Actor: Thank you.

"Hey, Pujie, what do you want to do?"

Big nose and splayed legs.

The voice is like a loud bell and the breath is like a gust of wind.

A rough voice came between the crew of "The Disciples" who were in a fierce confrontation and on the verge of a war and the gangsters who were collecting land fees.

"Who's yelling... ugh."

When the yellow-haired leader heard someone yelling loudly, he turned around and started yelling back, pouting, just like when he faced Er Dongsheng.

But after seeing who was coming, his momentum weakened.

The person who came is an actor, a local actor from Hong Kong.

Logically speaking, this gang of gangsters are not even afraid of the director, so how could they be afraid of an actor?

Because the identity of the visitor is different.

"I'm telling you, leave now, or I'll call a hundred martial artists here right away."

"Let's fight and see who can beat who!"

"Ahem." The leader glanced at the younger brother behind him and said, "Forget it, give me some face."

"See you later."

He smiled at Er Dongsheng arrogantly as before, then turned around and left with the crowd.

"Brother Long." Er Dongsheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the gang of thugs disperse, and greeted the man in front of him loudly.

The person who came was Chen Long.

"Hey, it seems I came at the right time."

Uncle Long turned around and looked at the thugs who were staggering away with steel pipes on their shoulders, with a stern look on his face.

There are actually two reasons why this group of gangsters gave face to Chen Long.

Chen Long was also a minion in the past.

Not even his name.

Because Yuan Long was originally the stage name of Sammo Hung, and Chen Long's stage name was Yuan Lou.

It was not until Sammo Hung set up his own studio and left the word "dragon" vacant that the eldest brother inherited the title, and this is how his current stage name, Chen Long, came about.

Big Brother is equivalent to snatching the red BUFF of Big Brother...

In his early years, in order to escape from Lo Wei's control, he joined Golden Harvest.

In 92, the master tape of All's Well, Ends Well was intercepted by gangsters and used to blackmail the crew.

After Chen Long found out about this, he took the lead in organizing the famous 92 Hong Kong celebrity anti-gang parade.

Standing in the front row of the parade were Chen Long, Wu Siyuan, Chen Xunqi and others.

Maggie Cheung, Joey Wong, Tsui Hark, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Chow Yun-fat, and Stephen Chow were all queuing up at the back.

Er Dongsheng’s brother David Jiang also went there that day.

This shows the power of Uncle Long that can attract a lot of attention.

So the gangs would not mess with him, for fear that he would organize another large-scale demonstration.

Therefore, throughout Hong Kong, Uncle Long is one of the actors that gangs avoid.

Uncle Long organized the parade not only for the crew of "All's Well, Ends Well", but also for himself and other actors like him who have been harassed and controlled by gangs for many years.

Back then, Broken Tooth Koi even dared to blow up a police superintendent's car and was known as the underground governor of Lisboa Island.

But his glorious years were mainly before the return of Lisboa Island.

After the return...you are the one called the underground governor?
I heard you are quite arrogant.

As for parades and the like, it turns out that 56 is not as effective as the others.

"You came at the perfect time. We're just about to finish work. Let's have dinner together," Er Dongsheng invited enthusiastically.

"By the way, what do you want from me?"

"I'm not here to see you, am I?"

"Then you come?"

"I'm looking for him." Uncle Long pointed to a place not far away where Zhang Yuan was standing with Song Jia, one above and one below. They just poked their heads out from the corner and observed secretly, ready to run away if the situation got bad.

"Are we being too cowardly?" Song Jia was still muttering: "Should we stand with the crew and support them?"

Zhang Yuan glanced at the frightened Northeastern woman.

"It's better to survive. At least you can stay alive."

"Besides, Hong Kong people are bullying Hong Kong people, why should we mainlanders join in the fun?"

"Zhang Yuan!"

At this moment, Uncle Long called him and waved his hand.

"Hey!" Zhang Yuan saw this, turned sideways and jumped out.

"Director Er, I just went to find the police. Are you guys okay?" he said righteously.

Song Jia: …

"Otherwise he could be a boss at a young age."

"How shameless..."

However, thinking that he did not forget himself when he was seeking profit and avoiding harm just now, and seeing that he was speaking freely now, Teacher Song was quite impressed by his ability to take advantage of both sides.

"Uncle Long, why are you here?"

"I have something to say to you." Chen Long pulled him over and glanced at Song Jia who was not far away.

Zhang Yuan waved quickly.

"Hello, big brother." Teacher Song stepped forward and greeted him.

"Hello, hello, nice to meet you." Chen Long shook hands warmly, but there was something strange in his eyes.

"We've just finished work. You may not have eaten yet. Come with me." The eldest brother spoke quickly and made the decision for him.

Seeing Zhang Yuan's retreating back, Er Dongsheng wondered why this young man from the mainland seemed to have a good relationship with Brother Long.

Do you have such extensive connections in Hong Kong?
"Brother..." A-Zu, who was removing her makeup at the moment, saw Uncle Long coming and hurried over to say hello.

After all, the two have collaborated many times, and the nickname A-Zu also came from Uncle Long's "New Police Story".

But the other party had already gone far away.

A-Zu scratched his head.

Uncle Long and I are so familiar with each other.

As soon as I saw Zhang Yuan, my brother couldn't see me anymore...

For some unknown reason, Uncle Long dragged me to a nearby restaurant.

They first met on the set of "Baby Project".

Later, he also invited Uncle Long to go to Shanghai to race cars and advertised the film.

"'Baby Project' is going to be released in a few days. Are you free to come to the premiere?" Uncle Long was quite polite.

"Of course, I should be able to spare some time after I finish shooting here." Zhang Yuan agreed immediately.

Because he felt that Chen Long would not make a special trip just for such a small matter.

Just give him a call for this kind of thing.

"That's good." Uncle Long was delighted to hear him being so straightforward: "I knew you were sensible."

"How was it filming the film 'The Disciples' directed by Er just now?"

Ok?
Why are you suddenly asking about the movie?

"It's good. I think society needs a movie like this that promotes drug prevention."

"Yes, I hate drug addicts the most!" Uncle Long continued.

"This movie is good, you should take it seriously."

"That actress just now was also very beautiful."

Zhang Yuan became alert.

Big brother, you don't want me to be a pimp, do you?

After all, he played a lot.

But Uncle Long's next words gradually cleared up his doubts.

"She wasn't originally the actress in this film!"

Zhang Yuan gradually sat up straight and smelled a hint of danger.

"Hehehe." Uncle Long couldn't help laughing when he saw him looking like he was facing a formidable enemy: "Is she your girlfriend?"

"No."

"Then why did you bring her here?"

"I want her to help me make money."

"You want her to sell it?"

Zhang Yuan: …

You older generation Hong Kong people are too chauvinistic.

The function of a woman is just a face and two mouths, right?

"I don't care about that. I treat her as yours anyway." Uncle Long stopped worrying.

"In short, you brought her here, causing Zhang Jing to lose the role, which made Jiang Sheng unhappy."

The Jiang Sheng he was talking about is Jiang Zhiqiang, the Hong Kong film and television tycoon and the owner of Emperor Entertainment Group.

After Zhang Jing was squeezed out of the imperial circle by the group of wives in the imperial capital led by Jiang Wenli, she came to the Hong Kong circle and found Boss Jiang as her contact.

This person has control over many domestic and international distribution channels.

Among the ten best-selling Chinese-language films in China in 06, he participated in the distribution of six of them in certain regions.

Many female stars who were banned in mainland China were supported and mediated by him behind the scenes, and finally slowly returned to the mainland circle. In addition to Zhang Jing, Tang Wei and even Liu Qianqian, who was later pranked by Hua Yi, also received his help.

Press the gourd to float the scoop.

There are so few resources in the film and television industry, and it is easy to offend people if you keep scrambling for them.

But Zhang Yuan didn't expect that he would get this person.

"It's okay, don't worry, I've already told you." Uncle Long saw him hesitate and patted his shoulder: "It's no big deal."

"Thank you, brother." He hurriedly thanked him.

"It's nothing." The eldest brother said unconcernedly, "It just so happens that I have a movie to shoot soon."

"Jiang Sheng also participated."

"Would you like to play with me?"

"What movie?"

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"Rush Hour." Uncle Long said something in English: "The Chinese name is 'Rush Hour'."

"Oh!" Zhang Yuan reacted immediately.

It turned out to be the famous "Rush Hour".

Zhang Yuan sighed in his heart.

Otherwise, Uncle Long’s nickname is Big Brother, and Li Lianjie is the Kung Fu Emperor.

Big brother really protects people!
He said he would take me to Hollywood, and that was it...

Uncle Long is different, he really gets involved when something happens!

Speaking of which, "Rush Hour" is crucial to Chen Long's acting career.

Because this play is his "revival work"!
Before this film, there is no doubt that Uncle Long was already the most popular action actor in Hong Kong and mainland China.

But his road to Hollywood is one that is about to be opened, but not fully opened.

"Rumble in the Bronx" grossed more than 3000 million US dollars in North America.

Although the film was shot in North America, it is still a Hong Kong film at heart.

But it was also because of this film that New Line Cinema realized his box office potential in North America.

This is how the "Rush Hour" crew, led by new director Brett Ratner, came into being.

Uncle Long, who had reached the end of his career in the Hong Kong circle, conquered the global market with this Hollywood action blockbuster with a box office of over 2.4 million US dollars!

Hollywood is cruel, realistic, but also simple.

Whoever can make money and sell out the box office will be the superstar!
John Woo was once one of the five directors in Hollywood who had the final editing rights and was very popular.

"Broken Arrow", "Face/Off", "Mission Impossible 2", he was very popular in North America back then!

But the failure of "Windtalkers" brought everything back to zero, and there was no chance of recovery.

That's Hollywood.

You may be admired by thousands today, but despised by everyone tomorrow.

It all depends on one word: money!

After "Rush Hour" earned 3500 million US dollars in box office with a cost of 2.4 million US dollars, New Line Cinema almost burst into laughter!
This movie not only made Chen Long famous in Hollywood, but also made the second male lead Chris Tucker famous.

It's so profitable, let's make the second part as soon as possible.

Only two years later, the second part was released.

It’s the one where Zhang Ziyi played a female killer.

The result is even more heavyweight!
With a global box office of 3.5 million US dollars, it ranked fifth on the North American box office list that year.

The four films ahead of him are "Harry Potter 1", "The Lord of the Rings 1", "Shrek the Monsters 1" and "Monsters, Inc."

It's a miracle that a movie starring a Chinese can compete with these four!
There is no shame in losing to these four.

When Uncle Long filmed the first movie, his salary was 800 million US dollars.

By the second part, the box office had risen to 1500 million US dollars.

What we are filming now is the third part of the series.

But the huge success of the second part caused a problem.

The second male lead, Chris Tucker, the black man who is responsible for the funny role, is so proud!
After seeing the great success of the two "Rush Hour" movies, this black man thought he had made great contributions.

He has even positioned himself on the level of Will Smith.

Without Chen Long, who will look at you!
But the black guy made a huge request, demanding that his salary be increased to 2000 million US dollars, plus 20% of the North American box office share!
They also require people to sign a “pay or play” contract, which means that whether the film is shot or broadcast, as long as the contract is signed, the money must be received first.

He really thinks of himself as Will Smith.

After Zhou Runfa went to Hollywood, he also asked to sign such a contract in mainland China and Hong Kong. However, after several box office failures, he made a lot of money, and no one paid attention to him anymore.

Anyway, the result is that we can't reach an agreement no matter what.

In the end, it took five years, and the popularity of "Rush Hour 2" had faded. It was only after Uncle Long gave in that the project was able to move forward.

Big Brother reduced his salary and only received 1500 million US dollars, the same as the second film, which is 500 million less than Black-ish.

And the share is also 5% less, only 15% of the North American box office.

But in order to make up for his loss of film remuneration, Uncle Long asked for the film distribution rights in Hong Kong and mainland China.

As for the distribution work in Hong Kong and mainland China, Uncle Long found Jiang Zhiqiang.

It was because I was talking to him about the distribution matters after "Rush Hour 3" that I brought up Zhang Yuan.

Chen Long helped to block one.

Not only because he made a free guest appearance in "Baby Project".

Another point.

The first two "Rush Hour" films were not released in mainland China!

Most of the revenue from the distribution of the third continent is in his hands, so of course he wants to make a fortune.

I saw Zhang Yuan was recently filming "Night Banquet" and "Curse of the Golden Flower".

The movie is very popular in mainland China, so we thought of inviting him to make a cameo appearance to help the movie sell better in mainland China.

The eldest brother is more loyal, but he doesn't help for free.

Moreover, the actress in the previous film was Zhang Ziyi, and the mainland actress in this film happened to be Zhang Jing.

Letting them cooperate can be considered a reconciliation.

Anyway, my brother calculated it pretty well.

"Uncle Long has asked me to do this, so I have no choice but to accept it." Zhang Yuan immediately responded with a smile.

"Okay!" Uncle Long was very happy: "Then how much do you want to be paid?"

"It's just a guest appearance. I'll take whatever you give me."

"Hahaha, I knew you would say that!" Chen Long pointed at him happily, thinking that it would be great if his own boy could be so sensible and behave like this.

"So, you'll be playing a gang killer in a cameo role, so your role won't be too long."

"10 US dollars, it's not unfair to you, right?"

"of course not."

That's the price.

But it’s good enough that they are willing to take me to Hollywood for fun, why would I need a bicycle?

"Uncle Long, the first two films of this movie were not shown in mainland China."

"You guys are planning to come to the mainland to make money this time. Have you made preparations for public relations?"

Although Uncle Long starred in the film, the producer of "Rush Hour" is a foreign company, New Line Cinema.

Therefore, if this film is to be released in mainland China, it will have to go through the overseas profit-sharing film channel.

It's an imported movie.

However, there is a quota limit for imported films each year, and the review is very strict.

"It's being done." Uncle Long scratched his head: "Mr. Jiang is working on it."

When Zhang Yuan saw him like that, he knew that things were not going smoothly.

After all, whether imported films can be shown is up to those in the entertainment industry.

Jiang Zhiqiang is a member of the Hong Kong circle after all.

There are people in the Hong Kong circle, but the interests are complicated and it’s not that simple.

Zhang Yuan remembered that in his previous life, this film was stuck and ultimately never made it to the screen.

"Uncle Long, I'm going to take some scripts to Mr. Yang Buting of China Film Group Corporation and ask him to give me some advice."

"How about I take your script with me?"

When Chen Long heard this, he was overjoyed.

Of course he knew who Yang Buting was, as he was listed as the producer of many Hong Kong films.

Uncle Long knew that he was also a member of the film review team of the Radio, Film and Television Administration.

If he could take a look at the script and offer a few suggestions, the chances of the film getting released would increase by at least 30%!
What is expert certification?
"That's great!" Uncle Long excitedly reached out and pinched his shoulder.

[Received thanks from Chen Long, action design +1, vitality +1! ]

The martial artists’ hands are really heavy... Zhang Yuan felt his shoulders cracking as they were being squeezed.

I also understand that the harder these rough guys work, the better their mood and the better their relationship.

It took Uncle Long a long time to calm down his excitement.

After all, the share of the mainland box office is considered his film remuneration, and whether the film can be released is directly related to his income.

He came here today with the intention of supporting the younger generation. After all, although Zhang Yuan didn't have many roles in "Baby Project", he left a deep impression on him.

I didn’t expect that this junior could actually “help” me in return!
Uncle Long looked at Zhang Yuan who was eating small bites of fruit across from him.

"He's so sensible, but it's a waste to just let him play a cameo as a killer..." (End of this chapter)