Chapter 70： We are going to join the acquisition! (1/2)
”Oh, oh ...”,
Hearing Wang Yang invite himself to play the leading role, although it was expected, Will-Smith was still surprised a few times, he watched his son Jaden crawling on the ground, sat down on the sofa, and made a slight After rethinking, I replied: ”Yang, I am very grateful for your invitation, but you know, my” Fengfeng Men ”recently ...” he sighed in a low voice, and said: ”Oh, it's too bad! I Now I want to take a break for a while, think about it. ”
”Blaze Warrior” was released on June 30 before. This $ 170 million movie won 49.7 million box office in the first week, but then fell sharply. Now North America has been painted across the board, and the final box office is only 113 million; while in overseas markets, although the screening has not ended yet, several major ticket warehouses also suffered a similar defeat. If you receive 110 million overseas, you must ”congratulate.”
The production cost is 170 million, and the total box office worldwide is 220 million. The producer Warner Bros. is definitely going to be a big player this time. It ’s okay if you just do n’t sell the seat, but now the situation is bad reviews, almost all film critics step on the foot mercilessly, the average IDB score is only 4.1, boring, empty, silly, anyway, this is a bad Film, a big bad film.
The Golden Sorrel Award has already been released. ”Blowing Wind Police” will be the 20th Golden Sorrel Hotspot next year, including the worst movies, the worst directors, the worst actor, etc. Will Smith has a good chance Take away the trophy.
Another situation is that Will-Smith gave up appearing in ”The Matrix” for this bad film, which is naturally a very bad choice, and it is also a Waterloo in his acting career. Generally, as early as a few months ago, he would receive an invitation to a blockbuster film, and then choose one of the most interesting promises to act; and now no producers are looking for him, they are all watching and even avoiding it. Not enough.
Wang Yang was the first filmmaker to invite him, which is why Will-Smith was surprised. This year's light director seems not afraid that his film will be played by Jin Shoumei's worst actor?
Will-Smith's ”thank you” is not a polite one. He is really grateful for this, but he still decided to refuse. The risk is too great! Wang Yang is a ”magic director” but only 19 years old. He just wanted to shoot ”Junuo” and turned to shoot ”When Happiness Comes to Knock.” This gives Will-Smith some ”play” feeling. He can't make bad movies anymore. If two consecutive bad movies, it will be a fatal blow to his acting career.
Regarding the ”Fengfeng Men”, Wang Yang is very clear. He feels that he can touch the confidence of Will-Smith. Part of it comes from this. Now no one competes with him for the schedule of Will-Smith. So despite being rejected by a mouthful, Wang Yang did n’t care. He thought about it and encouraged me to say: ”Will, I regret the matter of” Bao Feng Men ”, but I have to say that the problem does not come from your performance. But it ’s a ... bad movie in itself. ”
”Thank you, man ...” Will Smith pressed his forehead with a wry smile on his face, and said to the phone regretfully: ”That was a wrong choice.”
”Will, I know your worries. I don't want to make the same mistake again for a second time, don't I?” Wang Yang's voice was very candid. Hearing Will over there laughed softly, he couldn't help but smile, take From the tea table, ”When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door” script, he said: ”But please believe me, I am very confident to make this movie. Well, maybe you should listen to me to tell this story first? This is a biographical movie , Its story is true, touching, and inspirational. ”
Seeing Wang Yang was sincere, Will Smith did not directly refuse again, he nodded and said: ”Yeah, you talk about it.” Next, he heard Wang Yang talking: ”His name is Chris Yard Nah ... ”Will calmly listened to it from the beginning. When he heard that Chris Gardner and his son were sleeping in the subway station toilet, he couldn't help but stood up and hugged the floor Jaden kissed his son's forehead.
”Then, Chris Gardner became a stockbroker and he pursued happiness.” Wang Yang explained the whole story in detail, took a sip of water, and said to the phone: ”This is the whole story of the movie . ,,
Will-Smith looked at Jaden's smiling face in his arms. This cute baby smiled at Kaka to grab his chin. Will smiled and flicked his son's cheek, but he was thinking of Chris Gardner. Thing, this story filled him with interest, as this year's light director said, touching and inspirational! Chris Gardner's head love and perseverance all moved him.
Perhaps it is because he is at a low point in his career now. He has a different feeling for the story of this inspirational character. If Magic Young is 39 years old, or 29 years old ... Will-Smith thought for a while and asked: ”Jan, why do you think I am suitable for Chris Gardner? You know, I have never acted in such a biographical film.”
”It's very simple, I believe you have this ability, Will, you can play this kind of movie.” Wang Yang said with certainty, and he encouraged persuasion: ”And I think that the failure of” Fengfeng Men ”may mean You need a screen transition, Chris Gardner is an option. ”
In fact, when Will Smith took over the film ”Return to Glory”, 80 million of the investment recovered more than 30 million at the box office. After another fiasco, he will have the desire to seek transformation, and then shot the biographical film ”Fist” ”Wang Ali”, although the final box office and response of that movie are not very good.
Hearing a very hesitant ”huh” sound from the phone, Wang Yang knew that Will-Smith's thoughts were shaking, but he also understood that this kind of thing needs time to consider, saying: ”Will, don't be too busy to reject me , Have you read the script before making a decision, right? ”Will Smith promised without thinking.“ Yes! Magic Yang, I would like to thank you for your invitation anyway. ”He laughed and said mockingly: ”Man, seriously, I don't have any filming anymore, everyone said” Will Smith is finished, ”He is the worst actor, ...”
”Ha, let's shoot” When Happiness Comes to Knock ”!” Wang Yang also laughed, and the two laughed for a while, he said seriously: ”Will, consider, if Chris Gardner's story If it can touch you, then it can touch other people, right? ”
After finishing the call with Will Smith, Wang Yang let go of the phone with a sigh of relief. He was a little worried that Will Smith would refuse to refuse, but now, he still believes that he can convince with his sincerity and touching script. Will Smith starred.
Wang Yang is not only preparing to send the script to Will-Smith's home, he also has to write a long letter in the script, including why he thinks Will is suitable for Chris Gardner and why he wants to Making this movie, as well as the filming plan and style of the movie, etc. Wang Yang knew that Will Smith's biggest concern was whether he was playing? So he needs to explain: ”I'm not playing.”
”I won't spend tens of millions to play.” Wang Yang murmured, if Will Smith promised to star, his minimum salary will be more than 20 million, then the budget of the entire film will be close to 4,000 Million.
Forty million to play with? Damn it! Wang Yang smiled and shook his head, picked up the coffee table and looked at a movie magazine.
”High School Musical 2” officially started shooting and is scheduled to be released in July next summer!
Wang Yang half lying on the sofa, holding the magazine with both hands, quietly looking at the content of this special report: ”This sequel costs up to thirty thousand, in addition to the return of the original class actors, dance director Anne-Fletcher , Original music David-Lawrence will continue to choreograph and arrange. But what disappoints the movie fans most is that the director has undoubtedly changed people ... ”Seeing this, Wang Yang turned to the next page and saw the arrangement, Jessica, with a sweet smile on her face, and Rachel with a grin on her side, introduced their information.
”Rachel Anne-McAdams ...” Wang Yang unconsciously looked at the name on Rachel's profile, and he frowned and said suspiciously: ”Is Rachel also called Annie?” He was the first to hear that He looked at the information and there were many things that he only knew, for example, Rachel was allergic to horses. He looked at Jessica's information again. There was nothing he didn't know. He flipped through a few pages, and suddenly a piece of news caught his attention.
”Fox's acquisition of Blue Sky Studios is at an impasse.”
Blue Sky Studio? Wang Yang's eyes lit up, and he felt very familiar. He read this news carefully. The original Blue Sky Studio was founded by Chris Wakee in 1987. At the beginning, he only made some TV commercials and movie lenses to earn Meager profits. Last year, they launched a part of the eight-year-long animated short film ”Bonnie the Rabbit”, a long-eared rabbit and a moth in the kitchen.