Chapter 884: Bei Ye Doesn't Want to Work Anymore
Hao Yun refused to talk to Michael Bay all night, but still agreed to go for a midnight snack with him.
Madrid is a city that never sleeps, and its nightlife is full of myths. Whenever the sun sets, it becomes one of the most lively cities in the world.
Madrid Literary District can be said to be the Manhattan of Madrid. From bars to restaurants to nightclubs, they are all exquisite and elegant to the bone. You can shuttle in the light and shadow reflected by the shining glassware and enjoy the ambiguous taste of the clinking of glasses.
Cervantes lived here, and it still retains the literary temperament of the year.
It should have been a romantic trip for Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi, but unfortunately it was changed to a five-person trip.
Several people chose a bar, ordered drinks and talked.
An Xiaoxi can communicate with people in English and French, and will not be isolated from the topic.
They chatted for a while, and then started talking about work.
Michael Bay has no interest in the Goya Award and generally does not participate in such activities.
He mainly came to block Hao Yun.
I want to talk all night because there are so many things to talk about.
I feel like I can't finish talking in one night.
"Is there any problem with Paramount for this year's film exchange?"
Last year's Sino-US film exchange was organized by the Film Bureau and Black Bean Media, and it is the same this year.
In fact, Aunt Hua, Guangxian Media and Bona Films also want to organize one. No matter how useful it is, it can improve their quality a lot, which is very beneficial for their company's listing.
The financial crisis has brought crises, but also some opportunities.
For example, the IPO, which was originally extremely difficult, has lowered the standards a lot due to the financial crisis.
"Yes, Paramount is definitely still okay, and Sony is willing to cooperate once. As for whether it will continue to cooperate in the future, it depends on the results of this year's exchange. The group of people you came last year were quite excellent. I heard that they were all from your company. Do you want to sign some directors here?"
Last year, the Film Bureau communicated with Paramount, and this year Michael Bay helped.
The Film Bureau is also happy to save trouble.
No matter how effective this kind of cross-border exchange is, they can use it as performance to increase their resume.
"Thank you for this time. Forget about signing a director. With you here, if there is any suitable script, you can recommend a director."
This sounds like he trusts Michael Bay very much, but in fact, Hao Yun's screening function is gone.
When he was not very good before, he could judge the potential by picking up the attributes.
Now he is very good, and he is more successful in the field of directing than in the field of acting. He can't pick up the attributes of ordinary people.
Instead of trying unreliable luck, it is better to choose to trust Michael Bay.
In addition, Hao Yun plans to direct many projects himself.
If he is too busy, he will let his brothers from Black Bean Media do it.
Huayu directors entering Hollywood will become a major advantage of Black Bean Media.
Entering Hollywood does not mean bowing to Hollywood.
It is a kind of cultural exchange. If you want others to know you more realistically and deeply, you must have a certain right to speak.
"If I recommend it, you can rest assured." Michael Bay was really happy.
"I plan to start filming Source Code in April or May this year. The actors will be Ryan and Scarlett. For the other supporting roles, Michael, please help me find an assistant director. I will also send an assistant director to assist."
Hao Yun and his team are not familiar with Hollywood, so they must have local people to audition and select actors.
"Okay, no problem." Michael Bay breathed a sigh of relief.
He has been urging Hao Yun to come to film since last year, and now he finally has the news. Although it will take another two months, it is better than delaying it until next year.
"When the time comes, I will arrange a time for film exchanges and let the students go to the crew to study for a while."
Hao Yun just talked to Michael Bay and did not need to ask for his opinion.
He now has autonomy over the film.
First, he has proved his commercial value with works such as Whiplash and Buried Alive. Second, he has established a company with Michael Bay and become a partner. He can even be regarded as Michael Bay's boss.
Michael Bay, the producer, is no longer as powerful as Hao Yun.
As for the Sino-US film exchange, it is definitely a surprise for the students from China to arrange to study in the group.
It is hard to say whether you can learn anything from such exchanges, but if you can't learn anything by entering the Hollywood crew for field investigation and accompanying them throughout the whole process, you really don't want to stay in the film industry.
"When will "The Martian" be filmed?"
Michael Bay was conquered by Hao Yun when he saw "Source Code" for the first time.
"Buried" is also good, but "Buried" is just so-so.
Novelty is novel, but it is not enough to be called amazing.
But when he saw "The Martian", "Source Code" was no longer good.
Now, he is like a scumbag, with "The Martian" all over his mind.
In fact, if Hao Yun gave him "Gone Girl" now, he could refresh his cognition.
It's just that the impact is not as strong as "The Martian".
"The special effects required for "The Martian" may be more and more advanced, and I don't have them at present..." Hao Yun was a little embarrassed.
It’s not that the Chinese entertainment film industry does not use top-notch special effects when making movies, such as Xu Ke, but even if they hire a special effects team from Hollywood at a high price, it is actually difficult for them to access the most advanced technology.
They clearly sent a second-level team to perfunctorily deal with you with outdated technology.
What can you do?
Hao Yun didn't want this to happen. He stood on the position of a Chinese filmmaker, so he naturally wouldn't miss such an opportunity.
"You don't have it, but I do!" Michael Bay is the top producer in Hollywood, at least in the top ten, and he can find any special effects team.
Moreover, he has a high status and can completely ignore those so-called unspoken rules.
This is also the reason why Hao Yun chose to cooperate with him.
Other top producers who are on the rise don't need to cooperate with him, and producers with insufficient status will be timid if they cooperate with him.
"Then in the first half of next year?"
Hao Yun plans to make "The Martian" a part of the Sino-US film exchange.
It's not that he is so great, but mainly that there is no need to refuse to do things that can be done easily.
Hao Yun's roots are always in the Chinese entertainment film circle.
The development there is good, and there are more good works, just like he goes to the bathhouse to take a bath, the water is cleaner.
Michael Bay was certainly not satisfied with the filming of "The Martian" next year, but his words didn't count.
He proposed to find another director to film it, but was also rejected by Hao Yun.
Damn, he is a Hollywood gold medal producer and the director of "Transformers", but now he is controlled by a Chinese director.
He felt bad, but he couldn't find a solution.
Hao Yun said he would not give it to others, and he had no way to deal with it, because the original work of "The Martian" was written by Hao Yun, and the script was written by Hao Yun. What can he use to negotiate with Hao Yun?
Damn, I hate this kind of versatile filmmaker.
"I calculated the cost of filming "Source Code", and it cost about 30 million US dollars... Don't look so ugly, this cost is within a reasonable range in Hollywood, you won't continue to pay Ryan and Scarlett hundreds of thousands of dollars." Michael Bay laughed.
He also knew that 30 million US dollars is equivalent to 200 million RMB, which is indeed a big-budget production in China.
"I'm fine with it, a little less is better."
Ryan Reynolds quickly expressed that he was satisfied to work with Hao Yun again, and now was not the time to care about the pay.
Even if he wanted to spread his wings and fly high, he had to wait until his wings were strong enough.
In fact, he also bought the "The Martian" and he hoped that Hao Yun would continue to choose him as the leading actor.
Dad, love me again!
Don't say low pay, he would be willing to do it even if it was not paid.
After tossing around in the three movies "Buried", "Source Code" and "The Martian", even if he can't be among the first-line male stars in Hollywood, at least the second-line must be no problem.
Don't look down on the second-line, when he was playing soy sauce in American TV series before, he didn't even dare to think about the fifth-line artists in Hollywood, he was just a little black face who lived on gigolos.
Scarlett's gigolo is indeed delicious, but he wants to rely on his own efforts.
"That's it, 30 million US dollars, should we cooperate with Paramount, or?"
This is also the most expensive movie since Hao Yun started working.
The cost is 200 million!
"Let's... do it ourselves!" Michael Bay said firmly.
"Buried" helped Paramount make a lot of money, but it had little to do with Michael Bay. Even with the global box office of $709 million for "Transformers", Michael Bay didn't get much.
He is Michael Bay, Bear Grylls!
I don't want to work anymore!