Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 145 [North American box office breaking 145 million is not a problem]

end of February.

The crew of "The Sixth Sense".

"Ku! That's all for today."

Li Yishu stood up and directed the crew to clean up the scene. He then said to Thomas who was walking over, "It will take about three days to wrap up. You can report to President Morishima and start post-production."

"Okay, I'll report this to President Morishima."

Thomas was filled with emotion when he heard that the filming would be wrapped in three days. He had been working in Hollywood for more than ten years, but this was the first time he had seen a project go from initiation to start of filming to the end in less than forty days.

And if Lee Yi-su hadn't gone back to China before, if she had stayed in Hollywood, the filming would have started earlier, and the time could even have been shortened to within 30 days.

At this moment, Bruce Willis, who had changed his clothes, walked over and said, "Lee, how was my performance just now?"

“Excellent!”

Li Yishu gave a thumbs up and said, "Bruce, your acting is great. In my opinion, you will win the Oscar for Best Actor sooner or later."

Bruce Willis' acting skills are really good. If you put aside the idea of ​​an action actor and watch some of the feature films and literary films he has made, you will find that this famous "action actor" from the 1980s is really good at acting.

This may also be because Bruce Willis has never considered himself an action actor.
Pulp Fiction, which made Quentin famous next year, and The Sixth Sense, which was originally supposed to be released in 1999,
It also includes many feature films that followed, and you can see that Bruce Willis' acting skills are much better than those of famous action actors of the same generation, such as Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme and others.

"No, it's not because of my good acting, but because of your guidance."

Bruce Willis said with a smile: "I feel great filming with you, it's a feeling I've never had before, it's amazing, your suggestions on acting have all made me feel like my eyes are opening up."

"It's like... it's like you have played this role once in your mind, and then you told me the best solution, so that I know how to play this role."

Of course, I shot it based on the original version.

The official version that can be released must be the one that has been edited to capture the essence and remove the dross.

Nature is the best solution
Lee Ye-seo showed no sign of being modest, and said with a smile, "Many actors told me that."

"I think they must have said, you are a very, very good director, I believe you will have a place in Hollywood in the future."

Bruce Willis became the most well-known action star in North America with "Die Hard". This series later went on to make five or six films, which, like "First Blood", became their respective masterpieces, which shows that they have a lot of fans.

So he is more or less a big name in the United States now. He has worked with and knows at least hundreds of directors, but what Bruce really admires, or in terms of directing actors, is that no one can compete with Lee Yi-su.

A week before filming began, Bruce Willis always thought that he had done a good job. However, after watching the monitor and comparing his two performances, he found out that he was wrong. The director's instructions on how to act were much better than what he thought, and more suitable for the character's performance in the plot.

"Thank you. I believe this day will come."

Li Yishu's mouth curled up.

The two were chatting, and suddenly Bruce Willis saw Monica Bellucci walking over not far away, and he chuckled and said, "Li, I won't disturb you from your date with the beauty."

Bruce left tactfully.

"Why is Bruce gone?"

“He doesn’t want to be a third wheel.”

Hearing this, Monica Bellucci smiled and said, "Where are we going to eat tonight?"

Her scenes have been completed, but she still comes to the crew as usual every day. On the one hand, it's because of Lee Yi-su, and on the other hand, she mainly wants to learn.

Li Yishu smiled and said, "It's the same restaurant as last time. The food is quite good. I'll take you somewhere after we finish eating."

"Where?"

"You'll know when the evening comes."

night.

Beverly Hills.

The entrance of a mansion.

Li Yishu stopped the car.

Monica Bellucci, sitting in the passenger seat, looked curious: "What are we doing here?"

"Of course I'm going home." Li Yishu smiled and took out an electronic air compressor. With a beeping sound, the tightly closed iron door slowly opened.

"Oh my God!"

Monica Bellucci was surprised and asked, "You bought this mansion?" "Yes, I will come to the United States often in the future. If I buy this mansion, I don't have to stay in a hotel every time I come."

Li Yishu drove into the iron gate and pressed the electronic remote control, and the iron gate slowly closed again.

"Okay, you're scaring me a little, this is Beverly Hills!"

Although Monica Bellucci has never lived here, she has been in Hollywood for more than half a year. How could she not know that one of the most expensive houses here is Beverly Hills, where the starting price of a luxury house is four or five million US dollars.

At that time, the US dollar had not depreciated as it did later, so in North America, millionaires were already envied by others. Anyone would be dizzy when hearing about a mansion worth several million dollars.

“The current housing prices in Beverly Hills are actually not as expensive as you think.”

After Li Yishu parked the car, he smiled and said to Monica, "A three-story mansion like this with a total area of ​​more than 1800 square meters, a 500-square-meter garden and a swimming pool only costs more than three million US dollars."

"Just over 300 million US dollars..."

For the first time, Monica Bellucci had a deep understanding of Li Yishu's financial resources.

Li Yishu said, "Let's go. This is my first time here, and I haven't taken a good look at it yet. But don't worry, I've already had someone clean the house from top to bottom. When there's a chance, you can help arrange for the redecoration."

Monica Bellucci was stunned: "Me?"

"Of course, I don't have anyone I can trust in America."

Li Yishu smiled and said, "Why? You don't want to?"

"No, of course I do!"

Monica Bellucci's eyes flickered. As the film was about to be completed, she kept wondering whether Li Yishu would go back to China after finishing the film. If so, she would most likely return to Italy as well.

Although in the eyes of others, it was Monica Bellucci who hooked up with the director to get the leading female role, and the two of them almost never avoided each other on the set.

But she knew very well that if she really wanted to hook up with the director and get the big shot, she would not have not played a role with lines before meeting Lee Yi-seo.

So, when Monica Bellucci saw that Li Yishu bought a house in Beverly Hills, she felt that she bought it for her, and she was naturally touched.

Monica Bellucci couldn't help but say: "Honey, I can't wait any longer."

Watching Monica gradually lower her head, Li Yishu couldn't help but look at the brightly lit mansion in front of the car.

After a moment, he took a breath.

hiss~~
Money is really a good thing!
a few days later.

"The Sixth Sense" was successfully completed.

Li Yishu also went to meet Hisao Morishima. His condition was much worse than a month ago. His dark circles became heavier and even his hair turned a little gray. It was obvious that he was still trying to continue to serve as the president of Columbia Pictures during this period.

Hisao Morishima asked very bluntly: "Director Li, can you tell me what your expectations are for this movie?"

"This...I can't estimate it."

“Can you give me a rough estimate?”

Looking at Hisao Morishima's appearance, Li Yishu knew that he was really forced into a desperate situation.

Although Hisao Morishima is a Japanese, his staying at Columbia Pictures will definitely bring more benefits than disadvantages to Lee Yi-su.

"That depends on your promotion and the number of screens..."

Li Yishu hesitated and said, "If these have reached normal standards, I think the global box office will not be less than 3 million US dollars, and the North American box office should not be a big problem."

Li Yishu can no longer remember the exact box office of the original film "The Sixth Sense", but the global box office must have been 600 to 700 million US dollars because the film was so popular at the time.

Although it was filmed 6 years earlier, Li Yishu feels that the film quality is no worse than the original film. The young actor James also performed very well. His gentle eyes are most touching when he is crying.

"Over 100 million in North America? 300 million worldwide?"

Hisao Morishima's eyes lit up: "Director Li, do you really think so?"

"We'll have to wait until post-production to see how it works."

Li Yishu shook her head and said, "I will also keep an eye on the post-production, but it will take some time because I have to go back to China tomorrow to finish filming my previous movie."

"Okay, I'll have someone monitor the post-production. I heard from Thomas before that the filming of the movie went smoothly and there were almost no wasted shots. I think the editing will be quick."

Hisao Morishima has been following this movie, and he was also shocked by Lee Ye-su's quick shooting. He originally thought that the filming would be wrapped up by mid-March at the earliest, but he didn't expect that it would be wrapped up before March.

(End of this chapter)