Meizong Wealth Life

Chapter 104 Your Dream and My Dream

Cheng Long's mouth opened wide and he didn't close it for a long time.

The agent called him several times on the phone, and he finally came to his senses, then stammered and asked the agent if he was sure.

Is Jamie Dutton really going to adapt "The Adventures of Cheng Lung" into a live-action movie?

"Apart from this, can you think of any other reasons why Jamie Dutton would want to buy the Dragon Treasure?"

After trying to digest this shocking news, Cheng Long immediately thought of something more important.

Jamie is going to make a live-action version of "The Adventures of Cheng Long", so who will play himself in the cartoon?

The agent laughed when he heard the question.

"Dear Chen, you don't really think that Jamie Dutton invited you to come out to say hello because he couldn't reach an agreement with Columbia Company, and he was also willing to give you 20% of the shares as compensation."

"Remember what I said to you before? A favor is a favor, and business is business. Jamie Dutton may really be your fan, but he is definitely not a fool!"

"If it weren't for persuading you to star in the live-action movie "The Adventures of Cheng Long", do you think Jamie Dutton would need to give such a good offer?"

Cheng Long didn't think this was funny, but looked serious.

“What about that sci-fi action movie that Spielberg invited me to shoot?”

On the other end of the phone, the agent's voice became serious.

"Jackie, that's exactly what I wanted to tell you."

"You have been complaining to me since you finished filming "Rush Hour 2". Although you are already an A-list superstar with a salary of 2000 million US dollars, the scripts you receive either ask you to play a policeman or an agent. You are already tired of it. ”

Yes, Cheng Long did say this.

But he immediately explained that it was just his complaint.

After choosing from so many scripts, Cheng Long finally found that the only roles suitable for him were police officers and agents.

"But the audience will also get bored, right?"

The agent pointed out pointedly.

"I recommended that movie project to you before, of course because Spielberg was the producer. But I told you at the time, don't pay too much attention to it. Films produced by Spielberg are not the same as Spielberg's. The director’s films are completely different.”

"Furthermore, Spielberg's current situation is not very optimistic. Since the establishment of DreamWorks, other Hollywood film companies have tacitly suppressed him. No one is willing to have another competitor to steal the market from everyone."

"The reason why I really recommend that movie to you is that I have communicated with the director and screenwriter. The male protagonist in the movie is different from your previous roles. He is just an ordinary person wearing a high-tech costume. Then he became particularly good at fighting.”

"Such a setting can give full play to your kung fu skills, and at the same time distinguish it from your previous roles. Coupled with the theme of the science fiction film, if done well, it can really give the audience a refreshing feeling."

After hesitating again and again, Cheng Long finally spoke.

"So you mean to ask Jamie Dutton to wait first?"

Wait?
The agent immediately denied this.

He does not think Jamie Dutton will be willing to wait for Cheng Long to finish filming the film produced by Spielberg before starting the live-action movie "The Adventures of Cheng Long".

There are two reasons.

The first point is that Cheng Long has just finished filming "Rush Hour 2" and is currently at the height of his popularity in Hollywood.

Both Jamie and Spielberg would definitely want Cheng Long to play the leading role in a movie when his popularity is at its peak.

The second reason is even simpler.

If Jamie Dutton was willing to wait, he would not propose to Cheng Long to buy Dragon Treasure Studio now.

Anyway, no one else showed much interest in this cartoon except him.

You can definitely wait until Cheng Long is free to take pictures in the future before buying it.

So now Cheng Long will only have to choose one of the two.

"Do you think live-action movies adapted from anime are really feasible in Hollywood?"

After changing his hand to hold the phone, Cheng Long asked very seriously.

Cheng Long is actually no stranger to adapting comics into live-action movies.

In 93, Cheng Long made a film "City Hunter" with Hong Kong director Wang Jin, which received a box office of 3076 million, ranking No. 4 in Hong Kong's annual box office that year.

At that time, the original author of the comic agreed to authorize filming because he wanted Cheng Long to be the starring role.

Although the film did well at the box office after its release, the script adapted by Wang Jin caused quite a bit of controversy.

At the same time, the movie box office was far lower than Cheng Long's previous expectations.

So after that, he never collaborated with Wang Jin again, nor did he make any more live-action movies based on comic books.

The agent has not watched Cheng Long's movie, but this does not prevent him from telling Cheng Long that as digital special effects technology in movies becomes increasingly mature, live-action movies adapted from comics will be a major trend in Hollywood in the future.

Major Hollywood studios are already rushing to lay out this track.

Sony will release "Spider-Man" next year, Warner is preparing to reboot Superman, and Vestar Pictures has also announced plans for a series of comic book adaptations of "X-Men", "Fantastic Four" and "Deadpool".Another thing Cheng Long is worried about is the limited audience for cartoons.

The 2D animated film "Shrek", which beat "Rush Hour 3" at the box office this year, is enough to prove that a good enough animated film can also attract audiences of all ages to buy tickets.

However, the agent is only responsible for providing advice to Cheng Long, and Cheng Long has to make the actual decision himself.

The next day, Jamie received a call from Cheng Long’s agent.

Cheng Long hopes to meet Jamie.

The time is tomorrow afternoon.

The location is, of course, New York.

When the time comes, Cheng Long will fly over from Los Angeles.

Cheng Long's urgency can be seen from the time of meeting.

Because in a few days there will be the opening game of the new NBA season, the Bulls vs. Pacers, Cheng Long can actually wait until then to meet and discuss with Jamie in detail.

But Cheng Long couldn't wait any longer.

Jamie told John about this, and there was silence on the other end of the phone for a while.

In fact, John regretted it after he said those words that night.

It's not that he's reluctant to invest the little money in the movie, but he feels that Jamie shouldn't be so "strict" in his requirements.

He imposed his unrealistic ideas on his son.

Of course, another reason is that John has never watched "The Adventures of Cheng Long" in his entire life and has no idea what this cartoon is about.

For this reason, Jamie had to "popularize science" with his father.

"When I saw this cartoon when I was a child, I thought it was a domestic cartoon. At that time, I was surprised that the painting style was a bit strange, but this did not prevent me from watching it with gusto."

"When I started working as a UP host when I grew up, this cartoon suddenly became popular again, and it also supported a large number of peers in the ghost animal area."

"At that time, I watched the animation again and realized that this cartoon was made with great care. The producers and animators must have watched all of Cheng Long's movies. References to Cheng Long's classic movies can be seen everywhere in the animation. pay tribute."

"In addition, the heroes and villains in the animation have distinctive personalities and are very interesting."

"There are also twelve talismans, eight demons, and masks of the Ghost Corps, which perfectly combine the cultural elements of the twelve zodiac animals of the East, the demons of the West, the ninjas of the small days, and the ghost faces."

"It is no exaggeration to say that this is the best and most successful story that integrates Chinese and Western cultures among the many European and American movies I have seen."

"When I was watching the cartoon, I thought more than once about what it would be like if the cartoon could be made into a live-action movie, so making this movie is now not only your dream, but also your dream. my dream!"

The next day, when he met Cheng Long at a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, New York, Jamie made almost the same statement.

He just hid the past life part and changed it to the cartoon he saw on TV last year. He was so inspired that he came up with the idea of ​​making it into a live-action movie.

Cheng Long firmly believed in this statement.

After all, the person sitting in front of him was a foreigner who spoke Mandarin better than him, knew all his movies by heart, and even chose a Cantonese restaurant in Chinatown as the meeting place.

Cheng Long used to invite foreigners to Chinatown for Chinese food, but this was really the first time that a foreigner invited him to Chinatown for Chinese food.

Of course, the most surprised person present was Cheng Long’s agent.

Cheng Long finally had a phone call with Jamie and knew that he spoke Chinese fluently.

Cheng Long's agent didn't know this. When he saw Jamie and Cheng Long talking in Chinese throughout the whole conversation, he was completely confused.

The translator who came with the agent felt the same way.

Originally, his task was to translate to Jamie some words that Cheng Long could not express clearly in English.

As a result, he now needs to translate the Chinese conversation between Jamie and Cheng Long into English for Cheng Long’s agent.

The key is that he didn't translate some words accurately enough, and Jamie would correct him in English.

The translator's mentality almost collapsed.

Who is the foreigner among us?

While the waiter was pouring tea, Cheng Long glanced at the agent.

The agent spoke immediately.

"Mr. Dutton, if my translation just now is correct, may I understand that you are planning to make the live-action movie "The Adventures of Cheng Long" into an Eastern superhero movie based on Jackie."

Jamie gave Agent Cheng Long a look of affirmation and encouragement.

"Yes, creating an Eastern superhero was actually an idea I had when I was reading American comics."

"You know American comics rarely involve the mysterious East. Even if they do, it's a negative stereotype like the Mandarin. I even wrote letters to Marvel and DC, hoping they could consider adding an Eastern superhero in comics. , I even picked out names for them, let’s call them Captain Tianchao or Kung Fu Man!”

"Unfortunately, neither family responded, so I had to do it myself."

(End of this chapter)