Meizong Wealth Life

Chapter 106 The luxurious dragon team
According to Jamie's plan for the Cheng Long movie universe, Cheng Long's partner in the first film is the bald Sheriff Blake.

The plot structure "pays homage" to the dual-male protagonist structure of the "Rush Hour" series, and even director Jamie plans to copy it directly.

Cheng Long was very supportive of Jamie's idea and took out his cell phone on the spot to make a call to Brett Ratner, the director of "Rush Hour".

Ratner was very surprised when he received a call from Cheng Long.

Like Cheng Long, he was one of the first people to know that "Rush Hour 3" would not be filmed, so he had already found another way out.

Knowing that Cheng Long was planning to make another similar movie to replace "Rush Hour 3", Ratner immediately showed strong interest.

In fact, while filming "Rush Hour 3", Ratner had already begun to think about how "Rush Hour 3" should be shot.

Now these ideas can be applied to Cheng Long's new film.

The premise is that Cheng Long is willing to wait... two years?
In fact, Ratner doesn't know how long it will take to complete the project.

Before Ratner took over, the project had been in preparation for more than four years, and the director had changed twice.

Until now, Ratner still hasn't been able to get the script. The producer just told him that Nicolas Cage is interested in playing the leading role and asked Ratner to design a suit for him first to increase the number of actors. A Hollywood star is interested in joining the movie.

Cheng Long congratulated Ratner on the phone for taking over the new project so quickly. At the same time, he covered the phone's microphone with his hand and gestured to Jamie.

Difficult!

Jamie stretched out his hand to signal Cheng Long to give him the phone and he would talk to Ratner.

After taking the phone, Jamie directly identified himself when he opened his mouth.

"Mr Ratner, this is Jamie Dutton."

Ratner on the other end of the phone was obviously stunned for a moment.

"Mr. Dutton, you-"

"Yes, Jackie and I are together, discussing the new movie he just mentioned to you, and then you must be very curious, am I not writing a script for Superman? You may even have complained about me more than once Why is the efficiency so low? Am I right?"

Jamie will know that Ratner took over the Superman project because the Nicolas Cage version of Superman appeared in the last DCEU swan song "The Flash" in the previous life.

The Superman uniform Cage was wearing at the time was made by Ratner.

When it comes to utilizing scrapped manuscripts, Warner has never disappointed.

After more than ten seconds of blankness, Ratner's brain finally restarted.

"Mr. Dutton, Warner Bros. has told you that I have taken over as the director of Superman?"

"In fact, no, I learned this news from some other channels, and I also know that Mr. Ratner has not got the script so far, right?"

"Aren't you writing the script, Mr. Dutton?"

"Obviously not. What Warner took away from me was another superhero script. The Superman project was just a cover."

Fake!

Ratna, who realized he had been deceived, cursed on the spot.

Jamie told Ratner not to get excited, because this is just a basic operation by Warner to deceive people.

There will be more things that will make Ratner collapse later.

For example, the Superman suit designed by Ratner was constantly being rejected for improvement, and the lead actor was still unable to be determined.

In fact, Warner executives may be hesitant at the moment whether to continue the Superman project.

In the previous life, Warner could only bite the bullet, but in this life they obtained "Joker" from Jamie, and the Superman project became increasingly useless in their eyes.

"Mr. Ratner, I have a little immature suggestion. You can try to give Warner executives an ultimatum. Within this time, you have to see the Superman script, or hear the news that the actor has been selected. There's a high probability that Warner can't do it, so you know what to do."

What else can be done?
Of course, resign!
Ratner was more persuasive than Jamie thought and replied directly:

"No need for an ultimatum. I have already considered it. I will resign immediately. Can you please return the phone to Jackie now? I want to know when I can join the crew."

The phone returned to Cheng Long's hand.

After nodding and saying yes, Cheng Long happily put down his phone.

Ratner was actually settled by Jamie in just a few words.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Cheng Long would definitely suspect that the two of them had conspired in advance.

After settling on the director, the topic returned to the casting of Cheng Long's partner in the movie, Bald Sheriff Blake.

In order to distinguish him from the animation, Jamie plans to make Blake in the movie a tough guy who is good at fighting and firearms.

Of course, the classic setting in the animation that Blake is always skeptical of magical power will not change, but it only enhances the opponent's strength.

The plot follows the classic Hollywood routine. The two protagonists do not fight each other in the process of pursuing the twelve talismans, and move from confrontation to cooperation.

Jamie is only responsible for controlling the general direction of the script. Specific writing can be done by professional screenwriters in Hollywood.

Cheng Long felt a little regretful that Jamie would not be the screenwriter, but what he was most concerned about at the moment was Blake's casting.

Jamie gave two options for this.

"If you want to maximize the box office on your first movie, talk to Bruce Willis."

After talking about the advantages, as for the disadvantages——

Jamie glanced at Cheng Long, who was frowning, and believed that the other person must know something.

Although Cheng Long and Bruce Willis have never collaborated before, they do have a little bit of a connection.

In 90, "Die Hard 2" starring Bruce Willis surpassed the first film with a box office of 2.3 million US dollars, and also established Bruce Willis as a Hollywood action star.

Three years later, Cheng Long, who was far away on Hong Kong Island across the ocean, filmed his first comic-book movie "City Hunter" since his film career, and made his debut in women's clothing on the screen.

Because of the movie's box office and reputation, Cheng Long fell out with director Wang Jin.

In 95, "Die Hard 3" starring Bruce Willis took in nearly 3.7 million box office worldwide.

In the same year, in order to retaliate against Cheng Long, Wang Jin roped in another Hong Kong kung fu superstar, Jet Li, and the actor Jacky Cheung, who was delayed by singing, and made a "tribute" to "Die Hard" movie "Die Hard". .

In the movie, Long Wei, played by Jacky Cheung, is alluding to and satirizing Cheng Long.

In the live-action movie "The Adventures of Cheng Long", if Cheng Long can join forces with Bruce Willis, the two action superstars from the East and the West, he can definitely slap Wang Jin in the face.

The only problem is that Bruce Willis has reached Cheng Long's current position in Hollywood ten years ago, and there are only two ways to get him to star.

Or the script is attractive enough, like the low-budget "The Sixth Sense."

Or the money is available.

Compared with the Marvel Cinematic Universe in its previous life, Bald Sheriff Black's status in the Cheng Long Cinematic Universe is not just as simple as a black-braised egg from Fuck Man, this character also takes over some of the functions of Captain America.

If Bruce Willis plays this role, the actor's salary alone will be a huge expense.

Although Cheng Long does not have to invest the money in the movie, it is still unknown whether Cheng Long can accept that Bruce Willis will get a higher salary than him in the movie and be able to handle the box office better.The same goes for Bruce Willis.

This is why it's rare for two Hollywood superstars to appear in the same movie at the same time.

After a battle between heaven and man in his mind, Cheng Long said:
"I can ask the agent to contact the other party first. Don't you have another candidate? The other party is in a similar situation to Bruce Willis?"

OK, Bruce Willis PASS directly!

Jamie nodded and then said the name of another candidate, the actor who was probably the only candidate now.

"His name is Jason Statham, a British man. He used to be a diver. After retiring, he became a model. He probably changed his career to an actor in the past few years."

"Oh, by the way, he acted in a movie this year that will be released soon. The star of that movie is an acquaintance of yours, Brother Cheng Long."

Cheng Long didn't react at first, but after Jamie's prompting, he realized that the "acquaintance" was Li Lianjie.

When they were still in Hong Kong Island, the two were always compared with each other.

Most of the time, Jet Li was deliberately used by the unscrupulous Hong Kong media to "touch" Cheng Long.

In Cheng Long's view, there is no comparison between the two.

Cheng Long mainly shoots modern dramas, while Jet Li mostly shoots costume dramas. The two are not on the same track at all.

The most important thing is that the box office of their movies is not at the same level.

The only ones who could compete with Cheng Long at the box office on Hong Kong Island were Chow Yun-fat and Stephen Chow Sing-chi in the bi-weekly run. The highest-grossing movie starring Jet Li, "Fong Sai Yuk", only had a little over 3000 million, ranking No. 5 among Hong Kong movies that year.

Except for the "Once Upon a Time" series, which had a decent box office, the rest of the movies basically grossed more than 1000 million.

The only thing Li Lianjie is better than Cheng Long is that he shoots movies quickly and has a high output.

The same goes for coming to Hollywood.

From last year to this year, Li Lianjie had three movies released in one go, including the upcoming "King of the Universe" that Jamie just mentioned.

These movies have one thing in common, they are all B-level productions.

The box office in North America is tens of millions, and none of the films in the world can exceed [-] million.

In his previous life, Jet Li's only Hollywood movie with a global box office of over 07 million was the super bad movie "The King of Kung Fu" that he collaborated with Cheng Long for the first time in [-].

There is no conflict between Cheng Long and Jet Li. Even if Jet Li had previously starred in "A Momentum" that satirized Cheng Long, it did not affect the relationship between the two parties.

However, in recent years, the media in Hong Kong have continued to "make trouble". In addition, Jet Li is also developing in Hollywood. The two are often compared by the media. Cheng Long is still a little unhappy.

So when he heard that Jason Statham, whom Jamie recommended, had also starred in Jet Li's movie, Cheng Long was stunned for a moment, and then deliberately asked first.

"How was he in that movie?"

After finishing, he slapped his forehead and looked at Jamie apologetically.

"Looking at my memory, I forgot that you just said that the movie won't be released until November. If I have a chance, I'll go see the movie and check out the actor you mentioned."

I still need to investigate, which shows that I still have a little concern in my heart.

Jamie shrugged, he had already given the choice anyway.

In the end, Cheng Long has the final say as to who plays the bald Sheriff Blake between Bruce Willis and Jason Statham.

But if you want to choose someone else, sorry, Jamie has to say it.

At this time, Cheng Long also realized that he was passive in casting, so when he went on to talk about the actors for the wrestler Ox Warrior and the sumo wrestler Gru, he was the first to express his requirements.

"I hope that it doesn't matter whether Bull Warrior and Gru are actors or not, but they must have relevant skills, and it's best to choose people from real wrestlers and sumo wrestlers."

In order to make his words more convincing, Cheng Long specifically gave an example.

There is an actor in Hong Kong named Zhou Bili, who is a professional free fighting fighter and has won the middle and lightweight championship.

His action scenes were very good.

Jamie nodded, indicating that he knew this person.

Goma Fujita, the villain in Jet Li's "Fist of Heroes".

Cheng Long regretted it on the spot after hearing this.

Why does it involve Li Lianjie again?
"I happen to know a professional wrestler who has won the WWE Championship. This year he also starred in his first Hollywood movie "The Mummy Returns" with a salary of 500 million."

Before Jamie finished speaking, Cheng Long’s eyes lit up.

"I know, is it the Scorpion King summoned by the villain wizard?"

Jamie nodded and said:

"Yes, that's him, Dwayne Johnson, nicknamed 'The Rock'. He is 195cm tall and weighs 120kg. He perfectly fits the role of a bull warrior wrestler in the animation."

Although the salary of US$500 million is a bit expensive, Cheng Long is very optimistic about Dwayne Johnson this time.

To put it bluntly, Johnson is the chosen actor for Ox Warrior.

Of the remaining sumo wrestlers, Gru, Jamie recommended Chad Rowan.

Cheng Long obviously didn't know much about the current situation in the sumo wrestling world in his childhood, so it was strange to hear this name.

Why would Jamie recommend a foreigner?

As a result, I was told that Chad Rowan was born in Hawaii and was indeed an authentic American.

But he is the first foreign sumo wrestler in the Japanese sumo world to win the title of yokozuna.

At the same time, Chad Rowan, who is 204cm tall and weighs 227kg, is also the tallest and heaviest yokozuna in the history of sumo wrestling.

A grand hair-cutting ceremony was just held at the end of September this year, officially retiring.

It is no exaggeration to say that Chad Rowan’s status in the sumo world is much greater than The Rock’s in WWE.

This can be seen from Cheng Long's stunned expression after listening to Chad Rowan's information.

Even Cheng Long couldn't find any fault with this condition, and he was definitely his first choice to play Gru.

At this time, when I looked back at the choice of actor for Bald Sheriff Blake, Cheng Long's thoughts were completely different from before.

Jason Statham is pretty good.

Having participated in the Olympics and worked as a model, she will definitely have no problem acting in action scenes.

Not only is it easy to use, but the key is that it’s cheap!

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