This is a typical French-style western restaurant in Los Angeles, Lin Yuquan and Li Lianjie sit opposite each other, smiling and chatting about daily topics.

Two more days have passed, and now I have communicated all the details of the special effects production with Industrial Light and Magic, and this time "Painted Skin" requires a lot of special effects shots, and the requirements for quality are also very high, so the cost has increased compared to "Red Cliff", up to 16 million US dollars.

This is also because Lin Yuquan provided detailed information on the effects of special effects, and Industrial Light & Magic and other cooperative special effects companies only need to find a way to use technical means to achieve it, saving a lot of time, otherwise the cost will be higher. According to Kim, regardless of whether the effect set by Lin Yuquan can be achieved in the end, according to the normal process, the number and quality of special effects is at least 25 million US dollars.

Not to mention Lin Yuquan's abundant creative power, which is difficult to estimate with the value of money.

After dealing with the preliminary matters of the special effects production, Lin Yuquan's original plan was to return to China directly to start the audition, but after learning from Li Lianjie's agent that the other party happened to be in Los Angeles these days, he simply asked the other party to discuss the cooperation of "Painted Skin".

Looking at Li Lianjie with a smile on his face opposite, Lin Yuquan's heart was somewhat emotional. A year and a half ago, when he was preparing to shoot "Huo Yuanjia", at that time he and Li Lianjie were separated by a chasm, and he could only communicate with Li Lianjie's agent on the phone, and even if the other party was just an agent, he seemed arrogant, and he didn't take him and Shuguang Film Company in his eyes at all. And now, just a phone call, the once invincible agent immediately nodded and agreed that Li Lianjie would meet him in person.

At that time, or half a year ago, if he saw Li Lianjie, a childhood idol, Lin Yuquan would definitely be excited, but now, after close contact with Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Liang Chaowei, Liu Dehua, Chen Daoming, and even Stallone, Schwarzenegger and others, and then facing Li Lianjie, he seemed extremely indifferent, Li Lianjie is no longer so high, unattainable, the two should now belong to the same position, in his eyes, the current Li Lianjie is an actor he likes and appreciates, is also an actor he may work with next as a director, that's all.

Under such a psychological effect, he talked with Li Lianjie very casually.

The restaurant where the two are located at the moment was recommended by Li Lianjie, who has lived in Los Angeles for a long time after coming to Hollywood to develop, and is certainly well aware of these things.

I have to say that Li Lianjie's vision is really good, on the whole, the decoration style of this restaurant is comfortable and pleasant, every corner of the restaurant, every place is carefully arranged, beautiful lamps, comfortable seats, the environment is quite good, there is no sense of restraint in ordinary Western restaurants when eating here.

At this time, there were not many guests in the restaurant, just a few tables sporadically, and all the guests present were wearing expensive straight suits or evening dresses and suits, and their expressions and manners were either graceful and luxurious, or elegant and generous, obviously belonging to the so-called elites and upper-class people.

In the corner of the restaurant, there is a platform, on the platform is placed a beautiful atmosphere, made in Flandersander, Germany, a pianist with artistic temperament intoxicated to hit the keys, the melodious piano melody echoes in the restaurant, which is refreshing, and with the soft lighting of the crystal lamp in the restaurant, there is a pleasant taste.

The restaurant's signature dishes are foie gras, black pepper cowboy bones and creamy mushroom soup, and the two of them each ordered one, so the beautiful waitress quickly brought the exquisite dishes to the table, skillfully opening the wine and pouring it into the delicate red wine glass.

"Yuquan, you're welcome, let's go!" Li Lianjie first touched the wine glass with Lin Yuquan, and then said with a smile.

"Okay, I'm never polite when it comes to food." Lin Yuquan cut a piece of foie gras and put it in his mouth, chewing beautifully.

"That's right, in addition to being able to fight, our martial arts practitioners are also very good at eating, but seriously, if it weren't for the media reports, I really didn't expect you to be so strong, Stallone, Schwarzenegger, and Jason joined forces, and they were actually defeated in your hands, no wonder Zhen Zidan said that you are the most capable actor in the entertainment industry." Li Lianjie exclaimed.

"It's okay, I'm mostly taking advantage of the youth." Lin Yuquan said perfunctorily, of course this kind of thing can't tell the truth, and stuffed a cowboy bone into his mouth, and said while chewing: "I read the media report before, Brother Jie, you have sold the mansion here in Los Angeles and are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build a private villa in Shanghai, are you ready to return to the Chinese film industry to develop?" ”

Li Lianjie paused slightly, in fact, he was a little forced to return to China for development, and his salary soared to tens of millions of dollars when he came to Hollywood to develop, and he became an international first-line superstar. In the eyes of the Chinese people, he can be described as infinitely beautiful, but in fact, it is not the case at all.

Due to his Chinese identity, it is difficult for him to get the opportunity to perform in mainstream commercial films, and he can only star in B-grade action movies with an investment of only two or three hundred million US dollars and a rough production, although the salary is expensive, but his status is very embarrassing, and other Hollywood film companies will not treat him as a real first-line superstar, but just treat him as a tool that can barely make money, not even a cash cow, it can be said that he has not been happy in Hollywood over the years.

In addition, last year's "Danny the Wolf Dog" co-filmed with Luc Besson suffered a double failure at the box office and word of mouth, and he finally made up his mind to return to China for development, rather than the head of the chicken, not the phoenix tail, he has been in Hollywood for many years, and he has a deep understanding of this, at least in China, he is a superstar in the real sense, and he can star in those top Chinese movies.

Of course, these words must not be said directly, so after brewing the wording, he said: "Well, since I cooperated with Director Zhang to shoot "Hero", I found that the development of the domestic film market is getting better and better, so I am ready to move the focus of my acting career to Chinese mainland, as for choosing to settle in Shanghai, because my wife is originally from Shanghai, and if she wants to return to China and settle down, she naturally wants to settle in Shanghai." ”

"That's true, now people's economic income is growing rapidly, which will naturally lead to the vigorous development of the domestic film market, Brother Jie, it is a good opportunity for you to come back and develop." Lin Yuquan did not delve into the truth of Li Lianjie's words, nodded approvingly, and he did not take the initiative to mention the role of "Painted Skin", from the beginning to the present, he was just chatting with Li Lianjie, doing this, the main thing is to fight for the initiative, don't underestimate this detail, this is related to whether the final salary paid to Li Lianjie is one or two million dollars more, or one million dollars less, and he is not in a hurry, with the success of "Red Cliff" again, he has enough confidence now, even if he is facing an actor of Li Lianjie's level, in comparison, Li Lianjie, who is about to return to China for development, is more anxious than him, not only because the time is pressing, but also because there are only one or two large-scale films in the Chinese film industry that can afford his salary every year.

Sure enough, after chatting a few more words, Li Lianjie seemed to be casual but actually asked very concerned: "Yuquan, what type of movie is your new film this time?" ”

came, finally couldn't help it, Lin Yuquan was secretly happy, and said quietly: "It is adapted from a story in "Strange Tales from Liaozhai", which belongs to the type of demons and monsters, and there will be many special effects and fight scenes in the film. ”

"Can you tell me about the story?" Li Lianjie said immediately, looking very eager.

A smile appeared on Lin Yuquan's face: "Okay, the story starts with the demon fox Xiaowei who is unwilling to stay in the Demon Fox Valley."

Next, Lin Yuquan concisely talked about the content of the story and some of his ideas for the film, especially the role of Pang Yong, he spoke very carefully and depicted it beautifully, and in this process, Li Lianjie listened very carefully, and became more and more excited, which can be clearly seen from his eyes and body language.

"Pang Yong is really a chivalrous hero with affection and righteousness!" Li Lianjie couldn't help but feel that what attracted him was not only the character of this character, but more importantly, according to Lin Yuquan's description, this character would have many martial arts scenes, and it was no longer suitable for him, he continued without any hesitation: "Yuquan, are you here for me to play this role this time?" If it's this role, no problem, I'll play it. ”

If it is an ordinary director looking for him to film, he naturally needs to study carefully, and the director, script, investment, crew, salary, and shooting time are considered comprehensively, but since it is Lin Yuquan, what else is there to study. To be honest, when "Huo Yuanjia" swept North America last year, he regretted that he missed this movie at the beginning, and Lin Yuquan's current success of "Red Cliff" is a big success again, since he has the opportunity to cooperate with Lin Yuquan, he can't miss it again anyway.

"Really, that's great, Brother Jie, you really coincide with my idea, and I also think that you are the best candidate for the role of Pang Yong, and at this point, I think we will definitely cooperate sooner." Lin Yuquan smiled and raised his glass to touch Li Lianjie, he hadn't started to persuade yet, this was it, but of course it was worth being happy to be able to invite Li Lianjie effortlessly, and with Li Lianjie's words, there was no need to worry about his agent's sky-high asking price, and he might be able to save a lot of money.

"Haha, I also hope so, this is the first film I made when I returned to China for development, and a good start is the best." Li Lianjie laughed, before coming to see Lin Yuquan, he had already discussed with his agent, and this time he must strive to star in Lin Yuquan's new film. can achieve the goal so smoothly, and it is suitable for his role, how unhappy his mood is.

"It's inevitable, cheers, for the sake of our mutual goals." R1152