Chapter 247: The Night Returns

When he came out of the bathroom, Lin Mingyang was still wiping his wet hair with a bath towel. On the bed in the bedroom, he saw Kate's bathrobe changed, and he was wondering in his heart that Kate was changing clothes at this time, could something go out?

After countless possibilities popped up in Lin Mingyang's mind, his eyes caught a glimpse of a note pressed with his mobile phone on the bedside table. Lin Mingyang's own mobile phone is still under the pillow, and that mobile phone is naturally Kate's.

This at least shows that Kate didn't leave, but Lin Mingyang couldn't figure out why she left a note, was there anything she couldn't say in front of herself? With a lot of doubts, Lin Mingyang picked up the note, glanced at it hurriedly, and then had a sudden realization on his face.

Despite some reluctance, Lin Mingyang finally walked into the living room slowly. As an "uninvited guest", Ex did not feel the slightest guilt of disturbing other people's good things, and he sat in the living room of his master's house, while Kate was busy making him coffee in the kitchen.

Lin Mingyang threw the bath towel in his hand to the side and sat down on the sofa opposite Exx, "Why are you here?" ”

There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Kate's lazy voice, and she just walked into the living room with her coffee, and Lin Mingyang's tone when she spoke to Exx made her frown slightly.

Ex sneered at Lin Mingyang proudly, then cleared his throat and said, "It's not my intention to bother you at this time, but I heard that Kate is going back to the UK tomorrow, and I just have something on my hand that needs to be discussed with the two of you."

On the word "you", Ex deliberately accentuated his tone, this sentence successfully aroused Lin Mingyang's interest, although his body was still lazily leaning on the sofa, the expression on his face had become serious. Kate, who had just put down her coffee, made a look of attentive listening.

"Do you still want that vampire movie 'Tales of the Night'?"

Ex didn't say that Lin Mingyang was about to forget about it, he picked up the coffee on the seat, and asked before drinking: "Are they ready to make a sequel?" ”

"In fact, the sequel to that film has already been filmed, just 2 years ago" Exx's answer made Lin Mingyang stunned, he blinked vigorously, then looked at Kate sitting next to him, and then looked at Exx, and he saw the expressions on the faces of both of them.

As soon as he counted the time, Lin Mingyang's face suddenly showed an expression of sudden realization, but this doubt immediately surged in his heart: "It seems that no one informed me about the start of filming of the sequel to that film... Kate, did you act in that movie? ”

Kate shook her head slightly: "They came to me then, but I refused"

"Why?" Lin Mingyang's mouth grew big because of surprise, Selena portrayed by Kate in "Tales of the Night" can be described as a classic character in the history of vampire movies, how can such a character Kate give it to others after only one episode? Thinking of this, his expression couldn't help but become solemn.

"Because your schedule was already full at that time... If Kate takes over, do you want the actor in the film to be replaced? Ex's slightly ridiculous rhetorical question answered the doubts in Lin Mingyang's heart for Kate.

Looking at Kate, who was biting her lip, Lin Mingyang felt an unspeakable guilt in his heart: "I mean, even if I can't continue to play the leading role, Kate, you shouldn't give up that role... It's important."

Kate suddenly asked, "More important than you?" ”

Lin Mingyang shook his head: "I mean... I'm sorry."

Kate looked at Lin Mingyang, and there was a thick affection in her eyes, "Do we still need to talk about this?" ”

If it weren't for the presence of the "superfluous" guy Ex, Lin Mingyang and Kate would have kissed after their affectionate gaze, but unfortunately a discordant cough broke this beautiful mood, and Ex's words were not finished.

Lin Mingyang, who had endured for a long time, finally found enough reason to start complaining about Ex this time: "You should have told me about it at the time, at least you should have told me"

"The question is not whether I want to tell you or not, but the producer doesn't want to ask you to continue to play the leading role in the film," Ex blocked Lin Mingyang back with a sentence.

Looking at Lin Mingyang's stunned expression, Ex said slowly: "Don't believe it when you say it, think about why Tobey Maguire was given up by the crew of "Spider-Man" back then, and you will know why "Tales of the Night" made such a choice when filming the sequel... Two years ago, you were already the youngest actor at the Oscars, and your worth is no longer comparable to that of ordinary actors. Don't forget that "Tales of the Night" has only invested a total of $30 million, and an independent production company like Lakeview, even if they have the courage, they can't afford to invest in an actor of your level, so the idea at the time was to change the male lead, and then let Kate continue to play the vampire female warrior Serena. ”

The doubts on Lin Mingyang's face did not completely dissipate, "Who is Kate's replacement, why didn't I have any impression of that sequel?" ”

"Tales of the Night" at that time dazzled vampire fans with its exquisite and gorgeous black texture, and it immediately became a classic. The main selling point of this series of movies is its graphics and action. Whether the film can be visually consistent with its predecessor has become the key to the success or failure of the film. In addition to the Wu violent aesthetics interspersed in it, the entire film of "Legend of the Night" is narrated from a female perspective, in which Kate's role is always responsible for threading the needle and leading the plot, in addition to her sexy and hot style and beautiful and refreshing fighting are also a treasure of the film's success. Without these, whether the sequel to the film can be as successful as the previous work has put a big question mark on Lin Mingyang's heart.

"Laura Maitra, also a British actress, but she's an Irish-Indian half-breed... If you've watched the sequel movie over there, you'll find that Lola Maitra looks a lot like Kate, and she also has a wild and uninhibited aura in her bones, which complements her tough and backbone appearance, making her the perfect candidate to replace Kate's role. ”

"My Kate will always be irreplaceable"

Taking advantage of the strong affection in Kate's eyes, Lin Mingyang took her into his arms, and his lips were directly imprinted on the other party's red lips, kissing without scruples in front of Ex, Lin Mingyang was nothing, but Kate was already blushing. After making Lin Mingyang a little satisfied, she hurriedly pushed him away.

Ex simply closed his eyes and pretended not to see anything, Kate glared at Lin Mingyang angrily when she was fixing her bun, and Lin Mingyang just smiled.

Ex half-opened one eye, glanced at the two, and saw that the intimacy between the two had ended, so he opened his eyes, and then began to complain: "It seems that I came at the wrong time today"

Lin Mingyang shrugged, "It's not the time again, but you're still here... Lakeview found a stand-in for Kate, what was the audience's reaction after the release of that film? ”

"It's bad, but the Washington Post even commented that the change of the heroine made the film lose its essence. Originally, it was planned to make a sequel, but because of Kate's resignation, they had to adjust the content of the script, so that sequel can only be regarded as a prequel, and the movie thoroughly explains the centuries-old feud between the vampire clan and the werewolf clan... Remember the werewolf leader Lucien in the first episode? The sequel made by Lakeview is about his story with the vampire princess. Because the vampire king Victor executed his daughter, he found Selena, who looked like his daughter. Judging from the plot, it is not an exaggeration for them to find Lola Maitra to play this role, and unfortunately the box office did not achieve as good results as the first episode. ”

After the B-level production "Legend of the Night" recovered its capital three days before its release, adhering to the golden rule of "money is power", Hollywood naturally wanted to squeeze it into a reed stick before it stopped. Unexpectedly, the dark city, the dark church, the dark street, the dark castle, the dark underground world, the wind of "Gothic" came back again. The budget has increased, the exciting action has doubled, there are a lot of cool looks, and the bumpy tight black leather jacket is still there, but the sequel launched by Lakeview Company has really achieved much other than attracting harsh criticism from the film critics. And after that, under the temptation of colorful tickets, there were many blood clans that crossed the river, and countless followers were planted one after another.

In Lin Mingyang's impression, the sequel movie that Exx said should be the last of the entire "Tales of the Night" series, but in reality it has become a sequel to "Tales of the Night".

Looking at the momentum of the vampire-themed "Twilight Zone" a while ago, Lakeview, which was already dead, restarted the idea of filming a sequel to "Tales of the Night", and learned the lesson of the last time, this time Lakeview decided to re-invite the pair of Lin Mingyang and Kate to re-emerge from the mountain, so Ex had a reason to ignore disturbing them to spend the world together.

After Exx explained all his intentions, Lin Mingyang sighed with some regret: "It's a pity that Lao Wu returned to China, otherwise the sequel can still be filmed."

Ex said bluntly: "Compared with John Woo, I think Lakeview wants to see Kate and you return more this time."

"Compared to two years ago, my current value is not a little bit more expensive, even if the executives of Lakeview have figured this out, but according to the current market, the filming investment must be increased to more than 100 million US dollars, so as to ensure the quality of the whole film... The question is, can Lakeview afford that much investment? ”

Lin Mingyang went straight to the point and asked the idea at the beginning.

Ex smiled noncommittally: "Your current salary is indeed an objective amount, but you have also become the owner of MGM Pictures. The clever thing about Lakeview is that they knew they weren't good enough to make a sequel to the film, so they were willing to sell us the rights to the entire franchise... If we accept, you become a part-time worker for yourself, have you ever heard of paying yourself a salary? ”

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The first shift is on the first, and there are two more shifts behind

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