Chapter 993: Saving the country through curves

Zhou Xingxing was still a little worried about this matter. He wanted to ask someone for advice. In the circle, Zhou Xingxing actually didn’t have many friends. Especially at this time, Zhou Xingxing had become the king of comedy, so he had even more friends. not enough.

It can be said that Zhou Xingxing has many more enemies than friends. Superstars are very capable of offending people, especially good people like Zhou Xingxing who have a bad temper.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Zhou Xingxing doesn't have any friends. Zhang Xueyou at least has a good relationship with Zhou Xingxing. Therefore, in such a situation, Zhou Xingxing called Zhang Xueyou.

At this time, after Zhang Xueyou heard Zhou Xingxing's words, he pondered for a moment and said: "This matter is a bit inappropriate. I'm afraid Ye Ming's salary is more complicated than you think. When we were filming Infernal Affairs, you knew his salary How much is it? 2.8 million, and that’s because he is an actor from the Mainland.

Chi Wai's salary was higher than Ye Ming's at that time. But you know that at this time, he was already the Oscar's Best Supporting Actor, and he was working with a master like Spielberg. In Minority Report, I heard Andy say that Ye Ming's salary was half a million, and it was US dollars. You Do you think he will care about your two million? "

Half a million US dollars, of course, is at most the price of a supporting role in Hollywood. Even among supporting roles, a supporting role in an A-level major production often exceeds this figure. Therefore, in Hollywood, for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, half a million is not really much.

Of course, I choked to death because even though Ye Ming played a supporting role in Minority Report, he was not the first supporting role. Therefore, 500,000 yuan is considered the lowest salary standard of the Screen Actors Guild.

Spielberg is overbearing. He doesn't have the guts to go against the Screen Actors Guild because he dares to sign Ye Ming for less than 500,000, so he has to wait for a letter from the Screen Actors Guild's lawyer?

But this did not prevent him from using half a million dollars to get Ye Ming. Ye Ming was just a newcomer to Hollywood, but half a million US dollars was four million Chinese dollars at the time, which was also quite high. One price.

Considering Ye Ming's first Hollywood performance, this price is indeed a good price.

What's more, being able to work with a good actor like Spielberg is definitely not measured by money.

These things were actually mentioned by Andy when they were having dinner together. Zhou Xingxing's relationship with everyone was not good, so there were naturally not many opportunities to have dinner with other celebrities.

Therefore, there are some things that Zhang Xueyou is very clear about, but Zhou Xingxing is not so clear about.

Four million, after hesitating for a moment, Zhou Xingxing said: "This price makes me very embarrassed."

Zhang Xueyou thought for a while, but said directly: "This price is probably Ye Ming's bottom line. If it is lower than this price, then under such a situation, if you want the opportunity to invite Ye Ming, To be honest, it's not much. After all, he is the most popular person among the younger generation. Moreover, at this time, his focus is said to be in Hollywood. It is hard to say whether he is willing to develop in China. You can see it in his company's movie "Thai囧". Ye Ming even said that he didn't even appear in a supporting role in a movie like this.

It can be said that he almost gave up here completely. At least that's what it looks like so far. "

Difficult, for Zhang Xueyou, it is more difficult to invite Ye Ming to star in his movie at this time, but Zhou Xingxing is also a person who pursues perfection. He thinks Ye Ming is very suitable, so at this time he must I want to invite Ye Ming to come. But in fact, Ye Ming is not so easy to ask for. Zhou Xingxing hesitated and said, "If it were anyone else, the movie might not have the effect I want."

Zhang Xueyou naturally knew that Zhou Xingxing had put a lot of effort into this movie, so he said directly: "At this time, hesitation is the most important thing. In fact, there is nothing wrong with Fourth Brother. Your Isn't the first idea to invite the fourth brother? Now if you can't invite Ye Ming, it would be a good idea to invite the fourth brother. The fourth brother's acting skills are also very powerful. You should be very good at this. It’s clear.”

Fourth brother Xie Xian is also a big star, and he has almost stepped into the ranks of superstars with just one foot.

Therefore, for a person like this, his acting skills are naturally second to none, and his acting experience is also quite rich. In fact, Zhou Xingxing really thought of Xie Xian for the role of the first male villain at first, but later, when he saw Ye Ming's Infernal Affairs, he thinks that if Ye Ming plays such a role, it will be a very good result.

Therefore, Zhou Xingxing came, so much so that in such a situation, Zhou Xingxing himself didn't even know how much Ye Ming's salary was.

Zhang Xueyou's suggestion actually does not mean that it cannot be implemented. After all, Xie Xian is also a big star, and the conditions in all aspects are very suitable.

However, Zhou Xingxing is Zhou Xingxing, and in this situation, he shows what is different from others.

Zhou Xingxing believes that Ye Ming is more suitable. Although Ye Ming may have a higher salary, he thinks Ye Ming is also the most suitable. Therefore, Zhou Xingxing hesitated before saying: "If it weren't for Ye Ming, I would have some regrets. I want to sign Ye Ming for four million, which is impossible. I don't have that much money to sign for this price."

It's not that Zhou Xingxing has no money now, but the filming hasn't started yet, and it's early to spend money. Therefore, in such a situation, if it is to give Ye Ming four million, what will others do? , there will be no money for later publicity.

Therefore, it is impossible for Ye Ming to give four million.

Zhang Xueyou pondered for a while and said: "If this doesn't work for Xingzi, then favors are the best. If you want to sign Ye Ming, favors are the best. China is still a society based on favors, especially in the Mainland. What's the matter?" Good friends who have a good relationship with Ye Ming, then invite them over and let them help convince Ye Ming. It is estimated that the price quoted by then should be within a reasonable range." Two Million Zhou Xingxing felt that It's a bit high, let alone four million in a situation like this.

When Zhou Xingxing heard this, he was a little hesitant. Ye Ming had already reached the level of four million and finally shot his first movie in Hollywood. If it is said that at this time, it was because he had lowered himself. In terms of remuneration, such a thing is somewhat unlikely.

Therefore, Zhou Xingxing also said with some hesitation at this time: "If it is said that Ye Ming can reduce the salary, there may be hope, but this matter is difficult to say. I will find someone to talk about it."

In fact, Zhou Xingxing did not have much confidence when things were like this. In such a situation, Ye Ming somehow got out. When Cheng Long, Jet Li and Fa Ge all got into Hollywood, , Ye Ming also went to Hollywood in the same way.

Moreover, Ye Ming had a good start in Hollywood. Therefore, it is somewhat impossible to say that Ye Ming lowered his salary to star in his own movie at this time. But if you don’t give it a try, there will be no hope.

Putting down the phone, Zhou Xingxing hesitated a little. What he was thinking in his mind was who would be better to invite. After all, he didn't have many friends in the mainland. In fact, even in Hong Kong City, his I don’t even have many friends, let alone in the mainland.

This matter, if it means that they are not very good friends, there is no need to talk about using others to talk about things like Ye Ming. After all, this is a society of favors. To persuade Ye Ming to lower his salary is to owe him a favor.

Therefore, if the relationship was not very good, it would be impossible to invite Ye Ming to persuade him in such a situation.

What's more, in such a matter, to convince Ye Ming, the most important thing is to have a strong relationship with Ye Ming, which is even harder to find.

Fang Nan also saw Zhou Xingxing's embarrassed look, and immediately said: "Things are worse than imagined, aren't they?"

Zhou Xingxing nodded and said: "That's right, it's indeed worse than expected. I originally thought that two million was already a very high price, but it was impossible for this price to impress Ye Ming. You know Ye Ming is here What are the prices in Hollywood?

Five hundred thousand dollars, four million dollars, we simply can't afford this price.

Therefore, it is not that easy to sign Ye Ming. My friend Xuexue just mentioned this issue. If we want to hire Ye Ming, then we can only find an acquaintance to help smoothen the relationship and let Ye Ming lower his salary to play this role. "

How can it be so easy to find someone to explain clearly? Fang Nan also frowned and said: "There are really not many people who can explain clearly, and there are even fewer mainland filmmakers who have relations with us. After all, In fact, our home court has always been here in Hong Kong City. Now it is really impossible to suddenly find someone like this to explain it? What if we can't find someone? "

Zhou Xingxing was a little unwilling to admit it and said: "If we can't find anyone at this time, our chances of recruiting Ye Ming will be very small. It is impossible for us to agree to his price of four million. It would be difficult if it were one million, and don’t even think about it if it was four million.”

As an executive manager, Fang Nan actually knew very well what Zhou Xingxing's financial situation was. Therefore, when she asked herself, she said directly: "If you are not looking for a celebrity, if you are looking for someone in the circle, It should be easier for people. We have a cooperative relationship with Huayi Brothers. Therefore, if we are looking for Huayi at this time, it should be easier. Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei are both in the entertainment industry in the mainland. The circle is also quite influential, so if it’s a situation like this, you should be able to give them a try.”

However, Zhou Xingxing hesitated and said: "I heard that their relationship is not very good, and Ye Ming had some troubles with the Huayi brothers that were not very pleasant. I think it is a bit inappropriate."

Fang Nan thought for a while and said: "Then save the country through a curve. If someone can't find the Wang brothers directly, then Feng Xiaogang is not bad. Let the Wang brothers find Feng Xiaogang. The relationship between Feng Xiaogang and Ye Ming is very strong. If it is Feng Xiaogang, If the director can take action, I think such a thing would be easier."

After all, Fang Nan is in this circle and has found out many inside stories. Therefore, she knows very well how to rely on favors. Feng Xiaogang and Ye Ming have a very close relationship, and it is really rare for people to know this.

Therefore, in such a situation, only people who are familiar with this relationship can think of such a solution.

At this time, Zhou Xingxing had no better way, so he nodded and said, "Contact the people at Huayi and tell them that I would like to ask them to take the lead in talking to Ye Ming, hoping that it can be facilitated." This matter. If it doesn't work out, we will have to replace it."

If we can find Ye Ming to star in the film, then such a thing will be very rare. It is also the lineup that is most in line with Zhou Xingxing's idea, but if it is really impossible to sign Ye Ming, then in such a situation, the only choice is to replace Xie Xian.

Such a matter is of great importance, so it would be inappropriate to ask Fang Nan to call Huayi Brothers at this time.

After all, celebrities have their own unspoken rules. This is Zhou Xingxing asking for love for half his life. If another staff member is used to cooperate with Huayi Brothers, it is almost impossible to succeed.

Therefore, Zhou Xingxing still had to make this call himself. Although Zhou Xingxing himself has a weird temper and aloof character, it doesn't mean that he doesn't understand any human feelings.

Therefore, he had no choice but to personally call Huayi Brothers and talk about this matter.

A superstar is a superstar. In fact, Zhou Xingxing called personally, and the person who answered the phone was Wang Zhongjun. After hearing what Zhou Xingxing meant, Wang Zhongjun took it very seriously.

After getting through the phone call, Zhou Xingxing felt a little relieved. After all, it means that in such a situation, all he can do is already done.

If it is successful, that would be great, but if it is a failure in such a situation, there is no regret at all.

This is to see what Ye Ming thinks and how he answers this question.

This is the most tiring time Zhou Xingxing has ever felt since he became famous. If it weren’t for the fact that Ye Ming was the one to be invited, the current situation would not have been caused at all. (To be continued)