Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 383 - Initial Thoughts

Chen Yu attacked Keanu's left ankle with a vicious low leg sweep. Keanu raised his right leg and stepped diagonally downward without dodging. The injury-for-injury style forced Chen Yu to withdraw his attack.

Immediately, Chen Yu fired rapid front-hand jabs one after another, forcing Keanu to focus his defense on the chest and head, and then suddenly used a backhand flat hook to attack Keanu's left rib.

Keanu did not dare to dodge sideways with the least amount of movement and energy consumption, because he was worried that doing so would expose his right ribs and Chen Yu would continue to seize the opportunity to suppress him.

So Keanu sank into the frame and used a step back to evade. Although doing so would give up his position, his height and long arms allowed him to hit Chen Yu in the middle distance.

Chen Yu had obviously seen through Keanu's plan and immediately attacked Keanu's abdomen with a sideways slide and a backhand punch. Keanu immediately bowed and twisted his abdomen to the left.

"Stop, sorry guys." Action director Stephen stood up and walked around the monitor and jogged to Keanu and Chen Yu to point out the flaws in the long shot.

Chen Yu's sideways sliding step followed by a backhand punch (flat hook) and an abdominal strike are so personal that the audience can immediately think of Chen Yu who dominates the octagonal cage.

This will cause the audience to be temporarily distracted, causing them to miss the subsequent exciting fight, so the action director Stephen must stop the modification.

The Chinese-American action director's carefulness and meticulousness allowed him to quickly become a stand-alone figure after leaving the Yen family class, and he was relied upon by companies such as Disney and Lionsgate Pictures.

Moreover, Stephen Ouyang does not have lofty ideas or ambitions. He has never thought of changing his job to become a director. He just keeps working hard at his job.

"Chen, you must avoid using attack tactics with a strong personal style." Stephen's words contained reminders and advice that only Chen Yu could respond to.

Chen Yu nodded to express his understanding and asked Stephen to modify his martial arts movements again.

Just now, Stephen hoped that Chen Yu would not highlight himself too much and ignore Keanu.

After all, in a two-hero setting, the quality of the film can only be enhanced if the two male protagonists fight and fight with equal strength and fighting power. Otherwise, the main body of the film will be structurally tilted.

This leads to the audience's misunderstanding that this film is a sequel specially made to support Chen Yu to replace Keanu. It can easily affect the reputation and reputation of Chen Yu and Lionsgate Pictures.

Although Keanu has decided to bid farewell to this series temporarily after filming the fourth part in December next year, the handover between him and Chen Yu cannot be rushed.

Lionsgate Pictures is preparing to announce this simultaneously with the release of the fourth film in the series, in order to stimulate the overall positive trend in the box office, optical disc and streaming media markets.

As for how long Keanu means "temporarily", Lionsgate is not entirely sure. It may return within two years or it may not appear again in the future.

And with Keanu's current physical condition, it may be difficult for him to play the leading role from beginning to end.

So even if Keanu rejoins the series, he will become something like a hermit or a mentor.

Maybe some old movie fans can't accept the fact that the old king abdicated and the new emperor ascended the throne, but life is constantly moving forward, and it is difficult for Keanu to maintain his status forever.

The second version of the promotional poster for "Rapidly Prepare for War" is:
Keanu, who looked tired and slightly stooped, took the gun and strode towards the oncoming but expressionless Chen Yu.

Director Chad has already thought of the first promotional poster for the fourth sequel:
After Keanu and Chen Yu passed each other, Chen Yu held the pistol tightly in his hand.

This is how the handover, continuation, and inheritance look like in Director Chad's mind.

In the past week, Director Chad has been discussing the story framework of the fourth part with the writing team in his spare time.

The overall direction and plot tone of Keanu and Barbara joining forces to take revenge on the High Table have been set, but they have not yet figured out how to incorporate Chen Yu into this system.

Director Chad doesn't want to use the old clichés of friendship, beliefs, values, etc. to reunite Chen Yu with Barbara and Keanu. He plans to try some new methods.

For example, the little rich woman Barbara paid Chen Yu to help Keanu fight against the High Table, but it is difficult to weigh the price. After all, the High Table is not a cat or a dog.

Chen Yu's character has a different background story from Keanu and Barbara. Both of the latter two had relatives and friends die at the hands of individuals and organizations related to the High Table.

On the other hand, Chen Yu is an intelligence broker and rogue killer who relies on his true skills to stay outside the control of the High Table. Because of his powerful strength and wide connections, the High Table Council was too lazy to suppress Chen Yu.

This is in line with the basic setting of the world view of this series that Chen Yu and Keanu are two major strength ceilings. Keanu has thick health and high defense, while Chen Yu is ruthless and vicious.

To be specific, Keanu is a warrior-type character, Chen Yu is an assassin-type character, and Barbara is more of a snake oil, or she is responsible for mediating conflicts in the team.

In fact, in terms of character models alone, Chen Yu, who only appeared in the third film, is undoubtedly more in line with the killer-killer showdown shown in the "John Wick" series.

But this can also prove from the side that the creative team of this series is always evolving and improving the story, rather than standing still and resting on its laurels or blindly innovating.

Whether the "John Wick" series can become a long-running classic like James Bond, the stable performance of the creative team will be a key factor in determining the lower limit of the series.

"I prefer to make your character completely turn into an anti-hero in the fourth part. He will help Keanu and Barbara for profit, and he can also betray his companions for money."

Chen Yu, Keanu, McShane and Riddick, who had just shot the last sequence of the film, sat around director Chad and listened to him talk about the follow-up plans.

The closing reception of "Rapid Preparation" is at 7 o'clock this evening, so everyone cheers briefly and gets back to work. After all, the official holiday is tomorrow morning.

Keanu very much agrees with director Chad's proposal. It is difficult for the character he plays to find new contradictions to advance the main line, so Chen Yu must take on the heavy responsibility.

Chen Yu took the soda water handed by the crew.

If his character plays a routine with Keanu and Barbara from cooperation to betrayal, wouldn't it coincide with the ending of the third film? The audience will most likely curse directly.

Regarding this point, Director Chad has recorded that he has only sketched out the first few scenes of the fourth part, and he has not yet figured out how to deal with the middle process and the end.

Chen Yu touched the tip of his nose and turned around to ask Director Chad how he designed and composed the beginning of the fourth film.
Director Chad's current idea is to have Barbara and Keanu first be chased and intercepted by the High Table faction, and then seek help from Chen Yu, who is enjoying the sun and the beach.

The background tone of Keanu and Barbara is cold and dim, but when switching to Chen Yu, it becomes bright and comfortable.

Director Chad picked up a branch and briefly described it on the sand for Chen Yu and others. As for the price of inviting Chen Yu to come out, Director Chad needed to brainstorm.

According to the logical structure of the world view of this series, money alone cannot make Chen Yu challenge the High Table Society. Other factors must be added to motivate him.

"Neither the hawks nor the doves in the High Table want to touch old fish for no reason, so that kind of simple and crude spoonful of stew is out of the question." Keanu rubbed his cheek.

If the members of the High Table are forced to collectively use their wits to force Chen Yusheng into the protagonist group, it will inevitably destroy the audience's impression and expectations of this sequel from the beginning.

Chen Yu also picked up a branch and wrote a sentence: The villain's IQ needs to be online all the time.

In fact, this is not difficult for professional screenwriters, but the reason why villains in film and television works often die from talking too much is:

The vast majority of viewers cannot keep themselves engaged for one hundred and twenty minutes, or even one hundred and forty minutes.

Audiences come to theaters for entertainment, not to experience nervous tension. Even thrillers and horror films will use appropriate gags to slow down the pace.

If Chen Yu wants the villain's IQ to be online all the time, the overall atmosphere of the fourth film will become very depressing.

The fierce fighting, bloody killings and plot full of reversals will leave the audience unable to relax.

If you do it this way, the actors will have a lot of fun while filming, but the audience will feel very tired after watching it.

Moreover, eliminating the so-called viewing shots in film and television works will greatly increase the overall shooting budget of the project.

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