"Yuxuan, long time no see. You are becoming more and more handsome now. I don't know how many girls you will seduce when you stop here." Huang Baiming said with an exaggerated smile at Zhang Yuxuan.
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"Director Huang, you are too generous, too generous." Zhang Yuxuan smiled and waved his hand.
"Not a prize, not a prize at all."
Huang Baiming's attitude towards Zhang Yuxuan seems to be quite kind, no, it should be said that it is a little bit, a bit, well, I can't say that I can't settle it, but it is a bit similar.
"Yuxuan, it's like this. After the filming of "Ye Wen" was completed, we have always wanted you to film "Ye Wen 2". Because of the schedule, we have never been able to film it. Now you are filming the movie "The Great One"
"Wish" has also been completed, and there should be free schedules. Therefore, I am here this time to invite you to take over the filming of "Ye Wen 2". You don't have to worry about the script of "Ye Wen 2"
, we started writing this script after the filming of "Ye Wen" was completed. During this period of time, after we wrote the script, we revised it many times, so you can definitely rest assured in terms of quality.
In addition, you don’t have to worry about the remuneration, we will directly follow your quotation.”
The reason why Huang Baiming's attitude is so good is that he still wants to invite Zhang Yuxuan to make a movie.
The main reason is that the movie "Lost in Thailand" starring Yuxuan Zhang actually took in a box office of 500 million. Such a high box office made countless people take a fancy to Yuxuan Zhang's own box office appeal.
In fact, not only Huang Baiming, but also many other directors came to visit one after another during this period.
It was better in the past. Most directors just sent out invitations and submitted scripts.
Now directors like Huang Baiming have gone into battle personally and taken the initiative to invite Zhang Yuxuan.
Even at this time, people in the entertainment industry already regarded Zhang Yuxuan as Zhou Xingxing in the 1990s.
In the 1990s, Zhou Xingxing could be said to be the absolute box office ruler.
Although at that time, what was announced to the outside world was Double Monday Dragon.
Consider Zhou Xingxing, Zhou Yunfa and Kung Fu Dragon as the three most powerful actors in the Hong Kong film industry.
But in fact, if you look at the box office of movies in the 1990s, you can see that Zhou Xingxing is the real box office ruler.
Even though Kung Fu Dragon has entered Hollywood, he is even thriving.
But even so, the box office of Kung Fu Dragon's movie in Hong Kong is still inferior to Zhou Xingxing's movie, let alone Zhou Yunfa.
Even looking at the annual box office, the top three or even the top five movies with the highest annual box office are all movies by Zhou Xingxing, Kung Fu Dragon and Zhou Yunfa, which may be ranked fourth or even behind fifth.
It can be said that apart from the fact that Kung Fu Dragon is famous in Hollywood, Zhou Xingxing's salary is unique. The latter is Zhou Yunfa.
Leslie Cheung's current situation is similar to that of Zhou Xingxing back then.
No, it's even more optimistic than Zhou Xingxing's situation.
Because there was a Kung Fu Dragon on Zhou Xingxing at the time. After all, Kung Fu Dragon entered Hollywood and made many people proud of it, so Kung Fu Dragon was considered above Zhou Xingxing.
As for Yuxuan Zhang, there is no actor better than him in China.
In this case, which director would not want to invite Zhang Yuxuan to be the protagonist? So it is normal for Huang Baiming to come to invite Zhang Yuxuan in person.
At this time, Zhang Yuxuan, facing Huang Baiming's invitation, had a hint of embarrassment on his face: "The shooting location of "The Night 2" is in Xiangjiang, right?"
Huang Baiming couldn't help being stunned when he heard this: "Yes, "Ye Wen 2" tells the story of Ye Wen after he left Foshan and settled in Xiangjiang. The filming location was naturally in Xiangjiang." Huang Baiming said so.
As he stood, his eyes were silently watching Zhang Yuxuan's expression. He faintly noticed that Zhang Yuxuan seemed to be a little repelled by Xiangjiang——
"Director Huang, I have something else to do next. How about you leave the script here for now, and then I will reply to you after I read it?" Zhang Yuxuan said to Huang Baiming with a smile.
"That's okay. We'll contact you after you read the script." Huang Baiming smiled and nodded.
After Huang Baiming left, Zhang Yuxuan glanced at the script of "Ye Wen 2" left by Huang Baiming, without even reading it, he just threw it aside.
"When Huang Baiming comes again from now on, just tell him that I'm not here." Zhang Yuxuan said to his secretary.
"Um, okay boss." The secretary responded quickly after hearing what Zhang Yuxuan said.
In fact, many people have come to see Zhang Yuxuan recently, and most of them were stopped outside directly, saying that Zhang Yuxuan was not here.
But this time Huang Baiming came to the door, the secretary probably thought that Zhang Yuxuan had collaborated with Huang Baiming before, and they had filmed "Night Questions" together, and thought that Zhang Yuxuan and Huang Baiming would continue to cooperate, so he let Huang Baiming in.
The day after Huang Baiming left, Zhang Yuxuan called Huang Baiming and refused to participate in the movie "The Night 2".
Huang Baiming was naturally unwilling.
On the one hand, it is because Zhang Yuxuan can bring huge box office now, on the other hand, it is because Zhang Yuxuan himself has acted in "The Night". The most taboo thing in the same series of movies is to change the actors.
If the actor is not famous enough, he will be replaced.
However, Zhang Yuxuan's fame is getting bigger and bigger. If Zhang Yuxuan can participate in "The Night 2", it will definitely bring better box office and popularity to the movie.
Under such circumstances, how could Huang Baiming be willing to let Yuxuan Zhang not participate in the show?
Therefore, Huang Baiming took the initiative to come to Zhang Yuxuan's studio and tried to invite Zhang Yuxuan in person.
Only this time, Zhang Yuxuan’s secretary directly told Huang Baiming that Zhang Yuxuan was not here.
Huang Baiming had no choice but to leave. When he came back the next day, he was still told that Zhang Yuxuan was not there.
Now, Huang Baiming understood a little bit what was going on.
Yuxuan Zhang really doesn’t want to participate in "The Night 2".
It's just Huang Baiming who doesn't understand. The script of "Ye Wen 2" is not bad either!
Although at first after "The Night Wen" won high box office, he did mess around with a script and wanted to cast Yuxuan Zhang, but because of Yuxuan Zhang's rejection, Huang Baiming took the script back again, which was considered a success.
After a lot of polishing, the quality of the current script is very different from the original script.
The quality of the script is not bad, and the crew is also the original crew. Obviously, the quality of the filming of "Ye Wen 2" is definitely not worse than that of "Ye Wen". In this case, why did Leslie Cheung refuse to star in "Ye Wen 2".
Huang Baiming suddenly remembered that the last time he met with Zhang Yuxuan, Zhang Yuxuan had asked him if the filming location of "The Night 2" was in Hong Kong.
So, why Leslie Cheung refused to star in "The Night 2" because the filming location was in Hong Kong?
Then Huang Baiming thought of Zhang Yuxuan's previous participation in the Academy Awards, and then expressed his rejection of the Academy Awards in front of reporters, so Huang Baiming couldn't help but have a thought in his mind: "Could it be that Zhang Yuxuan didn't do it because of the Academy Awards?"
Are you planning to take on a movie from Xiangjiang?'
When this idea first appeared, Huang Baiming thought it was ridiculous.
After all, Xiangjiang is still a place that many mainland artists yearn for.
Nowadays, many celebrities want to go to Hong Kong to become famous.
Especially the Academy Awards. Countless mainland filmmakers want to win the Academy Awards.
That's why the last time Zhang Yuxuan directly said that he would not participate in the Academy Awards in the future, implying that the Academy Awards were unfair, people like Huang Baiming and others still felt that there was something wrong with Yuxuan's brain at that time.
It’s just that Zhang Yuxuan’s movies can get high box office, so they have to find Zhang Yuxuan.
And now, Zhang Yuxuan, who they thought had a brain problem, did not participate in the filming of "The Night 2". Huang Baiming was dumbfounded.
But no matter what, Huang Baiming was not going to give up on letting Yuxuan Zhang participate in "The Night 2", so he tried to find some connections to persuade Yuxuan.
The first person Huang Baiming found was naturally Zhang Yuxuan's former manager Wang Jinghua.
But Wang Jinghua also knows Zhang Yuxuan's character, and knows that although Zhang Yuxuan is usually lazy, he seems to have no ambition. But she knows that many times, Zhang Yuxuan's ideas are still very good.
Whatever Leslie Cheung believes in will never change no matter what others say.
Yuxuan Zhang refused to participate in "The Night 2" because he was afraid that no matter how much he tried to persuade him, he would not change his mind.
However, knowing that Zhang Yuxuan would not change his mind, Wang Jinghua still called and asked why. At least she wanted to know the reason for Zhang Yuxuan's refusal, so that she could respond to Huang Baiming.
Regarding Wang Jinghua's inquiry, Zhang Yuxuan was also very calm.
"I don't like it, I don't like the people there, and I don't like the Academy Awards, so I won't take any movies that require going to Hong Kong to shoot in the future." Yuxuan Zhang replied.
Hearing Zhang Yuxuan's answer, Wang Jinghua was a little speechless, but she felt it was natural. It should be said that it was natural for this kind of thing to happen to Zhang Yuxuan.
After hanging up the phone, Wang Jinghua couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
I think back then, when she signed Zhang Yuxuan, Zhang Yuxuan only had the role of Duan Lang in "The Storm", and he was considered a newbie.
Then she gave Zhang Yuxuan some scripts to choose from, but they were not good roles or scripts.
But among those resources that she thought were not very good, Zhang Yuxuan chose the drama "Pink Girl". After filming, it directly became a phenomenon-level TV series.
Then Yuxuan Zhang started to take off all the way.
From that time on, it seemed that whatever film Yuxuan took on would become popular. Later on, when he made movies, he would become popular.
Then, Yuxuan Zhang has now become the actor with the highest box office in domestic movies. No, he was already there last year.
Count those movies made by Yuxuan Zhang.
"Crazy Stone" has a box office of 40 million.
"Thirty-three Days of Love" has a box office of 200 million.
"A City Full of Golden Armor" 291 million
"Charlotte Troubles" 334 million
"People on the Road" 391 million.
"Young You" 368 million
"Painted Skin" 320 million
"Night Questions" 310 million
"囧囧" 510 million.
The cumulative box office of these movies that Zhang Yuxuan has participated in has reached a total of 2.7 billion and nearly 2.8 billion. It can be said that Zhang Yuxuan is definitely the actor with the highest box office in domestic movies now, no one else.
The only people who are more powerful than Jacky Cheung are Kung Fu Dragon and Jet Li, two stars who are developing in Hollywood.
As for other actors, there are very few who have accumulated more than 1 billion in box office.
Therefore, the current Zhang Yuxuan is really qualified to be willful.
Not to mention, Zhang Yuxuan's willful capital is not only the movie box office, but also Zhang Yuxuan's own net worth.
Wang Jinghua knows that most of the money Yuxuan earns from making movies is still invested in the real estate industry.
When she thought about the development of real estate in recent years, Wang Jinghua couldn't help but feel jealous.
When Zhang Yuxuan took Wang Jinghua to invest in real estate, Wang Jinghua's net worth also skyrocketed.
It's just that Wang Jinghua didn't have a clear vision of the future of real estate. So after she established Shiba Culture Media, Wang Jinghua began to slowly withdraw from investing in real estate and put all her money into the entertainment industry. After all,
Who told Wang Jinghua that her area of expertise is the entertainment industry instead of real estate?
She invested her money in the entertainment industry and has indeed made a lot of money over the years.
After all, these movies by Yuxuan Zhang and Shiba Culture Media by Wang Jinghua are all funded, and of course they also made a lot of money.
It can be said that Shiba Culture Media has made much more money than Huayi in recent years.
but!
However, the money earned from investing in movies is far behind compared to the income from real estate.
Wang Jinghua invests in the entertainment industry. Over the years, her money has doubled. But in real estate, damn, it has almost doubled. Although this is a bit exaggerated.
However, in recent years, there is really nothing you can do to make money like real estate!
Therefore, although Wang Jinghua does not know the specific net worth of Zhang Yuxuan, Zhang Yuxuan is definitely richer than herself, and much richer.
Therefore, Leslie Cheung is really rich and willful, and he is fully qualified to be so willful.
She made movies and became the highest-grossing actor in the country, invested in real estate, and made a lot of money. Thinking of this, Wang Jinghua couldn't help but feel a sense of envy or even jealousy in her heart.
But when it comes to Wang Jinghua taking a break from real estate and joining the entertainment industry, do you have any regrets?
Sometimes I feel a little regretful. But most of the time, Wang Jinghua still thinks it is worth it.
After all, after people have more money to a certain extent, the difference between more and less is not that big. At that time, what they pursue more is their own vision.
Wang Jinghua is good at the entertainment industry, and she also likes to be in the entertainment industry, so she can be full of energy and feel fulfilled.
After getting rid of all the messy things in her mind, Wang Jinghua called Huang Baiming and said that Zhang Yuxuan was not planning to go to Hong Kong to film in the near future because of the Academy Awards.
When Huang Baiming heard this reason from Wang Jinghua, he really wanted to scold her.
Therefore, Huang Baiming tried to move the shooting location from Xiangjiang to the mainland.
As for the venue - what kind of venue does the film and television city not have? You can definitely build a Xiangjiang Street in the film and television city for filming.
It's just that Huang Baiming's idea is good, but the crew of "Ye Wen 2" doesn't agree!
Just like Hong Qinbao, asking him, a big brother in Hong Kong, to accommodate a mainland actor? Absolutely not!
At this time, people in Hong Kong still maintain that sense of superiority in front of mainland actors. Compromising because of a mainland actor, or even moving a movie that was originally supposed to be shot in Hong Kong to the mainland? Absolutely disagree!
From inside to outside, no one in the entire crew agreed.
Hong Qinbao even said clearly: "If you insist on moving the crew from Xiangjiang to the mainland? Yes, you can! But I won't film anymore!"
Hong Qinbao took the lead, and the rest had to give up their picks.
What to do now?
On one side is actor Zhang Yuxuan, and on the other side is the entire crew except Zhang Yuxuan!
There's no other way, let's replace him.
Huang Baiming can only be replaced.
Who should I replace? Of course it should be Yuxuan Zhang.
So, Huang Baiming found two replacement actors.
One is Liang Chaowei and the other is Zhen Zhuan.
Needless to say, Tony Leung is famous for his acting skills in Hong Kong. Moreover, the temperament carried by Tony Leung is quite suitable for the role of middle-aged Ye Wen.
As for Zhen Tan, his kung fu is good, but whether it’s fame or other aspects, he’s a bit behind.
After all, at this time, Zhen Zhuan has no experience in "Painted Skin" and no qualifications to star in "Ye Wen". Now, all he can do is kill the wolf and the fuse, but in these two movies
, Zhen Zhuan's image tends to be fierce and ferocious, which does not fit Ye Wen's setting and does not have the temperament of a master.
In the end, Huang Baiming chose Liang Chaowei to star in "Ye Wen 2".
Regarding these, Zhang Yuxuan does not know.
It wasn't until Liu Yan mentioned it that Leslie Cheung knew that the male lead of "Ye Wen 2", Ye Wen, was actually played by Tony Leung Chaowei.
Yuxuan Zhang was a little surprised by this, but then he wasn't surprised anymore. After all, Tony Leung's performance as Ye Wen was really more than adequate.
As for Liu Yan——
She is now an artist at Yuxuan Zhang Studio!
After Liu Yan performed in "Great Wish", Zhang Yuxuan casually asked which artist Liu Yan was from. After learning that Liu Yan did not have a contract at all, Zhang Yuxuan casually asked if she wanted to sign a contract for her personal work.
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Liu Yan signed the contract without even thinking about it. Liu Yan has actually been in the entertainment industry for a few years, but she was a host before. She tried to film, but she couldn't find any resources at all.
Hitting a wall is like finding a backer, but after knowing the treatment Wu Jing and Zhang Yi received after signing with Yuxuan Zhang Studio, she had no reason not to be tempted.
As a result, the first female artist was appointed to the studio of Yuxuan Zhang.
After signing the contract, Liu Yan was allocated some resources.
Although the resources cannot be said to be particularly good, not as good as Zhang Yi and Wu Jing who can play leading roles in movies as soon as they sign a contract, and it is also Ning Hao's movie, the treatment is not worse than that of ordinary actors. Not long ago, she just
Participated in the second female lead in a TV series.