At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 544 Introduction of acquaintances
There are tons of liars in Hollywood...

Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend Raphaelo Freire was arrested on suspicion of cyber fraud and money laundering;
Prominent producer accused of defrauding…

Including Zachary Horwitz operating a Ponzi scheme, which is not uncommon.

After all, most Hollywood stars have money, but no brains...

There is no investment talent.

Otherwise, there will not be one by one falling into bankruptcy - Nicolas Cage, Pamela Anderson including Johnny Depp...

It's hard for you to imagine how a billionaire can bankrupt himself, but they can do it easily!

As for Zhang Ziyi...

Let's be honest, there has never been any case of a Chinese female star marrying a rich man, let alone a world-class rich man.

Yang Lan was conquered by Wu Zheng's LV bag, and Wu Zheng was just a poor gangster;

Li Xiang simply married a "big loser" Li Houlin, and currently her debts are far greater than her assets;
Including Gong Li's marriage to Singapore's unemployed Han Huang Hexiang...

What exceptions can Zhang Ziyi have?
Also the largest individual shareholder of Time Warner Group and the largest private investor of Goldman Sachs Group?
Bullshit!
If you really want to be so awesome, why didn't you report it?
Check the information on the official website. If he is one of the largest shareholders of Time Warner, then he will generally have a seat on the board of directors. Time Warner has 13 board members, and none of them is named Vivi Nevo...

Of course, it could be too mysterious...

Since it's mysterious, why would you date a female star in the entertainment industry?
In addition, after Zhang Ziyi got acquainted with this rich man, did her career soar?
There is Mao, after "Memoirs of a Geisha", she returned to China to develop, and the only English film "Knight" was funded by Taiwan...

As for Shen Xudong's words, do they remind Zhang Ziyi?

who knows...

……

At nine o'clock in the morning, Shen Xudong woke up, his mind was a little groggy, and he stretched out his hand to gently rub his forehead...

After returning to the hotel from the party last night, Gong Li came over to congratulate him personally,

then…

He can't remember exactly, it seems like he was rough last night...

Anyway, when Gong Li left, his walking posture was a bit crooked.

Oh, Gong Li has returned to the country, riches and honors do not return to their hometowns, it is like traveling at night in brocade clothes!
When she returns to China, she will be filming "Old Thousand" and "Rising Fame" - "Rising Fame" will start filming in June...

Shen Xudong got up, first took a shower to clear his mind, then changed into a suit of clothes, and went downstairs to eat.

Joseph Drake was already waiting, met, greeted with a smile: “Shen!”

"Joseph..."

Shen Xudong sat down, ordered a cup of coffee, a sandwich, and milk, and asked while eating, "Lian Johnson or Mark Webb, which one did you choose?"

These two are the director candidates of "The Fault in Our Stars"!
"The Fault in Our Stars" has started...

It is a foregone conclusion that "Juno" will break through [-] million at the North American box office. Of course, Shen Xudong will quickly start the shooting plan of the second film.

By the way, the sales volume of "The Fault in Our Stars" is not very good. It was released in October last year, and it has sold 10 copies so far, and it is only circulated in a small area in North America...

It doesn't matter, when the movie adaptation is released, the original novel will definitely become popular all over the world——Yuan Shikong, the novel of the same name has sold 2300 million copies worldwide!

Joseph Drake: "Mark Webb, his shooting plan is more complete..."

"Not Rian Johnson?"

"...he's a little immature."

Shen Xudong nodded indifferently: "Then Mark Webb!"

Seeing that Shen Xudong had no objections, Joseph Drake continued to ask, "What do you think about the choice of actors?"

"...Try to fit the original, don't over 20!"

Not being 'harsh' by Shen Xudong, The Fault in Our Stars revolves around the lives of two young men, Hazel and Augustus, who meet at a cancer support group.

Hazel is a 16-year-old girl who has had thyroid cancer for three years;
Augustus, a 17-year-old boy who lost a leg to osteosarcoma…

The love between terminally ill boy and terminally ill girl!

"I should know this," Joseph Drake was speechless, questioning my professionalism: "Besides...what else?"

"Women need to be beautiful, men need to be handsome... Well, acting skills can't be too hip... That's all!"

Joseph Drake rolled his eyes: "The conditions you mentioned, if the street lights in Los Angeles fell and hit ten people, at least five people meet the conditions!"

Joseph Drake may be exaggerating, but it's true.

Hollywood is more competitive than domestic...

The competition in the mainland film and television industry is fierce. Take Beijing as an example, there are more than 30 people engaged in the performing arts career, from the first-line big names to the extras!
There are only [-] opportunities for TV dramas and movies combined on average every year. Not to mention the extras, from the lead actor to the minor supporting roles, there are only [-] roles with lines.

More than 30 people competed for [-] roles, and more than half of the well-known and related ones were divided, and the remaining roles were even fewer.

The same is true for Los Angeles. There is Hollywood, the headquarters of North American film and television bases. There are two major actors' unions in the United States, namely the American Screen Actors Guild and the Television and Radio Actors Guild.

There are more than 20 registered actors under the names of these two actors' unions, covering almost all actors in the United States.

In addition, there are more non-members who have not joined the membership.

In Los Angeles alone, there are seven-figure actors!

Of course, most of them will not appear on the big screen...

In addition to commercial films, Hollywood also shoots a large number of B-level films every year, which is basically a market for low-cost, bad films released by small theaters.

B-movie actors are in an awkward position, often having to compromise and submit to big company producers in order to work hard.

More B-movie actors simply switch to porn film and become adult stars completely.

Pulling back, Shen Xudong glanced at him: "...Do you have any recommendations?"

"...can't Ellen Page continue?"

That's right, the introduction of an acquaintance is the fastest way to cast a cast...

How can there be so many auditions?
It's too troublesome, "The Fault in Our Stars" chooses the leading actor and actress, and then finds a few familiar faces as supporting roles, and that's it for a movie!
But Ellen Page, Shen Xudong shook his head: "She's too short..."

"And Natalie Portman?"

Shen Xudong continued to shake his head: "...Our cost is only 1000 million US dollars, and we chose Natalie Portman, so we have to use a big star as the male lead, no!"

Joseph Drake switched: "What about Anne Hathaway? She's getting paid a lot less than Natalie Portman..."

Shen Xudong thought for a while, then shook his head: "...she doesn't look like a 16-year-old girl."

"Then Rachel McAdams can pass..."

Joseph Drake grumbled, then said, "Amanda Seyfried or Blake Lively?"

Shen Xudong was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "...Blake Lively, I know "Summer of Jeans". Her father is quite famous, right? Who is Amanda Seyfried?"

Blake Lively's father, Ernie Lively, is a well-known American TV producer, whose masterpieces include "Seinfeld", "The 70s Show", "The X-Files", etc...

As for Amanda Seyfried, Joseph Drake explained: "I met her when I auditioned for Juno, and she was a very interesting little girl."

"It can impress you? So let's take a look?"

Joseph Drake glanced at him, regardless of whether he really didn't know or had other thoughts, nodded: "...OK, I'll notify her manager..."

(End of this chapter)