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Chapter 594 There are always connections

During these few months, after Li Yu arranged some things in China, he once again flew to the United States.

This was his second achievement right after getting off a plane in the United States.

Li Yu came to the United States this time because he received a notice from Warner that about 70 to 80 percent of the preliminary preparations for "Aquaman" had been completed.

Li Yu went to the United States this time and worked with the production team of Warner DC to decide on the actors, and then asked the actors to make some preparations. For example, if there were swimming scenes, the actors who couldn't swim would learn how to swim. Then "Aquaman" could officially start filming.

Jason Momoa, who plays Aquaman, can't swim.

It was only after he took on the film Aquaman that he began to receive training in swimming and diving.

If Li Yu were to tell it, Jason Momoa still doesn't understand how to create hype.

If this happened to some domestic artistes who are known for their hard work, wouldn't they brag to others that they learned two skills and obtained two certificates while making a movie?
Diving certificates are also divided into levels. The entry-level diving certificate is really of little value. You can pass it in a few days after paying the money.

The same goes for a swimming lifesaving certificate, which can be obtained in about a week.

After landing in the United States, the foreigner named Ross was still responsible for entertaining Li Yu.

"Lee, you should know something about Aquaman's comics, right?" Ross asked with a smile.

"This is my first time to come to Hollywood to make a movie, and I must take it very seriously. I have read all volumes 1 to 6 of the Aquaman comics, and I have read the script you sent me several times." Li Yu glanced at the street scene outside the window that was constantly receding, and said slowly.

Li Yu felt that the beginning of the final draft of the script of Aquaman was a bit like The Lotus Lantern and The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

In order to escape the political marriage between kingdoms, the queen of Atlantis was washed to the seaside by the sea on a stormy night.

The protagonist's father Tom took the queen home, developed a love affair that transcended race, and eventually gave birth to Aquaman Arthur.

Finally, the pursuers came to the door and the originally peaceful life was disrupted.

In order to protect her husband and Sea King Arthur, the queen chose to return to the deep sea to fulfill her engagement.

It’s just that the children born by the queen are much more awesome than those born by the Weaver Girl.

Not only did the queen's son become the king of the underwater kingdom, but the queen also returned to Tom at the end.

"What do you think of this story?" Ross was quite interested in Li Yu's opinion.

"My evaluation can be summed up in two words: cliché! It's no different from a superhero movie like Man Wei's. The male protagonist is the chosen one, and his purpose is to quell the war and save world peace. Even the scenes showing off the male lead's abilities are the same." Li Yu expressed his opinion truthfully.

In Captain America 2, Captain America didn't use a parachute, but jumped directly into the sea, then got on the boat to rescue the hostages. It was a very cool and handsome action scene.

This kind of plot is used to show the protagonist's extraordinary abilities, to put it bluntly, it's just to show off.

The same goes for Aquaman. When Aquaman grew up, a plot was arranged in which pirates hijacked a submarine.

Then Aquaman showed off his abilities, knocked out all the pirates, and used his own power to pull the submarine out of the water to rescue the hostages.

This is a heavy industry special effects blockbuster with a cliché plot and perfect special effects.

Wu Jing once said in public that he specially hired a Hollywood team to make "Wolf Warrior 2" well.

This is true, because at the beginning of "Wolf Warrior 2", there is also a scene where Leng Feng fights underwater and defeats the villain, which is exactly the same as Aquaman in Captain America 2.

"It seems that you, like many people in the outside world, think that Aquaman's plot is old-fashioned and every part of the plot is predictable. This is also a major reason why the outside world is not optimistic about Aquaman." Ross was not surprised by Li Yu's evaluation.

In the United States, many people view Aquaman in this way.

If Li Yu boasted about how novel the character setting of Aquaman was and how creative the plot arrangement was, it would make Li Yu seem to have poor vision.

"It seems that my joining has not changed everyone's view of Aquaman." Li Yu chuckled. "Li, this is your first time to make a movie in Hollywood, and Aquaman's story is not very original. These are not the most important things. The most important thing is that you are Chinese. I don't want to explain it too clearly, but you should understand what I mean, right?" Ross said very honestly.

It has been a long time since people in Hollywood have looked down on people in China. This is not a secret; it is out in the open.

Li Yu was not unable to understand what the other party said.

“It doesn’t matter. It was my first big movie in China, and people were still not optimistic about it. But in the end, facts spoke louder than words, and the voices denying me gradually disappeared.

In Hollywood, I don’t mind if people here don’t think highly of me. I’m not afraid even if there are more people who don’t think highly of me.

I did some research in China and I think Jason Momoa is quite suitable for playing Aquaman. "

Li Yu directly mentioned Jason Momoa's name.

Ross was quite surprised that Li Yu actually liked Jason Momoa.

He knows Jason Momoa, and Warner is optimistic about him.

He has starred in "Batman v Superman" and the yet-to-be-released "Justice League".

Li Yu's preference for Jason Momoa means he and Warna have the same idea, so they will definitely support Li Yu's decision.

However, there is also a problem with choosing Jason Momoa, which means that the movie Aquaman does not have a superstar to carry the box office, which will make more people outside the movie pessimistic about it.

However, considering that Aquaman is the film with the smallest investment in the DC movie universe in recent years, it is itself a trial work to break through the dark style.

This is not a problem with Li Yu’s choice of actors, but with Huana.

The money added is not enough, but you still want to use superstars? What are you thinking?

If they were asked to add tens of millions more, they could hire superstars, but they are reluctant to spend the extra money.

"What about the Queen of the Sea? Which actress is your favorite?" Ross asked again.

"I haven't thought about it yet." Li Yu answered perfunctorily.

Li Yu can't say that his prediction about the role of Queen Hai is wrong, right?

Even though Hua Na promised to give him the right to choose the actors, there were always some people with connections who came in out of nowhere.

The actress who plays the Queen of the Sea, Euphoria Houde, is such a person with connections.

In order to get the role of Aquaman, Euphoria asked her husband, Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp, to talk to Warner Bros. executives.

Later, the couple broke up and divorced, and she got a rich boyfriend.

It is said that Wen Ziren felt that Anpo Haode's performance in the first film was average. He often drank during the filming and was late for work.

There was no spark between her and Aquaman on the screen. In China, they lacked a sense of CP, so they wanted her to withdraw from the sequel.

Like Wen Ziren, Hua Na wanted to replace her in the second part because her wealthy boyfriend was very powerful, but in the end they failed to replace her.

Li Yu doesn't care about these trivial matters. The first Aquaman is already cliché enough, and he has no interest in the sequel at all.

As long as the first film can have good box office, it will be enough for him to prove his commercial value in Hollywood.

As for the sequel to Aquaman, whoever wants to make it can do it, but he won’t do it anyway.

(End of this chapter)