Li Lianjie's attitude that he came back for the audition. At this time, Li Lianjie also hopes to have such a role.
Therefore, at this time, I think there must be some reason unknown to us that makes Li Lianjie behave like this. If we can find out such a problem, then there is still a possibility of a comeback."
As a director, he does have his own opinions on such an issue. The key point for Zhang Yimou is to see the change in Li Lianjie's attitude. If he says that Li Lianjie is unwilling to cooperate, then he simply means that he will not come back to audition.
, since Li Lianjie can come back to audition, it means that he is still willing to cooperate.
But on such a question, why did Li Lianjie's attitude change so much? This is the key to the problem. Zhang Weiping was about to investigate this matter, when someone from the company sent over the latest news,
It was a piece of news in Hollywood. The news was very simple, but after seeing the content, Zhang Weiping was so angry that he was so angry. This Li Lianjie was so unkind.
Zhang Weiping cursed and said: "This bastard is so outrageous. No wonder he reluctantly agreed to our request. His relationship has other goals."
It is definitely a very rare thing to make Zhang Weiping so angry. Zhang Yimou took the note from Zhang Weiping and after seeing the news above, he was really angry to death.
The above news is very simple, but this news is very unpleasant. Because the above Hollywood entertainment news only contains two or three lines of content.
It probably means that during this period of time, Wu Yusen will start filming a movie called "Wind Whisperer". This is a big war-themed movie. At this time, it is said that he intentionally invited Li Lianjie
Participate, the two parties are negotiating.
Emotions were an important reason why Li Lianjie did not readily agree to meet Xinhua. One thing Zhang Yimou said was right, that is, at a time like this, Li Lianjie did say that he had made other moves.
John Ng. Hollywood, [Windtalker]. This is a sign of a big production. Even in Hollywood, Windtalker is considered a blockbuster.
Therefore, at a time like this, if Li Lianjie can participate in the filming, even if he is not a protagonist, it will be quite beneficial to increase his popularity in Hollywood.
Therefore, at this time, Zhang Yimou said helplessly: "This is really interesting. Li Lianjie is eating from the bowl and looking at the pot. Such behavior is very frowned upon in the entertainment industry.
Shameful. Otherwise, we should ask Li Lianjie what he thinks. If he doesn't want to cooperate, then he should think of other ways."
At this time, Zhang Weiping was also quite depressed. He wanted to invite Li Lianjie to star in this movie. After all, it seems that in action movies, Cheng Long and Li Lianjie are China's signature characters. Without Cheng Long,
Being able to take on such a powerful action scene, Li Lianjie was almost the obvious choice.
That's why Zhang Weiping was so humble and hoped that Li Lianjie could join his movie. However, he never expected that Li Lianjie would play such an infernal game with him. This was too deceptive.
And this news spread almost in a short period of time. Many reporters came to call, hoping to interview Zhang Weiping or Zhang Yimou. I wanted to ask them both their opinions on this question.
Did Li Lienjie say that he would appear in the movie "Hero", or did he say that he would appear in Wu Yusen's "Wind Talker"?
For the Chinese entertainment industry, this matter is almost certain to make headlines. Some reporters even went directly to the Xinhua Noodle Company without giving any face, hoping to interview Zhang Weiping or Zhang Yimou on the spot and ask them questions.
This is my perspective on the issue.
In fact, if we talk about Li Lianjie's attitude when he is like this, then there is nothing wrong with Li Lianjie when he is like this. After all, Li Lianjie has not signed any contract with the Hero crew, but he is just saying that he wants to sign a contract with the Hero crew.
That's all.
Therefore, Li Lianjie actually does not have any legal responsibility for such an issue.
As long as there is no contract signed, an intention is always an intention. It just means that sometimes, it will be morally condemned.
But if Li Lianjie can get a good role in a movie like "Windtalker" in Hollywood, it will enhance his influence even more than starring in "Heroes".
In fact, he wanted to star in "Heroes" just to increase his leverage in Hollywood. Now if he has an olive branch from a big Hollywood production like "Windtalker", then "Heroes" will break his promise,
It seems to be human nature.
But this is a big blow to Zhang Weiping. Zhang Weiping has always advocated using Li Lianjie as the leading role. This has been affirmed by the people above. After all, Li Lianjie also has considerable influence in the world. Please Li Lianjie
If you play the leading role, the movie will be able to quickly open up the market in the United States.
It can be said that Zhang Weiping and Li Lianjie were sitting on the same boat, but now Li Lianjie abandoned the boat and ran away, leaving Zhang Weiping alone in the boat, and before leaving, he smashed a big hole in the boat.
Therefore, Zhang Weiping was very angry and contacted Li Lianjie's agent, that fat American.
After the call was answered, the fat American seemed as if nothing had happened. He said with a smile: "Manager Zhang, I don't know what happened when you called me. Did you mean that you have already thought about it? If you mean
If we think about it well, we can sign the contract on time. This result will be better for everyone."
At this time, the American fat man is still thinking about being able to take it all. If he can get a role in "Windtalker" and star in a movie like "Hero", then this result will be great for Li Lianjie.
The best result.
But this matter, the fat man in America just thinks about it. Nothing in the world can have the best of both worlds. At least for Li Lianjie now, it is impossible for him to have the best of both worlds. Zhang Weiping came here this time to investigate the crime, so,
When he spoke, he was naturally not polite at all.
At this moment, Zhang Weiping said in a low voice: "Mr. John, didn't we agree that Li Lianjie will star in our movie "Hero"? But the news I heard is that Mr. Li Lianjie seems to be starring in other movies in Hollywood.
Are you going to play a new role in the movie? I wonder if the news I got is true?"