Chapter 363
You have a supervisor offer
It is no exaggeration to say that the sequel to "The Kung Fu Master" is now the most popular item for Hollywood actors.
You can refer to Miracle for the box office records created by superhero movies. Although it has declined now, DeLand has started a new series that has performed well at the box office, and the superhero universe seems to have new hope!
You can say that this kind of film is not artistic enough, but it is hard to deny its huge commercial success. It is rare to find a movie that is both an artistic and box office success. Even top actors may not always be able to win one.
Sui Si has always emphasized that a movie like "Dragon Slayer" with excellent reputation and box office is a phenomenon that is hard to come by. There is no need to force Ling Suisui to have this effect in every work, which is impossible.
"The Kung Fu Master" may very well be the next globally popular IP, especially since it does not need to consider the original universe of the original work - which means that in the best case scenario, the screenwriter and director can even customize the characters for the actors.
This is not impossible. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Mo's character was based on Ling Suisui himself. Even if the screenwriter did not do it on purpose, but since Ling Sui was confirmed to play the role, how could he not be influenced by her when creating the film?
So, with the hit of "The Master of Kung Fu" in theaters, DeLand Films has been very busy recently.
Tong Xiaoman had just confirmed Ling Sui's release date with Dilande when someone revealed that "Kung Fu Master 2" would be released in December of the following year.
Ling Sui was shocked when he saw the news. When will the filming take place? She hasn't been informed of this yet.
"We'll start filming early next year." Tong Xiaoman updated her on the progress of the information. "They've already written many versions of the script, but the specific preparations will take time. This is already very fast."
What Ling Sui heard was that after the hot promotion period of "Kung Fu Master" was over, she could take a break until the beginning of next year.
She thought so, but she heard Tong Xiaoman ask: "Are you going to participate in activities at the end of the year?"
"What activities?"
"Forget about the rest, but we must go to the Starlight Awards. Our company has a lot of cooperation with Antenna."
Tong Xiaoman: "Ru Meng Ling has been broadcasting very well this year, and the platform is waiting for you to become a VIP star. In previous years when there were no dramas broadcast, we could still decline the award on the grounds that we had no works and were embarrassed to accept it."
What she meant was that it definitely wouldn't work this year.
If Ling Suisui was still a self-employed person, it wouldn't matter whether she gave face to the platform or not, but isn't she still one of the bosses of Fengshou Media? Even if she doesn't take care of things, she still gets dividends, so she has this responsibility.
"Okay, I'll go."
Ling Suisui nodded, and asked in one breath: "Besides the drama promotion, do I have any other schedule this year?"
Tong Xiaoman handed her the tablet and said, "All the invitations we screened are here, take a look."
If she wants to go, she can go; if she doesn't want to go, she can't go.
Ling Sui was very satisfied with this situation, and she checked them one by one.
There are only four months from now to next year. There would definitely not be enough time for a serious film contract, unless the filming was about to start and the crew asked her to save the day - that would have to be someone very, very familiar to her, so they would not appear here and wait for Tong Xiaoman to tell her, but would come to her in person.
Therefore, all Ling Sui saw were various activities and a few variety shows.
"A competitive reality show that trains Kung Fu actors..." Her gaze lingered here and she looked at it a few more times.
This is Aoqi's top variety show, and half of the contestants to be invited are well-known young artists in the circle. Of course, the invitation extended to her is to the mentor seat.
The program had a large investment scale and a luxurious cast, and for this reason, Ling Suisui signed up without hesitation.
At this point in time, putting on a reality show to train kung fu actors... even a fool can guess who this is trying to take advantage of.
In fact, the conditions offered by Aoqi were very good, and Ling Suisui was also willing to cultivate some good talents for the domestic entertainment industry...but it was really hard for her to believe that a variety show with such a large investment and so many popular stars really wanted to cultivate good actors rather than just to make a fortune.
——Which crew is this training for? Or is Ochi planning to do charity?
Knowing the outcome, Ling Sui would not harbor any naive fantasies.
Ling Suisui not only didn't want to be a mentor, he was even unwilling to help them shoot a promotional video. It’s not a question of whether she is free or not, but that she is unwilling to cooperate with this kind of thing from the bottom of her heart.
Moreover, to be frustrating... even if Ochi really wants to make a good show, the effect will not be significant.
A few years ago, she collaborated with Fruit TV on "Hero, Please Take the Challenge". Although the original intention of producing this program was just for publicity, it objectively provided a group of good talents for the domestic entertainment industry, such as Lin Yahan from her company.
Want to ask after that? There is no after.
The most popular student in this program is Lin Yahan, but her most exciting fighting scenes in recent years all come from the program content.
Her most popular drama had nothing to do with martial arts, and the female fighting roles she had played never made any splashes - it's not that she didn't work hard, but that no matter how much real talent an actor has, he or she won't be able to display it if they encounter a perfunctory and limited crew.
Apart from anything else, the camera movement alone can stump countless directors. Do you really think that fighting scenes are only for actors?
What’s even worse is that the quality of film and television dramas has improved, but there is no money for publicity and promotion… The saying “Good wine needs no bush” is no longer applicable in an era when Internet information cocoons are becoming increasingly serious.
Lin Yahan's dilemma is not only her own, but also that of many actors.
If you really want to make a big-budget drama, you have to make concessions on casting. The crews that have the right to choose their own cast often don’t have a very good team and don’t have much money...
This is the current situation of the film and television industry, so Ling Suisui thinks this kind of reality show is useless.
There are no good martial arts films or kung fu films in the domestic entertainment industry, and the biggest problem does not lie with the actors.
This is why actors who have made it tend to work behind the scenes or form their own team. Anyway, the protagonist has to bear the consequences of both good and bad things. If he doesn't have the right to speak, it means he is leaving his fate to others.
Ling Suisui looked through them all and confirmed that he had no interest in these activities at all, so he prepared to take a vacation until next year.
Of course, the ongoing film promotion still needs to be followed up. Although the sequel is already a sure thing, the box office of the first film will definitely be as high as possible.
During the promotion period, Ling Suisui also found out some content about the second part.
The character of Michelle is still there, but Amy's ranking may have to be moved back several places - the new movie will add two female superheroes, one who does magic and the other who relies on mutations, and their personal movies are also being prepared.
Li Mo has to train newcomers, and Ling Suisui may have to sign contracts for eight or nine films at a time.
Not only will she star in the Kung Fu Master series, she will also star in the personal movies of two other superheroes, and her roles will account for a significant proportion. If nothing unexpected happens, they will be the "Big Three" of the new superhero universe, and there will be several combined movies...
Ling Suisui felt that once these contracts were signed, she wouldn't have to think about other works in the next few years and would spend most of her time on Li Mo.
Dilland had shown hesitation before, but judging from their enthusiasm now, their confidence in Li Mo is too strong.
These were things Ling Suisui had anticipated, and she accepted them fairly well.
She just felt a little sorry for Amy, but Amy was more open-minded than her. As long as she can continue to act in this series, it will be a good result for her.
By the way, after "The Kung Fu Master" became a hit, some people on the Internet questioned Ling Suisui, why he was unwilling to make domestic kung fu films, and whether he really wanted to help Hollywood make money?
Ling Suisui really wants to answer: Do you invest in domestic Kung Fu movies?
The production cost of "Kung Fu Master" is 200 million US dollars, which is more than 1.4 billion RMB. Regardless of whether that much money was actually used, the audience sitting in the cinema really felt that money was being burned in every frame.
The cost is 1.4 billion, even without considering publicity and promotion, the minimum required to make a profit is 3.6 billion. If you want to make some money, you have to start with 4 billion, but this result is already ranked among the top ten box office hits in mainland China's film history.
Under the same or even slightly inferior conditions, Ling Suisui is willing to give priority to domestic films, but her wishful thinking is useless. There must be a crew who dares to take the risk. Domestic films do not have the global distribution capabilities of Diland.
Facts have proven that even "Kung Fu Master" could not reach 4 billion in domestic box office. These are very realistic problems.
However, Kung Fu and martial arts are, after all, China's traditional culture. Even though Ling Suisui is now the hottest star in Hollywood, it does not change her idea that she hopes domestic martial arts films can develop on their own.
The export of Chinese films and television is actually the basis for Ling Sui's confidence in a foreign country. Because she has a way out, companies like Dilande will be more polite to her. If the domestic entertainment industry develops too badly, people will think that she is reluctant to leave and can do whatever they want with her.
At the end of August, Ling Sui received greetings from Tang Bing.
The teacher first asked about her recent situation, and then suggested that someone wanted to meet her and asked her what she thought.
Ling Suisui: [Who is it? 】
Tang Bing: [Teng Zhengde, he is considered a friend of my teacher]
Wow, that’s quite a high generation.
Tang Bing has said so, so unless Ling Sui is too busy to spare the time, he should at least go and meet her.
What's more, she herself is also very interested in Director Fuji.
The other party is from Hong Kong and is a very famous kung fu film director in Hong Kong. Does he want to find her to film a movie?
This might not work... With Li Mo around, Ling Suisui might not be willing to continue playing repetitive roles, and Dilande might also have objections.
After they met, Ling Suisui realized that he was wrong.
Fuji Masanori didn't want her to be the lead actress, but wanted her to be the producer.
Oh, producer?
If a mainland director approached her, Ling Suisui would refuse without hesitation because she is not a professional in this field. However, in the division of labor in the Hong Kong film and television industry, producer represents another meaning, and this is also the original meaning of the word.
Producer is a concept that originated from the Hong Kong film industry system, but has undergone changes in mainland China.
In mainland China, producers are in charge of everything. Not only is he responsible for the total budget during filming and participates in arranging the specific shooting plan of the film, he also has to supervise the director's artistic creation and financial expenditure on behalf of the producer, and also assist the director in arranging specific daily affairs.
However, in Hong Kong, the producer will provide conceptual ideas and major constructive opinions on film creation and participate in important decision-making of the crew, but is not responsible for the specific script writing and directing.
According to Ling Suisui's understanding, Teng Zhengde wants to make her a partner?
This... is a little interesting, but she has never tried similar work before, so where does Director Fuji get his confidence in her from?
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