Actor: Thank you.

New Line Cinema, in the meeting room of the crew of "Rush Hour 3".

Looking at the position of Uncle Long's finger, all the senior executives of the crew and the company were stunned.

Didn’t you say you would bring a little brother who would guest-star as the killer?

Why did they suddenly change to recommending him to play the villain?
As for guest roles, with Chen Long's reputation and ability, basically whoever he says becomes the person.

After all, Uncle Long has already reduced his salary in order to ensure the smooth filming of this film.

Others may not understand, but people at Xinxian understand it very well.

That black guy is getting cocky!
In fact, most of the box office revenue depends on the two words "Chenlong". Who the hell are you, Niko? You are just a gift at best.

But the black and yellow combination had already been formed, and they shot two films in a row.

It would definitely not be possible to change people now, so I had to compromise.

So Uncle Long’s magnanimity made the people at New Line Cinema treat him very well.

But no matter how good the relationship is, a guest appearance is a guest appearance and a villain is a villain, and the weight of these two roles is too different.

New Line will not agree as easily as a small character.

Because according to the routine of American action movies, villains are divided into two types: civil and military.

The story usually involves a big boss behind the scenes who has to defect at the last moment.

Wu is the villain throughout the entire film, a thug-type character who often makes big moves to attract attention.

Most American action movies have this configuration, including "Fast and Furious" and "Mission Impossible".

And the villain that Uncle Long was referring to was Wu.

To be a martial arts rebel, you have to fight, and not only that, you have to be handsome, and have the domineering aura of a villain.

The foreigners turned around and looked at Zhang Yuan on the screen.

Being handsome doesn’t seem to be a big problem, both the person and the movements are quite handsome.

Domineering is uncertain.

Another point is that it has to have a positive impact on the box office.

The script of this film has been revised several times.

The original villain was set up as a man of both civil and military talents, a combination of both civil and military talents in one.

The candidate was Steven Seagal.

He’s the grumpy dude in a suit who’s a redneck but is proficient in karate, aikido, judo and kendo.

His representative works include "Death Mark" and "Hidden Dragon".

This dude is extremely tough and quite social, both in real life and on screen.

But Uncle Long rejected it, saying that this guy is too old, older than me, and definitely can't fight anymore.

This movie originally focuses on Uncle Long, and that black guy only cares about making money and saying "right, right, right", so just change the script.

So he separated the two villains, Wen and Wu.

The villain of the text found Max von Sydow.

This old man has appeared in many classic works and played the "Three-Eyed Raven" in the later "Game of Thrones".

Look at his middle name, "Von".

Anyone familiar with history knows that people with the middle name "Fon" are basically descendants of the old German aristocracy.

Since he has an aristocratic background, it is natural for him to play this kind of "business-type" villain.

Then the next step is to find a "sporty" villain.

This time, New Line chose Jean-Claude Van Damme.

He’s the guy standing between the two Volvo trucks.

This guy is no worse than Siegel. He is proficient in karate, taekwondo and Muay Thai, and has won the European Karate Championship.

His masterpiece "Ultimate Soldier" shot in 92 earned 1 million US dollars at the box office, and his fame was guaranteed.

Plus, he is five years younger than Uncle Long, so that should be fine.

Unexpectedly, Uncle Long shook his head again.

The reason given this time was that Jean-Claude Van Damme's salary was too high and the budget was insufficient.

The people at Xinxian thought about it and decided that what he said made sense.

Uncle Long and Brother Hei alone will receive $3500 million in film salary and 35% of the box office share.

Jean-Claude Van Damme is such a big brand, so the price won’t be low.

They were also excluded.

In fact, whether it is Siegel’s age or Jean-Claude Van Damme’s pay, they are all excuses made by Uncle Long.

Chen Long’s success in becoming a top star in the entertainment industry isn’t just due to his skills.

In terms of skills, he is really no match for Li Lianjie.

He relies on his brain!

Even though Heige is here now and they are two of the dual protagonists, the bulk of the role still lies with him.

But when either Siegel or Jean-Claude Van Damme arrived, it became the "Twin Dragons".

Just like in The Fast and the Furious, Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson wouldn’t get along.

Who is the boss, who is the A-lister, and who has the final say?

Therefore, Uncle Long would never allow an actor who looks similar to him and is also a big name to appear in the crew.

So the crew turned around and found Thai brother Tony Jaa.

I agree to use this Uncle Long.

But he was filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes 2" and just didn't have time.

After much selection, the crew found the old man from the island country, Hiroyuki Sanada.

This guy has just entered Hollywood in recent years.

However, the role that domestic audiences are more familiar with is probably Gao Shan in "The Ring".

The crew asked him to come for two reasons.

One reason is to please the island market, after all, he is an islander.

Second, this person also has kung fu skills.

Hiroyuki Sanada's master is Shinichi Chiba.

He is the uncle from the island country who played Xiongba in "Feng Yun".

Shinichi Chiba is the successor of Kyokushin Karate from the island country and also knows Shaolin Kung Fu.

Hiroyuki Sanada also learned Kyokushin Karate from him and reached a good level, becoming a black belt.

In addition, Shinichi Chiba has a good relationship with the Hong Kong circle and has also worked with Chen Long.

So when the crew found this person, Uncle Long did not raise any objections.

"Jackie." The producer raised his hand.

"We chose Hiroyuki Sanada mainly for the island market."

"I don't think the young man you recommended can provide a good box office boost for the island market."

"Yes." Uncle Long did not refute: "But in terms of popularity in the island country, I am more popular than the local Hiroyuki Sanada."

No one disputes this point.

Uncle Long’s movies have always been a hit in the island country, and he is almost a national idol.

The previous film, "Rush Hour 2", grossed 22 billion yen in the island country.

It was in the top ten of the year.

This is under the premise that the Japanese people are very supportive of local works and the top five are all well-known animation masterpieces.

"The young man I am recommending now is younger than Hiroyuki Sanada and is a better fighter."

“Can perform more difficult fighting moves.”

"And he is very popular in mainland China, which will help the film expand into the mainland market."

"You should know that the film and television market in China is developing very fast now."

Those present understood it as soon as they heard it.

According to the contract, the mainland distribution rights of "Rush Hour 3" are in the hands of Chen Long, which can be regarded as compensation for his self-reduction in salary.

So New Line can get part of the profit, but the bulk of the profit still belongs to Uncle Long.

It's acceptable to fight for your own interests.

"Also, Hiroyuki Sanada also has a question." Uncle Long suddenly had an idea and spoke.

“He just starred in The Promise.”

When the word "The Promise" was mentioned, everyone present turned pale.

My head hurts!
New Line and Warner Bros. are both part of Time Warner Group.

The North American distribution of "The Promise" was handled by Warner Bros.

3000 million US dollars in copyright fees!
In the end, the film only earned less than 50 US dollars at the box office.

Not to mention the bitter tea seeds, even the prostate and kidneys are damaged!

Seeing how much losses its sister company suffered, New Line also took it as a warning.

Now when Uncle Long mentioned that Sanada Hiroyuki had just starred in "The Promise", and he played the main character, the general, foreigners who don't believe in Buddhism think that this person is unlucky...

It was as if this guy from the island country was covered in shit and hadn't had time to wash it off.

The key point is that Warner also believed the poet Chen’s lies.

At that time, "The Promise" was in the post-production stage and the copyright was being sold at the same time.

Poet Chen and Warner Bros. boasted that "Million Dollar Baby", which just won the Oscar for Best Picture, was not very good.

Of course, given his personality, he might really feel that way.

"Million Dollar Baby" was distributed by Warner Bros.

Hey!
A box office of 2.2 million US dollars, and the Oscar for Best Picture, don’t you say it’s not good?
So you have something great?
The culture of white people and Chinese people is opposite. They like exaggeration and wildness.

Hearing what poet Chen said, I felt that he was very confident...

"Jackie, we have seen the kung fu prowess of this young man."

"But we don't know much about his acting ability and his fame in China..." the producer was saying.

A New Line Cinema project manager nearby suddenly clapped his hands and spoke loudly at the same time.

"I remembered!"

"I know him!" he said, pointing to the short film that was frozen on the screen.

The person who interrupted loudly was someone who had been to China and had learned a Chinese curse.

The one who called out “New Bee” when watching the short film just now.

Racial face blindness is a problem everywhere. White people cannot tell the difference between yellow people and yellow people cannot tell the difference between white people.

So the old man looked for a long time but still couldn't recognize who Zhang Yuan was.

But after my elder brother said that Zhang Yuan was very famous in mainland China, this guy looked more and more familiar.

After reminiscing for a while, I finally remembered.

The time he learned the Chinese curse was when he was recently assigned by the company to visit the crew of "Curse of the Golden Flower"!
He was among the eight major North American distribution companies that visited the group during that period.

After a trip to China, apart from learning good things with great difficulty, and learning bad things easily, he also made up two Chinese curses and brought them back to America. The only thing that left a deep impression on him was those "big white buns".

So it took me a long time to remember.

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"Isn't this the guy who hugged the actress and kissed and touched her?"

Thousands of miles apart, your reputation will be damaged.

Zhang Yuan didn’t even know that this was how he was perceived by foreigners.

"He played the leading role in Zhang EMO's movie. I saw his performance on the spot. It was very professional and good." said the man.

Uncle Long is introducing his own people.

But now some people within the company have also said so, so we have to consider the remaining positions carefully.

They all know Zhang Yimou, the most famous director in China.

If you can play the leading role in his film, you will definitely be a big star in the local area.

The person from the company also said that the performance looked good, so the level should be fine.

"Let's put it this way." After the producer and casting director whispered a few words, they spoke again.

"Jackie, ask him to come to New York so we can take a look at it live."

"Okay!" Uncle Long agreed with a smile.

On the other side, the Hong Kong film set.

"Are you kidding me? You let your wife sell it."

"You're a dead drug addict. You'll do anything to get high."

"Is there any humanity left?"

The two Hong Kong aunties...are not just ordinary aunties, they are also familiar faces that often appear in Hong Kong film and television dramas.

He was sitting in front of the camera, pointing at Zhang Yuan and cursing.

The content of this scene is that he and Song Jia are sitting at the bottom of the building.

A client gave his wife money to go upstairs, but when Afen ignored him, he actually complained that his wife had money but didn't make it.

"This is my family matter."

"What does it have to do with you?"

Zhang Yuan had dark circles under his eyes, yellow teeth, and a scoundrel-like look on his face.

Not only did he not feel ashamed, he even retorted.

That look and face were as foul-smelling as maggots in a cesspool.

Er Dongsheng, who was watching in front of the monitor, wanted to hit him with a stick.

"Card!"

After calling for a stop, Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and came to the director team.

As soon as I walked over, I heard curses in the Hong Kong dialect.

"Push to the street!"

"It's like this!"

"Shame on you!"

The curse came from Brother Hua.

Today, producer Chen Kexin came to the set for inspection, and Brother Hua accompanied him to watch the show.

"Brother Hua, was my acting just now not good enough?" Zhang Yuan approached cautiously.

"Ah, you're here...No!" Brother Hua turned his head and denied.

"You're fine."

"I just told Director Chen that you have great potential."

Chen Kexin, who had long hair, also smiled and nodded, agreeing with Liu Dehua's statement.

This old friend told this when he called Er Dongsheng yesterday to ask about the situation on the set.

“I feel like I picked the wrong person.”

"That mainland guy's acting is much better than A-Zu's."

So after Chen Kexin came to the set today, she observed carefully.

However, after watching it, he came to the opposite conclusion from Director Er.

“The level is very high.”

“But you made the right choice.”

Chen Kexin doesn’t think Zhang Yuan is incompetent.

Instead, I think he is very good and has clearly exceeded my expectations.

What he meant by saying Director Er did not make the wrong choice was...

“The role of Fan Zai is actually more difficult to play than the male lead of A Zu.”

"Let Zhang Yuan play the role of A-Zu, he will definitely be able to do it."

"But if you let A-Zu play his role as a fan, that's not necessarily the case."

After hearing his words, Er Dongsheng also expressed his agreement.

"Brother Hua, who were you just now?" Zhang Yuan asked curiously.

Liu Dehua looked unhappy and sighed.

"Have you watched the news?"

"What news?"

"Hsiao Shu-shen was caught taking drugs."

Hsiao Shu-shen is a Taiwanese actress who has been quite popular in recent years.

It looks good, and there are two big thunders,
The type who is rich and generous.

After his debut, he appeared in many MVs of celebrity singers, including Jay Chou's "Back to the Past", Fish Leong's "Courage", and Guang Liang's "First Time".

After that, he turned to acting, first releasing an album and then switching to the film industry. In just a few years, he has been nominated for the Golden Horse Awards several times.

My career is going smoothly.

But just yesterday, this person was arrested at his home in Taiwan, and HaiXin and KeXin were found in his home.

Why is Brother Hua angry?

Because he first debuted in 97 and participated in the filming of Hua Ge's MV "Love is Too Hard".

Even after being caught, this guy still insisted that he didn't steal or rob, and that even if he died from smoking, it wouldn't affect anyone else, so why were they arresting him?

Brother Hua, who happened to be playing a drug lord, was furious when he saw this interview.

He is the one who demands that all villains he plays must die in the film. How can he bear this?
The brother Kun played this time also committed suicide at the end of the film, and did not break Brother Hua's principles.

"All these drug addicts should be kicked out of the entertainment industry!" Brother Hua was still angry.

"The purpose of making this film is to warn everyone," Zhang Yuan said.

"Yes, it must be filmed well." Brother Hua replied in approval: "Let everyone know the consequences of taking drugs."

Liu Dehua is different from Uncle Long.

No matter how well Zhang Yuan acted, he never doubted that the other party was really taking drugs.

A few people were chatting when a large group of familiar figures were slowly approaching from a distance.

As they were chatting, a few of them looked up and saw an army of gangsters led by a yellow-haired man.

"Director, long time no see."

"Brother is not here today."

The leader bared his yellow teeth and blew his nose from time to time.

Brother Hua has experienced that era.

He was also one of the initiators of the anti-gang march that year.

I immediately realized that these people were here to collect land fees.

I also noticed that there were several obvious red and blue pinholes on the bend of the leader's hand, and I immediately realized that these people were not only gangsters, but also the worst kind of gangsters.

Brother Hua, who had just been angered by Hsiao Shu-shen, was already in a bad mood.

It's even worse to see these people.

"I'm telling you, don't mess around."

"Now that Hong Kong has been returned, there is no territory for gangs like yours." Brother Hua stepped forward and pointed at the leader.

"Wow, Liu Dehua, what a big star!" he said as he turned around.

A burst of laughter immediately came from behind.

It is obvious that this group of people, who have come here several times, will not give up easily today.

Zhang Yuan was well aware that he saw several people in the crowd holding glass bottles filled with unknown liquids.

Holding urine and feces is at most dirty.

It will be troublesome if it is loaded with dangerous goods.

Zhang Yuan also felt troubled.

I've only been in Hong Kong for a few days filming, and I've already encountered him several times.

If this continues, it would be a miracle if the Hong Kong film industry, and even the entire Hong Kong, does not decline.

The business environment is so bad, what the hell.

In order to have a few days of peaceful life on the set, Zhang Yuan reluctantly waved over his assistant, took the phone, and dialed a number... (End of this chapter)