Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 210 Inviting Haibara Ai to Star in "Home Alone"

According to Takeshi Onino's original idea, he was going to choose a movie with a similar style and a big box office hit in his previous life based on the filmed materials.

This is the easiest and most convenient way.

I didn't expect that Constantine was such a jerk. He's really a Hollywood director.

All the materials were wasted, and the leading actor was difficult to coordinate due to schedule reasons, unless more money was paid.

But the reason why Columbia hired him to save the situation was that they didn't want to spend a penny anymore.

In this situation, there is only one way left, which is to start over and use the remaining funds of less than 9 million US dollars to shoot another movie.

After careful consideration, Gui Yewu made up his mind.

Gan!
This time, Paramount's chance to commit suicide is too rare. It is not safe to just sit back and watch it fall into the trap. We must give it another ride and step on its corpse a few more times.

If he wants to do this, Takeshi Ono must come up with a comedy that is sure to be a hit, squeezing out the living space of "Little Big Women" and adding fuel to the fire for Paramount.

And because his predecessor was such a jerk, he had to spend more than eight million to reshoot a film.

After wishing Constantine "I can't stop loving you", Takeshi Onino began to think about which movie to make.

With only eight million, it is impossible for me to make films that require special effects, so I can only start with low-cost feature films.

In this way, the scene should be simplified as much as possible and not too complicated.

Another aspect of time is also quite tight. Although the timeline of this world is confusing, since Universal and Paramount have booked the Christmas season, it means that the film has been completed and Christmas is not far away.

Therefore, there is not much time left for Onino Takeshi, and the shooting must be relatively simple.

The scene should be simple, the cost should be low, and the shooting should be simple. It is best to be of the same type as "Girls on the Street" so that it can achieve an all-round crushing victory.

Thinking in this way, the answer is obvious.

A name immediately popped up in Gui Yewu's mind——

"Home Alone!"

This movie fits the bill perfectly, it's a deluxe puls version of "Girls on the Street"!
The North American box office of 2.85 million U.S. dollars and the global box office of nearly 5 million U.S. dollars further prove the value of this film.

What reason does Gui Yewu have not to choose it?

Moreover, the original film only took one and a half months to shoot, so it would be even faster in his hands.

But eight million is still not enough, and there is another problem -

It is impossible for Takeshi Ono to give the copyright of a box office hit like "Home Alone" to Columbia, otherwise wouldn't that be making things easier for others?

So Takeshi Onino proposed to Isamu Sugiyama that he was willing to give up the director's fee of 500 million US dollars and invest another 800 million US dollars personally, on the condition that he would obtain dividends and copyrights of the film.

Sugiyama Isamu had no objection to Onino Takeshi's decision to start a new business. As long as he could finish the movie, it would be fine with him. Anyway, if he didn't want the movie to fail, Onino Takeshi had to give it his all.

They were very happy that the other party was willing to make additional investments. As for dividends and copyrights, Columbia didn't care much either.

This crappy movie is almost ruined by Constantine, so what's the point of talking about dividends and copyrights?

Finally, after negotiations between the two parties, Takeshi Ono was responsible for completing the film, while enjoying a 15% share of the box office and half of the film copyright.

Of course, this is only the first part. The copyright of the sequel will belong entirely to Takeshi Ono.

Both parties were very satisfied with this. Colombia felt that it had gained an advantage and had transferred part of the risk.

Moreover, he knew that the original film was ruined, and if he used a mere 16 million to remake it, even Takeshi Ono would probably not be able to achieve much success. He should be thankful not to lose too much, and the box office dividends would be equivalent to nothing.

The Colombian top leaders were very happy. They didn't expect that such a sucker would be so easily found.

But he didn't know that Gui Yewu had already been secretly happy.

I only paid eight million and got a hen that laid golden eggs. It was a huge profit!

The global box office of the first "Home Alone" was 4.8 million. As he owns half of the copyright, he can get at least to million US dollars. He made ten times the profit by reselling it!
Not to mention the revenue from the sequel.

There were five "Home Alone" movies in total in its previous life. Although the later ones were far from comparable to the first one in terms of reputation or box office, they still brought in huge profits that could not be ignored.

In addition, it can also increase the popularity of Onino Takeshi and Onino Eiga, which is simply a win-win situation!
……

Once the filming of "Home Alone" was confirmed, Takeshi Ono immediately took action.

The crew continued to use it, but they found new actors.

The main characters of the movie "Home Alone" are the quirky little protagonist and the duo of stupid thieves who seem cunning and cruel but are actually stupid, cute and funny.

Macaulay Culkin gave an excellent performance, and he became the most popular child star in the 1990s.

But in this world, there is no such person as Macaulay, so we can only choose another protagonist.

However, Gui Yewu seemed confident about this.

He already has a candidate.

……

"Let me play the leading role?"

In the hotel room, Huibara Ai pointed at herself in surprise.

"Yes."

On the opposite side, Gui Yewu nodded.

That's right, he decided to let Haibara Ai star in "Home Alone".

When he decided to shoot, he had already decided to invite her to play the role of Kevin.

Gui Yewu thought she was suitable.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that Haibara Ai always looks cold and indifferent to everything, she is actually a black-hearted girl.

This can be seen from the several times she played pranks on Conan.

That quirky feeling is different from Macaulay's, but equally unique and charming, and is no less impressive than the former.

More than enough to play Kevin.

Of course, now it's Kelly.

There's no rule that "Home Alone" can't be starred by a little girl, right?

Another point is that Haibara Ai is of Japanese-British descent, and her Western features are more obvious than those of Miyano Akemi, which is in line with the aesthetic of Americans.

"Since you are trying to trick Conan into filming a movie this time, why not just make one for real."

Gui Yewu shrugged his shoulders and persuaded her.

Haibara Ai showed hesitation. Although she had promised Takeshi Onino to act in the movie a long time ago, as a human being, she couldn't help but feel a little conflicted when the time came.

However, Guiye Wu's next words directly dispelled all her concerns and hesitations:

"If this movie is a hit, maybe your sister will know you're in America."

Haibara Ai's eyes lit up and she felt that what he said made sense.

As long as she appears on the big screen, the whole of America will be able to see her. In this way, my sister will probably know about it soon, right?

As for whether the movie can become a hit...you can doubt Onino Takeshi's appearance, but you can't doubt his ability to make movies.

Haibara Ai trusts this 100%.

"Okay, I agree."

After thinking about it, Haibara Ai agreed.

Onino Takeshi smiled.

The male...female protagonist has been dealt with, and the only ones left are the two stupid thieves.

Even though they play clown roles in the movie and are bullied terribly by the little protagonist, their role is actually extremely important, and almost half of the laughs are focused on them.

It can be said that it determines success or failure, so it must never be taken perfunctorily.

Gui Yewu began to frown and think.

Who is suitable?

As for Hollywood, Takeshi Ono is not very familiar with it, and he can't rely on his friends at the winery, so he can only entrust it to the Actors Guild.

Hollywood has a well-developed union system. As long as you make a request, they will quickly provide suitable role information.

……

new York.

Hell's Kitchen.

A thin man walked out of a bar.

The man had golden corn dreadlocks, a narrow face and a pointed jaw, slightly thick lips, and two metal earrings on his left ear, giving him a hip-hop vibe.

But at this moment, the man's face was stern and he looked murderous.

As the man left, the bar behind him quickly caught fire.

The flames illuminated the man's back, and he left without looking back.

In an empty alley, the man took out his cell phone.

After a moment, an electronic voice that could not be distinguished as male or female came from the receiver: "How is it?"

The man smiled confidently: "Don't worry, the gang that didn't give us face no longer exists."

"Great job, Binga!"

The voice on the phone was calm.

"I am very satisfied with your ability to do things. Gin needs to keep a low profile for now. Perhaps you can complete some tasks for him."

The hint in the words immediately made Binga's heart beat fast.

His breathing quickened at the thought of the chance to replace that man.

"Please leave it to me, Rum. I will never be caught by the neon police."

While expressing his loyalty, he also did not forget to make a subtle remark to someone.

Rum is obviously also a master of PUA. He knows the psychology of his subordinates clearly and can fully mobilize their enthusiasm with just one sentence.

"I think you won't let me down, Binga. Remember, you and Curacao are my confidants, Gin is not..."

The phone hangs up.

Rum's last words made Binga feel overwhelmed.

As expected, Rum values ​​me the most!
A mere woman from Curacao poses no threat at all. Great, the advantage is mine!
Thinking about Gin, whom he had always been afraid of, he actually caused such a big trouble this time and was actually caught by the useless Japanese police.

Binga was immediately overjoyed and laughed in his heart.

It turns out that your Gin is just like this.

What made him even happier was that although Gin was finally rescued, he now had to keep a low profile, and even the work of the action team was temporarily suspended.

This is a sign of losing the boss's trust!

Binga immediately saw his opportunity.

Gin's loss of power is a great opportunity for me to take advantage of the situation!
When he thought of this, he couldn't suppress the smile.

"Oh, Gin, your era is over! Just wait, one day I will replace you!"

……

After returning to his secret base, the ambitious Binga immediately began to think about how to compete with Gin for business.

Now with Rum's instruction, it is equivalent to having the "imperial sword", and there is no need to pay attention to Gin at all.

Unwilling to be inferior to others, he had long been displeased with Gin, and was jealous of the boss's regard for Gin, and had always wanted to "seize power".

Now I finally see hope.

Binga was full of energy and immediately looked for the tasks that Gin had not completed. He was ready to perform well and let Rum and the BOSS know that his ability was no worse than Gin's, or even stronger!

Some searching.

Suddenly, Binga's eyes focused and his gaze fell on one of the tasks.

"Investigate and control a movie director... How could Gin still not complete such a simple task after so long? He is such a loser!
Let me take action, Gin, Gin, I will prove that I, Binga, am better than you!"

Binga gave a confident smile.

He's just a film director, and he's in control!
"Kinotake...?"

……

At the same time, a burly man also learned that Gui Yewu was about to start filming a new movie...

(End of this chapter)