They are all too deep into the drama!

Chapter 642 The stressed old white man

Due to the ample funding, the cast of Now You See Me is pretty good.

Except for Huo Mingjie who plays the protagonist, the rest of the actors are basically familiar Hollywood actors.

Morgan Freeman, who played the black old man in "The Shawshank Redemption", and Michael Caine, who played the old butler in "Batman"...

This movie has another hidden protagonist, who is ostensibly an agent of Forberle, but secretly the mastermind behind summoning the Four Horsemen.

In the movie, he has to battle wits and courage with the leader of the Four Knights, played by Huo Mingjie, and his true identity is not revealed until the last moment.

Such an important role was played by Nicolas Cage.

This guy started working to pay off his debts this year, and he is willing to take any job as long as people are willing to pay.

Even if he had to play a supporting role with Huo Mingjie, a young man who was "new to Hollywood", he would be willing to do so...

In fact, there was no heroine in the movie at the beginning. There was not a single female character among the four knights. It was a purely male drama.

But in order to attract attention, one of the four horsemen was replaced by a female actress, who performed a water tank escape magic at the beginning of the movie.

For this kind of body-showing role, the crew chose Megan Fox, who was hailed as a sexy goddess because of her body-showing performance at the beginning of "Transformers".

She was just kicked out because she offended the film producer, and she didn't even get to act in Transformers 3...

Just by picking and piecing together the information, New MGM managed to put together a star-studded and impressive crew for Huo Mingjie!

Huo Mingjie is actually a bit underwhelming here, after all, his fame in Europe and the United States is just so-so. He is the kind of person who has many fans who like his looks, but his background is very shallow.

But almost nothing happened during the filming process. The most difficult thing was actually the actors' mistakes in the magic performance shots.

After all, I just learned a few tricks before the shooting, so it is inevitable that some problems will occur during the shooting...

Apart from that, there were no other problems and the shooting progressed very quickly!

As for why these Hollywood stars didn’t want to “bully” Huo Mingjie, an outsider?

In order to support his boss, Leon, the new president of MGM, simply took on the role of producer himself and stayed on the crew!

Huo Mingjie certainly couldn't suppress these Hollywood stars just by his fame. But the capital behind him could completely make them obey...

Today, Leon has finally removed the word "temporary" from his title, and with the support of Huo Mingjie, he has officially taken over as the president of the new MGM!

The first film after the reorganization of the new MGM, "Skyfall", also had its world premiere some time ago.

The results obtained are quite surprising!

The box office revenue in North America alone reached 2.9 million US dollars.

The global box office statistics have not yet been released, but estimates from all parties are that the final total box office will reach 1 billion US dollars!

This box office performance is better than that of "Inception".

I can only say that movies can really make money by relying on "sentiment"!
Even though this movie can only be considered as passing, it easily reaped a huge amount of box office revenue thanks to the "007" brand.

This is why everyone is trying to develop some IP, and even Green Shade Media is trying this year...

With such achievements, Leon, the elite old white man, finally got what he wanted and officially became the president of the new MGM with Huo Mingjie's nod! The movie "007" has a large audience and a higher exposure rate.

Logically speaking, Huo Mingjie, who also starred in the film, should gain more fame just like his previous role in "Inception".

But things didn't go so smoothly!
A stunningly handsome Asian face appeared in the movie "007" and played the role of "Dr. Q", which did cause some discussion and brought some attention.

Even in mainland China, fans were excited and congratulated their idol for once again starring in a Hollywood blockbuster.

However, the charm of the character "Dr. Q" is not as good as that of "Fisher, the heir to the energy empire" in "Inception".

Although it caused a lot of discussion, it only helped Huo Mingjie become more familiar to European and American audiences, and did not cause any qualitative change in his fame...

Leon, who has just officially assumed the position of president, is most likely worried that his position will be unstable because this role has not brought his boss the same level of fame as before.

So he quickly found Huo Mingjie who was filming peacefully in the crew, and patted his chest to assure:
"Boss, you don't have to worry about it. We at New MGM can provide you with more resources now!"

I have to say that Leon, this elite old white man, has some skills.

MGM, which was originally on the decline, has clearly regained some of its former glory under his leadership over the past year or so.

Not only the "007" film series, he also started filming "The Hobbit" last year, and continues to participate in cooperation with several other major Hollywood companies.

The resources now in the hands of the new MGM are no longer as scarce as they were when it was just reorganized.

Now, even if he doesn't rely on Huo Mingjie's additional investment to make himself the leading actor, just by exchanging resources within Hollywood, he can easily get Huo Mingjie into major Hollywood crews to make him a familiar face!

In order to prove the authenticity of his words, Leon quickly continued:
"Boss, is there a movie you'd really like to be a part of?"

"Jurassic Park series, or Transformers series? These are projects that are planned to be launched this year or next year. I can definitely help you get involved."

Looking at Leon's flattering attitude of showing loyalty and goodwill, Huo Mingjie couldn't help but touch his nose feeling guilty.

Previously, Huo Mingjie had been using the position of "President" to keep Leon, the old white man, hanging, and it seemed that the old guy was a little stressed out.

It seemed as if he was afraid that if he was not careful, Huo Mingjie would take his position again.

“Leon, you don’t have to do this…” Huo Mingjie said helplessly.

Leon suddenly understood what he said and said:

"Yes, boss, maybe you don't want to play a supporting role."

"I remember Marvel has Chinese heroes. Do you need me to think of a way..."

Marvel's Chinese heroes?
Isn't that just the somewhat disgusting Shang-Chi?
Huo Mingjie paused, then turned to look at Leon and said in a deep voice:

"No, I don't care about the celebrity status... But don't mention that Chinese hero in Marvel anymore, I don't like him very much!"

Leon blinked when he heard that, and then finally closed his mouth.

Well, it seems the boss doesn’t like Marvel…

(End of this chapter)