Chapter 956: Zero-Cost Publicity

Chen Hao flew back to the set overnight, and the next morning, Will Smith's agent made an official announcement.

"Will Smith will join MOUSE's new film "The Shawshank Redemption" and play the role of Red."

Once the news was released, it immediately exploded. Chen Hao has always been the first choice for hot news. He had previously said in "Alone in the Wild" that he had an idea for a new script. No one paid attention to it. Unexpectedly, it has now entered the preparation stage directly. , and also invited Will Smith. He is planning to play a movie with a high investment cost. Both of them cost almost 20 million in salary. Don’t the production costs have to be as high as those of Hollywood blockbusters? MOUSE You don’t have to Drink too much. You just made a movie called "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" to stabilize your salary and net worth. Why don't you make a few movies to hit the 20 million club and have to play by yourself?

Someone immediately said: "Huaxia has abundant internal resources, and the investment comes from China, so naturally it can afford it. Just tell me how much it will cost, and China's investment will be enough to support it."

Most people are lamenting that Chen Hao relies on China's advantages. When he first came to Hollywood, he dared to write, direct, and act. He also dared to hire a member of the Hollywood celebrity's 20 million club to film a movie. How ambitious do you have to be? How crazy does your idea have to be?

In Europe and the United States, Chen Hao's behavior is generally not optimistic. Some people just sit back and wait to see the fun, waiting to see the joke. I have seen ambitious and arrogant people, but I have never seen anyone as arrogant as you. I really think that the Hollywood market and Is the European market your China? Let you play? The reality will tell you that the real cruelty of this industry is there.

Many media have reported on it and included comments from various industry insiders. Generally speaking, everyone is not optimistic about it. Some people do not want to offend Chen Hao, so they put it more tactfully: "Mouse and Will Smith are both handsome men and can act." In an action movie, two people will not necessarily lose money if they make a big-budget action movie with special effects. China Capital may simply want to make Chen Hao's reputation more famous in the international market, just like it did when it supported Zhang Yimou."

On the crew of "Prison Break", Sun Honglei is an insider. He saw Chen Hao's purpose and wanted free publicity. Of course, the most ideal way is to keep throwing out selling points one after another and watch Will Smith's agent speak. Got it, I only talked about playing a role, not the second male lead, I just talked about participating in the role, and didn’t mention the salary. This is just waiting for the fermentation to continue, the popularity of one topic decreases, and another one will be brought up immediately.

The fact was just as Sun Honglei thought. A few days later, when everyone saw that Chen Hao had not responded and the news gradually passed, Will Smith's agent once again dropped a bombshell.

Will Smith cut his salary for starring in "The Shawshank Redemption" and only received 5 million. The same goes for MOUSE, with a salary of 3 million, and an investment of 30 million for the entire drama.

In the end, Chen Hao did not accept the crazy investment behavior of Tang Feng and others. Your final performance and positioning of a film are related to investment. If you really spend 100 million to make it, the final performance will be wiped out accordingly. Chen Hao and everyone agreed to the final investment and naming of the Tang Feng family's industry. They chose a winning method. The Tang family's return on investment will automatically be transferred to Chen Hao. In this way, Jingtian The investments and benefits of Lin's group are still transparent.

As soon as the shocking news came out, it became a hot topic for several days. The news that Will Smith was the second male lead in the script also became popular for several days. Later, everyone knew that they were just playing publicity and could only watch. , who told MOUSE to be popular now, and who told him to know how to operate it? This is just a promotional thing. Before filming started, it has gained publicity and popularity like a series of big IP movies.

If you know how to play, then it depends on how well you can play. If you play to the end, your performance will ultimately speak for itself. It depends on how well your film is shot. That is the one that is really put out for everyone to criticize. The rest are all bullshit. .

Chen Hao is filming the second season of "Prison Break". Will Smith began to study the script in depth to prepare for his role. Hu Gudong and Tang Feng began to look for suitable filming locations. The time span of this drama It’s very long, and many things must conform to the characteristics of the times. Finding a prison that meets the conditions is a lot of work. According to Kuang Zhonghai, just stop looking. If it doesn’t work, just build one. The overall environment now is that there is no place to spend money. Especially after Chen Hao announced that he was going to compete for the Oscars, in a small area, these people were gearing up, and they all felt that the 30 million investment was a bit difficult to use. They thought that it was not included in the investment. We just spent money, but we also had to pay for it. This film creates the atmosphere of the final shoot.

This is the only one in the world that makes movies and invests in movies like this. Fortunately, it is only a small scale. If it really spreads to the outside world, the three views of many practitioners will be subverted. How many filmmakers hold scripts in their hands and cherish their dreams? He wanted to conquer the world with his self-confidence, so he went everywhere to attract investment, but in the end no one paid any attention to him.

This "proud man of heaven", who makes people envious and jealous, received the script, China's investment was in place, and relevant matters in the United States were taken care of. Will Smith could also be hired so that he could only get five million. Pay, how good is this script to make Will make such a concession?

From the initial criticism and doubts to endless curiosity, "The Shawshank Redemption", which was originally not paid much attention to, suddenly became the hottest and most anticipated movie of the year. The media started their own operations again, trying to get information about the script from all sides. The content of your script is confidential, and the subject matter is not confidential. Now the outside world knows nothing. Whoever can get more information can get the maximum attention for at least two or three days.

At the shooting site of the second season of "Prison Break", as long as it is shot outdoors, the most people are no longer fans, but the media. Although most media feel uncomfortable, they can't give up the acquisition of news. They would rather everyone squat and get the same information than leave others get it and themselves can't get it.

In a country like the United States where freedom of speech is free, even jokes about the president are dared to be made on some variety shows, and teasing Chen Hao is not a big deal. Some people said in public that MOUSE is using China Fortune Capital to smash the Hollywood market. In recent years, China Fortune Capital has appeared more and more frequently in Hollywood. Now a considerable number of Hollywood films are invested by China Fortune Capital.

"MOUSE is about to make another move. Is there any media outlet that can take out 10 million to exclusively purchase the materials for his new script to promote it?"

"I think we need to hold a bidding meeting. For those big IP series movies, Marvel and DC, can we consider Huaxia Capital? Isn't it said that MOUSE's movies in China are big investments with small dividends? We can also try it. When the time comes, we don't need to invest in a movie ourselves. We can give a part of the dividends to Huaxia Capital, and they will take the entire investment."

"We should be wary of Huaxia Capital. We welcome any capital to enter the market, but we don't welcome the entry of those that destroy market resources."

There are all kinds of things, just like the saying: "You have to bear as much infamy as you are famous."

Chen Hao has experienced all of this in Huaxia, and he has a big heart. As long as I ignore you and don't let you break my mentality, then what do you say? Aren't you just waiting to see my joke? I have enough confidence and strength. My new movie will make you recognize it. So what do you say at this moment, do I still care?

Filming, filming seriously

When I have some free time, I live broadcast, live broadcast seriously, bring the best audio-visual enjoyment to those who like me, increase my fans little by little, let those who question, criticize or even abuse me, let them play slowly, as long as my die-hard fans believe in me, then I am not afraid of any slander from you, let alone any negative news that will have a big impact on me.

The hot summer has passed, and the filming of the second season of "Prison Break" has been completed. Chen Hao refused the renewal negotiation three times during this period as he insisted at the beginning, and did not talk at all. I said that I would only sign for two seasons, so I would only sign for two seasons.

There was no problem with the previous contract. Chen Hao did not want to talk, and FOX could not say anything. It could only continue to promote it, adding the huge expectations of the fans of this film, and constantly driving their emotions. Once this method is used, the things that Chen Hao and others worried about before will inevitably happen. At that time, it depends on who has more supporters. You want to use fans to morally kidnap me, then let's see if the fans will kidnap me at that time?

After leaving the crew, Chen Hao met with Will Smith and had a chat. They both had a new understanding of the script and the role. Good actors can stimulate each other and produce unimaginable chemical effects.

The two chatted for two afternoons, and Chen Hao then set off to return to China. This golden autumn season made him a little dazed after getting off the plane. The people around him all spoke Chinese. No matter how good it is outside, it is not as good as home. If possible, he wants to give up his development in Hollywood and concentrate on developing in China.

He thought about it, but he knew it was unrealistic. Going international, he was not carrying himself, not the hopes of some people in the circle, but the hopes of all Chinese fans who like him. He is their idol, he is their pride, and he has accomplished what no one in our generation can really do. For them, Chen Hao's success is equal to their success.

Hugging the girl who threw herself into his arms, all the machine lenses and professional cameras around him, the screams and shouts of all the fans around him, could not stop the two people from hugging and expressing their thoughts in public.