In addition to "Let the Bullets Fly" in which he plays a supporting role, "Detective Dee: The Empire of Heaven" in which he plays the second male lead, and "The Orphan of Zhao" in which Yuxuan Zhang is unwilling to participate, there is another heavyweight movie.
Zhang Yimou's new movie "Hawthorn Tree Love", this time there was another invitation to Zhang Yuxuan.
It is said that this invitation was led by Zhang Weiping.
The last time Zhang Yimou was cast in the movie "The Three Shots", after Zhang Yuxuan refused, Zhang Weiping even boasted about his beard and glared, and even almost directly singled out Zhang Yuxuan in the media to ridicule Yuxuan Zhang.
Unexpectedly, when Zhang Yimou was going to film "Hawthorn Tree Love", Zhang Weiping took the lead in inviting Yuxuan Zhang.
"The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" is actually just a literary film. With Zhang Yimou's ability, he shot a literary film. The male and female protagonists invited two newcomers to participate. The film produced can be casual.
A movie with a box office of over 100 million yuan.
After all, it is not easy and very difficult for a literary film to win over 100 million in box office.
It's just that Zhang Weiping is not willing to give in. Why can the movie he asked Zhang Yimou only get a box office of 100 million? And not more? Even if it is just a literary film, don't forget, "The Hawthorn Tree"
The director of "Love" is Zhang Yimou.
Especially last year's "Three Guns", when thinking about this movie, Zhang Weiping felt a little hateful.
Although the box office of that movie was more than 200 million, it also made Zhang Weiping a lot of money. But if Leslie Cheung had agreed to participate in "Three Guns", would he have been able to get a higher box office and win 500 million?
, even if Zhang Yuxuan and Zhang Yimou cooperate, can the movie box office exceed 600 million?
If it can have a box office of 600 million, how much more should Zhang Weiping earn?
"What do you think of Zhang Yi?" Zhang Yuxuan asked with a smile.
Zhang Yimou is now getting more and more irritated with Zhang Weiping.
To be honest, after watching such an advertisement before watching a variety show, Zhang Yuxuan actually felt a little ashamed inside.
"Director Feng, I really think the movie "Earthquake" is really good, and I really want to act in it, but you're here to play. It would be nice if you could just spend a day in the morning. Now,
I just agreed to Director Zhang and signed the contract, do you think?" Zhang Yuxuan looked embarrassed.
"Well, I originally planned to let you play the role. Since you don't have time, I have to replace it. Do you have anyone to recommend?" Feng Gangpao said with a smile.
To be honest, "Earthquake" is a very good movie, and to some extent, the influence of this movie is even greater than "Love at the Hawthorn Tree".
At the same time, promotional slogans such as the first outdoor variety show in China and the only outdoor variety show in China without a script have already been released.
Zhang Yimou really had a headache about this.
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After all, Feng Gangpao has a very good relationship with Hua Yi, and he needs to keep some roles for Hua Yi. Being able to give Zhang Yuxuan a role in exchange for Zhang Yuxuan's guest appearance is already Feng Gangpao's limit.
Feng Gangpao felt helpless after hearing Zhang Yuxuan's words, but Zhang Yuxuan's words also made Feng Gangpao feel comfortable listening to them.
Because what Zhang Yuxuan just said was basically saying that his Feng Gangpao movies are better than Zhang Yimou’s movies!
The three major directors in China, well, plus a young Ning Hao, they can be regarded as the four major directors.
"Otherwise, you can make a guest appearance." Feng Gangpao knew that Zhang Yuxuan had accepted Zhang Yimou's movie, so he didn't have time to come to his crew to be the protagonist, but it would be okay to make a guest appearance.
There is publicity about this on the scarf, and there are also promotional advertisements on the novel website in which Zhang Yuxuan has a stake.
Ever since he decided to start filming the variety show "Run, Brother", Leslie Cheung has already started promoting it.
"I will look good boss." Liu Yan.
In fact, Feng Gangpao can only be ranked third. Zhang Yimou is ranked first, which is almost universally recognized. This is why in recent years, Feng Gangpao has been trying to make a film that can win international awards.
Grand Prize movie, because only in this way can he possibly surpass Chen Kaige or even Zhang Yimou. That's why Feng Gangpao also made the bad movie "The Night Banquet".
In addition to Zhang Yuxuan, Huang Bo, Fan Xiaobing, Wang Bao and Gao Yuanyuan also helped Zhang Yuxuan with publicity.
"That's okay!" Zhang Yuxuan nodded.
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At the same time, he has also directly pinned the chat group to the top, paying attention to any message in the chat group at any time, and it is not like he missed any message at all.
"Zhang Yi?" Feng Gangpao frowned: "Zhang Yi, he is too ugly. The father is so handsome and the son is so ugly. What if the audience thinks that his father is someone else?"
Of course, another point is that today's Zhang Yuxuan no longer needs the blessing of any director. Almost all the movies that Zhang Yuxuan stars in are successful movies. As long as the name Yuxuan Zhang is mentioned, the audience is willing to enter the cinema without caring at all.
Who is the director?
"This movie is actually not bad." Zhang Yuxuan looked at the script: "Although the story is still a little thin, it is already a good movie." Zhang Yuxuan nodded.
"In that case, let's take part in the show. After all, I have rejected Director Zhang once before, so it would be bad to reject Director Zhang now. What's more, Yuxuan, you had thought about poaching Director Zhang before.
"Li He said with a smile.
Although Leslie Cheung wants to win more roles for artists in his studio.
It's a pity that compared to Lu Provincial TV Station, other TV stations either don't want to cooperate, or the cooperation conditions are too poor, so Zhang Yuxuan can only choose Lu Provincial TV Station, and then he can only endure this kind of 'infertility'
Advertised.
When "Run, Brother" was launched, many viewers were already sitting in front of the TV to watch this variety show.
"Guest appearance, that's okay." Zhang Yuxuan nodded. Guest appearance does not waste much time. The most important thing is the exchange of resources.
Zhang Weiping has not considered at all whether the movie is suitable for advertising placement or whether it can be used for advertising placement.
Even if it was Zhang Weiping's idea to invite Zhang Yuxuan to make a movie, it is Zhang Yimou's movie after all. It would be fine if Zhang Yuxuan refused once, but twice, even if it was not Zhang Yimou's idea, but in his movies, Zhang Yuxuan refused continuously.
Two times would probably give Zhang Yimou some bad thoughts, and he would subconsciously have some opinions about Zhang Yuxuan.
Leslie Cheung specially created a running male group and added all the guests from "Run, Brother" to discuss topics related to "Run, Brother" at any time.
But the important supporting roles have already been arranged by Feng Gangpao. The role of Fang Deng has long been given to Zhang Jingchu. Zhang Jingchu is not a simple role. The role has been given to her, so don’t try to take it from her. Take it away, Feng Gangpao is definitely supporting her now.
Therefore, although Zhang Weiping scolded Yuxuan Zhang at the beginning, saying that Zhang Yuxuan was ignorant and had no vision, and would never cooperate with Yuxuan Zhang again in the future, all this was nothing in the face of money.
But unfortunately, Zhang Weiping kept interfering.
In fact, from the beginning, Zhang Yuxuan only added regular guests. Zhang Yuxuan, Shen Teng, Liu Yan, Guo Jingfei, Deng Chao, Sha Yi and Xiaobao formed a working group.
At the beginning, Zhang Weiping strongly supported Zhang Yimou. Even if the movie he made lost money, Zhang Weiping was very generous and almost didn't take it to heart at all.
As for whether you will continue to watch it in the future, this depends on the quality of the variety show and whether it is good-looking.
"Yuxuan, what are you going to choose this time? Do you want to participate in Zhang Yimou's movie?" Li He asked.
As for the actresses, Liu Yan and Yang Mi are not very famous, but small roles of this level are of no use to them unless they are important supporting roles.
Later, Zhang Weiping wanted to establish a new picture company and told Zhang Yi that in the future, as long as Zhang Weiping was around when Zhang Yi made movies, he would never let Zhang Yi have to worry about money and there would never be a lack of investment.
Moreover, Zhang Yuxuan currently has quite a lot of film appointments. If he takes on "Earthquake", his time will be very tight and he may even have to cancel the film.
"Okay, then I'm participating in this movie." Zhang Yuxuan nodded, feeling that what Li He said was right.
So, now, if Leslie Cheung wants to reject a movie, Li Hedong won't have any objections.
"There were people who read the script. It was a literary film, and the script was not bad. Plus, it was scheduled at the time, so I took it. But who would have thought that Director Feng would come with a better script the next day. If I had seen your script first, even if I had seen both scripts, I would have chosen your script!" Zhang Yuxuan looked helpless.
"I chose Director Zhang's film, so did Chen Kaige reject it?" Li He asked.
After all, Zhang Yi has already achieved a certain degree of fame as he has starred in movies with a box office of nearly 600 million yuan. What's more, he has also appeared on the Spring Festival Gala.
""Run, Brother" will be broadcast on Lu Provincial TV Station today. Everyone should take a good look at it to see if there is anything bad in their performance so that they can improve it during the next filming." Zhang Yuxuan is in the Running Man group. said.
"Don't worry, boss, he's already sitting in front of the TV." Shen Teng.
"Just reject Chen Kaige!" Zhang Yuxuan nodded.
In order to make more money, Zhang Weiping strongly requested Zhang Yimou to choose Zhang Yuxuan as the leading actor. If Zhang Yuxuan was not allowed to be the male lead, he would not let Zhang Yimou start filming the movie.
But just after Leslie Cheung decided to take on the movie "Hawthorn Tree Love", he received a call from Feng Gangpao.
This time Feng Gangpao invited Zhang Yuxuan to star in the movie "Earthquake".
Especially since there are so many fans of Yuxuan Zhang, they have already been full of expectations for this variety show.
If Zhang Yuxuan does not participate in this movie, then the advertising placement fee will be based on the normal price of Zhang Yimou's movie. But if Zhang Yuxuan joins this movie, then Zhang Weiping will increase the advertising placement fee again.
A grade.
Because Zhang Yimou feels that newcomers are like a piece of paper, and he can draw whatever he wants on it to make them the color he wants. Only in this way can actors have greater plasticity.
And these movies that were rejected by Yuxuan Zhang are all bad movies, even if their director is a big director, even if the movie is a big production.
But a role of this level is almost insignificant to the artists of Leslie Cheung.
Hearing what Feng Gangpao said, Zhang Yuxuan was quite helpless, but there is nothing wrong with his statement. Unless Zhang Yuxuan does not play the role of father. Otherwise, let Zhang Yi play Zhang Yuxuan's son. Anyone who watches it will feel that
This is not biological.
But after Huang Bo and the others met, they insisted on joining in. According to them, the flying guests were also guests, so why couldn't they join in.
There are also some video websites that have also bought advertisements for promotion.
Just like this "Hawthorn Tree Love", a movie set in the 1950s and 1960s. Before Zhang Yimou's script was fully written, Zhang Weiping had already contacted a small group of advertisers to discuss advertising planting.
It’s a matter of entry.
Zhang Weiping now intervenes in almost everything that he can intervene in, and he also forcibly interferes in those that cannot.
After the 'Cure for Infertility' commercial, 'Run, Bro' finally started playing.
Therefore, Feng Gangpao could only throw the role of Yang Zhi, a character with a less complicated relationship, to Shen Teng from Yuxuan Zhang Studio.
But now, Zhang Weiping has long regarded what he said as fart.
"It's indeed a pity. But according to what you said, Director Feng, the actor for the role of Fang Da has not been decided yet, right?" Leslie Cheung said with a smile.
This time Li He just asked simply, without providing any suggestions or any inclination questions.
What's more, watching variety shows on TV is not like a movie, where you have to spend money to watch it in a cinema. Variety shows on TV are completely free and don't require any money.
"Okay, then let's make an agreement. You will make a cameo. You will play Fang Daqiang, who died in the earthquake." Feng Gangpao said directly: "Actually, from the beginning, I wanted you to be in my movie.
Fang Daqiang plays two roles, and the other one is Fang Daqiang’s son Fang Da. After all, these two are father and son, so it’s appropriate for one actor to play two roles. It’s a pity that you don’t have that much time.”
And at the beginning, Zhang Weiping had promised that apart from being responsible for finding ways to make money for Zhang Yimou's movies, he would not interfere in any issues related to movie shooting, including the casting of actors. He said
But I will never interfere.
Another role, Fang Da's wife, gave him a relationship with his former good brother Wang Shuo.
Now Feng Gangpao is willing to listen to what Zhang Yuxuan says, especially since it is Zhang Yuxuan who said such words.
"Yuxuan, you don't want to refuse, do you? Let me tell you, I have to make this movie for you!" Feng Gangpao said with a big grin.
In addition to the two people from Zhang Yuxuan's studio, everyone else also responded one after another.
Not only the male protagonist intervenes, but also the heroine.
Of course, Zhang Weiping is currently discussing the issue of advertising placement, and it has not yet been decided, because the next step is to see whether Zhang Yuxuan will accept the invitation and whether he will participate in this movie.
As a rich, famous, but somewhat lazy actor, Yuxuan Zhang himself is very resistant to acting.
Probably because Li He has been with Zhang Yuxuan for a long time and has seen a lot, just like when Zhang Yuxuan rejected "The Promise", "The Banquet" and "Three Shots". Zhang Yuxuan directly ranked the three major domestic directors I have rejected all the movies I made once. There was also the Hollywood movie "The King of Kung Fu", which Yuxuan Zhang also rejected.
"By the way, Yuxuan, Shen Teng in your studio seems to be a good actor. How about you let him play Yang Zhi, the first love of the heroine Fang Deng." Feng Gangpao gave Zhang Yuxuan such a role.
After signing the contract, Zhang Yuxuan's work for the past six months was settled.
Similarly, this kind of movie will be very difficult to shoot, very strenuous, and extremely difficult!
However, Zhang Yuxuan had just signed a contract with Zhang Yi, and now Feng Gangpao came to the door with the movie "Earthquake". Zhang Yuxuan had no way to accept it!
But obviously, Feng Gangpao is only willing to give Zhang Yuxuan one role.
According to Zhang Yimou's idea, he just chooses newcomers he thinks are suitable to play the leading role of the male and female protagonists in his movie.
It can be said that the popularity of "Run, Brother" has long been raised by Yuxuan Zhang.
Zhang Yuxuan simply asked them to join in, so that the group would be more lively.
Zhang Yimou even suspected that if Zhang Weiping didn't understand filming, he might have interfered in such things during filming.
In fact, for someone like Xiaobao, who doesn't even have a formal and stable job, he stayed in front of the TV early, waiting for "Run, Brother" to start airing.
Therefore, most of Zhang Yuxuan's fans are willing to take time to support Zhang Yuxuan's variety shows.
"Hiss." Feng Gangpao had a toothache and couldn't help but gasped: "You have to consider taking on Zhang Yimou's movie, just in case Zhang Yimou makes another "Three" movie this time. Where is "Surprising Gun Shooting Case"?" Feng Gangpao couldn't help but say.
Of course, Feng Gangpao can also arrange some particularly small and inconspicuous roles for Zhang Yi and others.
However, in the first episode, Yuxuan Zhang's promotion still attracted many people's attention to this variety show. Most of them did not mind spending a few minutes to determine whether this variety show was worth watching.
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"This is the script of our variety show. Everyone, please read it carefully and don't miss it..."
After "Run, Brother" started airing, after the guests' cool appearances, there was a section where the program director handed out the script.
This made many people watching TV a little confused, especially those who saw that the promotional program had no script. But then, when the director announced that there was no script at all, they stayed up late to read the script in vain. The audience couldn't help but laugh. The actors were fooled by the director, which was very funny.