Director of Rebirth of Xiangjiang

Chapter 496 Breaking into Hollywood (12) Please subscribe
After the two bragged about it, the food came out, and the two chatted while eating again. Zhao Hong felt a little hungry, and felt that the food was not bad, so she put the food into her mouth with big mouthfuls.

Zou Daheng then started to get to the point and said: "Hongzi, I heard that your heroine in "Shushan III" has not been decided yet, have you considered it?"

"Uh, I haven't thought about this yet." Zhao Hong said after swallowing the food in his mouth.

Zou Daheng felt a toothache from watching it.

He had no choice but to say again: "Oh, Jiahe doesn't have a single first-line female star. Zhang Manyu is a very good actress in acting, but she suffers from no chance. Do you think she can be the heroine this time?"

He was looking forward to it when he spoke. He valued Zhang Manyu's acting skills very much, and he didn't know why her acting skills have been rising in recent years.

Zhao Hong knew what Zou Daheng wanted to do as soon as he heard it. Although he was still very young at the current stage of Manshen, his acting skills were already worthy of recognition. After all, he was the one who won the Golden Horse and Golden Statue.

She felt a little regretful that Zhao Hong was not in DreamWorks, but her boyfriend Er Dongsheng was in Golden Harvest, so she also signed a contract with Golden Harvest.

If she were in DreamWorks, Zhao Hong would definitely praise her desperately, and would definitely let her win a grand slam in the three major European film festivals.

His boyfriend Er Dongsheng is also quite a powerful person. He turned out to be an actor and starred in "A Sir's Poison Queen Tiger Gun", "White Jade Tiger", "The Sword of the Three Young Masters", "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" and so on.

Only now is a director, in 1986 he directed the first film "Crazy Guy".

The film was not only nominated for the Best Film at the [-]th Hong Kong Film Awards, but Er Dongsheng was also nominated for the Best Director and Best Screenplay awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

He directed his second work "People's Heroes" last year. This work starred Ti Lung, Wai Jai, and Chun Pei. The film took the route of a police film, but the film only received a box office of more than 300 million Hong Kong dollars in the market. .

Arguably a box office flop, he slowed down as a film director and rejoined the ranks of actors.

Currently having a hot affair with Zhang Manyu!

This person is a good shot at making literary films. He shot his pinnacle work "New Love" after the 90s. Zhao Hong is also very optimistic about such talents.

It's just that for Zhao Hong now, these are small roles, and they can't reach the point where he can personally recruit them.

"This matter is the main interview for Mr. Xu. After all, he is the director this time. I rarely care about his movies, but I can give him a few words." Zhao Hong said with a smile.

"Hongzi, thank you so much, you don't know how embarrassing Jiahe is now! There is not a single first-line actress, and it is very difficult to go to the academy to recruit talents." Zou Daheng said with a little gratitude.

"Uncle Zou, this is a trivial matter. I still have an impression of Zhang Manyu as an artist. Her acting skills are not bad. If you didn't start too fast, I would have ordered someone to recruit her to DreamWorks. She must be a big Tsing Yi in the future." , I am quite optimistic about it." Zhao Hong said with a little sigh.

He was quite optimistic about this actress, but he was a little tired and lazy, and when he thought about it, he had already been pried away by Jiahe.

She debuted as the runner-up of Miss Hong Kong in [-]. In the past few years, she has been studying at Hongfu Academy, and her acting skills have been improving by leaps and bounds.

Zou Daheng felt nervous when he heard this. He hurriedly said: "Hong Zai, don't do anything dirty. We are the only one in our company."

Zhao Hong felt a little funny when he saw that he seemed to be protecting the little chicken.

"Don't worry about it! I don't know how many artists my company has. I don't have the time to care about this matter." Zhao Hong waved her hand and said.

Daheng Zou heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and he thought to himself, yes, what is Zhao Hong's current status, and there is no need to personally recruit artists!

Zhao Hong would not be polite to Zhang Manyu in Jiahe. If he was in a small company, he would not be polite.

Afterwards, the two chatted about some recent events in the film industry.

Zou Daheng is a little worried about the entry of capital. Although he still has some experience in movies, he can't resist the power of capital!

For example, DreamWorks was pushed by capital recklessly. He didn't believe that he was not as capable as Zhao Hong in the film field, but what could he do!

His own capital is not as good as Zhao Hong. At present, DreamWorks theaters have opened all over the world.

So now he is a little scared when he sees capital entering the market.

Zhao Hong was a little speechless seeing him like this. Can other capital enter the market compare with her?

He had to carefully explain to Zou Daheng the stakes of these capital entry, it is impossible for them to achieve the scale of DreamWorks.

After listening to Zhao Hong's words, Zou Daheng felt that it made sense. He began to have full confidence in the development of these real estate companies in the entertainment industry. They may not be able to invest more than himself, and he still has rich industry experience.

Besides, I am walking ahead of them, so I am really not afraid of them.

You must know that their Golden Harvest Cinemas is also the largest in Hong Kong besides DreamWorks.

As for Zhao Hong, he is a special case, a little monster.

After chatting for more than an hour, they left one after another.

In fact, Zou Daheng this time is not only for Zhang Manyu's affairs, but mainly because of Big Nose's going to Hollywood. What DreamWorks prepared for him is the "Die Hard" series.

This film may not be filmed until next year, but the project has already begun. Zhao Hong plans to shoot this film himself, and he is also going to test the waters of Hollywood.

"Die Hard" is a very good commercial film. Although Zhao Hong does not want to shoot and develop in Hollywood, it is still necessary to show her presence occasionally.

At present, MGM and United Artists have started to get on the right track, and he should not take it too easy when shooting movies in Hollywood.

Zhao Hong is currently separating MGM from United Artists, and he plans to sell one of the companies in a few years. Before that, he explained this to the two leaders, whoever is responsible for the company's development is not good enough to sell. Yes, this makes them somewhat competitive, and the boss of a film company that fails can only be a deputy to victory.

Both Robert Egger and Meyer are confident about this and are willing to accept such a bet.

If the system of the "Die Hard" series hadn't been so awesome, the first one would have been released a few years ago. Zhao Hong never had the time or the right opportunity to shoot this series.

At present, DreamWorks has established a firm foothold in Hollywood, and it is the right time to develop this series.

This is not only to build momentum for his company, but also to allow Zhao Hong to take a step forward in his career as a director. Although he has shot many blockbuster films and won the Cannes Palme d'Or, he is still a second-rate director among directors in the world.

No way, the rules are set by Westerners. No matter how much box office he gets in Asia, it doesn't make sense for a movie to explode at the box office in the United States.

At present, if he wants to become a world-class director, he still needs to go to Hollywood to develop.

Zhao Hong didn't want to go to Hollywood before, mainly because he didn't want to be bullied by them. The newcomers who just went there had many things that he couldn't stand, for example, he couldn't shoot big productions when he first went.

The director's salary is still very low, and the investor can only be their local company, and they have the final say on distribution and editing. Of course, Zhao Hong is not willing to do this kind of situation!
Besides, Zhao Hong believes that her movie will be a big hit. Isn't it a gift for them to shoot a movie for them?
I don't want to do this kind of loss-making business myself!

But it’s different now. I have two giant companies in Hollywood. He can shoot as he wants, with almost no restrictions, which is similar to shooting in Xiangjiang.

Therefore, Zhao Hong agreed as soon as Zou Daheng proposed it. The project can be started immediately, but the filming time will be postponed to next year. The main reason is...

(End of this chapter)