Jack Harlan Hill thought about it for a while and agreed to star. Shao Shuaijun also generously offered a salary of 5 million US dollars and gave an approximate start time. Shao Shuaijun and Mitchell began to make follow-up appointments with the actors.
Phantom Mel is the heroine of "Inception", but her role is not very important. Shao Shuaijun believes that this role is more of a flower vase. Therefore, he set his sights on the "Muse".
Scarlett Johansson, a new generation of sexy goddess who has made her film debut in the past two years with "Escape from Clone Island", "The Prestige" and "Match Point".
This goddess's private life is said to be quite dissolute, with constant sex photos and sex photos, but it has not hindered her development prospects. Before Shao Shuaijun was reborn, it was said that her salary in "Avengers 2" had reached 13 million pounds.
, about 130 million yuan, becoming the queen of Hollywood pay.
Scarlett's current salary is only 3 million US dollars, which can be said to be cheap and good. After all, the most indispensable thing in Hollywood is beauties, and the salary of actresses has always been low. When the script and salary were ready, Scarlett did not refuse and was very happy.
agreed to star in "Inception".
As for the dream builder Aridani and Shao Shuaijun in the Inception Six, their eyes are fixed on Ellen Page, the original actor. Ellen Page is just a newcomer. Although last year's "Fruit Candy" made her
She has received praise from Hollywood, but she is only known as a rising star in acting.
However, Shao Shuaijun remembered that Allen had just finished filming "Juno" in February this year. Once it is released at the end of the year, it will definitely become popular. "Inception" is very likely to be released at the end of the Christmas season. It will happen to take advantage of the release of "Juno"
The momentum has made "Inception" even more popular.
The interview with Allen went very smoothly. The salary for the film was only 800,000 US dollars. The production fee of "Inception" was more than 100 million, which made Allen and her agent unable to resist at all. Although Shao Shuaijun rushed to make a movie, he
The influence of "Source Code" and "Painted Skin" is still there.
Now that "Inception" has returned to the science fiction theme, many people who have watched "Source Code" are still looking forward to it.
Within two days, the other members of the Dream Stealing Six arrived one after another.
Arthur, the Outpost, invites the new generation of acting star Joseph Gordon-Levitt, whose most famous movie was "500 Days of Summer" two years later. Pretender Eames.
The guest is Tom Hiddleston, a star who appears in many scenes but rarely plays the leading role. The pharmacist Joseph is invited. He is not famous, but his acting skills are very good.
So. Seven of the eight main characters have been dealt with, and now only the role of the tycoon remains.
The plot in "Inception" seems complicated. In fact, if you clarify it clearly, you can find that various clues are gathered together, and it is also very simple. After Shao Shuaijun's modification and polish, the plot is as follows.
Dream stealer Dom Cobb (played by Leonardo DiCaprio), with his assistant Sentinel Arthur (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), went to the Magic City of China to steal the tycoon's golden dragon.
The trade secret failed, but Golden Dragon asked him to work hard to deal with Golden Dragon's opponents on the condition of freedom.
This mission is inception, which means "foundation" in Chinese and is also the English name of "Inception". It refers to planting a seed in the mind of the Golden Dragon's enemy's son, Fisher (played by Jake Gyllenhaal), the target mission, and disbanding it.
company ideas.
In order to complete the mission, Cobb began to recruit troops. Because his dead wife Mel often appeared in his dreams to cause trouble and became a dream phantom (played by Scarlett Johansson), Cobb chose a new dream builder, Ari.
Dani (played by Ellen Page). At the same time, she found the pretender Eames (Tom Hiddleston), who can turn into anyone in his dreams. And the pharmacist Joseph (played by Dilip Rau)
, he is responsible for registering pharmaceuticals to help stabilize sleep.
Originally, the five of them acted, but the Golden Dragon wanted to personally supervise them to complete the task, so they became the Dream Stealing Six. After a series of fierce battles in the mind of the target Fisher, they finally reached the depths of the subconscious and planted the seeds of disbandment.
The company's instructions. However, due to the trouble caused by Phantom Mel, something went wrong and the golden dragon was trapped in the Lost Realm in the dream.
Cobb needs to rescue him to complete the mission. He finds the golden dragon, saves him, and finally returns to the real world. Of course, at the end of the movie, there will be an open ending. Maybe Cobb fails the mission and is lost forever, or maybe he returns.
Come to reality.
In the original version, the tycoon is Japanese Ken Watanabe, the male protagonist of "Memoirs of a Geisha" who partners with Zhang Ziyi. However, Shao Shuaijun was disgusted with the Japanese, so he made the tycoon a Chinese and named him the rather domineering Golden Dragon.
Shao Shuaijun already has this candidate, but he needs the other party's consent.
After all, Golden Dragon is not the protagonist. He will not pay too high a salary. He is neither a protagonist nor a high salary. I don’t know if the other party will agree. With a feeling of expectation, Shao Shuaijun called the other party’s agent’s mobile phone and made an appointment for the performance.
Please decide where to meet.
Later, Shao Shuaijun and Wang Wei made a special trip to Hong Kong to meet each other.
Tall, handsome, and personable, he is none other than Pony Ma, Fat Brother Zhou Runfa, who captivated thousands of girls back then.
"Fa Ge, hello."
"Hello, Director Shao."
After ordering coffee, Shao Shuaijun took a moment to look at Fa Ge. He still had the same sloppy hair, but he could not hide some subtle wrinkles on his face. Fa Ge, who was no longer unstoppable in Asia at that time, became famous in the United States with the help of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
, became another Chinese who successfully broke into Hollywood, and several movies competed for him to star.
However, after the failure of "Bulletproof Monk", Fa Ge's reputation was slightly damaged. Although Fa Ge appeared in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" released this summer, he unfortunately did not shine. Coupled with his bald and scarred face,
It has been criticized by many people. Now Fa Ge has returned to China from Hollywood. He just declined to act in "Red Cliff" and is recuperating at home.
"Brother Fa, this is the script. I grew up watching your movies. I really hope you can participate in "Inception"." Zhou Runfa is more than one step older than Shao Shuaijun. It can really be said that he watched
I grew up watching his movies, especially Ponyboy in "A Better Tomorrow". There is almost no man who is not fascinated by him and imagines that he is himself.
"Director Shao, can I read the script first?"
"certainly."
After reading the script and thinking about it for a while, Zhou Runfa said: "The script is very exciting. I will not refuse to star in it, but I need to discuss the details with my agent."
"This is inevitable, but I also hope Brother Fa can understand that "Inception" takes up too much of my money and I can't afford the high salary." Shao Shuaijun said frankly. Even if Zhou Runfa's career in Hollywood is not considered successful, his
The salary is still in the low tens of millions. In "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", his salary was around US$8 million.
Later, even if he returned to China to film "A City of Golden Armor", the cost would still be US$7 million. Shao Shuaijun was not willing to pay such a high fee. The cost of "Inception" was not low. Although he could raise more funds, it could not be done without. Restrictions on requesting it from the company. If the price for one week's leap hair is too high, you will have to give up with regret.
Fortunately, in the end, Zhou Runfa only needed 4 million US dollars to join "Inception", and all the main actors were assembled. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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