msmithbooks Chapter 162 Nolan Picks Up the Airport
Chapter 162 Nolan Picks Up the Airport
"The advisor is brilliant!"
"The county magistrate is tough!"
"Master Huang, it's tall and hard!"
"Click! Passed!"
Behind the monitor, Gu Heng calmly shouted through a megaphone.
Many people in the crew who were unaware of the inside story were actually a bit confused.
Isn't this supposed to be Director Jiang's film? Why is Director Gu sitting in the main seat?
This story begins yesterday.
During the filming of the most crucial scene in the entire series, the Feast at Hongmen, Jiang Wen, in order to fully immerse himself in the role of Zhang Mazi, turned his head and stared at Gu Heng, who was leisurely eating melon seeds next to him.
"Hey bro, we worked on the script together. You know this play well, so you can keep an eye on the monitor!"
Jiang Wen casually shoved the director's tube over so that he could concentrate on acting alongside Ge You and Li Xuejian.
Gu Heng immediately laughed and joked, holding the director's microphone, "Director Jiang, are you conscripting me? How much are you planning to pay me as a director?"
Jiang Wen glared at him: "Hey! You capitalist, you think you're short of money? You're our biggest investor, working for yourself, what more do you want!"
Well, Gu Heng only complained verbally, but his body was very honest and he started doing it.
But believe it or not, this method doubled the efficiency of the production crew!
The script for this scene was a one-to-one replica by Gu Heng from the original!
This ten-minute highlight, which should have taken several days to develop and was extremely energy-consuming in the original timeline, was completely accomplished in just one day!
But here comes the problem.
These three award-winning actors are outraged!
They watched it on the monitor once.
Li Xuejian, holding his teacup, smacked his lips with a hint of lingering enjoyment: "Oh dear, I didn't get to enjoy it enough! Why did it end so soon, just when I was getting into it?"
Uncle Ge chimed in, "Exactly! This is just the beginning! My flamboyant side as Master Tang hasn't even been fully unleashed yet!"
Jiang Wen went even further, leaning close to Gu Heng to suggest, "How about we add some more drama? The emotions are really building up; it'll be suffocating if we don't release them!"
Gu Heng looked at the three drama fanatics and was speechless.
So, I'm being called a villain just because I let you guys leave work early?
Do you think making a movie means spending days in front of a single shot, exhausting yourself with all that work?
These artists, more or less, have a bit of a masochistic streak!
However, after filming this scene of a treacherous banquet, Gu Heng simply packed his bags and left.
We had no choice but to withdraw, because those bastards at Warner Bros. in Hollywood finally gave in!
Warner Bros. originally wanted to use its status as one of the six major studios to delay the process and play the Cold War psychology game, forcing Gu Heng to comply with the profit-sharing ratio.
As a result, they greatly underestimated Nolan's obsession with the script.
Seeing Warner's dawdling, Nolan slammed his fist on the table in the executives' office, clearly displeased.
"If you keep dragging your feet, I'll pay for it myself and have him film it in China!"
In the past month or so, Nolan has already transformed into Gu Heng's form.
Warner executives were completely stunned; they had already agreed to it in the first place.
This is called "holding the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords"!
As the saying goes, reading Sun Tzu's Art of War can inspire a strong and fulfilling life.
Gu Heng also read history books and criminal law.
In fact, Warner Bros. capitalists are quite shrewd.
Since there's no way to stop Gu Heng from entering, I might as well lie down and enjoy it.
They are also extremely envious of China's ever-growing vote bank!
Thinking about it this way, this business has great potential.
If there's profit to be made, anything is negotiable.
With Wang Gang and the Vision Investment team by his side, Gu Heng boarded a multinational flight to Los Angeles.
As soon as I got off the plane and walked out of the gate, I saw a British man with a slightly high hairline, wearing a casual suit, looking on expectantly.
Who else could it be but Nolan?
"Gu! I've finally met you in person!" Nolan excitedly walked up to Gu Heng and gave him a big hug.
Gu Heng smiled and patted the Hollywood director on the back: "Chris, I came all the way from halfway around the world to find you."
The two exchanged pleasantries and got into the car arranged by Warner.
As soon as the car door closed, Nolan rubbed his hands together anxiously, "Gu, that script..."
He couldn't wait to see the final version of the script that Gu Heng was holding.
His gaze was even more intense than when he looked at a Hollywood actress.
Gu Heng certainly wouldn't keep them in suspense at this point, nor did he hold back; he directly handed over the complete script of "Inception."
Not only that, he also included a complete set of extremely detailed storyboards!
Upon acquiring these two magical artifacts, Nolan was overjoyed, his breathing becoming heavy as he immersed himself in the script, completely absorbed in the dream world constructed by Gu Heng.
However, the scene of the two passionately embracing at the airport exit was clearly witnessed by several Chinese students who had just landed.
Holy crap?!
The international students rubbed their eyes and quickly pulled out their digital cameras, snapping away in rapid succession.
"Isn't that Director Gu?!"
"Who's that being hugged? That big forehead... Holy crap! Is that Christopher Nolan?!"
"Director Gu has somehow infiltrated Hollywood without a trace?!"
Within half a day, these slightly blurry but still recognizable photos were directly reposted to domestic forums and online communities.
The news caused an instant uproar on the Chinese internet!
Netizens were initially filled with questions.
"I haven't heard that Director Gu has any projects in North America recently?"
"American Dreams in China has only been out of theaters for a short time, how come it's suddenly in Hollywood teaming up with an international director like Nolan?"
"What are these two trying to do?"
But people in the industry aren't as naive as netizens.
The moment these seasoned veterans in the industry saw the photo, they immediately understood what was going on.
This is definitely some kind of incredible new project!
Gu Heng is quietly planning to team up with a top Hollywood director to stir things up!
Suddenly, the offices of the CEOs of major film and television companies across the country were in complete chaos.
Wang Zhongjun of Huayi looked at the computer screen, his cigar trembling slightly. He hurriedly shouted at his secretary, "Quickly! Call President Gu! Huayi will definitely help out on this project!"
The way you're saying this makes it sound like it's a Huayi project.
Han Sanping, who was far away at China Film Group, also slapped his thigh in frustration.
"Gu Heng! You're a ruthless person!"
"You kept this from me so well! No wonder you look down on these small-scale domestic ventures; you're headed straight for Hollywood!"
In an instant, Gu Heng's phone became a hotline, buzzing and vibrating incessantly.
Bigwigs from film and television companies of all sizes, and even top actors' agents who wanted to ride the wave of popularity, were calling in like they were on the verge of death.
Gu Heng, who was sitting in the car with his eyes closed, was so shocked by the vibration of his phone that his thighs went numb.
He took it out and saw that the screen was flashing a long list of familiar names from China.
Gu Heng immediately slid his thumb and pressed them all down!
However, I still have to answer Han Sanping's call.
"Hey, Third Uncle."
"no."
"I'll talk about it when I get back."