China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 464 Nothing But These

On the day of the internal movie viewing, Li Yu invited Chen Kaige as he had promised that day.

In addition to Chen Kaige, there are many other powerful people participating.

The one with the most energy among them is the new head of China Film.

Mr. Han officially retired last year after achieving great success.

After working hard for so many years and making outstanding contributions to China's commercial films, it is time for him to retire and enjoy his retirement.

However, after retirement, Mr. Han would occasionally find something to do. Later, he served as the producer of the suspense drama "The Hidden Corner" and the movie "We Are in Our Prime".

Li Yu also invited Wu Jing as the nominal assistant director + action director.

As soon as he saw Li Yu today, he started talking nonstop, telling about the plot he came up with after getting inspiration.

"What Brother Cheng Long said in the interview gave me inspiration, and I decided to shoot Wolf Warrior 2 this way.

Leng Feng came to Africa in search of the murderer of Long Xiaoyun, and it happened that a rebellion broke out in the place where he stayed.

The rebels went on a killing spree, and the murderer happened to be in this country.

Leng Feng fought a desperate battle alone with the cruel and ruthless enemy in a foreign country filled with smoke.

At the climax of the movie, I must have Leng Feng say something passionate like "Whoever offends me will be punished no matter how far away he is."

Wu Jing looked slightly excited when he shared this with Li Yu.

It was not difficult to tell from his expression that he was very satisfied with the general framework he had conceived.

Li Yu felt that what Wu Jing mentioned was in line with what he mentioned.

This is the direction of Wolf Warrior 2.

"Brother Jing, your idea is very good. There must be many people who like to read the story of a former Chinese special forces soldier fighting against foreign mercenaries in Africa."

Li Yu agreed.

As long as the production is good, the actors' acting skills, the pictures and the plot are all good, the audience will not think there is anything wrong with a retired special forces soldier fighting a bunch of foreign mercenaries. The audience will just feel good.

What audiences really hate are bad movies with exaggerated plots and shoddy production.

When Wu Jing was planning "Wolf Warrior", he encountered many setbacks and met with countless investors, but no one was willing to invest in him.

Li Yu's timely assistance to his brother when he was in the most difficult time was certainly not an act of charity out of good intentions.

Li Yu and Wu Jing made it very clear when they invested in "Wolf Warrior".

If there is a sequel to "Wolf Warrior", Li Yu has the priority investment right, and this is written in black and white in the contract.

In other words, the biggest beneficiary of the "Wolf Warrior" series is Li Yu.

Da Tiantian, who was sitting next door, overheard their conversation and suddenly felt no longer sleepy.

"Wolf Warrior 2" is coming?

Is it finally her turn again?

The only young female character with a relatively large role in "Wolf Warrior 1" is the squadron leader Long Xiaoyun.

At that time, Li Yu and Wu Jing both said that Da Tiantian's temperament was not seriously inconsistent with Long Xiaoyun, but at least it was not very compatible.

Li Yu and Wu Jing both made big promises to Da Tiantian at the time, saying that they would definitely write a role for her in "Wolf Warrior 2".

Da Tiantian wants Li Yu and Wu Jing to fulfill their promise.

"What about me? Brother Jing? You and Li Yu won't let me go, right? We agreed that there will be a role for me, you can't go back on your word."

The energetic big sweet guy came over.

When Wu Jing saw Da Tiantian, he thought to himself, I would never dare to disappoint anyone else!
He has big ambitions and he plans to make a big splash with Wolf Warrior 2.

Since the story is set in Africa where wars often occur, Guo Jia certainly cannot be timid and bound by rules like in "Wolf Warrior 1".

Heavy machine guns, desert racing, rocket launchers, tanks and armored vehicles, all the things that we didn't dare to play in the first part must be included in the second part.

He wants to bring the audience an audio-visual feast that stimulates the senses.

If he wants to achieve the effect he wants, he has to spend money, and the cost may be several times higher than that of "Wolf Warrior 1".

As we all know, Da Tiantian may lack other things, but she will never lack money.

Wu Jing was thinking of using Da Tiantian's money power to help him make money for "Wolf Warrior 2".

Under such circumstances, no one with any brains would abandon Da Tiantian, the big money sponsor.

At this moment, Da Tiantian is not a person in Wu Jing's eyes, but a glittering mobile gold mountain. Some people would say that Wu Jing could have barely made "Wolf Warrior 2" without Da Tiantian's investment even if he had taken out all his assets.

This was the case with Wu Jing in the original time and space. At the beginning, he raised 1.2 million yuan for investment, of which 8000 million yuan was his personal savings.

As the bidding went on, 1.2 million was no longer enough, so he mortgaged his villa and real estate and moved money from other places. In the end, the investment was almost 2 million.

An investment of 2 million may seem like a lot, but in reality it is still not enough.

The original female lead Wu Jing talked to her many times before she agreed to play the role.

Later, I heard that they were really going to shoot in Africa, and the other party temporarily asked Wu Jing to increase his salary.

Wu Jing had looked for her so many times before, which meant that she must be Wu Jing's first choice for the leading female role.

The reason for the final replacement was that he was unwilling to increase his pay.

Ultimately it comes down to not having enough money.

If "Wolf Warrior 2" had a budget of 2.5 million or 3 million, and the actress asked for a pay increase, Wu Jing might have agreed to save trouble and avoid the hassle of replacing her.

To sum up, Wu Jing really needs a lot of money now.

Furthermore, mortgaging all one's savings and real estate is purely a helpless act. No normal person would do this if there were any other options.

It's not fun to put all your chips in one go. If you win, it's okay, but if you lose, the end result is bankruptcy.

With the investment from two financial sponsors, Li Yu and Da Tiantian, Wu Jing would not turn into a gambler and play a game of poker. He would not even take out all of his 8000 million savings.

The maximum investment is 5000 million.

Have to consider the worst case scenario.

Even if the movie fails, he will still have tens of millions left for his retirement.

"Ms. Jing, how could I let you down? I have already written your role.

Your character in the movie is called Rachel, a Chinese-American doctor helping Africa..."

Wu Jing spent more than ten minutes explaining the role of Rachel to Da Tiantian in detail.

The biggest function of this character is to be a vase. Where there are heroes, there must be beauties.

Especially for Chinese version of superhero blockbusters like "Wolf Warrior 2", it would be a bit monotonous if there were only heroes but no beauties.

However, the character of Rachel has some shining points. She is beautiful and has excellent qualities such as strength and kindness.

The original actress, Lu Jingshan, gained a lot of popularity because of this role.

Wu Jing was a little nervous because the role she wrote for Da Tiantian was not on the same level as the Qin Princess in "The Great Wall".

He wasn't sure whether Da Tiantian would be angry or think he was just being perfunctory.

"Ms. Jing, the challenge of this role is not high. The upper limit... If you are not satisfied, we can discuss it again."

Wu Jing added.

"No, I think it's fine."

Da Tiantian is very happy.

She didn't care at all about what Wu Jing was worried about.

"Compared to your role as Princess Qin, the role of Rachel is a complete downgrade in resources. This role will not help you win any awards."

Wu Jing said again.

"Brother Jing, do you think I'm the kind of person who can win an award? I know my abilities very well.

What do I have besides a lot of money and good looks? I have nothing else.”

Da Tiantian’s eyes were determined.

She entered the showbiz just for fun, and she never dreamed of challenging herself and winning the Best Actress award.

She likes this kind of roles which are not too challenging, have likable personalities and can please the audience.

"..."

Wu Jing wanted to curse when he heard this.

He also wanted to have nothing like this.

(End of this chapter)