All the formalities required for the early stage of Shawshank's redemption have been completed, and the distribution company, Paramount, has also been negotiated.
Everything is ready, just waiting to start filming, all related affairs have been carried out step by step, Chen Hao wrote, directed and acted in a new film that completely follows the Hollywood system, so the title has its own unique influence.
Everything is strictly in accordance with the process here, since you want to play, you must abide by other people's rules, and simply compete for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, which is not what Chen Hao wants.
This is the first good news, and another good news is that after some people's introductions and intermediate negotiations, Will Smith said that he wanted to sit down with Chen Hao to talk, he himself was very interested in the script, and also said that he could meet and talk about the salary.
Five million, it's really a lot.
Denzel Washington's side, I have contacted people many times, and I have met him once, and the agent does not talk about it at all, and the other party does not recognize the intention of paying five million at all, and feels that it is an insult to Denzel Washington.
The opinions of the actors themselves cannot be dominant, and that is almost impossible on Denzel's side of Washington. can sit down and chat, and the matter will become more than half, so Chen Hao is very happy, he doesn't have to be these two, but these two are indeed the most suitable at present, and they also have a strong publicity effect, if it weren't for this publicity effect, Chen Hao didn't plan to take out five million.
The good news came one after another, which made Chen Hao extremely happy, and invited the whole crew to have a party, invited everyone to have a big meal, and gave everyone a truly relaxing holiday during the half day of rest.
Before joining the crew, his role was much worse, during this period of time, he was filming efficiently in the crew every day, and the progress had already been chased back, in order to show his sincerity, he asked for leave from the crew and flew directly to Miami, where the Will Smith family was on vacation.
He didn't expect that he had just agreed to meet and chat, and the next day he would meet OE, who is so popular that all artists are jealous.
The two sides actually have something in common, they have a little good impression when they don't meet, they both become singers first, and then turn to actors, the two sides met in Will Smith's seaside villa here, he doesn't think Chen Hao is in a hurry, no one will be stupid enough to negotiate like this, he prefers to believe in the sincerity of the other party, so he also chose a very sincere way to meet, and invited a stranger to his home, and fully showed his sincerity.
"Wow, OE, the official data of your height must be fake."
Will Smith's height of 6 feet 2 inches is nothing to fake, 188 cm tall, when he saw Chen Hao and the two shook hands and hugged simply, he found that the official report of Chen Hao was 183 cm, and it is not like there is a five-centimeter gap between him and himself, in fact, these five centimeters are just a reflection of the standing posture of the two sides or some visual differences, Will Smith is just using such a questioning tone to narrow the distance between each other, this black movie star is undoubtedly a person with very high emotional intelligence.
When Chen Hao came, he also made preparations, and learned that he was at home, and on the way, he specially asked people to choose gifts for his family, and the two parties left a very good impression on each other before they met, and they also had a relatively good basis for negotiation.
Will Smith's agent was also there, but he didn't want to stay, so after a brief chat, he went to the yard to help Will's family prepare barbecue ingredients for dinner, giving him the greatest freedom.
Chen Hao also understands that now he only needs to negotiate with the person in front of him, and this matter is done, everyone has already made it clear that you are sincere, I am very interested, those who are virtual are not used, sometimes negotiation skills are worthless, sincerity is the most valuable.
Taking a sip of coffee, Chen Hao's eyes did not focus on Will Smith's body, but through the window of the study, he looked at the busy family outside, feeling the comfortable feeling of a little afternoon sun shining on his body. opened the first sentence and went straight to the heart: "Andy's role is the male number one, and Red is not necessarily the male number two. ” Will Smith's body sat straight and tense, he never thought that the other party would dare to be so bold, he was really young and frivolous, he was really bold, he dared to say anything, and he came up to me This film is competing for the Oscars, and the two of us can compete for the actor throne, which is also equivalent to indirectly admitting one thing, this script is actually a double core, Andy is of course the undisputed male lead, but Red plays it well, Andy may not be able to sit in the position of the leading actor.
The second sentence is still sharp: "I have more choices, and I choose to find you, because I want to accept greater challenges, I also want to break through myself in the competition with each other, and I also want to use your fame to do some free publicity, otherwise I don't even want to pay five million for the role of Rhett in this film." ” Will Smith nodded, of course he and his team knew that this was not a movie that could get what a crazy box office, no beauties, no special effects, no action scenes, none of those elements needed in a commercial film, this film didn't have one.
He nodded Chen Hao's openness and honesty, I want to find you to use your fame to do publicity, which is also equivalent to you joining, and we will do publicity together.
"You are really stingy, with your appeal, this film has an investment of 100 million, there is no problem, I have read the script, and I have won an award after filming, and the box office is enough to support the investment without losing money.
And, uh, please forgive me for taking out the box office of China, I think people all over the world who want to film with you now will take this issue into account, it is a huge market, I saw the box office data of Mr. and Mrs.
Smith in China, it is terrifying.
Will Smith spoke.
Chen Hao spread his hands: "This is also the reason why I dare to invite you for five million, come to my play, you will have a wider market and fans in Huaxia."
Your participation will also save a lot of money in the early and even later publicity of our film, as long as you throw out your participation in the early stage with a salary of 5 million and 3 million, you can do it. ” Will Smith smiled, after a short period of negotiation, he felt right, and his attitude became more and more casual, in his heart, agreeing to participate in the show was a matter of a few words: "You are one of the investors, three million is just a left hand to the right hand, and I only have five million on my side, I think my agent and brokerage company will be very dissatisfied." ” Chen Hao smiled brightly: "Will, I think we should shake hands now, and then go swimming at the beach together, and you invite me to try your craft in the evening." ” Will Smith also smiled, with a little helpless bitterness in his smile: "Well, I admit that it was a very stupid thing to negotiate with you.
As he spoke, he stood up and stretched out his hand, and the two big hands were held together, and another cooperation that could become the headlines of the world entertainment industry was born.
Five million, it's just a disguise, this price is absolutely not invited to Will Smith, even if it's a friendship price, he and his team are interested in the huge market behind this movie and Chen Hao's personal back, money wants to be earned, and Chen Hao cooperates with the huge market in Huaxia, and he makes enough money when he goes around there, look at Kristen Stewart, that is the best example, not only making money in Huaxia, but also getting a large number of fans to support, and after coming back, he directly got the Asian endorsement of a perfume series from Chanel, The most important thing is the Chinese film market, which can already indirectly affect Hollywood's evaluation of the level of artists.
In addition, the attraction of the script itself to Will is unprecedented, he wants to challenge, the discomfort of the male number two, he was moved by Chen Hao's first sentence, the other party is an investor, self-written, directed and acted, and must still be the most powerful producer, now this is tantamount to promising that there will be no degree of deletion and compression of Rhett's role in the script, who is the male number one, when we are filming, the real kung fu sees the real chapter, you act well, even if I hang the name of the male number one, after the release, the audience's eyes are bright.
In less than twenty minutes, Chen Hao and Will Smith walked out of the study, Will faced his agent, helplessly, without saying anything to the other party, he was persuaded, and the two sides reached a cooperation, and it was based on the conditions originally offered by the OE side.
"Oh man, I said, OE is a good talker, and it seems like you're not getting anything for yourself."
The agent came over to shake hands with Chen Hao, and when he shook hands, he looked at Will, with a bit of good-natured joke in his tone.
The two sides have decided to cooperate, and the friendly transfer is one thing that the team members of both sides know how to operate.
"OE, swim around" Will Smith raised his head very deliberately, pointed to the beach not far away, and ran to the sea to swim, even in the offshore area, it is also a difficult challenge, technology, physical fitness, courage Chen Hao deliberately showed a very exaggerated expression: "Will, you really don't know me, if I were you, I would choose to turn on the computer now and search for my information." ” This afternoon is destined to be an afternoon in which Will Smith's confidence has fallen, and after returning with his head bowed, the agent handed over the most detailed information, Chen Hao he knew in the past was at work, and now these materials are relatively life, in which, many times it has been emphasized that OE is a strong man.
Will Smith saw that this afternoon was not only swimming, but also skateboarding, and he saw what it means to be invincible.
"I'm very barbecued" Will didn't say the stick behind him, and there was Chen Hao's information in the wilderness solitary show in the information he looked at, people are the raw materials for survival in the wild, and they can cook delicious meals, and it is impossible for them to find a way back from the barbecue.
And these materials have made him have a strong interest in living alone in the wilderness, and tonight, I want to see how he performs in the show.
His agent made a joke: "Will, it's good that you didn't say that you practiced boxing on weekdays":