Become famous another day.

Rachel McAdams, the original actress of "Red Eye", is a very popular movie star in Hollywood who is not known for her acting skills.

You can't say that an actress like Rachel is just a one-time hit.

"The Time Traveler's Wife", "Sherlock Holmes", "Iron Fist", "Spotlight", "Doctor Strange"...

She has had her own blockbuster hits, Oscar-winning films, and has participated in two global box office hits.

Although her acting talent is there, she has always maintained her position in the first line. She has acted in movies for so many years, and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for "Spotlight", but no one said that her acting was bad and her performance in the movie was a failure.

Lu Yanhe thinks that Jiang Yuqian can be an actor like Rachel.

Rachel was unsuccessful?

Who dares to say such a thing?

What's more, just like Demi Moore, who was a vase all her life, and in her sixties, a movie "Something Substantial" made a career comeback. Even if she didn't win the Oscar for Best Actress, who would say that she is not a good actress and is just a vase?
As an actor, as long as you haven't reached the end, you never know when you will receive recognition and trophies.

Now, no matter what others say, the box office benefits of "Red Eye" will fall on Jiang Yuqian.

Although Uber Clark is more famous and has a higher status than her, the core of this movie is the heroine, not the villain played by Uber Clark.

Of course, although he is a villain, he is a very charming villain——

Uber Clark received widespread acclaim for his performance in the film.

Especially in the critics' circle, Uber Clark was praised for showing a side of him that he had never shown in his film career.

Many people even said that this role is very likely to bring him another Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

At the beginning, Lu Yanhe attracted Uber Clark to star in this movie because this role could help Uber Clark open up new horizons in acting.

Now, whether it is the popularity of the movie among the public or the praise from the critics, he has once again returned to the public eye after being active only in the awards season in recent years.

After a movie is released, if the reviews are positive, it often has a very positive effect on the box office.

"Red Eye" only saw a 30% drop in global box office in its second weekend, which was well controlled.

By the end of the following weekend, the film's global box office had exceeded $1.2 million.

Judging from the box office trends, this movie has a great chance of hitting a global box office of $2 million - the Chinese box office alone contributed nearly $7000 million.

As for the production cost of this movie, it is of course another successful case of making a small profit with a big investment.

However, since the production cost and publicity cost of this film is nearly 30 million US dollars, this "small investment for a big win" does not seem so small.

Compared with Lu Yanhe's past brilliant achievements, such success seems not so significant.

However, this was Lu Yanhe's first successful Hollywood film as a screenwriter.

Not surprisingly, Midoriya wants to develop a sequel to Red Eye.

In Hollywood, once a movie becomes successful, it is very normal to develop a sequel.

Lu Yanhe is unwilling to develop a sequel to a movie like "Love Letter".

However, for a genre film like "Red Eye", it is better to develop a sequel.

Of course, Lu Yanhe will no longer serve as a screenwriter.

He didn't have a second script to draw on.

Unless you transplant a movie like "Sky Rescue" that also takes place on an airplane flight.

But forget it, I might as well just write a script for "Sky Rescue".

Ok? !
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Anyway, regardless of whether Midoriya is really going to develop a sequel to "Red Eye Flight" in the end, the news must be released -

This is a common way for Hollywood studios to stimulate the box office of films currently in theaters.

After getting the inspiration, Lu Yanhe immediately wrote the outline of the script of "Air Rescue".

This aerial thriller starring Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Michelle Dauriac and Lupita Nyong'o is also a crime story that takes place in the cabin.

Liam Neeson plays an air marshal who is held hostage by a mysterious man for $1.5 million. If the money is not transferred to the man's account within the specified time, the man will start killing everyone in the cabin, one person every twenty minutes.

The movie tells the story of the game between the two sides.

After Lu Yanhe wrote the outline of "Air Rescue", he originally wanted to give the script to Soren. After all, he had signed a cooperation agreement for three films with Soren. But then he thought that the filming cost of this movie was still not high - it was another "secret room drama" in a single scene, and the cost was very easy to control.

It’s better not to ask a wealthy person like Sauron to produce such a low-cost movie.

Lu Yanhe decided to let Linghe take the photos himself.

The three films that we will work with Soren should be some films with high production costs that Linghe cannot currently make, such as... "Independence Day", which cost about $7500 million to make. Another example is... "Men in Black" trilogy, the first of which cost about $9000 million to make.

Those were all movies that Lu Yanhe had included in his script library long ago, but because Linghe himself had no production experience, they were easily failed.

Otherwise, use Sauron to give Linghe's people some experience points?
It is not impossible.

Whether it is special effects production or the cooperation of other departments, these are Linghe's current blind spots. But Soran is not afraid of blind spots. It is such a big company that it has money and technology.

This is not a resource that Lu Yanhe can create by spending $100 million on his own.
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Lu Yanhe did what he said and directly made the story outline for the first part of "Men in Black".

This classic movie fully illustrates what it means that classics never go out of style. Technology will advance and be updated and iterated, but a good story will always be good in any era.

Lu Yanhe handed the story outline to Darren Wilson.

He said: "This is the film I am going to work with Soren on, but it is a commercial blockbuster. Conservative estimates show that the production cost is at least over 80 million US dollars. It is an A-level production."

When Darren Wilson received the story outline, he was confused for a moment before asking, "Is this the third movie you're going to make with them?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe said, "Of course, it is also the first movie to be developed."

Darren Wilson asked: "Not developing The Notebook and The Fault in Our Stars first?"

"Well, of course you can. Both scripts are ready." Lu Yanhe said, "But you should give this story outline to Soren first. Tell them that my idea for this story is a trilogy. Of course, whether the next two parts will be produced will definitely depend on the performance of the first part, so for now I will only submit the story outline of the first part. Linghe already has rich production experience for both "The Notebook" and "The Fault in Our Stars" and can make them, but the "Men in Black" series requires Soren's in-depth involvement, not just providing production funds."

Darren Wilson heard this and said, "I see. I need to go and test the waters for you first to see if they are willing to make it, right?"

"To be precise, this is the third movie I want to work with them on. If they are not interested, I will take the script to communicate with other film companies." Lu Yanhe said, "They need to give me a reply as soon as possible. I have a lot of projects and I need to make overall arrangements."

Darren Wilson was a little choked.

“…” Darren Wilson said, “Okay, I’ll go tell them that there are many companies competing for your script, and they need to make a decision as soon as possible.”

"That's not what I meant."

"Okay, I mean."

Lu Yanhe smiled.
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The box office performance of "Red Eye" has been very impressive this summer.

This directly reflected on Jiang Yuqian, as Hollywood suddenly sent her a script of the same type.

It is also a young girl who is involved in the crisis of "destroying the world". However, this time she is not the main force against terrorists, but an agent.

In Hollywood, this is a very typical spy-themed movie.

Fighting, racing, crisis, love...

After reading the script, Jiang Yuqian felt a little troubled.

She came specifically to find Lu Yanhe.

"Can you help me take a look at this script? Should I take it?" Jiang Yuqian had completely given up on her own perspective on scripts.

Over the years, she has worked very hard and paid a lot, and what she has gained is not only a surge in popularity, but also a fact -

She doesn't have the ability to pick good projects.

Lu Yanhe read the script and said, "I saw on the cover that the director is Rumen Savage. He is a well-known director in Hollywood who specializes in this type of film. However, this doesn't seem to be an A-level blockbuster. It's just a medium-budget film."

"Yes." Jiang Yuqian said, "There is no racial restriction for the heroine of this script, but I guess they wanted to find a blonde, blue-eyed, sexy actress to play the role at the beginning. There are many hints about this in the script. I guess they found me because Red Eye Flight became a hit."

"In fact, this story is quite interesting. The script is very camera-oriented. You can almost see the movement of the camera when you read the script." Lu Yanhe said, "But, it is true that the role you play is a bit limited. Although you are not a tool, it is true that you do not play a major role in the movie."

"Yeah." Jiang Yuqian nodded.

Lu Yanhe said: "But if I were you, I would accept it."

"Ok?"

"This is based on the most realistic considerations, just like when they asked me to act in the two movies "Hurricane 2" and "Cloud Sea", and I took the initiative to accept "Godless". It's all for the same reason. We are outsiders in Hollywood. We need to constantly prove our value, and we may have to prove it twice as much before we can get some opportunities." Lu Yanhe said, "'Red Eye Flight' is the script I wrote, and in the eyes of others, 'Doomsday' was produced by me, and you and Mr. Jiang Jun were included in the starring lineup. Now such a project has shortcomings, but the script is solid, the director is experienced, and the box office should be good with Hollywood's global distribution capabilities. It happens to be what you need most at this stage."

Jiang Yuqian nodded.

Lu Yanhe: "Of course, you can make your request for the script. In fact, if they want to invite you to play the role now, the initiative is in your hands. I think you can ask them to add some highlights to your role. For example, on the basis of the female vase, add some scenes that can reflect your wit, intelligence and quick response. This is the most beneficial direction for you to add scenes without affecting the main body of the script, and at the same time it can continue the audience who likes "Red Eye Flight" to like your role."

Jiang Yuqian nodded.

"I really have to talk to you." Jiang Yuqian said, "I talked to my agent here, and she just told you that this movie has good prospects and she is the heroine."

Lu Yanhe said: "Some agents are good at judging projects and roles, while others are good at getting a project done. Their abilities are different. She was able to help you get this script so quickly, even if it was with the help of Red Eye Flight, it is still very impressive. At least she cares about your work."

"That's true."

"But, in movies like this, there are usually scenes where you need to show off your sexy body. Are you OK with that?"

"Just don't expose anything." Jiang Yuqian said, "If you said that an actress like me would completely avoid sexy and seductive scenes, I would have been eliminated long ago."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

This is the truth.

Jiang Yuqian said: "In fact, it is because of this that I turned down many roles before. The scale of the scenes here is still much larger than that in China, and I can't stand it. Before, a comic adaptation drama approached me, and the script was actually quite good, but because the role required me to be very exposed, I gave up."

Lu Yanhe: "Indeed, you know there was a director who asked me to act in a play before, and he asked me right away if I would be willing to expose my penis. I said that as a man, although it is embarrassing to expose my penis, it is not completely unacceptable. But under normal circumstances, which director would ask you this right away."

Jiang Yuqian: "You can tell at first glance that he's not a serious director."

"Yes, sometimes you really need to make some sacrifices. The director's approach is definitely not this." Lu Yanhe said, "But sometimes, when I think about it, I don't think it's necessary to make so many sacrifices. What kind of script and role can make you willing to put aside your instinctive embarrassment to act?"

"I totally agree." Jiang Yuqian nodded. "By the way, Midoriya seems to really want to make a sequel to Red Eye Flight. Have they talked to you? They talked to my agent and want to get in touch."

Lu Yanhe said: "We talked about it, but I won't write the script for the sequel, I've made it clear." (End of this chapter)