Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 215 Painted Skin
"Let's go! I really want to take a look."

Wu Zhuo nodded directly.

If it was any other model, he might have hesitated.

But Angelababy!

He also wanted to see what her boudoir looked like.

As for the reason.

It's just that she is very beautiful.

In later times, people on the internet kept saying that Angelababy had undergone plastic surgery and that she was very ugly in her early years.

But in fact, her appearance in the early days was not bad, and was even very good.

At least, she looked very good today.

"Then let's go."

The two of them left immediately.

After coming out of the bathroom, Wu Chao said hello to Edison Chen, then left and waited for Angelababy outside.

Angelababy came out quickly, got in the car, and the two went straight to the hotel.

Yes, it's a hotel.

Go to the house and see, this is just an excuse.

……

Silent all night.

The next morning, Wu Zhuo left the hotel feeling refreshed and left a phone number for Angelababy.

After talking to Chen Huiying on the phone, he headed straight to Shangri-La.

The time that Chen Jiashang made an appointment with them was in the morning.

When he went over, Chen Jiashang was already waiting at the hotel entrance.

In Hong Kong movies in the 1980s and 1990s.

There are many famous directors.

Gordon Chan can definitely be counted as one of them.

He directed a series of films including "Three's Journey", "Dragon Sword", "Fight Back to School", "Once Upon a Time in China", "Fist of Fury", "Thunderbolt", and "Beast Cops".

Chow Yun-fat, Yi Sung, and Jet Li were the leading actors during the heyday of Hong Kong films.

Except for Chow Yun-fat, he has worked with several other people, and the movies they collaborated on have all achieved good results.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is definitely a leading figure in the Hong Kong film industry.

In addition, Gordon Chan currently has another identity.

He just became the president of the Hong Kong Film Association a few months ago.

After Wu Zhuo and his companion arrived at the hotel, Chen Jiashang took them to a private room arranged by the hotel to discuss the drama "Painted Skin".

“Everyone, our Wu Zhuo’s popularity in Asia is obvious to all.

You should be very clear about his value.

To be honest, just an hour ago, I had a chat with Director Chen's apprentice, Director Chen Musheng.

Wu Chao will star in his new project "Keep Talking" with a salary of 10 million yuan, and the crew is willing to cooperate with Wu Chao's schedule for filming. In addition, Emperor Entertainment Group will give part of its investment share to Times Pictures.

Therefore, for "Painted Skin", our salary requirement cannot be less than 10 million, and the crew needs to cooperate with Wu Chao's schedule to a certain extent.

Of course, the same is true for investment shares. If Wu Chao joins the group, Times Pictures must participate in the investment. "

In the private room, after the negotiation started, Wu Zhuo sat quietly aside and acted like a handsome man.

Chen Huiying used her expertise to start negotiations with the crew.

In the private room, besides Gordon Chan, there were also people from the crew and the investors.

This person is from Ningxia Film Studio and is also the producer of the drama "Painted Skin". His name is Pang Hong.

After hearing Chen Huiying's words, he was the first to frown and speak:
"Ten million in salary? That's too high. Wu Zhuo has never proven his box office appeal."

"Director Chen also thinks so?"

Chen Huiying turned to look at Chen Jiashang, "If you think our Wu Chao is not competent, then I think there is no need for us to talk anymore."

Having said that, Chen Huiying stood up.

Seeing this, Wu Zhuo also stood up.

"Manager Chen, there's no need to do this. We can talk about it later."

Chen Jiashang hurriedly stood up to stop Wu Chao and the other man from leaving.

Then he looked at Pang Hong.

"Producer Pang, we have agreed before that I will be the one to confirm the casting. In my opinion, Wu Zhuo is absolutely suitable for this role.

Whether it's image or acting.

I've seen the TV series he acted in, and he's capable of playing this role."

After a pause, he continued, "As for the box office appeal, I actually have the same idea as Chen Musheng.

Wu Chao’s current popularity is definitely enough to support the box office.

A salary of 10 million is worth it for him now."

After saying that, he didn't say anything else, but just stared at Pang Hong, hoping that he could show some attitude.

Pang Hongjiu has been in Ningxia for a long time and may not be familiar with Wu Zhuo's market situation.

But Gordon Chan knows.

He dared to invite Wu Chao as soon as he took on the role of director of the project.

What matters is his super popularity in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and other places.

He even sent people to study it privately.

I found that actually many of Wu Chao’s fans are looking forward to the release of his movies, and there are quite a few of them.

Not to mention, there is Jay Chou’s precedent.

Jay Chou had never made a movie before, but the movies he starred in also attracted a large number of fans to watch.

Therefore, compared to Pang Hong who didn't know much about the situation, Chen Jiashang was more concerned about whether Wu Chao could join the crew.

After a long silence, seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Pang Hong finally nodded.

"Then let's do as you said, 10 million for the film."

As he said that, he looked at Chen Jiashang, "What do you think about the schedule issue?"

"That's no problem. We can coordinate with each other and reschedule the shooting time."

Chen Jiashang spoke without thinking.

The release date issue can be adjusted anyway, since "Painted Skin" is currently in the planning stage.

As long as he knows Wu Zhuo's schedule, he can naturally arrange the shooting according to this schedule.

Hearing this, Pang Hong looked at Chen Huiying and said, "I need to communicate with the film studio and several other investors about the investment.

I will give you an answer in two days."

Chen Huiying nodded with satisfaction, "We are waiting for your good news."

As she said that, she sat back and began to communicate about some other small issues.

It's mainly a ranking issue.

At present, the crew has confirmed that Donnie Yen will star in the film.

The crew had previously promised that Donnie Yen would be the leading male role.

But now that Wu Chao has joined, he is not the Chen Kun of his previous life, and the background behind him is not as strong as that of Donnie Yen.

Time Pictures doesn’t say.

As for the brands he endorses and the record companies, they would not want Wu Chao to be ranked lower than others.

Many people may think that the ranking is just a matter of the name being placed at the front and the position on the poster.

In fact, this is not the most important thing.

What is important is actually the issue of status.

For actors and singers, status is very important.

It's about status and class.

For brands, the higher the status of the artist, the more it reflects whether their brand is high-end.

There are also various other things that can help artists improve.

These things combined together constitute the strength of the ranking.

The first position receives the greatest publicity and even benefits.

And then comes the second place.

Let me give you a simple example.

When people usually talk about a movie, if they forget the name of the movie, they will say the movie starring a certain actor.

And this so-and-so is usually a first-class official.

In fact, if a movie is successful, the first actor is generally considered to have the greatest credit.

This has a great impact on future roles and whether the pay will increase.

(End of this chapter)