Chapter 271： Works of Dongcheng Films!

"Well, I remember!" Victoria agreed, and said, "Smith, have you contacted Halliwell?"

"Yes, I just talked to her on the phone just now, and she doesn't seem to be in a good mood." Zhang Dongcheng replied.

The two chatted for a while, and Victoria told Zhang Dongcheng, at least at this time, to call Halliwell a few more times to comfort her, and then hung up the phone.

After the call ended, Zhang Dongcheng finally felt a lot more relaxed. He whistled and came to the editing room, and continued to get busy.

During this period of time, Dongcheng Films has been reporting successes. The shooting of Reaper is going well and is drawing to a close. Zhang Dongcheng has also seen the semi-finished shots shot by Huang Yiyu, and the effect is indeed very good.

The Matrix 2, far away in Australia, has Nuonuo as a stand-in, which also solved the crisis of the crew's shutdown, and is now in full swing. There was basically no need for Zhang Dongcheng to worry about it anymore.

ZDC's A Thousand Ways to Die has aired three episodes, and the ratings are soaring, almost making Blaise smile crookedly. The production of the TV series Prison Break is also progressing quite smoothly.

Woo Yusen's The Bourne Shadow has also completed preparations and is officially ready to start filming.

The date of the start-up was set on June 1st, the International Children's Day. Of course, there is no International Children's Day in the United States, but this does not give up John Woo's setting the start date on this day.

On the first day of June, Zhang Dongcheng accompanied Wu Yusen to hold the launch conference of Spy Shadow in the large conference room of Dongcheng Pictures.

Since the success of the Titanic, there has been no record of drawing for half a year, and Hollywood has begun to promote movies with big investment, big production, and big scenes.

But even in this general environment, there are still a handful of movies with an investment of 100 million US dollars. However, in the same year, or even at the same time, Dongcheng Films opened two large-scale investment films of more than 100 million US dollars.

A Matrix, 150 million US dollars. A spy movie that is about to start, with a budget of 100 million US dollars. In the blink of an eye, 250 million were thrown out. If the publicity and other investment before the release are added, the two films will almost cost a huge investment of nearly 300 million US dollars.

At the same time, another low-cost Reaper is coming is also under intense production. And as the chairman of Dongcheng Pictures, Zhang Dongcheng also personally produced a dark war.

The multi-line layout made everyone realize the courage of this new company that dared to face the eight major film companies in just one year of establishment!

Such a big deal, even the eight major film companies with a history of nearly a hundred years, cannot do it calmly. But now, Zhang Dongcheng and his Dongcheng Pictures have set a new record.

After coming to the big meeting room, Zhang Dongcheng was suddenly surprised when he saw the leading actors of the Bourne Movie crew selected by Wu Yusen.

He never dreamed that the heroine John Woo was looking for was not Franka Potente, but Angelina Jolie!

is the Lara Croft in Tomb Raider!

Angelina Jolie, whose real name is Angelina Jolie Voight (Angelina Jolie Voight), is a famous American actress, philanthropist, social activist, alumnus of New York University, United Nations Children's Goodwill Ambassador.

Her most successful commercial film is "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," which grossed $478 million. "Wanted" grossed $341 million, "Sauter" grossed $300 million, "Deadly Companion" grossed $278 million, "Tomb Raider" grossed $274 million, And "Gone in 60 Seconds" grossed $237 million worldwide.

Born on June 4, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA. His father is Slovak-American actor and Academy Award winner Jon Voight. It can be said that she is a girl from an acting family. Graduated from theleestrasbergtheatre&filminstitute and New York University Film Institute.

In 1989, Julie started her career as a model, during which she participated in the music MTV shooting of MeatLoaf, LennyKravitz, and Lemonheads. "Cyborg 2" in 1992 was Jolie's first big screen work.

From 1998 to 2000, Julie won 3 Golden Globe Awards, 2 Emmy Award nominations, and the 72nd Academy Award for Best Actress for three consecutive years with "George Wallace", "Love in Clothes" and "The Girl Who Moved Soul". Supporting actor award. In 2009, she was nominated for Best Actress at the 81st Oscar for her role in "Change of Suspects".

On August 27, 2001, after visiting Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Pakistan with the staff of the UNHCR, Julie was elected as the Goodwill Ambassador of the UNHCR in Geneva, Switzerland. In 2012, he was elected as the Special Envoy of UNHCR. In 2013, he won the 86th Oscar Joan Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

But in terms of personal marriage, Angelina is not so lucky. After marrying Johnny Lee Miller in 1996, the marriage lasted less than two years before they became strangers. The two have begun to separate this year and will officially announce their divorce next year.

A year later, that is, in 2000, she married Billy Bob Thornton, who was 20 years older than her, but this vigorous love at that time ended in the end. In the second year of their marriage, the two began to separate in 2002 and divorced in May 2003.

In each of these two marriages, they separated after two years of marriage, and divorced after one year of separation. The coincidence feels like a curse.

Angelina's most amazing declaration is that she claims to be interested in both sexes. When seeing this introduction, Zhang Dongcheng's eyes almost fell out.

Logically speaking, Angelina Jolie at this stage should participate in the filming of the movie "Whatever You Want". Unexpectedly, he was robbed by Wu Yusen.

Except for Angelina Jolie, John Woo basically chose the remaining actors according to the reference given in the script, such as Matt Damon, the leading actor. For him, Wu Yusen even did not hesitate to find Zhang Dongcheng and let him say hello to Steven Spielberg who was far away in Europe.

The second actor, Chris Cooper, is also an old filmmaker. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1951. His most admirable speech, "I just want to be an actor, not a star". Serious, humble, and professional, Chris has played supporting roles in many stage plays and film and television works, leaving a deep impression on people.

"Mr. Zhang, please come and speak!" Wu Yusen smiled and gave Zhang Dongcheng the opening opportunity.

Zhang Dongcheng heard the words and did not refuse. He moved his chair to make himself more comfortable to face the microphone, and then Zhang Dongcheng said loudly: "Friends from the press, welcome to the launch conference of Spy Shadow.

As everyone knows, Bourne is based on Robert Ludham's best-selling novel "Bourne's Identity". After several months of preparation, the crew has now officially completed the preparatory work. It will soon enter a tense shooting state.

The Bourne Shadow is the second film of Dongcheng Pictures with an investment of 100 million yuan. It is directed by Mr. Wu Yusen, a director of Chinese descent. Mr. Matt Damon, Mr. Chris Cooper and the glamorous Miss Angelina Jolie joined in, I believe this film will not let everyone down. If you have any questions below, please raise your hand! "

After saying some clichés, Zhang Dongcheng gave the opportunity to speak to Wu Yusen.

"Mr. Smith. Hello, I am a reporter from Los Angeles Media Information. My name is Monroe Peters." Standing up was a man who looked over thirty years old and was close to forty. There was a bit of cunning in his eyes. The tone was extremely respectful and he asked: "Smith appeared, we all know that the script of the Hong Kong version of Dark War has been leaked, and the whole movie can be said to have no secrets for the public. Under such circumstances, you still have to insist on releasing it ?"

After hearing this guy named Monroe declare his family name, Zhang Dongcheng's face became slightly gloomy. Los Angeles media information, this is my deadly enemy! The following sentence confirmed Zhang Dongcheng's guess.

no surprise! Los Angeles media information is definitely not friendly.

Zhang Dongcheng smiled, but there was a bit of vigilance in his eyes. He replied: "I'm sorry, today is Bourne's launch conference, please don't ask questions that have nothing to do with Bourne, thank you!"

"Mr. Smith!" Zhang Dongcheng guessed right, Monroe was here to make trouble. It may not be appropriate to say that it's causing trouble, but this guy really wants to create some negative news about Dongcheng. "Wait, Mr. Smith, are you afraid to answer this question? Or are you afraid?"

"What do I have to be afraid of?" Zhang Dongcheng sneered when he heard that Monroe had said so much, "Could it be that the story is well-known, so it can't be made into a movie? Shakespeare's Romeo is in five hundred It was widely known years ago, but not now, but it has been shown on the big screen several times in this century. A good work, even if everyone knows the direction of his story, it will still not affect everyone's love."

Here, Zhang Dongcheng secretly changed the concept. The leak of the script and the well-known story are two concepts. The story can be recreated, but the script is the foundation of a play. Leakage is a big problem.

Seeing what Monroe wanted to say, Zhang Dongcheng didn't give him this chance at all, and continued: "Secondly, my American version of Dark War will not copy the story of the Hong Kong version foolishly. The folk culture inheritance of the two places is different. There is a big difference, and everyone's acceptance is also different. So I reprocessed the script again.

It can be said that, except for the main plot, the dark war I filmed has basically broken away from the shackles of the Hong Kong version of the dark war, and it is a story that is very different from the Hong Kong version of the dark war. The movie will be released in a short time, I hope everyone will come to the cinema to support it! Well, Mr. Monroe, your question is over. Please sit down! "

After finally getting the chance to make trouble for Zhang Dongcheng, how could Monroe just give up? He said unrelentingly: "Mr. Smith, you are sophistry. You are trying to trick the audience into the cinema and recover your losses. This is a despicable approach."

"Security!" Zhang Dongcheng's face darkened completely, and he said coldly, "Pull this troublemaker out!"

The security guard of Dongcheng Films has long been upset with this guy who is blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. With the salary given by Zhang Dongcheng, they naturally had to stand by Zhang Dongcheng's side.

Hearing this, he immediately pushed aside the other reporters and came to Monroe. Without saying a word, he took the guy's arm and dragged him towards the door.

"Oh! NO! You can't do this. I'm a reporter, and I have the right to know!" Monroe yelled. Angrily shouted: "Smith, you savage, you..."

His voice became weaker and weaker, but he had already been kicked out of the conference room. The sound insulation effect of the meeting room is very good, as long as the door is closed, the outside sound will be isolated immediately.

"Okay, everyone, a little episode just now surprised everyone. Our press conference continues, and all reporters can speak freely!" Zhang Dongcheng regained his smile.

After a moment of silence in the conference room, someone finally stood up and asked John Woo: "Mr. John, your face-changing work can be regarded as a milestone in the director's career. What about changing face?"

No one can tell what will happen in the future. Wu Yusen will not foolishly jump into such a simple language trap. "Bourne Shadow is the movie with the highest investment I have accepted so far. I will try my best to make it the best!"

"Mr. John, may I ask why you chose Ms. Angelina as the heroine?" Another reporter asked.

Angelina is indeed very beautiful, but her achievements are far inferior to those of the remaining two main creators, Matt Damon and Chris Cooper. received two nominations.

But in terms of strength, Angelina is slightly inferior to these two men.

Of course, if it’s an ordinary low-budget movie, maybe these people wouldn’t question anything, but now Dongcheng Films’ The Spy is a rare big investment of 100 million U.S. dollars in Hollywood.

Even if the Titanic started a wave of big investments and big productions, $100 million is still a rare high cost.

Dongcheng Films' approach, under such circumstances, will appear to be unpredictable!

"Miss Angelina is a very good actor. We think she is very suitable for this role! So we chose her!" John Woo gave a very official answer.

The subsequent questions became much more boring, and these reporters did not continue to find any topics from Angelina Jolie. After all, Angelina is generally considered a well-known actress in Hollywood.

Especially at the beginning of this year, after the release of her film "Love in Clothes", it became a hot spot of media attention. The Spy Shadow is coveting other considerations, and it is not impossible to choose Angelina as the heroine.

The spies-laden launch conference ended smoothly, except that Monroe came out to make trouble.

On the afternoon of the press conference, Wu Yusen led the crew to Greece for filming.

In the office building of Los Angeles Media Information, Gavin's office. "Mr. Monroe, well done!" Gavin said to Monroe with a thumbs up.

In his hand, he was holding a photo that had just been developed. Above is the scene of Zhang Dongcheng sullenly ordering the security guards to drive Monroe out.

"Thank you, Mr. Gavin. I don't know the position of the editor-in-chief..." Monroe asked Gavin cautiously.

"OK! Congratulations, Mr. Monroe Peters, I officially announce that from now on, you will be the editor-in-chief of our Los Angeles media information! I hope you will continue to bring more current affairs news to the newspaper!" Gavin said from the chair Standing up, he held out his hand to Monroe.

"Thank you very much Mr. Gavin for your trust, I will not let you down!" Monroe said solemnly.

He has already seen that there seems to be something dirty between his boss Gavin and Zhang Dongcheng, a recently popular director. In fact, it is easy to guess. Just looking at the media information in Los Angeles, he has never said a letter for Zhang Dongcheng. If you are good, you will be able to tell the difference.

Although I don’t know what intriguing stories there are, but as an employee, the most important thing is to stand in line and support your boss, so that you can climb higher and get more coveted rewards.

As for saying that the reporter is public knowledge? sorry, what is that? It can't be used as a meal, where there are dollar bills is the most real!

At this moment, Monroe had already made up his mind to follow his boss. Isn't it just to discredit Zhang Dongcheng, a director of Chinese descent? Anyway, I have done this kind of thing too much, and I don't care this time.

Besides, as long as one is careful not to let Zhang Dongcheng seize the handle and leave a tail of defamation of reputation, then what can Zhang Dongcheng do to him?

With such an idea, Monroe stood firmly on the opposite side of Zhang Dongcheng.

On the second day of the Bourne Spy press conference, reports about Bourne Bourne began to appear in the media.

However, because Halliwell's enthusiasm for launching the Spice Girls has not yet passed, and there were no big revelations at this press conference, it did not attract much attention.

Furthermore, just an investment of 100 million US dollars is enough to attract the attention of the audience. Zhang Dongcheng didn't care much about the effect of publicity.

However, although the propaganda effect of The Spy Shadow was not very good, Monroe's question to Zhang Dongcheng caused quite a stir.

"Smith Zhang, who is famous for his reputation, still chooses to show a secret war in order to recover his losses. This is irresponsible to the audience and tramples on the art of film. I call on everyone not to watch this movie!" - " The new editor-in-chief of Los Angeles Media News, Monroe Peters.

Obviously, Monroe has successfully climbed to the position of editor-in-chief by virtue of the description of discrediting Zhang Dongcheng.

There are several photos below this report, one of which is Dongcheng ordering the security guards to throw Monroe out. His face is gloomy, and he seems to be angry.

The other one is a photo of Monroe being held up by two security guards and thrown out of the venue in a rather embarrassing situation.

The choice of angle is very good. People who don’t know the truth, just looking at these photos, may still regard Zhang Dongcheng as a heinous tyrant and Monroe as a saint who would rather die than submit!

Following the article, Monroe began to accuse Zhang Dongcheng of being domineering and arrogant in the newspaper, violating his sacred right to know as a reporter.

Although this report has many negative descriptions about Zhang Dongcheng, the readers are not fools. There are also some descriptions of Monroe at the meeting in other newspapers. It's hard to guess what happened.

First of all, it was Monroe's provocation that he had nothing to do. They originally held the launch conference of the movie Bourne, instead of asking questions about Bourne, instead you chased after the old things that had long been rotten. endlessly.

Smith? Zhang asked him to go out, it is understandable. Who told you to be unruly?

Regarding this, Zhang Dongcheng also felt that Monroe did a good job, at least this guy did a lot of publicity work for the release of Dark War in disguise.

Sometimes, negative news is also a kind of publicity, isn't it? Otherwise, in the future network information age, there won't be so many actors who want to become famous.

Although Monroe made a big scandal at the venue, he also gained Gavin's trust and became the editor-in-chief of Los Angeles media information. Speaking of it, he got the reward he deserved. Such a farce benefited both Zhang Dongcheng and Monroe.

Time flies, and it is already the middle of June. At this time, the post-production of the dark battle is basically completed.

"Mr. Smith!" Huang Yiyu, who was supposed to be filming Death on Long Island, suddenly came to the door. "The shot of the **** of death has been filmed, and we are going to hold a wrap-up banquet."

Zhang Dongcheng, who was contemplating the screening in the office, had to come back to his senses, and said, "Has the filming been completed yet? I'm very sorry, James, I've been really busy these days! I actually forgot that the **** of death is coming." matter."

"Mr. Smith, it's okay, I can't wait to shoot The Grudge now!" Huang Yiyu said a little excitedly.

The main reason for the success of The Grudge is the perfect fusion of Eastern and Western horror film shooting techniques. The combination of European and American blood plasma and the Eastern style of psychological fear is definitely the first for Hollywood. time!

Moreover, the Grudge itself has a great reputation in Japan, and this is the reason for its final achievement.

However, there is no basis for the Japanese version now, and Zhang Dongcheng is also a little uncertain whether this movie can achieve the achievements he has seen.

"Don't you need to rest for a while?" Zhang Dongcheng asked curiously.

Huang Yiyu shook her head when she heard the words, and said, "After two or three days of rest, I will be able to prepare the crew soon!"

For Huang Yiyu, who has always been depressed, he finally got a boss who appreciates him. During the filming of Reaper, he didn't even interfere with his filming at all. Give it all to yourself.