Jet Li is a smash hit Kung Fu superstar. He has appeared in many classic martial arts films. After he broke into Hollywood, he was also sought after by Western audiences for his extraordinary skill. By 2007, the pay was as high as 15 million U.S. dollars, more than Jackie Chan and Chow Yun Fat. To be high.
Jet Li’s first action film in Hollywood, "Lethal Weapon 4", won a box office of 130 million, and he became famous. Later, a classic sci-fi movie "The Matrix 2" found him and hope he Can appear in the film Seraf.
The first film of "The Matrix" was released in 1999 with a box office record of 460 million. It was a high-profile science fiction movie. The second film was released in 2003. Jet Jet had already established a foothold in Hollywood at that time. Jet Li was said to be priced at 1300. Ten thousand dollars, and the film party was only willing to give three million dollars. In the end, the two parties did not reach an agreement. The role finally fell to Zou Zhaolong.
Zou Zhaolong is a member of the Hong family class. He has played the villain in many movies such as "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai". He has played against Jet Li, and has also cooperated with Stephen Chow. He has a famous screen image, which is "The Nine Pins Sesame Official Chang Wei in ".
In 2000, Yuan Heping invited Zou Zhaolong to participate in the martial arts guidance and actor training of "The Matrix". After Jet Li gave up acting in 2003, he took over his first Hollywood movie, "The Matrix 2," in which he played the protector of the prophet. Seraf.
"The Matrix 2" sold at the box office of more than 700 million U.S. dollars. Because of Hollywood related dividend regulations, as long as "The Matrix 2" is still making money, the annual profit will be distributed to Zou Zhaolong. Even if he dies, his children and grandchildren can also get it. When it comes to dividends, many people feel that Jet Li’s gains are not worth the loss, and they should regret not taking this movie.
Jet Li also explained this problem later. It turned out that it was not because of the pay, but when "The Matrix 2" found him, he put forward an additional request, requiring that all his martial arts tricks be recorded on a computer, which became the copyright of the film company. In this way, the Chinese Kung Fu performed by Jet Li will become Western copyright.
