Chapter Seventy-One: If You Want to Play, Play Big

Now Zhang Xiaoye wants to make action movies, and the biggest constraint is not actually the problem of physical strength, but the age limit of only 17 years old. It's too young, and it doesn't match the image of the protagonist of those classic movies in my memory.

Whether it's Chenlong or Li Lianjie, or Jason Statham, Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, if Zhang Xiaoye wants to play their roles, it will definitely be very inconsistent.

Fortunately, not all action movies are like this, and there are still those that match his age, such as "Secret Service Academy: Ace Agent", which he decided to try his hand at is this later British movie.

Spy movies are now very popular, there has been the first 007 movie in 62, the suave James Bond has already swept the world, and Xinyicheng's "Best Partner" is also affected by this, and it is also known as the 007 of the East.

There is no problem with the subject matter, it can cater to the market very well, the role positioning is also suitable, the basic conditions have been achieved, and the rest is how to operate.

This was originally a movie released in 2015, and the technology that is more than 30 years ahead of the present is not only reflected in the level of film production, but also in the background of the times in the movie. For example, even big brothers are rare now, and smartphones are still important props in movies.

After a little entanglement, Zhang Xiaoye immediately felt that there was no need to worry about this. Agent,It's always been the impression that you can play with all kinds of magical and cutting-edge props to complete the mission.,It's dazzling with its amazing skills.,Sci-fi isn't a problem at all.。

Looking back at this movie thirty years later, I found that Zhang Xiaoye had already made an accurate prediction of the future development of science and technology, and the original fantastical things shown in the movie really came true, and the audience would definitely be amazed.

Thinking of this, his bad taste was greatly satisfied, and he told Chenlong and them about the effect he wanted. At first, Chenlong was still in a playful mood, and the more he listened to his expression, the more serious he became.

Judging from Zhang Xiaoye's depiction, if this is playing, it will be too much fun, and he couldn't help but say: "Yezai, if you do it according to your ideas, the cost of this movie will not be low." ”

"Brother Long, the cost really doesn't matter, as long as you can shoot it well. "Zhang Xiaoye has always been full of indifference to money, he has already earned a lot, and no matter how much he invests, he can double it back, how can he still be entangled in this.

He continued: "The agent theme is also very marketable in the world, and foreigners have always been very interested in kung fu, and it would be too wasteful if the two were combined to make a small fuss, so my definition of this drama is international." ”

"To achieve world-class standards, of course, investment cannot be saved, my initial budget is 5 million US dollars, if it is not enough, it depends on the situation, there is no upper limit. ”

The reason why Chenlong became more serious the more he listened was because Zhang Xiaoye's ambition moved him, and the international market, especially Europe and the United States, was what he was pursuing.

Zhang Xiaoye said that he wanted to try it, he thought he wanted to play at the beginning, but he thought that this "play" was completely different from what he understood, although he was not sure whether it would succeed, but at least it was an opportunity, of course, it should be taken seriously.

In October last year, Hong Kong issued a linked exchange rate system, in which the Hong Kong dollar was officially decoupled from the British pound and pegged to the US dollar, with the exchange rate of US$1 to HK$7.8 after the implementation of the new system.

Five million US dollars is 39 million Hong Kong dollars, and there are only a handful of Hong Kong films that have reached this level, and only those films created by Golden Harvest in order to promote Chenlong to the international level can be compared.

However, although the cost of "Cannonball Speed" is high, most of it is smashed on those foreign actors, and it costs five million to hire a leading actor, and there are not many that are really used for movie shooting.

Zhang Xiaoye doesn't plan to do so many tricks, there is no need to use Hollywood actors to support the scene, the reason why such a budget cost is given is because the movie needs a lot of special effects shots, and it is going to be of excellent and super-standard quality.

Hong Jingbao has never worried about resources for so many years, but he has not been in contact with such a large scale, and he can't help but sigh: "Yezai, your handwriting is getting bigger and bigger, but there is a market that may not be successful, so it's better to be cautious." ”

Zhang Xiaoye nodded and said with a smile: "I just have to do it boldly with a cautious attitude, this step will be taken sooner or later, even if it fails, it doesn't matter, I am only seventeen years old, and there is time to fall and get up again." ”

"Yezai, since you say so, then our brother will do a big job. Chen Long was moved by the prospect he depicted, and said: "You go back and get the script right, I will gather all the forces of the family class, let's make this scene together." ”

Because of the importance of it, Chen Long decided to devote himself wholeheartedly, Zhang Xiaoye said: "Brother Long, wait for my good news, the easiest thing for me is to write a script, which doesn't take much time." ”

He is now very familiar with writing the script, and he will no longer bump and bump like the first time he wrote "The Five Lucky Stars", and the only trouble is to modify the plot according to local conditions.

"Secret Service Academy: Ace Agent" is a British-inspired work, and the film creates a high-tech combined with retro aesthetics. The retro here refers to the sixties and seventies, so there is no problem playing this hand now.

The film is also full of Ying's humor, if it is placed in the mainland or Taiwan, it is very difficult to copy such a movie, but it is different in Xiangjiang, which is a British colony, and it is also very realistic to play a British style.

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Harry was a member of a secret organization who was killed by his partner and friend during an operation. Harry gave his partner's young son, Eggsie, a medallion and a phone number, to make the call if he was in trouble, but only once.

His father died, his mother remarried, and the broken family turned Eggsy into an idle street thug. Egges makes a call when he is arrested due to an accident, and Harry, who arrives to help him solve the problem, discovers his talent and decides to train him to become an agent.

To join Harry, an elite secret service organization, Eggsy must take on a series of difficult and dangerous challenges, and there are many people who participate in the selection, but only one person can win in the end.

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Zhang Xiaoye preliminarily wrote the script, handed it to Ye Qianwen, who was lying on his back and planted a strawberry for him from time to time, or picked up his hair and scratched his ears, and had been making trouble, and said, "Help me see if there is anything unreasonable." ”

Ye Qianwen took it and looked at it and said: "The genius of Xiangjiang Science and Technology wants to destroy the world and kidnap the British princess who came to attend the event, which is already very unreasonable." ”

"Do you still want to be shot? seriously. Zhang Xiaoye slapped her ass with her backhand and grabbed a few more.

She said this, in fact, it also means that there are no hard injuries in the plot, and Zhang Xiaoye is worried that there will be bugs in the plot after localization.

If you want to change the original British movie into a Xiangjiang movie, of course, the background of the story can't be left as it is, even the secret service organization Zhang Xiaoye in the story is deliberately illusory, without clearly stating what it belongs to, it is a purely mysterious justice organization.

"Agent Xiangjiang saves the world, this proposition is very grand, and there has been no such type before. ”

"Just allow the Americans to save the world, and it's time for us Chinese to save it once." ”

Ye Qianwen grinned and said, "You have always said that the pattern of Xiangjiang movies is small, and it seems that you are ready to start changing, but this time the movement is really not small, the script has not been written yet, and the outside world has already spread it." ”

Previously, Zou Wenhuai announced that he would use 60 million to create six international blockbusters that shook Xiangjiang, and now Zhang Xiaoye jumped out to spend 5 million US dollars to make a movie, and there is no cap, which has caused heated discussions for a while.

Zou Wenhuai's ambition was frustrated at the beginning, "Cannonball Speed" and "Killer Trench" both hit the street, with this experience, you are also skeptical about whether Zhang Xiaoye can succeed, the international market is not so easy to open.

"I didn't expect the news to spread so quickly. Zhang Xiaoye shook his head, and then said: "But it doesn't matter, the outside world knows whether the movie has to be filmed or not." ”

Ye Qianwen said: "In fact, the reason why it was exposed is because Chenlong attaches too much importance to it, can he not attract the attention of others if he is so excited." ”

"It's not just Brother Long, it's Golden Harvest as well. Zhang Xiaoye continued: "Golden Harvest contacted me after knowing about it, saying that he could participate in the investment and wanted to intervene and do things together, but I refused." ”

Zhang Xiaoye couldn't afford to play alone, and he was willing to bear it alone whether he made money or lost it, so he still politely refused Jiahe.

Ye Qianwen pouted, leaned on him again, and said, "You will definitely be very busy after the movie starts, I originally wanted you to continue to help me make records." ”

Speaking of which, Ye Qianwen is indeed time to prepare a new album, Zhang Xiaoye said: "The producer is definitely not good, but how can your record be without me, I will write you a few songs when the time comes." ”

Ye Qianwen was very happy when she heard this, then shook her head and said: "It's better not to, I'm very happy if you have this heart, but you are now a person who wants to do big things, don't be affected by my little thing." ”

"To me, there is no small thing about you. Zhang Xiaoye coaxed Ye Qianwen into a smile, and then said: "As long as you give me enough inspiration, it is not difficult to write a few songs at all, and it will not affect it at all." ”

Ye Qianwen glanced at him and said, "Then I'd better give up, anyway, the company has already given me another song, it doesn't matter if you don't write it." ”

"Don't mind, what other people write is as good as what I write, I'm easily inspired, it's really simple. Zhang Xiaoye began to grind hard, knowing that he didn't think of good things, Ye Qianwen was also grinded to the ground, and said, "You talk about it first." ”

Zhang Xiaoye said: "On the moonlit night of the twenty-fourth bridge, where can the jade teach." It's really simple, isn't it?"