Chapter 580 [Celebration, Hanhan]
The North American box office of "The Fast and the Furious" went straight to US$200 million, and theaters in North America extended the screening time. Countries that did not release the film simultaneously contacted Universal to release the film.
The head of Universal held a grand celebration banquet in Los Angeles. In addition to the members of the Vegetarian Chicken crew, some stars and directors who often collaborate with Universal also attended.
Among them was Stephen Sommers, the director of "The Mummy". He and Yang Jian chatted for a while and exchanged contact information.
Sommers was willing to work with Chinese actors, and in 1994 he directed the movie "Little Tarzan". Li Jie, a Chinese actor who had played Bruce Lee, starred in Tarzan, and the heroine was Queen Cersei, who was still a little baby fat at the time.
However, Yang Jian is not interested in cooperating with Sommers, and he will refuse even if the other party invites him in the future.
Parallel World Sommers has indeed made movies with Eastern elements, such as "The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor", "Special Forces: The Rise of Cobra", etc. The roles suitable for Yang Jian are all villains, whether it is Qin Shihuang or the White Ghost,
He didn't even think about it at all.
Drew Barrymore now has a lot of face and is the center of attention at parties. Many people come to chat with her and build relationships. At first, like many celebrities, she just wanted to open a leather bag company that can produce movies. She did not expect that the company would now become a dream.
The factory road has been opened, the movie box office has been a hit, and the network of contacts is getting wider and wider.
It is impossible for Huaer Pictures to sell itself to Universal now. As long as "The Fast and the Furious" is made into a series, the company's value will continue to increase. Moreover, Yang Jian told Barrymore that the company has more than one series of movies. If everything goes well, "The God of Death"
》can also be made into a series.
This is simply invincible. When cooperating with Universal, Barrymore can make many demands and strive for more benefits. Otherwise, they can cooperate with other companies, and Disney, Warner, Fox and other companies will definitely welcome it.
The next day, Yang Jian held another party at home and continued to have fun. This time all the people who came were free and people from her circle of friends.
As soon as Ryan Reynolds saw Yang Jian, he started acting coquettishly and begging for a hug. He became famous with "The Super", and after accepting a youth campus movie, his salary plummeted, and no crew came to look for him.
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"Brother, if something good happens, don't forget me. Let me play Roman Pierce, I promise I can do it well." Reynolds blinked, with an "I am obedient" expression that makes people want to hit him.
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Yang Jian shook his head. "The character Roman Pierce is a black man. When you hear the name, he is black, right?"
"There are many white people with the surname Pierce." Reynolds refused to give up and especially wanted to join the vegetarian sequel.
Yang Jian said in an interview that this will be a series of movies. Many actors want to join the sequel. Playing important roles can probably last a lifetime. He doesn't have to be afraid if he makes other movies and becomes a hit. He can play a vegetarian chicken movie to "regenerate blood"
"Increase your worth.
"Brother, things are not what you think. This role can only be played by black actors because it is too difficult to play and requires a stuntman to complete the difficult action scenes. Now the stuntman has gone to special training, and your figure is hard to find.
Stand-in." Yang Jian patted Reynolds on the shoulder and said.
"Hey, actually I think the role of Brian is quite suitable for me." Reynolds looked at Paul Walker who was not far away and sighed: "I am your half-brother who finally met after being separated for many years.
Why did you give such an important role to someone else?"
Yang Jian smiled and said: "No matter how good your relationship with me is, I still have to tell the truth. Paul is more suitable for this role than you. I have told you the reason before. There are too many racing scenes, and he likes racing more than you. Before the filming started, I and
It was on the news when he went racing at the speedway, and he can act out that feeling."
Reynolds sighed, feeling that an opportunity to become famous had slipped away before his eyes.
Yang Jian asked: "If you are free recently, would you like to play the second male lead in a suspense thriller movie? This movie is very interesting and will undoubtedly be a hit. Toby will play the male lead, it has been decided."
Reynolds became excited again. "Act, why not act? What is the setting of my role?"
As long as he can act, that's fine. What he's worried about is that his relationship with Yang Jian is gradually fading. As long as he keeps cooperating, he believes that sooner or later there will be a big movie to star in.
"A student from a well-off family was involved in a supernatural incident involving a plane crash with the male protagonist played by Toby. Although they escaped the crisis for the time being, they were later pursued by mysterious forces."
"That new script you wrote? It sounds interesting."
"No, but I am very optimistic about this script. After talking with the screenwriter and director, I decided to let Huaer Pictures produce this movie. The director is also here today. I will take you over to say hello. You can discuss it in detail with him.
Let’s talk. You’ll definitely like it more after we talk. Don’t worry about it being another school drama that hits the street.”
"Okay, thank you."
Yang Jian introduced Reynolds to Huang Yiyu and directly asked him to play the second male lead. Of course Huang Yiyu had no objection. Yang Jian had the final say in this matter. At most, the production cost would be slightly higher, because Reynolds is not unknown.
of newcomers.
This is a good thing for movies. The more famous actors there are, the easier it is to get high box office. If no stars participate, how can a group of new people get box office appeal?
Yang Jian said a few more words and was going to chat with her girlfriends, fearing that something would happen.
Britney also attended today's party. She went back to Los Angeles for a vacation and was called over after making a phone call with Yang Jian. At this time, the two girlfriends took Britney aside to chat. They didn't know what to say.
something.
The two have met several times outside, but this is the first time Britney has come to Yang Jian's home.
Both Barrymore and Naomi felt that Britney was a huge threat and planned to make her look good. However, after meeting the real person, they found that Britney had no scheming at all and answered all questions, and her thoughts were quite simple.
Without her star halo, Britney is just an ordinary girl who is not perfect, and even a little naive. She is not a goddess in the clouds, she has no brains, no ambition, and is not self-disciplined enough.
Barrymore chatted with Britney for a while and felt that he could no longer regard her as an enemy.
Barrymore discovered that Britney was very similar to him, and he was a carbon copy of her. Both of them had been cultivated as stars since childhood and were treated as cash cows by their families. Neither of them had gone to school properly, so they were stupid and easy to be deceived.
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Barrymore asked in a low voice: "Yang didn't make any excessive demands on you, did he?"
"No, what's the request? Why do you ask this?" Britney was stunned for a moment.
"Because he is a playboy, and you happen to be the type he likes. I'm worried that he has some evil thoughts about you." Barrymore said seriously: "If he makes any strange requests, don't be afraid and don't agree.
Give him a hard slap and don't be polite."
"Huh?" Britney's expression was cute, and her mind was a little lost.
"The slap is a joke, but he has several girlfriends and is still not satisfied. Don't let him fool you if you are so naive. Let me tell you a secret, most of the scandals mentioned in the news are true." Barrymore said seriously.
explain.
Naomi sighed, with an expression like "I'm angry but helpless". "Yeah, he's usually good at everything, but he's too carefree. You look like you've never been in love, so you'll easily suffer."
Britney covered her mouth with one hand and asked in disbelief: "Is the scandal true...meaning you are all his girlfriends?"
"Yeah, me too. We were all deceived by this bastard." Cameron Diaz happened to come over and heard their conversation, and interjected indignantly.
"Just stop making trouble." Barrymore pushed Cameron and said to Britney with a smile: "She's not."
Cameron winked at Yang Jian who came from behind the sofa, showing a proud expression of "I hide it the most", which was also very charming.
Chapter completed!