China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 509 Mr. Wu?Mr. Cao?Mister! (twenty four)

Ding Sheng is a well-known Chinese director and screenwriter. His masterpieces are the "Tough Guy" series, "Save Mr. Me", "Little Soldier", "Police Story 2013" and so on.

This director is good at cops and criminals. He is capable, but not particularly strong.

"Save Mr. Me" is his personal pinnacle work. Compared with word-of-mouth works, he has more bad films.

"Police Story 2013" scored 5.9 points on Douban, and Da Tiantian became famous in the first battle. This Cheng Long's most successful film series is also cool.

Of course, he cannot be blamed for the failure of this film alone, there are many reasons, but as director + screenwriter, Ding Sheng has an inescapable responsibility.

Not to mention "Railway Flying Tiger", Cheng Long spoke Mandarin with a Hong Kong accent, rolled pancakes and ate green onions, the sense of disobedience made Cao Xuan, a native of Zaoshi, couldn't bear to look directly at it.

Before, many people thought that it was Cheng Long who dragged Ding Sheng down, and the works that he and Cheng Long did not work together were the bright spots.

Thus, "The True Colors of Heroes 2018" was born.

Douban scored 4.5, and it was rotten silently. The only advantage of the whole movie is that it makes people feel the pinnacle of Hong Kong movies, Wu Baige, and Fa Ge, Ti Lung, and Ge Ge at that time.

So Cao Xuan still had mixed feelings about this guy, and he didn't even think about using him as a director, and only promised to give him the screenwriter.

On the one hand, he is obsessed with the experience of the original time and space. On the other hand, Ding Sheng has only been a director once at the beginning of the century, and he does not have much director experience. His qualifications and experience are really worrying.

So even though he accepted this book, Cao Xuan was more likely to be guided by Cao Baoping.

Although his family name is not very famous, his works are very impressive.

"The Glory of Anger", "Li Mi's Conjecture", "Scorching Sun" and "Chasing the Murder" are all excellent works of word of mouth. For a Chinese reality/crime film director, this is the ceiling.

Ding Sheng must be dissatisfied with this result, but there is no way, his qualifications are really difficult to take on the big responsibility.

Especially with the joining of Cao Xuan, even if it is a literary film with low commercial attributes, it is not an ordinary small production.

It may be exaggerated to say that Zhang, Feng, and Chen are rushing to direct, but the interest is definitely not small.

Compared with these guys, his edge is too low to even be competitive at all.

Ding Sheng quickly established his position and became a screenwriter in a down-to-earth manner. He only made one small request, that is, he wanted to be an assistant director.

It is one thing to learn and hone. After all, it is a movie that Cao Xuan acted in himself. Having some experience is good for his career development.

Although Ding Sheng has already established a relationship with Cheng Long, and even passed this book to Cao Xuan through Cheng Long, but there is one thing to say, the elder brother has thicker legs, and the boss Cao has even thicker legs.

If Boss Cao appreciates him, maybe he will get the chance to direct a movie in the next step.

And when the script was delivered to Cao Baoping, the other party quickly gave positive feedback.

Now he has just finished filming "Li Mi's Conjecture" and was about to take a rest. When he saw the script, he came to Cao Xuan non-stop to discuss.

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fly on grass, private room
Cao Xuan is the host, producer Liu Denghui, screenwriter Ding Sheng, scheduled director Cao Baoping and other project creators will meet together.

Everyone was almost there, the producer Liu Denghui answered the phone and whispered something in Cao Xuan's ear, Cao Xuan asked everyone to wait a moment, and then went to the gate to greet him in person.

Everyone in the private room who didn't know the inside story looked at each other, just now when Cao Baoping came, Cao Xuan just went to the door of the private room to greet him, now he goes to the gate to greet him.

Could it be that Mr. Han is here?

Just as they were wondering, Cao Xuan and Liu Denghui ushered in a 40-year-old man with a crew cut, and everyone in the box was instantly moved.

Frankly speaking, the person who came here is not very famous, even second-tier, and his status is not high, at least he can't be ranked at today's party.

But he has a very important identity, that is, Wu Ruofu, the person involved in the adaptation of this film project.

As a real adaptation of the film, one of the prerequisites for project approval is to seek the consent of the parties concerned.

In fact, when Ding Sheng first started writing the script, he approached Wu Ruofu, but this matter had a great impact on Wu Ruofu himself, and he was not very interested.

Later, when Fanxing got the project, he also had a problem, that is, he had to get the consent of the parties.

I don't know how it was done. Anyway, Fanxing's project was established as he wished. Everyone thought it was a good idea. They didn't expect Cao Xuan to bring the other party here.

What shocked them even more was that after everyone sat down, Cao Xuan announced a news.

"It's a great honor to have Mr. Wu as our film consultant, and Mr. Wu has already agreed to appear in our film."

Cao Baoping and Ding Sheng looked at each other, full of shock and surprise.

From a business point of view, the addition of prototype characters is more gimmick.

From a creative point of view, the presence of prototype characters can help the creators figure out the details of the plot and characters.

The only pity is that Wu Ruofu only agreed to play a policeman, which is considered a supporting role, and did not play the male lead, otherwise the gimmick would be more gimmick and the performance would be more realistic.

It can't even be said to be real, it's simply a restoration...

But then again, let’s not say that Wu Ruofu himself was more resistant to that experience, even Cao Xuan who agreed to play the role was only invited to come out after “three visits to the thatched cottage”.

There is another reality that has to be admitted, that is, Wu Ruofu's reputation is too small, even if it is a prototype character, it is not as good as Cao Xuan's performance.

In fact, there are many discrepancies between the script of this movie and the details of the real case. The development of the plot of the event is roughly the same, but the subtleties have been adapted to a certain extent, and the characters have also been dealt with a lot.

For example, the male lead star is actually a combination of Cao Xuan and Wu Ruofu, and he has made a certain fiction. The shadows of Cao Xuan and Wu Ruofu can be seen from him, and there are other original settings.

After all, it is a real adaptation of a film, not a documentary documentary, and artistic creation is still required.

Everyone is here, although many things have not been settled, but being here today shows that there is this intention, and the rest will be eaten and chatted.

First of all, the name of the movie. The script was originally called "Save Mr. Wu", which was adapted from the incident. Later, Cao Xuan agreed to star in it, and Ding Sheng wanted to change it to "Save Mr. Cao".

But Cao Xuan felt bad, no matter what the name was, it disrespected Wu Ruofu a little bit, and at the same time strengthened the real identities of Cao and Wu, so that the audience could not get in touch with the male protagonist of the movie.

Therefore, Cao Xuan folded it and proposed the original name - "Save Mr. My".

Wutong Wu also means "I", but it is not a real surname. It is not only a metaphor, but also shows that this "Mr. Wu" is a person with a certain fictional color.

Ding Sheng thinks this proposal is very good, and Wu Ruofu himself has no objection, and even likes the name more affectionately.

As a prototype character, whether it is the real "Mr. Wu" or Mr. Cao of "Wu Guan Cao Dai", it is a bit awkward for him. Such a compromise is definitely the most satisfactory result for him.

Once the name is determined, the style of the movie is actually determined.

Mr. Wu, a famous movie star and singer, and a big name in the entertainment industry, although it is in 2004, but the setting is that Cao Xuan is about 35 years old, which is more inclined to the current age.

It can also be seen from this that Mr. Wu has a fictional element.

It strengthens Wu Ruofu and reduces Cao Xuan's status. After all, with Cao Xuan's current status and influence, if he is kidnapped, the whole world will make headlines.

At the level of Cao Xuan, the reputation is too great. As long as the gangster is not stupid, he will definitely not dare to touch him, otherwise it will be an iron case that must be solved.

Even for the sake of international image, it is not necessarily the police who will handle the case, and there is a great possibility of directly dispatching special departments.

This is really not an exaggeration, the whole of China is now more famous than Cao Xuan in the world, and there are no more than 10 people in full count.

When a world superstar encounters such a bad incident, the various negative effects are simply immeasurable.

So in the movie, Cao Xuan is just an ordinary first-line star, without bodyguards, and his assets are in the millions.

The discussion of the plot is not high, basically it is based on the modification and processing of the framework of the real case, there is nothing to say, the main thing is the shooting and details.

So in fact, the most talked about in the second half is the casting work.

Cao Xuan plays the male protagonist, two police officers and vice captains, among them Wu Ruofu is the mature and prudent vice captain, and Liu Huohua is strongly recommended by Ding Sheng, the other captain of the criminal police.

This guy has an extraordinary love for Liu Huohua, and he has collaborated with him in several movies.

It’s actually not that difficult to play this role, the most is to change the age to be younger.

In fact, there is no need to change it. Liu Huohua will soon be 30. It is not a big problem to play the captain of the criminal police in his 30s, as long as the make-up is a little old and rough.

The person who was kidnapped together with Mr. Wu was a young man. There is nothing to choose, Fan Xing Artist can just get anyone.

For example, Hu Ge, he hasn't acted in a movie yet, but the two handsome guys are tied together, Cao Xuan is worried that there will be a bit of a drama, and he can't find an ordinary actor like the original version.

There are only so many decent characters, and other supporting roles are easy to find. On the contrary, it is the villain team. Everyone fights fiercely. The others are okay. The main villain Huazi, everyone disagrees.

This role is very important, to a certain extent it can even be compared with the hero Cao Xuan.

Ding Sheng is more supportive of Sun Honglei. He is a natural villain with enough fame and status. He can also have some gimmicks when he cooperates with Cao Xuan for the second time.

Producer Liu Denghui believes that although Sun Honglei is good, "New World" is too classic. The good brothers at the beginning are now kidnappers and victims, which makes it easy for the audience to play.

Regardless of whether it is from this aspect or from the company's interests, he supports Duan Long even more. With his image and acting skills, it is no problem to play a villain.

Cao Xuan personally likes the original version of Wang Qianyuan, but now he is almost unknown, so it is difficult to take on such a big role.

Cao Baoguo also proposed a candidate, the actor Wang Yanhui he had worked with in "Glorious Wrath", he thought he was a very thoughtful actor.

Everyone has their own reasons, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages, Cao Xuan means, then go back and try another play.

However, this gathering was not fruitless. Cao Baoguo made up his mind and accepted the script.

"Save Mr. My" is officially launched!
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ps: Just to make a statement, what I owe is a big update (6000 words), and two small chapters (3000 words) to make up, the number of words is the same, there is no jerry-building

The main thing is that I have a handicap and a stupid brain. I wrote 1 a day, so I split it into small chapters to make up for it.

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