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Chapter 227 Zhao Wenzhuo takes a fancy to "Ong Bak"

Same night.

Hong Kong.

Zhao Wenzhuo returned to his residence with the second and third episodes of "The Mysterious Tower of Heaven and Earth" bought by his assistant.

He is usually very busy with work, and when he is not filming, he has to go out for social events to get more opportunities.

So I don’t have much time to read novels.

But he has placed his bet on Cao Sheng, so he has been reading Cao Sheng's novels recently. He is worried that if one of his novels is adapted into a movie one day and he is invited to play the leading actor, he may not be able to perform the leading actor's qualities since he has not read the original work.

He had watched some of "I Want to Become a Fairy" and "God's Tomb", but felt that they were not suitable for adaptation into movies, so he did not continue watching them.

He felt that "The Exquisite Tower of Heaven and Earth" was different.

"One Man's Martial Arts" mentioned at the beginning of this book has been made into a movie and it has become a big hit.

Therefore, he is looking forward to another script of similar quality appearing in this book.

After returning to his residence, he took a shower, took two books to bed, and leaned against the head of the bed to read them page by page.

The second episode was just beginning to be written as "One Man's Martial Arts World". Zhao Wenzhuo felt a little complicated when reading it, thinking: I didn't expect that with a few more characters in this movie, the plot would be so exciting. If Huang Baiming could film this story again according to what was written in the book, Zhen Zixuan would be able to play Feng Yuxiu again.

Wait till he sees the Ong-Bak movie world.

His originally calm expression gradually became excited.

Bajiquan?
Does "Ong Bak" tell the story of Bajiquan?

The male protagonist came to Chinatown in the United States to look for the whereabouts of the Buddha's head? A story about using Bajiquan to fight against various Kung Fu schools in the world?
I know Bajiquan!

This this……

The plot in the book cannot give a complete picture of the script of Ong-Bak.

Because the plot of "Ong Bak" written in this book all includes the plot of the reincarnation, the male protagonist of "Ong Bak" has become a supporting actor.

But even so, Zhao Wenzhuo still guessed the general plot of "Ong Bak".

Because the plots of kung fu movies are always easy to guess.

The plot is generally not complicated.

The key is creativity!
"Ong Bak"...Searching for the stolen Buddha head, risking one's life to bring back the head of the Buddha statue that the whole village believes in.

Not for money, fame or anything like that.

This is equivalent to fighting for faith, and the style is much higher.

Zhao Wenzhuo flipped through the book faster and faster. As the plot progressed, he was more and more surprised.

Because he found that this script not only contained exciting kung fu duels, but also a considerable amount of funny plot.

This type of kung fu film mixed with funny elements has always been popular in the market.

In other words, no matter what type of movie it is, as long as it has some just the right comedy elements, the audience will like it.

That night, he watched the two episodes of "The Mysterious Tower of Heaven and Earth" until after three in the morning.

What left him wanting more was that the story of Ong-Bak was not finished. When the final battle was about to take place, the content of the third episode was gone.

If you want to see the rest of the story, you have to wait another month.

Zhao Wenzhuo couldn't help laughing and felt a little sympathetic to the fans of this book.

"Ong Bak... such a good script, but he put it in a novel. What a waste."

He closed the book in his hand and talked to himself with emotion.

Although it was already past three in the morning, his eyes were still bright and he had no desire to sleep. He was thinking about how he should run this project.

How do we make this story work best?

……

It was around 9 o'clock the next morning.

When Cao Sheng was sitting on the balcony on the second floor of the villa reading a book, he received a call from Zhao Wenzhuo.

"Mr. Cao! Do you like the few sets of Kung Fu I recently filmed for you? Is there anything you don't understand? If so, just tell me and I'll explain it to you!"

When the call was connected, Zhao Wenzhuo's enthusiastic voice reached Cao Sheng's ears.

Cao Sheng's face was full of smiles when he heard this.

I thought: This guy is so enthusiastic! Not only did he film so many kung fu tutorials for me for free, he even called me to ask if there was anything I didn't understand.

Where can you find such a good person?

"Thank you! It's very good! You took the picture very clearly. If there is anything I don't understand, I will ask you for help."

Before Cao Sheng finished speaking, Zhao Wenzhuo took over, "Okay! Okay! Don't be polite to me! If you have any questions, be sure to ask me in time!"

After a pause, he lowered his voice and asked tentatively, "Oh, by the way, Mr. Cao! Have you written a complete script for "Ong Bak" in your new book? Have you?"

Cao Sheng frowned slightly.

Guessed what Zhao Wenzhuo was thinking.

He was just a little surprised that Zhao Wenzhuo knew the script of "Ong Bak" so quickly.

"Have you been reading my novel recently?"

Cao Sheng asked.

Zhao Wenzhuo: "Yeah! I've been watching, I like your work very much. Last night when I was reading your new book, I saw the movie "Ong Bak". I wanted to ask if you have written the script for this movie? If you have, can you show it to me?"

Cao Sheng's mouth curled up slightly, "You want this script? Are you planning to invest in the filming yourself?"

As far as Cao Sheng can remember, Zhao Wenzhuo never seemed to have directed or acted in a film himself. Even if he had, it probably didn't produce any great results, otherwise, he would have heard of it.

Therefore, if Zhao Wenzhuo wanted to direct and act in this story himself, Cao Sheng didn't want to agree.

Because this script is not suitable for people to practice. Zhao Wenzhuo does not have the connections to put together a suitable cast.

You have to know that the story of "Ong-Bak" requires a lot of foreign faces.

It also requires the participation of masters from various Kung Fu schools around the world.

It is necessary to go to Chinatown abroad to shoot the scenes.

Does Zhao Wenzhuo have such ability to organize a group now?

Most directors don’t have this ability.

Zhao Wenzhuo: "Yes! I do want your script. If the script is suitable, I have no problem investing part of it. I just don't know if you have already written the script for this story?"

Cao Sheng frowned, "Are you planning to be a director yourself?"

He was ready to refuse.

Zhao Wenzhuo laughed at himself, "No! I have never learned any directing knowledge, nor have I thought about becoming a director. No one will give me this opportunity. I just want to see the quality of the script and see if I can find a suitable director to film this story."

Hearing him say this, Cao Sheng's frown relaxed.

"Is that so? All right! I'll email the script to you later."

Zhao Wenzhuo: "Okay! Okay! Thank you Mr. Cao, thank you!"

……

End the call with Zhao Wenzhuo.

Cao Sheng did not continue reading the book. He squinted his eyes and thought about the operation of the script of "Ong Bak".

When he wrote the film into a novel, he considered making it into a movie.

It's just a side job anyway.

If there is a film company willing to invest in the film, he can also earn some script fees.

He originally wanted to wait until "The Exquisite Tower of Heaven and Earth" became more popular before considering submitting several scripts in the book.

At that time, the book was quite popular, and the several movie worlds in the book were already known to many book fans, making it easier to convince film companies to invest in the film.

After being made into a movie, because the book has been fermenting for some time, the number of fans of this book should have increased more than ten times.

At that time, when the movie is released, with the support of these book fans, the box office of the movie will not be too bad.

He didn't expect Zhao Wenzhuo to see the story of "Ong Bak" so soon.

He didn't want to pour cold water on Zhao Wenzhuo.

Therefore, he has been thinking about who else he can send the script to besides sending a copy to Zhao Wenzhuo?

He was skeptical about Zhao Wenzhuo's ability to organize a game.

Firstly, as a mainlander, it was not easy for Zhao Wenzhuo to make a name for himself in Hong Kong, a very exclusive place.

Want to get involved in film investment and production?
I'm afraid it's difficult!
Secondly, in the original time and space, Zhao Wenzhuo was getting fewer and fewer good projects, and the characteristics of bad films in the film and television works he starred in for many years were becoming more and more obvious.

If Zhao Wenzhuo has good organizing ability, why would he star in those bad movies and TV series one after another?
Doesn't he want to star in good projects?

Therefore, Cao Sheng felt that if he only sent the script to Zhao Wenzhuo, he would eventually be able to get the project off the ground and make the movie.

The finished product is likely to be a bad movie!
For a moment, several candidates flashed through Cao Sheng's mind.

Such as: Huang Baiming, Xu Ke, Hong Jinbao, Ye Weixin, Chen Sen.

Among them, Yip Wai-hsin is the director of the original "Ip Man" series. The four "Ip Man" films have proved that Yip Wai-hsin has the ability to shoot kung fu commercial films.

But this candidate flashed through Cao Sheng's mind for a moment and was then ruled out by him.

Because as far as he remembered, before filming the "Ip Man" series, Ye Weixin had never filmed a kung fu movie and was not very famous.

Maybe I need some opportunities to practice before I can make kung fu movies.

Chen Sen is the director of the original time and space "One Man's Martial Arts".

But before this movie, Chen Sen seemed to have never filmed a kung fu movie.

This person's ability to direct a kung fu film now is also questionable.

In comparison, Huang Baiming, Xu Ke and Hong Jinbao are more reliable.

Although Huang Baiming did not have the ability to shoot a kung fu film, he was the owner of a film company. He had money and connections, and he also had deep connections in the Hong Kong film and television circles. He was fully capable of putting together a good crew.

Xu Ke is a banner of Hong Kong kung fu films, there is nothing much to say about him.

Hong Jinbao is similar. He can direct, act, and be a martial arts instructor. He has also opened a film company and has investment capabilities.

In fact, Cao Sheng felt that for a movie like this that needed to be shot abroad and would require a lot of foreign action movie actors to participate, the most suitable candidate should be Jackie Chan.

Cheng Long has been involved in Sino-US co-productions for a long time, and has all the relevant connections and resources.

but……

Cheng Long is not suitable for starring in "Ong Bak".

The age is not appropriate.

The male protagonist of "Ong Bak" should be a young man who is just starting out.

The action style doesn't fit either!

Cheng Long's action style is more about humor than kung fu.

Moreover, his height is not suitable for northern martial arts such as Bajiquan.

The strength of Bajiquan, combined with a tall stature, can give the feeling of a boxing tyrant.

With these thoughts in his mind, Cao Sheng sat on the balcony for a while, then got up and went to the study on the third floor to submit the script of "Ong Bak".

(End of this chapter)