Chapter 348

Things that Zhang Ziyi couldn't accept even more came.

"Honey, you and Director Cao Yang are both Chinese, you should be very familiar, right? Can you make an appointment for him to have a meal together? It's best if we can interact often and become good friends with him."

Speaking of this, Vivi Nevo was obviously very excited.

Foreigners generally speak more directly, so Vivi Nevo didn't beat around the bush with Zhang Ziyi and explained directly:

"Director Cao Yang is one of the most influential directors in Hollywood; his films have never failed; he is a director who can rarely balance art and commerce.

That is to say, his films can win awards and also achieve particularly good box office; this is a very, very remarkable thing."

Vivi Nevo hugged Zhang Ziyi's waist, and that hand also stroked her waist a few times, and continued at a very fast speed:

"You might not know, in Hollywood, Director Cao Yang is a person who is very difficult to approach; guys who want to invest in his films, to put it bluntly, can line up from Los Angeles to San Francisco.

The seven major Hollywood film companies are all waving checks and offering very generous conditions, just wanting to invest in his films, while small and medium-sized film companies simply don't have such an opportunity.

You think, as long as we can become good friends with Director Cao Yang, maybe we can follow along and invest a little when he starts a new film; this is almost a sure-win thing."

Zhang Ziyi thought for a moment; Cao Yang indeed seems to have never failed; anywhere in the world, including Hollywood and China, for such a director, there will certainly be a kind of blind superstition.

"Can't we invest directly in his films? As long as we give him more director's remuneration..."

Zhang Ziyi said tentatively.

She is a smart person; if she weren't smart, she wouldn't have reached her current status; these words can certainly test out some of Vivi Nevo's energy to some extent, at least see some clues.

After what just happened, Zhang Ziyi felt she needed to re-evaluate the weight of her boyfriend.

"Ha, honey, what are you thinking?"

Vivi Nevo's hand moved down from Zhang Ziyi's waist, stopped at the side of her butt, and pinched it.

"Do you know how much he can get for directing a film in Hollywood?"

"How much?"

Zhang Ziyi was a bit curious.

She knows the approximate remuneration of Hollywood stars, but the director's remuneration is hard to say, and the composition of a major director's remuneration is also a bit complicated.

However, in Zhang Ziyi's mind, Cao Yang's income for shooting a film can be on par with Hollywood major stars; taking more than 10 million USD would be the limit.

You have to know that converted into RMB, this is about 100 million, which is something domestic directors simply dare not think about.

"His producer, director, and screenwriter fees, added together, are very expensive; he is one of the top three directors in Hollywood currently."

Looking at Zhang Ziyi's surprised expression, Vivi Nevo continued: "Of course, these are not worth mentioning compared to his share; do you know what his share ratio in 'Inception' is?"

"How much?"

Zhang Ziyi asked mechanically; how much is the top three in remuneration among Hollywood directors?

"13% share!"

Looking at Zhang Ziyi's shocked expression, Vivi Nevo added: "It's 13% of the total box office, and 13% of all subsequent peripheral income!"

Zhang Ziyi's brain went boom, and she was a bit confused for a while.

She vaguely remembered that the global box office of "Inception" was 900 million USD; how much is 13%? It should be more than 100 million USD, right?

How much RMB is this?

Nearly 1 billion, right?

For one film, Cao Yang can actually get 1 billion?!

And this doesn't count the subsequent peripheral income, which is also a very large number.

Zhang Ziyi was silent and very regretful.

If I had been able to take down Cao Yang back then...

Zhang Ziyi couldn't help but glance at her boyfriend, and then glanced at Cao Yang who was talking to the president of Warner Bros. Pictures in the corner.

One is old, short, and ugly, and also has a strong body odor.

One is young, handsome, and wealthy, and also possesses a status that is extremely high even in Hollywood; this can be seen from his equal conversation with that Warner president, and the attitude of her own boyfriend who wants to "suck up."

Zhang Ziyi was confused at this moment.

"Honey."

Zhang Ziyi only felt that the hand above her butt was acting up again, and saw her boyfriend smiling and saying to her:

"That girl is also Chinese, right? She can become a main character in 'Inception' and can also be brought to attend the Oscar awards ceremony and banquet; her relationship with Director Cao Yang must be unusual.

Let's go, let's go and build a relationship with her first, and try to see if we can start from the side and detour to become good friends with Director Cao Yang."

Zhang Ziyi turned her head and couldn't help but frown.

Isn't that Fan Bingbing?

What qualifications does she have to let herself actively approach?

To put it bluntly, before Fan Bingbing appeared in "Inception," she had already become a transparent person, almost to the point of being unsearchable.

Even when she was hottest before, she had no comparability with herself!

A bitch who had dog-shit luck, let me actively talk to her? Actively build a relationship?

How is this possible!

Isn't this lowering my own status?

I am one of the four great Qingyi in the country; what is Fan Bingbing? Does she have any awards? Why can she be on par with me?

Before Zhang Ziyi could refuse, she felt her waist tighten and was taken by her boyfriend towards Fan Bingbing's direction.

At this moment, Zhang Ziyi only felt the sky was dark and gloomy, and she even had the heart to die.

Jeff Robinov, the president of Warner Bros. Pictures, came to find Cao Yang, still bringing up the old matter, wanting to invite Cao Yang to direct the "Batman" sequel.

Currently, Warner Bros. has already passed a resolution internally to shoot the second Batman.

However, the disagreement is that although the first "Batman" directed by Nolan had good word-of-mouth, the profit was far less than expected.

So in the choice of the second director, the executives of Warner Bros. were divided into two factions.

One faction believes that inviting Cao Yang to direct is the best choice; the reason is also very sufficient: Cao Yang has never failed, and the box office is getting higher and higher.

The other faction believes that Cao Yang is not American and must lack understanding of "Batman," and might not necessarily understand what this comic means to Americans.

Plus, he is still doing post-production for "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"; who knows when he will have a schedule? Or maybe he might rest for half a year or a year after "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" is released, which is something many major directors will do.

Just continue to invite Nolan to direct; after all, his first one had good word-of-mouth, and with a foundation, the second one won't be too bad even if it's worse.

Jeff Robinov is inclined to the faction that invites Cao Yang to direct.

Still the same sentence, before a director fails, many people are very superstitious about him.

Of course, Jeff Robinov also knows that major directors have opinions about directing other people's sequels and generally are unwilling to do it.

However, "Batman" is different; this is a comic-adapted film, which has a comic foundation; even if it is shot again, it doesn't count as a sequel, but shooting a new story in the comic.

This is what Jeff Robinov used to persuade Cao Yang; he was afraid that Cao Yang would think this was a sequel and thus produce resistance.

Actually, Cao Yang didn't have much interest in directing "Batman," but he had great interest in shooting the peripheral "Joker" of "Batman."

"Joker" can shoot complex human nature, from a weak, pitiful, extremely repressed character at the beginning, gradually becoming cruel, ruthless, and even evil.

What made him become like this?

Thereby, it can also reveal that the economic collapse of society leads to chaotic order and the widening gap between the rich and the poor; there are many discussion points.

This is a process of human transformation; Joker's life is a tragedy; he started with the pursuit of comedy, but ran through his whole life with tragedy, and finally ended in tragedy.

It is an art film with extremely high artistry and room for exploration.

(End of chapter)