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Chapter 503 [68] Is this the power of capital? !
"Volkswagen is willing to provide all vehicle expenses for the film!"

"But they also have a request. The latest model of Golf R32 car must appear in the movie, as well as several of their new products!"

"Also, there is a hard requirement: Spokesperson Chen Yu must appear on camera driving the R32!"

"..."

With just one phone call, Xixi secured the sponsorship for "Fast and Furious 3".

But what made Chen Yu feel even more exaggerated was that Xixi shrugged her shoulders after she finished speaking: "Volkswagen asked Chan if he could be their global spokesperson, and the offer was 800 million euros!"

Grass!
Chen Yu was a little crazy, he had never thought that auditioning could be done in this way.

But damn, it feels so good to be a gigolo.

Isn't this dozens of times better than his hard work in performing a speech?
Is this the power of capital? !

Chen Yu really was somewhat clueless.

"800?"

After hearing the offer, Richard shook his head: "Is Volkswagen taking advantage of the situation? Chan's global endorsement contract offer is less than 1000 million!"

Looking at the two people playing the flute in unison, Chen Yu couldn't help but smile.

This is of course a deliberate act.

However, Chen Yu is qualified to be played by them; I haven't seen the public's strong support behind him. Such capital support is more convincing than any audition.

It’s you, Richard, I agree with 800 million!

Chen Yu would definitely agree to get a global contract for 800 million euros; however, Chen Yu has no say over such business rules.

If he agreed to 800 million without permission, then the other party could still lower the price. This is a statement that a commercial company must make in order to ensure the commerciality of its own artists.

"Chan, it's a pleasure to work with you!"

Ryan is a complete fence-sitter. After hearing what Xixi said, his expression changed immediately.

But Richard still likes to do things like getting close to the opponent and making a big move.

"800 million euros is definitely impossible!"

"Volkswagen is under a lot of pressure recently. Several car brands want to cooperate with you!"

Richard said to Chen Yu: "I guess they are anxious to formulate such a strategy. After all, Volkswagen's sales in Greater China are setting new records every year!"

"This time, Fast and Furious is filming in Asia, which is the home turf of Japanese and Korean car companies..."

Chen Yu finally understood what Richard said.

It's all business.

But Chen Yu is a crucial figure in this. If the response to Fast and Furious 3 is good, Volkswagen's sales in Asia will definitely double. How cool would it be to have German cars being sold so closely in Japan and South Korea? !

"Ryan, before we reach a cooperation, I want to show you a video first!"

Richard looked at Chen Yu, and Chen Yu was already trying to hold back his laughter. This guy, was using his trump card here?

Doesn't that mean Tom Cruise is also miserable? !

"What video?"

Ryan was still thinking about Chen Yu's value. He really found that he seemed to have overlooked this rising star of China, who seemed to have some abilities to show.

Although CAA can also convince the public through the movie "Fast and Furious", it is definitely better to have Chen Yu as the spokesperson.

Richard took out a USB drive and handed it to Ryan's assistant.

At the boss's signal, the assistant turned on the projection screen in the conference room.

Suddenly, the passionate background music sounded. It was the melody of the theme song of "Drift" composed by Zhou Jielun. Although he did not end up playing the leading male role, Media Asia offered him 900 million to compose the soundtrack for "Initial D".

whoosh-

The AE86 was speeding past, weaving through the lanes of Akina Mountain; Chen Yu leaned against the car window with one hand on his chin, and quickly turned the steering wheel with the other hand. He looked calm and composed, but the car squeaked and drew a surprising arc on the lane.

Drifting around corners.

Chen Yu's body just swayed slightly due to inertia, and the next second the front of the car appeared in another lane.

The car speed showed no sign of slowing down.

All of this was done in one take, and Chen Yu's face could be seen clearly; there was no editing, no stand-in, and at least many people present could see it clearly...

In the 3-minute promotional video, there are several long shots of Chen Yu driving himself, and then the person chasing him, although his driving skills are also very good, but the editing and long-focus shooting techniques were used. Many people know that these actions were performed by a stunt double.

Accompanied by the background music of "De Piao, De Piao, De Yi De Piao", the words "Initial D" and the release date popped up in the video.

Released nationwide on June 2005, 6!

"Initial D?"

A foreigner in the conference room suddenly exclaimed. Chen Yu had just heard the introduction of him. He was Spike, the producer of "Fast and Furious 3".

He was also the producer of the future "The Forbidden Kingdom".

It was also he who proposed the idea of ​​moving "Fast and Furious 3" to Japan, which was approved by Ryan. The reason, of course, was that the original members of "Fast and Furious 2" quit after hearing that Universal had delegated the filming authorization to a small company.

There was no choice but to recast the role, with casting director Randy Hiller, who is currently also on the scene.

She is a very experienced casting artist in Hollywood. She has confirmed the main roles in "Terminator 3" and the future "Iron Man" and "Fast and Furious 4".

"Is it the Asian Initial D?"

Spikes asked Richard, but his eyes were looking at Chen Yu.

Chen Yu nodded: "Yes, but a director from Hong Kong took over this comic and adapted it into a movie!"

"Oh, I heard about it. I've read this comic, and it's very popular in the United States. I was inspired by it, so I wanted to make Fast and Furious have a different feel, just like what you just showed in the video... drift!"

Spikes seemed a little excited. In fact, he put Fast and Furious 3 in Japan because the anime Initial D is very popular in the U.S. He wanted to take advantage of this wave of popularity and even changed the name of the movie to Tokyo Drift!

"It will be released in Asia at the end of the month, you can go and see it, I'm the leading actor!"

Chen Yu smiled at Spikes, who shrugged: "AE86, Fujiwara Takumi, I can see that you are a pretty good driver. Did you complete those long-shot drifts independently?"

"Almost. There are two professional racing drivers in the crew, and I have received relevant professional training!"

"Tsuchiya Keiichi, have you heard of this?"

Chen Yu deliberately mentioned his name. If nothing unexpected happened, Spikes should know him. After all, he was the technical director of Fast & Furious 3, and he had made a cameo appearance in several scenes.

He actually made a cameo appearance, unlike in "Initial D" where he only served as a director and a stand-in.

"Wow, I know him, the prototype of Initial D..."

Spikes' eyes were bright, but Ryan Kavanaugh, who was sitting at the top, looked a little deflated; to be honest, after Richard took out Chen Yu's "Initial D" promotional video, he knew that the other party was well prepared.

In this promotional video, everyone can see that Chen Yu's driving skills are very cool and incredibly strong.

However, even though he wants to shoot the movie in Asia, it doesn't mean he has to let a yellow-skinned Asian person play the leading male role.

Except for a limited number of them, no Asian can play the leading role in Hollywood. This is determined by the market. If you want to think you can do it, you have to be recognized by the market like Jackie Chan.

In the final analysis, there is only one thing foreigners care about - money!

You have to prove your box office appeal.

It doesn't mean that you can do it if you have the ability; there are many capable actors in Hollywood.

But this is such a cruel and realistic place.

Ryan, who came from Wall Street, understands this principle better.

"Charlie, you made me realize Chan's strength again. He is such a great Kung Fu or racing boy!"

Ryan said with a smile, looking at Chen Yu with joy on his face: "We can give him a very important role in Fast and Furious 3, what do you think?"

"Randy, Spy, do you think this is ok?"

He looked at his producer and casting director again.

Both of them were smart people, how could they not understand the underlying meaning of Ryan's words? They just thought that CAA was making such a big fuss because it wanted to plan a leading male role for Chen Yu, but it was obvious that this was not very realistic.

So Spikes smiled and said, "Of course, of course, Chan is the best fit. I will ask the screenwriter to arrange a suitable identity for him!"

"..."

Chen Yu and Richard looked at each other.

Richard knew what Chen Yu wanted. He really just wanted an important role, but he didn't emphasize that he had to be the leading male role.

Richard didn't understand at the time, but now after seeing Kavanaugh's face, he seemed to... understand a little.

He and Chen Yu pretended to discuss it.

In the end, just as Chen Yu imagined, Relativity really wanted to cooperate with him. In addition to the huge sponsorship, he also had extremely suitable driving skills and identity. If Chen Yu did not join, "Fast and Furious 3" would have to spend a lot more money.

"Then I have only one request now. Chan can join the Fast and Furious 3 project, but the screenwriter and director must be someone from CAA!"

"..."

Richard began negotiating a final collaboration with Relativity.

This is also what Chen Yu hopes to see.

If the screenwriter is CAA, then he undoubtedly has certain rights to adapt the script, and can even discuss the story of the previous life with the screenwriter.

Even the Han in the previous life could be improved to be even better.

He can drive and has some skills, so this makes sense, right?
In the previous "Fast and Furious" series, Han was most criticized for only knowing how to drive and loving to eat snacks; if his character was more diverse, his character would definitely be more popular.

The script is definitely better with his intervention.

As for the director... In his previous life, Justin Lin was also quite capable, and Chen Yu would also give some advice.

The premise is that if both parties do not choose this director, Chen Yu can also intervene.

This is the benefit of the CAA packaging strategy.

Given Chen Yu's current importance to "Fast and Furious 3", he can undoubtedly control many things in the entire series, and even participate in some investments and dividends.

This will depend on the negotiations with CAA.

Just like in "The Forbidden Kingdom", although Jackie Chan and Jet Li are only the second and third male lead, the presence of the male lead is really pitifully low.

The leading actress Liu Yifei did not receive any dividends from him at all.

But Jackie Chan and Jet Li do.

This is the size of the star in the movie; if we follow the trajectory of the entire "Fast and Furious" series, the real protagonist of "Fast and Furious 3" is definitely Han.

If Chen Yu were to play the leading male role in this drama, he would be reluctant.

After more than an hour of discussion, the group finally finalized the project of "Fast and Furious 1".

CAA lived up to its status as the world's top agency by completely taking over the show.

"Happy cooperation!"

Richard and Ryan Cavanaugh hugged each other happily, and both were very satisfied with this cooperation; however, after the meeting, Ryan found Chen Yu and asked him for his contact information.

"Chan, is the movie you just showed released in North America?"

Ryan asked seemingly casually, but Chen Yu could see some of his thoughts.

This guy is worthy of being a Wall Street guy. It seems that he is very satisfied with this "product" of "Initial D"?

Are they going to buy the North American copyright of "Initial D"?
(End of this chapter)