Chapter 176 A Sino-US Co-Production?

On September 22, Wu Yuan happily went to the premiere of "The Myth" in Beijing.

Jackie Chan, Kim Hee Sun, Liang Jiahui and other leading actors all warmly welcomed Wu Yuan. The Korean beauty Kim Hee Sun even chatted with Wu Yuan in not-so-fluent Chinese.

Of course, his appearance at the premiere of "The Myth" naturally made him the object of pursuit by various reporters.

Wu Yuan's newly launched movie is at the forefront of the mainland entertainment circle, and everyone wants to pry more news from him.

However, Wu Yuan kept silent about any news unrelated to the movie "The Myth", but praised the movie "The Myth" vigorously.

After the premiere, Wu Yuan was specially kept by Cheng Long, and the two moved to Cheng Long's home in Beijing, a courtyard house that was once the prince's mansion of the Qing Dynasty.

"Wow, Brother Cheng Long, your courtyard house is worth a lot of money." As soon as he entered the door, Wu Yuan praised it.

He had good eyesight and knew how valuable such a courtyard house of the level of a prince's mansion would be in the future.

Not to mention more, it must be two or three hundred million.

"Oh, I bought it when it was cheap, and I bought several sets at once." Cheng Long said proudly.

The courtyard house bought in Beijing is one of his most profitable investments.

In the 1990s, he bought four or five courtyard houses in Beijing, and the purchase price of each courtyard house was only a few hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars, which was a drop in the bucket for him at that time.

But only ten years have passed, and the value of these courtyard houses has increased by more than ten times, and the price is even soaring every year.

Wu Yuan was a little envious. The 1990s was indeed the most suitable time to buy a courtyard house, which was cheap and cost-effective.

"It seems that I should buy more real estate in Beijing." He sighed.

Before, Wu Yuan had always said that he would buy some houses in Beijing, but the money on hand had always been used for the development of the company. Now after the big profit of "The Hangover 2", he has more spare money.

He doesn't plan to buy a courtyard house, but he can consider a large flat and a villa.

His mansion in Beverly Hills is much more comfortable to live in than a courtyard house, and he has to get a house like this in Beijing.

When Liu Yifei comes back from Tokyo, the two of them can almost build a love nest together!

Thinking about something, Wu Yuan followed Cheng Long to the main hall of the courtyard house.

The two sat down in the tea room. Cheng Long made a cup of Dahongpao for Wu Yuan and asked curiously: "Director Wu, can our movie start shooting at the end of October?"

In terms of hard work, Cheng Long is more hardworking than Wu Yuan.

He will promote "Myth" for more than half a month, and he will promote it all over Asia. After the promotion is over, he will go to the United States with Wu Yuan to join the crew of "Rush Hour 3" at the end of October.

After "Rush Hour 3" is finished, he will return to Hong Kong Island to shoot "Baby Project" without stopping. It can be said that he can't stop for a moment.

"Of course." Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said without surprise: "This time, Rush Hour 3 is not only the final battle, but also the launch of new projects for Light Era and New Line."

"The script for the first part of Kingsman is already being written."

"The story of the first part should unfold in England, and you will join the British branch of Kingsmen."

"According to the preliminary plan, the first part will unfold the background of Kingsman, and the story will revolve around how this organization trains newcomers."

"That is to take the audience into the "Agent Academy" of the agent world and experience the development of agents."

"In the first part, there will be a newcomer to partner with you, and this newcomer will also experience a complete set of learning processes in the agent academy. It will be a very interesting story."

"It sounds cool, different from the 007 series." Cheng Long said with some anticipation.

When it comes to spy movies, the first thing that audiences around the world think of is definitely 007, the long-lasting classic British spy story.

But 007 debuted as a world-class agent, and there was no growth to speak of.

Cheng Long can imagine what kind of ridiculous stories will happen when a newcomer, preferably one who has never been exposed to agent, military, or police training, suddenly enters an agent academy.

This is exactly his comfort zone, funny action movies.

Yes, in fact, the first part of "Kingsman" itself has many shadows of paying tribute to Cheng Long's kung fu comedy.

Although Cheng Long did not leave many works in Hollywood, he did affect the development of action movies in Hollywood.

Before Cheng Long appeared, Hollywood action movies were all exciting, punching, and hot-blooded tough guy style.

Yes, I'm talking about Schwarzenegger's style.

It was not until Cheng Long appeared, and until movies such as "Rumble in the Bronx" and "Rush Hour" appeared, that Hollywood action movie directors and screenwriters knew that action movies could also be comedic, and that so many jokes could be stuffed into fighting scenes.

Without Cheng Long, there would be no action comedy in Hollywood.

Although Kingsman: The Golden Circle is mainly about British gentleman style, it contains many fighting scenes that imitate Cheng-style action comedy.

Now Wu Yuan directly brought in Cheng Long, the ancestor of Cheng-style action comedy, to make this series, which is really right.

"This series will continue the style of Cheng-style kung fu comedy. Wu Yuan said proudly: "The global audience is not tired of kung fu comedy."

"We can continue to delve into this theme."

Cheng Long has not thought about transformation yet. He will wait until he fails in Hollywood and returns to Hong Kong Island to become discouraged and want to transform into a literary drama and no longer insist on making action movies.

Then there is "Zodiac", which is known as Cheng Long's last intense fighting movie.

But now Cheng Long still wants to rush in Hollywood and fight for a bigger and higher stage. Of course, he has to hold on to his kung fu movie characteristics.

"Director Wu, don't worry!" Cheng Long patted his chest and assured: "I can still fight, and I can still fight beautifully!"

Cheng Long, who just turned 50 this year, really doesn't feel old. He is still in his prime!

"By the way." Frowning, Cheng Long hesitated for a while, and still said: "Director Wu, do you know anything about Sino-US co-productions?"

"Do you think this kind of co-production is worth doing?"

Since China joined the WTO, cross-border exchanges and cooperation in the film industry have also increased day by day.

China-Korea co-productions, China-Japan co-productions, and China-France co-productions are all in contact and preparation.

Naturally, Hollywood also seized this opportunity and wanted to make a Sino-US co-production with Huaxia Film Company.

No, Sino-US co-productions are considered Chinese films, and they do not need to occupy the annual quota of imported films. They can be released as many as they want.

This is undoubtedly a roundabout way for Hollywood to save the country.

As one of the most prestigious actors in China, such a Sino-US co-production film will definitely find Cheng Long first.

"Someone from Hollywood found me and said that they wanted to make a movie called "Kings of KungFu."

"It is a Sino-US co-production. The story is going to quote our Chinese classical mythology, telling the story of modern people returning to ancient times to meet the Monkey King, and the story revolves around a group of people looking for the golden hoop. It is a Hollywood-style fantasy adventure story."

Well, Wu Yuan's face was dark.

The Double J plan was launched so early?

Come to think of it, it is normal for such a Sino-US co-production project to be prepared for two years before starting.

"Brother Cheng Long, do you think Hollywood understands our Chinese mythology?" Wu Yuan was speechless, "Or is it a classic like Journey to the West that is known to all Chinese people?"

"An American director and an American screenwriter, making a story related to Chinese classical mythology?"

"It feels crazy to think about it."

"With classic TV series like Journey to the West in front, I don't think a Journey to the West story made by an American team can be accepted by Chinese audiences."

"The best result of such a Hollywood-style fantasy adventure movie is to get a good box office performance in North America."

"But it will also ruin your reputation in the Chinese base."

"It's not worth it to please North American audiences and offend Chinese audiences."

"After all, you are a Chinese actor first, and then a Chinese actor working hard in Hollywood, right?"

It has to be admitted that in Cheng Long's heart, his identity and image as a Chinese actor are still very important.

Otherwise, he would not have insisted on not playing villains in Hollywood.

It is precisely because he has this sense of mission of "representing Chinese actors" that he attaches great importance to his image and reputation in the eyes of Chinese audiences.

If Wu Yuan had used the box office results, the identity of director and screenwriter to make a point, Cheng Long might not have believed it.

But when he used the Chinese audience to make a point, Cheng Long had to seriously consider it.

"The company in Hollywood said that this movie will try to be shot with all Chinese actors. They want to put me and Jet Li together, two kung fu superstars to star together."

"Other supporting roles are also mainly Chinese actors, and there will only be one American actor."

Cheng Long said hesitantly: "I think it's still quite reliable."

"No." Wu Yuan shook his head: "This is exactly even more unreliable."

"The more Chinese actors there are, the more the audience will think that this is a Chinese-language film, a Chinese film when it is released."

"Then the content is completely Hollywood's set, using Hollywood's way to randomly change our Chinese 's traditional classical mythology. "

"This will only be criticized more severely."

"Of course." Wu Yuan shrugged: "If you insist on giving it a try, I don't think it's impossible."

"With Jet Li, you still have box office appeal in North America, and you can definitely get tens of millions of dollars in box office. Add in other markets around the world, and you should be able to get 100 million or 200 million dollars in box office results."

"The movie will definitely not lose money. From the perspective of Hollywood, a movie that doesn't lose money is a good movie."

Although Wu Yuan doesn't like the movie "The Forbidden Kingdom", he thinks it is a big bad movie, a movie made after Hollywood arrogantly treats Chinese mythology.

But it has to be admitted that this movie did make money and has a high influence.

At least in the eyes of foreigners who don't understand and don't know Chinese mythology, this is a very cool movie.

Wu Yuan didn't belittle it to nothing. Basically, according to his true thoughts, he and Cheng Long analyzed the movie.

Anyway, whether Cheng Long finally shoots this movie or not, it will not affect his cooperation with Guangshidai and New Line.

"Kingsman: The Golden Circle", a pure Hollywood project, is definitely more important and has a higher priority than "The Forbidden Kingdom".

Even if Cheng Long wants to shoot "The Forbidden Kingdom", he has to keep up with the schedule of "Kingsman: The Golden Circle".

Anyway, after "The Forbidden Kingdom" is released this time, Wu Yuan will definitely not let Liu Yifei play Jin Yanzi.

If he really wants to develop in Hollywood, he can add a Chinese maid puppet to "Night at the Museum", which is better than this Golden Swallow.

And "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", since it is a story about a pirate king in the South China Sea, it is reasonable for this pirate king to have a pirate daughter, right?

It just happens to be a pair of lotus with KK.

To be honest, if Liu Yifei wants to enter Hollywood, it is better to be a vase first so that North American audiences can remember her.

Although vases are often criticized for not having acting skills, we have to admit that this is the fastest way to become famous.

Anne Hathaway, Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, and Kristen Stewart are all world-famous for the vase route?

Including the British rose Keira Knightley, she is also a big vase in "Pirates of the Caribbean"!

As an actor, you must first become famous quickly, and then consider how to become an excellent actor.

Only after becoming famous can you have room for choice and be qualified to pursue breakthroughs in acting skills.

The role of Jin Yanzi can only leave the impression of a fighting star to North American audiences.

Female fighting stars have no future in Hollywood, and it is impossible for them to become world-famous superstars.

Michelle Yeoh has been a fighting girl all her life, but she has not made any name in Hollywood, and her global fame is even lower.

In the end, it was a nonsensical comedy "The Blink of an Eye" that made her win the Oscar for Best Actress and became a global hit.

Wu Yuan does not intend to shape Liu Yifei's international image into a "fighting girl".

What a joke, she finally became a well-known actress in Asia with the image of a pure high school girl in "Your Name". What's the point of going back to play a fighting girl?

Is it for the "Mulan" that will be released on streaming media 15 years later?

"I understand." Cheng Long, who thought for a long time, nodded and said, "I will seriously consider it."

He kept Wu Yuan after the premiere today, just to discuss with him whether this Sino-US co-production project is worth doing.

For such a big project, he couldn't listen to Wu Yuan's words completely. But seeing that Wu Yuan had analyzed the pros and cons and it sounded reasonable, Cheng Long would naturally consider his opinion seriously.

"Director Wu, stay here for a meal tonight." Cheng Long smiled and persuaded him, "I have a chef in Beijing who is very good at cooking Cantonese cuisine. Stay here and try authentic Cantonese cuisine."

Wu Yuan had no objection and agreed with a smile.

But when he saw Cheng Long introducing his son to him during the dinner, Wu Yuan regretted that he shouldn't have stayed.

This Prince Fang is really hopeless