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    Zhao Linlin knocked on the door and walked into Cheng Peng's office, but her expression was a little weird, as if she was holding back a smile.  Cheng Peng felt that Zhao Linlin's smile was full of malice, so he said: "Linlin, why is your expression so weird? It makes my hair stand on end!" "It's a good thing. Someone is looking for you to represent you, and the price is one million!"  With an endorsement fee of one million, this is a good endorsement contract. However, with Zhao Linlin¡¯s weird expression, Cheng Peng felt that it might not be a good contract: ¡°You smile so weirdly. Could it be some kind of kidney treasure?¡± ¡°  How could it be possible? Those Shenbao people must be looking for middle-aged men to endorse them. How could they look for young people? You are looking for an underwear brand. I think it is very good!¡±  With my temperament, you actually asked me to endorse underwear?¡± Zhao Linlin finally couldn¡¯t help it and laughed wildly: ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Isn¡¯t it just an endorsement of underwear? Xiaobei also endorses underwear!  Millions, this endorsement price is almost as high as that of a top star, don¡¯t you think about it?¡± ¡°Smile, I¡¯ll make you laugh! Let¡¯s get down to business, that¡¯s not why you came to me!¡± ¡°Zhang Ziyi¡¯s response to "Dark Invasion"  I am very interested in the script and have made an appointment to meet her tomorrow afternoon. You have to go and talk to her then. " "That's good news!" Cheng Peng immediately smiled. Zhang Ziyi is the perfect choice for the heroine. Her agreement to meet means that there is a future.  .  Zhang Ziyi has just finished shooting "House of Flying Daggers", but she has already received several offers. She originally planned to take on Hou Yong's film "Jasmine Blooms". Hou Yong served as Zhang Yimou's photographer and was filming "My Father" with her.  We have known each other since "Mother" and we are considered old friends.  But after watching "Dark Invasion", she was deeply shocked. She didn't expect the story to be like this. She never thought that a director in China would write such a story. It was so unique and different.  Zhang Ziyi feels that "Dark Invasion" is not an ordinary horror film. More importantly, it is better than ordinary horror films in terms of story and depth. The film deeply explores the dark side of people's hearts and truly shows how human beings are.  Psychological changes in extreme environments.  She knew that Cheng Peng won three awards at the Berlin Film Festival. She heard many people praising Cheng Peng's genius and felt disapproving of it. But after reading the script, she was impressed. This is really a genius!  Zhang Ziyi saw Cheng Peng's photo in the newspaper and thought he was very young, but when she saw him in person, she felt he was even younger than he looked in the newspaper.  "Miss Zhang." Cheng Peng looked at Zhang Ziyi and nodded with a smile.  "Hello, director." Zhang Ziyi responded politely, and then introduced the man next to her to Cheng Peng, "This is my brother Zhang Zinan." "Hello, Mr. Zhang." Cheng Peng knew that he was Zhang Ziyi's agent, so he clicked  nodded.  "Hello." "Ms. Zhang, I believe you have read the script. I invite you here this time because I want to ask you what you think of the script and share our opinions." "I like this script very much. I really like it.  Same, I have never seen such a story in China, but this story is quite dark, especially the ending. My spine felt cold after reading it. I don¡¯t know how shocking it would be if it were turned into a video.  I have a question, can the script pass the review? " "After we submitted the script to the bureau, they made two modifications. First, the real place name cannot appear, so the name Shennongjia must be removed. The second is the ending.  The ending is too dark and too desperate and needs to be revised. After we revised it based on the opinions, we applied again. The results will come out soon. There will definitely be no problem in passing the review. " Zhang Ziyi sighed and said, "Hey, I knew it would be like this. Those.  Old-fashioned. The ending is the essence of the movie and the most exciting part of it. If you delete the film, it will be greatly reduced. I want to see the new script. " "There is a new script.  It¡¯s just to fool those people in the administration. I will still film according to the original script.¡± Zhang Ziyi said ¡°ah¡±, looked at Cheng Peng in disbelief, and asked: ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid that the film will not pass the review?  ?¡± Cheng Peng is quite confident about this: ¡°After the film is finished, there will be two completely different versions, one for domestic distribution and one for overseas distribution. The domestic version ends with Chen Ran escaping from the cave.  , some details will be modified to make the story more tender, while the foreign version will retain the original ending. " "Is the director's film going to be released overseas? Chinese films are not easy to sell overseas, although "Hero" is in the market.  It sold 17 million US dollars in North America, but it hasn¡¯t been released yet.¡± ¡°Yes, in Chinese!¡±It is difficult to sell films overseas. In fact, not only Chinese-language films, but the only Asian films that can be sold in Europe and the United States at a high price are kung fu films and horror films. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" led to the craze of kung fu films, while "The Ring" set off  With the boom in horror films, Hollywood is now paying special attention to Asian horror films, and I am more confident about this.  " "The director knows the overseas market quite well.  " "There is no way. If a director does not keep an eye on the market, he will easily starve to death. Instead of talking about these gossips, let's talk about the script and the role of Chen Ran!  "    "OK!  "As she spoke, Zhang Ziyi took out a small notebook and a pen from her bag, "You tell me!  " Cheng Peng was stunned when he saw her acting like a student listening to the teacher taking notes, and said: "Miss Zhang, what are you doing?  "Zhang Ziyi smiled, like a shy little girl, and said: "I don't have a good memory and I often forget things, so I must write it down every time I discuss the role with the director, otherwise I will easily make mistakes.  ¡± Cheng Peng nodded and began to describe his conception of the entire movie to Zhang Ziyi, including the visual style, rhythm, overall feeling, what the theme of the movie is, and what his expectations for the performance of the entire movie are.  After these conversations, we started to talk about Chen Ran¡¯s character. However, Cheng Peng did not directly talk about the content of the script, but was describing Chen Ran¡¯s past, describing Chen Ran¡¯s life before the story began, and what family she was born in.  What is her relationship with her parents and family like, what is her love experience like, how did she meet her husband, when was it time to get married, when did she and Zhu Zhu meet, do they usually get together, and how did they do it.  Connections, etc. Although these things will not appear directly in the movie, as actors, they must know it so that they can understand the psychological state of the characters and respond appropriately when acting. Cheng Peng tells the script.  The method is closer to that of Wong Kar-Wai, which is to create a real, three-dimensional character image in the actor's mind through his own description, so that the actor can be prepared to grasp the character when performing and not go astray. Of course, it is just the director designing the character.  The background story is not enough. As an actor, you need to add more details to the framework given by the director and dig deeper into the character's past. In short, you need to write a detailed biography for the character.  . Zhang Ziyi graduated from the Chinese Theater Academy. Students from the Chinese Theater Academy are all experienced students and know the importance of desk work, so she said little throughout the afternoon and listened carefully to Cheng Peng's description of Chen Ran's life. She only waited until later to talk about the script.  When talking about the content, she would ask questions, but they were all very specific questions, such as what the subtext of certain dialogues was, why she said it, why she did it, etc. After the script was discussed, the issue of remuneration was finally settled.  When it came to the table, Cheng Peng quoted a price of 2 million. When he heard the salary, Zhang Zinan shouted: "Director, Zi Yi's current salary is 5 million. Your salary is too outrageous and is seriously inconsistent with Zi Yi's worth.  .  " Cheng Peng nodded and said: "I know the salary is a little low, but I can only pay this price. The investment in the movie is 20 million, but half of the money will be spent on special effects. The funds for filming and post-production are only 1,000.  Ten thousand, this price is the highest price I can offer.  " Speaking of this, Cheng Peng glanced at Zhang Ziyi and said: "I know Ziyi is not someone who cares about the salary. Zhang Jizhong originally spent 2 million to ask Ziyi to film "Swordsman", but Ziyi resolutely refused, but  After accepting the role of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" with a salary of RMB 170,000, I believed in Zi Yi's vision.  " This was meant to compliment Zhang Ziyi. In fact, Zhang Ziyi originally wanted to take on "The Swordsman". After all, a salary of 2 million was a sky-high price for a young girl who had only acted in one movie. However, she told Zhang Yimou about this idea.  Afterwards, she received a lot of scolding. In the end, Zhang Ziyi listened to her mentor's advice and gave up on "Swordsman". She waited for half a year to watch "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which made her famous internationally. The opposite model is Shu Qi, Yu Jiao.  The role of Dragon was originally scheduled to be played by Shu Qi, but Shu Qi felt that the filming period was too long and the pay was too low, so he turned down the role and accepted a commercial. Zhang Ziyi was lucky enough to get the role of Yu Jiao Long.  Afterwards, Shu Qi regretted it so much that she fired her manager Wen Jun. But what¡¯s the use? Once the opportunity is lost, it¡¯s impossible to get it back. Cheng Peng knows that Zhang Ziyi loves money, but she knows how to make a lot of money.  , so she didn¡¯t care much about remuneration. She lowered her remuneration when filming "Purple Butterfly" in 2002. Cheng Peng believed that she would make the right choice this time. Before Zhang Ziyi spoke, Zhang Zinan next to her sneered: "  That's Ang Lee. Do you think you can compare with Ang Lee?  " "Brother, what are you talking about??!  "Zhang Ziyi was a little annoyed. This brother of hers was really outrageous. How many people had been offended by his mouth. She quickly apologized to Cheng Peng, "Director, my brother has a bad mouth. Please don't take it to heart!  " Cheng Peng knew that Zhang Zinan was a very good person. He could even tell Jackie Chan about hugging Zhang Ziyi's thigh. There was nothing he couldn't say. He smiled and said, "What he said is true. I can't compare with An Lee.  So my salary is ten times higher than Ang Lee.  But to be honest, although the pay for my movie is a bit lower, it will definitely go to film festivals and be screened overseas, which will definitely be good for you who are taking an international route.  " In fact, Zhang Ziyi has already made up her mind to star in this movie. Although the salary is indeed low, the script is excellent, and Cheng Peng is a director who won the grand prize at the film festival. It will definitely be a great success. She nodded: "  I believe it will be a great movie and I would love to be in it.  " "Happy cooperation!  "Cheng Peng smiled and nodded. After Zhang Ziyi gets it done, it shouldn't be difficult for the other actresses.
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