The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 550 One Fish, One Catch
"Who... is Henry Cavill?" Xu Jiuyang asked after clearing his throat.

“A new actor, British, with great acting skills and looks, and both I and the Marvel team think he’s perfect for the role of Tony Stark,” Angela replied.

Then she laughed: "Don't worry, of all men, I only like your type."

Xu Jiuyang rolled his eyes: "Really? Could it be because new actors are easy to manipulate, so they can be exploited after signing long-term contracts?"

“That was a consideration, but it took me a lot of effort to convince him to take the role,” Angela shrugged.

"Oh?" Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow. "What kind of strength?"

“I promise that if he signs this contract, he will play Arthas when World of Warcraft is adapted into a movie in the future,” Angela continued, shrugging.

Xu Jiuyang immediately gasped: "Is this how you treat gamers?"

“I didn’t lie to him,” Angela said, raising an eyebrow. “It’s all written in the contract, for a period of ten years, and the pay is increasing every year.”

Xu Jiuyang chuckled and fell silent. Although Henry Cavill wasn't exactly a hardcore gamer, he was still a seasoned player.

After all, he had seen videos of himself manually assembling a computer at home in his past life.

Furthermore, when filming The Witcher series, Cavill often told the writers, directors, and producers: This is not right, Geralt would not do this; That is not good, Geralt would not do that.

Angela used Alsace to lure him in, and of course, she succeeded every time.

So you're still saying you've never dreamed about the future?!
Xu Jiuyang didn't actually ask. They were all so familiar with each other, there was no need to make things so awkward, right?
Besides, it's not bad for Superman to become Iron Man. I've already been reborn, but I can't just lie around doing nothing, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to find some fun.

To be honest, he was actually quite curious to see what Kavill's Arthas would be like. Blizzard had fallen into Angela's hands, so this generation's Warcraft movie would definitely not be as stupid as the last one.

Although Angela is currently only the chairperson, with her methods, she should have no problem completely taking over the conservatives.

There's no need to worry about the contract. Although it's basically just toilet paper when there's a profit to be made, Angela's reputation has always been good. As long as Cavill doesn't cause any trouble, he should be able to get what he wants in the end.

Returning to the document, Henry Cavill was chosen for Iron Man, while there were several candidates for Captain America, including Chris Evans. As for Thor, there wasn't even a candidate yet.

“Right now, our main focus is still on filming the Iron Man movie. We’ll talk about the rest later,” Angela said, knowing what he was thinking. “Once we achieve something, good actors will naturally come to us.”

"You're the boss, you call the shots." Xu Jiuyang shrugged, then asked, feigning seriousness, "And who is this Kevin Feige?"

“He’s from Boston. Lauren Schuler recommended him to me, saying he’s a very talented producer,” Angela replied.

"And who is Lauren Schuler?" Xu Jiuyang continued to ask.

Angela rolled her eyes: "A very famous female producer. She was in charge of the X-Men trilogy, and Kevin Feige was her assistant at the time."

"So, you're sure he can shoulder the responsibility of building the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so you made him the CEO of Marvel Studios?" Xu Jiuyang couldn't help but ask again.

“Of course it’s uncertain,” Angela raised an eyebrow. “But, as I told you, I took Marvel by a lot of tricks, so I had to make a lot of compromises, and Kevin Feige becoming the CEO of Marvel Studios was one of those compromises.”

After a pause, she immediately added, "But don't worry, if he can't make the film production go according to our ideas, I'm confident I can oust him. So, darling, you still need to work harder and provide more and better inspiration." Her smile was particularly bright when she said the last sentence, making Xu Jiuyang's lips twitch.

"I understand. I have no objections for now." He closed the documents in front of him.

The outline of the first Iron Man movie is similar to what I remember, but we'll have to wait until the detailed script is finished before we can talk about the specifics.

A film, from script to finished product, will undergo many revisions, even if filming has been underway for a long time.

Take Iron Man as an example. Ethan's character has changed many times. Sometimes he is a doctor, sometimes a nuclear physicist, and sometimes a nuclear physicist who wants to return to serve his country but finds that he has no place to use his talents and has to switch careers to become a doctor.

In addition, in some comics, Ethan actually works for the Ten Rings, so when fans start to reminisce about the events long after the movie's release, memory errors can occur.

This is a bit of a tangent, but the line "I am Iron Man" was indeed improvised by Robert Downey Jr. and became a classic scene.

"Let's talk about it after the script is complete," Xu Jiuyang said finally.

“No problem, as long as you remember it in your heart.” Angela nodded with a smile, then got up to leave.

“A real estate company,” Xu Jiuyang reminded him.

"Don't worry, we're in contact with two suckers. One of them will buy it, and the price should be within your expectations," Angela said with a smile, then gestured for Annie and Candice to leave without any hesitation.

"I hope so..." Xu Jiuyang muttered, and continued filming.

Basically, by the end of August, the scenes in Beijing will be mostly finished.

Next, we went to Seoul and Yunnan Province to film on location. Many people have finished filming, including British actors—this time the villain is British, and how could a tomb raiding operation be complete without these troublemakers?

However, Tony Leung's character was more of a villain. In the original version, he was friends with Jackie Chan's male lead and felt guilty after using the male lead several times, so he was always timid and hesitant, which made the character seem awkward. His confession before his death that he was only doing research failed to evoke any emotion from the audience.

However, in this version, the male protagonist Meng Yi is just Jack's apprentice, so he is very skilled at ordering the male protagonist around, and naturally has an attitude of "I'm doing research, what do you know, you little brat?"

This kind of appearance is naturally not likable. The audience identifies with the male protagonist, so he is simply portrayed as more bleak. It is not until he sees the various cultural relics in the First Emperor's Mausoleum being wantonly destroyed by the British that he suddenly realizes his mistakes and ultimately sacrifices his life to help the male protagonist.

In such a character arc, when he confesses that he was only doing research and not tomb raiding, it is not only more convincing but also leaves a deeper impression on the audience.

Tony Leung Ka-fai also has some scenes in Seoul, but not many. He mainly focuses on the assistants played by Seo Goo-yang and Jung Woo-sung, and then on the policewoman played by Ha Ji-won.

As for Son Ye-jin and Park Si-yeon, they have already finished filming and have no more scenes to shoot in either Seoul or Yunnan Province.

However, Kim Hee-sun, Lee Young-ae, Choi Ji-woo, and Song Hye-kyo will appear in the filming in Seoul. Hong Kong actors can make cameo appearances, and Korean actors can also make cameo appearances. After all, the project's slogan is Sino-Korean friendship, and we need to treat everyone equally.

The previous version didn't need it because Jackie Chan was a big star, and Xu Jiuyang couldn't compare.

Moreover, the financial backer is the third daughter of Samsung, so at least on the surface, Lee Yoon-hyung has to side with South Korea.

(End of this chapter)