Chapter 1354 Anne
Johnny asked this question, but he didn't want to ask the investors for help. After all, he was the protagonist of the movie and had some privileges. He could do ordinary things by himself.
Excessive things would definitely be disadvantageous to the investors. If Yang Dongxu really invested in the second film and was also an investor, he would definitely not want to damage his own interests to meet Johnny's demands. After all, the relationship between the two has not reached that stage yet.
Johnny asked this question because Hollywood movies have been sent to China for a second screening in the past two years and made a lot of money.
He knew that Yang Dongxu was very powerful in China, so if he was an investor. Then the second film would probably be much simpler to be released in China, so that the box office could be more popular and he could get more money.
That's right, after the first film became popular, as the irreplaceable actor of the pirate captain who was the soul of the movie. Johnny's salary not only increased significantly, but also received a superstar box office share. The better the movie sells, the more money he gets.
Moreover, he is well-informed in Hollywood and knows that in order to open up the Chinese market, Hollywood's attitude towards Chinese capital has changed.
In fact, a long time ago, Hollywood did not target foreign film and television producers, including Chinese film and television producers. Of course, there must be some unfairness and unspoken rules.
After all, you are making a living on someone else's territory, and you will definitely be exploited by the other party. However, even if you are exploited, some Chinese filmmakers can still survive in Hollywood, such as Jack Cheng, Jet Li, etc. They have achieved certain success in Hollywood with their kung fu.
But Hollywood is extremely vigilant about Haina Film and Television, because whether it is Jack Cheng or Jet Li, they are all actors, even if they become international superstars, they are just actors. No matter how much money an actor makes, it is not as much as capital, and at the same time, actors have to listen to the giants of Hollywood film companies.
Haina is different. Haina went for record giants and movie giants right from the start. It not only wants to make a living in Hollywood, but also wants to be one of the rule makers. How can you let the current rule makers in Hollywood agree to this?
You have been targeted so badly, and you have broken through the first blockade through variety show talent shows. Now, with the help of the Chinese market, Hollywood has to continue to loosen the second blockade. If you don't try your best to target them at the beginning, you're not going to heaven?
However, the ultimate goal of everything is profit. If Haina becomes a Hollywood giant, it can bring greater benefits to itself. For example, if the huge market with more than one billion people is completely opened up, this matter is not without room for negotiation.
"Some time ago, Disney talked to Joss and said that they needed to cooperate in filming a movie together. I think it should be the investment of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2". I have just been in the United States for a few days and I haven't learned about this matter in detail." Yang Dongxu said with a smile.
Disney rarely invited Haina to join the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", in addition to wanting to open up the Chinese film market. There are also some reasons, such as the investment in the second part is as high as 250 million US dollars. Although it is known that the probability of losing money is very small, Disney still found some partners to share the risk.
Of course, more importantly, Jack was pulled over by Yang Dongxu, which affected Disney Film Company in some ways. It also affected the rapid change in Hollywood's attitude towards the blockade of Haina Company.
Otherwise, with the current huge Chinese film market, there must be some people who will not give up and will try other channels to enter the Chinese film market. Even if it ends in failure, the final compromise must be a compromise of various negotiations, and everyone will make concessions in the end. It is not as fast as it is now.
Of course, there is another reason why Disney Film Company is so happy to ask him to invest this time. That is that the Disneyland in Hong Kong will open this year.
And Disneyland has the idea of opening a Disneyland in China, and has chosen several locations, such as Guangdong, Shanghai, or Beijing, which are all very good choices. At this time, Disneyland also needs a strong partner in mainland China, so this time it took the initiative to show goodwill.
"That's great, if I go to China for publicity, please take care of me." Johnny said with a smile.
"When I have time, I will take you to visit China."
"That's great, I am full of curiosity about China, which is a very mysterious country in my impression. I also have an idea to learn Chinese now." Johnny seemed more excited and happy to get the answer he wanted.
After talking for a while, Johnny got up and left, and a tall girl came over with a glass of wine. In fact, there were several girls who had been observing this place from a distance just now who wanted to come over to say hello and get to know each other.
If they were still hesitant about Yang Dongxu, a Chinese-looking stranger, and only regarded him as an alternative dessert, when the party was about to end, if there was no suitable target, they would choose to contact him.
Then, chatting and laughing with Johnny, the current hot hot chicken in Hollywood, instantly raised his status to a higher level. Especially for these young and beautiful women who need a chance to enter Hollywood, the attraction is rising.
After all, since he knows the big and popular Hollywood star, he also has resources in Hollywood, right? He is no longer just a wealthy marginal person. If he can get in touch with Johnny through this Chinese face, it would be simply...
Unfortunately, when Johnny was here just now, they didn't dare to come forward. After all, they were talking happily. If you come forward and interrupt them like this, you are not looking for an opportunity for yourself, but offending people. Even if they really want to get to know Johnny, they can't be so blunt.
After waiting for Johnny to leave, they finally had a chance, but suddenly a woman got there first. Especially when that woman was a Hollywood actress, those who were ready to make a move temporarily remained rational and didn't come to tear their hair.
Opportunities must be found, and you must be polite to celebrities who have become famous in Hollywood, otherwise, a casual word from them may make your efforts and efforts go to waste.
"Okay, no one here." Looking up at the person who came, Yang Dongxu felt a little familiar, but he couldn't think of it as that female star for a while.
"Thank you, hello, my name is Anne Hathaway, you can call me Anne." The girl sat down and introduced herself to me.
"Yang Dongxu, you can call me Yang!" Yang Dongxu smiled and raised his hand to be signaled, and drank a glass with the other party.
The girl in front of him should be a Hollywood actress, but Yang Dongxu couldn't confirm which movies she had starred in. After all, he had heard more Hollywood movies than he had seen them. Except for those real superstars, he was not very familiar with the stars in Hollywood.
However, Anne Hathaway, with her black hair, made him very fond of her. Especially with her tall figure and three-dimensional facial features, she had an indescribable elegant and intellectual temperament, which made people not feel bored.
This was when he vaguely matched Anne Hathaway in front of him with a Hollywood movie in his vague memory - "The Devil Wears Prada", also known as "The Devil Wears Prada".
He had seen this movie somewhere vaguely, and his memory of the beautiful woman and the man was very deep. Although he didn't even have any fantasy about Hollywood actresses at that time, after all, it was too far away. But there were still some memories.
"Are you a Chinese actor in Hollywood? I heard that Hollywood movies are expanding the Chinese actor pool recently." Anne asked.
The first step of Hollywood's invasion of Chinese movies was a very conventional method, that is, some Chinese faces and characters appeared in the movie.
This trick can be said to be very good. The Hollywood movies that entered China early, except for those big productions. Otherwise, the low-cost movies that want to steal chickens and cut leeks basically use this trick.
It is undeniable that the United States is a superpower. For the Chinese people who are still somewhat inferior in their hearts. Seeing the Chinese people's success abroad, most of them still feel proud.
This is also the reason why many women are keen on rubbing the red carpet in the foreign film industry. They always feel that it will be more high-end. But Chinese people are not fools after all. After being deceived many times, they have learned.
These garbage movies that are obviously money-making quickly lost the market in China. The real box office is still those good movies.
This is similar to the situation of discourse movies in the future. At the beginning, all kinds of feelings, stars, and other routines can be made into movies and make money in the cinema.
Later, the audience didn't buy the garbage movies, and a group of so-called filmmakers jumped out again, saying that the audience didn't have the appreciation level and didn't deserve to watch movies. In short, everyone has learned, and it's not as easy to fool as before.
"No, I came to the United States to make some investments. I'm a partner with Peter." Yang Dongxu said with a smile.
It's said that foreigners have bad skin. If you look closely, you'll see that their pores are large. In fact, this is completely bullshit. Whether it's a foreign woman or an Asian woman, as long as a woman is young, her face is full of collagen.
As for why I always feel that there is such a big difference in the photos, it's actually the fault of makeup and beauty. When foreign women put on makeup, the first thing to highlight is the shape of the makeup, while the first priority of Chinese women is to cover up the freckles and pits on the face. Layers of foundation are applied to make the skin delicate and flawless, and then talk about makeup.
In addition, beauty is extremely popular in later generations, and photos in China are synonymous with "photo fraud". Foreigners, whether men or women, generally like to take photos without makeup, or they don't retouch photos even when they are wearing makeup.
Retouching photos is something that is only taken when taking posters and promotional photos, and it is not so particular at ordinary times. It's not like domestic men and women take two hours to retouch photos for one minute of taking photos. So intuitively, foreign women generally have poor skin, while Asian women are delicate.