Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

I have been busy with the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games for more than a month.

April 4st, April Fool's Day.

Gu Ming received a call and found out that the preliminary preparations for "Joker" had been completed with the joint efforts of everyone, so he came to the United States again.

This time, the destination is no longer Los Angeles, but New York, the largest city in the United States.

Jinsuo, a female member of the cast of "Joker" who doesn't have many roles, came to pick her up in person.

"You said you were coming today, and I thought you were playing an April Fool's joke on me."

"You mean you don't want me to come?" Gu Ming asked with a smile.

"How can it be possible?"

"I think so."

"Today is April Fool's Day, and I have every reason to suspect that you lied to me." Gu Ming and Jin Suo got into the car while chatting.

After chatting about what she knew about the crew.

Jinsuo couldn't help but think about it, "Director Gu, how much box office do you think this "Joker" can get?"

"One billion."

"Dollars?" Jinsuo was surprised.

"Could it be Rupee?"

"Director Gu, please stop joking with me. If I could be the titular heroine with a global box office of 1 billion, I wouldn't be able to sleep in the future."

"I am already satisfied to be the heroine of a film with a box office of over 500 million US dollars, or even over 700 million US dollars, like Sister Bingbing."

"Are you jealous?" Gu Ming smiled, "If I asked you to play "007" and she to play "Super Body", would you be happy?"

"Of course I will listen to Director Gu in everything!" Jin Suo smiled and avoided the question.

Let her choose.

If she had to choose, of course it would be "007" and "Superman".

But if I had to choose one, it would be "Super Body".

This film really gave her a surprise.

Although it only made $100 million at the box office in North America.

But globally it has exceeded 300 million.

A global box office of US$300 million!

Her heroine.

No matter what video I give her, she won’t change it.

"You are so cunning!" Gu Ming picked Jin Suo's chin, "Perform well this time! "Joker" is in a tight schedule, and I don't want anything to affect my filming schedule. If your performance is not up to standard and it affects the filming, I will spank you."

"Actually, I can still fight even if it doesn't affect the shooting."

"Pa." Gu Ming patted him, "Rewards and punishments are unclear, who do you think I am?"

……

That night, Gu Ming had a meal with the crew.

When it was his turn to clink glasses with Daniel Day-Lewis, who had lost a lot of weight for this film, he smiled and said, "Congratulations, you won the second Oscar in your life."

"I think we can still get the third one, and both of our dreams will come true."

"I will definitely do it!" They clinked their glasses and drank the wine in one gulp.

The next day, Gu Ming started filming "Joker".

There are no big scenes in this movie, the main thing is to watch the protagonist's performance.

Therefore, the male lead is the top priority.

Fortunately, Daniel's acting skills are trustworthy and are definitely among the best in Hollywood. He has also studied the role of Arthur before, and he is really easy to perform.

Arthur is a low-class person who makes a living by playing clowns. He lives a miserable life and has an old mother at home who has little ability to work.

And he himself suffers from a strange disease that causes him to laugh uncontrollably.

God closed a door for him and also closed the window.

Arthur made money by holding up billboards, but Gotham's folk customs were simple. The three young men couldn't bear the burden of Arthur holding up the billboards and took the billboards from his hand. Arthur chased after him. The three young men and Arthur Got into a fight. Of course, it was mainly Arthur who was beaten.

A colleague heard about Arthur being beaten and thoughtfully gave him a gun.

It was precisely because of this gun that Arthur lost his job.

After finally improving a little, my life hit rock bottom again.

No, it seems that God feels that this is not enough, and there is obviously room for decline in his life.

While wearing clown makeup and taking the subway home, three men in suits were teasing a woman. This was none of Arthur's business and he didn't want to get himself in trouble.

But his strange disease of being unable to control his laughter suddenly broke out, and he burst out laughing on the spot.

The three men immediately set their sights on him, and the woman who was being teased took the opportunity to escape and got off the subway.

Arthur received another beating.

Arthur, who can be said to have had no retreat in life, took out his gun and judged the three people in his own way.

Then I went to the bathroom and danced for a while.

This is where the character undergoes a major change.

"Do it again! Be more neurotic."

"Let's start over again, be more bold."

After asking Daniel to act more than a dozen times, Gu Ming finally shouted "OK".

In the evening, Gu Ming devoted himself to editing again.

Except for the eight hours he slept, Gu Ming devoted all his time to work.

The days passed day by day.

About two-thirds of the way through.

Leave it to the deputy to film unimportant scenes.

Gu Ming got on the plane again.

"Parasite" was shortlisted for this year's Cannes competition.

And the awards ceremony will start in three days.

In any case, it would be unreasonable for him as a director not to appear again.

Don't forget that you could have won an award. People find out that you didn't come to the film festival. You are so disrespectful. Good guy, why should I give you face?

And it's time for Gu Ming to maintain relevant connections.

Speaking of which, it was only after Gu Ming came here that he realized that there were no Asian filmmakers he was familiar with this year.

There is no director from South Korea's Neon, nor from Wanwan Hong Kong.

Apart from the director in Gepo County, the only one is myself.

This is not the most important thing.

The chairman of the jury is an "acquaintance" who is not very familiar with him.

Sean Penn.

Gu Ming's film that year allowed Will Smith to win the Oscar for his performance in "Mystic River".

His dream of becoming the best actor in the Grand Slam was shattered, and he didn’t know how many years it would take to postpone it.

"It's actually him?"

Gu Ming couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"What's wrong? Director Gu, is there any connection?" Liang Jiahui asked curiously.

"Not a good origin."

"Uh..." Liang Jiahui didn't know what to say.

After Gu Ming told the so-called origin, Liang Jiahui could only think on the bright side, "In other words, you are also a director who left a deep impression on him."

"In addition, you are also missing an Oscar to achieve a Grand Slam. Maybe he will have a feeling of sympathy with you!"

"If you think about it this way, maybe he will give you the trophy if his heart moves."

"Who knows, it's a blessing or not, it's a curse that can't be avoided, let's see." (End of this chapter)