Chapter 1875 1877【Strong words】
After the filming of "Cosmic Dragon" started, although Xiang Nan and Xu Ke had a gentleman''s agreement, Xu Ke was still naughty and unwilling to settle down.
The shooting plans for several scenes have already been finalized. Halfway through the shooting, he had a new idea and suggested that Xiang Nan shoot again.
At the beginning, Xiang Nan didn’t want to argue too much with him, so he compromised once or twice. Later, when he saw that he was getting more and more excessive and almost wanted to overthrow the entire project, he had no choice but to say harsh words to Xu Ke.
"Old Xu, I know you want to make a good movie and make it as perfect as possible, but that''s not why you change it day and night." Xiang Nan said, "We have already finalized the plan on how to shoot this movie, so don''t be haphazard. Modified. Otherwise, the labor cost will be a lot of money, and we can’t afford to waste it.”
"Mr. Ning, you asked me to direct because you believe in my ability. Now with just a few changes, the quality of the movie can be greatly improved, and the box office can increase by tens of millions. Just trust me." Xu Ke advised. road.
“That’s enough, Lao Xu, don’t say any more. You’ve said similar things countless times. Based on your calculations, this movie’s box office has exceeded one billion U.S. dollars. Do you think it’s possible?
I believe in your ability and I know you can make good movies. But I also know your shortcomings. You are not a director with strong commercial ability.
You always have too many ideas and too many demands, so your movies always overspend and their box office performance fluctuates. Listen, I invested more than $30 million in this movie, and I won''t allow it to go over budget, and I won''t allow it to fail at the box office.
So just do as I say, I don’t want to hurt your temper any more. "Xiang Nan couldn''t bear to reply. He was really annoyed by Xu Ke.
??Although Xu Ke has made many good movies and many of them are blockbuster hits, he also loses a lot of money. Movies such as "New Legend of Shushan Swordsman", "Legend of Shushan", "Seven Swords", "Di Renjie: The Four Heavenly Kings", etc. all failed to meet expectations at the box office.
When he made his first film "Butterfly", in order to pursue authenticity, he bought butterflies from all over the place. He spent hundreds of thousands and almost all the butterflies in Taiwan''s Butterfly Valley were caught, but the result was not enough.
Later, the producer Wu Siyuan came up with an idea and asked people to cut out butterflies from paper. Unexpectedly, they turned out to be lifelike and could not be seen through the camera. Wu Siyuan was so depressed that he had spent so much money on butterflies. If he had known better Just use paper butterflies.
As a result, "Butterfly Change" was not a hit and failed in the first battle.
After that, Xu Ke''s films "No Gate to Hell" and "The First Type of Danger" were not successful, so that during that period, no one dared to invite him to film.
It was just that Xinyi City had just been founded and there was really no talent at hand, so we found him. New Art City is a group decision-making system. As long as everyone agrees and finalizes the shooting plan, even the director cannot make random changes.
As a result, Xu Ke has made several blockbuster films, such as "The Ghostly Star" and "I Love Tuberose", which have allowed him to regain a foothold in the Hong Kong film industry.
Subsequently, Jiahe paid a lot of money to hire him to film "The Legend of the New Shushan Swordsman". As a result, Xu Ke made the same mistake as before, blindly pursuing special effects technology, and specially invited the special effects team of "Star Wars" to create it.
?As a result, the majestic Shushan Fairy Sword became the lightsaber in "Star Wars", which was nondescript and full of contradiction. Therefore, this movie with an investment of more than 20 million yuan only took home the previous 5 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office.
You must know that the box office champion "The Best Partner" at the time only cost 8 million Hong Kong dollars but had a box office of 25 million. Therefore, Xu Ke caused Jiahe to lose a lot of money.
Because of Xu Ke''s failures, Xiang Nan did not completely trust him. Furthermore, he had seen the original version of "Cosmic Dragon" and knew how it was supposed to be filmed, so he didn''t want Xu Ke to change it randomly based on his temper.
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?Xu Ke was so angry that he couldn''t speak when he was snatched by Xiang Nan. He turned around and left the set on the spot.
Halle Berry was a little surprised when he saw him, "What''s wrong with you? Why did he leave?"
Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let''s call it a day."
He planned to give Xu Ke one day to think about it. If he insisted on quitting, he would choose to change the director.
?There is no shortage of anything in Hollywood, and there are plenty of directors who want to get ahead. Xiang Nan also left the set, but instead of looking for Xu Ke, he and Halle Berry walked around Moxigo City and tasted local specialties, such as Moxibus burritos and crispy fried pig. Skin, cactus, etc. It has broadened my horizons a lot.
In fact, Moxico City is a very beautiful place. It was built in the 16th century. Underground are the remains of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Inca Empire. Therefore, it can be regarded as an ancient civilized city with many cultural monuments.
??This city has a population of more than 10 million, making it one of the most populous cities in the Americas. It is also the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of Moxico.
?Although it is located south of the Tropic of Cancer and is a subtropical region, it has a cool and pleasant climate because it is located on a plateau more than 2,000 meters above sea level. In the hottest month of May, the temperature is only 26 degrees.
??Although Moxigo is a bit chaotic, Moxigo City is still quite safe. At least Xiang Nan has been here for more than a week and has not encountered any danger yet.
But everything will be successful if it is forewarned, and it will be ruined if it is not forewarned. The crew still hired a security company to provide safety protection for the filming.
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The next day, everyone returned to the filming location.
“Charles, will Xu come back?” the associate producer and associate director both asked.
They are sent by Carloco Films. In addition to being responsible for their own work, they also have the power to supervise and advise.
After all, this is a project with an investment of 60 million US dollars, which is higher than the market value of many companies. It’s impossible not to keep an eye on such a big project.
"Don''t worry, if he doesn''t come, I will change the director." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "I promise that the filming will not be delayed."
If it still doesn''t work, he will go up himself.
The associate producer and associate director nodded.
In fact, Carolco Pictures was originally unwilling to use Xu Ke. On the one hand, he is not well-known in Hollywood and is a complete newcomer; on the other hand, he has a lot of things to do and always puts forward various opinions, which makes it difficult for Carolco Films to handle.
??If Xiang Nan hadn''t persisted, he would have been kicked out long ago.
?So if the director is changed, Carloco Films will support it a hundred times. They now even hope that it would be better if Xu Ke did not come. In this case, they just change to a famous director.
Unexpectedly, when work started at nine o''clock, Xu Ke came back.
?It turned out that Xiang Nan''s words yesterday touched his sore spot, which made him feel very humiliated, so he went back to the hotel. I originally thought that Xiang Nan would come to persuade him to stay, but I didn''t expect that he didn''t come after waiting all night.
He discussed it with his wife Shi Nansheng again and finally decided to return to the set.
After all, a big investment of 60 million US dollars may be the only one in his life.
Moreover, speaking of this matter, he was unreasonable. It was agreed before that after the shooting started, the shooting plan could not be changed, but he went back on his word and changed it again and again.
?Moreover, the news that he came to Hollywood to film a movie spread all over Hong Kong, creating a huge sensation. Now that I''m back in Xiangjiang, I seem to have a lot of backbone, but in fact I''m the most shameless. It''s said that I was kicked out of the team because I was too weak.
??Xu Ke will not suffer this unjust injustice no matter what. Therefore, he planned to finish filming the film, at least after proving his strength, and then regain his face. To do otherwise is to bring disgrace upon oneself.
(End of this chapter)