Chapter 729 Rejection

Shen Xudong looks very casual and free and easy...

In fact, he is a very vindictive man!

At that time, due to Zhang Ziyi's temporary price increase, "Jingjue Ancient City" was forced to suspend for three months. Shen Xudong has not let go of this matter.

This is also the main reason why Shen Xudong cannot agree to her starring in "33 Days of Love"...

By the way, the conversation I had with her was quite strange...

A few years ago, well, last year, Zhang Ziyi's management team announced that she had taken on several Hollywood-themed movies.

"Recently, Zhang Ziyi is negotiating with the Weinstein Company to sign a contract to star in three films, including a remake of Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai." ’

And ‘Zhang Ziyi signed a contract with a Hollywood tycoon to star in “Mulan”’…

It was also revealed some time ago that ‘Zhang Ziyi teamed up with Hugh Grant to perform a transnational romance in “Unspeakable”’

Of course, we all know that these projects end up on paper!

On the one hand...well, it's actually the financial crisis that caused financing difficulties and the project went awry...

So, nine out of ten projects are yellow...

"...Harvey's funding is not going well..."

"Then you still dare to release the news?"

“That’s what Hollywood is like!”

Shen Xudong shook his head: "I'm not like that. I usually start promoting the movie after it's finished..."

"You are an independent producer, which is different..."

"Isn't "The Knight" an independent production? I heard from Joseph that the main cost of "The Knight" was borne by Taiwan's Longxiang Company..."

Only then did Zhang Ziyi realize that Shen Xudong was also a member of the Hollywood industry and was familiar with these things, but she still argued forcefully: "Lionsgate..."

Shen Xudong reminded: "Lionsgate boss Joe Drake and executive CEO Nathan Kahane are my partners, and several horror films such as "The Purge", "Death Divination" and "Escape Room" are all my partners. They issued it…”

Zhang Ziyi glanced at him and said helplessly: "...Lionsgate was reluctant to put "The Knight" directly into the DVD market at first, but after visiting several film festivals, it finally chose to release it on DVD..."

"Isn't it right to have said this earlier? What kind of detours are you going to make with me?"

After Shen Xudong finished eating, he took out a tissue, wiped his mouth, and then said: "Sister, we are all in the drama, so we should help each other. Unfortunately, when I needed help, you didn't tell me and looked down upon me. Well, at least he is indifferent..."

"I'm not being indifferent..."

"Oh?" Shen Xudong asked directly: "Then what happened to "Jingjue Ancient City"?"

Zhang Ziyi's agent Ji Lingling interjected: "...At that time, Ziyi received an invitation to "Knight", and the two projects conflicted..."

"If I remember correctly, the invitation for "Jingjue Ancient City" was sent out before "Knight", right? So, you didn't like this project from the beginning!"

Ji Lingling also wanted to explain, but Shen Xudong waved his hand: "Needless to say, I also want to thank you. The senior sister did not appear, which saved at least 4 million US dollars in cost...but the box office revenue was about the same!"

The overseas revenue of "The Ancient City" is about 48 million US dollars (it has not been released in Japan yet), plus the 390 million yuan in mainland China, the global box office exceeds 100 million US dollars...

Don’t think it’s easy to exceed 100 million US dollars at the global box office, and it’s still a Chinese-language film...

Zhang Ziyi regrets it so much - "The Ancient City" belongs to the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series, at least six of them must be made!

Zhang Ziyi, who is familiar with the rules of Hollywood, knows very well that series films are the foundation and foundation of superstars...

Because of "Knight", I gave up "Jingjue Ancient City"...

Not only is it stupid, it is simply stupid!

And it would be stupid to turn against Tianmei because of this drama.

That's why she had to lower her profile...or befriend Shen Xudong in a flattering way...

After thinking for a while, she explained: "Actually, Xu Ke and I have conflicts. Back then, in "The Legend of Shushan", I was cast as a supporting role... So, I don't trust him..."

Oh, this is also true. In "The Legend of Shushan", Zhang Ziyi only plays a small role in the film. Against Cecilia Cheung, she looks like a village girl...

But the paradox is that when "The Legend of Shushan" went to Europe to sell the film, the original Hong Kong poster had a very small portrait of Zhang Ziyi, but when it went abroad, her portrait became the absolute protagonist, and Cecilia Cheung disappeared...

Zhang Ziyi later introduced the interview and said: "I am just a supporting role in it. I will not write "Shu Mountain" in my work resume. Because I feel that it is not my work!"

"Yes, but I am the producer of "Jingjue Ancient City"!"

Zhang Ziyi still wants to fight for it again: "I think the film should strive for excellence. You know, uh, strive for perfection."

Shen Xudong recited the idiom silently several times in his mind, with a strange smile on his face. He understood what his senior meant, one overflowing and the other begging.

He laughed dumbly and said: "Sorry, I can't spare the time."

Then he said to Chen Xi: "Let's go!"

Chen Xi looked at Ji Lingling and Zhang Ziyi a little embarrassed, and followed Shen Xudong's footsteps...

…

In the car, Shen Xudong noticed that Chen Xi turned to look behind him from time to time, and couldn't help but ask: "...What are you looking at?"

"I'm looking to see if there's a car chasing me..."

"Follow me?"

"You humiliate Zhang Ziyi so much..."

"humiliation?"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "I'm not trying to humiliate you. I'm just stating the facts. You should go online and see how her fans describe her!"

Words like "black fans" and "true fans" often pop out of Shen Xudong's mouth.

As his royal producer, Chen Xi has a very close relationship with him. Of course he knows the meaning of these words, so he asked, "Aren't you her fan?"

"Who am I to be a fan? I actually admire her quite a bit... It's not easy for a Chinese to gain a foothold in Hollywood!"

After thinking about it, he added: "I kindly reminded her not to get involved with people like Deng Wendi, and advised her to investigate her rich boyfriend..."

"Rich boyfriend? Major shareholder of Warner Bros.?"

"So it's nonsense. Warner Bros. is affiliated with Time Warner, and none of Time Warner's 13 board members is named Vivi Nevo!"

"fraud?"

"Well, that's what I think anyway!"

Shen Xudong continued: "There has never been a case of a Chinese female star marrying a rich man, let alone an international rich man. Yang Lang was conquered by Wu Zheng's LV bag, and Wu Zheng was just a poor gangster; Li Xiang is married to a "big liability" Li Houlin, and currently his liabilities are far greater than his assets; including Gong Li, who is married to Singaporean unemployed man Huang He..."

"...Gong Li is divorced!"

"I know!"

Shen Xudong nodded, he knew Gong Li very well...

Although we haven’t seen each other for almost a year, we still keep in touch through text messages occasionally...

Then I heard Chen Xi nodding seriously: "Yes, no one understands Gong Li as well as you!"

"Ahem..." Shen Xudong didn't want to continue this topic: "Is Gong Li's cooperation with us almost over?"

"Well, there is another movie called "Blood Guanyin"... But "Blood Guanyin" is still in the process of casting, and it is difficult for this movie to be released in the mainland..."