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When it comes to popular men's groups in China, later generations will definitely mention the three little TFboys, which are really popular in China. But when it comes to its influence throughout Asia, it is really not as good as F4!

F4 is really the most top-notch Chinese men's group. It reached its peak when it debuted and quickly became popular in Asia. Neon, Bangguo, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand are all crazy about it.

And 95% of the credit for this depends on a TV series. When Korean dramas began to become popular across Asia, a TV series that counterattacked the hometown of Korean dramas, Meteor Garden.

What can I say about this drama? Many of the lines and styles in the drama are very exaggerated. In reality, they don’t feel like normal human beings. After hearing this, I feel embarrassed and want to pick my toes. But it is this taste that attracts young people all over Asia. Incessantly.

Wu Yuchen is still more concerned about his reputation. If he really puts his name on it and becomes the idol godfather, he will inevitably become the laughing stock of many people in the industry. As you said, if you meet Kaizi in the future and someone asks him, Why did you take such a photo? What kind of art does this show?, I'm afraid Wu Yuchen will have to recite poems to him on the spot.

However, with the terrifying influence of F4 and Meteor Garden and such simple operations, there is no reason not to make money. Therefore, allowing the Hong Kong company that had been registered long ago to operate independently has nothing to do with Miracle Film and Television, and it has nothing to do with Wu Yuchen.

But to be honest, although everyone thinks that Meteor Garden is very young and childish when it comes to it, in fact, as the origin of idol dramas, how can Meteor Garden be so simple?

This drama also includes almost all the classic plots of subsequent idol dramas, including mismatched love, the love triangle between Cinderella and the domineering president and the gentle knight, the ugly duckling turning into a white swan, the betrayal of best friends, brothers turning against each other for love, and men and women. Active and passive cohabitation, the fiancée falling from the sky, the hero saving the beauty and seeing his sincerity...

The routines of all idol dramas in later generations are basically inseparable from the category of Meteor Garden. At most, they just take one of the scenes to the extreme.

Moreover, the original Boys Over Flowers comic has been adapted into live-action films and TV shows no less than 10 times since its birth, and has been distributed in Asian countries such as China, Japan, Korea and Thailand, and its popularity has always remained high.

With Huang Xiaoming's current acting skills, it's hard for Wu Yuchen to support him, but his exaggerated style is really just right for Meteor Garden. And Huang Xiaoming, don’t you just like to play like a domineering president? If a middle-aged person still doesn't get tired of having fun and always wears an evil and arrogant smile, then let Qian become the originator of the tyrant!

Maybe Xiao Ming will enjoy it for the rest of his life?

Since we want to build a top men's team in Greater China, we must have members from all three places. Huang Xiaoming was the first to be decided, and Wu Yuchen planned to hand over the other candidates to Cai Yinong. Cai Yinong's aesthetics is still very trustworthy, and the handsome men and beauties he selected have basically never disappointed the audience, but he still has to report to Wu Yuchen when the time comes.

He doesn't plan to worry too much about F4 and Meteor Garden, and basically leaves them to Cai Yinong. As for what Huang Xiaoming will develop in the future, it depends on his own destiny. After all, he chose his own path, and this opportunity was something that many people couldn't even ask for.

At this time, Wu Yuchen also received a call from the other side of the ocean: Wu, Bruce Willis wants to interview you. Can you rush back to Hollywood as soon as possible?

Oh, of course.

Upon hearing the news, Wu Yuchen also smiled. His domestic affairs were almost done and he was about to rush to Hollywood to work on his new project.

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When he arrived in the United States, in addition to his agent Carl, the person who came to pick him up this time was producer James. The two had previously cooperated quite happily, so Wu Yuchen still approached him for this The Sixth Sense. When Wu Yuchen was in China, he had already asked James to start preparatory work for the crew, such as location scouting and prop production, film shooting applications, etc.

On the way the group of people drove back, Wu Yuchen asked, Is Bruce Willis in Los Angeles?

James nodded and said with a smile: Yes, he is waiting for you specially. Being able to enjoy the waiting of a big Hollywood star, Wu, this is enough to prove your charm~

Bruce Willis is really popular nowadays. Not to mention the Die Hard series, Armageddon, The Fifth Element and Twelve Monkeys in recent years have achieved very good box office and reputation.

Wu Yuchen smiled, and then he asked Karl beside him: Are there any other arrangements?

Karl nodded immediately: When I learned that you were coming back, many people came to visit. In addition to the Seven, there are also Spielberg from DreamWorks, Harvey Weinstein from Miramax, etc.

Regarding Wu Yuchen's new project The Sixth Sense, it has actually attracted the attention of all parties when it came out half a year ago. There is no way, who made Wu Yuchen successively achieve success through Black Hole Frequency and Sniper Phone Booth A huge success?

Even though The Sixth Sense is a horror-themed movie, many studios have come to want to cooperate, such as Sony, Warner, Fox, etc., who have offered olive branches.

To be honest, Wu Yuchen's Miracle Pictures is not short of money now. The previous movie Sniper Phone Booth was full of money. This movie can be developed by itself, so it has not let go.

But he also knows that in order for the movie to go smoothly this time, he may have to choose a big company to cooperate with and release a certain share of investment to protect it.

Wu Yuchen didn't waste any time here. As soon as he arrived in Los Angeles, he went directly to see Bruce Willis. He could put other things aside and the male protagonist must be settled first.

After Wu Yuchen saw Bruce Willis, he smiled, shook hands with him and hugged him: Sorry, Bruce, I just got off the plane and I can't wait to see you!

Regarding Wu Yuchen's enthusiasm, Bruce Willis also said: Wu, I also hope to meet you as soon as possible, but I have been on the set for the past few months. You know, my schedule is very tight now~

Of course, Bruce, you are the hottest star in Hollywood now!

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and after making sure that the other person was not a weirdo, they got down to business:

The script of 'The Sixth Sense' is great, but I have some questions. Wu, I want to know what style you will shoot this movie in?

Wu Yuchen smiled:

Bruce, you have read the script. This is a ghost movie, so thriller and horror elements are indispensable. But I will not make it full of horror, that would be too cliché. A thriller at the beginning, and then Entering suspense, then turning to the warmth of family, and finally reaching the climax of the last five minutes of revealing the mystery, all the foreshadowing is for this, which will shock all the viewers!

Bruce Willis thought for a while and said: Can I understand that this is a ghost movie wrapped in a ghost movie, but it is essentially a family issues movie?

Wu Yuchen snapped his fingers: Bingo! Bruce, you are right. This is a movie about communication. In the film, adults do not believe that children can see ghosts, which is consistent with the blind spot of adults who always do not listen to children. Mutual Listening is an important way to communicate between two generations.

In fact, this is one of the reasons why The Sixth Sense can create a box office of nearly 300 million US dollars in the United States. This is definitely not the only movie with a twist in so many years. When it comes to horror, it is not as good as many horror movies. As Wu Yuchen said, The Sixth Sense is a family movie. Family movies have always been the most popular movie genre among Americans.

That’s not to say that the twists and thriller elements are unimportant, but the core of the movie is also crucial, and this is what many successful movies have in common. This is also the reason why The Sixth Sense, as a ghost film, was able to receive multiple Oscar nominations and was shortlisted for Best Picture.

Then Wu Yuchen added: It's like The Love of Ghosts, a love movie disguised as a ghost movie.

These words brought a wry smile to Bruce Willis's face: Wu, I regretted mentioning The Last Love. This is also one of the reasons why I wanted to star in The Sixth Sense after seeing the script. one.

Demi Moore, the heroine of The Last Day Out, is Bruce Willis's wife. In fact, Bruce Willis was originally invited as the male protagonist. It is a good idea to let these two real-life couples play a love story in the movie. gimmick.

But Bruce Willis directly rejected the film studio and director, because ghost movies have no great future. Which Hollywood A-list star would play a ghost? He thought it was a film that was bound to fail.

As a result, The End of the World became a classic and slapped him hard in the face, which became a regret for Bruce Willis.

In fact, with Bruce Willis' current appeal and status, there are literally dozens of scripts waiting in line for him. But the reason why he is willing to wait for Wu Yuchen this time is that after seeing this script, he thought of the original Things, I want to make up for the regrets I had.

He was very satisfied with Wu Yuchen's answer just now, but he still did not agree immediately and continued to ask:

Wu, I would like to ask, do you still plan to produce The Sixth Sense completely independently?

Wu Yuchen also guessed what he was thinking, shook his head and said: Bruce, are you worried about the film review issue? Don't worry, I will find a big studio to cooperate this time to ensure that the film classification will not be blocked.

This is why Wu Yuchen must release a certain share of investment.

Hollywood has a film review agency called the MPAA, which is the Motion Picture Association of America's Classification Committee. In North America, the film classification is controlled by the MPAA, and its main members are actually the current seven major Hollywood companies.

Do you think it has great power?

Small companies are fine, but companies like DreamWorks, led by Spielberg, that have emerged quickly, have capital, connections, and excellent production capabilities, will be suppressed by the Big Seven.

The most direct way is to block you from the grading system. In most movies, there will be some scenes that are not suitable for children, such as horror, gore, etc. Are there clear boundaries and how to classify them?

In fact, there is not, or even if there is, the right to interpret it belongs to the MPAA. The Seven are the members, and they are the referees. It is completely different to classify a DreamWorks film that was originally PG-13 as R-rated. treatment!

PG-13 children can still watch it, but it is recommended that their parents accompany them. However, the R rating means that those under 17 years old must be accompanied by their parents to watch it, which greatly reduces the number of people watching the movie.

He is both a player and a referee, how can you join forces with the Big Seven to fight? DreamWorks was actually defeated by distribution and the MPAA, and was eventually absorbed by a major studio after an internal split.

As for The Sixth Sense, there are some scary scenes in the movie. If you are not one of your own, if one of the MPAA companies doesn't like you, you will probably be rated R. This is a huge blow to a family movie. It is absolutely impossible to achieve such a high box office in its previous life!

Therefore, to get through the review and grading process, Wu Yuchen must choose a major manufacturer to cooperate with, so that he can get PG-13 treatment.

Bruce Willis smiled after hearing Wu Yuchen's reply, then stretched out his hand and said: Director Wu, I am very happy to cooperate with you this time!

Wu Yuchen also stretched out his hand and shook it. After some exchanges, both parties understood that they were both smart people, so subsequent cooperation would be easier.

After securing Bruce Willis, the main cast of the crew has been decided, and the heroine has long been promised to Jennifer Connelly by John Woo. As for the young actor who performed superbly, he is a child star who has long been famous, Haley Joel Osment. He starred in Forrest Gump in 1994. Wu Yuchen did not start auditions at all. It was a waste of time and he was designated directly.

Both the young actors and Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense performed very well, so Wu Yuchen would not change people at all to increase uncertainty.

After Wu Yuchen secured Bruce Willis, he met with people from major studios, and finally gave up 25% of the investment amount and reached a cooperation with Disney. When it comes to family movies, Nadie's Baby is one of the best in Hollywood, and this movie was invested and released by Disney in its previous life. With such good results, it was natural for Wu Yuchen to choose them.

However, Wu Yuchen also obtained certain benefits through negotiations, that is, Disney had to reduce the distribution fee to 10%. The John Woo plus Bruce Willis movie itself has appeal, and Disney agreed.

As for Spielberg's personal visit to woo you, I can only say I'm sorry. You haven't released it, and the film classification is stuck. Wu Yuchen will not pay for your dream.

As for the production cost of the movie, it is much higher this time than the 40 million in the previous life.

First of all, in his previous life, Bruce Willis signed a contract with salary plus share, because the producer did not want to take too high risks. As a result, after the box office exploded, Bruce Willis made a movie through all aspects of the share. The movie made $120 million, a huge win!

But now that Wu Yuchen knows how high the final box office and profit of The Sixth Sense will be, he will naturally not sign any sharing contract, but will give Bruce Willis 20 million.

Then there is Wu Yuchen’s own film remuneration. His current director’s remuneration in Hollywood is around 10 million. For this film, as his director and screenwriter, he has set a salary of 5 million plus North American box office and 10% revenue share of the disc. conditions of.

In fact, he wanted not to take any money and wanted a 15% share ratio, but his partner Disney refused to agree, so the final negotiation was for a 10% share ratio.

In Hollywood, your treatment depends on your position. Even if Wu Yuchen invests independently and offers himself a sky-high salary, the outside world will not recognize it. On the contrary, he may attract an audit by the tax department and think that you are up to no good.

Then Wu Yuchen plans to increase the production cost this time. Many things can be stuffed into the crew, bought through the crew, and left for the company and himself after the filming. Of course, because Disney is watching, he doesn’t dare to go too far. Too much.

In short, the production cost of The Sixth Sense has also increased to 60 million. The cost is quite high for a ghost movie.

Here, Wu Yuchen and James have already made full preparations for The Sixth Sense. The movie is set in Philadelphia and will start filming at the end of October or early November. The tone of the entire movie is rather grim, so it was chosen to be shot in early winter.

At the Philadelphia Airport, two middle-aged Chinese men stopped a taxi and reported their address after walking out of the airport.

One of the elegant middle-aged men asked the short man next to him:

Brother Qiang, it's not good for us to come to the door in such a hurry...

Jiang Zhiqiang shook his head when he heard this and said with a bitter smile:

There is no way. Who would have thought that Chen Taiming would divest the capital if he said it? We can only see if Director Wu can help out of the face of fellow Chinese. Only by going to the door in person and clarifying it in person can we be considered sincere!

Li An also sighed after hearing this, feeling very sad.

He bought the rights to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon a few years ago and spent two years revising the script. Afterwards, we contacted an investor from Wanwan, Chen Taiming, the boss of Wanwan Yageo Electronics, and invested 80 million to make this martial arts movie.

The male and female protagonists have been decided, Li Lianjie and Yang Ziqiong. Everything went smoothly. In September, Li An took the team to the mainland to start collecting stories, recruiting characters, and even some supporting roles had been selected.

As a result, at this time, bad news suddenly came: Chen Taiming, an investor in Wanwan, withdrew his capital!

Jiang Zhiqiang and Li An hurried to Wanwan, but when they spread their hands, they just said two words: no money!

It's useless for the two of them to be angry, they can only start discussing the next step.

According to Li An's thinking, he is a little scared of investors who withdraw their capital at any time, so it is best to go back to Hollywood to attract investment. After all, the entire production process in Hollywood is very formal, and there are many mechanisms and measures to ensure the completion of film shooting.

But Jiang Zhiqiang feels that Hollywood may not be willing to invest in such a purely Chinese martial arts film. This is why the first investors we looked for were Chinese.

At this time, Jiang Zhiqiang thought of Wu Yuchen. After all, his Miracle Pictures is now a Hollywood company and will follow the formal production process of Hollywood. At the same time, he is a Chinese who understands Chinese martial arts films, which perfectly suits him and Li. According to the request of the two people on shore, they flew directly from Wanwan to the United States.

Jiang Zhiqiang said: It was previously rumored in Hollywood that Director Wu's Miracle Pictures made US$100 million through Sniper Phone Booth. I don't know if it is that much, but he can definitely afford our small amount of money.

Listening to Jiang Zhiqiang's words, Li An also sighed with emotion:

100 million US dollars...

Thinking about it, when he met Wu Yuchen at the Berlin Film Festival more than two years ago, he was just a new director who had just made a short film Che 44. Unexpectedly, he would surpass him in just two years. The international director can't help but feel quite complicated.

Then he sighed again: But no matter how much money someone has, it doesn't come from the strong wind...

That's why the two of us are going to visit in person. Moreover, I inquired about Director Wu's reputation through my mainland friends. I heard that he is very loyal and supports the development of Chinese films! Jiang Zhiqiang said and gave a thumbs up, like It was to encourage myself and Li An.

Li An also smiled when he heard this, and could only pray in his heart that he could succeed this time.