“So expensive! Just tell me!” Su Yu complained, but still accepted System Miss’s exploitation.
“Ding! 2 million USD deducted! For the actor of iron man, Robert is suitable. He is currently seeking a transformation. iron man made him, but also limited his screen image and personal breakthrough and development!”
After the deduction was successful, System Miss’s voice instantly became much more emotional.
And the person she recommended had stayed at the reception all night.
At this moment, Robert was chatting with Kerry. He indeed urgently needed a transformation now and was extremely envious of Kerry, this “senior.”
So, after the reception started, he found Kerry to learn from him, hoping to get to know Director Su deeply through Kerry’s connections.
Although three iron man films brought his fame to its peak and he made a fortune.
But the iron man series has ended. Although there are still a few “Avengers” series to film, what then?
Born in ‘65, he is not yet 50 this year, and feels he can still give it his all.
And he knows better than anyone how Hollywood works. Unless he comes out to be a producer himself, no one can afford him, let alone help him subvert his screen image.
What if he loses money? He’s not his biological father, so why should he risk it with him?
So when Su Yu’s gaze fell upon them, both Robert and Kerry noticed it immediately.
After all, their peripheral vision had never left Su Yu.
The two nodded towards Su Yu, then walked over.
“Director Su, this is Robert. He’s also a fan of your music! And he really likes our new movie!”
Kerry smiled as he introduced the two, though he didn’t think Director Su didn’t know Robert.
“I’ve seen your portrayal of Chaplin, a very classic interpretation!”
Su Yu smiled and shook hands with the other party, but what he said was not about the iron man series, but another screen image of Robert.
This made Robert feel inexplicably comfortable.
After all, everyone now knows him as the Marvel hero, and they have long forgotten his previous roles.
“It’s truly an honor to be remembered by Director Su! Actually, my acting range is not limited to superheroes. Director Su, if you have a suitable role for me in the future, I hope you can consider me. Playing or not playing the lead male role is not a problem, and the salary is negotiable!”
It was almost written on Robert’s face that he would film even without pay.
As for emphasizing that not being the lead male role is also acceptable, wasn’t it because Kerry was right there?
He had just introduced him to Su Yu, so how could he abandon him after using him?
“Yesterday, I just discussed a co-production film project with Robert from Disney, which I will still write and direct. The lead actor has not been determined yet. Would you two like to try out?”
Isn’t this a coincidence? Su Yu didn’t even have to take the initiative; they came to him.
And they are even willing to lower their salary, which is even better.
You know, Robert’s current salary is among the top tier of Hollywood male stars.
When he filmed “iron man 1,” his salary was only 500,000 US dollars. After the hunger games was a great success, his salary for the second part was 10 million US dollars.
By the third part, it is rumored that he had already received a salary of over 50 million US dollars!
What Su Yu didn’t know was that in the future, this guy not only received a salary of 100 million US dollars for the third and fourth parts of the “Avengers” series, but also participated in the box office split.
It’s impossible for Su Yu to offer such a high salary to the other party, no matter how famous he is or how much box office appeal he has.
There are plenty of talented actors, and Su Yu’s scripts are all top-notch. Why should he spend a lot of money to invite big names?
If System Miss hadn’t recommended Robert, Su Yu would have turned back home upon seeing the other party’s salary.
But Robert voluntarily offered to lower his salary, so that made things easier.
Could the other party not be tempted by a project rated A+ by Disney?
Moreover, he was eager to transform!
“Of course! That would be great!” The two exchanged glances, then answered in unison.
One felt like someone sent a pillow when he was sleepy, and the other wanted to continue cooperating after two collaborations.
“Then let’s do it tomorrow morning. I’ll have Robert arrange a suitable audition location here. Before I return to China, we’ll finalize the male lead. I’ll send you the general script and character biographies. You can prepare tonight.”
Su Yu is also a straightforward person. If tomorrow’s audition is satisfactory, he can directly return to his country.
He didn’t feel the air here was better; rather, he wasn’t quite used to it.
Compared to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and other places that change every year, Los Angeles is just so-so.
And it’s not safe.
Although he has the absolute lifespan rewarded by System Miss, the people around him don’t, do they?
“That’s great! I can’t wait to see Director Su’s new work!”
“Me too!”
The two agreed, and intense fighting spirit instantly surged in their eyes as they looked at each other.
Just now they were good friends saying how good they were, but in an instant they became the most powerful competitors for the role.
Such a change in mindset is unparalleled.
However, as for hating each other because of this? That’s impossible.
That would only make Su Yu look down on them, okay? If they didn’t get the opportunity this time, it only means the role wasn’t suitable for them. They just need to work harder next time.
After returning to the hotel, Su Yu sent the two scripts and Poirot’s character biography to the two.
As for how they will perform tomorrow, that remains to be seen.
At midnight on the 21st, the global box office results for “this man comes from blue star” on its first day were also hot off the press.
Opening day, 31 million US dollars! Approximately 224 million chinese yuan!
Of this, mainland China contributed 96 million in box office, and overseas box office was 128 million.
Such results directly refreshed the perceptions of film practitioners both domestically and internationally!
You know, how much was the production cost of this movie?
And the production cycle was even ridiculously short.
However, the return on investment was so astonishing.
This made the film’s box office, like its content, deeply shock everyone.
Moreover, the film received extremely high ratings in various regions. China’s rating was 8.7, while overseas ratings were even higher, between 8.9 and 9.4.
It’s truly a typical example of both box office and critical acclaim.
Let’s look at “demon slayer,” which caused this war.
Its global screening volume on the first day was higher than “this man comes from blue star,” but its box office and ratings were a bit hard to describe.
“demon slayer” first-day box office was 27 million US dollars! 196 million chinese yuan.
It was clearly no match for Su Yu’s work.
And the rating was only a pitiful 6.3 points or so, and in some countries and regions, the rating was even only five-point something.
It was simply unbearable to look at.
However, what made everyone speechless was that “demon slayer”’s box office in mainland China was 113 million!
It was actually higher than Su Yu’s “this man comes from blue star”!
This really made people not know how to complain.