Hearing Connie's words, Ronan had a rough guess, after all, he had been in close contact with Will Smith and Tom Cruise for many years, and the situation of the other party was basically clear at a glance.

Will Smith is a veritable superstar in business, and he is not the kind that can only dominate in a single series, and in the first two years, under the operation of Relativity Entertainment, he won the Oscar for Best Actor with the advantage of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" and skin color, and his life and acting career have reached the peak.

All of these have put Will Smith at the top of Hollywood circles.

But Will Smith has always had a wish or a plan, and although it has never been spoken, Ronan and Tom Cruise know it very well.

Ronan pushed open the office door, and Will Smith sat down on the couch, greeted him, and said, "Didn't bother you?"

Connie closed the door, and Ronan waved his hand, "Just met an old friend." ”

Will Smith looked like a gossip: "I heard that your first love is said to have returned to Los Angeles?"

Ronan looked at Will Smith, "And this kind of rumor? It's outrageous, it's just one of the ex-girlfriends." ”

Will Smith seems to be experienced: "Every ex-girlfriend is different and has their own flavor. ”

Ronan found out that he didn't have anything to do with Will Smith in this regard, so he simply changed the subject and asked, "You suddenly came to me, is there something?"

These words reminded Will Smith, and he hurriedly returned to the topic: "I watched a movie project these days, and I thought it was very interesting, and I couldn't get it for sure, so I had to come to you." ”

As he spoke, he opened the leather bag next to him, took out a stack of papers, and handed it to Ronan.

When it comes to his son's future, Will Smith feels that Ronan is optimistic and can rest assured.

"What project?" Ronan was a little curious: "Someone invited you to play the leading role again?"

As far as he knows, actors like Will Smith and Tom Cruise receive a lot of invitations every day can only be described as a stack.

Will Smith said: "I was recommended to a director called Harold Zwart, who had previously directed films such as 'Discharge Not Guilty'. ”

The director's name is unfamiliar, Ronan has never heard of it, but Will Smith receives many project recommendations every day, and what can attract his attention must be unique.

Ronan flipped through the information and read it carefully.

Will Smith has as much to say as he has in the past: "Harold Zwart designed this plan and he wanted to remake the hit movie "The Dragon" released in the 80s by Sony Columbia Pictures. ”

Ronan knew that this film, to be exact, was a trilogy series, and it seemed that the global box office combined, there were 300 million US dollars.

That's $300 million in the eighties!

Therefore, "Longwei Kid" is a very successful commercial film in the eighties of the last century.

Ronan takes a quick look at the material, which is clearly the work of a director, and the material not only has an outline of the script, but also a simple shooting plan.

The outline is very characteristic of Oriental port city movies, for example, the male protagonist is a young boy who practices martial arts, and there is a key supporting role in it, similar to Oriental martial arts or other hidden sweeping monks and other characters.

These made Ronan quickly think of the name of a movie he had seen - "Kung Fu Dream".

Think about the former male protagonist, look at the Fall maniac Will Smith in front of him, and then think about the close relationship between the two for many years, Ronan is really not surprised that this project can appear in front of him.

Will Smith's words continued: "When I saw this project, I thought it was very good at first sight, and I liked it, and the original work has long been recognized by the market and the audience......"

Ronan finished a quick glance, closed the information, and asked directly, "Will, this is the movie project you prepared for Jaden, right?"

The two have been friends for many years, and they still know each other well, Will Smith touched the tricky ear on the left, and said with a smile: "Ronan, don't you think the role of the little boy in it is very suitable for Jaden to play?"

For this father who broke his heart for his son, Ronan had nothing to say, but could only silently recite the sentence "Pity the hearts of parents in the world".

Will Smith added: "I've had enough conversations with director Harold Zwart, and according to him, the idea is to take the sparkle out of the film and put it on this new story. If the project is successful, Jaden will play a very cute kid who will face many challenges in an unfamiliar environment. ”

Speaking of his son's future, Will Smith was visibly excited: "This movie is a child's growth history! It can also be Jaden's growth history!"

Ronan nodded slowly, thought about it for a moment, and asked, "I remember that the original work seems to be an island country and karate, right?"

"Yes, it's karate. Will Smith apparently communicated enough with director Harold Zwart: "The action scenes of the original work are dominated by karate in the island nation. But karate has long been obsolete in Hollywood, and Harold Zwart is ready to use the kung fu of previous years in Hollywood in this film. ”

Ronan said directly: "Will, there is something I need to remind you of. ”

Will Smith nodded silently: "Just say." ”

"The kung fu scene effect achieved at the end of the film, if you want to amaze the audience, the actors need to put in a lot of effort. Ronan said slowly: "If you want Jaden to play this role, he may need three months or more to learn and do professional kung fu training, otherwise the film may have a dance effect similar to "Thunderbolt Angel". ”

Will Smith nodded repeatedly: "I understand, Jaden can do it." Jaden is an out-and-out kung fu fan, and since he was sensible, his family has had all kinds of kung fu movies. He had hoped that I would make a kung fu movie, if not a pure kung fu movie, then at least an action movie with a lot of martial arts shots. Actually, I had this opportunity more than 10 years ago......"

Ronan knew what Will Smith said about "The Matrix", and the first actor that the crew and Warner Bros. considered at that time was Will Smith, and after Will Smith refused, he invited Keanu Reeves.

"I've been paying attention to this kind of subject matter since then, but unfortunately I haven't come across a script that suits me well. Will Smith pointed to Ronan's materials: "Until I saw this project, I was thinking, is it possible for Jaden to star in a movie like this?"

Ronan said, "I have an idea to maybe invite Jack Chan to give it a try. ”

"Jack Chen?" Will Smith immediately understood what Ronan meant: "Who are you who asked Jack Chen to play for Jaden and play the kung fu master in it?"

Ronan nodded slightly: "Just a preliminary idea." ”

Will Smith understood what he meant: "Ronan, are you optimistic about this project?"

"It's okay. Ronan said honestly: "I think there is a certain amount of room for operation in the hands of Relativity Entertainment. ”

Will Smith patted his thigh: "Working with you, then I'll be relieved." ”

With the friendship between the two, there is no need to say those words in circles, Ronan said directly: "Relativity Entertainment has been exploring the oriental market on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, this is a good theme, and the people on the other side should like it." ”

Will Smith fully agrees with Ronan: "The main plot of the movie is about how a Western child grows up in an Eastern cultural background, and his mentor in life is an old Oriental man who is a kung fu master. It provides an interesting perspective on Oriental Kung Fu and Eastern culture. It's a story that can be used on both sides of the Pacific, and we should make it a global production, and I think both Asian and Western audiences will be drawn to the story. ”

"I hope so, too," Ronan said. ”

Frankly speaking, this film basically has nothing to do with Oriental culture, it is completely the type of selling dog meat on the head of a sheep, and all the gimmicks are nothing more than market considerations, rather than showing the culture from the East on the big screen.

As far as the content of the film is concerned, it is completely the appearance of the East imagined by Hollywood.

As for the oriental kung fu culture, it is about to become synonymous with liars, and all kinds of martial arts masters are indeed emerging, but unfortunately the talent and hard work are not in the right place, and all the special codes are added to the "deception".

Even in a few years, when someone talks about "kung fu master" or "martial arts master", what is the first thought of ordinary people?

It is estimated that the odds of the answer "liar" are extremely high.

Ronan shook his head and stopped thinking about these things, after all, it was useless to think too much, he could neither solve it, nor did he have the heart to solve it.

"Did you have a preliminary budget for the project?" Ronan asked Will Smith.

Will Smith said: "The director didn't do it, but after I talked to him, I found someone to estimate it, and it can be done for about 20 million dollars." ”

Ronan tapped his fingers lightly and said, "Yes." Will, Relativity Entertainment can run this project. ”

"Good. Will Smith came to Ronan today for this and immediately asked, "What do I need to do?"

For the sake of his son, Will Smith dared to face the bleak life.

Ronan has a general impression that this is obviously the project of "Kung Fu Dream", which once belonged to Will Smith's son Jaden's famous work, and it is also the highest peak in terms of movies, after the release of the film, even many media hyped "Tiger Father No Dog Son" and the like, listing Jaden Smith as one of the most promising new stars in Hollywood in the future.

It's a pity that Jaden Smith never had a better work than "Kung Fu Dream" later.

Like Will Smith's bizarre work of "Return to Earth" that he made in order to praise him, don't mention it.

This film can also be said to be a short-lived rejuvenation of the kung fu genre in Hollywood.

Purely from the perspective of movies, the former "Kung Fu Dream" was a good movie, and it can be regarded as an assembly line that can be worthy of ticket prices.