Huayu’s ex-husband

Chapter 107 106. Exchange "The King of Kung Fu" for "Painted Skin"

Wei Wu was already ready to refuse, but Wang Zhonglei's next words still gave him a little shock:

“Recently we have reached a cooperation agreement with Lionsgate Pictures in Hollywood and are preparing to shoot a fantasy-themed action film.

"The investment is expected to be US$70 million, and Jet Li and Jackie Chan have already confirmed the starring roles and participated in the investment. We at Huayi have also won part of the investment rights, as well as the distribution rights for the entire Greater China region...

"This movie is about to start casting. It has nothing to do with us to choose an American actor for the male lead, but we are going to choose a young and beautiful Asian face for the heroine.

"The current director has been confirmed to be Rob Minkoff, the director of "The Lion King". We have communicated with Director Minkoff. Currently, the most suitable candidate for the heroine in all aspects should be Liu Yifei.

"If coupled with our Huayi's strong support, she is basically a sure shot at winning this role! What do you think of this gift?"

Well, I don’t think so.

In fact, as soon as Wang Zhonglei opened his mouth, Wei Wu basically knew what movie he was talking about, and he wanted to stand up and leave.

It's a pity that I can't leave.

So he could only listen to his fart patiently and watch his face glowing with red light. To be honest, Wei Wu had no fluctuations in his heart and even wanted to laugh.

Then again, as long as Wei Wu is not a reborn person, he might really be fooled into it by his big pie!

After all, it does sound quite tempting, with an investment of 500 million yuan, starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and released in North America... Look at this pie, it's big and round!

And although Wang Zhonglei's words are mixed with a certain amount of water, there is actually nothing wrong with it.

That is the last sentence. If there is strong support from Huayi, Liu Tianxian is indeed very likely to get this role. After all, this has been tested by reality!

Of course, Huayi definitely doesn't have such a big weight in casting.

As far as Wei Wu knows, Huayi did participate in the investment in this movie, but the investment share is relatively small, about 15%, no more than 20% at most. Anyway, it is certain that there is no investment from J\u0026J, the company jointly owned by Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Much.

Of course, Huayi still has some say, after all, the strong dragon can't overpower the local snake! The reason why Lionsgate Pictures is willing to transfer its investment share to find Huayi to cooperate is naturally because it has taken a fancy to the Chinese film market.

They found Jet Li and Jackie Chan, Liu Tianxian and Li Bingbing, and adapted "Journey to the West" as a prototype. In the final analysis, isn't it just to make Chinese movie audiences buy it?

If this movie wants to achieve a good box office in mainland China, of course it has to rely on local snake Huayi.

In other words, although Huayi does not have the right to make decisions, she at least has the right to recommend certain actors. Otherwise, how did she choose Li Bingbing?

Moreover, Wei Wu faintly heard a hint of threat from Wang Zhonglei's last words.

Because what he said can also be heard in reverse. If we at Huayi can help us, then Liu Tianxian is basically a sure shot.

But if we at Huayi are said to be a disservice, then Liu Tianxian will definitely not be able to choose him.

To put it bluntly, if Huayi wants Liu Tianxian to go, Liu Tianxian may not be sure to be chosen; but if Huayi does not want Liu Tianxian to go, then there is a high probability that she will not go.

If I can't help you succeed, can't I still do bad things?

After all, on one side of the scale are ordinary first-line actors with little box office appeal, and on the other side are partners involved in investment and distribution. Which one is more important, Lionsgate Pictures must still know clearly.

But if Wang Zhonglei wanted to use this to take advantage of Wei Wu, he really made the wrong calculation!

Because Wei Wu had no intention of letting Liu Tianxian go, who are you trying to scare with this?

If Liu Tianxian wants to develop in Hollywood in the future, Wei Wu has a lot of good books and projects that are at least ten times better than this movie. How can he look at a piece of crap like yours?

There is really no need to overestimate the overseas box office influence of this movie, opening up the North American market and so on.

The movie "The King of Kung Fu" in his previous life ranked 54th at the box office in North America this year. What kind of movie is this ranked highest?

Let's look at it by analogy with the domestic situation. In the same year, 2008, the 54th-ranked movie in the mainland box office was "Speed ​​Drift", the 53rd-ranked movie was "This Is Us", and the 55th-ranked movie was "Lake Monster".

Dare I ask how many people in China have seen these three movies? How many people still have an impression of the leading actor? Does this kind of film really help your career?

If you expect a movie with this kind of box office to become famous in Hollywood, isn't that just wishful thinking?

It can only be said that the influence of this movie in North America is better than nothing! And it just so happens that "Painted Skin" was a movie released in the same year as "King of Kung Fu".

In the previous life, "Painted Skin" ranked third with 232 million, and "The King of Kung Fu" ranked fifth with 171 million.

It’s not a big step up, but at least the reputation of “Painted Skin” is much better than that of “The King of Kung Fu”! And "Painted Skin" at least paid back its money.

Moreover, the movie "Painted Skin" also has certain practical significance. This is the dividing line marking the rise of mainland actors and the decline of Hong Kong and Taiwan artists.

Why is this movie, which is not particularly outstanding at the box office and does not have particularly outstanding ratings, still being talked about on the Chinese Internet many years later? Isn’t that the reason?

So unless Wei Wu is crazy, he would trade the heroine of "Painted Skin" for the heroine of "The King of Kung Fu".

What's more, he didn't want to get too close to Hua Yi in the first place. As long as they cooperated, it would naturally become unclear.

When the time comes, Huayi will go to Shu and take this as an opportunity to have deeper cooperation with Wei Wu. It will be hard for him to refuse.

Thinking of this, Wei Wu naturally no longer hesitated, but said firmly:

"Mr. Wang is like this. My plans for Liu Yifei are still internal first. She is still young and has an unstable foundation. She has no intention of expanding to Hollywood for the time being.

"So when it comes to "The King of Kung Fu", why don't you consider other people, and we won't participate."

Anyway, as long as Wei Wu doesn't agree today, then Hua Yi will get angry and do something bad. If Liu Tianxian goes to "The King of Kung Fu", there will definitely be no chance, so it is better to just talk about it.

Wang Zhonglei's expression was slightly astonished. He originally thought that his plan was a stroke of genius, and it was impossible for Wei Wu to disagree!

Because Wei Wu would obviously get more benefits from such a change, and he really couldn't think of any reason for Wei Wu to refuse.

Of course, Wang Zhonglei was not so kind to want to take advantage of Wei Wu. The main reason was that when they were casting, they preferred Liu Yifei, and Huayi was just doing it as a favor.

Doesn't Wang Zhonglei not want to recommend Li Bingbing? I just recommended it and was rejected! So I had to settle for a second female lead.

He originally thought that through his information gap, he could get a role from Wei Wu for nothing, but he didn't expect that this kid could still watch the meat on his lips and not eat it.

Wang Zhonglei couldn't help raising his voice and asked again:

"Are you sure? Do you want to discuss it with Liu Yifei again? Maybe she is willing to change it herself?"

Wei Wu shook his head and said: "No need, just this morning, Ms. Liu Xiaoli has obtained the authorization from Liu Yifei to officially sign the contract with our Shu Culture on her behalf."

Wei Wu's subtext is that Liu Tianxian is now a contracted artist under our company. As the boss, I just said it, so there was no need to ask for her opinion.

If Wei Wu really goes to seek Liu Tianxian's opinion now, and she doesn't know what will happen next, then there is a high probability that she herself is really willing to change!

If Wei Wu really asked her, and she agreed but Wei Wu didn't agree, then the young couple would still have conflicts!

So Wei Wu simply acted arbitrarily. Anyway, he is not overbearing once or twice. When the time comes, he will just find a way to appease Liu Tianxian.

In Wang Zhonglei's view, it is obviously a beneficial and harmless thing to Wei Wu, and it can be said to be a win-win situation.

He was obviously given enough face, but was rejected again and again by Wei Wu. Suddenly a look of anger appeared on his face, and he said with a long face and a cold tone:

"So, Mr. Wei is not prepared to accept Wang's kindness at all, and Wei Guo Pictures does not intend to be friends with Hua Yi..."

Blanch! Aren't you the one driving me from head to toe? Since when did labor and management want to be friends with you?

Do you still want to force me to submit? Why do you really think I'm afraid of you?

As long as Han Sanping can protect me and get through the weakest period in the early stage. It can take as short as two or three years, or as long as three to five years. When the wings of labor and management are hardened, you will be the first to deal with it.

Is Huayi very cool? That is to say, we were reborn a little late. If I had been reborn earlier, I would have pushed you to the ground and rubbed you crazily by now!

What's more, now that Huayi has not been listed on the market, if you have power but no money, you are just a paper tiger!

In two years' time, whether Huayi will be listed first or Wei Guo Pictures will land first, to be honest, we still don't know!

To be honest, even if things like today hadn't happened, Wei Wu and Wang Zhonglei would never have peed in the same pot.

The reason is simple, there is naked hatred between peers.

Huayi is the leading brother at the moment, but Wei Guo Pictures definitely wants to be the leading brother.

If you don't take down the eldest brother first, how can the younger brothers take over?

Just when the two sides were at war, and Wei Wu was hesitating whether to break up completely and push him back, there was a sudden knock on the door.

The three of them looked at the door at the same time, and saw Yu Dong suddenly leaning out half of his body, smiling honestly and saying:

"I'm sorry to bother you, but Master Wei Wu wants you to come over!"

Wei Wu naturally borrowed the donkey from the slope and stood up immediately and said to Wang Zhonglei:

"Since Third Master is looking for me, I'll go over first. Mr. Wang and Sister Bingbing, please do what you want!"

For Han Sanping's sake, Wang Zhonglei suppressed his anger and snorted, but Li Bingbing managed to squeeze out a smile and responded:

"Okay, then Director Wei, you can go over there, but don't keep Third Master waiting."

Wei Wu nodded, then patted his butt and left with Yu Dong...