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    Tang Gumo shrugged indifferently, but he was very interested in Mo Fei's proposal and said: "Everyone is doing it for their own work and career. To be in your line of work, you have to give up a lot of private enjoyment. This is true in many people."  I was already prepared before we got married years ago. Since it can bring her happiness, it is worthwhile to do anything I can. Speaking of the city of Hong Kong, I am very interested. Generally speaking, actors.  I won't be with my family when I'm working. If your crew allows me, I really want to go and see the ancient East. I will definitely gain a lot." These two people are in Hollywood and even the global entertainment industry.  They are a model couple, and I respect and admire them very much. If it were anyone else, they would not be treated like this.  He smiled and said: "Of course there is no problem. I am happy to do something for some artists with both virtue and art and provide support to the best of my ability. Moreover, we will have more opportunities to cooperate in the future, and I also hope to get your support."  Strong support." The three of them were chatting when they saw Bruce Willis walking over with a depressed look on his face. He won the best comedy series for his role in "Blue Moonlight Detective Agency".  The nomination of the leading actor happened to have a very unhappy relationship with the producers. It was impossible for ABC to go to the Foreign Correspondents Association for his nomination, so his nomination could almost be completely classified as a soy sauce team.  Sitting with those colleagues from abc, I thought I had nothing to say. Instead of being embarrassed, I might as well gather with my own people to avoid being so uncomfortable all the time.  Wait until Bruce Willis approaches.  The two hugged and introduced a few people to each other. Mo Fei joked: "How about Walter? Did you enjoy being on the set of "Lethal Weapon"? Did you generously pass on your acting experience to Harley?"  You shouldn¡¯t be a stingy guy, right?¡± (Walter is a nickname, and his full name is Walter Bruce Willis) ¡°Harley is making rapid progress. As long as there are no classes in school, she will come to the set to study. With her current  Judging from his performance, he will definitely be a good actor in the future." Willis replied, and then said helplessly: "I'm sitting here, so I won't disturb everyone, right?" Mo Fei nodded and said it was okay.  He continued to comfort him: "It's nothing Walter, today is just a nomination for a TV series. Believe me, there will be more honors for you to be proud of in the future." It must be said that it is for Bruce Willis.  I do feel a little guilty.  This guy has won serious awards all his life on "Blue Moonlight Detective Agency", and now he has let himself lose it. If there is a chance in the future, I must help him win a more important TV series actor than the Emmy Award and the Golden Globe Award.  Hefty.  Sometimes it¡¯s such a coincidence. Before I came here, I was worried about how to arrange Willis¡¯ schedule for the second half of the year, but now I have a solution.  As the saying goes, it's better to choose a day than to hit it, and today is just in time.  Could it be that after looking at Willis and then at Sidney Pollack, there is actually a movie suitable for these two people to collaborate.  He said: "Mr. Pollack, do you have any film appointments or arrangements for the next time, if time permits? I happen to have a movie here, and I would like to invite you to be the director?" One of the purposes of the Golden Globe Awards dinner is to let  Everyone is communicating, so it¡¯s normal to extend an invitation.  However, Sidney Pollack could also see that Mo Fei's movie was probably a temporary move. To put it bluntly, it was more to appease or comfort this newly minted national hero actor.  No matter how famous Mo Fei is, there is no guarantee that it will be a good story if it is a story that comes out of the blue.  With his current identity and status, he must be cautious and careful when accepting films. Once a bad film comes out, it will have a huge impact on the future.  But Pollack couldn't refuse directly. He expressed his interest with a smile and said: "I really don't have any plans for the next period of time. I don't know what subject your movie is about, Mr. Mo."  I can give you a rough idea. If it¡¯s really suitable, I won¡¯t refuse.¡± ¡°After all, I¡¯m a director I¡¯ve never worked with before, so I think Pollack¡¯s caution is normal. If I agree right away, it¡¯s just a rookie director and a bad movie.  It's something that only a director can do. If Pollack is really that happy, he might have to consider whether this is actually the Oscar-winning director in history.  He nodded and asked everyone to sit down, and said: "Perhaps you all think that the sudden suggestion I made must be impromptu. It is not entirely wrong to say that. The story has been thought of long ago, and I have already written the script.  , but the filming of this film was indeed decided just now and was not included in Phoenix Culture¡¯s filming plan for this year. In fact, the story is relatively simple. It is about an American policeman named Tom who is innocently involved in a scandal.  and his colleagues accidentally broke into a major case, the murderer Japanese Junichiro Koizumi was captured, but due to pressure from the Japanese government, the prisoner had to be escorted back to Japan for trial.  Tom and his partners won the mission, but just as they arrived in Japan, Koizumi was taken away by an accomplice disguised as a police officer at the airport.  In order to make up for the losses caused by their mistakes, Tom and his partners asked to join the investigation of this case, but were refused by the local police. Tom and his partners could only get some help from the Japanese police officer Jiang who was responsible for receiving them.  Continue to follow up on this case.  Not long after they followed up on the case, they finally found clues in a local nightclub run by Anna, an American. They discovered that Koizumi was involved in a counterfeit banknote group, transporting large quantities of counterfeit US dollar banknotes to the United States and around the world, and collaborating with local  related to the gang leader Shinzo Abe.  But the misfortune was not over yet. Tom's partner was discovered by the Japanese gang and brutally killed. Tom couldn't bear it and decided to join forces with Jiang to break into the thieves' nest" This story can be regarded as a bad taste. Koizumi and Abe are both from the future.  The disgusting Prime Minister of Japan may not be known where he is now, but he will definitely not be unknown in the future. I don¡¯t know if the two grandsons will find that their names appeared in such a place many years ago.  What will it be like in the movie? If this movie is played in theaters and TV stations, the effect will definitely be quite good. Pollack has been listening carefully since he opened his mouth.  Knowing that Mo Fei had already conceived and written the script, he became even more serious and wanted to analyze the story. After Mo Fei finished telling it, Pollack stood thoughtfully for a moment and raised his head.  He started to say to Mo Fei: "Mr. Mo.  Your story is indeed very good, through the conflict between Tom and Jiang, two people living in different environments, with different ways of thinking and different national cultures.  Create differences in communication and recognition to reflect the progress between two people from strangers to friends.  This subject matter is very interesting. It is different from the previous action movies and police movies. I think this way of expression will definitely be recognized by the audience.  " The words fell. Pollack seemed to have something to say. Could it be that he was not in a hurry to answer the words and continued to listen to him: "But there are a few small problems that need to be solved here, otherwise it will be difficult for this movie to live up to expectations.  effect in.  The first is the actor's action design, which needs to add more oriental action elements and cannot be completely Hollywood style. I believe Hong Kong companies can do this.  The second point is the budget, because there are a lot of shots that need to be shot in Japan, and action scenes require even more shots.  The budget cannot be too low.  Another very important point is the actor. The actor for the role of Tom in the film must be Walter.  I think it's appropriate too.  But who should be used as Japanese actors? There are almost no Japanese action stars who are suitable for this kind of film. They are either too fierce or too sinister. After thinking about it, I only thought of an actor named Takakura Ken. The others are just  Unexpectedly, maybe I don't know enough about the Japanese film industry, but unknown actors are indeed not suitable for such a film.  There is also the character Anna who runs a nightclub in Japan. No matter how many scenes she plays, she is an important role. The actor must be able to show that fierceness, especially the eyes, but she cannot be too old.  That would make the movie less watchable.  These are all things that must be resolved, and they are also my personal opinions. Maybe Mr. Mo, you already have a complete plan, but I still have to say it out. If I am a director, these are very critical.  " He is indeed a first-class director. He has already analyzed so many problems after just hearing the general plot of the story, especially the explanation of the film's presentation techniques. It is exactly the same as the original film. At least I feel ashamed of myself.  Judging from what Pollack said, it seems that he is willing to direct this film. Could it be that he couldn't resist the idea of ??extending an invitation to Pollack to join the film, and only talked about this movie, saying: "Mr. Pollack, your analysis is very correct.  , what this movie wants to express is what you said.  There will definitely be no problem with action design. My company has a professional action design team, all of whom are professional martial arts athletes. Many of them have won awards in large competitions. Fierceness, sharpness, and smoothness are the most basic requirements. Action design is guaranteed to be  first class.  The actor for the role of Tom is Walter. Our company also has a suitable actor for the role of Anna. The role of Japanese police officer Jiang is the one next to me. He has Kung Fu and action performances in many movies and dramas in Hong Kong. His acting skills  It's also pretty awesome.  " Mo Fei said and pulled Zengjiang to his side. The Japanese police officer in the original film was indeed played by Ken Takakura, but he would definitely not find anyone else for the role that his own actor could complete. Even if it is a little bit different, as long as it is not too different.  , it is also necessary toJust like good cameramen are made from film, and sharpshooters are made from bullets, good actors are not made from roles.  Moreover, Zengjiang's acting skills are absolutely fine. With his experience in martial arts films for nearly thirty years, he can also add a lot of action scenes in the film, which is something that Ken Takakura can't do.  In the eyes of foreign devils, most Chinese people are good at both skills, and actors are even better at it.  Hearing that Zeng Jiang is also a kung fu star, Pollack was not too surprised and said very happily: "Oh, that would be great. If Mr. Zeng can play this role, it will be great compared to your role in "The Silence of the Lambs"  His shocking acting skills, coupled with his kung fu performance, will definitely bring a lot of highlights to this movie.¡± Zeng Jiang has been a member of Phoenix Culture for a long time and is quite familiar with some of Mo Fei¡¯s habits.  When Mo Fei mentioned that the Japanese police officer was called "Jiang" but did not specify his last name, he was basically sure that this role would be given to him.  Smiling and giving Pollack a hug.  He also did not forget to praise Mo Fei, saying: "Thank you Mr. Pollack for the praise. I am just an actor. It is my responsibility to do the job that an actor should do. There are many outstanding actors in Hong Kong who can have such a performance opportunity."  , in fact, it¡¯s all Mr. Mo¡¯s care. Likewise, in this new film, I will try my best to do every job and hope that we can have a happy cooperation.¡± Zeng Jiang said this, but he remembered that he had not given it yet.  Pollack a budget standard yet.  He hurriedly said: "Oh, also, my initial plan for the budget of this movie is 20 million. If it is not enough, it can be increased to 40 million at most. What does Mr. Coppola think?" In fact, the real budget of this movie  The budget is 20 million, and the additional 20 million is used to deal with tax issues.  Taxes in the United States are not generally high. Even if the company is registered in Delaware, where there is almost no tax, most of the favorable tax conditions are prepared for offshore companies. Businesses operating in the United States still have to follow  Provides for the payment of some necessary taxes and fees, at rates that vary from state to state.  Basically, it is about 30% of the profit, which is much higher than the tax in Hong Kong.  Who can bear it without foreshadowing in advance? This is the figure after Reagan's tax cuts. The figures in previous years were even more terrifying. Almost half of the money had to be handed over to the tax bureau.  Haven't you seen those celebrities who are often fined for charity activities? They are taking advantage of the US law that charity projects do not collect taxes and laundering money with the help of their own charity funds. If you launder too much, you will always be caught.  Once or twice.  With an over-expenditure budget of 20 million, the taxes in the United States can be reduced by about 70%, and then divided between the two companies in Hong Kong and the United States, there will not be much left. As a foreigner, in their territory  It's impossible to do business without paying any taxes.  The male lead Bruce Willis's salary is only two million, and Zeng Jiang's salary will definitely not be as high as two million. The other actors' combined salary cannot be as high as that of either Zeng Jiang or Bruce Willis.  The director's salary is at most the same as Bruce Willis's, and a budget of 20 million US dollars should be enough.  Pollack is also an old filmmaker. After being a director for so many years, he naturally knows all the ins and outs of this industry.  As soon as he heard Mo Fei's words, he understood what he meant. After thinking about it briefly, he nodded and said it was okay.  He said: "No problem. Since Mr. Mo is ready, I will continue this movie. I hope to make a good movie that will satisfy everyone." Could it be that he is not worried at all?  , with your own script, as long as it is not a rubbish director, the probability of failure is infinitely close to zero. There is no need to worry about this.  He raised the champagne glass on the table to signal for everyone to toast, and said: "Then I would like to congratulate you all in advance on your happy cooperation, and I also hope that this film will achieve good box office results." Everyone raised their glasses and drank together. Just now  Putting down the cup, Bruce Willis continued what Mo Fei said and said with a smile: "The box office of the movies Mr. Mo invests in has always been very good. I think it is better to change the hope for the box office to the hope of winning awards. This is not something we can guarantee."  "Willis' stuttering joke also made everyone laugh for a while. After laughing, they started to sit down and talk about tonight's awards, which was basically about the judgment of each award.  Originally, I am the one who has the most say in this matter. For a time traveler with rich knowledge of film-related business, even if it is impossible to keep all the awards in mind, I still have some doubts about some important awards.  divided memory.  But now, Mo Fei really doesn't dare to brag to himself, because with the addition of the two films "Good Will Hunting" and "The Silence of the Lambs", many accidents are possible, especially since he is involved in it.  The correctness of the judgment on award attribution will be greatly compromised.  For example, I was supposed to get thisJohn Lone, who was nominated for the 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, did not appear on the list of nominees.  The film "Year of the Dragon" in which he participated was historically boycotted by many Chinese because it was deemed to be insulting to China. As a result, the film's producers suffered heavy losses due to the film being dropped midway.  And in today's history, it is because of the emergence of Phoenix Culture that several excellent Chinese-language films have encountered even greater resistance. They were completely flopped after only three days of release. Not to mention making money or recovering costs, I am afraid that they will not even have to pay for publicity.  There's a long way to go.  As for Zun Lung's nomination for Best Supporting Actor, he probably lost it because of Zeng Jiang's nomination. Zeng Jiang's performance is indeed much better than Zun Lung's performance in "Year of the Dragon". To get a nomination is  It should be divided accordingly.  It¡¯s completely nonsense to say that you don¡¯t want to win the award. Every shortlisted contestant is rushing to win the award. Otherwise, wouldn¡¯t it be better to just declare that they will not win the award?  But now I really don¡¯t have the confidence to say that the film is absolutely good, but this is America, and even the Hong Kong Film Awards are xenophobic and targeted on a small scale. I can¡¯t guarantee what the American people think.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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