Chapter 146 The Leading Actor Arrives
Chapter 146 The Leading Actor Arrives
Wang Hao didn't talk about anything valuable when he first met the foreign boss.
But their meeting was already very valuable.
At least he was no longer so wary of Eagle King Entertainment's excessive enthusiasm.
With the help of this local boss in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, the local preparatory work for the "Wushuang" crew was able to proceed smoothly.
They first established the Hong Kong branch of Galaxy Interactive Entertainment in Hong Kong, and then registered the movie "Wushuang" in Hong Kong.
And because the movie involves special props such as counterfeit banknotes, the crew and the company also need to report to the local relevant department, the Financial Authority, and go through various procedures to ensure that it is printed in accordance with local regulations.
After filming is completed, all prop banknotes printed in their movies, including negatives, printing plates, positive films, digital storage devices, graphic files or any other items used to make prop banknotes, must be deleted and destroyed in a timely manner.
All of these are normal and necessary procedures, but without the help of Eagle King Yang's connections, it would be unknown when their application would be officially approved.
After completing the relevant formalities, Aaron Kwok, one of the leading actors in the movie "Wushuang" who plays Li Wen, also arrived in Hong Kong on the morning of the fourth day.
The two sides met at the Peninsula Hotel, and Aaron Kwok was also surprised at how young director Wang Hao was.
But after all, he has been working in the circle for so many years, and there is no trace of strangeness on his face. He also praised the script of "Wushuang" and showed great interest.
Wang Hao was also very satisfied with Guo Fucheng's performance.
In fact, although it was called an audition, the candidates had already been decided, and the two parties met just to get to know each other, talk about their views on the film, and discuss the issue of remuneration.
In this regard, Guo Fucheng's salary offer is not high, or compared with his title of "Four Heavenly Kings", his salary is very cost-effective.
This is quite normal. After all, since 2000, when he took on the role in "Thunder Cops" for 800 million yuan, his film and television career has hit a low point since then, and his pay has continued to drop.
Now that Aaron Kwok is able to join "Wushuang" with a salary of 400 million, he wants to seize this opportunity to achieve his goal of turning things around.
However, considering that the other party's identity as a "painter" is also one of the supporting characters in the "Three-Body" series, Wang Hao gave him two cooperation plans.
One still joined "Wushuang" with a salary of 400 million, while the other joined "Wushuang" and the subsequent "Three-Body" series with a package salary of 600 million.
In the future, the "Painter" may not make any more solo movies, but when it comes to guest appearances in other "Three-Body" series, Aaron Kwok cannot refuse and has to cooperate with the film company in promotion.
After listening to the general story outline of the "Three-Body" series, Aaron Kwok was first shocked by the imagination of the new director Wang Hao, and then showed greater interest in the series, and strongly suggested that Wang Hao increase the role of the "painter" in this series.
Of course Wang Hao couldn't agree to this so easily, but he didn't say anything final. He just left him with hope and then changed the subject with a smile.
With such a bait hanging in front of him, Guo Fucheng naturally chose the second cooperation plan.
After all, a higher contract will help him raise his status, and there is nothing wrong with making the money first. It is still uncertain whether the "Three-Body" series will be successful. If the "Three-Body" series fails, he will have earned 200 million yuan in vain. As for Wang Hao, he is also very satisfied.
On the one hand, he has full confidence in the future of the "Three-Body" series. On the other hand, this time's "Wushuang" is different from "Fatal Call".
The majority of the investment in "Wushuang" was made by Huaying, Huayi, Emperor Entertainment and Columbia. The investment from Galaxy Interactive Entertainment was not large, mainly because the copyright of the director, production team and script was included in the investment amount.
Therefore, now we are spending the investors' money to package Guo Fucheng into the "Three-Body" series. In the future, every time Wang Hao and his company Galaxy Interactive Entertainment use Guo Fucheng in a film, they will be taking advantage.
After successfully securing one of the leading roles, Aaron Kwok, there were some minor problems with the actor for the other leading role, "The Painter".
Alan Rickman, one of the three candidates originally scheduled, was unable to audition for "The Invincibles" due to schedule issues.
For this purpose, he personally sent an email to Galaxy Interactive Entertainment, explained the situation in earnest words, and expressed that they could cooperate again if there was an opportunity next time.
Wang Hao and his colleagues had no choice but to accept the audition. Fortunately, the other two candidates, Liam Neeson and Mads Mikkelsen, arrived in Hong Kong one after the other and auditioned for the leading role in "The Warriors".
Wang Hao and others made a difficult decision about these two people and discussed it for a while.
If we just talk about their acting skills, during the audition process, both of them performed extremely professionally and there was no problem with their acting.
The only difference is that Mads Mikkelsen is more gloomy in temperament, and is more malicious when playing the villain, while Liam Neeson's villainy is a bit stiff, and his performance is not complex and changeable enough.
Of course, these will not affect their performance in the movie. After all, their acting skills are enough for them to slowly adjust their style during the filming process.
As for the pay, Mads Mikkelsen was only emerging in Europe and the United States at this time, and usually played villains or newcomers.
However, because he has already taken on the role of the villain Rachel Cheev in "Casino Royale" this year, although the film has not yet been released, his agent has also quoted him a salary of 007 million US dollars.
This salary can be said to be completely beyond his current worth, which makes Wang Hao very dissatisfied.
The salary offered by Liam Neeson was 500 million US dollars, which is the lowest among second-tier Hollywood stars, between second-tier and third-tier. If his career had not been on the decline in recent years and his resources were becoming increasingly scarce, he would not have offered only this price.
After comprehensive consideration, Wang Hao and others finally chose Liam Neeson to play the role of "Painter" in "Wushuang".
Of course, since a foreigner was appointed as the character, the name of the "painter" could no longer be "Wu Fusheng". In the new script, the name was changed to "William".
At the same time, looking at Liam Neeson's smiling face after signing the contract, Wang Hao's heart moved. Perhaps he could take this opportunity to integrate another movie into the "Three-Body" series and kill two birds with one stone.
(End of this chapter)