Cheng Long really wants to have one more series of movie projects in Hollywood.

In 2002, Cheng Long ranked 16th in the "Hollywood Star Power List" selected by The Hollywood Reporter, a proper superstar.

But look at what movie he received next?

The British, American and Malaysian co-productions, using their own fame to bring Malay girls and Aberdeen's "Royal Dragon", and the Hong Kong Island movie "Flying Dragon Reborn".

Nope.

Not to mention the big productions of Hollywood, even the movies with a cost of more than 50 million US dollars have not been received.

Is it that he doesn't want to take it?

Although he was hindered by the face of the Hong Kong circle, after entering Haolaiwu, he really wanted to bring more Hong Kong stars into Haolaiwu, but he still had a clear distinction between the main and secondary levels.

It's just that there is really no suitable good way to come to the dock movie to find him.

Asians are in Hollywood, and it's really hard to get the right script.

At this stage, the big-budget movies that have been approved by Hollywood, the starring characters are all white, not to mention Asian, and even blacks can't get the leading role, at most they will play an important supporting role, or a villain.

Will Smith is the only exception.

That's it, or considering that North America does need a black superstar right now to take care of an increasingly high proportion of black people.

Asian?

There's really no place for you.

There are also a few Hollywood movies that ask Cheng Long to act, but they are still old-fashioned, hoping that he will play a cruel villain from mysterious Huaxia, that is, the kind of character who is strong in martial arts, does all kinds of bad things behind his back, and is finally defeated by the righteous protagonist.

Considering that he represents the entire group of Chinese actors in Hollywood, Cheng Long really doesn't dare to take on this kind of role that damages the image of the Chinese.

Compared with director Wu Yuan, Asian actors are even more difficult to mix in Hollywood

Now that there is a chance for a new actor in the series, how could Cheng Long not want to?

If he has the chance, he doesn't want to act in those bad movies!

Now he is not old, and he can still work hard!

"Director Wu, whether it is "Rush Hour 3" or the follow-up "Ace Agent" series, I will follow the director's arrangement."

may be afraid that Wu Yuan will misunderstand that he is a drama bully, after all, Chris has fallen out with him, Cheng Long took the initiative to say: "I have always been based on the director's will in the crew. ”

"Chris is reluctant to star in "Rush Hour 3", because his salary is too high, not that I exclude him and engage in any kind of drama bullying in the crew."

He knew that in the eyes of the outside world, the series "Rush Hour" belonged to Cheng Long.

He's the most important character in the series, and anyone else can change it, but he can't.

This will inevitably make people misunderstand, Cheng Long is the one with the most right to speak in the crew, everyone has to listen to him, look up to his breath, including the director.

But that's not the case.

Although Cheng Long's private life is a bit chaotic, and there are all kinds of young girls in the room every day, he is still very serious and hard-working at work, and he never oversteps his authority.

An Asian went to Haolaiwu to work hard, and it can't be said that he has been conscientious, but he definitely doesn't dare to do any dramatic behavior.

"I've heard of Brother Cheng Long's reputation." Wu Yuan looked at Cheng Long with a smile, and did not deny his words.

Cheng Long, in addition to having a chaotic private life and not taking care of Prince Fang, is indeed admirable at work, and his personal conduct is also good.

At least Cheng Long's refusal to play the ugly Chinese villain in Hollywood is enough for Wu Yuan to appreciate.

If he hadn't been holding this bottom line, he wouldn't have been able to receive a big-made Hollywood blockbuster when he was in full swing because of the big sales of "Rush Hour 2".

Hollywood is still happy to make some commercial blockbusters of heroic white heroes who, after going through hardships, defeat the evil Chinese villains.

"I personally hope that Brother Cheng Long can continue to play the leading role in "Ace Agent"."

Wu Yuan shrugged his shoulders: "I even thought about it, if the new line doesn't plan to cooperate, I can find Universal or Fox to do the "Ace Agent" series." ”

"When the time comes, I will also recommend you to them to play the leading role, but the backstory will definitely have to be revised."

"Without Inspector Lee, we could have Agent Chen, wouldn't we?"

When Wu Yuan said this, he didn't avoid the meaning of Elad at all, and deliberately used English.

Elad, who was sitting next to Cheng Long, heard it clearly, and his face was wonderful.

"No, no, Daniel, since I'm visiting you with Jackie, of course I want to work with you."

Elad said a little nervously: "It's not a good thing to cooperate with big companies like Universal and Fox, they not only give harsh conditions, but also steal most of the profits, so it's not a good partner to work with. ”

"As for the script idea for "Rush Hour 3" that you proposed, after we went back to discuss it, we thought it was great."

"In the series "Ace Agent", Jackie has no problem, and our new line is no problem, it is indeed possible to cooperate in depth."

When the topic came to this, Wu Yuan felt that it was enough.

He interrupted: "Of course, the new line is definitely the best partner for this project. ”

"As long as you are willing to cooperate, then you can sit down and talk slowly."

"But I'm going back to China next, so I'll talk to John about the details."

Wu Yuan gave Cheng Long and Elad a cup of tea, "If "Rush Hour 3" writes the script according to my ideas, I can accept a box office share of 10 million US dollars + 5% and take over the directing of this film." ”

"As for the "Ace Agent" series, I don't necessarily have time to direct it myself, maybe I need to find a new director when the time comes."

Wu Yuan pulled on the new line and Cheng Long to make money, but he didn't want to frame himself.

Take a "Rush Hour 3", help the new line finish, and start the layout of the "Ace Agent" series by the way.

Let him personally shoot the "Ace Agent" series again?

How long will that be going to be tossed?

Wu Yuan has a clear plan for his Hollywood directorial career, in addition to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, he still has several movies to be made before 2010, and he really has no time to be in charge of the "Ace Agent" series.

Elad also didn't force Wu Yuan to direct the "Ace Agent" series himself.

The recent release of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has been really fierce.

Fools know that Wu Yuan's current focus must be on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and it is impossible to make a new series of movies.

Fortunately, Elard's original plan was to ask Wu Yuan to take over "Rush Hour 3" and help finish and wipe his ass.

If Wu Yuan can agree, Elad is already very happy.

"Then let's say so?" Wu Yuan saw that Erad had no opinion, so he continued: "I plan to write the script of "Rush Hour 3" by myself. ”

"There is also the script of "Ace Agent", and I am personally responsible for the follow-up."

"I want 20% of the copyright of "Rush Hour 3", after all, I wrote the script."

"The "Ace Agent" series, when the time comes, Light Times and New Line will each contribute 50%, and the copyright will also be half each."

"No problem, right?"

If you are an ordinary screenwriter and you want 20% of the copyright just to write a script, you don't have to think about it.

But who called the person who put forward this condition Wu Yuan?

Considering the "Ace Agent" series that will be cooperated in the follow-up, coupled with the importance of "Rush Hour 3" as a prequel to "Ace Agent", Erad still agreed to Wu Yuan's request.

Cheng Long can ask for 15% of the box office, and it is still acceptable for Wu Yuan to take 20% of the copyright.

The copyright income of the "Rush Hour" series is still quite high, or the movies starring Chinese kung fu superstars have good copyright income.

After all, in North America, all kinds of kung fu movies and Cheng Long's action movies are selling really well in the DVD rental and sales market, and they can bring tens of millions of dollars to the new line every year

"No problem!" Elad nodded in agreement.

"Okay, then I wish us a happy cooperation in advance." A bright smile appeared on Wu Yuan's face.

Cheng Long also laughed, he stumbled and came to the dock on a journey, and it seemed that he was finally going to drive on a broad road.

The specific cooperation on the project of "Ace Agent" was handed over to John, who will also be one of the producers of the series, to negotiate with the new line.

Of course, even if everything is negotiated, this new series will not be launched soon.

Even "Rush Hour 3" is estimated to not start filming until the first half of 2004 at the earliest, and strive to be released in the summer of 2004.

"Ace Agent" is even more gone, why did the first part drag on until 2005 or even 2006 to start filming.

After finalizing this cooperation, Wu Yuan's work in North America was temporarily completed.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is still in theaters, winning the box office for two consecutive weeks, and the total box office has exceeded $100 million.

It's a pity that no matter how high the box office of this movie is, Wu Yuan can't share the money, and he is now more concerned about his new movie than this.

On July 28, Wu Yuan left the United States and flew back to China.

There was still no one to pick him up, so he took a taxi and went back to the courtyard.

But it's not the same as before.

When he went home this time, Wu Yuan saw a Mercedes-Benz C series parked in the courtyard.

This is the person he ordered before going to the United States, the original imported car, the price is not very expensive, the license plate has been good, and it is just right to use it for transportation.

He didn't have the heart to test the car when he just got home, so after a few general glances, he went back to the house to prepare for a nap to adjust the jet lag.

However, before going to bed, he edited a text message and sent it to many people in a group, and then turned off the phone and fell asleep.

The magic capital, in the small white building of Tang Film and Television.

Since signing a seven-year five-film cooperation agreement with the Light and Shadow Era, the Tang people have breathed a sigh of relief.

The new TV series project, which was originally not planned to be promoted for the time being, and needed to wait until the capital turnover was opened to prepare for filming, also immediately entered the preparatory stage.

The next TV series that Tang Ren wants to do is "New Liao Zhai Zhi Wei", Liao Zhai is currently a rare fantasy IP with public copyright in China, and Cai Yinong has long wanted to get involved.

I was afraid of insufficient funds and no money to make exquisite spell effects, so I kept dragging out this TV series.

Now that there is a cooperation agreement in the Light Age, what are you afraid of?

It's just that when Cai Yinong was planning to use the script of "Strange Tales from Xinliaozhai" to cooperate with Wu Yuan, a Taiwanese colleague she knew on Hong Kong Island found her.

The other company bought the game copyright of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", and after pondering for a few years, it was not filmed, and wanted to transfer it to the Tang people.

The game has no script, Cai Yinong studied it all night, looked through thousands of comments from forum netizens, and was pleasantly surprised to find that this game has a large number of loyal fans, which is simply a free audience.

To make a TV series, of course, it is best to have a fan base, so that there will be a group of viewers to watch it when it starts broadcasting, and the starting point is higher than other TV series, and it is easier to become popular.

She immediately wrote a 5,000-word story outline, and decided to shoot "Fairy Sword" in less than 3 days.

Even the actor he thought about it.

Although the company wants to invite Hong Kong and Taiwan celebrities such as Lin Xinru, Nicholas Tse, and Gu Guji, she feels that according to the original book, it is best to find two actors and actresses around 18 years old.

Especially the male lead, she wants to use Hugo from her own company.

Although, when Hu Ge signed a contract with the Tang Dynasty, he changed into ancient costumes, and the ancient costume hair accessories looked very ugly and very ugly, and he was pulled into the costume blacklist by Li Guoguo.

But Cai Yinong felt that Hu Ge was suitable for ancient costumes, but the makeup was not done well.

Obviously, the company's management doesn't think so, and it's all about to turn upside down.

Cai Yinong thought about it, it is indeed not good for him to be arbitrary, but it is different to find a foreign aid to support.

Moreover, the adaptation of a game like "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" into a TV series requires a lot of special effects, and it is also a very expensive production, so you have to find the "unjust boss" of the era of light and shadow to take the risk together.

So she wanted to talk to Wu Yuan about this TV series, and by the way, try to see if she could get support from him, if he supported Hu Ge to play the male lead, then the management of Tang Ren would not be able to refute it.

However, the light and shadow era has not yet found a suitable manager, and Wu Yuan is not in China.

Just when Cai Yinong was thinking about whether to make a cross-border call to Wu Yuan and talk about it, her mobile phone rang first.

Wu Yuan sent a text message.

"Mr. Cai, my new movie is being cast, if you are willing to participate, at ten o'clock in the morning on August 1st, I will bring Hu Ge, Yuan Hong, and Sun Li to audition for the Light and Shadow Era."

What "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", what "Xin Liaozhai", was immediately left behind by Cai Yinong.

Beijing, Shunyi.

Summer vacation is a great time for every student.

The same is true for Liu Yifei.

Although after the rehearsal of the drama, she could no longer see Wu Yuan often, which made her feel a little sad in private, but soon this sorrow was diluted by the happy holiday.

"Dragon Babu" has not yet been broadcast, and for the time being, she only has the work "The Family of Gold Powder", and she can still enjoy a leisurely life.

Lying on the bed, with his legs crossed, Liu Yifei concentrated on playing the snake game that came with his mobile phone.

Every time the snake she manipulated ate a candy, she would happily shake her legs in the air.

"Sissi, don't stay in your room all the time on vacation!"

"Mom will take you to swim in the afternoon, a new swimming pool has opened in Tiantongyuan."

"Or let's go for a stroll in Shichahai."

There was a mother's shout outside the door, which disrupted Liu Yifei's attention, and with a shake of his hand, the greedy snake hit his body and shattered into pieces, and the game was over.

"Mom!" Liu Yifei pouted and shouted unhappily, and was about to refuse, but the mobile phone "dingdong".

Absentmindedly, she opened it and glanced at it, and a text message came into her eyes.

"Sissi, my new movie has officially entered the casting stage, I hope you can come to the light and shadow era at ten o'clock in the morning on August 1st to audition for the heroine!"

Glancing at the name of the letter's remarks, Liu Yifei clenched his fist excitedly.

"Mom!" This time her shouts were filled with excitement and joy.

"Director Wu invited me to audition for his new movie!!"

Or two in one.

(End of chapter)