Chapter 947 Your Future Is a Superstar

After dinner, Chen Ende happened to finish cooking and came over to deliver a pot of tea. Seeing that there were still guests, he chatted with Yin Jun for a few words and then left.

"Mr. Yin, I have heard of a rule." Stallone drank the tea that Yin Jun poured for him and said with a smile: "Any educated and decent gentleman will usually have a good relationship with the chefs in the restaurants he is familiar with."

"Really?" Yin Jun also smiled, "I don't know."

"Many giants in Hollywood have their own fixed positions in familiar restaurants, and those Michelin chefs are also willing to give them special treatment to improve the style and grade of their restaurants. This is how they become famous. "It's an important means," Stallone said. "When I was not famous, a Spanish restaurant under Beverly Hills refused to allow ordinary people like me to enter, even though I had worked hard to save enough money to go out for a meal. .”

Yin Jun nodded slightly.

Stallone also came from a poor background. His parents divorced when he was young, and he lived with his mother when he was a little older.

Then I went to a "special re-education school" similar to that in China, which was full of naughty children and needed strict discipline, but there was definitely no such thing as electric shock therapy.

When he grew up, he studied theater performance at the University of Miami, but failed to graduate. Fortunately, his mother encouraged him to do what he liked to do when he returned home, so he worked hard while writing scripts.

There were many failures and setbacks during this period, but Stallone never gave up.

Finally, 6 years later, he became famous all over the world through a movie called "Rocky" and achieved the success he dreamed of.

His experience is completely an inspirational history, exactly the same as Schwarzenegger's.

In fact, in that era, whether in the East or the West, these stars had to work very hard to achieve success, so they knew how to cherish, so they could be prosperous for a long time.

It's not like those modern little beauties who suddenly become famous overnight. Once they become famous, they don't know their surnames, and then they fall into despair after encountering a slight setback, and finally disappear without a trace.

This matter is the same whether in Europe, America or China.

Yin Jun likes this kind of down-to-earth celebrities who take their work seriously, the kind of people who become popular just because of their inexplicable popularity. He has always been indifferent to thanks.

In his thoughts, Stallone continued to talk: "After my "Rocky" sold for 260 million US dollars, I went there again. I put on my best suit. As a result, they were very respectful when they saw me. He asked me to come in, I stood at the door and smiled, turned around and left... I still remember the look on the face of the restaurant manager who had just been kicked out when I saw him in the car window... Haha..."

He was smiling when he spoke, but his expression was still stiff. In fact, there was no smile in his tone.

On the contrary, Yin Jun also noticed a hint of sadness.

"So I used to be afraid of poverty and misfortune. After I became famous, no matter what I did, I was very careful and cautious, and I never dared to be careless." Stallone finally got to the point, "To be honest with you, In May of this year, when President Tang came to me and asked me to produce "Rocky 3", I was really afraid that United Arts Films would make the same mistake again, because everyone knew that the difficulties faced this time were even greater. The giants are waiting there!

I have to be responsible for myself and my film career, so I think about it for a little longer and consider a little more things. But I didn’t expect that United Artists could actually win such a beautiful battle and even finish the "Superman 2"! I also watched "Speed ​​of Life and Death" twice. Mr. Yin, you did a great job! "

As he spoke, Stallone gave a thumbs up.

Regardless of whether he was flattering or not, Yin Jun said with a smile: "Do you still want to say that if you were the protagonist, you might be able to perform better?"

"No, no!" Stallone shook his hand, "Christian is very good, he is very clean and handsome, completely different from me. He acted well in this movie, and you made a better choice. I look forward to my future I can work with him!"

Christian is Fei Xiang's English name, and his full name is Christian Ronde Phillips, which is a serious American name. Fei Xiang even has American nationality.

Now that there are credits for "Speed", everyone knows that he is originally American, so naturally they are very close to him. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why "Speed" blew up "Superman 2" starting from the second week. .

"As long as it's a Kung Fu movie, you can work together one day." Yin Jun nodded.

At this time, he was thinking of "The Expendables". This overbearing and beautiful movie series is definitely a classic, and it is a hit and has a huge box office reputation. It can be regarded as Stallone's biggest contribution in the late period of his film career!

"When I come to Xiangjiang this time, I am going to propose to Mr. Yin that we continue to cooperate and let United Artists Film Company continue to help me produce and distribute "Rocky 3". I also have another request..." Stallone looked at Yin Jun intently. , said sincerely, "Please write a script for me! I look forward to reaching a higher level with your support!"

"There is no problem with "Rocky 3". It is normal to want to climb up. But..." Yin Jun paused and looked back: "Mr. Stallone, may I ask why I gave you a notebook?"

"Yes, I know you are not short of money, and you don't need me to become famous." Stallone said, "But I am also very sincere. I know you signed a contract with Arnold Schwarzenegger for 10 movies in 20 years. Contract, I am willing to sign a 10-year, five-movie contract with you. The conditions don’t have to be good, as long as you let me act in the movie heartily."

Stallone's words were carefully considered and polished on the plane when he arrived.

In fact, no one knows that one of the important reasons why Stallone rushed to Hong Kong in such a hurry is that after the movie "The Great Escape" in which he starred and directed was released on July 31, the first weekend In the ten days of the second week, the box office revenue was only over 20 million, which was a huge blow to Stallone.

The cost of "Victory Escape" is not high, about 10 million, and the cost of publicity and distribution is only 13 million.

According to the current box office, at least 6 weeks later, it should be able to reach the life-or-death line of about 40 million US dollars.

And because of the participation of well-known stars such as Pele, its box office overseas, especially in Europe and South America, will definitely not be bad, and the film company can earn 10 to 20 million.

But is this enough?

He is Stallone!

With "Rocky 1" and "Rocky 2", he has made more than 400 million U.S. dollars and is a Hollywood upstart!

I have to rely on football stars to make money for a movie. What does this mean?

I'm not convinced!

No matter what, I won't be convinced! !

The reason for Stallone's dissatisfaction is actually very simple, because he was hit by a gun.

I originally thought that "Speed" and "Superman 2" had already been released for three weeks and would not have much momentum, so the July 31st schedule was very good.

But I never expected that "Superman 2" would be a complete success, but "Speed" would not. In the fourth week, it still took in almost 20 million!

Equivalent to what?

It is equivalent to giving "Battlefield" a severe blow during its first weekend, when it was the most profitable at the box office, and it only took over 14 million in its first weekend!

Otherwise, according to the estimates of Stallone, the production company, and the distribution company, the first weekend will exceed at least 25 million US dollars!

Movies produced by Yin Jun can maintain a box office of around US$20 million in the fourth week, which is really terrifying!

This is strength!

This is the strength that makes people convinced!

Look at the previously boasted "Superman 2", it didn't even reach 10 million in its fourth week, which is more than half of "Speed", and the total box office is barely even close to the tail of "Speed"!

It was after seeing the power of the script written by Yin Jun and remembering that the hit "E.T." in June this year was also written by Yin Jun that Stallone finally made up his mind to surrender.

What he said about five movies in ten years was the same as what Maria said to Schwarzenegger. I will not only make five movies in ten years. As long as fame comes, I will make a few more movies in the remaining time. Wouldn’t everything come back?

But then again, with Stallone's current stardom and his status, five movies in 10 years is definitely not considered cheating, but very sincere.

However, Yin Jun was unmoved. After slowly drinking a few sips of tea, he said: "If you are a film actor with great development potential, my principle is to make 10 films in 20 years. This will not happen for the time being." What a change.”

Stallone unconsciously smiled bitterly: "Mr. Yin, I am already 35 years old! When I turn 45 in 10 years, how many more years can I still play?"

"A good actor does not care about his age. The older he gets, the more mellow he is like the wine he has stored." Yin Jun said, "Mr. Stallone, I am very optimistic about you, so I invited you to come over and have a chat today... ...If you think my conditions are too harsh, you might as well wait until next year's "Terminator" is released and see Mr. Schwarzenegger's achievements."

Stallone's pupils shrank: "You mean... he can become famous instantly?"

"In my heart, you two will be the representatives of tough guy movies in North America in the next 20 years." Yin Jun said, "As long as you sign a contract with me, I guarantee that you will become a world-famous superstar like him. !”

Some of Yin Jun's words seemed to be in the wrong order.

He first put Schwarzenegger in the front and Stallone in the back, but now it is obvious that Stallone is much more famous than the bodybuilding champion.

However, Yin Jun was right. Schwarzenegger is really ahead of Stallone in the list of future superstars, not only because he has a good wife, but also because he is the truck driver's favorite!

But Stallone didn't care, he was entirely focused on the meaning of Yin Jun's words.

Super star! ?

He is so confident!

To be honest, since Stallone has a foundation in "Rocky", he doesn't have to worry about it in his life.

From now on, he will shoot a "Rocky" movie every two or three years, and occasionally shoot other movies, which will be enough for him to live a comfortable life.

But if there is no pursuit in a person's life, isn't it just like a salted fish?

Who doesn't want to be the most famous superstar in the world, loved by millions of movie fans?

Stallone vaguely knew that he had encountered a bottleneck, and he came to Xiangjiang this time just to see if there was an opportunity to break the bottleneck!

Now, when the opportunity came to him, he really hesitated in his heart.

10 movies in 20 years!

Yin Jun is trying to tie me to the boat of United Arts Movies!

The question is, should I get on this boat or not? !