Ang Lee only chatted with Mai Chong for a few words before agreeing to let him play the male lead. This was because he admired Mai Chong's character. He was calm and unruly when facing big directors. Young actors of his age rarely have that. This kind of mentality can be said to be very charming, and it is similar to the male protagonist in some places. As for his acting skills, he may still be immature, but the Golden Horse and Golden Rooster nomination has shown that he is a talent that can be made. At least he is talented in acting. Such a person will definitely shine even more through his own training. In Li An's mind, just by looking at Mai Chong's conversation, he had already reached the passing mark in his mind, and he really liked the script, so it was better to just accept him like this, and the audition process could be avoided.
Next, Irving and Ang Lee talked about the ingredients of the movie "Inside Out". This time Tianxia Pictures still does not plan to fully invest. This will be the largest investment for Tianxia Pictures, not to mention that the financial pressure is too great. , the nature of Tianxia Pictures as a Chinese company will also make this movie face a lot of embarrassment in Hollywood, so Sky Entertainment will definitely join this project. If necessary, it can find a few more partners, but it must ensure that Tianxia Pictures As for the investment amount, we must agree with Sky Entertainment before giving an accurate figure. Sky Entertainment knows the US market better. They will calculate a price that everyone can afford, and then determine what to choose based on this price. Such an actor, but I'm afraid it can't afford someone of Nicole Kidman's caliber. After all, Sky Entertainment has no income yet, so it can only rely on Tianxia Pictures for initial investment, and Mr. Ou is also stretched thin.
"In order to save costs, the special effects company will not bother with the two companies. Let's use Xuantian Special Effects under our Tianxia Group." Owen said.
"Wait a minute," Ang Lee stopped Irving, "Does your company still have a movie special effects business?"
Owen nodded proudly: "Why not? Our company has been cultivating talents in this field since its establishment, and they all returned from studying in the United States. Although the overall strength is not as good as those of large foreign companies, it is still no problem to handle an orangutan. of."
Ang Lee felt that Owen's words were too natural. Although the orangutan is small and not as good as King Kong, its technical content is not small. He didn't even think that domestic special effects workers could make realistic animal hair, so he was used to cooperating with American companies. , even a smaller company can complete the task very well.
Owen could see Li An's disapproval. After all, he had been living in the United States and didn't know the reputation of Xuantian Special Effects in the mainland film circle. Moreover, Xuantian Special Effects had not had any successful works recently. It could only be seen from "Ghost" at the beginning of the year. A garbage bug in "Rhapsody of a Horse" recognized Xuantian's extraordinary strength, but Ang Lee probably hasn't watched that movie either. As the saying goes, hearing is believing and seeing is believing. In order to dispel Li An's doubts and let him accept Xuantian special effects, Owen decided to take him to the Xuantian base, where Huang Bo was receiving strict training from Tang Yi. Let Huang Bo meet the director.
Mai Chong did not go with them, but in the evening Irving would arrange for him to have a meal with Director Ang Lee and be "accidentally" photographed by reporters. Mai Chong understood what he meant. This was to prepare for his upcoming filming trip to the United States. The promotion can also promote "Lanling Mask". Of course, "Lanling Mask" is already hot enough now. Thanks to the hot topic of "divided events", "A World Without Thieves", "Lanling Mask", "Kung Fu" ¡·The three films have spent almost no effort to promote, but they have already been famous for being promoted by this craze. People will not forget that these three films have made huge contributions to mainland filmmakers and audiences, and they have already achieved the current benefits. .
¡° If you hire a reporter to secretly take photos, you can have someone from your company take the photos and then send them anonymously to the newspaper. However, Mai Chong will not do this because he has Chu Xuan.
"Hey, do you have time tonight?" After Owen and Li An left, Mai Chong dialed Chu Xuan's phone.
"What are you doing? You want to make an appointment with me. I'm very busy, so I need to make an appointment in advance." Chu Xuan said proudly, sitting on the swivel chair that the editor-in-chief had just bought for her.
Mai Chong smiled and said: "That's it, forget it. Originally, I had to have dinner with an important person today and needed media exposure. Since Chu University reporters are so busy, then I will ask my agent to find other media."
"Wait!" Although Mai Chong didn't want to date her, Chu Xuan was a little disappointed, but at the moment she was more concerned about who the important person Mai Chong was talking about, "What important person?" Being in the entertainment industry, Chu Xuan The first thing that comes to mind is Zhang Ziyi or Fan Bingbing. Maybe for the promotion of "Lanling Mask", the film crew will create a scandal between Mai Chong and one of them to create a topic to attract attention.
"You'll know when you come. I'll let you know the address when the time comes." Mai Chong didn't believe Chu Xuan would come.
Chu Xuan was also helpless about Mai Chong's pretense. Although she was very busy now, she still had time to take two photos of Mai Chong. After hanging up the phone, Chu XuanXuan hurriedly dealt with the paperwork at hand. At five o'clock in the afternoon, she received another call from Mai Chong. While talking to Chu Xuan, Mai Chong wrote down the address on a piece of paper, and then said with a wry smile: "This hotel is not far from me. It¡¯s very far here, it takes two hours by car.¡±
"I can eat a little longer and wait for you," Mai Chong said with a smile, "Whenever you arrive, give me a shock, and then we'll go out and you can just take a few pictures secretly. You must not do such an easy job. Smash it, or we¡¯ll eat it again.¡±
"I know, you are a mother-in-law at such a young age." Chu Xuan ran out in a hurry, and happened to meet her assistant Wang Jinming at the door. Wang Jinming asked: "Sister Xuan, what are you doing?"
"I'm going to meet a friend. You tell the boss and I'll leave first." Chu Xuan waved her hand to Wang Jinming. Wang Jinming looked at Chu Xuan and wondered: Why are you bringing a camera with you when you are meeting a friend?
Wang Jinming walked to Chu Xuan's desk. The piece of paper Chu Xuan wrote was still on the table. Wang Jinming saw the words on it, so he picked it up and looked at it. His eyes rolled, and finally he put it in his pocket and took it. He picked up his camera and slipped out.
Ang Lee was once again shocked by Irving. He had also directed the special effects blockbuster "The Incredible Hulk" with an investment of over 100 million US dollars. At that time, Industrial Light and Magic was responsible for the special effects work. There is no doubt that they are the best special effects team in the world. Ang Lee once Going deep into the place where they work and completing post-production with them, he can tell what an excellent special effects artist and excellent special effects software are. What is particularly amazing is that the software used by Xuantian is all in Chinese style. It is easy for Chinese people to use it if they have certain professional knowledge. It is said that this was developed by Irving a long time ago. How could this not be the case? Let Ang Lee marvel.
Finally, Ang Lee saw an actor wearing a light-sensitive costume who imitated the movements of an orangutan. His name was Huang Bo, and he was recommended by Owen as the candidate for Gorilla Morgan. After only a few days of study and training, he could already imitate the gorilla perfectly. Ang Lee is very satisfied with both the technology and the actor. Tianxia Group is indeed a partner that can surprise people.
Then Owen and Mai Chong had another dinner with Li An. When Chu Xuan called Mai Chong, they had almost finished eating. Mai Chong winked at Owen, which meant that they could withdraw.
When the three of them walked out of the private room, Mai Chong looked around. There weren't many people in the hotel. He easily found Chu Xuan who was holding a camera and pressing the shutter on them. It was so unscrupulous, the paparazzi could do this. It's arrogant enough for his own sake. However, both Owen and Li An acted as if they hadn't seen her and allowed her to take pictures. They would also chat intimately with each other from time to time, giving people the impression that they were plotting something.
After leaving the hotel, Mai Chong claimed that he had left something in the private room and asked Irving and the others to leave first, while he went back again.
He walked up to Chu Xuan, who waved her camera and asked excitedly: "Is that person Li An? Why is he here? You"
There are many people and it is not the place to talk. Mai Chong took Chu Xuan's little hand and said, "Go in and talk." In the private room just now, Mai Chong had ordered another table of dishes to be served before going out. He estimated that Chu Xuan hadn't eaten yet. Chu Xuan's face turned red, but she still let him hold her hand. From a distance, they looked like a golden boy and girl.
Not far behind the two of them, classmate Wang Jinming was holding a camera and captured the moment when the two held hands. After putting down the camera, Wang Jinming showed an incredible expression. The mantis was catching the cicada and the oriole behind him, but he didn't expect that he would be like this. A little oriole actually captured such an amazing scene. Sister Xuan smiled so sweetly. Could it be that she and Mai Chong have that kind of relationship?
Wang Jinming looked at the camera in his hand. There was only one photo in it, but it captured the faces of Mai Chong and Chu Xuan and the hands they were holding. It was unheard of for a female paparazzi to fall in love with a male celebrity. If he could take this If news reports go out, he may become the second Chu Xuan, but Chu Xuan Wang Jinming hesitated for a moment.
Chu Xuan returned to the newspaper office overnight and added the press release about Mai Chong's secret meeting with Ang Lee into the next day's "Beijing Daily", squeezing out the wedding notice of a second-tier star. Now people must be tired of discussing the "share-sharing incident". Basically, all the news points that can be found have been dug up. Now I have released a photo of Maichong having a private meeting with Ang Lee, plus some speculative words. It is conceivable that a top Chinese director had a private meeting with mainland newcomer Wang Maichong, seemingly negotiating for a new film. "Beijing Daily" will definitely attract the public's attention again.
The next day, Chu Xuan came to the newspaper office humming a tune and singing. Yesterday, Mai Chong told her all about his new film plans, but those contents could not be announced yet because they had to unveil the mystery bit by bit in conjunction with the subsequent publicity. Chu Xuan While Xuan was happy that Mai Chong trusted her so much, she also couldn't help feeling that Mai Chong was so lucky to have the opportunity to enter Hollywood so quickly.
"Xiao Chu, come to my officeTake a trip. "Chu Xuan had just entered the newspaper office and was daydreaming about something when she was suddenly called out by Zhao Dake.
"Boss, are you going to ask me about the photo of Mai Chong and Li An?" Chu Xuan said with a hint of pride.
Zhao Dake shook his head and took out a photo from the drawer, "Look at this. If possible, I would like to hear you explain your relationship."
Chu Xuan picked up the photo without thinking, suddenly opened her mouth with an "ah" sound, and then quickly covered her mouth. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. (PS: Thank you to Xiayiaya for your monthly ticket, thank you to Empire for your endless melancholy reward, please be patient, "Lanling Mask" will premiere in Asia soon!)