Big names rise

An Asian, hot director, He Mu can't guess who that person is based on these two keywords alone, but when he sees the big guy Vin Diesel and the handsome guy Paul Walker next to him, the two fast-paced After the male lead, if He Mu still can't guess, then he is a bit too ignorant.

Lin Yibin, like Ang Lee, is a Hollywood Chinese director who came out of Taiwan, but Ang Lee became famous early. Even without "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Brokeback Mountain", his previous "Sense and Sensibility", "Ice Storm" and even Chinese films such as "The Wedding Banquet" and "Pushing Hands" are enough to give him a foothold in Hollywood.And the younger Lin Yibin did not start to make his mark in Hollywood until he encountered "Fast and Furious 06" in 3. This year, "Fast and Furious 4" directed by him was released in North America and won a box office of 1.45 million US dollars, surpassing "Special Forces: The Rise of Cobra" and "Terminator 2018" are slightly lower than "Wolverine". For a racing movie, it has reached the top of the same type of movie.

In addition, "Fast 4" is very popular all over the world and has accumulated a large number of loyal fans. So far, the global box office has reached 3.50 million US dollars, which is the highest box office of the entire series.This result is second only to Wu Yusen's "Mission: Impossible 2" which set a global box office of 5.46 million. It is the second highest box office in the world for Chinese directors. The highest movie box office of Jackie Chan's personal acting career is only 3.47 million ("Rush Hour" 2) .

"Fast and Furious 1" had a global box office of 2.07 million U.S. dollars as a dark horse, and made many fast-moving men and women such as Vin Diesel and Paul Walker popular, but it was the second part.The budget has doubled, but the box office in North America has dropped a lot, and the media evaluation is not high.Although the overseas box office is slightly higher than that of the first film, the profit is definitely not as good as the first film. When it came to the third film, Universal hired a young Chinese director, Justin Lin, so there was a film that didn't quite fit the whole series. Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift, the film created a new box office low for the "Fast and Furious" series, but because it was shot in Japan.Moreover, the two leading actors were missing, and the production cost was very low, which actually made the producer Universal a fortune.And Lin Yibin also began his indissoluble bond with "Fast and Furious".

By the time of the fourth part, "Fast and the Furious" was full of vitality under Justin Lin, and both the North American box office and the global box office had created new highs. People said that Justin Lin saved this film series that had begun to decline.Lin Yibin also logically became the hottest director of commercial genre films in Hollywood.Now Universal has put "Fast and Furious 5" on the shooting schedule.The budget will also be greatly increased, and the director is still Justin Lin.

This is a great man, although he is not as good at winning awards as Ang Lee, but he is more loved by Hollywood film giants, at least he does not have the disgraceful record of Ang Lee's smashing of "Hulk". Every movie he directed is profitable , especially when he met "Fast and Furious", the chemical reaction was very obvious.He has the confidence to bring this series to glory.

Justin Lin is modest and polite. I can't imagine that a director who can make such a popular movie as "Fast and Furious" can be so peaceful.It feels similar to Ang Lee. After Jackie Chan introduced He Mu to him, he also shook hands with He Mu enthusiastically, and said with a smile, "I know you. Once when I went back to Taipei, my brother's daughter said She likes you very much and is your big fan, and your TV dramas were often shown on TV at that time."

The TV Lin Yibin mentioned must be the major TV stations such as CTV, TTV, and Sanli. He Mu's TV series are still very popular in the Chinese-speaking circle. He has seen He Mu's movie, or he doesn't know that He Mu is now focusing on movies.

But this can’t blame him. Although He Mu has acted in some big productions such as "Red Cliff" and "Painted Skin" since his debut, they are basically supporting roles, even characters whose faces cannot be seen (Xiao Yi in "Painted Skin") ), and the films he starred in were all small Chinese-language films that did not go abroad, and it can't be blamed that people can't name the films he acted in. After all, He Mu lacks some films with sufficient influence.

It is unrealistic at this stage to rely on Chinese-language films to gain global influence and attention. The best box office result of a purely Chinese-language film is "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Ang Lee, with a global US$2.13 million. Such a success Moreover, the box office of Chinese-language movies with huge influence is not as good as that of Ang Lee's Hollywood masterpiece "Hulk", which is 2.45 million worldwide. Therefore, before finding an opportunity to successfully promote Chinese-language movies to the world, He Mu can only rely on participating in Hollywood movies. to increase your influence.

After chatting for a few words, He Mu and Jeff went to other places to greet each other. On the way, Jeff told He Mu that he originally wanted to invite Paul Walker to star in "Cold Heart", but because of the box office hit of "Fast 3", Paul Walker's popularity The skyrocketing salary also increased sharply, which made Jeff discouraged, so he found Joseph Gordon, but Joseph's temperament was more in line with the male lead.

He Mu asked Jeff, "Is the heroine confirmed?"

Speaking of the heroine, Jeff started to have a headache. The heroine of "Cold Heart" is an important existence equivalent to the male one and the male two in the movie. It is required to be glamorous, and it is best to have good acting skills. There are too many female stars in Hollywood. , There are not a few who meet the above two conditions, but it is too difficult to choose the right one.

Lions Gate's business philosophy has always been to fight big with small things, save money if you can save money, and don't use stars if you can do without stars. This time "Cold Heart" hired Joseph Gordon. It also needs a lot of special effects. It is said to be a thriller, but it still has a bit of fantasy. The production cost is definitely much higher than those small-budget B-level movies. At this time, the choice of heroine must be restricted by the budget. .

Although Joseph Gordon is a bit famous, he is far from reaching the front line, not to mention He Mu. He is no different from a passer-by in the United States. The appeal of the two is too limited after all, so Jeff hopes to find someone who has weight. Actresses are paired with them. He thinks Megan Fox, the girl from "Transformers", is a good choice. She is glamorous, has good acting skills, and is very popular.

As a result, Jeff's boss yelled at him directly, "I only have a budget of 1500 million here. If you think the movie doesn't need post-processing or promotion, then go to Megan!"

After "Transformers 2", Megan Fox's value rose again, completing the span that many actresses have worked hard for for many years. It was rumored that her salary for the thriller "Jennifer's Wife" was 300 million pounds, and "Cold Heart" If you want to invite her, you will need this price, about 500 million U.S. dollars.

1500 million, that's too picky!Jeff, who is used to MGM's extravagance, is really not used to Lionsgate's stinginess, but this is how a small company survives. If Jeff was his own boss, maybe he would choose the same way.

Excluding popular actresses like Megan Fox, Jeff can only continue to search for suitable candidates, but there are a few actresses who have entered his range of candidates, such as Megan Fox in "Jennifer's Wife" The second female lead in the show is now one of the four young actresses in Hollywood, Amanda Seyfried, who can compose, sing, dance, and act, and is also one of the four famous actresses who became famous for "Gossip Girl" Blake Lively, Amanda and Gossip Girl are all young girls born in the [-]s. Although they are young, they are very powerful and their potential cannot be underestimated. "Qiantu" is also very optimistic, not inferior to some seniors in the entertainment industry. Actresses such as Carrie Johnson and Jessica Alba are also considered.

Jeff can't give He Mu a definite answer to the heroine's question for the time being, at least he won't start thinking about it until the dust settles on him as the second male lead.

"Look! Sam Worthington!"

"Oh, and Saldana!"

"So she looks like this!"

The appearance of a man and a woman caused commotion at the scene. Director James Cameron did not come tonight. He is too embarrassing. A Los Angeles Film Critics Association can't invite him, but the hero and heroine of "Avatar" came hand in hand .

The heroine Zoe Saldana has always been shown as the "little blue man" in the movie, but now she shows her true colors, people can't help but compare her with the alien girl in the movie, and have to feel the motion capture The mastery of technology and computer special effects.

He Mu was very unfamiliar with the name Zoe Saldana. He thought that Cameron was the newcomer, but after seeing her true face, he realized that she had also acted in "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Interstellar" and so on. Trek" and other blockbusters, this is really not a penniless newcomer.

At the moment when "Avatar" hits theaters, already well-known Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have already become the stars that the media is chasing after, and they will inevitably become the focus of every place they go , even if the biggest contributor to the success of the film is director Cameron, even if the two actors share a small part of the glory, it is enough to make them popular in the showbiz for a while, and it is said that Kashen plans to make a second film, so it must be These two are indispensable, so they will continue to be popular.

The biggest highlight of the night was not the male and female protagonists of "avatar". At the end of the reception, under the leadership of Jeff, He Mu met several Hollywood producers and directors, and even made friends with Saldana. The popular actress had a drink. As the most handsome yellow man in the venue, He Mu still made some female stars envious.

American society may not be as open as shown in their movies, but the American entertainment industry is definitely very open. Some female stars and even female producers have already shown their covetousness towards He Mu. He Mu feels that he can almost leave Yes, but Jeff said wait, there's another big guy coming later.

"What big man?"

"Governor."

"Which continent? Asia? America?"

"California."

"Oh? Oh!" He Mu, who was joking just now, immediately became serious.

... (To be continued..)

ps: [ps: Chapter 1~]