Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 115 Chinese Actors

Miao Qianren took over and said, "Director Lin, I heard from my friends in Hong Kong that Paranormal Activity has grossed 3212 million in Hong Kong Island in two months of release. A movie made with 2 US dollars can also gross more than million in Hong Kong Island.

The Hong Kong media were extremely shocked and expressed disbelief.

I heard that many directors in Hong Kong are studying your two films, and some film companies are preparing to follow suit and shoot similar films, hoping to make as much money as you do. "

Vivian Wu laughed and said, "It's not just Hong Kong film companies. Many Hollywood film companies have also begun to pay attention to low-cost horror movies and are ready to learn from Link to use documentary-style movies as gimmicks. But I think it will be difficult for those movies to sell as well as Paranormal Activity. Those people are not as good as Link."

"I'm not that good. I'm just lucky and I did a lot of publicity. When it comes to making movies here, Director Wang is the senior expert. I've seen his Dim Sum and Eat a Bowl of Tea. They have both Chinese cultural connotations and Hollywood movie styles. They are of a very high standard."

Link changed the subject and looked at the veteran director Wang Ying sitting opposite him.

Director Wang Ying is 43 years old this year. He started working as a director in his twenties and is indeed a senior in the directing industry. Before Ang Lee became famous, he was the most famous Chinese director in Hollywood.

"Dim Sum", filmed in 1985, starring Miao Qianren, Chen Chong and others, and "Eat a Bowl of Tea", filmed in 1989, are both quite distinctive. Although their box office results were not outstanding, they have a solid foundation.

"Director Lin, you are too kind. I grew up in Hong Kong Island, and after coming to the United States, the people around me are all Chinese. What we talk about and watch every day is Chinese culture, which also means that the movies I make cannot be separated from the Chinese cultural background.

Director Lin, the movies you make are pure Hollywood movies. Not only that, you also make innovations based on Hollywood movies, going ahead of all Hollywood directors and becoming a pioneer director. This is very admirable and worth learning from. "

Director Wang Ying praised enthusiastically.

"Haha, I don't deserve it."

Lin Ke clinks glasses with director Wang Ying.

"Link, you seemed so flamboyant during the TV interview, but you are actually so humble in private."

Chen Chong said with a smile.

"A while ago, many people in the media criticized me. If I didn't fight back, I would be bullied by those people as an honest person. Zhang Yang was also forced to do so."

"Link, you're better off this way. You made two hit movies right after your debut, so no one dares to look down on you. As for us little actors, once the hype is over, we will have no value in the eyes of Hollywood film companies. Not to mention being scolded by many filmmakers, not many people even remember us now."

Chen Chong said.

Vivian Wu lamented, "This is the difficulty for us Chinese to survive in Hollywood. Japanese actors have the support of Columbia Pictures, Australian actors have Murdoch and 20th Century Fox, Italian actors have the support of Italian directors, and even Mexican actors have the support of that group of immigrants in Hollywood.

We Chinese have no roots or background in Hollywood, so it is extremely difficult to make a name for ourselves.

Link, it is very rare and amazing that you can become a top director in Hollywood and own a film company. "

"It's not easy for Link to get to this point."

Liu Xiaoli took over and said, "Since his debut, the hostility towards him from those in the film industry has never stopped. From "Buried" to "Paranormal Activity", many Hollywood A-list movie stars and directors have publicly criticized him and pulled down two of his movies.

The reason why these people stood up to criticize Link is that those film companies and brokerage companies are causing trouble. They want to take the opportunity to suppress Link and Let's Guess Pictures.

If Link hadn't been cautious enough and the movie box office was strong, those people wouldn't have had a chance to take action.

If the box office of Paranormal Activity is a little worse, and Guess What Pictures is short of funds, those people can join hands to make Guess What Pictures go bankrupt, leaving Link with no movies to shoot. "

Chen Chong, Wu Junmei, Miao Qianren and others agreed that it was not easy for Lin Ke.

The waiter brought a large, piping hot dish.

Director Wang Ying is an expert in food and drink. She pointed at the main dishes and introduced them to everyone, knowing everything about them, from how they are prepared to the cultural stories behind them.

Listening to Director Wang's explanation, an ordinary Chinese dish became colorful and tasted different and more delicious.

After a round of toasts, Chen Chong brought up the topic of movies again and asked when Lin Ke would start shooting his next movie.

Link said it is in preparation, probably early next year.

Chen Chong and Wu Junmei looked at each other and asked him if there was any role in the script suitable for a Chinese face?
Link shook his head. There are seven main actors in "Final Destination". It would be fine to add one or two Chinese actors, but it is definitely not suitable for Chen Chong and others because they are too old.

"The next play is a campus thriller. The main characters are high school students. If it is a Chinese actor in his 18s or 19s, it can be arranged." Link explained.

With the box office subsidy system in place, there is almost no possibility that his films will lose money.

In this case, we can also take appropriate care of Chinese actors, improve their status in the entertainment industry, and improve the international image of Chinese people.

In the long run, it is also a meaningful thing.

When Chen Chong heard Lin Ke say that her next film would be a high school campus drama, she couldn't help but show disappointment on her face.

"Director Lin, I wish your next movie will be a big hit."

Miao Qianren knew that he was going to drive, and smiled while holding up the juice cup.

"Thank you!"

"Director Lin, now that Guess What Pictures has become a big company in the independent film field, do you have any plans to invest in other movies?"

Miao Qianren laughed.

"Yes, next year, in addition to my movie, there are three more movie projects. Guess what, the film industry will participate in the investment and production."

"Link, you invest in four movies a year, aren't you afraid of losing money?"

Hearing that Guess Pictures will invest in four movies next year, Chen Chong and Wu Junmei regained their spirits.

"Don't worry, the investment in several movies is not high, less than 30 million. I guess the film industry can handle it."

"Is thirty million not enough? Link, you are really getting better and better. With your wealth, you can become the richest man in China when you return."

Chen Chong looked at him with even more passion.

"Not even close."

Compared with the billionaires in Hong Kong, his net worth of two or three hundred million US dollars is nothing.

"Director Lin, guess if the film company is interested in investing in other movies. I have a film project that lacks investment. I hope to have a chance to talk to you."

Director Wang Ying said.

"Director Wang, is this your new movie?"

"Yes, it's a female-themed film, centered around four pairs of Chinese mothers and daughters, describing the experiences of their families over the past century."

Miao Qianren took out a script from his bag.

Link took it and looked at it. The name was "The Joy Luck Club".

As director Wang Ying said, the film tells the story of the experiences of four pairs of mothers and daughters living in the United States over the past century, thereby contrasting how Chinese women have gradually grown from their grandmothers who suffered bitterness and humiliation to a new generation of women with independent personality and economic status.

Lin Ke has seen this movie. The performance by Yu Feihong and others is quite good.

It is said that "Pushing Hands" and "Eat Drink Man Woman" directed by Ang Lee were also influenced by this movie.

Link quickly glanced over the script and found it was similar to the plot he remembered.

You can invest.

But he didn't make the decision on the spot.

Let director Wang Ying have time to be a guest at Guess the Film Studio and talk about this script.

Director Wang Ying quickly agreed.

(End of this chapter)