Chapter 59 Preliminary Project Approval

As soon as they heard that Li Zeying still wanted Sammo Hung to make a cameo appearance and play the master of the Hanging Silk Man, Yuan Kui and Liu Zhenwei laughed.

"Young man, you have a bold idea!" Yuan Kui patted him on the shoulder and said kindly, "Sammo Hung is our eldest brother, whether you can invite him out of the mountain, it's hard to say." ”

Li Zeying nodded and said: "I'm just a preliminary idea, since it's filmed, it has to be filmed with a little weight, and I plan to invite some action stars to make cameos in the future, and the production will also invite the best team at that time......"

He also planned to let Zou Zhaolong play the first antagonist in the play, playing the elder brother of Hangsiman, who had been exiled to the United States earlier and became an important member of the gang, and the protagonist came to the United States just to find him.

As for Zou Zhaolong, Yuan Kui is of course familiar with them.

He was originally a member of the Hong family class, his original stage name was Ni Xing, and he played a negative role in many Jet Li movies, such as "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard" and "Heaven and Dragon Slayer: The Demon Sect Leader".

Later, he also replaced Jet Li and participated in the filming of Hollywood's "Hacker Empire 2 and 3", playing the role of the prophet's bodyguard, which made him famous.

Li Zeying's choice undoubtedly made Yuan Kui and the others more interested.

The two simply left the tea restaurant, planning to go directly to Sammo Hung and others to discuss the details carefully.

Li Zeying didn't expect things to go so smoothly, Yuan Kui was also very enthusiastic to introduce him to the other members of Qixiaofu, saying that he didn't know if he would be too excited to see Sammo Hung for a while.

Yuan Kui made a direct call, and it happened that he was free there, so he simply made an appointment for dinner at noon.

booked a private room in a nearby restaurant, Yuan Kui invited Li Zeying and the two to taste Cantonese specialties, and Liu Zhenwei left in advance.

Sitting in the private room, drinking tea, while continuing to talk about Li Zeying's ideas, Sammo Hung came after a while.

As soon as he opened the door, he greeted Yuan Kui heroically: "Akui, where is that kid you said?" It's been a long time since I've heard anyone say, where are you going to Hollywood to shoot kung fu TV? ”

Then he saw Li Zeying sitting next to Yuan Kui at a glance, so he walked over, patted him seriously, and said, "Boy, you are bold enough, do you want to play really?" ”

Li Zeying knows that Sammo Hung is known as a big brother, which is a consistent style, and he can't drop the price.

stood up and arched his hand and said: "If you are interested, just shoot it, Chinese TV may not be able to break into Hollywood, Brother Hong, haven't you also been the actor of an American drama?" ”

"I'm an old yellow calendar, but it's a pity that I gave up halfway." Sammo Hung nodded, then took out a cigar from his arms, handed it to him and asked, "Do you smoke it?" ”

Li Zeying glanced at it, and said in his heart that this is an authentic Cuban cigar, and he is sorry for the audience if he doesn't accept it, so he took it and gave Yuan Kui first, and the other party waved his hand, and he caught it.

Then he said very seriously: "Actually, Brother Hong's "Crossing the River Dragon" is not a crime of war, I also watched it when I was in school, and the ratings of the first season were not good, and it was also broadcast on ATV, and I couldn't stop chasing it back then." It's a pity that the screenwriter was too messy later, and your role was reduced a lot, so it was cut in half. ”

Sammo Hung didn't expect him to even know about it, and his eyes lit up at the time, and he was a little surprised.

It is said that Sammo Hung went to the United States to develop and filmed the police drama "Crossing the River Dragon" for the Columbia Television Network, which was also a turning point in his career.

Although this series was only filmed for two short seasons, it brought a lot of improvement to his later career.

It's just that the untimely death of "Crossing the River Dragon" is inevitably a pity for Sammo Hung, so there was a later co-production with the mainland "SWAT Flying Dragon", which is completely a remake of the mainland version.

Now that Li Zeying has said that his heart is on the road, this matter will inevitably be easy to talk about.

Li Zeying saw that his words had an effect, and then continued: "Brother Hong, I'm not afraid to say an arrogant word. If we want to shoot, let's make a kung fu drama series that is completely controlled by us Chinese, and then enter Hollywood in one fell swoop, so that they can see what a boutique is. You say, okay? ”

Sammo Hung slapped his face and said: "If you say it well, the Yankees will toss around, if you want to do it, let's do it ourselves, it's exciting." ”

After that, he directly asked for a bottle of XO, and he wanted to toast to Li Zeying on the spot, and said that he would treat him to dinner at noon today.

Li Zeying was competing to pay for him, and he almost forgot to talk about filming TV.

Later, when he was full of wine and food, when it came to the details, Sammo Hung agreed to make a cameo, and said that Zou Zhaolong would contact him, and the other party should have no problem acting, and asked if there was any other need?

Li Zeying even said that it was gone, so he was left to find another screenwriter, and when it came to this, he still had to go to the Galaxy Impression to see if You Dazhi was there?

A meal at noon can be regarded as a given matter of martial arts and cameos.

Li Zeying was almost drunk, found a hotel to rest for a while, and went to follow You Dazhi.

It's a pity that this time it's not a coincidence, the people of Galaxy Impression said that You Dazhi has been to Singapore for a few years and is not on Hong Kong Island for the time being.

Li Zeying said in his heart, should the screenwriter be replaced, but he didn't expect the person with the impression of the galaxy to call again and say that You Naihai heard about his proposal and was very interested.

It seems that You Naihai made a move, it should be good, this time Li Zeying didn't want to bother, so he simply handed over the matter to the helper Li Zecheng invited for himself and let him talk.

The general idea and plan were planned, an outline was written, and it was handed over to the other party to elaborate, and Li Zeying flew back directly.

I almost had to make preparations before filming, and before leaving, Li Zeying asked You Mo to apply for a film company, a license and a shooting permit, all ready.

He chose all the names, and called it Zeying Studio, under the name of Tianma Group, as an overseas film branch.

After coming back, You Mo and Xiao Ya were all ready, just waiting for him to move into the office and unveil it to everyone.

Looking at his own film studio, Li Zeying still felt a little touched, thinking that when he was a hairy young man, he lingered in the world of movies all day long, unable to extricate himself.

Who would have thought that today, he can already spend a lot of money to make films.

He sat in the office, enjoying the view outside the window, and said: "The pilot episode of "Hanging Silk Man" is officially launched! ”

A few days later, the crew gathered and first filmed the location in Hong Kong, telling the background of the Hanging Silk Man and the scene of learning martial arts.

Sammo Hung, Yuan Kui, Zou Zhaolong were present one after another, and a group of friends such as Qi Xiaofu congratulated and wished the filming of "Slingman" a smooth success.

Under the guidance of many martial arts seniors, Wang Yinglong worked hard and made good progress.

During this period, You Naihai also came over and reached an agreement with Li Zeying.

He first wrote the script for the first episode, and discussed the details of the revision with Yuan Kui and them on the spot.

The general plot is that Wang Yinglong became a teacher, Sammo Hung gave an apprentice, and there are some memories of Zou Zhaolong's betrayal of his master.

In addition, they also agreed on the salary, starring in each episode of $1 million, Wu Zhi $800,000 per episode, screenwriter 600,000, guest stars all $500,000.

If the pilot episode does not pass, the plan will be abandoned.

Of course, everyone jokes that Hanging Silk Man will definitely be a big hit, and no one wants to have a difficult birth!

After a few scenes were filmed, the filming of the exterior scene was quickly over, and the crew was ready to go back.

So bidding farewell to Sammo Hung and others, You Naihai went to New York with them to complete the next shooting.