Huayu has been doing one good deed a day since 2001

Chapter 71 Hollywood only believes in data
At around 10 a.m., Li Wenyu was typing away on the book "Slumdog Millionaire" in the living room when Pang Bing came out in his pajamas and said, "Kill me, you beast."

"I finally finished filming Kung Fu, and I wanted to take a few days off to relax. I can't continue to lose weight like crazy, right?"

Li Wenyu continued to move his fingers quickly.

He pushed his writing skills to the maximum of 100 points, and reorganized and revised the tens of thousands of words he had written before.

Fat Bing walked to the refrigerator, took out a can of Feichang Cola and took a few sips, then walked over curiously, "Out there, the box office of The Tuner is booming, and the Weibo platform is getting bigger and bigger."

"Is your daily life still so busy?"

"Shall we go somewhere to relax and have a vacation during the summer vacation?"

Li Wenyu was speechless. "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I made an appointment with Brother Rong to go to Hollywood to make a movie. I had already competed for the Best Actor award at the Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals."

"We filmed it quickly this time, so there's a good chance I'll only be nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor next year."

Fat Bing's eyes widened, and he was confused for a few seconds before he spit out a mouthful of Coke.

Before her body was about to explode, Li Wenyu stood up and turned around with Pang Bing, letting the sprayed Coke flush into the air.

Fat Bing stood up again, put the can of Coke on the table, and took a long breath. "Are you an alien? Aren't you planning to film the TV series "You Who Came From the Stars"? Why are you suddenly aiming for an Oscar?"

"Yes, yes, even if it's a good script of sufficient quality, if we continue to spend money, Gong Li will still be the president of the Venice jury this year."

"It's impossible for Brother Rong to win three Best Actor trophies in Venice in one year. Otherwise, he wouldn't have won a double Best Actor trophy at Cannes."

“But I can compete for an Oscar next year!!”

The next moment, there was something very wrong with the look in her eyes as she stared at Li Wenyu.

Li Wenyu explained with a smile, "I heard that Lao Chen has been working on a script for several years, revising it intermittently, and it's about to start."

"After The Shallows was released and the box office was such a hit, Lao Chen wanted to criticize me for being superficial, but I didn't because of Brother Rong's face. There must be more than one or two directors like him in the industry."

"We want to have a say, and we need nominations and trophies! If "The Tuner Falls" really has over 2 million yuan in box office in mainland China, there will be even more people who want to criticize us."

Being idle is also idle.

A super low-budget movie that was shot and produced quickly, and the acting is as fast as that of Wang Jing and Huang Baiming.

If it's before the end of August... well, Hollywood really can't shoot it that fast, and anyway, if we submit it before the Venice Film Festival, it won't win any awards.

It is impossible for a Chinese person to win the Best Actor trophies at three major festivals in just one year by making films!
You should get that star before filming starts, so you can win an Oscar next year!
With all this confidence, when the outside media interview him about what they think of Chen's The Promise, Li Wenyu can just go on a rant: as long as Director Chen messes with the script, the movie is 99% bad!

It's not that he holds grudges like the Shaolin abbot.

It was Wuji who invested so much money and made a bunch of gorgeous rice field collections. The film producers who bought the film paid a high price, but lost all their money after the release.

Chinese films started with the blockbuster model of heroes and kung fu, attracting continuous foreign investment, spending huge amounts of money on films, and bringing about a slight trend of prosperity. It was not killed by "The Promise".

But The Promise is a heavy blow that deals ten times the damage, and each film kills a genre.

Just like The Shallows, The Pitch Black, and Hero, they can all make money for the film producers, or at least they are unlikely to lose money, which is why film producers keep coming to them.

Heroes, Kung Fu and other movies used to be.

Several big directors have produced a lot of movies that have lost a lot of money. Who would want to play with you?

In the early 00s, the mainland film industry was experiencing a booming trend, but it was interrupted by a few setbacks.

Li Wenyu is not just looking for awards to win, waiting to criticize Kaizi Ge. If the Hong Kong circle or Zhang Yimou is about to do something big, he will not hold back when criticizing him.

The murderous Wu Baige is back, and we need to criticize him to death. Preventing Wu Baige from making money is one thing, but ruining the reputation of Chinese-language films is a disaster! After the disaster, the only thing left is money laundering...

Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers" was okay, falling short of audience expectations, but it sold over 9000 million US dollars worldwide. Compared to "Curse of the Golden Flower," it was a complete failure.

Fat Bing shivered a little, "Where's the script? Let me see the script..."

As he was speaking, Pang Bing suddenly bent down and tried to lift Lao Li up, but he didn't move at all after trying several times.

Li Wenyu patted Pang Bing's peach. "What are you doing?" Pang Bing stood up panting. "I'm stupid. What script are you reading? The person who wrote the script is right here. I want to see how it feels to carry you here and there."

There is Tsuen Wan by the sea and the precedent that allows me to embrace happiness.

Why is she so foolish as to read the script? The person who wrote the script is more worthy of her trouble.

Li Wenyu, "..."

He readily picked up Pang Bing and left.

…………

On the night of November 7th.

Zhang Guorong and a Colombian producer arrived at a private room in a restaurant on the second floor of a large hotel.

Seeing Lao Li ordering food, Brother Rong quickly greeted him with a smile, "Ayu, I have told Robert about your idea. He is very interested in our cooperation."

Brown-haired Robert strode towards the side table. "Li, I've heard a lot about you. You're a legendary director and even the founder of a new internet giant."

"We've been wanting to have more contact with you for a long time. We invested $2000 million in Zhou Gongfu because we wanted to further cooperate with Chinese films."

By this time of day, Brother Rong had already finished reading the script, and Robert also knew part of the outline.

You only know the outline and nothing more, yet you are so enthusiastic?
With several of Li Wenyu's works as a foundation, he dared to say that he had put together a script of Oscar-worthy quality.

Colombia believes it!

Otherwise, how could Jackie Chan get $1500 million + 20%?!
Hollywood only believes in data!

The director and screenwriter get paid plus the male lead gets paid, as long as it's released in Asian theaters and on DVD?

These conditions can make Colombia invest!

It's nothing more than a big negotiation, and the island country's market cannot be sold.

20th Century Fox dared to spend 9000 million US dollars on production costs and invest in Chow Yun-fat, and that was after Chow Yun-fat had failed twice. It was because they were greedy for the Chinese mainland market, but their films were too bad and they couldn't break into the market.

The few of them exchanged simple pleasantries for a while, drinking some wine or tea and chatting for a few more words. Robert smiled and said, "Lee, you are the screenwriter and director. Leslie has two Best Actor trophies at the European Championships, so we can talk."

"Do you have any expectations for the leading actress? If you want to win the Oscars, you can't have too many Chinese characters. This isn't the top three in Europe."

Li Wenyu smiled and raised his glass. "I think Winona Ryder is good. She was nominated for an Oscar seven years ago. She's a talented actress."

Winona Ryder is now 31 years old, younger than Li Jiaxin. She is not an absolute representative of acting skills and is far inferior to Gong Li.

But not bad!

Every actress nominated for an Oscar has a masterpiece of high quality.

Robert thought about it and smiled a little, which every man knows. "Yes, Winona is also suitable. She just broke up with Matt Damon last year."

Li Wenyu, "???"

He just felt that her age and acting skills were suitable, and she was also considered a symbol of European and American beauty.

Robert's smile widened. "Winona broke up because her boyfriend cheated on her. I heard that the heroine in the new play insisted on getting a divorce, and it was also because her husband cheated on her? She really acted out her mentality."

"The heroine needs to indulge herself and benefit from outsiders. Meeting a genius and handsome man like Director Li is a perfect match."

"She was arrested last year for stealing $5500 worth of clothing. I don't know if it was triggered by her boyfriend's infidelity. Fortunately, she was sentenced to probation and community service, which didn't prevent Winona from taking on projects."

Li Wenyu, "..."

(ps: Chinese New Year is coming soon, I would like to wish all my friends a happy new year in advance, and wish all my book friends and their families good health and a long life~)

(End of this chapter)