You can't imagine the happiness of the group performance

Chapter 371 All Things
Jiang Yan didn't go into details about the copyright issue, because even if it is going to be filmed, it will not be until the second half of next year.

So after talking about this, Jiang Yan directly asked about "Slaying the Wolf".

"Slaying the Wolf" was completed on September 9th, and now it's time to start promoting it.

Wu Jing will finish her role in "Born Out" in a few days and then come to Hong Kong. It will be released around the end of October.

For "Slaying the Wolf", Jiang Yan still said that the box office should not be too ugly, so the film schedule is very important.

So after Wang Jin came out, he went directly to Xie Tingfeng's company. Boss Yang was already waiting.

That night, Jiang Yan drank with Boss Yang, and Boss Yang arranged for Jiang Yan to receive female stars.

But Jiang Yan refused, I am a gentleman!
After returning home, Zhou Zhiruo was already waiting in the villa covered with flowers.

For birthdays, it has to be romantic, so spending hundreds of thousands on flowers and hundreds of thousands on jewelry is a trivial matter.

That night, although Jiang Yan had made Zhou Zhiruo angry several times in the cycle of "Dark War", but tonight was still full of passion.

Early the next morning, Zhou Zhiruo, who had a sweet dream all night, woke up and wished Jiang Yan a good morning.

Jiang Yan was full of doubts, why is Zhou Zhiruo more relaxed than usual today?
But he didn't think much about it, just enjoy it. . .

So the two of them didn't get out of bed much in the morning, and they didn't go out until the afternoon.

Zhou Zhiruo went to the crew, while Jiang Yan went directly to Yuan Heping.

Actors with action scenes in "Kill Bill" have been practicing in Yuan Heping's practice room for two weeks.

Except for Li Binbin, the leading role has not changed, and the rest of the important roles are the same, but Chiba Shinichi did not come, he has no action scenes, so he will go directly to Hengdian when the time comes.

When he came to Yuan Heping's practice room, the first thing Jiang Yan saw was a tall woman practicing with a knife.

After a closer look, it turned out to be Uma Thurman, the original heroine of "Kill Bill".

The power of time and space is huge, "Kill Bill" was two years ahead of schedule, and the heroine still fell on her.

But the reason for it is normal to think about it. Uma Thurman and Quentin have cooperated for a long time.

Uma played the role of "Masha's wife Mia" in "Pulp Fiction" in 94, and contributed the classic scene with "Vincent and Mia dancing on stage", so Quentin can still choose her this time It makes sense.

Seeing Jiang Yan coming, Quentin was the first to greet him.

The two haven't seen each other for several months. After meeting this time, Quentin came up with a bear hug, and then called him master.

"In Xiangjiang, no one treats Master like this." Jiang Yan teased with a smile.

Quentin immediately gave Jiang Yan another fist, and then smiled and began to introduce the current situation.

When the project was finalized a few months ago, Jiang Yan told Quentin that in addition to the appointment of individual actors and part of the soundtrack for "Kill Bill", the rest of the cast appointments, including the director and even the editing rights, were given to Quentin.

Quentin is naturally very grateful for this, but he also understands the ways of the world, so he naturally needs to explain to Jiang Yan why he chose these actors.

"Uma Thurman, I've worked with her before."

Quentin first invited Uma to introduce Jiang Yan.

"Hi Joey, I like your song very much." Uma greeted Jiang Yan with a smile.

"Hi Ms. Thurman." Jiang Yan responded politely.

Quentin went on to introduce the basic situation of the heroine. It is good or bad, the acting is spiritual, and the various roles are also very strong.

It's true, Uma's short hair image in "Pulp Fiction" is indeed amazing, smart and charming, but who would have thought that this is a woman who is more than 1.8 meters tall in reality?
So this girl's plasticity is indeed very strong, or Quentin's excavation of her is indeed very strong.

But looking at her and Quentin's appearance, Jiang Yan could tell at a glance that there was something wrong between them.

Jiang Yan looked at Quentin meaningfully, but said nothing.

However, Quentin understood the meaning, so he pulled Jiang Yan over and explained in a low voice with a smile: "I would like to, but trust me, she will be fine."

"But she seems to have won the Golden Raspberry Worst Actress last year, right?" Jiang Yan asked with a smile.

In 1998, Uma starred in the action film "The Avenger" and won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress.

A worst heroine definitely has an impact on the film.

So if Jiang Yan wants to change, the reason is actually justified.

Quentin became anxious: "...There is a reason for this, let's talk about master, we agreed, I will decide the casting, and the contract has been signed."

Jiang Yan shrugged and said, "You know, I'm not short of money."

"Well, master, you have to believe me, I chose her after thousands of choices, definitely not by such dirty rules!" Quentin swore immediately, but his eyes were still a little flustered.

Jiang Yan's playfulness soared again, and he gave him a stare.

Quentin blinked, then sighed and said: "Well, I admit that there is such a reason, but I really think she is the most suitable, in fact, if it doesn't matter, I will choose her too, you don't even know How hard she works, her temperament and acting skills are also very compatible, her father is also a Buddhist, she has a mysterious oriental temperament, when she wields a samurai sword..."

Quentin blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, which made Jiang Yan fully understand that Quentin is serious, and the so-called rules are just a way to tease him.

But even if he doesn't confess, Jiang Yan has no objection, the original version is her, who else can he replace?

Of course, the most important thing is that he thoroughly explored the most important role of "the gaze of the wise teacher".

Hollywood is full of treachery, cultures and races are different, and the way of doing things is very different from that of the mainland.

And Jiang Yan doesn't have the energy of the mainland, so with this skill, he can eliminate many misunderstandings and avoid being "taken for granted".

Let's be honest, don't play those fancy games, it will be very good for Jiang Yan's future development.

"Master, you have to trust me." Quentin finally said aggrievedly.

Jiang Yan patted Quentin on the shoulder with a smile and said, "I didn't say I don't believe you, I just want to say, how cool it would be if we could transform the worst heroine into a heroine who exploded Hollywood! right?"

"Master, do you really think so?" Quentin was overjoyed immediately.

"Of course." The corner of Jiang Yan's mouth curled up, looking at Quentin and adding, "The premise is that her sword skills can pass the test, so why don't you come and fight with me?"

"No problem, wait a minute!"

Seeing this, Quentin felt a chill down his back, "Why me?"

Jiang Yan laughed: "I don't hit women, come on, let me see how much you have improved."

Quentin was in a hurry: "Don't, save face!"

"Okay, then I'll take it easy."

"..."

. . . . . . .

After a fight with Quentin, and after talking with the actors for a while, Jiang Yan went directly to the bank.

This time he had to sign a loan in the past, and told Quentin that he was not short of money, but in fact he is really short of money now.

The total investment budget of "Kill Bill" is 7000 million US dollars, of which the production cost is 4500 million US dollars.

Since the proportion of shooting in the mainland is larger than that of the original time and space, the production cost is about 1000 million lower than that of the original time and space.

The 7000 million US dollars of Jin Jiangyan's Stars and Seas accounted for 70%, and the rest was shared by Warner and other investors.

Originally, Warner just wanted to participate in the distribution, after all, the film was not attractive to them at first.

In 99, big heroine films were not very popular, or the film company did not find that this type of film would explode.

In addition, this is a nondescript oriental kung fu movie, the only thing to watch is the blood, so Warner positioned it as a horror and bloody kung fu movie.

When it comes out for review, it will basically be NC-17, that is, the kind that cannot be watched under the age of 17.

This kind of film is said to make money, there must be a market, but investing 7000 million is completely two concepts.

With such a high investment in bloody movies, can they make money?

But then Jiang Yan's album exploded, and Jiang Yan hired director Quentin, and "This Man From Earth" exploded.

This gave Warner a new understanding of Jiang Yan's vision, so his attitude changed drastically and he decided to invest directly.

In fact, some of Warner's top executives wanted to invest in full, but even if it passed, Jiang Yan would not agree.

Mutual benefit and win-win, don’t you want to make money for a long time? I always think about what it means to have my copyright in one pot.

So in the end Jiang Yan remained firm, but the financial pressure of nearly 5000 million US dollars is not a joke.

Before Jiang Yan invested more than 2000 million in Penguin, 100 million US dollars from Boss Ma, a total of nearly 2000 million in various TV dramas, and nearly 5000 million in Star Technology.

Although "Small Bags", "Peerless Two Pride" and "Extreme Challenge" have made a lot of money, they are still not enough, and there is still a shortfall of 3000 million US dollars.

Judging from Jiang Yan's current theoretical income, this money is absolutely no problem.

However, although this year's "DNA2" and "Joey" made a lot of money, it will take some time to get the share of the remaining 2000 million US dollars in the album.

Similarly, the current total sales of "The Man From Earth" has exceeded 6000 million, and Jiang Yan's income seems to be more than 2000 million US dollars, but it still takes time to get the share.

The previous advertising endorsement and other income have already entered the stock market. Now the U.S. stock market changes every day. If you take out one yuan, it is equivalent to earning five yuan less in the next few months, so naturally you can’t withdraw it, or even pledge it.

So Jiang Yan can only be transferred from place to place at present.

The best partner film company, movie theaters and various newspapers, but these add up to less than 1000 million US dollars.

So the rest of Jiang Yan can only borrow money.

2000 million U.S. dollars is not a small amount, so Jiang Yan directly pledged Xiangjiang Cinema, villas, newspapers and some stocks in Hong Kong stocks of Hong Kong.

The money was finally enough, and there was a little more, which was enough to invest in "Lan Yu" and "Small Bag 2".

There is not much money left, and the next days of Stars and Seas may be stressful, but as long as three months later, the U.S. stock market will usher in a big harvest, and it will not even take three months. Achievements will come down and all problems will be solved by then.

After securing the money, on October 10th, Jiang Yan left Hong Kong to start a guest tour.

(End of this chapter)