Everyone has different dreams, and for the group of Koreans who are professional actors, entering Hollywood can definitely be regarded as one of their lifelong dreams.

In recent years, South Korea has set off a Korean Wave in Asia with its cultural exports, and the Celestial Empire and island countries, which are full of knowledge, have gradually become familiar with Korean artists because of the influence of Korean Wave. However, because of the shallowness of the background and the lack of distinctive characteristics of the national culture, Korean artists still do not have much popularity for European and American countries.

Koreans themselves always say that artists who have developed in the United States, such as Rain, Boa, and Wondergirls, are world stars, but if you really think about it, those people are actually not very famous for ordinary people in Europe and the United States. It is no exaggeration to say that the combined popularity of these people may not be as good as Uncle Bird who sang a song "Jiangnan Style".

If you only count the achievements of the film and television industry, it will be even more inconspicuous. Years ago, Rain starred in a movie called Ninja Assassin in Hollywood.

In fact, "Ninja Assassin" is not a good film, and from the time of its release until the next film, the global box office of this film was only 61 million US dollars, and the box office in North America was only 38 million US dollars. Looking at the cost of making zuò, it has reached as much as 40 million.

Although this movie did not make Warner lose money, it only earned a little 20 million. For a big-name studio like Warner, for a typical commercial film that uses fighting as a selling point. Isn't that a shame enough for a return on investment?

It's okay if you don't make money, the key is that the quality of the movie has not been recognized. The film's positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes is only 28 percent, that is. Among the 100 people who have seen the movie, more than 70% of them have no feelings or disgust with the movie.

Whether it is the box office or the evaluation, there is nothing worth mentioning at all. But that's it, after filming "Ninja Assassin", Rain was still praised by the Korean media as a 'Hollywood star actor', even. Even Li Zhun in his youth, who played his role in the play, always showed off in variety shows because he was satisfied with his starring experience this time.

The only one that can be regarded as 'okay' is probably only Li Bingxian. He played the White Ghost in "Special Forces". Although his own appearance is not necessarily better than Rain's in Ninja Assassin. However, because the quality of the movie "Special Forces" is much higher than that of "Ninja Assassin", he hitched a ride while the movie was recognized, and also got some recognition from European and American audiences. It is precisely because of this sense of identity. He can barely be regarded as a success.

All of the above is the situation in the world before Li Jingyuan crossed over.

And in the time and space after Li Jingyuan traveled. What about it?

The life trajectories of Rain and Lee Byung-hun have not changed much, and they still starred in the two movies "Ninja Assassin" and "Special Forces", however, in addition to the two of them, there is another Lee Kyung-won. Don't forget, Lee Kyung-won also participated in the filming of "Resident Evil", and there is no doubt that this movie is also a Hollywood blockbuster that attracts attention.

Other than that. and "Zodiac" starring Jackie Chan, which also has Li Jingyuan. Although the main market of "Zodiac" is not European and American countries. But Jackie Chan is also a big star who has been successful in Hollywood, because of his fame and influence, "Zodiac" will obviously receive some attention in European and American countries. As a result, Li Jingyuan, who played the main supporting role in the film, naturally entered the audience's field of vision.

In addition to appearing as an actor in the movie, Lee Kyung-won has another identity to gain attention. You know, he is also a gold medalist in the Olympics and a star player in the World Cup. Professional athletes to become actors, this kind of cross-industry challenge behavior is undoubtedly very gimmicky, although the attention of Cheng Dù is not as big as Schwarzenegger's run for governor, but the nature of the matter itself is the same. Because of this, there are more viewers who pay attention to Li Jingyuan.

Although it is not necessarily possible to gain much popularity through the two characters, when it comes to recognition, Lee Kyung-won is no worse than Rain and Lee Byung-hun.

This is just talking about the recognition in the eyes of the audience, if you want to talk about the recognition in the eyes of insiders, Lee Kyung-won is not something that Rain and Lee Byung-hun can compare. Occasionally invest, occasionally write a script, occasionally help with the soundtrack, although most of them are in the nature of playing tickets, but every time Li Jingyuan intervenes, he can achieve a certain degree of success, and after the accumulation of times, he gradually has some recognition in the circle. What's more, he still has so many big-name friends in the entertainment industry in Europe and the United States, such as Michael Jackson, Michael Bay and others, after the introduction of these people, his recognition in the circle is even higher.

If you see more, you won't be surprised. Vice versa.

For Xiao T, just participating in Hollywood movies is definitely a big deal, and furthermore, if it is a movie like "Transformers" that is destined to attract attention and is destined to be a big hit, it will undoubtedly be a super event.

I can't think of it anyway, so Xiao T jumped up like a kitten that had been bombed by artillery after Li Jingyuan said the sentence 'I don't want to go to the show'.

"OPPA, you're not bluffing me, are you? Let me be an actor? Or are you still going to be an actor who is involved in a blockbuster like "Transformers 4"? It's as unbelievable as the Arabian Nights, so even if Li Jingyuan has already nodded, Xiao T can't help but confirm it several times.

"I envisioned a script with a few female characters, two of which were very inconspicuous ......."

"The dragon set is also fine~~!" Li Jingyuan just said this, and Xiao T couldn't help but rush to make a statement. In her opinion, being able to show her face in a blockbuster like "Transformers" is already a very rare good thing. And with his own ability, he can probably only play a role, so naturally he will not expect a more weighty role.

However, Li Jingyuan has a different idea.

Just like Li Jingyuan said. In "Transformers 4", there are only four female characters who have 'shown their faces'. Two of the characters are classmates who accompanied the heroine at the beginning, although they have both close-ups and lines, but compared to the whole film, they can definitely be said to be insignificant roles.

It's rare to mention yì for Xiao T to participate, how can she be asked to play a passerby who can never leave a little impression in the hearts of the audience? Let's be honest, if that's the outcome. Li Jingyuan didn't bother to think about it.

Then, the role played by Little T is one of the remaining two. Either it was supposed to have the heroine Tessa Iger played by Nick Lapels, or Su Yueming, who was supposed to be played by Li Bingbing.

In the film. The character of Tessa Iger appeared at the very beginning, and she is also the daughter of the male protagonist and the girlfriend of the first male supporting role. Such an identity. It is determined that she will play a certain role in promoting the entire plot line.

But. Compared to Carly, played by Rosie Huntington Wheatley in the third part, and Mikara, played by Megan Fox in the first two films, the character of Tessa Iger is not so tough. In "Transformers 4", the heroine Tessa is completely positioned as a drag oil bottle, whether it is when she is caught by confinement in the film, or in the process of escaping through the guò cable later, she is as panicked and timid as the most ordinary girl, neither like Mikara who tied a bumblebee to a trailer and said 'I drive you shoot'. Nor did she contact decent people by phone like Carly did to provide information, in short. She just didn't give Sam or Autobot any help.

Therefore, strictly speaking, although the character of Tessa Iger is the heroine, it is actually not too brilliant. In fact, after watching the movie, many viewers did not leave much impression of the actor who played Tessa Igger, only knew that there was such a person, but they could not clearly recall her face.

On the contrary, although Su Yueming played by Li Bingbing is a supporting role, because of the image of an Asian beauty that is different from that of other people in the film, and because she provided direct help to the decent side in the plot of the film, and also showed her car skills and fighting skills, the impression left by Su Yueming's role in the minds of the audience is more profound than that of the heroine Tessa.

After thinking about it, Li Jingyuan still felt that it was more appropriate for Xiao T to play the heroine Tessa.

First, it is because Xiao T has no way to play the role of Su Yueming.

In the plot, the character of Su Yueming speaks three languages, namely English, Mandarin and a few words of Cantonese. If Xiao T is allowed to play Su Yueming, there is no problem with English, and Chinese can barely make do under the guidance of Li Jingyuan, but Cantonese is completely helpless. Although she can also memorize those few sentences by rote, it will still seem a little stiff in the end.

Moreover, in the film, Su Yueming also drove a motorcycle himself and fought with the enemy in the process of fleeing the pursuit with Joshua. For Li Bingbing, riding a motorcycle and fighting are not too difficult, after all, she has played many roles before, and she has more or less practiced these skills that will be used in shooting. But for Little T, things are not so easy. You know, at most, she just rides a little sheep and fights with the girls of her girlhood. As for riding a large-displacement motorcycle, as well as fighting with strong men, it is not at all something that Xiao T can play.

Second, it is because the heroine is more suitable for Xiao T.

As I said before, the heroine in "Transformers 4" is not too brilliant. For an 'ideal' actor, such a role may be somewhat lacking, making them feel that they don't have enough room to play. However, for a rookie like Xiao T, who is too new to be new, such a role couldn't be better.

You don't have to think too deeply, and you don't have to deliberately reverse your character, as long as you have some true colors. And it doesn't matter if the acting is not so good. After all, the plot determines that the character of Tessa itself will not be too brilliant, which determines that the audience will not pay too much attention to this character. The attention is not high, so there is not much difference if the acting skills are better or worse. Anyway, it's good or not.

"Dragon? Fany, if it's just one role, do you think I'm going to mention it to you? "I thought about it for a moment. Li Jingyuan settled down in his heart and was ready to recommend Xiao T to play the heroine. It just so happened that Xiao T had just shouted "It's okay to set a dragon suit", so Li Jingyuan took the opportunity to ask a rhetorical question.

"Is it ......? OPPA, do you still have lines? "It's not a trick, it's a supporting role. Anyway, Xiao T would definitely not have imagined that Li Jingyuan was ready to recommend her to play the leading role. Of course, even if it is a supporting role with lines, it is enough of a surprise for Xiao T. Therefore, after Li Jingyuan sold a pass, the expression on her face became even more excited.

"Of course, it's not a sentence or two." He nodded again. Li Jingyuan still didn't say what he really thought.

"Big~~~Hair~!" Hear here. Jessica couldn't help but sigh.

"Wow~~!" As for Little T, it's even more exciting. In the excitement, she forgot that Jessica was still by her side, and she couldn't help but pounce towards Li Jingyuan, and hugged his neck and kissed him on the face.

"Ahh OPPA is mine~! "Part of the reason is because of Xiao T's kiss, and part of the reason is because I envy Xiao T for being able to star in blockbusters like "Transformers 4", and after seeing Li Jingyuan being kissed, Jessica was unhappy on the side.

Of course. Jessica is only protesting on the surface, after all, Little T doesn't really want to rob her man. It's because of excitement and excitement that she makes subconscious movements, and the two are so close to each other, she naturally doesn't really care too much.

"Isn't it just a kiss, what's the big deal~."

"Ahh Can you say that, too? Say, have you been staring at OPPA for a long time? ”

"I'm grateful~. Sika, it doesn't matter if others are not used to it, didn't you come back from the United States the same, you can't accept this? ”

"The more I talk about it, the more shameless I feel~! Hmph, thank you, you know that you already have a chance? Don't say that I splash you with cold water, even if OPPA can recommend it, people may not agree with it~. ”

"Ahh Can't you make me happy? If you're so unhappy, you can say it, don't do it, don't do it, I'll fight with you~! ”

The two girls were very happy, and they didn't seem to want to be patients with a cold at all. Sitting on the sidelines, Li Jingyuan didn't intend to reconcile, in fact, he didn't have the heart to reconcile.

Jessica just said that 'people don't necessarily agree with it yet', which is a bit discouraging, but it is a truth that must be taken seriously.

The investment in the film was jointly undertaken by Paramount and Lee Kyung-won's company, but the director was Michael Bay alone. In other words, whether it is acceptable for Xiao T to play the heroine, the key depends on whether Michael Bay can agree.

Lee Kyung-won is a time-traveler, he knows that the heroine in the movie is not concerned after the release, but as a director, Michael Bay is not a time-traveler, and he naturally does not think that the heroine in his film will fall into such a situation before the film starts.

Therefore, when choosing the heroine, Michael Bay will inevitably be very attentive and firmly implement his ideas, and will definitely not give up his ideas because of one or two words of persuasion. Even if Li Jingyuan assumes the identity of a screenwriter and half an investor, or intercedes as a friend, it is still impossible to force Michael Bay's opinion.

If you want Little T to be recognized and accepted by Michael Bay, then, in addition to persuasion, you must also let Little T have a certain competitive advantage, to put it bluntly, it is to make the heroine in the plot closer to Little T herself in terms of image and characteristics.

It's not easy to do this, but fortunately, Li Jingyuan himself is a screenwriter, so he can use this identity to make some changes when writing the plot and setting up characters.

'Hmm~~~, how to change it? Originally, Tessa was a seventeen-year-old girl who was about to graduate from high school. By the way, you can set her mother to be a woman from Asia with a more traditional personality, well, so that it can be connected with the lines that the male protagonist (Tessa's father) said when he disciplining Tessa. The heroine's mother is Asian, and Fany's head is black and her face is a little Asian beauty, so she can take the lead in the interview. ’

Also, you could set Tessa as a cheerleader on the varsity high school basketball team, ideally be a star who can perform on a Broadway stage, and add a few lines to the character at the beginning of the film, or simply set up a scene where you need to perform song and dance. In this way, Fany, who can sing and dance, can take advantage of it again. ’

And ....... ’

As soon as the idea of revising the plot came up, Li Jingyuan unconsciously thought about it on the side, and in just a short while, he thought of a lot of ideas. Maybe because he was too immersed in his own thoughts, he didn't notice the situation around him at all, and naturally he didn't notice that the two girls had gradually stopped playing and were staring at him with curious eyes. (To be continued......)