Chapter 323 Controversial Figure

Hearing this idea proposed by Wu Yuchen, Wen Ziren couldn't help but open his mouth.

Then, James Wan couldn't help but show excitement on his face, and said, "This is such a fucking genius idea!"

Then James Wan couldn't help but began to analyze eloquently:

"It is well known that Robert Downey Jr. has a bad reputation, and many viewers and movie fans who know him will subconsciously have a bad feeling about him. If placed in other movies, this would definitely be a negative point, but we are "Saw"!

Jigsaw is about punishing evildoers. Let the criminal Robert Downey Jr. participate in "Saw" and let the audience watch the people they hate being punished. This will give many viewers pleasure! "

The more James Wan talked, the more excited he became: "Moreover, although Robert Downey Jr. has a bad reputation, his reputation is not small, and he can even be classified as a second-tier star. No second-tier star in Hollywood is willing to join a bloody horror film, but Robert Downey Jr. is different , Now he doesn’t get any opportunities at all, and the salary is very low, so as long as we extend an olive branch, I believe he will not refuse!”

Wu Yuchen also nodded and said with a smile:

"This is what we call waste recycling now, and there's one more thing I'm looking forward to. If, and I mean if, Robert Downey Jr. kicks his addiction after starring in "Saw," then what do you think of the audience? What would they think of Jigsaw?"

James Wan blurted out: "That will increase the number of fans of Jigsaw! Many people will even have faith in Jigsaw!"

But then he added: "But Director Wu, this shouldn't be possible, right? After all, it's difficult to quit..."

Wu Yuchen smiled at Wen Ziren and shook his finger: "No, no, you don't understand public psychology and Hollywood. Wen, let me ask you, if a bad person can pretend to be a good person in public all his life, do you think he is a good person or a bad person? "

Wen Ziren already vaguely understood what Wu Yuchen was thinking: "What do you mean..."

Wu Yuchen smiled lightly:

"Haha, it doesn't matter whether Robert Downey Jr. has given up his addiction. What's important is that publicity that he quits can bring benefits to everyone.

The public is willing to see the story of the prodigal son returning home, the media likes the traffic it brings, and we, the producers, can make a lot of money from it! Robert Downey Jr. himself will benefit a lot from this, and I can even give him a chance to return to the top in the future.

It would be best for him to quit. If he hasn’t quit, but he can fool everyone into thinking he has quit, what difference does it make to us? "

James Wan was obviously shocked by Wu Yuchen's words. This was a new lesson he learned when he came to Hollywood! Hollywood is indeed full of lies and deceit, and he has grown up again!

James Wan nodded and said: "Director Wu, I understand what you mean. We will discuss with Robert Downey Jr. and we will definitely let Jigsaw help him quit!"

After a while, looking at Wen Ziren's leaving figure, Wu Yuchen smiled.

To be honest, in his previous life, no one knew the truth about whether Robert Downey Jr. had quit.

Maybe the recent departure of his wife and children really had a big impact on him and made him choose to start a new life.

Maybe he never quit, but he has grown up, disguised himself well enough, and is an excellent actor in his own right. Subsequently, there were rumors that he was involved in these things again, but at that time, because of Iron Man's relationship, he was already involved in enough interests, and someone would help him handle the related matters and eliminate the negative news.

Now Wu Yuchen's purpose, in addition to using Robert Downey Jr. to bring wider publicity and create more profits for "Saw 3", is to see through this project whether this guy has made any progress. Become a mature man who can take on Iron Man in his previous life.

"Iron Man" is an important point in the rise of Marvel, and I have to admit that Robert Downey Jr. is extremely suitable to play Iron Man. "Iron Man", which was originally just a second-tier hero, has become comparable to Captain America, and even more so because of the movie. A superior first-line hero. It can be said that Robert Downey Jr. and "Iron Man" have achieved mutual success.

If he passes the inspection period, is obedient, and has grown into an adult who can control his emotions and behavior, then you can choose to use him.

Anyway, this guy is in trouble right now, and his remuneration is extremely low. It's easy to figure it out, and he can book several contracts in advance.

On the contrary, if he fails the inspection period, let this guy continue to contribute to everyone in the horror film world!

Then, Wu Yuchen thought of something else. When "Iron Man" really shines, then "Saw 3" starring Robert Downey Jr. will definitely have higher traffic, which will drive its revenue. After all, everyone will be curious about what it would be like for Iron Man to be tortured.

In this case, it will not only be Iron Man, but also a superhero in each of the subsequent "Saw" series.

Actors such as Hulk, Hawkeye, Thor and even Thor's good brother Loki are actually not very well-known themselves. They can be said to be 18th-tier entertainers in Hollywood.

Then let them enter the "Saw" series one by one, and only after they have been baptized and educated by Jigsaw can they play superheroes. Connecting Marvel and "Saw" through actors will definitely make the latter more popular!

When "Avengers" comes out in the future, fans will find out that all of Marvel's superheroes were tortured in various ways in "Saw". Is the level of the horror world so much higher than that of the Marvel world? !

Wu Yuchen couldn't help laughing when he thought of this.

Oh, by the way, and you, Big Purple Potato, Thanos!

Aren’t you awesome? Aren't you going to wipe out half of our planet's population with just a snap of your fingers?

Okay, now that you have come to Earth, let’s accept the punishment of a wave of jigsaws first!

You can't escape! Tremble in the terrifying world of Earth!

…

"Lizi, has Zhang Ziyi come to see you again?" Wu Yuchen asked Zeng Li on the other side of the phone.

"Come here, I told her what you said, and she said she is not afraid of controversy and will try her best to fight for it. Will "Memoirs of a Geisha" be controversial?"

"Haha, Lizi, if it's a really good opportunity, wouldn't I recommend you?" Wu Yuchen smiled and shook his head.

"Well, I know, you don't have to worry about it, it's up to Ziyi himself."

After hanging up the phone, Wu Yuchen shook his head and sighed.

Recently, Zhang Ziyi contacted him through Zeng Li, hoping that he could introduce her to Spielberg. In fact, she wanted Wu Yuchen to be her recommender.

"Memoirs of a Geisha" is a movie that Spielberg himself wanted to make, but now, because he has taken a back seat, he serves as the producer, and the director is replaced by another Oscar-winning director, Rob Marshall. However, Spielberg still has a strong voice in this film.

And Wu Yuchen said that this movie is very controversial, naturally there is a reason.

The author of the original novel "Memoirs of a Geisha" is an American himself, which means that this is a novel about geishas written by an American. Although it is called a memoir, it is actually a set of fantasy novels created to satisfy Westerners. The novel itself is very controversial in Neon.

Subsequently, the film chose three Chinese actresses, Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, and Yang Ziqiong, to play the main roles. In other words, this is a neon story created by an American writer, shot by an American director, and starred by Chinese actresses.

After the movie "Previous Life" was released, it was boycotted by people from both Neon and China.

Neon boycotted because they believed the film misrepresented Neon's geisha culture. "Trick" and "prostitute" are different in half and world apart. Geisha represents the perfect female image, which can be viewed from a distance but cannot be played with. But the heroine in the movie not only shows off her nudity, but also loses the essence of a geisha.

Another thing that makes Neon dissatisfied is that the three main actresses in Neon's story are all Chinese.

As for the resistance on the Chinese side, it is simpler. Everyone generally believes that geishas are prostitutes. Moreover, there are scenes of geishas being humiliated in the film, especially the geisha played by Zhang Ziyi who was humiliated and defiled by a neon man riding on her crotch. This caused a large number of fans to be very dissatisfied. They believed that Zhang Ziyi, as an international star, represented the image of the Chinese and acted This kind of role is insulting to Chinese people!

Moreover, next year marks the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. At that time, the relationship between China and Neon was somewhat tense, and there was also a boycott of Japanese goods in the country. Therefore, the domestic public reaction will indeed be strong after the film is released.

This thing is very paradoxical. Neither the Neon people nor the Chinese people are dissatisfied with the Chinese actress starring in this movie, but the Americans don't care about your opinions at all. They only care about the influence in the United States.

Obviously, Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li and Yang Ziqiong have greater influence than the Neon actress, so the old American producer chose them.

The reason why Zhang Ziyi wanted to invite Wu Yuchen to help this time was because she heard that director Rob Marshall's first choice for the heroine was not her, so he contacted Maggie Cheung first.

Thinking of these two women, Wu Yuchen shook his head again. He didn't want to help anyone.

In the previous life, it was rumored that Maggie Cheung was struggling to take on this role because of the 60th anniversary of the Anti-Japanese War next year. During this period, Zhang Ziyi, who was very ambitious, came to recommend the role, found the director, and snatched the role away, leaving Zhang Manyu dumbfounded.

And this is just one of the grievances between the two. The two women have been having conflicts since the time of "Hero". At that time, Zhang Ziyi stole too many scenes and deleted part of Zhang Manyu.

In "2046", the original heroine was Maggie Cheung. In order to make this movie a success, she was the actor who stayed on the crew the longest and shot the most scenes.

However, when the movie was released abroad, all of Zhang Manyu's scenes were deleted to only 30 seconds, but Zhang Ziyi became the heroine with the most scenes. When the domestic version was released, there was only one shot of Maggie Cheung's back. Many people didn't know she had participated in this movie, and even those who had seen the movie thought she was just a guest appearance.

This made the two women completely enemies, and also caused Zhang Manyu and the Sunglasses King to completely fall out.

At the "57th Cannes Film Festival", Maggie Cheung did not walk on the red carpet with "2046" at all, but with the crew of "Clean". When asked by reporters, she replied:

"I only prepared a dress for the movie "Clean" this time, because no one has told me whether I am in the movie "2046". I don't think I am qualified to walk on the red carpet because I am not an important person in the movie. role.”

You can hear Maggie Cheung's dissatisfaction with these words. Then she won the Best Actress at Cannes with "Clean" at that film festival, but "2046" won nothing. It was a slap in the face on the spot, and it was a pure and refreshing plot!

For this "Memoirs of a Geisha", Wu Yuchen estimated that Zhang Ziyi would win in the end. After all, Zhang Manyu is not suitable to play the leading role according to her age, and her influence in the United States is indeed not as good as Zhang Ziyi.

After that, the conflict between the two became public. Zhang Manyu mentioned Zhang Ziyi: "I will not work with her no matter how high the salary is."

Until the 2013 Golden Horse Awards, Zhang Ziyi won the Best Actress Award for "The Grandmaster" and it was Zhang Manyu who was the award presenter.

Liu Dehua wanted to hand the trophy to Zhang Manyu and asked Zhang Manyu to present the trophy to Zhang Ziyi, but Zhang Manyu repeatedly stepped back and withdrew her hand to refuse to take it. In the end, Liu Dehua had to present it to Zhang Ziyi himself. Zhang Manyu turned around and walked away, and the scene was extremely embarrassing at the time.

Wu Yuchen thought it was nothing, and he didn't blame Zhang Manyu. If he had to blame someone, he should blame the organizer for arranging it this way. If he asked around, he should know the grudge between the two. When Fiona Sit presented the award to Jiang Yiyan, she scolded her on the stage for being shameless. In comparison, Maggie Cheung was very well-mannered.

In fact, this is not the first time that the organizer has arranged an embarrassing event for the award presenters. There have been several times when a pair of ex-boyfriends and girlfriends who have broken up have presented the awards together. I don’t know if it was intentional.

Wu Yuchen did not intend to intervene in the affairs of these two women. It was unclear who was right and who was wrong, and he was not the party involved. Anyway, he did not intend to let the people around him get involved in the film "Memoirs of a Geisha". There was no need.

Two days later, Wu Yuchen received another old acquaintance, Li An, who is also a Chinese compatriot.

"Director Li, there is actually no need to completely deny your ability because of a failure."

Li An shook his head when he heard this: "Director Wu, I don’t have the talent like you to be able to take care of both commercial films and art films. The balance between the two is really hard to grasp. I will still identify art films in the future, so that I won’t have any more troubles."

After Li An failed in "The Hulk" a few years ago, after two years of thinking, he did not plan to make commercial films again.

Then he sighed: "In the past, the Chinese film industry, whether in mainland China or Taiwan, praised art films and denounced commercial films as garbage, but in fact, commercial films are not that easy to make!"