There is no rush for the new album, and the early arrangement stage is already underway, and the specific recording and production will take at least the second half of the year, and the upper limit will not be until next year.
In addition to "creating" songs, Cao Xuan's priority is actually filming "Now You See Me".
There is no way, Hollywood is in a hurry, Cao Xuan is now very popular in North America, what should I do if I don't strike while the iron is hot?
If you make "Taken 3", you will have the guarantee of the first two films, and everyone will be relaxed, but "Now You See Me" is a new movie after all, and Warner Bros. and New Line are also working hard.
This film project actually started at the end of last year, and the first thing was to appoint a director.
Unlike the previous "Taken" series, although "Now You See Me" is still controlled by stars, Warner has a certain share and still has some right to make suggestions.
Cao Xuan originally intended to find a Chinese director, but Warner recommended two Hollywood directors.
Not only because of distrust of Chinese directors, but also to test Cao Xuan, saying that it is a Sino-US co-production, then Warner could not let Cao Xuan decide alone.
Cao Xuan understands why these Hollywood moguls are not likable anymore. There are too many shits and they often have to show off their presence. New Line's Gallano is still likable.
However, Boss Cao has a mature personality, and it is impossible for Warner to break up just because Warner is not as good as he wants. It is just a negotiation.
In fact, in his opinion, Warner may not really care who is the director.
Although "You Now Now" has an investment of 85 million US dollars, it is not a top-notch production compared to Warner.
You must know that the investment of the Hollywood blockbuster "Green Lantern" shot this year is almost 200 million US dollars, almost all of which are borne by Warner.
There are also "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" with a total investment of 260 million US dollars.
These established giants are willing to spend money, especially the stars of "Now You See Me" took the big head, and Warner's total investment is only a small and medium-cost film investment.
Compared with this movie, Warner actually values ??Cao Xuan more and the appeal of his action movies.
It doesn't matter if "You Now See Me" loses, there is also the "Taken" series, and even other rescue series.
Warner wanted to incorporate Cao Xuan into the Warner system and make it a personal signature like Tom Cruise, but at the same time, he didn't want Cao Xuan to be "proud of being favored", so he beat him in various ways.
? To put it bluntly, it is the so-called high-ranking person's set, give a sweet date two sticks, and even coax and beat pua.
However, Cao Xuan has seen this trick a lot.
Not to mention that he is a capitalist himself, since he started, he has seen similar operations every year.
Especially these foreign devils, no matter whether he cooperated with Warner Records, Warner Music Group, or New Line before, he had similar tricks.
Cao Xuan has long been used to foreign devils giving sweet dates, and he also understands sugar-coated cannonballs.
? First of all, do things first, and when you continue to come up with bargaining chips that can be negotiated, there will be no sticks, only sweet dates.
Even if Warner does not abide by the rules, he is not the only one who has the final say in Hollywood. Strictly speaking, Cao Xuan is still a minority shareholder of Disney.
Cao Xuan is a very purposeful person, he doesn't care about Warner's petty thoughts.
Warner wanted to find a sense of presence, and Cao Xuan asked them to find it, but he didn't need a Chinese director, but he didn't need the two that Warner found.
Cao Xuan is not familiar with Hollywood directors, but he still knows the famous ones. Warner found those two, at least he has no impression in Cao Xuan's heart, and his resume is not beautiful. Lin Chaoxian is better than them. powerful.
After all, Lao Lin is also an international director with a global box office of more than 300 million U.S. dollars.
Hollywood is not on the first line, and it can barely be regarded as the second line. It is even more remarkable in China. It has been blown up by movie fans, and it is absolutely top 1 among the new generation of action directors.
However, Lao Lin is indeed better at action scenes, and is not suitable for the special effects + plot suspense of "Now You See Me", which is why Cao Xuan did not insist on choosing him.
After several selections, Cao Xuan finally settled on the Chinese director Wen Ziren.
Wen Ziren, Malaysian Chinese, grew up in Australia, was favored by Hollywood in 2004, directed the "Chain Saw" series, and later served as the director, screenwriter, and producer of many horror films, and is currently considered a representative figure in the field of Hollywood horror films .
The most important thing is that although this person is particularly fond of horror films, he can also shoot other themes.
The original space-time action film "Fast and Furious" series and the special effects blockbuster "Aquaman" all performed well, and they are also good at creating a suspenseful atmosphere.
"Now Now You See Me" put aside the magic and special effects, in fact, the biggest selling point is the plot.The setting of the fifth knight is more inclined to team strategists and hiders.
The main line of "Now You See Me" is to punish the evil and promote the good at the same time, to help the team's military division take revenge.
As for the policewoman, Cao Xuan approached Gal Gadot for the simple reason that "Fast and Furious 5" will be released next year.
Since you choose to cut off the heat, then simply cut it to the end
Gal Gadot is not well-known now, but she also dislikes the role of the female policeman as not bright, and prefers to play the role of a big honey.
In order to convince her, Cao Xuan arranged for himself and the other party to add a relationship line of a handsome thief and a policewoman falling in love and killing each other.
It doesn't really show anything, but it just shows that the two have a little affection for each other. So far, the main purpose is to add some presence to the policewoman.
At the same time, flicker Gal Gadot can add a play to her in the second part and officially become the heroine.
Because of this, Gal Gadot agreed to join "Now You See Me".
As for the last black old man villain, Cao Xuan did not look for the black god, this guy committed suicide, don't turn around and can't write.
Originally, Cao Xuan wanted to find a white old man, but later felt that there was no black lead, which was too un-Hollywood, so he invited Oscar winner Forest Whitaker.
This masterpiece "Doomsday Dictatorship" plays the famous Jingsu, the Ugandan Hercules Amin who weighs more than 200 kilograms