On September 22, Wu Yuan happily went to the Beijing premiere of "Myth".

Jackie Chan, Kim Hee-sun, Liang Jiahui and other leading actors warmly greeted Wu Yuan, and the Korean beauty Kim Hee-sun also talked with Wu Yuan for a while in Chinese, which is not fluent.

Of course, when he appeared at the premiere of "Myth", he naturally became the object of competition among reporters from all walks of life.

Wu Yuan's new film project is on the cusp of the mainland entertainment industry, and everyone wants to pry more news out of his mouth.

However, Wu Yuan kept silent and did not talk about any news that had nothing to do with the "Myth" movie, but vigorously praised the "Myth" movie.

After the premiere, Wu Yuan was specially left behind by Cheng Long, and the place where the two moved came to Cheng Long's home in the capital, a courtyard house that used to be the palace of the former Qing County.

"Hey, Brother Cheng Long, your courtyard house is worth a lot of money." As soon as he entered the door, Wu Yuan was amazed and didn't listen.

He has the foresight to know how valuable such a courtyard house at the level of the county king's mansion will be in the future.

Not to mention, two or three hundred million is absolutely there.

"Harm, I bought it when it was cheap, and I bought several sets in one go." Cheng Long said proudly.

The courtyard house he bought in the capital was one of his most profitable investments.

In the 90s, he bought four or five courtyard houses in the capital, and the purchase price of each courtyard house was only a few hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars, which was a drop in the bucket for him at that time.

But only ten years later, the value of these courtyard houses has more than tripled, and the price is even skyrocketing every year.

Wu Yuan was a little envious, the nineties were indeed the most suitable era to start a courtyard house, cheap and cost-effective.

"It seems that I should also buy more real estate in the capital." He sighed.

Wu Yuan has always said that he wants to buy some houses in the capital before, but the money on hand has always been used for the development of the company, and now after "The Hangover 2" has made a lot of money, he has more spare money in his hands.

He doesn't plan to buy a quadrangle, but large flats and villas can be considered.

His mansion in Beverly Hills is much more comfortable to live in than a courtyard house, and he has to build a house like this in the capital.

When Liu Yifei comes back from Tokyo, the two of them can almost build a love nest together!

Thinking about things in his heart, Wu Yuan followed Cheng Long to the main hall of the courtyard after a while.

The two sat down in the tearoom, and Cheng Long asked curiously while soaking Wu Yuan in a big red robe: "Director Wu, can our movie be launched at the end of October?" ”

When it comes to model workers, Cheng Long is much more than Wu Yuan's model workers.

His "Myth" will be promoted for more than half a month, and it will be promoted all over Asia, and then as soon as the publicity is over, he will go to the United States with Wu Yuan at the end of October to join the group "Rush Hour 3".

When the filming of "Rush Hour 3" is finished, he will return to Hong Kong Island to shoot "Baby Project" non-stop, which can be said to be unable to stop for a moment.

"Absolutely." Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said without surprise: "This "Rush Hour 3" is not only the finale, but also the launch of the Light Age and the new line and new projects. ”

"The first part of "Ace Agent", the script is already being done."

"The story of the first part should unfold in England, and you will join the British branch of Kingsmen."

"The initial plan is that the first part will unfold the background of the Ace Secret Service, and the story will revolve around how this organization trains new people."

That is, the "Secret Service Academy" that takes the audience into the world of agents and appreciates the cultivation of agents. ”

"In the first part, there will be a newcomer and you will be partnered, and this newcomer will also experience a whole set of learning processes in the Secret Service Academy, which will be a very interesting story."

"Sounds cool, it's not the same as the 007 series." Cheng Long said with some expectation.

When it comes to spy movies, the first thing that comes to mind for audiences around the world must be 007, the classic British agent story that has been flourishing for a long time.

But 007 debuted as a top agent in the world, and there was no growth to speak of.

Cheng Long can imagine what kind of ridiculous stories will happen to a newcomer, preferably a newcomer who has never been exposed to agent, military, and police training before, suddenly enters a special agent academy.

This is precisely his comfort zone, funny action movie.

Yes, in fact, the first part of "Ace Agent" itself has a lot of shadows that pay tribute to Cheng Long's kung fu comedy.

Although Cheng Long did not leave too many works in Hollywood, he did influence the development of action movies in Hollywood.

Before Cheng Long appeared, Hollywood's action movies were all that kind of tense and exciting, fist-to-flesh, hot-blooded tough guy style.

Yes, that's the kind of Schwarzenegger.

It wasn't until Cheng Long appeared, until movies such as "Red Fan Zone" and "Rush Hour" appeared, that the directors and screenwriters of action movies in Hollywood knew that action movies can also be comedic, and so many jokes can be stuffed into the original scenes.

Without Cheng Long, there would be no action comedy in Hollywood.

Although "Ace Agent" focuses on a British gentleman's style, there are a lot of jokes in it that learn to imitate a traditional action comedy.

Now Wu Yuan directly pulled Cheng Long, the ancestor of the adult action comedy, to do this series, which is really right.

"This series will continue the style of kung fu comedy." Wu Yuan said proudly: "The global audience is not tired of watching kung fu comedies. ”

"We can continue to work on this subject."

Now Cheng Long hasn't thought about transformation yet, he will not be disheartened until he returns to Hong Kong Island after the failure of Haolaiwu, and wants to transform into literary drama and no longer insist on making action movies.

Then there was Cheng Long's last intense movie known as "Zodiac".

But now Cheng Long still wants to rush to Haolaiwu and fight for a bigger and higher stage, of course he has to grasp his kung fu movie characteristics.

"Director Wu, don't worry!" Cheng Long patted his chest and promised: "I can still fight, and I can still fight beautifully!" ”

Cheng Long, who is just over half a hundred this year, really doesn't feel old, and is still in the year of fighting!

"That's right." Frowning, Cheng Long hesitated, but still said, "Director Wu, do you know anything about Sino-US co-productions?" ”

"Do you think this kind of co-production movie has a head?"

Since China's accession to the WTO, cross-border exchanges and cooperation in the film industry have also increased day by day.

Sino-Korean co-productions, Sino-Japanese co-productions, and Sino-French co-productions are all in preparation.

Naturally, Hollywood also seized this opportunity and wanted to make a Sino-US co-production with Huaxia Film Company.

Without him, Sino-US co-productions are considered Chinese films, and they do not need to occupy the annual quota of imported films, and they can be released as many as they want.

This is undoubtedly a way to save the country from Hollywood.

As one of the most well-ranked actors in China, this kind of Sino-US cooperative film will inevitably find Cheng Long first.

"Well, someone came to me and said they wanted to make a movie called Kings of KungFu."

"Co-produced by China and the United States, the story intends to quote our classical Chinese mythology, tell the story of modern people returning to ancient times to meet the Monkey King, and revolve around a group of people looking for a golden hoop stick, which is a fantasy adventure story in the style of Hollywood."

Yes, Wu Yuan's face was black.

The Double J program was launched so early?

Come to think of it, it is normal for this kind of Sino-US cooperation project to be prepared for two years before it starts.

"Brother Cheng Long, do you think Haolaiwu understands the myths and stories of our Huaxia?" Wu Yuan was speechless, "Or is it Journey to the West, a classic known to all people in China?" ”

"An American director and an American screenwriter to make a story related to classical Chinese mythology?"

"It's crazy to think about."

"With classic TV series like "Journey to the West" in front of Yuzhu, I don't think that a Journey to the West story made by an American team can be accepted by Chinese audiences."

"The best result of such a Hollywood-style fantasy adventure movie is that it can get good box office results in North America."

"But at the same time, it will also ruin your reputation in Huaxia Fundamentals."

"It's not worth it to please the North American audience and offend the Chinese audience."

"After all, you are a Chinese actor first, and then a Chinese actor who works hard in Hollywood, aren't you?"

I have to admit that in Cheng Long's heart, his identity and image as a Chinese actor are still very important.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have insisted on not playing a villain in Hollywood.

It is precisely because he has this sense of mission of "representing Chinese actors" that he attaches great importance to his image and reputation in the eyes of Chinese audiences.

If Wu Yuan talks about box office results, the identity of director and screenwriter, Cheng Long may not believe it.

But when he took the Chinese audience as an example, Cheng Long had to think about it seriously.

"The company over there said that this movie will be made by all Chinese actors as much as possible, and they want to put me and Li Lianjie together and star in two kung fu superstars."

"The other supporting roles are mainly Chinese actors, and there will only be one American actor."

Cheng Long said with some hesitation: "I think it's quite reliable."

"Nope." Wu Yuan shook his head: "This is just even more unreliable." ”

"The more Chinese actors, when it comes to release, the more the audience will think that this is a Chinese film, a Chinese movie."

"And then the content is completely the same as that of Haolaiwu, and the way of using Haolaiwu to blindly change the traditional classical mythology of our Chinese people."

"It's only going to get scolded even more."

"Of course." Wu Yuan shrugged: "If you insist on giving it a try, I don't think it's impossible." ”

"If you add Li Lianjie, you still have box office appeal in North America, and you will definitely be able to get a box office of tens of millions of dollars, plus other markets around the world, there should be a box office result of one or two hundred million US dollars."

"Movies definitely don't lose money, and from the perspective of Hollywood, a movie that doesn't lose money is a good movie."

Although Wu Yuan didn't like the movie "The King of Kung Fu", he felt that it was a big bad movie, and it was a movie made after Hollywood's arrogant treatment of Chinese mythology.

But I have to admit that this movie did make money, and the influence was also very high.

At least in the eyes of foreigners who can't understand and don't understand Chinese myths and legends, this is a cool movie.

Wu Yuan didn't belittle it for nothing, and basically analyzed this movie with Cheng Long according to his true thoughts.

Anyway, whether Cheng Long makes this movie or not in the end will not affect his cooperation with Light Times and New Line.

"Ace Agent", a purely good docking project, must have a much higher weight and priority than this "King of Kung Fu".

Even if Cheng Long wants to film "The King of Kung Fu", he has to keep up with the schedule of "Ace Agent" first.

Anyway, after "The King of Kung Fu" came out again this time, Wu Yuan was determined not to let Liu Yifei play Jin Yanzi.

With this kung fu, if he really wants to develop in Haolaiwu, he added a Chinese maid puppet to "Wonderful Night at the Museum", which is stronger than this golden swallow.

There is also "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", since you want to shoot the story of the pirate king in the South China Sea, then this pirate king has a pirate daughter, which is also a very reasonable thing, right?

Just enough to make a pair with KK and Tilian.

Seriously, if Liu Yifei wants to enter Hollywood, it is best to let the North American audience remember her in the form of a vase first.

Although the vase has always been criticized for not acting skills, I have to admit that this is the fastest way to become famous.

Anne Hathaway, Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, and Kristen Stewart are all world-famous by vase routes?

Including the British rose Keira Knightley, she is also a big vase in "Pirates of the Caribbean"!

As an actor, you have to become famous quickly first, and then think about how to become a good actor.

Only after becoming famous can there be room to choose, and only then can you be qualified to pursue breakthroughs in acting.

And the role of Jin Yanzi can only leave an impression of a star to the North American audience.

Female stars have no future in Hollywood, and they can't become world-famous stars.

Michelle Yeoh has been a woman all her life, and she may not have made any name in Hollywood, and her global fame is even more sluggish.

In the end, it was a nonsensical comedy "Instant Universe", which made her the Oscar for Best Actress and became a global hit.

Wu Yuan does not intend to shape Liu Yifei's international image into a "beating woman".

What are you kidding, it was not easy to rely on the image of a pure female high school student in "Your Name" to become a well-known actor in Asia.

Picture: "Mulan" released on streaming media 15 years later?

"I see." Cheng Long, who had been thinking about it for a long time, nodded and said, "I'll think about it seriously." ”

He left Wu Yuan behind after the premiere today, just to discuss with him whether this Sino-American co-production project is worth doing.

With such a big project, he couldn't listen to Wu Yuan's words, but seeing that Wu Yuan had analyzed all the pros and cons, and it sounded very reasonable, Cheng Long would naturally seriously consider his opinion.

"Director Wu, stay with me for a light meal at night." Cheng Long smiled and said, "I have a chef in the capital who is very good at cooking Cantonese food, stay with me to taste authentic Cantonese cuisine." ”

Wu Yuan had no choice but to respond, and responded with a smile.

It's just that during the banquet that night, when he saw Cheng Long introduce his son to him, Wu Yuan regretted it a little and shouldn't have stayed.

The prince of this house really can't support it

(End of chapter)