Chapter 1,130 Li Lianjie’s remuneration issue

Zhang Yimou nodded and said: "The pig's feet we need should not only have good acting skills, but also have international influence. This is an important criterion for our selection, and you can be considered outstanding in this regard." , but after all, the time of his rise is slightly shorter, and his international influence may not be greater than that of Li Lianjie.

I won’t say much about the relationship between the two of us. Anyway, you understand that if you want to win this role, it will not be easy. With an investment of hundreds of millions, there is no room for error. "

The relationship is a relationship, but it involves his own work. In such a situation, Ye Ming is very confident that Zhang Yimou will deal with such an issue in a business-like manner. Of course, he has some inside information for himself. and are very good friends.

Ye Ming nodded and said, "I understand this. Where is Li Lianjie? It should be almost here now, right?"

In fact, when Ye Ming and Zhang Yimou were talking about Li Lianjie, Li Lianjie was also in Hong Kong City talking about this matter with his friend. This friend of his, who was also an acquaintance of Ye Ming, was Xiang Hua, known as the Fifth Brother in the world. Not only is he a big businessman, he also acts in movies, and he is also a big brother on the road. Therefore, Xiang Huahao has a special status in the entertainment circle of Hong Kong City.

At this moment, Li Lianjie had just returned from the United States. He said he was going to the capital to participate in the hero audition, but he did not go to Hong Kong immediately. Because Li Lianjie never expected that he would meet an opponent in such a situation, and he was a little uneasy in his heart. Therefore, he directly approached his friend Xiang Hua. Let’s discuss the issues.

Xiang Hua took out Lafite, gave each person a cup, and handed it over and said: "Hollywood is the center of the world's movies. Every move there is actually related to the situation of the world's entertainment industry. The final goal of any star is You want to conquer Hollywood, but you and Zhou Runfa finally entered the mainstream media of Hollywood. Why do you want to come back?

If you come back under such a situation, is it considered a compromise or a step backward in the eyes of others? "

This is what Xiang Huarou doesn't understand very much. Being able to go to Hollywood is really not something that ordinary people can do, but Li Lianjie did it no matter how he said it.

He came back on his own, and he came back very suddenly. Even though the relationship between Xiang Hua and Li Lianjie was very good, he still didn't understand what was going on.

Li Lianjie said with a smile: "I went to Hollywood with Cheng Long, Zhou Runfa and others, which actually opened the door to Hollywood, but it was not as refreshing as we thought.

Hollywood is Hollywood, and there is a certain degree of discrimination against us Chinese. In fact, under such a situation, I feel that what I did there was not very pleasant. It just so happens that blockbusters have started to be filmed in China.

After I received the invitation, I immediately agreed to come to the audition. It’s just that at the beginning, I didn’t expect that someone would follow me and snatch a role like this. In a situation like this, I thought it would be better to stretch that side first, otherwise, it would appear that I was desperately begging them for such a role, and it would appear that I was a little passive. "

Li Lianjie, in fact, this is a style of promoting big names. Of course, as an international superstar, he also has such qualifications. He asked Zhang Yimou to wait. In fact, he would just explain the matter that the flight was delayed and it would be over.

But Li Lianjie's behavior is actually a sign that he attaches great importance to this role.

Xiang Huaru hesitated and said: "Are you talking about Zhou Runfa? I heard that there is a guy like Ye Ming. Needless to say, Zhou Runfa is not your opponent in kung fu dramas, but a person like Ye Ming is what you are referring to. Please pay attention, he has been very popular in the entertainment industry recently. Therefore, for a character like this, he will be your biggest competitor."

Although Li Lianjie and Ye Ming have never fought against each other, in a situation like this, no one knows which of the two has the best kung fu, but after all, they are also good at kung fu.

A reminder like this from Xiang Hua is actually quite simple. On such a question, it didn't cause Li Lianjie to be concerned.

Li Lianjie did not regard this person as the same person at all, but simply said: "Ye Ming, I have also heard of some things like this. As for this, he does have a certain influence internationally, but after all, it is I am a newbie, so even if it poses a certain threat to me, it does not necessarily mean that I will fail.

I just want to say that such a competition makes me a little unhappy, as if I have to join this crew. Moreover, the relationship between Ye Ming and Zhang Yimou is quite good. They are both from the wave of Olympic bidders. Therefore, these relationships are the most annoying.

These domestic relationships are even more important than your acting skills and your fame. "

As a big star from the mainland, Li Lianjie naturally knows very well what kind of connections there are in the mainland.

Therefore, when it comes to this kind of competition, Li Lianjie cannot compare with Ye Ming. Almost everyone in the entertainment industry knows that Ye Ming and Zhang Yimou have a very good relationship. Now that Zhang Yimou is filming blockbusters, Ye Ming is reluctantly If he is qualified to compete for this role, under such a situation, Ye Ming must take the initiative if he wants to compete for the role in Zhang Yimou's movie.

Therefore, Li Lianjie's worries are actually not unreasonable at all. Xiang Hua was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect this to be the case, but after thinking about it carefully, he nodded and said: "That's true, it's really the same thing. This kind of thing, I myself have done in the mainland." In fact, I have encountered this before. This is what I said. It is not easy to cooperate with people from the mainland. Sometimes, the related parties are really annoying, but you have to face this kind of problem in the mainland. So what are you going to do? What should we do? Go directly to Zhang Yimou for cooperation, maybe you will suffer a loss."

You will suffer a loss if you go, but if you don't go, there may not necessarily be good results. At this time, Li Lianjie is actually in a dilemma.

In Hollywood, Li Lianjie is not as exaggerated as he seems on the surface. Therefore, on such an issue, Li Lianjie only thought of returning to the mainland for development. He also attaches great importance to such an issue. How will your first film back in the Mainland be received?

Therefore, at this moment Li Lianjie nodded and said: "I still have to go, but how to go requires careful calculation. In Hollywood, it is actually more difficult to perform a relatively good script. After all, Hollywood There are so many good actors, so what we can rely on is basically kung fu. Under such a situation, there are not many scripts that Hollywood can choose from.

Therefore, returning to the mainland for development is also a good choice. The first shot must be fired. "

Xiang Hua said without hesitation: "This is a film with an investment of hundreds of millions. It is unique in the mainland and is actually relatively rare in Hong Kong. How about you and I find out our relationship and take a look there?" What is your reaction? In my opinion, you are actually the most suitable for a role like this. Whether it is in terms of kung fu, character styling, or reputation, you are more suitable.

Zhou Runfa looked a little bookish. "

This can be regarded as a relatively pertinent evaluation of Xiang Hua.

As for Cheng Long, Xiang Huao believes that Cheng Long will not come. Cheng Long has his own movie to shoot. Therefore, under such a situation, it is impossible for Cheng Long to participate in this matter.

Li Lianjie pondered for a while and said: "Actually, I also asked someone to test it out. At this time, there is no reply. No, I transferred to Hong Kong City and wanted to meet with you, Fifth Brother, to discuss this issue. When I have it, News, I’ll tell you what will happen.”

Taking action after making a decision is something that Li Lianjie cannot be anxious about. After all, when it comes to such an issue, Li Lianjie is afraid of both sides. If you leave Hollywood and shoot in the Mainland, it will give people the impression that you can no longer survive in Hollywood, and then you return to the Mainland to shoot. But if he doesn't go back, to put it bluntly, he won't have any representative works in Hollywood.

With such a status, he is relatively embarrassed in Hollywood. In fact, there was news about the test in the capital very soon.

After all, such a thing is not confidential information, and Li Lianjie also has his own connections in the capital. If he just wanted to inquire about Zhang Yimou's new work at this time, it would be relatively quick. .

Therefore, at this moment, Li Lianjie received a report that Zhang Yimou had actually chosen two people, one was Li Lianjie and the other was Ye Ming. Zhou Runfa was just a candidate. If neither of them played the role, it is estimated that this role would go to Zhou Runfa.

However, if the two of them were competing, then on an issue like this, nothing would happen without Zhou Runfa.

Moreover, Li Lianjie has also received news that Zhang Yimou's crew is actually quite partial to a role like this being his. At this moment, Li Lianjie's always gloomy face finally showed some smile: "The news over there said that the possibility of choosing me is still higher. They need to shoot a blockbuster, a movie with international influence, gloomy, Choosing me is relatively beneficial."

At this time, Xiang Hua also nodded and said: "In this case, it's pretty much the same. Your international influence is higher than Ye Ming. No one can deny this.

Ye Ming has only been around for a long time. The international community has just begun to get familiar with Ye Ming.

But you are already a very famous actor in Hollywood.

At least judging from your face, you are a relatively familiar face in Hollywood. In this case, you don't have to worry about anything. As long as you express your willingness to perform, then I think Zhang Yimou will not refuse. "

Although Ye Ming has risen relatively quickly, on an issue like this, he cannot be more influential than the veteran Cheng Long, Li Lianjie, Zhou Runfa and others. No matter how it is, Ye Ming is Ming's shortcoming.

At this time, in comparison, in fact, qualifications are indeed part of capital at this time, especially on an issue like this, if the difference in reputation between two people is not very big, then at this time, qualifications In fact, it will become somewhat important.

Li Lianjie was not happy for a long time, and then said with some regret: "However, I also know a piece of news, that is, the salary issue over there, in such a matter, I am afraid it is worse than I thought. Although my salary in Hollywood is not as high as that of Cheng Long, among Hollywood stars, it is still above average. However, if I want to star in this movie, they can't offer such a high salary."

Li Lianjie's career in Hollywood is somewhat unsatisfactory, but no matter what, he is also one of the few kung fu stars in such a thing. Therefore, in terms of salary, although there is no way to compare with Cheng Long, at least , he is also an above-average star among Hollywood stars. He is not doing well, which is because compared with the top Hollywood stars, he is not very good.

No matter what, his salary in Lethal Weapon 4 was also US$5 million. Although that movie mainly featured Mel Gibson as the protagonist, there is no problem with Li Lianjie's salary of US$5 million.

Of course, this is talking about his Hollywood salary. The movie "Danny the Wolf Dog" is estimated to be only five to six million, but it has completely ruined Li Lianjie's reputation, which is a shame for Chinese actors.

Anyway, Li Lianjie's salary is the highest.

When it comes to Heroes, if Zhang Yimou gave him five million US dollars, then it is estimated that this movie will not need to be shot. Basically, most of the investment will be given to Li Lianjie, and the rest will not be shot.

[Hero] claims to have an investment of hundreds of millions, but in fact it cannot be that much.

Therefore, Zhang Yimou also clearly stated a problem, that is, under such a situation, Li Lianjie will not be given such a high salary at this time. If he wants to star, he must lower his salary. (To be continued)