Huayu’s ex-husband.

Chapter 336 335. I recently received two scripts. How about you give me some advice?
Liu Tianxian was just joking and didn't really mean to stop Wei Wu from eating. She stood up, walked around the living room, and then brought the food back.

"Why don't you eat?"

"Humph," Wei Wu crossed his arms and deliberately teased Qiao:

"If you tell me to eat, I'll eat. Wouldn't that be embarrassing for me? Unless you feed me."

Liu Tianxian rolled his eyes, but because he needed help, he had to bow his head temporarily. Then he picked up a piece of watermelon lovingly and said with a smile:
"Come on, open your mouth."

Wei Wu decided to stop while he was ahead, and obediently opened his mouth to take it, squinting his eyes with a smile of success.

When Liu Tianxian saw him eating the watermelon, she got to the point:

"Um... I just received two movie scripts. How about you give me some advice?"

Wei Wu was very grateful and immediately replied:

"Well, let's hear it."

Liu Tianxian picked up another piece of watermelon and continued to feed it, and then began to explain the situation:
"Well, the first script is an action movie about treasure hunting and adventure. The director is Zhu Yanping, and the male lead has already been discussed with Jay Chou."

When Liu Tianxian said this, Wei Wu had already guessed which movie she was talking about.

"The Thorn Mausoleum?"

"Yes," Liu Tianxian was a little surprised:
"Hey, do you know this project?"

"Yeah, I've heard a little bit about it."

Of course Wei Wu knew this movie. Although the movie was very bad, it was still quite famous because Jay Chou was the leading actor.

The script that was handed to Liu Tianxian now could only be for her to play the leading female role, which means they were planning to let her replace Lin Chi-ling!
The reason why Lin Chi-ling was able to be the heroine in her previous life was because she had already starred in "Red Cliff" and was known as "Taiwan's No. 1 Beauty" and was a leading figure among Taiwan's young actresses.

But in this life, the heroine of "Red Cliff" has nothing to do with her anymore. With her current status, she is naturally not worthy of being a partner with Jay Chou.

Although the male and female protagonists of the film were both from Taiwan, the box office of this film in Taiwan was relatively poor, with only 1386 million New Taiwan dollars, which is less than 300 million RMB.

However, the box office in mainland China was quite good, earning 6625 million RMB, ranking 2009th in 24.

Even so, the film suffered heavy losses, as it was said that the investment in the film was as high as over 8400 million yuan, but the global box office was only around million yuan.

The producer Changhong Film and Television suffered a loss in investment due to the film "刺陵". The house of its chairman, Wu Dun, who was also the producer of the film, was auctioned off and the money was used to repay the bank debt.

That’s right, Wu Dun, like Wu Jing when he filmed Wolf Warrior 2, mortgaged his property to get a bank loan to make the movie, but he was unlucky and lost the bet.

This movie "刺陵" can be regarded as a watershed in Jay Chou's career in the film and television industry from prosperity to decline.

Before this, among the three movies starring Jay Chou, "Initial D" (6300 million in mainland China, 7th of the year) and "Secret" (3670 million, 13th of the year) were both a great success in terms of box office and reputation.

The previous movie "Slam Dunk" (1.126 million, 9th in the year), although the reputation was average (5.6 points on Douban), it was a huge success with a box office of over million.

However, after the release of "刺陵", it received a lot of negative reviews, resulting in a significant reduction in Jay Chou's box office appeal.

In fact, these few years are almost Jay Chou’s peak period, so his box office appeal was still very strong during this period.

"刺陵" has a Douban score of only 3.9, to be frank it is a terrible movie!
But such a bad movie still managed to get more than 6600 million at the box office, which shows that Jay Chou’s box office appeal is indeed strong.

But after all, his main job is a singer, not an actor, so his box office appeal is relatively weak and he cannot withstand any failure at all.

Although the three movies he starred in afterwards: "The Green Hornet", "Inverse War" and "The Rooftop Love" all broke the RMB 27 million box office in mainland China, they were only ranked 35th, 55th and th of the year.

How can we describe this ranking? It is certainly not to say that no one is interested in it, but it is definitely not related to the popular movies of the year. Since "The Tomb of the Assassin", Jay Chou's acting career has been on a downward trend, so he basically gave up his acting career after "The Rooftop Love".

Although he has made guest appearances in some movies since then, they were basically just for fun.

In other words, although "刺陵" was not the last straw that broke the camel's back, it was at least the fuse for Jay Chou to give up his acting career.

Even Jay Chou, whose career is currently at its peak, can’t handle it, so Liu Tianxian should just stay out of this mess!
Thinking of this, Wei Wu directly stated:
“Forget about this movie! Movies about treasure hunting and adventure have always received mediocre responses in the domestic film market.

"As far as I can remember, the only two domestic films of this type that were successful at the box office were Project Eagle and The Myth.

"But both of these movies starred Jackie Chan, and the fact that these two movies sold well probably has more to do with Jackie Chan himself than the subject matter."

Although this reason was made up by Wei Wuxian, movies about treasure hunting and adventure do not really suit the domestic market.

The most successful films of this type should be "Ghost Blows Out the Light: Mojin: The Lost Tomb" and "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

However, the success of these two series of movies is not due to the subject matter, but mainly due to the popularity of the original novel IP.

"Okay, then I'll ask my agent to find a suitable reason to reject it!"

Liu Tianxian was very convinced of Wei Wu's judgment. Since he said so, he immediately rejected the script in his mind in a second.

Wei Wu nodded slightly: "Well, what about the other one?"

Liu Tianxian regained his spirits, coughed twice, and continued to introduce another script:
"There is another one about Hua Mulan. The name of the movie is Hua Mulan. The director is Ma Chucheng, and the male lead is tentatively scheduled to be Chen Kun."

When he heard Liu Tianxian + Hua Mulan, Wei Wu subconsciously thought of the Disney one.

However, the filming of the previous life movie did not start until 10 years later, so it was definitely not that one.

And she also mentioned that the director was Ma Chucheng, which made it obvious that it should be the version of "Mulan" starring Xiaoyanzi.

There are four versions of Mulan that have a certain influence:
The earliest one is the Hollywood animated film version in 98, which is also the one with the highest reputation, with a Douban score of 8.0 and a global box office of 1.83 million US dollars.

Then there is the 99 Taiwanese drama version, starring Yuan Yongyi and Zhao Wenzhuo, with a Douban score of 7.5.

Then came the 09 mainland film version, starring Xiaoyanzi and Chen Kun, with a Douban score of 6.2 and a box office of 8088 million yuan, ranking 20th of the year.

The last one is the Hollywood movie version 20 years later, starring Liu Tianxian and Zhen Zidan, with a Douban score of 4.9, a mainland box office of 2.78 million yuan, and a global box office of 6795 million US dollars.

How would you rate Ma Chucheng's version of Mulan? Not as good as the best, but better than the worst!

Douban's rating is at least passing! You should know that in Liu Tianxian's previous life, at least 6% of the movies she starred in had a Douban rating of less than points.

Moreover, the box office revenue was just over 8000 million, which is quite high for a movie starring a female lead.

This movie is not a particularly good one, but at least it is a top-quality resource, so Liu Tianxian can still take it.

In the previous life, this movie probably didn't invite Liu Tianxian to audition. It was most likely that they directly invited Xiaoyanzi.

But in this life, Liu Tianxian's box office appeal is obviously even greater than that of Xiaoyanzi.

Moreover, she is younger, more beautiful, and better at fighting scenes, so it is natural for her to be the first choice for the heroine of the movie "Mulan".

After thinking for a while, Wei Wu nodded and said:
"This one seems okay. If they are sincere, then you can take it!"

Finally, one day passed, and Liu Tianxian said happily:
"Okay, then I'll let my agent have a good chat with them."

(End of this chapter)