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Chapter 233 Rapid Collaboration with a Small Character Universe [Please Subscribe]

On October 28, Li Wenyu met with a leader from the August First Film Studio on the 15th floor of the media headquarters early in the morning.

Two and a half months ago, the August First Film Studio was preparing to film (Soldiers Sortie) but lacked funds and sought investment.

Even now, let alone having sufficient funding.

The script adaptation, along with various other aspects, is progressing rapidly.

Old Li's appearance to pick up the person was on behalf of Fat Bing in making the arrangements.

This was, after all, the connection was made before Fat Ice officially started filming (Lucy).

After exchanging pleasantries, the two sides met.

Old Li also instructed his secretary to call for help.

In this version of "Soldiers Sortie," he simply used the influence of the investors to recommend the male lead, Wang Baoqiang, to audition at the August First Film Studio, including having an internal young actor compete for the second male lead, Cheng Cai.

Zhu Yawen ultimately won.

Even now that the leaders from the August First Film Studio have come, it doesn't mean they'll start filming immediately.

Instead, they hope that Zhu Yawen and Wang Baoqiang, as well as Duan Yihong, Zhang Guoqiang, Zhang Yi and other key creators, will be involved.

Go and receive a period of military training.

After brewing the tea, Li Wenyu smiled and said, "Director Zhang, just call Xiao Zhu to train him."

"It's not worth making you make another special trip."

Director Zhang was also very good at making polite remarks.

Zhu Yawen walked in, escorted by his secretary.

Old Li readily agreed, saying, "Little Zhu, you're my true junior brother. This time you're playing a young man from Henan Province."

"I hope you work hard and learn more, so that this performance can become a representative work of your career."

Zhu Yawen bowed and nodded, "Don't worry, senior brother, I will definitely study hard."

Besides, he's from Jiangsu Province, even if Jiangsu and Henan provinces don't actually border each other.

The closest point between the two provinces is actually not far, only a dozen kilometers away.

The audition ended a little over a month ago, and it was confirmed that he was the one.

Xiao Zhu is also very motivated.

He joined Time Travel a little over a year ago and rose to fame through Reply 1988.

For example, as one of the five teenagers in Ssangmun-dong, Jeon Ji-hyun was the one who took the lead in accepting the Samsung laptop advertisement.

It's lower than Dell's total price of 1800 million RMB, but still around 1500 million.

Quan Zhixian took 1000 million, and Hu Ge took 200 million.

Zhu Yawen, Wen Zhang, and Wang Chuanjun each received 100 million yuan before tax and before the company's commission.

He's already the biggest name in the Soldier Assault team.

With investment from Time, the pay is based on market rates, 10 RMB per episode.

The remuneration was less than that of Nicholas Tse.

But this is 10 times more than the male lead, Wang Baoqiang!

Compared to actors like Duan Yihong, Zhang Guoqiang, and Zhang Yi, who earn two to three thousand or six to seven thousand yuan per episode, this is much more expensive.

Old Li smiled and handed Zhu Yawen a bottle of mineral water, and they chatted for a while longer.

I watched as Director Zhang and Xiao Zhu disappeared.

…………

Two hours later.

When Lao Li received a report from his secretary that Zhang Guorong and Zhou Xingchi had arrived, he readily went to open the door to greet them.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries upon meeting.

Old Li pulled out a script for a small-time character, "Brother Rong, this is my new action movie project, similar to the (Beekeeper) (John Wick) series."

"However, this script also pays great attention to the expression of literary scenes, which can be considered as a balance between literary and martial arts."

"It tells the story of young people who are tired of the life of special agents amidst gunfire and gore, who voluntarily retire, get married, have children, and settle down."

"Yet life is unsatisfactory, accumulating too many midlife crises."

There is a father to care for in his old age, and a family and children in the middle.

Life is unsatisfactory, and work is mechanically repetitive, like that of an ox or a horse.

Surrounded by the pressures of a midlife crisis, she encounters a newly minted pair of burglars who break into her home and steal her youngest daughter's beloved cat bracelet.

To get the bracelet back.

A thin, frail-looking, and repressed middle-aged man unleashes his pent-up stress by mowing down an entire gang.

The male protagonist's father is very impressive.

The male protagonist goes to find the newly-minted thieves, a male and female pair, at night, hoping to get his daughter's bracelet back.

Not found!
On his way home by bus, he encountered five thugs harassing a female passerby.

This is what it means to be courageous and do good deeds.

Finally, they beat the five thugs to a pulp, including cutting the thug leader's trachea with a knife.

They even thoughtfully inserted a straw so I could continue breathing.

This gang leader has an older brother who is the godfather of the Japanese gang in South Korea.

Ruthless, vicious, and utterly inhuman.

The story of the two thieves breaking into the protagonist's house serves as a prelude.

The act of bravery on the bus on the way home brought forth the greatest cause and effect.

The male protagonist suffered a cut in the trachea of ​​the gang's godfather's brother. It wasn't fatal, but the aftereffects were significant.

The gang's godfather dispatched a fully armed elite squad of men, both long and short, to wipe out the protagonist's entire family.

They were easily defeated.

Then, he sent his underlings to the male protagonist's father, who lived in a nursing home.

If I say I'll kill your whole family, I'll kill your whole family.

As a result, the protagonist's father, who looked to be over seventy years old and unsteady on his feet, easily turned the tables and killed the young, strong man who came to kill him.

He was still asleep when a gun was pointed at his forehead, jolting him awake, and he fought back.

The male protagonist was arrested after massacring a gang? His past experience as a secret agent.

Having done a lot for the government, he was able to leave easily.

He killed no good people.

Returning to family life!

This project doesn't need Ma Dong-seok's One-Punch Man-like tough guy vibe.

It also doesn't need the muscular physique of Guo Da Statham or Jiang Wu at this stage.

Stephen Chow's slender physique was needed to bring to life a stressed-out middle-aged man in the opening scene.

Then, in the event of a sudden outbreak, skilled combat techniques, including super gunfights, are showcased.

This is similar to how Da Meiyuan slaughtered a large group of people in Cyclone 6.

However, the protagonist, a nobody, shows off his fists a lot, such as his act of bravery on the bus, which involves a lot of hand-to-hand combat and the rhythm of handheld action photography.

Then, after the immense pressure of middle age explodes, he wants to revert to the cold-blooded ruthlessness he displayed when carrying out missions.

Then came the repeated moments of being unable to bear it and having to restrain oneself.

The story begins with a "cat bracelet," or rather, an act of heroism that sparked a massacre.

The gimmick might be bizarre.

But the action scenes are really cool and exhilarating, giving you an adrenaline rush, and the dramatic scenes also demand a lot from the actors.

Li Wenyu explained simply that he gave both scripts to Zhang Guorong and Zhou Xingchi.

The two of them were still engrossed in reading the script.

Tong Liya knocked on the door and came in, seeing the two people in the reception area.

Xiao Tong hurriedly greeted him, then walked to Lao Li's side, looking quite businesslike, "Senior brother, I've already asked the teacher."

“Among the 05 acting class, there are young male students who now have some talent to show.”

"I feel like only Chen Xiao and Jin Shijia are passable."

Old Li is starting to prepare for the challenge of dealing with ordinary people.

Of course, before filming began, Stephen Chow, who played a minor character, also had to practice action, fighting, and firearms for several months.

I was planning to wait until He Qing finished filming (Teddy Bear) before making any decisions.

Leaving aside the time spent on post-production special effects, Teddy Bear's dramatic scenes are also a non-stop spectacle.

They've really managed to gather enough data to start filming.

Filming can be completed in one or two months.

Therefore, the actors playing the son and daughter of the male and female leads in this project need to be screened in advance.

The daughter role is fine.

Among the young actresses currently in the industry, there are Bai Lu, Meng Ziyi, and Guan Xiaotong.

In the original drama, she was a 10-year-old girl.

Li Qin is 15 years old this year, which is inappropriate; she's too old. A girl who's too old is unsuitable after a major incident at home.

She even complained pitifully that my cat bracelet was missing, adding to her father's stress.

This spurred the old father to go on a rampage of mowing grass.

Fifteen is a time of early maturity.

Naza is simply a daughter with the same strong exotic flair as Zhou Xingchi and He Qing, who are her parents.

Putting aside other aspects, just talking about acting skills, Guan Xiaotong is capable of the role and will not be worse than the original.

Who will be chosen in the end? There are still a few months of study left, so we can let Bai Lu and Meng Ziyi give it a try.

The eldest son is an eighteen or nineteen-year-old teenager.

Even if a male and female burglar break into your home and are armed, it's okay.

But this young man didn't know that the other party's gun was unloaded, and still fought back desperately with his hot-blooded youthful spirit, subduing a thief.

Then, amidst the hail of bullets, came the elderly father who had applied for early retirement.

They easily saw through the fact that the two thieves' guns were out of ammunition and concluded that the other party was clumsy and definitely a novice.

Life isn't easy either, so I gave them a break and let them rob me.

Afterwards, his eldest son looked down on him and mocked him for lacking backbone.

This role requires some acting skills!

You can have Wang Kai, Hu Ge, and Wen Zhang, among others, play the roles.

But with so many projects underway, and having made many famous actors, it's normal to give more opportunities to new actors.

Old Li smiled and nodded, "Okay, the teacher recommended it. You should also give them a call or email and tell them to prepare for a few months."

"If Ah Xing doesn't act in this project, it's hard to say what the box office will be like if someone else takes his place."

"As long as he takes the job, breaking 100 million dollars globally is a sure thing, and his reputation won't be any worse than Fast & Furious."

The original film topped the US box office charts even during the height of the pandemic.

He has made over 5000 million US dollars globally, excluding China.

Old Li spoke in a low voice; he was behind his desk, more than ten meters away from the reception area.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Stephen Chow stood up excitedly, "Mr. Li, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I will accept this manuscript."

"The two-part 'High Speed' series cost over 5 million US dollars, or over 40 billion RMB."

"She also officially became famous worldwide as an action star, much more popular than Yang Ziqiong and others back then."

"Such an ordinary character, who ultimately triumphs over everything and returns to his family in the end, clearly suggests the possibility of a sequel, right?"

He didn't have such good hearing that he overheard what Old Li said.

I reviewed the script outline again to confirm that it was a new style of action combined with gunfights.

The example of Da Meiyuan is too striking!

You said that Gao Yuanyuan's promotion of the "Speed ​​Series" lacked any sense of ethics.

But there is also Jiang Wu (a beekeeper).

Old Zhou has been in the business for half his life, and Kung Fu Hustle only grossed $2900 million at the box office.

Jiang Wu, a self-taught actor who suddenly switched to action stars, earned $1800 million from Omega.

It has a good reputation.

If the second part hadn't been a flop, she could have continued to be as popular as Gao Yuanyuan.

This kind of action star path is more exciting and enjoyable for Stephen Chow than playing ordinary comedic roles.

Zhang Guorong closed the script and laughed, "Ayu, I've gained some experience through practice."

"If we go to South Korea to film again this time, we'll have a better chance of success."

In a complete script, besides the outline and written descriptions, there is more.

Old Li once again contributed a comic-book-quality storyboard featuring hand-to-hand combat and gunfights.

This doesn't require much action design.

Ah Rong wanted to complain, but what really broke the male protagonist was his little daughter's pitiful complaint that she couldn't find her cat bracelet.

The John Wick series at least lost its dog.

The cat bracelet is missing here.

That's what I was thinking.

Zhang Guorong could understand that this was the last straw that broke the camel's back for a middle-aged person under immense pressure.

That could be any seemingly insignificant straw.

Zhang Guorong is 49 years old this year, which is 6 years older than Zhou Xingchi.

Upon seeing this, Tong Liya hurriedly ran to open the champagne.

Old Li smiled and went over to shake hands with Stephen Chow, "It's a pleasure to cooperate. If we can really create a series about ordinary people, this big IP will be a small gold mine."

Brother Rong jokingly asked with a smile, "Ah Yu, would you like to make a cameo appearance?"

"If you were to make a cameo appearance, we could also boast about your God of Wealth gimmick."

Old Li almost couldn't hold back and wanted to cover his face.

Xiao Tong, who was pouring champagne and walking over, chuckled and chimed in, "Actually, it's quite normal that Meghan suddenly became an unconventional sensation in the US because of this."

"She got her senior's name tattooed on her waist, and it was photographed."

"She said she wanted to use her senior brother's God of Wealth power to improve her luck, how reasonable is that?"

A month ago, Megan Fox interviewed for the lead role in Transformers, and the interviewer asked her to switch jobs and sign with Hollywood, but Megan refused.

She showed off the Chinese character tattoo on her lower abdomen back then.

She was photographed by paparazzi while shopping or attending other activities, and the tattoo was revealed.

I only managed to capture the character "Li".

This is enough for gossip paparazzi to write.

Megan Fox responded that Weibo's market value is HK$490 billion, and Li's 45% stake is worth US$27.5 billion.

Including his other assets, his net worth has long exceeded $60 billion.

Such a living god of wealth, getting tattoos to increase one's fortune—how theological and scientific!

She also revealed that she had stayed in China for a year or two and had tried to date Lao Li, but he rejected her every time.

The meme of "Old Li is the living God of Wealth" has now gone viral.

It was at least because of its hype that it attracted $200 million in revenue in a single year, a fact confirmed globally.

Li Wenyu was amused when Xiao Tong was washing the floor, "A cameo is fine too, I'll play the male lead's neighbor."

The protagonist's neighbor in "Little People".

They just made a mocking entrance. If those two little thieves had broken into my house yesterday...

Then my kung fu skills, which I've practiced for so long, will definitely come in handy.

This is a direct jabs at the male protagonist for being a coward.

Stephen Chow hadn't even seen the details yet when Cheung Kwok-wing almost burst out laughing, "This cameo is really brilliant, there will probably be new memes about it online."

Old Li lives on in the (Speed) series, in the memories of Da Meiyuan!

Now, he's making a cameo appearance as a neighbor in the original home of the male protagonist's family, a place he lived in.

That's really something, Old Li isn't showing off his skills on the big screen anymore.

As long as there is a woman, like a beautiful young lady, living in his house.

That's a classic taboo family!

Zhang Guorong remarked with emotion, "Ayu, should we move the filming timeline for the 'Ordinary People' segment forward by a few years?"

"For example, John Wick 1 was released in 2004, and your character had already died of cancer in John Wick."

"But if we go back to the 90s, we could have a crossover with the John Wick series."

"Xiao Gao is the most powerful assassin under the global assassin group."

"And Ah Xing, the minor protagonist, is an official auditor and cleaner who, before voluntarily retiring, was a cold-blooded butcher who almost never left any survivors under his command."

"In addition, there was another lone agent, also a retired agent named Wang Kai."

These large-scale series, filmed in South Korea, could be linked together in a major collaboration.

Wang Kai's lone agent role is similar in nature to Stephen Chow's early retirement.

One is heartbroken after the death of their beloved and begins to drift through life like a zombie.

The other reason is that I'm tired of it.

This is an overestimation of the combat capabilities of the Korean Peninsula's intelligence agencies.

But as I said before, Hong Kong Island is not suitable for making this kind of movie in terms of its overall setting.

The cyberpunk setting in Han can easily accommodate all settings without feeling out of place.

There are hundreds of thousands of Chinese in South Korea, including overseas Chinese and international students.

The fact that the main characters are all Chinese or overseas Chinese doesn't make the audience feel out of place.

Even in the future Korean version of Infernal Affairs, the two leading men are set to be overseas Chinese, which is not something that Old Li modified.

(End of this chapter)