Become famous another day.

The reason why Lu Yanhe was able to be so strong in front of Zeby Doyle (of course, a polite rather than aggressive strength) was because he had several projects in cooperation with Parameter.

They are deeply bound together by common interests.

Zebe Doyle is well aware of his value - otherwise, he would not have collaborated with him on so many projects at once.

As for the executives of Hollywood film companies, as long as in their minds you are a talented creator and a creator who can bring them profits, OK, their circle culture gives this creator the right to be "bad-tempered", "unruly" or even "difficult to deal with".

Lu Yanhe also discovered this through repeated communications with them.

Sometimes, you have to be "firm and decisive" in order to make them truly give in and think about whether they can accept your request if you agree to it.

Lu Yanhe believed that Zeby Doyle was not the kind of film company executive who discriminated against Asians and Chinese.

In reality, Jiang Jun is one of the two male protagonists in Doomsday, Li Zhibai is the only protagonist in Buried Alive, and Wen Minglan is one of the main actors in Source Code. Zeby Doyle did not make these Chinese and Asian characters become other people.

Lu Yanhe understood that Zebi Doyle was really concerned about the candidate Yan Liang.

"Speed" is not a low-budget movie like "Buried".

The original work cost 90 million U.S. dollars to produce in the s. Of course, it can be filmed now with million U.S. dollars, but if you want to shoot it with higher quality and make the big scenes more awesome, especially the final scene in the subway station, the production budget will definitely have to be increased.

From Zeby Doyle's perspective, the leading actor is very important, and he must be an actor who can support the box office.

Lu Yanhe didn't know how much confidence the success of "Buried" would bring to Zebe Doyle, but it was very likely that he would eventually hope to let Li Zhibai star in "Speed".

Lu Yanhe thought about it and felt that it was necessary to let Yan Liang first shoot a small-scale film to prove that he could be a hit in the North American market and that he was more than just a TV actor.

Is there such a film?
The box office doesn't have to be particularly high, but as long as the return rate can reach a nice number, it's fine.

Lu Yanhe searched his mind for a long time.

"Rocky" and "Saw"... These are all very famous films in film history that achieved great success with small efforts.

But Lu Yanhe was not sure that he could make it. The former was a film that was completely combined with Stallone's personal charm, and the latter, Lu Yanhe had only heard of it, but had never seen it, so he could not "copy" it.

Lu Yanhe was overwhelmed with thoughts.

resignedly.

Then, at this time, the book "Dumb and Dumber" popped up in his mind again.

Back then, this was the script he prepared for Yan Liang and Li Zhibai.

But then no filming was done.

What if we change it back into an English script?
No, no, this is a pure comedy, and the characters are a bit "ugly", which is not conducive to Yan Liang's matching the young, handsome and brave image in "Speed".

It's hard.

Lu Yanhe was in great pain.

but--

He was suddenly startled.

If pure comedy doesn’t work, what about action comedy?

When talking about Chinese Kung Fu movies, one cannot avoid mentioning Jet Li and Jackie Chan.

The two of them have filmed too many classics——

But, no.

Lu Yanhe reacted again.

The selling point of their movies is not the plot, the selling point is their kung fu.

Using their skills to superimpose other elements creates a refreshing style.

Of course, Lu Yanhe can try to reproduce some scenes according to his own memory, but he still needs to find a real action director to choreograph the actions and a suitable director to communicate the shooting style. And then, he still doesn't know what the final film will look like.

Lu Yanhe had seen many poor imitations before.

For this type of film, you either have to meet someone really awesome who understands this type of film, tell him the idea, and let him develop it, or you just give up, because a clumsy imitation can only produce a nebulous product.

Lu Yanhe wrote many names in his notebook.

When Zhou Ruo saw it, he asked curiously, "Brother, what are you writing?"

Lu Yanhe said: "I'm thinking about a suitable script."

Zhou Ruo was a little surprised.

"now?"

Lu Yanhe came back to his senses.

Yes, he is now on the set of "Dingfeng No. 1", so he should not be distracted.

He closed his notebook.

Then, he looked at Zhou Ruo and was suddenly stunned.

Who said we have to find an action movie for Yan Liang?
A light suddenly flashed through Lu Yanhe's mind——

That is a very distant memory.

A classic case of a small investment going the extra mile.

"Fly Paper".
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The characteristic of "Fly Paper" is reversal, reversal and reversal.

It is also a genre film, starting with a bank robbery, with nine people playing cat and mouse and setting up a temple in a snail shell.

This means that this is another good movie to make.

The entire process was shot in a studio with only a few scenes, and nine actors performed according to the script.

This also means that as long as the script of this movie is out and a suitable production team is found as soon as possible, the filming can begin, and its preliminary preparations will not take a long time.

After Lu Yanhe thought it over, he immediately started writing the script.

He really put a lot of effort into restraining himself from writing the script on the set, and only allowed himself to write for a few hours after he finished work and returned to the hotel.

In three days, the script of "Fly Paper" was written. Although he didn't remember many of the plots, Lu Yanhe remembered the core elements of the story, which was "no one is innocent" and behind the "reversals and reversals" was "black eating black".

Following this logic, he quickly wrote the story. This type of film, as I said before, is actually an "idea" movie. The specific plot can actually be written in any way, and the essence remains the same.

After the script was written, it was handed over to Wang Biao, who was asked to do the copyright registration.

After that, Lu Yanhe handed it over to a translator to translate it into English, and then the script was sent to Zeby Doyle of Parameter and Schmidt Lawley of Midoriya.

These two companies are now Lu Yanhe's preferred partners for shooting English films.

“This is an English film that I am going to produce by Linghe himself.”

The production budget of this movie does not need to be very high. In order to produce the movie as soon as possible, Lu Yanhe decided to let Linghe shoot it himself to reduce various external problems.

As a result, both Zebe Doyle and Schmidt Lawley put forward their hopes of getting the film.

Apparently, the idea of ​​this film really appealed to them.

Lu Yanhe then told them that he would still choose Yan Liang to play the leading role in this movie. Of course, unlike "Speed", this is a group portrait movie. Although Yan Liang is the protagonist, he does not have much more roles than other actors.

Lu Yanhe wanted to use this film to prove to Zeby Doyle that Yan Liang could still sell well at the North American box office if he played the leading male role.

Zebe Doyle was stunned.

What's going on with Lu Yanhe? Why does he insist on letting Yan Liang be the male lead?

Lu Yanhe didn't care what Zeby Doyle thought.

For this movie, he first showed the script to Zeby Doyle and Schmidt Laurie to see if the story still appealed to these film company executives.

It turns out that, well, a good movie is a good movie no matter what time and space it is in. The same goes for a good story. A good story idea is a gold digger in the eyes of these executives.

Of course, Lu Yanhe was not so arrogant as to think that he could just roll up his sleeves and start shooting an English film.

Lu Yanhe contacted Muken Sorge.

"Come and help me supervise a film."

Muken Sorge: "..."

He is busy with the post-production of "The Mist 2".

Lu Yanhe said: "I need you. After the post-production of The Mist 2 is finished, I need your help on how to make a movie in Hollywood."

Muken Sorge: "...What do you need from me?"

"I need everything." Lu Yanhe smiled, embarrassed, "I have never made a movie in Hollywood, so I don't know what the pitfalls are."

Muken Sorge: “Since you wrote Get Out, I can only agree to it.”

"Great, I'll send you the script, and you can help me see if there is any director who is suitable to direct this film."

Muken Sorge: "..."

Ask him to help find a director right away?
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Lu Yanhe called Wan Qingqing back again.

"You will be in charge of this project." Lu Yanhe said to Wan Qingqing, "To be honest, I don't know how to make a movie in the United States. I don't know what procedures are involved in making a movie in the United States. This is our first attempt at Linghe."

Wan Qingqing was completely confused.

ha?
She never thought that she would have the opportunity to be an executive producer of a movie so early.

"I have invited Muken Sorge to be the producer. If you have any questions, you can ask him. Of course, what you need to do now is to make a budget first." Lu Yanhe said, "I hope to make this movie with the lowest cost."

Wan Qingqing has a big head.

It’s not that she has never participated in production work, but considering her age, it will take at least five years for her to lead a production team independently, so she is not prepared at all.

However, she also knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Brother Lu, can I find some friends I know to form a production team?" Wan Qingqing asked, "I definitely can't do it alone."

"Of course." Lu Yanhe nodded. "I said, you will be in charge of this project. You can do whatever you want. However, before the budget is finalized, I hope you won't ask me to sign too many checks."

Wan Qingqing: "Okay, I will seize this opportunity!"

She came back to her senses, gave a small cheer of surprise, and went there full of energy.

Just starting with such a makeshift team?

Worried?
Is that bullshit?

Lu Yanhe's heart was filled with uneasiness.

But it's okay, the worst that can happen is that I screw up. He comforted himself that if he couldn't lead a team, he would have to work hard until he died. If he wanted to have a good and capable team, there was no other way but to train the soldiers in actual combat.

Wan Qingqing worked as his assistant for a year and also worked in the United States on behalf of Linghe for several years, accumulating her personal connections and industry experience.

If you ask her if she has any experience in making a movie, the answer is definitely no.

However, if you ask her whether she has what it takes to make a movie, it can be said that she already has the ability to do it.

As for whether we will have this ability in the end, we will have to wait and see.
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August should have been a month for quiet filming on the set, but it turned out to be a month of chaos.

In the meantime, I also took time out to attend the wedding of Huang Kairen and Xin Zixing.

At the end of August, the "Fly Paper" project was first learned by the media and exposed.

Wan Qingqing's movements in Hollywood could not be hidden from the media.

The film written by Lu Yanhe was contacting actors in Hollywood, and the news naturally spread among the agents.

The news spread back home.

In addition to continuing to marvel at the speed at which Lu Yanhe wrote the script, everyone was also curious about whether Lu Yanhe would participate in this English script.

Not long after, Variety revealed in the United States that the first starring actor confirmed for "Fly Paper" was Yan Liang, who played Hu Fan in "Friends".
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"Yes, Arne, you can definitely tell that this is going to be a very popular story."

On the phone, Lu Yanhe was talking to Arne Bogut, the actor in the first part of The Mist, about the film "Fly Paper".

"I don't know how much this movie can earn in North America, but I hope it can do well at the global box office," Lu Yanhe said. "Yan Liang is my friend and one of the most popular actors in China. In addition to him, another actress I plan to invite, Cai Na, is one of the most famous actresses in Thailand. Their popularity in Asia can help open up the market for Fly Paper in Asia."

Arne Bogut asked, "Have you contacted Lily?"

"No."

"why?"

"Because I have another movie and I plan to invite Yan Liang and Lili to star in it, I don't want the audience to get aesthetically fatigued with their combination." Lu Yanhe said frankly.

Arne Bogut: "Oh? Lily is going to be in another one of your movies?"

"Yes."

"You guys kept the news secret so well that I didn't even hear a word about it."

“Haha, but I contacted you very quickly about Fly Paper. It’s a good script and you’re a good actor. I think you’ll like it.”

"Lu, I believe you. I'll read the script carefully again," Arne Bogut said. "I'll give you a reply as soon as possible. How about that?"

"No problem, I'll wait for your news."
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As a result, while Lu Yanhe was still thinking hard about the cast of the movie, Darren Wilson suddenly contacted him.

He also came for the movie Fly Paper.

He blamed Lu Yanhe for starting his own project and not giving priority to recruiting people from his clients.

Lu Yanhe was suddenly stunned.

Enlightenment.

Yeah, why didn't he let Darren Wilson help?
He knows many more actors than he does.

Lu Yanhe was not polite and said, "Darren, this is my first movie produced in Hollywood, so I don't want to take any risks. I want to find actors who don't have high pay but can help the movie."

Darren Wilson's face changed when he heard this.

Are you kidding? He makes money by taking commissions.

The pay is not high and he doesn't make much money.

Lu Yanhe said: "But I think this movie should be able to bring career advancement to the actors involved."

Darren Wilson looked at Lu Yanhe in confusion.

"You definitely haven't read the script yet, right?" Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "You'll know once you read the script first. The actors who can star in this movie - of course, I know that Hollywood's top actors won't star in it, but if someone is really discerning and can see the excellence of this script, he will definitely have a masterpiece that will mark his career."

Lu Yanhe was also shocked that he was becoming more and more shameless in praising himself.

There's no way around it, this is the style of negotiations in Hollywood.

He always says, “I’m going to make a great movie,” and “This will definitely become a classic.”

Darren Wilson seems to be enjoying this.

Of course, the most important thing is that the scripts written by Lu Yanhe are on the "script blacklist" in Hollywood.

After projects like Source Code, Red Eye Flight, and Buried impressed first-tier companies such as Parameter and Midoriya and were launched simultaneously, everyone had to look up to Lu Yanhe, a screenwriter who had won several best screenwriter/script awards.

After reading it, Darren Wilson didn't know what to say.

Can this movie win an Oscar?
No.

So, can this movie become a box office hit?

I don't see such potential.

However, it is very special. Black humor, reverse comedy, all villains, villains eating villains... these elements make it have a "anything is possible" quality.

Darren Wilson could naturally see that, although it might not win any awards or box office, its script structure and character reversals would attract the attention of critics and would also be hotly discussed by the audience.

This will be a topic of discussion. And once the quality of the film is good, it will become a film that the audience will like very much.

Just as Lu Yanhe said, it may not be the first choice for first-line actors, but for many actors, it can be an opportunity to change their career destiny.

It would be great if Lu Yanhe didn't mind using those unknown actors.

However, it is obvious that Lu Yanhe wants to use some actors who can help this low-budget movie attract more attention.

And this "help" refers to the European and American markets.

The cast of screenwriter Lu Yanhe and starring Yan Liang and Cai Na has already reached the level of a "luxury cast" in the Asian market, and there is no need to add more actors.

When Darren Wilson asked again about the budget for the actors in this film, Lu Yanhe's answer, "The lower the better", made Darren Wilson really want to slam the door and leave.

However, Lu Yanhe's next sentence immediately hooked Darren Wilson.

"For the next movie, with this experience, I will be more confident to make a movie with a higher budget." Lu Yanhe smiled, "And I will definitely give priority to my friends."

Darren Wilson cursed silently in his heart: Little fox.

However, he really couldn't resist the temptation.

Darren Wilson asked: "Do you mind using actors with scandalous stuff?"

"As long as the actor is not a criminal or violates my principles, it doesn't matter if he is a mistress, a big shot, or even takes off his pants and pees in public. There are no good people in this movie anyway." Lu Yanhe asked, "Do you have any candidates?"

"I have a client who was a child star. He was once very popular. However, because of his bad deeds, such as skipping classes, fighting with classmates, drinking, and getting his classmate pregnant, he was later abandoned by everyone." Darren Wilson said, "If you are willing to use him, you can get him for $50,000. His playing Gates can bring fame and topicality to the movie."

Lu Yanhe asked: "Are your European and American audiences still willing to accept him? Can he still make movies now?"

"I can only say that he can make movies now, but don't expect to hire someone who is good in every aspect with $50,000," Darren Wilson said. "I'm sure many people are disgusted by his comeback. Back then, he got his classmate pregnant and refused to take responsibility, which caused a lot of anger."

Lu Yanhe frowned: "What about the girl who got pregnant later?"

"She aborted the child," Darren Wilson said. "She didn't really want the child. She just wanted to use it to stay with Pablo. There were so many girls who wanted to monopolize Pablo at the time. Of course, it cannot be denied that Pablo was indeed a cold-blooded bastard."

Lu Yanhe frowned.

Does he want to use such a person?

Lu Yanhe fell into deep thought.
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People really can't have it all.

What good things can happen at such a low price and good quality?

There is really no need to cooperate with people you don't like just to reduce costs and income and expenditure risks.

Lu Yanhe’s requirement for himself is to be well-fed and know etiquette.

It is one thing to break the bottom line when things get tough, but to give up principles when you can stick to them makes his usual idealism a hypocritical joke.

Lu Yanhe shook his head: "I don't want to cooperate with this person."

Darren Wilson seemed to have expected Lu Yanhe to say this and sighed helplessly.

"I'll take a look," he said. "But if he didn't get the girl pregnant and then not take responsibility for it, can you accept the other problems?"

"I don't know either. This is not a standard question. I have to know who that person is and what his situation is before I know if he is someone I am willing to cooperate with."

Darren Wilson: "Lu, you're making it very difficult for me to do this."

"Darren, I know this is troublesome, but believe me, all the trouble is worth it." Lu Yanhe said, "The more energy you put in upfront, the less trouble you will have to clean up later."

Darren Wilson: "Wiping ass?"

Lu Yanhe directly used the term “wipe bottom”, which is the Chinese language thinking.

He didn't understand.

Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "When your clients give you trouble and you need to solve it, isn't it just like them taking a shit and asking you to clean their butts?"

"Oh!" Darren Wilson yelled "Fuck!".
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The salary offered to Yan Liang for "Fly Paper" was $500,000, which was not high, but not low either.

Zhou Ping'an was very dissatisfied.

Yan Liang said, "Then find me a Hollywood movie that can be released worldwide and star in it."

Zhou Pingan: "Not all Hollywood movies are worth acting in."

Yan Liang looked at him sideways.

Zhou Pingan said: "It was clearly said at the beginning that it was an action movie with a production cost of tens of millions of dollars, how did it suddenly become such a low-budget black comedy movie?"

Yan Liang: "Because I want to act in that multi-million dollar action movie, I have to prove that I can sell well at the box office in Europe and America, so Yan He opened another project for me. Don't you understand what's going on? Oh, maybe the investors you contacted won't open another project for me just to help me prove that I have the ability to star in a big project."

Zhou Pingan: "..."

The corners of his mouth were almost twitching at this moment.

When did Yan Liang start to speak so harshly?
The ancients were not deceiving him, as he who keeps company with bad people becomes bad.
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In fact, even though Yan Liang acted so arrogant in front of Zhou Ping'an, he himself did not expect that Lu Yanhe would actually give him another chance while talking.

He didn't tell Zhou Ping'an yet, but he knew that Lu Yanhe's movie was not just about letting him star, but also specially invited well-known actors like Arne and Cai Na to star in the movie with him.

Lu Yanhe said it very clearly that this movie is meant to win word of mouth among moviegoers and to "win big with a small investment" at the box office, so the actors' pay must be kept at a normal to low level.

Influenced by Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai, Yan Liang, who should have cared a lot about his pay, also understood that as a rising actor, as long as he could eat, pay was not his primary consideration.

Just like what he said to Zhou Ping'an.

That's not what's important.

It's an opportunity.
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"This actor was once a top star in Hollywood and was even nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor. However, he has been out of fashion for many years. Over the past decade, every movie he starred in has failed. The box office and word of mouth have all been terrible."

Two days later, Darren Wilson found another actor for Lu Yanhe.

The actress's name is Skadi Taft.

After Lu Yanhe learned a little about the actor, another name popped up in his mind: Nicolas Cage.

A once popular first-tier star who eventually became the king of bad movies.

He was once a top actor in the "$2000 million pay" club, but his pay kept falling. The highest pay that can be recorded is $400 million (this was only after the success of the movie "Pigs" in which he starred). It is estimated that any pay that was lower has not been exposed.

Skadi Taft's experience is very similar to that of Nicolas Cage. He was first divided into half of his property due to divorce, and then suffered a series of misfortunes such as investment losses and company bankruptcy. Finally, all the movies he made were unlucky and were so unsuccessful that they were listed on the list of tragedies every year.

Then, he quickly became a top-tier actor who was rejected by mainstream film companies.

Darren Wilson said: "But he meets your requirements. If he comes to star in Fly Paper, his fame will definitely bring a certain amount of attention to this movie in Europe and the United States."

“It’s just not necessarily good attention,” Lu Yanhe said.

"Yes."

Lu Yanhe pondered.

"Darren, do you think European and American audiences will be very reluctant to watch this movie because of these problems with Skadi?"

"Lu, I have to be honest with you. If Skadi appears in any movie now, everyone will subconsciously think that this is definitely a bad movie."

Lu Yanhe thought that "Fly Paper" was not a masterpiece in the conventional sense.

Even though Nicolas Cage was known as the "King of Bad Movies", a masterpiece like "Pigs" could still help him turn his reputation around. After that, several movies such as "Rainfield" and "The Long Legs" helped his salary to rise steadily.

Even if you are the "king of bad movies", you can still make a comeback as long as you make a good movie.

Lu Yanhe said to Darren Wilson: "Is he your client? How about you help me contact him?"

Darren Wilson said: "He is not my client, of course, I can help you contact him."

"How much do you think he would need to be paid to act in the film?"

"At least $1.5 million," Darren Wilson said.

Lu Yanhe also knew that this pay was reasonable in Hollywood.

Even if converted into RMB, this is a salary of nearly 10 million RMB.

in the country, many first-line actors cannot even earn this much money for acting in movies.

There is no way. The Hollywood film industry is a representative example of "a rising tide lifts all boats". With their industry chain established, the ability of their films to make profits is much stronger than that of Chinese-language films. The actors' union will not allow these companies to "exploit" actors.

That’s the benefit of being at the top of the global industry.

Lu Yanhe wanted to release the movie "Fly Paper" on a large scale in theaters. In this case, he had to have several well-known actors, and they couldn't be actors like Yan Liang and Cai Na who were well-known in a certain area.

If you can hire Skati with $150 million and use him well, it would actually be a profit.

It depends on whether Skadi is willing to act.
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At this time, Muken Sorge suddenly recommended an actress to Lu Yanhe.

A talented German actress.

Muken was drawn to the role of the bank employee originally played by black actress Octavia Spencer.

Originally, Lu Yanhe was planning to follow suit and hire a black actress to play the role.

However, this German actress recommended by Muken, well, how should I put it, won the Best Actress Award at the Berlin Film Festival, one of the three major film festivals in the original time and space.

Of course, at this time and space, it is not among the four major international film festivals, and its influence is much weaker.

She is quite famous in Europe and is a professionally recognized actress.

As an actress, her career path is limited by her image.

She is not a very beautiful actress, and one could even say she looks average.

For example, she is a bit like the actress known as the "national daughter-in-law". She is certainly not ugly, but she can definitely not go the beautiful route in the entertainment industry.

Muken Sorge believes that the film "Fly Paper" is worth "investing" and may help the actress's acting career further.

Her name is Tanya Bailey.

Now that Mu Ken had spoken, it was impossible for Lu Yanhe not to give him this face.

In addition, he has strong abilities and superb acting skills, and he meets Lu Yanhe's criteria for using actors in "Fly Paper".

If Skadi Taft was driving attention to the movie "Fly Paper" in the mass media and public sphere, then Tanya Bailey was using her professional reputation to gild the movie and offset the negative impact brought about by Skadi Taft's reputation as the "King of Bad Movies."
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Tanya Bailey is the second actor to sign the contract after Yan Liang.

The salary is $25, which firmly controls the actors' salary budget.

The news was first reported by Chinese media.

And this Chinese media is actually Linyu’s commentary program on Yuehu TV.

The reason why the news was reported through Linyu was that if it was reported by American media, they would look down on Tanya Bailey who had no star power, and if it was reported by German media, it would be easily suspected of "Wang Po bragging". Therefore, after some communication, this news became Linyu's first release.

"The powerful European actress and German actress Tanya Bailey, who is highly praised by European film critics, has joined the Hollywood movie "Fly Paper" written by Lu Yanhe and starred by Yan Liang. It is reported that after reading the script, Tanya Bailey immediately contacted Lu Yanhe through Muken Sorge, the director of "The Mist" who had worked with Lu Yanhe, and expressed her desire to act in the movie..."

All news reports must be traced back to their sources.

Lin Yu first gave Tanya Bailey this introduction, and when other media quoted it, they basically just "copied and pasted" it, including foreign media when reporting the news.

This is done through the influence of the media and the influence of the actors themselves, to subtly convey to the public the impression that "the script is awesome" and arouse their expectations for the film.
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Maybe it was influenced by this, plus the script was really good.

Later, Arne Bogut also initially expressed his willingness to participate in the film. However, his salary offer of 300 million US dollars made Lu Yanhe hesitate for a while.

Arne Bogut is definitely worth the price of pay.

Before he starred in "The Mist", he was already a relatively popular young actor in Hollywood. After "The Mist", he starred in two consecutive movies, both of which performed well at the box office, and his salary also increased.

To be honest, he did not ask for an exorbitant amount of money for the film.

Fortunately, he is still very young, so even though several of his works performed well, his salary did not increase dramatically.

The market is still watching him.

In fact, the film pay is added up little by little by using the market to prove again and again how much impact the actor can have on the box office.

Even for the extremely popular "Sweet Tea", his pay is still very low compared to his rising popularity.

His salary for Dune 2 was only $300 million. Of course, this was affected by the type of film, as the budget of the film was mainly spent on special effects.

For example, Eleven from Stranger Things made $11 million for her role in Miss Holmes 2, and Sidney made about the same amount for her role in The Witches, because these movies mainly rely on the leading actors.

Fly Paper is also a film that relies entirely on actors. Fortunately, Lu Yanhe has always emphasized that it is an ensemble play, and ensemble plays eliminate the "unique" role of any actor - which also eliminates the space for actors to further increase their bids.

Lu Yanhe instructed Wan Qingqing to continue the negotiations and lower the pay as much as possible, and at the same time gave Wan Qingqing a trump card - 200 million US dollars.

It is not easy to reduce the film pay by one third at once.

Wan Qingqing had to ask: "Brother Lu, do I have to negotiate him down with this price?"

Lu Yanhe: "We'll do our best. If it doesn't work out, we'll just go with $300 million. Arne is the only actor in Fly Paper who has a positive, mainstream star image in the United States."

Wan Qingqing was under a lot of pressure.

At this time, Darren Wilson brought good news.

Skadi Taft agreed to take the film for $130 million, but the film company could not disclose the price to the public. If there was a dispute over the salary, they needed to cooperate with him and announce to the public that his salary for starring in "Fly Paper" was $400 million.

“……”Well, I was once proud of being a first-line actor.

So, Variety once again reported on the new cast of Fly Paper, with Skadi Taft joining the film.

For a time, the controversy was so great that it directly pushed the movie "Fly Paper" to the top of the news releases of various film media and bloggers.

Sure enough, actors who were once top-tier are still top-tier, and those who have entered the "US$20 million pay" club, even if they are out of fashion, are still the "afterglow of the sunset"; even if they are just wreckage, they are still eye-catching.

Lu Yanhe had to lie in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter and said: "Skadi is the most suitable actor for this role. I believe that when everyone sees the movie, they will understand what I am talking about. He will definitely surprise everyone."
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As a result, when the news of Skadi Taft's joining came out, Arne Bogut insisted on the 300 million offer and refused to give in.

Wan Qingqing said that they even had some vague thoughts of quitting.

Lu Yanhe was speechless for a moment.

If Arne Bogut cannot play the role, then we will have to find an actress with similar influence as him for the female lead.

Originally, Lu Yanhe thought that the role of the heroine could be played through auditions, without considering fame, by finding a beautiful woman who was really photogenic and who could create sparks with Yan Liang.

At this time, Liu Bige came to find Lu Yanhe.

"Your condition is not as good as when you first joined the group."

Lu Yanhe was stunned.

Liu Bige said, "I know you've been busy with Fly Paper recently, but Yan He, don't let your performance in the first month go to waste. Your performance was so good back then. Now I see less and less of that complexity in your eyes. This role may take you to a depth you've never reached before."

Lu Yanhe suddenly came to his senses.

The incident with the movie "Fly Paper" distracted him.

He is indeed no longer focused on the movie "Dingfeng No. 1".

"Sorry." Lu Yanhe said, "I will finish this matter right away, and after that, I will adjust my state right away."

Liu Bige nodded.

"it is good."

Lu Yanhe asked: "Can you reshoot the scenes you are not satisfied with?"

Liu Bige nodded. "Of course we have to reshoot it. Luckily I went to the editing room yesterday. Otherwise, I wouldn't have noticed that your performance during this period wasn't good enough just from the on-site monitor."

Lu Yanhe's face felt hot.

He certainly would not regard Liu Bige's words as a compliment to him. (End of this chapter)