How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 580: Finalizing the role and two miscalculations by Di Li Zi

After seeing that Zhang Nan chose the project of "The Wolf of Wall Street" and gave that "The Wolf of Wall Street" has a better chance of winning than "The Great Gatsby".

Xiao Lizi once again confirmed that Zhang Nan's quick reading of the script before was indeed not to fool people, but to really read it.

"No problem, which role do you want to play?" DiCaprio asked.

Zhang Nan thought for a moment.

There are not many roles in "The Wolf of Wall Street" that make him more profound. There is only one protagonist played by DiCaprio, then the fat man who started a business with the protagonist, and then the manager who led DiCaprio into the financial industry at the beginning of the film. , and finally there is the FBI agent who is against the protagonist.

Oh, by the way, there is also a bullied character, the employee who was fired after cleaning the fish tank on the day of the stock issuance, and his goldfish was eaten by the fat man.

First of all, the offended employee was eliminated, and secondly, the agent Zhang Nan didn't like it very much, so the roles of Fatty and Manager were left.

But Fatty has too many roles. With his current worth, the crew of "The Wolf of Wall Street" may not be able to afford him!

"How about this role?" Zhang Nan nodded to the manager's name in the script.

Xiao Lizi took a look. He knew the script well and immediately knew which role Zhang Nan had chosen and what roles it had. Then he compared it with the current Zhang Nan.

What this financial industry manager wants is the temperament of a big boss, and Zhang Nan is definitely the leading boss in Hollywood.

Even in the financial industry, Zhang Nan's status is not low.

The performance of Longbow Film and Television Fund over the years has been quite good.

"It suits you very well." Xiao Lizi nodded.

"I chose it myself and it is definitely suitable for me, but the question now is - I am not cheap. Can the crew of [The Wolf of Wall Street] afford me?" Zhang Nan said bluntly.

Xiao Lizi's face froze when he heard this.

Obviously, he also remembered Zhang Nan's current salary for horror films - 1500 million US dollars per minute, as well as box office and peripheral profit sharing.

The total investment in the "Wolf of Wall Street" project is only US$100 million.

Even if you calculate it, it's not enough to invite Zhang Nan to make a seven-minute cameo.

"I... try to think of a way. This film stars me and is directed by Martin Scorsese. Now that you are joining the film, it shouldn't be difficult to get some investment from Paramount." Xiao Xiao Li Zi said with a somewhat difficult tone.

Seeing this, Zhang Nan kindly reminded: "If it still falls short in the end, you can ask my Longbow Film and Television Fund for help to sell the profit-making contract of the film through an appointment. Anyway, the purpose of making this film is... Competing for prizes is not about making money, as long as the movie can be made."

After hearing Zhang Nan's words, Xiao Lizi's face became even stiffer, "After all, we still have to make some money, and we can't completely lose money."

"Xiao Lizi, if you really want to make money from movies, make commercial films. With your box-office appeal in literary and artistic films, commercial films will definitely be better!" Zhang Nan suggested to Xiao Lizi.

And Zhang Nan's words are indeed true. DiCaprio and Nolan have made "Inception" a global box office of more than 700 million and nearly 800 million US dollars, which shows DiCaprio's box office appeal. It's still pretty good.

At this time, Xiao Lizi's face darkened when he heard Zhang Nan's words.

Because he also thought about returning to the road of commercial films.

After all, he was jealous when he saw Robert Downey Jr. and Johnny Depp, whom he had previously despised, take off and replace Tom and Will in Hollywood.

But after so many years, in order to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, he has been deeply involved in literary films for many years and has paid a huge amount of money. It is difficult to look back.

And another thing is that now that he persists in going forward, he can still have a position as an artistic star in Hollywood.

If it really returns to commercial films but ends up not starring Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr., it would be a huge disgrace and it would fall down the list. "The Oscar-winning actor statuette is now my obsession." DiCaprio responded with a weak reason.

Zhang Nan didn't know what to say when he heard this, and he just mentioned it casually. After all, DiCaprio still has commercial value. If he can be fooled into returning to the field of commercial films, then he will definitely be able to get a handle on projects starring him.

"By the way, I see that my scenes in the script are all indoor scenes. Do you think I can put the filming location in the Mainland? You know my current situation, and it's not easy to travel back and forth between North America and the Mainland."

Zhang Nan asked Xiao Lizi, please, and then added a guarantee: "If my role can be placed in the mainland, you can rest assured about the quality of the shooting location, whether it is the financial center of Pengcheng or the financial center of Magic City, I will I can all talk to you.”

Hearing Zhang Nan's proposal, Xiao Lizi was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, he found that what Zhang Nan said was indeed right. Most of Zhang Nan's roles were played indoors, and the venue requirements were only luxurious high-rise buildings. That's it.

"It should be no problem, but I have to discuss it with director Martin Scorsese. He also wants to win an Oscar for Best Director with this film. The requirements for the venue may be more realistic."

DiCaprio didn't dare to vouch for Zhang Nan, because he had worked with Martin Scorsese on "The Departed" and knew that director Martin Scorsese had a bad temper and was very stubborn, demanding many of the film's arrangements. Realistic.

But DiCaprio was wrong about this. After he mentioned Zhang Nan's request to Martin Scorsese, Martin Scorsese agreed without any resistance at all.

They even changed the shooting location to the mainland, with some high-sounding reasons: This unrealistic location change is an artistic metaphor and tribute to postmodernism...

At first, DiCaprio was fooled, but he finally came to his senses after Martin Scorsese treated Zhang Nan like a little brother.

What is the art of riding a horse?

European and American capitalism has never paid attention to art, only money.

obviously.

The amount of money that Zhang Nan can influence in the film and television industry is an astronomical figure. As long as you have a good relationship with Zhang Nan, you will never be short of money. This is famously described by Steven Spielberg's "Dwarf". "Lord of the Chronicles" series, David Yates's "Voldemort" series, Michael Bay's "Transformers" series, Peter Jackson's "The Legend of Sauron" series, the proof is clear.

"Okay, I'll wait for the news from you."

Seeing that DiCaprio had already given such an answer, Zhang Nan didn't want to be entangled anymore, so he changed the topic: "Have you found all the actors for the [The Great Gatsby] project? If not, I Can I recommend a few of my artists to you? Can you choose? I really can’t give you a chance to audition and let the director take a look. If you don’t get selected, it won’t affect the relationship between us brothers.”

Xiao Lizi: "..."

He regretted giving Zhang Nan two projects to choose from.

Because judging from the current atmosphere, he could not refuse Zhang Nan's reasonable request.

After all, Zhang Nan had just agreed to make a cameo in his new film, and what he was asking for was an audition opportunity, so it would be rude to refuse again.

And there is something in Zhang Nan's words.

Not being selected won't affect our relationship, but if you don't even give me a chance to be selected, it will.

"The most I can do is give a recommendation to the director." DiCaprio thought for a while and pushed this difficult multiple-choice question to the director of "The Great Gatsby".

What he wants is to do enough to save face, but what about the final result~

It can only be said that he miscalculated again.

[The Great Gatsby] director Baz Luhrmann, when he saw the extra stack of audition lists, he wanted to get angry at first, but when he found out that it was the artist recommended by Zhang Nan, his attitude immediately changed.

no way.

Baz Luhrmann is an Australian. In recent years, in the exclusive Hollywood literary and artistic film industry, he has relied on his talent to gain a foothold. It has been quite difficult. He has been nominated for several Oscars, but he has really not made any money. how much!

If there is an opportunity to catch up with Zhang Nan, he will not let it go.

(End of this chapter)