Chapter 1357 Searching for Big Stars

Having negotiated the investment, Bruckheimer did not end there.

Although he is a person who has gradually shown his desire to control the crew, in front of Yin Jun, he does not dare to show off at all.

Not to mention that Yin Jun is his boss, a giant in Hollywood, and the best screenwriter in the world. As a director and producer, the movies Yin Jun has produced are even better than him.

Now watching "Speed", Bruckheimer was attracted by the sharp and concise style in it, and felt that it was much better than "Beverly Hills Cop".

The reasons why it didn't become a big hit are that the story takes place in Hong Kong and the production team is not a star team; the second reason is that it was a head-on confrontation with "Superman 2", which made both films unpopular. , the box office was not satisfactory.

As for the other movie "The Shawshank Redemption," Bruckheimer also understood very clearly that if this movie was directed by a Hollywood director with some qualifications, he would probably win the Oscar for Best Director.

Although Bruckheimer aspires to be a commercial film director, this does not prevent him from respecting outstanding directors.

Yin Jun is such a person in terms of director ability.

If Bruckheimer cooperates with Yin Jun, then in the shooting of the movie, although the producer is higher than the director, he will never interfere with Yin Jun's direction. At most, he will only follow his own wishes in the final editing.

After all, with Yin Jun's level of directing ability, Bruckheimer is not qualified to make irresponsible remarks.

Bruckheimer also admires the leading actor in "Speed".

Fei Xiang is tall and handsome, which is very suitable for the setting of action movies.

This time in "Top Gun", Bruckheimer took a liking to Fei Xiang and wanted him to play the leading role.

Christian Phillips?

When he said this, Yin Jun was stunned.

It took a moment to realize that this was Fei Xiang's English name.

"Why did you think of him? Isn't he too tall?" Yin Jun asked.

As we all know, although pilots are all tall and powerful, the higher they are, the better. Especially the combat aircraft of the 1980s and 1990s were too tall to be piloted, and their movements were not very flexible.

Therefore, usually, pilots with a height of about 170-190 centimeters,

Fei Xiang is already 190 centimeters tall and can play basketball. Among pilots, he is definitely very top-notch.

If you exceed one point, you will not be selected as a pilot.

When Tom Cruise starred in "Top Gun", the crew basically used actors who were not very tall, so as to maintain an average height, so that Tom Cruise would not be compared very short.

"You have to be handsome if you are tall!" Bruckheimer said. "At most, we should try to choose taller actors so that they look even."

Yin Jun smiled brightly, "Well, a high-end version has come in this life."

"Fine!"

The young man nodded in agreement.

Fei Xiang has been on Broadway for more than half a year and has starred in several stage plays, so he must have had enough.

During the Spring Festival, when he called Yin Jun, he said that he would go back to Hong Kong to film a movie in the new year.

After all, Yin Jun was very kind to him. When he was so famous, he actually agreed to let him star in a stage play and fulfill his wish. Fei Xiang certainly knew what it meant to repay a favor.

Originally, the boy had prepared an adventure movie for him in Hong Kong, but when Bruckheimer mentioned it, "Top Gun" was obviously more popular, so let Fei Xiang join the crew.

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A film company must have its own basic base.

What is the basic disk?

It means having your own strong production team and movie stars who are willing to work with you.

For example, Paramount is tied to Tom Cruise.

Needless to say for Universal, Spielberg is their rock.

20th Century Fox has always fully supported Cameron.

Usually if the movies of these companies are not very prosperous, then they will work with these teams to launch new movies, so that the momentum will be greater and they can regain attention.

Yin Jun must consider his own base in Hollywood.

Cameron definitely counts as one.

Bruckheimer is one.

Pierce Brosnan, who is currently starring in The X-Files, is one.

Fei Xiang and Eddie Murphy must be counted as two.

Bigger names like Tom Hanks, Schwarzenegger, Stallone, and Johnny Depp definitely count.

But Yin Jun doesn't think that's enough.

Think about how many big names Disney will gather in the future with the live-action movies of Marvel Studios.

That is the pinnacle of a company.

Yin Jun has such good resources and such a good opportunity. It would be a waste to acquire a group of big stars from the Internet before they become famous.

For example, Robert Downey Jr., who is 18 years old this year, can definitely start as a youth idol together with Johnny Depp and become an important star of the Kirin Group in the next 20 to 30 years.

It was easy to find Robert Downey Jr.. His father, Robert Downey Jr., was already a good director. Moreover, Robert Downey Jr. had been acting in movies since he was a child, and he was quite famous in the United States.

It's just that Yin Jun didn't need so many American stars before, and Robert Downey Jr. had one of his biggest shortcomings, which was that when he was young and energetic, he couldn't control himself.

Although Johnny Depp is usually crazy and very artistic, he does not know how to take drugs, but Robert Downey Jr. is an expert, and he was imprisoned and quit drugs before he came out.

This is why Yin Jun found Johnny Depp to play the role of the younger brother in "Rain Man" instead of finding Robert Downey Jr., who was close at hand.

Although in the United States, work and personal life are separate, it is impossible for Robert Downey Jr. to be framed in the Kirin Group just because he is a contracted actor with Kirin Culture. There is no such truth at all.

Anyway, Kirin Group is not a listed company, so it has no impact at all.

The key is that Yin Jun is unwilling to bear this reputation.

In his opinion, if all actors are as self-disciplined and excellent as Tom Hanks, that would be great and he doesn’t have to worry about it at all.

But then I thought about it, Robert Downey Jr. seemed to have been arrested for taking drugs around the year 2000. It was still more than ten years ago. Could it be that he was about to stop eating because of choking?

You know, Robert Downey Jr. was already nominated for an Oscar in 1993, when he was only 28 years old!

For such an excellent actor, it would be a waste not to use him.

So thinking about it this way, Yin Jun was relieved. This time when he came to the United States, he had ordered the people in his agency department to contact Robert Downey Jr. and was also preparing to give him a 30-year, 20-movie contract.

In addition to Robert Downey Jr., Yin Jun is also planning to sign the original "Speed" actor Keanu Reeves.

Now Keanu Reeves is starring in a stage play on Broadway, and his reputation is pretty good, at least better than that of Fei Xiang, who became a monk halfway.

Keanu Reeves has a much more distinctive personality than Robert Downey Jr. and is very personalized.

For example, after he became famous after starring in "Speed", he stopped starring in commercial blockbusters and chose several literary films instead. As a result, they all failed.

If "The Matrix" hadn't made him famous again, perhaps he would have faded out of the entertainment industry.

Even so, after "The Matrix", Keanu Reeves fell into his old habits and took on a lot of deep movies that he liked. From a super first-tier superstar, he once again became a second-tier star.

Then, just when everyone thought Keanu Reeves would never be seen again in commercial productions, suddenly he came back with two "John Wick" movies and returned to the ranks of action A-list stars.

For such a person, what else can you say besides admiring his character and his undeserved fate?

Therefore, it is only appropriate for Yin Jun to give him a 30-year, 20-movie contract and let him act in accordance with the contract.

As long as you finish my movie, you can take care of the rest. You can also have commercial blockbusters from the Kirin Group to protect you, which can prevent you from the ups and downs like in your previous life. How great!

Generally speaking, there is no need to worry about the professionalism of Hollywood actors. As long as they sign the contract, it will definitely be completed, unless they simply don't want to be in Hollywood anymore.

No company would be willing to cooperate with a star who treats contracts carelessly and doesn't keep his word.

At this point, even the hostile Hollywood giants have a very deep understanding.

In fact, this kind of contract of Qilin Culture has been criticized by Hollywood recently, especially the agency companies, who are very disgusted with it.

The reason is that this ties the actors to the company, which greatly reduces their room for maneuver.

But such a contract does not violate the law.

Because this is a kind of contract, that is, a contract based on the number of movies. It does not involve a specific length of time, and there is even no binding.

Fortunately, only Qilin Culture has done this, and other film companies are unwilling to carry out such bundling.

Being tied up means not only enjoying the rights, but also paying for these actors.

Regardless of the movie they star in, a guaranteed minimum fee is a must. Calculating such a contract would have a budget of at least 20 to 30 million US dollars.

If you sign three or five new stars like this, it means you have to spend hundreds of millions on them.

This is not the scariest thing.

What’s even more frightening is how much resources and money do you have to spend in order to make them popular? This is a much bigger burden than a salary!

It would be better to just use money to hire those big stars to make movies. This kind of guarantee would be safer.

In fact, both the agency and the film companies are preparing to see the Qilin Group's jokes.

Of course, Schwarzenegger gave them a slap in the face at the beginning. This silly big man who originally looked like he only had muscles suddenly became a hot action movie through "Terminator" Celebrity, this is something that almost everyone can’t imagine.

Prior to this, Schwarzenegger had been wasting his time in Hollywood for many years, but never succeeded.

After seeing Schwarzenegger's success, everyone is willing to believe that this is the result of Yin Jun's script.

But no matter how strong Yin Jun is, can he still come up with dozens or hundreds of scripts like "Terminator"?

Do not make jokes!

If that's the case, Yin Jun is not a genius, he is a god!

Therefore, as long as Yin Jun fails a few times, he will be kicked off the altar. His head-to-head dating model is destined to fail.

Let's take a look at that time and see how much money Yin Jun has to support so many celebrities he has contracted with.

Yin Jun actually knows these views.

But he didn't even bother to explain to them.

Who is more famous, who can be famous, is there anyone who knows better than him?

It's like an eagle overlooking the clamor of these ignorant and weak chickens in the sky. Of course, it doesn't bother to respond!

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