After arriving in France, Zhang Ran did not rush to take Zhang Jingchu around, the first thing he did was to have a meeting and discuss the sequel to "Time and Space Warrior" with Luc Besson and Neil. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

A commercial movie like "Time and Space Warrior" will definitely launch a sequel, and the reason why Zhang Ran is not in a hurry to launch a sequel is mainly because the script is not ready. Now that the script is complete, it's time for the sequel to start.

Although Luc Besson yin Zhang Ran once during the filming of "Time and Space Warrior" last time, Zhang Ran can completely leave Luc Besson alone and do it alone. However, Zhang Ran did not do this, what he wanted to do was very big, and it was impossible for him to do it alone, and he had to unite as many forces as possible.

Because of censorship problems, many stories can't be filmed in China, but they can't be filmed abroad. has partners abroad, and filming foreign dramas will save a lot of trouble, for example, this time filming "Paris I Love You", Zhang Ran wants to shoot the story in a bar, and it will be very troublesome to go to the bar to shoot, so he asked Luc Besson to help, and built a bar in the studio of Europa Pictures as needed.

However, Zhang Ran doesn't like to repeat himself, so he doesn't plan to make a sequel to "Time and Space Warrior" by himself. He gave Neil the task of shooting, and he had absolute confidence in Neil's ability.

Neil put the script in front of Luc Besson: "The script was completed by me and Zhang Ran, he pulled the story framework, and the rest was completed by me, you look at the script." ”

Luc Besson took the script and read it, the most attractive suspense of "Time and Space Warrior" is the six parallel worlds, but "Time and Space Warrior" has solved this suspense, so what does the sequel rely on to attract the audience? Luc Besson thought about this problem, but he didn't think of any good solution, so he was very curious about Zhang Ran's script.

Luc Besson has absolute trust in Zhang Ran's ability, and the story of the sequel did not disappoint him, and he was pleasantly surprised as soon as he came up. The story begins with Zhang Ziyi exploring a town where strange things have happened, a small town in the desert that has been completely destroyed without knowing what attack it has encountered. It was the height of summer and it was a desert, but when Zhang Ziyi arrived at the scene, she shivered with cold, and there were still large water stains on the ground.

No one could explain this phenomenon, but Zhang Ziyi realized something and immediately called Keanu Reeves over. Reeves traveled to another dimension, and sure enough, there was an avalanche.

Reeves and Zhang Ziyi realized that something was wrong, and under normal circumstances, the six parallel spaces would not affect each other, but now the ice and snow of the other world had entered the space where they were. This is a very dangerous signal, the boundaries between the six parallel worlds are being broken, and the six worlds are merging.

This time the avalanche was lucky, it only destroyed a small town, what would happen if the avalanche happened in a big city with tens of millions of people? There are enough disasters in this world, but now the disasters are multiplied by six, and what is even more terrifying is that this kind of disaster cannot be warned because it comes from another dimension.

A huge question is in front of everyone, what next?

The script was not long, and Luc Besson read it very quickly.

Zhang Ran looked at Luc Besson with a smile and asked, "What do you think?"

Luc Besson put down the script and said with a smile: "It is not as good as "Time and Space Warrior" in suspense, not as suspenseful as Time and Space Warrior, but the whole story has a larger vision, a grander scene, and a very high standard, and it will be a very good-looking sci-fi action movie." With the cumulative word-of-mouth of "Time and Space Warrior", I believe that the box office will exceed 600 million!"

Zhang Ran nodded and said: "We still follow the original model, you are responsible for pre-sale financing, France is responsible for issuance, and you take 15% of the profits, how about it?"

Last time, Luc Besson made tens of millions of dollars through "Time and Space Warriors", and in his eyes, "Time and Space Warriors" is fragrant, and he has long been looking forward to the launch of the sequel: "Yes, with "Time and Space Warriors" as a base, there is no problem with pre-sales. As long as the cast doesn't make major changes, the filmmakers will pounce on us like a swarm. ”

Zhang Ran nodded: "Zhang Ziyi is no problem, she has asked me several times when she will make a sequel, and Keanu Reeves is no problem, I talked to him about this at the beginning of this year, and he agreed to star." Speaking of this, Zhang Ran laughed: "But he pestered me to act in a literary film, and threatened that I must promise to find him to act in a literary film in the future, otherwise he will not act." ”

Luc Besson laughed: "Did you promise?"

"I promised to find him to play if there is a suitable role, in fact, his temperament is quite suitable for acting in literary films, if there is a suitable role, I will really ask him to play. Zhang Ran smiled and said, "Let's get down to business, how about the pre-sale at the Venice Film Festival?

Luc Besson thought for a moment: "Yes, this time it's a sequel, with the word-of-mouth and box office foundation of "Time and Space Warrior", we don't need to do too much work." ”

Zhang Ran nodded: "Okay, then this matter is decided!"

Next, the three discussed the issue of pre-sale financing and filming. The sequel to "Time and Space Warrior" has a bigger scene and a larger investment, and the entire budget has increased from 90 million to 150 million. If the pre-sale can be successfully completed, then the movie will start shooting in March next year, and the summer file of the following year will be officially released.

When talking about extracting funds from Germany through financial means, Luc Besson looked at Zhang Ran and said: "The Germans have realized that there are loopholes in their tax law, and now they have started to revise the tax law." There may be a new tax law at the end of next year, and there will be no way to make money out of them. If you have a big project in mind, you can start it as soon as possible. ”

Last time, "Time and Space Warrior" caught tens of millions of dollars from Germany, and this sequel can get more money, purely picking up tens of millions of dollars for nothing. Zhang Ran is indeed very greedy, but he has his own plan: "No way, I have to shoot this drama next, it seems that I have no chance with the Germans!"

Luc Besson saw Zhang Ran say this, and he didn't persuade much: "The bar has already been built, when will you start filming?"

Zhang Ran smiled and shook his head: "I can't shoot it for the time being, there is something wrong with the actors." The actress was originally scheduled to be Britney Spears, but she is pregnant, and now she can't shoot and needs to be recast. Actually, at first, I wanted to ask Norah Jones, but then I met Britney and found that Britney was a good fit, but I didn't expect to get pregnant again after I decided on her. The producer has contacted Norah Jones and she will come over the day after tomorrow to audition. ”

There are too many actresses who quit because of pregnancy, and the heroine of "The Reader" was Nicole Kidman at first, and then Nicole Kidman became pregnant and had to regret quitting, and finally fulfilled Kate Winslet. But Neil wondered, "What kind of story are you going to shoot? Why do you have to find a singer to play it?"

Zhang Ran explained: "The character is a girl who likes to sing, her emotions are conveyed through singing, she must have a good voice, it is better to use a singer than a professional actor, and the girl is more shy, looking for a singer who has never acted to be an actor, that kind of shyness and nervousness is also easier to come out." ”

Neil was curious, "Can I read your script?"

"Absolutely. Zhang Ran opened his laptop, clicked on the storyboard, and pushed it in front of Neil.

Neil looked seriously, and Luc Besson also walked up to Neil and watched with him.

The story is very simple, an American American girl works in a restaurant in Montmartre, Paris, she is not very good at French, and it is not very convenient to communicate with people, so she is a little withdrawn. But girls like to sing, and when they're fine, they hum. When the owner of the restaurant found out, he asked the girl to sing to everyone.

The girl has an angelic voice and wins everyone's applause, except for the admiring gaze of the boy she likes. In the eyes of the boys, the girl does not seem to exist, as if he cannot hear her singing. It wasn't until one day that the girl noticed that the boy was talking to his friend, he was communicating with his hands, and she realized that the boy was deaf and really couldn't hear his own singing.

In the end, the girl sang her heart through the lights, sign language and singing, and also won the favor of the boys.

It's a love story, but its theme is loneliness, Americans and French, normal and deaf, and it's actually a microcosm of modern society, where people are alienated from each other and can't really communicate. In the end, the girl broke this barrier and won love, which is to see the big from the small, which shows that only by opening her heart can she cure loneliness. In a way, the theme of the movie is very close to "Angel Amelie".

Luc Besson and Neil both understood why Zhang Ran had to choose a singer to act, the girl's voice in this short film is too important, and if her voice is not good enough, she will not be able to achieve the desired effect at all.

However, Neil was amazed not only by the expression of the small, but also by the use of Impressionist paintings: "Your play is a tribute to Impressionism, I have seen Pissarro's "Night on the Avenue of Montmartre", Renoir's "Little Irene", Cézanne's "The Card Player"!"

Photography and painting are interconnected, especially in terms of composition, film directors and photographers often draw inspiration from famous paintings, and many movies have reproduced all kinds of famous paintings, but there are really not many such extensive uses as Zhang Ran.

As a Frenchman, Luc Besson saw more than Neil: "And Degas's Barmaid!"

In fact, Zhang Ran reproduced not only four, but six paintings, but he didn't say it, just smiled and said: "Yes, the impressionist masters are my first impression of Paris, and now that I want to shoot Paris, I must pay tribute to the masters!"

The three of them discussed the sequel to "Time Warrior" for a whole day, and it didn't end until five o'clock in the afternoon.

Zhang Ran and Neil were about to leave, when Luc Besson suddenly said, "I have a private party tonight, you guys should come and attend!"

Zhang Ran replied very simply: "I'm going to the Moulin Rouge with my girlfriend at night, forget it!"

Luc Besson immediately said: "The Moulin Rouge is dilapidated and old, and the streets are full of sex products, so there is nothing to visit. Besides, if you're going to spend a lot of time in Paris, when will you go? Besides, people from the film and television industry and the fashion industry are all friends who talk to me. Everybody stay together for a drink and talk casually, very casually!"

Zhang Ran nodded: "Okay then!"

Luc Besson laughed: "That's it, I'll send a car to pick you up at eight o'clock in the evening!"

Zhang Ran and Neil both said, "Okay!"

came out of Europa Pictures and returned to the hotel, Zhang Jingchu also came back from shopping. The two of them went to the restaurant to eat and chatted in the hotel. At eight o'clock, Luc Besson called, and the car was already waiting in front of the hotel.

The car drove for almost an hour to the meeting place, a villa on the outskirts of Paris. The whole villa is decorated quietly and elegantly, and there is no overly cumbersome decoration, but there are some sculptures, which you can know at a glance that they are from the hands of famous artists.

"You're here?" Luc Besson saw Zhang Ran and them, put the wine glass in his hand on the table, and stood up from the sofa. At the same time, there were several people standing up next to him.

Zhang Ran looked at the people around Luc Besson, he knew all these people, in addition to actors and directors, as well as fashion designers and photographers, they were all famous figures. (To be continued.) )