Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 568 The Great Villain, Jean-Claude Van Damme
"A big-budget film! It needs to have spectacular scenes and be based on real events!"

"Fight! We absolutely have to fight! The action scenes must be spectacular! Hong Kong is the best at this."

"Hong Kong is no good at writing dramatic scripts. Even if they do write them, they only write about urban romance and love. They can't write anything that's detailed. You should be the ones doing it."

"We need to choose an overseas city for filming, preferably one in Europe or America!"

"Western countries..."

In the hotel room, Gu Ming and his friends were enthusiastically discussing everything about the movie.

However, the question of where the materials were sourced is truly thought-provoking.

Gu Ming was also thinking about where would be a good place to go.

Japan and Hong Kong were definitely out of the question. Historically, Golden Harvest chose Spain, where they filmed on location and cast Miss Spain, Laura Fontaine, in the role. To be fair, Miss Spain was indeed very beautiful.

However, it's okay for Gu Ming to be in Spain; it would definitely be more expensive there.

"It's cheaper in China, but it's a pity we can't film it there!"

Gu Ming felt somewhat regretful when he mentioned this.

In some places, the Zhou state is like a dummy; it does exist, but you can't touch it, or it will pop out.

Since the dawn of cinema, actors from various countries have blew up the Golden Gate Bridge and the Eiffel Tower. Tokyo's K district has suffered as many disasters as Los Angeles. However, no film released through official channels in China has ever dared to blew up any tourist attractions.

EMO didn't dare bomb the Great Wall in their film, and Jackie Chan only had a little black man boxing in a place that looked like the Great Wall. Command & Conquer, however, dared to bomb a dam, and the result was that Command & Conquer was banned from the domestic market…

Even the Mission: Impossible 8 that Gu Ming watched before his trip had a significant amount of elements related to Zhou Guo deliberately removed in order to ensure its smooth release in the domestic market.

The movie doesn't feature the Zhou Kingdom's flag. While nuclear weapons from other countries exploded, Zhou Kingdom's nuclear weapons remained safe. The world's most powerful AI, the "Intelligent Being," was stolen from Zhou Kingdom by Ethan Hunt…

Only in this way can we ensure the successful introduction of the technology.

You can't touch anything from within China.

This is an ironclad rule.

You can bomb Los Angeles, but you can't bomb Mirage. You can fight on the Golden Gate Bridge, but you can't fight inside the Forbidden City.

The battle at the top of the Forbidden City wasn't actually filmed inside the Forbidden City.

After much thought, Gu Ming came up with a place.

"France."

Jackie Chan: ?
Gu Ming said, "France."

All things considered, he still has some influence in France. Even if he can't get a picture of the Eiffel Tower, he can at least get pictures of the Louvre, Versailles, Les Invalides, and the like.

Most importantly, nobody cares if Paris is bombed!
Although their investment of less than 20 million US dollars couldn't afford to bomb Paris, fighting outside Paris is different from fighting in the Golden Gourd Cup in Ganqika Village, Zuohou Banner.

"So that's roughly settled. There will be two main characters and two supporting characters. The female lead will be a beautiful foreign woman, and the villain will also be a foreigner who is good at fighting. As for the script, the screenwriters from Hong Kong and Japan will each be responsible for a part of the script, which will be the dialogue part and the action part, respectively."

While Hong Kong screenwriters may not be able to write particularly good stories, they are able to create a lot of humorous moments when it comes to action scenes and related scenarios.

Japanese screenwriters may not be good at writing fight scenes, let alone large-scale scenes, but they excel at writing delicate emotional scenes between people.

Cheng Long immediately slapped Yuen Biao's thigh.

Okay! It's settled then!
Yuen Biao glanced at Gu Ming and Zhen Xialong across from him and felt that something was missing from his life.

It's more than just missing something.

The male lead is missing!

Because the original male leads of the movie "Wheels on Meals" were Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao, and although Sammo Hung was also a male lead, he was more of a supporting actor, so it could be considered as three male leads on equal footing.

Three male leads are also redundant. Gu Ming plans to revise the script of "Wheels on Meals" to make it a two-male-lead series, and give the role of Sammo Hung to someone else.

The villain actor is called 'Jet Benny,' he fights fiercely and is quite photogenic, but Gu Ming doesn't plan to hire him this time.

Gu Ming has a better candidate than Binny.

When Gu Ming mentioned that a suitable antagonist had been found, Cheng Long became quite curious.

"You already have someone in mind? Is it someone from our side or your side? Can they fight? Do they fight well? Are they photogenic? Are they handsome? We can't do without my good looks!"

Gu Ming stared at Cheng Long for a long time, then shook his head.

I don't know how Brother Long has the nerve to call himself handsome!
…… ……

"goodbye!"

"See you later!"

In a fast-food restaurant in Los Angeles, a man with a buzz cut struggled to say goodbye to his companion in broken English.

This 24-year-old man had a buzz cut, a clean-shaven beard, a sturdy build, and a face that resembled a Chihuahua.

His real name is not well-known; his stage name is translated as "Jacques Van Damme" in the country.

Jean-Claude Van Damme is Belgian, a Belgian martial artist who won numerous European karate awards at a young age. In 1981, full of dreams, Van Damme arrived in the United States with only seven thousand dollars in his pocket...

Then, it becomes a typical American Dream story.

The performance was well-received and a great success.

Jean-Claude Van Damme has never been a A-list actor in Hollywood, but he's considered quite high-class for a second-tier actor. Van Damme is most famous for advertising trucks, with large trucks on either side of him, and him doing the splits while walking alongside the trucks.

Jean-Claude Van Damme, who bears a striking resemblance to a Miniature Pinscher, didn't speak English very well, but after two years of practice, his spoken English is now quite good.

He also played some roles in Hollywood, but they were mostly minor parts lasting only a few seconds. Because his appearance was decent, he occasionally got to show his face.

After finishing his work at the fast food restaurant for the day, Jean-Claude Van Damme returned to his residence not long after, when his landlord knocked on the door and said, "Someone is looking for you."

"it is good!"

Jean-Claude Van Damme sprang up with a swift movement, buttoned his shirt, and jogged downstairs to answer the phone.

On the other end of the phone was a screenwriter Jean-Claude Van Damme knew.

"Claude, you're still in Los Angeles, right?"

"Of course." Jean-Claude Van Damme took a deep breath. "I've always been here."

"Great, now I have something to tell you, but please don't get excited."

"I'm not excited, please speak."

"A very important person saw your performance in the movie and was very satisfied with it, so he decided..."

Jean-Claude Van Damme's eyes lit up.

The other person continued, "So I've decided to invite you to work as a nanny at his home."

Jean-Claude Van Damme: ? ! !
"It means exactly what it sounds like, you know. He'll take care of your food, clothing, shelter, and daily life, and maybe even handle some other tasks. Then he'll introduce you to performance opportunities, Claude. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Jean-Claude Van Damme's mind was in a daze. After a long while, he hesitated before asking, "So, you were talking about him, not her?"

"Of course it's him. But what does it matter, Claude? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that so many people would kill for! Think it over carefully, and call me when you've made up your mind."

Jean-Claude Van Damme was momentarily stunned after hanging up the phone.

nanny.

It was a male nanny.

The so-called 'being responsible for some other work' probably means that I also have to be responsible for sending packages.

If the employer were a woman, even an older one, Jean-Claude Van Damme might have hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

But since the employer is a man, I have to think about it.

He was prepared to pay the price to become an actor, but he wasn't ready to pay the price of the hook.

"Hiss... But if I miss this chance, I'll never have another one. If it really is the person he's talking about, he's very influential. If he could introduce me to one or two performance opportunities, I could become famous in the future. Even if it comes at a price, like a hook."

Jean-Claude Yundun subconsciously touched his buttocks.

The landlord, who had been watching from the side, walked over and left a business card.

Jean-Claude Van Damme looked at the simple handwritten business card and asked the landlord, "What's this?"

"This is the best proctologist in Los Angeles," the landlord said with some sympathy. "You should seize the opportunity."

(End of this chapter)