This star is too fierce

Chapter 455 If you act, then it will be fine

"action movie?"

Zhou Zhao and Lu Wenhua looked at Zhang Sheng in disbelief.

It never occurred to them that Zhang Sheng's new film actually made this type of film.

It seems that the highest box office of martial arts films today has not broken one billion.

It seems that none of the films directed by Zhang Sheng is less than one billion.

Do you make martial arts films?
What do you want to do?
Want to break the lowest box office of a film you directed?

Is this the Zhang Sheng they knew?

Is this the boss they know well?

Does he not pay attention to the box office?
Are you unpredictable?
"Yes!" Zhang Sheng said, "The hero has already been decided, Li Zhenguo."

"The investment in this movie is not low?" Lu Wenhua frowned.

Li Zhenguo's salary in Hollywood has never been less than 2000 million US dollars.

Converted into Chinese currency, that is more than 1 million.

Even if it's a friendship price, you have to give it [-] million, right?

This is just the salary of an actor.

If the remuneration of other actors and filming and production costs are added, the investment must be not small.

Wouldn't the box office be more guaranteed if you used that investment to shoot other movies?

"Three hundred million should still be required, right?" Zhang Sheng said, "The male lead is Li Zhenguo, and the person who plays with him should obviously not be too low. The actor's salary should be quite a lot."

"Any other actors have ideas?" Zhou Zhao looked at Zhang Sheng and asked.

Based on what he knew about Zhang Sheng, someone must have chosen him.

"Yang Ziyu, Sisi." Zhang Sheng said, "I will play the second male role."

"Ok?"

Both Lu Wenhua and Zhou Zhao were a little surprised.

Zhang Sheng actually took the initiative to play the role.

Does the sun come out from the west?

Although he has won the Golden Dragon Award for Best Actor, everyone knows that he is not very interested in acting.

His role-playing takes too much energy.

People from Changsheng Entertainment, such as Lu Wenhua, were obviously very supportive.

After all, Zhang Sheng's directing a movie brings more profits to the company than his starring in a movie.

Zhang Sheng starred in a movie, they have nothing to do with each other, but directing a movie is different.

However, with such a lineup and a budget of [-] million, it shouldn't be too high.

Perhaps, Zhang Sheng and Gu Sisi's remuneration was not included in the [-] million budget.

Zhang Sheng's current salary is hard to say.

Hollywood once offered him a salary of more than 3000 million US dollars, but he still refused.

However, Zhang Sheng starred in the film with a budget of [-] million, so the risk is not great, even if it is an unpopular martial arts film.

If Li Zhenguo and others were added, the risk would be even lower.

Losing money is definitely not going to lose.

But how much money you expect this movie to make, I'm afraid it won't be high.

At least it's impossible to make as much money as "Transformers" is still in theaters.

And martial arts movies can't talk about any film and television peripherals.

If it were a different director, even if it was Liu Yuan, Lu Wenhua and Zhou Zhao would probably try their best to persuade them, or even express their disapproval directly.

It's a pity that Zhang Sheng is not an ordinary director.

He is the largest shareholder of Changsheng Entertainment, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the boss.

He has more autonomy than anyone else in what movie he wants to make.

Zhang Sheng doesn't care much about the company's management, but he has the final say on the entire company.

He wants to make a movie, you can persuade him, but you can't stop him.

What's more, even if Zhang Sheng is not the boss, with his reputation today, if he insists on going his own way, the company still has to support him.

You don't earn much, but at least you earn something.

In which company would a director like Zhang Sheng not be allowed to confess?

He wants to make a profitable movie, who will forcefully stop him!

"You don't want to borrow a martial arts film to win an award, do you?" Lu Wenhua seemed to have thought of something and then asked, "If you want to win an award, why not make a literary film? Wouldn't it be easier?"

I really want to win an award with this movie.

However, I don't just want the Golden Dragon Award, I also want to win the Oscar together.

Although I am not sure that I will get it, it is much better than the chance of shooting other movies.

"Martial arts films are more guaranteed box office than literary films." Zhang Sheng said with a smile.

After hearing this, Lu Wenhua didn't say anything more.

Nowadays, the highest box office record of literary films is higher than that of martial arts films.

However, apart from "Farewell My Concubine", the box office of other literary films is indeed not very good.

Martial arts films are indeed more guaranteed box office than literary films.

In fact, the group of martial arts fans is still very large.

It can be seen that the ratings of these martial arts dramas are not low.

"When will the script come out?" Lu Wenhua asked.

How the film is, can be seen from the script.

Lu Wenhua still has some expectations for Zhang Sheng's new film.

After all, the master who wrote the "Trilogy of the Condor Shooting", the martial arts script written by him is still worth looking forward to.

"Every few days." Zhang Sheng said, "I'll revise it again."

Today, "Transformers" is a global fire.

Although North America did not sit on the single-day box office champion for a few days, it has won the single-day box office runner-up.

The overall box office is still very amazing.

Moreover, the performance in foreign markets outside of North America is even more astonishing. Almost all of them have won the single-day box office champion, but the time is long and short.

"Transformers" has a good chance of surpassing "Inception" at the global box office.

Especially in China, there is basically no suspense.

This was somewhat beyond Zhang Sheng's expectations.

Perhaps, popcorn movies have a wider audience.

Movie fans who don't like to use their brains are still very large.

The box office is higher than that of "Inception", and the profit brought by this movie to Changsheng Entertainment is obviously greater.

Now the film and television peripherals of "Transformers" have become popular all over the world with the popularity of the movie.

The profitability of this is unimaginable.

But who would have thought that Zhang Sheng did not make persistent efforts under the circumstances of such astonishing profits in film and television peripherals, but turned around to make martial arts films.

This news spread in the circle, causing an uproar, and I don't know how many people were stunned.

What exactly is Zhang Sheng thinking!
action movie?
Are today's martial arts films still profitable?
Well, for Zhang Sheng's box office appeal, losing money is definitely not going to lose money.

After all, martial arts films do not need any special effects, so the production cost will not be too high.

With Zhang Sheng's current reputation in the hearts of movie fans, even if a piece of shit is produced, it is estimated that it will have a box office of several hundred million.

The question is how much can you earn?

This is not in line with Zhang Sheng's character!
It is obvious to all how much money he makes in a science fiction film now!
How can a person who doesn't even make classic movies like "Farewell My Concubine" make martial arts movies?

Is he optimistic about the martial arts film market?

Not necessarily impossible!

In the past, who was optimistic about science fiction films?

But now?

Zhang Sheng's sci-fi films have repeatedly sold well, not only domestically, but globally.

Could it be that there is still a market for martial arts films, but we just don't have that grasp?

But even if his martial arts movie is a hit, can it still be a global hit?

Science fiction films can go international, so can martial arts films?

how is this possible.

"Are you really making martial arts movies?"

After Gu Sisi finished filming Jiang Bin's scene, she got the script of Zhang Sheng's new film when she came back.

It turned out to be a martial arts film as rumored in the circle.

And it seems to be different from previous martial arts films.

There is no arrogance in it at all, nor is there any chicness in fighting with swords, but it gives people a kind of depression.

The psychological level of Yu Jiaolong played by her is treacherous and complicated. During the day, she is a rich lady, and at night she fights and talks about love.

And her ending is tragic.

In other words, all the characters in this movie are actually tragic.

"Of course!" Zhang Sheng said, "The preparations have already begun. Are you not interested?"

"Yu Jiaolong and Luo Xiaohu have a lot of intimate scenes." Gu Sisi seemed to think of something, and then asked, "Are you playing Luo Xiaohu?"

"Yes!" Zhang Sheng said with a smile.

The reason why he played Luo Xiaohu was because Yu Jiaolong and Luo Xiaohu had a lot of intimate scenes.

Who asked Gu Sisi to play Yu Jiaolong?

As for why Gu Sisi was chosen to play Yu Jiaolong?
Fertilizer does not flow into outsiders' fields.

Didn't the actor who played the role of Yu Jiaolong in the original version go international step by step with this movie?

Gu Sisi's "Resident Evil" series has already made her a little famous internationally.

If the role of Yu Jiaolong is added, I think it will be able to gain a firm foothold in the world.

At least the popularity can go further.

"That's good!" Gu Sisi nodded and said, "If you act, then there's no problem."

It's not that she's not interested in this movie, but that she doesn't want to make too intimate scenes with others.

This is also her habit since her debut.

And falling in love with Zhang Sheng, and now even married, she obviously paid more attention to this aspect.

"What about the other characters?" Gu Sisi continued to ask, "Have you decided?"

"Li Zhenguo plays Li Mubai, and Yang Ziyu plays Yu Xiulian." Zhang Sheng said, "The other roles have not yet been decided."

Needless to say, Li Zhenguo is a first-line international superstar.

Yang Ziyu is also one of the few Chinese actors who have gained a firm foothold in Hollywood.

Even the only Chinese actress who has gained a firm foothold in Hollywood.

In Hollywood, if not second-tier, it is quasi-second-tier.

And what about Zhang Sheng and Gu Sisi?

The popularity of the two in China can be said to be unmatched, and they are not unknown in the world.

This cast probably surpassed any of Zhang Sheng's previous films.

"I'm afraid the salary is amazing, right?" Gu Sisi said, "Is the investment budget for this film not small?"

"Yeah!" Zhang Sheng said, "I'll get a bonus, and Li Zhenguo seems to have the same idea. It's probably a pay plus bonus. As for Yang Ziyu, we haven't talked about it yet. Her pay is far lower than Li Zhenguo. What about you? It's the same as Together, and you still get a pay ?”

"Let's get the same dividends as we did together!" Gu Sisi said.

It's unlikely the film will lose money.

If the box office is objective, getting dividends may not be lower than getting paid.

Besides, she doesn't care about these.

If you have to consider the interests of the company behind it, it doesn't matter if Gu Sisi wants to pay or not.

Now Zhang Sheng earns half of the money she makes.

Of course, neither of them cared about how much money the other had.

Anyway, there is no shortage of money.

After getting married, Gu Sisi didn't think about managing Zhang Sheng's money.

She can't manage her own money.

"Transformers" is still in theaters around the world, and Zhang Sheng's new film has already begun preparations.

The four leading actors are determined, and the other roles are much easier.

Among the supporting roles, who is the most important?

That's not the role of the blue-eyed fox.

The casting of this role is quite difficult.

There must be acting skills, but also a certain foundation of action.

In addition, the age is obviously not too old, nor too young.

This narrows down the scope.

(End of this chapter)