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Chapter 536 [101] Chen Yu’s Hollywood-produced film series is born!

Late at night, in the executive suite on the top floor of The Westin Bund Hotel in Shanghai.

Tom Cruise, who had just returned to his room, sat there with the plot of "Narcos" in his mind.

When Chen Yu first invited him to watch the movie, he didn't have a strong impression of the movie; even after watching the beginning, he just thought it was a rescue story between an ordinary agent and a little girl, a bit like rescue.

To be honest, this routine is very common in Hollywood.

However, when he saw the interaction between the protagonist and the little girl, he actually felt a little moved; the film looked like "Léon: The Professional", but the interpretation of emotions was more delicate than that movie.

This is probably what Asian films excel at.

Therefore, he underestimated the depth of this film and also underestimated Chen Yu's performance in this film.

Combining action and performance, he portrayed a very special agent.

It's not just the violent fighting that surprised Tom Cruise, what surprised him even more was the acting he presented in this movie.

Especially the ending at the end, which elevated the plot of the entire movie to a higher level.

It is not just a purely commercial popcorn movie. Chen Yu played the agent like the agent that Tom Cruise imagined himself.

He is not omnipotent, he has shortcomings, and it is these shortcomings that allow him to complete a process of self-salvation.

The core of the movie's fighting scenes only serves to support such a heartwarming story.

"Whoo~~~"

He rubbed his face and for the first time began to look squarely at the Asian actor he was working with for the first time.

Much to his surprise, "Narcos" is also a great film.

He is not sure about the box office in Europe and the United States, but in Asia, it should be a big hit; Chen Yu's current influence in Asia, to be frank, exceeds that of any Hollywood star.

Asia’s No. 1 Film Emperor, Grand Slam Film Emperor, popular star... Tom Cruise is well aware of Chen Yu’s value.

The reason why he and Paramount collaborated with him on "Mission Impossible 3" was that they saw his potential in the Asian market.

But for now, Asia may no longer be able to contain him.

He is different from many Asian stars that Tom Cruise knows. He is not familiar with the distant Bruce Lee. With the heights of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, Chen Yu should be the next one if nothing unexpected happens.

But Jackie Chan and Jet Li’s acting styles are different from Tom Cruise’s.

Chen Yu, who is younger than him, has a handsome appearance, cool fighting skills, and has achieved grand slam acting skills in his 20s. He really seems to be a genius. For the first time, Tom Cruise thought that this person was a threat to him.

Just when he finished watching "Narcos", he suddenly realized that Chen Yu's rise could affect his status.

Like Keanu Reeves in The Matrix.

He took out his cell phone and called his agent, Maha Dahir.

The other party answered the call quickly.

"Cruz, what's up?"

Maha Dashir, who had just woken up in New York, looked at the time. It should be late at night in China, right?
He called me so late at night, he must have something to discuss with her.

"Heal Chan has a new film, and we must get its European and American distribution rights no matter what!"

Tom Cruise was talking calmly to Maha Dashir on the phone.

"heal chan?"

"The film that won the Venice Award?"

Maha Dahir is CAA's gold medal agent. She certainly knows the artists her company is working with and their recent situations, not to mention that she is the most important one in CAA Asia.

“No, it’s a new movie!”

"It should be participating in some film festival...I hope you can find someone to get that movie!"

"Okay, I see. Are you optimistic about this new film?"

Maha Dahir smiled, and Tom Cruise grinned: "Maybe!"

"wrong!"

Maha Dasher suddenly realized that wasn't his artist filming in Shanghai with Chen Yu?
If he wanted to buy it, why didn't he go directly to Chen Yu but go through me?

But as a manager, Maha Dahir certainly wouldn't ask too many questions: "Is there anything else?"

"That's all. I'm going to sleep. Good night!"

"good night!"

No, it should be good morning!
After Maha Dahir hung up the phone, she couldn't help but complain. She had only become Tom Cruise's agent last year, but she had worked with many Hollywood stars before that.

"Buying out the distribution rights in Europe and America means they are optimistic about the film and think it can make a lot of money. But Chan's new films are all produced by Asian producers, so they won't have much influence in Europe and America..."

"Or does Cruise think this new movie will be a big hit and make a lot of money, just like House of Flying Daggers?"

Maha Dahir was analyzing himself. In fact, having worked with so many artists, Maha Dahir was quite experienced.

There was a possibility she had never dared to think of.

It is a common scene between North America and Hollywood competing for the same role.

Sometimes, they even bribe others.

For example, if two people are competing for the role at the same time, another well-known artist will pay this guy to withdraw voluntarily; this is unimaginable in China, but it is possible in the United States.

In fact, this is related to their deeply rooted theories.

Competitors can be bought off.

Just like beverage giant Coca-Cola and Big Eight film company Disney, they sometimes acquire competitors not to strengthen the acquired products, but because... they want to kill the competitors directly.

This is actually easy to understand, for example, China's Tianfu Cola was acquired by PepsiCo.

The reason for the acquisition was not because it was optimistic about the other party's development prospects, but because the opponent in the Chinese market was a bit difficult to deal with and affected its own market share; so what to do? By spending money, it acquired this brand, and then everything would be fine.

Disney does the same.

Tom Cruise actually does the same thing.

Chen Yu’s movie might become popular, so just buy it and prevent him from becoming popular; or, simply don’t release it at all.

He even wanted to adapt the film and buy the rights for his Hollywood adaptation.

It's nothing more than spending tens of millions of dollars.

This amount of money is nothing to Tom Cruise; but since Tom Cruise is starring in this movie, he feels that his box office revenue will definitely be much higher than Chen Yu's.

This is the confidence of a top Hollywood star.

Of course, Maha Dasher doesn’t know whether this is the case or not; it is possible that the other party is really optimistic about this movie and wants to make money by cutting off the profits, which is also a common operation in the market.

The reason why he didn't go directly to Chen Yu was probably to avoid alerting the other party. He was afraid that Chen Yu would see that Tom Cruise really wanted to buy it and would raise the price.

Maha Dasher thought of many possibilities and began to investigate the situation of Chen Yu's new film.

At this time, Chen Yu, of course, didn't know about this. When he was lying on the bed after taking a shower and browsing the news, he kept thinking about Tom Cruise's reaction when he watched the movie; his reason told him that the possibility of his guess was really high.

This guy was really afraid that I would threaten him.

Therefore, he would definitely not agree to the authorization of "Mission Impossible". Wouldn't this be cultivating a powerful opponent for himself?
Tom Cruise is not a good man, so he certainly wouldn't do such a thing.

Chen Yu underestimated the complexity of the matter at first.

Apart from the Fast and Furious spin-offs that spawned due to the breakup, many Hollywood series have never authorized such things at all; and the Fast and Furious spin-offs are actually similar to Chen Yu and Tom Cruise now.

If Chen Yu became more famous or had a more important role, Tom Cruise would definitely break up with him.

In "Mission Impossible", he can only be the protagonist.

The protagonist of "Fast and Furious" can only be Vin Diesel, but Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, who joined the series halfway through, have a tendency to compete with him in this series, so the two sides naturally parted ways unhappily.

Sometimes, in Hollywood, supporting roles really only have the intention of being supporting roles.

The conflicts among celebrities in this place are more intense than you might imagine.

In fact, Chen Yu didn't have a big role in "Mission Impossible 3". He only had three highlights in total, two fighting scenes at the beginning and the end, plus the car racing scene that was about to be filmed. Adding them together, it is estimated that it would only take about 10-15 minutes.

After editing, I don’t know how much will be left.

Tom Cruise also had final editing rights.

"Write the script first!"

"If anyone cuts the plot or doesn't agree with me, they can just change Mission: Impossible 4 into The Bourne Legacy!"

Chen Yu didn't feel any pressure at all.

Moreover, he has a legitimate reason.

By then, "Mission: Impossible 4-8" will become "Mission: Impossible 1-5", with him as the protagonist; with the help of the popularity of "Mission: Impossible 3", it may not have no box office at the beginning, and coupled with word of mouth, even if it cannot surpass the previous "Mission: Impossible 4", it will definitely occupy a place on the annual box office list.

After all, the quality of "Mission Impossible 4" is really good, a very qualified popcorn movie, and Americans will definitely like it.

"For director, choose Brad Bird, the director of Mission: Impossible 4!"

He is an animation director. Before filming "Mission Impossible 4", he only directed animated films. Last year's "The Incredibles" made him stand out in Hollywood.

There is definitely no problem for CAA to ask him to film a movie.

If Chen Yu wrote the script and raised the investment himself, and let CAA find the actors and Hollywood crew, and then arrange a few Asian roles, Richard would definitely be willing to do it.

Free money work.

Whether the movie ultimately makes a profit or not has nothing to do with CAA; it only earns commissions.

As long as this movie can get more than 2 million box office in North America, Chen Yu's status, not to mention being on par with Jackie Chan and Jet Li, will be completely confirmed as the third Chinese movie star in Hollywood. If he can produce 1-2 more hits, Jet Li will no longer be Chen Yu's rival.

The next step is to surpass Cheng Long!

Chen Yu’s goal, of course, is to become the living Bruce Lee and have absolute influence in the world.

"Do it!"

Chen Yu figured out the key in an instant.

He also has to thank Tom Cruise for making him make such a decision.

If the "Bourne Legacy" series could really be made, it would be considered a Hollywood superstar with an absolute hit.

"When the time comes, I'll grab Fast and Furious..."

Chen Yu didn't even dare to think about it.

After all, Jackie Chan has only appeared in the "Peak" series, and he can't be compared with big IPs like "Mission Impossible" and "Fast and Furious"; let alone Jet Li, he was only a marginal role in "The Expendables" series.

If these two series can really be made, Chen Yu will definitely be ranked among the best in Hollywood, if not the best.

Plus Marvel...

It is possible to establish a film studio that can compete with the current six major film studios!
You have to know that the box office of these three series in the previous life was more than 400 billion US dollars; Cameron’s entire life combined did not even add up to that much.

Recalling the plot of "Mission Impossible 4" in his mind, Chen Yu typed out the key points on the computer.

By then, after discussing it with the screenwriters from CAA, we should be able to perfect the actual script.

The most important thing is that Chen Yu wants to intercept. In this life, he plans to copy all of Tom Cruise's most sensational life-threatening stunts from his previous life.

You can try everything from climbing the Dubai Tower, pulling a plane, jumping off a building, etc.

What Jackie Chan and Tom Cruise can do, he can do too.

When it comes to fighting hard, he is no worse than anyone else.

"It's this Dubai Tower, it seems that it hasn't been completed yet..."

Chen Yu remembered that the fourth part was about climbing a tower.

"No, then change it to the world's tallest building, Taipei 101, or the Shanghai World Financial Center which is about to be built!"

It's a good opportunity to promote China.

This is not the point. Filming will definitely take place next year or the year after.

Chen Yu was thinking while writing down the key points about "Mission Impossible 4".

……

The next day, after Chen Yu finished his breakfast, he headed towards the crew.

What we have to shoot today is the car racing scene, and after that, we will have the most difficult scene of Tom Cruise jumping off the building. This is considered the most thrilling scene in "Mission Impossible 3", but there are wire support and protection throughout the process, so the safety is very good.

However, even so, there is still a certain risk to life.

There's no way to criticize Tom Cruise for risking his life. This guy probably really likes extreme sports.

To be honest, Chen Yu still needs to learn from him. This would be a rare opportunity to observe up close how to play such a desperate job.

"Chan!"

When he saw Chen Yu, Tom Cruise greeted him politely as usual.

Chen Yu couldn't see any difference between him and before. Of course, they were all actors, so his acting skills must be good. It took many times of contact to be able to tell the difference.

"Chan, let's simulate it on the computer first, and you will drive later!"

The stuntman came to Chen Yu, and the group walked into the base and watched the video of the simulated racing route.

I have to say that Hollywood is indeed professional and its equipment is advanced.

Watching the video in front of him, Chen Yu had a very clear understanding of what he would do when driving; it was just like a storyboard of martial arts moves, you just had to act according to it.

Tom Cruise and Maggie Q also gathered around Chen Yu.

Everyone was watching the video made by the special effects artist on the computer carefully.

(End of this chapter)