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Chapter 480 [45] The idea of ​​the Kung Fu Universe!

"Director Li Yu is very good at making movies that combine China and the United States!"

"The environment where he grew up was in China. His father was from the mainland. His education, upbringing, and the treasure island at that time were no different from those in mainland Hong Kong and so on!"

Unlike later generations, Takarashima completely embraced Japan.

"He spent his college years in the United States and learned about Western humanities and history!"

"Bruce Lee's growth trajectory is similar to his!"

"..."

Chen Yu mentioned Li Yu and couldn't help but add a few more words. In his previous life, he had read Li Yu's autobiography "A Movie Dream in Ten Years", so he still had a certain understanding of the director.

Although Li Yu has always been very vague about his political stance, and "Lust, Caution" is even suspected of clearing the ground for traitors, the original author of the film, Zhang Ailing, has her own problems.

As a director, Li Yu is undoubtedly very successful.

In fact, Zou Wenhuai may know more than Chen Yu. After all, Li Yu approached him when he was involved in the filming of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but Jiahe did not invest because Jet Li did not participate in the film.

According to the original plan, Li played the male lead Li Mubai. Unfortunately, because his wife was pregnant and he did not like the script, Li Lianjie decisively resigned, and finally became Zhou Runfa; this caused Jiahe to miss this opportunity for resurgence.

Li Xiangning, of course, also knows this most famous Chinese director in Hollywood.

The current Wu Yusen may be much worse than Li Yu.

Li Yu is currently very good at winning awards and box office; Wu Yusen only has one "Mission: Impossible 2"!
"Li Yu...he is indeed very suitable!"

Zou Wenhuai sighed slightly.

However, if it’s suitable, you may not be able to get it!

As for any director in Xiangjiang, Chow Wen-huai can still sell face, but Li Yuren is now a big director in Hollywood. When this happened in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Chow Wen-huai was actually a little unsure.

"This, I can only rely on you, Zou Sheng, to come forward!"

"It's definitely okay for me to participate in the show, and it's okay to invest too!"

Chen Yu directly passed the hot potato to Zou Wenhuai. After all, he was a top-notch existence in this circle in terms of qualifications and status.

Although Jiahe is no longer available.

But China is indeed a place that pays attention to human relationships and face. Golden Harvest Films has broken the box office record of Hong Kong movies twelve times and was once the largest Chinese film studio in the world.

Zou Wenhuai asked Li Eucalyptus to make a movie. Even if he didn't want to, he would definitely meet him.

Chen Yu is different. As an actor, he can't hire such a big shot. He doesn't have the strength at the moment; even Cheng Long may not be able to do it. This requires capital, status, and status to rise at the same time.

Although "The Incredible Hulk" filmed by Eucalyptus Li for Universal was a bit of a flop, "Brokeback Mountain", which is about to be released, has received rave reviews.

Chen Yu is in the middle, at most serving as a bargaining chip.

As one of the starring actors, this is undoubtedly very attractive to Li Yu; coupled with Bruce Lee's IP, it will definitely impress him.

All that's left is the script.

"Show your old face!"

"I made an appointment to meet him tonight, and he happens to be still in Xiangjiang!"

"However, the cost of filming will definitely increase a lot!"

Investment in a movie by the international director Li Eucalyptus is bound to be very expensive.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" took three years to prepare, but because of insufficient funds, no one at home or abroad dared to invest in it. In the end, Jiang Zhiqiang, Li Yu and his partners, and the bank mortgaged the film before it could be started.

This was still 99. If we were to shoot it now, we wouldn’t have 1-2 million US dollars, so we couldn’t afford such a huge IP.

Today is different from the past. Decades ago, Bruce Lee could launch a project with only a few million. But now, Jiahe's ambition, Chen Yu's goal, and Li Xiangning's desire to create Bruce Lee's international image have undoubtedly made the investment in this movie huge. .

But once it succeeds, it will definitely have unprecedented influence.

It will undoubtedly be helpful to Chen Yu's internationalization; Jiahe can also be brought back to life, and Li Xiangning can gain huge benefits.

This movie may be more important to Chen Yu than "Mission Impossible: An Impossible Story".

If it becomes popular, it will be no problem to reach the status of Cheng Long and Li Lianjie.

What's more, Chen Yu had other ideas.

"It's not a big problem on my side!"

Chen Yu smiled and said it very easily.

In fact, he is more radical than Zou Wenhuai and Li Xiangning.

The two of them just wanted to make Bruce Lee's IP bigger, and Chen Yu was pushing towards the level of "kung fu".

If there is any culture in this world that can surpass Hollywood, it is only kung fu movies; and unlike Marvel heroes, there are countless "heroes" about kung fu in China!
Just like countless Batman and Superman movies made in the West, teenagers like these superheroes; and in China, Huang Feihong, Fearless, Ip Man, Chen Zhen... there are even many Chinese martial arts masters to be developed. Among the Chinese teenagers The impact is greater internally.

Even some martial arts masters lived in the same era.

In his previous life, Chen Yu made an idea after watching "The Grandmaster" filmed by Sunglasses King.

Zhao Wenzhuo's Huang Feihong, Jet Li's Huo Yuanjia, Zhen Chuan's Ip Man, and Cheng Long, these masters of Chinese martial arts were brought together into one script to make "The Grandmaster" similar to "The Avengers" , what kind of sense of déjà vu would it be?

This should be no worse than the Avengers!

At least, domestically it is for sure.

If you look at these starring casts, the box office won't be far behind; if the script and director are OK, it will definitely be a success.

In a few years, this assumption will definitely not hold true, because Cheng Long and Jet Li are old and completely unable to impress, and their international influence is not as good as before.

So now is the best time to open the "Kung Fu Universe".

It's a pity that Chen Yu has no say in this kind of thing at present. In front of Jet Li and Cheng Long, he is still a younger brother; therefore, in order to realize the vision of Kung Fu Universe, he has to create a blockbuster with international influence.

"Bruce Lee" is undoubtedly very suitable.

Chen Yu had to exert his influence.

In this way, we can follow the same routine as the Marvel Universe and create a Kung Fu universe that belongs to China.

And Bruce Lee is undoubtedly the best fuse in this kung fu universe.

Just like Marvel's "Iron Man", it is the first generation to introduce the story.

……

The meal that followed was a feast for the host and the guest. Zou Wenhuai obviously came to Chen Yulai to discuss filming Bruce Lee, and had nothing else to do.

Chen Yu's willingness to agree was also within his expectation.

Old Xiangjiang people are very particular about eating. For example, Zou Wenhuai beside him, while introducing Chen Yu, he ate slowly and looked very elegant.

Chen Yu was very curious at first, but in the end, he was on pins and needles because the food was too good.

The key is to listen to the old man tell you the origin of this dish and how delicious it is.

"Hahaha, let's go. Is the food almost ready?"

"I'll take you back!" Zou Wenhuai saw Chen Yu's inner mood, wiped his mouth, and then stood up directly.

He walked out straight away. The driver drove a Bentley over, opened the door, and Chen Yu got in the car under the surprised eyes of everyone.

Li Xiangning sat in the passenger seat.

"Boss Zou has brought a young boy!"

"This little kid is in trouble. Ever since Bruce Lee, Cheng Long, and Li Lienjie, he hasn't brought anyone here to eat for many years!"

"Is Jiahe planning to develop into the film industry again?"

"It seems to be called Chen Yu!"

"..."

Countless patrons of Cuihua Restaurant were whispering there. Chen Yu obviously didn't know what it meant for Zou Wenhuai to bring him here to eat.

"This store was opened with the first money I earned after coming to Xiangjiang!"

After Zou Wenhuai got into the car, he looked at the expression on Chen Yu's face and explained briefly.

"..."

Chen Yu shrugged. No wonder so many people knew him. He came in and out as casually as his own kitchen.

"Don't be surprised!"

"Actually, many old Hong Kong people like to open restaurants. Yuen Long and Ah Fa all have restaurants, but my restaurant was the first to open. At that time, many film crews stopped working and would come to my restaurant for a few meals. Business is pretty good!”

Zou Wenhuai's eyes were full of memories. Chen Yu was listening, and he could imagine the all-powerful Mr. Zou back then.

"But, it's just a small place after all... We also want to go inland, but we can't enter at all!"

"So, I had no choice but to move to the United States!"

Zou Wenhuai shook his head, his eyes behind the lenses were a little cloudy: "But in the final analysis, we are still foreigners, and our skin color is different. How can those Americans help us? It's easy to talk when we make money, but when we don't make money, even Zhenfan can give us They work hard!"

Zhenfan is Bruce Lee, and his original name is Li Zhenfan.

"Hey!"

Zou Wenhuai shook his head and glanced at Chen Yu. He didn't know whether it was because of the scene or from his heart: "If Xiangjiang had returned to the mainland 30 years earlier, how could Xiangjiang movies have fallen to this point?"

Chen Yu was a little silent. Why did these words sound so familiar to him?

It seems that the old man said this when he received the Xiang Lifetime Achievement Award?
There are actually countless classic movies in Hong Kong, but many classic movies lose money.

Because of the local restrictions in Xiangjiang, no matter how good he is, the box office cannot reach a certain level. In this way, the film producers cannot make money... If you cannot make money, how can you form a virtuous circle?

In the beginning, the cost of Hong Kong films in the 70s was very low, but now if they are still low-budget films, there is no market at all.

The impact of Hollywood commercial blockbusters is really fierce.

In this way, the film industry in Hong Kong cannot develop at all because the cost is too high.

If it had returned 30 years earlier, the mainland market would have been a carnival of Hong Kong films. This has nothing to do with the mainland's economy. In the 70s, the Chinese mainland film market was also on the order of over million, because there were so many people.

One yuan per person, ten million is very easy.

Moreover, if Xiangjiang's films sell well in the mainland, cinemas, etc., will also see corresponding growth, as well as policies... This will undoubtedly be very helpful to the improvement of China's overall film industry.

This is what Zou Wenhuai is melancholy about. It is obviously too late now, because the film industry in mainland China is already quite prosperous.

And very benign!
Only when you make money can you make good movies; good movies will have high box office and the quality of the movies will be improved to a higher level.

But Xiangjiang's movies will never have such a prosperous period.

Because their opportunity has been lost.

Losing at one step and losing at every step, countless Xiangjiang Films have begun to cooperate with the mainland because this piece of cake is really tempting.

Chen Yu listened quietly, feeling quite sad inside.

If Hong Kong films had entered the mainland 30 years earlier, Chinese films might have been able to compete with Hollywood.

Now, it's obviously too late.

"My biggest regret is that the mainland film market opened up a little late. If it had been 10 or 15 years earlier, I would have had the opportunity to see the rapid development of Chinese films!"

"I couldn't see that day when I did it myself. I hope that someone who will succeed me can have this day!"

Zou Wenhuai patted Chen Yu's thigh and said with a faint smile: "As people get older, they like to talk about things. Yu Zai, don't think I'm verbose!"

At this time, the car happened to pass by a movie theater. Zou Wenhuai pointed to a building not far away: "This was originally a property owned by Jiahe, but it couldn't make ends meet, so it was sold to Li Chaoren's Hutchison Whampoa, but the theater chain is still there!"

“This is the first cinema opened by Jiahe in Xiangjiang!”

Era Jiahe!

It's really a microcosm of an era.

Chen Yu saw a sign hanging on the building. The cinema seemed to be old at first glance, and the sign looked a bit old.

"Zou Sheng, look forward!"

"It's not that we don't have a chance. If this cooperation is really successful, Jiahe can still get up!"

Chen Yu said comforting words, and Zou Wenhuai laughed: "Then I'll lend you some good words!"

"Li Yu, I'll do my best!"

"Wait for my news!"

This old man was able to convince people like Bruce Lee, Cheng Long, and Xu Guanhua, and he already had some personality charm.

Chen Yu did not doubt his strength, and if Jiahe was to be revived, the old man would definitely have to contribute one last effort.

It's a pity that he is now alone. Luo Wei and He Guanchang, his powerful right-hand men at the time, have passed away; these two people were also the main ministers of Jiahe's rise!
"Zou Sheng, sister Xiang Ning, see you next time!"

Chen Yu got out of the car and waved to Zou Wenhuai and Li Xiangning. Zou Wenhuai originally wanted to get out of the car and take him to the hotel, but Chen Yu stopped him.

"Let's go!"

The window glass was raised, and Zou Wenhuai glanced at Chen Yu's figure walking into the hotel, with a deep meaning in his eyes.

This is Jiahe's last dance.

He has never made any wrong decisions in his life. He hopes that this time, he can replicate the success of Bruce Lee, Xu Guanhua and Cheng Long.

Back then, Jiahe was desperate and welcomed Bruce Lee; but this time, God was wise and sent another one.

Heaven will not destroy Jiahe.

Just like back then.

"Without Bruce Lee, the name 'Jiahe' might have disappeared thirty years ago."

Zou Wenhuai expressed such a sigh in the 90s; now, he feels that the name Jiahe may still have to continue!
But this time, he was ready to hand it over completely!

(End of this chapter)