Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 264 A photo of Leo and Chen Cheng.

After the filming of Inception was completed.

The next step is editing.

In the Inception crew, there were three people who had editing rights.

One is producer Thomas.

One is director Nolan.

One is Chen Cheng.

The three of them held a meeting, and Chen Cheng recognized director Nolan more, so he gave most of the editing rights to Nolan.

of course.

Although it was handed over to Nolan.

But Chen Cheng also reserved the right to edit and interpret the second female lead, Li Bingbing.

The cooperation went smoothly.

Nolan showed great respect for Chen Cheng's non-interference and for giving him most of the editing rights.

Chen Cheng went to CAA.

CAA is the American Creative Artists Agency, which can be said to be the largest agency in the world.

A series of well-known domestic actors and directors are under his management.

Such as Cheng Xi, Jet Li...these.

Well-known directors, such as Li An.

Wu Yusen, who had previously ventured into Hollywood, also signed a contract with them.

Recently, Li An has been looking for a suitable script at CAA.

But a pity.

After several months, Li An still hadn't found a script that he thought was good enough or that moved him.

Li An was very happy when he saw Chen Cheng appear.

Because he always remembers.

Chen Cheng had told him before that he had a script.

"Chen Cheng, congratulations on the completion of your film Inception."

“I’m just a small screenwriter.”

"Hahaha, you're just a young screenwriter. You may be able to fool people in China, but in Hollywood, screenwriters have to be very powerful. Besides, you are a screenwriter with editing rights. In the words of the industry, you have the power of life and death."

"Is there? Who do I kill now?"

"Hahaha, Chen Cheng, you are quite humorous."

"The Inception crew has finished filming. It won't be long before the crew disbands, and the power of life and death will be useless."

“After you disband, that’s when you become famous.”

Li An said with some envy: "You know, there are many well-known directors and actors who can't get A-level productions."

Hollywood's A-rated films are not the same as movie ratings.

But about the same.

He calculated it based on the investment amount of a film.

According to the rules.

Hollywood calls films with investments of more than $1 million A-level films.

To put it simply, it is a big production.

Movies with an investment of less than $1 million are called B-level movies.

Li An can be said to be the most successful Chinese director in Hollywood.

But the series of films he made in Hollywood were only of B-level standard.

In other words.

Let’s not worry about the box office for now.

The investment amount for these films is less than 1 million US dollars.

Investment is directly proportional to box office.

It's the same whether in China, in Hollywood, or even in the world.

As soon as Chen Cheng arrived, he was directly responsible for an A-level film.

Even Li An was extremely envious.

Not to mention.

Inception is more than just an A-grade film.

His investment was 1.8 million US dollars, far exceeding the standard of general A-level films.

Also.

The directors and actors here are also world-class.

The combination of Nolan and Leo.

This already represents a guarantee of box office success.

Also produced by Warner Bros.

Almost.

As long as Nolan doesn't mess around with this movie, it will definitely cause a certain response around the world.

"By the way, Chen Cheng, didn't you say there was a notebook?"

"promise."

talking.

Chen Cheng sent the script to Li An via mobile phone.

Without waiting for Li An to click on it, Chen Cheng said, "Director Chen, take your time to read it. I have something to do."

Done.

Chen Cheng then went to the Hollywood Writers Guild, the Actors Guild, and the Directors Guild.

He went there just to register as a member.

Why Hollywood can dominate the world.

In addition to their production model, each guild also does a good job in protecting its members.

Even though Chen Cheng had reached this point, few people dared to betray him.

But who can say for sure about such things?

If a lawsuit were to arise, it would also be a headache.

If you join a guild, the guild can come forward when the time comes, which will be more effective than Chen Cheng alone.

Also.

These associations can protect the interests of the general members.

Guilds sometimes also act as brokerage companies.

There are many resources that can be found within the company.

For example, if an actor has no films to shoot, he can go to the guild to take a look.

Any director who wants to make a film can also go to the guild to take a look.

In general.

The resources are definitely not as good as the agency I signed with.

But there is victory and there is defeat.

For many small and medium-sized filmmakers, the resources and benefits provided by the guild can more or less allow them to continue to survive in this industry.

Then again.

The Actors Guild in Hengdian, China, also learned this model.

But after all, it has not been operating for long and cannot be compared with Hollywood.

Chen Cheng did include a series of training courses including advanced study classes, advanced research classes, etc.

Chen Cheng very much hopes that the Filmmakers Guild in Hengdian can play a greater role in the future.

……

"Oh, you're Chen."

"Yes."

"The one who filmed Buried and Source Code?"

"Correct."

"Great! I've always wondered who this director is. I didn't expect you to show up."

The actors and screenwriters guilds are fine.

No one recognized Chen Cheng.

But the staff at the Directors Guild knew Chen Cheng.

This understanding does not mean knowing what Chen Cheng looks like.

He knew the name Chen Cheng in Hollywood.

Although "Buried" and "Source Code" did not become popular, the general public is not particularly aware of them.

But for people in the industry.

These two films are simply miracles.

An investment of two or three million US dollars resulted in a box office revenue of tens of millions of dollars, or even over 1 million US dollars.

Anyone would be extremely envious of such a return on investment.

"Chen, do you have any works recently?"

“I wrote a script recently.”

"What script?"

"Inception."

"Inception, directed by Christopher Nolan. Are you the screenwriter for it?"

"Correct."

"Oh my god... you are so amazing. I will definitely go to see it when it is released."

"It's not clear yet. But the filming has been completed, so it should be released soon."

"Great."

Make your presence felt at the Hollywood Directors Guild.

Chen Cheng felt pretty good.

Although I haven't been in Hollywood for long.

But a person's fame is still very useful no matter where he goes.

……

"Chen Cheng, where have you been?"

"I went to several guilds and registered as a member."

"You still registered? You invested $2000 million in Inception. You are the investor. Why don't you just open a movie company in Hollywood?"

"Forget it. I don't have the energy to start a company here right now."

Chen Cheng shook his head.

Chen Cheng in China doesn't want to operate in a too corporate way.

Not to mention abroad.

One is that Chen Cheng didn't want to.

Second, Chen Cheng didn't have the energy for that.

third.

Chen Cheng always believed.

Starting a company is doing business.

Doing business and making movies are two different things.

Being a good movie-maker doesn’t necessarily mean being a good business owner.

This is like Li Yapeng.

He is new as an actor.

But do business.

To be honest, it's just average.

It's not just Li Yapeng. Almost all the people in the industry are not doing very well in business.

For example, those celebrities who opened hotpot restaurants all went bankrupt in the end.

Liu Dehua is also good as an actor.

But later he became a boss and started a movie business.

result.

I act every year and lose money every year.

If they cross over from other industries, everyone will suffer losses.

"How about this script?"

"It's very creative and wonderful. I really don't know where you came up with such a creative book."

"The idea is not mine. I adapted it from a novel by a Canadian writer. Are you interested?"

"Of course I'm interested. I've never seen such a fantastic work before, and I'm very tempted to shoot it. But I have a headache now, and I don't know how to shoot it."

"Hahaha……"

Chen Cheng laughed.

indeed.

The idea of ​​this book is creative.

But it is not particularly easy to shoot this creative idea well.

In fact.

Someone wanted to adapt this novel into a movie a long time ago.

But later on, I probably didn't know how to express it in this way, so I gave up.

At this time, Li An was also facing the same problem.

"It's okay, no rush, you can think about it more."

Chen Cheng naturally had ideas.

but.

Chen Cheng did not plan to shoot this script himself.

Just like in Inception, he served as the screenwriter and one of the producers.

Because this model is the least tiring and requires the least effort, yet it can achieve the greatest benefits.

Change it to another.

If Chen Cheng were the director.

I guess he would be so tired that he would vomit blood.

Also.

Chen Cheng is a director now, so he cannot take care of some domestic films.

Chen Cheng wants to move forward on the Hollywood side.

domestic.

This is Chen Cheng’s focus.

……

On the domestic side.

The last time Chen Cheng helped Xu Ke organize a show.

"Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" ended with a box office of 6 million yuan, breaking the domestic box office record, which was perfect.

"Aftershock" performed even better.

It has only been released for two weeks and the box office has reached 5 million.

Industry insiders predict.

It is only a matter of time before it surpasses "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate".

even.

They also believe that "Aftershock" has the potential to gross over 7 million yuan.

Chen Cheng didn’t know whether it could exceed 7 million.

After handing the script to Li Amin, Chen Cheng received a call from Mr. Xiao Wang.

It was said that Chen Cheng was invited to attend Li Bingbing's signing ceremony.

Chen Cheng was stunned and was about to ask.

Then I thought about it and understood.

This signing is certainly not an ordinary signing.

After Li Bingbing returned from Hollywood, Huayi's positioning of Li Bingbing was different from before.

Then.

The previous contract was not in the interests of both parties.

At this time, you need to replace a new contract.

Although it is a new contract.

But for Huayi, which has always loved hype and publicity...how could they miss this opportunity?

Chen Cheng took a look.

In Hollywood, the filming of "Inception" has been completed.

The script was given to director Li An, and director Li An had to think carefully about how to shoot it.

Even if you think it through later, you still have to attract investment, establish the project... and so on, which will take a lot of time.

I thought there was nothing to do in staying in Hollywood, so I came back first.

As for Li Bingbing's signing ceremony.

Chen Cheng was very considerate and agreed to participate.

of course.

It was a great honor for Chen Cheng to participate.

Huayi CEO Wang Zhongchu also cordially took Chen Cheng aside and chatted with him for more than ten minutes.

If there were no other guests coming later, Wang Zhongchu would have wanted to have a good chat with Chen Cheng.

But even so.

After Wang Zhongtiao left.

However, Wang Zhongchui ordered his younger brother Wang Zhonglei to always accompany Chen Cheng.

"Director Chen, I really don't know how to thank you this time."

"Are you talking about Aftershock or Bingbing?"

"Both. Whether it's the Tangshan earthquake or Bingbing, we at Huayi are very grateful to you. Especially Bingbing, we at Huayi owe you a favor."

"Forget about the favor. How about, Mr. Wang, give me an extra 5% share of Aftershock when the time comes?"

"Um...it's not impossible to give more, but I have to report to my brother."

"Look at you, I was just kidding. We agreed on 10 points, so it's 10 points. By the way, when will you pay me?"

"Director Chen, we haven't even settled the bill yet."

"I know, can you give me some money first? I have a movie to invest in Hollywood, and I don't have much money."

"Director Chen, do you have another movie coming out of Hollywood?"

"Ah."

"Can you bring us along?"

"This one……"

Chen Cheng shook his head: "There is a limit on investment in Hollywood. You can't invest as much as you want. Last time, I only invested 12 points in Inception."

"Can you try to get a little more? Of course, one or two points would be nice too."

"It's not impossible. But... I don't know if other investors in Hollywood will agree. Of course, if there is a chance, I will talk to them."

"Wait for your news, Director Chen."

Wang Zhonglei was extremely excited.

Although Chen Cheng did not promise him.

But with such an opportunity, they can be ahead of other brokerage companies.

If word gets out later, it will be known that Huayi has already entered Hollywood.

This news alone is enough to shock others.

……

"Congratulations to Bingbing and Huayi for joining forces again."

This signing ceremony was a grand affair.

In addition to inviting a number of industry bigwigs, Huayi also invited a number of media reporters.

In front of a group of reporters, Huayi and Li Bingbing completed the signing ceremony.

"Bingbing, how do you feel about going to Hollywood this time?"

“It was a huge feeling, and it really shocked me.”

"I heard that you played the second female role in Inception."

"Yes."

“How about working with Leo?”

“I think he’s a very fascinating actor.”

"I heard that some actors in Hollywood bully newcomers, especially Chinese people."

"I've heard about that, but this has never happened in our crew."

"why?"

"Because the screenwriter of our crew is a Chinese."

"You mean Chen."

"Yes, it was he who invited me to Hollywood, and I am very grateful to him."

"Bingbing, who is Chen?"

"This...he doesn't let anyone know."

"why?"

"He said that once everyone knew about it, it wouldn't be fun anymore."

"Pfft..."

The reporters looked at each other in bewilderment.

I thought Chen’s identity could be revealed today.

Unexpectedly, I still didn’t get any reliable information.

"Could it be him?"

A reporter pointed to the person on the other side.

Li Bingbing did not give a direct answer, but only said: "If he reveals his identity, then everyone will know it."

"I……"

The reporters were a little crazy.

Although they always believed that this Chen was definitely the person they wanted.

But because there is no conclusive evidence, they are also troubled.

but.

Just as Brother Chen Kai said.

In the entertainment industry, what secrets does he have?

Even if it can be concealed for a while, a series of clues will soon be discovered by everyone.

Such as...the news from Hollywood.

Leo, who just finished filming.

On his personal Twitter, he uploaded several photos of the completion of the filming of "Inception".

This was nothing.

Many actors will update their daily lives on their personal Twitter accounts.

but.

Among these photos, some domestic fans saw a photo of Leo and Chen Cheng.

(End of this chapter)