Chapter 1164 Self-Depreciation

Leonardo, who was born in 1974, just turned 27 at the end of last year. Most actors of this age are still longing for a chance to become a hit, but for the 21-year-old filming of "Titanic", For him, who has become the world's hottest young meat at the age of 23, he is full of thoughts, not when it will become a hit, but when will it regain its glory.

Needless to say, the influence of "Titanic" in the history of movies, since its release to the present, it has maintained the record of the highest box office in the world, and this romantic disaster film is also the most familiar Hollywood work to the global audience. The hero of the movie, Leonardo, was once brilliant, but unfortunately, after "Titanic", Leonardo himself has been going downhill.

In recent years, he has maintained the output efficiency of almost one film per year, but these works are also very general in terms of word of mouth and influence, not to mention on a par with "Titanic", even in the films of the same period of the year, it is also No one can stand out.

Originally, Hollywood had lost interest in Leonardo, but fortunately, at this critical moment, the super-first-line director Spielberg invited him to join "The Cat and Mouse Game", and served as the male lead, and even moved out of the superstar. A-list actor Tom Hanks came to accompany him.

Leonardo regards this film as his own turnaround and has high hopes for this film, but before the film is released, he is also worried that the limelight of this film will be overshadowed by "The Lord of the Rings 2". As soon as the movie came out, my fears became reality.

With the influence of the original work, the influence of the first film and its own excellent production, "The Lord of the Rings 2" is definitely the box office champion at the end of the year, but I didn't expect that a push from YY completely reversed this kind of The situation has made the "Cat and Mouse Game" starring him the current box office leader.

Leonardo was completely convinced by Li Mu's strong influence. With such a powerful promotion channel as YY, Li Mu has been sought after by the entire Hollywood. If Li Mu's filming ticketing system is popularized in North America in the next step, then Li Mu's impact on the box office will be greatly appreciated. The influence will be further enhanced. At that time, if Li Mu really enters Hollywood, the box office must have a very strong guarantee.

Isn't the real core of the film industry the box office? Once there is a box office guarantee, famous directors, famous actors, influence and Oscars are not a problem.

From Li Mu, Leonardo seems to see the shadow of a new Hollywood giant.

"Cat and Mouse" surpassed "The Lord of the Rings 2". Leonardo, who was no longer so popular in Hollywood, suddenly became a popular figure. All famous directors and film and television companies are paying attention to him.

It's not just people in the industry who are paying attention. After the movie "Cat and Mouse" became popular, Leonardo quickly gained a lot of fans in North America.

Netizens in North America are discussing Leonardo and the "Cat and Mouse Game" starring him on a large scale online.

The male audience is attracted by his acting skills and the IQ of the characters in his play, and highly respects him, while the female audience is amazed by his appearance and can't be added. Countless female netizens will attach Leonardo when they post on the Internet. There are many posters wearing pilot uniforms, because that perfect image has captured the hearts of countless female audiences.

Leonardo was sought after by so many netizens all of a sudden, which also attracted special attention from the media. In order to catch the news hotspot, Leonardo was placed in the headline position in almost all recent entertainment reports, which further improved the Leonardo's influence.

Once people are lucky, good things not only come one after another, but also form a cycle to promote each other. Leonardo is like this.

Now, because he is sought after by netizens, he is concerned by the media, and the media attention has brought him more fans, and at the same time, his popularity in Hollywood has continued to rise, and he soon became a hot hit. Movie stars, now, almost every day, someone sends the script in front of them, hoping to invite themselves to participate in the performance,

This kind of butterfly effect change made Leonardo very grateful to Li Mu. Even though he knew that Li Mu's starting point was not necessarily to help him, he still felt that he owed Li Mu a huge favor because of this incident. .

At the same time, Leonardo has also become more cautious. He knows that every success is not easy to come by, so he always reminds himself that he must be cautious and cautious when taking new films, and he must never take some bad films that are impossible to catch.

And at this time, he suddenly received a call from Spielberg, on the phone, Spielberg said: "Leo, I recently had an idea for a new play, the script has been basically completed, I just finished the script. Sent to your e-mail, you can see if you are interested."

"Cat and Mouse Game" gave Leonardo another chance to cooperate with super-first-line directors after many years, and this time there is also super-first-line god-level actor Tom Hanks. Leonardo has benefited from their cooperation. More, what he desires most is to be able to take on another Spielberg or James Cameron's new play. He didn't expect this wish to come true so soon!

Hearing that Spielberg had an idea for a new play and asking himself if he was interested, Leonardo was immediately excited and said impatiently: "Steven, I can make a decision about your play without reading the script, you Just tell me when and where to shoot, and I'll be there on time!"

Spielberg laughed: "Don't you want to know the general situation of the movie first?"

Leonardo said without hesitation: "No, my answer is YES!"

Spielberg said: "Most of the scenes in this play have to be shot in China, and there are many movie scenes. It is estimated that after filming starts, you will need to shoot in China for a long time."

"No problem!" Leonardo said: "If you need to shoot on Mars, as long as you can send me there, my answer is still no problem!"

Spielberg laughed: "OK, you read the script first, and we'll talk about more detailed cooperation plans."

"OK!"

After hanging up the phone, Leonardo excitedly turned on the computer and logged into his e-mail. He was very excited. If he could cooperate with Spielberg again, it would be a great thing for him, Spiel Berg's strength is there, even if you don't read the script, you can ensure that it won't be a bad movie.

However, Leonardo is still curious about the script in his heart. He wants to know what kind of story Spielberg has prepared for Hollywood and even the world.

Like most Americans, Leonardo's knowledge of World War II mainly focused on the war in Europe and the Pacific War that broke out between the United States and Japan, so when he saw the outline of the script, he was even surprised. What kind of person was Chennault who came to Huaxia to help China resist the Japanese aggression? Why haven't he heard of it? Is Spielberg going to make a movie about such a man?

Leonardo was a little clueless in his heart. Hollywood war films are basically based on famous historical figures and well-known battles as the main story, shooting an unknown character and a battle that Americans do not understand. Can there be a market in the US?

With suspicion, Leonardo began to read the text of the script. What he didn't expect was that when he saw it, he was completely attracted by the text of the script. The script that could be read in half an hour, He literally watched it for over an hour before he finished it.

When reading this script, Leonardo was so excited that he couldn't add it. He didn't know that there were such people and such things in the United States during World War II.

For World War II, Americans have two greatest prides in their hearts.

First, they helped the Allies achieve the Normandy landings and finally defeat Nazi Germany;

Second, they annihilated the Japanese navy, bombed the Japanese mainland, and dropped two atomic bombs to hasten Japan's surrender.

These two events that make Americans most proud are in nature the sacrifices, efforts and contributions that the United States has made for world peace, and it is precisely such deeds that can most inspire Americans' sense of pride in maintaining world peace and doing things in the world. Police vanity.

So when Leonardo saw Chennault and the deeds of his Flying Tigers, he was again moved by this kind of American dedication to world peace. At the same time, he also immediately realized in his heart that although many Americans did not know Chennault Who is it? I don't know the history of the Flying Tigers, but as long as such a movie is made, Americans will definitely like to watch it!

Moreover, the story itself can really impress Leonardo. In his opinion, the unruly male No. 2 is simply tailor-made for himself. Such a good story, good script, and Spear For a good director like Berg, even if the salary is 50% off, he will not hesitate.

After reading the script, Leonardo saw Spielberg's remarks. When he saw that the film was invested by Li Mu and invested 100 million US dollars, he almost jumped up with excitement!

Li Mu's resources are so powerful, if it is a movie he invests in, the exposure must be the last thing to worry about! And Li Mu has YY and the Muying ticketing system. In this case, there is no need to worry about the box office!

What's more, Li Mu even came up with a budget of 100 million US dollars this time. With such a budget and Spielberg being in charge, the quality of the film is perfectly guaranteed.

Based on this information, Leonardo concluded that this "Flying Tigers" will definitely be a good movie of high quality, and a good movie with a high box office!

For an actor, isn't the most desire to make a good movie with a high box office?

Excited Leonardo immediately called his agent and said, "I received a script for a new play. I like this story very much, and I'm ready to follow it."

The agent hurriedly asked, "Whose movie is it?"

"A film directed by Spielberg."

The other party said excitedly: "Great! It's definitely a great thing for you to be able to cooperate with Spielberg again!"

After speaking, the other party asked: "How much can you get for this time?"

Leonardo said: "I didn't say, it's just the preparatory period, but Spielberg's intention is to let me pay for the film myself."

The other party said: "Now that "The Cat and Mouse Game" is on fire, your net worth has increased a lot. In my opinion, the market price of your remuneration is more than 20 million US dollars, but since you are working with director Spielberg Cooperation, then we can lower the box office a little bit, 15 million, what do you think?"

Leonardo said without hesitation: "I'm going to lower the salary to five million dollars!"

Just when the other party was speechless in shock, Leonardo added: "Or even lower..."