After signing Bruce Willis's film contract, Mo Fei's mission in the United States was completed, and after accompanying Honggu for two days, he rushed back to Hong Kong to start working after the Spring Festival.

Wu Yusen is contacting overseas timber companies to prepare to order materials for the manufacture of war ship props, although these ships only need an empty shelf, but they must also be guaranteed to last for a long time, and large quantities of such timber are certainly not available in Hong Kong.

was called to the company by Mo Fei, Wu Yusen thought that Mo Fei wanted to understand the progress of the work in his hands, and entered Mo Fei's office with a copy of his own plan, and said: "Boss, I also want to talk to you about work in the past two days, some preparations are smoother than we imagined, and one and a half years of preparation time is enough." ”

After Wu Yusen sat down, Mo Fei took out a cigarette and lit it on both of them, and said: "Old Wu, I want to talk about something else with you today, I bought the adaptation rights of a novel this time, and I want to make a Hollywood-style action movie, you know that I can point to it seriously, that is, you are the most sure of this kind of film." So I want you to put aside what you're doing, let Lao Chen continue first, and then go to work on that after you finish filming this film. ”

Mo Fei was very careful when he spoke, he didn't want Wu Yusen to think that he had the meaning that he couldn't trust in terms of economy. Wu Yusen is a general who can be relied on in the next 30 or 40 years, and he must not have any misunderstanding because of such a trivial matter.

Wu Yusen really had a little idea of this at the beginning, thinking that he didn't believe in himself in the economy, but later Mo Fei said that he would be busy with the preparation of "Pirates of Malacca" after filming this film, and that little doubt dissipated immediately.

What I do is the director's livelihood, of course it is normal to make movies, Wu Yusen is not without the idea of making films, and said: "I must have no problem, I will hand over to Mr. Chen when I go back, boss, when will you give me the script, do you have any requirements for the actors?" ”

My attitude with Sen made Mo Fei very relieved, there should be no misunderstanding, and quipped: "Lao Wu, you are too anxious, I just came back from the United States, and the script has not been written yet." is to say hello to you first, let you deal with the urgent matters first, I plan that this film will not start filming until May, and then you will hand over to Lao Chen. There is no script, but you can take a novel and go back to read it to familiarize yourself with the story. ”

As he spoke, he took out a copy of "The World Never Lasts" from under the bookcase, handed it to Wu Yusen, and said, "This is a story about an American police detective, and I am going to change the location of the story to Singapore." Police Detective John McLean accepts an invitation from his wife, Red, whom he hasn't seen for half a year, and travels from New York to Singapore for a Christmas dinner at the Bank Building. During the dinner, a group of robbers burst into the building, intending to rob $600 million worth of bonds stored in the vault.

The robbers cordoned off the building and took the dinner party hostages, and McLean escaped and began to engage the robbers. He used a fire alarm bell and radio to call for help, but was unsuccessful, and in his desperation, he threw the body of a robber from the upper floors of the building and smashed it into a police officer's car, attracting the attention of the police.

Then McClain got in touch with the police officer who was smashed into the car by radio, but the police officer who arrived did not know the situation inside the building, and some bureaucrats and excluded McClain, an American police officer, caused him a lot of trouble. McLean is dealing with the robbers and helping the police disarm the robbers' missile launchers, and the life-and-death struggle between the two sides gradually unfolds. The security guards of the international bank and the senior police officials who did not know the so-called came later, and even helped the robbers open the door to the vault, making McLean, who was in a situation with the robbers, even more difficult.

Hans, the leader of the robbers, planted a bomb on the roof of the building in an attempt to blow up the police and the helicopter that came to the rescue, but McLean was exposed to death by a reporter who was afraid of death because of his wife's red identity, and found himself in an even more difficult situation. Eventually, McLean defeated the robbers and took the hostages from the top floor for a long time, only to be attacked by bank security guards and senior police officials, and had to flee from the top floor of the building with fire hoses.

The bomb on the top floor still exploded, the helicopter that came to the rescue was also blown up, and McLean, who almost died at the hands of his own people, entered the building through the window, just in time to meet Hans, who was about to escape with bonds, and his wife Red, who was being held hostage. After a struggle, McLean saves his wife, and Hans is thrown from the upper floors of the building, and the two hold hands and leave quietly. ”

After listening to Mo Fei's narration, Wu Yusen also had a general understanding of this movie, and after thinking for a while, he said: "The heroine of this movie must use Honggu, so what about the male protagonist, it should be a Westerner." There is also the story in Singapore, will it be a little troublesome, this kind of film has elements of slandering the Singapore police. ”

Mo Fei shrugged his shoulders and said: "That's the only way, I can't put the story in Hong Kong, I must rather slander Singapore than slander Hong Kong, if the Singapore side has a lot of opposition, it's a big deal not to release it in Singapore, and besides, they won't be stingy to this extent, just make a movie." As for the actors, I have signed the actor when I was in the United States, and the other roles have not yet been decided, you can look at it and think about it, just focus on the development of the company in the future, you can use more Chinese actors as supporting roles, as long as the proportion is reasonable.

I plan to invest in this film with a newly registered company in the United States, as the first step for us to enter Hollywood, the stakes are very high, and I can only hand it over to you, and others are afraid that they will not be able to do this job. Strictly speaking, if this is a Western film, it will definitely not be very well released in Hong Kong, so you can just shoot it according to the Hollywood model. ”

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After entering March, everyone began to get busy, and Phoenix Culture also invested in intensive operation, not only with new movies and TV series to start filming, but also "Asian Idol" and other three talent shows in full swing to start the initial production, which is a highlight of this year.

Entertainment talent shows are not very good at it, so they have to leave professional things to professional people to do, and invited a lot of relevant veterans from Europe and the United States to form the production team of these three programs, of course, they can't be too easy, and squeezing the labor force of these people is a thing that Mo Fei is happy to do.

But the film matter has to be handled by him personally, "Polar Girl" is not going to let Fang Preping be the director, this can be said to be the most non-mainstream of Hong Kong directors, and he is still taking the non-mainstream route until the next two thousand years. He uses a large number of non-professional actors in his works, and he claims to be experimental and innovative, and is a unique representative of the new wave of Hong Kong cinema.

Fang Preping is not only a non-mainstream alternative director, but also a director with a wide range of interests, his works include literary comedies, live dramas, documentaries, stage plays, etc., with strong imagination and creativity, which is also a major reason why Mo Fei found him to direct "Polar Girl".

Couldn't have found Fang Preping, this non-mainstream director was not happy and surprised, but was a little reluctant to cooperate, giving people the feeling that he would rather go back to Hong Kong to shoot a TV series than make this movie.

Mo Fei didn't understand why this was, and took the initiative to ask: "Director Fang, I want to ask, what is the reason for your refusal to direct this film, can you explain it to me, so that I can completely die." ”

"Mr. Mo, your script is really good, and I like this type of film very much. But you definitely don't get along with me for one thing, since you know that sooner or later there will be a conflict, of course I choose more than less, why bother to add trouble to yourself. Fang preping touched the short stubble on his chin and said, but he didn't say what specific aspects didn't fit.

Mo Fei still planned to get to the bottom of it, and said: "Can Director Fang make it clear, what is it about me that I have a conflict with you, maybe it's a misunderstanding, or maybe I can adjust it, don't let this good film be ruined." ”

Seeing that Mo Fei still didn't give up, Fang Yuping said: "Then, let's put it this way, I'll put forward some of my own requirements, and you can see if you can accept and agree." ”

"Okay, please."

"I think this film should show a strong documentary flavor."

"I agree"

"A lot of the shots were shot with a hand-held camera, giving the audience a sense of uneasiness in reality."

"I agree"

"If I were to be a director, it would be a film with pessimism and gray negativity."

"That's fine." Mo Fei was also admiring Fang Preping when he answered, what he said was almost the same as the original film that won the award, which shows his skills in directing and interpreting the script.

"That's not enough," Fang Preping said: "If I come to be a director, I have to choose actors according to my ideas, and I can't be like in your previous movies, where the protagonists are almost all your own people." ”

"Why?"

Fang Yuping spread his hands and said: "This is the problem I said, we can't coordinate at all at this point, so I can't shoot this film." ”

Mo Fei really didn't expect that the reason why Fang Zhengping was reluctant to take over the filming was here, but this was indeed what he had to insist on, and said: "Director Fang has never thought that if you use non-professional actors, a lot of content will not be able to be expressed at all, and that will ruin this film." ”

"Since you have so little confidence in me, what are you still coming to me for, aren't you afraid that I will ruin your script?" Fang Preping is like a stone in a hard-boiled old pit, it is simply stinky and hard.

Maybe it's because he just won the Best Director at the Academy Awards last year, and at this time, the spirit has not passed, if he keeps insisting on it, he will definitely be able to shoot TV series in Hong Kong like in his previous life, and movies can only be occasional desserts for him.

Mo Fei really doesn't want to let go of this Fang Pre-ping, this person's directing skills are still very deep, but this kind of Fang Pre-Ping is not what Mo Fei is looking for at all, he can only make the final concession, and he really can't do it and has to find someone else.

"Director Fang, you have your own style and persistence, I understand very well, but I also have to think about my company, I am not alone, even if I am alone, I have to have friends and family, right? If you're willing to take on this film, you can choose the actors and actresses who are not the main actors and actresses and the first six roles, and that's the biggest concession I can make. ”

Fang Preping didn't give face at all, and insisted: "I still stick to my principles, there is no room for negotiation." ”

Could it be that he is completely angry, is there another director like this in the world, it is simply unreasonable, it will be extinct without your Hong Kong films, "Okay, since Director Fang is so insistent, I have to give up, goodbye." (To be continued.) )