Entertainment 1998

Chapter 785 784, You are really sexy
[Jiang Feng, what are you busy with? ]

[Brother, let me tell you something. I have withstood the pressure from Han Shanye. He told me that if Li Lianhua’s acting skills do not satisfy me, I can ask her to leave the crew of "A World Without Thieves" at any time.

At that time, I didn't even pay attention to him.

There are rumors in the martial arts world that he is a mountain eagle, but in my eyes he is nothing! 】

[Yes, that's it!]

"A World Without Thieves" is missing a theme song. Do you have any inspiration recently? If so, why not give me a whole song? Don't worry, I'll pay you.

Oh, right!

I discussed this matter with your producer Li Xing first, but Li Xing rejected it without even thinking about it. 】

On March 2004, 3, Jiang Feng was scouting locations for the movie “Get Out” with Harvey Weinstein in Pasadena County, a satellite city of Los Angeles, when he received a text message from Feng Xiaogang.

There were three text messages in total, and the content was very simple.

Jiang Feng, why did you get into trouble with China Film Group? Jiang Feng, I withstood the pressure from Han Shanye and saved Li Lianhua, Li Xing's sister. Jiang Feng, in this situation, shouldn't you do me a favor?
After seeing the text message, Jiang Feng thought for a moment and put the phone in his pocket.

It's a very simple matter.

Huayi Brothers Media is deliberately creating conflicts between itself and China Film Group.

Anyone with a little common sense would know that Han Shanye would not use such means to deal with his cooperating partners.

One reason is that Li Lianhua is from Huayi Brothers Media, and apart from the bond with Li Xing, she basically has no relationship with him.

Besides, Han Shanye also knows his own abilities. If he suppresses Li Lianhua, his buddies can backfire and promote Li Lianhua.

Therefore, there is no need for the cunning Han Shanye to do this.

Second, the current situation between the two of them is not yet at the point of breaking up. They are just criticizing each other. You don't like me, right? Then I'll show you that I actually don't like you either.

Well, that's it.

I think this was one of the reasons why Li Xing, who was always mature and steady, didn't call me.

She also realized that there must be something fishy about this matter.

Putting his phone back into his pocket, Jiang Feng looked at the country villa in front of him again.

Although this mansion covers an area of ​​more than 1500 square meters, it does not have the luxurious feeling of a palace. It looks more like a warm and suitable family residence.

The villa is located in a beautiful city with excellent green conditions around it. There is also a cement courtyard and the overall layout appears very spacious.

As you enter the room, you will be struck by a simple and practical decoration style. The American decoration style is matched with solid wood floors and large white walls. This design seems to reveal a sense of low-key luxury without too many fancy decorations.

When it comes to the bedroom, the master bedroom is not very large, but it is fully functional with a comfortable bed, a desk and a dressing table.

Although the layout looks a bit messy, it does not affect the warm feeling at all. Interestingly, there is a leopard print bed sheet on the bed. This unique aesthetic is simply impossible to ignore...

not long time.

About an hour later, Jiang Feng walked out of the villa, and as soon as he walked back to the courtyard, he found that there were many cars parked in the courtyard.

There are Land Rover Range Rover, Toyota Prado, Hummer, Ferrari and Lamborghini.

Seeing Jiang Feng go out, the doors of these luxury cars opened, and Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Will Smith and others got out of the cars one after another.

Charlize Theron, who was slightly pregnant, also got out of her large Range Rover, but she appeared to be very cautious when getting out of the car.

"Hi, Jiang, I'm Tom."

"Hi Jiang, nice to meet you, I'm Wells."

"Hi, director, our movie The Hunger Games has grossed over 5 million U.S. dollars worldwide, and I have successfully become one of Hollywood's top actresses. Thank you!"

"Hey, Jiang, how did you know I could play a wizard who could hypnotize a strong man by tapping a coffee cup with a spoon?"

Compared to the enthusiastic Anne Hathaway, Tom Hanks, and Will Smith, Julia Roberts' greeting was a bit direct. She went straight to the point and talked to Jiang Feng about the movie "Get Out".

"Jiang, I'm only in my thirties, and you actually let me play the role of a mother, and a daughter as old as Anne Hathaway. You know, I still have the opportunity to play a young girl for a while."

"Ha ha…"

Julia Roberts spoke humorously, which immediately caused everyone to laugh.

However, Jiang Feng did not laugh.

"Actually, Julia, playing a mother role like this is a challenge."

"Well, yes, it is indeed challenging, so I decided to take this role." Julia Roberts was also very direct.

“That’s right, Jiang, I came here this time just to tell you that I really like the script of Get Out, so I told my agent.

Even if my salary is reduced by 30%, I will still act in this movie because I feel it is my masterpiece. "As soon as Julia Roberts finished speaking, Will Smith patted his chest and promised.

“Well, I don’t dare to say anything.

Because I have several resources in the hands of the director. If I dare not take "Get Out", I will probably have no chance to act in "The Hunger Games 2 and 3". Anne Hathaway looked at Jiang Feng affectionately with her big watery eyes.

Actually, director, I know one thing. Your first choice was actually Jessica Alba, but Jessica Alba was unlucky because she had just taken on the movie "Sin City".

Unlike everyone else, Tom Hanks is very cautious.

"Jiang…"

"Ok?"

"I heard that your investment in this movie was only 2000 million US dollars at most."

"Yes!" Jiang Feng smiled, turned around and pointed to the villa behind him.

"This is the main shooting location of our crew. The rental cost is even less than 20 US dollars. In this case, an investment of 2000 million US dollars is very much."

"But, Jiang, my movie salary is very high. My actual income from "Cat and Mouse" plus dividends is more than 3500 million US dollars."

"Yes, Jiang, my salary for the movie is 2000 million US dollars. Even if I admire your personal talent very much and can discount your salary and take on your movie, I still need to get 1200 million US dollars.

Otherwise, I won’t be able to explain to my agent and agency.”

Although Will Smith and Anne Hathaway didn't say anything, their eyes expressed the same thing: Jiang, just tell me, how are you going to pay us?
The same thing happened with Harvey Weinstein.

He had asked Jiang Feng this question before. You asked me to help you invite so many big names, and I did it for you.

But it costs money to invite big names.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just say you named these four Hollywood superstars. Even if they offered an extremely low friendship price, the total movie pay of the four people would be more than 4 million US dollars.

Two days ago, when faced with this question, Jiang Feng just smiled.

Now, it's finally time to reveal the mystery.

"Ha ha…"

Faced with this situation, Jiang Feng smiled brightly, pulled down a branch from the tree next to him, and started writing and drawing on the ground.

"Tom..."

"Ok?"

“How long did it take you to shoot Cat and Mouse?”

"Does it start from the time I prepared this movie?" Tom Hanks asked back.

"Correct!"

"Eight and a half months."

"Eight and a half months, so let's calculate it based on eight months. You just said that the actual income was 8 million US dollars, so I'll calculate it based on 8 million US dollars.

That means your actual monthly income from filming Cat and Mouse is $450 million, which is $450 a day. I think that's correct, Tom."

"That's right!"

Tom Hanks was a little confused.

He really couldn't understand what Jiang Feng wanted to say? Because this was the most basic math problem, even a homeless person on the street could figure it out.

But at this moment, Jiang Feng spoke.

"Tom, you are a Hollywood movie star. I feel that $15 a day is too little. I will give you $30."

"what…"

Everyone was surprised.

I have never seen such a stupid film director. The salary of the employee is only 15 per day, but he offers him 30 per day.

This means that as long as Tom Hanks takes on the movie "Get Out", his actual income will be 7200 million US dollars.

Because Jiang Feng just said that he wanted to double other people's pay.

Amid everyone's surprise, Jiang Feng spoke again.

"Tom, are you satisfied with my $30 a day salary?"

"Satisfied, satisfied!"

Tom Hanks said to himself, only a fool would be dissatisfied.

"Well, that's settled then."

Jiang Feng nodded and turned to Harvey Weinstein.

"Mr. Harvey, prepare the contract immediately. Tom Hanks' performance contract starts from today. Please prepare it for a week.

But I feel like it won’t take us more than a week to shoot this movie.”

wipe…

Excited Harvey Weinstein started swearing right on the set.

Look at how his brain is built?!
After his calculation, he could invite Tom Hanks, the most outstanding actor in Hollywood, to star in a movie for US$210 million.

A dishonest businessman is a dishonest businessman, and his excitement is only momentary.

After the excitement, Harvey Weinstein immediately put his arm around Tom Hanks' shoulders.

"Tom, come on, let's go to my car and sign the agreement. I'm telling you, this movie will make you a fortune."

"No, Harvey, there's something I still don't understand." Tom Hanks wanted to refuse.

"How can you not understand? One week is equivalent to your visit to Jiang Feng's crew for study. Of course, you can also regard this time as a vacation.

You can have $210 million for a one-week vacation, wouldn't that be a great deal for you?" Harvey Weinstein said eloquently.

Tom Hanks is gone.

Followed Harvey Weinstein to his silver Chrysler Grand Voyager.

Jiang Feng turned his gaze to Julia Roberts, Will Smith, and Anne Hathaway.

These three people were smart, and Jiang Feng didn't need to calculate, and they took the initiative to say:

"Jiang, I won't bother you anymore. According to your calculation method, my daily salary for the last movie was 10 US dollars, which means that I can get 7 million US dollars for working for you for 140 days."

"Jiang, mine is less. I can get 100 million US dollars."

"Director, I can get $80."

"So, are we going to sign the contract?" Jiang Feng asked with a smile.

"Well, no, we need to go back and think about it." This time, the three of them said in unison.

……

The contract was not signed.

Anne Hathaway, Will Smith, Julia Roberts and Hollywood actor Tom Hanks arrived quite suddenly and quickly left the country villa on the outskirts of Pasadena County.

Of course, they did not reject the movie "Get Out".

I just gave the excuse that I needed to go back and discuss it with my agent, the agency, and, uh, the legal advisor.

Looking at the backs of them driving away, Harvey Weinstein felt a little happy, but also a little worried.

This was the first time that he worked with Jiang Feng alone. He did not expect that this young director from China was so smart and used a trick that the Hollywood agency had never seen before.

They were offered double the pay, but they still didn't dare to accept it.

The worry is that Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Will Smith, and even Anne Hathaway, who was made famous by Jiang Feng, may not be able to accept the challenge.

What if they don't take this movie?

Jiang Feng, who was standing next to him, seemed to know what Harvey Weinstein was thinking, so when he helped the pregnant Charlize Theron into the car, he turned around and comforted him:

“Harvey, don’t be so sad. Be cheerful. As for the movie Get Out, these Hollywood bigwigs can accept it if they want to. If they don’t want to, forget it.”

“Then, do we need to look for other big-name actors?

Like Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and our partner George Clooney, etc. ”

"No more looking for it!"

“If these big-name actors don’t accept Get Out, we won’t look for them anymore. Just help me find some less famous actors who are of the right age.

In this way, the budget of our film can be smoothly reduced from 2000 million US dollars to less than 500 million US dollars."

"Yeah, that's okay!"

After hearing what Jiang Feng said, Harvey Weinstein thought about it and nodded.

In the past, the actors Jiang Feng had used didn’t seem to be very famous, such as in the movie “Seeing a Ghost”, the movie “Paranormal Activity”, and the two “Saw” movies.

Jiang Feng's movies still achieve high box office.

Thinking of this, Harvey Weinstein wanted to shake hands with Jiang Feng and say goodbye.

After all, he had to get busy, because this was Jiang Feng's movie, and those Hollywood film companies were like sharks that had tasted blood, and they all called and said they wanted to get a piece of the investment.

Harvey Weinstein decided to renegotiate with these people and have a good chat about the film's share of the profits and investment ratio.

However, as soon as Harvey Weinstein sat in the driver's seat, he rolled down the window and gave a thumbs up to Jiang Feng who was about to drive away.

"Jiang, I have to say, you are really sexy!"

Is it sexy?

maybe.

Hearing Harvey Weinstein's praise for him, Jiang Feng recalled the past.

If we talk about being coquettish, it’s the entertainment online writer who is “want to drink cold water but is afraid of getting it stuck in teeth” because this trick comes from his novels.

Eh…

If I hadn't traveled through time, I believe I would have read "I Want to Drink Cold Water But I'm Afraid of Getting Stuck in My Teeth"'s new book "I've Been Reborn, Can't I Be a Movie King?"

(End of this chapter)