Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 273 How powerful is Chen Cheng?

"Bingbing, Sun Li, how was your fun?"

"good."

"Why don't you stay here for a few days and attend the opening ceremony of Life of Pi."

"Director Chen, you are too cruel. You didn't give us the role, but asked us to attend the opening ceremony."

"Hahaha, then it's my fault? The role doesn't suit me, what can I do?"

Chen Cheng replied with a smile: "Don't reply so quickly. You have come to Hollywood. You can ask for a role from various Hollywood crews."

"You know what, Director Chen. Bingbing and I registered as members here and wanted to recommend ourselves for a few roles. But unfortunately, no one wanted us."

Fan Bingbing also nodded: "Alas, our self-confidence has been seriously damaged."

"Who told you not to say my name? My name is very useful in Hollywood. A lot of directors have to give me some face."

"Director Chen, if you say that, I will take it seriously."

Sun Li naturally didn't believe what Chen Cheng said.

Although she knew that Chen Cheng was arguably the best among the younger generation in Hollywood.

There are indeed some producers and film companies that will give face to Chen Cheng.

But this kind of face is built on the two films "Inception" and "Life of Pi".

Outside of these two crews, Chen Cheng’s words may not be very effective.

Seeing that Chen Cheng was serious, Sun Li asked again, "Director Chen, how about we give it a try?"

"Go ahead, it will definitely work if you give it a try."

"real or fake."

See this.

Chen Cheng was not joking and said seriously, "There will be auditions for Batman 3 in a few days, you guys go and try it out."

……

"Life of Pi" soon held its opening ceremony.

As for male number 1.

Of course it was Chen Cheng.

Originally, Chen Cheng didn't want to be the leading male role.

Chen Cheng felt that filming was too tiring.

Just like the No. 1 male lead, according to Li Min's plan, this drama will take at least two months, or even three months.

If you are the leading male role, you have to spend the entire three months on the crew.

But if I just work as a producer.

Although sometimes I also need to go to the crew.

But a lot of the time, there is complete room for freedom.

There are even some gold medal producers.

They only come when filming starts and ends, and most of the time they don't come.

But after thinking about it, I realized it is quite difficult to find a relatively young Chinese actor.

Seeing that Chen Cheng couldn't be found right away, Li An wanted to recommend an actor from Han Country.

Chen Cheng refused on the spot.

How can this work?

It was not easy to change the entire background of Life of Pi to China, which is the end of the 19th century when the country is in turmoil.

Young Pi followed his family and prepared to cross the ocean to the other side of the sea.

How could he give the No. 1 male role to a Han Chinese?

There is no other way.

In the end, Chen Cheng had to go there himself.

result.

Chen Cheng was just the No. 1 male auditioner, the young man named Pi.

Li An and producer Jill both applauded excitedly.

finally.

Chen Cheng became the male lead.

……

"Director Han, you are here."

"Haha, come to support you."

"Thank you."

"Boss Wang, you are free too."

"It has nothing to do with whether I am free or not. No matter what, Chen Cheng, I still want to thank you."

"Teacher Chang Tian..."

The opening ceremony of "Life of Pi" was grand and solemn.

At least.

For the domestic circle, Life of Pi has attracted the attention of millions of people.

Han Sanping from China Film Group, Wang Zhonglei from Huayi Film Group, Wang Changtian from Guangxian Film Group, and Xu Wenrong from Hengdian Film Group, as domestic producers, all came.

This also made the four of them have a strong presence in Hollywood.

undoubtedly.

Such news about domestic film companies entering Hollywood has become the focus of public attention.

Regardless of what the film will be like in the future, this has already made history.

And it seems.

Life of Pi is destined to be more anticipated than some of the previous films that tried every possible means to enter Hollywood.

As for the reason.

That is.

The producers this time are not just these mainland investors.

inside.

In fact, most of the investment comes from Hollywood.

That is, Warner, Paramount, and 20th Century Fox.

Hollywood accounts for the majority.

Judging from this investment ratio, it is obvious that Hollywood is more looking forward to this film.

Otherwise, if Hollywood just wants to support domestic film companies.

Then.

Their investment ratio will be similar to that of Huayi's previous Kung Fu King.

Lionsgate Films is nominally involved, but their investment ratio is less than one-tenth.

What's even more disgusting is.

The movie "The Forbidden Kingdom" was obviously funded by Huayi for more than 9%, but the director and screenwriter are both foreigners and controlled by Lionsgate.

It sounds nice here, saying that we want to keep up with the international standards.

Using a foreign male lead will be beneficial to the international box office.

But the reality is.

Not only did The Forbidden Kingdom do a ton of box office internationally, it did a ton of box office domestically as well.

That doesn't sound nice.

That is.

So what if you paid the money? You still have no say.

But in the movie "Life of Pi", Chen Cheng made the Chinese people proud.

Chen Cheng not only brought a group of Chinese actors to Hollywood, but also helped them get important roles.

More importantly.

Chen Cheng only invested less than 30% of the film's shares, but controlled more than 80% of the resources and power in the entire film.

Who can do this?

"Chen Cheng, come on."

"Director Chen, I look forward to your Life of Pi next year."

"Director Chen, next time there is such a good opportunity, you must remember us at Huayi."

when it is time to leave.

Everyone hugged Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng expressed that he was under a lot of pressure and said bluntly, "If you lose money, don't blame me."

The four major domestic producers were also straightforward, saying, "If we lose money, we will come to Hollywood to invest in another one."

After hearing this, Chen Cheng said, "Since the bosses think highly of it, this film must help everyone make money."

This is what Chen Cheng said.

But he knew.

Even though everyone is talking about this kind of thing now,

But what if you really lose money.

Excuse me.

It's really not a matter of emotion or not.

Even if it is Han Sanping.

If the loss is heavy this time, it is unknown whether there will be cooperation next time.

of course.

Chen Cheng also understood this.

This is his model, whether in Hollywood or in domestic circles.

When you keep making money and the box office is always good, a series of investors will surround you.

No matter how much investment you ask for, they will give it.

But if you have a movie and lose money.

Unless you have a very good record in the past, you won’t have any chance.

……

"Bingbing, is what Director Chen said true?"

"What do you say?"

"He looks quite serious, so it should be true."

"How about we give it a try?"

"Ah."

It feels incredible though.

After all, according to their perception.

They felt that although Chen Cheng was very capable, his influence in Hollywood was not enough to arrange actors with just a single word.

Unless, this film was directed by Chen Cheng.

But for things like this, it is better to believe that they exist than to believe that they do not exist.

Say.

Based on their understanding of Chen Cheng, why would Chen Cheng want to fool them? Chen Cheng is not that kind of person, and it is even more impossible for him to joke with them out of boredom.

the next day.

Sun Li and Fan Bingbing appeared in the audition hotel for Batman 3.

After Sun Li and Fan Bingbing registered their information.

Very unexpected.

Director Nolan appeared in front of them.

"Hello, I'm Nolan, the director of this film. You must be the actors recommended by Chen."

"Yes, it is."

"Very good, you take a break. When I finish auditioning some other actors, it will be your turn. Of course, your roles will not be too important. As you know, the important roles in my film are not suitable for Chinese actors. However, since Chen recommended you, I think some other minor supporting roles that are not particularly important are still okay. I just don't know if you two ladies have any objections."

"I want to ask if there are any lines."

"Of course, although there aren't many, there are still about ten lines."

"We have no problem with that."

The two nodded excitedly.

……

There were many big events in the circle in October 2010.

One is the start of filming of "Life of Pi".

Another is that Sun Li and Fan Bingbing got the role in Hollywood's Batman 3.

Another thing is that the National Day holiday is here again.

"Life of Pi" is undoubtedly a major event in the domestic film industry in recent years.

Although this film is a Hollywood production, whether it is the director, producer, or even the actors.

It is completely dominated by Chinese.

Sun Li and Fan Bingbing also opened up the situation and started their international journey.

Although many people find it strange.

How did Sun Li and Fan Bingbing get their roles?
Didn’t they go to audition for Chen Cheng’s “Life of Pi”?

It was later reported that the two had failed the audition.

How come after failing, you joined the crew of Batman 3?

of course.

But some senior people in the industry know.

This must be related to Chen Cheng.

They don't think so.

The two of them ran to Hollywood on their own, and then Batman 3 gave them a role.

The probability of this is like an extra running to a film crew and taking on the role of the leading female role.

It really is that easy to get into Hollywood.

Every actor has an international style.

Simultaneously.

They also wouldn't believe that this is the agency behind Sun Li and Fan Bingbing.

If the two agencies behind the film really had the ability, they would have sent these actors to Hollywood long ago and would not have waited until now.

So in the end, there is only Chen Cheng.

Only Chen Cheng can push domestic actors onto the Hollywood stage.

But after this analysis.

Everyone was secretly amazed at Chen Cheng's power in Hollywood.

I don’t know what level of presence Chen Cheng holds in Hollywood.

……

This sector performed very well in China during the National Day holiday.

With the release of two blockbuster films, "Avatar" and "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils".

A number of domestic films were also released during the National Day period.

Yes.

At this moment.

"Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" has been placed among the same blockbuster movies as Avatar.

Although many people know it.

The production budget of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" is not high, probably at most 20 to 30 million, or even less.

If director Chen Cheng is excluded, it would probably cost more than 1000 million.

But with a box office of 9.9 million, no one dares to say that it is a small production.

At the same time, the emergence of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" also increased the confidence of a group of filmmakers.

The domestic film market has risen.

We are not afraid of Hollywood blockbusters, so what else should we be afraid of?

Come on up quickly.

Fame and fortune lie ahead.

Countless filmmakers in the industry are crying out in their hearts.

In such shouts.

This year's National Day holiday welcomed 16 films.

Among them, 8 are from Hong Kong.

Chen Cheng also has a movie released, called "Galaxy Tutorial".

The leading actor is Deng Chao.

The supporting actress is Sun Li.

The outside world is extremely envious of this couple.

The two can be said to have reached the peak of their careers.

Sun Li got a role in Hollywood.

Deng Chao starred in Chen Cheng's works.

Whether it is Hollywood or Chen Cheng’s work...it is a great blessing in life.

When you encounter it, it’s like winning the lottery.

Chen Cheng, the director, was also not available.

He also made movies in Hollywood.

However, although director Chen Cheng was not there.

But this does not affect the popularity of the movie "Galaxy Tutorial" at all.

"Brothers, don't miss Chen Cheng's "Galaxy Tutorial" during this National Day."

"That's a must. Chen Cheng's films are of guaranteed quality. Even Avatar can stand up to them."

"Galaxy Tutorial School, the name sounds very impressive, I have already bought the tickets."

Although Chen Cheng's "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" lost the competition with "Avatar".

But it did not affect Chen Cheng's fame at all.

On the contrary, it has reached a higher level.

As soon as "Galaxy Tutorial" was released, countless audiences bought movie tickets just for Chen Cheng.

They don't care what the movie is about.

As long as it is Chen Cheng, they will accept it.

This golden signboard is gradually catching up with Zhang Yimou's.

even.

His popularity is even higher than that of Zhang Yi.

After all, Zhang Yi is very famous.

But since "Curse of the Golden Flower", he has been on a downward spiral.

Not to mention, after the Olympic opening ceremony, the two new films, Three Guns and The Slag Tree... were not so satisfactory.

But Chen Cheng is different.

It can be said.

Since his debut, almost none of his works have failed.

The worst performing film, "Love Call Transfer", was withdrawn early because China Mobile was holding an event that year.

But even so, this movie almost broke 100 million.

……

"Deng Chao, this is your first time working with Director Chen. What do you think?"

"I am very grateful to Director Chen for giving me this opportunity."

"Some people say that all the leading male actors who take on Chen Cheng's films will become famous. For example, Zhang Wei in those years, Xu Zheng and Wang Baobao in Lost on Journey, Xu Fan in Aftershock, Huang Xiaoming in Chinese Partners, Zhang Songwen in Source Code... This time, will it be Deng Chao in Galaxy Tutorial?"

At the premiere, a group of reporters chased Deng Chao to ask questions.

Deng Chao was very excited.

Although he had seen such scenes before.

He was also very popular for his role in TV series, and was surrounded by many media.

But how can TV series be compared with movies?

Just like the media.

The media that surrounded him before were all small media, tabloids, and even a lot of gossip media and paparazzi.

But among these media now, the worst ones are some major provincial magazines.

As for those standing at the front, at a glance, it is either CCTV, Xinhua.com, Penguin, or Sina...

This kind of lineup is simply the treatment for a superstar.

"I think……"

Restraining his excitement, Deng Chao answered one by one.