Chapter 152: The male lead of Painted Skin, the high director salary of Zhou Qing

Chapter 152: The male lead of Painted Skin, the high director salary of Zhou Qing

"Zhou Xun?"

Upon hearing this, Han Sanping immediately became hesitant and even had some doubts.

The first thought that came to my mind was: Is Zhou Xun okay?

This is not Han Sanping's fault. After all, he has not seen "Painted Skin" and doesn't know how stunning Zhou Xun's Xiao Wei is.

But in the eyes of ordinary people, Zhou Xun's appearance is indeed far from that of a vixen.

You can't say she's ugly, but her face isn't pretty at all.

Especially her body is so skinny. Which vixen looks like that?

But anyway, this is Zhou Xun's ability.

He can play a role whose appearance is obviously not suitable for him, and he plays it vividly and lifelike.

Crush Zhao Yanzi into slag.

It’s okay not to accept it.

"Boss Han, feel free to speak up if you have any ideas."

When Zhou Qing saw Han Sanping's appearance, he immediately spoke up.

"Zhou Xun is indeed a very good actress, but her image doesn't fit the fox demon that well, does it?"

Han Sanping pondered for a while and finally raised this question.

"Mr. Han, you worry too much. Zhou Xun's image may not be so suitable, but considering all the circumstances, Zhou Xun is the most suitable one at the moment."

"She will definitely not let President Han down."

Zhou Qing said to Han Sanping in a very firm tone.

Han Sanping didn't say much.

When facing a great director like Zhou Qing, Han Sanping never interferes too much.

Especially since Zhou Qing has already proved his ability through so many movies, there is really no need for Han Sanping to point fingers.

"Director Zhou, now that you say that, I'm really looking forward to it."

Han Sanping just laughed and never mentioned his doubts again.

"What about the others? Peirong and Wang Sheng, do you have any suitable candidates?"

He just continued to ask with interest.

"I haven't decided who will play Peirong yet, but as for Wang Sheng, I think Hu Jun is a good choice."

Zhou Qing continued to express his thoughts.

There was no doubt that Zhao Yanzi would be replaced, and the original Chen Kun and Zhou Qing had no intention of keeping them.

After all, Wang Sheng is a military general.

Looking at Chen Kun's fair and clean appearance, you tell the audience that he is a general?
This is no joke.

Not a bit convincing.

And Hu Jun's words are much more suitable than Chen Kun's in every aspect.

He was actually a literary actor before, but once the role of Qiao Feng in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" was broadcast, his tough guy image became deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Going to that station means you're a real man.

In addition, Hu Jun has also portrayed some military generals during his career.

For example, Zhao Yun in "Red Cliff", Xiang Yu in "The Storm of Chu and Han", and General Xiahou in "Ever Night".

They are all very well shaped.

With such a tough and domineering image wearing armor, it would be convincing to say that he is a general who has fought on the battlefield.

As for Hu Jun’s acting skills?

Needless to say.

He has been nominated for the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards for his role in "Lan Yu", and will also be nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Academy Awards next year for his role in "The Song of Everlasting Regret".

Although none of them won awards, the nominations are enough to prove a person's acting skills.

"Mr. Hu can play the role of a general."

Han Sanping also expressed his high agreement with this.

On the one hand, Hu Jun’s image does fit the role better. On the other hand, Hu Jun has already become popular through “Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils” and his status is also high enough.

As a blockbuster that he has high hopes for, Han Sanping naturally hopes to create a lineup of big names.

It’s a big movie, so the cast must be big too.

"As for Pang Yong, Zhao Wenzhuo can play the role."

Zhou Qing continued to introduce Han Sanping.

When it comes to Hong Kong actors like Zhen Zidan, Zhou Qing’s principle is that he will only consider them if he really can’t find suitable talent.

And right now, it is obvious that there is a suitable one.

Zhao Wenzhuo is not bad either.

As the "martial arts hero" in the entire movie, Zhao Wenzhuo is fully capable of contributing wonderful fighting scenes.

This guy also has real kung fu skills, so he will definitely be good in fighting scenes and will not be worse than Zhen Zidan.

What's more, the price is much cheaper than Zhen Zidan.

If that’s the case, why go look for Zhen Zidan?
"Zhao Wenzhuo is not bad either."

Han Sanping continued to nod.

In fact, his favorite candidate is Zhen Zidan.

We have to admit it, but among the current kung fu stars, besides Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie, there is really only Zhen Zidan.

Zhao Wenzhuo is obviously a little worse.

However, Han Sanping has worked with Zhou Qing for so long, so he knows Zhou Qing's style.

Zhou Qing really seems to dislike using Hong Kong and Taiwan actors.

He has made so many movies, but except for asking Andy Lau to play a supporting role once, he has never worked with actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

So Han Sanping didn't say much.

After all, although Zhao Wenzhuo is not as good as Zhen Zidan, he is actually quite good.

The other drama "Feng Yun Xiong Ba Tian Xia" was a huge hit, with the finale even having higher ratings than the Spring Festival Gala.

The subsequent film "The Empress of China" was also a hit and is very popular.

It is also worthy of the lineup of big names envisioned by Han Sanping.

"As for the other roles, I'll look for them while I'm auditioning."

These are the only actors Zhou Qing currently favors, and he can’t think of anyone more suitable for the moment.

But there is no need to rush about this kind of thing, just take it slow.

Han Sanping naturally did not urge him, but talked to Zhou Qing about other things.

After a round of negotiations punctuated by harmonious laughter, the two sides reached a preliminary agreement on cooperation.

In addition, Zhou Qing’s director’s fee is also included, a full 10 million.

Although this number seems exaggerated, for a big director like Zhou Qing, it is just the market price.

You should know that when Zhang Guoshi filmed "Hero" in 02, the director's salary was already over million.

Although Zhang Weiping, that swindler, adopted the method of "installment payment", he cheated Master Zhang badly.

But the director's worth is real.

There is also Chen Shishi's filming of "The Promise", whose salary reached a terrifying 1500 million.

So what about Feng Xiaogang?

The fixed salary is not high, but Feng Xiaogang adopts the model of fixed salary + box office sharing.

If the movie does well at the box office, the pay will also be huge.

Just like in "A World Without Thieves", Feng Xiaogang also received over 10 million yuan in salary.

For example, in "Aftershock", Feng Xiaogang received more than 60 million yuan.

All in all, the methods may be different, but the actual pay that these big directors finally get is not low.

They are all in line with their own worth.

On October 10, "The Banquet", which attracted great attention from the entire industry, held a very "low-key" opening ceremony.

Although Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Ziyi, Ge Daye and other big names in the production all made an appearance, the whole process was very brief, leaving no opportunity for the media to interview them.

Only the director Feng Xiaogang briefly accepted the interview.

Feng Xiaogang still has high expectations for "Night Banquet".

He joked that the studio was twice as big as the one used for A World Without Thieves and hoped the box office would be the same.

Feng Xiaogang's expectation is to exceed the 200 million yuan of "Hero".

It’s just a pity that the bad word of mouth seriously dragged down the box office of "The Banquet".

Not to mention surpassing "Hero", "The Banquet" even has the same box office as "A World Without Thieves".

However, the investment for "A World Without Thieves" was only 3000 million, while that for "Night Banquet" was a full 1.2 million!

“Not everyone can make a blockbuster movie.”

Zhou Qing couldn't help but sigh.

There is no doubt that "The Banquet" eventually failed, but the worst failure was undoubtedly "The Promise".

With an investment of 3 million yuan, the box office was only 1.4 million more than "The Banquet", only million yuan.

In addition, Zhang Guoshi's "Curse of the Golden Flower" also failed in the end.

This is equivalent to saying that several big directors in the mainland have taken turns to review it.

However, Zhou Qing believes that his "Painted Skin" will not fail.

After all, the fundamental reason why several other big directors failed was that their reputation collapsed and they received a lot of bad reviews.

This kind of thing will never happen in "Painted Skin".

This was not something Zhou Qing considered. He just complained in his mind and did not think much about it.

His main concern is whether he can catch up with Zhou Xun's schedule.
As for Painted Skin, it is actually still early to start filming. He had detailed communication with producer Hu and reserved three and a half months for the early preparations.

The initial start-up is scheduled for February next year.

But blockbusters like "The Banquet" take a long time to shoot, who knows if it can be completed by then?
After Zhou Qing pondered for a while, he called Zhou Xun.

"Hello, Director Zhou. Sister Xun is currently filming, so it's not very convenient for her to answer the phone right now. Can she call you back when she's free?"

The person who answered the phone was Zhou Xun's assistant, who immediately spoke politely to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing naturally wouldn't mind this kind of thing, and both parties ended the call amicably.

"Click! Pass!"

On the set of "Night Banquet", Zhou Xun, who had just finished filming a scene, walked out from behind the camera and saw his assistant coming towards him excitedly.

"Sister Xun, Director Zhou is calling."

The young assistant said to Zhou Xun with some excitement.

Zhou Xun was suddenly excited.

Director Zhou just announced a while ago that he was writing a script for a new film, and now he is looking for me at this time. Could it be that he wants me to star in it again?

Zhou Xun was so excited that he couldn't express it in words.

"Director Zhou?"

The assistant actually spoke in a low voice, but Zhang Ziyi had sharp ears and actually heard it.

Although he remained calm on the surface, he immediately became highly concerned about the matter.

It’s the same as Zhou Xun’s guess. Could it be that Director Zhou wants to ask Zhou Xun to film a movie?
Damn, it’s Zhou Xun again!
As one of the four leading actresses, her status is even higher than Zhou Xun. Does Director Zhou look down on her?

Why did you choose Zhou Xun instead of yourself before, and it’s the same again this time?

However, Zhou Xun didn't care what Zhang Ziyi was thinking. She took the phone excitedly and quickly found a secluded and quiet place.

He replied to Zhou Qing immediately.

"Director Zhou, you contacted me at this time, are you looking for me to act in a new play?"

Zhou Xun was already very familiar with Zhou Qing, and his personality was also a bit carefree, so he just asked directly.

"I think there is a role that suits you very well, but I plan to start filming in February next year. Can you finish filming "The Banquet"?"

Zhou Qing told the truth.

Zhou Xun's expression couldn't help but turn ugly.

The shooting schedule of "Night Banquet" has been posted. Zhou Xun has seen it a long time ago. Damn it, it really can't be finished!
According to the shooting schedule, the filming will be wrapped in mid-February.

Zhou Xun wouldn't ask a great director like Zhou Qing to wait for him for another half a month, right?

What's more, there is no such thing as seamless transitions when filming a movie.

It doesn't mean that once we finish filming here in February, we can just go directly to Director Zhou's place to shoot.

There is also a series of preparatory work in the early stage, which requires the cooperation of relevant actors.

unless……

Shoot your own scene first so that you can finish filming early.

From a technical perspective, this is indeed not difficult to do.

After all, Zhou Xun in "Night Banquet" is just a supporting role.

The heroine is actually Zhang Ziyi, not her.

The only problem is that this movie is a big production with many real big names.

Will Feng Xiaogang agree to focus on filming his own movies?

Will Zhang Ziyi agree? Will Ge You, Huang Xiaoming, Wu Yan and others agree?

I am not the biggest star on the set, nor am I far superior to the other actors, but it is undoubtedly inappropriate for me to make such a request.

But in the face of top resources like Director Zhou’s new film, these are nothing and I can’t care so much about them.

So Zhou Xun felt that she still had to give it a try.

The only advantage is that Huayi is now trying hard to win me over.

Wang Zhonglei even promised Zhou Xun that he would customize three blockbusters for Zhou Xun within five years.

The current film "Night Banquet" is one of them.

Therefore, if we take into account the current attitude of the investors behind us, it may not be impossible.

"Director Zhou, give me a few days and I'll give you an answer in two days."

After making the decision, Zhou Xun said this to Zhou Qing.

"Brother Xun, don't you know whether you can finish the filming or not? It will take a few days to figure it out?"

Zhou Qing just laughed.

"I plan to have a good chat with the director and everyone else to see if I can finish filming early."

Zhou Xun told his plan truthfully.

Zhou Qing knew what was going on.

I had to start thinking again.

If Zhou Xun's schedule really cannot be coordinated, he can only find other actors to play the role.

So now, he has to find an alternative.

So who is the suitable alternative?

Fan Bingbing.

Without much thought, Fan Bingbing's name appeared in Zhou Qing's mind.

In terms of image, Fan Bingbing undoubtedly fits the image of a fox spirit very well.

She is prettier than Zhou Xun and has a seductive look.

But her acting skills are much worse than Zhou Xun's.

But what can I say? "Painted Skin" is a commercial film, not an award-winning film.

Although Fan Bingbing's acting skills are not as good as Zhou Xun's, he has some basic skills after acting for many years, so they are actually not bad.

Wasn’t “Cell Phone” nominated for the Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Rooster Awards?

If it weren't for my interference, she would have won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress.

In 02, "Love at First Sight" was also nominated for the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress. Next April, "Something Happens Inside" will directly win the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress.

There is no problem in handling the role of Xiao Wei.

His acting skills are not as good as Zhou Xun's, but his image is much stronger than hers. It is hard to say what the final effect will be. (End of this chapter)