Rebirth of the Entertainment Master

David Harnett nodded and said, "Mr. Xiao, no, director, I will do my best to interpret this role perfectly."

Xiao Yunhai patted him on the shoulder and said, "I believe in you."

Chapter 1866 Release

When he came to his president's office, Xiao Yunhai asked Raul to find Neil Felton, the assistant director of "Forrest Gump".

When Xiao Yunhai was filming "Prison Break" before, this Neil was the assistant director. Later, Neil filmed a TV series, which had very good ratings and earned more than 5000 million US dollars for the company.

Neil had already found a movie script, and Neil planned to shoot it. Who knew that when he asked Raul for investment, Raul mentioned the lack of an assistant director in "Forrest Gump".

Neil's success today is all thanks to Xiao Yunhai's support. When Raul mentioned it, he agreed without even thinking about it, and became the assistant director of the film.

The layout of the set, the preparation of props, the purchase of costumes and other big and small things were all done by Neil according to Xiao Yunhai's wishes.

But these all cost money, not to mention labor costs, the production crew would have to pay a lot of rental fees for those shelved studios.

If they changed to other crews, they must have prepared while filming to save money as much as possible, but Xiao Yunhai, as the richest man in the world, naturally wouldn't care about such a small amount of money.

The so-called money can turn ghosts around. Under the temptation of Marvel's powerful funds, everyone's efficiency is very high, and they are ready in less than two weeks.

Soon, Neil Felton came to Xiao Yunhai's office with steady steps.

"Mr. Xiao, you are finally here." Neil said while holding Xiao Yunhai's hand.

Xiao Yunhai chuckled and said, "I feel a little guilty for saying this. Neil, thank you for helping me set up the "Forrest Gump" stand. I saw the set video you sent me. very good."

Neil said: "No, I am very honored to be the assistant director of "Forrest Gump". This script is the best script I have seen so far, and it will definitely become popular all over the world."

Xiao Yunhai said: "Thank you for your praise. Now let's talk about the actors. "Forrest Gump" doesn't need many role actors, among which the heroine Jenny is the key, and Forrest Gump's good brother Deng Xiaoping Taylor."

Neil said: "We have made a preliminary decision. Of course, we need your approval. Jenny will be played by our company's actress Lumina, and Deng Taylor will be played by Tom Hardy, who worked with you in "Inception". Playing, Bob Bruy..."

Except for actresses Lumina and Tom, Xiao Yunhai has never heard of any of the other actors. Fortunately, Neil prepared a photo, otherwise Xiao Yunhai's eyes would have been completely darkened.

After Neil's introduction, he asked, "Mr. Xiao, do you want them to try the mirror?"

Xiao Yunhai waved his hand and said, "No need. I am very aware of the acting skills of Lumina and Tom. It is not difficult to win these two roles. As for the other roles in our movie, they don't have many roles, so it has nothing to do with the overall situation. You go and tell them that if their performance is not satisfactory to me during the filming process, I will replace them at any time. "Forrest Gump" is very important to me, and I will not allow any flaws to appear."

Neil nodded and said, "Okay."

At 200:[-] a.m. the next day, more than [-] media reporters gathered in a meeting room of a five-star hotel, waiting for the main creator of "Forrest Gump" to appear.

"What kind of movie is Forrest Gump? It doesn't seem like a commercial movie, does it?"

"Of course not. I heard from a classmate at Marvel Comics that this is Mr. Xiao's first

A literary film. "

"I've heard that too, but I just can't believe it."

"What's the matter? Even if Mr. Xiao went to make a cartoon, I wouldn't be surprised. He's making movies out of interest now, and the box office is nothing to him at all."

"That's right. A rich man with assets of 52 trillion US dollars can still calm down and make movies. If Mr. Xiao doesn't really like it, I wouldn't believe it if he was killed."

While the reporters were whispering, in the reception room of the hotel, Xiao Yunhai was chatting with the film's main creators.

"Mr. Xiao, thank you very much for allowing me to play such an important role as Deng Taylor?" Tom Hardy expressed his gratitude to Xiao Yunhai as soon as he entered.

Xiao Yunhai said with a smile: "Mr. Tom, I need to say something in advance. If you don't play the role well, I will replace you immediately. Therefore, you may not be an actor in our crew, but you are just in the probationary period. Except David , and so do others."

Actress Lumina was unhappy, and said coquettishly, "Mr. Xiao, so my heroine is still to be decided?"

Xiao Yunhai laughed and said: "That's right. However, the role of Jenny, I don't think it will be difficult for you. If you can't play it well, it can only show that Miss Lumina, you are not serious about your performance."

Lumina said helplessly: "Is this a compliment from you? But why does it sound so strange to me?"

Everyone laughed.

At exactly ten o'clock, Xiao Yunhai walked into the press conference with the main creators.

Seeing a room full of people, Xiao Yunhai said with a smile: "It seems that the meeting room I found is a bit small. Thank you all reporters and friends for coming. Today is the day when our "Forrest Gump" starts. First, let me introduce Let’s talk about the main creators of the film. Next to me is the assistant director Neil, who was also the assistant director of "Prison Break" at the time. He is very capable. The leading actor David and the leading actress Lumina are the most powerful stars in Hollywood. Everyone is already familiar with it, so I won’t talk about it. That’s Tom, and everyone should remember his wonderful performance in "Inception". That’s..."

It took 5 minutes for Xiao Yunhai to introduce the actors, and soon entered the question-and-answer session.

"Mr. Xiao, may I ask if this "Forrest Gump" is a commercial film or an art film?"

"Art film."

"Then why do you shoot art films? We all know that your commercial films have achieved great success all over the world, and the top two films at the box office are all directed by you. In this case, is it a bit risky for you to make a sudden transition? Woolen cloth?"

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "I'm a director. Whether it's a commercial film, a literary film, or even a documentary, I want to give it a try. As for whether it's an adventure? Obviously not. I make movies as a hobby, a hobby, and the box office is only It’s just a measure. I care more about what people think of my film.”

"Mr. Xiao, I heard that preparations for this film have already started before you came to the United States, and even the set has been arranged, is that right?"

Xiao Yunhai pointed to Neil and said with a smile: "He is the great hero of our crew. He led people to do the set of "Forrest Gump". I watched the video and it was very good."

"Then how long do you think it will take to finish this "Forrest Gump"? How big will the investment be?"

"I will try to finish the shooting within two months. As for the investment, there is no upper limit, but it is estimated to be between [-] million and [-] million US dollars."

"Generally speaking, compared with popular commercial films, the box office of literary films is not a little bit worse. Do you think "Forrest Gump" can achieve the same results as your commercial films?"

Xiao Yunhai was immediately amused, and said, "Do you think it's possible? Take "Zhu Xian" as an example, its global average ticket price is about 2 US dollars, and the [-]D movie "Forrest Gump" is at most [-] US dollars. The US dollar is even only ten US dollars in China, even if the number of viewers is three times higher than that of "Zhu Xian", the box office is still not as good as it. Therefore, when it comes to literary films, everyone should not compare with the box office, but should be compared with the number of viewers."

"Then how many people in the world do you think will go to the cinema to watch "Forrest Gump"?"

Xiao Yunhai thought for a while, and said, "It should be no problem for [-] million people."

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"Wow. If [-] million people watch a movie, the box office must not exceed [-] billion U.S. dollars."

"Mr. Xiao is really domineering. In the history of film, there has never been a literary film with a box office of more than [-] billion."

"It is estimated that Mr. Xiao will be slapped in the face this time. It is absolutely impossible for [-] million people." A reporter pointed the finger at David Harnett.

"Mr. Hartnett, do you think this movie will attract half a billion people?"

David said seriously: "If someone said something like this before seeing the script of "Forrest Gump", I, like you, would definitely not believe it. But now, I not only believe it, but it is very likely that there will be more than [-] million , reaching [-] million or more. Because this movie is really great, it is the best script I have ever seen, bar none."

"Mr. Harnett, can you tell me about your salary?"

"Film salary?" David was taken aback, then turned to Xiao Yunhai and said, "This issue has never been discussed at all. Director, it seems that we haven't signed a contract yet?"

Xiao Yunhai was also dumbfounded, and said, "Didn't you sign a contract with the brokerage department?"

David Harnett shook his head and said, "No."