Chapter 6: Action Direction

The dishes are all ready, and Julia still wants to continue watching "Tomb Robbery", but is stopped by Liang Xiaolong: "Sister Big Mouth, let's eat first, otherwise I won't have any taste if I eat alone." ”

"Isn't there a saying in China that says that beauty is delicious? Actually, you don't have to eat, just look at me. Julia smiled, but still picked up a piece of mapo tofu with chopsticks and ate it beautifully: "You Chinese are really particular about eating, and the dishes are endless, and I haven't eaten all the dishes many times in this Sichuan restaurant." ”

"I can see that you know a little bit about Chinese culture." Liang Xiaolong smiled faintly: "But it's too difficult to eat all Chinese food, our Chinese cuisine has eight major cuisines, namely Cantonese cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Hunan cuisine and Hui cuisine, there are thousands of dishes." In the Qing Dynasty, the emperor would often eat a full banquet of one hundred and eight dishes. Julia stuck out her tongue: "That's too extravagant, but I'll try it when I have the chance, and have an imperial treat." ”

"Then you will definitely be condemned by the media as the world's number one loser." Liang Xiaolong joked: "When the time comes, as soon as you go to the street, there will be a group of people shouting behind you, wow, everyone, look, the loser girl is going to start [***] again." ”

"You're going to be bad, just take me to the brim." Julia took a few quick bites and continued to watch "Tomb Robbery", and then quickly exclaimed: "Xiaolong, your script is too exaggerated, right?" Although the movements are visually impactful, they are also too difficult, even if they are composited with special effects, it is difficult to achieve perfection. ”

"That's why you need a qualified action director." Liang Xiaolong did not make any changes to the plot of "Tomb Robbery", but the play was not changed beyond recognition. The reason is very simple, the original film mostly used gunfights and lacked visual impact, and even the last battle against the mummy mostly followed the Hollywood-style style of play and lacked technical content. Especially compared to Chinese action movies, it's just scum. Therefore, when Bruce Leung revised the script, he incorporated more Chinese kung fu, including Jackie Chan's funny style of play, Donnie Yen's hot and sharp style of play, and Li Liangjie's light and elegant, which is very visually impactful. As long as it can be successfully filmed, it will definitely bring a new wind to Hollywood movies.

And Liang Xiaolong has other plans, he is ready to serve as the action director of the film, and at the same time, he can also mix in the crew to learn some shooting experience, and if possible in the future, he will be the director himself. In this regard, John Woo is undoubtedly a pioneer of the Chinese, and he successfully established himself in Hollywood in 93 and directed "The Ultimate Target" invested by Universal, which achieved a good box office, but the real eyebrows were still raised after the filming of "Broken Arrow" in 96.

"But can you find such a movement guide?" Julia was a little worried, and Liang Xiaolong laughed: "Isn't there a future Hollywood No. 1 action director sitting in front of you." Of course, this gave Julia a roll of the eyes: "It's strange to believe you." ”

"To be honest, no one believes me, I'm so pitiful." Liang Xiaolong said depressedly: "I have to decide the position of the action director of "Tomb Robbery", otherwise I would rather put it in a drawer." ”

"Okay, I believe you, but you'll have to get the production company to believe you." Julia smiled: "I'll help you sell the script to the production company, and you set a low price yourself, so that I can negotiate the price with the production company." ”

"I don't want money, I just want a share." Liang Xiaolong said his plan: "If the global box office of "The Sun Looks Like Me" exceeds 100 million, I will take 100% of the excess part; If the global box office of "Tomb Robbery" exceeds 300 million, I will also take 100% of the excess part. Of course, the reserve price is 5 percent. ”

"You're so confident in your script?" Julia was stunned, she had never seen such a confident young man, and it was not a simple matter to have a box office of over 100 million, especially a small investment film like "The Sun Is Like Me". And although "Tomb Robbery" is exciting, it may not have a box office of 300 million. Liang Xiaolong is not worried about this at all, these two films have experienced the test of history, and it is impossible for them to fail at the box office. Moreover, in 95, except for several films such as "Braveheart", "Shrek 2", "GoldenEye", "Seven Deadly Sins", "Pocahonta", "Apollo 13" and other films, other films did not cause much repercussions. In this case, the appearance of "The Sun Is Like Me" and "Tomb Robbery" will definitely be eye-catching, and they may be able to achieve a higher box office than the original.

Even if he can only receive the original box office, with only a 5% commission, Liang Xiaolong can get tens of millions of dollars. If it is sold directly, as a newcomer, even with Julia's help, it will not be able to sell at a high price.

"Okay, I'll try to get it for you." Julia smiled bitterly: "It's a pity that the heroines of these two films are not suitable for me, otherwise I would like to take over the role of Eve and cooperate with you." ”

Eve is the heroine of "Tomb Robbery", because she is a scholar in the early 90s, and the actor must have a classical temperament and beauty. And although Julia can be called beautiful, it is not the kind of classical temperament beauty, and I am afraid it will be difficult to perform it perfectly. The original actor was Rachel. Weisz, a beauty from the UK, was born with that kind of classical beauty, so she only needs to play her true colors to show this role perfectly.

With Julia's help, Liang Xiaolong no longer has to travel around the world, and goes directly back to the dormitory to wait for Julia's good news. However, Liang Xiaolong is not a person who doesn't know how to repay his kindness, especially knowing that Julia's career is now entering a low ebb, so he has the heart to help: "I know Sister Big Mouth from "Never Compromise", so it is better to write it out, it can be regarded as repaying Sister Big Mouth." ”

"I pirated to promote the film industry, and filmmakers and fans all over the world should thank me." While writing the script, Liang Xiaolong thought to himself: "I am probably the only one in the world who can steal piracy to this level, but who made me cross over?" Who left me with no new movies to watch? "Liang Xiaolong wants to be original, but he also has to have that ability? What's more, don't all Chinese people like to take it?

Julia was very attentive to Liang Xiaolong's affairs, and she acted quickly, and came to Disney early the next morning to find Disney President Mark Zorardi. Mark warmly invited Julia to the company: "Big beauty, why do you have time to come to see me?" Julia gave him a blank look: "Please, I'm unemployed now, and the last thing I need is time." Of course, I do have something to ask you for today, and I want to sell you two scripts. ”

"Oh my God, Julia has switched to editing, and fans all over the world are going crazy." "But I'm sure the talented Julia will give me great work," Mark said. ”

"I don't know how to write a script, it's a friend's, you can read it first." Julia handed over the script, and Mark immediately got to work, as the president of an entertainment company, he not only has excellent business ability, but also has a high ability to appreciate scripts, especially good at analyzing the market prospects of scripts: "Julia, I have to thank you, Disney needs such a script, especially "Tomb Robbery". ”

Although Disney is also one of the eight giants of Hollywood, its glory is based on cartoons, and in terms of movies, it is far less developed than Paramount, MGM, Universal and Warner. Mark has been working hard to change this situation since he became the president of Disney, and the effect is not obvious yet, especially in terms of blockbusters, Disney has not yet made a decent blockbuster. Julia saw this and came to the door with the script, she believed that Mark, who was thirsty for scripts, would definitely be willing to fund the filming of "Tomb Robbery", and she would be able to fight for better conditions for Liang Xiaolong.

"Julia, we are acquaintances, but in business, you can offer a reasonable price, we want these two scripts from Disney." Mark is not worried about Julia's sky-high asking price, after all, everyone is mixed with Hollywood, and what is more important is long-term cooperation. Julia didn't plan to ask for a sky-high price, after all, Liang Xiaolong is a newcomer: "My friend said that the script is not sold directly, but to share dividends, if the global box office of "The Sun Like Me" exceeds 100 million, he will have to pay 100% of the excess. ”

"That's acceptable." Although Mark is very optimistic about "The Sun Looks Like Me", the total investment of this film is only more than 10 million, and it is too difficult to exceed 100 million, even if it is exceeded, it will not be too much, so it is better to agree: "What about "Tomb Robbery"? Won't it also be a box office of over 100 million, more than 10 percent, right? There is no doubt that if Julia says yes, Mark will kick her out directly, because the production cost of this film is more than 70 million, and with the post-production publicity, it will cost almost 100 million. If the box office is only over 100 million, Disney will definitely lose money after the political axe collects taxes.

"The global box office exceeds 300 million, and the excess part is 10%." As soon as Julia's words fell, Mark denied: "It shouldn't be difficult for this kind of big-investment film to have a box office of more than 300 million, and I can't give him a 100% commission, at most 5%. ”

"Okay, you're five hundredth, but he has one more condition." Julia smiled slyly: "He's going to be the action director for this film." ”

"I'm having a headache with that, too." Mark smiled wryly: "The action designed by your friend is simply incredible, if I can't get a good action director, I can only ask the editorial department to change it to Hollywood-style play, or even change it to a shootout." So, if you let any of your friends come over, if he has the ability, of course I am willing to ask him to be the action director, if he does not have the ability, then I hope he accepts this condition. To put it bluntly, it is to give Liang Xiaolong a chance to interview, and whether it succeeds or not depends on whether Liang Xiaolong can grasp it.

"Xiaolong, the script has been sold to Disney, "The Sun Is Like Me" is 100%, "Tomb Robbery" is 50%, but the action director has to rely on yourself to prove it, you come to Disney headquarters now, I will have someone go downstairs to pick you up." Hearing this voice, Liang Xiaolong jumped up excitedly: "Sister Big Mouth, you are amazing, I'll go over right away, you ask Disney to find four that can fight, and I will use the gorgeous kung fu in the script to defeat them in a while." ”

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