Actor: Thank you.

Chapter 693 Three Protect One
"Good Bye, Lee!"

Swish!
After reciting the last line of "Life", Zhang Yuan, with a lonely look on his face, pried open Uncle Long's tightly clenched hand.

Then, he fell straight down from the top of the Eiffel Tower...

Snapped.

In less than two seconds, it hit the ground.

"OK, do it again." Director Ratner gestured.

Zhang Yuan climbed up from the floor of a large studio covered with a green screen and a green safety mat.

This is his character's final scene.

In fact, Zhang Yuan felt that this offline was a bit hasty and nonsensical, and inexplicable.

But it's that kind of American inexplicable thing.

The villain saw that he couldn't defeat him, so he had to die.

What a bad temper!
Even if the character is Asian, American films and screenwriters will still use the Western cowboy value model.

On the Hollywood side, it took several weeks to restore part of the tower's steel frame on a one-to-one scale, and then covered the entire hall with green scenery.

By then, by cutting out the picture, replacing it, and adjusting the light source and details, it will magically move from the studio to the sky above Paris.

At least for most Chinese actors today, it is still magical.

The Americans call it the film industry, it’s an industry.

Just like an assembly line.

At this time, the country is indeed still far behind.

During the break, Zhang Yuan looked around and observed the filming methods and equipment of the Lighthouse Country crew.

Most of them are not common in China.

"Why, have you figured out something?" Uncle Long came forward cheerfully.

Being studious is a good thing.

Seeing that Zhang Yuan was not idle during the break, but was pondering the foreigners' stuff, he thought that this boy had a pretty good ambition!

Don’t be afraid of falling behind, just be afraid of not having the determination to move forward.

“It’s obvious that it’s all spent money.”

"Haha, their machines are very expensive. One camera set is enough to make a low-budget movie in China." Uncle Long also sighed that Americans are really rich.

His salary and dividends for one movie "Rush Hour" are equal to those for the previous 10 movies!

The US dollar is no joke.

"But money is not a problem, and spending money is not the key." Zhang Yuan shook his head helplessly: "Equipment is easy to get, but technology and talent are hard to come by."

"Wow!" Uncle Long didn't expect that he saw the key to the matter at a glance.

Indeed, the equipment is easy to buy.

Hollywood is eager for you to buy it.

But they won’t tell you how to use it or what effects you should expect after using it.

It's the type where you only buy the equipment but don't get the manual.

If you want to use it well, fine!

Rent my people!

The salary is calculated based on the highest level in North America.

My people will do the work in the later stage and charge the highest price. You still have to beg me, but I will ignore you and make you wait in line!
This is the white man's way.

In 14, the State Film Administration organized a group of outstanding young directors to come to Hollywood for exchanges and studies.

Each of them is a talent.

Ning Hao leads the team, and the other members are Guo Fan, Xiao Yang, Chen Sicheng, and Lu Yang.

These people later became the mainstays of Chinese films.

But when they went to Hollywood, they found that the Americans were very enthusiastic and took them to visit various venues, equipment, stars and famous directors.

But it really opened the eyes of these people.

But when it comes to the main topic, that is, the core technology, whether it is shooting, post-production, or props technology, Hollywood did not mention a word!
Not only do they not mention it, they also hide it and don't let you see it at all.

Technical exchange, don’t talk about technology.

Because they still want to make money by relying on the technology dividends.

In Europe and the United States, this is how all industries treat China.

Uncle Long saw that Zhang Yuan was not frightened by the American equipment. Instead, he clearly realized the real gap between the domestic and foreign film and television industries.

In the previous "Baby Project", it was just a cameo appearance and the time was short, but I just thought he acted well.

He discovered this during the long filming period of "Rush Hour".

It seems that Zhang Yuan’s ambition is not limited to acting.

I heard that he is also investing in film and television.

With both the will and the ability, Uncle Long feels that his future development will definitely not stop here.

You also have to "invest" more.

The so-called investment does not necessarily mean money.

Favors and assistance are also investments.

Moreover, investing in favors often brings higher returns than money, and can even save lives at critical moments.

Chen Long is apparently a fighting star who makes a living with his fists.

In fact, people rely on their brains.

Without brains, no matter how lucky you are, you can't have gotten to where you are today.

He could see that Zhang Yuan also relied on his brain.

He has a brain and can fight... He really looks a bit like me.

In the next few days, Zhang Yuan carried out intensive filming.

It is relatively high-intensity compared to the previous time in Paris, but not as high-intensity as the one in Big Beard.

We worked all day and night, and even worked a few night shifts to catch up with the progress.

If it was in China, it would be fine, but in Hollywood, Zhang Yuan asked the crew for overtime pay.

Additional compensation will be paid in proportion to the film remuneration.

I don't have any feelings for you, let's just talk about money.

"Card!"

"Great Job, Zhang!"

Three days later, all his scenes in "Rush Hour 3" were finally completed.

Director Ratner came forward, hugged him and patted his shoulder.

The assistant director also pushed a cake over for everyone to share.

When it comes to cakes, no matter whether they are Chinese or foreign, you can’t even eat a few bites of them.

It's all over my face.

Took photos with all the staff and said goodbye to them one by one.

"If there are any reshoots later, I will contact you."

"Pay attention to your mailbox." The producer told him specifically.

"it is good."

"You will also have to go along with the propaganda in China."

Zhang Yuan nodded. This was all in the contract and must be done.

"Also, you have to attend the crew's press conferences in North America and Paris."

Seeing that he had become quite popular on foreign websites recently, the producer decided to bring him on board.

When he signed the contract, he was a nobody in a foreign country.

That means there are no promotional clauses for Europe and the United States in the contract.

Zhang Yuan agreed with a smile, but the condition was... he had to pay more!

Aren’t people who say Chinese people are easy to talk to? Why is he so shrewd? The producer nodded helplessly.

Zhang Yuan thought, they are stupid and will only talk to you if they curry favor with you.

I had another meal with Uncle Long and said goodbye formally, hoping to see him in the country later.

He is so busy, he is just talking.

It’s not certain when we’ll be able to see it.

"Uncle Long, I'm leaving now."

"Okay, I'll ask the driver to take you..."

After the car he made started, Uncle Long even waved at him.

But soon after the taillights of the vehicle he was in disappeared, Chen Long's assistant found him with a cell phone.

"Brother, phone."

"Hello?" Uncle Long took it.

"Okay, okay, I'm still filming in LA."

"It depends on your arrangements later."

"I'll meet you guys after I finish my work here."

Even though he is over 50, Uncle Long is still very popular.

He is offered one play after another. If he doesn't want to take a break, he can work 365 days a year.

"Recommend actors?"

"any request?"

"If you need someone who can fight... we have them." Uncle Long glanced in the direction Zhang Yuan left and said, "We have them ready now."

……

Zhang Yuan didn't stay in the Lighthouse Country for long and went back home directly.

I can’t get used to the food and I don’t dare go out shopping at night.

It’s still most comfortable to go home.

Lying on the single sofa in the tea room.

Light a burner of incense, brew a pot of tea, and listen leisurely to Yang Siwei's work report.

There are so many businesses looking for him recently!

After he became famous on the Internet, at least hundreds of people came to take advantage of his popularity.

If he and Fan Bingbing were not picky about what they eat in order to make money, they would probably be busy like a top.

But he is the boss now after all, and he eats everything. What do the people below eat?

You cannot compete with employees for work.

Just pick a group of the highest-end brands, and push the ordinary ones to the people below you so that they can also get a share of the profits.

If other colleagues saw him being so picky, they would probably be furious.

While we were chatting, the phone rang.

Zhang Yuan squinted his eyes and then immediately sat up straight.

Wang Zhonglei called! This guy hasn't contacted me for a long time.

He thought about it for a moment and realized that he had no conflicts with Huayi recently.

What do you want me to do?

Cautiously, he pressed the answer button.

"Hello, Zhang Yuan, long time no see."

"Boss Wang, long time no see, I missed you so much!"

Hearing the other party's smiling tone, he also replied in a perfunctory manner.

"My friends and I are always talking about you. We miss you so much."

Yang Siwei on the side nodded.

This is the truth.

My boss often mentions the Huayi brothers and scolds them eight times a day.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Xiao Wang finally got to the point.

"busy lately?"

When did you remember to care about me?

Zhang Yuan became alert and did not answer truthfully.

"Okay."

Xiao Wang sneered in his heart. He knew that the other party had just returned from Hollywood and was free.

"If you're not busy, come over to my place."

"There's a play I want to talk to you about."

"What play?" A light flashed through Zhang Yuan's mind.

What exactly happened?

It has to start from a few days ago.

"No."

Inside the Huayi office building, at a crew meeting where the Chinese title for the film had already been determined to be "The Forbidden Kingdom," the white director shook his head slightly.

He has already met two actresses in the crew, Li Bingbing and Liu Qianqian, and was quite satisfied with them.

He had seen clips of Sissi's previous works, which mainly consisted of action scenes.

She was also asked to perform a set of sword dancing moves on the spot, and it was confirmed that she could ride a horse.

Sissi learned how to ride a horse on the set of Big Beard.

Foreigners eat badly, but anyone who can use both hands thinks it’s delicious.

Seeing that Sissi looked good and fought fairly well, he decided on her completely.

The two male protagonists are Chen Long and Li Lianjie. This is the core of the project and it was agreed upon long ago.

The protagonist and antagonist female protagonists are also arranged.

So now there is only one question left.

Who should play the villain in the film, the Jade Border God of War?

This character was originally created by a Hollywood screenwriter team.

In terms of design, appearance and characters, reference should be made to the leader of Guanjiangkou, namely Erlang Zhenjun Yang Jian.

But in terms of character personality, it should be referenced to the source of the "Yellow Peril Theory", that is, the famous Western Chinese villain template, Fu Manchu.

This character first appeared in the 19th century British novel "Sherlock Holmes Meets Fu Manchu".

Although this book features Sherlock Holmes, it is not written by Conan Doyle.

After 1980, the Yellow Peril Theory was temporarily dispelled due to the collective boycott of overseas Chinese, but you openly brought it to the screen.

Marvel can explain that the Mandarin has no relationship with Fu Manchu.

But I don't care how you came here, I just know how you are gone now.

Anyway, if you do this, you won’t be able to make money from China.

But no matter what, even if the character is not called Fu Manchu or Mandarin.

So is the purple eyeshadow a joke?
He is also narrow-minded, lustful, and kills people indiscriminately.

It's still Fu Manchu inside.

Still the same long hair.

Huayi doesn't care about these things, whether he discovers them or not, he only cares about making money.

Moreover, the Internet was not so developed in those days, and most Chinese people didn’t even know about Fu Manchu and the Yellow Peril Theory.

Anyway, this is the last undecided move for the main character in the film.

The Wang brothers found a large group of actors to audition.

The director was not satisfied.

There are several points of dissatisfaction.

First of all, the language barrier eliminated more than half of the people.

This film is aimed at the North American market and will be performed with English lines.

Next was the image. When half of the people arrived in front of the director, especially after they changed into clothes, he was not satisfied.

The last and most difficult part for everyone is the fighting action part.

Xiao Wang doesn’t know if the director took the wrong medicine or what?
After looking at a dozen action actors who can fight well, this guy's head just shook like a rattle.

Xiao Wang was afraid that he would shake his brains evenly.

All the people Huayi invited had watched it, but the director was still not satisfied.

What to do?
The Wang brothers took a look and thought that the foreigners had very high requirements!
We can't do things too badly, otherwise people will look down on us.

They first found Li Lianjie, one of the leading actors of "Twin Dragons", and asked him to recommend someone.

Old Li pulled Xiang Zuo over...

He looked like a bad guy, but his image and fighting scenes were not good enough, so he was just fired.

Ask him to recommend again.

Li Lianjie thought about it.

"If you want someone who is good at both fighting and image, then Zhang Yuan is the only one on the market right now."

The two Wang brothers heard it.

That won't work!
Anyone can do it, but this kid can't.

He just deliberately stole our limelight at the Bazaar Charity Night, and we haven't settled the score with him yet.

Then he turned around and found the other male protagonist, Chen Long.

That was the call Uncle Long received when Zhang Yuan left.

“We have some ready-made.”

"I have worked with Zhang Yuan before. His fighting scenes, image, and performance are all very professional."

Wang Zhonglei: …

Are you all in collusion?

Did Zhang Yuan give you a red envelope?
The two great Kung Fu superstars recommended the same person.

Even so, Xiao Wang still didn't want to look for him.

Just as he was hesitating, the white director came over.

"Mr. Wang, I actually have a good candidate for the role of Jade Border God of War."

Wang Zhonglei looked at the other party helplessly.

You should have told me earlier!

Why didn't you say it earlier? You should have said it earlier. Why didn't you say it earlier...

After choosing for a long time, they all said no. I am so worried!
Oh!
So you have a candidate in mind, right?
You white people are really cunning. You first rejected my people, and then used your own people, leaving us speechless.

Fine!

Xiao Wang thought about it.

Both heroines were recommended by me, which is enough.

It’s not impossible to leave the role of the villain to the other party to choose.

Then he asked.

"I wonder which expert Director Rob has your eyes on?"

"I've met a young Chinese actor named Zhang Yuan, and I think he's pretty good."

Wang Zhonglei:!!!

Did you receive red envelopes too?

Apart from the investor Huayi, these are the three parties with the most say in the crew.

Li Lianjie, Chen Long and Hollywood directors all recommended the same person!

I... Xiao Wang had a lot of things to say but couldn’t say them out loud. It felt so uncomfortable holding it in my heart.

he does not know.

The director's name is Rob Minkoff.

The foreign son-in-law who came to Paris to visit Ban Chenlong, the descendant of Yanshenggong, was him!

At that time, I said there was a chance to work with him. Zhang Yuan was thinking, "You are an animation director, can we work together?"
Fortunately, he was usually polite in dealing with people, so although he didn't take it seriously, he didn't offend anyone.

Rob looked down on the people Huayi found, especially when he saw the fighting scenes, he shook his head.

It was because he had personally seen the fight scene between Zhang Yuan and Chen Long on the Eiffel Tower in Paris!

After watching the masters fight, he looked at the people Huayi brought.

What the hell is that!

Just like when Qiao Shan knew there were 298, he immediately felt that 98 was not good enough.

Action scenes are afraid of comparison. Comparing people will make you die, and comparing goods will make you throw them away!
And Zhang Yuan’s image is also better than those ones.

Rob had seen him in a white suit and costume, looking domineering and stylish.

Compared to this, the ones Huayi found looked like ugly monsters.

Foreigners’ aesthetic taste is different from that of Chinese people, but they are not blind.

Most of the people who choose to be martial artists don't look good.

Brother Xiu Qing is basically the pinnacle of professional martial arts in terms of appearance.

Moreover, when filming "Rush Hour", Zhang Yuan spoke English, so there was no problem with the language barrier.

Rob was very fond of him.

The three parties all agreed with each other.

After the two brothers of the Wang family discussed it for a while, they asked Xiao Wang to call him personally.

Zhang Yuan heard it.

You have today too!
You're asking me for help, right?
This is me you are looking for.

Things will change over time.

Then I have to rip you off...

(End of this chapter)