Chapter 553 (1/2)
The young assistant of Yingyi entertainment company met Liang Kun at the airport and drove him back to Ziyu villa. When Liang Kun got home, it was more than 4 o'clock. Tang Yu had been waiting for a long time and knew that he would come back this afternoon.
Liang Kun chatted with his family for a while, offered to cook and cooked some good dishes.
”You've just come back to have a rest. There's a cook at home.” Wang Xiuying said with a smile: ”you talk more with Tangtang. I haven't seen you for a long time.”
Liang Kun stood up and stretched. ”Just because I just came back, I should cook more. You haven't eaten my dishes for a long time. And I've been resting on the plane and want to have some activities. Don't persuade me. I'll go and see what's in the kitchen.”
As long as he cooks, his family will be particularly moved. This is not only to show his cooking skills, but also to show his mind.
The family has hired a cook and two nannies. No, please. The villa is too big. I'm too tired to clean it myself. The people introduced by Wei Kun's family are those who know their roots and the bottom. They are strict and won't tell the relationship between Liang Kun and Tang Yu.
Liang Kun casually cooked some good dishes. Everyone ate delicious food and talked about movies.
Wang Xiuying and Liang Guohui are also very interested in Liang Kun's new film because the box office is too high. Zhang Yimou's ”all over the city with gold armour” broke the domestic box office record. It only grossed $6 million in the United States, and even less than a fraction of Liang Kun's film.
Now most fans in China believe that Liang Kun is the largest director in China. He is good at making commercial films and can also make feature films that impact the Oscar. It seems that it is only a matter of time for him to surpass Ang Lee in an all-round way.
Liang Guohui asked, ”many people say that Hollywood discriminates against Asian actors. Why is the box office of your films so high?”
Liang Kun explained: ”because of the theme, I starred and played an American story. Americans can understand it, so the box office is relatively high. Foreigners can't understand many themes in China, and I can't afford the box office only by big scenes.”
Tang asked, ”if you make a film about journey to the West in China, will it have a box office in the United States?”
”Absolutely no box office, don't even think about it, even liuxiaolingtong's journey to the West co filmed by China and the United States.” Liang Kun replied positively.
Liang Kun told Tang Yu that Tang Seng, who did not want to play ”journey to the west to subdue demons”, knew that he could not go out of Asia or even China. Parallel world, this film has no box office in Japan and South Korea, and the audience can't understand it.
Many people can't accept that split style, sometimes comedy, sometimes horror, and finally tragedy.
If you shoot a journey to the West with pure dark wind, it may be popular in Europe and America.
Liang Kun thought about this possibility. There were no 300 children's songs, no dance by Tang Xuanzang, no lines of empty childe and four sedan chair aunts. Keep the fish demon eating people, Bajie making human flesh with oil on his face, roast pigs, and the monkey king killing people like hemp.
The thrilling film may attract foreign audiences, but Liang Kun doesn't know whether domestic audiences will buy it. In that case, it must be very sad to change the magic. It's better to let Zhou Xingchi launch the film at the original time.
Tang Yi sighed, ”what do you want to play if you are filming in China?”
”I haven't thought about it yet, but I have time to think about it. Don't think too much for the time being. Let's talk about shooting painted skin well.” Liang Kun paused for a moment and said with a smile: ”I'd better only be a director and not an actor in China.”
Wang Xiuying winked at Liang Kun. ”Just shoot one with Tangtang. She looks forward to it. It won't take much time anyway.”
Liang Kun shook his head. ”It's not a matter of time. If I play the leading role, the film will not be profitable. Because my pay is too high, I still pay plus dividends.”
Liang Guohui didn't understand: ”then you can just reduce the film pay. Anyway, it was taken by your own company.”
Tang Yu explained for him. ”No, his casual drop in film pay will disrupt the market. Few stars do so.”
Liang Kun said with a smile: ”Li Lianjie's film pay for casting a name is 100 million, and I'm no worse than him. If he plays the leading role, the production cost of the film will be exaggerated, and a large part of it is my film pay. If only I make money in the end, can Lao Liu (Andy Lau) feel comfortable?”
Liang Kun is not short of this 100 million yuan. Is he only doing this for filming with Tang Yu? For a cheap actor, Liang Kun, as the second head of the company, still pays money and doesn't have to do anything.
People from other companies invite big stars to Starr in films, mainly because they need each other's appeal to improve the box office. Stars also need to make blockbusters to prove their strength and make money.
Liang Kun doesn't need any of these. He has proved himself in Hollywood. He did nothing when he returned home. Fans also know that he was an international superstar and the first day king of China.
Liang Kun's filming must not be reduced in price, just as Li Lianjie's filming back home requires a high price. If he falls, he must fall in Hollywood. It's easier to fall than rise.
Some stars do this because they are worthless. If you want high pay, there is no film chamber of Commerce to film with them. You can't do it if you don't lower it.
It's a helpless move for Cylon to make a big drop in his pay for the lost lover. Cheng Long finished the big production of 80 days around the world. His film salary in Hollywood has never reached its peak value again. The film became a watershed in Cheng Long's career, and then went downhill.