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Chapter 608 The New Cinematic Universe and "Sister Over Flowers"

In April, Cao Xuan, who had finally finished filming "The Avengers", got off his private plane, stepped on the boundary of the capital, and stretched comfortably.

"I am back again."

Several people accompanied them out of the airport. When they saw the driver who came to pick them up, Cao Xuan said hello: "Lao Zhu and Zhang Chong will go back to rest for a few days, and the others will do the same. This time, everyone has worked hard. The travel expenses will be increased by [-]%, and the annual leave will be increased by one week."

"thank you boss."

Several people were smiling, this time Cao Xuan went abroad for filming for two months, and naturally everyone in the team followed.

Especially considering the security abroad, Cao Xuan brought four extra bodyguards, and contacted the local security company for two guards with guns.

Most of Cao Xuan's group are on work visas, and it is difficult to obtain a gun license, so I just assigned one to Zhujiang and hired others locally.

The widow and the others think that Cao Xuan is making a fuss out of a molehill, emphasizing that Hollywood is safe, but Cao Xuan still thinks it's better to be careful.

He hadn't forgotten how the lead singer of the Beatles died.

And because he acted in "Save My Mr.", maybe because he was too deep into the role, Cao Xuan was more or less psychologically stressed. He who was already cautious is now more defensive, and he is always wary that he and his family will be targeted by bad guys.

Anyway, he is not short of this little money, tens of millions a year, just ask for peace of mind.

Cao Xuan's high salary is not free. Except for Zhu Jiang, a confidant who has a high degree of freedom, the other bodyguards don't simply follow Cao Xuan's side.

After all, even a fool can do this job, so the bodyguards have a series of professional security requirements. All the personnel are retired from relevant units or have been working in security for many years, and sometimes they can even match the security level of political leaders in various countries.

The work pressure is high, coupled with the unfamiliarity of life, adapting to the language and living habits, etc., it has been very hard for everyone in the past two months.

These Boss Cao saw it in his eyes, and now that the task is completed, he will be paid for the holiday.

Zhang Chong left with the others, but Zhu Jiang followed Cao Xuan all the way to his home, greeted the security guards at Cao's Hutong, and then formally asked for leave.

Zhu Jiang attached great importance to Cao Xuan's safety, and he was one of the few people who didn't feel that Cao Xuan was making a fuss. Instead, he took special care in managing these security tasks.

On the one hand, it is the responsibility, and on the other hand, it is also the loyalty to Cao Xuan.

He has been with Cao Xuan for more than ten years. From a retired soldier who lived in a large courtyard, he is now worth tens of millions. Cao Xuan cares about everything in the family.

Two years ago, his father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, which could not be cured in China. Cao Xuan sent someone to the Mayo Clinic in the United States. He spent several million dollars, and Cao Xuan quietly covered it all.

In the end, no one was retained, and Cao Xuan's family came to express their condolences, and then turned around and tried every means to get his son into the High School Attached to Beijing University.

This school understands everything, Jingda and Mizuki have 10% of the admission lines, and almost 99% of the admission rate.

This is all because when his father died, the only thing he cared about was that his grandson could be admitted to a university, so that they would always wish the family a decent man.

Cao Xuan has already said that no matter what the child learns, he will come to Fanxing for an internship and learn some skills. In the future, if he is willing to work with him, he can do business with him.

The king treats me like a gentleman, and I will repay him!
Zhu Jiang doesn't like to talk, but he does things conscientiously. Cao Xuan is the main one in everything, and family matters are left behind. North Korea says what it is, and it does what it asks.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Boss Cao goes astray one day, Zhu Jiang must be the biggest accomplice.

However, Boss Cao doesn’t need to go to extremes. Zhu Jiang is serious and responsible, and he will also get a generous reward from him...

.........

In the bedroom, Cao Xuan lay on the guardrail of the crib, squeezed his fleshy cheeks, and played with his son's nipples, smiling happily.

"This kid is much stronger than his younger sister."

"Maybe it's just following me, my fat-prone physique, plus eating, drinking, and sleeping every day, can it not grow?"

Hu Jing complained from the side, after more than a month of exercise, she lost a lot of weight, but she still hasn't recovered her peak condition, and she loves and hates Cao Yang, the culprit.

Zeng Li gave her a blank look, but couldn't help nodding: "Yangyang's physique is a bit better, and the doctor said it grows faster than babies of the same age."

"It may be that the nutrition during pregnancy is too good..."

Cao Xuan made a knife, which attracted Hu Jing's beating, but he didn't care, and followed Nishigong Niangniang to roll out the skin and make dumplings.

Although it is dumplings on the car and noodles on the car, Cao Xuan eats a lot of noodles abroad, but he misses the dumplings at home a little bit.

Two meat and two vegetables, pork with beans, beef and scallions, vegetarian three delicacies and zucchini vermicelli, Cao Xuan eats meat, and Zeng Li and Hu Jing who lose weight eat the latter two.

"What are you doing for the next two months?"

Zeng Li rolled out the dough neatly, and asked Cao Xuan about his plan, Cao Xuan, who was mixing the stuffing, didn't raise his head.

"I don't have any specific work. I will take stock of the situation of several companies, and then look at the script of "Taken 3" to see if there are any good projects. If not, I will work on a new album."

Cao Xuan is still quite free. The only big job left for him is "Now You See Me", which is scheduled to be released in August. There is plenty of time for him to rest + other work, and then think about the new movie.

"Taken 3" is scheduled to be filmed in the second half of the year. After filming, the series will officially end.

"You Now You See Me" has not yet made changes to the sequel, and because of the distance, all aspects must be coordinated.

So Cao Xuan is also hesitating whether to create a new movie series, such as "The Dog Man" that he has been thinking about for a long time... no, it is the "John Wick" series.

In fact, Cao Xuan wanted to make this series from the very beginning, but later felt that this series was a bit too hardcore, so he tried "Taken" into the water.

Now "Taken" has allowed him to accumulate a lot of popularity in the field of action, and it is presumed that the Marvel series can take his appeal to a higher level.

Launching the "Quick Chase" series at this time can maximize and optimize the results of this series.

There is one thing to say, although the "John Wick" series has a lot of diehard fans, is also very famous in the field of action movies, and has an excellent reputation, but it is really not a big hit at the box office.

The combined global box office of the first three films is less than 5 million US dollars. This figure may not seem low, but compared with other blockbuster action movies, it is not even a star.

However, the advantage of "John Wick" lies in its outstanding performance on the Internet, TV, DVD and other channels, which is almost three times the box office, making Keanu Reeves, the king of bad movies, usher in his third spring.

Cao Xuan is very popular now, and with a strong base in Asia, he is confident that he will boost the box office of "John Wick" and expand revenue from other channels.

The short-term goal is to create a $30 billion+ movie series project.

However, considering that the plot of "Quick Chase" involves a world view, if there is an opportunity, it is entirely possible to create a killer universe, take the opportunity to launch popular characters, start filming TV series and other branch movies, even if it can strive for a fraction of the size of the Marvel universe , that will also become Fanxing's highlight project.

In any case, the movie universe is bound to be an important direction for future movie discovery, and it is impossible for Fanxing not to participate.

"John Wick" is an attempt, focusing on the international market, and domestic stars have also begun to prepare for a long-term film IP project.

Last year, that is, in October 2010, Fanxing officially announced that it had obtained the relevant copyright of "Ghost Blowing Lantern", and expected to start the film and television adaptation of "Ghost Blowing Lantern" within three years.

In principle, it is inclined to make movies, but it does not rule out making online dramas, or both.

In addition to "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", Cao Xuan's Guolan also participated in the project operation of "Tomb Raiders Notes". After all, it is impossible for Cao Xuan to ignore the two big mountains of Tomb Raiders IP, but one family eats it openly, and the other eats it secretly.

The reason for doing "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" instead of launching the so-called mythical universe is that Fan Xing suffered a loss in the Three Kingdoms series before.

There is no exclusive copyright, and there are too many influences and interferences. Individuals just want to share a piece of the pie, and if they don’t give it, they will make trouble for you. Fanxing is not sure enough, so it doesn’t want to make another non-exclusive IP movie.

Fanxing intends to make another original Chinese IP movie, which is more about fantasy and monsters, but now there is no good idea, and several plans made by the screenwriter have been passed.

Since the birth of the child, Cao Xuan himself has become more and more Buddhist, and other companies have been let go of the shopkeepers, and Fanxing's power has also begun to slowly let go.

The only stubbornness now is that he still maintains his identity as an artist, has no intention of stopping filming, and even started to deliberately try literary films.

In fact, Cao Xuan never had the intention of refusing to act in literary films. He just prioritized business and did not have a suitable script. However, in the past two years, Cao Xuan has become more open to making literary films.

Especially now that Lao Mouzi is about to join Fanxing, Cao Xuan had chatted with Lao Mouzi twice before.

He especially wanted to cooperate with Lao Mouzi in a literary film, Lao Mouzi was also very excited, and now the script is missing.

"When will Director Zhang come over?"

"In the past few days, everything else has been dealt with. Wait for me to come back, and develop a press conference when I find the opportunity."

For such a heavyweight director to join, Fanxing must give enough face, and the company itself is also a very good promotional opportunity. Previously, Old Monster Xu and the others also had a signing ceremony when they joined, but the focus was on Old Monster Xu, and everyone else Little transparent.

Hu Jing and Zeng Li are still very interested in Lao Mouzi, after all, he is one of the top directors in China.

When they were studying in Chinese opera, they heard a lot of his legends. Zeng Li almost auditioned for "My Father and Mother", so the two of them have feelings for Lao Mouzi to a certain extent.

However, I didn't expect that time has passed, and the great director who was aloof at the beginning has now become his own "employee".

This feels really... so cool!
The Empress of the East Palace said with great interest: "Looking back, Zhang will be directing a new play. I have to play a role. I will show it to Teacher Chang. The old lady used Ziyi to teach us a lesson. Now let her watch it. I can also shoot it." Director Zhang's movie."

Boss Cao didn't want to interfere with the university feelings of the two, and worked on his own, but Hu Jing didn't let him go.

"The Variety Department is preparing to launch a reality show and wants me to be a guest. Do you think I will take it?"

"A reality show, "Sisters Over Flowers"?"

Fanxing variety shows have become very popular in recent years. "Run" and "The Voice of China" have become more influential than the other, and the latter has even gone overseas in many countries.

"The Voice of China" is thinking about whether to join forces with several other national program groups to hold this international championship.

However, the Variety Show Department did not rest on its laurels. It was proactive and always wanted to come up with a new flagship show.

A new reality show was launched before, but the results were mediocre, so the Variety Department learned a lesson, made serious preparations, and got inspiration from Cao Xuan, and finally prepared to produce a celebrity outdoor travel reality show "Sister Over Flowers".

The most familiar name in China should be "Flowers and Boys".

It is roughly a few female stars of different ages, plus one or two male stars traveling abroad together to record their details.

The original version was originally "Grandpa Over Flowers" produced by South Korea, and later a derivative version of "Sister Over Flowers" was released, and "Flowers and Boys" produced by Hunan Provincial Television imitated it.

Later, Modu Satellite TV introduced the copyright to create a Chinese version of "Sister Over Flowers", but the achievements and influence were far inferior to "Flowers and Boys".

The Korean program was produced in 2013, and Fanxing is now an out-and-out "original version".

In fact, at the beginning Cao Xuan wanted to make a "Grandpa Over Flowers", but after a discussion, a group of old men couldn't be more interesting as a female star, so it was directly changed into "Sister Over Flowers".

If the latter has done well, there will be a chance to launch "Grandpas Over Flowers" later.

Cao Xuan read the plan for the show, and it will feature 4-5 female stars, plus two male stars. Considering the ratings, there must be at least two big stars or popular first-line stars.

Seeing that the program team had made a comprehensive plan, Cao Xuan didn't ask any questions, but suggested to invite Xu Qing or Ning Jing, who knew how to do it and had enough to watch.

To some extent, this kind of program is to watch the undercurrent among several female stars. The harder it is torn, the more enthusiastic the audience will watch.

While digging his feet in embarrassment, he couldn't help but look down, and he didn't forget to discuss it with friends and relatives of netizens, and the enthusiasm naturally took off.

Variety shows, not to mention all, but at least 90% of them have a script or lead, and the fight is a whole job.

If you really go on a trip in a friendly manner, some programs may be effective, but the topic and discussion will be much worse.

"If you want to go, you can go, but let me remind you, this is not our family going out to play, a group of entertainers who don't know each other well, traveling and living together, there are a lot of trivial things."

"That's all."

Hu Jing herself also travels from time to time, and she understands how difficult it is to get along with a "good teammate". The most important thing is that there is still a camera aiming at it, so it is not convenient to get angry and lose your temper.

"Actually, it's okay to play an episode once in a while, maybe you can still watch the excitement."

Zeng Li shook his head: "They approached me before, but I directly rejected them. I couldn't bear to go out and have a group of photographers follow them. It's too ostentatious."

However, although Dongxi Ergong didn't go, he also realized that this is a good opportunity for exposure, so he still won a spot and planned to leave it to his best friend.

Yuan Quan was not interested in variety shows, and Mei Ting's schedule bumped up and he didn't have time, so the two debated for a while, and finally agreed to give this opportunity to Zhang Tong.

This female squad leader of Class 96 of the Chinese Opera is now the least famous of the Eight Great Golden Flowers besides Li Xinyu, who is half-retired.

In fact, Zhang Tong's reputation is not bad, especially Dongxi Ergong often takes care of her. The film contracts in these years have not been broken, and the roles are not all important supporting roles. There are even two small-budget TV drama heroines.

In the entertainment industry, he is almost ranked above the third line and below the second line, so he can be regarded as a number one figure.

It's a pity that her group of female students in the same class are so perverted, one by one is hotter than the other, so that Zhang Tong, who was originally a pretty good guy, suddenly became the bottom of the existence.

But there are mistakes, and because of this, Hu Jing and Hu Jing will remember her for whatever good deeds they have.

There is only one spot left and right, Cao Xuan didn't care, he directly notified the program team, and then inquired about the current guest candidates for "Sister Over Flowers".

At present, it has basically been formed.

The two male star tour guides/accompanying/porters were the first to decide that Hu Ge, a top-notch person, would personally lead the team, and Ma Tianyu, who had not improved much, gave the latter a chance.

There were originally 5 female guests, but Zhang Tong has already found 4 of them.

The golden supporting role Zhang Tong, Jia Ling who is in charge of the funny and active atmosphere, Ning Jing who is bright and straightforward, and Gu Miaomiao, the top mainland queen.

With Hu Ge and Gu Miaomiao, the popularity and popularity are not bad. Now the program team still wants to find a big name with the final word, to give the team pressure and increase the publicity shock.

Originally aimed at Hu Jing, the four major female roles + long-lost, the gimmick is still quite enough.

Now that Hu Jing is not coming, the program team started to get in touch with several other big flowers or those old big names from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Shuang Soldier is in the rising period of the film, and is unwilling to divert attention easily. A certain Zhao was secretly banned by Fan Xing.

It is the international chapter, because of the triple door incident, the reputation of passers-by has collapsed, and the contacts with the program group are relatively active, and they intend to go to variety shows to wash their whites.

But in this way, the program team was a little worried that her reputation would affect "Sister Over Flowers".

Hong Kong and Taiwan simply got good news. In the end, "Sister Over Flowers" gave up the international chapter and invited Maggie Cheung to be the last guest.

This cheerful personality is also relatively stalking, and he has many years of experience abroad, so he is a very suitable guest.

You want big names, you have big names, you want to be popular, and there are popular and top-notch guests. The other guests also have their own strengths. The lineup of "Sisters Over Flowers" can be called luxurious.

Now the show is in the process of scene inspection and preparation. If there are no accidents, the first stop in Italy will start in June, and the recording of "Sisters Over Flowers" will start.

The Fanxing Variety Show Department is very confident in this variety show, and intends to make it a benchmark for Chinese outdoor star reality shows...

(End of this chapter)