I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 432 An Invitation from Fast & Furious 6!
"Hi, Chan!"

Vin Diesel hugged Chen Jin tightly, shook hands, and then bumped shoulders.

"Paul and I watched 'The Killer' ahead of time in Ryan's theater room, and it was such a cool movie!"

Diesel laughed, and Paul Walker nodded in agreement: "That Chinese Kung Fu was terrifying! It gave me an adrenaline rush!"

"Ha ha!"

Even though she knew it was a compliment, Chen Jin still liked to hear it.

He's not too worried about the reviews of "The Killer" right now; his only concern is that it might not be well-received by audiences.

The Americans just don't buy into his main character, but he's still very confident about everything else.

Anyone who has seen this movie in theaters should have enjoyed it.

"How about it, interested in collaborating?"

"Fast & Furious 6 is just missing a character, and I think you'd be perfect for it!"

Vin Diesel suddenly spoke up, and Paul Walker, who was next to him, was taken aback, clearly unaware of this matter.

Chen Jin smiled and looked at him, saying, "Fast & Furious 6, are you sure?"

"Ryan recommended you to me. If you're interested, you can come and audition!"

Vin Diesel was speaking very seriously when Chen Jin thought for a moment, then shrugged and said, "Hasn't the sixth Fast & Furious movie started filming yet?"

Chen Jin was certainly aware of this film series; the first five films had already grossed nearly $12 billion at the box office, making it a very popular franchise worldwide.

But its true rise to prominence began with the sixth and seventh installments.

The seventh installment, in particular, grossed 24 billion RMB in mainland China. Of course, the main reason for this was the unexpected death of Paul Walker, which allowed "Fast & Furious 8" to still benefit from his legacy.

It lasted for several years, and the two films in the series grossed $28 billion, exceeding the total box office of the previous six films.

No one could resist a film series like this.

It could even be said that this was key to Chen Jin's success in Hollywood.

"There's a role that's been undecided for a long time, and the script keeps getting revised. If you'd like, we can wait a bit!"

Vin Diesel's words flattered Chen Jin.

He doesn't think he's famous enough to be considered that high.

If he had invested in this movie, then it would be understandable for him to play a role. But in fact, he only knew that Relativity Media was involved in Fast & Furious 6. As a Chinese person, it was impossible for him to have invested in this project.

Getting a role is probably due to some consideration.

"Could it be the Chinese market?"

That's certainly possible.

"Okay, could you tell me a rough draft of the script and story?"

"I need to get ready!"

Chen Jin answered very seriously, and Diesel laughed loudly: "No rush, let's find a place to have a drink after the screening. I'm really interested in your skills!"

"Haha, great! I couldn't be happier!"

Chen Jin smiled, knowing that it was indeed not the right time to talk about "Fast & Furious".

Just then, Kavanaugh waved at him. Chen Jin gave Diesel an apologetic gesture and walked over to Kavanaugh.

"Fan, are you serious?"

After Chen Jin left, Paul Walker couldn't help but ask Vin Diesel a question.

"Of course!"

Diesel laughed heartily, while Paul shook his head and said, "Universal might not agree to you doing this. Are you trying to give up the role of Shaw?"

"Yes, this character is actually the same as the dragon in 'Hitman'!"

Owen Shaw, the main villain in Fast & Furious 6, is a retired special forces soldier, the leader of a mercenary crime syndicate, cunning and treacherous, and a global military-level criminal.

"In some ways, the two characters have a lot in common!"

"But you don't need to give such an important role to a Chinese person!"

Why use a completely unknown outsider when there are readily available Hollywood actors?

Paul felt that Vin Diesel was a bit out of his mind, and that this was a huge risk. If it were an insignificant role, he might as well have given it to him.

Although Owen Shaw is a newly introduced villain, he is also one of the most important characters in the sixth installment.

We might need it again later.

This is what makes Fast & Furious so amazing: even after death, the writers have a way to bring them back to life, otherwise they wouldn't be called "Family Heroes."

"Walker, I actually have reasons to convince Universal!"

Diesel spoke with an air of confidence, while Paul shook his head, saying, "I don't understand!"

He really couldn't understand why Diesel suddenly wanted to cooperate with Chen Jin; it was a completely perplexing thing.

In fact, Chen Jin was also puzzled.

"First, the Chinese market, or rather, the Asian market!"

"Sung Kang was the best decision we ever made!"

"The box office figures in Japan and South Korea speak for themselves, and China has been Universal's most important expansion area in the past two years. Chan's box office appeal in that region—I asked Ryan, and he's number one!"

"He is the number one person in China!"

This guarantees a box office performance for "Fast & Furious 6" in China after its release.

Paul Walker was well aware of this as well.

But this reason alone is actually hard to convince people, because you don't know how much more box office revenue one more person could generate.

This is actually a bet.

Although Global wanted to open up the Chinese market, this reason alone was not enough for them to choose Chen Jin; in fact, there were other options.

"And also, this film!"

"Ryan showed it to several producers at Universal, and they wanted to buy the film rights from Chan!"

It turned out to be the case.

Paul Walker now understood.

Given Chen Jin's influence in China, coupled with the distribution and copyright rights to "The Killer," Universal would definitely agree to offer him such a role to reach this cooperation agreement.

It's no surprise that Diesel, like Tom Cruise, is a very successful film producer.

Putting aside their identities as actors, both of them are actually very successful and skilled in business operations.

Besides having a good team, they themselves have a very keen investment ability.

For example, Mission: Impossible and Fast & Furious!
Especially with "Fast & Furious," Vin Diesel, after losing money on the third film, bought part of the rights from Universal and started rebooting the fourth film, which was a huge success.

In some ways, this guy is actually more business-savvy than Tom Cruise.

On his way here, he actually wanted to talk to Paul Walker about this, but whether he did or not was irrelevant; the other was just the lead actor in "Fast & Furious," not him as a producer. He had a leading role in the "Fast & Furious" series, while Paul could only offer suggestions.

Just like the absolute protagonist of the Fast & Furious cast, Diesel is also the absolute master of this film outside of the movie.

He actually really wanted to buy the copyright to Chen Jin's "The Killer" and either operate or invest in it himself.

Diesel is optimistic about the film's prospects.

There are many things that weren't explained in the first movie, so there's definitely room for a sequel. Plus, the movie has a very large world-building background.

It might even be made into a series like Fast & Furious.

However, this guy also knew that Chen Jin probably wouldn't sell.

Therefore, the only way to reach a deal is through pressure from the global side or by adopting a roundabout approach to cooperation.

He said those words just now to test Chen Jin's reaction.

It's clear he really wants to be in "Fast & Furious 6"; there's probably no actor in the world who could resist the allure of such a film series.

For a Chinese person who really wants to prove themselves in Hollywood, it is a guarantee of success in Hollywood.

Fast & Furious 6 can help him fulfill his wish and shorten the time it takes for him to become famous worldwide.

But this price needs to be paid in exchange for something.

Chen Jin's backing in the Chinese market and her holding the rights to "The Killer" are exactly what Diesel is after, and I believe Universal will also be very interested.

He just wants a piece of the pie; if he can get 10% or 20% of the copyright, that would be a profit.

All I can say is that Diesel had a very good plan. Who says Onsatians aren't as good at business as Jews? These guys are shrewd opportunists too.

Chen Jin was clearly unaware that her new movie had already been targeted by people with ulterior motives even before its release.

He didn't tell Kavanaugh about what Diesel had said about the casting for "Fast & Furious." He got to know a lot of Hollywood celebrities who came to the premiere through this guy until ten minutes before the premiere officially started.

The group, who had been chatting happily, returned to their seats, and film critics and media personnel began to enter the venue, waiting for the release of "Killer: Dragon".

Chen Jin and Wan Qian sat in the first row, but next to him was Kavanaugh, and to his right was a vice president of Universal.

This time, the distributor for "The Killer" was Universal, one of the six major Hollywood studios that Kavanaugh has worked with the most.

The two sides were in a honeymoon period a few years ago, but in recent years, with the losses of one Relativity film after another, Universal executives actually have a lot of opinions about Kavanaugh.

However, it was necessary to maintain the public relationship, so a vice president was sent over.

pat!pat!
The lights in the theater finally dimmed, and the opening credits of "The Killer" appeared on the large screen in front of us.

Chen Jin's self-written, self-directed and self-acted film "John Wick: Killer" (also known as "Killer: Dragon") officially premiered in North America.

The story of a killer named Dragon seeking revenge in North America.

Many people in the audience had already seen it, and Chen Jin had almost memorized it by heart, but everyone looked like they were watching the movie attentively, including Diesel and a few others.

Time is passing by, second by second.

"Ooh ooh ooh~~~"

"Cool!"

"Amazing~~"

"..."

Exclamations of amazement could be heard from time to time; good movies truly resonate worldwide.

In fact, Kavanaugh was convinced that "Killer Dragon" was a good movie when he attended the screening, and its success in China further proved this point, which is why he dared to invite so many people to the premiere.

Many of these are North American media outlets, known for their rigorous standards.

At that moment, listening to the sounds rising and falling in the theater, Kavanaugh, like Chen Jin, sensed that the movie was probably a sure thing.

If it can conquer the audience in China, then North America will certainly be no exception.

The only concern might be getting used to the local environment, but that has gradually disappeared as the people behind me keep watching.

Until the film finally finished playing, the entire audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

clap clap clap!
Many people may have stood up out of politeness, but many more stood up because they saw others applauding.

It is indeed a good movie. Although it may not be enjoyed by everyone in the audience, film critics and media professionals who love action movies all understood the story and saw the creativity in the movie's action and firearms.

A paradigm of new violent action aesthetics, this film pioneered many different kinds of fighting, and at least many people enjoyed watching it.

It's completely different from many of the previous action movies that exaggerated superhero-like characters.

"Thank you!"

Chen Jin led the main cast onto the stage and thanked everyone.

Next came the familiar questioning session, which mainly involved asking about the film's creative inspiration, interesting anecdotes from the filming process, and so on. This was the same as in China, and Chen Jin and the others were very experienced in this area.

The entire premiere, from the red carpet to the end, lasted more than four hours. Chen Jin didn't get back to her hotel until the early hours of the morning.

Instead of going to sleep, he opened several film review websites that are particularly popular with North American audiences.

Chen Jin was very keen to know firsthand information and comments.

This relates to whether the movie has been criticized, or what its true evaluation is.

Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb, Metacritic... Chen Jin quickly opened them.

After a premiere, film critics and media personnel are usually eager to publish their reviews.

There's no need to wait too long at all.

They, like Chen Jin, were eager to share their viewing experience.

On Rotten Tomatoes, this is called the critics' rating; once the film is released, there will be an audience rating.

The two scoring mechanisms are different.

However, media professionals' ratings are often more technical and tend to be similar to the final audience ratings.

There won't be a conflict like when media reviews praise it as a masterpiece while audiences consider it a bad movie.

Rotten Tomatoes does this very well.

While many media professionals may make money through dishonest means, it's impossible to bribe everyone. A rating website must ensure the fairness of its ratings; if a crisis of trust occurs even once, the rating website will be in serious danger.

Therefore, in order to ensure their operation, all rating websites have very strict screening standards for ratings.

Each of their websites also has its own general rating system.

It's something similar to big data.

Before the scores are released, each website actually has a very clear idea of ​​the approximate score for a newly released movie or game.

Even if everyone gives it a score of 10, the website might still give you a score of 8.

This is what is called "fairness"!
Douban, a Chinese social networking site, actually learned this approach from overseas.

This is why, despite being a cesspool, it remains a benchmark for industry ratings.

Its rating mechanism will not be influenced by big data.

The first movie review website Chen Jin checked was Rotten Tomatoes, currently the most popular rating website in North America!
(End of this chapter)