Entertainment 1998

Chapter 465 Chapter 464, Damn

Yesterday, Jiang Feng refused to call any domestic film directors because the box office of the movie "Paranormal Activity" would set new records!
Mr. Han, it is impossible for me to set a new box office record every time I make a phone call.

At that time, Han Shanye just laughed.

A movie made in the United States with a budget of 6 U.S. dollars, even if the publicity and promotion costs are high, probably no one will go to see it, because no one is stupid.

But no one would have expected that when yesterday's box office figures came out, "Paranormal Activity" actually won the single-day box office championship, and even scared the horror thriller "Hannibal", which had an investment of more than 3000 million US dollars, so much that it changed its release date.

How can this be?

You should know that "Hannibal" is the sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs", a film that British producers have high hopes for. At the end of last year, China Film Group had a chat with the producers of "Hannibal", hoping to introduce a cut version of the film to the mainland, but the other party asked for 500 million US dollars.

However, Han Shanye had no choice but to not believe it, because the newspapers in Li Xing's hands, whether it was the Sing Tao Daily or the World Journal, all contained the same report.

"Um…"

After carefully reading the two newspapers, Han Shanye took out his cell phone and called Qing Long in Hollywood.

"Qinglong, my name is Han Shanye, and I am in Los Angeles now.

Do you have time today? If you do, I would like to invite you to watch a movie. The main reason is that I am not familiar with Hollywood and I would like to find a guide.

Well, okay, then let’s make an appointment for the afternoon, and you can bring Zhang Ziyi with you.

Because I have to attend the opening ceremony of the movie "Seeing Ghost" at Santa Monica Community Hospital in the morning. "

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Santa Monica Community Hospital
At 9 o'clock in the morning, more than a dozen cars came into the small hospital and filled the parking lot.

Fortunately, since this place is only 10 kilometers away from Los Angeles, sick people will go to the city hospital for treatment, so there are basically no people here. Even if this hospital is used for filming, it will not disturb the patients.

Because she did not have a US driver's license, Zhang Ziyi came by taxi and arrived later. When she got out of the taxi, she saw that the square in front of the community hospital was already full of people.

There is Han Shanye, the vice chairman of China Film Group, the international Kung Fu superstar Qing Long, Jiang Feng's agent Wang Jinghua, Hollywood Lionsgate CEO Jon Fillemy, and, well, there is also Li Wen, a singer who is about the same height as herself but is indeed much sexier than herself.

Seeing them talking and laughing, Zhang Ziyi was ready to join in, because he was familiar with these people, and that was his connection.

But before Zhang Ziyi could walk over, a spirited young man stopped her.

"Hi, Zhang Ziyi, do you still recognize me?"

Zhang Ziyi was stunned when she heard someone calling her name in Chinese, but when she looked carefully at the person in front of her, she seemed to have some impression of him.

"My name is Dawei. I used to be the assistant casting director for the production of "Swordsman". Well, it's no wonder you're unfamiliar with me, because I've always been with Jiang Feng in the production!"

Oh…

Zhang Ziyi suddenly remembered.

When filming in Gusu, Xu Qing once complained that there was an assistant director named Dawei in the crew who was extremely shameless and would stuff love letters into her room at night.

Once, when she was pushed into a corner, Xu Qing stuffed the love letter Jiang Feng wrote to her into Jiang Feng's room.

Haha... I have to say, city people really know how to have fun.

As Zhang Ziyi was thinking, he saw a pair of big hands waving in front of him.

"Zhang Ziyi, what are you thinking about?"

"Oh, I didn't think about anything."

Zhang Ziyi quickly pulled her thoughts back to her senses.

Although the man in front of her was a little ignorant of the world, a small assistant director who dared to write a love letter to the most popular actress in the crew, but now, she did not want to show her contempt for the man in front of her.

"I didn't think much of it. Hehe, who am I kidding?" Dawei lowered his voice and smiled, then continued, "Zhang Ziyi, have you seen the news? The movie Paranormal Activity, which we shot in just one night, won the North American single-day box office championship on the first day of its release, with 1 million US dollars."

"I saw it, what's wrong?" Zhang Ziyi frowned. "There is a role in "Seeing Ghosts", and director Jiang Feng hasn't found a suitable candidate yet. How about I recommend you to come over?
Well, I promise, it will not delay your filming of Rush Hour 2."

"Really?" Zhang Ziyi suddenly felt a little moved.

I watched "Paranormal Activity" for more than ten minutes and took a nap because I felt bored. However, I didn't expect that Americans liked it so much. From the big Hollywood director Steven Spielberg to the cleaning lady in the hotel, they have been talking about this movie recently, and they ask everyone they meet whether the plot in "Paranormal Activity" is true.

No wonder, this movie won the single-day box office championship on the first day of its release.

And if I take part in Jiang Feng's movie, it will be a qualification for me to talk about it in the future, saying, "See, I starred in a movie directed by Jiang Feng."

Thinking of this, Zhang Ziyi took a deep breath and asked, "Tell me, what do you want? Movie pay? I can give you half."

There is an unwritten rule in the industry that if you want to get a role through the assistant director of the crew and pay half of the salary, only third- or fourth-tier actors can do it. However, having starred in Zhang Yimou's movie, I am already a first-tier actor.

As a first-line actor, Zhang Ziyi is still willing to pay the money to tell Dawei that she is very interested in this role.

But who would have thought that Dawei just looked Zhang Ziyi up and down, smiled, turned around and left.

Damn...

Looking at his back as he left and recalling the ambiguous look in his eyes just now, Zhang Ziyi wanted to swear.

Damn, who do you think I am?
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Unlike Hong Kong and mainland China, the crews in Hollywood don't hold any opening ceremonies like burning incense and praying to Buddha. At most, they let the senior executives of the production company stand on the stage and say a few words, and the crew members standing in the audience applaud enthusiastically, and then everyone goes about their business.

Because of the simplicity of the opening ceremony, Jiang Feng did not feel any burden. The first thing he did when he arrived at the shooting site was to visit Jessica Alba who had been staying in the ward for 1 days.

Seeing that Jessica Alba was in good condition, he asked the makeup artist Mark to quickly put on her makeup. She would be filmed in the first scene of the day, and her attending physician would be played by Jon Fillmore.

When filming "Paranormal Activity", Jiang Feng discovered that as the helmsman of Lionsgate, Jon Fillmore's acting skills were quite good and he was very natural in front of the camera. Based on the principle of saving as much as possible, he still invited him to make a cameo appearance in the movie "Seeing the Ghost".

After arranging the makeup and taking a look at the layout of the shooting site, Jiang Feng felt that there was no problem, so he went downstairs because the guests he invited had arrived.

But just as he turned around the corridor, Jiang Feng ran into Dawei head-on.

"director…"

"Ok?"

"Do you like Zhang Ziyi?"

"I don't like it, so what?" Jiang Feng was telling the truth, because ambitious female stars are always more difficult to deal with. If you dare to shoot her, she will make you feel like you are in heaven.

"Really?" Dawei asked.

"Go away, when have I ever lied to you?"

"Hehe, that's good."

Seeing Jiang Feng laughing and scolding, Dawei rubbed his hands and laughed.

"Director, there's a cameo role in our movie, and I haven't found an actor yet, so why don't we try Zhang Ziyi?"

"You don't need to tell me about this little thing. Just make the decision yourself."

As a director, Jiang Feng knew how to focus on the big and let go of the small, and share the benefits equally. He only took a few main roles and gave the rest to his brothers, as long as they found suitable actors.

As for how these actors came to the crew, whether it was by giving money, giving people, or giving people money, Jiang Feng would not ask.

As soon as Jiang Feng thought of this, he suddenly realized it, turned around and gave Dawei a thumbs up.

"You are so awesome, you dare to attack a top actress in China."

(End of this chapter)