Chapter 552 [The first director, guiding the fox spirit]
A young assistant from Yingyi Entertainment Company went to the airport to pick up Liang Kun and drove him back to Ziyu Villa. When Liang Kun arrived home, he was around 4 o'clock, and Tang Qi had been waiting for a long time and knew that he would come back this afternoon.
Liang Kun chatted with his family for a while and took the initiative to suggest cooking and cook a few specialties.
"You just came back to rest. There is a chef at home." Wang Xiuying smiled and said, "You have been talking to Tangtang for a while, and I haven't seen each other for a long time."
Liang Kun stood up and stretched. "It's because I just came back that I should cook more. You haven't eaten the dishes I cooked for a long time. And I've been resting on the plane and want to move. Stop persuading me, I'll go and see what's in the kitchen."
As long as he cooks, he will make the people at home particularly touched. This is not only a demonstration of cooking skills, but more importantly, a sense of intention.
The family has hired a chef and two nannies. If you don’t want to hire it, the villa is too big and you will be too tired to clean it yourself. The people are introduced by Wei Kun’s family, and they are all the ones who know the roots and the bottom of their mouths. They are strict and will not tell the relationship between Liang Kun and Tang Qi.
Liang Kun made a few specialties, and everyone ate the food and started talking about the movies.
Wang Xiuying and Liang Guohui are also very interested in Liang Kun's new movies because the box office is too high. Zhang Yimou's "The Golden Armor in the City" broke the domestic box office record and was released in the United States for only $6 million, which is less than a fraction of the movie Liang Kun.
Now most Chinese movie fans believe that Liang Kun is the largest director in China, and he is completely defeated by Zhang Yimou. He is good at making commercial films and can also make dramas that are striving for Oscars. It seems only a matter of time before he can surpass Ang Lee in all aspects.
Liang Guohui asked: "Many people say that Hollywood discriminates against Asian actors. Why is the box office of the movie you starred in is so high?"
Liang Kun explained: "Because of the subject matter, I acted as an American story. Americans can understand it, so the box office is relatively high. Foreigners in China cannot understand it, and they cannot support the box office by relying on big scenes."
Tang Ji asked: "If you shoot a movie about Journey to the West in China, will you have a box office in the United States?"
"There is absolutely no box office, so you don't have to think about it, even the Journey to the West co-produced by Liu Xiaolingtong, China and the United States." Liang Kun answered with certainty.
Liang Kun told Tang Qi that he was unwilling to act in "Journey to the West" because he knew that this movie could not leave Asia or even China. In parallel world, this movie had no box office in Japan and South Korea, and the audience could not understand it.
Many people cannot accept that kind of split style, sometimes comedy, sometimes horror, and finally tragedy.
If you shoot "Journey to the West" with pure dark winds, it may be popular in Europe and the United States.
Liang Kun thought about this possibility? There were no children's songs, no Tang Xuanzang dancing, no nonsensical lines from Gongxu and four aunts carrying sedan chairs. Keep fish demons eating people? Bajie made human meat and roasted pigs with oily faces, and Sun Wukong killed people like mahjong.
The movie was thrilling? Maybe it could attract foreign audiences, but whether domestic audiences bought it? Liang Kun is not clear. If there is such a magical change, it will definitely be difficult to pass the review. Why would you let Zhou Xingchi release this movie according to the original time?
Tang Qi sighed: "What do you want to act if you film in the country?"
"I haven't thought about it yet, but I have time to think about it. Don't think too much for the time being, and I want to make "Painted Skin" well before talking about it." Liang Kun paused for a moment and smiled and said, "It's better for me to be a director in China? I don't act."
Wang Xiuying winked at Liang Kun. "You can just shoot a movie with Tangtang. She is so looking forward to it, it won't take much time anyway."
Liang Kun shook his head. "It's not a matter of time. If I become a starring actor, the movie will not be profitable. Because my pay is too high? Is it better to add dividends to the pay."
Liang Guohui said in confusion: "Then you just need to reduce your pay, it was filmed by your own company anyway."
Tang Qi explained for him. "No? His casual reduction in his pay will disrupt the market, and few celebrities do this."
Liang Kun smiled and said, "Li Lianjie paid 100 million yuan in filming "The Voting"? I am not worse than him. If he is a starring actor, the production cost of the movie will be so high that it is an exaggeration. A large part of it is my pay. If only I make money by myself in the end? Will Lao Liu (Andy Lau) feel comfortable?"
Liang Kun is not short of 100 million yuan. Is this just for filming with Tang Qi? If you change to a cheap male actor, Liang Kun will still share the money as the second in command of the company, so you don’t have to do anything.
People from other companies want big-name stars to be the leading actors when making movies. The main reason is to require the other party's appeal to improve the box office. Celebrities also need to make blockbusters to prove their strength and make money.
Liang Kun doesn't need any of these. He has proved himself in Hollywood. He does nothing when he returns to China, and fans also know that he is an international superstar and the first king of China.
Liang Kun must not lower the price when filming, just like Li Lianjie will have to make a high price when filming in China. If he drops, he will also have to lower the price in Hollywood, and it will be difficult to rise if it drops.
Some celebrities do this because of their inflated value. If they have high pay, no film company will ask them to film, and they will not be able to do so without a reduction.
Theron's pay for filming "The Lost Lover" was a helpless move. After filming the big production "Eighty Days Traveling the Earth", Cheng Long's pay for filming in Hollywood never reached its peak value. That movie became the watershed of Cheng Long's career, and then went downhill.
When they heard that there were so many rules that might affect Liang Kun's development, the old couple stopped persuading him to lower the price. They didn't understand these things, and Liang Kun had to do it himself.
The next day, as soon as the news of Liang Kun's interview came out, many people on the Internet were discussing his affairs again.
He said that there is no new movie plan for the time being, which makes many fans feel regretful. Many domestic fans also don’t understand the actor’s pay, and some people suggest that Liang Kun act in a comedy like “Very Perfect”.
Unless Liang Kun's career declines seriously and he still takes on roles based on his preferences like Samuel Jackson, it is impossible to shoot a low-cost comedy movie. Can you imagine Leonardo filming "The Hangover" after filming "Grave Robbers"? Even if that movie had a high box office.
Most people understand Liang Kun’s choice, and he also has to participate in track and field competitions, which is very busy.
On this day, Liang Kun accepted another interview with CCTV Sports Channel and talked about participating in the competition.
Liang Kun said it is not difficult to get an Olympic ticket, just participate in international competitions.
And he will not participate in too many competitions. For example, the Asian Championships in December will be distributed in total 28 Olympic tickets. Chinese team players only participate in the competition for three men's events: rifle lying shots, multi-directional flying saucers and double-directional flying saucers.
All he had to do next was to get tickets to two track and field events, and he had absolute confidence in this.
The host asked Liang Kun about his participation plan. He expressed his intention to participate in the third Asian Indoor Track and Field Championships in Doha, Qatar in February next year.
Liang Kun's strength is a piece of cake to win the Asian championship. He has missed the Osaka World Track and Field Championships in September this year. To get a ticket, it is just right to choose this competition in February.
"The Lost Lover" failed to win the North American box office championship for the fourth consecutive week, but it still achieved good box office results.
"Saw 4" was released on October 26, and some viewers of "The Lost Love" were separated on the weekend. The impact was not too great because it was not a movie of the same type.
"The Lost Lover" finally reached $150 million in North America, which is impossible to reach $160 million. This result cannot be ranked among the top ten in Hollywood's annual box office. However, due to the fact that the investment in the movie is not large and its reputation is very successful.
Mainland China has confirmed that this movie has been introduced. Domestic audiences want to watch Liang Kun's performances, and it will definitely make money when broadcasting in theaters. Not only Liang Kun, but Sun Ye-jin is also very popular in China and is the most popular Korean actress.
As time goes by November, Liang Kun's life is very regular and he exercises appropriately. He studies the script of "Painted Skin" with Tang Qi at home and creates dreams at night.
Under the guidance of Liang Kun, a Hollywood director, Tang Qi has a thorough understanding of the role. She wrote a biography of the characters, and as long as she acts in the direction Liang Kun said, she can perform a sense of layering.
During the guidance process, Liang Kun once again confirmed that Tang Qi's acting talent was not very good, and he could not compare with Sun Yezhen, nor with Teresa Palmo. If she understood her own understanding, she could play the vixen as a fool.
This character can be pretending to be stupid, but not really stupid. Only by grasping this level can Tang Qi play it very well. At the same time, Liang Kun also taught her how to surpass Zhou Xun's version, which is to play charm.
When Liang Kun went out to exercise during the day, Tang Qi watched movies at home as a reference.
Some characters can be used as reference, for example, the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian played by Joey Wong has the temperament of a "fox spirit", which is gorgeous, elegant and full of demonic spirit. In 2006, "The Phoenix Ming Qishan" played by Su Daji was very stunning and charming. There is also the vix spirit played by Big S in 2003... I don't need to refer to this, it is the fox Shancai in Wanwan idol drama.
Liang Kun stayed at home for a month, including dreams, and stayed for more than three months.
In terms of dream creation, Liang Kun has more and more experience and has had a lot of fun.
In the past, they would wake up when they encountered something very exciting, not just falling from a high altitude. After training, they could fly into the sky in their dreams.
Liang Kun's method was to first create dozens of colorful helium balloons, then firmly fix the balloon's rope to his right hand, and be carried to the sky by the balloon.
In this way, their flight speed is very slow. Unlike reality, the two of them can control the flight direction of the balloon. To be precise, Liang Kun can control the flight direction of the balloon, allowing Tang Qi to fly together not far from him, and also bring headsets to chat in the sky.
After having a dream-making experience, they don’t like to play in reality anymore.
It is really boring to go out to see the scenery in reality, and there are too many people at famous attractions. Liang Kun's dream-making props make up for the shortcomings of the inconvenience of the inconvenience of the two of them becoming celebrities.
At the end of November, Tang Qi was well prepared and was about to join the crew of "Painted Skin" to film. She was very confident and confident that she must be better than Zhou Xun's performance.
Chapter completed!