The first person Wu Haoshen talked about was Li Meihua, who he was most interested in. She was the mixed-blood beauty MaggieQ, who was very popular in the mainland. She was the first Chinese entertainment star to appear on the cover of the Asian edition of Time magazine.
However, it was undeniable that her American and Asian identities added a lot of points to her in Hollywood and the international market. It did not mean that her strength was really heaven-defying.
The so-called international blockbuster face was actually a high-end face that catered to the aesthetics of the European and American markets. To a certain extent, this was also dominated by the cultural aesthetics of the overseas market. The domestic market had a natural inferiority complex in this aspect, and they had been irrationally boasting about it.
Wu Haoshen was very disgusted with this kind of ethos and thinking. However, since he couldn't change anything at this stage, he might as well do as the locals did. He would first promote a few real international superstars for his own use and take the lead in occupying the position of the number one commercial director of Chinese descent. This would make Ang Lee have no way out.
When Wu Haoshen made a name for himself in the future, Li Meihua was no longer in the Chinese entertainment industry. However, her achievements in Hollywood were not very high. Her peak should be when she acted in the female lead series " Nikita ". At that time, she could barely be considered a B-list actress.
Now that she had begun to enter Hollywood, she did not take on many shows in the Hong Kong industry. If she had not received the audition call and learned about the work of "Musou," she might not have come.
Wu Haoshen first showed the complete script to Li Meiqi so that she could clearly see what kind of script it was.
"Previously, I heard from the manager who worked with me that Wushuang is a rare Chinese quality comparable to the Infernal Affairs.
I didn't expect Ruan Wen to have such a setting. Director Wu, you're a genius. I think you'll be able to prove yourself in Hollywood sooner or later. You have the talent to not lose to Ang Lee.”
Who was better, him or Ang Lee? It was just a matter of box office sales. Wu Haoshen was confident that Ang Lee might not be better than him, but when it came to pleasing the Oscar judges, there was no comparison.
Not to mention Wu Haoshen, even if you invited the three great directors to work together, it would still not work. This was not a matter of talent or ability.
In this day and age, Li Meihua's evaluation of him was quite high, but Wu Haoshen said disdainfully,""I am who I am. There's no need to compare myself to others. Besides, I don't think that Chinese films are inferior to those Hollywood films. We have been glorious before, and we can continue to be glorious in the future.”
"Director Wu, you're so ambitious. Do you have any requirements for me?”
"I don't have any other requests. I know that you've already signed a contract with Chuangxin, one of Hollywood's three major management companies, and you're planning to enter Hollywood.
Previously, I helped you get resources like " Mission Impossible 3 " and " Die Hard 4 " as your signing gifts, but to be honest, these movies weren't very successful and didn't help you much in Hollywood. You haven't gotten a role you wanted in almost a year, right?
There are no unspoken rules in Hollywood, but there are clear rules everywhere. Although I've never been there, there are probably not many people in the industry who can compare to me in terms of understanding Hollywood.
Come back. That is not a place you should be going to. If you continue to stay there, it will only be a waste of time and youth. We are in the same year, and you are no longer young. The five years between the ages of 28 and 33 are very important for a female celebrity. Do you really intend to continue to waste your time like this?”
The two most important stages for a female celebrity were 22-27 and 28-33:
If you can't make a name for yourself in the first stage, then there's really no need for you to continue staying in the entertainment industry. There won't be much development even if you stay.
Therefore, many female celebrities focused on accumulating popularity on the small screen in the first stage. This was the stage where they cultivated their inner force and developed their dirty skills.
The second stage was the stage where you had to step up. At this stage, if you couldn't stand firm on the big screen and occupy those fixed positions, then you were destined to end slowly. There was no place for you among the top actresses. This was reality, and it was the same in Hollywood.
Li Meihua was also very conflicted about this. After a lot of careful consideration, she chose to work hard in the Hong Kong industry in the first stage. In terms of results, it was not bad. It could be said that in the same period, only Zhang Linzhi could compete with her.
However, she had already signed a contract with Chuangxin, and she was one of the best in the world. The previous " Mission Impossible 3 " and " Die Hard 4 " were the best proof. Although the script role this time was not bad, Li Meiqi did not think that she needed to sacrifice too much for this role. There was really no need.
Wu Haoshen could tell from Li Meihua's reaction that she did not want to leave Hollywood. She was just trying to flatter him. In that case, Wu Haoshen did not need to continue chatting with her. Some words were just asking for humiliation.
"I understand. Let's leave it at that. If there's a chance, we'll cooperate again.”
"Alright, nice to meet Director Wu. I wish your movie a sold well.”
"Of course, when the time comes, I will definitely make the entire world amazed.”
Li Meihua's impression of Wu Haoshen, who was full of confidence, was really average. If she had to pay a price, she would not be willing to give up on innovation and join Wu Haoshen's team. She was not willing to bet her remaining five years of Golden Age.
As soon as Li Meihua left, Li Xue, who had been acting as Wu Haoshen's assistant, immediately comforted her,""Since this woman doesn't know how to appreciate favors, then let's change to someone else. After our movie succeeds, she'll regret it.”
Wu Haoshen nodded. He didn't think too much about it. It would be best if it worked, but it didn't matter if it didn't. After all, it wasn't his loss.
However, his new company, Meikong Entertainment, probably wouldn't be able to sign a few decent celebrities in a short period of time. It was better to wait for something to happen at Huacheng and directly take advantage of it.
"Inform Linzhi that I'll be the second to audition for her.”
Li Xue nodded and left Wu Haoshen's office. She went outside to inform Zhang Linzhi, who had entered the second round, to come over for the final interview. In fact, in Li Xue's opinion, Zhang Linzhi and Zhang Jingchu were both better than Li Meihua.
As today was the first day of the competition, Zhang Linzhi was dressed very elegantly. She had specially dressed up to look like a mature lady. However, Wu Haoshen was not very satisfied with her style because some things were innate and she could not act them out.
"Xue, you can go out first. I want to talk to Linzhi alone.”
After Li Xue poured Zhang Linzhi a cup of coffee, she followed Wu Haoshen's instructions and left. However, before she left, she glanced at Zhang Linzhi.
From what Li Xue knew, Zhang Linzhi was currently considered the top female lead in Hong Kong. In terms of popularity and influence, she was probably stronger than the four female leads in China. Only the international Zhang could suppress her.
After watching Zhang Linzhi's performance, he said," You're not very suitable for this role, but I think you're a good person. We can work together for a long time."
Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else. I just want to ask if you're willing to sign a contract with Meikong Entertainment. It's mainly for the economic affairs of the mainland and has little to do with Hong Kong and Taiwan. In the future, it will also involve overseas markets such as Japan, Korea, Europe, and the United States, so there will be additional terms in this area when signing.”
"Hollywood? The Japanese and Korean markets? You're really very confident. Don't tell me you really think Wushuang's box office earnings can break 200 million dollars?”
Wu Haoshen took out two new $100 bills with Franklin's face from his desk drawer and placed them in front of Zhang Linzhi.""Let's see which one is fake."
Zhang Linzhi looked at Wu Haoshen in shock. She already knew that Peerless was a counterfeit money group that mainly printed US dollars, but she didn't expect this guy to actually print US dollars. This was too crazy.
"In order to make this movie well, we specially found some connections to bring in a counterfeit banknote production line to produce counterfeit banknotes.
Of course, this is all reported. After the movie is finished, there will be a special destruction ceremony. Moreover, the props and souvenirs produced will be specially marked and packaged. The price is set according to the price of the artwork, which is much higher than the face value of 100 US dollars.”
Zhang Linzhi understood what Wu Haoshen was trying to say. This guy was planning to sell merchandise, and he was selling counterfeit money. However, the counterfeit money he was selling was an artwork and had no value in circulation. Moreover, the price would be much higher than the face value, so there was no problem. As long as he did not sell it to the Americans, it would be fine.
Similarly, because Wu Haoshen and the others had produced counterfeit money that could pass off as real, the content and logic of this movie were very strong. This setting and style were very popular in the European and American markets, and it was destined to cause a big storm there.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]