In view of the recent popularity of Dream Chasing Entertainment, this celebration banquet did not invite guests. In other words, we invited the main creative staff, plus some popular celebrities and a small amount of media. Shao Shuaijun only came out to break the ice with the main creative staff.
They smashed the ice sculpture together and hid in the box without being interviewed.
Whenever he shows up now, the media will definitely ask him about his net worth. Last year, the richest man only had a net worth of more than 30 billion. This year, he is definitely locked in the top ten of the Hurun Report, which will be released in October. The richer he is, the more important he is.
Keeping a low profile is what Shao Shuaijun insists on, and his worth must be kept secret.
Others can make random guesses, but if he reveals it himself, he will definitely be jealous. Especially as a rich man, with a net worth of tens of billions, he can only be regarded as a rich man on the surface. The real rich are hidden behind the media, and no one is famous.
With assets of hundreds of billions, he is embarrassed to call himself an invisible rich man.
The reason why this celebration banquet is being held tonight is actually because Shao Shuaijun wants to distribute red envelopes to the crew of "Inception". This is a form of incentive to show Shao Shuaijun's generosity, and the producer's generosity is well-known.
Under such circumstances, staff members are naturally willing to cooperate with generous companies and bosses.
The staff of the crew all went to China when they had free time, and one by one they happily received the red envelopes from Mitchell and Wang Wei on behalf of the company in front of the camera. This time, they actually spent 30 million US dollars to give out the red envelopes.
Ten million is the old rule and should be transferred to the Dream Chasing Charity Fund for public welfare undertakings.
Ten million is for the actors and actresses, and ten million is for the staff. Let the cast and staff continue to promote in front of the camera. Shao Shuaijun is in the box, discussing with several members of the Youth League, about investing in the movie.
Things. "Nightclub" and "Beautiful Life" are both movies recommended by Shao Shuaijun. Shao Shuaijun's meaning is very simple. If the committee members don't agree, he will use Dream Chasing to invest. If they agree, it will be better. Use Qing.
It is of greater significance to be promoted by the Guidance Alliance.
With Shao Shuaijun's recommendation, the committee members would not feel uncomfortable. Naturally, they all agreed.
A happy situation for everyone.
Shao Shuaijun did not stay. He flew to Hong Kong on March 6th, rubbed hands with Li Xiuxiu for a while, and then flew to the United States. The filming of "500 Days with Summer" was about to begin.
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"Shao, congratulations on becoming China's youngest rich man." On the sunny beach in Santa Monica, Shao Shuaijun looked at the busy arrangement of the crew in the distance and accepted an interview with "The Hollywood Reporter". The interviewer was a blond
Miss Winster is considered an acquaintance, and her cooperation with Summit Entertainment is good.
"Thanks."
Winster asked: "After the success of "Inception", many people thought that you would continue to work hard and shoot big-budget films. Suddenly you wanted to shoot a small-budget art film, which surprised many people. It seems that you said you wanted to relax yourself,
So, why don’t you take a break and still rush to film?”
The sunshine in March was very warm. Shao Shuaijun smiled: "I have a lot of ideas now that I want to express. I think I can take as many pictures as I can while I am still young. When I have a family in the future, I will
I hope I can spend more time with my family.”
"I saw a ring on your finger. Do you already have a partner?"
"Yes." Shao Shuaijun admitted openly and showed off his ring, "We have been together for almost four years."
"Can you tell us who your target is?"
"General Manager of Dream Chasing Entertainment, my good wife, haha."
"Wow, do you have any plans to get married?"
"We don't know this yet."
Winster looked like he had expected it. In fact, basically everyone with an interest in the relationship between Shao Shuaijun and Li Xiuxiu knew about it, and it was also reported in gossip. After all, both of them were young and shameless, and they ran Dream Chase Entertainment together.
Shao Shuaijun can safely hand over the power to Li Xiuxiu, how could it be possible without a little trick.
It's just that the media didn't pay much attention to it in the past. After all, Shao Shuaijun is an honest boy and has no scandals. People rarely speculate on this aspect.
After chatting for a few words, Shao Shuaijun didn't want to say more. He just showed his emotions, which was also a kind of frankness and respect for Li Xiuxiu. But he didn't like to show off his affection everywhere, and he wanted to protect Li Xiuxiu from being hurt.
Excessive media attention.
Soon we started talking about movies.
"Can you tell us briefly what "500 Days with Summer" is about? The promotion says it's a "love story," not a "love story."
"Haha, actually this is a very interesting story. The reason why I don't say it is a love story is because when it happened, there was no love anymore. I just use the 500 days when the story happened to talk about the essence of love.
."
"Wow, it's very mysterious. Now there is a saying that you have made a Chinese movie "33 Days of Love", but it was not released in the United States. Many American young people searched for it after "Inception"
I watched it and found it very interesting. So is this an American version of "Love Is Not Blind"?"
Shao Shuaijun shook his head: "The stories are different, but they are all in Xiaoqingming's taste. "500 Days with Summer" should have a different focus. What I want to say in "33 Days of Love" is that love is everywhere, here
, I want to say what love is.”
"I heard that you were choosing the heroine between Ellen Page and Scarlett Johansson. What made you choose Scarlett?"
Shao Shuaijun thought about it and said: "These two are my friends. We worked well together in "Inception" and their acting skills are great. This is a difficult choice. However, Allen's schedule
It's not ideal. She has already taken on another drama, so the timing may not be very good."
"So what made you choose Joseph Gordon-Levitt?"
"Temperament, I feel Gordon is very suitable for the leading actor Tom."
"...Time flies so fast. Finally, I want to ask, Director Shao, you have always claimed to be a commercial director. Although this is a fresh and artistic film, you must have a box office intention. How do you feel about "500 Days with Summer"?
", what are your expectations?"
"I don't know. I rarely predict the box office. As a director, you only need to shoot the story well. The box office is caused by factors such as subject matter, time, publicity, etc. It is difficult to predict specifically. I think,
If the audience can find resonance in this story and be willing to complete this journey with the protagonist, I will have achieved my goal of making this film."
"Okay, thank you very much Director Shao for accepting the interview with Hollywood Entertainment Reporter. I won't disturb you while filming the movie. Thank you."
After seeing off the reporters, Shao Shuaijun felt greatly relieved.
In fact, he doesn't like to be interviewed, but sometimes he has to give interviews. As a director, even the Wachowskis never give interviews in private. This pair of reclusive directors who filmed "The Matrix"
.During the filming and promotion of the movie, I also had to appear in front of the media for publicity.
Movies are for people to watch. If you want others to go to the cinema to watch it, you have to make them interested in going in and watching it.
Shao Shuaijun is very satisfied now. He goes for interviews from time to time and copes with it for a while instead of being exposed to flash lights all day long.
This gives him more time to think and organize his thoughts.
The sun at noon makes people feel a little hot. Winter has passed, and another gorgeous summer is coming. The crew chose to shoot in Los Angeles and Santa Monica. Both accommodation and transportation are very convenient and simple. In fact, now
The scene to be shot was in Mitchell's private villa.
Of course Shao Shuaijun also has a villa, but his was newly renovated and he was reluctant to contribute, so it was Mitchell's turn to be unlucky. Fortunately, he also had more than one house, and he took his wife and children to the big city of Los Angeles.
"Gordon, Scarlett, come here, I'll tell you about the play."
Shao Shuaijun entered the villa, went to the sofa, called Gordon and Scarlett, and began to explain the scenes to be shot today. When Scarlett put on makeup and came over, Shao Shuaijun took a careful look and shook his head:
"Scarlett, it's time for you to lose weight. Your current plumpness is not in line with the role I imagined."
"Why, I feel like I am Summer. I have found her feeling." Scarlett took a look at her figure and protested. She has always been very confident about her figure. Although thinness is considered beautiful in Hollywood,
She still insists on her self-confidence.
There are many tall actresses in Hollywood, but Scarlett is not. She is only 160cm, so she looks a bit plump. This may be the reason why Shao Shuaijun chose her to star in "Inception". Being too tall will put pressure on Shao Shuaijun.
Shao Shuaijun has always believed that a woman like Ellen Page is 155cm tall, and there is no need to grow too tall.
Although, sometimes height represents a sense of conquest.
Regarding Scarlett's blind confidence, Shao Shuaijun said disdainfully: "Summer has never been a very hot girl. Look at you, it's like your chest is stuffed with sponge pads. I don't think I saw anything when I saw you."
A breath of fresh air, you will put pressure on the female audience. So..."
Shao Shuaijun turned his head and shouted to the makeup artist: "Make-up artist, come here."
"Director, what's the matter?"
"Are there any strips of cloth that can be tied up to make Scarlett's breasts look less prominent?"
Scarlett suddenly became furious: "Impossible, I will not do anything harmful to my breasts. China Shao, you can't make such an unreasonable request."
Shao Shuaijun was speechless: "I'm thinking about the movie. As an actor, you need to be more dedicated, Scarlett."
"I won't!"
Gordon wanted to laugh but was embarrassed, so he turned his head quietly. He had never seen a director who didn't want female stars to have breasts.
The makeup artist was an aunt, and kindly said: "Actually, it doesn't have to be tied with strips of cloth. You can cover it up by doing some tailoring at the clothing store."
"Yes, you can tailor the clothes." Scarlett said hurriedly.
Shao Shuaijun clasped his hands on his chest and thought: "As long as you promise to lose weight from today on and make yourself look thinner instead of continuing to gain weight, I can agree."
"Don't worry, director, I am very professional. From today on, I will only eat three meals a day."
"Only three meals?" Shao Shuaijun was surprised at first, and then calmed down. Celebrities' work and rest schedules may lead to them having an extra late-night snack, especially celebrities with rich nightlife. "No matter how much you eat, you have to lose weight."
In many scenes, not being too fat will affect the look of the shot!"
"You are fat..." Scarlett complained helplessly.
The crew just started shooting, and neither the progress nor the shooting effects were very good.
If it were in the past, Shao Shuaijun would definitely have used his subwoofer function to bombard the cast and crew. However, "500 Days with Summer" was originally meant for relaxation, and Shao Shuaijun didn't push it much. Generally speaking, the filming was
Still very enjoyable.
During the day, I filmed a movie, and at night, I called Li Xiuxiu to chat quietly. The days passed quickly. At this time, an interesting list, the 2008 Forbes China Celebrity List, was announced in the capital. Almost all the artists and stars under Dream Chase Entertainment
All listed.
The highest-ranking actress is Sun Li. With the popularity of "Harem: Legend of Zhen Huan", she instantly defeated all the first-line actresses and ranked fifth in the rankings. Li Bingbing also squeezed into the tenth place by virtue of appearing on the most covers.
.Liu Shishi, Wen Zhang, Huang Bo, Xu Zhuo, Deng Chao and others are all in the top 50, while others are in the top 100.
Shao Shuaijun is also on the list, ranking 63rd. In fact, he was also on the list last year, ranking around 40th. The reason why he has regressed is because from March 2007 to March 2008, "The Night Watcher"
"The downturn in the film and the failure of awards have resulted in his income and exposure being very low.
Although "Inception" is a hit, and the director's share of the box office alone is more than 300 million, it can only be counted in the next celebrity list.
The celebrity list only counts public figures' exposure and acting income, which includes actors' remuneration, endorsements, commercial activity fees, etc., and does not include income such as investments. Shao Shuaijun never does advertising and rarely appears on programs.
The calculated income is only director's fees, which is why it doesn't rank high.
Among Chinese directors, Zhang Yimou concentrated on directing the Olympic Games this year, but relied on endorsements and program interviews to rank 24th, while Feng Xiaogang ranked 46th. It can be seen that the director is not a celebrity, even if he is promoted to an international competition
The director, Shao Shuaijun, also had to be weighed down by more than 60 stars...
Of course, in terms of worth and status, there is no comparison. Shao Shuaijun's absolute combat prowess is off the charts.
The celebrity list was just a joke, and the accuracy of the calculation was very low. Shao Shuaijun didn't pay attention and just took it out for fun. Then he continued to devote himself to filming. Now he can leisurely film and count money at the same time. Dream Chasing Entertainment Group
My total assets are increasing every day, which feels good.
Time flew by and it was mid-March in the blink of an eye, and most of the filming progress was completed.
The global box office of "Inception" officially ended at US$922.5 million, finally surpassing the US$921.4 million of "Finding Nemo" and entering the top ten in the world. This data directly surpasses the highest box office record of a Chinese director by a whole
Increased by as much as $400 million.
When "Painted Skin" was released, the media raised a question: "How long will it take for Shao Shuaijun to surpass Yusen Wu and become the box office champion among Chinese directors?"
Now, a perfect answer sheet is handed over.
Two years! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!