The era of light and shadow, in Wu Yuan's office.

Sitting facing Zhang Guorong, Wu Yuan was fluently cleaning the tea set.

"Leslie, is your acting career done on Hong Kong Island?"

In the past, Wu Yuan used to call Zhang Guorong "Zhang Sheng", but as the relationship between the two became better and better, and after they became more and more familiar, Zhang Guorong asked him not to be so angry, just call him Leslie.

His good friends, as well as the directors who have worked with the King of Sunglasses, call him so.

After all, Wu Yuan can't call him a "brother", he is not from Hong Kong Island.

"I'm done." The folds on Zhang Guorong's smiling face came out, "I returned to Hong Kong Island and released an album and held more than ten concerts, the fans are very happy, and I am also very happy." ”

is 50 years old this year, and he can still sing and dance on stage, which is indeed very dedicated.

Zhang Guorong released a new album last year, and Wu Yuan also listened to it, which is an album that has not appeared in his dreams.

The album is jointly created by Hong Kong Island's top music producers, composers and lyricists, many of whom Wu Yuan has heard in his dreams, but not sung by Zhang Guorong.

For example, it was supposed to be Eason's "Best Friend" and "Falling Flowers and Flowing Water", which were included in Leslie Cheung's new album "Goodbye Guorong", and it is estimated that he collected these two songs first.

It can also be seen from the singing style of this album that Zhang Guorong, who has entered his fifties, really can't continue to sing and dance fiercely.

The man who opened the era of Hong Kong Island's song and dance is also going to completely transform into a lyric singer.

"Looks like you've been in a good mood lately." Looking at the smile on Zhang Guorong's face and the crow's feet laughing at the corners of his eyes, Wu Yuan sighed with emotion.

"Of course." Zhang Guorong said happily: "I am in a very good state of mind now, my career as an actor has reached its peak, and the Berlin actor has got it." ”

"The singer's career has reached the top a long time ago."

"Now I occasionally make a cameo appearance in a movie, and release an album every two years to give back to fans and friends, I don't know how easy it is!"

Zhang Guorong played Pang Yong in "Painted Skin", which can be regarded as a relief for the fans who are waiting for him to act.

also relied on the name of Zhang Guorong, "Painted Skin" finally won nearly 40 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office on Hong Kong Island!

"I want to be a good director now and make some movies that can stay in the hearts of the audience." Zhang Guorong said quite seriously.

Wu Yuan pursed his lips, compared with the one in front of him, how did he feel that Zhang Guorong was like the one who opened the hanging.

"Leslie, got a new script?" Wu Yuan didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he asked neatly.

"I have an idea." Zhang Guorong nodded, and said with a straight face: "Director Wu, I have an immature idea and want to ask for your opinion." ”

"You say."

"I want to make a western film for us Chinese, but it has to be more rock, more intense, and more entertaining!"

"Westerns?" Wu Yuan frowned.

Westerns, also known as cowboys, were born in the United States.

By the standards of Westerns, this type of movie must have a rough and handsome cowboy wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a revolver at his waist, representing the side of justice, and there must be a gangster villain who is unscrupulous and represents evil.

And the background will inevitably be the Great Gobi in the western United States, where the sandy wilderness and desolate towns constitute the background features of the Western.

It's just that by now, this kind of film genre that reflects the development of the West by the Americans, and dramatizes and epics it, has long since weakened.

Haolaiwu doesn't make Westerns anymore, why does Zhang Guorong have this idea?

"Yes, Westerns."

"That's what I thought." Zhang Guorong talked about his thoughts eloquently, "In the thirties of the last century, Japan invaded China and occupied the northeast region of China and the bordering Chahar grassland. ”

"A large group of heavily armed Japanese officers obtained a treasure map, which was related to a treasure hidden in Manchuria by the Qing Dynasty."

"It's just that it's not just the Japanese who are interested in this treasure map."

"Three bandits with different personalities, good and bad, are also eyeing this treasure map, intending to attack this group of Japanese officers and snatch the treasure map."

"In this process, the three bandits did not fight and did not know each other, and in the conflict of primitive violence and kindness, they reached an agreement."

"They're going to have a train robbery on the Northeast Plains!"

Wu Yuan frowned, this plot sounds very familiar.

The West, Cowboys, Treasure Looting, Train Robbery.

"Isn't this the Golden Three?"

The Golden Three is an Italian western, but it is a classic in the history of American westerns.

This movie tells the story of three people who took advantage of the political chaos during the American Civil War, both using each other and intriguing, resulting in a lot of funny jokes and dramatic confrontations full of tension.

These three people represent the good, the bad, and the ugly.

"Yes, my source of inspiration is the classic "Golden Three Darts"" Zhang Guorong admitted frankly, he only recently watched this classic old film in his idleness, and he came up with the idea of making a Chinese version.

No one in Huaxia has ever made this kind of western, and Zhang Guorong wants to give it a try.

Wu Yuan looked at him silently, not agreeing or objecting, but thinking.

He remembered that South Korea also made a movie to pay tribute to "The Golden Three", and even the title of the movie directly used the English literal translation of "The Golden Three", called "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Weird Guys".

The film did well at the box office, winning the 2008 Korean box office champion and receiving a total of 7.02 million views.

Of course, in South Korea, there is definitely no place to shoot the magnificent spirit of the wilderness.

The film's filming was in Dunhuang, Mongolia and Russia, and the main plot was filmed in Jiayuguan and Dunhuang.

The wilderness of Dunhuang in the early morning, the Gobi Gorge and the sunset over the Long River and other magnificent scenery were all filmed in this film.

Grass!

If the Korean guy can shoot it, Zhang Guorong can't shoot it?

Movies such as "The Cook's Play", "Three Brothers in the Line of Fire" and "The Great Gold Robbery" all have some of the style characteristics of American Westerns, and they have also achieved good box office results in China.

This shows that Chinese audiences can actually eat this kind of Western, after all, Westerns are not dominated by bloody violence, and their core selling point is still dramatic comedy conflicts.

"You can give it a try." After thinking about it for a while, Wu Yuan said indifferently: "In terms of character setting and story outline, you can learn from "The Golden Three Darts""

"The content of the story had to be completely reinvented."

"Design to a typical commercial film model, first design a highlight of the train robbery at the beginning, create a thrilling opening, first pull the hearts of fans, and then move on to the character story."

"Add more action scenes, this guy knows the movies of Hong Kong Island best, and it's really not good to go to the family class and invite a few professionals."

"In terms of action scenes, we pay homage to the style of comedy, but don't take the lead and don't let the action steal the limelight from the plot."

"As for the main actor."

"The three protagonists of the Golden Three are the good guys, the bad guys, and an ugly monster who is responsible for being witty."

"The good guy can let Liu Ye play, and the bad guy can ask Mr. Xu Jinjiang to give it a try, or Zhou Zhaolong can do it."

"It's better to solve the ugly person, isn't the Asian Rising Star Director Project made by Liu Dehua a mainland movie?"

"In Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone", there is an actor named Huang Bo, who is very unique, and he also has a talent for comedy."

Wu Yuan completely put this movie on the casting template of "The Cook's Drama and the Ruffian".

In fact, the character setting of "The Cook's Play" is also based on "The Golden Three", but this movie was not made into a western.

Liu Ye, Zhang Hanyu, and Huang Bo got together, and the chemistry produced was also quite good.

It's just that considering that Zhang Guorong is a Hong Kong Island director after all, he still has to give a Hong Kong Island actor in the casting, so that he can compete for the Hong Kong Island Academy Awards!

The bad guys will not be bad if they choose any one of the big villains on Hong Kong Island, Xu Jinjiang and Zhou Zhaolong.

The two of them worship each other, and they are always powerful, and playing the bad guy is simply handy.

"As for the name of the movie, it's called "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Weird Guys", since we all refer to the tribute to "The Golden Three", then it is directly reflected in the name of the movie, there is no need to hide it."

"It's clear to tell fans that the inspiration and character design of this movie come from "The Golden Three".

"Sincerity is nirvana."

Zhang Guorong opened his mouth slightly and looked at Wu Yuan in a daze.

Why is this movie set in just a few words?

He just had an idea and wanted to talk to Wu Yuan.

Why are you finished talking about these few sentences, Wu Yuan is casting?

"Director Wu." Zhang Guorong opened his mouth, wanting to persuade him not to think so far and make the script first.

However, Wu Yuan directly interrupted him, "Leslie, this movie is estimated to be filmed in Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, and Inner Mongolia, and the production cost may not be low." ”

"80 million should be enough to shoot, right?"

"If my "Painted Skin" is not a special effect, the actual shooting will cost seventy or eighty million."

"Enough is enough." Zhang Guorong swallowed his saliva, and hurriedly swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

Hurry up, he likes Director Wu's atmospheric and refreshing appearance.

"By the way, you can pull Zhongying to do it together." Wu Yuanle added: "Han Dong is particularly interested in this kind of subject that has not been filmed in China. ”

"If he knew we were going to make a western, he would have been willing to get involved."

"By the way, when the time comes, you yourself will also play a cameo role in the movie, playing an officer of the Japanese army?"

"So we can take this movie to South Korea and release it!"

Wu Yuan is too familiar with the matter of export to domestic sales.

"Good Guys, Bad Guys, Weird Guys" has received more than 7 million viewers in South Korea, and this market cannot be ignored!

He looked directly into Zhang Guorong's eyes solemnly.

"Your face, Korean audiences are still very eating, "The True Color of Heroes" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" were popular all over South Korea, and you are still an Asian superstar in the minds of Korean fans."

"This "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Weird Guys" must be exported to the Korean market!"

The good news is that there are two more chapters.

The bad news is that the schedule has broken down again, and the two chapters can only be written in the early morning.

(End of chapter)