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Yang Mi snorted and said, "She found you a good script?"
Zhang Xiao nodded and said, "Well, this script is called "The Truman Show". It's very good. If you rate it, I'll give it a 9.3."
"What? 9.3 points?" Yang Mi looked at Zhang Xiao in shock.
You know, Zhang Xiao is very strict with the script, even Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate only gave it 9 points at the beginning, and only the movie Infernal Affairs got [-] points from Zhang Xiao.
Like "Wolf Warrior 2", "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" and "Heroes", although these movies have achieved good results at the box office, they did not get 9 points from Zhang Xiao.
Now that "The Truman Show" can actually get a super high score of 9.3 points from Zhang Xiao, Yang Mi suddenly wonders if she has auditory hallucinations.
There was a hint of excitement on Zhang Xiao's face, and he said: "Yes, it is 9.3 points. You heard me right. The idea of this movie is very good. As long as it is made well, I think it is possible to win an Oscar. Yes, the nomination is also certain."
Yang Mi still didn't quite believe it, and said, "Husband, your confidence in this computer must be a little too great."
"No, you have to print it out quickly, let me see!"
Hearing Yang Mi's words, Zhang Xiao showed a strange expression on his face, and said, "This script is all in English, are you sure you can understand it?"
"Stop looking down on people, okay!" Yang Mi was taken aback for a moment, and then retorted: "Although my spoken English is not good, I can still understand the script. Besides, isn't there Du Niang?"
"Uh~~~ That's fine!" Zhang Xiao was a little speechless.
That night, Zhang Xiao got a reply from Chen Li, saying that Disney was willing to sell the script to Zhang Xiao personally, and the price was 200 million US dollars.
For this price, Zhang Xiao didn't have any hesitation, but he was a little curious, so he asked: "Sister Li, I really don't understand why Disney agreed to sell such a good script?"
Chen Li explained: "In their eyes, there is only box office. "The Truman Show" is just a literary film without any big scenes. They don't think it is very attractive to movie fans, so they can sell 200 yuan. Ten thousand dollars, they are very happy."
Zhang Xiao sneered and said: "Don't they know that there are many classic movies that are small and big?"
"Forget it, they don't like it, so it happens to be cheap for me!"
Soon, Zhang Xiao bought the copyright of the script "The Truman Show" for 200 million US dollars.
Two days later, Zhang Xiao came to an old town in Yuzhou to prepare for the filming of the movie "Crazy Stone".
This time, Wang Yueming, the assistant director of the crew, brought the crew here early. He was originally a little-known advertising director under the Sunny Entertainment Company.
Yang Mi had worked with him before, and felt that he was very talented, and it would be a bit inferior to only shoot a few commercials, so she recommended him to Zhang Xiao.
When Wang Yueming learned that he was going to be Zhang Xiao's assistant director, he was so excited that he could hardly sleep.
After reading the script of "Crazy Stone", he is more confident in this drama. He knows that as long as his performance can satisfy Zhang Xiao, maybe he will be able to independently direct a TV series or movie in the future.
Therefore, Wang Yueming was very active in the preparatory work in the early stage.
The set of "Crazy Stone" was mainly located in a dilapidated temple. Wang Yueming searched the entire old city and found three temples that agreed with the request.
Later, Zhang Xiao looked at them one by one, and finally chose Luohan Temple.
Wang Yueming took Zhang Xiao to see other studios. After watching, Zhang Xiao was very satisfied.
When everyone was drinking together in the evening, Zhang Xiao said with a smile: "Old Wang, Mimi has praised you a lot in front of me. Judging from the selection of the set today, you really have a good vision."
Wang Yueming grinned and said, "As long as Director Zhang is satisfied!"
Zhang Xiao smiled and asked, "Have you thought about making a movie or something?"
Hearing his words, Wang Yueming's eyes lit up, and he said hastily: "It's a dream, but unfortunately, I have no money, no background, and no connections. How could anyone invest in me?"
"So, after 15 years of struggling in this circle, I still haven't achieved anything."
When he said this, Wang Yueming looked a little sad.
Zhang Xiao nodded and said: "The current Sunny Entertainment Company does not lack actors and singers, but it lacks directors. In the next film shooting, if you can let me see that you have the ability to direct a film, I will I can give you a chance."
Wang Yueming blushed with excitement, picked up his wine glass, stood up and said, "Director Zhang, just watch my performance."
Zhang Xiao smiled and picked up the wine glass to touch him.
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The preparatory work for "Crazy Stone" went very smoothly. With Zhang Xiao, a famous figure in the entertainment circle, there were many people who wanted to join the crew.
After a week of preparation, the actors of the crew also joined the crew one after another.
The first thing Zhang Xiao did when he saw the crowd was to test their dialect, and these actors with outstanding acting skills did not disappoint him.
Not only can they speak the dialects required by their respective roles very tastefully, but they can also recite the lines in the script backwards.
When holding the opening press conference, Zhang Xiao sat in front with all the actors, and followed the reporter's interview.
A reporter asked Zhang Xiao: "Shen Xiao, may I ask if the reason why you want to shoot "Crazy Stone" is to respond to what Director Chen Gang said earlier?"
===Chapter 285 Are you running out of words to respond to all changes with the same thing (please recommend and collect)===
Zhang Xiao replied: "Chen Gang's remarks can only be regarded as a reason, more importantly, it is for the fans, they all really want to see my comedy, so I wrote this book and plan to release it during the Spring Festival. "
The reporter asked: "Director Chen's "Four-person Customization" has been prepared for a full year, and your "Crazy Stone" has only been prepared for one month. Do you think you can win the box office competition during the Spring Festival?"
Zhang Xiao thought for a while, then replied with a smile: "The quality of a movie is not determined by the length of time, no matter how good the movie is, I don't think "Crazy Stone" will lose to it. "
"Except for Huang Bai, you hired second- and third-tier stars. Don't you think this lineup is too shabby?" a reporter asked.
Zhang Xiao glanced at the reporter, and replied: "If an actor is well-known, his acting skills must be strong?"
"Is it necessarily suitable for all types of movies? I don't think so. My movies only look at whether the actors can play the roles well, and other things are out of my consideration."
After Zhang Xiao finished answering, another entertainment reporter asked: "Shen Xiao, I saw Huang Bai sitting in the third seat of the actor, isn't he the protagonist of this movie?"
Zhang Xiao nodded, and said: "Not just Brother Bai, including me, we are all supporting roles, his role can be ranked third, and my role can at most be ranked in the top six."
At this time, the reporter asked Huang Bai again: "Brother Bai, with your acting skills and popularity, why did you agree to play a supporting role?"
Huang Bai replied with a smile: "A good script, good actors, good director, and good crew, these four good things are enough to impress any actor. I'm the same as director Zhang Xiao. As long as the play is good, it doesn't matter if it's a leading role or a supporting role."
"Xiao Shen, how much box office do you think "Crazy Stone" will get?" asked the gossip reporter.
Zhang Xiao said indifferently: "As for the box office, I can accept it. My requirements are not high, as long as it can exceed "Four-person Customization"!"
A shrewd reporter immediately asked, "Shen Xiao, can you declare war on Director Chen?"
"That's right!" Zhang Xiao nodded, and said, "Your media must bring my words to Director Chen and let him scold me, because my previous "Wolf Warrior 2" and "The Wind" were all rejected by him. I scolded it, but the box office turned out to be a mess."
"This time, I still hope that Director Chen can make persistent efforts and come to scold "Crazy Stone" a few more times."
"Pfft!"