Chapter 138: Looking for a Tough Guy on the Screen [Asking for a Monthly Pass]

Lin Youlun's words thundered in Mai Danxiong's eardrums, and he seemed to have lost his ability to think, and his mind was blank. The waiters who walked by, the men and women whispering in the seats next to him, the noise coming from the opposite hall, and the melodious saxophone music in the café all seemed to have nothing to do with him.

"Mr. Mai?"

Lin Youlun shouted twice, and Mai Danxiong came back from his surprise, he licked his somewhat dry mouth, and asked with some uncertainty: "What Mr. Lin said is really 100 million Hong Kong dollars?" ”

"This money may not be enough."

Lin Youlun said lightly, but when the words reached Mai Danxiong's ears, it was like a thunderclap, and his thoughts boiled like boiling water, God, 100 million Hong Kong dollars is not enough, is this making a movie or burning money?

"If you want to make a good movie, you have to be willing to throw money into it!"

Lin Youlun then talked about the plot of the movie he envisioned, and Mai Danxiong finally understood what he said about being willing to spend money.

There are a total of four big scenes in this film, the first fight scene is at the beginning of the film, the plot content is mainly a fierce shootout, McDan evil thought that Hong Kong can't get so many standard weapons, this scene can be filmed in Thailand; The second large-scale action scene starts from the third of the plot, which is about the protagonist chasing down the leader of a criminal gang, which is nothing more than an ingenious chase scene, which is the specialty of Hong Kong movies, and naturally it is difficult for Mai Danxiong; Only the last two scenes were connected together, first the missile launch, then the fighter jet attack on the truck on the bridge, and the rampage of armed helicopters in the city, the more Mai Danxiong listened, the more frightened he became. This is still filming, and you can directly catch up with military exercises.

Lin Youlun took a coffee and drank it, he had already finished what he had to say, and the rest was for Mai Danxiong to make up his own mind.

Mai Danxiong's face was embarrassed. "Everything else is easy to say, but the next two scenes are too difficult."

Lin Youlun put down the coffee cup and said seemingly casually: "The U.S. military stationed in Japan seems to have had a lot of trouble recently. ”

Mai Danxiong's eyes lit up suddenly, and he immediately understood what Lin Youlun was hinting at.

There have been no one or two cases of US troops in Japan violating local women, and the Japanese people's calls for the US troops to withdraw have never stopped, making the US troops in Japan very passive, and if we can help them establish a positive image of upholding justice and fighting crime in the movie, it should not be difficult for them to dispatch several fighter jets and helicopters to cooperate with the filming of the film.

Use film and television works to reverse the public image. The Hong Kong Police is a case in point.

In the 70s, the policeman portrayed in "The Four Detectives" was darker than the black. The era of social darkness has just passed, and the image of the Hong Kong police is far from being as good as it is now, and the original purpose of the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption was to combat the darkness of the Hong Kong police force. Li Xiuxian, who has just been awarded the Golden Statue Best Actor. After entering the film industry, he specialized in making police movies, and the policemen he played were all wise, affectionate and righteous, and the image was incomparably tall and positive pioneers of justice. It has made a great contribution to reversing the negative image of the Hong Kong Police Force over the years.

However, what really made the Hong Kong police department taste the sweetness was the 1982 TVB hit drama "Falcon", a simple black police uniform and white shirt was worn on Liu Dehua, a slightly melancholy temperament, unsmiling classic police image was born. This TV series is not only the beginning of Liu Dehua's fame, after the show was broadcast. The number of applicants for the Hong Kong Police Academy has skyrocketed, setting a record. As a result, the Hong Kong Police Force has begun to assign dedicated personnel in the Public Relations Division to cooperate with film and television agencies. Propaganda of disciplined forces.

In the 80s, when Hollywood was not yet in full swing and the image of American GIs had not yet been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people on the screen, there was such a publicity opportunity, and the possibility of rejection by the US military stationed in Japan, which was at the center of the storm of public opinion, was very low. …,

Thinking of this, Mai Danxiong couldn't help but get excited.

The biggest problem in film shooting found a solution, and Lin Youlun also clarified his investment intentions, so Mai Danxiong decided to strike while the iron was hot and directly determined the starring candidates.

"I needed a real on-screen tough guy to star in this film."

Lin Youlun described to Mai Danxiong his requirements for the male protagonist of the film, and Mai Danxiong was certainly not naïve enough to think that Lin Youlun's "tough guy" as long as he could fight. Cheng Long and Hong Jinbao are very good at fighting, but both of them follow the path of humorous kung fu movies, and the only person who can be called a "tough guy" in real kung fu movies is Bruce Lee, who is famous for his real fighting style.

And Lin Youlun also said that this movie is in the style of Western films, and the image of the male protagonist must be tall and mighty. Mai Danxiong filtered all the suitable candidates in his mind, and finally thought of one person.

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Wu Yusen rushed back to his residence and was discussing with Xu Ke about the filming of "The True Color of Heroes", when suddenly a phone call came in.

Wu Yusen picked up the phone and handed over the microphone after listening to two sentences, Xu Ke was surprised.

"Looking for me?" Xu Ke really couldn't think of anyone who could call Wu Yusen's house directly to find him.

"It's Dillon, he said he had something to do with you." Wu Yusen explained.

Xu Ke took the microphone, frowned as he listened, and after the last moment, he only said "I know the truth", and then hung up the phone.

Dillon is one of the confirmed male protagonists of "The True Color of Heroes", Wu Yusen is very concerned about the content of this phone call, Xu Kecai put down the phone, and he anxiously asked: "What's wrong?" ”

"Dillon said that he received a film contract, and the filming schedule conflicted with "The True Color of Heroes", and he was about to consider how to choose. Xu Ke said with a heavy heart.

Wu Yusen was anxious when he heard this, Dillon is his favorite role candidate, he thinks that "The True Color of Heroes" can only succeed if Dillon and Zhou Yunfa co-star, these two are indispensable.

"You probably can't think of who found Dillon." Xu Ke furrowed his brows, as if he was thinking deeply about something.

"Mai Danxiong?" Wu Yusen was also surprised after knowing the answer from Xu Ke's mouth, "Could it be that the script in his hand is better than ours?" ”

"Dillon said he hadn't seen the script yet, but ......" Xu Ke closed his lips tightly and thought for a long time before he continued: "It was Mr. Lin who invested in Mai Danxiong. ”

This sentence cooled Wu Yusen's heart like a cold water pour, and for a while he couldn't answer Xu Ke's words, as if his whole body was soaked in a sense of despair.

If this is what Lin Youlun meant, "The True Color of Heroes" will either postpone filming or have to consider changing people, and there is no other choice.

The call was made by Mai Danxiong to Dillon. Listening to Dillon's tone, Mai Danxiong did not give him a positive promise, this may be Mai Danxiong's personal thoughts, and Mr. Lin may not know. Xu Ke said as he took off his coat from the hanger, looking like he was about to leave.

"You're going to convince Dillon?" Wu Yusen asked.

Xu Ke also threw Wu Yusen's coat over, "It's useless to look for Dillon for this matter, the awards dinner shouldn't be over yet, let's go see Mr. Lin!" ”

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Mai Danxiong went out to make a phone call and came back, and then talked to Lin Youlun about his plans.

Using Dillon as the leading actor of the film, Lin Youlun was indeed a little surprised.

In the 70s of the 20th century, when Hong Kong's new martial arts films were at their most prosperous, there was a golden formula that existed for many years: Chu Yuan + Gu Long + Dillon = box office hits. Chu Yuan is the director who has put Gu Long's martial arts novels on the screen the most, while Dillon is the male star who has starred in Chu Yuan's films the most.

Dillon is tall, and his image and temperament can meet Lin Youlun's requirements for the actor in the film, and the only shortcoming is that he is too old. …,

Lin Youlun wanted to find an actor who could carry the image of a tough guy on the Hong Kong screen for a long time, and Dillon did not meet his requirements at this point.

Of course, there is another reason that cannot be said, that is, Lin Youlun does not want Dillon to miss the role of Brother Hao in "The True Color of Heroes", and later Dillon won the Best Actor Award at the 23rd Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for this role, creating the second peak of his film career.

Lin Youlun was thinking about the movie "The True Colors of Heroes", but Wu Yusen and Xu Ke were so anxious that they looked around at the awards dinner, and everyone who asked said that they didn't see Lin Youlun.

"I came up with Mr. Lin, how could I not find anyone?" Wu Yusen was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

Xu Ke was also very anxious, but he could still stay calm, "Could it be that he left early?" ”

"Then shall we wait at his house?"

Wu Yusen was in a hurry to go to the doctor, but Xu Ke felt that it was inappropriate to do so.

"At this point, it's useless for us to be anxious, and now we have no clue to find someone, so it's better to sit in the café next door for a while, and think carefully about what other ideas we have."

Wu Yusen thought that there was no better way to do it now, so he nodded and followed Xu Ke out of the city.

Xu Ke and Wu Yusen walked into the café full of worries, and saw Lin Youlun and Mai Danxiong sitting there chatting and drinking coffee, and they were all stunned.

The two looked at each other in surprise, they were already a little desperate, but they didn't expect things to take a turn for the better suddenly and inadvertently.

The appearance of Wu Yusen and Xu Ke not only surprised Lin Youlun, but Mai Danxiong was even more surprised that he opened his mouth wide and didn't speak, his eyes were as wide as walnuts, he had only finished talking to Dillon for less than half an hour, Xu Ke and Wu Yusen came to the door, and the speed of the reaction was fast enough.

"Dillon had talked to us before, and Mr. Mak is forcing him to regret it now, isn't it too much?" As soon as Xu Ke came, he challenged Mai Danxiong.

"Mr. Xu's words are not right, I just told Dillon that there is such an opportunity, how to choose it is his power, how can I say that I forced him?" Not to be outdone, Mai Danxiong was not to be outdone.

Xu Ke asked, "You have carried Mr. Lin out, does Dillon still have a choice?" ”

Mai Danxiong shrugged: "It's just telling the truth, is this wrong?" ”

As soon as Xu Ke and Wu Yusen heard this, they all looked at Lin Youlun.

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