Gusta asked Jackie Chan and Jet Li to be lobbyists, but the two were finally persuaded by Lin Mingyang, and he himself was persuaded by Lin Mingyang's story after listening to Lin Mingyang's idea of revising the script.

Lin Mingyang changed the original script to alternate between reality and dreams, and the content of the story does not seem to have changed much, but the connotation is completely different. The original story was just a simple fantasy adventure story, but the current story uses the intersection of reality and dreams, implying a positive attitude towards life.

Jackie Chan and Jet Li were amazed by Lin Mingyang's adaptation technique of turning decay into magic, but Gusta, who has worked with Lin Mingyang many times, has long been surprised, and after the story is told, there is only one question in his mind.

"I want to know, is that dream real?"

Lin Mingyang pursed his lips and said, "They all said it was a dream, do you think it will be true?" ”

"Well, just like I never asked!" Gusta had no intention of dwelling on this issue, "Since you have made changes to the script, are you also the male protagonist in the film..."

Lin Mingyang shook his head decisively, "I finally broke free from the image of a youth idol, and there is no need to revisit this kind of role." ”

You must know that Lin Mingyang is only 21 years old now, and most of the actors who are about the same age as him are still playing the role of immature high school students at this time, but when these words come out of his mouth, they do not seem abrupt at all, and even Gusta himself feels that Lin Mingyang is indeed no longer suitable for this kind of "childish" role.

This made Gusta's "head" bigger, and on the desk in front of him was Lin Mingyang's revised script, but most of the Haikou that Gusta boasted before had not been implemented, I heard that Jackie Chan and Jet Li teamed up, Yuan Heping was very happy and agreed to be the action director of the film, but Lionsgate's optimistic director Rob Minkoff had no clear attitude... Gusta was distressed, but Lin Mingyang threw him a bigger problem. This guy is reluctant to be the protagonist of the film, but he has a very strong interest in the director's position.

"Just let me be the director of this film!" Lin Mingyang had a eager expression on his face, but Gusta's face was crying and laughing. Lin Mingyang asked for the director's position so directly, and it was difficult for Gusta to refuse in terms of face.

After all, it's an old fox, Gusta rolled his eyes, and then said very euphemistically: "The investment in this film is 125 million US dollars, which also includes the salaries of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and the funds will be relatively tight..."

"My personal remuneration is linked to the box office performance of the film, and I only need 15/1,000, so it's all right?" Lin Mingyang shrugged, "And I guarantee that the filming of this film will not be overrun, if it is exceeded, I will personally bear the extra part." ”

As soon as Lin Mingyang's voice fell, Gusta, who was embarrassed a second ago, was already full of smiles on his face at this time. He jumped up from his seat and shouted, "Deal!" ”

Lin Mingyang was taken aback by his sudden excited reaction, and at this time he suddenly had a feeling of falling into the other party's trap, but it was too late to regret it. After the two parties reached a verbal agreement, Gusta couldn't wait to find a lawyer and drew up a contract as quickly as possible, until Lin Mingyang's signature in black and white fell on the contract, Gusta breathed a long sigh of relief, and a smile on his face that the conspiracy had succeeded.

After "The Social Network," Lin's directing style has matured, and he is now in desperate need of a litmus test to prove himself. And Lionsgate's box office expectation for this film is between $400 million and $500 million, $6 million compared to Lin Mingyang's minimum salary of tens of millions of dollars, has saved the company a lot of money, whether it is an actor or a director, Gusta's ultimate goal is to tie Lin Mingyang and this film together, although the purpose is different, but both sides get what they want.

-- The first thing Lin Mingyang did when he took over as a director was to find a suitable actor for the film. Because Lin Mingyang wrote about the role of Jason in the script, the setting in the script was very vague, so the casting requirements were also very broad. For this role, Lin Mingyang has only one requirement, and that is to be young.

Lin Mingyang was originally a hot star in Hollywood, and his every move was the focus of media attention, and "The King of Kung Fu" had two kung fu superstars in the Chinese-speaking world collided passionately, and the preparation of the film naturally attracted the attention of all parties, and even the audition with the actor also entered the media's sight.

It can be described as a huge temptation to play with the two international kung fu superstars, and everyone knows that such opportunities are not often encountered, so the number of people who signed up for the audition scared Lin Mingyang. How to select a suitable actor from these more than 3,000 people has become the primary problem faced by the crew.

Lin Mingyang sat in the living room of the H33 dormitory, with a laptop on his lap, looking at the more than 30 trillion pieces of information in the mailbox, he dialed Tony, the assistant director in charge of the audition, with a puzzled face.

"Are you sure that what you sent in the mailbox is the screening results after you have no acting experience and are over 22 years old?"

"According to your requirements, we have selected a total of 67 suitable actors." Tony's helpless voice came from the phone, and he explained the result: "Because most of the people participating in this audition are young people, with an average age of 20 years old, we excluded a small number of people from the age limit, and when considering acting experience, we screened out these actors who have played some important roles in more famous film and television works... You know, there are so many people signing up this time! ”

Lin Mingyang continued to scroll at the mouse wheel on the computer screen for half a minute, and said with emotion: "It seems that in the future, we can only carry out internal selection, and we can no longer make this kind of audition like looking for a needle in a haystack... Well, thank you guys for your hard work this time! ”

When he browsed these materials later, Lin Mingyang didn't look at the text materials of those actors at all, but just relied on his feelings to see if their photos were familiar, and in this process, his fingers kept scrolling the wheel of the mouse, until a photo appeared, and his fingers suddenly stopped scrolling the mouse.

The brown boy with long ear-length hair and sunny handsomeness in the photo gave Lin Mingyang a very familiar feeling, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that he should know this boy, so he subconsciously moved the mouse and clicked on the information link below the photo.

"Zac Efron?" At first sight, Lin Mingyang was stunned. In fact, he not only knew the boy, but also had a deep "connection" with him. , a popular student who became famous in Lin Mingyang's memory in his previous life, is still an unknown actor.

After reading Zac Efron's resume, Lin Mingyang's heart swelled with guilt, but because his appearance "squeezed" the other party's opportunity to become famous, Lin Mingyang has always had a high opinion of himself, but he does not deny the important role of the "Youth Musical" series of movies in the early days of his fame. Since he owes Zac Efron such a "favor", then Lin Mingyang will pay him back now.

-- Zac Efron's family was sitting around the sofa watching TV, and the landline phone at home suddenly rang, and before anyone else could react, the nervous Zac Efron jumped up from the sofa like a "carp" and grabbed the phone before his younger brother.

Dylan, the younger brother who was one step behind, complained dissatisfiedly: "Zach, Bob said that he would call me at this time!" ”

Zach made a "shhhh

"Looking for you!"

Back on the sofa, he hugged his head with a dejected face, he had been waiting for news from the crew of "The King of Kung Fu" during this time, but there was no response from there, and he gradually felt a little disappointed.

The father asked puzzledly: "Zach, you should have left them your own mobile phone number, how could the crew call home?" ”

Zach replied without looking up, "I wrote down my phone and my home phone..."

The mother walked to his side and gently put her arms around his shoulders, "Don't be discouraged, young man, as long as you are ready, the opportunity will definitely favor you!" ”

Zach tugged at his hair and said in annoyance: "Mom, I missed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I want to be famous in the future, I don't know when!" ”

Dylan, who answered the phone over there, also walked into the living room with a disappointed face, muttering and complaining: "Bob told me that he sprained his foot, and the baseball game was canceled the next afternoon!" ”

"I think that's good news so you can stay home all day and do your homework!" As soon as his father mentioned his homework, the distressed expression on Dylan's face became more and more intense.

He complained disapprovingly: "Maybe I should choose to be an actor like Zach, at least he won't have to deal with all that damn homework!" ”

His father warned him sternly: "I don't expect two stars to come out of this family, so you should dispel this idea as soon as possible and stay in school honestly for me!" ”

Dylan said openly: "Zach has a better academic performance than me, isn't he not a star yet?" Maybe he's fit to study, and I'm fit to act. ”

"Dylan!" His mother glared at him angrily, "How can you say that about your brother?" ”

At this moment, the phone rang again, and Zack, who had been silent, suddenly raised his head and found that the rest of the family had no intention of getting up to answer the phone, and everyone was looking at him.

Zach's father suggested, "I think it's better for you to pick it up, maybe this is the phone call from the crew to inform you to audition!" ”

Everyone else nodded, and Zach had to stand up and walk helplessly towards the other end of the landline, after a long wait, in fact, he didn't have much hope in his heart.

After his brother called, Dylan continued: "I think you should really consider my suggestion, Zach has been an actor for more than four years, and other people have already become famous, but he still plays those small roles that are not famous. ”

His mother glared at him again, and then sternly admonished him: "Success is never as easy as you think!" ”

Dylan defended: "But Felix Lin has already become an Oscar winner when my brother is so old..."

"There's no comparable last name!" Mother shook her head, and was about to continue when Zach walked in with a lost look on his face.

"Dad, that call is for you!"

When he went to answer the phone, his father patted Zach on the shoulder as he passed by him and didn't say anything.

Anyone could see that Zach was in a bad mood now, even Dylan obediently closed his mouth, and the atmosphere in the living room seemed extremely depressing for a while.

The first to break the silence was Zach's mother, who comforted her son, saying, "I know this opportunity is rare for you, but after all, there are many people competing... I mean, don't be too upset even if you don't make the cut! ”

Zach didn't speak, just nodded vigorously, and could see that he was really upset.

At this time, even Dylan couldn't watch it, after all, Zach was his brother, "Actually, I still like the TV series you starred in, for example, your role in "Crime Scene" is very good..."

Zach said sadly: "But I only have one episode of performance in it, and I am a supporting character with no sense of existence at all." Maybe you're right, I'm not fit to be an actor at all. ”

Dylan found that his comfort had the opposite effect, and Zach would think the worst of whatever he said. Under his mother's stern eyes, he finally chose to shut up.

Zach stood up, and he was about to go back to his room to be quiet for a while, but the phone in his trouser pocket rang.

He stopped and pulled out his phone with a blank face, a completely unfamiliar number. Carefully pressed the answer button and put the phone to your ear.

"Is it Zac Efron, please?"

"Yes!" Zach was stunned, he suddenly thought of a possibility, and then his heart began to beat faster.

"I'm Tony, the assistant director of The King of Kung Fu... Hehe, I think you should have guessed the result, right? ”

Zach nodded vigorously, although the other party couldn't see it at all, his voice trembled a little because of excitement: "I... Am I selected? ”

"To be precise, as long as you sign a contract, you can become the leading actor of this film immediately!"

Despite being mentally prepared, Zach was stunned by the sudden news, and after a long time he stammered and asked, "I can be the male protagonist directly... Don't need an audition anymore? ”

"Of course not, because this is a decision made by the director himself!"

(To be continued)