Extracting skills from movies

"what's the situation!!?"

Zhang Jin was stunned:
"I'm going to act with Jackie Chan and Jet Li? And a Hollywood director?!"

After a few seconds, he asked cautiously:

"Ms. Cui, is this movie really directed by a Hollywood director and starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li?"

Cui Yayi smiled and said:
"That's right. We at Star Media are one of the investors. Fan Bingbing and Liu Yifei will also appear in the film."

Zhang Jin was so excited that he immediately asked:

"What time tomorrow? I'll be there right now!
Also, what role am I auditioning for? What do I need to prepare..."

"I'll email you the script later."

Cui Yayi revealed two sentences and said:
"Since President Du thinks highly of you, you can rest assured. Most likely, there will be no problem."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Jin was still excited and clenched his fists vigorously.

However, he also knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and he couldn't be swayed by his emotions, so he focused all his attention on the audition.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Zhang Jin appeared in a suit and tie at the company for an interview.

Du Sheng was not worried about his martial arts skills, he just wanted to confirm whether he could show the temperament of the Jade Border God of War after putting on makeup.

"Hello, Mr. Du!"

Zhang Jin greeted politely.

"Hello, come and sit here."

Du Sheng responded enthusiastically.

Today's jury consists of Du Sheng, Cheng Long, Jet Li and Rob Minkoff.

Seeing such a grand scene, Zhang Jin was obviously stunned.

“So many big names…”

However, as a veteran in the entertainment industry, he quickly recovered and stepped forward to shake hands with everyone in turn.

After a brief greeting, Du Sheng arranged for company personnel to take Zhang Jin upstairs to put on makeup and had him wear a set of ancient general's attire.

About ten minutes later, Du Sheng took a few looks and asked the makeup artist to adjust the makeup:
"Paint it rough, not too three-dimensional."

After a while, Zhang Jin, dressed in military uniform, reappeared in front of everyone.

Du Sheng considered it carefully and felt quite satisfied.

Jet Li and Jackie Chan also expressed their approval.

Rob Minkoff and others nodded in approval and suggested with a smile:

"I heard that you are proficient in oriental kung fu, can you show it to me?"

Zhang Jin lived up to Du Sheng's high expectations and performed a set of Bagua guns with great vigor on the spot, winning warm applause from the Hollywood team:
"Very good, nice!"

After all the actors were confirmed, the next work had nothing to do with Du Sheng.

He was not interested in the subsequent production of the film and adhered to one principle:
Try to stay away from movies with a rating below 6.0, because in his opinion, they are considered bad movies.

If this movie is still shot in the same way as its previous incarnation, it will inevitably be criticized for its confusing story logic, thin character portrayal, and messy cultural elements.

For example, the film incorporates various Eastern mythology and martial arts elements, but the plot connections are abrupt and lack reasonable transitions.

Also, the reason why Sun Wukong was pressed under the Five Elements Mountain is different from the traditional story and is not fully explained.

The protagonist Jason suddenly turns from a teenager from the Lighthouse Country into a Kung Fu master, lacking any foreshadowing of his growth.

The motive and process of Jin Yanzi's revenge played by Liu Yifei are not portrayed deeply enough, and the character image is empty...

However, in order to reduce the impact of bad movies on the fame of his own artists and to prevent the investment from going to waste, Du Sheng took advantage of the heated conversation between the two parties and pointed out the above loopholes impartially.

After hearing this, Robert, Cheng Long and others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Are you here to cause trouble?

Jackie Chan and Jet Li have become international superstars, so they are naturally knowledgeable and visionary. The reason why they were blindfolded in their previous lives was probably because the Hollywood team had too much control, leaving them with little say.

Now that Du Sheng, the investor, has taken the initiative to bring it up, it would be a bit unreasonable for them to pretend not to see it.

So the two of them echoed a few words.

This forced Rob and the Lionsgate producers to think seriously.

Du Sheng no longer cared about these and took the two beauties to a hot pot restaurant.

Today, Fan Bingbing and Liu Yifei dressed up extra beautifully in order to give a good impression.

Sissi was wearing a white long dress, which made her figure look even slimmer.

Fan Bingbing's face looked particularly charming, especially today when she put on makeup like a little fox.

Looking at the beauties sitting on his left and right, Du Sheng was in a very good mood and enjoyed eating and drinking.

"'The Forbidden Kingdom' is expected to start filming next month, so you should prepare well during this period."

"no problem!"

As long as Liu Yifei finishes working on the group's new album and finds time to promote "Yun Shui Yao" at the end of the year, time will not be a big problem.

"I will try my best to adapt to the director and then postpone those endorsements."

Fan Bingbing, on the other hand, hesitated before answering.

She is currently filming the romantic movie "Apple" and it will take at least half a month before she can get away from it.

But she can still tell the difference between good and bad.

Du Sheng didn't say much, but suddenly remembered something and mentioned it briefly:
"By the way, it's better not to tell anyone that I invested in this play."

"Ah? Why?"

The two asked the question almost at the same time.

Du Sheng naturally couldn't say directly that there might be problems with the movie, so he explained with a smile:
"I just don't want to borrow Hollywood's fame, it would be embarrassing to say it out loud."

Liu Yifei covered her mouth and chuckled:

"With my cousin's abilities, he doesn't even need a Hollywood sign to bless him!"

Fan Bingbing also nodded in agreement:

"That's right. Not only are you going to star in two international blockbusters, but you're also planning the opening ceremony of the Olympics. You're definitely a big shot. Why would you care about those empty names?"

Du Sheng laughed:
"You are just sweet-talkers."

The three of them sat around the hot pot. Du Sheng's left leg inadvertently crossed over Liu Yifei's leg, while his right leg gently touched Fan Bingbing's leg.

The three of them chatted and laughed as if everything was normal.

Liu Yifei picked up a piece of fresh fish fillet and looked at Du Sheng playfully:

"Cousin, try this!"

Fan Bingbing took off her white stockings, stuck her feet out of her shoes, and gently rubbed Du Sheng's ankles.

Fortunately, Du Sheng was very calm, otherwise he would have been unable to sit still.

Fortunately, there is enough privacy here, so the two girls can show their care and consideration to their heart's content.

As the banquet was about to end, Du Sheng became aroused by the two beauties.

In the latest review of female stars, the two around her have been given the title of "Four Dan and Two Bing", and are goddesses in the hearts of countless spectators.

Their charm is truly irresistible.

When he stood up and prepared to leave, Du Sheng suddenly suggested:

"The villa just bought a new automatic mahjong machine. Do you want to play?"

Fan Bingbing immediately jumped for joy:
"Okay!"

Sissi also laughed and said:
"I've been so busy promoting my album lately that I'm dizzy. It's a good time to relax."

Du Sheng waved his hand:

"We are short of one person. Call someone else." Fan Bingbing immediately called her assistant Zhang Siman. When the girl heard that she would play cards with the emperor, she immediately took a taxi and came over.

Everyone returned to the villa and played loudly, and they didn't stop until about 1 a.m.

Du Sheng and the two beauties lived in the bedroom on the second floor, while Zhang Siman slept in the guest room downstairs.

After washing up, the three of them lay on the bed but felt no sleep at all.

At first, they were seriously discussing the script of "The Forbidden Kingdom", and Du Sheng also shared the revision plan mentioned in the morning.

The two beauties listened carefully and indeed took some possible flaws into account, planning to avoid them when filming.

But at some point, the topic gradually shifted.

Fan Bingbing's gauze pajamas slipped off her shoulders, but she let it hang down lazily, revealing a piece of snow-white.

Sissi stretched out her long legs and held her slender waist in her hands.

Du Sheng looked at the scene in front of him, feeling a little unsure.

As the saying goes, time reveals a person's true character. It's not dawn yet, it's time...

.........

Early that morning, Du Sheng, who had already returned from Beijing, came to the company's production department with Yang Mi and Kitagawa Keiko, who had hurried over from Neon last night.

The main creators of the crew met for the first time.

Speaking of which, the film "Taken" was already in the pre-planning stage when "The Man from Nowhere" was being filmed.

After all, both are films of the same genre, both are about lone heroes, and can even be considered a series.

In fact, as long as "The Man from Nowhere" does well at the global box office, "Taken" will be the second film in the series.

So the preparation was very quick, and many aspects could be applied to the previous work.

However, considering the international box office, especially the box office in Japan, the world's second largest box office, and the fact that this film itself involves Japanese backgrounds and black clouds...

Du Sheng agreed to Yukawa Sakurako's proposal to bring Fuji TV and Toei Company into the game in order to maximize benefits.

Of course, Star Media took the lion's share of the investment and had absolute control, and the other party at most received some preferential treatment in terms of actor recommendations, Japanese box office and local discs.

But it is not without cost.

For example, Fuji TV proposed that its actress Kitagawa Keiko play the third female role and second-tier artist Fukuyama Masaharu play the villain, and when the film is released, they will have to spend a lot of effort to help promote it.

As for Toei, it guarantees that the premiere film will be shown in more than 1500 theaters.

Paying a little favor can bring huge profits, so Du Sheng naturally would not refuse.

What's more, Kitagawa Keiko is his woman, and her brother is the director of Toei Company, so they hit it off right away.

As for the director.

It was finally decided that Lin Chaoxian and Li Dachao would jointly take the helm.

The responsibility of martial arts guidance still falls on Won Bin's shoulders.

This lineup was mostly proposed by Du Sheng.

Although he had never worked with Lin Chaoxian before, they had had a good relationship from time to time.

For example, during the "Infernal Affairs" period, it competed with the opponent's "The Matrix".

When filming "The Mouse Loves the Cat", the other party had nothing to do and was bored, so he just came to help.

The director of this play, Chen Jiashang, is Lin Chaoxian's master, so it is natural for him to help.

So after a few interactions, the two sides became quite familiar with each other.

This expert in shooting police and gangster action films has previously directed "Heavy Armored Police", "Charge", etc., and will later direct classic masterpieces such as "The Informer", "Witness", "Operation Red Sea" and "Changjin Lake".

With him in charge, there won't be any major problems with the quality of the film.

As for Li Dachao, his main focus is still on experience and waiting for complete growth.

As for the leading cast, the dust has basically settled.

Du Sheng plays the male lead Yang Yongjie, Zhang Baizhi plays his ex-girlfriend Zhang Zhi, Yang Mi plays the male lead's sister Yang Mi, and Kitagawa Keiko plays Yang Mi's younger sister, the international student Kitagawa Sakurako.

This is undoubtedly the main character.

As for the rest, except for the villain Yamaguchi-gumi leader Watanabe Ichiro, who was played by Fukuyama Masaharu, the others are basically artists from Star Media.

Speaking of which, Yang Mi originally went to audition for the role of Xue Baochai (young version) in the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions", but unexpectedly someone from the crew suddenly dropped in.

Du Sheng didn't say much about this.

After all, in the face of some unspeakable connections and background, sometimes acting skills and the fit with the role are secondary.

It just so happens that the last heroine of "The Man from Nowhere" was Liu Yifei, so this time it's Yang Mi's turn.

Next time it will be Liu Shishi and Tang Yan.

The story line of the movie "Taken" is actually very similar to that of "The Man from Nowhere".

The biggest change is that the destruction of the black army was replaced by a 72-hour rescue!

The general content is as follows...

Retired special warfare soldier Yang Yongjie once missed his sister Yang Mi's (played by Yang Mi) studies and growth due to his busy work. After his girlfriend broke up, the relationship between the siblings became alienated.

The rebellious sister longed for independence, and at the age of 17 she traveled to Kyoto with her good friend Sakurako Kitagawa, a foreign student.

However, they never expected that soon after their arrival, they were targeted on the street by a transnational human trafficking group disguised as "scouts".

Yang Mi's younger sister was killed on the spot and Yang Mi was kidnapped.

Yang Yongjie learned from his ex-girlfriend that his sister was kidnapped, and immediately launched a rescue operation using the connections and skills he had accumulated during his career as a special forces soldier.

He used wiretapping, tracking, and interrogation to identify the mastermind behind the crime - the Yamaguchi-gumi criminal gang - from the hands of the Korean Kuroko.

And found out that Yang Mi was going to be sold to the trading market!
Then, Yang Yongjie broke through layers of obstacles in a violent and brutal manner, traveling across the mainland, Beijing and Korea within 72 hours, and finally defeated the criminal gang with extremely violent means and rescued his sister.

The highlight of this film is probably the compact timeline and high-intensity action scenes.

This shows the image of a "lone hero" who will do whatever it takes to save his loved ones...

Of course, perhaps the biggest change is that the male protagonist has changed from the aloof and indifferent character in "The Man from Lone Star" to a sunny and warm type.

For Du Sheng, playing this kind of role is easy.

As for Yang Mi and Kitagawa Keiko, with him as their partner, there won't be any problem as long as they appropriately show the rebelliousness and youthfulness of that age.

As expected, the role of the male protagonist's ex-girlfriend fell to Zhang Baizhi.

This girl has been complaining about not having filmed together for a long time, and she also teased Du Sheng whether he was too busy to do anything.

As for the remaining three major villains.

The ruthless leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi, 'Ichiro Watanabe', who controls the entire human trafficking network, is naturally played by Masaharu Fukuyama, who was recommended by Fuji TV.

He made his debut thirteen years ago. His representative works include "Detective Galileo" and "Ryomaden". He is currently considered a top second-tier star in Japan.

Mark, who disguised himself as a scout to lure young girls on the street and was directly involved in the kidnapping of Yang Mi and Kitagawa Keiko, was handed over to Sun Yaowei.

His kind and nice face is the best disguise.

The contrast effect produced by the photos will probably surprise many people.

As for the remaining roles, such as thugs involved in human trafficking, members who provide intelligence and assistance to the gangs, etc., most of them are played by Star Media artists.

Peng Yuyan plays the role of the villain leader and is considered the second BOSS.

As long as he can show his unbridled arrogance, he can be considered to have made a name for himself in the film industry.

After all, there are only so many resources, and it’s better to keep them within the family.

At this moment, everyone gathered together for the usual script reading.

Fortunately, Kitagawa Keiko's Chinese reading and writing skills had already improved greatly under Du Sheng's guidance. She came this time with joy and quickly integrated into the atmosphere.

Especially when Du Sheng introduced her, he emphasized one thing, and anyone with a little insight would know that they should pay attention to it.

………(End of chapter)