Chapter 860 Self-Recommended Director (14)
In fact, Shen Xudong already knows what it feels like to travel thousands of miles a day!
Not so good…
It’s too crowded and can’t be used at all!
Returning to his seat, Zhong Lifang asked him: "Didn't you say you wanted to buy a private jet?"
"I have already reserved the G450...it should be available by the end of the year!"
"…How much?"
"It should be less than 30 million US dollars... I bought it with the proceeds from last year's "Super Body"..."
"Then...do you want Jiahe to buy one?"
"There's no point in buying that thing. When I get it, I can just rent it to Jiahe!"
"…rent?"
Shen Xudong took it for granted: "Yes, the annual rent is 30 million yuan, and you can rent it for ten years..."
"Then... isn't it the plane we bought for you?"
"Isn't it possible? Under my leadership, Jiahe's market value has gone from less than 300 million Hong Kong dollars to 33 billion Hong Kong dollars now... What's wrong with me taking advantage?"
Just when Zhong Lifang was about to speak, Fan Xiaopang came back...
Shen Xudong put on his headphones and continued watching "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance"...
Fan Xiaopang glanced at his screen, and then asked Zhong Lifang: "...Why is he looking at Zhou Xingchi again?"
"He likes Stephen Chow..."
"That doesn't mean I have to watch it every time I fly!"
“...You’ll never get tired of it!”
"That's true…"
Speaking of this, Fan Xiaopang suddenly thought of something: "Hey, do you have any plans to cooperate with Stephen Chow?"
Zhong Lifang shook her head: "Stephen Chow is too greedy, and there are no scripts suitable for him now!"
"Isn't Xudong an Oscar-level screenwriter?"
Zhong Lifang glanced at Shen Xudong: "... then you can ask him!"
Fan Xiaopang shook Shen Xudong, who took off his headphones with a look of displeasure: "I told you the place is too small..."
Fan Xiaopang quickly interrupted him: "That's not the case..."
"What's that?"
"Do you have any plans to cooperate with Stephen Chow?"
Shen Xudong nodded: "Yes, I'm going to ask him to make another movie with Ng Meng-tat..."
"real?"
Zhong Lifang was surprised now.
Shen Xudong nodded: "It's true, I've already thought about the script!"
"Is it a comedy?"
Shen Xudong shook his head: "They are both so old, and they still act in comedies?"
"What type is that?"
"The script is still being written, you will know when the time comes..."
…
"Pain and Glory" is the 21st film by Spanish director Pedro Almodovar. He has been filming for more than 40 years and has won awards at three major European film festivals many times, leaving behind many immortal classics that will go down in film history.
It won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, was also nominated for the Oscar for Best Director, and has a lot of masterpieces!
This person can represent European movies - transgender, homosexual, violence, religion, prostitution, sexual assault, incest... these sensitive and large-scale contents have been filmed by him over and over again.
"Pain and Glory" can be regarded as an autobiographical film. It tells the story of a famous and famous film director who encountered misfortunes one after another in his later years. The way he finally reconciled with life is the film...
This situation is very suitable for Zhou Xingchi!
However, Stephen Chow doesn't love movies, he only loves money...
Therefore, this story cannot be used, and without Ng Man-tat, Stephen Chow's "Pain and Glory" is incomplete!
Let's start with a misdiagnosis... Zhou Xingchi found out that he was suffering from cancer, so he found a group of old friends, and then Wu Mengta also came...
Telling about Hong Kong movies in those years!
Semi-documentary format…
In fact, Shen Xudong is debating whether to play "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" during the Spring Festival...
It’s not that I’m afraid of losing!
With the memory of future generations, he has a hundred ways to solve "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"...
But it’s a bit unbearable…
After all, it is Zhou Xingchi’s production that has been dormant for three years...
Therefore, Shen Xudong thought for a while and asked Zhong Lifang: "Have you found the mainland publisher of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"?"
"Probably still looking for..."
"Then let's take over the distribution!"
"I heard that he is relatively close to Hua Yi..."
"So what? We can guarantee that the box office of "Conquering the Demons" will exceed one billion...can Huayi guarantee that?"
Zhong Lifang was surprised: "Can it really exceed one billion?"
"Zhou Xingchi's appeal is quite high...with good publicity and marketing, there won't be a big problem!"
"Okay, I will go to Hong Kong to meet Zhou Xingchi..."
"If he doesn't want to, you can say 300 million to buy out the mainland distribution of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", but he has to cooperate with the publicity!"
"…no problem!"
…
There’s not much to say about the trip to the U.S. Most of the characters in “The Martian” have already been cast.
In fact, the choice of the China Space Administration in "The Martian" also follows the original work - manned spaceflight is only available in the United States, China, and Russia. In the past, the movies were all about Russia, but now it is normal to change the taste and choose China.
Do you want to set Korean Air?
In addition, many years ago, when Clark wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey", the setting was that China's space power was no longer weaker than that of the United States and the Soviet Union...
As for choosing Fan Xiaopang...
In fact, the audition was just a formality. Damn, she provided one-third of the funds and only asked to play a supporting female role. Even a fool would not refuse!
The character arrangement of "The Martian" is really politically correct: a female astronaut colonel, an Indian pilot, a Chinese chief engineer, a young black physicist, and the Chinese Space Agency working together to save white men...
Oh, no, it’s a little worse – lack of LGBT and Muslims…
Bringing it back, Shen Xudong stayed in the United States for half a month. In addition to "The Martian", he also discussed the "Conjuring" movie universe with James Wan.
In fact, "Insidious" is similar to "The Conjuring", except that the story of "Insidious" mainly revolves around the exorcism of psychic Elise, while most of the events in "The Conjuring" are remakes of real events and revolve around Warren. Couple expand…
From Shen Xudong's personal perspective, the several "Conjuring" films are completely different stories, incoherent, and are all connected by the Conjuring couple. He prefers the "Insidious" series. The storyline is very clever, from son to father...
But The Conjuring cinematic universe is even more profitable!
Especially "Annabelle", which cost $6 million and grossed $260 million at the global box office!
"Annabelle 2" took a step further at the box office, with $308 million.
This movie universe is something that Shen Xudong cannot give up, at least not now - he, James Wan, and Jason Blum have formed a studio to be responsible for the investment and production of the "Conjuring" universe.
…
On June 24, Shen Xudong returned to China. Before he could look through the detailed box office report of "Thugs in Suits", Wen Muye knocked on the door and walked in.
"Mr. Shen, I want to direct "Dear"!"
"...Do you know about this project?"
"Well, Sister Chen Hao talked to me...I'm very interested!"
Shen Xudong nodded: "I don't have any objections... You go back and write the script first. Once the script is written, show it to me... Shooting will start before December. Is there any problem?"
"…no problem!"
"As for the actors... you can make arrangements yourself!"
Shen Xudong originally wanted to specify...
Forget it, this subject matter is destined to be insulated from those born after 1985...
"Can I ask Huang Bo?"
"...You just have to make the decision yourself!"