Chapter 328 Mr. Bodybuilder Arnold
Last month, after painting "The Seven Deadly Sins", "The Sixth Sense" was released, which was during the Halloween period. Of course, "The Sixth Sense" is not a pure thriller.
At that time, Wu Cheng also paid attention to the report here. When "The Seven Deadly Sins" was released, someone was ridiculed because of the more than 50 million box office of "The Seven Deadly Sins".
But now the emergence of "The Sixth Sense" has made many people shut up. Its box office upswing is like the movies of "Home Imperial", showing a dark horse posture, and counterattacking all the way up, and slaughtering the list all the way during the Halloween period.
The box office has now exceeded 200 million, and there is still one week left.
I believe that when the next painting is finished, the box office of "The Sixth Sense" may reach 210 or 20 million.
Although this film was released during this period, it is not a pure thriller. The family affection described by the thriller elements in the film is still very close to mainstream American values.
Therefore, many film critics gave it positive reviews and affirmed them.
Although it is a horror thriller, there are still endless people watching it.
Now, it is early December, and "The Sixth Sense of Supernatural Sense" is about to be released, and the film "The First Drop of Blood" has entered the promotional stage and is ready to be released during the Christmas or New Year period.
At this time, Wu Cheng went to the company. In addition to paying attention to the box office results of "The Sixth Sense", he also had to pay attention to the promotional matters of "The First Blood".
Although "The First Blood" cannot have a box office as strong as "The Sixth Sense", this film can be filmed directly.
"Hey, long time no see!"
When Wu Cheng got out of the car and came to the company, he happened to see Stallone and a Zhuang brother coming out of the company. When he saw Wu Cheng, Stallone looked surprisingly and said, "Aren't you supposed to be romantic with Anji in the UK at this time?"
Stallone is naturally very clear about Wu Cheng’s three close friends, or women directly, especially Zhao Yazhi. When "Rocky" was released, Zhao Yazhi was also there.
At that time, Stallone knew that Wu Cheng, a young man, had a confidante who was older than him, and was also a very beautiful and gentle woman. Later, when Wu Cheng came to California, he brought Deng Lijun again... Two or three months ago, Wu Cheng brought another woman with him, and the two women still lived together, and I heard that they were pregnant.
In this regard, this gentleman who has played the Italian genius/horse is extremely admired.
"What? Has our news been spread to North America?" Wu Chengxiao said.
"Of course, you are not an unknown man like us!" Stallone smiled.
"You are not an unknown man now! Stallone." Wu Cheng said, looking at the tall and strong man beside him with interest, his lips slightly raised, and his eyes swept the strong man without any concealment, "Is this, Mr. Bodybuilder?"
The strong man was a little embarrassed and somehow reached out to Wu Cheng, "I'm very happy to see you here, Mr. Wu! I heard from my agent that signing in aa is what you mean by sir? I don't know what advantages I have. I was surprised to be able to enter your eyes..."
"Isn't there any surprise?" Wu Cheng said with a smile.
As a result, the bodybuilder turned red.
Seeing the bodybuilder's appearance, Stallone couldn't help but roll his eyes and thought to himself: Who said this big guy can't act? With his cheeky skin, how could he be so shy?
Stallone felt that this big guy was obviously acting in front of Wu Cheng. And seeing Wu Cheng's interesting look, Stallone felt a little stressed.
Although his reputation is much bigger than the big guy in front of him, all of this... Although Stallone felt that even without Wu Cheng, he would have achieved what he has achieved today, he knew very clearly that as long as the person in front of him values someone, he only needs a light hand to give that person out. Just like Meryl Streep, the heroine of "The Sixth Sense".
You know, although that woman is twenty-eight years old, she is just a newcomer who has just debuted. But now? With just such a movie, her value has increased directly.
It is conceivable that if Wu Cheng valued the bodybuilder around him and gave the bodybuilder a role, then who dares to deny that this bodybuilder will not be another him next year?
In terms of image, with the bodybuilder's body shape, he also took the path of an action actor. In this way, he became a competitive relationship with him.
Moreover, in terms of body shape, Stallone was somewhat unconfident. After all, the person around him was born to be healthy and had muscles, and he was really very stylish.
Therefore, when he saw Wu Cheng look like this, he would be worried secretly.
"Okay, I'm just a joke!" Wu Cheng smiled and said, "But I am really optimistic about Mr. Schwarzenegger. With your body shape, you can take the path of an action actor. That's why I asked Mr. Orwitz to sign you. Next year, I will have someone prepare a movie for you. I think with this movie, you will become the next Sylvester!"
Although I don’t know why these two people got together, maybe it was because his little butterfly flapping his wings, which made these two tough guys become friends... Maybe they have been friends for a long time, maybe who knows!
However, when these two people came together, Wu Cheng reminded him a lot.
However, even though they are not friends now, it is more than enough to use Mr. Chung/Ma’s current fame as a role model for bodybuilders.
"Really? Oh sorry! I'm so excited, really, thank you so much!"
It is more useful than anything else to be able to get Wu Cheng’s personal promise. He believes that with Wu Cheng’s status, it is impossible to deceive him in such a thing.
Wu Cheng shrugged his shoulders and smiled and said, "I can understand!"
Stallone laughed and said, "I think he will not be the next Sylvester, but the first Mr. Schwarzenegger!"
Wu Cheng felt that Stallone was humble, but he got the answer.
After making a joke, Stallone said again: "By the way, it's almost noon. Do we want to have a cup of coffee and lunch together?"
Wu Cheng waved his hand and said, "No, I have something to ask Shirley, you guys go!"
Wu Cheng walked away and said goodbye to the two of them. After walking a few steps, he turned around and smiled: "Maybe in more than ten years, you two can join forces to star in an action movie... I think the audience will definitely look forward to your cooperation at that time."
“…”
After Wu Cheng finished speaking, he left with a smile, but when the two of them heard this, they looked at each other.
Who can imagine what happened more than ten years later?
They naturally couldn't imagine that in more than thirty years, these action actors would join forces to act in popcorn movies like "The Expendables", and the box office was not bad.
Although "The Suicide Squad" is suspected of making money purely, it is undeniable that Wu Cheng was watching this movie, and he did not need to take brain cells to watch it.
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"I just saw that bodybuilder outside, why? He has something to do to find you?"
Wu Cheng came to Shirley's office and asked the female president of DreamWorks curiously.
"You are talking about Mr. Schwarzenegger?" Shirley put down the pen in her hand and stood up and said, "What to drink? Why did you come to me today? Don't you need to accompany them?"
"You know, Anji couldn't stay here for too long. We have been out for about half a month." Wu Cheng smiled slightly and said, "I won't drink anymore. I'll have lunch after waiting for a while. Have you had a date? Do you want me to treat you to lunch?"
"Of course, there is a free lunch, I can't ask for it!" Lansing smiled and said, "As for the two who just went out, one came here because they wanted to cooperate with the company's publicity. The other bodybuilder... I said he wanted to treat me to lunch, do you believe it?"
Wu Cheng couldn't help laughing and said, "I believe this! Don't look at that guy being shy in front of me, but I know that he is not a vegetarian! Moreover, our CEO is so beautiful and intellectual, and it is normal that he can attract him, isn't it?"
Shirley Lansing shrugged and smiled, "I dare not say in front of you that I am a beautiful and intellectual lady. I really feel ashamed compared to Angie and the others!"
Wu Cheng covered his forehead, rolled his eyes and said, "Please, don't compare with her? Even if you are more beautiful than them, in my eyes, you are still inferior to them..."
"Of course, I know, you orientals often say, 'Who comes out of your lover's eyes?'?"
"I think you should improve your Chinese level appropriately!"
"Okay! It's always so troublesome to follow a Chinese boss!"
"You should be glad that you have another language!"
Wu Cheng teased Lansing for a while, and then talked about work.
First, the box office share of "The Seven Deadly Sins", followed by the follow-up promotion of "The Sixth Sense", followed by the publicity work of "The First Blood" and the release...
Although Wu Cheng has never participated in these things, he needs to know at least the situation.
Speaking of which, DreamWorks has never failed to develop to this day. From "Rocky" to "Home Imperial", to "Star Wars", and then "Seven Deadly Sins" and "The Sixth Sense", every film is a big profit for the company.
As the company's president, Shirley Lansing, naturally made an indelible contribution.
Lansing himself stayed in DreamWorks very well. As the boss, Wu Cheng has always known how to delegate power. Although Wu Cheng has inquired about many things, he never commands randomly.
Even the opinions he put forward can often make people shine and then accept them happily.
At the end of the day, Wu Cheng stood up and said, "Now, it's time to prepare our own cinema!"
Shirley Lansing's eyes lit up when she heard this. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!