Coquettish Rebirth

"It's easy to talk about the price. Why don't you go home and read the plot outline in detail first, find out how you feel, and see if this thing is suitable for you. If it is not suitable, we can also change it. If you nod, then I will Looking at you, you can find your feelings while we rush out the script..."

After Jia Hongjian expressed his intentions, such a private meeting was over. Julie and Pete took the outline of the plot written by Jia Hongjian and went home to think about it.When DreamWorks contacted them before, they didn't actually give them the plot outline or anything, they just talked about it as a commercial film and how big the investment was.Whether or not an actor is willing to join a play, it certainly cannot be decided at one meeting.After all, this is a two-way selection process. Even celebrities have the right to choose which movies they want to watch and which movies they don't.And how about taking a movie?Generally speaking, they read the script, and only after they roughly understand the story can the stars judge whether the show can make money, whether it will smash their own brand, and a series of other things.Naturally, after having such considerations, it is of course impossible for them to agree immediately, even if it is Pete, he would want to see it before talking!After all, although he can give Jia Hongjian a discount at a friendly price, if the script is too bad, he can't bet on his own brand to help Jia Hongjian!

Having said that, after Pete and Julie went back to read the plot outline respectively, Pete was very happy at first.In the first half of the year, he collaborated with the British director Guy Ritchie on "Stealing and Robbery", after filming the film.He doesn't have any other engagements yet.And after "Fight Club" in 99, although he has completely got rid of the image of the earliest creamy niche, he has proved that he has good acting skills and not just a handsome face, he also needs a movie to lay the foundation for him. A video about his status as a first-line niche student.Just like Tom Cruise can shoot "Mission: Impossible", even if this film is a refurbishment of an old American TV series from the 70s and 4s, the box office still has more than 2000 million US dollars!That's the kind of film that Tom Cruise can act in!And Pete wanted that status!He wants to become a top male star in Hollywood, especially the top one in terms of pay - being able to enter the 2000 million club, that is, earning a single film salary of [-] million US dollars, will definitely prove that he is the top actor in Hollywood.

And to be such an actor, especially a male actor, basically the best shortcut is to become an action actor-look at the list of male stars in the 2000 million club.Mel Gibson, Bruce Willis, Harrison Ford, Governor, Sylvester Stallone, Jim Carrey and many more.Among these people, apart from Jim Carrey, who has never acted in an action movie?It can be said that each of them is an iconic figure in an era of action movies!Therefore, if Pete wants to gain the status of a first-line actor, it will definitely be useless for him to act in comedies like Jim Carrey.Therefore, it can be said that after seeing such a movie, it requires a large investment and a large production to make an action movie.And after finding him as the leading actor.Of course he was happy right away!So after going back to discuss with his fiancée Aniston.He called Jia Hongjian the next day, claiming that he was willing to follow up with such a film.

On the other hand, things didn't go well for Julie.Because after she got Jia Hongjian's plot outline and returned home.The next day she received another invitation for an interview.Then, after she went to Paramount Pictures, she met a well-known director of this era——Simon West.Who is this Simon West?That is the director of two well-known films such as Nicolas Cage's "Prison in the Sky" and John Travolta's "West Point Uncovered" or "The General's Daughter"!

Needless to say, "Prison in the Sky" is the third work of Nicolas Cage, who has transformed from a literary and acting school to a first-line action male star!This Nicholas Cage transformed from a literary niche to an action superstar, that is, the first five or six years.First, I filmed "Bravely Entering the Island of Death", a story about a certain general leading soldiers to snatch biological and chemical weapons to threaten the lives of American urban residents, and then a group of positive people went to fight against the generals and soldiers. There is "Face Changing", and then there will be "Prison in the Air"!

This "Prison in the Air" can be said to be a typical Hollywood commercial blockbuster, and its box office was over 2 million in that year!You must know that the production cost of this movie did not reach [-] million U.S. dollars back then, and that was the usual tens of millions of dollars back then!In North America alone, the box office is over [-] million, and the global box office is more than [-] million!It can be said that it really consolidated Nicolas Cage's status as a first-line male star, and it is also a great affirmation of the director's level!

Later, this director made another film like "The General's Daughter".What is this film about?That is to say, a general's daughter was raped and killed suddenly, and then the detectives went to investigate, and it turned out that the general's daughter had been raped a long time ago. The matter of being raped in the West Point Military Academy was to be suppressed by her daughter!In the end, who knew that after being suppressed, it would cause a tragedy later!

Such a story that reveals the sexual assault inside the US military team has a box office of over [-] million in North America!This movie is not considered an action movie, the most you can choose is a suspense movie or a drama movie. As a result, the box office is also a big hit!So this proves the director's manipulative ability even more!So what did Paramount and the director come to Jolie for?It's very simple, and it also needs to provide her with an acting opportunity - Paramount Pictures bought the film and television adaptation rights of the video game "Tomb Raider" a few years ago. Now that the game is very popular, they want to Make this game into a movie!Then I found such a Simon West as the director.And when Simon West thought of the hot figure and hot personality of the Hollywood actress and the protagonist of Tomb Raider, Lola, he immediately thought of Julie!

So yes, right now, Julie has two drama appointments in front of her. One is that "Tomb Raider" asks her to be the heroine. It can even be said that she is the biggest protagonist in the film, and she is also the only protagonist!On the other hand, it was the heroine in Mr. and Mrs. Smith provided by Jia Hongjian and the others. In this film, there are two protagonists... How should Julie choose?Moreover, the film "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" has not yet said who is going to be the director!In the case that both films are commercial films with a lot of investment, and in the case that both films have Julie as the protagonist, it is of course to see which film will have a better reputation and box office!Only in this way can we slowly bring out Julie's box office appeal!So soon, Julie's manager called Jia Hongjian and asked Jia Hongjian who he wanted to make this film with.

What about your sister gave Jia Hongjian a headache!Although he has always been adhering to the motto of doing a complete set of plays, he has always paid attention to making fake plays real.But in this matter, he really didn't expect that someone would rob Julie from him!This is your sister, he hasn't even thought about who the director is looking for!Looking for Spielberg?Old Si is very busy, dear!Lao Si is going to team up with hbo again to make the movie "Band of Brothers", and then there will be a movie version of "Harry Potter". In the future, they want to make "Journey to the West", how do you have time for this girl!

Do you use Nolan?Come on, what kind of character is Nolan now?Although Nolan did a good job in "Memento", it hasn't been released yet, so this film at most proves that this buddy is indeed talented in literature and art, and has the ability to tell stories.When preparing for the film "Tang Monk's Fantasy Journey", because the film itself is a bit literary, it adopts a weird style, so it is easy for the actors to trust him to make a good film if a ghost like Nolan comes here.But "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is a purely brainless action movie. It just needs to drive, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot... Maybe there is no ball, but there must be cars and guns. It is about a story that is neither dark nor subtle Such a story suitable for watching while eating popcorn, let Nolan shoot this story?Seriously, Jia Hongjian couldn't believe it, okay?It's not that I can't believe Nolan's ability, but that the taste will definitely change if Nolan comes to shoot!He felt that Nolan was not suitable for this book, so others would not agree with it!

But in this way, who else is the director Jia Hongjian is familiar with?Ang Lee?Ang Lee is busy with editing right now, and when he finishes editing and shoots... Hey, Jia Hongjian still feels that Ang Lee is not famous enough. After all, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" hasn't been released yet, and Ang Lee's reputation hasn't been proven yet. .Ang Lee's current reputation in Hollywood is that he is a tangled director of literary and artistic films, and the films he makes are too literary and artistic!Even Jia Hongjian himself felt that if Ang Lee were to be filmed, such an action movie would definitely turn into psychological entanglements of various characters in the end... that would be wrong!

Your sister, if you think about it carefully, Spielberg is really the only director who can make a pure Hollywood popcorn commercial film in his hands, and can make it so that the audience can watch the movie without thinking. !Is Jia Hongjian really going to find Spielberg?Just when Jia Hongjian was hesitating, he suddenly heard a piece of news - "Mission: Impossible 2" is about to be released, and the director is...Wu Yusen!

John Woo?John Woo!This Hong Kong director working hard in Hollywood has always been a legend in the Chinese world!He filmed "The True Colors of a Hero" in Hong Kong back then. After he landed in Hollywood, he immediately made headlines, and then he filmed "Broken Arrow" and "Face Changing". The violent aesthetics of Hong Kong has been completely brought into Hollywood. The four-color scenes of chants, flying pigeons, gun battles, and sparks really fascinate Americans!And in 99, John Woo took over the directorship of Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible 2". Now the film has been filmed and will be released soon...

Hey, how about asking John Woo to shoot?At that time, a dog and a man and a woman will fly pigeons, churches, hymns, sparks, and "domestic violence" with various weapons. This looks very appetizing! (To be continued..)