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Chapter 496 [61] Strong? Stealing the spotlight from Tom Cruise!
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In the deep and quiet alley, Jiang Yilang, with his hair covering his eyes, was walking deeper into the alley.

Chen Yu was wearing a suit, with long hair covering his right eye. He stood there with a melancholy look on his face, staring at the pitiful and weak figure walking into the alley.

tread--

Jiang Yilang's pace suddenly slowed down until his body stopped there.

Chen Yu stood there without moving, his facial features and expression didn't seem to change much, he just raised his neck slightly, and there was a different feeling in his eyes, as if he was a little surprised why Jiang Yilang didn't leave.

But he has always been an agent and has long been accustomed to showing a blank expression.

The subtle movements of the neck and facial expressions captured the character’s cold and silent personality very well.

Jiang Yilang suddenly turned around, tears in her eyes, the tears only reached two fingers below her eyes, and the other eye was the same; she pretended to burst into laughter, the tears were so many, but the smile became more and more pervasive: "Uncle, you also think I'm embarrassing, right?"

"..."

Chen Yu raised his head, blinked, and said nothing.

What they were filming was a scene where the little girl Xiaomi was insulted and bullied by other parents, and she pointed at Chen Yu and called him "Dad", but Chen Yu just left.

This made Xiaomi very sad.

"So you're pretending not to know me, right?"

Jiang Yilang looked at Chen Yu and spoke in a low voice very miserably.

Chen Yu was about to explain, but Jiang Yilang, with tears on his face, smiled and said, "It's okay!"

"My classmates and teachers treat me like this. I'm used to it!"

Although he was laughing happily, tears seemed to be unable to stop flowing down Jiang Yilang's eyes.

Jiang Wen covered his face and sat in front of the monitor, watching seriously; Ye Weixing next to him was already heartbroken. In addition to the crying scene, the pity in Jiang Yilang's eyes at this time made people feel a little pity.

This one-second crying scene is still very powerful.

"Mom also said that if you get lost, just pretend you don't remember your home address or phone number!"

"I'd rather be dead!"

Jiang Yilang smiled brilliantly, and the resentment, grievance, pleading and fear in his eyes seemed to burst out completely with these words at this moment.

What kind of broken look is this?
"I can't help it!"

One staff member took a piece of paper and covered his face with it and started crying. Jiang Wen's eyes were also red, and Jiang Yilang's mother Sandrine was sobbing non-stop.

I have to say, Jiang Yilang’s acting in this scene was really good.

That look was exactly the kind of broken feeling that Chen Yu wanted.

All the small emotions such as sorrow, grievance, pleading, pity, fear, etc. are concentrated in this look, which can make people want to protect it the moment they see it.

Chen Yu admitted that he was a little soft-hearted.

The next second, Jiang Yilang stopped laughing, and his voice suddenly became choked: "But compared to that rich kid who said I was a beggar, uncle——"

Jiang Yilang paused, tears welling up in his eyes: "It's actually worse!"

"..."

Chen Yu pursed his lips, tears also welling up in his eyes. With red eyes he looked sadly at Jiang Yilang who was narrating every word in front of him.

"But, even so!"

Jiang Yilang suddenly wiped his eyes with his sleeve and smiled happily: "I don't hate you either!"

"Because...ah..."

Jiang Yilang squeezed her eyes, and tears fell down, waving her extremely broken clear eyes: "Because if even you hate me, then no one in this world will like me anymore!"

The sound of crying came from outside the set.

If there were only a few people there just now, then now even Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli began to cry with their eyes wide open.

Jiang Yilang stretched out his hand, his tense little face full of pain: "It hurts here when I think about this!"

“It hurts so much!”

boom! boom! boom!
She tapped her heart hard, tears streaming down her face as she spoke each word: "So, I won't hate you!"

"hehe!"

She forced a smile towards Chen Yu, then turned around and slowly walked towards the darkness in the alley.

Just like a wounded little animal, licking the most painful wound in its heart alone.

"Whoo~~~"

Chen Yu raised his head, stopped the tears from welling up in his eyes, and gave a thumbs up to Jiang Wen behind him.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Loud applause also came from outside the crew.

Jiang Yilang, wiping her tears, walked out of the dark alley with some sadness. Sandrine rushed up to her, hugged her tightly in her arms, and cried loudly.

The atmosphere infected everyone in the crew, and Liu Yifei also cried while hugging Liu Xiaoli.

Jiang Wen held the frame of glasses in one hand, rubbed his eyes with the other, and turned his head to blow on them.

Chen Yu shook his head, walked up to him and patted his shoulder.

"Divorce is not your fault!"

"But we can't let children lose the love of their parents!"

As Chen Yu spoke, Jiang Wen forced a smile at him.

"Did you ever think that Yilang would act so well in this scene?"

Chen Yu sat next to Jiang Wen. Jiang Wen shook his head and said in a hoarse voice: "She added a lot of things herself, such as wiping her tears and laughing while crying!"

"I taught you how to use those eyes!"

“So, children are very innocent!”

Chen Yu thought thoughtfully: "She just doesn't want her parents to be sad. In fact, they want to cry, but they know that their parents don't like to see them cry, so they can only smile!"

"Maybe!"

Jiang Wenhong smiled helplessly, looking at Sandrine and Jiang Yilang hugging each other. At this moment, he actually regretted the divorce.

But even a rational person like him knows that when two people are together, they are bound to quarrel.

“My daughter acted really well!”

Jiang Wen suddenly laughed, wiped his nose, and suddenly leaned in front of the monitor to watch the performance that Jiang Yilang had just performed.

He watched it many times, and suddenly turned to Ye Weixing and said, "Director Ye, can I direct all my daughter's scenes?"

"what?"

Ye Weixing was stunned, as if he was hit by a halo of luck.

Damn, there is such a good thing?
"I won't put my name on it, I'll just be a producer!"

This is an old operation, and Jiang Wen has no idea how many times he has tried it.

During the years when he was banned from filming, he was itching to do some new things and played the leading role in "Looking for a Gun", "Heroes of Heaven and Earth", "Green Tea" and "Letter from a Woman", but many viewers familiar with Jiang Wen's films could tell.

These four films all have traces of Jiang Wen to some extent, especially "Looking for a Gun", which is almost the way he shoots movies.

"This...isn't this not good?"

Ye Weixing was being polite, but Chen Yu agreed directly: "I think it's okay!"

"OK then!"

Seeing how persistent Jiang Wen and Chen Yu were, what else could Ye Weixing say?

He didn't want to refuse at all, so he stopped pretending and answered very straightforwardly!

After all, he only knows how to film men's scenes, and women... he is really not good at it.

Not to mention children.

To be more specific, Ye Weixing is not very good at filming emotional scenes, whether it is father-daughter or man-woman.

In several dramas he directed, the female lead had almost no presence.

“SPL” series, “Dragon Tiger Gate”, “Flash Point”, “Ip Man”…are there any famous female protagonists?

Ip Man’s wife acted in four films, but Chen Yu only knew the actor’s name and didn’t know what her name was in the movie.

Jiang Wen, a young actress who exposed her nipples for a few seconds, became famous all over the country, not to mention Chen Chong in "The Sun", Liu Jialing in "Let the Bullets Fly", and Xu Qin in "Hidden Man"...

When it comes to photographing women, Jiang Wen, like Quentin, is a professional.

Of course, this is his daughter, so he has to be more restrained. There are already countless ideas in his mind waiting for him to realize.

After a while, the crew finally returned to normal.

Jiang Yilang also came to Jiang Wen with red eyes. Jiang Wen hugged her affectionately and said, "Yilang, I didn't embarrass your father!"

"Haha, you're as good as me, you're a great actor!"

"..."

The old man was flattering his daughter madly and mindlessly. Chen Yu couldn't stand it anymore. He shook his head helplessly and left the father and daughter some time alone.

"Brother Yu——"

Assistant Qiu Junjun came over and took his cell phone: "It's your call!"

This is his personal cell phone.

Looking at the caller ID, Chen Yu picked up the phone.

It’s Richard, the boss of CAA.

"Charlie!"

Chen Yu smiled after answering the call, and Richard's somewhat complaining voice suddenly sounded: "Chan, it's really not easy to get through to you!" "What's the matter?"

"The script for Mission: Impossible 3 is ready, and Cruise has agreed to start filming. Do you want to take a look?"

"Okay, send it over!"

Chen Yu has been waiting for this script for a long time.

Although it was discussed by many parties at the beginning that his role was very important, who knew whether Tom Cruise, who always acted only to highlight himself, would kill many plots? Tom Cruise was very hardworking and dedicated in filming, which was indeed a role model for many actors.

However, he did this because he learned from Cheng Long, of course, in order to highlight himself in the play.

It can be said that the Mission Impossible series is his personal masterpiece, and the other actors in the series have extremely low presence.

Unlike Fast and Furious and Marvel, they are really solid and all the cast members are outstanding.

"Okay, then I'll have the scriptwriting department send you right away!"

"Remember to give me some feedback after reading it. If you have any questions, I can discuss it with Cruise's team!"

"Ok!"

Chen Yu exchanged a few polite words with him and hung up the phone.

After a while, the script of "Mission Impossible 3" arrived in Chen Yu's mailbox, and it was an encrypted letter that required a password to open.

After Chen Yu finished filming the night scene, he rarely went for training. Instead, he returned to the hotel, opened the script, and read it carefully.

Also echoing in his mind was the plot of "Mission Impossible 3" from his previous life.

The entire script is actually not very long.

It took Chen Yu half an hour to finish watching it. He had to say that his second male lead Chen Long's role was pretty good, much more than that of the second male lead in his previous life.

But it’s just… not a small amount, and it can’t compare to Tom Cruise’s role at all.

The overall plot remains the same, it’s just the story of Tom Cruise saving his fiancée.

At first glance, this is not a story of two male protagonists at all. Chen Yu is more of a think tank and right-hand man, responsible for firepower output, mopping up, and timely appearance.

This kind of role depends more on the performance of the actor himself.

This requires the use of Chen Yu's fighting scenes.

After experiencing the first action design, Chen Yu was obviously very confident in his own fighting scene design.

Even though he was not the one who designed the action for Mission: Impossible 3, Chen Yu actually had the say in designing his own actions.

Of course, there can also be signs, weapons, etc.

It's nothing more than a fighting process, which has absolutely no impact on the context and overall direction of the script.

"The fighting scenes are brilliant, and the acting skills are also great..."

"not enough!"

Chen Yu flipped through the plot about him in the script, looking for the part that might stand out.

"Have it!"

"Racing!"

At the end of Mission: Impossible 3, there is a car racing scene in the urban area of ​​​​Hua Xia Demon City, which is a place where Chen Yu can show his talents.

But there is a difficulty here.

How do you convince Tom Cruise to let your character race?
Given Tom Cruise's personality, he would probably seize this opportunity to let his character shine.

"Never mind, let's talk about it!"

"If you don't agree, I won't shoot it!"

Chen Yu obviously had his own bottom line. After thinking about several key points of his role, he added another detail.

in love?

Only you, Agent Tom Cruise, are allowed to be affectionate with each other in the film and rescue your fiancée; the second female agent Maggie Q in this drama is also a Chinese. It is normal for the two of them to have some sparks, right?

Putting this together like this, Chen Yu felt that the plot lasted about 20 minutes.

In this way, the entire drama, including his scenes, may take up 50 minutes; even if it is finally edited, it will definitely be around 40 minutes.

This is more in line with the role of a second male lead.

Chen Yu did not insist on having two male protagonists. After all, his current status could not be compared with Tom Cruise. Besides, the copyright of the Mission: Impossible series was also in the hands of Tom Cruise, and he had absolute authority over the actors' filming, directing, and so on.

After giving Richard some of his opinions and added plot points, Chen Yu washed up and prepared to go to bed.

This kind of negotiation and clean-up matters will definitely be handled by CAA, and the actors will definitely not face them directly.

This is a good thing about Hollywood. Even if there is a dispute, lawyers will come forward and the division of labor is very clear, with each person doing what.

"Car racing scene..."

Chen Yu had just seen the car racing scene in the script of Mission: Impossible 3, and Initial D suddenly popped up in his mind.

It seems like it should be released soon, right?

The next second, the phone vibrated suddenly.

Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.

Chen Yu was just about to go to bed and picked up the phone beside the bed to turn it off when a call suddenly came in.

The director of "Initial D", Liu Weiqiang.

Sure enough, Chen Yu’s prediction was correct. A racing movie in which he will star, “Initial D”, will premiere next month.

Liu Weiqiang came to inform him of this matter.

"Director Liu!"

Chen Yu spoke politely after answering the phone.

"Brother Yu, I hope I didn't disturb your rest. I heard you were filming in Hong Kong?"

"No need to bother you, I am definitely in Hong Kong!"

"Can we get together some time? Initial D is going to be exhibited in Cannes. Your agent told you about this, right?"

"said!"

"Sorry, maybe I don't have time..."

Ji Qiannan had actually already replied to Media Asia on behalf of Chen Yu, and Liu Weiqiang was just asking a routine question.

It is normal for "Initial D" to be taken to Cannes. Of course, it is not for competition. This kind of popcorn movie is not qualified to participate at all.

It's just a show of face, of course the purpose is to enter the international market and sell at a high price.

However, Chen Yu has to film a movie and definitely doesn't want to delay it.

This back and forth took at least half a month, and it wasn't for the sake of winning an award. Mainly, he wasn't an investor, just the leading actor, so there was no need for that at all.

"..."

Liu Weiqiang didn't think much about it. He just asked casually. In fact, he already knew that Chen Yu would not go to Cannes: "Then do you have time next month? Initial D will premiere in mainland China in the middle of next month. The specific release date has not been determined yet, but it should be the end of next month!"

This is what he wanted to ask, and this is what Lin Jianle asked him to ask.

"At the end of next month..."

Chen Yu looked at the time. By then, the filming of "Narcos" must have been completed, but the start date of "Mission: Impossible 3" had not yet been determined.

As for Jiang Wen’s “The Sun”?
Chen Yu didn't take it seriously at all, as it was a role that could be completed in half a month.

"I should be free!"

"That's good……"

Liu Weiqiang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It is understandable that Chen Yu did not attend Cannes. After all, he was not going there for the premiere or awards. It was just an exhibition. Other actors would definitely want to show their face and walk the red carpet, but Chen Yu doesn't need that at all.

But the leading male actor was absent from the premiere, which was a bit embarrassing.

We still have to rely on him to support the box office!
"This time we plan to release it all over Asia. As for Europe and the United States, it depends on whether it goes well in Cannes. If it goes well, it should be able to be shown in Cannes too!"

Liu Weiqiang seemed very confident, but Chen Yu didn't expect that because of him, "Initial D" would appear so grand in this life?

In my previous life... I didn’t seem to be so awesome?

However, the box office of Initial D was very explosive in Southeast Asia, especially in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, totaling tens of millions of US dollars.

"Maybe in this life, I can set a higher record..."

Although Chen Yu never took this movie seriously, he participated in the film more just to have a reputation as a speed racer, which would be a common skill for him to break into Hollywood in the future.

Just like the current Mission Impossible and Fast and Furious, and other movies in the future, action and racing are closely related in Hollywood culture.

Therefore, Chen Yu took on this drama in order to open up the actor market and give him more choices in Hollywood.

But now, there is obviously no need for this, as his action scenes have completely taken Hollywood by storm.

"But if Initial D does well at the box office, wouldn't the car racing scenes in Mission: Impossible be more likely to happen?"

"The characters of Speed ​​​​and Furious are also more certain?"

When he thought of this, Chen Yu felt that "Initial D"... was quite important.

At the very least, it is an important promotional business card in his acting career!
The box office of this drama is quite crucial.

"Director Liu, can I...see a sample?"

Chen Yu suddenly asked.

(End of this chapter)