Meizong Wealth Life

Chapter 107: Using Lady Dragon to test Uncle Long?

Cheng Long was about to take back his previous words and have a good chat with Jamie about Jason Statham.

But Jamie pretended not to watch, and continued to recommend an actor also named Jason to Cheng Long.

Jason Momoa.

A male model who is 193cm tall and weighs 120kg.

As soon as this figure data was reported, even if Cheng Long had never heard of this person, the image of a tall and powerful man immediately appeared in his mind.

Then Cheng Long immediately guessed Jamie's plan.

"You want him to play Walon's subordinate Ah Fu?"

Jamie nodded.

That's right, it's the Black Tiger Ah Fu in the anime who talks a lot and only uses his skills instead of level A.

Fu's appearance in the animation refers to the Saiyans in "Dragon Ball" to a certain extent.

Because Ah Fu was set to be a martial arts master from China, Cheng Long once thought about selecting actors from Hong Kong Island.

And he really thought carefully about the candidates.

There are two people I like most at the moment.

One is Santa Claus Xu Jinjiang, and the other is Dasha Cheng Kuiyu.

In addition to the fact that both of them are 1.8 meters tall, another important reason is that Cheng Long was influenced by animation and always felt that Ah Fu should be a funny character.

It wasn't until Jamie told Jason Momoa's height and weight that Cheng Long suddenly woke up.

In the animation, Ah Fu is not only funny, but also has a powerful side.

It can face hard steel Cheng Long and Tru, with extremely strong combat power and high explosive power.

If Xu Jinjiang or Cheng Kuiyu were to play such a role, even with the use of special effects, it would probably be difficult to convince the audience that he could easily defeat Richard Rowan, a sumo wrestler who is over 2 meters tall and weighs over 200 kilograms. Tohru played by Yokozuna.

And live-action movies definitely can't copy the exaggerated and funny expressions in animations.

In comparison, the appearance conditions of Jason Momoa recommended by Jamie are indeed more convincing.

But when Jamie showed Cheng Long the photos on his phone of Jason Momoa participating in the Hawaii Model Competition two years ago, Cheng Long was stunned.

This is not the mighty and strong man he imagined. Cheng Long is more willing to believe that he is Aaron Kwok.

Of course Jamie was just joking with Cheng Long.

He told Cheng Long that Jason Momoa had a fight last year and needed [-] stitches on his forehead. His eyebrows were broken and his face became much more ferocious.

Coupled with the fact that he started growing a beard, if Cheng Long saw the other person now, he would definitely think that this person was at least in his 30s.

And according to various information from his past life, Jason Momoa's true personality is like that of a husky. He looks fierce, but he is actually a tease.

Referring to Jason's appearance in "Aquaman", Jamie felt that there might be a surprise in casting him as Ah Fu.

The Dragon Team has such a luxurious lineup, so of course the villains can't be too far apart.

Jamie plans to improve the combat effectiveness of Ah Fen, La Su and Zhou Ren under Valon in the animation.

Among them, Jamie is planning to cast Swedish action actor Dolph Lundgren in "The Expendables" as Rasu.

This guy is a black belt in Kyokushin karate. In Cheng Long’s words, he is an action actor with real skills.

The image also fits the "silly big" feeling of Rasu in the animation.

Then Ah Fen is set up in the animation as a Scotsman who likes rock music, and he can be regarded as the brains of the trio under Valon.

Jamie had been searching for this character in his mind before, and finally decided to find Dou Sen, who would later play Loki.

There is only one week left. In the animation, he is from China, and he always wears a pair of cool triangular sunglasses when he appears.

When this role was mentioned, Jamie did not immediately say his favorite candidate, but looked up at Cheng Long.

Cheng Long understood what Jamie meant and immediately began to think about it.

The first thing he thought of was his junior brother Yuan Qi, but then he thought that Zhou was just a villain.

Not to mention Cheng Long himself felt bad about calling Yuan Yan all the way to Hollywood, but asking him to play such a small role.

Even if other senior brothers knew about it, they would not think that Cheng Long was trying to support Yuan Qi, but would scold him for being unkind.

In fact, the most trouble-free way is of course to find someone from the Long Family Class to act. Anyway, the overseas audience will not know them either.

But this method won’t work with Jamie.

Jamie has watched most Hong Kong movies, so it would definitely not work to just randomly find someone who is not well-known to make up the numbers.

But the problem is that when Cheng Long made movies in Hong Kong, he either used his own team, or worked with senior brothers such as Hong Jinbao and Yuan Hui. Unlike Jet Li, who made many movies and worked with many people.

Wait!
Cheng Long suddenly had an idea and thought of a person who often collaborated with Jet Li and played the villain.

Zou Feilong!
Zou Fanlong originally joined Hong Jinbao's Hung Family Class, but three years ago when Cheng Long was still filming "Rush Hour 1", he heard that Zou Fanlong was called to Hollywood by Yuan Heping to work together as a martial arts instructor and train actors for "The Matrix".

If Zou Qilong was still in the Hong family class, Cheng Long would not be able to directly recruit him through the relationship between his senior brother Hong Jinbao.

But now Zou Qilong is with Yuan Heping, and Cheng Long worked with Yuan Heping on his famous work "Drunken Master", and the two have a very close relationship.

If Cheng Long wanted to find Zou Pianlong for filming, he could just call Yuan Heping.

I told Jamie about this idea and he was also "surprised".

"The one who played the villain Chang Wei in Zhou Xingchi's movie "Nine Levels of Sesame Official"?"

Cheng Long nodded.

This coincides with Jamie's ideal candidate.So the actor who played Zhou was decided.

In the end, only Wa Long, the stage mini-boss of Jackie Chan's movie universe, is left.

In the animation, Varon is a British man with long silver hair.

This hairstyle is basically invisible in reality, but Jamie still thinks of someone.

John Travolta.

When he first heard the name, Cheng Long didn't even react.

It wasn't until Jamie told him that he was the male protagonist who danced the classic twist dance with Uma Thurman in the movie "Pulp Fiction" that Cheng Long suddenly realized it.

It turned out to be him!
Zhou Xingchi also paid tribute to this dance in his "The Variety of Stars".

Then there is no problem.

They are both villains anyway, Cheng Long just needs to know that the other person's image is suitable and his acting skills are okay.

The three remaining members of the Dragon Team that have not yet been discussed are the real highlight.

Dad, Jade and Snake.

The character Dad is Cheng Long's cousin and martial arts master in the animation. He also knows many strange martial arts and magic.

When creating this character, the animators referred to many images of elders in Hong Kong movies.

The prototype in reality should be a fusion of Cheng Long's father and master.

Ordinarily, when making a live-action movie, these two people would be the most suitable actors.

But Master Cheng Long passed away in 97.

And Cheng Long's father is now very old, and it is even more impossible for him to come to the crew to cause trouble.

Jamie deliberately didn't mention the selection of this role, just to see how long it would take Cheng Long to lose his composure and take the initiative to stir up the topic.

Cheng Long obviously had a lot of careful consideration and went straight to the showdown.

"I hope to find my senior brother Yuan Hua to play the role of dad."

"The general in "The Eastern Condor"?"

Cheng Long raised his head and looked at Jamie in surprise.

Jamie has watched so many Hong Kong movies, so it's not surprising that he met Yuen Hua.

But Jamie actually directly said that among all the movies Yuan Hua has played, he is the character closest to the image of the father in the animation.

There is only one possibility, that is, when Jamie was considering candidates for the role of father, he chose Yuan Hua just like Cheng Long.

Although Yuan Hua is only a few years older than Cheng Long, he looks older, with his hair dyed white, and there is no problem at all in wearing old age makeup to play Cheng Long's cousin.

The successful selection of the actor who plays the father also gave Cheng Long a great deal of confidence in the candidates he would recommend for the next two roles of Xiaoyu and Xiaoshe.

He mentioned the little snake first, and actually wanted to test the meaning of Jamie's words.

In the animation, Little Snake didn't mention clearly which country she was from. Her most notable feature is her black hair and sexy figure.

The prototype of this character is the Asian actress Lucy Liu who became popular with "Charlie's Angels".

When the animator told Cheng Long this decision at the time, Cheng Long agreed.

After all, Liu Yuling was indeed very popular at that time, and Cheng Long had just made a movie with Liu Yuling at that time.

"The Adventures of Cheng Long" mainly targets American audiences, so the character design must also take into account the preferences of local audiences.

But for the live-action movie, Cheng Long has no plans to cast Liu Yuling.

Considering that Jamie probably thought Liu Yuling was Little Snake's No. 1 choice, Cheng Long hesitated for a while before speaking.

"Jamie, I wonder if the role of Little Snake can be played by someone from China?"

Jamie looked at Cheng Long with a calm expression.

"You mean the female killer in "Rush Hour 2"?"

Cheng Long's eyes widened and his mouth opened so wide that he could almost fit an egg in.

Just when he thought he and Jamie were together again, Jamie shrugged.

"Sorry, I don't think that's a good idea."

The very direct rejection caught Cheng Long by surprise.

Before Cheng Long could speak again, Jamie explained very seriously:
"Taking into account the market and audience tastes, as well as the diversified composition of the actors, it is best for a European and American actor to play Little Snake. I have several good candidates here. Do you want to hear about them?"

Looking at Jamie with a determined look on his face, Cheng Long moved his mouth and finally compromised.

"Okay, who are these actresses you are talking about?"

"One is the heroine in "Pearl Harbor", Kate Beckinsale, and the other is the actress Sophie Metz who starred in a TV series that became a hit."

Jamie will never forget the scene in "Underworld" where Kate Beckinsale jumped from the top of a bell tower in a tight black leather dress.

Although the movie won't be released until two years later, it doesn't stop Jamie from including Kate Beckinsale on the short list of actors in Little Snake.

As for Sophie Metz, she has the exact same face as the sexy Hollywood actress Megan Fox in her previous life.

Jamie has investigated and found that there is no Megan Fox in this world. Instead, there is this Sophie Mays.

　Sophie Mays from the movie How to Become a Family

　　
　
(End of this chapter)