Chapter 809 Audition

Jackie Chan feels that he doesn’t get along with the National Day schedule…

"New Police Story", "Myth", "Baby Project", including last year's "Revolution of 1911", were not successful at the box office!

Failed to cross 100 million!

Shen Xudong sneered at this statement, and Jackie Chan was a little anxious: "It's true. My godfather told me before that when I was filming, the first one was that I couldn't cut my hair short, and the second one was that I couldn't play a character who could die... and then I kept saying It’s very popular, and nothing serious has ever happened again!”

"That's because you have strength!"

"No, I saw an old photo two days ago. It was a group photo taken after I shot "Miracle". They were Guan Haishan, Liu Kexuan, Wang Wei, Dong Piao and me. I am the only one alive now..."

The circle is very superstitious!

When engaging in large-scale creations, there are many uncertainties in the future, and many changes and unexpected situations cannot be controlled by oneself.

But... in the past 10 years or so, almost every movie has been worshiped by all the parties and asked to calculate their lives by masters. Why are only a small number of movies ultimately profitable and famous in film history?

In fact, many people know that whether a movie can be made well or whether it can achieve commercial success has nothing to do with whether it worships and believes in God.

So why do so many people still believe this?

Because...it’s okay to say goodbye!

Shen Xudong was too lazy to argue with him, so he thought for a while and said: "...Then let's do it during the Lunar New Year period..."

"Well, the Lunar New Year stall is pretty good!"

…

There is a question: How can Jackie Chan achieve greater success in the film industry?

Actually...there is no need!

It’s also unlikely…

Each generation has its own brilliance. Jackie Chan has reached his peak, and his peak has been much higher than many of his peers and has lasted longer.

As for creating greater glory, it depends on the positioning.

If he still wants to achieve greater success as an actor, then don’t think about it, it’s impossible.

After all, Jackie Chan's biggest personal label is kung fu comedy, which is composed of the three elements of "smooth movements + humorous figures + hard-working stunts"!

At his age, it is impossible for him to fight anymore, and any method of using a stand-in, special effects, or editing to make him look like he can fight will not work...

Moreover, his action style is quite different from Stallone's. He is not a hard-core action style. He must be smooth and dangerous enough!

In fact, you can learn from Nicolas Cage, the whole movie "The Unbearable Weight of Genius" - the protagonist of the film is Nicolas Cage himself, who is crazy about getting a role in Quentin Tarantino's next movie. He often talks to a version of himself in his mind in the 1990s, who constantly complains that he "always takes on bad movies" and "is no longer the movie star he was back then."

Filling the entire movie with his own classic characters and scenes in a half-joking way, he achieves a kind of nostalgic empathy that breaks the dimensional wall.

Of course, this has a premise: there must be enough reserves of bad movies!

And the emotion card must be played well - the saddest thing about "Dragon Horse Spirit" is that the emotions are not used well.

In addition, transitioning into a producer...

Jackie Chan, the producer, failed so much!

Too superstitious about traffic...

Jackie Chan himself is the most double-standard about this. He himself can't do this little fresh meat every day, and that traffic star can't endure hardship. The classic saying: "It depends on when you finish"...

As a result, when I made a movie, all I got to collaborate with was traffic...

Therefore, it doesn’t matter what a person says, you have to see what he does. Actions speak louder than words.

The ship is in danger of turning around!

Transformation?

To put it another way, a guy as big as Harrison Ford can only pick up the whip again when he gets old and continue the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series. This is the fate of a traditional action actor!

…

Nini's agency contract was actually signed at Zhang Yi's studio, and her agent was Pu Lun...

Pu Lun is not a professional agent, and Yi Mou Studio has not only Nini but also Zhou Dongyu and Dou Xiao.

In the original time and space, after the two Zhangs separated, Zhang Yimou took the initiative to give up the management contract, and there were countless management companies in the industry that extended olive branches to them.

In the end, Zhou Dongyu chose to take sides with the elders in the industry, including Du Yang, Wang Jinghua, Chen Yan and others. The old Jianghu people led Zhou Dongyu to tear off the label of pure and beautiful girl and seek image transformation.

Nini has a bit of a love brain, so she chose to mix her career and relationship together, and handed over the brokerage business to her boyfriend's team, led by Feng Shaofeng's agent Liang Yan and publicist Chen Pu. They worked together as a team...

Then, Nini started the journey of destroying good cards step by step.

The three years of love were the most critical three years for her career development, and as a result, she showed off her love for three years.

In fact, "The Thirteen Hairpins" is not a typical Zhang Yi movie, and Nini is not a complete heroine...

Of course, "The Thirteen Hairpins" has a good reputation and box office - entering its second week, the daily revenue is still around 30 million. Today is December 22, and "The Thirteen Hairpins" has been in theaters for 10 days, and the cumulative box office has exceeded 30 million. 400 million, which is about to enter its second weekend. Even with "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", it is generally believed that "The Thirteen Hairpins" will collect at least 500 million at the box office in its second weekend, which is 13 days after its release...

As for the final box office, it should exceed 800 million!

Of course, it also depends on the quality of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate". If "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" stretches the crotch, it will be like "Super Family", directly outlining "Fengshen" and "Chang'an Thirty Thousand Miles"...

It's unlikely, after all, Shen Xudong + Xu Ke haven't made a bad movie yet!

Bringing it back, at eight o'clock in the morning, Nini arrived at Tianmei Building accompanied by her agent. The staff took them into the lounge: "Mr. Xudong is having breakfast downstairs. Do you want to go and eat too?"

Nini glanced at Pu Lun, who asked: "...Is there any coffee?"

"Of course..."

"Then let's go have a cup of coffee too!"

“The restaurant on the second floor is…”

The two entered the elevator, and Nini asked, "What should I do later?"

"...You don't have to do anything, just follow Xudong's request!"

Seeing Nini's nervousness, Pu Lun comforted her: "Let me tell you, casting depends on whether the appearance and temperament suit the role. It's useless if you prepare anything. Can you change your appearance and temperament with preparation? No." "

"What about acting?"

"Could it be that Director Yi chose you to play "The Thirteen Hairpins" because of your superb acting skills? Can you improve your acting skills through preparation? No. So experienced actors don't prepare and go straight to..."

After a pause, Pu Lun added: "Moreover, even if you want to prepare, the crew won't tell you what to prepare. You don't even know what role you are playing. It's not that the crew doesn't take you seriously, but it's not necessary. After you act for more than ten seconds, the director will know whether you can play the role."

"You have to understand that film and television performances are not stage plays. In films and television, actors are rarely asked to "portray" a person who does not look like themselves. Therefore, film and television selection mainly depends on whether the appearance and temperament suit the role, and then the acting skills must be qualified."

"Then I..."

"Calm down, I heard that Xudong only has two options. He must think you are suitable, otherwise, he won't let you come!"

"oh…"

The two arrived at the restaurant and took a look first. They really saw Shen Xudong... He was having breakfast with Liao Gaoxiang and Zhao Linhai.

The three of them were talking about "Squid Game"...

After this show was aired on HBO, it immediately became a phenomenon. The first episode received 4.4 million viewers, and the second episode soared to 5.1 million. Now it has aired 10 episodes, and the ratings have stabilized at 8 million...

It became HBO’s most-watched drama this year!

Don't think that 8 million viewers is low. When the first episode of HBO's "Band of Brothers" was aired, it only had 3 million viewers...

It’s hard to win over cable TV viewers!

Moreover, the replay viewership is also very impressive...

Shen Xudong and others discussed this, mainly because "Squid Game" is Zhao Xin's first American TV series as a producer.

"I heard that a second season of this show has been ordered?"

"Well...it's already booked."

Zhao Linhai suddenly said: "Zhao Xin called me two days ago and said that Zhang Ziyi also wanted to star..."

Shen Xudong immediately asked: "...What did he say?"

"Zhao Xin said she is too expensive to afford!"

"Ha ha"

Shen Xudong is happy!

He has always disliked Zhang Ziyi and felt that she was just a B-level actress supported by S-level resources.

Let's put it this way, she is considered to be the most resourceful among Chinese actors, and she is in a prime position to be in the 2000s, the golden age of film creation. The geographical location is favorable, and the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea have all extended olive branches to her. Renhe, Wang Jiawei, Ang Lee, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, Wu Yusen, and Spielberg (producer of "Memoirs of a Geisha") can be regarded as the top pairing of directors.

The co-stars include Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat, Li Lianlian, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung, Ge You, all first-line actors, except for Stephen Chow.

As a result, there was no box office and no international movie queen.

Zhang Manyu used B-level resources to obtain S-level results, Gong Li used A-level resources to obtain S-level results, and Zhang Ziyi used all her means, squeezed out all her expressions, and used the top resources in the Chinese film industry to obtain B-level results!

That's it, I still have the nerve to do nothing with confidence.

"We all know you annoy her!"

"I'm not annoying her, I'm just...yo, Nini is here!"

Shen Xudong was about to answer the conversation when he noticed Nini coming to say hello and immediately changed the subject.

Pu Lun interrupted with a smile: "Director, Nini has not passed the audition and is very nervous. Can you tell me about the play?"

Shen Xudong was speechless: "You are talking nonsense. Director Zhang told me that he selected more than a dozen actresses with beautiful faces and trained them for more than two years before settling on Nini!"

"…That…"

"If she's not suitable, I won't let her come over..."

Let’s go out for a meal, there’s another chapter…