Naomi Watts read the script for "Mulholland Drive" and quickly decided to star in it.
She liked this kind of fascinating story very much, and she felt like she had known her before. When she first met Yang Jian, the two went to Mulholland Road for a date. She felt that this place was her blessed place.
Within one meal, the three of them had agreed to cooperate.
David Lynch agreed to Yang Jian's request of "no explicit scenes" without even thinking about it. He couldn't get investment elsewhere. If Yang Jian didn't nod, the movie wouldn't be made, so why did he care?
Lens?
Both David Lynch and Yang Jian knew that this movie was unlikely to achieve high box office. Yang Jian was willing to invest purely because Naomi liked acting in dramas rather than commercial films. Lynch no longer cared much about whether the judges or the audience liked it.
Or maybe after reading this "Mulholland Drive", he just wants to make the movie he wants.
David Lynch didn't know that he would be able to find a French producer in the future, thus creating this classic. So to a certain extent, "Mulholland Drive" is a French film.
Now David Lynch is very grateful to Yang Jian. He just feels that if he doesn't invest, he will almost be semi-retired. God knows when he can get investment.
Coincidentally, this masterpiece, which originally cost 15 million, was released by Universal. It was produced by Huaer Pictures, and must have cooperated with Universal.
What makes David Lynch happiest is that Yang Jian promised: "You can make this movie as you like, and you have absolute creative freedom."
He felt that Yang Jian was a very generous person. He didn't need to trust anyone who doubted him, and he was different from ordinary people in the entertainment industry who only knew about money. Those people always wanted to point fingers at him and wanted to change his movies into vulgar movies. It was not the same at all.
people.
On the way home, Naomi asked: "Do you really let him shoot as he pleases? The company's record of over 100 million in box office for every movie will definitely be broken."
Yang Jian smiled and said: "Just stop it. The most important thing about filming is to have fun, not to make money. I used to predict the box office because Drew and I like to make commercial films. You are different. I know you prefer drama films. David
This drama is likely to help you win an Oscar."
Naomi smiled bitterly and said: "What if there is no box office at all?"
"The maximum total loss is 20 million US dollars. How big a deal is it? And with you here, I think the movie will definitely be able to recover the cost. You shoot this short-term project first and then shoot "Chicago". If you win two gold medals in a row,
If you have a ball and an Oscar nomination, you might win the second time." Yang Jian has always been good at painting the pie, which makes Naomi feel at ease.
Parallel World, this movie is 147 minutes long, and the first two hours are the heroine's dream. If anyone goes into the theater to watch this movie, they will definitely fall asleep while watching it.
Yang Jian knows better than anyone else that "Mulholland Drive" is unlikely to achieve high box office, but if Naomi does not star, a key masterpiece will be missing. After playing this role, her future will be much easier.
When the filming of the movie starts, Naomi will be very surprised because they visited the filming location when they first met. Now she just reads the script and can't tell anything, only the general plot.
She will definitely be glad that she made this movie in the future, it will be an eternal memory.
There is one more movie to be produced by Huaer Pictures. This one is relatively simple. The actors are found according to David Lynch's preferences. The editing rights are in the hands of the director. The producer mainly controls the shooting cost.
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Yang Jian went back and explained the situation. Barrymore had no objection and was just waiting to officially sign the contract with David Lynch.
It doesn't matter if this movie makes less or no money, Barrymore has been winning money in the past two years. In the past, she only visited her godfather Spielberg for help, but now Spielberg laments that they are too good, and sooner or later they will be better than their predecessors if this continues.
That night, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire came to visit.
Yang Jian had called Toby a long time ago and invited him to be the leading actor in "Death Is Coming".
After Toby met Yang Jian, he gave him a hug first, and everything was understood without saying anything. Since starring in "The Man Who Wronged", Toby has become slightly famous, and he has played the leading role in two movies in a row.
Chinese director Ang Lee's "Ride with the Devil" and "The Cider House Rules". These two movies have not been released yet and I don't know how they will fare at the box office, but Toby is very happy and is no longer a street actor with no work to do.
With these resumes, it will be easier for him to get roles when he goes out for auditions.
By the end of this year, Toby will definitely be more grateful to Yang Jian, because both of those two movies did not perform well.
The North American box office of "The Cider House Rules" seems to be over one million, and it is one of Miramax Films' worst films. Thanks to Harvey Weinstein's crazy public relations, the film received 7 Oscar nominations
It couldn't save the box office, but it just helped Michael Caine win the Best Supporting Actor.
The quality of "Ride with the Devil" was so poor that it was not released in theaters, causing Columbia to lose $38 million. Among Ang Lee's worst movies, this one ranks first, and "The Incredible Hulk" can only rank second.
As usual, Columbia Pictures invited some viewers to preview the film and then take a questionnaire. However, just 15 minutes into the film, almost all the audience left.
The movie tells the story of the Civil War. In the southern army, many black soldiers fought for the slave owners willingly. To black audiences, this was so devilish that even Key and Peele's spoof short films did not dare to do this.
shoot.
The first thing that Huaer Pictures will start filming is "Rich Second Generation", Leonardo has the biggest role, and he can't wait.
After dinner, everyone was chatting in the living room, and Leonardo sighed: "You have finally finished playing basketball. If you wait until July to cast, I'm afraid I will go crazy."
"Brother, I was eliminated, not because I won the championship. You are actually very happy. You are too fake as a fan, aren't you?" Yang Jian said with a bitter smile.
Leonardo spread his hands. "With the results you have achieved now, how can you keep winning? If I were the president of the NBA, I would let you leave the game with six fouls in at least three of the seven games."
"Okay, luckily you're not the NBA president, that's too shady." Yang Jian rolled his eyes.
He deeply realized that the United States was not his home court, and the white people around him did not want to see him win consecutive championships. They played with Yang Jian and preferred him to be in the entertainment industry.
Chinese fans are different. They are much more pure. There are a large group of people who are angry because of the black whistle.
There are fans in China who advise him to retire directly, and suggest that he give some color to the NBA. If he doesn't play, won't he just have an annual salary of more than 10 million plus tens of millions in advertising and endorsement fees? If he has the guts, he will give up all of them.
Die together with the NBA.
Yes, real fans are so strong. Heizi wants Yang Jian to be confused, but some of his fans want him to die.
Yang Jian: Why should I be an enemy of the NBA?
Fan: Let me help you!
The "tired" fake fans, especially the girlfriends, wished that Yang Jian would take a vacation after playing the regular season every season, and she would still get her salary anyway. Yang Jian was too lazy to get along with these fake fans, so she could only endure it.
Leonardo asked Barrymore: "Have the audition invitations been sent out?"
"Sent, auditions the day after tomorrow. Because we are working with you and there are no high resume requirements, there will definitely be many people participating. I warn you, don't go too far. We are a serious company." Barrymore
Hummed.
Naomi hummed: "Leon, you were not like this before, don't let him lead you astray."
Cameron was also cheering from the side. "That's right, the purpose of this audition is not pure at first glance."
"..." Yang Jian shrank his neck, a little unhappy.
Don't be deceived by this guy, just because you like playing with Star Wars toys and water guns doesn't mean you're a simple kid. You're saying the opposite!
Yang Jian didn't dare to say what was in her heart. Leonardo was not the little Li who went to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show every year. He hid it very well and seemed quite normal.
But in the parallel world, Leonardo always acted in other people's movies, and indeed he never participated in the selection of female protagonists...