High in the Pacific Ocean, the Sea King

Wei Yang looked at Li Jiahang on the opposite side, and didn't get a hint, so he could only play a card casually.

"East wind."

"Bump!"

Shen Tengxi picked up the cards with a smile, and threw a six-cylinder, Wang Baoqiang threw out a nine-strip boredly, Li Jiahang laughed, and pushed the cards.

"Take, take."

"Damn."

Wang Baoqiang sighed, glanced at the card type, it was an ordinary chicken beard, hanging nine single, he was hitting someone's hand, so he could only take some money and hand it to Li Jiahang.

Wei Yang and Shen Teng are not winning or losing, the latter cards do not matter, Boss Wei still has a little regret, he has listened to the cards, and can Hu several cards, but it is a pity.

"Don't play, don't play, the luck is too stinky, who wants to play for me for a while."

Wang Baoqiang lost the worst, he almost didn't go nonsense all the way, his mentality was a little unbalanced, and he gave up his position, and Peng Damo, one of the directors of "Detective Chinatown 2", sat down quickly.

Wei Yang is also a little tired, he is not addicted to mahjong, it is good to say that he has been winning or losing, it is easy to rise or rise, and he is tired of winning and losing.

Looking at the producer who had watched the battle for a long time, he also gave up his position, and the latter was overjoyed and skillfully began to code cards.

Wei Yang sat down in the seat in front of him, the stewardess brought a drink at the right time, thanked him, and Wei Yang looked at Wang Baoqiang.

"It's up to you to be absent-minded all the way, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I quarreled with my daughter-in-law before I went out."

"Because of what?"

"It's all a trivial matter, didn't I go back to my hometown for the New Year, I couldn't help it when I came out to film, so I wanted her to stay at home with the child for a while longer, let my mother see her grandchildren more, and wait for the Lantern Festival to return to the capital, she didn't want to, so she quarreled a few words."

"I guess I'm not used to it."

"Maybe, no, wait until I go back to China and take my mother to live in the capital for a while."

The two chatted without a word, Wang Baoqiang was more depressed and the family was not harmonious, and Wei Yang obviously thought more.

If he remembers correctly, Wang Baoqiang's divorce incident should have broken out this year.

Wei Yang had actually hinted and reminded him before, but they were all extremely vague, and he couldn't say anything about the main thing.

In total, he and that Ma Jinlian have not met a few times, there is no evidence, the husband and wife are harmonious, how can he win Wang Baoqiang's trust, and why should people believe him.

Not to mention Jin Lian, it is that Ximen Qing, who is also his agent, and is one of the most trusted people.

Wei Yang is just Wang Baoqiang's friend, partner and half of his boss, even if the relationship is good, he may not be as close as someone else's confidant.

Judging from Wang Baoqiang's current reaction, it is estimated that his reminder has no effect.

And from the information it revealed, that Jin Lian was also a little wrong, Wei Yang wondered if it was implying that he should pay attention to the property.

It is too abrupt to provoke the feelings of husband and wife for some reason, and it is normal for friends to talk about financial investment.

So, Wei Yang later intended to talk about property security.

As a result, Wang Baoqiang was unaware, and even proudly said that his wife was in charge of his money, and he didn't have to worry about anything, he just needed to make money.

Wei Yang: "......"

It's no wonder that Jin Lian and Ximenqing, the two closest people, can't beat him, Wang Baoqiang is sometimes simple and doesn't look like a person in the entertainment industry.

I set off from the magic capital in the morning, changed planes again in the middle, and arrived in New York at noon local time.

After flying for more than ten hours, even if the private jet was extremely comfortable, everyone was a little tired.

Wei Yang is still good, he slept on the plane later, he was in good spirits, and when he arrived in New York, he joined a few people who had arrived early to see the location.

"Detective Chinatown 2" still needs a lot of street scenes and exterior scenes, and many of them still need to be coordinated.

However, capitalism is a good thing, as long as you have money, you can do most things.

There is a scene in "Detective Chinatown 2", which needs to rent Times Square in New York.

Before coming, many people felt that the difficulty was too high, not to mention the closure of the streets, but also to ride a horse, Times Square has not run a horse for many years, not only the domestic crew felt whimsical, but even the American staff invited were not optimistic.

But it turns out that it can't be because the money isn't enough to throw at it.

$500,000 is not good?

$1,000,000!

$1,000,000 won't work?

$3,000,000!

In the end, I was stunned to win the consent of the relevant units in the United States, which made everyone realize the strength of money in this country.

As long as the money is enough, the Pentagon is not easy to say, and the White House may not be able to rent out for a few hours.........

Wei Yang stood in Times Square in New York, discussing with the director and cinematographer how to shoot, how to set up shots, and how to distribute sets and scenes.

The time to get it is limited, and although it is not so harsh that it must be done over and over again, it can't be shot a few times.

So shoot as well as possible during this time.

In addition to the New York square, there are several scenic spots that have obtained the right to shoot, but they are also more troublesome.

For example, at Grand Central Terminal in New York, it is clearly stipulated that filming must be finished before 4 a.m., and no more than one minute is allowed.

This also means that the crew has very limited time to shoot here every day.

You must know that "Detective Chinatown 2" has a lot of big action and chase scenes, and it takes some effort to shoot this smoothly, and if it doesn't go well, the progress of the entire crew will be lengthened.

And this involves issues such as the schedule and visas of the actors and crew, in short, in front of and behind the scenes, it is much more troublesome than domestic shooting.

Just thinking about these issues, the producer's previous mood of winning a small game in the plane dissipated, and what was even more uncomfortable was the cost.

"Now the preliminary budget alone is as high as more than 350 million, plus the later stage and publicity, the total cost is likely to reach more than 500 million."

This cost makes the eyelids of a few entourages jump wildly, and under normal circumstances, it is difficult for non-visual effects blockbusters to achieve this investment.

If it's a costume blockbuster, "Detective Chinatown 2" is a comedy suspense film.

It is no exaggeration to say that the entire Chinese film industry dares to play like this, that is, Wei Yang and Cheng Long.

Cheng Long's "Kung Fu Yoga" movie, which was launched almost at the same time, was filmed in several countries, the scenes were not small, and the cost was said to exceed 400 million.

Other modern movies that are not special effects blockbusters don't dare to play like this.

After all, the cost of hundreds of millions of dollars means that the box office will not be able to recover until at least 1.5 billion.

Don't look at the current film history record, which is about to exceed 3 billion, but in fact, 1 billion is still an unattainable mountain for ninety percent of Chinese films.

Of course, Wei Yang and Cheng Long were not so arrogant.

The budget is the budget, the actual cost is not easy to say, and in addition to the box office, it is not that there are no other views on open source and cost reduction.

For example, product placement!

Thanks to the blessing of the first film to break the record in film history, the advertising tender for "Detective Chinatown 2" won a crazy rush.

For example, mobile phones, Xiaomi gave sky-high prices, and naturally, several mobile phones starring in mobile phones became Xiaomi.

There are also advertisements on the travel network, advertisements for China Merchants Bank, advertisements for car rentals, and advertisements on websites, which have enough money and do not affect the plot, and even the crew has arranged stalks.

It is expected that there will be more than a dozen brands in total, including as many as four key cooperation.

Just the advertising revenue of these is as high as 200 million + yuan, and there are some related developments in the follow-up, such as pre-film patches, peripheral co-branding, main creative interaction, etc., which is another advertising revenue.

Up to now, Chinese films have developed rapidly, although they are not as comprehensive as Hollywood, but advertising, as a major part of the income, is already full of tricks.

Considering the advertising revenue, the cost of horror in "Detective Chinatown 2" is suddenly not so eye-catching.

Compared with the tangled worries of the producer and others, Wei Yang is calmer.

On the one hand, it is because of his confidence in the movie, and on the other hand, because of the reason why the cost is so high, there is also his pot.

"Detective Chinatown" and "Operation Mekong" are two hit movies, making Boss Wei the highest-grossing movie actor nowadays.

The salary is naturally rising, not to mention that Boss Wei has always taken a creative income.

As for how much money was taken, it is not easy to calculate, because a part of the crew's investment share was subsequently discounted as personal dividends, but only the cash taken by Boss Wei exceeded 80 million.

That's right, even if the dividends are not converted, Wei Yang's movie salary has exceeded 100 million.

Even so, there are many crews who feel that it is worth the money.

Because most of the stars who get tens of millions of salaries can't guarantee the box office, and although Wei Yang's salary is a little more expensive, the box office is high, if he lets go of the play, the script can kill him alive.

It's just a pity that this 100 million yuan salary is just a starting condition for Boss Wei, and the other salaries are just a small personal treasury, and the project itself and the capital operation behind it are the real benefits of Boss Wei.

…

The filming time in the United States is limited, and the crew of "Detective Chinatown 2" did not delay anything, simply took a break and started filming immediately.

At present, there are relatively few actors, mainly the rivalry between Wei Yang and Wang Baoqiang, plus the important supporting role of Li Jiahang, and some of Shen Teng's scenes.

The role played by Shen Teng is Lu Guofu played by Wang Xun in his previous life, a gang leader in Chinatown, who is all doing the work of fishing for the wrong door, and he also has two younger brothers, played by the happy twist Allen Da Congming.

After all, Wei Yang has never dealt with Wang Xun at all, and Happy Twist has shares, and many people's brokerage contracts also cooperate with Coral, so they naturally use their own people.

And Shen Teng's popularity skyrocketed after "Charlotte's Troubles" and "Let's Run", which is also good for movie promotion.

Although the original plot of "Detective Chinatown 2" is not extremely exciting, it is also above the passing line.

So Wei Yang didn't change the plot of the whole movie, but he still spent some money to buy the copyright of "Double Pupils".

There is a lot of controversy on the Internet about whether "Detective Chinatown 2" plagiarizes "Double Pupils".

Some people think it is plagiarism, for example, there are many similarities, such as Taoist elements, the five elements kill people, the purpose is to become an immortal, the reason is that he has a terminal illness, and finally seeks death.

However, some people think that it does not constitute plagiarism, but some of the settings are similar, and the main plot and related themes are not consistent, so it is a bit far-fetched to judge plagiarism.

Wei Yang personally prefers the latter, but it must also be admitted that Chen Sicheng must have been greatly influenced by "Double Pupils" in his creation.

So Wei Yang simply bought the copyright of "Double Pupils", and waited until the movie was released to explain that he got inspiration from it.

This kind of half-borrowing and half-tribute is more common in the film industry, and it is generously put out, at most it will be criticized and ridiculed by sunspots, but it will not cause plagiarism controversy.

In addition, Wei Yang made some changes to the ending of the murderer based on some views of later generations and discussions with screenwriters and others.

The big reason for judging the plagiarism of "Detective Chinatown 2" is that there are too many similarities, and even some imitations that ignore logic.

For example, the setting and details of "Double Eyes" are not the same as "Detective Chinatown 2", so that the altar behind it appears a little abruptly.

After all, the altar of "Twin Pupils" is a secret organization and quietly built, which is reasonable.

And "Detective Chinatown 2" only explained the doctor as the murderer, and did not see the same party, so a person made such a dojo in the urban hospital, so it is not clear whether he has a ghost.

At the same time, "Double Pupils" has an autopsy setting, which makes the murderer beg for death with a bit of mystery, while "Detective Chinatown 2" does not have this explanation, and the doctor's suicide is more like being sprayed to death by a mouth cannon.

Not to mention, a foreign doctor who can't understand Chinese will not be sure of the "Tao" even if he desperately pursues metaphysics in science.

Of course, this is understandable, after all, Taoism is a Chinese element, which will interfere with the judgment of the audience, and finally a foreign murderer pops up, which is more unexpected.

Therefore, in Wei Yang's view, letting the doctor get a terminal illness in the end is actually a bit of a snake and forcibly "copying" "Double Pupils".

It is better to follow the clues given earlier, he has a Chinese wife who died of a serious illness, the doctor loves each other deeply, hates God's injustice, and saves so many people, but his wife died in his arms, so he turned black.

At the same time, because of the death of his wife, he was desperate for science, so he pursued metaphysics with some demons, and considering his wife's identity, it naturally extended to the five elements of murder.

The advantage of this is that the logic is relatively better, the villain is flesh and blood, and the disadvantage is that it is a little old-fashioned.

In Wei Yang's personal opinion, this kind of affectionate villain is not as cold-blooded and shocking as selfishness.

So Wei Yang added another layer, allowing the protagonist Qin Feng to finally debunk him through analysis.

The doctor initially wanted to resurrect his wife, but as he studied the Tao more and more, his purpose changed.

The death of his wife made him afraid of death, so later the doctor ostensibly killed the five elements to resurrect his wife, but in fact, he sacrificed his resurrected wife to obtain his own immortality.

It doesn't matter if it doesn't work out, anyway, the price is just a dead wife and a few unlucky cannon fodder.

In this way, reversed and reversed, the audience is moved by the murderer's infatuation, and as a result, the wolf's ambition is exposed, which not only distinguishes it from the terminally ill murderer in "Double Pupil", but also this kind of indiscriminate killing of innocents without the purpose of survival makes the murderer more vicious.

For this reason, Wei Yang once wanted to invite a Hollywood superstar to play the villain of the doctor, but later pondered that this would expose the murderer.

Therefore, in the end, I found a second- or third-tier actor who was not very famous, and deliberately picked an image, which looked particularly loyal and simple.

To be honest, the original doctor's villain is too evil, and I'm not a good person almost as soon as I appear.

Although viewers who like reasoning can guess who the murderer is as long as they see the doctor appear, combined with some plots, it is always good to have an extra layer of interference.

After all, most of the audience is not so sharp, and they are more face-oriented.

Wang Baoqiang in the form of Xu Sanduo and Wang Baoqiang in the form of Tang Ren, if one of them is picked, 90% of them will choose the latter.........

(End of chapter)