Chapter 951: Not Expensive at All

Yes, Chen Hao knew that he had to find a real ‘Red’.

Originally, he was not under much pressure. He played Andy, which was a change in skin color. He thought of using a white actor for the role of Red so that his skin color would bear less pressure.

Now his fame is getting bigger and bigger, and he is getting more and more recognition. In Hollywood, people began to recognize his existence and no longer regarded him as a distant visitor. At this time, he felt that the role of Red should still be played by a black person. Morgan Freeman's performance was almost perfect. In the version given by the system, it was this powerful black actor who played Red. According to the age in the play, it is obvious that Morgan Freeman cannot play the role now. Chen Hao has only two candidates in his mind who are good enough to play with him in both fame and strength.

Another reason for these two is that he has his own ambition to get a good box office for this play. In addition to himself, he also needs a very appealing actor to support the box office demand.

With a recognized self and a black actor, this can be considered as hardware conditions-political-correctness in the American film system. The content of the script itself is impeccable. From the so-called nobles to the peddlers, the coverage that this story can carry is unprecedentedly strong.

"I hope to find Denzel Washington or Will Smith. The former is the first choice and the latter is the backup."

Chen Hao's opening words were earth-shattering.

Jing Tianlin said at the party before that everyone is now considered half an insider, and they make money from this thing. Even if they are not professionals, they should at least understand it.

The Tang Feng family has entered the film and television industry. Kuang Zhonghai himself likes these things, otherwise he would not have entered Lele Kuangshua in the first place. Haihai now understands some of it. Hu Sanye doesn't need to say that living in the United States, there are some things that you can know without knowing them, just like in China, as long as you are not a closed person, you also know how famous Jackie Chan is in making movies.

Sun Honglei was completely stunned. This was too much. Will Smith was more famous in China and his salary was also first-tier. Denzel Washington had won the Oscar for Best Actor and had been active in the first-tier in recent years. His salary was also in the 20 million club. Haozi, you kept saying that this film had a maximum investment of 30 million, which was barely enough for the normal Hollywood standard. But with this investment amount, you definitely can't afford to hire any of these two people, and what about yourself? If you want to gain a foothold in the international arena, you can't play the Chinese tricks anymore. You must set a clear price for yourself. Even if you are the boss of your own company, you have to make money from your actors first, and put it in your left pocket and right pocket, otherwise it would break the rules in Hollywood.

"Are you sure you are not kidding? There is no more suitable candidate?" Tang Feng frowned. He was not talking about investment or whether he could afford to hire. He felt that some things should be done in a reasonable way, although we have the strength to break the rules.

Chen Hao nodded: "I will contact them separately, hoping that they can reduce their salaries to act. I set my salary for this play at 3 million, and I hope that I can invite one of them for no more than 5 million."

Hai Hai stepped forward and touched Chen Hao's forehead. Everyone knew what this meant. You are not sick with a fever, so why are you talking nonsense?

Hu Sanye was thinking, and Kuang Zhonghai looked at Chen Hao thoughtfully.

Chen Hao spread his hands: "Okay, you are all family, so I won't say anything. The goal of this film in my mind is to at least be nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Screenplay." (No novel was adapted directly, but an original screenplay)

Wow! !

This shocked the audience even more than before. In the world, how many producers and directors are qualified to say such things?

Kuang Zhonghai slapped his forehead and said, "Haozi, if the script is ready, let's all take a look. You're a little too scary. My little heart is beating wildly."

The amount of money is not scary. They are willing to follow Chen Hao to lose money as long as he wants. The key is that he is saying this now. It's too scary. At least nomination? The goal is to be nominated for these awards. It's scary enough. He comes up with at least nominations for these awards, which means that in his heart, nomination is inevitable. The competition is not for nominations, but for awards.

From Chen Hao's ability to say these words, it is just as he said. He treats everyone present as his own family. Kuang Zhonghai wants to read the script.

Chen Hao didn't hide anything and went straight into the house to get the script. Since he was going to take Hu Gudong out to play, he had to give him enough trust. The old man was over 70 years old and had seen everything. He knew what he had to pay for admission. In the future, Chen Hao would be in the United States, and he would have to support him. It was not just a movie ticket. In the future, when he returned to his hometown or his descendants wanted to invest in China, the energy of this circle was worth his efforts to support Chen Hao now.

"I don't understand it. It's okay if you think it's okay. I'll arrange what you need me to do. I don't understand movies." The old man was of course happy to be trusted, but as he said, if I don't understand it, I will avoid suspicion. I may not be willing to watch the movie script after reading it.

Haihai originally had an attitude, but he couldn't help being too curious, so he took the script and pretended to read it.

"The Shawshank Redemption".

Sun Honglei is undoubtedly the one who saw the ambition of this film the fastest among these people. He also saw the quality of this script. No wonder Chen Hao wanted to find a black actor. This is not only a matter of acting skills and fame. It is really as he said. Among the three actors of the same level and fame, in this film, black, white and other skin color actors must have the greatest advantage. This is something that the entire Hollywood needs. It is not necessary to have it, but if you have it, there will definitely be a corresponding bonus.

When Kuang Zhonghai and Tang Feng saw that it was still a prison drama, they subconsciously thought that this was a movie version of "Prison Break". They were very curious about where Chen Hao's confidence came from. You know, "Prison Break" is not highly evaluated in the artistic level. How can its movie version be involved in Oscars?

Watching it, gradually getting into it, Haihai put down the script early. She couldn't understand it. She could understand the story, but she didn't quite understand what was good about making this story into a movie. With her level, it would be better to really watch the finished film.

Chen Hao raised his glass and drank with Hu Gudong and Haihai. Hu Gudong was more interested in how confident Chen Hao was in getting the two most famous black actors to reduce their salaries to act in this movie. This was the best way to consider this investment in his mind. If Chen Hao was confident in inviting one of the two, he would not worry about the failure of the movie. He did not need to read the script, let alone know what the story was. He could get Denzel Washington and Will Smith to reduce their salaries to act in a movie with a male lead, and it was not a big commercial movie. It was definitely strong enough to get a few Oscar nominations.

Sun Honglei was the first to close the script and close his eyes. He opened his eyes for five or six minutes. He did not say what he wanted to say the most in his heart, knowing that saying it would only embarrass each other. He changed a sentence that he thought still had some hope: "Haozi, is it possible for this movie to be adapted into a Chinese version in the future, or to be filmed into a TV series with richer content?"

Chen Hao understood what he meant: "Brother Honglei, this is my original script."

Sun Honglei smiled, handed the script back, and went to the table, pouring a glass of wine first: "Cheers to this script." Let's drink a glass first. If it is really adapted or filmed in China in the future, then he will not have any pressure to ask for a major role.

Freedom.

Kuang Zhonghai and Tang Feng also closed the script one after another. The most important thing is these two words, and then for the self-redemption of these two words, the redemption of freedom.

In the United States, freedom and equality are the foundation of the country, and freedom is even above equality. It can be said that if it is not encountered in the intention of showing the United States, this movie has the most correct direction. (It was really unfair to meet Forrest Gump that year. If it was any other opponent, he would not have lost so badly.)

Sun Honglei raised his glass again and smiled bitterly: "I'm suddenly a little bored now. Haozi, you really screwed me."

Others didn't understand, but Chen Hao understood. He smiled and said, "Brother Honglei, there's nothing comparable."

Sun Honglei motioned for everyone to drink, and took another big sip himself: "The Prison Break we are shooting now is a good one in this genre, but after watching The Shawshank Redemption, I don't have the courage to say that they are of the same genre. They are completely beyond the constraints of the genre. The word great doesn't need to be filmed. I will crown this script."

Kuang Zhonghai has the closest relationship with Chen Hao, and the two have the best relationship in private. In the past, Having done a lot of things together, they spoke more casually: "Don't worry about 30 million, just go for it. Just give a number to who you want to invite and how much money you want to spend. Don't worry about the box office. As long as we can be nominated for an Oscar, the box office in China alone will not make the investment in this movie a loss."

Tang Feng said: "If we want to do it, let's do it on a big scale and make a classic. Haozi, just follow your previous style and strive for excellence. Funding is not a problem. I can invest more, but the share ratio will remain the same, giving our company a chance to be subtitled."

Hai Hai pouted: "Okay, then you can take out 20 million first. After this film is released, your film and television company will be completely established. More than 100 million Chinese yuan is not expensive at all."