Chapter 177: I Want to Make a Movie with You

In addition to the well-known news that "The Hangover" will be released on December 13 this year, Wang Yang revealed the new progress of the TV series "Prison Break" as the main creator, NBC TV broadcast on Monday night in the fall of 2003, and the actor has been decided, Wentworth Miller, a tall and handsome guy who doesn't know where to find it. Fans are not excited about this, and it is not that they have never seen handsome guys, they are looking forward to a whole set of wonderful TV series.

Then Magic Young has another executive production plan, a new CG animated film "Kung Fu Panda" from Blue Sky Studios, and he only said "The protagonist is a panda who can play kung fu!" and did not reveal more. But Panda Kung Fu Animation!?Fantastic Young is going to oversee a kung fu film?!

The outside world has always been rumored that this young director is a kung fu master, and he once laughed in an interview with a magazine that he had a good figure and came back from practicing martial arts, as for answering the question "How is your strength?" When answering the question "How is your strength?", he even said, "It's not very bad, if I fight with my bare hands, I can beat about 20 ordinary people who have not learned any kung fu, martial arts, and fighting skills at a time; 5 people who have ordinary martial arts practice, but 6 can't." ”

"Kung Fu is not a god, like a trained special forces and agents, you can fight 5 enemies at the same time with your bare hands, and other martial arts are also the same. Kung Fu is a fighting technique that allows you to use your strength and speed, how to block and attack, but I think the good thing about kung fu is that it not only allows you to become good at fighting, but also to develop your body. A lot of punches will make your body more and more disabled, and even use drugs, which will cause a lot of damage to the body, maybe you hit hard at the beginning, but you will have to pay for it in middle and old age. This is not the case with kung fu, and the more you practice, the better. ”

These words seem to be very professional, but I have always thought that many media fans are skeptical, thinking that Magic Young is bragging and beating 20 ordinary people and 5 martial arts practitioners? The reason why they don't believe it is because he was beaten on the forehead when he fought with the paparazzi Cole before, and the paparazzi are ordinary people or ordinary martial arts practitioners?

So they tend to be miraculous Yang, that is, they know a little kung fu fur, and they can't stand Dwayne Johnson's punch. But despite this, there are still many kung fu fans who look forward to him making kung fu movies, after all, a big director who has practiced martial arts since childhood makes kung fu movies, no matter what his strength is, how is it better than those directors who don't understand kung fu and only rely on martial arts guidance, right?

As a result, the kung fu film that fans are waiting for is actually a CG cartoon, panda playing kung fu? What kind of style setting and content story will this be? Professional entertainment media has not yet acted, and some fans found the news content of the Chinese program "Luyu Appointment" recorded by Wang Yang through the Internet, and determined that "Kung Fu Panda" is the genre setting of ancient Chinese martial arts, "It will all be Chinese culture." ”

But after all, it is a small number of fans who hear these voices, and more people just notice "Kung Fu" and "Panda", which will not be revealed until Blue Sky Studio officially promotes "Kung Fu Panda" and launches its official website.

Obviously, the media is most concerned about his next directing project, which has not been announced, has no clues, and only leaked "cool" from Natalie Portman.

"mit-21-team" ......" Looking at the blog text on the screen, Evelyn, who was sitting at the computer desk, muttered suspiciously, 21 is blackjack, MIT Blackjack group? Before she could figure out what it meant, or look at the introduction of what Magic Young said, she was stunned by the starring cast, sure enough, it was Natalie Portman who played the heroine, but at the same time there was Rachel McAdams!

Rachel McAdams! How could she not know who Rachel was? The woman who almost scared her to death! And the bad and cute Xia Pei in "Youth Musical"!

How could media fans forget Rachel, who is super popular in this generation of young actresses? She and Magic Young were the earliest "best combination", when they were an 18-year-old director and a 19-year-old heroine who were popular all over the United States, and talked and laughed and tacitly understood on talk shows such as "Oprah", and at that time there were even some gossip media that they were in love.

After "Juno", the 20-year-old Magic Young and 19-year-old Natalie, the "Best Director + Best Actress" combination quickly became the new favorite of the public, and fans have been looking forward to their second collaboration.

Now it's finally here! It's the magic Jan + Natalie + Rachel, the roles of the two of them are still hostile! Evelyn in front of the screen excitedly wows; different cities, Claire and others who got the news, and countless fans are also excited, Jan + Rachel is 1998, Jan + Natalie is 2000, but today is 2002! The three have grown a lot, this time they get together, under the direction of Amazing Jan, what kind of sparks will the two girls with outstanding acting skills collide!?

This is exactly the element that makes fans excited, but when they see the choice of the actor, they are surprised again, Daniel Wu! Who is Daniel Wu? A Chinese-American actor who developed in Hong Kong, 28 years old, a native of San Francisco, graduated from the Department of Architecture of the University of Oregon, one of the top professional rankings in the United States, and practiced kung fu since childhood, and is a rising film star in Hong Kong.

So this movie is a live-action kung fu movie!? And then the fans saw no, except for Asians, most of the fans in North America were interested in Daniel Wu in an instant to the freezing point, and he would come up with some skills that they liked first.

Why did Wonder Young suddenly find a Chinese actor to play the male lead? What kind of movie is this?

"Jeff Ma, Las Vegas ......" Evelyn read the information on the screen, and gradually became clear about what was going on, it turned out that this movie was adapted from the best-selling book "The Capture of Las Vegas", and this book was adapted from a true story, Kevin Lewis is Jeff Ma. She continued: "30-year-old Jeff Ma graduated from MIT and joined Group 21 in 1994...... Won nearly $10 million...... Wow!" After reading the story source of the movie, she couldn't help but exclaim: "Cool! Cool!"

Anyone who has read "The Capture of Las Vegas" knows how cool the story is, and the interest of those who have just heard it has soared, so how will Wonder Young adapt it?

According to available information, the movie is about Jeff Ma (Daniel Wu), Amanda Cardeni (Natalie Portman) and other MIT students forming a group of Black Jack to count cards in Las Vegas to win money, while Beverly Kyle (Rachel McAdams) is a genius private investigator who is invited by casino owners to investigate and investigate the matter, and must catch the mysterious gang.

Most fans are currently feeling mixed feelings about "mit-21-team", this saga is undoubtedly very exciting, and Yang + Rachel + Natalie are even more eager to see, but there is a lack of interest in the choice of the leading actor, and they almost completely want to ignore him.

Nadaba left a message: "I have no prejudice against Chinese, otherwise I wouldn't like Wonder Young, the question is whether Daniel Wu is up to the task? Van Ran-P said, "This story is very cool, but wouldn't it be better for Marvelous Young to play Jeff Ma himself? Who knows Daniel Wu? Hopefully Marvelous Young will have a way to get me into the cinema!" ...... The happiest are Chinese fans around the world, and the entertainment pages of many Chinese portals reported the news with headlines: "Magical Yang + Magical Jeff Ma!" Wu Yanzu's fans screamed even more, and a comment was enthusiastically supported by many netizens: "It's not Wang Jing, it's Wang Yang!"

"The amazing director is obsessed with Las Vegas. -- The Los Angeles Times, which reported: "Clearly, Wang Yang has hurt a global audience with 'District 9,' and he's hurt himself." He's now in love with the bustling casino, and having a crazy pre-wedding party isn't enough to make a gambling movie. ”

But now the theme of the story revolves around Las Vegas, the box office champion is the 2001 version of "Ocean's Eleven", directed by Steven Soderbergh, Oscar-winning director, starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and other superstars, with a box office of 183 million in North America and 450 million worldwide, and the second is Martin Scorsese's crime drama "Casino" in 95, with 42.51 million in North America and 116 million worldwide, and the third in "Vegas Holiday" in 97 Only 36.4 million.

So in fact, this desert city is not a movie treasure, at least it is much more difficult to dig than Paris and other places.

Looking at the ranking of movies divided into the "liar genre", the highest is the western comedy "Gambler Ma Huali" with 101 million in North America and 183 million in the world in 94, which is also the box office champion of movies involving gambling themes, the second is the street ball sports film "White People Can't Jump" with 76.25 million in North America in 92 and 90.75 million in the world, and the third is "The Bao Finger Project" with 66.38 million in North America and 98.62 million in the world in 99.

And the average box office figure for each movie is 217 million in North America and 443 million worldwide. Las Vegas + liars + gambling, this theme has a congenital lack of difficulty, and it is also an Asian male protagonist, although it is a real person, but the difficulty is still directly multiplied several times.

The other side of the test of the title of big director is whether you can play this kind of commercial film, Steven Soderbergh's remake of "Ocean's Eleven" has been played; Steven Spielberg, who has long been without proving anything, is also making "Impunity".

"Impunity", which is scheduled to be released on December 25 this year, is also based on a true story, directed by Spielberg and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, and Christopher Walken, also a liar and a police officer playing cat-and-mouse games. This also made some good gossip media come up with a sensational proposition: "Could it be that Fantastic Young wants to fight Spielberg in the air?"

If that's the case, compared to the director and starring cast of "Get Away", "MTI-21-Team" is like a child full of talent, and there is a hidden danger called "unknown Chinese actor", and he is facing a giant who has been famous for a long time. "Hollywood Entertainment" said: "Although Wonder Young can do some kung fu, this duel has no chance of winning. ”

However, it is obvious that the first to "clash with each other" and the first to challenge the Las Vegas movie charts is "The Hangover", which is in this year's Christmas schedule. Now many media fans believe that "The Hangover" is the pathfinder of "MIT-21-team", and it is the first attack launched by Fantastic Young on Las Vegas. The results of "The Hangover" naturally also directly affect the public's expectations and confidence in "MIT-21-TEAM".

The Los Angeles Times story concluded: "Fantastic Young is ambitious to take Las Vegas on the big screen, but can he?" replied in parentheses: "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what's next." ”

※※ "I'm really, really looking forward to it, Rachel McAdams! Hmph, you're looking for a good candidate!" Natalie on the other side of the phone was full of excitement in her tone, and in the faint moonlight of the night, Wang Yang got up from the wooden chair on the garden lawn and walked to the other side of the house, laughing and said: "Actually, I was going to find Keira Knightley, and then set Amanda and Beverly as twin sisters, isn't it cooler and more interesting?"

Natalie said "Huh?", and then understood what he meant, and laughed: "Of course! Add some 'lifelong rivals', Eastern fatalism...... Wow, why don't you do that?"

"What do you do with this sister? She's going to shoot Pirates of the Caribbean, and I can't afford to come. Wang Yang walked into the back door of the house with a smile and said, "Forget it this time, let's shoot this theme again in the future, and let you have a fateful duel." Natalie smirked, "Hahaha, nice joke!" and she asked, "That Daniel Wu is okay acting, right? I don't watch many Hong Kong movies." ”

Wang Yang smiled seriously: "Only those who are really suitable for me will make decisions, and every role is." Daniel is good, trust me. Natalie smiled nonchalantly, "OK! I believe you're always right, I believe you." ”

The two chatted a few more words and ended the call, Wang Yang came to the sofa in the living room and sat down, looked left and right for Jessica's figure, but did not see it. He leaned his head back on the sofa and thought about something, and after a while, he picked up his mobile phone and dialed Lin Yibin, and said with a smile: "Hi Justin, good evening." Do you have time to have dinner tomorrow? There's something I want to talk to you about in a movie, and I want to invest in you to make a new movie. ”

"Oh. Lin Yibin was completely surprised that "Hot Maji" had not yet been released, and the new movie had not yet been released, but he knew that what he had to do at this time was to quickly agree, and he smiled happily: "Okay! Yang, this is too surprising." Wang Yang smiled: "It's nothing, let's talk about it tomorrow." ”

Lin Yibin responded happily, suddenly remembered something, and said: "By the way, I met a Chinese director from Australia in the past few days, he is a very talented person, and he and his friends are looking for investment in Hollywood these days. He wants to know you, can I give him your number?"

"Yes, has he ever been to FM Company?" Wang Yang shrugged his shoulders and smiled at his phone: "You know that FM is easy to pass through." Lin Yibin replied: "I have already looked for it, and Mr. Peter Wilkes approved him for 1 million, but the specific plan has not yet been negotiated." Wang Yang nodded and said, "Well, then I'll take over this investment, Justin, and call him with me tomorrow." ”

After talking for a few words, Wang Yang put down his mobile phone, and suddenly frowned suspiciously, what is the name of that Chinese director? Damn Justin! He slammed together, waved his hands and feet to the left and right, shouted "ho, ah" and threw a few punches in a row, and his right foot stepped to the floor with a strong kick, and the floor suddenly "banged" crisply! He twisted his shoulders and muttered, "When can I fight again?"

"Hey, Jan!" After a casual punch, Jessica, who was dragging her slippers, walked into the living room with a sweet smile, holding a deck of playing cards in her hand, and smiled, "Look at me." Wang Yang stopped angrily, watched her quickly turn the cards upside down, and smiled questioningly: "What's wrong?" Jessica said with anticipation in her eyes: "Is there a role suitable for me in "mit-21-team"?

"Hmm......" Wang Yang shook his head, he had already thought about this aspect, the two heroines were not suitable for her, and the card counter did not have much role and play, but the main reason was that it was not suitable.

Seeing that he was about to say the word "no", Jessica's heart suddenly blocked as uncomfortable, and smiled slightly: "Please, director, I can play it well, take a look!" She divided the playing cards into half of a hand, and then shuffled the cards with each other, but she didn't control it all of a sudden, the playing cards fell over a large pile and scattered on the floor, she shouted "Jesus" with wide eyes, and hurriedly bent over to pick it up: "It's not this, it's just a momentary miss!"

Looking at her panda-like appearance, Wang Yang couldn't help laughing, stepped forward to help her pick it up, and said: "Jesse, I'm not saying that your acting skills are not good, card counters don't need much acting skills, but you know that you are too beautiful to play this kind of supporting role." He looked at her side face and explained seriously: "It's like flowers need green leaves to set off, of course the two card counter girls can't be ugly, but they can't steal the attention of the heroine; ”

"It's this sentence again!" Jessica exhaled heavily, her face expressionless, her eyes motionless as she looked at the pile of cards such as Q, 5, A, etc., and said in a stiff tone: "I don't understand, isn't Rachel beautiful and spicy, isn't Natalie Portman beautiful and not spicy? Why can! I can't? I don't think I'm pretty!"

Not an idiot knows she's throwing a tantrum. Wang Yang hurriedly hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, and coaxed her gently: "You are not as beautiful, I think if there is such a list of the most beautiful people, those magazines will have them, right? ”

Jessica didn't want to get these compliments, her left hand broke free of his embrace, and said stiffly, "Thank you! Is this all my fault?" She obviously knew about this movie for the first time, in this living room, and she thought there would be a role...... But he didn't care at all, Natalie, Rachel, the best combination, and Anne Hathaway, Scarlett?

Wang Yang's hand that was thrown off wiped her forehead, although she knew that she was very angry now, but she wanted to say something in her heart, so she explained: "It's not anyone's fault, but sometimes being too beautiful does affect the senses, this kind of beauty is not pleasing to the eye, it is the kind of beauty that makes people's hearts beat faster and wander." So you see, Julia Roberts made herself ugly and she got the Oscar. ”

In this case, there is also the future "The Devil", Charlize Theron simply disfigured herself. He continued: "That's why I advise you to go hard, because when you move, people will ignore your face somewhat. ”

"Then I'll make myself ugly too. Jessica's eyes lit up, it was a good idea! She smiled, "It's just makeup, I'm the best at it, how ugly do you have to be to play a card counter?"

Wang Yang looked her up and down seriously, thinking about this possibility, but he didn't think she could be ugly unless she shaved her eyebrows like Charlize Theron...... But in the movie, you have to make up in different shapes, there are ordinary students dressed up, and there are grand evening dresses...... The biggest problem is that everyone knows that she is Jessica, and if she is an ugly girl, it would be better without makeup. At least the audience won't be thinking all night: "What is on her and Wang Yang's minds?"

He shook his head and smiled: "There's no need, you look so good! And you can play the leading role, the ...... of Flame Movies and other film companies."

"I want to make a movie with you!" Jessica interrupted, her eyes flushed, and she threw the cards she was holding on to the ground, got up and walked over to the couch. It takes several months to shoot a movie, and it takes several months to promote it, so why can't we spend all this time together? The characters in this movie are all young people, why don't you have her...... "Hey, hey, what's wrong?" Wang Yang hurriedly stepped forward and hugged her, it was the first time she had done this. Seeing her not saying a word, biting her lip, how could he not feel her mood, she always wants to appear in his movies, and she wants to be the heroine, but in the past two days, the news about "mit-21-team" on the Internet is all about Wang Yang, Rachel, Natalie...... Thinking of these, he made a decision in his heart and said solemnly: "Jessica, I promise you, we will shoot the next movie together." ”

Jessica pressed against his chest, listening to his eager words, her heart suddenly suffocated, and her own voice was faintly heard in her ears: "What are you doing? Is this what you want? Why are you so willful, why do you want him to say such things?" She raised her head and looked into his eyes and said, "No! Young, don't make such a promise, what you just said doesn't count, I don't like it." ”

"I like it, and I want to make a movie with you. Wang Yang smiled, clasped her hands to prevent her from breaking free, and kept kissing her cheek with "muma, muma": "And you don't have to be ugly!"

Jessica didn't speak silently, but she couldn't help but chuckle after being kissed by him for a while, and the bad mood just now gradually faded. She smiled and wiped the saliva from her face, blocked his mouth, and said, "Okay, okay! Don't use this trick, I'm not angry, I'm just a little unhappy, but it's okay now." ”

"Muma, muma—" Wang Yang continued to kiss her on the face mechanically. Jessica slapped him on the chest and said with a smile: "Ah, have you kissed enough, my face has been kissed by you!" Wang Yang suddenly laughed: "What is your face? This belongs to me." Jessica pushed him away and smiled, "Get out, when is it yours?" Wang Yang kissed her lips and said, "That Thanksgiving four years ago!

Danny, who was sleeping next to the couch, opened his eyes and glanced at the two of them in the hot kiss, let out a long breath from his nose, and continued to sleep.

(To be continued)