Huayu became famous overnight

Chapter 116 This crew is over if you go

"According to you, I was worrying for nothing before?" Xu Ming raised his eyebrows.

Fearing that negative public opinion would affect his mentality, he has turned off his cell phone recently.

"That's different. Actors are viewed differently by the audience and investors. If you have two consecutive movies that are box office hits, it means you are popular with the audience and have box office appeal, which is what makes you valuable."

"But among the audience, if your reputation is too bad, they may avoid you in the next movie. That's how you become box office poison."

Jiang Wen really treated Xu Ming as his own nephew, and he knew every detail of the rules in the circle.

If we were to ask whether the two had any vested interests in each other, there weren't any. Nor did they have any common life experiences.

But I just feel that this kid has a bad temper.

“So that’s why you made a movie called The Sun Also Rises, which was full of vinegar and flopped at the box office, and then made another dumpling called Let the Bullets Fly.”

"Reward yourself with one movie, and reward the audience with another, right?"

Jiang Wen was stunned by Xu Ming's words, and Zhou Yun behind him laughed out loud.

That's quite true.

It's a pity that the other party went astray later. After the release of "Let the Bullets Fly", he felt that inviting celebrities was a shortcut and he could express his ideas freely.

Then, "One Step Away" and "Evil Never Dies" made this old guy completely obedient.

The audience really likes the way you make dumplings. Vinegar is the specialty, but who can tolerate it if you put too much?
"I'm trying to reason with you with good intentions, but you insist on digging up old wounds, right? Hurry up, give me the script for the guest role, and I'll leave after we finish filming." Jiang Wen was unhappy.

"Just kidding, Guo Fan, bring over the guest appearance scripts of Teacher Jiang and Teacher Zhou."

After Xu Ming finished giving the order, he turned his head and said, "It's basically just a scene. It won't take you two long."

"If that's what you said, my salary of 3 million is just below that of Teacher Ge You, which means I'm already a top-tier star. Why don't I see any endorsements or big projects?"

This is what puzzled him the most. If he were to be promoted to a higher rank, shouldn't he be surrounded by stars and flowers?

I was in this crew, but I didn't notice it at all.

If I have to say something, it's just that the actress below was a little too attentive, but it has always been like this.

"Don't you see the release dates of your two films? One is released at the end of July, and the other is released at the beginning of December. They are too close together and need time to brew."

Jiang Wen had a mischievous smile on his face. "Besides, it's because you've offended so many people. Even if there's a good project, they won't give it to you right away."

"But if your next movie can still make a profit, it will be enough to break through many prejudices. A thousand pounds of friendship cannot compare to two ounces of chest, and two ounces of chest cannot compare to five hundred pieces of gold. Only those who can help others make money are the masters."

That's the truth.

Xu Ming knew very well that if he did not have the label of Benshan Media and had not offended Huayi and the Hong Kong circle, olive branches from all sides would have been extended to him by now.

These guys are waiting to see how the second part, which he wrote and starred in, goes before deciding how to accept him.

Unfortunately, I’m afraid it may not go as they wish.

From the beginning to the end, Xu Ming never thought about joining any circle. If there had to be a circle, it would be centered around him.

"Director Jiang, Teacher Zhou, regarding the script, since the guest roles are different, it may be troublesome for you two to shoot separately." Guo Fan interrupted.

After receiving the script, Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun only took a glance and understood it clearly.

For them, making a guest appearance in just one scene is a piece of cake.

"Let's shoot Zhou Yun's scenes first. I have something else to discuss with your producer Xu." Jiang Wen waved his hand.

"Then please change your clothes, Mr. Zhou."

Guo Fan personally led Zhou Yun to the dressing room.

Xu Ming looked at Jiang Wen in surprise: "Why do you want to talk to me alone?"

Jiang Wen did not speak, but looked around. The crew members who wanted to eavesdrop felt the extremely oppressive gaze and quickly dispersed.

The latter slowly said, "I recently received a script and asked me to act in it. It's not appropriate to discuss this with other people, so I'll ask you, an outsider, to help me think about it."

The people around him either have direct interests in the relationship or are not close enough.

Xu Ming, the eldest nephew, was stuck right in the middle.

"What kind of script can make you so confused?" Xu Ming perked up.

"It's a movie script about the Three Kingdoms. They asked me to play Cao Cao and the salary was not low."

Having said that, Jiang Wen touched his nose.

"The last sentence is the key point."

Xu Ming complained, and seeing that the other party's face was darkening, he coughed lightly and said, "What is the background of the investor? Who do you plan to invite?"

"It was just established this year. The boss is Zhen Zidan's former agent. The director will probably ask Alan Mak and Zhuang Wenqiang to co-direct the film." Jiang Wen said.

He actually didn't have much hope that Xu Ming could help, he just came to try his luck.

This kid's train of thought has always been different, maybe he can come up with some constructive suggestions.

"Zhen Zidan..."

Xu Ming paused, and immediately remembered what movie the other party mentioned.

"Guan Yunchang".

It makes me angry whenever I think about it. In his previous life, he bought movie tickets because of the names of Zhen Zidan and Jiang Wen, and almost fell asleep in the cinema while watching the movie.

Let's put it this way, this movie's Douban score is only 0.2 higher than "Three Guns".
"Three Guns" was the winner of the first Golden Broom Award, and "Guan Yunchang" was the third, so they are brothers-in-law.

"I advise you not to do it. No matter how high the pay is, it's not necessary." Xu Ming shook his head and said decisively.

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Wen sat up straight, surprised by Xu Ming's decisive answer.

"The investor is from Zhen Zidan, which means this movie is most likely to promote Zhen Zidan. He is good enough to play Ip Man, but he can't play Guan Erye, so you can play him."

Xu Ming glanced at Lao Jiang and knew it was unrealistic. This guy was the weirdo who only wanted to play Concubine Yu in "Farewell My Concubine".

(Picture above: Jiang Wen's makeup test for "Yu Ji")

"That's one reason, what else?" Jiang Wen said.

"Hong Kong directors are not good at shooting this kind of historical themes. They don't have a broad vision and are too conservative. Just look at Red Cliff to see this. Moreover, these two are directors of police and gangster films."

Xu Ming hesitated for a moment. There was another reason that was hard to explain.

"There must be more. Tell me."

The more Jiang Wen listened, the more he felt it made sense. This kid's point of view was still very new to him.

Nowadays, people are used to looking at whether the cast is strong enough and how famous the director and actors are. However, whether the actors are suitable for the roles and whether the behind-the-scenes team has any previous experience are easily overshadowed by fame.

Of course, the mainland film industry used to tacitly follow this rule, but who would have thought that after filmmakers from Hong Kong and Taiwan came in, they would not follow this rule at all.

"I really did say that. Let me make it clear that you are not allowed to be angry." Xu Ming confirmed.

"I'm not angry." Jiang Wen nodded.

"If they promote Zhen Zidan's play and drag a drama bully like you into it, it will definitely be the end of them." Xu Ming spread his hands.

(End of this chapter)