Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

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Kevin Feige nodded, agreeing with the other party's statement.

In the TV version of Journey to the West that he found, the actor's performance seemed a bit dramatic to him.

It would feel better if it was a little calmer.

"How is the strength of this Sun Wukong? From what I saw in the script, he didn't seem particularly strong at the beginning."

"Yes, there is an adaptation process when changing dimensions. Look, it's written here..."

Chen Linfeng reached out and turned the script two pages back.

Kevin Feige looked down and saw another conversation between the protagonist and Sun Wukong.

[Great Sage, why don't you just fly over there with your somersault cloud, but instead follow me on a plane? ]

[I can’t fly yet.]

【what? 】

[I just came down and was suppressed by the Heavenly Dao. I need to slowly recover my strength. Oh, in words that you can understand, it takes time to adapt to the rules of different dimensions and worlds. A world that is very incompatible with me may even directly lower my upper limit of strength.]

[Doesn't that mean that you, Great Sage, might be easily defeated now? ]

[Haha, I, Old Sun, really want to find someone who can defeat me.]

Kevin Feige quickly flipped back and said, regarding strength, the script only showed that Sun Wukong's body was indestructible and had infinite strength, and that he was holding the golden cudgel, so he was quite strong.

"So, the initial setting is probably similar to the strength of Thor?"

As the person who controls the entire plot of the Marvel world, Kevin Feige cares a lot about the strength settings of his heroes.

He knew that once the balance of power was broken, the logic of the plot would collapse.

In this respect, he is much smarter than those people in DC.

Chen Linfeng nodded and confirmed his guess, "In the first movie, this was probably the strength.

When he appears again, he will have unlocked the ability to clone himself.

It just so happens that Ultron in "Avengers 2" is an artificial intelligence that can control the global network. His ability to build a large army can be exaggerated as much as possible to create oppression.

The answer to this problem is naturally Sun Wukong’s monkey hair clone.

It is up to Sun Wukong to deal with the huge army of artificial intelligence in East Asia.

As for why it is set in East Asia, I think I don’t need to say much, it has the world’s largest manufacturing capacity.

The other Avengers team members will fight Ultron according to the predetermined plan."

Chen Linfeng laid out his plan for Sun Wukong's strength in the first phase and how it would be integrated into "Avengers 2".

Kevin Feige held his chin and thought for a while.

He played out the relevant plot scenes in his mind and felt that this would indeed further heighten the shock level of the big scene.

"What a great idea." He couldn't help but exclaim.

"What's next? What is the maximum strength of Sun Wukong?"

"It's hard to say. It depends on how strong the enemy is."

When Kevin Feige heard this, he understood what the other party meant.

He shook his head and said, "No, Chen, this kind of strength setting will ruin the plot. Sun Wukong's strength cannot be too high. I think adding Thor is too much.

They are both top war gods in mythology, and their strengths should be similar."

"No, the two concepts are different. The Great Sage in Marvel became a Buddha, then went through hardships and was promoted to the ancestor of all Buddhas. He is a person who has achieved perfection in spiritual cultivation."

"Marvel doesn't need such a powerful god. I think the Monkey King in Journey to the West is better."

Kevin Feige shook his head vigorously, his face full of reluctance.

First of all, in terms of Eastern and Western cultures, everyone wants their own local gods to be more powerful, which is understandable, but if you want to release it globally, you have to consider the audience's senses.

Furthermore, from the perspective of plot logic, if there is always a hero whose strength is comparable to or even surpasses the strongest villain, then the villain's sense of oppression cannot be constructed, and it will be difficult to shape the character.

He recently worked with some screenwriters to conceive the plot of "Doctor Strange".

Among them, the previous generation's Supreme Sorcerer Ancient One, because his strength was set to be too strong, he wanted to ban him.

How is it possible to create another Sun Wukong with super powerful strength nowadays?

"Kevin," Chen Linfeng advised, "I understand your thoughts. Considering the logic of the plot, it is indeed not appropriate to set up too strong a character in the righteous camp.

But as some settings in Marvel comics show, the Earth faces the covetousness of too many powerful villains, such as Galactus and Dormammu, which are almost impossible to contend with.

There must be a suitable reason why these villains don't appear together.

Just one Ancient One is not enough, and Ancient One is set to die right at the beginning. So, Ancient One is going to die, right?"

Chen Linfeng confirmed.

He is not sure whether the plot of "Doctor Strange" will change drastically with his joining.

"Well, if nothing unexpected happens, there is a very high probability that Ancient One will die."

Kevin Feige was a little unconfident when asked this question, and could only use more vague statements, even adding two qualifiers.

"That's it. After the death of Ancient One, there is no one on Earth who can fight against Galactus and Dormammu. Why don't the enemies come to us? There must be an explanation."

Chen Linfeng said, "Sun Wukong's strength will only recover gradually, and this time may be relatively long, but he can temporarily restore his strength to his prime by paying a price. It's like the Earth has a nuclear bomb in its hands. Isn't this much more reasonable?"

"Then why not just set Ancient One not to die, or Odin of Asgard not to die either."

Kevin Feige said with a hint of anger.

These two are Marvel's current role as protectors of the earth.

Chen Linfeng said speechlessly, "If these two don't die, then many subsequent plots won't be able to unfold. The concept of a short-term one-time nuclear weapon that I set is better."

Indeed, if it can only be used once in a short period of time, the plot will be much easier to arrange.

At this time, as long as the normal strength of Sun Wukong is suppressed and does not increase so quickly, Marvel's overall rhythm can be maintained.

Moreover, Sun Wukong's upper limit of strength is high enough, which means that he will not fall behind as the villains become stronger in the future.

There are many advantages to having an old character whose strength is not falling behind and whose salary is within control.

Characters like Iron Man and Captain America are not acceptable.

Especially Captain America, without any special plot support, he was actually unable to defeat many opponents in the later period.

The former is too expensive. It is conceivable that Robert Downey Jr. will not be able to act in many Marvel movies.

In fact, Chen Linfeng was a little puzzled as to why Marvel didn't continue to bring out villains like Dormammu, but instead went into the multiverse.

In his opinion, the setting of the multiverse is a complete failure.

It would be fine if only a few people from other universes appeared on Earth.

When the worldview is suddenly expanded and what the heroes are protecting becomes the entire multiverse, and the crisis of one Earth begins to become insignificant, the audience's emotional footing is gone.

Especially in the later Marvel series, the timeline is so random that the setting of the Space-Time Administration has almost become a pure joke.

If there is a problem with a machine, countless universes will be destroyed. If this machine is destroyed, the entire multiverse will be destroyed.

Then why bother protecting the multiverse? Isn't the person who invented this machine the biggest villain?
Originally, everything in the multiverse was fine and could develop freely, but who would have thought that someone invented a machine that kidnapped so many universes.

In Chen Linfeng's opinion, this setting of traveling through the universe at will is not a good one.

Far less than a single universe, the villains pose a greater threat to the audience.

Only when you feel a sense of threat will you have empathy and share the same fate with the characters in the play.

From a sensory point of view, it is completely different from the feeling of relief that comes from the disappearance of a random universe timeline.

Of course, Chen Linfeng would not discuss this issue with Kevin Feige at the moment.

If we agree that the upper limit of Sun Wukong's strength can be continuously raised, then villains in a single universe will also appear in the future.

Maybe to a certain extent, it will slightly continue Marvel's future destiny.

In this way, Chinese mythological characters will also spread around the world, and Chen Linfeng is happy to see it happen.

If that doesn't make sense, then it would be a good choice for Marvel to continue on the old path of its previous life and gradually decline.
Kevin Feige was a little hesitant. Chen was right about one thing: Sun Wukong's price-performance ratio was indeed good.

But due to his emotions, he was not happy to see a Chinese god so powerful.

In the script, there is a setting called "Earthly Immortal Realm". There is only one such "Earthly Immortal Realm" in the entire multiverse.

It is obvious that in terms of strength and status, it is superior to Asgard.

Including some conversations between the protagonist and Sun Wukong, some gods in the "Earthly Immortal World" can cross the timeline and see the past and the future.

The standard was set so high from the very beginning, which is indeed very characteristic of Chen.

If he were to continue filming like this, and the subsequent events unfold gradually, this Eastern God Realm would become a little too powerful.

In cultural works, the contrast between strong and weak can sometimes affect people's hearts in real life.

Kevin Feige understands this, so he doesn't dare to take it lightly.

"Chen, I need to think about this."

He has already read the subsequent script.

In the script, Sun Wukong is more like a character who is both a teacher and a friend to the protagonist.

In the final villain battle, Sun Wukong goes to subdue a large number of villains.

The protagonist comes to deal with the old enemy.

There is no description of how Sun Wukong fought. It only writes that after the protagonist defeated his enemy, he looked up and saw Sun Wukong sitting on a high place, smiling at him and applauding him.

As far as this script is concerned, the setting is not very brilliant, but there are many descriptions about Sun Wukong.

He was written as a character loved by almost all Chinese people.

After knowing that he was the real Sun Wukong, the whole nation was enthusiastic about him. When government officials saw him, they would temporarily take off their disguise masks and express their enthusiasm like fans.

Even the villains would look extremely ashamed when seeing Sun Wukong. If they could go back, they might have surrendered.

Similar descriptions take up a huge amount of space.

He didn't quite understand whether Sun Wukong was really that popular in China.

But from the perspective of the entire script and story, it is still good.

The only problem is that the future strength of Sun Wukong described by Chen is a bit too high.

Hey~
Seeing the puzzled expression on his face, Chen Linfeng was unsure whether he was just showing it to him or it was real.

He could only use the tactic of procrastination, "Kevin, we can discuss future strength later. There should be no problem with the current script, right?"

"Well, uh, probably no problem."

Kevin Feige was deeply troubled, his brows were about to frown together, and after thinking for a long time, he slammed the table heavily.

"Let's do this for now."

He smiled helplessly and said, "It's you. Otherwise, if it was another director, I would definitely not approve it."

Chen Linfeng smiled, "No, thank you for your approval." The script was roughly finalized.

Kevin Feige then asked, "Chen, I heard CC is pregnant. Are you putting down all your work and staying at home with her all the time?"

"Well, I've been with you all this time."

"Oh, it's true. I forgot to congratulate you."

"Thank you."

"In that case, when are you going to start the Monkey King project?"

Kevin Feige reminded, "It's not good to be too late. Avengers 2 will be released in the middle of next year."

“Don’t worry, my team will complete the script analysis and some of the preparatory work before the Chinese New Year. After the Oscars ceremony, we will probably start working slowly.

The specific release time may be during the Spring Festival next year, or at the latest during the summer vacation next year."

"If it's the summer season, then wouldn't that mean they'll run into each other?"

"One in front and one behind," Chen Linfeng waved his hand nonchalantly.

“I find it strange that Marvel movies are always released in May.

At this point in time, whether in North America or China, it is not a particularly good time slot. "

There is a May Day period in China, but it is short, and considering the overall box office, it may not be comparable to the summer vacation.

"Well, I got very good results at this time several times before. If that's the case, it's better not to change it."

Kevin Feige shrugged, "What if the time is changed and the movie box office is affected?"

Also, many times, no one is sure of all the factors that contribute to a movie's popularity.

Then try to maintain all variables as much as possible.

Just like a programmer, don’t be afraid of bugs, as long as the system can still run, don’t change it.

Chen Linfeng satisfied his curiosity and ended today's meeting.

The temporary goal has been achieved. As for whether the Chinese part of Marvel will develop as he expected in the future, it depends on the situation of subsequent movies.

If the box office is good and the profits become an indispensable part of Disney, I believe many things can be negotiated.

If it can only achieve mediocre results in the Chinese film market, there probably won't be any further follow-up.

By then, it would be considered pretty good if Sun Wukong could have a decent role in the Avengers team.

It still depends on your own strength.

After returning from Kevin Feige, Chen Linfeng sent the script to Qilin's screenwriter team, asking them to improve the script first and then break it down later.

As for the mythical beast special effects, we need to accumulate special effects materials and carry out designs in advance based on some of the content in the script.

Including the people who are in charge of location scouting, they also need to start looking for suitable locations.

Pingshi Film and Television City also needs to plan the site for setting up the scenery in advance and prepare design drawings.

There is also a martial arts team who need to combine the characteristics of Marvel movies to design a set of similar action scenes but with Chinese characteristics.

They are already familiar with these tasks and there is no need for Chen Linfeng to say more.

The project "The Monkey King" used a lot of special effects, especially those related to the Monkey King, in order to show his strength.

The scene destructive power, impact feeling, and sound effects all need to be specially designed.

There is still a lot of work to be done up front.

These require constant correction and improvement before and during filming.

This is actually a kind of film industrialization.

Now that everything is familiar, everyone can follow the steps no matter what scenario is involved.

At present, this level can only be maintained within Chen Linfeng's team.

A project with so many special effects like "The Monkey King" requires the participation of more external special effects teams and companies.

By then, those teams will not be so adept at handling the situation and will need to send people from the mythical beast special effects department to train them.

When this entire system is straightened out, it will be the beginning of the heavy industry process of domestic films.

The crew of "The Wandering Earth" in the previous life took on this role, and the whole process was actually very difficult.

The first part can only be considered roughly passable. If there is no subsequent reinforcement, it may fall apart as soon as it ends.

The second part should be taking shape.

And in this life, Chen Linfeng plays such a role.

It started with "Your Name" and has been gradually increasing its stakes until now, and it is still ongoing.

But after all, it is much earlier than the progress in the previous life.

In the few days after New Year's Day, Chen Linfeng assigned the tasks one by one and turned his attention to the award-winning journey of "Joker".

During the New Year's Day holidays, there was nothing new happening in the media.

It’s just that the promotion for “12 Years a Slave” and “Dallas Buyers Club” was a little stronger.

Especially after the release of 12 Years a Slave, many newspapers began to use black rhetoric.

Things like Emily Ken's historical debt and the history of racial discrimination need to be taken seriously.

There was a commentary article in the Los Angeles Times that specifically talked about this.

“12 Years a Slave carries more weight than other competing films because it tackles the sensitive subject of slavery head-on.

This film not only reveals the cruel reality of slavery, but also shows the impact of slavery on individuals and society through delicate lens language and real scene reproduction.

It deserves the title of Best Picture Oscar.

......"

Then a number of newspapers applauded.

It seems that I can't help it anymore.

Of course, it is normal for the other party to have such a reaction.

Because while the Los Angeles Times was promoting "12 Years a Slave", the social section of the same issue was also reporting on the impact of "Joker" on the entire North American society.

There are also corresponding reports in other major newspapers.

These big newspapers don’t just require money to publish.

Most of the time they are a little more reserved, and will pay more attention to praising works that are of good quality.

Moreover, the audience likes to watch it, which makes them feel more at ease when collecting the money.

"Joker" is very popular right now.

It has a good reputation among the general public, so they are more willing to report relevant news.

This makes the popularity of "Joker" even stronger.

No wonder the producers of other films are anxious. If they don’t make an effort, it might be too late.

In fact, when the award season arrived in January, several films that were expected to enter the finals were revealed one by one.

Not only the three works mentioned above, but also movies like "The Wolf of Wall Street", "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" and "The Great Gatsby" are eyeing the market.

If we only talk about fame, we can't say that these movies are not competitive.

Maybe influenced by Chen Linfeng's words, the academy will produce a few high-grossing movies this year.

And it has to be said that this year is really a year of explosion for Leonardo.

"The Wolf of Wall Street" and "The Great Gatsby" are both starring works of Leonardo DiCaprio.

The quality is not bad.

He has been very busy in the past two years.

This guy becomes lazy once he gets the Oscar.

After the previous film "The Revenant", Leonardo's output has dropped significantly.

Chen Linfeng specifically asked him, "After winning the Oscar, will you still make movies with your heart?"

Leonardo thought for a long time, "Who knows? Maybe."

It seems that he has prepared himself mentally. If he fails, he will continue to try hard. If he succeeds, he may have to lie down.

It's really just a fight for an Oscar.

Chen Linfeng told him the meaning of "roll" in life.

Ordinary people think that it is useless to roll up, so they just want to lie down.

You have such good conditions, it would be a shame not to take advantage of them.

However, it was not recognized.

Leonardo thought, isn’t it nice to play water gun with supermodels?
However, Pete fully agreed with Chen Linfeng's ideas and was full of praise.

"As expected, brother, you and I really appreciate each other."

The two smiled at each other and agreed to become close friends.

Starting in January, only a few Film Critics Association Awards remain before the Oscars.

A typical example is the Emily Ken National Society of Film Critics Award.

As competition among major film companies intensifies, the awards given by these associations are no longer concentrated.

The Best Film went to Inside Llewyn Davis, the Best Director went to Joker, and there was also a Best Actor award.

Other important awards included "American Hustle" and "12 Years a Slave".

At this stage, it is difficult for "Joker" to maintain its dominant position.

On January 1, Emily Kendrick held the Golden Globe Awards ceremony.

Previously, in December, the award announced the nominations.

"Joker" was nominated for five awards including Best Picture, Drama, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score.

In terms of quantity, there are not many, but they are basically heavyweight awards.

7 Years a Slave and American Hustle both received seven nominations.

"Joker" mainly lacked in awards such as Best Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.

The core of this movie is the character of the Joker, and no one else stands out.

Therefore, it looks normal.

(End of this chapter)